3
AP Series
Instruction Manual
RF
Input Frequency Range:
54 - 806 MHz, CATV - Ch. A-2 to Ch. 117
Off Air Ch2 to Ch13, Ch 14 to Ch 69
Output Frequency Range
APxx-550
Ch. 2 to Ch. 78: 54 - 547.25 MHz
UHF Ch. 14 to Ch. 27: 471.25 - 547.25 MHz
APxx-750
Ch. 2 to Ch. 116: 54 - 745.25 MHz
UHF Ch. 14 to Ch. 60: 471.25 - 747.25 MHz
Input Level Range for <1.0 dB Change At Output:
-18 to 30 dBmV, (Input A/V = -15dB, C/V = -17dB)
Recommended Operating Input Level Range
Off Air: -10 to +30 dBmV
Cable: -10 to +10 dBmV
Standby Signal Threshold: -19 ±2 dBmV
Output Level Control Range
AP40-xxx: 32 to 42 dBmV
AP60-xxx: 50 to 60 dBmV
Aural/Visual Ratio Adjustment Range: 0 to -9 dB
(Factory Set Range to 0 dB)
Att. of Color Carrier: 1 dB
Output Visual Carrier Freq. Tolerance
(With Respect to Input Freq.)
Standard Channels: ±10 KHz
Aeronautical Channels: ±2.5 KHz
Channel Passband Response
fv to fv +4.5 MHz: ±1 dB at 0 dB A/V adj
fv -0.5 to fv +3.75: ±1 dB, at any A/V setting
Adjacent Channel Rejection: -65 dBc
(Equal Visual Car. and -15 dB A/V Ratio)
In Channel Carrier-To-Noise Ratio:
VHF Input: 55 dB
UHF Input: 53 dB
Broadband Noise: -76 dBc
Spurious output:
(with A/V = -15 dB & C/V = -17 dB)
In Channel: -58 dBc
Out of Channel: -64 dBc, 50 to 1,000 MHz
Output Impedance, On Channel:
75 Ohm, 14 dB Return Loss
Specifications
IF
IF Loop Level: 35 dBmV@ 45.75 MHz
IF Output Impedance: 75 Ohm, 12 dB Return Loss
IF Input Impedance: 75 Ohm, 17 dB Return Loss
EAS/ALT IF Input Level: 36 dBmV @ 45.75 MHz
EAS/ALT IF Switch Isolation: >60 dB
General
Power Requirements: 105-129 VAC, 60 Hz, 3/8 A Fuse,
Slo-Blo.
Temperature Range: 0° to 50° C
Mechanical
Dimensions
AP 40: 19 x 1-3/4 x 10 inch., WxHxD
AP 60: 19 x 1-3/4 x 14-1/4 inch., WxHxD
Shipping Weight
AP 40: 8 lbs. (Approximate)
AP 60: 9 lbs. (Approximate)
Signal Connectors
RF OUT: Type “F”
IF IN: Type “F”
IF OUT: Type “F”
RF IN: Type “F”
EAS/ALT IF Input Control: 3 position terminal strip
