User`s manual

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HAWK 5000 for

Windows

User’s Manual - Page 11

buttons for some of the extra features offered by the software.

Display area:

This contains the spectrum data and is displayed as “video” frames (about 1

per second). You can measure the frequency and level of signals simply by

positioning your mouse in the display area over features of interest. It is also

possible to change the centre frequency by double-clicking on the required

frequency in the display area.

Cursor position:

The position indicator shows the frequency and level at the location of the

mouse when it is positioned in the display area. The “Cent:” and “Span:”

indicators apply to the video being displayed. This may be different to the

settings shown in the status area if you are replaying a video file.

Power off push button:

This can be used to exit from the software.

Along the bottom edge of the window is a copyright notice which can be used

to display a dialog showing the version of the program. Click on the

You must set up RS-232 communications from your computer before starting

to use

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Hawk

5000 using the instructions given in the next section.

Setting up

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Hawk 5000 uses an RS-232 serial port on your computer to send

instructions to the radio. Since all the communications parameters are preset,

all you need to do is select the serial port you want to use from the dialog

below. This is obtained by clicking on the COMM push button or selecting the

Setup|Communications... menu option: