TC-618/626 Service Manual Introduction Manual Scope This manual is intended for use by experienced technicians familiar with similar types of communication equipment. It contains all service information required for the equipment and is current as of the publication date.
◇ This radio shall be serviced by qualified technicians only. ◇ Only use HYT supplied or approved batteries and chargers. ◇ To avoid electromagnetic interference and/or compatibility conflicts, turn off your radio in any area where posted notices instruct you to do so. Turn off your radio before boarding an aircraft.
TC-618/626 Service Manual Radio Overview TC-618 (Push-to-Talk) SK1 (Side Key SK2 (Side Key 2) Speaker Microphone Antenna LED Indicator Channel Selector Knob Radio On-Off/Volume (10) (11) (12) Battery Latch Accessory Jack Accessory Jack Cover Control Knob (13) (14) (15) (16)
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TC-618/626 Service Manual TC-626 (Push-to-Talk) SK1 (Side Key 1) SK2 (Side Key 2) Speaker Channel Selector Microphone Antenna LED Indicator Knob (9) Radio On-Off/Volume (12) Accessory Jack (10) (11) Battery Latch Accessory Jack Control Knob Cover (13) (14) (15) (16)
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Status indications and alert tones are shown in the table below: Operations/Functions LED Indications and Alert Tones To enter Wired Clone mode (For the source radio, hold down The LED on the source radio flashes orange once SK2 while powering it on;...
TC-618/626 Service Manual Software Specifications Description of Features 1. Channel Capacity: 16 2. Channel Spacing: 25KHz/12.5KHz 3. Channel Step: 5/6.25/10/12.5KHz 4. Channel Scan 5. Tx/Rx Status Indication (red/green LED) 6. CTCSS/CDCSS Encode & Decode (38 groups of standard CTCSS; 83 groups of standard CDCSS;...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual powering it on, and the radio enters User Clone Mode in 2 seconds. The target radio can be directly turned on to enter the mode. In this mode, parameter data stored in EEPROM of the source radio will be cloned to EEPROM of the target radio. The data transferred only covers channel data and common parameters, excluding adjustment data, version and serial No.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual group. If the LED glows red, Tx group is entered; if the LED glows green, Rx group is entered. The LED solidly glows red for adjustment of Tx group items. The LED solidly glows green for adjustment of Rx group items.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Rx group: CH1~CH7 respectively stand for SQL On 1, SQL On 5, SQL On 9, SQL Off 1, SQL Off 5, SQL Off 9 and Rx Low Voltage Threshold. These adjustment items are related to AD sampling. Press SK1 or SK2 after entering the above items, to activate AD sampling (including calculation) once.
TC-618/626 Service Manual Circuit Description Realization Methods of Basic Functional Modules PLL Frequency Synthesizer The PLL circuit mainly provides the local oscillator signal for Rx and RF carri er signal for Tx. It is composed of VCO and baseband processor, allowing frequency tracking and channel switching under the control of MCU signals.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual The switching diode Q652 performs switching between transmission and reception under the control of T/R: in Tx mode, T/R is set to low level and Q653 becomes conductive, making Q100 operate; in Rx mode, T/R is set to high level and Q653 is cut off, making Q101 operate. The output from Q100 and Q101 is amplified by Q102 and then feeds to the buffer amplifier for further processing.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual amplification. Then the amplified signals feed to the three-stage bandpass circuit (mainly composed of D505, D506, D507 and peripheral components) to effectively reject out-of-band interference and to obtain pure RF signals. Finally, the signals go to the mixer circuit.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual MCU outputs appropriate PWM waveform according to the selected channel. The waveform is then rectified by the RC filter circuit (R441, R442, C440 and C441) to generate level of APC/TUNE control signal. One flow of APC/TUNE control signals go to R500 to be used as control voltage of the Rx electrically tunable circuit.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual 2) Block diagram of Rx audio & signaling processing circuit CF302 450KHz+/4.5K To MCU IFAmp1 SPVCC DATA U200 RSSI IFAMP2 POWERREG LATCH AN29160AA mix2 volume PROCESSER mute VREF Mic amp 5th-HPF sp Amp (TX) tone-LPF mic mute...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual 6. MCU Control Circuit The block diagram of the MCU control circuit is shown in the figure below. MCU operates on the clock frequency of 7.3728MHz. U609 AT24 C6 4 CHANNEL SW 1.VOX 2.BUSY_DET 3.BEEF/CALL 4.T/R 5.SAVE...
TC-618/626 Service Manual To detect VOX ON level; To detect low voltage alarm; To detect enabling and distinguishing of external earpiece. Data Transmission and Processing: To initiate EEPROM data; To transmit programming data; To process the code of Channel Selector knob.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual 8. VOX Realization Circuit The block diagram is shown in the figure below: Q202 VCC_5V 2SA1832 R206 1K EXPTT R207 R208 C212 100K R205 0.1U R204 470 C213 MIC_EN Q201 2SK1824 C260 R202 100 220P C274 R203 R251 0.01U...
TC-618/626 Service Manual CPU Pins Pin No. Port Name TC-618 TC-626 Function For input from the A/D power supply; AVcc connected with the power supply. For input of A/D reference signal; connected with the power supply. For input from PTT (connected with PE3/INT13 pull-up resistor) (valid at low level).
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TC-618/626 Service Manual To output Enable signal to PLL. P04/INT04 PLLEN2 PLLEN2 To output data signal to PLL. P05/INT05 PLLDATA PLLDATA To output clock signal to PLL. P06/INT06 PLLCLK2 PLLCLK2 For detection of TB31202 PLL circuit P07/INT07 (H: locked; L: unlocked) (connected with pull-up resistor).
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TC-618/626 Service Manual To output red indication. P41/AN09 RLED RLED To output green indication. P40/AN08 GLED GLED Reserved. P37/AN07 Reserve Reserve Reserved. P36/AN06 Reserve Reserve For input of CTCSS/CDCSS. P35/AN05 I/AD For input of busy channel detection. P34/AN04 BUSY BUSY I/AD For input of battery voltage detection.
TC-618/626 Service Manual Adjustment Description I. Parts Overview (TC-618 as the sample) II. Required Test Instruments Communication Test Set (HP8921) 1 set 10V/3A Regulated DC Power Supply 1 set Digital Voltmeter 1 set Ammeter 1 set III. Preparation Place the board to be tested on the test fixture (please ensure good connection between each test point and the fixture), and connect the board to a power supply.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual CTCSS Deviation (medium), CTCSS Deviation (high) and TX Low Voltage Threshold. Note: These items are adjusted in the adjustment mode via software. RX group: VCO Lock Voltage (outside the adjustment mode), Squelch, Rx Bandpass Filter and RX Low Voltage Threshold.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual press PTT to transmit. Adjust the Rotate the output audio Channel signal of Selector knob communication Wide to CH1, CH2 test set to 8~15mV Bandwidth and CH3, and ensure that the press PTT to deviation value Communication transmit.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Rotate the Adjust VR200 Channel with ceramic Selector knob tuning tool until Wide to CH1, CH2 the frequency 3.7~4.3KHz Bandwidth and CH3, and deviation Communication press PTT to meets the Test Set BPF: transmit. requirements. Max. <20Hz~15kHz...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Rotate the Channel Selector knob to CH2 and press PTT to enable Press this function. SK1/SK2 to Select the low adjust the frequency. Communication output power, Antenna 2W± 0.3W Tx Power Low Power Test Set / and rotate the...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Rotate the Channel Selector knob to Adjust VR601 CH6, CH7 and with ceramic CH8, and set tuning tool to their CTCSSs to check each low, medium frequency. and high 500~900Hz Apply SK1 or Wide respectively. (550-650Hz is...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Apply SK1 or SK2 to Rotate the perform Channel Communication adjustment, Selector knob to Test Set and rotate the CH12 and select BPF: Channel VOX Level 4. <20Hz~15kHz Selector Press SK1 or AF: 1kHz knob to save SK2 to enable 3.5mV...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Rotate the Channel Selector knob to CH2, and set to SQL On 5. Press SK1 Communication or SK2 to Test Set enable this SSG: -119dB Squelch function, and MOD: 1KHz level(5): select the DEV: 3KHz -119± 1dB...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Rotate the Channel Selector knob to CH4, and set to SQL Off 1. Press SK1 Communication or SK2 to Test Set enable this SSG: -124dBm Squelch function, and MOD: 1KHz level(1): select the DEV: 3KHz -124± 1dB...
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Voltage Supply ≤6.50V Voltmeter Supply level (red Threshold Port LED flashes and alert tone sounds). Appendix 1: Reference Value for TC-618/626 Source Radio Wide Bandwidth Narrow Bandwidth Test Item Freq. Freq. Freq. Freq. Freq. Freq. Freq. Freq. Freq. Freq...
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SQL Level 1 OFF SQL Level 5 OFF SQL Level 9 OFF RX Low Voltage Threshold Bandpass Filter Appendix 2: Reference Value for TC-618/626 Battery Strength Test in Tx status: Green LED glows (70%~100%) >7.35V 18 Minutes Orange LED glows (50%~70%) 7.15V - 7.35V...
TC-618/626 Service Manual Receive Circuit Start No signal received Check the Rx The Rx circuit is power supply normally supplied? circuit . Rx LED works The Rx frequency is normally? correctly set? Change the Rx frequency. The Rx signaling is...
TC-618/626 Service Manual Disassembly and Assembly for Repair (TC-618 as the example) Removing the Battery ① Power off the radio. Then hold the upper part of the radio and press the belt clip to make it tilt. Lift the battery latch in the direction as shown in Figure 1.
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TC-618/626 Service Manual ② ④ ③ ① Figure 5 ⑤ Lift the bottom of the aluminum chassis. Then pull the aluminum chassis backwards and take it out. ⑥ Remove the rear cover, as shown in Figure 6. ⑥ ⑤ Figure 6 ⑦...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual Removing the Antenna Rotate the antenna counter-clockwise until you can remove it. See Figure 8. Attaching the Antenna ① Align the threaded end of the antenna with the antenna connector located on the radio’ s top side ②...
TC-618/626 Service Manual TC-618/626 Parts List 2 TC-618 Qty. Part No. Description (PCS) 6000846100000 Volume Control knob, black 00(RoHS) 6000845100000 Channel Selector knob, black 00(RoHS) 6201066000000 Inner lining for knob 00(RoHS) 7207002200200 Nut 00(RoHS) 6100334000000 O-ring for Channel Selector knob...
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5001210000030 Speaker (RoHS) 4210060000100 Lead, black (RoHS) 6000700000000 Earpiece cover stopper, white 00(RoHS) 6000848000000 Accessory jack cover, black 00(RoHS) 8600618500000 Label for HYT radio model 00(RoHS) 7400202000000 Speaker 00(RoHS) 8600610600000 PC label of HYT LOGO 00(RoHS) 6201739000000 Inner lining 00(RoHS)
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Inner lining 00(RoHS) 6201739000000 Inner lining 00(RoHS) Channel selector knob, black 00 6000845100000 (RoHS) 6000846100000 Volume control knob, black 00(RoHS) 8600620600000 PC label of HYT LOGO 00(RoHS) Note: Parts that are not marked with material number may vary with radio frequency band.
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Battery Life (5-5-90 duty cycle) Approximately 10 hours Operating Temperature -20 ~ +50℃ Dimensions (H×W×D) TC-618: 119mm x 55mm x 33mm (with battery, without antenna) TC-626: 117mm x 54mm x 31mm TC-618: 270g Weight (with antenna & battery) TC-626: 275g Frequency Stability ±...
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TC-618/626 Service Manual HYT endeavors to achieve the accuracy and completeness of this manual, but no warranty of accuracy or reliability is given. All the specifications and designs are subject to change without notice due to continuous technology development. Changes which may occur after publication are highlighted by Revision History contained in Service Manual.