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User's Manual | ACOM 04AT | Remote Automatic Antenna Tuner and Switch
The ACOM 04AT tuning memory dump file generation and download procedure is performed as follows:
a)
Turn OFF the amplifier. Connect a serial interface cable between the amplifier rear-panel
RS-232 connector and the PC. See the amplifier manual for details on serial cable connection;
b)
With the amplifier powered OFF, launch the ACOM Terminal S program from the PC and:
- Press the CONNECTING SETTINGS button and select a COM port available on your PC.
Configure the connection settings at 9600 bps / 8 bit / No parity / 1 stop bit.
Double check the connection settings before the next step!;
- Press the CONNECT button to open the serial port;
- Do NOT press the FIRMWARE UPDATE button during this procedure!;
c)
Turn on the amplifier to STBY mode and assign the tuner (if not assigned already - see Section
4.2 Tuner Assignment and Unassignment
d)
Call up the "ATU Service" menu on the amplifier's display (see Section
- ATU SERVICE Menu
e)
Go to the "MEMORY DUMP IN A FILE (wait 5-10 min)" on the amplifier screen and press the
SELECT
f)
A new DOWNLOAD window will open in ACOM Terminal S. In it click on the BROWSE button
and select location and name for saving the newly generated dump file on your computer;
g)
Click the SAVE button. The terminal program will then return to the previous window, in which
the DOWNLOAD button should be clicked to start the download of the dump file;
h)
A progress bar will appear, showing the state of the download. It can take 5-10 minutes before
the progress bar is full and the following message is displayed:
i)
After the download is complete a short beep sound is generated, signaling that the Download
window can be closed. Press the DISCONNECT button and close the ACOM TERMINAL S
program after that;
j)
At the selected location on the hard drive a backup file with a ".bkp" as named above can be
found, containing the dump;
k)
Turn OFF the amplifier and disconnect the serial cable between amplifier and PC.
In the rare case something goes wrong and the procedure fails, close the DOWNLOAD
window with the CLOSE button. In the ATU SERVICE menu select a different line on the
amplifier screen and then go back to the DUMP position. Repeat the procedure as
described above.
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button to confirm the selection;
OPERATION COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY
). The CAT interface connection is not necessary;
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