Low Energy Standby Mode Of The Power Supply; Front Panel; Initial Turning On - Acom 700S User Manual

User's Manual | ACOM 700S | 1.8-54 MHz Linear Amplifier

3.1. Low Energy STANDBY Mode of the Power Supply

Now you can turn on the mains rocker switch marked ON/OFF (see
(1)). This will activate only the low-energy STANDBY mode of the amplifier power supply and the red LED
above POWER button will light up (see
main power supply is still off and the display is dark.

3.2. Front Panel

a) POWER button
Please, see
Figure 3-1 | Front panel - Controls and Readouts
When the rear panel mains rocker switch is turned on, push, and hold the POWER button for 1-2 seconds
to start the amplifier up. When the amplifier is turned on, push the POWER button to turn off the amplifier
(back to low energy STANDBY mode).
b) LED indicator above the POWER button
Please, see
Figure 3-1 | Front panel - Controls and Readouts
When lit red and the screen is dark, the amplifier is in low energy STANDBY mode and may be turned on by
pushing the POWER button.
When you want to fully disconnect the mains power, switch off also the rear panel rocker switch (see
2-4 | Rear panel - Connections
become inoperative.
c) Functional buttons
Please, see
Figure 3-1 | Front panel - Controls and Readouts
Six functional buttons keypad for manual (local) control of the amplifier. The function of each button is
indicated on the display above it. Depending on the displayed menu, the buttons may have different
functions (soft key).
d) A high resolution, 24-bit color display showing the operating information.
Please, see
Figure 3-1 | Front panel - Controls and Readouts

3.3. Initial Turning On

In order to start up the amplifier, push and hold the front panel POWER button for one or two seconds.
About ten seconds later (boot sequence) the display will flash and show the basic screen with the amplifier
information (see
Figure 3-2 | Basic screen
The amplifier may start in either STANDBY or OPERATE mode depending on AUTO OPERATE user setting
(see Section
4.1.c) AUTO OPERATE user setting
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Figure 3-1 | Front panel - Controls and Readouts
, Pos. (1)). The front-panel red LED should go off and the POWER button will
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Figure 2-4 | Rear panel - Connections
(Pos. (a).
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