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WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
Overall System
Theory
4.1 Introduction
This section contains theory of operation and circuit descriptions of the Platinum
Z2™ FM Broadcast Transmitter.
The Platinum Z2™ has two possible designations:
• Z2CD, which is a 2kW FM transmitter supplied with the DIGIT, digital FM
exciter. CD stands for Clearly Digital.
• Z2FM which is a 2kW FM transmitter supplied with the SuperCiter, analog FM
exciter.
4.2 RF Flow Block Diagram Description
Figure 4-1 is a block diagram of RF flow of the Platinum Z2 transmitter. Not shown
on this diagram is the control and monitoring associated with the advanced
Controller and Diagnostics system.