Icom iPW1 User's Manual
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1. POWER SWITCH POWER 12 Push momentarily to turn power ON TRANSMIT INDICATOR TRANSMIT p 16 Lights green while transmitting During transmission a humming may sound depending on the output power This is caused by the large current produced by the power sup ply and does not indicate equipment malfunc tion MAA ANTENNA TUNER INDICATOR TUNER p 16 e Lights while the antenna tuner is activated Blinks while tuning and the SWR becomes 1 5 1 or greater on the 50 MHz band Goes out after slow blinking when antenna turner cannot tune the selected antenna SWR 1 5 1 or greater ANTENNA TUNER SWITCH TUNER p 17 Turns the antenna tuner ON and OFF bypass when pushed momentarily The TUNER indicator lights while the antenna tuner is activated blinks while tuning While operating in the 50 MHz band the antenna tuner does not start automatically Push TUNER for 2 sec to tune the antenna manually e Starts to tune the antenna manually when pushed for 2 sec When the tuner cannot tune the antenna SWR 1 5 1 or greater the tuning circuit is bypassed automatical ly after 20 sec LINEAR AMPLIFIER SWITCH AMP PROTECT Turns the linear amplifier ON and OFF The AMP PROTECT indicator lights green when the linear amplifier is ON p 16 The AMP PROTECT indicator lights red when the2. 18 Bi Selecting a location 5 li AC power cable connection 5 5 SPECIFICATIONS 19 B GrOuUNGIING 6 WlAntenna na aain 6 ABOUT CE ee eeen nennen nnne nnns 20 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Accessories included with the IC PW1 EURO Qty D Accessory cable 104 1 Coaxial cable OPC 125B 1 3 Separation cable OPC 730 1 4 Remote control CI V cable OPC 718 1 5 Remote controller feet 2 Grounding lug 1 Dummy panel screws 2 Dummy panel M PN 1 9 ECE 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION E Front panel and remote controller o HF 50MHz ALL BAND 1k V LINEAR MPLIFIER IC PW1 POWER f Vb a EUR MBA 15K 40 50 Ip SWI TRANSMIT Po EXC J D TEM ALC TEMP 1 Ce Ce METER 2 Qo tuner
3. IC PW1 EURO D Turn OFF both of the IC PW1 EURO and exciter 2 Set EXCITER to 1 position 3 While pushing and holding the INPUT switch on the IC PW1 EURO controller turn the exciter s power ON LED INPUT over the INPUT switch blinks 4 Rotate the exciter s dial until the LED INPUT Hl lights continuously 5 Turn the exciter s power OFF to complete the set ting When using two 2 Icom exciters 599 optional gt ACC 1 supplied Be 4 ACC 13 pins ANT REMOTE _ Bran di que m AI 2 2 wer 9 ACC 2 5 Q POO Oo q Lf o ANTI or 2 REMOTE 9 MEE m 000 000 90099 oo 1 Optional cable included in 5 ACC 2 Optional remote control cable included in OPK 5 REMOTE D Turn OFF both of the IC PW1 EURO and exciters 2 Set EXCITER to 1 amp 2 position 3 Set the exciter s CI V baud rate if required When selecting the different baud rate for each exciter CI V data setting may fail depending on the exciter In such case use the same baud rate for each exciter Each exciter s frequencies may be synchronised When connecting the AUTO baud rate exciter and Non AUTO baud rate exciter the exciters frequen cies may not sy
4. CIRCUIT BREAKERS 17 Cut off the AC input when over current occurs Circuit breaker capacity 20 A U S A version 15 A Europe version Q GROUND TERMINAL p 6 Connect this terminal to a ground to prevent elec trical shocks TVI BCI and other problems EXCITER SELECTOR EXCITER pgs 7 9 Sets the connected exciter number Select 1 when 1 exciter is connected ACC 2 outputs the received ACC 1 signal to another Icom option such as the EX 627 AUTOMATIC ANTENNA SELECTOR Select 1 amp 2 when 2 exciters or 1 exciter with 2 speci fied band antenna connectors is connected ACC 1 SOCKET PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 INPUT ANTENNA CONNECTORS INPUT1 INPUT2 p 6 Accept a 50 antenna with a PL 259 connector ACC 1 PIN NO PIN NAME DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATIONS 1 BV Regulated reference 8 V DC input Input voltage 8 V 0 3 V for band control Input current Less than 10 mA 2 GND Connects to ground Input output pin Ground level 0 5Vto0 8V TPT 8 3 SEND Goes to ground when transmitting Output current Less than 20 mA q Y When grounded transmits Input current Less than 200 mA Band voltage input 4 BAND Varies with amateur band Input voltage 0to 8 0V Rear panel view Control voltage 10 to 0 V 5 ALC ALC voltage output Output impedance 10 kQ 6 NC No connection 7 13 8 V 13 8 V DC input terminal Input current Less than 1 A
5. Attach and position the cable ties to the AC cable as illustrated Ferrite core S N Cut the cable ties so that enough AC cable length remains to secure the ferrite S core in place P Z NOTE Only one ferrite core is attached with the IC 7 PW1EURO E OPC 853 AC cable with line filter The IC PW1EURO must be used with the OPC 853 AC cable to satisfy European R amp TTE requirements ll Selecting a location Select a location for the linear amplifier that allows adequate air circulation free from extreme heat cold or vibrations and away from TV sets TV antenna ele ments radios and other electro magnetic sources The linear amplifier and remote controller sections of the IC PW1 EURO can be separated The remote controller can be placed near the operator for easy monitoring of linear amplifier conditions at any time See p 10 for separation instructions The linear amplifier must be placed on a solid founda tion since it is very heavy power cable connection A suitable AC power plug must be connected to the AC power cable end See the diagram below for con nection procedures AC input voltage is automatically selected The IC PW1 EURO can accept either 100 120 V AC or 200 240 V AC power However we recommend using 200 240 V AC rather than 100 120 V AC for better power supply efficiency and longer periods of transmission Europe version 230
6. ZZ If the controller s power is supplied from non Icom exciters or auxiliary power supply p 10 turn the exciter or auxiliary power supply ON while pushing UP and DOWN to reset the CPU SSSSNN POWER M DOWN UP Setting the ALC levels Z A CAUTION Final FETs may be damaged if the ALC level adjustment is set incorrectly WSs NOTE Re adjustment is necessary when replac 2 ing the exciter WS D Select an antenna which has an SWR of 1 5 1 or better 2 Set the 1st exciter s RF output power for the min imum output 3 Be sure that the ALC adj1 and ALC adj2 pots on the rear panel max counterclockwise default ALC adj2 ALC adj1 o o o o c S Or Gs LOLA o x Fo o o 9 fe fe Push POWER to turn the linear amplifier power ON 5 Push UP or DOWN to select an operating band except 50 MHz band Select a band which uses a well matched 50 Q anten na 6 Push the transmit meter 2 switch one or more times to select the ALC level meter The ALC indicator lights 7 Push TUNER to turn the antenna tuner ON The TUNER light lights While adjusting the 1st exciter s RF output power transmit a 100 W output power of the selected band signal using CW or RTTY mode 9 Ad
7. respectively 3 When connecting 2 Icom exciters set EXCITER to the 1 amp 2 position 4 When connecting 2 or more CI V devices DO NOT set to AUTO baud rate Refer to the instruction manual for details When using the same baud rate the exciters fre quencies are synchronized When using different baud rates i e 4800 and 9600 bps etc the exciters frequencies are not synchro nized INPUT and INPUT HI selection is automat ically selected using the exciter s baud rate DO NOT USE 17 ci v LEVEL CONVERTER to con nect the remote control signal line for band control operation from an Icom exciter or from the PC Connect the supplied remote cable between the IC PW1 EURO and Icom exciter directly Icom transceiver e g IC 756 etc mii 1 e 00090 00 to REMOTE IC PW1 EURO T ESN When using 1 Icom exciter While pushing INPUT push POWER to enter the CI V address programming mode INPUT blinks f HF 50MHz ALL BAND 1kW LINEAR AMPLIFIER IC PW1 Bonn 2 4 pn ae pm ain 0 mI METER 1 Tuner M wer ce MED us 7 Om er 2 c 2 Rotate the Icom exciters tuning dial until the INPUT EMI light continuously lights 3 Push POWER to turn the IC PW1 EURO power OFF and comp
8. ACC 2 SOCKET w EXCITER is 1 2 The following descriptions are applied when the 2 EXCITER switch is set to 1 default When g EXCITER is set to 1 amp 2 ACC 2 functions the g same as ACC 1 above for the 2nd exciter ACC 2 PIN NO PIN NAME DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATIONS 1 BV Regulated reference 8 V DC output Output voltage 8V 40 3 V from the ACC 1 socket Output current Less than 10 mA 2 GND Connects to ground Input output pin Ground level 0 5Vto0 8V 3 SEND Goes to ground when transmitting Output current Less than 20 mA P 8 When grounded transmits Input current Less than 200 mA Bary Band voltage output from the 4 BAND ACC 1 socket Output voltage 0to8 0V 5 Varies with amateur band ear pane view Control voltage 10 to 0 V 5 ALC ALC voltage output Output impedance 10 kQ 6 NC No connection 13 8 V DC output terminal from the 7 13 8V ACC 1 socket Output current Less than 1 A 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS E Unpacking After unpacking immediately report any damage to the delivering carrier or dealer Keep the shipping cartons For a description and a diagram of accessory equip ment included with the IC PW1 EURO see SUP PLIED ACCESSORIES on p ii of this manual Ferrite core installation The supplied cable ties 9 in SUPPLIED ACCES SORIES should be attached to the AC cable of the IC PW1 EURO as illustrated below
9. OPERATION E Antenna tuner operation The built in automatic antenna tuner can match the antenna feed line impedance to 50 Q when the feed line impedance is within 16 7 to 150 for HF bands VSWR 3 1 or within 20 to 125 O for 50 MHz bands VSWR 2 5 1 Once the tuner matches an antenna the tuning cir cuit condition is memorized as a preset point for each frequency range 100 kHz steps 70 ranges Therefore when you change the frequency range the tuning circuit is automatically preset to the mem orized point This antenna tuner is also used when the linear amplifier is turned OFF Push TUNER for 2 sec to start manual antenna tuning When the tuner cannot tune the antenna SWR 1 5 1 or greater the tuning circuit is bypassed automatically after 20 sec S While operating in the 50 MHz band the antenna 2 Z tuner does not start automatically Push TUNER 2 for 2 sec to tune the antenna manually WY Protection circuit This linear amplifier has various protection circuits ALC circuit The ALC Automatic Level Control circuit automati cally limits RF output power by controlling the input level of the exciter This prevents transmission of dis torted signals when the input signal level exceeds the allowable level The ALC activates under the following conditions Output power of the linear amplifier exceeds 1 kW Antenna SWR becomes 2 1 or more Output power of the exciter excee
10. V AC only 9 Single phase 3 wire line 200 240 V AC D The green wire from the AC power cable must be connected to the protective earth 2 The black and white wires from the AC power cable can be connected to either terminal ZZ Use the appropriate AC plug if required white black green Single phase 2 wire line 100 120 V D The green wire from the AC power cable must be connected to the protective earth 2 The black wire from the AC power cable must be connected to the hot live wire 3 The white wire from the AC power cable must be connected to the return wire Three phase 3 wire line 200 240 V AC D The green wire from the AC power cable must be connected to the protective earth 2 The black and white wires from the AC power cable can be connected to 2 of 3 wires E Grounding To prevent electrical shock television interference TVI broadcast interference BCI and other prob lems ground the linear amplifier through the GROUND terminal on the rear panel For best results connect a heavy gauge wire or strap to a long earth sunk copper rod Make the distance between the GROUND terminal and ground as short as possible 2 A WARNING NEVER connect the GROUND terminal to a gas or electric pipe since the connection could cause an explosion or electric shock WQS E Antenna For radio communications the antenna is of critical importance along with o
11. d zd Ri MOT Ri Mo1 LC adj1 l oS EE e o LL HER AE ESS o e 11 OUTPUT ANTENNA CONNECTORS ANT1 ANT4 p 6 Accept a 50 antenna with a PL 259 connector ACCESSORY SOCKET 1 ACC 1 SEND CONTROL JACKS SEND1 SEND2 p 9 Input terminals for transmit control Go to ground while transmitting Max control level 5 0 V DC 0 1 A ACCESSORY SOCKET 2 ACC 2 Enable connection to Icom exciters transceivers See the page at right for socket information The ACC 2 socket is connected in parallel with ACC 1 by default and can be used for connecting external equipment such as the EX 627 AUTOMATIC ANTENNA SELECTOR etc These sockets can be separated by the EXCITER switch QD REMOTE CONTROLLER CABLE HOLE CON TROLLER p 11 Used for separation of the remote controller and lin ear amplifier ALC OUTPUT JACKS ALC1 ALC2 12 Connect to the ALC input jack of a non Icom exciter transceiver Control voltage 10 to 0 V DC Ground level 0 5 to 0 8 V DC Q CI V REMOTE CONTROL JACKS REMOTE pgs 7 9 Used for band control with an Icom CI V exciter transceiver Q ALC LEVEL ADJUSTMENT POTS ALC adj1 ALC adj2 p 12 Adjust the ALC levels NCAUTION DO NOT operate the IC PW1 EURO before adjusting the ALC adj1 and ALC adj2 pots properly This may damage the final Z FETs
12. exciter The power supply has a malfunc 8 AMP PROTECT tion E Troubleshooting The following chart is designed to help you correct problems which are not equipment malfunctions MAINTENANCE nearest Icom Dealer or Service Center If you are unable to locate the cause of a problem or solve it through the use of this chart contact your PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF Power does not come Cable connection is faulty Check the connection and connection cable pgs on when the POWER pins 7 10 switch is pushed The circuit breaker is turned OFF Check for the cause then turn the circuit p 3 breaker ON Sensitivity is low The antenna is not connected properly Reconnect the antenna connector p 6 e The antenna for another band is select eSelect an antenna suitable for the operating p 16 ed frequency The antenna is not properly tuned e Push TUNER for 2 sec to manually tune the p 17 antenna Operating band does Cable connection is faulty Check the connection and connection cable pgs not change automati pins 7 10 cally CI V setting is not properly pro the CI V address p 13 grammed Output power is too Reverse connection on the antenna Connect properly pgs low input and output 7 10 ALC adj is not adjusted properly e Set ALC adj properly p 12 The linear amplifier circuit is turned Push AM
13. pro tector circuit is activated p 17 When the linear amplifier is OFF the AMP PROTECT does not light and the exciter s signal is applied to one of the output connectors or the IC PW1 EURO s anten na tuner Q LOWER BAND SELECTOR DOWN p 16 Selects the lower operating band when pushed PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 AUTOMATIC INDICATOR AUTO p 16 Indicates that automatic band selection is activat ed When an Icom CI V transceiver is connected Q BAND INDICATORS p 16 Indicate the selected operating band UPPER BAND SELECTOR UP p 16 Selects the higher operating band when pushed OUTPUT ANTENNA SELECTOR ANT p 16 Selects one of 4 output antenna connectors INPUT ANTENNA SELECTOR INPUT p 16 Selects one of 2 input antenna connectors TRANSMIT METER 2 METER 2 Shows the final FET s voltage Vp SWR Standing Wave Ratio or ALC Automatic Level Control level B TRANSMIT METER 2 SELECTOR Selects the final FET s voltage Vb SWR Standing Wave Ratio or ALC Automatic Level Control level for transmit meter 2 TRANSMIT METER 1 SELECTOR Selects the RF output power Po final FET s cur rent ID or heatsink temperature TEMP for trans mit meter 1 TRANSMIT METER 1 METER 1 Shows the RF output power Po final FET s cur rent ID or heatsink temperature TEMP PANEL DESCRIPTION E Rear panel i qu 90 qi
14. It is not necessary to change the IC PW1 EURO s default CI V address default 53 5 S4 4 However in the case when you will connect two 2 IC PW1 EUROS like as above left1 please set a differ ent address number using the internal address switch as illustrated as above right NOTE Turn the power OFF when you are going to change the address setting then programming the CI V address again Other NOTE C 781 NEVER TURN THE POWER OFF of the IC 781 dur ing the operation when you are using the IC 781 as one of the exciters otherwise the CI V control may be interrupted Baud rate Higher baud rate e g 9600 bps gives quick opera tion When you select an extra Low baud rate e g 300 bps then the IC PW1 EURO needs max 15 sec to start the operation e AUTO baud rate When you want to use AUTO baud rate turn the non AUTO baud rate exciter ON first then turn the AUTO baud rate exciter ON we Push POWER to turn the linear amplifier ON then turn the exciter s power ON initial settings for CI V remote control operation Before setting the remote control operation refer to the following operating procedure When using one 1 Icom exciter with 1 ANT line ANT OPC 599 optional ACC cable supplied REMOTE SS INPUT1 Mani NR NC ma e ov 1 706 EXCITER 1 5 182
15. O INSTRUCTION MANUAL HF 50 MHz ALL BAND 1 kW LINEAR AMPLIFIER IC IC CPWIEURO Icom Inc IMPORTANT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the lin ear amplifier PRECAUTION SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL This instruction manual contains important safety and oper ating instructions for the IC PW1 IC PW1EURO ANWARNING HIGH VOLTAGE NEVER attach an antenna or internal antenna connector dur ing transmission This may result in an electrical shock or burn Z WARNING NEVER carry the linear amplifier by yourself At least two persons must carry the linear amplifier since it weights approx 25 kg 55 Ib Z WARNING NEVER apply AC voltage until the linear amplifier is grounded Touching the linear ampli fier may result in an electrical shock Z NEVER apply AC voltage that exceeds the sug gested voltage This could cause a fire or ruin the IC PW1 EURO Z NEVER use an extension cord with the AC power cable Extension cords may cause fire or electrical shock NNEVER let metal wire or other objects touch any internal part or connectors on the panel of the linear amplifier This will cause electric shock Z NEVER expose the linear amplifier or remote con troller to rain snow or any liquids NEVER allow children to play with the linear amplifi er or remote controller DO NOT operate the IC PW1 EURO before adjusting the ALC adj1 and ALC adj2 pots prope
16. P PROTECT to turn the linear p 16 OFF amplifier ON The indicator lights green The antenna for anther band is select eSelect an antenna suitable for the operating p 16 ed frequency The antenna is not properly tuned e Push TUNER for 2 sec to manually tune the p 16 antenna The protection circuit activates and a Stop the exciters transmission then push p 17 band indicator blinks AMP PROTECT to deactivate the protection circuit Protection circuit acti Antenna SWR is more than 3 1 Check the antenna SWR Adjust the antenna p 6 vates during short peri if necessary ods of operation The antenna tuner is turned OFF e Push TUNER to turn the antenna tuner ON p 17 The linear amplifier is located in an area Select a location with good air circulation c with bad air circulation ALC adj is not adjusted properly Adjust ALC adj to the correct position p 12 18 m 5 SPECIFICATIONS General e Frequency coverage 1 800 1 999 MHz 3 500 3 999 MHz 7 000 7 300 MHz 10 100 10 150 MHz 14 000 14 350 MHz 18 068 18 168 MHz 21 000 21 450 MHz 24 890 24 990 MHz 28 000 29 700 MHz 50 000 54 000 MHz 1 The U S A version can only be used the antenna tuner on the 24 28 MHz bands Antenna connector Input PL 239x2 50 Q Output PL 239x4 50 Q e Usable temperature 10 to 40 C 14 F to 104 range Power supply requirement non Europe versio
17. SST INPUT Si Toad 22222727 INPUT2 25050505 0 290292925 25252525 WS GN IC 706 series OPK 5 d optional ANT1 or 2 mee uu 8 000000 000 Q 0999 00 IC PW1 EURO AC outlet IC PW1 100 120 220 240 V ACC 2 REMOTE IC PWIEURO 230 V Optional ACC cable includedn in the OPK 5 Optional remote control cable includedn in the OPK 5 Be sure to connect the cable to the 7 pin ACC 2 jack 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS e Using a non Icom exciter transceiver Z NOTE The specifications for the SEND relay Set the EXCITER switch to 1 when 1 exciter is con 5 V DC 0 1 A If this level is exceeded a large nected set to 1 amp 2 when 2 exciters are connected external relay must be used To an antenna ALC1 RCA plug ALC 7 INPUT1 __J GND Coaxial cable supplied o o IC PW1 EURO AC outlet IC PW1 100 120 220 240 V Ground Non Icom exciter IC PW1EURO 230 V e Using 1 Icom and 1 non Icom exciters 1 NOTE The specifications for the SEND relay transceivers 5 V DC 0 1 A If this level is exceeded a large 2 external relay must be used 1 ACC cable supplied Be sure to connect t
18. ct 0 INPUT2 9 Coaxial cable if necessary EXCITER ANT2 41 GND 00000000 1 Q000 00 IC PW1 EURO cnet IC 756 IC EW1 100 120 220 240 V Ground IC PW1EURO 230 V INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 2 Using a 13 pin ACC socket IC 706 series Remote control cable supplied To an antenna OPC 599 optional d ACC cable supplied REMOTE ii ACC 13 pins REMOTE INPUT1 s Or Eh X Coaxial cable supplied EXCITER IC PW1 EURO AC outlet Ground IC PW1 100 120 220 240 V IC PW1EURO 230 V The following connections also apply to trans 7 ceivers having multiple antenna connectors for Z specified bands e g IC 726 IC 729 etc Remote control cable supplied e Using 2 Icom transceivers antenna ACcC 4 OPC 599 optional ACC cable supplied ACC REMOTE REMOTE Coaxial cable supplied ANT1 o 9
19. d or elec AWARNING tric shock may occur CAUTION Equipment damage may occur If disregarded inconvenience only NOTE No risk of personal injury fire or electric shock TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT enne enne nnn nnn nnn nnns i System interconnections 7 PRECAUTION cer reeurn i E Separating the remote controller 11 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ii 3 OPERATION 12 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS B When first applying power CPU resetting 12 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES B Setting the ALC levels 12 E Programming the CI V address 13 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION 1 4 E Initial settings for CI V remote control operation W Front panel and remote controller MEME n 14 W Rear panel sss 3 E Operation 16 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 5 10 Palak A E TT kd B Urpacking urere rre geret 51 Ferrite core installation 5 4 MAINTENANCE eene 18 OPC 853 AC cable with line filter 5 ii Troubleshooting
20. ds 100 W Cooling fans e The power supply cooling fans activate when the lin ear amplifier is activated and while transmitting The antenna tuner cooling fans activate when the antenna tuner is activated and while transmitting All cooling fans activate when the heatsink temper ature of the final FETs reaches 50 C 122 F or more 9 Circuit breaker If the circuit breaker activates or the linear amplifier stops functioning try to find the source of the prob lem then push the circuit breaker button to fill the white parts Circuit breaker capacity 20 A U S A version 15 A Europe version Linear amplifier protection circuit When a protection circuit is activated a band indica tor blinks to show a problem as described below AMP PROTECT lights red when a protection cir cuit is activated Push AMP PROTECT to cancel the protection circuit Item Indication Possible cause The heatsink temperature of the 1 TEMP final FETs exceeds 100 C 212 F 2 AUTO Power level of the 4 PA units becomes unbalanced ALC control level exceeds the 3 ALC control range 4 Vo Output voltage of the internal power supply exceeds 55 V DC 5 lo Current of the final FETs lD exceeds 50 A Current band s indicator Gain of the final FETs drops Selected and When transmitting with different 7 current band s band selections between the lin indicator ear amplifier and
21. et and soft solder Strip the cable as shown at left Soft solder the center conductor 3 Slide the connector body on and solder it 4 Screw the coupling ring onto the connector body 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ll System interconnections 1 or 2 Icom 100 W HF transceivers can be connected as exciters to the IC PW1 EURO Non Icom trans See the following diagrams for making connections between the IC PW1 EURO and an exciter transceiv ceivers can be used however band selection will not be synchronized for each exciter er See p 5 for AC power cable connection CAUTION When connecting the supplied ACC cable to an Icom transceiver be sure to connect the cable to the 7 pin ACC 2 jack on the exciter transceiver side Icom standard 8 and 7 pin accessory jacks transceiver side ACC 1 ACC 2 If the ACC cable is connected to the 8 pin ACC 1 jack the protector circuit in the IC PW1 EURO will S in 9 g not able to read the ALC signal If operation contin a 8 D 8 ues using this setup damage including the possibil s dg D QP ity of explosion to the connected transceiver and or IC PW1 EURO will occur Using 1 Icom exciter transceiver Remote control cable supplied Toan antenna ACC 1 ACC cable supplied Be sure to connect the cable to the 7 pin ACC 2 jack INPUT1 Coaxial cable supplied Or INPUT2 Conne
22. g device which can create local high intensity magnetic fields Analysis of such MF installations is best considered in association with published guidance notes such as the FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97 01 and its annexes relative to amateur transmitter instal lations The EC recommended limits are almost identi cal to the FCC specified uncontrolled limits and tables exist that show pre calculated safe distances for differ ent antenna types for different frequency bands Fur ther information can be found at http www arrl org Typical amateur radio installation Exposure distance assumes that the predominant ra diation pattern is forwards and that radiation vertically downwards is at unity gain sidelobe suppression is equal to main lobe gain This is true of almost every gain antenna today Exposed persons are assumed to be beneath the antenna array and have a typical height of 1 8 m The figures assume the worst case emission of con stant carrier For the bands 10 MHz and higher the following power density limits have been recommended 10 144 MHz 2 W sq m SPECIFICATIONS 5 EIRP clearance heights by frequency band 1 Watts 2 1m 10 Watts 2 8m 25 Watts 3 4m 100 Watts 5m 1000 Watts 12m Forward clearance EIRP by frequency band 100 Watts 2m 1000 Watts 6 5m 10 000 Watts 20m 100 000 Watts 65m In all cases any possible risk depends on the transmit ter being activated for long periods actual recom mendation lim
23. he cable to the 7 pin ACC 2 jack antenna Remote control cable supplied REMOTE REMOTE Coaxial cable supplied INPUT1 Connect a EXCITER Non Icom exciter 100000 000020 ANT gt IC PW1 EURO eae PF OVT AC Ground foptional IC PW1 100 120 220 240 V IC PW1EURO 230 V SEND2 J J IEE eee HO Apl g ts plug eens tog nif ts INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 2 e Using non Icom exciters transceivers when the IC PW1 EURO s power is OFF To use the antenna selector of the IC PW1 EURO while the power is OFF follow 1 of 2 methods 1 Supply the antenna selector power to the ACC 1 socket Supply the 13 8 V DC 0 5 A to pin 7 of the ACC 1 ACC 2 socket Use ACC 1 when the exciter is connected to INPUT1 Use ACC 2 when the exciter is connected to INPUT2 to IC PW1 EURO INPUT1 13 8 V DC ACC 1 232 SN QD Ss 99 IC PW1 EURO DIN Non Icom exciter 2 Use the auxiliary power supply Set the jumper to 2 to use the auxiliary power sup ply as shown at right The antenna selector functions even when the IC PW1 EURO power is OFF In addition set the jumper on the IC PW1 EURO con troller to 2 to turn the controllers LEDs OFF as shown at right g When the jumper is
24. its are specified as an average during 6 minutes Normally the transmitter is not active for long periods of time Some radio licenses will require that a timer circuit automatically cuts the transmitter after 1 2 minutes etc Similarly some types of emission i e SSB CW AM etc have a lower average output power and the as sessed risk is even lower Versions of the IC PW1EURO which display the CE symbol on the serial number seal comply with the essential requirements of the European Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Directive 1999 5 EC This warning symbol indicates that this equipment operates in non harmonised fre quency bands and or may be subject to li censing conditions in the country of use Be sure to check that you have the correct ver sion of this radio or the correct programming of this radio to comply with national licens ing requirement NOTE To meet European R amp TTE regulations the OPC 853 AC cable with EMC filter must be connected to the IC PW1EURO 20 Count us A 5449G 1EX Printed in Japan 1997 2007 Icom Inc com INC B 1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan rinted on recycled paper with soy ink
25. just the ALC adj1 pot to the ALC adjustment point as shown below ALC adjustment point METER 2 9 Check that the Po meter shows 1 kW output power 100 250 500 4x Output power 20 30 40 o 10 5 60 NN lt OF METER 1 10 Adjust the ALC adj2 pot in the same manner when a 2nd exciter is connected 3 NH OPERATION E Programming the CI V address The IC PW1 EURO uses CI V frequency data for automatic selection of the operating band Program the exciter s address to use this capability as follows For non Icom exciters the IC PW1 EURO cannot be controlled using the CI V function so this set ting is not necessary For transceivers which have multiple antenna con nectors for specified bands e g IC 726 IC 729 etc set the same as for 2 Icom exciters Setting the Icom When connecting 2 or more CI V devices DO NOT use the AUTO baud rate for CI V devices We recommend that all CI V devices are set to 9600 bps When using the same baud rate the exciters fre quencies are synchronized When using different baud rates i e 4800 and 9600 bps etc the exciters frequencies are not synchronized D Confirm that the exciter s CI V transceive function is ON Refer to the instruction manual for details 2 When connecting 2 exciters connect the 1st and 2nd exciter to INPUT1 and INPUT2
26. kW LINEAR AMPLIFIER DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY CEO Dusseldorf 1st Dec 2006 Place and date of issue Type designation IC CPWTIEURO OPC 853 Icom Europe GmbH Himmelgeister strafe 100 D 40225 D sseldorf Version where applicable i Article 3 1a EN 60950 1 2001 This compliance is based on conformity according to Annex III of the directive 1999 5 EC using the following harmonised standards Authorized representative name H Ikegami General Manager EN60065 2002 1 2006 Power supply EN60065 1998 Power supply ii Article 3 1b EN 301489 1 and EN 301489 15 iii Article 3 2 EN 301 783 2 Signature Icom Inc INSTALLATION NOTES For amateur base station installations it is recom mended that the forwards clearance in front of the an tenna array is calculated relative to the EIRP Effective Isotropic Radiated Power The clearance height below the antenna array can be determined in most cases from the RF power at the antenna input terminals As different exposure limits have been recommended for different frequencies a relative table shows a guideline for installation considerations Below 30 MHz the recommended limits are specified in terms of V m or A m fields as they are likely to fall within the near field region Similarly the antennas may be physically short in terms of electrical length and that the installation will require some antenna matchin
27. lete the setting o When using 2 Icom exciter s When using 2 Icom exciters be sure that EXCITER is set to the 1 amp 2 position 2 While pushing INPUT push POWER to enter the CI V address programming mode INPUT blinks o ICOM X 2 POWER e Po vo 4 om o o 1 ENS JJ IE cmn 0 TEMP o o METER 1 ce cC METER 2 Tuner 0000 AMP DOWN AUTO 7 10 2 UP Orc o oo c9 coo 3 Push DOWN The band indicators 1 8 50 light continuously 4 Rotate the 1st Icom exciter s tuning dial until the INPUT EMI light continuously lights When 1 Icom exciter and 1 non Icom exciter are connected turn the power OFF to complete the setting When 2 lcom exciters are connected push INPUT INPUT HI blinks when INPUT is pushed 6 Rotate the 2nd Icom exciter s tuning dial until the INPUT light continuously lights 7 Push POWER to complete the setting is Continue to the next page OPERATION 3 E Programming the CI V address continued 9 Setting the IC PW1 EURO s address It is not necessary to change the IC PW1 EURO s default CI V address of 54H However if desired the address can be changed using the internal address switch illustrated below Icom X exciter
28. nchronize in some cases 4 While pushing and holding the INPUT switch on the IC PW1 EURO controller turn the 1st exciter s power ON LED INPUT Kl blinks ie Continue to the next page OPERATION Initial settings for CI V remote control operation continued 5 Push DOWN to turn the position memory function for the INPUT select switch ON The band indicators 1 8 50 light continuously 6 Rotate the 1st exciter s dial until the LED INPUT Ell lights continuously Turn the 2nd exciter s power ON Push INPUT LED INPUT blinks 9 Rotate the 2nd exciter s dial until the LED INPUT Hj lights continuously 9 Turn both exciter s power OFF to complete the setting When using one 1 Icom exciter with two 2 ANT lines e g IC 756PRO etc ACC cable INPUTI of weure 9s AIN ACC 2 ANT2 ANTI A REMOTE EXCITER GND ff Ee SS m sof ao ss 00 1 756 D Turn OFF both the IC PW1 EURO and exciter 2 Set EXCITER to 1 position 3 While pushing and holding the INPUT switch on the IC PW1 EURO controller turn the exciter s power ON LED INPUT Kl blinks 4 Rotate the exciter s dial until the LED INPUT E lights continuously 5 Push INPUT LED INPUT blinks 6 Rotate the exciter s dial
29. ng to connect to the remote controller Control cable Separation cable 2 Remove 2 screws from the cable hole cover on the linear amplifier rear panel Insert the separa tion cable into the cable hole Keep the hole cover and screws for future use Longer end from the bushing Plug the other longer end from the bushing of the separation cable into J10 on the JACK unit through the cable hole Connect the grounding wire as shown below Connect the control cable to J11 Control cable Je NAR D Separation cable JACK unit 9 Plug the other end of the control cable into J3 on the MAIN unit Fig 2 Replace the top cover and 8 screws OPERATION E When first applying power CPU resetting Before first applying power make sure all connec tions required for your system are complete by refer ring to chapter 2 Then reset the linear amplifier using the following procedure S Z NOTE Resetting CLEARS all programmed set Y G tings to default values D Make sure the linear amplifier exciter and auxil iary power supply p 10 powers are OFF 2 While pushing UP and DOWN push POWER to turn power ON The internal CPU is reset The remote controller shows its initial condition when resetting is complete 3 Reset the exciter s CI V settings after resetting pgs 13 14
30. ning the IC PW1 EURO and other transceiver power ON and keep the IC 781 power ON during operation ANNELY 1 Push POWER to turn the linear amplifier ON then turn the exciter s power ON POWER HF SOMHz ALL BAND 1kW LINEAR AMPLIFIER IC PWI 2 Select the input output antenna with INPUT and ANT 3 Set the exciter to CW or RTTY mode with mini mum output power Select the temperature and SWR meters with METER 1 and METER 2 The TEMP and SWR indicators light 5 Push TUNER and AMP PROTECT to turn the automatic antenna tuner and linear amplifier cir cuit ON 9 HFISOMHz ALL BAND 1kW LINEAR AMPLIFIER IC PWI 0 oso AMP PROTECT TUNER OPERATION 6 Push UP DOWN to select AUTO for automat ic band selection when a CI V Icom exciter is used or push UP DOWN to select the desired band for manual band selection Use the exciter s antenna tuner to tune the line between the IC PW1 EURO and exciter if you have an antenna tuner connected to the exciter Transmit with the exciter and adjust the exciter s output power to 50 W with the RF output power control on the exciter TRANSMIT indicator lights See the exciter s instruction manual for transmitting 9 The buil
31. ns 100 120 V AC or 200 240 V AC 10 95 Europe version 230 V AC 10 96 e Dimensions W x H x D Linear amplifier 350 x 265 x 375 mm 132582 x 107 6 x 14 in 205 x 71 x 68 3 mm 8 16 x 22582 x 2 16 in Projections not included Approx 25 kg 55 Ib incl remote controller 2 conductor 3 5 d mm Remote controller Weight CI V connector E Transmitter Output power INPUT AC VOLTAGE MODE 200 240 V AC 100 120 V AC CW RTTY 1 kW 500W SSB 1 kW PEP 500 W PEP e Driving power 100 W max 60 dB HF bands 70 dB 50 MHz band Phono RCA Phono RCA e Spurious emissions e SEND connector ALC connector E Antenna tuner e Matching impedance range HF bands 16 7 to 150 Q unbalanced Less than VSWR 3 1 50 MHz band 20 to 125 Q unbalanced Less than VSWR 2 5 1 2The U S A version can only be tuned within 1 80 1 95 MHz of the 1 8 MHz band e Minimum operating input power 60 W VSWR 1 5 1 or less Less than 1 0 dB after tuning Tuning accuracy e Insertion loss ICOM We Icom Inc Japan 1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan Suite measurements have been performed Declare on our sole responsibility that this equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999 5 EC and that any applicable Essential Test Kind of equipment 50 MHz 1
32. rly on the rear panel of the linear amplifier AVOID using or placing the linear amplifier or remote controller in areas with temperatures below 10 C 14 or above 40 C 104 F AVOID placing the linear amplifier or remote controller in excessively dusty environments or in direct sunlight AVOID placing the linear amplifier against walls or putting anything on top of the linear amplifier This will obstruct heat dissipation BE CAREFUL The linear amplifier will become hot when operating if continuously for long periods BE CAREFUL Set the transceiver s exciter s RF output power to less than 100 W otherwise the IC PW1 EURO will be damaged During maritime mobile operation keep the linear amplifier remote controller and microphone as far away as possible from the magnetic navigation com pass to prevent erroneous indications The IC PW1 EURO cannot be used with the AH 2 HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER For U S A only CAUTION Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Icom Inc could void your authority to operate this device under FCC regula tions Icom Icom Inc and the are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated Japan in the United States the United Kingdom Germany France Spain Russia and or other countries EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS The explicit definitions described at left apply to this in WORD DEFINITION s struction manual Personal injury fire hazar
33. set to 2 the CI V control does not function even if an Icom exciter is connected Jumper location of linear amplifier These diagrams show the factory defaults NOTE When using the antenna selector of the IC PW1 EURO while the power is OFF as above tuner intial ization of the IC PW1 EURO may not be performed correctly if the applied voltage is insufficient Check that the applied voltage to pin 7 of ACC 1 ACC 2 socket is 13 8 V DC 2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS E Separating the remote controller The control section of the linear amplifier can be sep arated from the main body doubling as a remote con troller It can be placed on the exciter or in another convenient place D Disconnect the AC power cable 2 Remove 8 screws from the sides of the linear amplifier then lift up the top cover JACK unit 211 MAIN unit Fig 1 Control cable step Control cable step Fig 2 3 Unplug the control cable from J3 on the MAIN unit 4 Remove 2 screws from the front panel of the lin ear amplifier then detach the remote controller Fig 1 Attach the dummy panel onto the space left by the controller using the 2 screws 5 Remove 5 screws from the rear panel of the remote controller then remove the rear panel 6 Replace the control cable with the supplied sepa ration cable through the cable hole Use the short er end from the bushi
34. t in antenna tuner automatically tunes the antenna SWR reading on meter 2 should be less than 1 2 1 Push TUNER for 2 sec to tune the antenna manual ly The TUNER indicator blinks while tuning The TUNER indicator lights while the tuner is activat ed NOTE The band information is not updated while scanning Turn the antenna tuner OFF and use the anual band selection while scanning WW m During split operation When changing the frequency more than 100 kHz the IC PW1 EURO s antenna tuner presets the tuner to the new frequency Use manual tuning during split operation WA When operating for long periods select the tem perature meter with METER 1 to monitor the lin ear amplifier s temperature If the temperature meter reading is in the red HOT zone the exciter should be returned to receive other wise the protection circuit may be activated and the linear amplifier may be turned OFF 100 250 700 att 940 Temperature 10 fs at be so protection range 0 1 Band memory The IC PW1 EURO stores ON OFF settings for the antenna tuner and linear amplifier according to the operating band when at least 1 Icom exciter is con nected to the INPUT1 connector Z The set conditions may not be stored when the lin ear amplifier is turned OFF immediately after set ting the antenna tuner and linear amplifier SSNNN
35. until the LED INPUT lights continuously e The band indicators 1 8 50 turn OFF e AUTO indicator lights continuously Turn the exciter s power OFF to complete the set ting When using one 1 Icom and one 1 non Icom exciter ACC cable ANT i REMOTE LIE INPUT1 PE EE ie REMOTE alu Vase ET d m ss Q Q999 00 ANT EPS 000000 RCA plug j CD Turn OFF both the IC PW1 EURO and exciters 2 Set EXCITER to 1 amp 2 position 3 While pushing and holding the INPUT switch on the IC PW1 EURO controller turn the 1st exciter s power ON LED INPUT Ell over the INPUT switch blinks 4 Rotate the exciter s dial until the LED INPUT Hl lights continuously Turn the exciter s power OFF to complete the set ting When using two 2 non Icom exciters EXCITER 1 Ex 182 Set EXCITER to 1 amp 2 position only No other setting is required E Operation CAUTION DO NOT operate the IC PW1 EURO before adjusting the ALC levels properly with the ALC adj1 and ALC adj2 pots p 11 t takes 15 sec for CI V line initial settings when several CI V devices more than 5 are connected to a CI V line SN For IC 781 users with other Icom CI V transceivers Turn the IC 781 power ON before tur
36. utput power and sensitivity Select antenna s such as a well matched 50 Q antenna with more than 2 kW power rating and feed line 1 5 1 of Voltage Standing Wave Ratio VSWR is recommended for a desired band Of course the transmission line should be a coaxial cable When using 1 antenna use the ANT1 connector 7 CAUTION Protect your linear amplifier from A lightning by using a lightning arrestor SS INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 2 o o o o lt gt 555555 Se o Oooo O a 55 p 9 o gt lt gt o 999 09 o 52525 2555555 SSeS 25555 m i gt lt S Se 0 252525257 Antenna SWR Each antenna is tuned for a specified frequency range and SWR may be increased out of range When the SWR is higher than approx 2 0 1 the lin ear amplifier s power drops to protect the final FET In this case an antenna tuner is useful to match the linear amplifier and antenna Low SWR allows full power for transmitting even when using the antenna tuner The IC PW1 EURO has an SWR meter to monitor the antenna SWR continuously PL 259 CONNECTOR INSTALLATION 30 mm m gt Coupling ring 10 mm soft solder pepe Soft solder 1 2 mm Solder Solder eg 30 mm 96 10mm in 1 2 mm ein D Slide the coupling ring down Strip the cable jack
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