Mat-Tuner mAT-30 User manual

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mAT-30 INSTRUCTIONS
Automatic antenna tuner
Thank you for choosing this MAT-TUNER product.
Please READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using this tuner.
IMPORTANT
◆NEVER touch the antenna or antenna connector with your hand when
the transmitter is transmitting, it will cause burns!
◆NEVER use the antenna tuner during a lightning storm. It may result in
an electric shock, cause a fire or damage the tuner. Always disconnect the
antenna before a storm.
◆NEVER operate the tuner with its cover removed. Contact with the
components inside the tuner while transmitting will result in painful RF
burns.
◇Always turn your transmitter off before plugging or unplugging
anything, otherwise it would be damaged.
◇The tuner is designed for indoor operation only，it is not water resistant.
If you use it outdoors, you must protect it from rain, dew and steam.
◇ We cannot guarantee the mAT-30 tuner will work well with those
transmitters which are released later than the tuner.
INTRODUCTION
The mAT-30 is an automatic antenna tuner specially designed for modern
Yaesu transmitters, the operating is the same as the Yaesu tuner, which is
simple and convenient. Yaesu transmitters will work well with mAT-30 tuners,
those works well with FC-30, FC-40, FC-50 tuners.
Tuner will match an amazing range of antennas and impedances, far greater
than some other tuners you may have considered, including the built-in tuners
on many transmitters.
mAT-30 tuner can only be used for Yaesu transmitter. Some early transmitters,
such as FT-80C, FT-757, can't use the mAT-30 tuner. The FT-817/818 will also
not work with the mAT-30. We have designed a dedicated mAT-10 tuner for
FT-817/818 transmitter, visit our website for relevant information. Web is
http://www.mat-tuner.com.

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FRONT PANEL
The front panel is very simple, it only has 2 indicator lights.
ONLINE: Tuner is Active or Bypass. Lights up to indicate that the tuner is
online, off indicates that the tuner is in bypass.
POWER: Power light.
REAR PANEL
The rear panel has four connectors.
ANTENNA: SO-239, this socket is connected to the antenna via 50 ohm coaxial
cable.
RF IN: SO-239, this socket is connected to the transmitter's "ANT" socket,
via 50 ohm coaxial cable.
RADIO: This socket is connected to the transmitter's "tuner" socket via a mini
DIN 8-pin cable mAT-CY. This cable comes with the tuner.
GND: Connected to antenna system ground.

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CONTROL CABLE mAT-CY
Besides supplying power to the tuner, the control cable can also transmit
control commands sended by the transmitter to the tuner. As the figure
shows, the cable has two mini-DIN 8-pin plugs. It comes with the tuner, and
users don't need to buy it. The length of this cable is usually one meter.
INSTALLATION
The mAT-30 is designed for Yaesu 100W transmitters which matches Yaesu
FC-30, FC-40 and FC-50 antenna tuners. Their operation is the same. The
installation steps are as follows. Before operation, please make sure that the
transmitter is turned off.
1. Connect the "ANT" jack on the transmitter to the "RF IN" jack on the
tuner, using a 50 ohm coax cable rated 120 watts or greater.
2. Connect the control cable mAT-CY to the mini-DIN 8-pin jack on the
tuner, marked "Radio".
3. Connect the other end of this mAT-CY cable to the "TUNER" or
"CAT/LINEAR" or "TUN/LIN" jack on the transmitter.
4. Connect the coaxial cable of the antenna to the "ANTENNA" socket of
the tuner.
5. Grounding the mAT-30 tuner will enhance its performance and safety.
We recommend that you connect your tuner to a suitable ground; a
common ground rod connected to buried radials is preferred, but a single
ground rod, or a cold water pipe can suffice. We strongly recommends
the use of a properly installed, high quality lightning arrestor on all
antenna cables.

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TRANSMITTERS SETTING
Each transmitter has a unique setting menu for external tuners. It is necessary
to set these menus correctly before you can use external tuner. To set these
menus, please read the operation manual of these transmitters and refer to
the setting of FC-30, FC-40 or FC-50 tuner. The mAT-30 tuner is compatible
with FC-30, FC-40 or FC-50 tuner, they are used in the same way.
The menu settings of FT-857D/897D is as follows.
1. Press and hold in the [F]([FUNC]) key for one second to activate the Menu
mode.
2. Rotate the [MEM/VFO CH] (FT-857D: [SELECT]) knob to recall Menu
ModeNo-001 [EXT MENU], then rotate the DIAL to change the setting to
"ON" to enable the extended Menu Mode.
3. Rotate the [MEM/VFO CH] knob to recall Menu Mode No-020
[CAT/LIN/TUN]. Rotate the DIAL to change the setting to "TUNER".
4. Press and hold in the [F]([FUNC]) key for one second to save the new
setting and exit, then turn the transmitter off.
5. The turn on the transmitter's power again. Press and hold in the
[F]([FUNC]) key for one second to activate the Menu mode.
6. Rotate the [MEM/VFO CH] (FT-857D: [SELECT]) knob to recall Menu Mode
No-085 [TUNER/ATAS]. The default setting for this Menu is "OFF". Rotate
the DIAL to change the setting to "TUNER".
7. Press and hold in the [F]([FUNC]) key for one second to save the new
setting and exit.
8. Press the [F]([FUNC]) key, as needed, to recall Multi-Function Row
"k"[TUNE, DOWN, UP].
For other Yaesu transmitter's external tuner menu settings, please read
the transmitter's operation manual.
OPERATION FROM THE TRANSMITTER
1. Press the [F]([FUNC]) key, as needed, to recall Multi-Function Row "k"
[TUNE, DOWN, UP].
2. Press the [A]([TUNE]) key to turn the mAT-30 on. The "TUNE" will appear
on the LCD.

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3. Press and hold in the [A]([TUNE]) key to initiate automatic tuning. The FT-
857D transmitter will be activated a carrier signal will be sent out, and the
coils and capacitors in the mAT-30 will be selected/adjusted for optimum
SWR. When tuning is complete, the trans mission will cease, and you will be
ready for operation on this frequency. Tuning data will be stored in the mAT-
30's memory, this data will be called when the transmitter returns to this
frequency again.
SPECIFICATIONS
●RF power: 120 watts SSB and CW peak power, 60 watts on PSK and digital
modes, and 100 watts on 6 meters.
●Frequency Range: 1.8 ~ 54 MHz
●Impedance Range: 5 ~1500 Ω
●Tune Time: 5 seconds or less
●Memories channel: 16000 channels
●Antenna type: Dipoles, verticals, Vees, beams, wire or any coax-fed
antenna.
●Power Supply: The power supply is provided by the transmitter via the
control cable mAT-CY, and the maximum current is 0.5A
●Operating Temperature: -10°C ~ +50°C
●Case Size: 200mm x 130mm x 35mm (L x W x H).
●Net Weight: 0.8Kg,
●Gross weight: 1.0Kg
ATTACHMENTS PROVIDED
1. Control cable(mAT-CY) 1pc
2. Operation manual 1pc
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Visit the web: http://www.mat-tuner.com/ for more information and operation
manual. When you are thinking about the purchase of other
products, our website also has complete product specifications and
photographs which you can use to help make your purchase decision.
In order for you to get better service, we recommend you to buy my products
from your local distributor.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY(DOC)
This device is declared CE ENC and Rohs compliant by the manufacturer
MAT-TUNER.
This material must be recycled and not thrown in the trash.
HENGSHUI MAT-TUNER LLC
No.28 Ronghuabei ST, Hengshui,CHINA
http://www.mat-tuner.com
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