Icom IC-F11 Guide

Adjustment for FX-2463 (IC-F11)
ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment No. Adjustment Condition & Tuning Value Ref.No. CK.Point
Preparation Connect the transceiver by cloning cable
(OPC-478) to a PC (IBM compatible) and
boot up the cloning software.
Check points Be sure to use a tester with more than 50
ohm/Vinternalresistancewhenmaking
each test.
Lock Voltage Set the transceiver to the highest
Adjustment band frequency on the TX condition, and set
theLVvoltageasfollowsbymeansof
spreadablecoilL16.
Adj.Freq. Highest.BandFreq.
TXSide 4.0V 4.0V L16
Lock Voltage Set the transceiver to the lowest
Check band frequency, and check that each of
theLVvoltageiswithinasfollows.
Adj.Freq. Lowest BandFreq.
RXSide 0.8V~1.8V 0.8V-1.8V LV
TXSide 0.8V~1.8V 0.8V-1.8V
Frequency Connectapowermeterorattenuatortothe
Adjustment antennaterminal.LoosecouplingtheANT
and frequency counter.
Set the transceiver to near the TX greatest
highbandfrequencyandsettheunittoTX.
UseadjustmentsoftwaretoadjusttheTX
frequencytothevaluesbelow.
Set Frequency Center Freq. ± 500 Hz ±500Hz Adj.Soft ANT Con

ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment No. Adjustment Condition & Tuning Value Ref. No. CK. Point
TX Output Adjust so that the transceiver power voltage
Adjustment isstablewiththevoltagefromthepower
terminalat7.5VduringTX.
Useadjustmentsoftwaretoadjustthe
adjustment output to the values below.
Adj.Freq. GreatestLowBandFreq.
HiPower 5.0W 5.0W Adj.Soft ANTCon
L2Power 2.0W 2.0W
L1Power 1.0W 1.0W
TX Output Check Check that the in-band TX output is within
thespecificationsbelow.
HiPower 4.0~6.0W 4.0-6.0W ANTCon
L2Power 1.2~2.8W 1.2-2.8W
L1Power 0.5~2.0W 0.5-2.0W
Current Check at Check that the in-band power consumption
TX iswithinthespecificationsbelow. 4.0-6.0W ANTCon
Hi Power Less than 2.0A Less 2.0A PWR Con
L2 Power Less than 1.5A Less 1.5A
L1 Power Less than 1.2A Less 1.2A
Checking Spurious Connect a spectrum analyzer to the ANT
terminal through an attenuator. Set the
attenuationsothatthespectrumanalyzer
doesnotdistort.
Set the transceiver to TX and when at Hi
power, check that spurious is less than the
valuebelowinthebandwidth.
Spurious Less than –65dB of the Less than ANT Con
fundamental wave -65 dB

ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment No. Adjustment Condition & Tuning Value Ref. No. CK. Point
Preparation for When there is no particular set limits, set
Checking Modula- the modulation analyzer for adjustment and
tion Adjustment checking as below.
HPF OFF
LPF 20kHz
De-Emphasis OFF
Detector (P±P)/2
Connect the modulation analyzer set at the
above conditions, through the attenuator to
the antenna terminal. Connect an oscillo-
scope, distortion meter and a level meter to
the modulation analyzer’s detection output
terminal.
Connect a millivolt meter or a 600 ohm out-
put impedance CR oscillator to the trans-
ceiver’s mic terminal.
Deviation Set the CR oscillator to a 1 kHz sine wave,
Adjustment 150mVrms, and input from the external mic
terminal. Set the transceiver to TX and use the
adjustment software to adjust to the following values.
Adjust.Freq. NearCenterFrequency ±4.05~ Adj.Soft ANTCon
WIDE ± 4.10 ± 0.05 kHz ±4.15kHz
NARROW ±2.10 ±0.05kHz ±2.05~
±2.15kHz
Modulation Balance Use the adjustment software to adjust the
Adjustment modulation analyzer’s detection output horizontal
line so that it becomes a straight line as below
Adjust.Freq. NearCenterFrequency
Detection Adj.Soft ANTCon
Output

ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment No. Adjustment Condition & Tuning Value Ref. No. CK. Point
Checking Deviation Check that the deviation in the bandwidth is as the
values below.
±3.6~ Adj.Soft ANTCon
WIDE ±3.60~4.50kHz ±4.5kHz
NARROW ±1.80~2.30kHz ±1.8~
±2.3kHz
Checking Modula- Check that the modulation in the bandwidthtion is as
the value below
WIDE/NARROW 7~20mVrms 7~20mV ANTCon
rms
Checking CTCSS/ Connect a linear detector via the attenuator
DTCS/5 TONE/ to the antenna terminal, then reset so that
DTMF DEVIATION each signaling type can be output.
DTCS CODE 007
CTCSS 88.5Hz
5 TONE CCIR 11111
DTMF #(AutoDialSetting)
Setthelineardetectortothefollowing.
HPF OFF
LPF 20kHz
De-emphasis OFF
Level Meter (P/P)/2
Transmit while making sure no input is
appliedtothemic(ormicterminal),and
check that each version in it’s bandwidth
isasthevaluesbelow,respectively.
Wide CTCSS/DTCS ± 0.50~± 0.90kHz ±0.5-0.9kHz ANT Con
Wide 2/5 TONE/ ± 2.40~± 3.60kHz ±2.4-3.6kHz
DTMF
Narrow CTCSS/DTCS ± 0.25~± 0.45kHz ±.25-.45kHz
Narrow 2/5 TONE/ ± 1.20~± 1.80kHz ±1.2-1.8kHz
DTMF

ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment No. Adjustment Condition & Tuning Value Ref. No. CK. Point
Checking TX S/N Connect a linear detector via the attenuator
to the antenna terminal, and set to the conditions
below.
HPF 50Hz
LPF 20kHz
De-emphasis OFF
Level Meter (P/P)/2
Applya1kHzsignalfromthelowfrequency
oscillator to the antenna terminal, and
transmit,thenadjustthelowfrequency
oscillator output level so that the maximum
modulation is 70%.
Check that the TX S/N in the bandwidth is
asthevaluesbelow.
WIDE Morethan40dB Over40dB ANTCon
NARROW Morethan34dB Over34dB
Adjusting RX When there is no particular set limits, set
Sensitivity theRXadjustmentsandsignalgenerator
when checking to the settings below.
Modulation Freq. 1kHz
WIDE ±3.5kHz
NARROW ±1.5kHz
Setthesignalgeneratorinthefollowing
wayforwidechannels.
AdjustFreq. NearGreatestLobandF.
SG Input level +20 dBu
Connect an 8 ohm non-inductive load and Adj. Soft RSSI line
a distortion meter to the external speaker
terminal.AdjustBPF(T1)~(T4)withthe
adjustmentsoftware,sothatthesensitivity
isatmaximum.

ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment No. Adjustment Condition & Tuning Value Ref. No. CK. Point
Checking RX Check that the signal generator level when
Sensitivity theRXfrequencybandwidthbecomes12dB
SINAD,isthevaluebelow.
RX Sensitivity Less than -10 dBu Less -10dB ANT Con
Use the same check method for Narrow
channelsalso.
Adjusting the Next, set the transceiver to the RX frequency
Squelch bandwidth’swidebandcenterfrequency.
Setthesignalgeneratortothesettings
below.
Modulation Freq. 1kHz
WIDE ±3.5kHz
NARROW ±1.75kHz


SG Output Level -14 dBu
In this condition, using the adjustment
software,raisethesquelchD/Avalueuntil
the squelch closes once, then lower the D/A
valueagain,andadjustuntilthesquelch
openingpoint.
Checking Squelch Check that the squelch opening point value
Sensitivity intheRXfrequencybandwidthisasbelow.
Squelch Sensitivity Less than –10 dBu Less-10dB Adj. Soft ANT Con
Next,reducethesignalgeneratoroutput
and check that the squelch closes in the RX
bandwidth.

ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment No. Adjustment Condition & Tuning Value Ref. No. CK. Point
Checking AF Output Set the signal generator output level to
+60 dBu. The transceiver and SG connection
isthesameasthesquelchadjustmentabove.
Adjust the transceiver volume until the
distortionmeterreads5%.
Check that the AF output value at this point
asbelow.
Over
AFOutput Morethan0.35W 0.35W
@8ohm
load
Checking RX S/N Set the signal generator output level to
+60dBu.AdjusttheAFvolumesothatthe
AFoutputis50%oftheratedvalue.
Check that the RX S/N in the bandwidth is
asthevaluesbelow.
WIDE Morethan40dB Over40dB
NARROW Morethan34dB Over34dB
Checking Howling Set the signal generator output to +60 dBu
as in RX adjustment, and for non-modulation.
Next, set the internal speaker for operation,
andturntheAFvolumeuptomaximumto
check that howling does not occur.
Checking Maximum While still in the AF output check status,
RXCurrent rotatethevolumecontrolclockwisetoobtain
the maximum AF output. Check that the
current consumption at this time is as the
value below.
Max. RX Current Less than 300 mA Less than PWR Con
300mA

. ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment No. Adjustment Condition & Tuning Value Ref. No. CK. Point
Checking Standby Without connecting anything to the ACC
Power Consumption socket, check that the standby power con-
sumptionisasthevaluebelow.
Standby Current Less than 70 mA Less than PWR Con
70mA