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© 2015 FlexRadio Systems, v1.0.2 

 

FLEX-6300 ATU Installation Guide 

December 1, 2015

 

Thank you for purchasing the FLEX-6300 ATU upgrade.  The following guide will provide the necessary 
step-by-step procedure for installing the ATU upgrade in a FLEX-6300 Signature Series SDR. 

Table of Contents 

O

B TAININ G 

T

E CHNI CA L 

S

U P P OR T

 .......................................................................................................... 2

 

G

ETTING 

S

TARTED

 ..................................................................................................................................... 3

 

Packaging and ATU Kit Contents........................................................................................................ 3

 

Additional Required Tools .................................................................................................................. 3

 

P

REPARING FOR THE 

FLEX-6300

 

ATU

 

I

NSTALLATION

 ....................................................................................... 4

 

R

EMOV ING  T HE  

FLEX-6300

 

C

HAS S IS  

C

OV ER

 ........................................................................................ 4

 

Removing the Front Side Cover and Top Cover Screws ........................................................................ 4

 

Removing the Middle/Rear Side Cover and Rear Top Cover Screws  ................................... 6

 

Removing the Top Cover .................................................................................................................... 8

 

I

NSTALLING THE 

FLEX-6300

 

ATU

 

A

SSEMBLY

 ................................................................................................. 9

 

Preparing the ATU Assembly ............................................................................................................. 9

 

Installation of the ATU Assembly into the FLEX-6300........................................................................ 10

 

Connecting the MCX Cable Assemblies............................................................................................. 13

 

Installing the ATU12-Pin Jumper ...................................................................................................... 15

 

R

EINS TALLIN G  TH E 

FLEX-6300

 

C

HAS S IS  

C

OV ER

 ................................................................................. 17

 

Replacing the Chassis Cover ............................................................................................................ 17

 

Reinstalling the Long Chassis Screws ............................................................................................... 19

 

Reinstalling the Short Chassis Screws ............................................................................................... 21

 

Applying the ATU Serial Number Label ............................................................................................. 22

 

V

ERIFYING THE 

ATU

 

I

NSTALLATION

 ............................................................................................................. 23

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for FLEX-6300

Page 1: ...ATU INSTALLATION 4 REMOVING THE FLEX 6300 CHASSIS COVER 4 Removing the Front Side Cover and Top Cover Screws 4 Removing the Middle Rear Side Cover and Rear Top Cover Screws 6 Removing the Top Cover 8...

Page 2: ...p by step instructions Hours of Operation Our Technical Support engineers are available Monday Friday from 9 00am 6 00pm Central Time If you contact us after business hours on a holiday or weekend ple...

Page 3: ...low One 1 ATU assembly FLEX 6300 ATU board One 1 Long RG 316 MCX micro coaxial cable assembly 5 2 13 21 cm One 1 Short RG 316 MCX micro coaxial cable assembly 2 7 6 86 cm Four 4 Phillips screws with w...

Page 4: ...ocedures to prevent static discharges that may damage sensitive electronics components inside the radio such as grounding yourself to reduce static electrical build up Removing the FLEX 6300 Chassis C...

Page 5: ...e Front Top Cover TORX screw the right side Front Top Cover TORX screw has been previously removed After removing the two Front Top Cover TORX screws remove the two 2 6 32 x 3 8 flat head Front Side C...

Page 6: ...lete the FLEX 6300 should look like the image shown below Removing the Middle Rear Side Cover and Rear Top Cover Screws Remove all three 3 4 40 X Middle and Rear Side Cover TORX screws located on the...

Page 7: ...op Cover TORX screws for re installation Image not provided Keep all removed screws from the previous de installation steps separate for re installation These screws are shorter than the previous set...

Page 8: ...ms v1 0 2 Removing the Top Cover With both hands grasp both sides of the top cover and gently lift upwards to remove the top cover as shown below Do not rock the rock the cover from side to side as th...

Page 9: ...the ATU Assembly Locate the short 2 7 6 86 cm RG 316 MCX cable assembly Carefully insert one end of the mini RG 316 Coax cable assembly into the gold MCX snap on connector labeled X2 on the ATU board...

Page 10: ...t the hole on the center right hand side of the ATU assembly that does not have a copper ring should have the existing Phillips head screw centered in it when the ATU assembly is properly seated Refer...

Page 11: ...6300 as shown below Tighten snugly do not over tighten the ATU mounting screw Install one 1 M3 x 6mm Phillips head screw using a 2 Phillips screwdriver in the top left hand corner threaded spacer faci...

Page 12: ...r in the bottom left hand corner threaded spacer mounting hole facing the rear of the FLEX 6300 as shown below Tighten snugly do not over tighten the ATU mounting screw While continuing to support the...

Page 13: ...he short RG 316 MCX cable assembly to the ATU OUT MCX connector by carefully inserting it into the gold MCX snap on connector and pressing down gently until it is completely seated as shown in the ima...

Page 14: ...board facing the front of the FLEX 6300 below the black 12 pin connector as shown below On the Filter PC board locate the gold MCX connector labeled ATU IN adjacent to the ATU OUT connector Connect t...

Page 15: ...TU PC board Locate the 12 pin dual sided jumper Position the jumper so that all twelve 12 pins bridge the ATU PC board to the Filter PC board as shown in the image below Be careful not to disturb the...

Page 16: ...2015 FlexRadio Systems v1 0 2 Below is an image of the properly installed 12 pin jumper between the ATU and Filter PC boards After the ATU PC board is completely installed it should look like the imag...

Page 17: ...0 disassembly there were two sets of screws removed a set of long and short screws The set of long screws will be installed first Replacing the Chassis Cover With both hands grasp both sides of the to...

Page 18: ...d in place by the Front Side Cover screws that were removed from the chassis during disassembly If they have shifted forward or fallen out completely they will need to be reinserted before re installi...

Page 19: ...below shows the installation of the center TORX Side Cover screw on the right side of the FLEX 6300 Repeat the previous procedure for reinstalling the TORX front side cover screw on the left side of...

Page 20: ...einstall the two 2 6 32 x 3 8 flat head Front Side Cover Phillips screws using a 2 Phillips screwdriver Be careful not to cross thread the screw and over tighten the Front Side Cover Phillips screws T...

Page 21: ...the Middle and Rear Side Cover TORX screws Repeat this procedure for installing the TORX Middle and Rear Side Cover screws on the left side of the FLEX 6300 The image below shows the removal of the ri...

Page 22: ...FLEX 6300 Chassis cover has been reinstalled attach the ATU serial number label to the back panel of the FLEX 6300 Install the serial number label by removing the release paper from the adhesive back...

Page 23: ...front panel power button Once the radio has completely booted up start SmartSDR for Windows and connect to the radio Open the Settings Radio Setup screen and click on the Radio tab and verify that the...

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