Instruction Manual
® is a registered trademark of the R.L. Drake Company
© Copyright 2004 R.L. Drake Co.
P/N: 3853620A-5-2004
Printed in the U.S.A.
AC1686 Active Combiner
Page 1: ...Instruction Manual is a registered trademark of the R L Drake Company Copyright 2004 R L Drake Co P N 3853620A 5 2004 Printed in the U S A AC1686 Active Combiner ...
Page 2: ...se of the polarized plug Alternate Warnings If this product is equipped with a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin the plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug 1...
Page 3: ...f 48 dBmV per channel 14 dB typical 20 dB 2 dB 14 VAC 700 mA supplied by included AC adapter 120 VAC 60 Hz 00 C to 500 C ambient 19 W x 1 75 H x 4 0 D 4 Lbs Maximum Output Level Composite Triple Beat Cross Modulation Output Return Loss Output Test Point Power Requirements AC Adapter Input Operating Temperature Size Weight Output Level AC1686 OUTPUT Monitor Output Power Supply INPUTS 1 16 60 dBmV m...
Page 4: ...or is approximately 20 dB below the level of the respective signal present at the rear panel RF OUTPUT connector The rear panel output connector must be terminated in 75 Ohms R1 INPUTS 1 16 Connectors These type F connectors accept signals with levels up to 60 dBmV each maximum R2 RF OUT Connector This type F connector provides the single coax output connection of the combined signal inputs With t...
Page 5: ...rmissible output levels for the specific number of combined input channels from 2 16 NUMBER OF COMBINED CHANNELS MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE OUTPUT LEVELS each channel at RF OUT If these levels are exceeded second and third order distortion products may exceed acceptable levels dBmV 60 55 50 45 40 8CH 16CH 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Application Notes 1 Use with 16 modulators with 45 dBmV output levels Set all mod...
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Page 7: ...e are important to obtain proper performance from this product Therefore carefully read the Instruction Manual This warranty does not apply to any defect that R L DRAKE COMPANY determines is due to 1 Improper maintenance or repair including the installation of parts or accessories that do not conform to the quality and specifications of the original parts 2 Misuse abuse neglect or improper install...
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