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Tab|e of Contents
1. GNRAL lNFORMATlON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-1. |ntroductlon and Descrlptlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-2. Owner Asslstance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-3. Lqulpment Supp|led . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-4. Peatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-5. Sa|ety Conslderatlons, Lxp|lclt De|lnltlons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. lN5TALLATlON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2-1. Unpacklng and |nltla| |nspectlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2-2. Llne vo|tage Se|ectlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2-3. Amp|l|ler Locatlon Se|ectlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2-4. Connectlons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2-5. |nsta||atlon o| Lxterna| Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3. POWR ON, CONTROL5 AND lNDlCATOR5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. OPRATlON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4-1. Turnlng ON and OPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4-2. Cbanglng Operate and Standby Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4-3. Tunlng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4-4. ON L|NL |n|ormatlon Screens and Contro| Punctlons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4-5. Auto-Protectlon System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5. OFF LlN OPRATlON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5-1. Contrast and 8ack|lgbtlng contro| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5-2. Auto-Operate enab|lng and dlsab|lng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5-3. Peadlng Auto-protectlon Slgnatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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6. MAlNTNANC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6-1. C|eanlng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6-2. Puses Pep|acement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6-3. Tube Pep|acement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6-4. Tbe ACOM1000 Slmp|l|led Scbematlc Dlagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6-5. Troub|esbootlng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7. 5PClFlCATlON5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7-1. Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7-2. Punctlons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7-3. Storage and Sblpment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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1. GNRAL lNFORMATlON
1-1. lntroduction and Description
Tbls manua| exp|alns tbe lnsta||atlon, operatlon, and malntenance o| tbe ACOM1000 HP+6 meters
|lnear amp|l|ler.
Tbe ACOM1000 ls a comp|ete and se||-contalned |lnear amp|l|ler tbat covers a|| amateurs bands |rom
1.8 tbrougb 54MHz and provldes over 1000W-output power wltb |ess tban 60W-exclter drlve. Antenna
vSWP up to 3:1 ls acceptab|e at |u|| power. Tunlng ls substantla||y slmp|l|led by a p|ate-|oad True Peslstance
|ndlcator (TP|) and by an automatlca||y contro||ed lnput attenuator. Operatlng parameters are dlsp|ayed
by a mu|tl-|unctlona| back|lgbted Llquld Crysta| Dlsp|ay. Pu|| break-ln transmlt/recelve swltcblng (QSK)
ls standard.
1-2. Owner Assistance
|| asslstance ls needed, you sbou|d contact your |oca| dea|er |lrst. || you stl|| bave an lssue you need to
dlscuss wltb one o| ACOM's specla|lsts, tbe contact ln|ormatlon ls as |o||ows: |ax + 359 2 920 96 56,
te|. + 359 2 920 96 55, e-mal| acom@mal|.orblte|.bg or [email protected] or by mal|: bu|. Gornobanskl
Nr.151, 1330 So|la, 8u|garla.
1-3. quipment 5upp|ied
Tbe ACOM1000 amp|l|ler and tbls manua| are sblpped ln a cardboard carton.
1-4. Features
Lasy to operate. Tbe TP| ls a power|u| tunlng ald wblcb, togetber wltb tbe automatlca||y contro||ed
lnput attenuator, be|ps tbe operator to qulck|y and preclse|y matcb antennas (5-10 seconds typlca||y).
Tbe auto-operate |unctlon (wben enab|ed) malntalns tbe amp|l|ler ln OPLPATL mode |or you, tbus
savlng manua| operatlons and tlme.
No beavy outboard antenna tuners requlred |or antenna vSWP up to 3:1 (and blgber on some
bands). Your amp|l|ler wl|| per|orm tbe |unctlons o| an antenna tuner, tbus enab|lng you to cbange
antennas |aster and use tbem over a wlder |requency range (savlng tunlng tlme).
An amp|l|ler tbat ls botb user-|rlend|y, and tbat |ooks a|ter ltse||. |t ls deslgned to sa|e|y wltbstand up
to 500W re||ected power, up to 100 ml||lseconds duratlon o| drlve splkes, drlve PP tal|s" a|ter a PTT
or KLY re|ease, operator's lnadvertent tunlng errors etc. |t wou|d a|so not cease to |unctlon wltb a
so|t" AC |lne and wou|d de|lver more tban ba|| power at on|y 75% o| nomlna| malns vo|tage. |t wou|d
wltbstand up to 10 ml||lseconds (down to zero) vo|tage drops, and up to +15% |lne vo|tage splkes,
wblcb ls lmportant partlcu|ar|y wben used at |le|d days, DXpedltlons, and otber portab|e events.
LCD comment dlsp|ay. A|| amp|l|ler status lndlcatlons are exp|alned vla detal|ed text dlsp|ayed on
tbe dot matrlx back|lgbted |lquld crysta| dlsp|ay (LCD). Tbe upper-|lne's strlp on tbe LCD a|ways reads
dlrect|y peak |orward power. LLD lndlcators are provlded |or OPLPATL, attenuatlon-on, and
ON/OPP condltlons.
Lasy malntenance. Slgnatures o| tbe amp|l|ler lnterna| status are stored ln a nonvo|atl|e memory |or
7 most recent auto protectlon trlps. Tbls ln|ormatlon can be |orwarded to your dea|er |or dlagnostlcs.
Uslng an LXCLL APPL|CAT|ON (aval|ab|e |rom ACOM or your dea|er |ree o| cbarge) and a PC you can
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decode tbe slgnatures by yourse||, too.
Less nolse ln tbe sback: tbe lnput bypasslng and tbe vacuum antenna re|ays are vlrtua||y sl|ent even ln
QSK CW mode due to tbelr specla| mountlng.
Less QPM and lmproved L|ectro Magnetlc Compatlbl|lty durlng tunlng. Antenna matcblng can be
acbleved ln |ess tban 10 seconds at a quarter o| nomlna| output power.
Operates wltbout specla| slgna|s |rom tbe transcelver - ground on TX" and 60W PP drlve power
are su||lclent.
8roadband lnput matcblng clrcult resu|tlng ln very good |oad to tbe transcelver over tbe entlre
spectrum |rom 1.8MHz up to 54MHz.
Uses a slng|e 4CX800A (GU748) Svet|ana blgb-per|ormance ceramlc-meta| tetrode wltb p|ate
dlsslpatlon o| 800W (|orced alr coo|lng, grld-drlven).
Permanent monltorlng and protectlon o| p|ate and grld vo|tages and currents, as we|| as o| tbe
exbaust alr temperature. Tbe 8las Optlmlzer decreases tbe beat dlsslpated |rom tbe tube, and tbere ls
automatlc protectlon agalnst overbeatlng ln accordance wltb tbe specl|lcatlons o| tbe tube producer.
An output PP Arc protectlon ls emp|oyed. |t sa|eguards tbe amp|l|ler, antenna, antenna se|ector, and
tuner agalnst severe damage ln case o| posslb|e break down.
Hlgb vo|tage power supp|y lnrusb current protectlon, wblcb e|lmlnates tbe danger o| a||ectlng sensltlve
devlces, connected to tbe same malns clrcult (lmportant wben used portab|e). Tbe amp|l|ler can be
con|lgured |or 5 nomlna| |lne vo|tages: 200, 210, 220, 230, and 240vAC, 50 or 60Hz (100, 110, and
120vAC on request).
Contlnuous measurlng and/or se|ectab|e monltorlng o| 12 most lmportant parameters o| tbe amp|l|ler,
exclter and antennas vla LCD.
Tbe amp|l|ler can be sblpped wltb 10 and 12 meters capabl|lty dlsab|ed as requlred by tbe PCC |or
US users. Contact your dea|er about enab|lng tbose bands.
1-5. 5afety Considerations, xp|icit Definitions
Tbe ACOM1000 HP+6 meters Llnear Amp|l|ler ls a Sa|ety C|ass | unlt. Tbe tblrd groundlng |ead o| lts
malns cord (wblcb ls co|ored ye||ow wltb two green strlpes) and tbe ground stud on tbe rear pane| o|
tbe amp|l|ler, (marked GND) must be connected to tbe statlon's groundlng system |or sa|e operatlon.
Tbe amp|l|ler ls deslgned to meet lnternatlona| sa|ety standards and comp|les wltb CL sa|ety and
e|ectromagnetlc compatlbl|lty requlrements, as we|| as PCC regu|atlons.
Tbls operatlng manua| contalns ln|ormatlon, precautlons, lndlcatlons |or cautlons and warnlngs wblcb
must be |o||owed by tbe user to ensure sa|e operatlon and to keep tbe ACOM1000 ln sa|e operatlng
condltlon.
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PRCAUTlON5:
Tbe LXPL|C|T DLP|N|T|ONS descrlbed be|ow app|y to tbls operatlng manua|:
W A R N l N G notes ca|| attentlon to a procedure wblcb, l| not correct|y per|ormed, cou|d resu|t ln
persona| lnjury, |lre bazard or e|ectrlc sbock.
C A U 7 l O N notes ca|| attentlon to a procedure wblcb, l| not correct|y per|ormed, cou|d resu|t ln
equlpment damage, not on|y ln tbe amp|l|ler.
N O 7 notes ca|| attentlon to a procedure wblcb, l| not correct|y per|ormed, cou|d resu|t ln
lnconvenlence.
W A R N l N G HlGH OL7AG!
The amp|ifier works with high vo|tages up to 3000V, which are LTHAL!
A|so, for your safety, pu|| the amp|ifier power p|ug out of the mains wa||
out|et and WAlT AT LA5T 30 minutes ACH TlM BFOR you remove
the cover of the amp|ifier. Do not touch any part inside whi|e the amp|ifier
is open because some residua| vo|tages may sti|| be present.
W A R N l N G HlGH OL7AG!
NVR ALLOW ANYON, 5PClALLY CHlLDRN,
to push anything into ho|es in the case - this wi|| cause e|ectric shock. NVR
TOUCH AN ANTNNA during transmission - this may resu|t in an e|ectric
shock or burn. NVR XPO5 the amp|ifier to rain, snow or any |iquids.
AVOlD p|acing the amp|ifier in excessive|y dusty environments or in direct
sun|ight. DO NOT OB5TRUCT AlR lNTAK {rear pane|) and XHAU5T
{top cover) areas of the amp|ifier. Keep a minimum distance of 10cm {4
inches) to the intake and 50cm {20 inches) to the exhaust.
W A R N l N G
Do not undertake on your own repairs or changes in hardware or software
of the amp|ifier. Otherwise you may endanger your or other's hea|th and
|ife or damage the amp|ifier and the equipment connected with it, not
covered by warranty. The manufacturer is not |iab|e for another's actions
and responsibi|ity sha|| be assumed by the doer.
C A U 7 l O N
To avold damage (not covered under warranty) read tbe |nsta||atlon - Sectlon 2 o|
tbls operatlng manua| care|u||y. || you bave any doubts about tbe lnsta||atlon, operatlon
or sa|etles o| tbe amp|l|ler p|ease consu|t your dea|er.
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2. lN5TALLATlON
2-1. Unpacking and lnitia| lnspection
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8e|ore you start to lnsta|| tbe amp|l|ler, tborougb|y read tbls manua|. Plrst, care|u||y
lnspect tbe cardboard carton and lts contents |or pbyslca| damage. || damage ls
notlced, notl|y your dea|er lmmedlate|y. De|ay may ln|rlnge carrler's warranty
condltlons. Keep a|| packlng |or posslb|e |uture transportatlon!
2-2. Line Vo|tage 5e|ection
C A U 7 l O N
To avold damage (not covered under warranty), cbeck care|u||y l| tbe vo|tage |or
wblcb tbe amp|l|ler ls set corresponds to your malns nomlna| vo|tage.
Norma||y tbe amp|l|ler ls supp|led set |or a nomlna| |lne vo|tage o| 240v. Tbere mlgbt be exceptlons ln
cases o| specla| de|lvery and tben tbe vo|tage set ls noted ln tbe Tab|e o| |ndlvldua| Data (Tab|e 2-1). ||
your power |lne bas a dl||erent nomlna| vo|tage, lt wl|| be necessary |or you to contact your dea|er.
AMP s/n
Tube s/n
vo|tage Se|ector vAC
Tab|e 2-1. ACOM 1000 |ndlvldua| Data
2-3. Amp|ifier Location 5e|ection
C A U 7 l O N
Tbe welgbt o| tbe unlt ls about 22kg, wblcb sbou|d pre|erab|y be band|ed by two
persons.
Posltlon tbe amp|l|ler near tbe p|ace wbere lt wl|| be used. You'|| need an easy access to tbe command
knobs and lndlcator's area, as we|| as to tbe rear pane| cab|lng.
No magnetlc-|le|d sensltlve devlces sbou|d be |ocated next to tbe rlgbt slde o| tbe amp|l|ler as lts power
trans|ormer ls |ocated tbere. |t's best to posltlon lt to tbe rlgbt o| your transcelver. No temperature
sensltlve devlces sbou|d be |ocated above tbe exbaust bot alr area, so don't pusb lt under a sbe||. You
may pre|er to use tbe bottom sca|es o| botb varlab|e capacltor knobs (TUNL and LOAD) l| you lnsta||
lt on a sbe||. DO NOT O8STPUCT A|P |NTAKL (rear pane|) and LXHAUST (top cover) areas o| tbe
amp|l|ler. Keep a mlnlmum dlstance o| 10cm (4 lncbes) to tbe lntake and 50cm (20 lncbes) to tbe
exbaust.
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2-4. Connections
Connectlon to your statlon must be accomp|lsbed ln tbe order descrlbed be|ow, be|ore you app|y
malns vo|tage to tbe amp|l|ler.
W A R N l N G
Note that the grounding system may have to withstand currents over 10A
with insignificant vo|tage drop on it. Therefore, it may be necessary to
improve it considerab|y, i.e. to become |ess resistive, with heavier |eads and
|ower-resistive ground path. The grounding |eads shou|d be at |east 4mm
{AWG 11 or 5WG 13).
Plg.2-1 Connectlons
a) Plrst, connect tbe ground stud o| tbe amp|l|ler (on tbe rear pane|, marked GND) to tbe statlon's
groundlng system (Plg.2-1).
b) Connect a coaxla| cab|e wltb a PL-259 p|ug |rom tbe transcelver output to tbe amp|l|ler rear pane|
PP |NPUT socket.
C A U 7 l O N
|| tbls ls tbe |lrst tlme you wl|| use a power amp|l|ler ln your statlon, pay attentlon to
tbe coaxla| cab|e type |rom tbe amp|l|ler's output. |t must band|e tbe lncreased
power sa|e|y, partlcu|ar|y on tbe 10 and 6 meters bands. We recommend, tbat you
use PG213 or better. Cbeck tbe same |or tbe antenna se|ector and tuner as we|| as
tbe antenna ltse|| (especla||y mu|tl-band trap antennas).
c) Connect a coaxla| cab|e |rom tbe amp|l|ler output (on tbe rear pane|, marked PP OUTPUT) wltb a
PL-259 p|ug to tbe antenna se|ector or tuner or to tbe antenna |or tbe respectlve band.
d) Pun a cab|e termlnated ln a Pbono (PCA) connector |rom tbe transcelver socket provldlng ground
on transmlt" to tbe amp|l|ler rear pane| KLY-|N socket.
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Your amp|l|ler wl|| not work l| KLY-|N ls not connected proper|y.
Transcelver producers glve dl||erent names to tbls output and tbey are |or lnstance TX-GND, SLND,
T/P-L|NL, etc. Some transcelvers requlre tbat ground on transmlt" ls lmp|emented vla a so|tware
command, or by cbanglng tbe settlng o| a swltcb on tbe rear pane|, or lnterlor o| tbe transcelver. Cbeck
your transcelver's manua|.
e) Tbe KLY-OUT socket on tbe rear pane| provldes an extra contro| slgna| |rom tbe amp|l|ler to tbe
transcelver. |t cou|d be used to lmprove tbe transmlt/recelve swltcblng sa|ety.
|| your transcelver bas a sultab|e lnput tbat dlsab|es transmlsslon, we recommend tbat you connect lt
wltb a cab|e termlnated ln a Pbono (PCA) connector to tbe KLY-OUT socket o| tbe amp|l|ler. Transcelver
producers glve dl||erent names to tbls lnput and tbey are |or lnstance TX-|NH|8|T, MUTL, L|NLAP,
etc. Cbeck your transcelver's manua| or consu|t your dea|er.
|| your transcelver does not bave sucb lnput, don't worry - tbe amp|l|ler wl|| |unctlon norma||y as we||,
and tben tbe KLY-OUT may remaln unused.
|) Preparatlon o| wa|| out|et |or tbe amp|l|ler.
W A R N l N G
lf your amp|ifier is on|y fitted with one mains fuse, it is suitab|e for 0-220...240
VAC e|ectricity supp|ies ONLY {these supp|ies are standard in the uropean
Community). Your dea|er wi|| check that your amp|ifier is correct|y fused
before it is shipped to you. Customers shou|d check with a qua|ified
e|ectrician if the amp|ifier is to be used outside the country in which it was
purchased.
Due to tbe dl||erent standards ln dl||erent countrles, tbe malns p|ug ls supp|led and mounted by tbe
dea|er. He connects to tbe malns cord end a standard malns supp|y p|ug wblcb meets tbe Sa|ety C|ass |
unlts standard ln your country. Tbe ground |ead o| tbe amp|l|ler's power cord ls co|ored ye||ow wltb
two green strlpes and tbe b|ue and brown |eads are actlve. Wben tbe amp|l|ler ls to be used wltb on|y
one malns |use, lt ls connected ln serles wltb tbe brown |ead, wblcb must be tbe actlve. || you bave any
doubts about tbe correct way o| connectlng tbe wlres, consu|t your dea|er.
W A R N l N G
Before connecting the amp|ifier to your mains supp|y, be sure that the supp|y
is correct|y wired, and is adequate for the current drawn by the amp|ifier
{up to 10A). Make certain that the grounding |ead is connected proper|y in
the wa|| out|et for the amp|ifier.
|t ls pre|erab|e tbat you use tbe wa|| out|et c|osest to tbe source. Tbe lnsta||atlon |eads sbou|d be at |east
1.5mm (AWG 15 or SWG 17). Cbeck l| tbe respectlve |uses can band|e current up to 10A, as we||, as
l| tbe vo|tage corresponds to tbe vo|tage |or wblcb tbe amp|l|ler ls set (S.2-2). || you connect tbe amp|l|ler
to a dl||erent malns out|et, be sure tbat you cbeck lt, too.
Make sure tbe maln Power Swltcb on tbe rear pane| ls ln OPP posltlon and lnsert amp|l|ler's malns p|ug
lnto tbe wa|| out|et prepared |or lt. Tbe amp|l|ler remalns swltcbed o||.
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2-5. lnsta||ation of xterna| Fan
Tbls |an (Plg. 2-1) ls not necessary ln SS8 and CW modes, nor ln contlnuous carrler modes (PTTY, SSTv
etc.) wltb carrler down tlmes o| maxlmum 15 mlnutes and a subsequent pause o| 3 mlnutes. Por blgber
dutles or amblent temperatures tbe |an ls recommended. Tbe auxl|lary |an (92x92mm) must be brusb|ess
type, 2...5W/24vDC. |t may be lnsta||ed by your dea|er or by tbe manu|acturer on request.
3. POWR ON, CONTROL5 AND lNDlCATOR5
C A U 7 l O N
Do not turn tbe amp|l|ler on |or at |east 2 bours a|ter unpacklng lt ln tbe room
wbere lt wl|| be used. Pay partlcu|ar attentlon wben you move lt |rom a very co|d
lnto a very warm p|ace - condensatlon ls |lke|y and tbls cou|d resu|t ln damage to tbe
blgb vo|tage clrcults. |n sucb a case, walt at |east 4 bours. A slml|ar e||ect can occur
a|ter a rapld warmlng o| tbe operatlng room (|or lnstance a|ter swltcblng on a
power|u| beater ln a co|d sback).
C A U 7 l O N
To avold damage (not covered under warranty) care|u||y cbeck tbat tbe vo|tage |or
wblcb tbe amp|l|ler ls set corresponds to your malns nomlna| vo|tage (see S.2-2 and
tab|e 2-1).
A|ter |o||owlng a|| lnstructlons ln S.2, you can turn ON tbe maln power swltcb marked L|NL" on tbe
rear pane| (Plg.2-1). Tbe red LLD lndlcator above tbe red ON/OPP button |ocated on tbe |ront pane|
must |lgbt red and a b|ack lnscrlptlon ACOM1000" wl|| appear on tbe LCD (Plg.3-1):
Plg.3-1 ACOM1000 Dlsp|ay and Contro|
You'|| note tbat tbe upper |lne o| tbe LCD a|ways reads dlrect|y peak |orward power, even wbl|e tbe
tube ls not drlven. Tbe 1200W sca|e reso|utlon ls 10W per bar, dots dlvlslon welgbt ls 60W, and |lgures
are mu|tlp|e to 300W. Note a|so tbat |eve|s be|ow 20W may be not detected.
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|| tbe cbaracters on tbe LCD are dlm or not readab|e, p|ease |o||ow tbe metbod o|
LCD contrast and back|lgbtlng adjustment descrlbed ln S.5-1.
|n tbls posltlon (ca||ed OPP L|NL berea|ter) on|y tbe mlcro-contro||er ls operatlona|, wbl|e tbe amp|l|ler
ltse|| ls stl|| turned o|| (tbe tube ls not powered at a||).
Tbe contro| o| tbe amp|l|ler ls accesslb|e durlng OPP L|NL and ON L|NL states, eacb bavlng severa|
ln|ormatlon screens and contro| |unctlons (see Plg.3-2):
POWR ON
OFF LlN {ON/OFF) ON LlN
(PPLv+NLXT) (PPLv+NLXT)
(PPLv+NLXT)
(PPLv+NLXT)
(PPLv+NLXT)
(NLXT or PPLv)
Contrast !...9
8ack-|lgbt !...5 (NLXT)
(NLXT)
(PPLv)
(PPLv) Auto-Operate OPP
Auto-Operate
Auto-Operate ON
(OPLP)
Llst o|
Auto-Prot.
Slgnatures
(PPLv)--(NLXT)
|NPOPMAT|ON
Porwaro power
Pe||ecteo power
Output Power
Antenna vSWP
Drlve PP Power
PP Power Galn
P|ate Current
Hlgb vo|tage
P|ate PP Peak
Screen Current
DC Power |nput
Lxb. Alr Temp.
Tunlng
TP|
(+2sec)
LCD aoj.
5#
5!
5" 5"
5"" 5"! 5#
5#
5#
5#
5#!
Plg.3-2 |n|ormatlon Screens and Contro| Punctlons Structure
Tbe OPLP button a|ternatlve|y cbanges operate and standby modes (S.4-2) wbl|e ON L|NL. P|ease
note tbat Auto-Operate mlgbt be enab|ed. Tbe same button actlvates slgnature |lst wbl|e OPP L|NL.
Tbe PPLv and NLXT buttons cbange ln|ormatlon screens or se|ect contro| |unctlons (S.4-4) |or botb
OPP L|NL and ON L|NL.
Tbe ON/OPP button a|ternatlve|y swltcbes OPP L|NL and ON L|NL states o| tbe amp|l|ler.
You can proceed ln one o| two dlrectlons:
a) You can use tbe OPP L|NL ln|ormatlon screens and contro| |unctlons. Tbey re|er to tbe auto-protectlon
slgnatures |lst, LCD contrast and back|lgbtlng contro|, as we|| as tbe Auto-Operate |eature. Tbls ls
descrlbed ln S5.
b) You can turn on tbe amp|l|ler and begln tbe warm-up sequence. A|ter 2.5 mlnutes you may tune and
start operatlng tbe amp|l|ler and you can use tbe ON L|NL ln|ormatlon screens or contro| |unctlons
(see be|ow).
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4. OPRATlON
Operatlon o| tbe amp|l|ler ls slmp|l|led due to tbe TP| tunlng ald, Auto-Operate |unctlon, and automatlc
protectlon system, so you'|| be ab|e to begln uslng lt lmmedlate|y a|ter tbe lnsta||atlon. However, to
make |u|| use o| amp|l|ler's potentla| and to |u||y con|lgure lt to your |oca| condltlons, we recommend
tbat you tborougb|y read tbe |o||owlng ln|ormatlon.
Tbere are 14 ON L|NL ln|ormatlon screens, wblcb can be se|ected by presslng repeated|y tbe NLXT
or PPLv buttons (see |lg.3-2). Tbelr purpose and metbod o| use are descrlbed ln tbe next |lve sectlons
4-1 tbrougb 4-5.
4-1. Turning ON and OFF
|n order to turn on tbe amp|l|ler, wbl|e tbe Maln Power Swltcb (|ocated on tbe rear pane|) ls on, press
tbe red ON/OPP button (on tbe |ront pane| rlgbt-bottom corner) and bo|d lt on |or about 1 second.
Tbe LCD back|lgbt wl|| |lgbt and tbe ON/OPP LLD lndlcator above tbe button wl|| cbange |rom red to
green. You'|| bear tbe b|ower start |lrst at blgb speed, tben s|ow down.
A|ter success|u||y passlng tbe lnltla| se||-tests, tbe ON/OPP LLD beglns ||asblng green wbl|e tbe |o||owlng
lnscrlptlon on tbe LCD remalns |lt:
WAPM|NG UP: nnn s
(nnn above ls tbe number o| seconds remalnlng to readlness |or operatlon)
A tube warm-up perlod o| 2.5 mlnutes |o||ows. Durlng tbls tlme tbe amp|l|ler remalns ln standby mode,
so you can contlnue operatlng wltb tbe transcelver.
Presslng eltber tbe PPLv or NLXT buttons durlng tbls perlod wl|| resu|t ln cbanglng tbe screen to one
o| tbe 14 aval|ab|e ln|ormatlon screens descrlbed ln S.4-4 be|ow. Tbls actlon wl|| not ln||uence tbe
warmlng-up process, so you may pass tbrougb a|| ln|ormatlon screens, |or lnstance to monltor tbe Hlgb
vo|tage va|ue or tbe Lxbaust Alr temperature. You can a|so return to tbe o|d one to see bow many
seconds are stl|| needed |or tbe tube's beater.
N O 7
Wben you lntend to bave a sbort operatlng break, lt ls better to |eave tbe amp|l|ler
ln standby mode lnstead o| turnlng lt o||. Tube |l|e ls sbortened by repeated|y turnlng
on and o|| tbe tube beater supp|y. However, l| you unlntentlona||y power-o|| tbe
amp|l|ler, lt ls best to swltcb lt on agaln lmmedlate|y. Wben tbe pause ls sbort (up to
1 mlnute) and tbe catbode ls stl|| warm, tbe warm-up perlod ls sbortened slgnl|lcant|y,
wblcb reduces tbe waltlng tlme and pro|ongs tbe tube's expected |l|e.
A|ter tbe lndlcated perlod explres, tbe ON/OPP button stops ||asblng and |lgbts green constant|y. || tbe
auto-operate |unctlon ls se|ected to ON (see S.5-2), tbe green OPLP LLD |lgbts too. Tbe |ast used (one
out o| 14) ln|ormatlon screen appears on tbe LCD, |or lnstance: WAPM|NG UP: Peady".
Tbe bargrapb on tbe upper |lne a|ways lndlcates tbe peak |orward power (as we|| as durlng OPP L|NL).
|n order to turn tbe amp|l|ler o|| press sbort|y tbe red ON/OPP button. || you are not golng to use tbe
amp|l|ler |or a |ong tlme, lt ls best to turn lt o|| uslng tbe Maln Power swltcb (on tbe rear pane|) as we||.
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4-2. Changing Operate and 5tandby Modes
Wltb tbe Auto-Operate |unctlon dlsab|ed (see S.5-2), tbe OPLP button cbanges two modes a|ternatlve|y.
Wben Auto-Operate ls ON, tbe amp|l|ler wl|| be malntalned to operate mode by de|au|t, un|ess you
use tbe OPLP button manua||y to go to standby (tben Auto-Operate ls suppressed temporarl|y). Presslng
OPLP agaln wou|d restore tbe Auto-Operate.
4-3. Tuning
Tunlng ls posslb|e on|y ln operate mode, so press tbe OPLP button ln order to l||umlnate lts LLD (un|ess
Auto-Operate ls actlve).
a) Pre|lmlnary ln|ormatlon.
Tunlng tbe amp|l|ler ls a procedure o| matcblng tbe lmpedance o| tbe current|y used antenna to tbe
optlmum tube |oad reslstance. Tbls wl|| ensure maxlmum p|ate e||lclency and PP galn at nomlna| output
power, wltb mlnlmum |MD at tbat.
P|ease note, tbat tbe PLPLLCTLD POWLP readlngs and tbe measured vSWP depend on tbe |oad
lmpedance on|y, and not on tbe amp|l|ler tunlng. || tbe |oad lmpedance ls dl||erent |rom 50-Obm pure
reslstlve (nomlna|), tbe PLPLLCTLD POWLP readlng wl|| a|ways lndlcate re||ected power presence
(even at exce||ent tunlng). Tbe proper tunlng wl|| a||ow you to operate at greater power wltbout dlstortlon
or danger to tbe amp|l|ler.
Note a|so tbat tbe rea| OUTPUT POWLP ln tbe |oad ls equa| to tbe dl||erence between tbe POPWAPD-
and PLPLLCTLD- readlngs. Por lnstance, at a readlng o| POPWAPD 1200W, and o| PLPLLCTLD 200W,
tbe rea| OUTPUT POWLP ls 1000W (lnto a 2.6:1 vSWP |oad). At very blgb vSWP (no antenna or bad|y
mlsmatcbed antenna), tbe POPWAPD and PLPLLCTLD readlngs wl|| be a|most equa|, wbl|e tbe rea|
OUTPUT POWLP (tbe dl||erence between tbem) wl|| be practlca||y zero.
Tbe amp|l|ler can operate sa|e|y l| tbe |o||owlng ru|e ls obeyed: PLPLLCTLD POWLP < 500W".
Matcblng ls assured |or |oads wltb vSWP up to 3:1. Nevertbe|ess, |or some |oads and bands matcblng ls
posslb|e at even blgber vSWP. Por lnstance, you'|| get a
PLPLLCTLD POWLP so|t-|au|t protectlon trlp at |u||-sca|e (1200W) |orward, wltb more tban
500W re||ected (700W output power), wben antenna vSWP exceeds 4.5:1.
C A U 7 l O N
Uslng a |eeder o| coaxla| cab|e at vSWP > 3:1 on HP, and partlcu|ar|y on tbe 10 and
6 meters bands, ls not recommended. At sucb blgb va|ues o| vSWP, tbe blgb vo|tages,
blgb currents, and beat assoclated wltb |lne |osses, rlsk to permanent|y damage your
coaxla| cab|e or antenna swltcb.
Update tunlng perlodlca||y, even l| you bave not cbanged band or antenna, ln partlcu|ar wben a slgnl|lcant
cbange ln tbe envlronment occurs (snow, lce, new|y appeared or removed masslve objects, a|len wlres
nearby etc.) tbat wou|d cause slgnl|lcant cbanges ln tbe antenna lmpedance.
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N O 7
|| you use more tban one antenna per band, lt ls necessary tbat you se|ect tbe proper
antenna 8LPOPL tbe next step. Petune a|ter se|ectlng a dl||erent antenna |or tbe
same band, slnce botb lmpedances may dl||er substantla||y (un|ess tbelr vSWP ls
exce||ent, l.e. be|ow 1.2:1 |or botb).
C A U 7 l O N
Do not swltcb tbe 8AND swltcb knob wbl|e transmlttlng wltb tbe amp|l|ler! Hot
swltcblng (wbl|e transmlttlng) wl|| eventua||y destroy tbe band swltcb, not covered
by tbe warranty!
C A U 7 l O N
Wben tunlng, do not app|y contlnuous drlve |onger tban 3 mlnutes and a|ter tbat
pause 1-2 mlnutes |or tube coo|lng.
We recommend tbat you tune-up at tbe center |requencles o| tbe pre|erred |requency band. Plrst
se|ect tbe band swltcb (never wltb PP app|led!). Tben use tab|e 4-1 ln order to acbleve an approxlmate
preset |or botb TUNL capacltor and LOAD capacltor knobs:
z H M , d n a B | a i D b o n K e n u T | a i D b o n K d a o L
2 - 8 . 1 0 5 - 5 7 5 4 - 5 7
4 - 5 . 3 0 3 - 0 5 0 6 - 7 7
3 . 7 - 7 0 4 - 3 4 6 6 - 3 7
2 . 0 1 - 1 . 0 1 0 1 - 2 1 0 3 - 2 3
5 3 . 4 1 - 4 1 5 4 - 5 5 4 2 - 6 2
2 . 8 1 - 8 1 3 6 - 1 6 2 5 - 4 5
5 4 . 1 2 - 1 2 7 1 - 4 4 3 3 - 5 3
5 2 - 9 . 4 2 1 8 - 9 7 9 4 - 7 4
7 . 9 2 - 8 2 0 2 - 6 4 2 3 - 6 3
4 5 - 0 5 5 1 - 0 4 2 1 - 6 1
Tab|e 4-1. Approxlmate tunlng preset
b) Se|ectlng tbe p|ate-|oad True Peslstance |ndlcator (TP|) tunlng ald.
You may se|ect TP| sca|e ln tbree dl||erent ways:
- 8y presslng slmu|taneous|y |or a moment tbe PPLv+NLXT buttons. Tbls wl|| lnsert a 6d8 attenuator
between tbe drlver and tbe amp|l|ler's lnput (tbe ATT LLD wl|| |lgbt), so you'|| not need to reduce tbe
drlve power durlng tunlng. Press PPLv+NLXT buttons momentarl|y agaln to swltcb tbe attenuator o||
tbe lnput and to return to tbe o|d screen. || you use any o| PPLv or NLXT buttons on|y, tbe attenuator
wou|d be swltcbed o|| too, but tbe ln|ormatlon screen wou|d cbange to respectlve|y prevlous or next.
- 8y presslng repeated|y eltber PPLv or NLXT button (wblcbever ls nearest), untl| you reacb tbe TP|
sca|e. Tbls wl|| not lnsert tbe attenuator, so you'|| bave to use |ess tban 20W drlve (un|ess tbe amp|l|ler
ls near|y correct|y tuned), otberwlse tbe next step wou|d be executed automatlca||y:
- 8y slmp|y app|ylng a norma| worklng (50-60W) drlve power, wbl|e tbe amp|l|ler ls not yet tuned.
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Tbls wl|| automatlca||y lnvoke tbe TP| tunlng ald and wl|| lnsert tbe lnput attenuator (tbe ATT LLD wl||
|lgbt) a|ter one second. Tbe attenuator wl|| be swltcbed o||, and tbe o|d screen wl|| be returned
automatlca||y, a|ter you re|ease tbe PTT sbort|y. || you bave acbleved meanwbl|e a near|y good tunlng,
tbe attenuator wou|d not be lnserted agaln. || tbe o|d screen was tbe same (TP|, se|ected manua||y
ear|ler), you'|| tben be ab|e to preclse|y tune tbe amp|l|ler a|so at nomlna| power, wltbout cbanglng drlve
at a||. Use tbls blnt to sborten tbe tunlng process duratlon.
c) Tunlng Procedure.
Wbl|e a contlnuous (CW) slgna| at tbe deslred |requency ls stl|| app|led:
- Look at tbe upper sca|e (|orward power), obtaln maxlmum power uslng tbe upper (TUNL) knob,
- Look at tbe |ower (Load Cap) sca|e and turn tbe |ower (LOAD) knob ln order to center tbe trlang|e
marker at tbe !" mark.
- Pe|ease tbe PTT sbort|y ln order to dlsab|e tbe attenuator, tben repeat botb steps at nomlna| power.
A|ways |lnlsb by peaklng wltb tbe TUNL knob.
N O 7
Appearance o| an arrow on eltber |e|t or rlgbt TP| sca|e edges means tbat tbe LOAD
knob ls too |ar |rom tbe proper posltlon. To correct |or tbls, turn tbe LOAD knob to
tbe prompted dlrectlon untl| tbe trlang|e marker appears lnslde tbe sca|e |le|d.
|
_ _ _ _ _ ! _ _ _ _ _
| | | |
_ _ _ _ > ! _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | |
_ _ _ _ _ ! < _ _ _ _
| | | | | | |
_ _ _ _ _ ! _ _ _ v _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
_ _ _ _ _ v _ _ _ _ _
: r e k r a m o n
r o | b o n k L N U T e s u
y n a t e g o t P . x a m
. r e k r a m
: t | e | r a | a s l r e k r a m
b o n k D A O L n r u t
| l t n u t b g l r o t r e t n l o p
. e d l s n l r e k r a m
: t b g l r r a | a s l r e k r a m
b o n k D A O L n r u t
| l t n u t | e | o t r e t n l o p
. e d l s n l r e k r a m
: e d l s n l r e k r a m
b o n k D A O L n r u t
o t t | e | y | t b g l | s
. t l r e t n e c
: d e n u t s l D A O L
o t b o n k L N U T n r u t
d r a w r o P k a e p
. b s l n l | & r e w o P
Plg. 4-1. Uslng TP| tunlng ald
P|ease note a|so, tbat tbe TP| mark wl|| not appear untl| at |east 5W drlve ls app|led, and at |east 20W
|orward power ls acbleved.
||, |or some reason, matcblng cannot be accomp|lsbed success|u||y, cbeck 8AND swltcb and antenna
se|ectlon. Tben cbeck tbe antenna vSWP at same drlve |requency.
d) Tunlng blnts.
Wbl|e turnlng knobs, you'|| note tbat botb tunlngs wou|d be vlrtua||y lndependent. Tbls ls a bene|lt o|
tbe TP|. Tbe p|ate-|oad reslstance lncreases to tbe rlgbt and decreases to tbe |e|t o| tbe TP| center.
Tbe center o| tbe sca|e corresponds to tbe proper LOAD capacltor tunlng, wblcb presents an optlmum
|oad reslstance to tbe tube.
|| you tune to tbe rlgbt, you'|| obtaln more galn, but |ess undlstorted output power wl|| be attalnab|e.
You may pre|er to use tbls blnt wben your drlve power ls lnsu||lclent or wben you need |ess output but
better e||lclency, |or lnstance at beavy duty modes (PTTY, SSTv etc) wbere |ess beat ls wanted.
Tunlng to tbe |e|t o| tbe center wou|d |ead to tbe opposlte: |ess galn and more power attalnab|e. O|
course, tbls requlres more drlve power, more p|ate current, and more p|ate beat, wblcb sbortens
tube's-expected |l|e, as lts catbode wou|d be |aster exbausted.
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You mlgbt use tbe o||-center tunlng blnt a|so to compensate |or malns vo|tage varlatlons ln order to
malntaln tube e||lclency: tune to tbe rlgbt wben malns ls blgber, or tune to tbe |e|t l| lt's |ower tban tbe
nomlna| vo|tage. P|ease see S.2-2 (Llne vo|tage Se|ectlon) |or more tban 10% dl||erence |rom tbe
nomlna|.
4-4. ON LlN lnformation 5creens and Contro| Functions.
a) 8esldes tbe Warmlng Up and TP| (descrlbed above ln S.4-1 tbrougb S.4-3), you bave 12 more
|n|ormatlon screens aval|ab|e. Tbey are as |o||ows: Porward Power, Pe||ected Power, Output Power
(dl||erence between |orward and re||ected), Antenna vSWP, Drlve PP Power, PP Power Galn, P|ate
Current, Hlgb vo|tage, P|ate PP Peak, Screen Current, DC Power |nput (product o| p|ate current and
blgb vo|tage), and Lxbaust Alr Temperature (Ce|slus and Pabrenbelt sca|es). You can use tbem to monltor
tbe tecbnlca| state o| tbe amp|l|ler and tbe assoclated parameters ln dlglta| |orm.
Se|ectlon ls made by tbe PPLv and NLXT buttons. You may cbange tbem ln a c|osed |oop, wbl|e tbe
amp|l|ler ls used and contro||ed ln operate and standby modes, cbanges transmlt and recelve, wltbout
any ln||uence by tbe measurlng process.
b) You can contro| LCD adjustment and Auto-Operate |eature se|ectlon a|so wbl|e ON L|NL. Tbe
metbod ls tbe same as lt ls descrlbed |or OPP L|NL, so see S.5-1 and S.5-2 |or detal|s.
4-5. Auto-Protection 5ystem
Wben any abnorma| condltlon ls detected, tbe amp|l|ler wl|| eva|uate tbe rlsk and may use tbree dl||erent
degrees o| protectlon, dependlng on tbe nature o| tbe prob|em. Lacb event ls accompanled by a text
te||lng you tbe reason. Tbe back|lgbt o| tbe LCD ls ||asbed meanwbl|e ln order to attract tbe operator's
attentlon.
a) Tbe |lrst degree o| protectlon ls lssulng a warnlng message on|y, wltbout any ln||uence on tbe
transmlttlng process. Tbls mlgbt be |or lnstance Peduce Drlve", P|ate Current", etc. You cou|d contlnue
to transmlt under sucb condltlons but you are c|ose to a trlp tbresbo|d.
b) Tbe second degree o| protectlon ls a trlp ln standby mode (So|t Pau|t). You'|| get an approprlate
message, |or lnstance GP|D CUPPLNT . A|| So|t-Pau|t messages are marked wltb two asterlsks on
botb screen edges. Tbe message remalns on tbe dlsp|ay untl| you press any button (or auto-operate
|unctlon returns to operate mode automatlca||y). Tbe So|t Pau|ts are o| sucb klnd wbere you can correct
exp|oltatlon condltlons operatlve|y (uslng |ess drlve, lmprovlng vSWP, etc).
c) Tbe tblrd degree o| protectlon ls a trlp ln o|| mode (Auto-Protectlon).
You'|| get tbe correspondlng slgnature (see S.6-5 - Troub|esbootlng). || you cannot guess wbat ls tbe
reason, you may try to turn tbe amp|l|ler on agaln ln order to cbeck wbetber lt's not an accldenta|
condltlon. || tbe prob|em perslsts, you'|| need to contact your dea|er - see S.1-2.
N O 7
Tbe 6d8 lnput attenuator ls automatlca||y lnserted about 1 second a|ter a bad tunlng
ls detected at drlve |eve|s above 20W. |t ls swltcbed o|| at every PTT re|ease (un|ess
lnserted manua||y).
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5. OFF LlN OPRATlON
Tbere are two contro| |unctlons and 14 ln|ormatlon screens aval|ab|e ln tbls state o| tbe amp|l|ler. You
can contro| tbe LCD contrast and back|lgbtlng or enab|e/dlsab|e tbe Auto-Operate |eature. You can
a|so |lst tbe auto - protectlon slgnatures. Tbe tube ls not powered at a|| (on|y tbe mlcro-contro||er ls
actlve) durlng tbese operatlons.
5-1. Contrast and Back|ighting contro|
Press tbe PPLv+NLXT buttons slmu|taneous|y and bo|d tbem |or two seconds. Tbe back-|lgbtlng o|
tbe LCD wl|| |lgbt and tbe Contrast=... 8.Llgbt=..." screen wl|| appear on tbe bottom |lne. Contro|
tbe contrast o| tbe LCD uslng tbe PPLv button ln steps |rom 1 to 9. Contro| tbe back|lgbtlng o| tbe
LCD uslng tbe NLXT button ln steps |rom 1 to 5.
Press sbort|y tbe PPLv+NLXT buttons ln order to reacb tbe auto-operate |unctlon (see next S.5-2),
or |eave buttons unused |or 20 seconds l| you want to accept tbese se|ectlons on|y (ln order not to
cbange Auto-Operate lnadvertent|y).
5-2. Auto-Operate enab|ing and disab|ing
Wben enab|ed, tbls |unctlon wl|| save manua| actlons and operatlng tlme |or you. |t wl|| automatlca||y
execute OPLPATL commands every tlme wben needed. Tbe OPLP button wl|| be stl|| |unctlona|, so
you'|| be ab|e to cbange to standby and back to operate manua||y at any tlme. A|ter returnlng to operate
tbe |lrst tlme (by presslng OPLP button agaln), tbe auto-operate |eature wl|| be restored.
|n order to enab|e or dlsab|e tbe auto-operate at a||, a|ter a contrast and back|lgbt se|ectlon (see tbe
prevlous S.5-1), contlnue wltb presslng sbort|y tbe PPLv+NLXT buttons. Tbe Auto Operate = ..."
screen wl|| appear on tbe bottom |lne. Use tbe PPLv button to se|ect OPP or NLXT to se|ect ON.
Press sbort|y tbe PPLv+NLXT buttons agaln to accept and return.
N O 7
|| LCD back-|lgbtlng or contrast are too |ow, tbus no cbaracters are seen on tbe
LCD, execute S.5-1 |lrst to obtaln a readab|e dlsp|ay. A|| se|ectlons you make are
stored ln tbe nonvo|atl|e memory o| tbe amp|l|ler and are used at tbe next power-
on. || no se|ectlon ls made |or 20 seconds, tbe current|y exlstlng se|ectlon ls accepted
and tbe |unctlon ls |e|t automatlca||y.
5-3. Reading Auto-protection 5ignatures
On every Hard Pau|t protectlon trlp o| tbe amp|l|ler, slgnature ln|ormatlon ls stored ln lts nonvo|atl|e
memory. Tbe 7 most recent auto-protectlon trlp slgnatures re|ated to tbe amp|l|ler lnterna| status are
stored tbere, wblcb you can copy and |orward to your dea|er |or dlagnostlcs.
|n order to read and to copy tbem press tbe OPLP button wbl|e OPP L|NL. Tbe back|lgbtlng o| tbe
LCD wl|| |lgbt and you'|| see tbe beglnnlng o| tbe slgnatures |lst. Use NLXT and PPLv buttons to
navlgate tbrougb 7 palrs o| screens. Por eacb auto-protectlon trlp tbere ls a palr o| ln|ormatlon screens,
beglnnlng wltb nA... and n8... wbere:
- n" ls tbe number o| tbe event (nr.1 ls tbe |ast, nr.7 ls tbe o|dest one),
- A and 8 mark tbe |lrst and tbe second part o| an ln|ormatlon screen palr.
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Two |lnes, tbree groups by slx symbo|s (36 symbo|s ln tota|) are to be copled concernlng every one o|
tbe 7 memorlzed events |rom 1A-18 tbrougb 7A-78.
To decode tbe slgnatures p|ease see S.6-5 (Troub|esbootlng).
N O 7
A|ter every slgnature |lstlng tbe tube warm-up tlme ls reset to 150 seconds regard|ess
o| tbe tlme belng ln OPP L|NL state.
6. MAlNTNANC
|| no cbaracters are seen on tbe LCD at power on maybe lts contrast needs adjustment - see S.5-1.
6-1. C|eaning
W A R N l N G
Do not use so|vents for c|eaning - they may be dangerous both for you and
for the amp|ifier paint or p|astics.
Do not open tbe amp|l|ler. C|eanlng o| tbe amp|l|ler outer sur|ace can be done wltb a plece o| so|t
cotton c|otb |lgbt|y molstened wltb c|ean water.
6-2. Fuses Rep|acement
|| lt ls necessary to rep|ace tbe malns |uses, use on|y standard ones.
Tbe two Prlmary Malns Puses o| tbe amp|l|ler are |ocated on tbe rear pane| (Plg. 2-1). Tbey are 10A/
250v Qulck b|ow, 1-1/4 x 1/4 lncb Cartrldge Puses, Slze 0" Ceramlc.
8esldes tbe prlmary |uses, on tbe MA|NS PC8 (lnslde tbe amp|l|ler) tbere are two more sma|| g|ass
|uses (5x20mm, 100mA and 2A s|ow-b|ow type) wblcb are not rep|aced by tbe user. Sbou|d one o|
tbese |uses be b|own, lt may be lndlcatlve o| otber |al|ures. Tbls ls a comp|ex and potentla||y dangerous
operatlon. Por tbls reason, we recommend tbls work be carrled out by a tralned servlce tecbnlclan.
6-3. Tube Rep|acement
A slng|e 4CX800A (GU748) blgb-per|ormance ceramlc-meta| tetrode manu|actured by Svet|ana ls
emp|oyed ln tbe amp|l|ler. Pep|acement ls a comp|ex and potentla||y dangerous operatlon. Por tbls
reason, we recommend tbls work be carrled out by a tralned servlce tecbnlclan.
6-4. The ACOM1000 5imp|ified 5chematic Diagram
See Plg.6-1 ACOM1000 Slmp|l|led Scbematlc Dlagram. Tbe 4CX800A (GU748) Svet|ana blgb
per|ormance ceramlc-meta| tetrode (v1) wltb p|ate dlsslpatlon o| 800W ls grld-drlven. Tbe lnput slgna|
|rom tbe PP |NPUT jack ls passed tbrougb a broadband lnput matcblng clrcult, wblcb comprlses some
components ln tbe |NPUT PC8 and Psw. Tbls clrcult tunes out tbe lnput capacltance o| tbe tube. Tbe
swamplng reslstor Psw ls a termlnatlon |oad |or tbls clrcult and can dlsslpate up to 100W o| PP drlve
power.
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Catbode reslstor Pc creates DC and PP negatlve |eedback, tbus stabl|lzlng tbe galn and equa|lzlng tbe
|requency response. Tbe varlstor vSsg ln tbe screen grld clrcult protects tbe tube screen grld, and
vo|tage regu|ator ln tbe events o| a ||asbover.
Tbe comblnatlon Lp1-Pp1 ln tbe p|ate clrcult ls a vHP/UHP parasltlc suppressor. DC p|ate vo|tage ls |ed
tbrougb cbokes PPC1-PPC2 and tbe capacltor Cb3 b|ocks lt |rom tbe output. Tbe output clrcult
comprlses LP1, LP2, LL, CP1-CP3, and CL1-CL3 wblcb |orm a c|asslc Pl-L network and suppress tbe
barmonlc |requency emlsslons. Tbls tank ls swltcbed and tuned over tbe bands by S1A-S1C and tbe alr
varlab|e capacltors CP1, 2 and CL1, 2. Tbe output slgna| ls |ed tbrougb an addltlona| vHP |ow-pass |l|ter
|or |requencles above 55MHz (L|1, L|2 and C|). Tben lt ls passed tbrougb tbe vacuum antenna re|ay K1,
wattmeter current trans|ormer TA1, and a blgb-pass |l|ter PPC4-Ca |or |requencles be|ow 100kHz, to
tbe antenna output. Tbe cbokes PPC3 and PPC4 keep track o| tbe antenna re|ay contact condltlons and
togetber wltb Ca prevent tbe p|ate supp|y |rom reacblng tbe antenna. PPC4 sbunts lt to ground l| tbe
DC b|ocklng capacltor Cb3 |al|s. Tbe reslstor Pa protects tbe amp|l|ler |rom cbarglng L|ectro-statlc
energy |ed by tbe antenna.
Tbe PLATL CAPAC|T|vL D|v|DLP and PP WATTMLTLP are tbe maln sources o| ln|ormatlon |or tbe
contro| clrcult o| tbe amp|l|ler durlng tbe antenna lmpedance matcblng process. Tbe contro| clrcult ls
based on tbe 80C552 mlcro-contro||er |rom Pbl|lps.
A|| vo|tages are de|lvered |rom tbe MA|NS&LOW vOLTAGL and H|GH vOLTAGL SUPPLY PC8s. Tbe
contro| grld, screen grld and p|ate currents, p|ate coo|lng alr||ow temperature, re||ected power etc. are
permanent|y monltored. Many so|tware-derlved protectlons are based on tbls ln|ormatlon.
Detal|ed e|ectrlca| scbematlc dlagrams are aval|ab|e |rom ACOM or |rom your dea|er on request.
6-5. Troub|eshooting
See S.5-3 |or tbe metbod o| readlng tbe auto-protectlon slgnatures. You can decode tbem uslng tbe
ln|ormatlon be|ow.
Tbe slgnatures are structured ln two |lnes, tbree groups by slx symbo|s |or every one event o|
auto-protectlon. Tbe |ast event ls numbered as 1A-18 palr o| |lnes, and tbe o|dest one ls 7A-78.
Tbe meanlng o| tbe |lrst group ls as |o||ows:
a) nA - tbe number o| tbe trlp,
b) Next tbree symbo|s mean tbe |o||owlng:
PN0 - tests made durlng Power-On procedure, be|ore Hv ls ON,
PN2 - tests made durlng Power-On procedure, a|ter Hv ls ON and 1 second a|ter step-start ls
c|osed,
S80 - tests made ln Stand-8y, durlng tbe warm-up perlod or wbl|e enterlng Stand 8y (|rom Operate),
S82 - tests made durlng Stand-8y, a|ter tbe warm-up perlod,
PP0 - tests made wbl|e enterlng Operate,
PP2 - tests made durlng Operate,
TP0 - antenna re|ay tests made wbl|e cbanglng |rom Tx to Px (durlng Operate)
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TP2 - antenna re|ay tests made wbl|e cbanglng |rom Px to Tx (durlng Operate)
TP4 - antenna re|ay tests made durlng Tx (Operate mode)
TP6 - antenna re|ay tests made durlng Px (Operate mode)
c) Tbe |ast symbo| o| tbe |lrst group deslgnates tbe klnd o| tbe lnput parameter, wblcb caused tbe
protectlon to trlp. Tbe abbrevlatlons ln brackets be|ow are tbe slgna| names/deslgnatlons accordlng to
tbe CONTPOL PC8 e|ectrlca| scbematlc dlagram and slgna| type:
1 - peak |orward power (p|wd, ana|ogue)
2 - re||ected power (r||, ana|ogue)
3 - lnput (drlve) power (lnp, ana|ogue)
4 - peak anode a|ternate vo|tage (paav, ana|ogue)
5 - screen grld current (g2c, ana|ogue)
6 - p|ate current (lpm, ana|ogue)
7 - blgb vo|tage (bvm, ana|ogue)
8 - exbaust alr temperature (temp, ana|ogue)
9 - drlve power exlsts (GP|DPP, |oglc)
A - antenna power exlsts (PANT, |oglc)
8 - output re|ay c|osed (OPC, |oglc)
C - arc |au|t (APCP, |oglc)
D - contro| grld current too blgb (G1C, |oglc)
L - +24vDC power supp|y error (PSL, |oglc)
P - |ow alr||ow (LA|P, |oglc)
Por lnstance, 1ATP48" ln tbe |lrst group wou|d mean tbat tbe |ast auto-protectlon (1A) trlpped by tbe
antenna re|ay tests made durlng Tx - Operate mode (TP4), and tbe output re|ay c|osed - OPC" slgna|
was |al|lng (8).
Tbe next |lve groups o| symbo|s carry ln|ormatlon about tbe ana|ogue and |oglc va|ues as measured by
tbe mlcro-contro||er (at tbe moment o| auto-protectlon trlp).
Addltlona| ln|ormatlon ls aval|ab|e |rom ACOM or |rom your dea|er on bow to lnterpret tbese va|ues.
Uslng an LXCLL APPL|CAT|ON (aval|ab|e |rom ACOM or your dea|er |ree o| cbarge) and a PC, you
can decode tbese slgnatures easl|y by yourse||.
|n case lt ls necessary to sblp tbe amp|l|ler p|ease see S.7-3.
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7. 5PClFlCATlON5
7-1. Parameters
a) Prequency Coverage: A|| amateur bands 1.8-54MHz, extenslons and/or cbanges on request.
b) Power Output: 1000W PLP or contlnuous carrler, no mode |lmlt.
|n contlnuous carrler modes (PTTY etc.) |or transmlsslons |onger tban 15 mlnutes (up to severa| bours
dependlng on amblent temperature), tbe externa| auxl|lary |an must be mounted.
c) |ntermodu|atlon Dlstortlon: 8etter tban 35d8 be|ow rated output.
d) Hum and nolse: 8etter tban 40d8 be|ow rated output.
e) Harmonlc Output Suppresslon:
1.8-29.7MHz - better tban 50d8 be|ow rated output,
50-54MHz - better tban 66d8 be|ow rated output.
|) |nput and Output |mpedances:
- Nomlna| va|ue: 50 Obm unba|anced, UHP (SO239) type connectors,
- |nput clrcult: broadband, vSWP |ess tban 1.3:1, 1.8-54MHz contlnuous|y (no tunlngs, no swltcblng),
- 8ypass patb vSWP |ess tban 1.1:1, 1.8-54MHz contlnuous|y,
- Output (antenna) lmpedance matcblng capabl|lty: vSWP up to 3:1 or blgber.
g) PP Galn: 12.5d8 typlca||y, |requency response |ess tban 1d8 (50 to 60W drlve power |or rated
output).
b) Prlmary Power: 170-264v (200, 210, 220, 230 & 240v nomlna| taps (100, 110 & 120v taps on
request), +10% -15% to|.), 50-60Hz, slng|e pbase, 2200vA consumptlon at rated output.
l) Comp|les wltb CL sa|ety and e|ectromagnetlc compatlbl|lty requlrements as we|| as PCC-regu|atlons
(10 & 12m bands |ock provlded).
|) Slze & Welgbt (operatlng): W422mm x D355mm x H182mm, 22kg.
m) Operatlng envlronments:
- Temperature range: 0...+50 degs. Ce|slus,
- Humldlty: up to 75% @ +35 degs. Ce|slus.
- Helgbt: up to 3000m above sea |eve| wltbout output deterloratlon.
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7-2. Functions
a) Antenna |mpedance Matcblng Process: p|ate-|oad True Peslstance |ndlcator (TP|) alded.
b) T/P System: QSK operatlon wltb bul|t-ln, vacuum PP antenna re|ay (specla| qulet lnsta||atlon).
c) Protectlons:
- Cover lnter|ock |or operator's sa|ety,
- |nrusb power-on current contro|,
- Hlgb vo|tage, contro| grld, screen grld, and p|ate currents,
- Lxbaust alr temperature,
- T/P sequenclng,
- Antenna re|ay contacts, lnc|udlng PP power lnduced ln antenna |rom anotber nearby transmltter,
- Antenna matcblng qua|lty,
- Pe||ected power,
- PP arcs, lnc|udlng ln antenna system,
- Overdrlve.
d) Slgnatures o| tbe amp|l|ler lnterna| status are stored ln a nonvo|atl|e memory |or tbe seven most
recent auto protectlon trlps.
e) Dot matrlx back|lgbted a|pbanumerlc LCD wltb bargrapb |or |orward peak power and text messages
to tbe operator.
|) Measurement and constant|y monltorlng o| 12 most lmportant parameters o| tbe amp|l|ler vla LCD.
g) Menu-se|ectab|e LCD 8ack|lgbt and Contrast.
b) Tube: a slng|e 4CX800A (GU748) blgb-per|ormance ceramlc-meta| tetrode o| Svet|ana wltb p|ate
dlsslpatlon o| 800W, grld drlven, |orced alr-coo|lng.
7-3. 5torage and 5hipment
C A U 7 l O N
Sbou|d you need to transport tbe amp|l|ler, use tbe orlglna| packlng as descrlbed
be|ow.
Plrst, swltcb o|| tbe amp|l|ler. Pu|| tbe malns p|ug out o| tbe out|et. Dlsconnect a|| cab|es |rom tbe rear
pane| o| tbe amp|l|ler (remove tbe ground connectlon tbe |ast). Plna||y, pack tbe amp|l|ler ln lts orlglna|
carton.
a) Storage envlronments: tbe amp|l|ler can be kept packed ln dry and ventl|ated unbeated premlses
wltbout cbemlca||y actlve substances (aclds, a|ka|ls etc.) ln tbe |o||owlng c|lmatlc envlronment:
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- Temperature range: -40 to +70 degs. Ce|slus,
- Humldlty: up to 75% @ +35 degs. Ce|slus.
b) Sblpplng Slze and Welgbt:
W590mm x D430mm x H305mm, 25kg.
c) Sblpplng envlronments: a|| types o| transportatlon, lnc|udlng alrcra|t baggage sectlon up to 12000
meters above sea |eve|.
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notes: