Acom 700S - 2.5. Connecting to External Devices and User Settings

User's Manual | ACOM 700S | 1.8-54 MHz Linear Amplifier
April 2024
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h) Preparation of wall outlet
WARNING
Before connecting the amplifier to your mains supply using a licensed electrician, check
that the supply is correctly wired, and is adequate for the current drawn by the amplifier
(up to 10 A from 200/240 VAC mains and up to 16 A from 100/120 VAC mains). Make
certain that the grounding lead is connected properly and that it has a cross section not
less than the cross section of the phase conductor in the wall outlet for the amplifier.
It is preferable that you use the wall outlet closest to the source. The installation leads should be at least
1.5 mm² (AWG 15 or SWG 17) at operating 200-240 VAC and 2.5 mm² (AWG 13 or SWG 15) at 100-120 VAC
(recommended values if there are no stricter requirements by your local standard).
Check that the panel fuse has a free capacity for the additional load from the amplifier as specified in
Section Specifications 8.1.h) Mains Power Consumption at Full Output Power. If you connect the amplifier to a
different mains outlet, be sure that you check it, too.
2.5. Connecting to External Devices (transceiver, computer, etc.) and User Settings
a) CAT/AUX interface connector
Please, see Figure 2-4 | Rear panel - Connections, Pos. (3).
CAT/AUX interface is used for connecting and operating with various transceiver models (see Table 2-2 |
Signals and pin out of the CAT/AUX connector below and the respective menu in Section 5.3 Menu CAT/AUX
SETTINGS (Selection of CAT/AUX interface), Table 5-1 | Transceiver interface, and Figure 5-4 | Menu CAT/AUX
SETTINGS).
Most of the modern transceivers can be connected by CAT to the ACOM 700S. This will allow the amplifier
to track the transceiver frequency without any transmission and change the bands automatically when in
OPERATE mode.
The cable can be ordered separately from a third-party supplier or home-brewed according to Table 2-2 |
Signals and pin out of the CAT/AUX connector and the transceiver's manual.
NOTICE
The CAT connection requires a cable made especially for the ACOM 700S and your
transceiver. Using an inappropriate cable may cause a serious damage to the amplifier
and your transceiver!
If you need cable wiring diagrams, please, see our document
• ACOM CAT cables Technical Information.
The documentation is available for download at www.acom-bg.com.