Acom 600S Specifications

HF + 6 m LINEAR AMPLIFIEROPERATING MANUAL

Page 9 of 33 b) RS232 Interface. Table 2-2 shows signals and pin out of the RS232 connector on the rear panel of the amplifier. Details

Page 10 of 33 Fig. 3-1 Front panel During operation with the amplifier the display is illuminated and the red LED above the ON/OFF b

Page 11 of 33 Fig. 3-2 Basic screen b) Information area for measurements or alarm messages. Any two operator-chosen parameters wi

Page 12 of 33 3-5. Control system – buttons and menus a) The OPR/STB and the BAND (up and down) buttons are used for manual (local) c

Page 13 of 33 SWR at the transceiver output are too high (over 5W or SWR over 2:1) immediately release the actuator and search for the r

Page 14 of 33 d) Check of the RX/TX switching and the amplifier idling current without RF power. Put the transceiver in such a reg

Page 15 of 33 Enter menu MEASURE and check-up additionally: - the drive power from the transceiver must be between 20 and 30W; - PA

Page 16 of 33 the size, consider the frequency range in which the offered ferrites are effective – normally they are optimized for suppr

Page 17 of 33 N O T E Access to the Operate mode can be banned in the menu AMP SERVICE, the OPERATE ACCESS option (S. 5-2 and Fig. 5-2)

Page 18 of 33 If the new frequency is out of the range admissible for the amplifier (S. 8-1(a)), the transmission request is denied and

Page 1 of 33 ACOM 600S HF + 6 m SOLID STATE LINEAR AMPLIFIER OPERATING MANUAL

Page 19 of 33 Fig. 4-1 – Appearance of an alarm message a) The first protection level is the WARNING type. Only a warning message ap

Page 20 of 33 If it is not obvious due to what reason the protection has tripped, you can try to turn on the amplifier again. If the amp

Page 21 of 33 5-1. Menu “Measurements in the amplifier” – AMP MEASURE The menu AMP MEASURE (Fig. 5-1) is accessible from the MENU SELE

Page 22 of 33 Fig. 5.2 Menu “Service functions in the amplifier” – AMP SERVICE Blocking access to the Operate mode can be control

Page 23 of 33 Fig. 5-3 Menu “Selection of CAT/AUX interface” – CAT/AUX SETTINGS At leaving the menu (by pressing the EXIT button), th

Page 24 of 33 In order to select the user preference which has to be changed, first with the ITEM buttons (up and down) position the lar

Page 25 of 33 Fig. 5-5 Function FAULTS LOG Pressing the button FILE, the data can be downloaded in a plain text format through the bu

Page 26 of 33 Fig. 5-6 Menu : RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS 6. REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL 6

Page 27 of 33 7. MAINTENANCE W A R N I N G HIGH VOLTAGE! The mains line voltage plus a high DC voltage up to 500V inside the ACOM 60

Page 28 of 33 C A U T I O N Never replace any fuses inside the amplifier without special instructions from your dealer! Blown internal

Page 2 of 33 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1-1. Inroduction and description This manual describes the installation, operation, and mainte

Page 29 of 33 Fig. 7-1 ACOM 600S Simplified Schematic Diagram

Page 30 of 33 The Wattmeter unit is based on a bridge circuit which comprises the current transformer T401 and some other components (n

Page 31 of 33 The main Power Supply Unit (PSU) consists of two main assemblies: - a rectifier and switching mode stage, not insulated

Page 32 of 33 7-5. FIRMWARE UPDATES C A U T I O N Before you change the built-in firmware version, check its compatibility with the re

Page 33 of 33 i) Mains power consumption in Low Energy (waiting) mode: less than 1VA; j) Complies with EU safety regulations and elec

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Page 3 of 33  Remotely controlled by RS232 interface.  Takes care of itself during operation due to the continuously working prote

Page 4 of 33 Do not undertake your own repairs or changes in hardware or firmware of your ACOM 600S amplifier. Doing so will endanger yo

Page 5 of 33 2-3. Connecting the amplifier within the shack W A R N I N G Before you connect the amplifier to external grounding, yo

Page 6 of 33 Fig. 2-1 Rear panel connections c) KEY-OUT jack - transmit-enabling control output from amplifier to the transceiver.

Page 7 of 33 C A U T I O N If you use an amplifier for the first time in your shack, pay serious attention to the size of coaxial cable

Page 8 of 33 connector of ACOM 600S. This will allow the amplifier to follow the changes of the frequency bands automatically and withou