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CYBERMAX AMP SE2 RF amplifiers for HF/VHF/UHF digital and analog applications Manual Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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MAKE SURE EXCITER OUTPUT POWER DOES NOT EXCEED AMPLIFIER MAXIMUM INPUT POWER. EVEN A VERY BRIEF OVERLOAD OF YOUR AMPLIFIER'S INPUT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AMPLIFIER. DO NOT FORGET TO CONNECT ANTENA BEFORE YOU POWER UP THE AMPLIFIER! Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND COMMUNICATION SETUP ..8 Configuring communications port ............ 9 Installing USB driver (only for USB IO board) ....... 10 Configuring USB driver ..............10 Appendix B – Setting up remote control via Ethernet ..... 11 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Appendix C – Warranty and legal info ........14 Warranty and servicing! ..............14 Legal info ..................14 Limitation of liability ............... 14 Also available from www.pcs-electronics.com ......14 Revisions and errata .............. 15 Index ..................16 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- External dimensions 200W/400W ( W x D x H ) 19" x depth (170mm) x height 2HE (88mm), weight ~10Kg - External dimensions 600W, 800W ( W x D x H ) 19" x depth (170mm) x height 2HE (88mm), weight ~12Kg Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
We hope you will enjoy it as much as we do and remember to tell your friends about it. Please feel free to leave your comments at our website or post your experience in our forum. From all of us we wish you happy broadcasting! Your PCS Electronics team Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
VU bar meters. When used for amplifier they show drive power on two bars on the left. The third and fourth bar are used for power and reflected power. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Exchangeable power supply (you can replace it without any opening or soldering) Antenna connector, 7/16 female. Do not operate without antenna. N female for drive input RS232/USB for remote control Optional ETHERNET input Optional DIGIAMP interface for easy connection to CyberMaxFM exciters Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
LEFT/RIGHT to select it and than again LEFT/RIGHT to adjust value. It may sound a little confusing right now but if you try it you will find that it works pretty well. Changing output power Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
We hope you’ll never get to this step. We all know bad things happen but do not despair! Check the troubleshooting table on the next page. If you have problems you cannot solve yourself, please see our website for contact information and support resources in our forum. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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2. Check main cable is firmly inserted 3. Check that mains power supply is fully inserted Red LED constantly on Some kind of alarm is active. The LCD display will usually show which one. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
Fig. 4: Setup is about to start Once the installation is done you are ready to start the program. You are now ready to establish connection with the Universal Amplifier Control board and configure all the parameters. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
If not, we will explain the installation and setup process for USB control cable and Ethernet in more detail in next appendix.. Fig. 6: Set COM port to 1 for RS232 IO board Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
If you wish to change this port right click on the PCS USB-COM port and select Properties. Now select the Port settings tab and click Advanced. Note you can set the COM port number as you wish: Fig. 8: Configuring Com port for USB driver Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
Now create and configure a connection between the PC and CYBERMAXFM+ as shown below. Note the IP will differ, but make sure the port is set to 5005! Fig. 46: Setting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, screen 1 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Fig. 47: Setting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, screen 2 Fig. 48: Setting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, screen 3 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Fig. 49: Setting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, screen 4 Fig. 50: Setting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, overview Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- A large number of beginners guides to get you started - A large selection of free schematics is as well available at our website. If you can’t get much range with your homebrew antenna, have a look at these: http://www.pcs-electronics.com Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
Revisions and errata V1.0 (March, 2020): Release version Please report any errors you see in this manual, you will be helping us and many other users out there. Thank you! Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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