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- Page 1 ANYWAVE ATSC VHF 100W DTV Transmitter Quick Start Guide Version 1.1 – June 26, 2018...
- Page 2 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide Copyright Notice Copyright © Anywave Communication Technologies, Inc. 2018, All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted into any form or by any means, without the express written permission of Anywave Communication Technologies, Inc.
- Page 3 Returns and Exchanges Written approval and a Return Authorization Number (RAN) are required from Anywave for all equipment returns. Please direct all return inquiries to the Anywave Service Department at support_us@anywavecom.com, providing the Sales Order number and Serial Number(s) of the equipment.
- Page 4 The installation, operation, maintenance and service of this equipment involves risks both to personnel and equipment, and must ONLY be performed by qualified personnel exercising due care. Anywave Communication Technologies, Inc. shall not be responsible for injury or damage resulting from improper handling or from the use of improperly trained or inexperienced personnel performing such tasks.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide Contents Introduction ..................6 Organization of Manual ..............6 TX System Overview ............... 7 TX System Interconnect ..............8 Initial Turn On .................. 9 ACT-PAVIII1-QSG-DOC-V1.1, 06/26/2018 Page 5 of 17... -
Page 6: Introduction
1 Introduction This Quick Start Guide contains instructions to safely setup and turn on the Anywave 100W DTV Transmitter. Please note that trained and qualified personnel are required to install, maintain, and service this transmission equipment. 2 Organization of Manual This Manual is broken up into several sections. -
Page 7: Tx System Overview
ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide 3 TX System Overview Final assembly and test of each transmitter is performed at the Anywave factory. The Exciter is setup on the desired channel frequency and the TX is tested with the complete RF system (if purchased) at full power into a load. All TX operating parameters are optimized and the Transmitter Forward and Reflected power meters are properly calibrated. -
Page 8: Tx System Interconnect
ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide 4 TX System Interconnect The Anywave ATSC VHF 100W DTV Transmitter consists of an Exciter, PA-VIII1-C-FA PA, and a BPF (optional) with two additional single port couplers for Exciter feedback samples (optional). The diagram below shows the overall system interconnect between the system components. -
Page 9: Initial Turn On
ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide 5 Initial Turn On Please locate and have handy for reference a copy of your 100W TX Factory Test Report as well as the 100W TX Quick Start Guide, and PA-VIII1-C-FA PA and Exciter User Manuals. - Page 10 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide touchscreen, or its Web interface and verify that the current (Cur1_50) are showing real values and not all 0s. ACT-PAVIII1-QSG-DOC-V1.1, 06/26/2018 Page 10 of 17...
- Page 11 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide 6. You are now ready to bring the TX up to power. To accomplish this, slowly increase the drive level out of the Exciter by increasing the POWER setting in the Exciter RF submenu while watching the PA_Fwd power increase accordingly on the PAC submenu (you will need to navigate between the Exciter RF and PAC submenus), or the PA’s touchscreen, and its Web Interface.
- Page 12 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide 7. Continue to slowly raise the FWD power until you reach the full 100W, or your desired TPO. Be careful to make small increases in the value of POWER as you approach the desired output level.
- Page 13 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide If you are operating at a TPO less than 100W and wish to rerun corrections, please proceed with the following steps, otherwise please skip ahead to step 12. 9. (Optional Step - Rerunning Corrections) If you are operating at reduced power and wish to rerun corrections to achieve better performance, you may now perform Linear and Non-Linear corrections.
- Page 14 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide 11. (Optional Step) Navigate to the Exciter “SYSTEM” submenu and select UPDATE under ADPC to run corrections. The exciter will then proceed through 4 stages of correction, computing Linear and Non-Linear corrections, and automatically saving the coefficients into non-volatile memory upon completion.
- Page 15 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide 15. For Remote TX Monitoring and Control, you may network to the PA LAN RJ- 45 rear panel connection at 192.168.1.210 – you can change the PA ipaddress by navigating to the Config submenu on the PA’s touchscreen, then press Network button, and change the value of IP, or you can change it via the PA’s...
- Page 16 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide 16. If using the Exciter Built-in remote web interface for remote control, please be sure to set the Exciter to REMOTE mode (set CTL to RMT) before leaving the transmitter site. The Remote/Local setting is located under the SYSTEM submenu.
- Page 17 ATSC VHF 100W Quick Start Guide Anywave Communication Technologies Inc. 300 Knightsbridge Parkway, Suite 150, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Tel: (847) 415-2258 Fax: (847) 415-2112 Email: sales_us@anywavecom.com http://www.anywavecom.com/en/ ACT-PAVIII1-QSG-DOC-V1.1, 06/26/2018 Page 17 of 17...
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