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ACOM 600S
HF + 6 m SOLID STATE LINEAR AMPLIFIER
OPERATING MANUAL
CONTENTS
1. GENERAL
INFORMATION....................................................................................................................... 2
1-1. Inroduction
and
description
..................................................................................................... 2
1-2. Owner
assistance
................................................................................................................... 2
1-3.
Equipment supplied and options ............................................................................................. 2
1-4. Features
................................................................................................................................. 2
1-5.
Safety considerations, explicit definitions ................................................................................ 3
2. INSTALLATION
........................................................................................................................................ 4
2-1.
Unpacking and Initial Inspection ............................................................................................. 4
2-2.
Amplifier location selection; cooling. ....................................................................................... 4
2-3.
Connecting the amplifier within the shack ............................................................................... 5
2-4.
Installing options and connecting to external devices (transceiver, computer etc) .................. 7
3.
INITIAL POWER ON AND SETTING INTO OPERATION ........................................................................ 9
3-1.
Low-energy (waiting) mode of the power supply ..................................................................... 9
3-2.
Front panel - controls and indication ....................................................................................... 9
3-3.
Initial turning on – activation of the main power supply ......................................................... 10
3-4. Basic
screen
......................................................................................................................... 10
3-5.
Control system – buttons and menus .................................................................................... 12
3-6. Test
transmission
.................................................................................................................. 12
4.
OPERATION WITH THE AMPLIFIER ..................................................................................................... 16
4-1.
Change of modes RX / TX and Operate / Stand-by; option AUTO OPERATE ...................... 16
4-2.
Band change, standard and expanded frequency coverage ................................................. 17
4-3.
Change of antennas and operation with an external antenna tuner ...................................... 18
4-4.
Cooling and fans operation; modes with increased heat loading ........................................... 18
4-5.
Monitoring the amplifier operating regime ............................................................................. 18
4-6.
Automatic protection system ................................................................................................. 18
5.
MENUS – USEFUL INSTRUMENTS AND OPTIONS............................................................................. 20
5-1.
Menu “Measurements in the amplifier” – AMP MEASURE .................................................... 21
5-2.
Menu “Service functions in the amplifier” – AMP SERVICE. ................................................. 21
5-3.
Menu “Selection of CAT/AUX interface” – CAT/AUX SETTINGS .......................................... 22
5-4. Menu
“USER
PREFERENCES”
............................................................................................
23
5-5.
Reading the FAULTS LOG ................................................................................................... 24
5-6.
Menu "RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS" ............................................................................ 25
6. REMOTE
MONITORING
AND
CONTROL
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26
6-1. General
information
.............................................................................................................. 26
6-2. Commands
set
...................................................................................................................... 26
7. MAINTENANCE
..................................................................................................................................... 27
7-1.
Periodic maintenance; general checks and cleaning ............................................................ 27
7-2. Replacement
of
fuses
........................................................................................................... 27
7-3.
Simplified schematic diagram; theory of operation ................................................................ 28
7-4.
Using the fault codes (signatures) for diagnostics ................................................................. 31
7-5. FIRMWARE
UPDATES
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32
8. SPECIFICATIONS
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8-1. Parameters
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8-2. Functions
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8-3.
Storage and shipment ........................................................................................................... 33
9.
DISCLAIMER of LIABILITY .................................................................................................................... 33