Rear Panel - Icom ic-718 Instruction Manual

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PANEL DESCRIPTION
 Rear panel
q ANTENNA CONNECTOR [ANT] (p. 10)
Connects to a 50 Ω antenna with a PL-259 plug
connector and a 50 Ω coaxial cable.
w DC POWER SOCKET [DC 13.8V] (p. 12)
Connects to a 13.8 V DC source through the sup-
plied DC power cable.
Rear panel view
e TUNER CONTROL SOCKET [TUNER] (p. 14)
Connects to the control cable from an optional AH-4
AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER
r CI-V REMOTE CONTROL JACK [REMOTE] (p. 57)
Connects to a PC for remote control of the of trans-
ceiver functions.
t EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACK [EXT SP] (p. 11)
Connects to an 8 Ω external speaker.
• When an external speaker is connected, the internal
speaker is disabled.
y ACCESSORY SOCKET [ACC] (p. 7)
Connects to external equipment such as a linear
amplifi er, an automatic antenna tuner, a TNC for
data communications, and so on.
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u ELECTRONIC KEYER JACK [KEY]
Accepts a key or paddle connector for the internal
electronic keyer.
• You can setlect the keyer type between the internal
electronic keyer and straight key operation in the Initial
Set mode.
When connecting
a straight key
When connecting
a paddle
i ALC INPUT JACK [ALC]
Connects to the ALC output jack of a non-Icom lin-
ear amplifi er.
o SEND CONTROL JACK [SEND] (p. 14)
Goes to ground while transmitting to control exter-
nal equipment such as a liner amplifi er.
• Maximum control level: 16 V DC/2 A
!0 GROUND TERMINAL [GND] (p. 9)
Connects to ground to prevent electrical shock, TVI,
BCI and other problems.
(⊕)
(dot)
(com)
(dash)