Acom 600S Operating Manual

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Page 1 of 33ACOM 600SHF + 6 m SOLID STATE LINEAR AMPLIFIEROPERATING MANUALCONTENTS1. GENERAL INFORMATION....................................................................................................................... 21-1. Inroduction and description ..................................................................................................... 21-2. Owner assistance ................................................................................................................... 21-3. Equipment supplied and options ............................................................................................. 21-4. Features ................................................................................................................................. 21-5. Safety considerations, explicit definitions ................................................................................ 32. INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................................ 42-1. Unpacking and Initial Inspection ............................................................................................. 42-2. Amplifier location selection; cooling. ....................................................................................... 42-3. Connecting the amplifier within the shack ............................................................................... 52-4. Installing options and connecting to external devices (transceiver, computer etc) .................. 73. INITIAL POWER ON AND SETTING INTO OPERATION ........................................................................ 93-1. Low-energy (waiting) mode of the power supply ..................................................................... 93-2. Front panel - controls and indication ....................................................................................... 93-3. Initial turning on – activation of the main power supply ......................................................... 103-4. Basic screen ......................................................................................................................... 103-5. Control system – buttons and menus .................................................................................... 123-6. Test transmission .................................................................................................................. 124. OPERATION WITH THE AMPLIFIER..................................................................................................... 164-1. Change of modes RX / TX and Operate / Stand-by; option AUTO OPERATE ...................... 164-2. Band change, standard and expanded frequency coverage ................................................. 174-3. Change of antennas and operation with an external antenna tuner ...................................... 184-4. Cooling and fans operation; modes with increased heat loading........................................... 184-5. Monitoring the amplifier operating regime ............................................................................. 184-6. Automatic protection system ................................................................................................. 185. MENUS – USEFUL INSTRUMENTS AND OPTIONS............................................................................. 205-1. Menu “Measurements in the amplifier” – AMP MEASURE .................................................... 215-2. Menu “Service functions in the amplifier” – AMP SERVICE. ................................................. 215-3. Menu “Selection of CAT/AUX interface” – CAT/AUX SETTINGS .......................................... 225-4. Menu “USER PREFERENCES” ............................................................................................ 235-5. Reading the FAULTS LOG ................................................................................................... 245-6. Menu "RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS" ............................................................................ 256. REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL ............................................................................................. 266-1. General information .............................................................................................................. 266-2. Commands set ...................................................................................................................... 267. MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................................... 277-1. Periodic maintenance; general checks and cleaning ............................................................ 277-2. Replacement of fuses ........................................................................................................... 277-3. Simplified schematic diagram; theory of operation ................................................................ 287-4. Using the fault codes (signatures) for diagnostics ................................................................. 317-5. FIRMWARE UPDATES ........................................................................................................ 328. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 328-1. Parameters ........................................................................................................................... 328-2. Functions .............................................................................................................................. 338-3. Storage and shipment ........................................................................................................... 339. DISCLAIMER of LIABILITY .................................................................................................................... 33