MRK980

Improved RF band page for compatibility with new RF board

• Reduced residual noise during squelch transitions (fixed intermittent noise when closing audio for squelch)

• added Multi-TONE squelch menu (compatible with RPU500 Lazy 1,2,3 tones)
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• reduced boot time
• fixed IRDA Bridge communication functionality
• improved Tone Squelch ADV (added delay during ON and OFF)

Bug Fix:

• SCAN from manager reliability improved.

• bux fix: “fan locked” false alarms during turning on

• Bluetooth compatibility added.
• EXP2 and EXP3 optical threshold adjusted.
• Display brightness timer improved.
• Tibbo connectivity improved.
• Minor bug fix.

• JNS compander enabled on any MRK980 (for Japan)
• Adjusted frequency diversity control in relation with Noise Squelch ratio
• Fixed zoning compatibility with frequency diversity control
• Minor bug fix

• added Frequency Diversity function on the AUDIO menu.
• added Q5X compander
• added compatibility with new RF board (UHF option, no VHF).
• fixed bug of High/Low Optical Level alarm with EXP2 / EXP3

• Updated main board compatibility (Minor HW updates, HW vers. >=20)
• Added expansion board EXP3 compatibility (RF over fibre).
• Added optional SFP module compatibility.
• Added GP/IO activation in PTT mode.
• Fixed minor graphic bug.
• Anticipated exit SCAN function.
• MRK980 display and Manager graphic alignment (manager version >=3.3.0).

• Added sync with RPU500.
• Added Ember+ enable.
• Added Zoning enable.
• Added EXP2 management.
• Improved ENS compander.
• Improved deviation bar (according to VU meter standard).
• Improved decoding of extended battery data (16bit).
• Improved Ethernet communication.
• Implemented “Test Service” function.
• Modified “LQ_EXP” bar when low level.
• Fixed minor bug fix.

Added: Managed 16-bit TX battery and levels
Changed: WBAT decoder: new battery type management to allow the user to specify WBAT8, WBAT16 or WBAT_AUTO
Changed: Report management when a mismatch of the compander bandwidth and / or modulation with TX is detected
Changed: In channel setup page, when ENTER is pressed in active edit mode, all current values ​​are stored in the memory
Changed: Removed Channel quality diversity mode
Added: link margin and noise calculation during remote scan
Added: calculation of channel margin and channel noise parameters
Added: service test module
Changed: Managed IrDA bridge mode
Changed: Added the Low Pass Filter at 17kHz with short delayFixed: Motherboard monitoring ADC alarms set to non-critical level
Fixed: Motherboard monitoring Retry ADC reading in case of error (3 attempts)
Fixed: Optimization of Compander response
Fixed: Optimization of ETH communication

• Added ENS compander: enabled as default after the firmware upgrade)
• Added support for multiple sub-carriers detection
• Added information about sub-carriers detection on the MAIN page
• Fixed bug of wrong indication of RSSI led bar with high RF signals

• On restore factory settings action popup is shown on both displays
• Removed external monitor attivation shortcut from panel
• Diversity leds are updated according to squelch control
• Added local SCAN function
• Added config popup on tuning channel in local SCAN
• Added during the SYNC the possibility to align compander and/or the bandwidth modulation (NB/WB) between transmitter ad receiver
• Minor bugs fixed

• Added external audio monitor control from front panel
• Added intermodulation squelch
• Added remote control to save and load presets
• Added remote commands to control EXP1 board
• Added remote blink function
• Added one minute of keep alive timeout on idle TCP connection
• Bug fixed missing restore of tone squelch selection when RF squelch is edited and saved
• Bug fixed sync group visualization on main page
• Bug fixed problem on the TX battery data recovery when RSSI level is recovered after being too low

• Added support for Expansion board EXP1

• Added RF bar mode selection (RF/LQ) to show RSSI LEvels or Quality Levels
• Fixed minor bug on Ethernet management
• Fixed DSP value issue

• Added booster overload and short circuit alarms
• added ethernet communication message
• fixed DSP value
• fixed bug on tone squelch mode selection

• Added information on status bar (Bandwidth, Dante Locked, External Word Clock, Country)
• Added On/Auto mode Sample Rate Converter selection

• Addded subnet mask and gateway edit capabilities
• Simplified “Receiver Operating Mode”: removed “Low intermodulation” menu
• Fixed Minor bugs on Ethernet management