UBS Axcera 325A 500-Watt VHF Low-band Television Transmitter User Manual Table of Contents
UBS-Axcera 500-Watt VHF Low-band Television Transmitter Table of Contents
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500-Watt VHF Low Band Transmitter Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 PAGE Manual Overview ..................................................................................1-1 Assembly Designation Procedure ............................................................1-1 Safety .................................................................................................1-1 Maintenance.........................................................................................1-2 Material Return Procedure......................................................................1-2 Warranty for Axcera Products – Limited One-Year Warranty ......................1-3 CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 2.1 System Overview..................................................................................2-1 2.2 Control and Status ................................................................................2-2 2.2.1 VHF Exciter Tray ..........................................................................2-3 2.2.2 VHF Amplifier Tray .......................................................................2-6 2.3 Input and Remote Connections...............................................................2-7 2.4 AC Input ............................................................................................2-10 CHAPTER 3 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS 3.1 Low-Band VHF Exciter ...........................................................................3-1 3.1.1 Aural IF Synthesizer Board, 4.5 MHz ..............................................3-1 3.1.2 Sync Tip Clamp/Modulator Board...................................................3-2 3.1.3 Delay Equalizer Board ..................................................................3-5 3.1.4 IF Carrier Oven Oscillator Board ....................................................3-6 3.1.5 ALC Board, NTSC .........................................................................3-7 3.1.6 IF Phase Corrector Board ............................................................3-13 3.1.7 VHF Mixer/Amplifier Enclosure Assembly ......................................3-15 3.1.8 Transmitter Control Board...........................................................3-16 3.1.9 Visual/Aural Metering Board........................................................3-21 3.1.10 Channel Oscillator Assembly, Dual Oven .....................................3-23 3.1.11 EEPROM FSK Identifier Board ....................................................3-23 3.1.12 IF Attenuator Board..................................................................3-24 3.2 VHF Low-Band Amplifier Trays..............................................................3-24 3.3 Bandpass Filter Assembly ....................................................................3-28 CHAPTER 4 INSTALLATION AND SETUP PROCEDURES 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Site Considerations ...............................................................................4-1 Unpacking the Cabinets and Trays ..........................................................4-4 Installing the Cabinets and Trays............................................................4-5 Setup and Operation .............................................................................4-6 CHAPTER 5 DETAILED ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Low-Band VHF Exciter Tray with Baseband Video and Audio Inputs ............5-1 VHF Exciter Tray with 4.5-MHz Composite Input Kit ..................................5-1 VHF Exciter Tray with Either Baseband or 4.5-MHz Composite Input ...........5-2 IF Phase Corrector Adjustment ...............................................................5-3 325A, Rev. 0 August 1, 2002 500-Watt VHF Low Band Transmitter Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) SECTION PAGE 5.5 Linearity Corrector Adjustment ...............................................................5-3 5.6 Phase and Gain Adjustment of the VHF Amplifier Trays .............................5-4 5.7 Calibration of the Forward Output Power Level of the Transmitter...............5-5 5.8 Calibration of the Reflected Output Level of the Transmitter.......................5-5 5.9 2-Way Combiner Assembly ....................................................................5-6 5.10 Bandpass Filter Assemblies ..................................................................5-6 5.11 Low-Band VHF Amplifier Tray ...............................................................5-6 5.11.1 AGC Control Board .....................................................................5-7 5.11.2 Phase Shifter Board....................................................................5-7 5.11.3 VHF Filter/Amplifier Board...........................................................5-7 5.11.4 Low-Band VHF Amplifier Board ....................................................5-7 5.11.5 Overdrive Protection Board .........................................................5-7 5.11.6 3-Way Splitter Board .................................................................5-7 5.11.7 Low-Band Amplifier Board...........................................................5-8 5.11.8 3-Way Combiner Board...............................................................5-8 5.11.9 Calibration of the Visual Plus Aural Output Power and VSWR Cutback.........................................................5-8 5.12 Board Level Alignment Procedures ........................................................5-9 5.12.1 (Optional) 4.5-MHz Composite Input Kit .......................................5-9 5.12.2 Delay Equalizer Board.................................................................5-9 5.12.3 Composite 4.5-MHz Filter Board.................................................5-10 5.12.4 (Optional) 4.5-MHz Bandpass Filter Board...................................5-10 5.12.5 IF Carrier Oven Oscillator Board.................................................5-10 5.12.6 Sync Tip Clamp/Modulator Board ...............................................5-10 5.12.7 Aural IF Synthesizer Board, 4.5 MHz ..........................................5-13 5.12.8 ALC Board (Part 1 of 2).............................................................5-13 5.12.9 IF Phase Corrector Board ..........................................................5-14 5.12.10 ALC Board, NTSC (Part 2 of 2) .................................................5-14 5.12.11 Channel Oscillator Board, Dual Oven ........................................5-15 5.12.12 x2 Multiplier Board .................................................................5-16 5.12.13 VHF Filter/Mixer Board............................................................5-16 5.12.14 Low-Band VHF Filter/Amplifier Board ........................................5-16 APPENDICES APPENDIX A SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX B SAMPLE LOG REPORT SHEET APPENDIX C BLOCK DIAGRAM/INTERCONNECT DRAWINGS APPENDIX D SUBASSEMBLY DRAWINGS 325A, Rev. 0 ii August 1, 2002
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