vhf-uhf fm repeater x band 50 repeater

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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL

VHF-UHFFMREPEATER

X BAND 50 REPEATER

IMPORTANT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY beforeattempting tooperate therepeater.

SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL– Thismanual contains important safety and operatinginstructionsfortheseries.

EXPLICITDEFINITIONSWORD DEFINITIONWARNING Personalinjury,firehazardorelectric

shockmayoccur.

CAUTION Equipmentdamagemayoccur.

NOTE Ifdisregarded,inconvenienceonly.Noriskofpersonalinjury,fireorelectricshock.

PRECAUTIONWARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER

attachanantennaorinternalantennaconnectorduringtransmission.Thismayresultinanelectricalshockorburn.

WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVERinstalltheantennaatanyplacethatpersontouchtheantennaeasilyduringtransmission.Thismayresultinanelectricalshockorburn.

NEVER applyACtothe[BATTERY]terminalsontherepeaterrearpanel.Thiscouldcauseafireordamagetherepeater.

NEVERapplymorethan16VDC,suchasa24Vbattery,tothe[BATTERY]terminalsontherepeaterrearpanel.Thiscouldcauseafireordamagetherepeater.

NEVER letmetal,wireorotherobjectstouchanyinternalpartorconnectorsontherearpaneloftherepeater.Thismayresultinanelectricshock.

NEVER exposetherepeatertorain,snoworanyliquids.

AVOIDusingorplacingtherepeaterinareaswithtemperaturesbelow–30°C(–22°F)orabove+60°C(+140°F).Beawarethattemperaturesonavehicle’sdashboardcanexceed80°C(+176°F),resultinginpermanentdamagetotherepeaterifleftthereforextendedperiods.

AVOID placingtherepeaterinexcessivelydustyenvironmentsorindirectsunlight.

AVOIDputtinganythingontopoftherepeater.Thiswillobstructheatdissipation.Placetherepeaterinasecureplacetoavoidinadvertentusebychildren.

BE CAREFUL! Theheatsinkswillbecomehotwhenoperatingtherepeatercontinuouslyforlongperiods.

BE CAREFUL! Ifalinearamplifierisconnected,settherepeater’sRFoutputpowertolessthanthelinearamplifier’smaximuminputlevel,otherwise,thelinearamplifierwillbedamaged.

UseIcommicrophonesonly(optional).Othermanufacturer’smicrophoneshavedifferentpinassignments,andconnectiontotheX—Bandseriesmaydamagetherepeater.

For U.S.A. onlyCAUTION: Thisrepeaterisintendedforuseasafixedstationwiththeantennalocatedoutdoorsontherooftoporonantennatower,orindoorswiththeantennalocatedneartherepeater.

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FORWARDThank you for purchasing this Icom AmericaSystemsX—BAND50VHF/UHFFMREPEATER.Withpropercare,thisproductshouldprovideyouyearsoftrouble-freeoperation.

FEATURES

Automaticbatterybackup chargingsystem Abuilt-inbackupsystemsupportsautomatic switchingtoanexternalpowersupply(13.6 VDC)iftheACpowersupplyfails,andthen rechargesbatterywhenpowerisrestored.

MultipleCTCSS&DTCStonememories One CTCSS/DTCS tone (TX/RX tones respectively)canbeprogrammedina channel.Idealformanydifferentapplications.Otherfeatures -PCprogrammable -19inchrackmountordesktop

Internalcontroller Internalcontrollerwithprogramable HangTimer

Localcontrolledoperation; canbeusedasadualbaseunit

DB25AccessoryConnector withEPTT,COR,DISC,EMODandAFOfor eachradio

BuiltinACEMIFilter

DualforcedAirCPUcontrolled coolingfans

SUPPLIEDACCESSORIESThefollowingaccessoriesaresuppliedwithX—Band50series

[AC120Vversion]➀ACpowercable(OPC-510)….............………1

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➊ MICROPHONE/SPEAKER CONNECTOR [MIC/SP] This8-pinmodularjackacceptstheoptional microphone.

➀+8VDCoutput(Max.10mA) ➁I/OportforPCprogramming ➂AFO ➃MPTT(InputportforTXcontrol) ➄Microphoneground ➅Microphoneinput ➆Ground ➇CLI(Inputportfor monitorcontrol)

➋ VOLUME CONTROL [VOLUME] Adjuststheaudiooutputlevel.

➌ DEALER PROGRAMMABLE KEYS P0,P1,P2,P3

➍ POWER SWITCH [POWER] PushtoturnthepowerONandOFF.

➎ INTERNAL SPEAKER Monitorsreceivedsignals.

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1 PANEL DESCRIPTION

Front Panel

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PANELDESCRIPTION1

➊ AF VOLUME CONTROL KNOB Rotatetheknobtoadjusttheaudiooutput level. •Minimumaudiolevelispre-programmed.➋ FUNCTION DISPLAY Displaysavarietyofinformation,suchasan operatingchannelnumber/name. NOTE: Theabovefunctionsdependon pre-programming.

➌ POWER SWITCH [POWER] PushtoturnthepowerONandOFF. •Thefollowingfunctionsareavailableat powerONasoptions: -Automaticscanstart -Passwordprompt -Setmode

➍ DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS [P0] to [P3] Desiredfunctionscanbeprogrammed independentlybyyourdealer.

➎ MICROPHONE CONNECTOR Connectthesuppliedmicrophoneoroptional DTMFmicrophone.

➏CHANNEL CONTROL KEYS

NEVERconnectnon-specifiedmicrophones.Thepinassignmentsmaybedifferentandthetransceivermaybedamaged.

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Front Panel

➊ AC POWER SOCKET [AC] ConnectsthesuppliedACpowercabletoa domesticACoutlet.

➋POWER SWITCH [POWER] TogglestoturntherepeaterpowerON orOFF.Locatedonthebackpanelof therepeater.

➌RIGHT Radio ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connectthecorrectbandantenna (impedance:50Ω).

➍ LEFT Radio ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connectthecorrectbandantenna (impedance:50Ω).

➎ GROUND TERMINAL [GND] Groundtherepeaterthroughthisterminal topreventelectricshocks,TVI,BCIandother problems.

➏DC POWER INPUT TERMINALS [BATTERY] Connectsthe12Vstoragebatteryforthe repeaterbackupwhentheACpoweris interrupted.Theseterminalsarealsousedfor DCpoweroperation.

➐ ACCESSORY CONNECTOR [ACC] DB25connectstotheremotecontroller. •Seepgs.3,4foraccessoryconnector information.

CAUTION: NEVERshortthe(+)lineofthe DCpowercabletorepeater’schassis,when connectingDCpowercabletothe[BATTERY] terminals.Otherwise,thereisdangerof electricshockand/orequipmentdamage.

Rear Panel

PANELDESCRIPTION1

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Repeater ControllerProgramming Both Mobile RadiosCS-F3020/F5010/F5020

•GotoLMR>MemoryCH>1:ProgramtheTXandRX

•SettheCTCSS/CDCSSTone•SetRFPowertoHigh•LMR>ExternalI/O>Option

IGNSW=inhibitExt.EPTT>ToneMuteEPTT=offExt.Out(EXO)/Horn>RXEXO=on

•LMRExternal1/0>PortSettingsEXT.I/O4OutputNullEXT.I/O6OutputNullEXT.I/O7AFOEXT.I/O10NullEXT.I/O11AudibleEXT.I/O14EPTT

*Insidetheradio,SolderjumperDandsolderTXDatawiretoF.Seefig.1andfig.2.Cut“k”,Solder“I”

CABLE CONNECTORSX1 AccessoryConnector RightRadioX2 AccessoryConnector LeftRadioX4 FAN LeftRadioX6 J6OptionalConnector LeftRadioX7 J6OptionalConnector RightRadioX8 FAN RightRadio

JP7 JP6 JP5 JP4 T sec.1 1 1 1 00 1 1 1 0.51 0 1 1 11 0 1 1 1.51 1 0 1 20 1 0 1 2.51 0 0 1 30 0 0 1 3.51 1 1 0 40 1 1 0 4.51 0 1 0 50 0 1 0 5.51 1 0 0 60 1 0 0 6.51 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 7.5

HANG ON TIME CONFIGURATION

**1=ON;0=OFF

PANELDESCRIPTION1

R9 TXModulation RightRadio

R59 TXModulation LeftRadio

CONTROLLER ADJUSTMENTSCONTROLLER JUMPER SETTINGSJP2 InternalControllerDisableJP3 TransmitOnJP4 HangOnTimeJP5 HangOnTimeJP6 HangOnTimeJP7 HangOnTimeJP8 AudioOn:

LefttorightRadioJP9 AudioOn:

RighttoleftRadio

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PANELDESCRIPTION1

DB25 Pin Outs Configuration

Radio on RightPin No. Pin Name Description Specification

6 Vcc +15VDCSupplyforInternalDevice Maximum1A7 GND DCGround,UHFUnit8 Busy OutputTerminalforBusySignal Open

Collector+OFF,0V=ON9 AFO AudioOutput LowLevelAudio10 DISC DiscriminatorOutput11 TXA TransmitAudio12 PTT ExternalPTT ActiveLow13 TXD TransmitDataInput

Radio on LeftPin No.

Pin Name Description Specification

18 Vcc +15VDCSupplyforExternalDevice Maximum1A19 GND DCGround20 Busy OutputTerminalforBusySignal Open

Collector+OFF,0V=ON21 AFO AudioOutput LowLevelAudio22 DISC DiscriminatorOutput23 TXA TransmitAudio

24 PTT ExternalPTT ActiveLow

25 TXD TransmitDataInput

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2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

UnpackingAfterunpacking,immediatelyreportanydamageto the delivering carrier or dealer. Keep theshippingcartons.For a description and a diagram of accessoryequipmentincludedwiththeX-BAND50series,see‘Suppliedaccessories’ofthismanual.

Selecting a locationSelect a location for the repeater that allowsadequate air circulation, free from extremeheat, cold, or vibrations, and away from TVsets, TV antenna elements, radios and otherelectromagneticsources.

Antenna connectionsFor radio communications, the antenna is ofcriticalimportance,alongwithoutputpowerandsensitivity. Select antenna(s), such as a well-matched 50 Ω antenna, and feedline. 1.5:1 orbetterofVoltageStandingWaveRatio(VSWR)isrecommendedfordesiredband.Ofcourse,thetransmissionlineshouldbeacoaxialcable.

CAUTION:Protectrepeaterfromlightning byusingalightningarrestor. NOTE:Therearemanypublications coveringproperantennasandtheir installation.Checkwithyourlocaldealerfor moreinformationandrecommendations.

GroundingTopreventelectricalshock,televisioninterference(TVI), broadcast interference (BCI) and otherproblems, ground the transceiver through the[GND]terminalontherearpanel.Forbestresults,connectaheavygaugewireorstraptoalongearth-sunkcopperrod.Makethedistancebetweenthe[GND]terminalandgroundasshortaspossible.

WARNING: NEVERconnectthe [GND]terminaltoagasorelectricpipe, sincetheconnectioncouldcausean

explosionorelectricshock.

TYPE-N CONNECTOR INSTALLATION EXAMPLE

Slidethenut,flatwasher,rubbergasketandclampoverthecoaxialcable,thencuttheendofthecableevenly.

Stripthecableandfoldthebraidbackovertheclamp.

Softsolderthecenterconductor.Installthecenterconductorpinandsolderit.

Carefullyslidetheplugbodyintoplacealigningthecenterconductorpinonthecable.Tightenthenutontotheplugbody.

30mm≈9⁄8in10mm≈3⁄8in1–2mm≈1⁄16in

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Required Connections

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[DC POWER INPUT TERMINAL]

Makesurethebackupbatteryiscorrectlyconnected.Useacablewithfollowingcurrentcapacity.Solderorclampthecableplug when connecting the power cable tothebackupbatterytopreventvoltagedrops.

Powercablecurrentcapacity:25Aormore

TX - RX ANTVHForUHFTX•RXantennarequired.

VHF RX - RX ANTVHForUHFTX•RXantennarequired.

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Make sure the [POWER] switch is turnedOFFwhen connecting an AC power cable and abackupbattery(emergencypowersupply).

TheX-Band50seriescanoperatewithanACorDCpowersupply.IfACpowerisinterruptedwhenoperatingtherepeaterwithanACpowersupply,powerisautomaticallyprovidedtothe[BATTERY]terminals.BatterywillbeautomaticallyrechargedwhenACpowerisrestored.

In AC operationCAUTION:•UsethesuppliedACpowercablefor connectiontoadomesticACoutlet.•Extensioncordsshouldnotbeusedunless absolutelynecessary.Usingimproper extensioncordscouldresultinfirerisk.

In DC operationCAUTION: Voltagesgreaterthan16VDC willdamagetherepeater.Checkthesource

voltagebeforeconnectingthepowercable.

•DONOTplacethebackupbatteryonornear therepeater.Lead-acidbatteriesshouldbe placedatleast5m(16.4ft.)awayfromthe repeater.Useaheavydutycabletomake theconnectionandbesureboththepositive (red)andnegative(black)terminalsare correctlyconnected.•Whenconnectingtothebattery,keepin ordertoconnecttheDCpowercableto therepeaterfirst,thenthepositive(red) terminalandnegative(black)terminal tothebatterytopreventanelectricshock.

Power

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3 OPTIONAL UNIT INSTALLATION

Opening the repeater’s caseFollow the case and cover opening proceduresshownherewhenanoptionalunit is installedoradjusttheinternalunits,etc.

CAUTION: Disconnect theACpowercableand/or DC power cable from the repeater.Otherwise, there is danger of electric shockand/orequipmentdamage.

➀Remove7screwsfromthetopoftherepeater and1screwfromthetopfront,thenliftupthe topcover.

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Turning power ON➀Onrearpanel,push[POWER]toturnpower ON.

Receiving and transmitting Receiving➀Push[POWER]toturnpowerON.➁Rotate[VOLUME]toadjusttheaudio outputlevel.➂Pushtoselectthedesiredchannel. •Whenreceivingasignal,BUSYindicatorturnsON andaudioisemittedfromthespeaker. •Furtheradjustmentof[VOLUME]toacomfortable listeninglevelmaybenecessaryatthispoint.

Transmitting➀Takethemicrophoneoffhook.➁Waitforthechanneltobecomeclear.➂Pushandhold[PTT]totransmit,then speakintothemicrophoneatyournormal voicelevel.➃Release[PTT]toreceive.

IMPORTANT:Tomaximizethereadabilityofthetransmittedsignal:➀Pausebrieflyafterpushing[PTT].➁Holdthemicrophone1to2inch(2.5to 5cm)fromyourmouth,thenspeakinto themicrophoneatanormalvoicelevel.

Turning power ON

Onrearpanel,push[POWER]toturnpower ON.LEDwillbeonifthereisACorDC powerintheunit.

Oneachradio,push[POWER]toturnpower ontothatradio.

Right Radio must be on for Internal Controller to function.

Pushtoselectthedesiredchanneloneach radio.

Anyradiotrafficreceivedononeradiothat meetstheprogrammedsettings,willcause theotherradiotokeyandpassaudio.

XBand50isaHalfDuplexdevice.Radio trafficcanonlypassonedirectionatatime. KeepHaastimesettingslowasyoursystem allows.

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5 MAINTENANCE

“TherearetwofusesforeachradioTheleftfusesareforLeftRadioTherightfusesareforRightRadio

Fuse replacementIfafuseblowsortherepeaterstopsfunctioning,trytofindthesourceoftheproble,andreplacethedamagedfusewithanew,ratedfuse.

Replacethecircuitryfuseasshownbelow.

RWARNING:DISCONNECTtheACpowercableand/orDCpowercablefromtherepeater.Otherwise,thereisadangerofelectricshockand/orequipmentdamage.

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Specifications

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X-Band 50 VHF Specification•Frequencycoverage 136–174MHz

•TypeofemissionWide 16K0F3E(25.0kHz)Narrow 11K0F3E(12.5kHz)

•Numberofprogramablechannels 128channels(8zones)•Antennaimpedance 50Ω(nominal)•Operatingtemperaturerange –30°Cto+60°C(−22°Fto+140°F)•Powersupplyrequirement(nominal) 13.6VDC(Negativeground)

•Currentdrain(approx.)

RXStand-by 300mAMax.audio 1200mA

TXat25W 7.0Aat50W 14.0A

•Dimensions(projectionsnotincluded)

[25Wver.] 480(W)x133(H)x364(D)mm;18.90(W)x5.24(H)x14.33(D)in

[50Wver.] 480(W)x133(H)x364(D)mm;18.90(W)x5.24(H)x14.33(D)in

•Weight[25Wver.] 8.6kg(19lb)[50Wver.] 8.6kg(19lb)

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•TXoutputpower[25Wver.] 25W(High),10W(Low2),2.5W(Low1)[50Wver.] 50W(High),25W(Low2),5.0W(Low1)

•Modulation Variablereactancefrequencymodulation•Max.permissibledeviation

Wide ±5.0kHzNarrow ±2.5kHz

•Frequencyerror ±2.5ppm•Spuriousemission 70dBtyp.•Adjacentchannelpower

Wide 70dBmin.Narrow 60dBmin.

•Audiofrequencyresponse +1dBto–3dBof6dB/octave(from500–2500Hz)

•Audioharmonicdistortion 3%typ.(with1kHzAF40%deviation)•FMhumandnoise(withoutCCITTfilter)

Wide Morethan40dB(46dBtyp.)Narrow Morethan34dB(40dBtyp.)

•Limitingcharactofmodulation 70–100%ofmax.deviation•Microphoneimpedance 600Ω

Options•HM-100HANDMICROPHONE•HM-100TNDTMFMICROPHONEHandmicrophonewithaDTMFkeypad•SM-25DESKTOPMICROPHONE

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•TypeofemissionWide 16K0F3E(25.0kHz)

Narrow 11K0F3E(12.5kHz)11K0F7E/D(12.5kHz)*8K10F1E/D(12.5kHz)*4K00F1E/D(6.25kHz)*

•Numberofprogramablechannels max.512channels(128zones)•Antennaimpedance 50Ω(nominal)•Operatingtemperaturerange −30°to+60°;−22°Fto+140°F;−22°Fto+140°F•Powersupplyrequirement(nominal) 13.6VDC(nominal)

•Currentdrain(approx.)

RXStand-by 300mAMax.audio 1200mA

TXat25W 7.0Aat50W 14.0A

•Dimensions(projectionsnotincluded) 480(W)x133(H)x364(D)mm;18.90(Wx5.24(H)x14.33(D)in

•Weight 8.6kg(19lb)

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•Transmitoutputpower 45W•Modulation Variablereactancefrequencymodulation•Max.permissibledeviation

Wide ±5.0kHzNarrow ±2.5kHz

•Frequencyerror ±1.0ppm•Spuriousemission 75dBtyp.•Adjacentchannelpower

Wide Morethan70dBNarrow Morethan60dB

•Audiofrequencyresponse +1dBto–3dBof6dB/octave(from500–2500Hz)

•Audioharmonicdistortion 3%typ.(with1kHzAF40%deviation)•FMhumandnoise(withoutCCITTfilter)

Wide Morethan40dB(45dBtyp.)Narrow Morethan34dB(40dBtyp.)

•Limitingcharactofmodulation 70–100%ofmax.deviation•Microphoneimpedance 600Ω

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•Receivesystem Double-conversionsuperheterodyne•Intermediatefrequencies 1stIF;46.35MHz,2ndIF;450kHz•Sensitivity 0.25μVtyp.at12dBSINAD•Adjacentchannelselectivity

Wide Morethan80dB(85dBtyp.)Narrow Morethan70dB(75dBtyp.)

•Spuriousresponse Morethan85dB(90dBtyp.)•Intermodulation Morethan75dB(77dBtyp.)•Humandnoise(withoutCCITTfilter)

Wide Morethan45dB(50dBtyp.)Narrow Morethan40dB(45dBtyp.)

•Audiooutputpower 4Wtyp.at10%distortionwitha4Ωload•Audiooutputimpedance 4Ω

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*;Availablewhenanoptionaldigitalunit(UT-119H/UT-126H)isinstalled.

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