Icom X BAND 50 User manual

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  INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
VHF-UHFFMREPEATER
X BAND 50
REPEATER

IMPORTANT
READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CAREFULLY before attempting to operate the
repeater.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL– This
manual contains important safety and operating
instructionsfortheseries.
EXPLICITDEFINITIONS
WORD DEFINITION
WARNING Personalinjury,rehazardorelectric
shockmayoccur.
CAUTION Equipmentdamagemayoccur.
NOTE Ifdisregarded,inconvenienceonly.
Noriskofpersonalinjury,reor
electricshock.
PRECAUTION
WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER
attachanantennaorinternalantennaconnector
duringtransmission.Thismayresultinan
electricalshockorburn.
WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER
installtheantennaatanyplacethatpersontouch
theantennaeasilyduringtransmission.Thismay
resultinanelectricalshockorburn.
NEVER applyACtothe[BATTERY]terminals
ontherepeaterrearpanel.Thiscouldcausea
reordamagetherepeater.
NEVERapplymorethan16VDC,suchasa
24Vbattery,tothe[BATTERY]terminalsonthe
repeaterrearpanel.Thiscouldcauseareor
damagetherepeater.
NEVER letmetal,wireorotherobjectstouch
anyinternalpartorconnectorsontherearpanel
oftherepeater.Thismayresultinanelectric
shock.
NEVER exposetherepeatertorain,snowor
anyliquids.
AVOIDusingorplacingtherepeaterinareas
withtemperaturesbelow–30°C(–22°F)orabove
+60°C(+140°F).Beawarethattemperatures
onavehicle’sdashboardcanexceed80°C
(+176°F),resultinginpermanentdamagetothe
repeaterifleftthereforextendedperiods.
AVOID placingtherepeaterinexcessivelydusty
environmentsorindirectsunlight.
AVOIDputtinganythingontopoftherepeater.
Thiswillobstructheatdissipation.
Placetherepeaterinasecureplacetoavoid
inadvertentusebychildren.
BE CAREFUL! Theheatsinkswillbecomehot
whenoperatingtherepeatercontinuouslyforlong
periods.
BE CAREFUL! Ifalinearamplieris
connected,settherepeater’sRFoutputpower
tolessthanthelinearamplier’smaximum
inputlevel,otherwise,thelinearamplierwillbe
damaged.
UseIcommicrophonesonly(optional).Other
manufacturer’smicrophoneshavedifferentpin
assignments,andconnectiontotheX—Band
seriesmaydamagetherepeater.
For U.S.A. only
CAUTION: Thisrepeaterisintendedforuseas
axedstationwiththeantennalocatedoutdoors
ontherooftoporonantennatower,orindoors
withtheantennalocatedneartherepeater.
TheIcomAmericaSystemslogoisatrademark
ofIcom,Inc.
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FORWARD

Thank you for purchasing this Icom America
SystemsX—BAND50VHF/UHFFMREPEATER.
Withpropercare,thisproductshouldprovideyou
yearsoftrouble-freeoperation.
 FEATURES
❍Automaticbatterybackup
 chargingsystem
 Abuilt-inbackupsystemsupportsautomatic
 switchingtoanexternalpowersupply(13.6
 VDC)iftheACpowersupplyfails,andthen
 rechargesbatterywhenpowerisrestored.
❍MultipleCTCSS&DTCStonememories
 One CTCSS/DTCS tone (TX/RX tones
 respectively)canbeprogrammedina 
 channel.Idealformanydifferentapplications.

❍Otherfeatures
 -PCprogrammable
 -19inchrackmountordesktop
❍Internalcontroller
 Internalcontrollerwithprogramable
 HangTimer
❍Localcontrolledoperation;
 canbeusedasadualbaseunit
❍DB25AccessoryConnector
 withEPTT,COR,DISC,EMODandAFOfor
 eachradio
❍BuiltinACEMIFilter
❍DualforcedAirCPUcontrolled
 coolingfans
SUPPLIEDACCESSORIES

Thefollowingaccessoriesaresuppliedwith
X—Band50series
[AC120Vversion]
➀ACpowercable(OPC-510)….............………1
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➊ MICROPHONE/SPEAKER CONNECTOR
[MIC/SP]
 This8-pinmodularjackacceptstheoptional
 microphone.
   ➀+8VDCoutput(Max.10mA)
   ➁I/OportforPCprogramming
   ➂AFO
   ➃MPTT(InputportforTXcontrol)
   ➄Microphoneground
   ➅Microphoneinput
   ➆Ground
   ➇CLI(Inputportfor
   monitorcontrol)
➋ VOLUME CONTROL [VOLUME]
 Adjuststheaudiooutputlevel.
➌ DEALER PROGRAMMABLE KEYS
 P0,P1,P2,P3
➍ POWER SWITCH [POWER]
 PushtoturnthepowerONandOFF.
➎ INTERNAL SPEAKER
 Monitorsreceivedsignals.
➀➇
1PANEL DESCRIPTION
■Front Panel
➊
➋ ➌ ➍
➎

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   PANELDESCRIPTION1
 
➊ AF VOLUME CONTROL KNOB
 Rotatetheknobtoadjusttheaudiooutput 
 level.
 •Minimumaudiolevelispre-programmed.
➋ FUNCTION DISPLAY
 Displaysavarietyofinformation,suchasan
 operatingchannelnumber/name.
NOTE: Theabovefunctionsdependon 
 pre-programming.
➌ POWER SWITCH [POWER]
 PushtoturnthepowerONandOFF.
•Thefollowingfunctionsareavailableat  
  powerONasoptions:
  -Automaticscanstart
  -Passwordprompt
  -Setmode
➍ DEALER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS
[P0] to [P3]
Desiredfunctionscanbeprogrammed 
 independentlybyyourdealer.
➎ MICROPHONE CONNECTOR
 Connectthesuppliedmicrophoneoroptional
 DTMFmicrophone.
➏CHANNEL CONTROL KEYS
NEVERconnectnon-speciedmicrophones.
Thepinassignmentsmaybedifferentand
thetransceivermaybedamaged.
➋
➌
➊
➎ ➍
➏
■Front Panel

➊ AC POWER SOCKET [AC]
 ConnectsthesuppliedACpowercabletoa 
 domesticACoutlet.
➋POWER SWITCH [POWER]
 TogglestoturntherepeaterpowerON
 orOFF.Locatedonthebackpanelof
 therepeater.
➌RIGHT Radio ANTENNA CONNECTOR
➥Connectthecorrectbandantenna  
 (impedance:50Ω).
➍ LEFT Radio ANTENNA CONNECTOR
➥Connectthecorrectbandantenna  
 (impedance:50Ω).
➎ GROUND TERMINAL [GND]
 Groundtherepeaterthroughthisterminal 
 topreventelectricshocks,TVI,BCIandother
 problems.
➏DC POWER INPUT TERMINALS [BATTERY]
 Connectsthe12Vstoragebatteryforthe 
 repeaterbackupwhentheACpoweris 
 interrupted.Theseterminalsarealsousedfor
 DCpoweroperation.
➐ ACCESSORY CONNECTOR [ACC]
 DB25connectstotheremotecontroller.
•Seepgs.3,4foraccessoryconnector 
 information.
CAUTION: NEVERshortthe(+)lineofthe 
 DCpowercabletorepeater’schassis,when
 connectingDCpowercabletothe[BATTERY]
 terminals.Otherwise,thereisdangerof 
 electricshockand/orequipmentdamage.
■Rear Panel
   PANELDESCRIPTION1
 
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➊
➋
➌➍
➎➏
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■Repeater Controller
Programming Both Mobile Radios
CS-F3020/F5010/F5020
•GotoLMR>MemoryCH>1:
ProgramtheTXandRX
• SettheCTCSS/CDCSSTone
• SetRFPowertoHigh
•LMR>ExternalI/O>Option
IGNSW=inhibit
Ext.EPTT>ToneMuteEPTT=off
Ext.Out(EXO)/Horn>RXEXO=on
•LMRExternal1/0>PortSettings
EXT.I/O4OutputNull
EXT.I/O6OutputNull
EXT.I/O7AFO
EXT.I/O10Null
EXT.I/O11Audible
EXT.I/O14EPTT
*Insidetheradio,SolderjumperDandsolderTX
DatawiretoF.Seeg.1andg.2.
Cut“k”,Solder“I”
CABLE CONNECTORS
X1 AccessoryConnector RightRadio
X2 AccessoryConnector LeftRadio
X4 FAN LeftRadio
X6 J6OptionalConnector LeftRadio
X7 J6OptionalConnector RightRadio
X8 FAN RightRadio
JP7 JP6 JP5 JP4 T sec.
11110
0 1 1 1 0.5
10111
1 0 1 1 1.5
11012
0 1 0 1 2.5
10013
0 0 0 1 3.5
11104
0 1 1 0 4.5
10105
0 0 1 0 5.5
11006
0 1 0 0 6.5
10007
0 0 0 0 7.5
HANG ON TIME CONFIGURATION
**1=ON;0=OFF
   PANELDESCRIPTION1
R9 TXModulation RightRadio
R59 TXModulation LeftRadio
CONTROLLER ADJUSTMENTS
CONTROLLER JUMPER SETTINGS
JP2 InternalControllerDisable
JP3 TransmitOn
JP4 HangOnTime
JP5 HangOnTime
JP6 HangOnTime
JP7 HangOnTime
JP8 AudioOn:
LefttorightRadio
JP9 AudioOn:
RighttoleftRadio

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Fig.1VHF/UHF
Solder wire to only this side of “F”
Solder
Cut

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Fig.2VHF/UHF
Solder

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■Accessory connector
   PANELDESCRIPTION1
DB25 Pin Outs Conguration
Radio on Right
Pin
No. Pin Name Description Specication
6 Vcc +15VDCSupplyforInternalDevice Maximum1A
7 GND DCGround,UHFUnit
8 Busy OutputTerminalforBusySignal Open
Collector+OFF,0V=ON
9 AFO AudioOutput LowLevelAudio
10 DISC DiscriminatorOutput
11 TXA TransmitAudio
12 PTT ExternalPTT ActiveLow
13 TXD TransmitDataInput
Radio on Left
Pin
No.
Pin Name Description Specication
18 Vcc +15VDCSupplyforExternalDevice Maximum1A
19 GND DCGround
20 Busy OutputTerminalforBusySignal Open
Collector+OFF,0V=ON
21 AFO AudioOutput LowLevelAudio
22 DISC DiscriminatorOutput
23 TXA TransmitAudio
24 PTT ExternalPTT ActiveLow
25 TXD TransmitDataInput

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2INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
■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
equipmentincludedwiththeX-BAND50series,
see‘Suppliedaccessories’ofthismanual.
■Selecting a location
Select a location for the repeater that allows
adequate air circulation, free from extreme
heat, cold, or vibrations, and away from TV
sets, TV antenna elements, radios and other
electromagneticsources.
■Antenna connections
For radio communications, the antenna is of
criticalimportance,alongwithoutputpowerand
sensitivity. Select antenna(s), such as a well-
matched 50 Ω antenna, and feedline. 1.5:1 or
betterofVoltageStandingWaveRatio(VSWR)
isrecommendedfordesiredband.Ofcourse,the
transmissionlineshouldbeacoaxialcable.
 CAUTION:Protectrepeaterfromlightning 
 byusingalightningarrestor.
 NOTE:Therearemanypublications  
 coveringproperantennasandtheir  
 installation.Checkwithyourlocaldealerfor
 moreinformationandrecommendations.
■Grounding
Topreventelectricalshock,televisioninterference
(TVI), broadcast interference (BCI) and other
problems, ground the transceiver through the
[GND]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[GND]terminalandground
asshortaspossible.
WARNING: NEVERconnectthe 
 [GND]terminaltoagasorelectricpipe, 
 sincetheconnectioncouldcausean 
explosionorelectricshock.
TYPE-N CONNECTOR INSTALLATION EXAMPLE
Slidethenut,atwasher,rubbergasketandclampoverthecoaxial
cable,thencuttheendofthecableevenly.
Stripthecableandfoldthebraidbackovertheclamp.
Softsolderthecenterconductor.Installthecenterconductorpinand
solderit.
Carefullyslidetheplugbodyintoplacealigningthecenterconductor
pinonthecable.Tightenthenutontotheplugbody.
     30mm≈9⁄8in10mm≈3⁄8in1–2mm≈1⁄16in
➀
➁
➂
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■Required Connections
 INSTALLATIONANDCONNECTIONS2
 
[DC POWER INPUT TERMINAL]
Makesurethebackupbatteryiscorrectly
connected.Useacablewithfollowing
currentcapacity.Solderorclampthecable
plug when connecting the power cable to
thebackupbatterytopreventvoltagedrops.
Powercablecurrentcapacity:25Aormore
TX - RX ANT
VHForUHFTX•RX
antennarequired.
VHF RX - RX ANT
VHForUHFTX•RX
antennarequired.
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Make sure the [POWER] switch is turned OFF
when connecting an AC power cable and a
backupbattery(emergencypowersupply).
TheX-Band50seriescanoperatewithanACor
DCpowersupply.IfACpowerisinterruptedwhen
operatingtherepeaterwithanACpowersupply,
powerisautomaticallyprovidedtothe[BATTERY]
terminals.Batterywillbeautomaticallyrecharged
whenACpowerisrestored.
 In AC operation
CAUTION:
•UsethesuppliedACpowercablefor 
 connectiontoadomesticACoutlet.
•Extensioncordsshouldnotbeusedunless
 absolutelynecessary.Usingimproper 
 extensioncordscouldresultinrerisk.
 In DC operation
CAUTION: Voltagesgreaterthan16VDC 
willdamagetherepeater.Checkthesource
 voltagebeforeconnectingthepowercable.
•DONOTplacethebackupbatteryonornear
 therepeater.Lead-acidbatteriesshouldbe 
 placedatleast5m(16.4ft.)awayfromthe 
 repeater.Useaheavydutycabletomake 
 theconnectionandbesureboththepositive
 (red)andnegative(black)terminalsare 
 correctlyconnected.
•Whenconnectingtothebattery,keepin 
 ordertoconnecttheDCpowercableto 
 therepeaterrst,thenthepositive(red) 
 terminalandnegative(black)terminal
 tothebatterytopreventanelectricshock.
■Power
 INSTALLATIONANDCONNECTIONS2

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3OPTIONAL UNIT INSTALLATION
■Opening the repeater’s case
Follow the case and cover opening procedures
shownherewhenanoptionalunitisinstalledor
adjusttheinternalunits,etc.
CAUTION: Disconnect theAC power cable
and/or DC power cable from the repeater.
Otherwise, there is danger of electric shock
and/orequipmentdamage.
➀Remove7screwsfromthetopoftherepeater
 and1screwfromthetopfront,thenliftupthe
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4LOCAL OPERATION ■ CROSS BAND OPERATION
■Turning power ON
➀Onrearpanel,push[POWER]toturnpower
 ON.
■Receiving and transmitting
 Receiving
➀Push[POWER]toturnpowerON.
➁Rotate[VOLUME]toadjusttheaudio
 outputlevel.
➂Pushtoselectthedesiredchannel.
 •Whenreceivingasignal,BUSYindicatorturnsON 
  andaudioisemittedfromthespeaker.
 •Furtheradjustmentof[VOLUME]toacomfortable 
  listeninglevelmaybenecessaryatthispoint.
 Transmitting
➀Takethemicrophoneoffhook.
➁Waitforthechanneltobecomeclear.
➂Pushandhold[PTT]totransmit,then
 speakintothemicrophoneatyournormal 
 voicelevel.
➃Release[PTT]toreceive.
IMPORTANT:
Tomaximizethereadabilityofthetransmitted
signal:
➀Pausebrieyafterpushing[PTT].
➁Holdthemicrophone1to2inch(2.5to 
 5cm)fromyourmouth,thenspeakinto
 themicrophoneatanormalvoicelevel.
■Turning power ON

Onrearpanel,push[POWER]toturnpower
 ON.LEDwillbeonifthereisACorDC 
 powerintheunit.
 Oneachradio,push[POWER]toturnpower
 ontothatradio.
Right Radio must be on for Internal Controller
to function.
 Pushtoselectthedesiredchanneloneach 
 radio.
 Anyradiotrafcreceivedononeradiothat 
 meetstheprogrammedsettings,willcause 
 theotherradiotokeyandpassaudio.
 XBand50isaHalfDuplexdevice.Radio 
 trafccanonlypassonedirectionatatime.
 KeepHaastimesettingslowasyoursystem
 allows.

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5MAINTENANCE
“Therearetwofusesforeachradio
TheleftfusesareforLeftRadio
TherightfusesareforRightRadio
■Fuse replacement
Ifafuseblowsortherepeaterstopsfunctioning,trytondthesource
oftheproble,andreplacethedamagedfusewithanew,ratedfuse.
Replacethecircuitryfuseasshownbelow.
RWARNING:
DISCONNECTtheACpowercableand/orDCpowercablefrom
therepeater.Otherwise,thereisadangerofelectricshockand/
orequipmentdamage.

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6SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS
■Specications
GENERAL
◆ X - Band 50 VHF Specication
•Frequencycoverage 136–174MHz
•Typeofemission Wide 16K0F3E(25.0kHz)
Narrow 11K0F3E(12.5kHz)
•Numberofprogramablechannels 128channels(8zones)
•Antennaimpedance 50Ω(nominal)
•Operatingtemperaturerange –30°Cto+60°C(−22°Fto+140°F)
•Powersupplyrequirement(nominal) 13.6VDC(Negativeground)
•Currentdrain
(approx.)
RX Stand-by 300mA
Max.audio 1200mA
TX at25W 7.0A
at50W 14.0A
•Dimensions
(projectionsnotincluded)
[25Wver.] 480(W)x133(H)x364(D)mm;
18.90(W)x5.24(H)x14.33(D)in
[50Wver.] 480(W)x133(H)x364(D)mm;
18.90(W)x5.24(H)x14.33(D)in
•Weight [25Wver.] 8.6kg(19lb)
[50Wver.] 8.6kg(19lb)
TRANSMITTER
•TXoutputpower [25Wver.] 25W(High),10W(Low2),2.5W(Low1)
[50Wver.] 50W(High),25W(Low2),5.0W(Low1)
•Modulation Variablereactancefrequencymodulation
•Max.permissible
deviation
Wide ±5.0kHz
Narrow ±2.5kHz
•Frequencyerror ±2.5ppm
•Spuriousemission 70dBtyp.
•Adjacentchannel
power
Wide 70dBmin.
Narrow 60dBmin.
•Audiofrequencyresponse +1dBto–3dBof6dB/octave
(from500–2500Hz)
•Audioharmonicdistortion 3%typ.(with1kHzAF40%deviation)
•FMhumandnoise
(withoutCCITTlter)
Wide Morethan40dB(46dBtyp.)
Narrow Morethan34dB(40dBtyp.)
•Limitingcharactofmodulation 70–100%ofmax.deviation
•Microphoneimpedance 600Ω
■Options
•HM-100HANDMICROPHONE
•HM-100TNDTMFMICROPHONEHandmicrophonewithaDTMFkeypad
•SM-25DESKTOPMICROPHONE

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GENERAL
◆ X - Band 50 UHF Specication
•Frequencycoverage 400–470MHz[USA-01]450–512MHz[USA-02]
•Typeofemission
Wide 16K0F3E(25.0kHz)
Narrow 11K0F3E(12.5kHz)11K0F7E/D(12.5kHz)*
8K10F1E/D(12.5kHz)*4K00F1E/D(6.25kHz)*
•Numberofprogramablechannels max.512channels(128zones)
•Antennaimpedance 50Ω(nominal)
•Operatingtemperaturerange −30°to+60°;−22°Fto+140°F;−22°Fto+140°F
•Powersupplyrequirement(nominal) 13.6VDC(nominal)
•Currentdrain
(approx.)
RX Stand-by 300mA
Max.audio 1200mA
TX at25W 7.0A
at50W 14.0A
•Dimensions(projectionsnotincluded) 480(W)x133(H)x364(D)mm;
18.90(Wx5.24(H)x14.33(D)in
•Weight 8.6kg(19lb)
TRANSMITTER
•Transmitoutputpower 45W
•Modulation Variablereactancefrequencymodulation
•Max.permissible
deviation
Wide ±5.0kHz
Narrow ±2.5kHz
•Frequencyerror ±1.0ppm
•Spuriousemission 75dBtyp.
•Adjacentchannel
power
Wide Morethan70dB
Narrow Morethan60dB
•Audiofrequencyresponse +1dBto–3dBof6dB/octave
(from500–2500Hz)
•Audioharmonicdistortion 3%typ.(with1kHzAF40%deviation)
•FMhumandnoise
(withoutCCITTlter)
Wide Morethan40dB(45dBtyp.)
Narrow Morethan34dB(40dBtyp.)
•Limitingcharactofmodulation 70–100%ofmax.deviation
•Microphoneimpedance 600Ω
RECEIVER
•Receivesystem Double-conversionsuperheterodyne
•Intermediatefrequencies 1stIF;46.35MHz,2ndIF;450kHz
•Sensitivity 0.25μVtyp.at12dBSINAD
•Adjacentchannel
selectivity
Wide Morethan80dB(85dBtyp.)
Narrow Morethan70dB(75dBtyp.)
•Spuriousresponse Morethan85dB(90dBtyp.)
•Intermodulation Morethan75dB(77dBtyp.)
•Humandnoise
(withoutCCITTlter)
Wide Morethan45dB(50dBtyp.)
Narrow Morethan40dB(45dBtyp.)
•Audiooutputpower 4Wtyp.at10%distortionwitha4Ωload
•Audiooutputimpedance 4Ω
 SPECIFICATIONSANDOPTIONS6
*;Availablewhenanoptionaldigitalunit(UT-119H/UT-126H)isinstalled.

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