Icom IC-A200 User manual

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tcoM lc-A200 INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTI
ONS
IMPORTANT
READ THESEINSTALLATION
INSTRUC.
TIONS CAREFULLY before
aftempting
ro instatl
thelC-A200
in
anaircraft.
Thissheet
contains
imoortant
saletyinstructions
forthe
lC-A200.
NEVER install
the transceiver
wherenormal
navi-
gation
ofthe
aircraft
may
behindered.
NEVER install
an
antenna
nearany
aircraft
projection,
engine,or
propeller.
INSTALL acircuit
breaker
between
theaircraft
battery
and
thelc-A200.
NEVER install
the
transceiver
inan
aircraft
witha24V
battery.
The
transceiver
operates
with
13.8V DC.
Check
operation
after
installation.
Protect
channel
content
CANNOT bechanged
by a
cuslomer.
INSTALLATION
PROCEDURE
Installthe
lC-A200
according
to
thefollowing
procedure,
O Checkthe
quantity
of
parts.
Referto
UNpAcKtNG.
@ Prepare
miscellaneous
items
required
for instal-
lalion.Refer
toMISCELLANEOUS
|TEMS.
@ Prepare
required
wiring.Refer
to MOLEX
CONNEC-
TOR
ASSEMBLY,
COAXIAL
CABLE
ASSEMBLY
and
WIRING,
Assemble
supplied
mounting
bracketand other
parts.
RefertoRACK
MOUNT
ASSEMBLY.
Cutthemounting
hole.Refer
toMOUNTtNe
HOLE.
Mount
the lC-A200into
the mounting
bracket.
Refer
to
RACKMOUNTING.
Checkthe lC-A200operation.
Refer
to OPERAT|ON
CHECK.
Set protect
channels,
if required.
Refer
to MEMORY
PROTECTION.
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MISCELIANEOUS
ITEMS
Thefollowing
itemsarerequiredforinstallation
butare
NOTsupplied
withthelC-A200.
O VHFair
bandantennafor
thecommunication
band.
@ Cables.
@ Switchesaremounted
onthe
aircraft
yoke.
@ 500
Q
headphones.
@ Low-impedancecarbon
ordynamic
microphone.
@ Preamplifier
foradynamic
microphone.
BATTERY
CONNECTION
NEVER install
thetransceiver
into anaircraft
witha
24Vbattery.The
transceiver
operates
with13.8
VDC.
NEVER connectthetransceiver
to a power
source
usingreverse
polarity.This
connection
damages
the
transceiver.
Toprevent
voltage
drops,solder
orcrimp
thecablelug
whenconnecting
the DC power
cableto the power
supply.
TRANSCEIVER
LOCATION
Select
a locationwhich
cansupport
theweightof the
transceiver.
NEVER place
thetransceiver
where
normalnavigation
ofthe
aircraftmay
behindered
orwhere
itcouldcause
bodilyinjury.
NEVER bend the cablessharplyorptace the
tooneartheaircraft
controlcables.
DO NOT place
thetransceiver
where
hot
orcoldair
blowsdirectlyon
it.
AVOID placing thetransceiver
inareas
with
temper-
aturesbelow- 20'Corabove +
55
.C
.
ANTENNA
NEVER install
anantenna
nearanyaircraft
prolec-
tion,engine
or
propeller,
Usea
50
O
,
vertically-polarized,
VHFair band
antenna.
VSWR
shouldbelessthan
3:1.
Mounttheantenna
on'a flat
metatsurfaceorinstall a
ground
plane
ofatleast
120cm'
(1
I in').
INTERCOM
The
intercomfunctionisavailable
bywiringand
instal-
ling a yoke-mounted
communication/intercom
switch.
This
functionfacilitates
swiftcontact
betweenthe pilot
andco-pilot.
2-pairsof headphones
and
microphones
arerequiredfor
pilot
andco-pilot.
INTERLOCK
lf2transceivers
areinstalled
in
your aircraft,
wiringfor
atransmivreceive
interlock
isrequired.
To protect
the receivercircuit
fromextremelystrong
signals,
thisfunction
prevents
receiving
whileanother
transceiver
istransmitting.
COMM1
AND
COMM2
STICKERS
When
2 transceiversare installed,
to distinguish
them
from one another,attach
the supplied
COMM1and
COMM2
stickers. COMM1or
COMM2sticker
@

OMounting
bracket
RACK
MOUNTASSEMBLY
@C-shaped
ring
Self-crimpingnut
@Antenna
cableclip
@
Nut
@eNC
L-shaped
antennaconnector
6./
@-^
-F
terminals
@
Molexconnector
@Crimb
nuts
@Molex

MOUNTING
HOLE
I Notesfor
hole making
the mounting Themounting
brackethas
0.64mm
(0,025
in)dimples
built
intothetop,thebottomand
bothsidesforproper
spacing.
Markand
cutthemounting
holes.
To supportthe mounting
bracket,
the rearmounting
bossesshouldbe
attached
totheairframe.
ThelC-A200can
bemounted
securely
inthesupplied
mounting
bracket.
Remember
to allow
adequatespace
for installation
of
cablesand
connectors.
When
installing
2 or more
transceivers
in a stack,
the
mounting
traysshould
be1.27
mm
(0.05
in)apart.
I Mounting rack
dimensions
271
mmi10zuszin
I ttote
dimensions
;
o
E
E
g)
(Y)
'157
mm:
63/16 in
Cutoutdimensions
forthemounting
rack
asabove.
I Front
panel
dimensions
.c
N
o
F
E
{
(?) c:l ""
Allowspace
forthefront
panel
asabove.
161mm:
6 rr/szin

WIRING
I Powercablewiring
Use 2 pairs of #18AWGwiresfor power
andpower
grounding
wiring.
l;ili
pin
R
pin
6
pin
15
pin
F
pin
S
pin
11
pin
M
Power
ground
Jumpers
. Circuit breaker
lq_p_reyent
physical
damage,
a 10A circuitbreaker
MUST beinstalledintheaircraft.Mountthecircuit
breakerin the aircraft
breaker
panel
or instrument
panel
toensureeasyaccess
duringflight.
. Ground
Thetransceiver
power
ground
is
the
airframe
ground.
. Jumpers
AWG#20wiresorthicker.
I Internalfuse
ThelC-A200hasa 5 A internalfuse.
lfthepower
does
notturn
ON,openthetopcoverand
checkthefuse.
I Dimmer
selection
f Audiowiring
Use
#24AWGwiresforconnectors.
r'-'-l
prnE
I
pinSl
13.8v Dc 4 Q speaker
O'n
t fl HeadPhone
pin
z il yoke-mounted I tl i""t'
I Yoke-mounted channet
and frb-
quencv
exchanqeswitches
quency nge
switches
' Pins 11; M,'P; ri#i$f $eiunrpedteg€*ff with-**-- Fc-f$e;ele"mounted.ehalnnet-switeh and frequency-
communication/
intercom
switch To
6oo
e
pin
J
pinK
pin
I
pin
8
Microphone
lack
pin
D
pin
G
pin
3
!pinaJ
L.-.J
exchangeswitch,
usea 2-position
springloadedrocker
switchor2separatemomentary
push
switches.
t-'-'t
Ipin
L !---{
I | __o_r
ipin
12i-O I
L---i ,*7
t-'- --l
io'"r|-o\or
orll\l
jpinr2Fc--t
L._.i ,,
Connect
pin
B
to
theinstrument
panel
lightingline.
whenthe instrument
panel
lighting
switchis placed to I TfanSmiVfeCeive inteftOCk wiring
dimmer
position,
thetransceiver
backlighting
is reduced When
2 transceivers
areinstalled
and bothcommuni-
tohalf
brightness. qation
antennasare top mounted,
pin N MUST Oe
connected
topin
gofeachanother
transceiver.
f Molex
connector Supplied
polarizing
key
ABCDEFHJ LMNPRS
Frontview
1 2 g 4 5 6 7 8 I 10111213t415
ANoconnection M+13.8Vpower
(input) 6Power
ground
B+ 14V lighting
(input) NTransmiVreceiveinterlock 7Groundforpin
H
cAuxiliary
audio2(input) PSwitchedaircraft
power(output) IGroundfor
pins
J,K,I
DAuxiliary
audiol
(input) RAircraft power
(input
)I
E4Q
audio
(output) sPower ground 10 Squelch
cancel*
FPower
ground IGroundfor
pin
B11 +13.8
Vpower(input)
H500
Q
audio
(output) 2Detectedaudio
(output) 12 Frequenryexchange
switchr
JCommmicrophone
(input) 3Auxiliaryaudio3 (input) 13 Switched
aircraft
power(output)
KIntercom
microphone
(input) 4Groundforpins
D,C,3 14 Aircraftpower(input)
LMemory
channelswitch* 5Groundforpin
Et5 Power
ground
*Groundto activate.

MOLEX
CONNECTORASSEMBLY
ThelC-A200mateswitha Molex
connectorinthe
mount.AssembletheMolexconnector
asfollows.
I Contact
terminal
assembly
1) Strip 4 mm
(0.16
in)fromeachwire
forthecontact
terminal.
2) Open theHTR-6115Molexhandcrimperwith
the
engravedsidetoward
you.
3) lnsertthestrippedconductoruntil theinsulationis
evenwiththesideofthecrimper
facing
you.
4) Clip theconductortabuntilacrimpis
obtained.
5) Movetheleadtothecrimperanvil.
6) Placetheinsulatingtabsectiononthe
crimper
anvil.
7) Crimp againuntilasufficientcrimp
isobtained.
I Gontact
insertion
Insertthecontactterminalsintotheproper
locationin
theconnectorhousing.Pushtheterminal
untilaclickis
heard.
I Polarizing
key
Before
installingthe Molexconnectorintothe mounting
rack,checkthepolarizing
keyposition betweencontacts
8 and 9.Referto ConnectorfrontviewinWIRINGat left.
I Contact
extraction
Use
theMolexcontacteiector
tool.
1) Slip theflatnarrowbladeofthe
contact
eiector
tool
underthecontactonthematingsideoftheconnec-
tor.
2) Turn the
connectorupsidedowntoslidetheblade
intothestoD.
3) Whenthe bladeis fullyin, pull
the leadusing
moderate
pressure.
4) Beforereinstalling,
makesurethetab extends
as
inthe figure
below.
COAXIALCONNECTORASSEMBLY
1) Strip the RG-58coaxial
cable.
Soft
solderthe shield 3) Aftersoldering,installa ringanda cap.
andcenterconductorindependently.
3mm:
1/8in
l*
tJt
o
mm;r/4in 3mm;r/s
in WffK Rins
-,1il1///M, l-
\K(Y/- l, I cap
10mm=3/8
in *\Z'-,"d. I
(/m l
2) Solder the shield and center
conductorto the \:2'#\
coaxiatconnector. Do NoT appty
excessiveheat. qL/
OPERATION
CHECK
Check
thefollowing
points
afiertransceiver
installation. - NOnoiseor interferencelrom
otherequipment.
- VSWRislessthan
3 :1.
- Polarityofthe
power
supply. - Communicationcapabilityon both the highestand
- NOinterferencecausedto otherequipment. lowestcommunicationfrequency,
ifpossible.

RACK
MOUNTING
I Transceiver
instal
lation
1) Visually
confirmthatthe
metalcatchonthetopofthe
transceiver
isasshown
inFig.1.
2) Slowly
insertthe
transceiverintothemountingrack.
3) Insert
a 3132 inallen
wrenchintotheholeinthefront
panel.
4) Rotate
thewrenchclockwise
untilthescrewstops.
o
DONOTovertighten
thescrew.
I Transceiverremoval
ThelC-A200iseasilyremovedfromthe
mountingrack,
if
required.
1) fnserta3132in allenwrench
intothehole
inthefront
panel
as
shown
inFig.2.
2) Rotatethe wrenchcounterclockwise
until
the front
panel
movesslightly
fromthe mounting
rack as
showninFig.2.
3) Slowly
pull
thetransceiver
outfromthe mounting
rack.
Fig.1
Clockwise
:Forinstallation.
Counterclockwise
:Forremoval. Fig.2

MEMORY
PROTECTION
To
prevent
accidental
changes,
required
memorychan-
nelscanbespecified
as
protect
channels.
Thecontents
of
protect
channels
CANNOT
be
changedby
auser.
I Uemory
protection
programming
NOTE: DONOT
push
and
hold
[e>1 insteps4)
,
7)
and
9),
orotherfunctionsareactivated.
1) Beforesettingorcancelling,extract
thetransceiver
fromthemounting
rackandopen
thetopcover.
Then
connectappropriate
connectorto thetrans-
ceiverforoperation.
2) Pushand hold[CH]
untilthe memorychannel
number
blinks.
3) Rotatethe largeor smalltuningknobto select
a
memorychannelto be programmed
as a protect
channel.
5) Rotatethelargeandsmalltuning
knobs
toselecta 3)
4)
7) Push
1r+1.
Unground
thememory
protection
pin.
r Thememory
channelis now
programmed
as a
protect
channel.
Confirmthatthe frequencycontentDOES
NOT
blinkevenwhen
[(-] is
pushed.
l1\.Hn 'ol,i'
l.Lln :Ll
I Uemory
protection
cancelling
NOTE: DONOT
push
and
hold
[:-r1 insteps4),
6)
and7),orotherfunctionsare
activated.
1) Push and hold [CH] until the memory channel
8)
e)
2) Rotatethelarge_orsmall
tuningk1o! to selecta
protect
channel
tobecancElled.
Ground
thememory
protectionpin
asshownin
the
diagram
atleftbelow.
Push
Ir-r1,
oFrequencycontentb-links.
Push
[<+1.
. Frequencycontenl
desired
frequency.
6) Ground
the
memory
protectionpin
(J7
ontheMAIN
uNrT). 5)
6)
Unground
thememory
protection
pin.
Pusn
1:11.
. The
memory
protection
isnowcancelled.
Confirm
that the frequency contentblinkswhen
1r.+l is
pushed.
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