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C A U T I O N
If you use an amplifier for the first time in your shack, pay serious attention
to the size of coaxial cable from your amplifier output to the antenna. The
cable must be capable of handling the increased power safely, particularly
on the 10m and 6 m bands. This warning refers equally to the antenna
switch, tuner, and the whole antenna system, for example, for multi-band
antennas with resonance circuits (traps etc).
We recommend that you use coaxial cable sized as a minimum similarly to the following types: RG8x, RG8MINI,
RK50-4-11, RK50-4-13 or better still - RG213 or RK50-7-11. Consult your local supplier of coaxial cables to make
the right choice.
f) Preparation of the mains outlet for the amplifier, requirements for the installation and the mains
voltage.
C A U T I O N
Before connecting your amplifier to the mains, check-up with a licensed
electrician if it is properly wired and if your mains is adequate for the
current which the amplifier can consume at an emergency (up to10A from
200/240VAC mains and up to 15A from 100/120VAC mains). Also, make
sure that the grounding lead is connected properly in the wall mains outlet
intended for the amplifier. If subsequently you connect the amplifier to a
different outlet, make sure about it as well.
It is preferable for the amplifier to use the closest mains outlet. Make sure that the respective fuses, the voltage,
and the frequency of your power mains match the ACOM 600S amplifier specifications (see S. 8-1(g)).
g) Mains cord – installation of mains plug and main fuses suitable for your nominal mains voltage.
C A U T I O N
If your amplifier has only one mounted mains fuse (Fig. 2-1 / S. 7-2), it is
suitable ONLY for power mains networks of the type 0-220/240VAC, which
are standard in the EU.
C A U T I O N
Make sure you check whether the main fuses installed in your amplifier
correspond to your mains nominal voltage and if necessary replace them
as described in Section 7-2!
Because of differences among standards in the different countries, the mains plug is supplied and mounted by
your dealer. He connects a standard mains plug for apparatus Class I of protection against electric shock
corresponding to the national and local electrical code, safety rules, and regulations in force in your country.
C A U T I O N
The lead colored in yellow with two green stripes in the mains cord is the
grounding, while the blue and brown leads are active. When the amplifier is
only fitted with one mains fuse, then the fuse is connected in series with
the brown lead, which must be the actve.
If you have any doubt if the mains-cord leads are connected correctly in your mains plug, please consult your
dealer immediately. Using a licensed electrician, the user must implement the checks mentioned above each
time the amplifier is to be connected to a mains network outside the country in which it was purchased.
2-4. Installing
options
and
connecting to external devices (transceiver, computer
etc)
a) CAT/AUX interface - connecting and operation with various transceiver models (see table 2-1 below and
the respective menu in S. 5-3 and Fig. 5-3).
Most of the modern transceivers that provide output data of their working frequency by a serial or parallel port or
as an analogue signal (0 to 8V depending on the frequency) can be connected to the CAT/AUX interface