DZ Sienna User Manual

Page DZKit USER’S MANUAL SIENNASIENNASIENNASIENNA HF RECEIVER/TransceiverHF RECEIVER/TransceiverHF RECEIVER/TransceiverHF RECEIVER/Transceiver

Page 10 14.Proc/CW Spot. In SSB mode, this button activates the RF speech pro-cessor. In CW mode, this button disables the transmitter and allows the

Page 11 CW sidetone. Sidetone volume is also affected by the main speaker and headphone volume controls. 19.Dot Weight. This screwdriver-adjustable p

Page 12 29.XIT. Transmit Incremental Tuning. With RIT and SPLIT off, this al-lows the small tuning knob to be used to adjust the transmitter frequenc

Page 13 40 41 42 43 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 44 45 33.Main frequency display. This always displays the current receive f

Page 14 Basic Operation Unlike many modern transceivers/receivers that have a multitude of buttons and knobs which look flashy but which you seldom u

Page 15 SPLIT functions and a dial lock function. Keyer controls allow complete access to the keyer, including QSK (full break-in) operation, dot an

Page 16 what else is showing on other menu pages. (RF Power is accessed using the RF Power control rather than a menu item.) The second menu section

Page 17 The radio constantly monitors parameters that must be saved in non-volatile (i.e., permanent) memory when the radio is turned off. Howev-er,

Page 18 report in the Status box, “Ready. Waiting for target”. Go into the menu and find the page with the firmware rev info. At the bottom is a line

Page 19 Once you have set up Megaload and connected Sienna to the PC, go in-to Sienna’s setup menu and locate this page. Select “Re-program uP:” and

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Page 20 A quick tutorial on receiver theory Sienna uses a triple conversion receiver with three intermediate fre-quencies (IFs): 70.455 MHz, 9.0 MHz

Page 21 Major receiver functions include: Frequency (including “band”, VFO’s within a band, incremental tuning, memory usage, split mode, tuning

Page 22 in a menu page. If the scan increment is set to “chn”, scanning starts at the selected memory channel and stops at the end memory channel, th

Page 23 Changing the frequency [FA, FB, RU, RD, RC, XU, XD, XC] There are several displayed frequencies depending upon use of Split, RIT and XIT mo

Page 24 mode transmit antenna receive antenna preamp/attenuator • Press the BAND button and rotate the large tuning knob to step from band t

Page 25 also change the mode by pressing the MENU button, rotating the large knob until the mode is highlighted and then change it by turning the sma

Page 26 in the “always present” menu items along the bottom of the display. The signal threshold can be changed by turning the “NB Thr/FM Squ” knob.

Page 27 ceive antenna. This is indicated in the display as Rx-R for the re-ceive antenna, or Rx-T for the transmit antenna. The transmit antenna is d

Page 28 The audio gain controls (one for the headphones and one for the speak-ers) affect the amount of audio reaching your ears. There is plenty of

Page 29 you can select position 8 (the “birdcage”) and shift the 1st IF back and forth 50 Hz per click. This often eliminates the occasional inter-na

Page 3 Operation Of the Sienna HF Receiver/Transceiver DZ COMPANY LOVELAND, COLORADO Copyright © 2013 The DZ Company, LLC All r

Page 30 AM signals such as pulse interference. That is why the NB Threshold control is shared with FM. In FM mode, you must also enable the FM circui

Page 31 This causes the master to send its frequency out to the slave whenever the receive frequency is changed. (The “FA” command is used for this.)

Page 32 Sienna’s transmitter is controlled via the following front panel func-tions (relevant RS-232 commands shown in brackets): • Microphone (mic)

Page 33 “PC Audio” [AP] — Enables PC Line out as line source VOX/PTT: “AntiVOX Gain” [VA] — Reduces VOX sensitivity “VOX Dly (10ms)” [VD] — Del

Page 34 Balanced Microphone and Unbalanced Line inputs The audio amplifier section of Sienna’s transmitter consists of compo-nents that have very lo

Page 35 cy by 10 Hz if the resolution is set to 10 Hz, or by 1 Hz if the reso-lution is set to 1 Hz. If the FAST input is also grounded, the fre-quen

Page 36 RF Speech Processor [PL, PR] The RF speech processor compresses microphone audio by amplifying it at its IF (10.7 MHz) and then clipping the

Page 37 It is the independent transmitter design in Sienna that makes very high speed QSK on CW possible. Turnaround time from transmit to re-ceive

Page 38 of the unwanted sideband. Always listen to your transmitted signal on a monitor receiver (or enable full duplex and listen on Sienna) before

Page 39 transmit and receive on 28-29.7 MHz, so the transverter must use these frequencies for its IF. Since you may want to display the actual fre-q

Page 4 Your new Sienna HF Receiver/Transceiver represents the perfect integration of computers and ra-dio. It’s not just a radio, and, with its compa

Page 40 The antenna tuner in Sienna is a simple LC network in which the capac-itance and the inductance can be varied, and the capacitor can be place

Page 41 This chunk actually contains tuner data for the range 13959169 to 14024703 Hz. Chunk 428 handles 14024704 to 14057471 Hz, and so on. The tune

Page 42 External amplifiers Sienna’s antenna A or B connectors can be connected to an external linear amplifier. Other connections are via the ALC ph

Page 43 ALC phono connector: Amplifier ALC output, 0 to –5V. (Sienna INPUT) It is not necessary to use the ALC input. The purpose of this input is t

Page 44 Band-SubBand: 20-1. Shows which band and one of five sub-bands have been selected. Large numbers: Receive frequency (Transceive frequency

Page 45 PTT-RF (ms): 1-20. Sets time de-lay between activation of the transmitter and generation of ac-tual RF signal. Useful if delays are needed wh

Page 46 VPA (V): Power Amplifier Voltage reading in Volts. Also output to analog meter when PA Volts func-tion is selected. IPA (A): 100W Power Amp

Page 47 VOX Gain: 0-255. Default: 40. Adjusts level at which VOX trips. This is a calculated value based on sampled audio. VOX sens: 0-255. Default

Page 48 Xverter Freq: (Rig must be set to 10M band for this selection to be enabled.) Off: Display is normal Numeric (e.g., 50): The 28 is replac

Page 49 When the auto-tuner is enabled by press-ing the Tuner button, an “LC” symbol appears on the bottom row of the display (see above). If the cap

Page 5 Modularity is another of Sienna’s features. The chassis has six com-partments — power, receiver, transmitter, 100W amp, control and auxiliary.

Page 50 Menu Page 12 Menu Page 13 Msg1-Msg10: CW Buffers The text shown in the displays above are the default messages that are stored in the ten C

Page 51 Menu Page 14 Menu Page 15 Receiver Parametric Equalizer Controls and Setup menus on/off Sienna’s receiver is equipped with a 3-band paramet

Page 52 Roof: 70.000MHz, 70.455MHz. De-fines the filter bandwidth for the roofing filter that is sol-dered into the receiver board. 9MHz-1: 6000. Th

Page 53 RFG Cal (F): 0-255. Default: 22. This is a calibration func-tion that sets the AGC voltage on the receiver’s final IF stage when the AGC deca

Page 54 Tx Drv CW/FM: 0-40. Default:30. Value varies by band. Sets driver gain in CW and FM modes. There is one entry for each of the 10 transmit ban

Page 55 Menu Page 23 (Setup menu Page 8) The bass center frequency can be set to one of four values: 60, 80, 100 and 200 Hz. The Q can be set to one

Page 56 Prc1: This is the current revision of installed firmware (software that is programmed into the non-volatile microprocessor memory) in the mai

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Page 58 Appendix A: Anderson Power Pole Connectors ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Strip wire to 5/16” (Figure 1) taking care to avoid nicking or cutting of

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Page 6 Back Panel 1. Keypad. Connect a 12-button keypad such as the Yaesu FH-2 to this connector. See Appendix B for details on how to build your own

Page 60 Appendix B: External Keypad Wiring

Page 61 Notes: 1. Nominal resistor values are shown. Closest 5% value is OK. 2. Voltages are values at the output when noted button is pushed, and wh

Page 62 Appendix C: RS-232 Commands RS-232 Port Note: Many modern PCs no longer have RS-232 ports. You can use a USB to RS-232 converter in-stead, s

Page 63 When running Sienna from an external PC connected to the female DB-9 connector on the back panel, here is the pinout: DB-9 pin Signal Name

Page 64 ANTENNA TUNER CONTROL: Set: AC xx; xx = 00: Antenna tuner thru (bypassed) xx = 11: Antenna tuner in-line (enabled) Read: AC; Response:

Page 65 BAUD RATE Set: BRx x = 0: 9600 1: 19200 2: 38400 3: 57600 4: 115200 Read: BR; Response: BRx; Note: Baud rate defaults t

Page 66 CAL TX IF SHIFT (Moves Tx IF up or down for best audio response) Set: CUxxx; xxx = 0-255 (USB) (Default = 125; higher == shift up xx

Page 67 Open Tx Set: COx; x = 0: Off x = 1: On Read: CO; Response: COx; Note: This command allows the Transmit oscillators to stay on even

Page 68 ENHANCED SSB (Transmit filter set to 6kHz) Set: ESx; x = 0: ESSB Off x = 1: ESSB On Read: ES; Response: ESx; —————————————————————

Page 69 FINE STEP Set: FSx; x = 0: Off (turns on FAST mode) x = 1: On (turns off FAST mode, default) Read: FS; Response: FSx; —————————

Page 7 signal from the Line In connector. The input impedance is about 10K ohms. 9. Antenna A. This SO-239 connector is the main transmit/receive an

Page 70 FILTER WIDTH, 455kHz IF Set: FXx; x = Slot number (1, 2, 3, 4) Read: FX; Response: FXx; —————————————————————————————————————————————————

Page 71 FILTER INSTALLATION Set: ROOFING FILTER IRx; x = 0: 70.000MHz, 1 = 70.455MHz Note: The standard roofing filter is 15kHz, cente

Page 72 IF SHIFT Set: ISpxxxx; xxxx = selected IF shift frequency in Hz p: If positive, can be + or ‘ ’ (space), else ‘-’ SE0 mode: Shifts th

Page 73 CW KEYING Set: KY <24 chars>; Read: KY; Response: KYx; x = 0: Keyer ready x = 1: Keyer not ready You must wait until you read a

Page 74 FREQUENCY LOCK Set: LKx; x = 0: Dial is not locked x = 1: Dial is locked Read: LK; Response: LKx; Note: Sienna’s built-in timer is

Page 75 MEMORY READ (Read only) Read: MRxxyy; xx = ignored yy = Memory Channel (00-84) Response: MRx yyfffffffffffm0000 ; note tr

Page 76 NOISE BLANKER Set: NBx; x = 0: NB off x = 1: NB on Read: NB; Response: NBx; ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Page 77 RF SPEECH PROCESSOR LEVEL Set: PLxxx; xxx = 000 to 255 Read: PL; Response: PLxxx; ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Page 78 TRANSMITTER/AMPLIFIER SELECTION Set: PWx; x = 0: No transmitter or amplifier present x = 1: 10W transmitter only x = 2: 10W Tx

Page 79 RF GAIN Set: RGxxx; xxx = 000 to 255 (higher number = more rf gain) Read: RG; Response: RGxxx;FIRMWARE KEYER uP REVISION (Read Only) Read: R

Page 8 Front Panel Controls 1. RF Gain (RFG or Radio Frequency Gain). This control overrides the automatic gain control (AGC) of the Receiver’s Inter

Page 80 PASSIVE SIGNAL BOOST (bypasses receive bandpass filters) Set: SBx; x = 0: PSB off x = 1: PSB on Read: SB; Response: SBx; ——————————

Page 81 S-METER READING Read: SM; Response: SMxxxx; xxxx = 0000 to 0015 Note: Relative values. 0008 = S9, 0015 = 60dB over S9 —————————————————————

Page 82 TUNER CAPACITANCE (Read only) Read: TC; Response: TCsxxxx; s = 0: Tx side s = 1: Antenna side xxxx = 0000 to 9999 pF ———————

Page 83 VOX FUNCTION Set: VXx; x = 0 = PTT PHONE, NORMAL CW x = 1 = VOX PHONE, NORMAL CW x = 2 = PTT PHONE, CWPTT x = 3

Page 84 RECEIVER-SPECIFIC COMMANDS AG AUDIO GAIN AH HEADPHONE GAIN AR RECEIVE ANTENNA DU DUAL RECEIVE FI LAST 5 DIGITS OF BFO SETTING

Page 85 PT CW PITCH PW POWER SELECTOR (TX/AMP/EXT) QS QSK SD SEMI BREAK-IN DELAY TR PTT-RF DELAY VA ANTIVOX GAIN VD VOX DELAY TI

Page 86 MEMORY AND SCANNING COMMANDS MC MEMORY CHANNEL MR MEMORY READ MW MEMORY WRITE SC SCAN ON/OFF SI SCAN INCREMENT SP SCAN STOP

Page 87 ALPHABETICAL COMMAND LIST AC ANTENNA TUNER CONTROL AG AUDIO GAIN-SPKR AH AUDIO GAIN—HEADPHONES AL TXALC AN ANTENNA NUMBER AP PC AUDIO

Page 88 FX 455kHz SLOT SELECTION FY 9MHz SLOT SELECTION GT AGC TIME CONSTANT HS RS232 HANDSHAKE ID IDENTIFICATION IF INFORMATION IR ROOFING FI

Page 89 Appendix D: Balanced Mic Usage The front panel 8-pin microphone connector can be used for balanced or unbalanced microphones using pins 7 and

Page 9 the stereo Line In jack on the back panel is fed to the speakers, and the internal receiver is fed only to the right speaker. This allows you

Page 90 Replace the plastic ring and po-sition shield and drain wire fac-ing back Re-attach the shell and tighten screws Re-attach shell and cover Re

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