Welcome to the new FlexRadio Community! Please review the new Community Rules and other important new Community information on the Message Board.
Need the latest SmartSDR, Power Genius, and Tuner Genius Software?
SmartSDR v3.7.4 and the SmartSDR v3.7.4 Release Notes | SmartSDR v2.12.1 and the SmartSDR v2.12.1 Release Notes
SmartSDR v1.12.1 and the SmartSDR v1.12.1 Release Notes
Power Genius XL Utility v3.8.8 and the Power Genius XL Release Notes v3.8.8
Tuner Genius XL Utility v1.1.20 and the Tuner Genius XL Release Notes v1.1.20
SmartSDR v3.7.4 and the SmartSDR v3.7.4 Release Notes | SmartSDR v2.12.1 and the SmartSDR v2.12.1 Release Notes
SmartSDR v1.12.1 and the SmartSDR v1.12.1 Release Notes
Power Genius XL Utility v3.8.8 and the Power Genius XL Release Notes v3.8.8
Tuner Genius XL Utility v1.1.20 and the Tuner Genius XL Release Notes v1.1.20
If you are having a problem, please refer to the product documentation or check the Help Center for known solutions.
Need technical support from FlexRadio? It's as simple as Creating a HelpDesk ticket.
Need technical support from FlexRadio? It's as simple as Creating a HelpDesk ticket.
FlexControl status light labeling .. function or fiction?
W7NGA
Member ✭✭✭
I must be missing something. I just received my FlexControl and cannot determine what function the status lights play other than identifying the active selection. They are labeled 'mode, on/off, toggle' with seemingly no real association to those labels. Enlighten me please and 73's from the rainy Oregon coast.
W7NGA dan
Seaside, Oregon
W7NGA dan
Seaside, Oregon
0
Answers
-
Dan, Have you configured the FlexControl from within SmartSDR on your computer? It a top level menu function. Assign the buttons and the knob press as desired? If your issue is different then let me know and I'll try to help. Mack W4AX Alpha Tester0
-
Just wondering why the status lights are labeled with anything .. since the context can change. It must be from an earlier series, non-SmartSDR perhaps. Why a 'on/off' label when that option does not exist?0
-
Dan, The FlexControl was originally built for PowerSDR using DDUtil where the button function labels match more appropriately. Mack0
-
Actually, the on/off labeling is partially correct. When "it's" lit "it's" on, when "it's" not lit "it's" off.
Defining what "it" is, is left up to the operator. If the light bothers you, maybe unplug the FlexControl, the knob will still spin in both directions. I use mine with my SDR1000, FLEX5000, and FLEX6500. The labels don't seem to have much meaning with any of them. The AUX1,2,3 labels are helpful, in that they help me to tell the buttons apart.
SDRgadgets73, Jay - NO5J
0 -
I've always wondered this, too. Thanks for the historical perspective.0
-
interesting logic ... I am pleased however, that my Prius gear-selector is labeled with 'Park, Drive, Reverse' instead of 'Non-motive, Propel, Toggle', or worse .. 'AM, FM, Disc' with a footnote in the manual to ignore all labels. If the labeling isn't truly representative it should not be available for misinterpretation. Not a big deal ... just an observation.
1
Leave a Comment
Categories
- All Categories
- 244 Community Topics
- 2.1K New Ideas
- 481 The Flea Market
- 7.1K Software
- 5.9K SmartSDR for Windows
- 132 SmartSDR for Maestro and M models
- 331 SmartSDR for Mac
- 243 SmartSDR for iOS
- 222 SmartSDR CAT
- 162 DAX
- 348 SmartSDR API
- 8.5K Radios and Accessories
- 6.9K FLEX-6000 Signature Series
- 746 Maestro
- 41 FlexControl
- 836 FLEX Series (Legacy) Radios
- 722 Genius Products
- 388 Power Genius XL Amplifier
- 250 Tuner Genius XL
- 84 Antenna Genius
- 225 Shack Infrastructure
- 150 Networking
- 366 Remote Operation (SmartLink)
- 120 Contesting
- 580 Peripherals & Station Integration
- 114 Amateur Radio Interests
- 805 Third-Party Software