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FM30/FM150/FM300 Broadcast Transmitter

User's Manual

2007 Crown Broadcast, a division of


International Radio and Electronics Corporation
25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 U.S.A. (574) 262-8900
Revision Control
Revision Print Date

Initial Release March 2007

Important Notices
2007, Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio and Electronics Corporation.
Portions of this document were originally copyrighted by Michael P. Axman in 1994.

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Should you find inadequacies in the text, please send your comments to the following
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Contents
Section 1 Getting Acquainted 1-1
1.1 Your Transmitter 1-2
1.2 Applications and Options 1-3
1.2.1 Stand Alone 1-4
1.2.2 Backup 1-4
1.2.3 Booster 1-4
1.2.4 Exciter 1-4
1.2.5 Translator 1-5
1.2.6 Satellator 1-6
1.2.7 Nearcasting 1-6
1.3 Transmitter/Exciter Specifications 1-7
1.4 Receiver Specifications 1-9
1.5 Safety Considerations 1-10
1.5.1 Dangers 1-10
1.5.2 Warnings 1-10
1.5.3 Cautions 1-10

Section 2 Installation 2-1


2.1 Operating Environment 2-2
2.2 Power Connections 2-2
2.2.1 AC Line Voltage Setting 2-2
2.2.2 Fuses 2-5
2.2.3 Battery Power 2-5
2.3 Frequency (Channel) Selection 2-5
2.3.1 Modulation Compensator 2-7
2.4 Receiver Frequency Selection 2-7
2.5 RF Connections 2-10
2.6 Audio Input Connections 2-11
2.7 SCA Input Connections 2-12
2.8 Composite Input Connection 2-12
2.9 Audio Monitor Connections 2-13
2.10 Pre-emphasis Selection 2-13
2.11 Program Input Fault Time-out 2-14
2.12 Remote I/O Connector 2-14

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Section 3-Operation 3-1
3.1 Initial Power-up Procedures 3-2
3.2 Power Switches 3-4
3.2.1 DC Breaker 3-4
3.2.2 Power Switch 3-4
3.2.3 Carrier Switch 3-4
3.3 Front Panel Bar-Dot Displays 3-5
3.3.1 Audio Processor Input 3-5
3.3.2 Highband and Wideband Display 3-5
3.3.3 Modulation Display 3-5
3.4 Input Gain Switches 3-6
3.5 Processing Control 3-6
3.6 Stereo-Mono Switch 3-6
3.7 RF Output Control 3-7
3.8 Digital Multimeter 3-7
3.9 Fault Indicators 3-8

Section 4-Principals of Operation 4-1


4.1 Part Numbering 4-2
4.2 Audio Processor Circuit 4-3
4.3 Stereo Generator Circuit 4-4
4.4 RF Exciter Circuit Board 4-6
4.5 Metering Circuit Board 4-8
4.6 Motherboard 4-9
4.7 Display Circuit Board 4-10
4.8 Voltage Regulator Circuit Board 4-11
4.9 Power Regulator Circuit Board 4-12
4.10 RF Driver/Amplifier (FM30) 4-12
4.11 RF Driver (FM150/FM300) 4-13
4.12 RF Amplifier (FM150/FM300 4-13
4.13 Chassis 4-14
4.14 RF Output Filter & Reflectometer 4-14
4.15 Receiver Circuit Board Option 4-15

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Section 5-Adjustments and Tests 5-1
5.1 Audio Processor Adjustments 5-2
5.1.1 Pre-Emphasis Selection 5-2
5.1.2 Pre-Emphasis Adjustment 5-2
5.2 Stereo Generator Adjustments 5-2
5.2.1 Separation 5-2
5.2.2 Composite Output 5-2
Using a Modulation Monitor 5-3
5.2.3 19kHz Level 5-4
5.2.4 19kHz Phase 5-4
5.3 Frequency Synthesizer Adjustments 5-4
5.3.1 Frequency (Channel) Selection 5-4
5.3.2 Modulation Compensator 5-4
5.3.3 Frequency Measurement and Adjustment 5-4
5.3.4 FSK Balance Control 5-5
5.4 Metering Board Adjustments 5-5
5.4.1 Power Calibrate 5-5
5.4.2 Power Set 5-5
5.4.3 SWR Calibrate 5-5
5.4.4 PA Current Limit 5-6
5.5 Motherboard Adjustments 5-6
5.6 Display Modulation Calibration 5-6
5.7 Voltage Regulator Adjustment 5-6
5.8 Bias Set (RF Power Amplifier) 5-7
5.9 Performance Verification 5-7
5.9.1 Audio Proof of Performance Measurements 5-7
5.9.2 De-Emphasis Input Network 5-7
5.10 Carrier Frequency 5-8
5.11 Output Power 5-8
5.12 RF Bandwidth and RF Harmonics 5-8
5.13 Pilot Frequency 5-8
5.14 Audio Frequency Response 5-9
5.15 Audio Distortion 5-9
5.16 Modulation Percentage 5-9
5.17 FM and AM Noise 5-9
5.18 Stereo Separation 5-9
5.19 Crosstalk 5-9
5.19.1 Main Channel Into Sub 5-10
5.19.2 Sub Channel Into Main 5-10
5.20 38kHz Subcarrier Suppression 5-10
5.21 Additional Checks 5-10

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Section 6-Reference Drawings 6-1
6.1 Views 6-2
6.2 Board Layouts and Schematics 6-4

Section 7-Service and Support 7-1


7.1 Service 7-2
7.2 24-Hour Support 7-2
7.3 Spare Parts 7-2

Transmitter Output Efficiency Appendix-1

Glossary G-1

Index Index-1

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Section 1Getting Acquainted
This section provides a general description of the FM30, FM150, and
FM300 transmitters and introduces you to safety conventions used
within this document. Review this material before installing or operating
the transmitter.

Getting Acquainted 1-1


1.1 Your Transmitter
The FM30, FM150, and FM300 are members of a family of FM stereo broadcast
transmitters. Crown transmitters are known for their integration, ease-of-use, and
reliability.

The integration is most apparent in the standard transmitter configuration which


incorporates audio processing, stereo generation, and RF amplification without
compromised signal quality. A single Crown transmitter can replace several pieces of
equipment in a traditional system.

Ease-of-use is apparent in the user-friendly front panel interface and in the installation
procedure. Simply select your operating frequency (using 5 external switches), add an
audio source, attach an antenna, and connect AC or DC power and you're ready to
broadcast. Of course, the FM series of transmitters also feature more sophisticated
inputs and monitoring connections if needed.

Reliability is a Crown tradition. The first Crown transmitters were designed for rigors of
worldwide and potentially portable use. The modular design, quality components,
engineering approach, and high production standards ensure stable performance.

Remote control and metering of the transmitter are made possible through a built-in I/O
port. For more direct monitoring, the front panel includes a digital multimeter display and
status indicators. Automatic control circuitry provides protection for high VSWR as well
as high current, voltage, and temperature conditions.

Illustration 1-1 FM150 Stereo Broadcast Transmitter

This manual describes the FM30, FM150, and FM300 because all three transmitters
share common design factors. Specific product differences are noted throughout the
manual. In physical appearance, the FM30 differs from the FM150 and FM300 in that it
lacks the power amplifier and cooling fan assembly on the back panel.

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1.2 Applications and Options
Crown transmitters are designed for versatility in applications. They have been used as
stand-alone and backup transmitters and in booster, translator, satellator, and nearcast
applications. The following discussion describes these applications further.

Model numbers describe the configuration of the product (which has to do with its intended
purpose) and the RF output power which you can expect.

The number portion of each name represents the maximum RF output power. The FM300,
for example, can generate up to 300 watts of RF output power.

Suffix letters describe the configuration. The FM300T, for example, is the standard or
transmitter configuration. Except where specified, this document describes the transmitter
configuration. In this configuration, the product includes the following components
(functions):

Audio Processor/Stereo Generator


RF Exciter
Metering
Low-Pass filter

Illustration 12 Standard (Transmitter) Configuration

Getting Acquainted 1-3


1.2.1 Stand-Alone
In the standard configuration, the FM30, FM150, and FM300 are ideal stand-alone
transmitters. When you add an audio source (monaural, L/R stereo, or composite signal),
an antenna, and AC or DC power, the transmitter becomes a complete FM stereo broadcast
station, capable of serving a community.
As stand-alone transmitters, Crown units often replace multiple pieces of equipment in a
traditional setup (exciter, audio processor, RF amplifier).

1.2.2 Backup
In the standard configuration, Crown transmitters are also used in backup applications.
Should your primary transmitter become disabled, you can continue to broadcast while
repairs take place. In addition, the FM transmitters can replace disabled portions of your
existing system including the exciter, audio processor, or amplifier. Transfer switches on
each side of the existing and backup transmitters make the change-over possible with
minimal downtime.
The DC operation option of the FM30, FM150, and FM300 make them attractive backup
units for those times when AC power is lost.

1.2.3 Exciter
In addition to the standard configuration, the FM30, FM150, and FM300 are available in op-
tional configurations to meet a variety of needs.
An "E" suffix, as in the FM30E, for example, represents an exciter-only configuration. In this
configuration, the audio processor and stereo generator boards are replaced with circuitry to
bypass their function. The exciter configurations are the least expensive way to get Crown
quality components into your transmission system.
You might consider the Crown exciter when other portions of your system are performing
satisfactorily and you want to maximize your investment in present equipment.

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1.2.4 Translator
A receiver configuration (FM150R, for example) replaces the audio processor/stereo gen-
erator board with a receiver module. This added feature makes the FM30, FM150, and
FM300 ideal for translator service in terrestrial-fed networks. These networks represent a
popular and effective way to increase your broadcasting coverage. Translators, acting as
repeater emitters, are necessary links in this chain of events.
Traditionally, network engineers have relied on multiple steps and multiple pieces of equip-
ment to accomplish the task. Others have integrated the translator function (receiver and
exciter) to feed an amplifier. Crown, on the other hand, starts with an integrated transmitter
and adds a solid-state Receiver Module to form the ideal translator.

Illustration 13 Crown's Integrated Translator

This option enables RF in and RF out on any of Crowns FM series of transmitters. In addi-
tion, the module supplies a composite output to the RF exciter portion of the transmitter.
From here, the signal is brought to full power by the built-in power amplifier for retransmis-
sion. The Receiver Module has been specifically designed to handle SCA channel output up
to 100 kHz for audio and high-speed data.
FSK ID programming is built-in to ensure compliance with FCC regulations regarding the
on-air identification of translators. Simply specify the call sign of the repeater station when
ordering. Should you need to change the location of the translator, replacement FSK chips
are available. The Receiver Module option should be ordered at the time of initial transmitter
purchase. However, an option kit is available for field converting existing Crown units.
In the translator configuration there are differences in the function of the front panel, see
Section 3 for a description.

Getting Acquainted 1-5


1.2.5 Satellator
One additional option is available for all configurationsan FSK Identifier (FSK IDer). This
added feature enables the FM30, FM150, and FM300 to transmit its call sign or operating
frequency in a Morse code style. This option is intended for use in satellite-fed networks.
Transmitters equipped in this fashion are often known as "satellators."
Connect the transmitter to your satellite receiver and the pre-programmed FSK IDer does
the restshifting the frequency to comply with FCC requirements and in a manner that is
unnoticeable to the listener. The FSK IDer module should be ordered at the time you order
your transmitter, but is available separately (factory programmed for your installation).

Illustration 14 Transmitter with FSK IDer Option

Add the FSK IDer option to the exciter configuration for the most economical satellator (a
composite input signal is required).

1.2.6 Nearcasting
The output power of an FM30 transmitter can be reduced to a level that could function as a
near-cast transmitter. Crown transmitters have been used in this way for language transla-
tion, for re-broadcasting the audio of sporting events within a stadium, and for specialized
local radio. The FM30 is the only transmitter that is appropriate for this application.

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1.3 Transmitter/Exciter Specifications
Frequency Range 87.9 MHz107.9 MHz (76 MHz90 MHz
optionally available)
RF Power Output (VSWR 1.7:1 or better)
FM30 3-33 Watts adjustable

FM150 15-165 Watts adjustable

FM300 30-330 Watts adjustable

RF Output Impedance 50 Ohms

Frequency Stability Meets FCC specifications from 0-50


degrees C

Audio Input Impedance 50k bridging, balanced, or 600

Audio Input Level Selectable for 10 dBm to +10 dBm for


75 kHz deviation at 400 Hz

Pre-emphasis Selectable for 25, 50, or 75 sec; or flat

Audio Response Conforms to 75 sec pre-emphasis


curve as follows:

Complete Transmitter 0.30 dB (50 Hz10 kHz)


1.0 dB (10 kHz15 kHz)

Exciter only 0.25 dB (50 Hz15 kHz)

Distortion (THD + Noise)

Complete Transmitter Less than 0.7% (at 15kHz)

Exciter only Less than 0.3% (50Hz-15kHz)

Stereo Separation

Complete Transmitter Better than 40dB (50Hz-15kHz)

Exciter only Better than 40dB (50Hz-15kHz)

Crosstalk Main into Sub, better than 40dB


Sub into Main, better than 40dB

Stereo Pilot 19 kHz 2 Hz, 9% modulation

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Subcarrier Suppression 50dB below 75 kHz deviation

FM S/N Ratio (FM noise)

Complete Transmitter Better than 60dB

Exciter only Better than 70dB

AM S/N Ratio Asynchronous and synchronous noise


better than FCC requirements

RF Bandwidth 120 kHz, better than 35 dB

240 kHz, better than 45 dB

RF Spurious Products Better than 70dB

Operating Environment Temperature (0C to 50C)

Humidity (0 to 80% at 20C)

Maximum Altitude (3,000 Meters;


9834 Feet

AC Power 100,120, 220, or 240 volts +10%/-


15%); 50/60Hz

FM30 115VA

FM150 297VA

FM300 550VA

DC Power

FM30 24-36 volts (36 volts at 3 amps required


for full output power)

FM150 36-72 volts (48 volts @ 7 amps for full


output power)

FM300 36-72 volts (72 volts @ 10 amps for full


output power)

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Note: We set voltage and ampere requirements to assist you in designing your system. De-
pending on your operating frequency, actual requirements for maximum voltage and current
readings are 1015% lower than stated.

Regulatory Type notified FCC parts 73 and 74


Meets FCC, DOC, and CCIR requirements

Dimensions 13.5 x 41.9 x 44.5 cm


5.25 x 16.5 x 17.5 inches

Weight
FM30 10.5 kg (23 lbs)
13.6 kg (30 lbs) shipping weight

FM150 11.4 kg (25 lbs)


14.5 kg (32 lbs) shipping weight

FM300 16.8 kg (37 lbs)


20.0 kg (44 lbs) shipping weight

Getting Acquainted 1-9


1.4 Receiver Specifications
Monaural Sensitivity (demodulated, de-emphasized)
3.5 V for signal-to-noise > 50 dB

Stereo Sensitivity (19kHz pilot frequency added)


31 V for signal-to-noise > 50 dB

Connector
Standard type N, 50

Shipping Weight
1 lb

1.5 Safety Considerations


Crown Broadcast assumes the responsibility for providing you with a safe product and
safety guidelines during its use. Safety means protection to all individuals who install,
operate, and service the transmitter as well as protection of the transmitter itself. To
promote safety, we use standard hazard alert labeling on the product and in this manual.
Follow the associated guidelines to avoid potential hazard.

1.5.1 Dangers

DANGER represents the most severe hazard alert. Extreme bodily harm or death will occur
if DANGER guidelines are not followed.

1.5.2 Warnings

WARNING represents hazards which could result in severe injury or death.

1.5.3 Cautions

CAUTION indicates potential personal injury, or equipment or property damage if the asso-
ciated guidelines are not followed. Particular cautions in this text also indicate unauthorized
radio-frequency operation.

Illustration 15 Sample Hazard Alert

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Section 2Installation
This section provides important guidelines for installing your transmitter.
Review this information carefully for proper installation.

Installation 2-1
2.1 Operating Environment
You can install the FM transmitter in a standard component rack or on a suitable surface
such as a bench or desk. In any case, the area should be as clean and well ventilated as
possible. Always allow for at least 2 cm of clearance under the unit for ventilation. If you set
the transmitter on a flat surface, install spacers on the bottom cover plate. If you install the
transmitter in a rack, provide adequate clearance above and below. Do not locate the trans-
mitter directly above a hot piece of equipment.

2.2 Power Connections


The FM30, FM150, and FM300 operate on 100, 120, 220, or 240 volts AC (50 or 60 Hz; sin-
gle phase). Each transmitter can operate on DC power as well (28 volts for the FM30, 48
volts for the FM150, and 72 volts for the FM300). The transmitter can operate on fewer volts
DC, but with reduced RF output power (see section 1.3). In addition, the transmitter isolates
the AC and DC sources; both can be connected at the same time to provide battery backup
in the event of an AC power failure.

2.2.1 AC Line Voltage Setting

To change the voltage setting, follow these steps:

1. Disconnect the power cord if it is attached.

2. Open the cover of the power connector assembly using a small, flat blade screw
driver. See Illustration 21.

3. Insert the screwdriver into the voltage selection slot and remove the drum from the as-
sembly.

4. Rotate the drum to select the desired voltage. See Illustration 22.

5. Replace the drum and cover and check to see that the correct voltage appears in the
connector window.

6. Connect the AC power cord.

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Illustration 21 Removing the Power Connector Cover

Illustration 22 Selecting an AC Line Voltage

Installation 2-3
2.2.2 Fuses

The fuse holders are located in the power connector assembly just below the voltage selec-
tor.

Illustration 23 Fuse Holder

For 100 to 120 VAC operation, use the fuse installed at the factory. For 220 to 240 VAC op-
eration, use the slow-blow fuse located in a hardware kit within the transmitter packaging.
Consult the following table:

Transmitter Input Power Fuse

FM30 100120 V 3A
220240 V 1.5 A

FM150 100120 V 6.3 A


220240 V 4A

FM300 100120 V 12.5 A


220240 V 6.3 A
Illustration 24 Fuse Reference Table

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2.2.3 Battery Power

Your transmitter can operate on a DC power source (such as 4 or 5, 12volt deep cycle bat-
teries connected in series). The FM30 requires 28 volts DC for full output power, while the
FM150 requires 48 volts, and FM300 requires 72 volts for full output power. Connect the
batteries to the red (+) and black () battery input binding posts on the rear panel.

25 Illustration DC Input Terminals

2.3 Frequency (Channel) Selection


Your transmitter is capable of operating between 87.9 and 107.9 MHz in the FM band. The
transmitter can also operate between 76 and 90 MHz by shorting pins 9 and 10 of J20 on
the motherboard. (See illustration 2-6)

To adjust the operating frequency, follow these steps:

1. Locate the frequency selector switches on the front panel which will be used to change
the setting. See Illustrations 26 and 27.

Installation 2-5
2. Use small flat blade screwdriver or another suitable device to rotate the switches to the
desired setting. (The selected number will appear directly above the white indicator dot
on each switch.) See examples of selected frequencies in the illustration below.

3. To change the operating band from 87.9-107.9MHz to 76-90MHz or vice versa, or to ad-
just the modulation compensation pot, remove the top cover to gain access to these fea-
tures. See illustrations 2-6 and 2-10.

Illustration 26 Top Cover Removed

Megahertz .1 .01

Illustration 27 Transmitter Front Panel (Frequency Selector Switches)

= 88.10 MHz

= 107.90 MHz

Illustration 28 Two Sample Frequency Selections

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2.3.1 Modulation Compensator

The Modulation trim-potentiometer (see illustration 210) compensates for slight variations
in deviation sensitivity with frequency. Set the trim-pot dial according to the following graph:

Frequency of Operation (MHz) Modulation Compensation Pot Setting

108 0
106 10
104 15
102 25
100 35
98 40
97.1 45
96 55
94 60
92 70
90 75
88 80
86 80
84 80
82.4 70
82 65
80 55
78 30
76 0
Illustration 29 Modulation Compensator Settings
These compensator settings are approximate. Each mark on the potentiometer represents
about 1.8% modulation compensation.

Illustration 210 Modulation Compensator Pot

Installation 2-7
2.4 Receiver Frequency Selection

If you have a transmitter equipped with the receiver option, you will need to set the receiving
or incoming frequency.

1. With the top cover removed, locate the receiver module and the two switches (labeled
SW1 and SW2).

Illustration 211 Receiver Module Switches

2. Use the adjacent chart to set the switches for the desired incoming frequency.

3. For frequencies in the Japan FM band, short pins 7&8 on J1 on the receiver card.

4. For 75us pre-emphasis short pins 3&4 and 5&6 on J2 of the Receiver card.

5. For 50us pre-emphasis short pins 1&2 and 7&8 on J2 of the Receiver card.

6. After setting the frequency, replace the top cover and screws.

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Freq. 74-90 Freq. 88-108 SW1 SW2 Freq. 74-90 Freq. 88-108 SW1 SW2
MHz MHz MHz MHz
74.9 87.9 0 0 78.9 91.9 1 4
75.0 88.0 8 0 79.0 92.0 9 4
75.1 88.1 0 1 79.1 92.1 1 5
75.2 88.2 8 1 79.2 92.2 9 5
75.3 88.3 0 2 79.3 92.3 1 6
75.4 88.4 8 2 79.4 92.4 9 6
75.5 88.5 0 3 79.5 92.5 1 7
75.6 88.6 8 3 79.6 92.6 9 7
75.7 88.7 0 4 79.7 92.7 1 8
75.8 88.8 8 4 79.8 92.8 9 8
75.9 88.9 0 5 79.9 92.9 1 9
76.0 89.0 8 5 80.0 93.0 9 9
76.1 89.1 0 6 80.1 93.1 1 A
76.2 89.2 8 6 80.2 93.2 9 A
76.3 89.3 0 7 80.3 93.3 1 B
76.4 89.4 8 7 80.4 93.4 9 B
76.5 89.5 0 8 80.5 93.5 1 C
76.6 89.6 8 8 80.6 93.6 9 C
76.7 89.7 0 9 80.7 93.7 1 D
76.8 89.8 8 9 80.8 93.8 9 D
76.9 89.9 0 A 80.9 93.9 1 E
77.0 90.0 8 A 81.0 94.0 9 E
77.1 90.1 0 B 81.1 94.1 1 F
77.2 90.2 8 B 81.2 94.2 9 F
77.3 90.3 0 C 81.3 94.3 2 0
77.4 90.4 8 C 81.4 94.4 A 0
77.5 90.5 0 D 81.5 94.5 2 1
77.6 90.6 8 D 81.6 94.6 A 1
77.7 90.7 0 E 81.7 94.7 2 2
77.8 90.8 8 E 81.8 94.8 A 2
77.9 90.9 0 F 81.9 94.9 2 3
78.0 91.0 8 F 82.0 95.0 A 3
78.1 91.1 1 0 82.1 95.1 2 4
78.2 91.2 9 0 82.2 95.2 A 4
78.3 91.3 1 1 82.3 95.3 2 5
78.4 91.4 9 1 82.4 95.4 A 5
78.5 91.5 1 2 82.5 95.5 2 6
78.6 91.6 9 2 82.6 95.6 A 6
78.7 91.7 1 3 82.7 95.7 2 7
78.8 91.8 9 3 82.8 95.8 A 7
Illustration 212-1 Receiver Frequency Selection
(Continued on next page)

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Freq. 74-90 Freq. 88-108 SW1 SW2 Freq. 74-90 Freq. 88-108 SW1 SW2
MHz MHz MHz MHz
82.9 95.9 2 8 86.6 99.6 B A
83.0 96.0 A 8 86.7 99.7 3 B
83.1 96.1 2 9 86.8 99.8 B B
83.2 96.2 A 9 86.9 99.9 3 C
83.3 96.3 2 A 87.0 100.0 B C
83.4 96.4 A A 87.1 100.1 3 D
83.5 96.5 2 B 87.2 100.2 B D
83.6 96.6 A B 87.3 100.3 3 E
83.7 96.7 2 C 87.4 100.4 B E
83.8 96.8 A C 87.5 100.5 3 F
83.9 96.9 2 D 87.6 100.6 B F
84.0 97.0 A D 87.7 100.7 4 0
84.1 97.1 2 E 87.8 100.8 C 0
84.2 97.2 A E 87.9 100.9 4 1
84.3 97.3 2 F 88.0 101.0 C 1
84.4 97.4 A F 88.1 101.1 4 2
84.5 97.5 3 0 88.2 101.2 C 2
84.6 97.6 B 0 88.3 101.3 4 3
84.7 97.7 3 1 88.4 101.4 C 3
84.8 97.8 B 1 88.5 101.5 4 4
84.9 97.9 3 2 88.6 101.6 C 4
85.0 98.0 B 2 88.7 101.7 4 5
85.1 98.1 3 3 88.8 101.8 C 5
85.2 98.2 B 3 88.9 101.9 4 6
85.3 98.3 3 4 89.0 102.0 C 6
85.4 98.4 B 4 89.1 102.1 4 7
85.5 98.5 3 5 89.2 102.2 C 7
85.6 98.6 B 5 89.3 102.3 4 8
85.7 98.7 3 6 89.4 102.4 C 8
85.8 98.8 B 6 89.5 102.5 4 9
85.9 98.9 3 7 89.6 102.6 C 9
86.0 99.0 B 7 89.7 102.7 4 A
86.1 99.1 3 8 89.8 102.8 C A
86.2 99.2 B 8 89.9 102.9 4 B
86.3 99.3 3 9 90.0 103.0 C B
86.4 99.4 B 9 X 103.1 4 C
86.5 99.5 3 A X 103.2 C C
Illustration 212-2 Receiver Frequency Selection
(Continued on next page)

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Freq. 74-90 Freq. 88-108 SW1 SW2 Freq. 74-90 Freq. 88-108 SW1 SW2
MHz MHz MHz MHz
X 103.3 4 D X 107.0 D F
X 103.4 C D X 107.1 6 0
X 103.5 4 E X 107.2 E 0
X 103.6 C E X 107.3 6 1
X 103.7 4 F X 107.4 E 1
X 103.8 C F X 107.5 6 2
X 103.9 5 0 X 107.6 E 2
X 104.0 D 0 X 107.7 6 3
X 104.1 5 1 X 107.8 E 3
X 104.2 D 1 X 107.9 6 4
X 104.3 5 2 X 108.0 E 4
X 104.4 D 2
X 104.5 5 3
X 104.6 D 3
X 104.7 5 4
X 104.8 D 4
X 104.9 5 5
X 105.0 D 5
X 105.1 5 6
X 105.2 D 6
X 105.3 5 7
X 105.4 D 7
X 105.5 5 8
X 105.6 D 8
X 105.7 5 9
X 105.8 D 9
X 105.9 5 A
X 106.0 D A
X 106.1 5 B
X 106.2 D B
X 106.3 5 C
X 106.4 D C
X 106.5 5 D
X 106.6 D D
X 106.7 5 E
X 106.8 D E
X 106.9 5 F
Illustration 212-3 Receiver Frequency Selection

Installation 2-11
2.5 RF Connections
Connect the RF load, an antenna or the input of an external power amplifier, to the type-N,
RF output connector on the rear panel. VSWR should be 1.5:1 or better.

The RF monitor is intended primarily for a modulation monitor connection. Information


gained through this connection can supplement that which is available on the transmitter
front panel displays.
If your transmitter is equipped with the receiver option, connect the incoming RF to the RF
IN connector.

Illustration 213 RF Connections

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2.6 Audio Input Connections

Attach audio inputs to the Left and Right XLR connectors on the rear panel. (The Left
channel audio is used on Mono.) Pin 1 of the XLR connector goes to chassis ground. Pins 2
and 3 represent a balanced differential input with an impedance of about 50 k . They may
be connected to balanced or unbalanced left and right program sources.
The audio input cables should be shielded pairs, whether the source is balanced or unbal-
anced. For an unbalanced program source, one line (preferably the one connecting to pin 3)
should be grounded to the shield at the source. Audio will then connect to the line going to
pin 2.

Illustration 214 XLR Audio Input Connectors

By bringing the audio return line back to the program source, the balanced differential input
of the transmitter is used to best advantage to minimize noise. This practice is especially
helpful if the program lines are fairly long, but is a good practice for any distance.
If the program source requires a 600 termination, see the motherboard configuration chart
on page 4-9 for the proper configuration of the jumpers.

Installation 2-13
2.7 SCA Input Connections
You can connect external SCA generators to the SCA In connectors (BNC-type) on the rear
panel. The inputs are intended for the 60 kHz to 99 kHz range, but a lower frequency may
be used if the transmitter is operated in Mono mode. (The 23 to 53 kHz band is used for ste-
reo transmission.) For 7.5 kHz deviation (10% modulation), input of approximately 3.5volts
(peak-to-peak) is required.

Illustration 215 SCA Input Connectors

2.8 Composite Input Connection


You may feed composite stereo (or mono audio) directly to the RF exciter bypassing the in-
ternal audio processor and stereo generator. To use the Crown transmitter as an RF Exciter
only ("E" version or when using the "T" version with composite input), it is necessary to use
the Composite Input section of the transmitter. This will feed composite stereo (or mono au-
dio) directly to the RF exciter. In the "T" version, this will bypass the internal audio proces-
sor and stereo generator.

Input sensitivity is approximately 3.5volt P-P for 75 kHz deviation.

1. Enable the Composite Input by grounding pin 14 of the Remote I/O connector
(see Illustration 218).

2. Connect the composite signal using the Composite In BNC connector.

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Illustration 216 Composite In and Audio Monitor Connections

2.9 Audio Monitor Connections


Processed, de-emphasized samples of the left and right audio inputs to the stereo genera-
tor are available at the Monitor jacks on the rear panel. The signals are suitable for feeding
a studio monitor and for doing audio testing. De-emphasis is normally set for 75 sec; set to
50 sec by moving jumpers, HD201 and HD202, on the Audio Processor/Stereo Generator
board.

2.10 Pre-emphasis Selection


Select the pre-emphasis curve (75 sec, 50 sec, 25 sec, or Flat) by jumpering the appro-
priate pins of header HD1 on the Audio Processor/Stereo Generator board. If you change
the pre-emphasis, change the de-emphasis jumpers HD201 and HD202 on the Audio Proc-
essor/Stereo Generator board to match.

Installation 2-15
2.11 Program Input Fault Time-out
You can enable an automatic turn-off of the carrier in the event of program failure. To en-
able this option, see illustration 2-18 on page 2-16. The time between program failure and
carrier turn-off is set by a jumper (JP1) on the voltage regulator board (see page 614 for
board location). Jumper pins 1 and 2 (the two pins closest to the edge of the board) for a
delay of approximately 30 seconds; pins 3 and 4 for a 2minute delay; pins 5 and 6 for a 4
minute delay, and pins 7 and 8 for an 8 minute delay.

2.12 Remote I/O Connector


Remote control and remote metering of the transmitter is made possible through a 25pin,
D-sub connector on the rear panel. (No connections are required for normal operation.)

Illustration 217 Remote I/O Connector

Illustration 218 Remote I/O Connector (DB-25 Female)

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Pin Number Function

1. Ground

2. FMV Control

3. Composite Out (sample of stereo generator output)

4. FSK In (Normally high; pull low to shift carrier frequency ap-


proximately 7.5 KHz. Connect to open collector or relay contacts
of user-supplied FSK keyer.)

5. /Auto Carrier Off (Pull low to enable automatic turnoff of carrier


with program failure.)

6. Meter Battery (Unregulated DC voltage; 5 VDC=50 VDC)

7. Meter RF Watts (1 VDC = 100 Watts)

8. Meter PA Volts (5 VDC = 50VDC)

9. Remote Raise (A momentary switch, holding this pin low will slowly raise the RF output)

10. Remote Lower (A momentary switch, holding this pin low will slowly lower the RF output)

11. Remote SWR (A buffered metering output with a calculated reading of standing wave ratio in
VDC.)

12. External ALC Control

13. No Connection

14. /Ext. Enable (Pull low to disable the internal stereo generator and enable External Composite
Input.)

15. 38 KHz Out (From stereo generator for power supply synchronization. For transmitter
equipped with receiver option, this pin becomes the right audio output for an 8-
ohm monitor speaker. 38 KHz is disabled.)

16. ALC

17. /Carrier Off ( Pull low to turn carrier off)

18. Fault Summary ( line goes high if any fault light is activated.)

19. Meter PA Temperature (5 VDC=100 degrees C.)

20. Meter PA Current (1VDC=10 DC Amperes.)

21. Front Panel Voltmeter Input.

22. No Connection.

23. RDS RX

24. RDS TX

25. Ground

Installation 2-17
Notes:

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Section 3Operation
This section provides general operating parameters of your transmitter
and a detailed description of its front panel display.

Operation 3-1
3.1 Initial Power-up Procedures
These steps summarize the operating procedures you should use for the initial operation of
the transmitter. More detailed information follows.

1. Turn on the DC breaker.

Illustration 31 DC Breaker
2. Turn on the main power switch.

Main Power
Switch

Illustration 32 Front Panel Power Switch

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3. Verify the following:
A. The bottom cooling fan runs continuously.
B. The Lock Fault indicator flashes for approximately 5 seconds, then goes off.

4. Set the Input Gain switches for mid-scale wideband gain reduction on an average
program level (see section 3.4).

5. Set the Processing control (see section 3.5; normal setting is 50).

6. Set the Stereo-Mono switch to Stereo (see section 3.6).

7. Turn on the Carrier switch.

8. Check the following parameters on the front panel multimeter:


A. RF Power should be 2933 watts for the FM30, 145165 watts for the FM150, and
300330 watts for the FM300.

B. SWR should be less than 1.1. (A reading greater than 1.25 indicates an antenna
mismatch.

C. ALC should be between 4.00 and 6.00 volts.

D. PA DC Volts should be 2630 volts for the FM30, 2535 volts for the FM150, and
3752 volts for the FM300. (Varies with antenna match, power, and frequency.)

E. PA DC Amperes should be 1.52.5 amps for the FM30, 5.57.5 amps for the
FM150, and 7.09.0 amps for the FM300. (Varies with antenna match, power, and
frequency.)

F. PA Temperature should initially read 2035 degrees C (room temperature). After


one hour the reading should be 3550 degrees C.

G. Supply DC Volts should display a typical reading of 45 V with the carrier on and 50 V
with the carrier off for both the FM30 and FM150 products. For the FM300, the
readings should be 65 V with the carrier on and 75 V with carrier off.

H. Voltmeter should be reading 0.0.

The remainder of this section describes the functions of the front panel indicators
and switches.

Operation 3-3
3.2 Power Switches

3.2.1 DC Breaker

The DC breaker, on the rear panel, must be on (up) for transmitter operation, even when
using AC power. Electrically, the DC breaker is located immediately after diodes which iso-
late the DC and AC power supplies.

3.2.2 Power Switch

The main on/off power switch controls both the 120/240 VAC and the DC battery power in-
put.

3.2.3 Carrier Switch

This switch controls power to the RF amplifiers and supplies a logic high to the voltage
regulator board, which enables the supply for the RF driver. In addition, the Carrier Switch
controls the operating voltage needed by the switching power regulator.
A "Lock Fault" or a low pin 17 (/Carrier Off) on the Remote I/O connector will hold the carrier
off. (See section 2.12.)

Carrier Switch

Illustration 33 Front Panel Carrier Switch

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3.3 Front Panel Bar-Dot Displays

Bar-dot LEDs show audio input levels, wideband and highband audio gain control, and
modulation percentage. Resolution for the gain control and modulation displays is increased
over a conventional bar-graph display using dither enhancement which modulates the
brightness of the LED to give the effect of a fade from dot to dot. (See section 4.7.)

3.3.1 Audio Processor Input

Two vertical, moving-dot displays for the left and right channels indicate the relative audio
levels, in 3 dB steps, at the input of the audio processor. Under normal operating conditions,
the left and right Audio Processor indicators will be active, indicating the relative audio input
level after the Input Gain switches. During program pauses, the red Low LED will light.

The translator configuration shows relative audio levels from the included receiver.

3.3.2 Highband and Wideband Display

During audio processing, the moving-dot displays indicate the amount of gain control for
broadband (Wide) and pre-emphasized (High) audio.
As long as program material causes activity of the Wideband green indicators, determined
by the program source level and Input Gain switches, the transmitter will be fully modulated.
(See section 3.4.)

The Wideband indicator shows short-term syllabic-rate expansion and gain reduction
around a long-term (several seconds) average gain set. In the translator configuration, the
Wideband indicator also shows relative RF signal strength.

Program material and the setting of the Processing control determine the magnitude of the
short-term expansion and compression (the rapid left and right movement of the green
light).

High-frequency program content affects the activity of the Highband indicator. With 75sec
pre-emphasis, Highband processing begins at about 2 kHz and increases as the audio fre-
quency increases. Some programs, especially speech, may show no activity while some
music programs may show a great deal of activity.

3.3.3 Modulation Display

A 10segment, vertical peak-and-hold, bar graph displays the peak modulation percentage.
A reading of 100 coincides with 75 kHz deviation. The display holds briefly (about 0.1 sec-
onds) after the peak. The Pilot indicator illuminates when the transmitter is in the stereo
mode.

To verify the actual (or more precise) modulation percentage, connect a certified modulation
monitor to the RF monitor jack on the rear panel.

Operation 3-5
3.4 Input Gain Switches
The +6 dB and +12 dB slide switches set audio input sensitivity according to the
following table.

Normal Input Switches


Sensitivity +6dB +12dB

+10dBm Down Down


+4dBm Up Down
-2dBm Down Up
-8dBm Up Up

Illustration 34 Input Gain Switches

Find, experimentally, the combination of Input Gain switch settings that will bring the
Wideband gain-reduction indicator to mid scale for normal level program material. The
audio processor will accommodate a fairly wide range of input levels with no degradation
of audio quality.

3.5 Processing Control


Two factors contribute to the setting of the Processing control: program material and
personal taste. For most program material, a setting in the range of 40 to 70 provides good
program density. For the classical music purist, who might prefer preservation of music
dynamics over density, 10 to 40 is a good range. The audio will be heavily processed in
the 70 to 100 range.

If the program source is already well processed, as might be the case with a satellite feed,
set the Processing to 0 or 10.

3.6 Stereo-Mono Switch


The Stereo-Mono slide switch selects the transmission mode. In Mono, feed audio only to
the left channel. Although right-channel audio will not be heard as audio modulation, it will
affect the audio processing.

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3.7 RF Output Control
Set this control for the desired output power level. Preferably, set the power with an external
RF wattmeter connected in the coaxial line to the antenna. You may also use the RF power
reading on the digital multimeter.
The control sets the RF output voltage. Actual RF output power varies as the approximate
square of the relative setting of the control. For example, a setting of 50 is approximately
1/4 full power.

3.8 Digital Multimeter


The four-digit numeric display in the center of the front panel provides information on trans-
mitter operation. Use the Up and down push-buttons to select one of the following pa-
rameters. A green LED indicates the one selected.

Illustration 35 Digital Multimeter

RF PowerActually reads RF voltage squared, so the accuracy can be affected by VSWR


(RF voltage-to-current ratio). See section 5.4 for calibration. Requires calibration with the
RF reflectometer being used.

SWRDirect reading of the antenna standing-wave ratio (the ratio of the desired load im-
pedance, 50 ohms, to actual load).

ALCDC gain control bias used to regulate PA supply voltage. With the PA power supply
at full output voltage, ALC will read about 6.0 volts. When the RF output is being regulated
by the RF power control circuit, this voltage will be reduced, typically reading 4 to 5.5 volts.
The ALC voltage will be reduced during PA DC overcurrent, SWR, or LOCK fault conditions.

Operation 3-7
PA DC VoltsSupply voltage of the RF power amplifier.

PA DC AmpsTransistor drain current for the RF power amplifier.

PA DC TemperatureTemperature of the RF power amplifier heatsink in degrees C.

Supply DC VoltsUnregulated DC voltage at the input of the voltage regulators. For battery
operation, this reading is the battery voltage minus a diode drop.

VoltmeterReads the voltage at a test point located on the front edge of the motherboard.
A test lead connected to this point can be used for making voltage measurements in the
transmitter. The test point is intended as a servicing aid; an alternative to an external test
meter. Remember that the accuracy is only as good as the reference voltage used by the
metering circuit. Servicing a fault affected by the reference affects the Voltmeter reading.
The metering scale is 0 to 199.9 volts.

In the translator configuration, you can read a relative indication of RF signal strength nu-
merically in the Voltmeter setting.

3.9 Fault Indicators


Faults are indicated by a blinking red light as follows:

SWRLoad VSWR exceeds 1.5:1. ALC voltage is reduced to limit the reflected RF power.

LockFrequency synthesizer phase-lock loop is unlocked. This indicator normally blinks for
about five seconds at power turn-on. Whenever this light is blinking, supply voltages will be
inhibited for the RF driver stage as well as for the RF power amplifier.

InputThe automatic carrier-off circuit is enabled (see sections 2.11 and 2.12) and the ab-
sence of a program input signal has exceeded the preset time. (The circuit treats white or
pink noise as an absence of a program.)

PA DCPower supply current for the RF power output amplifier is at the preset limit. ALC
voltage has been reduced, reducing the PA supply voltage to hold supply current to the pre-
set limit.

PA TempPA heatsink temperature has reached 50 C (122 F) for the FM30 and 80 C
(176 F) for the FM150 and FM300.

At about 55 C (131F) for the FM30 or 82C (180 F) for the FM150 and FM300, ALC volt-
age begins to decrease, reducing the PA supply voltage to prevent a further increase in
temperature. By 60 C (140 F) for the FM50 and 85 C (185 F) for the FM150 and FM300,
the PA will be fully cut off. The heatsink fan (models FM150and FM300 only) is proportion-
ally controlled to hold the heatsink at 35 C (95 F). Above this temperature, the fan runs at
full speed.

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Section 4Principles of Operation
This section discusses the circuit principles upon which the transmitter
functions. This information is not needed for day-to-day operation of the
transmitter but may be useful for advanced users and service person-
nel.

Principles of Operation 4-1


4.1 Part Numbering
As this section refers to individual components, you should be familiar with the part number-
ing scheme used.

The circuit boards and component placement drawings use designators such as R1, R2,
and C1. These same designators are used throughout the transmitter on several different
circuit boards and component placement drawings. When referencing a particular compo-
nent it is necessary to also reference the circuit board that it is associated with.

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4.2 Audio Processor/Stereo Generator Circuit Board
The audio board provides the control functions of audio processing-compression, limiting,
and expansion, as well as stereo phase-error detection, pre-emphasis and generation of the
composite stereo signal.

Illustration 6-4 and accompanying schematic may be useful to you during this discussion.
The overall schematic for the audio board is divided into two sheets; one each for the proc-
essor and stereo generator sections of the board.

Reference numbers are for the left channel. Where there is a right-channel counterpart, ref-
erence number are in parenthesis.

Illustration 41 Audio Processor/Stereo Generator Board

4.2.1 Audio Processor Section

Audio input from the XLR connector on the rear panel of the transmitter goes to instrument
amplifier, U2 (U8). Two-bit binary data on the +6 dB and +12 dB control lines sets the gain
of U2 (U8) to one of four levels in 6-dB steps. Gain of U2 is determined by R5, R6, or R7
(R45, R46, or R47) as selected by analog switch U1.

U3 (U9) is a THAT2180 voltage-controlled amplifier with a control-voltage-to-gain constant


of 6.1 mV/dB. The 2180 is a current-in/current-out device, so signal voltages at the input
and output will be zero. R11 converts the audio voltage at the output of U2 (U8) to current at
the input of U3 (U9). U3 (U9) output current is converted to audio voltage by U4A (U10A).

U4B (U10B) is a unity-gain inverter. When the positive peaks at the output of U4A (U10A) or
U4B (U10B) exceeds the gain-reduction threshold, U15 generates a 0.25 Volts-per-dB DC
control bias, producing wide-band gain reduction for U3 (U9). The dB-linear allows a front-
panel display of gain control on a linear scale with even distribution of dB.

Principles of Operation 4-3


Q1 (Q2) is a recover/expansion gate with a threshold about 18 dB below the normal pro-
gram level. The amount of short-term expansion and time for gain recovery is controlled by
the PROCESSING control, located on the front panel display board. (See section 3.5.)

Audio components above 15,200 Hz are greatly attenuated by eighth-order switched-


capacitor elliptical filter, U5 (U11). The filter cut-off frequency is determined by a 1.52-MHz
clock (100 x 15,200 Hz) signal from the stereo generator section of the board. The broad-
band signal level at the output of U5 (U11) is about 5 dB below that required for full modula-
tion. (With normal program material, the 5 dB of headroom will be filled with pre-
emphasized audio.)

Pre-emphasis in microseconds is the product of the capacitance of C7 (C17), multiplied by


the current-gain of U6 (U12), times the value of R22 (R62). (For description of the device
used for U6 (12), see explanation for U3 (U9) above.) For a 75 micro-seconds pre-
emphasis, the gain of U6 (U12) will be about 1.11.

Selection of the pre-emphasis curve (75 S, 50 S, or Flat) is made by moving the jumper
on HD1 to the pins designated on the board. Fine adjustment of the pre-emphasis is made
with R23 (R63). (See section 5.1.)

For high-band processing, the peak output of U7A (U13A) and U7B (U13B) is detected and
gain-reduction bias is generated, as with the broadband processor. The high-band process-
ing, however, shifts the pre-emphasis curve rather than affecting overall gain. Peak audio
voltages are compared to plus and minus 5-volt reference voltages at the outputs of U19A
and U19B. This same reference voltage is used in the stereo generator section.

A stereo phasing error occurs when left and right inputs are of equal amplitude but opposite
polarity. The most common cause is incorrect wiring of a left or right balanced audio line
somewhere in the program chain-sometimes at the source of a recording. When this hap-
pens, all the audio is in the left-minus-right stereo subcarrier-none in the left-plus-right base-
band. The error can go unnoticed by one listening on a stereo receiver, but the audio may
disappear on a mono receiver. In normal programming there may be short-term polarity re-
versals of left versus right, either incidental or-for effect-intentional. A phase error of several
seconds duration is processed by U14A and U14B and interpreted as a real error. During a
phasing error the right-channel level is gradually reduced by 6 dB. For a listener to a stereo
radio, the right-channel volume will be lower, while on a mono receiver there will be a reduc-
tion of volume.

NORMAL/TEST switch. In the TEST position, the stage gains are set to a fixed level. See
section 6.2

4.2.2 Stereo Generator Section

Composite stereo signal is generated from left and right-channel audio inputs. This section
also has the amplifier (U201) for an optional external composite input and provision for in-
sertion of SCA signal(s).

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Processed, pre-emphasized left and right audio is passed through third-order lowpass filters
comprised of U202A (203A) and associated circuitry. The filters decrease the level of audio
products below 30 Hz. This low-frequency roll off is necessary to prevent disturbance to the
phase-lock loop in the RF frequency synthesizer by extremely low-frequency audio compo-
nents. (See caution at section 2.8.)

U204 is a precision, four-quadrant, analog multiplier. The output of U204 is the product of
38 kHz applied to the Y input and the difference of left and right audio (L-R signal) applied
to the X input. The resulting output is a double sideband, suppressed carrier/the L-R sub-
carrier.

Spectral purity of the stereo subcarrier is dependant on a pure 38-kHz sinewave at the mul-
tiplier input.

U207A and Y201 comprise a 7.6-MHz crystal oscillator from which the 19 and 38-kHz sub-
carriers are digitally synthesized. U207F is a buffer. The 7.6 MHz is divided by 5 in U208A
to provide 1.52 Mhz, used by switched-capacitor filters U5 and U11 in the audio section.
3.8 MHz, 1.9 MHz, and 304 kHz are also derived from dividers in U208. Exclusive-OR
gates, U210C and U210D, provide a stepped approximation of a 38-kHz sine wave. With
the resistor ratios used, the synthesized sine wave has very little harmonic energy below
the 7th harmonic. U210A and B generate the 19-kHz pilot subcarrier. U211 is a dual
switched-capacitor filter, configured as second-order, low-pass filters, each one with a Q of
5. The 38 and 19-kHz outputs of pins 1 and 20, respectively, are fairly pure sine waves.
Harmonic distortion products are better than 66 dB down-with a THD of less than 0.05%.
SEPARATION control R244 sets the 38-kHz level at the Y input of U204.

Resistor matrix R219, R220, R221, and R223 sum the L+R audio with the L-R subcarrier to
produce a current at the junction of R221 and R223 that will be converted to composite ste-
reo (less pilot) at the output of summing amplifier U206A. SCA signal is also injected at the
input of U206A. 19-kHz pilot is combined with composite stereo in summing amplifier
U206B.

Analog switch U205, at the input of U206A, provides switching of left and right audio for ste-
reo and mono modes. In the mono mode, right channel audio is disabled, and the left chan-
nel audio is increased from 45% modulation to 100%.

MON L and MON R outputs go to the AF Monitor jacks on the rear panel. R209+R210
(R214+R215) and C207 (C210) is a de-emphasis network. Processed, de-emphasized
samples of the left and right audio are used for a studio monitor and for audio testing.
Jumpers at HD201 (HD202) allow selection of 50-sec or 75-sec de-emphasis.

VR212A and B supply +7 volts and -7 volts, respectively. A 5-volt reference from the audio
processor section supplies the subcarrier generators.

For an explanation of on-board adjustments see section 5.2.

Principles of Operation 4-5


4.3 RF Exciter Circuit
This circuit is also known as the Frequency Synthesizer. The Frequency Synthesizer part of
the motherboard is no longer a separate module as was the case on older transmitters.The
entire component side of the motherboard is a ground plane. Frequency selector switches
located on the front panel of the transmitter establish the operating frequency. The VCO
(voltage-controlled oscillator) circuitry is inside an aluminum case.

Illustration 6-6 and accompanying schematics can be used as reference in this


discussion.

VCO1 operates at the synthesizer output frequency of 87 MHz to 108 MHz.


The frequency is controlled by a voltage applied to pin 8 of the VCO.
A sample of the RF comes from A2 and is fed to the PLL chip U13.
U13 is a phase-locked-loop frequency synthesizer IC. The 10.24 MHz from the
crystal oscillator is divided to 10 kHz. Internal programmable dividers divide the
87 - 108 MHz RF to 10 kHz. Differences between the two signals produce error signals at
pins 7 and 8 of U14.

Exciter Section

Illustration 42 Motherboard (Exciter Section)

Frequency selector switches are read by shift registers U17 and U18. Data from the shift
registers is read by U16 which then programs the PLL (Phase Lock Loop) IC U13.

U14B is a differential amplifier and filter for the error signal. Audio that is out of phase with
that appearing on the error voltage is introduced by U14A., allowing for greater loop band-
width with less degradation of the low frequency audio response.

Lock and unlock status signals are available at the outputs of U15E and U15F respectively.

Modulation is introduced to the VCO though R72 and R122.

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4.5 Metering Circuit
The ALC and metering circuitry is on the motherboard (see Illustration 66). This circuit
processes information for the RF and DC metering, and produces ALC (RF level-control)
bias. It also provides reference and input voltages for the digital panel meter, voltages for
remote metering, fan control, and drive for the front-panel fault indicators.

Illustration 66 and accompanying schematics complement this discussion.

PA voltage and current come from a metering shunt on the power regulator board. The PAI
input is a current proportional to PA current; R153 converts the current to voltage used for
metering and control. A voltage divider from the PAV line is used for DC voltage metering.

Metering Section

Illustration 43 Metering Circuit

U23A, U23B, and U24A, with their respective diodes, are diode linearity correction circuits.
Their DC inputs come from diode detectors in the RF reflectometer in the RF low-pass filter
compartment.

U24B, U24C, are components of a DC squaring circuit. Since the DC output voltage of
U24C is proportional to RF voltage squared, it is also proportional to RF power.

U22C, U22A, U20A, and U22D are level sensors for RF power, reflected RF power, PA
temperature, and external PA current, respectively. When either of these parameters ex-
ceeds the limits, the output of U22B will be forced low, reducing the ALC (RF level control)
voltage, which, in turn, reduces the PA supply voltage.

The DC voltage set point for U22A (reflected RF voltage) is one-fifth that of U22C (forward
RF voltage). This ratio corresponds to an SWR of 1.5:1 [(1+.2)/(1 .2)=1.5]. The U25 invert-
ers drive the front panel fault indicators.

Principles of Operation 4-7


4.6 Motherboard
The motherboard is the large board in the upper chassis interconnecting the audio proces-
sor/stereo generator board or the optional receiver module or the Omnia digital audio proc-
essor to the RF exciter and metering circuits. The motherboard provides the interconnec-
tions for this boards, eliminating the need for a wiring harness, and provides input/output fil-
tering. The RF exciter and Metering circuits are an integral part of the motherboard and are
no longer separate boards as in past transmitter designs.

Also contained on the motherboard is the +5.00 volt reference and the composite drive Op
amp and its associated circuitry.

The motherboard has configuration jumpers associated with different options that can be
added at the time of order or at a later time as an upgrade. The motherboard configuration
chart for these jumpers can be found on the following page.

Configuration
Jumpers

Illustration 44 Configuration Jumpers

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Motherboard Jumper Configuration Chart 4.6.1

Jumper FMA E FMAT FMAT FMA R FMA FMA


50K input 600 input Omnia Omnia
Analog AES input
input
Z1 Short Short Short Short Short Open
Z2 Short Short Short Short Short Open
Z3 Open Open Short Open Open Open
Z4 Open Open Open Open Open Short
Z5 Open Open Short Open Open Open
Z6 Open Open Open Open Open Short
Z7 Open Open Short Open Open Open
Z8 Open Open Short Open Open Open
Z9 Short Open Open Open Open Open
Z10 Short Open Open Open Open Open
Z11 Short Open Open Open Open Open
Z12 Short Open Open Open Open Open
Z13 Short Open Open Open Open Open
Z14 Short Open Open Open Open Open
Z15 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z16 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z17 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z18 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z19 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z20 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z21 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z22 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z23 Short Short Short Short Short Short
Z24 Short Short Short Short Short Short
Z25 Short Short Short Short Short Short
Z26 Short Short Short Short Short Short
Z27 Short Short Short Short Short Short
Z28 Short Short Short Short Short Short
Z29 Short Short Short Short Short Short
Z30 Short Short Short Short Short Short
Z31 Open Open Open Open Open Open
Z32 Short Open Open Open Open Open
Z33 Short Open Short Open Open Open
JMP1 Open Open Open Open Open Open
JMP2 Open Open Open Open Open Open

Principles of Operation 4-9


4.7 Display Circuit Board

The front-panel LEDs, the numeric display, the slide switches, and the processing and RF
level controls are mounted on the display circuit board. To access the component side of
the board, remove the front panel by removing 12 screws. The board contains circuits for
the digital panel meter, modulation peak detector, and LED display drivers, as well as indi-
cators and switches mentioned above.

Illustration 69 and accompanying schematic complement this discussion.

Left and right audio from input stages of the audio processor board (just after the Input Gain
attenuator) go to the L VU and R VU input on the display board. Peak rectifiers U1A and
U1B drive the left and right Audio Input displays. The LED driver gives a 3dB per step dis-
play. The lowest step of the display driver is not used; rather a red LOW indicator lights
when audio is below the level of the second step. Transistors Q1 and Q2 divert current from
the LOW LEDs when any other LED of the display is lit.

Resolution of the linear displays, High Band, Wide Band, and Modulation, has been im-
proved using dither enhancement. With dither, the brightness of the LED is controlled by
proximity of the input voltage relative to its voltage threshold. The effect is a smooth transi-
tion from step to step as input voltage is changed. U6A, U6B, and associated components
comprise the dither generator. Dither output is a triangular wave.

Composite stereo (or mono) is full-wave detected by diodes D5 and D6, U7, U13, Q3, and
Q4 are components of a peak sample-and-hold circuit.

Oscillator, U9F, supplies a low-frequency square wave to the Fault indicators, causing them
to flash on and off.

Digital multimeter inputs are selected with push buttons located to the right of the multimeter
menu. Signals from the push buttons are conditioned by U9A and U9B. U10 is an up/down
counter. Binary input to U11 from U10 selects a green menu indicator light, and lights the
appropriate decimal point on the numeric readout. The binary lines also go to analog data
selectors on the ALC/ metering board.

Processing control, R50, is part of the audio processor. (See section 4.2.)

The DPM IN and DPM REF lines are analog and reference voltage inputs to digital multime-
ter IC U12. They originate from analog data selectors on the ALC/ metering board.

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4.8 Voltage Regulator Circuit Board
The voltage regulator board is the longer of two boards mounted under the chassis toward
the front of the unit. It has switch-mode voltage regulators to provide +12, 12, and 20 volts.
It also contains the program detection and automatic carrier control circuits.

Illustration 610 and accompanying schematic complement this discussion.

U3E and U3F convert a 38kHz sine wave from the stereo generator into a synchronization
pulse. In the transmitter, synchronization is not used, thus D9 is omitted.

U4 and U5 form a 20volt switching regulator running at about 35 kHz. U4 is used as a


pulse-width modulator; U5 is a high-side driver for MOSFET switch Q1. Supply voltage for
the two ICs (approximately 15.5 volts) comes from linear regulator DZ2/Q5. Bootstrap volt-
age, provided by D10 and C14, allows the gate voltage of Q1 to swing about 15 volts above
the source when Q1 is turned on. Current through the FET is sensed by R38 and R38A. If
the voltage between pin 5 and 6 of U05 exceeds 0.23 volts on a current fault, drive to Q1 is
turned off. Turn-off happens cycle by cycle. The speed of the turn-off is set by C13.

U6 is a switching regulator for both +12 volts and 12 volts. It runs at about 52 kHz. Energy
for 12 volts is taken from inductor L2 during the off portion of the switching cycle. The 12
volts tracks the +12 volts within a few tenths of a volt. There will be no 12 volts until current
is drawn from the +12 volts.

Q2, Q3, and Q4 form an active filter and switch, supplying DC voltage to the RF driver,
when the Carrier switch is on.

The program detection circuit is made up of U1 and U2. U1A and U1D and associated cir-
cuitry discriminate between normal program material and white noise (such as might be pre-
sent from a studio-transmitter link during program failure) or silence. U1A and surrounding
components form a band-pass filter with a Q of 3 tuned to about 5 kHz. U1D is a first-order
low-pass filter. Red and green LEDs on the board indicate the presence or absence of pro-
gram determined by the balance of the detected signals from the two filters. U2 and U1C
form a count-down timer. The time between a program fault and shutdown is selected by
jumpering pins on header JP1. For times, see section 5.7. The times are proportional to the
value of R21 (that is, times can be doubled by doubling the value of R21) and are listed in
minutes.

Principles of Operation 4-11


4.9 Power Regulator Circuit Board
The power regulator board is the shorter of two boards mounted under the chassis toward
the front of the unit. The board has the isolating diode for the battery input, the switch-mode
voltage regulator for the RF power amplifier, and circuitry for PA supply current metering.

Illustration 610 and accompanying schematic complement this discussion.

Diode D4, in series with the battery input, together with the AC-supply diode bridge, pro-
vides diode OR-ing of the AC and DC supplies.

U1 and U2 form a switching regulator running at about 35 kHz. U1 is used as a pulse-width


modulator; U2 is a high-side driver for MOSFET switch Q1. Power for the two ICs comes
from the 20volt supply voltage for the RF driver (available when the Carrier switch is on).
The voltage is controlled at 16 volts by zener diode DZ1. Bootstrap voltage provided by D2
and C9 allows the gate voltage of Q1 to swing about 16 volts above the source when Q1 is
turned on. Current through the FET is sensed by R12A and R12B. If the voltage from pin 5
to 6 of U2 exceeds 0.23 volts on a current fault, drive to Q1 is turned off. This happens on a
cycle-by-cycle basis. The speed of the turnoff is set by C5.

U3 and Q2 are used in a circuit to convert the current that flows through metering shunt,
R19, into a current source at the collector of Q3. Forty milli-volts is developed across R19
for each amp of supply current (.04 ohms x 1 amp). Q3 is biased by U3 to produce the
same voltage across R16. The collector current of Q3 is the same (minus base current) as
that flowing through R22 resulting in 40 microamperes per amp of shunt current. R5 on the
metering board converts Q3 collector current to 0.1 volt per amp of shunt current (.04 ma X
2.49 k). (See section 5.4.)

4.10 RF Driver/Amplifier (FM30)


The RF Driver/Amplifier assembly is mounted on a 100 mm x 100 mm plate in the under
side of the chassis.

Illustration 6-14 and accompanying schematic complement this discussion.

The driver amplifies the approximate 20 milliwatts from the frequency synthesizer to 30
watts. An MHW6342T hybrid, high-gain, wideband amplifier, operating at about 20 volts,
provides about one watt of drive to a single BLF246 MOSFET amplifier. The BLF245 stage
operates from a supply voltage of 28 volts in the FM30.
The circuit board has components for input and output coupling and for power supply filter-
ing.

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4.11 RF Driver (FM150/FM300)
The RF Driver assembly is mounted on a 100 mm x 100 mm plate in the under side of the
chassis.

Illustration 6-14 and accompanying schematic complement this discussion.

The driver amplifies the approximate 20 milliwatts from the frequency synthesizer to about 8
watts to drive the RF power amplifier. An MHW6342T hybrid, high-gain, wideband amplifier,
operating at about 20 volts, provides about one watt of drive to a single BLF245 MOSFET
amplifier. The BLF245 stage operates from a supply voltage of approximately 20 volts.

The circuit board provides for input/output coupling and for power supply filtering.

4.12 RF Amplifier (FM150/FM300)


The RF power amplifier assembly is mounted on back of the chassis with four screws, lo-
cated behind an outer cover plate. Access the connections to the module by removing the
bottom cover of the unit. The RF connections to the amplifier are BNC for the input and out-
put. Power comes into the module through a 5pin header connection next to the RF input
jack.

Illustration 6-12 and accompanying schematic complement this discussion.

The amplifier is built around a ST MicroElectronics SD2942, a dual power MOSFET rated
for 50 volts DC and a maximum power of about 350 watts. When biased for class B, the
transistor has a power gain of about 20 dB. (It is biased below class B in the transmitter.)

Input transformer, T11, is made up of two printed circuit boards. The four-turn primary board
is separated from the one-turn secondary by a thin dielectric film. R12R17 are for damp-
ing. Trim pot R11 sets the bias.

Output transformer, T21, has a one-turn primary on top of the circuit board and a two-turn
secondary underneath. Inductors L21 and L22 provide power line filtering.

Principles of Operation 4-13


4.13 Chassis
The AC power supply components, as well as the bridge rectifier and main filter capacitor,
are mounted on the chassis. Switching in the power-entry module configures the power
transformer for 100, 120, 220, or 240 VAC; see section 2.2 for switching and fuse informa-
tion. A terminal strip with MOV voltage-surge suppressors and in-rush current limiters is
mounted on the chassis between the power entry module and the toroidal power trans-
former.

The main energy-storage/filter capacitor, C01, is located between the voltage and power
regulator boards. The DC voltage across the capacitor will be 4555 volts (FM30 and
FM150) or 6570 volts (FM300) when the carrier is on.

4.14 RF Output Filter & Reflectometer


The RF low-pass filter/reflectometer are located in the right-hand compartment on the top of
the chassis. See Illustration 613 and accompanying schematic for more information.

A ninth-order, elliptic, low-pass filter attenuates harmonics generated in the power amplifier.
The capacitors for the filter are circuit board pads.

The reflectometer uses printed circuit board traces for micro-strip transmission lines. Trans-
mission line segments (with an impedance of about 82 ohms) on either side of a 50ohm
conductor provide sample voltages representative of the square root of forward and reverse
power.

DC voltages, representative of forward and reflected power, go through a bulkhead filter


board to the motherboard, then to the metering board, where they are processed for power
control and metering and for SWR metering and protection.

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4.15 Receiver Circuit Board Option
This option allows the transmitter to be used as a translator. The receiver board receives
terrestrially fed RF signal and converts it to composite audio which is then fed into the ex-
citer board. Microprocessor controlled phase lock loop technology ensures the received fre-
quency will not drift, and multiple IF stages ensure high adjacent channel rejection. Refer to
illustrations 46, 616 and its schematic for the following discussion.

The square shaped metal can located on the left side of the receiver board is the tuner
module. The incoming RF signal enters through the BNC connector (top left corner) and is
tuned through the tuner module. Input attenuation is possible with the jumper labeled LO
DX, on the top left corner of the receiver board. Very strong signals can be attenuated 20
dB automatically by placing the jumper on the left two pins (LO position). An additional 20
dB attenuation is also available with the jumpers in the top left corner of the board. The fre-
quencies are tuned by setting switches SW1 and SW2 (upper right corner). These two
switches are read upon power up (or by momentarily shorting J7) by the microprocessor
(U4). The microprocessor then tunes the tuner module to the selected frequency. The fre-
quency range is 87.9 Mhz at setting 00 to 107.9 Mhz at setting 64. Other custom ranges
are available.

Located in the lower left-hand corner of the Receiver Module is a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Demodulated Left and Right audio is present at this jack. A regular pair of 32 ohm stereo
headphones, such as the types used with portable audio devices, can be used to monitor
the audio on the receiver module.

Receiver
Module

Illustration 45 Receiver Module

Principles of Operation 4-15


When a stereo signal is present, LED 3 illuminates which indicates that left and right audio
is available. Then the stereo signals go to gain stages and out to the RCA jacks on the back
of the cabinet. These can be used for off-air monitoring of the audio signal. Incoming fre-
quency can be monitored from the frequency monitor BNC jack on the back. The stereo
buffer, stereo decoder, and gain stages and have no effect on the signal that goes through
the transmitter.
The power supply is fairly straight forward. The incoming 12 volt supply goes to a 7809, 9
volt regulator (VR1) which supplies all 9volt needs on the board. The 9 volts also supplies
a 7805, 5 volt regulator (VR2) which supplies all 5volt needs on the board. Plus and minus
12 volts from the motherboard is filtered and supplies various needs on the board. Finally
there is a precision reference voltage. Two 2.5 volt reference shunts act very much like a
very accurate zener diode to provide a precision 5 volt supply to the metering board.

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Section 5Adjustments and Tests
This section describes procedures for (1) advanced users who may be
interested in customizing or optimizing the performance of the transmit-
ter and (2) service personnel who want to return the transmitter to op-
erational status following a maintenance procedure.

Adjustments and Tests 5-1


5.1 Audio Processor Adjustments

5.1.1 Pre-Emphasis Selection

Select the pre-emphasis curve (75 sec, 50 sec, 25 sec, or Flat) by jumpering the appro-
priate pins of header HD1 on the audio processor/stereo generator board. (See section 2.9.)
If you change the pre-emphasis, change the de-emphasis jumpers, HD201 and HD202 on
the audio processor/stereo generator board, to match. (See section 2.8.)

5.1.2 Pre-Emphasis Fine Adjustment

Trim potentiometers, R23 and R63, (for left and right channels, respectively) provide for fine
adjustment of the pre-emphasis. Set the potentiometers to bring the de-emphasized gain at
10 kHz equal to that of 400 Hz. (At the proper setting, 15.0 kHz will be down about 0.7 dB.)

When making these adjustments, it is important that you keep signal levels below the proc-
essor gain-control threshold.

A preferred method is to use a precision de-emphasis network in front of the audio input.
Then, use the non-de-emphasized (flat) output from the FM modulation monitor for meas-
urements.

5.2 Stereo Generator Adjustments

5.2.1 Separation

Feed a 400Hz sine wave into one channel for at least 70% modulation. Observe the clas-
sic single-channel composite stereo waveform at TP301 on the RF Exciter circuit board. Ad-
just the Separation control R244 for a straight centerline.
Since proper adjustment of this control coincides with best stereo separation, use an FM
monitor to make or confirm the adjustment.

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5.2.2 Composite Output

You can make adjustments to the composite output in the following manner:

Using a Modulation Monitor

1. Set the Stereo-Mono switch to Mono.

2. Check that the setting of the Modulation compensation control (see illustration 29) on
the RF Exciter circuit , falls within the range specified for the frequency of operation.
(See section 2.3.1.)

3. Feed a sine wave signal of about 2.5 kHz into the left channel at a level sufficient to put
the wideband gain-reduction indicator somewhere in the middle of its range.

4. Set the Composite level control to produce 90% modulation as indicated on an FM


monitor.

5. Apply pink noise or program material to the audio inputs and confirm, on both Mono and
Stereo, that modulation peaks are between 95% and 100%.

5.2.3 19kHz Level

Adjust the 19kHz pilot for 9% modulation as indicated on an FM modulation monitor.


(The composite output should be set first, since it follows the 19kHz Level control.)

5.2.4 19kHz Phase

1. Apply a 400Hz audio signal to the left channel for at least 70% modulation.

2. Look at the composite stereo signal at TP301 on the RF Exciter circuit board with an os-
cilloscope, expanding the display to view the 19kHz component on the horizontal cen-
terline.

3. Switch the audio to the right-channel input. When the 19kHz Phase is properly ad-
justed, the amplitude of the 19kHz will remain constant when switching between left
and right.

4. Recheck the separation adjustment as described in section 5.2.1.

5.3 Frequency Synthesizer Adjustments

5.3.1 Frequency (Channel) Selection

Refer to section 2.3.

Adjustments and Tests 5-3


5.3.2 Modulation Compensator

Refer to section 2.3.1

5.3.3 Frequency Measurement and Adjustment

Next to the 10.24MHz VCXO in the RF Exciter circuit on the motherboard, is a 50K potenti-
ometer (R101). Use R101 to set the frequency of the 10.24MHz VCXO while observing the
output frequency of the synthesizer.

Use one of two methods for checking frequency:

1. Use an FM frequency monitor.

2. Couple a frequency counter of known accuracy to the output of the synthesizer and ob-
serve the operating frequency.

5.3.4 FSK Frequency Offset Control

An FSK signal (used for automatic identification of FM repeaters) shifts the frequencies of
the 10.24MHz VCXO reference oscillator and the VCO.

Ground pin 4 on the DB25 connector located on the back panel of the transmitter. This will
shift the operating frequency. Adjust R224 for an offset of the operating frequency of about
6 kHz. Un-grounding pin 4 will cause the operating frequency to return to normal.

Use one of two methods for checking frequency:

1. Use an FM frequency monitor.

2. Couple a frequency counter of known accuracy to the output of the synthesizer and ob-
serve the operating frequency.

5.4 Metering Adjustments

5.4.1 Power Calibrate

While looking at RF Power on the digital panel meter, set the Power Calibrate trim potenti-
ometer (R215) to agree with an external RF power meter.

5.4.2 Power Set

With the front panel RF Output control fully clockwise, adjust the Power Set trim pot (R55)
to 10% more than the rated power (33 W for FM30, 165 W for FM150, 330 W for FM300) as
indicated on an accurate external watt meter. If the authorized power is less than the maxi-
mum watts, you may use the Power Set to limit the range of the RF Output control.

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5.4.3 SWR Calibrate

When the Carrier switch is off, or the RF power is less than about 5 watts, the SWR circuit
automatically switches to a calibrate-check mode. (See section 4.5 for more information.)
Set the digital panel meter to read SWR. With the Carrier switch off, set the SWR CAL trim
pot (R66) to read 1.03.

5.4.4 PA Current Limit

Since it may not be practical to increase the PA current to set the PA Current Limit control,
you may use this indirect method.

With the carrier turned off, look at the DC voltage at the right end of R186 in the Metering
circuit on the motherboard. The current limit, in amperes, will be 0.35 amps higher than ten
times this voltage. For example, for a current limit of 7.35 amps, adjust the PA Current Limit
control for 0.7 volts at R186 ; or 0.565 volts for 6.0 amps. Set the current limit for 4 amps
(FM50), 7 amps (FM150), or 9.5 amps (FM300).

5.5 Motherboard Configuration


See section 4.6.1 for motherboard jumper configuration.

5.6 Display Modulation Calibration


The Modulation Calibrate trim pot sets the sensitivity of the front panel Modulation bar graph
display.

This adjustment may be made only after the Output trim pot on the Audio Processor/Stereo
Generator board has been set. (See section 5.2.2.)

Set the Stereo-Mono switch to Mono.

Feed a sine wave source of about 2.5 kHz into the left channel at a level sufficient to put the
wideband gain-reduction indicator somewhere in the middle of its range.

Set the Modulation Calibrate trim pot so that the 90 light on the front panel Modulation dis-
play just begins to light.

Adjustments and Tests 5-5


5.7 Voltage Regulator Adjustments
JP1, a 10pin header on the Voltage Regulator board, sets the time between program fail-
ure and carrier turnoff. Pins 1 and 2 are the two pins closest to the edge of the board. The
times are approximate. Sections 2.11, 2.12, and 4.8 contain further information.

1. Short pins 1 and 2 for a 30second delay.

2. Short pins 3 and 4 for a 2minute delay.

3. Short pins 5 and 6 for a 4minute delay.

4. Short pins 7 and 8 for an 8minute delay.

You may select other times by changing the value of R21. The time is proportional to the re-
sistance.

5.8 Bias Set (RF Power Amplifier)


The Bias Set trim pot is located inside the PA module on the input circuit board. Set the trim
pot to its midpoint for near-optimum bias.

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5.9 Performance Verification
Measure the following parameters to receive a comprehensive characterization of trans-
mitter performance:

Carrier frequency

RF output power

RF bandwidth and RF harmonics (see section 5.12)

Pilot frequency, phase, and modulation percentage

Audio frequency response

Audio distortion

Modulation percentage

FM and AM noise

Stereo separation between left and right

Crosstalk between main channel and subcarrier

38kHz subcarrier suppression

In addition to the above tests, which pertain to signal quality, a complete check of the
unit will include items listed in section 5.21.

5.9.1 Audio Proof-of-Performance Measurements

References to 100% modulation assume 9% pilot and 91% for the remainder of the com-
posite stereo signal.

Because the audio processing threshold is at 90% modulation, it is not possible to make
audio proof-of-performance measurements at 100% modulation through the audio proces-
sor. Instead, data is taken at a level below the audio processing threshold at 80% modula-
tion.

5.9.2 De-emphasis Input Network

A precision de-emphasis network, connected between the test oscillator and the audio in-
put of the transmitter, can be very helpful when making the audio measurements. Note
that the input impedance of the transmitter or the source impedance of the test oscillator
can affect network accuracy. With the de-emphasis network, oscillator level adjustments
need only accommodate gain errors, instead of the whole pre-emphasis curve.

Adjustments and Tests 5-7


5.10 Carrier Frequency
Carrier frequency is measured at the output frequency with a frequency monitor or suitable
frequency counter.

To adjust frequency, see section 5.3.3. (FCC tolerance +/ 2000 Hz per FCC Part 73.1540
and 73.1545.)

5.11 Output Power


The output power reading on the front panel display should be 90105% of the actual value.
For a more precise measurement, use a watt meter in the RF output line. See sections
5.4.1 and 5.4.2 for setting power.

5.12 RF Bandwidth and RF Harmonics


You can observe RF bandwidth and spurious emissions with an RF spectrum analyzer.

In the Stereo mode, feed a 15.0kHz audio signal into one channel to provide 85% modula-
tion as indicated on a monitor. Doing so produces 38% main, 38% stereo subcarrier, and
9% pilot per FCC Part 2.1049. As an alternative, use pink noise into one channel.

Using a spectrum analyzer, verify the following (per FCC 73.317):

1. Emissions more than 600 kHz from the carrier are at least 43 + 10log(power, in watts)
dB down (58 dB for 30 watts, 65 dB for 150 watts, 68 dB for 300 watts). The scan
should include the tenth harmonic.

2. Emissions between 240 kHz and 600 kHz from the carrier are down at least 35 dB.

3. Emissions between 120 kHz and 240 kHz from the carrier are down at least 25 dB.

5.13 Pilot Frequency


The pilot frequency should be within 2 Hz of 19 kHz. (FCC Part 73.322.) Using a frequency
counter, measure 1.9 MHz at pin 13 of U208 on the Audio Processor/Stereo Generator
board. A 200Hz error here corresponds to a 2Hz error at 19 kHz. If the frequency is off by
more than 50 Hz, you may change the value of C213. (Changing C213 from 56 pF to 68 pF
lowers the 1.9 MHz by about 35 Hz.)

5.14 Audio Frequency Response


For the response tests, take the readings from an FM modulation monitor.
Make audio frequency response measurements for left and right channels at frequencies of
50 Hz, 100 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, and 15 kHz. See sections 5.9.1 and 5.9.2.

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5.15 Audio Distortion
Make distortion measurements from the de-emphasized output of an FM modulation moni-
tor.

Make audio distortion measurements for left and right channels at frequencies of 50 Hz, 100
Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, and 15 kHz. See sections 5.9.1 and 5.9.2.

5.16 Modulation Percentage


While feeding an audio signal into the left channel only, confirm that the total modulation
percentage remains constant when switching between Mono and Stereo.

Measure modulation percentage with an FM modulation monitor. See section 5.2.2.

19kHz pilot modulation should be 9%.

5.17 FM and AM Noise


Take noise readings from a de-emphasized output of a modulation monitor.

5.18 Stereo Separation


Make left-into-right and right-into-left stereo separation measurements with an FM modula-
tion monitor for frequencies of 50 Hz, 100 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, and 15 kHz.

5.19 Crosstalk
For stereo crosstalk measurements, both left and right channels are fed at the same time.
For best results, there needs to be a means of correcting small imbalances in levels and
phase. The balance is made at 400 Hz.

5.19.1 Main Channel Into Sub

Feed the left and right channels in phase with audio (L+R) at 50 Hz, 100 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz,
5 kHz, 10 kHz, and 15 kHz at 100% modulation, while observing the stereo subcarrier (L-R)
level on an FM modulation monitor.

5.19.2 Sub Channel Into Main

Feed the audio into the left and right channel as above, with the exception of reversing the
polarity of the audio of one channel (L-R input). Using the frequencies of 5.19.1 above, ob-
serve the main channel (L+R) level with a modulation monitor.

Adjustments and Tests 5-9


5.20 38kHz Subcarrier Suppression
With no modulation, but in the Stereo mode, the 38kHz subcarrier, as indicated on an FM
modulation monitor, should be down at least 40 dB.

5.21 Additional Checks


In addition to the tests and adjustments mentioned in this section, the following checks en-
sure a complete performance appraisal of the transmitter:

1. Perform a physical inspection, looking for visible damage and checking that the chassis
hardware and circuit boards are secure.

2. Check the functionality of switches and processing control.

3. Verify that all indicators function.

4. Check the frequency synthesizer lock at 80 MHz and 110 MHz.

5. Measure the AC line current with and without the carrier on.

6. Perform a functional test of the SCA input, Monitor outputs, and the monitor and control
function at the 15pin, D-sub connector.

7. Test the functionality of the FSK circuit.

8. Check the operation and timing of the automatic carrier-off circuitry associated with pro-
gram failure.

9. Check all metering functions.

10. Test ALC action with PA current overload, SWR, and PLL lock.

NOTE:
FCC type acceptance procedures call for testing the carrier frequency over the temperature
range of 050 degrees centigrade, and at line voltages from 85% to 115% of rating. (See
FCC Part 2.1055.)

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Section 6Reference Drawings
The illustrations in this section may be useful for making adjustments,
taking measurements, troubleshooting, or understanding the circuitry of
your transmitter.

Reference Drawings 6-1


6.1 Views
Gain Digital Multimeter Fault Indicators Carrier Switch
Reduction/Expansion
Indicators Multimeter Select Modulation Indicators

Stereo/Mono
Switch Power Switch
Audio Processor Processing Control
Input Level
Indicators Input Gain Frequency Selector RF Output
Switches Switches Control

Illustration 6-1 Front View

RF Output Receiver Input Composite Input Audio Inputs


(Optional)

RF Output Monitor SCA Inputs Audio Monitors

AC Power Input RF Power Amplifier Remote I/O DC Input


(FM150/300 Only)

Circuit Breaker

Illustration 6-2 Rear View

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Metering
Circuit
Audio Processor
Section

RF Low Pass
Filter &
Reflectometer
Stereo Generator
Section
RF Exciter
Circuit

DC Input

RF output

Power Amplifier
(FM150/M300 Only)
Illustration 6-3 Chassis Top View

Voltage Regulator Power Regulator

RF Pre-driver/
Amplifier

Filter Capacitor

AC Power
Transformer
Bridge Rectifier

AC Power
Entry

Illustration 6-4 Chassis Bottom View

Adjustments and Tests 6-3


Notes:

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6.2 Board Layout and Schematics

Illustration 6-5 Audio Processor/Stereo Generator Board

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Board Layouts and Schematics
DWG. NO. REV.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
5 6

REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
GAIN R9-14 TURKEY SPECIFICATIONS:
--------------------------- (INTO 600 ohms)
0dB OPEN Baseband:
+6dB 50.5K dbm V-rms V-peak 30Hz - 53KHz +/- 0.2dB.
+12dB 16.8K -10 .245 .346 53KHz - 76KHz +/- 0.4dB.
H
+18dB 7.21K 0 .774 1.1 H
+10 2.45 3.46 40Hz - 15KHz +/- 0.5dB
40H 7 5KH 0 5% THD
C5 15.2 KHz LOW-PASS FILTER
L VU (8th ORDER ELLIPTICAL)
22pF
C8
C1 +12V +12V R15 U5
L IN2 R1
U3 49.9K

7
1 14 33pF
1K THAT2180 INV C R(h I)
1uF C3 R2

4
2 2 13
R29

V+
100pF 49.9K 1 -12V
Vin COMP2*
RG1
6 R11 1 8 2 U4A 3 12 +VT
8
U2 IN OUT
1
R18 AGND V- 24.9K

SYM

GND
RG2 10.0K 100K

EC+
AD622 C6

EC-
3 3 4 11

V-
V+ fCLK
TL072 D5

5
C2

4
R16 5 10 -12V 1N4148
L IN1 R3 L SAMPLE
+12V D1 AGND NC 1uF

8
24.9K 6 9 R22 2 U7A
1K -12V
1N6263 COMP1* Vout
1 R37 LEFT
1uF C4 R4 C6A 24.9K
7 8 C7 3
100pF 49.9K INV A NC
+12V TL072 499
R7 R12 D2 .0027uF D6
R19 1uF D1 C9
G 1N6263 LTC1064-1 POLY (C8687-3) +12V R35 G

8
49.9 2.00K OPEN U6 1N4148 2200pF

7
R6 R13 R14 R17 THAT2180 24.9K 1N6263
R21 POLY
49.9 5.1K
49.9 24.9K

V+
300 -VT
R5 1 8 D1
-12V 6 U4B Q1 IN OUT

SYM

GND
49.9 1N6263

EC+
2N5087

EC-
7

V-
5 +5V
TL072 R36
U1

6
12 24.9K
0X
13 14 +7V -7V R24
X 1X
15 R23 6 U7B
2X 10K
11 7
3X 30K 5
+5V
0Y
1 TL072
3
Y 1Y
5
C28 C29
2 R20 +
2Y
4 DS1 DS2 + 10uF -5V
3Y 1K TANT R25 R26
10uF 1N5818 1N5818 R27 49.9 5.1K
10
A
9
TANT
R38 R39 B C10 1.0K
47K 47K 6 0.1uF R28 -12V
INH
1.0K +5V
/+12DB
74HC4052 HD1
F /+6DB FLAT F
1 2
R70 50uS 3 4
R45 1.52MHz
R10 5 6
5.62K 75uS 7 8
49.9 510 9 10
R46
R68 HEADER 5X2
49.9 1.0K
R47
R67
49.9
C15 1.0K

22pF
R SAMPLE C18
C11 +12V +12V R15 U11
R IN2 R41
U9 49.9K
7

7
1 14 33pF LEFT
1K THAT2180 INV C R(h I) LEFT
1uF C13 R42

4
2 2 13
R69

V+
100pF 49.9K 1 -12V Vin COMP2*
RIGHT
RG1
6 R51 1 8 2 U10A 3 12 +VT
RIGHT
8
U8 IN OUT
1
R58 AGND V- 24.9K

SYM

GND
RG2 10.0K 100K

EC+
AD622 C16

EC-
3 3 4 11

V-
V+ fCLK
TL072 D11 1.52MHz
5

C12 CLOCK

4
E 5 10 -12V E
R IN1 R43 +12V
R56 D7 AGND NC 1uF 1N4148
4

8
24.9K 6 9 R62 2 U13A
1K -12V
1N6263 COMP1* Vout
1 R77 RIGHT
+12V +12V
1uF C14 R44 C16A 24.9K
7 8 C17 3
100pF 49.9K INV A NC
+12V TL072 499 -12V -12V
R52 D8 .0027uF D12
R59 1uF D9 C19 +7V +7V
1N6263 LTC1064-1 POLY (C8687-3) +12V R75

8
2.00K OPEN U12 1N4148 2200pF

7
R54 R57 THAT2180 24.9K 1N6263 -7V -7V
R61 POLY
R VU 5.1K
24.9K

V+
300 -VT
VDD
U10B Q2 1
IN OUT
8 D10
-12V 6 +5.00V

SYM

GND
C30 1N6263 +5V +5V

EC+
D29 2N5087

EC-
7

V-
R88 5
TL072 R76
R85 10K .006V/DB
1uF 1N4148

6
24.9K -5V
D28 5.1K R53 +5V
-5V -5V
49.9 6 U13B
HEAVY 7
VEE

1N4148 R86 5
DL1 PROC A R64 TL072
100K RED C21 R60 R63 +VT +VT
D25 R84 3.3K (J3-16) R118
R82 .047uF 10K 30K 3.3K -VT -VT
L SAMPLE STEREO R65 R66
10M R96 R97 PROC B TO R50 ON
D 100K R87 POLARITY 49.9 5.1K D
1N4148 10K ERROR ZERO 10M (J3-18) DISPLAY BD. C24
R80 POLY R119 GND
GND
30K D13 -5V
D26 R98 PROC C -12V
6 U14B 24.9K
C20 (J3-20) .01uF
7 1N4148 330K POLY
1N6123 5
LIGHT
R81 TL072 100pF R99 C25 R120
30K D27
R83 3.3M OPEN
4

R SAMPLE -12V
OPEN
100K 2 U14A C22 C26
1N4148 R79
1 /STEREO FAULT
3
LEFT-RIGHT PHASING DETECTOR TL072 10K R91 R92 R113 R114
D14 100pF 100pF
RIGHT LEVEL REDUCED 6dB +12V 49.9K 49.9K 49.9K 49.9K D17
8

DURING POLARITY ERROR.


4

1N4148
-12V 1N4148

4
U15A 2 -12V
BR GR R90 1 U15B 6 R100
R94 D16 U16A U16B
3 7 2
100 TL072 5 10M HI GR R112 0.25V/DB 1 6 R121
+12V 49.9K 3 R116 7
-VT C23 100 TL072 5 1M
SHORT
8

C TL072 1uF 49.9K C


TL072 +12V
R115 C27

8
D21 D22 +12V
R95 +12V
R89 R103 49.9K 1uF
3.0K
100K 240K R101 R102 C40 C42 C44
1N4148 1N4148
R93 R117 R122 R123 1uF 1uF 1uF
1.0K 10.0K
49.9K -VT
560 1.0K 10.0K
C41 C43 C45
1uF 1uF 1uF
-12V
-12V

+VT

R127 +12V R107


4

-12V
U18 4.7K 49.9K
REF02 TEST SW1 2 U17A
D23 R106 U17B
4

1 8 -12V 1 6
NC NC C32 +5.00V 3 R104 3 7
2 7 2 U19A .01uF VCC 2 49.9K 5
-VT
+12V Vin NC
1 R128 +5V
1 5.1K NE5532 J1 J3
+5V 1N4148 NE5532
3 6 3 NORMAL SIP3 L IN1 +12V
8

B NC Vout 100 C33 C34 C35 +12V


1 2
L IN2
1 2
-12V B
4 5
NE5532 1uF 1uF 1uF D24 3 4
R IN1
3 4
/+6DB
GND TRIM 5 6 5 6
+12V R IN2 /+12DB
8

+5V 7 8 7 8
L VU
R126 9 10 9 10
R VU
10K 1N4148 11 12 11 12
R105 +5.00V
R129 13 14 13 14
PROC A
VSS 10K 15 16 15 16
PROC B
10.0K 17 18 17 18
PROC C
C36 19 20 19 20
BR GR
6 U19B .01uF 21 22
HI GR
7 R130 RECEPT 10X2 23 24
/STEREO FAULT
-5V 25 26
5
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1uF 1uF

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H C204 H
SCA IN
R217
0
C203 OPEN
100pF R230
R203 0
1K +12V
EXT IN-

7
Composite Spec. (Turkey):
C202 R204 30Hz - 53KHz +/- 0.2 dBr
2 U201
100pF 49.9K 1 53KHz - 76KHz +/- 0.4dBr
RG1 6 R206

OPEN
EXTERNAL COMPOSITE

R205
8 RG2
INPUT 3 AD622 3.9K
R201

5
EXT IN+
1K

4
C201 R202 -12V
100pF 49.9K

G G
D201 D202

R207 1N4148 1N4148


D203 D204
LEFT 150K
LEFT

4
-12V 1N4148 1N4148 R224
RIGHT RIGHT 6 U202B
2 U202A 7 R211 MON L D205 D206 1K
C205 C206 1 R209 R210 5
LEFT 3 100 R225
4.99K 2.49K TL072
CLOCK 1.52MHz TL072 1N4148 1N4148 12.4K
.047uF .047uF +12V
R208

8
POLY POLY
+12V +12V 300K
HD201 C207

1
2
3
-12V -12V SIP3 .01uF U205

4
POLY R218 12 -12V
+7V +7V 14 0X 13 2 U206A
50 75 9.09K 1% 15 1X X 1
-7V -7V 11 2X 3
3X
F LEFT 8VPP (AT 2000Hz) R219 R221 1 MC34083 F
VDD 5 0Y 3
1Y Y

8
+5.00V 10.0K 4.99K 2 +12V
+5V +5V RIGHT 8VPP (AT 2000Hz) R220 4 2Y
C212 3Y
R212 10.0K R222 10
9 A J201
150K B R234
-5V -5V -5V C211 120pF 200K 1K 1
+12V 6 INH -7V +7V 2 EXT IN+
56pF

4
VEE -12V 3 EXT IN-
6 U203B U204 SCA IN
2 U203A 7 R216 MON R
74HC4052 4 COMP OUT
C208 C209 1 R214 R215 5 1 14 D207 D208 5 COMP METER
+VT +VT RIGHT 3 100 X1 V+ C227 C228 6 MONO/STEREO
4.99K 2.49K TL072 2 13 -5V +5V 1uF 1uF 7
-VT -VT TL072 X2 DD 8 /EXT ENABLE
.047uF .047uF R223 1N4148 1N4148 9 GND
R213 +12V 3 U0 OUT 12 10

8
POLY POLY
300K 4 11 9.09K 11
GND GND HD202 C210 U1 Z1 12

1
2
3
SIP3 .01uF 5 10
POLY U2 Z2 12 HEADER
50 75
6 Y1 REF 9
7 8 R226 R227
Y2 V-
1K
43K
E AD734 COMPOSITE OUTPUT E
J202
+12V 1 MON L
R228 2 MON R
3K 3
4

8
5 GND
U204A
1 6
X1 7

V+
2 X2 8
OUT 7 9
R236 3 C224 +5.00V
4 Y1 6 10

V-
Y2 Z 11 SYNC OUT
1K
R254 used ONLY with AD633 R254 12
R237 22pF
AD734 has internal 50K 49.9K AD633JN 12 HEADER

5
1M
Y201 U207A U207F R231
1 2 13 12 -12V
U210D 20K R232 COMP OUT
13 AD633 ALTERNATE TO AD 734
7.6 MHz MC74HC04 MC74HC04
C214 11 R240 SEPARATION R229 6 U206B 100
C213 5.5-18pF C215 12 7
56pF 33pF 24K 24K 5
74HC86 C216
NPO NPO R245 MC34083 R233
D COMP METER D

R247 49.9K
R246 10.0K
U210C 0.1uF R244 13K 100
9 5K
8 R241 +7V
10
10K C218
74HC86 R252 R253
U208A
2 3 3.8MHz 1K 1K
1CLR 1QA 0.1uF
1 5 C219 C219

10
4 1CKA 1QB 6 1000pF 1000pF

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1CKB 1QC 1.52MHz
1QD 7 POLY POLY

VD+
VA+
50/100 LSH

S1 A
A

AGND SA/B

INV BINV A
HPA
BPA
LPA
74HC390 R264 R261

CLK CLK
U211 +7V -7V

B
LMF100 10K 10K

HPB
+5V

S1 B

BPB
LPB
VD-
VA-
+12V R262
C224 C226 10

4
R238 .001 -12V .001

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
10K 6 U212B R260 2 U212A
U208B 7 Q202 1 Q201
U207C 14 2CLR 2QA 13 1.9MHz C221 +5V 5 MPS-A06 10.0K 3 MPS-A56
R255 R256 R257 TL072 TL072

R251 49.9K
C C

R250 10.0K
/EXT ENABLE 5 6 15 2CKA 2QB 11
12 10 12 11 U210B 1K 1K 43K 19KHz Level +12V
2CKB 2QC CLR QA 0.1uF R263

8
MC74HC04 9 304KHz 13 10 5 R265
2QD CKA QB 9 6 R242 C222 C223 24.9K
QC -7V R258 10 -12V
QD 8 4 1000pF 1000pF
74HC390 120K POLY POLY 1K
74HC86 C216
U209B
74HC393
U210A 0.1uF
1 R259
3 R243
U207B 2 3K
49.9K
MONO/STEREO 3 4 74HC86
MC74HC04
R239
10K
U207E J203
U209A 11 10 R266 38KHz 10 9
-12V
8 7 -12V
2 3 OPEN 6 5
CLR QA MC74HC04 +12V 4 3 +12V
1 CKA QB 4 2 1
QC 5
B QD 6 B
U207D RECEPT 5X2
DZ1 DZ2
74HC393 9 8 R267 19KHz SYNC OUT ICTE-15 ICTE-15
MC74HC04 1K

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FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-7


Board Layouts and Schematics

Illustration 6-6 Motherboard

6-8 Adjustments and Tests


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5
10
6
11 12

+12V REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


J16 FAN
1 201497F-SCH-SH2.SCH
201497F-SCH-SH3.SCH E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
FAN-
2 A PRODUCTION RELEASE 03-08-07 DW DW DP
+12V 3
HEADER 3 ALC/METERING AUDIO PROCESSOR SHUNT
R40
H RF EXCITER 4.7K H
+12V
J14 RF_LVL
C27
1
U2 C29 .01 +5.00V
2

EXT ALC CONTROL


+12V
3
C26
1
NC NC
8 1.0

METER PATEMP
4 Z9

METER BATT
5 2 7 2 TL072 R39

/LOCK FAULT
Vin NC

LOC/REMOTE

COMPOSITE1
METER PAV

METER RFW

FAULT SUM

DC SUPPLY
METER PAI
1

FM_/LOCK
6 U3A

V-METER
3 6 3

+5.00V
1.0 OPEN

ALC

GND
TEMP Vout 100

RF FWD

RF_LVL
RF REV
HEADER 6X1 .156

RF OUT
FSK IN

/LOCK
INPUT

LOCK
TEMP
C30

PAV

GND
C55 C56 C57

+12V
FAN

RFV
C54

PAI
+12V

-12V
ALC
-12V
Q3 4
GND TRM
5
-12V
C28
.01 .01 .01 1.0 1.0 1.0
WR TP1 IRF541
ANTENNA SWR +12V J26 HEADER 5 x 2 REF02
FM TP1 R216 +12V
+12V J18 J19
-12V

10
MCX MCX

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
VOLTMETER 1K +5.00V -12V
C140 6 TL072
J25

EXT ALC CONTROL


7

LOC/REMOTE
/LOCK FAULT
U3B

METER PATEMP
.01 5

DC SUPPLY
METER BATT
1

METER RFW

V-METER
FAULT SUM
METER PAV
METER PAI
2

RF_LVL
FM_/LOCK

RF FWD
RF REV

FSK IN

/LOCK
INPUT

LOCK
TEMP
3

PAV

FAN

RFV
PAI
-12V

ALC
HEADER 3X1
J25

ALC
G R150 1K G

COMPOSITE1
1
2 R176 1K
3 RF OUT
4 R177 1K
5 E2
6
FM_/LOCK
7 E3
8
ALC
9 E4
10
HEADER 5 x 2
+12V WR
J13 FM J28
V+ 1 1 V+ J9

RF_LVL
TEMP TEMP TEMP
2 2
GND 3 3 GND 1 1
NC
2 2
HEADER 3X1 HEADER 3X1 3 3
C159 4 4
PAI 5 5
1 FSK IN
2
PAV .001 NC
6 6
N/C 7 7 J2
3 +5.00V +12V
4 N/C C158 8 8
/LOCK FAULT 9 9
5 .001 NC
6 10 10 J10 J12
DC SUPPLY
F 7 HEADER 5 x 2 F
38KHZ 1 1 1
8
N/C
C157 2 2
+12V
2
9 .001

METER PATEMP
J29 10
/CARR_OFF 3 3 3
-12V

METER BATT
WR TEMP 4 4 4

METER RFW

FAULT SUM
11

METER PAV

METER PAI
/AUTO_CARR_OFF 5 5 5
12
INPUT J11 6 6
/+6DB
6
13
14 N/C 1 1 7 7 7
L IN1 /+12DB

ALC
15 N/C 2 2 8 8 8
16 N/C 3 3 9 9 9
L IN2 L VU
17 N/C 4 4 10 10 10
INPUT
18 N/C 5 5 11 11 11
R IN1 R VU
19 N/C 6 6 12 12 12
TEMP
20
ALC
R IN2
7 7 J3 13 13
+5.00V
13
8 8 14 14 14
/LOCK FAULT
9 9 15 15 15
PROC A
10 10 J1 16 16 16
PAI
1 11 11 17 17 17
PAV LPIN L PROC B
2 12 12 18 18 18
3 NC 13 13 19 19 19
LPOUT L PROC C
4 NC 14 14 20 20 20
5 15 15 21 21

R IN1
LPIN R BR GR HEADER 10 x 2
6 16 16 22 22
DC SUPPLY
7 17 17 23 23
38KHZ LPOUT R HI GR
8 18 18 24 24
J15 9 NC /CARR_OFF NC
19 19 25 25
NC
FM 10 Z23 20 20 26 26 Z31 Z32
11 C16
/AUTO_CARR_OFF HEADER 10 x 2 HEADER 13 x 2
E 12 E
13 JUMPER .01 OPEN OPEN -12V
14 NC Z24 INSTALLED WHEN USING
15 NC C17 AUDIO PROC. SHUNT CKT.
16
17 NC JUMPER .01
COMP METER
18
19
20
NC ALC
Z25
C18 AUDIO PROCESSOR FMV CONTROL
JUMPER .01
Z26 STEREO GENERATOR STEREO/MON
C19
C66 JUMPER .01 +12V
OPEN Z27
C67 C20
OPEN JUMPER .01 TP4
C68 Z28 +12V
OPEN C21
JUMPER .01

COMPOSITE1
C65 TP3
Z29
.01 C22 -12V
+5.00V
C64 JUMPER .01 J7
.01 Z30 1 1
MON L
C23 2 2
D MON R -12V D
3 3
JUMPER .01 NC
4 4
C62 5 5
LPIN L +5.00V
6 6
.01 LPOUT L
7 7 J2
LPIN R
C60 8 8
LPOUT R +12V
9 9 TP5
.01 10 10 J8
38KHZ 38KHZ
C58 11 11 +5.00V
12 12 1 1
.01 COMP METER
2 2
HEADER 12 +5V
C59 3 3
/EXT ENABLE /EXT ENABLE
4 4
.01 TP6
OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

5 5
J3 6 6
C63 38KHZ +5V
7 7
.001 8 8
C61 9 9
10 10
Z22

Z21

Z20

Z19

Z18

Z17

Z16

Z15

.001 TP7
HEADER 5 x 2
GND
R28 220

R27 220

R26 220

R25 220

R24 220

R23 220

R22 220

R21 220
ALC

-12V
J6
1 1
D1 2 2
C J3 3 3 C
1N4148 4 4

L IN1
13 5 5

R IN2
L IN2
6 6

EXT RTN
25 7 7 J1

EXT IN

SCA IN
12
8 8 INPUT CONFIGURATION CHART
9 9
10 10 NON-OMNIA BOARD INPUT IMPEDENCE OMNIA BOARD AES/EBU INPUT

COMP METER
24 RDS TX

STEREO/MON
11 11

COMPOSITE1
12 12 50 KOHM 600 OHM
11 Z1, Z2 OFF
REM SWR HEADER 12
Z1, Z2 ON Z1, Z2 ON Z3, Z5, Z7, Z8 OFF
23 RDS RX Z4, Z6 ON
Z3, Z5, Z7, Z8 OFF Z3, Z5, Z7, Z8 ON
10 COMP METER Z4, Z6 OFF Z4, Z6 OFF
REM LOWER ANALOG LEFT/RIGHT
22 LEFT IN 1 LEFT IN 2
REM PWR CNTRL
9
REM RAISE
21 Z6 OPEN
8 -METER PAV
R4 L IN1 R IN1
R6 C11
220pF
Z13 STEREO GENERATOR SHUNT R31
20 -METER PAI
1K 1K OPEN
Z4 OPEN C12 100
7 -METER RFW
R2 R8 220pF Z12
L IN2 R33 NOTES:
B B

R IN2
19 -METER PA TEMP
1K 1K C13 OPEN UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:
100
6 -METER BATT 220pF
Z14 1. ALL RESISTORS ARE IN OHMS, 1/4W, 5% TOL.
18 -FAULT SUM C3 C4 R38 1K
Z1 Z2 C14 SCA IN 2. ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN MICROFARADS.
JUMPER JUMPER 220pF 220pF

1N4148
220pF OPEN

D2
5 -/AUTO_CARR_OFF
D3
17 -/CARR OFF C1 C2 Z11

1N4148
R14 220 220pF 220pF C15 R32 R34 24.9K 1%
4 _FSK IN FSK IN 220pF EXT RTN R29
R13 100 Z5 Z7 OPEN 24.9K 1K R37
16 _ALC
R3 R5 R15 R16 R17 R18 R20 1% C24

IREC
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1K 1K 1K 1K 1K +12V
1.0 4.02K
OPEN 300 300 OPEN 1%
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Z3 Z8 1 6 TL072
R10 1K R1 R7 R19 EXT IN
R35 3
U1A 7
2 -FMV CONTROL FMV CONTROL FMV CONTROL 3.9K 5
U1B
R9 220 OPEN 300 300 OPEN OPEN 24.9K C25
240

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FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-9


Board Layouts and Schematics
REV.
1 2 3 4 5 6 DWG. NO.
201497F-SCH A 8 9 10 11 12

1.00V = 10VDC
METER PAV
1.00V = 10.0A
METER PAI

R143 R145
H PAV 100 100 +5.00V H
J1-4 EXT ALC CONTROL
C119 J22-5
.01 R161 R142
100K 2
100 R194 PAI LIMIT +5V
1% 1
3
U19A 15K U25D R196 10K
D47 1N4148
C127 + + C125 9 8 SWR LAMP
TL072 J30-20
47/20V 47/20V R186
R162 33K 74HC14
10.0K R195
10K C154 D44
D29 1% R144
6 100 .001 +5V
1N4148 7
R187
U19B 2.2M D32 U25F
J2-3 PAI 5 13
1N4148 1N4148
U22D 14 13 12 PADC LAMP J30-14
R153 TL072 12 R193
C118
.01 2.49K TL074 100K 74HC14 U25E
1% D43 11 10 FAULT SUM
R175 120K J23-8
R163
1.1K U25A 74HC14 FAULT SUM
G 1% R164 C132 1N4148 G

11
-12V 1M .001 1 2 PATEMP LAMP
J30-12
D30 +5.00V
2 1N4148
R182 74HC14
1
C142 50mv per degree C. 80.6K 1% 3
U20A +5V J30
.001 R190 R221
100K SEL A
TL074 2 1 10.0K
SEL B
D46 4 3 1%
R183 R165 +12V R169 SEL C

4
R154 120K R220 RF_LVL
6 5
240K 100K 10K R166 C141 10K FM U5 8 7
R171 100K 1.0 +5.00V
-12V 220K U25B PATEMP LAMP
10 9
1N4148 12 11

1.00V
1% 13 FM_/LOCK 3 4 LOCK LAMP J30-18 PADC LAMP
14
R141 100K FAN FM_/LOCK
INPUT LAMP
14 13
R167 U20D J2-7 D42 LOCK LAMP
16 15
DPM REF
12 74HC14 18 17
9 R149 100 1% -12V /LOCK FAULT SWR LAMP DPM IN
R136 30.1K 1% J23-1 D45 J22-1 20 19
1K U20C 8 METER PATEMP
J4-6 TL074
R157 C152
J2-6 TEMP OUT 10 1N4148 HEADER 10X2 R212

11
5.00V = 100 deg. C -12V 1M .001 /LOCK FAULT
TL074 R181 D31 U25C 2.49K
C120 METER PATEMP 240K 1N4148 1%
0.1 2 1N4148 INPUT 5 6 INPUT LAMP
J30-16
10mV/Deg. C INPUT
F 1 F
3
U22A
R170 R152 74HC14
24.9K R158 R160 TL074 100K J22-12 D40
1% 100K 68.1K

4
1% R151 120K
D41 C153
POWER SET 1N4148
POWER SET 1N4148 0.1
+12V R218 10K
R159 R55
M1/M2 * 10K R188 R219
33K R189 C155 R217 100K
J1-2 DC SUPPLY R159 = 19.6K 1% POWER SET 51K
1M 0.1
R191
ALL FM 9 51K R184
R135 R159 = 187K 1% 8 6 1K
DC SUPPLY
10
U22C 7 ALC
100K R192 U22B ALC
D33 5
1% R146 WR TL074 R185
3.16K 1N4148 200K TL074 R156
6 100 R159 = 200K 1% 1% 100K
7 METER BATT
5
U20B 1%
E J2-7 E
-12V

1
2
3
C117 TL074 R155 11K
METER BATT 1%
0.1 +5V
SW10
SWITCH
FULL SCALE U21
R173 ALL OTHERS LADRVR .001V per Watt RF POWER (RFV SQUARED) RF POWER 1999 WATTS 13 16 (1.999V reads "1999")
10K R174 SWR 19.99
X0 VCC
1.1K 14
1% X1
ALC 19.99V 15 3 DPM IN J30-19
1% 10mV/Volt PA DCV 199.9V 12
X2 X
100mV/Amp PA DCI 19.99A 1
X3 C160
1mV/Degree C X4 0.1
PA TEMPERATURE 199.9 Deg. C 5
10mV/Volt X5
SUPPLY DC VOLTS 199.9V 2
10mV/Volt X6
J2-8 VOLTMETER VOLTMETER 199.9V 4
X7
R137 C121 6

REM PWR CNTL


100K R168 0.1 INH
+5V SEL A 11

REM RAISE
1% 1K J3-2 SEL B
A
10
1% R178 1K +5V C32 J3-4 SEL C 9
B
+5.00V
J3-6 C
11

-12V 8
R64 10K GND
C50

D C45 R43 .01 U5 D


R140 2 C44 74HC4051
R68 +12V .01 R57 51.1K R49
10K 1 1% 1 8
U23A INC Vcc 1K
.01

RF REV 3 R197 .01 1


J2-11 10K 3.32K Q1
TL074 100K -12V 3 2 7
C124 2
4 1% 2
U4A U/D CS
C129 R63 1 8 C42
.01 +12V.001 D35 1 2 3 6 R48
4

3
U10A 1
2 7 74HC132 H L
6 TL074 .001
1N6263 TL072 10K U9A 3 6 1K
R60 3 SW1 4 5 7
8 4 5 GND W U8B
+12V C48 10K
SW-PB 5
MC33282 LM394
R198 R61 C41 D12
DS1804
22K R179 .01 -5V
+5V
.001 D11 C40 1N4148
49.9K Q2
1K 1%

REM SWR
+12V
R58 1 8 SW2
10K C47 2 7 SW-PB R44 1N753A .01
.01 3 6 51.1K 4 6.2V C35 C43
R62 6 6
TL074 R59 4 5 U4B .001
R139 6 10K 7 5 -12V
7 5
U9B LM394 9 TL074
10K U23B 3.32K 74HC132 .01
J2-10 RF FWD 5
MC33282 1% +5V U8C 8
C C131 R200 10 C
C123 .001 D36 100K 3 1 C46 D13
1N6263 R67 9
.01 Q5 R65 8 R47
1N4148

REM LOWER
2N5210 -12V R206 R66 100 12
5.11K 10
U4C 11
.01 39K 10K SWR CAL 1% 51.1K U4D
D34 13

(Clamp SWR reading


R199 R172 R201 74HC132 TL074
13
2

22K 74HC132
100K 1M 14
1N4148 C49 12
U8D
R202 R52
2

D37
below 5W.)
R180 1K
10 100K
8 20pF +
JP5 3K U23C C33 C34
1N4148 9 6 .01uF 4.7uF
+5V
OPEN FOR FM30 UNITS Q7 7 R69
(.135V) U10B TANT.
(2.5VDC at 100W)

TL074 5 10K
1 8
R70 R56 9
1

2 7 TL072
3 6
C51 1.15K 12 100K 4 U6C 8
C135 11 R54 1 6 10
.01 4 5 R211 .001 1% U6D U6B
49.9K 1% 13 100K U6A 3 5
RF FWD

D39 LM394 2 74HC132


1N4148 74HC132 C37 C38 74HC132
11

Q6 VR1 .01uF 74HC132 .01uf


B B
-12V 9 TL074 LM7905
1 8
2 8 -12V 2 3
R138 2 7 U24C Vin Vout -5V
1 10

GND
10K U24A 3 6 C53
J2-9 3 R205 C52
R203 4 5 1.0
TL074 1.0

11
100K 10K 6 LM394 -12V C39
C134
+12V.001 7 .001
4

1
D38 5
U24B 2
1N6263 R215 R207 R209 R51
10K 3.3K R213 1
+ TL074 7.5K VDD
3
U8A +12V
C122 49.9K 3.32K

3
2
1
1% R147 (1.00V at 100W) VR4 RF_LVL
10/35V R204 13 C130 D10
J26 1% 14 R148 100 METER RFW
+12V 78L05 VCC
D48 1%
TANT 22K U24D J4-5 1.0 TL074 1N4148
OPEN 12 +12V 3 1 +12V SW8
100

4
POWER CAL -6.9V + C126 -12V
Vin Vout +5V
SWITCH

GND
10 9 TL074 C133
8 7 R208 47/20V 1.0 C156 LM329DZ POWER SET
LOCAL ONLY
-12V -12V
1.0 U8,9 pin 7
6 5 10.0K METER RFW -6.9V
+12V +12V
NOTES: 4 3 1%
C143 R214

2
2 1 VSS
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: -12V 1.0 3.3K
C128 C139 TITLE:
A 1. ALL RESISTORS ARE IN OHMS, 1/4 W, 5% TOL. 1.0 1.0
VEE
SCH, UNIVERSAL MOTHER BOARD A

2. ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN MICROFARADS.


13 R210 -12V
REV
14 1.1K SIZE DWG . NO .
U23D
12 1% +5.00V
+5.00V C
201497F-SCH A
TL074 J3-9,10
J4-12
SCALE : NONE PROJ NO. SHEET 2 OF 3
C_L_SHT2_A.DOT REV. A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Schematic Diagram: Motherboard (Sheet 2 of 3)

6-10 Adjustments and Tests


FM30/150/300 Users Manual
REV.
1 2 3 4 5 6 DWG. NO.
201497F-SCH A 8 9 10 11 12

+8V 88-108 MHZ


+12V
C80 R81
150 +12V
H 100PF H
C99

8
2 1
A2 1
R97 R86
MAR-6 C79 OPEN 1 2 499K +8V
.001 VU5 6 1%
VU5 U12A 3 7

3
FM_/LOCK U12B 5

FSK-R
NE5532
FM_/LOCK R88 R87 499K C81
+5V NE5532

4
+5V 100 1% .001
Y1 C74 1%
.001 D15
+5V 1 14 + C91 1N4148
CV +VDD R80
R103 10/35V 15
8 R102 TANT.

FREQUENCY SELECTION PWA


OUTPUT 1M C98

LOCATED ON FRONT PANEL


7
J31 GND LOCK DET. 200K 13 12 11 10 .001 C78

VVCO
LOCK .01
5V_TCXO C109

J1 OF 201508F-PWA
1 C75
2 1 U15F U15E .001
3 74HC14 74HC14
D19
4 1N4148 R105
100K

TO
5 C104 R79
G 6 1% G
1 POLY 100
7 1%
8 U13 C90
9 VDD R106 10 MAR-6
OSC in 1 16 C103 .001 VCO1 .001
R222

7
5
3
1
10 1 16 MC33284P POS-150
2 15 C92 C108 1.0K 1 2
HEADER 10 3
2 15
14
R111 13
A1 RF OUT
3 14 1 3900PF 100K 1%
C101 Fin 4 13 9 1% U14D 14 C77
4 13 C89

8
6
4
2
100pF 5
5 12
12 R98 U14C 8 12
R113 .001
6 11 10 R96 33pF NPO
100K C111

3
7
6 11
10 R114 10.0K
7 10 1% MC33284P 0.01 1% 150
8 9 100K C107
8 9
1% .001 POLY
MC145170 R89 R95
R115 R112 15
100 100K 100
CLOCK 1% 1% 1%
C112
/ENABLE 220pF
+5V +5V + C110
D25
DATA
1N4148 47/20V
F TANT. F
R109
+5V 6 D23 100K R122 4.99K
U17 U18 1%

7
7 1N4148 1% R123
OPEN OPEN VDD U14B 5
J20 39
OPEN R99 +8V Z34

QH

QH

QH

QH
100K MC33284P + C105 D22 JUMPER
R131
9
7
5
3
1

R119 1% 1N4148
150K 10/35V

SH/LD

SH/LD
10.0K 1 18 C87

CLK

CLK
SER

SER
INH

INH
RA2 RA1 TANT. 0.1 C85
1% 2 17
10

RA3 RA0

G
H

G
H
A

C
D

C
D
B

E
F

F
1000pF
8
6
4
2

D26 3 16 R104

2
RTC OSC1 100K
4 15
OPEN 5
CLR OSC2
14
C116 1% -12V R82
D28
10
11
12
13
14
3
4
5
6

2
15
1

10
11
12
13
14
3
4
5
6

2
15
1
VSS VDD .001 POLY

4
6 13 R75 R77 5.11K 1%
OPEN TP RB0 RB7 R116
LOAD 7 12 10.0K
RB1 RB6 100K 24.3K 1%
DATA 8 11 3 R83
CLK
RB2 RB5 1% 1%
9 10 1 6

30.1K 1%
RB3 RB4 U11A 5.11K 1% S
2 7

R76
RP1 R129 C86 U11B

RF_LVL
U16 TL072 5 G
OPEN 10.0K D21 1N4148 0.1 TL072 Q4
PIC16C61 D14
10 1% C94 0.1 IRFD9120 D 3.9V

8
E 9 10 E
8 9 +12V
7 8 C113 1
6 7 8 SW9 POLY
5 6 RESET
4 5 9 R84
3 4
R124 1M
26.7K 1%

4
2 3 R125 VU5
VU5
1 2 68K R78
1 2
C106 C84
D27 1 R110 10K 0.1
1 PWR. CNTRL TILT
1N4148 3
U14A 2K D20
RP2 2W R85 R92 TP2
OPEN MC33284P 1N5353B
-12V 4.5 - 8.0V
16V 24.3K 1% 680.0

11
R71 C88 0.1
R127
OPEN C102
5
4
3
2
1

5
4
3
2
1

5
4
3
2
1

5
4
3
2
1

5
4
3
2
1
25K

499 1%
1 DC SUPPLY R93
LF SEP. 2K

R94
SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 D16
D + C114 PWR. CNTRL. OFFSET D
OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN R72
TP1
1K BECKMAN 10/35V
TANT.
6.2V 1N753A
COMPOSITE1 VR2
COMPOSITE1 LM317
C69 DS3 +5V +12V 3 1 8.26V
100PF FSK R120 IN OUT +8V
+5V

C
R13410.0K 1% R74
1.0K AMBER + C72 237
1% R108 1% + C71
DS1

2
680 10/35V

3
U15B U15A R133 10.0K 1% FM_/LOCK GREEN
SP1
TANT. 10/35V
74HC14 74HC14 FM WR FM TANT.
+ C70 R73
4 3 2 1 R13210.0K 1% 3 1 2 1.27K
+5V 10/35V 1%
SP3 TANT.

WR
1
2
R118 10.0K 1% SP2 WR
DS2

1
9 8 5 62 RED R107
R11710.0K 1% 680
C U15D U15C C

FM
74HC14 74HC14

2
SP4

3
1 3 VR3
LM78L05
WR FM FREQ. ADJ. R101 C95 3
IN OUT
1
+5V
50K .001

C
LOC/REMOTE Frequency Select + C82 C83
2
4
6
8
10
LOC/REMOTE
FSK-R 10/35V 1
C73 J20
C97

2
HEADER 5X2 TANT.
.001 .001
R100
1
3
5
7
9

100K 1% +12V
FSK IN
FSK IN
C76 D24 R
.001 1N4148 R224 NOT USED
10K D17

CH. SEL.
B VU5 B
BAND LIMIT OFFSET 1N6263
DIRECT FSK FREQ. ADJ.
AUTO ID
ID
RF_LVL

TITLE: SCH, UNIVERSAL MOTHER BOARD


A A

SIZE DWG . NO . REV

C 201497F-SCH A
SCALE : NONE PROJ NO. SHEET 3 OF 3

C_L_SHT2_A.DOT REV. A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Schematic Diagram: Motherboard (Sheet 3 of 3)

FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-11


Board Layouts and Schematics
1 2 3 4

REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
A PRODUCTION RELEASE 03-08-07 DW DW DP

F F

Illustration 6-7 FM Frequency Selection Board (Top-Side)

E E
U1 U2

7
74HC165 74HC165

QH

QH

QH

QH
+5V

SH/LD

SH/LD
CLK

CLK
SER

SER
INH

INH
J1

REV.
G
H

G
H
A

C
D

C
D
B

E
F

F
D1 1
1N4148 2

10
11
12
13
14
3
4
5
6

2
15
1

10
11
12
13
14
3
4
5
6

2
15
1
3
4
5

DWG. NO.
6
7
RP1 8
D 100K RPACK 9 D
10
10
9 10 HEADER 5 x 2
8 9
7 8
6 7
5 6
4 5
3 4
2 3
1 2
1

RP2
Illustration 6-8 FM Frequency Selection Board (Bottom-Side) 100K RPACK
C C

5
4
3
2
1

5
4
3
2
1

5
4
3
2
1

5
4
3
2
1

5
4
3
2
1
SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5

B B

UNCONTROLLED

UNLESS OTHERWISE MARKED IN RED INK


DWN
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DW 11-14-06
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574-262-8900 WWW.IREC1.COM
ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC REPRODUCTIONS
CHK
ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. TITLE:
A
CM DW 11-14-06 SCH, FM FREQUENCY SELECTION A
THESE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS
ARE THE PROPERTY OF INTERNATIONAL
PE DP 11-14-06
RADIO AND ELECTRONICS CORP. AND
SIZE DWG . NO . REV
DISTRIBUTION
SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED, COPIED OR
USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE
MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF APPARATUS
A 201508F-SCH A
OR DEVICES WITHOUT PERMISSION.
FILENAME:
SCALE : NONE PROJ NO. 551 SHEET 1 OF

A_P_SHT1_A.DOT REV. A
1 2 3 4

Schematic Diagram: FM Frequency Selection

6-12 Adjustments and Tests


FM30/150/300 Users Manual
Illustration 6-9 FM Display Board
FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-13
Board Layouts and Schematics
DWG. NO. REV.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Q43113-2F H 8 9 10 11 12

REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


JP1
OPEN E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
336 G REDRAWN ON IREC FORMAT AND PWB CHG. TO REV. C 09-20-04 DW DW
U4
U2
LM3915 DL1-10 LM3914 475 H PWA, PWB CHG'D TO ROHS 07-24-06 DW DW

2
R2 9 10 RED 10 9
+12V MODE L10 L10 MODE
H 100K H
8 11 11 8
R4 RADJ L9 YEL L9 RADJ
1.2K R14 1.2K
7 12 GRN 12 7 C5
ROUT L8 L8 ROUT

4
R1 -12V .001
D1 6 13 +5V 13 6
68K TL072 1N4148 R3 5.00V DHI L7 GRN L7 DHI 5.00V R13
L VU 2 DL21-25
1K 1K
U1A 1 5 14 GRN 14 5
IN L6 L6 IN
C1 3
C2

HI GR
D2 4 15 Y 15 4
1.0UF 1.0UF DLO L5 GRN L5 DLO
+12V 1N4148 +5V
3 16 50mA G 16 3

8
+12V V+ L4 GRN L4 V+ +12V R30
G 150
2 17 17 2
V- L3 GRN L3 V- C6 +5V
1 18 G 18 1 0.1
GRN

20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10

16
L1 L2 L2 L1

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

3
G

DISPLAY
R6 R15

20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
RED

VCC

X
DL101
330 33K U11
1000 100'S TENS UNITS 74HC4051

GND
G G

VEE
Q1

EN
R5

X0
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
DITHER

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

C
B
1K MPS-A56 +5V
JP2
OPEN

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

13
14
15
12
1
5
2
4

6
11
10
9

7
8
R16 R56
MOD. CAL. 220
U5 33K +5V DECIMAL POINT
U3 DL26-35
LM3915 DL11-20 LM3914 DP10 F.S. DL36-43

2
R8 9 10 10 9 DP100
+12V MODE L10 RED L10 MODE GRN
100K RED C7 RF POWER 1999
R10 8 11 11 8
RADJ L9 YEL L9 RADJ 0.1
1.2K Y R18 1.2K
7 12 12 7 GRN
C3 D3 ROUT L8 GRN L8 ROUT SWR 19.99
1.0 R7 1N4148 G
68K 6 13 GRN 13 6 R17
R VU 6 TL072 R9 5.00V DHI L7 L7 DHI 5.00V
GRN
1K G 1K ALC 19.99
U1B 7 5 14 GRN 50mA 14 5
IN L6 L6 IN
5
C4 4 15 G 15 4 GRN
D4

BR GR
1.0 DLO L5 GRN L5 DLO PA DC VOLTS 199.9
1N4148 G
F 3 16 16 3 C8
+12V V+ L4 GRN L4 V+ +12V .001 GRN
F
2 17 G 17 2
+5V PA DC AMPS 19.99
GRN

20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
V- L3 L3 V-

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1 18 G 18 1 GRN
L1 L2 GRN L2 L1 PA TEMPERATURE 199.9

20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Y
U12
GRN
RED R12 Y ICL7107 SUPPLY DC VOLTS 199.9
330

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
GRN
Q2 VOLTMETER 19.99
R11
1K MPS-A56

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
R36
100K
C13
.01
4

-12V
2 R31 R33 C14 C15 R35
TL072 5.6K 33K R38 0.1 0.1 100K
1 6 100K
E 3 U6A 7 DITHER R37 E
D16 U6B R51 DZ1 C27 470K

1N4148
5 10V P-P DITHER
+12V R32 D17 2.2K 6.2V 1.0UF
TL072
620
8

1N4148
R34 -12V
5.1K C25 C16 C17 C18 C19
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 100PF
DOWN
R54 C21 +5V
SW6 .01
1K
R26 3 4
U9B
D5 33K U10
1N6263 R40 C33 R42 74HC14
100K 14 12
COMPOSITE .001 10K 5
CLR CO
13
UP BO
4
+5V DOWN
R22 R23 11 3
LOAD QA
10.0K 10.0K 15 2
UP C20 A QB
1 6
1% 1% Q4 6 TL072 JUMPER FOR BAR SW5 R28 .01 10
B QC
7
D R45 2N5087 JP3 1K C QD D
+12V 100 7 +5V 1 2 9
5
U13B U9A D
DL48-58 R39 C32 R41 74HC14 74HC193
C26 C11 U8 C28
4

D6 R46 R43 "110" 100K .001 10K


-12V 1.0UF 0.1 D18 3.3M +12V LM3914

2
1N6263 R44 10M R52 5.6K DL44-47, 59 5.00V
2
33K 9
MODE L10
10
RED 1.0UF 5.00V
1 1N4148 PA TEMP
3 U7A 8 11
TL072 RADJ L9 YEL J2
R53 -12V DL59 RED
+12V R27 2.7K 7 12 SEL A
1K TL072 ROUT L8 GRN 2 1

4
6 SEL B
8

4 3
U7B 7 Q3 -12V
R47 6 13 GRN PA DC SEL C
5.00V DHI L7 6 5
5 2N5210 2 TL072 RF LEVEL
1K 5.00V
8 7
5.00V
1 5 14 DL47 RED
D7 U13A IN L6 GRN PATEMP LAMP
10 9
3 R19
1N4148 R48 1K 4 15 PADC LAMP
12 11
C10 DLO L5 GRN 510 14 13
R24 C12 +12V 13 12 INPUT INPUT
0.1 3 16 U9F LOCK LAMP
16 15
DPM REF
8

1M .001 +12V V+ L4 GRN SWR LAMP


18 17
DPM IN
R25 74HC14 DL46 RED 20 19
10K 2 17 GRN
V- L3
+12V HEADER 10X2 +12V
C 1 18 R50 LOCK -12V -12V C
L1 L2 GRN 100K BECKMAN C9 R20 5.00V 5.00V
R49 1.0UF 220K DL45 RED Pin 1, upper left from front of unit.
GRN J1
10K
MOD. CAL. +12V +12V
2 1
SWR -12V -12V
4 3
R29 L VU /+12DB
6 5
"PILOT" 680 DL44 RED R VU /+6DB
R55 5.00V
8 7
5.00V
4.7K GRN 10 9
PROC A
SW3 12 11
PROC B
DPDT 14 13
STEREO PROC C COMPOSITE
16 15
BR GR
+5V 18 17
HI GR MON/ST
20 19
MONO
HEADER 10X2
COMPOSITE
R VU
L VU

SW1 /+6DB
B B
+12V DPDT
+12V
C31 5.00V
1.0UF 5 6 SW2 R57

IREC
VR1 U9C /+12DB C34
VDD DPDT
7805 1.0UF
VCC 74HC14
1 3 1K BECKMAN
Vin Vout +5V
GND

C23 14 16
C24 C29
9 8
1.0UF 1.0UF 1.0UF U9 U10 U9D R58
U11 0
2

74HC14
7
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6-14 Adjustments and Tests


FM30/150/300 Users Manual
Illustration 6-10 FM Voltage Regulator

FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-15


Board Layouts and Schematics
1 2 3 4 5 6 DWG. NO. REV. 8 9 10 11 12

REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
475 AF REDRAWN ON IREC FORMAT. PWA & PWB NOW RoHS 9-14-06 DW DW DP

493 AG CORRECTED PWB TO CONNECT R29 2-19-07 DW DW DP

H R1 H
CARR SW
4.7K

R2 U3C
/CARRIER OFF
10.0K 5 6

R33 74HC14
4.7K

D1
1N4148
+12V
VDD

R23
R3 U3A U3B D2 1.0K
G 4.7K 1N4148 G
/AUTO CARRIER 1 2 3 4 +6V
VDD
R4
10.0K VCC
74HC14 74HC14
DZ1
1N4735
6.2V
+12V
D7
1N4148 VSS
R9 R13
1.0K 100K
C2 R7 C26 0.1 VDD
.001

16
120K U2
R22

11
C3 -12V D6 74HC4060
R5 .001 D3 6 U1B 1N4148 R16 7
100K
91K R8 10.0K

VCC
F
2 U1A 1N6263 7 12
Q4
5 F
1
51K 5
RST Q5
4
Q6
3 TL074 6 TIME-OUT SELECT
Q7
14 D8 U3D
R6 TL074 R15 R17 Q8 JP1 1N4148
13
5.1K +12V
R14 2.2K 10.0K Q9
15 .5 9 8
220.0

4
Q10 2 1
1 2
AUDIO or COMPOSITE Q12 4 3
C27 2 4
Q13 6 5 74HC14
COMP2 0.1 3 8
DL1 DL2 Q14 8 7
INPUT FAULT
RED 10 9
C1 GREEN COUT
9
.01 11 HEADER 5X2

GND
CIN
10
U1D D4 COUT
13 1N6263 R11
R10 100K
75K 14

8
12 R18 VDD
1% TL074 100K
C4 R12 C5
.001 1.0M 1.0 R19 R21 C6
PROGRAM DETECT POLY 10.0K 24.9K 1.0
E 1% POLY E
U1C NOTES:
9
8
10 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:
TL074 1. ALL RESISTORS ARE IN OHMS, 1/4W, 5% TOL.
R20 2. ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN MICROFARADS.
10.0K
3. FOR FM30, 100 & 250 UNITS, R32 VALUE = 82.5K OHM, 1/4W, 1% TOL..
FOR HARRIS UNITS, R32 VALUE = 100K OHM, 1/4W, 1% TOL.
R24
100.0 +UNREG P1
R34
Q5 10.0K
MPSA06
D D
U4
LM3578 D10 DZ2 + C23
1 8
1N4148 1N966B 330/100V
-IN V+ U5 Q4
2 7
C12 IR2125 MJE15028
+IN CS 1.0 DRVR V+
C14

DZ3 1.5KE36A
3 6 1 8 R35
OSC C VCC VB .1 Q1 Q3 +

R39 510
C9 C11 51.0 R40 MPSA56 R43 C25
2200Pf .01 C29 4
GND E
5 2
IN OUT
7 IRF540 +
C18 10.0 220.0 220/63V
VDD VDD
POLY C10 R37
56Pf R30 3
ERR CS
6 220/63V
D9 NPO R28 2.2K C13 2.2K C28
R48 68K 100Pf 4 5 R38 R38A 1
R25 OPEN 56Pf ESS VS C15 R36 1.0 1.0 L1
C7 100K U3F C8 10.0K U3E NPO 0.1 2.0K 0.5W 0.5W
.001 220pF 380UH
13 12 11 10 R29
R49 4.12K D11 C19 + R41
C 1.5K 1% R32 MUR120 1000/35V 1.0K C
R26 74HC14 74HC14 R27 SEE NOTE 3
100K 620.0
Q2
MPSA06
FM 30/100/250 = D 6977-9 3 2 C16
Vout Vin
+12V METER UNREG +UNREG

GND
-12V
R50 HD4 JP2
100 SYNC OPEN 1
R42
CARR SW INPUT FAULT -12V
6 VR1 OPEN 1.0K
1
5
DRVR V+ DRVR V+ 2
4
PAV
PAI
3
C24 OPEN
ALC
2
L4 D14
1 1N5822 10/35V
960 uH
6
5
4
3
2
1

+12V HEADER 6 -12V

+
(TO POWER REG. BOARD)
HD1 /LOCK FAULT R51 -12V
U6
B (JUMPER) C22 + + C21 D13 B
L3
HEADER 10X2

2 1
3300/16V 220/63V 1N5822 OUT Vin
960UH 5
L2 ON/OFF
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19

4
HD2

D15 960UH FEEDBACK

IREC
3
R45
3
2
1

1N4004 GND
DZ4
10
12
14
16
18
20

C20
2
4
6
8

HD3 1800/35V + ICTE-12 10.K LM2576-ADJ


FAN +12V 1% R44
1.1K
+12V
COMP2 1%
38KHZ
/CARRIER OFF
/AUTO CARRIER FM 30/100/250 = C 7746-8 APPROVALS INTERNATIONAL RADIO AND ELECTRONICS CORP.
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A A
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UNLESS OTHERWISE MARKED IN RED INK BY CM AS A
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DISTRIBUTION Q43229-6F
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Schematic Diagram: FM Voltage Regulator

6-16 Adjustments and Tests


FM30/150/300 Users Manual
Illustration 6-11 FM Power Regulator

FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-17


Board Layouts and Schematics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


ON CHASSIS
E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
P801 A PRODUCTION RELEASE 10-31-03 DW DW DP

3
BATTERY
FASTON TAB 274 B CORRECTED Z3 AND Z6 UNIT STATUS FOR M2 AND FM100 01-29-04 DW DW DP
~ D804
F
DC INPUT P802 BYV72EW-150 323 C SWAPPED Z1, Z2 TO MATCH PWB 08-10-04 DW DW DP
- + FASTON TAB 475 D PWA & PWB NOW RoHS. CHG'D P/N 07-25-06 DW DW DP
C1001
~ 0.015F

2
P806 F
110V
FASTON TAB

P803
FASTON TAB

CIRCUIT BREAKER L801


P804 + UNREG IN
FASTON TAB 30UH
C815 + + +
C816 C817
P805 330/100V 330/100V 330/100V
FASTON TAB
P807
FASTON TAB
E
E R801A
27.4K 2 1
* Z3 HD1
* Z2 1 2
1
R801B 2
2 1
* R827 R808 3
24.9K
* Z1 *DZ806 4

1N966B 16V
1.0K 1.0K 5
1N4735 6.2V 6
U801 DZ801 C812 D802
C 7527-2_6 HDR

REV.
1/50V 1N4148
1
-IN V+
8 * R828
30K
2 7 U2
+IN CS C809
.1 R821
3 6 1 8 R809 10.0K
OSC C VCC VB Q801 R817A
* Z4
1

2200PF POLY

C801 C804 51.0 IRF540 Q804 100


4 5 2 7 1 2
220PF C802 .01 GND E IN OUT
C803 MPSA06
D R802 2 3 6 R811
10K ERR CS
R803

56PF DZ803 * Z5
82K

LM3578AN R807 C805 * R817B 1


PA VOLTAGE SET 2.2K 4 5 C808 R812A R812B 1N4735 6.2V 2
C814 100PF ESS VS R810 0.1 0.1 L803 R819 2K
1/50V .0027 2.0K 30UH P808

DWG. NO.
5W 5W
3

R806A .04 OHM 15W 3% 2W

2
IR2125 PA-DC OUT
1 2
330K
L802 C811 FASTON TAB

330/100V
+ +
* Z7 R806B
* DZ807 D803 * C810 R818A R818B C813 R815
TP2 C820
1 2 1N966B 16V BYV72EW-150 330/100V 2.0K 2.0K .01UF 100.0 0.01UF DISK
2W R816
200K 2W 1.0K 1%
* Z6 R813

1
TP1
R805A C806 1.0K
1 2
330K +

* Z9 R805B D805 4.7UF/63V C819

7
C 1 2 .01UF C
1N4148 R820 U803
200K
R804 * Z8 100K
OPEN
2 OP-27GNB
Q803
6
10.0K 1% 3 2N5087
C818
.1UF R822
DZ802

4
1

8
1N966B 16V
* UNIT CONFIGURATION NOTES: 22.0K
JUMPER FM1 FM30 FM100 FM250 FM500 EURO HARRIS M1 HARRIS M2
Z1 OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN SHORT OPEN OPEN SHORT UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: Q802
R814 MPSA56
Z2 SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT OPEN SHORT SHORT OPEN
22.0K
Z3 SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT OPEN 1. ALL RESISTORS ARE IN OHMS,
Z8 SHORT SHORT OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN 1/4W, 5% TOL.
B Z7 OPEN OPEN SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT B

IREC
Z6 SHORT SHORT OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN 2. ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN MICROFARADS.
Z4 SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT OPEN SHORT SHORT OPEN
Z5 OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN SHORT OPEN OPEN SHORT
REF DES Z9 OPEN OPEN SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT SHORT
L802 H43608-1 H43395-5 H43533-1 H43533-1 H43533-1 H43533-1 H43533-1 H43533-1
R811 3.3K 3.3K 3.3K 3.3K 3.3K 5.11K 1% 3.3K 3.3K
R827 OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN INSTALLED INSTALLED APPROVALS INTERNATIONAL RADIO AND ELECTRONICS CORP.
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Schematic Diagram: FM Power Regulator

6-18 Adjustments and Tests


FM30/150/300 Users Manual
R19

Illustration 6-12 FM Power Amplifier FM150/FM300

FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-19


Board Layouts and Schematics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
A PRODUCTION RELEASE 02-20-07 DW DW DP

L21 E
E
50NH PA DC
R01

R10 C10 15K C21 C22 C01


R18 12K .01 .01 0.1 .01
2.7K DZ10
6.2V

1
2 R11 L22

REV.
10K 50NH
C11
.01 R12 R13

3
R16 5.6 5.6
10, 1/8W
LB01 C12 C13
D J01 .01 .01 Q01
BEAD C25 J02
BNC RECEPT SD2942 55pF
T21 BNC RECEPT.
G2 D2

DWG. NO.
6.5-30pF

R19 C16A
C16B

200 R17 S
3W 24, 3W C23 C24 C26
10PF .01 .68 .01
T11S G1 D1

T1111P
C14 C15
.01 .01
R14 R15 NOTES:
C C
5.6 5.6
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:

PA INPUT PA OUTPUT 1. ALL RESISTORS ARE IN OHMS, 1/4W, +/- 5% TOL.


2. ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN MICROFARADS.
3. C10 - C15 = .01 CHIP
4. L21 AND L22 = 8 TURNS CLOSE-WOUND, 3/16 INCH I.D.

B B

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Schematic Diagram: FM RF Amplifier

6-20 Adjustments and Tests


FM30/150/300 Users Manual
Illustration 6-13 FM Low Pass Filter #2

FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-21


Board Layouts and Schematics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EP
REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS
E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
J REDRAWN 12-05-03 DW DP

E
E

C11
47pF NPO
SHIELD

C2 C4 C6 C8
R2 R3

REV.
1.35pF 7.1pF 9.3pF 5.13pF
73.2 10
J1
RF IN RF OUT

L2 L3 L4 L5 J2
90.5nH 94.1nH 87.5nH 77.9nH BNC

D R4
10 R5
L1 C1A
OPEN C17 C1 C3 C5 C7 C9 C10 73.2 D2
10pF 3.5pF 15.4pF 40.9pF 38.9pF 37.7pF 14.1pF 2pF R6
D1 1N6263 1N6263

DWG. NO.
1K
FWD
R9
1K
REFL
R7
C19 C12 C13 C14
C1-C10 AND C17 20K
47pF 47pF NPO 0.001uF 0.01uF R8
C15 C16
ARE PWB COPPER AREAS 20K
.01 0.001uF
HD1
1
Aprox. 7V RMS
2
C with 200w RF in R10 C
3
R1 RFV
C18
100 RF MONITOR 10K
47pF R11 C20
D3 100K .01

5
4
3
2
1
1N6263 HD2
1X5

NOTES:
=======
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
1) ALL RESTORS ARE IN OHMS, 1/4W, 5%

B 2) ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN MICROFARADS B

3) C1-C10 AND C17 ARE CIRCUIT BOARD PADS

4) IF NECESSARY, SELECT R2 FOR SWR READING OF


1.1 OR BETTER WITH 50 OHM LOAD R5 = R2
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Schematic Diagram: FM Low Pass Filter #2

Adjustments and Tests


6-22 FM30/150/300 Users Manual
Illustration 6-14 FM RF Driver

FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual 6-23


Board Layouts and Schematics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
264 M PRODUCTION RELEASE 12-10-03 DW DW DP
279 N XU1 WAS 200479-TERM-10 01-29-04 DW DW MH
ADDED TO PWB (200922-PWB-D IN LOCATION
F SHOWN, AND DEPICTED ON COMPONENT MAP. 316 O PWB CHG'D TO REV. C 06-14-04 DW DW DP
361 P PWB CHG'D TO REV. D 03-22-05 DW DW DP
C23 C24
475 Q PWA & PWB NOW RoHS. 07-28-06 DW DW DP F

.01 .01

R5 C8
C7
OPEN 0.01 OPEN
L6 C4 XU1 R18 R7
OPEN OPEN MHW6342T
0 OPEN
C15 J2

GND
GND

GND
GND
OUT
VCC
L4 L5

N/C

N/C
IN
10.4uH 23.2uH 680pF RF OUT
D1 D2 Q1

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OPEN OPEN BLF245 D
J1
RF IN C1 3 2 C5 T1 E
G
E
1 1
22
R2 R4 S
2 3
.01
R1 OPEN OPEN R6 R17 L2 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14
OPEN OPEN 51 L3
C2 R3 C3 OPEN 10pF 36pF 36pF 5pF 27pF
OPEN OPEN .01
C6

Q
C22 0.01

REV.
OPEN

C9 C21
VR1 OPEN OPEN

Q43310-4F
OPEN L1
1 3 +5V 33uH FOR FM30:
Vin Vout
20VDC INPUT APPLIED HERE.
GND

D
C18 FOR FM100 AND FM250: 18V
OPEN FOR FM500: 20V
R16 R8
2

FOR FM30: FEED POINT FROM PWR. REGULATOR PWB.

DWG. NO.
OPEN * +24VDC
J3
1
L7
R11
OPEN 4.7K
R12
R9
51 OPEN
1/2W RT1
C R10 D3 R13 C17 C
T 2.7K NTC
10K 1N753A OPEN 0.01
6.2V OPEN
C16 C20
0.01 OPEN
8

J4
3 U2A 5 U2B
1
1 7
2 6
OPEN OPEN
C19
OPEN NOTE:
4

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:


B B

IREC
R14 R8 POWER LEVEL CONFIGURATION 1. ALL RESISTORS ARE IN OHMS, 1/4 WATT +/- 5% TOL.
FM30 FM100 FM250 FM500 2. ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN MICROFARADS.
OPEN
OPEN 3 OHM 5W 3 OHM 5W 2.7 OHM 5W
R15
OPEN
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D D

PAD PAD PAD

B4

DWG. NO.
J1 PAD PAD J2
BNC
RF B3 1 GND C
2 FAN
Illustration 6-15 FM Euroamp DC GND PAD PAD
3
4
TEMP+
SENSE
Input Feedthru (Top Side) B2
5
6
V1+
V2+
HEADER 6
PAD PAD

REV.
PAD

PAD PAD PAD PAD

PAD PAD PAD


C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
OPEN .01 .01 .01 .01
B
Illustration 6-16 FM Euroamp DC

IREC
Input Feedthru (Bottom Side)

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Board Layouts and Schematics
DWG. NO. REV.
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REVISION HISTORY APPROVALS


E . C . N. REV DESCRIPTION DATE DWN CHK CM PE
A PRODUCTION RELEASE 04-04-05 DW DP

H H

BATTERY IN

CB1001
CIRCUIT BREAKER

ON
MOTHER BOARD
G G
20 C0ND. RIBBONCBL
TO TO

9
7
5
3
1
TO MOTHER BOARD MOTHER BOARD
MOTHER BOARD HD502 HD503
HD505
PL1002

x
x
x
10
PL1004

3
2
1

3
2
1

8
6
4
2

1
2
3
4
5
6
PA FAN TEMP SENSE
RF DRIVER VOLTAGE REGULATOR

20 C0ND. RIBBONCBL
HD702
PL1001 x
BNC x
RF IN RF OUT x

M1HD-S RF POWER AMP


RF IN DRVR V+
DRVR V+ 6 FAN
F 5 F
-12V HD701
4 HEADER 6
PL1005 3 HD703
2 HD4
+12V
1 J4 1 6 C0ND. RIBBONCBL P1 1
2 +UNREG 2
3 1 3

x
x
x
4

1
5

C1001
15,000UF/110V
LP FILTER
RF OUT RF IN
E R1003 E
RF OUT RF OUT 2K 3W

HD1

x
x
x
P805 1
6 C0ND. RIBBONCBL
P807
1
GND
P804 1
P806
D 1 D
GND
P803 1

1 Z3-2
P802 1
P808
1
PA DC OUT
P801 1

POWER REGULATOR

CORCOM 6EDL4CM
H
220

100

240

120

NOT USED T1001


NTC

1
t

C NEUTRAL F C
MOV D1001
120/240 VAC NTC S1002
t

E
50/60HZ
FILTER MOV
D 4 2 ON

C
HOT CARRIER
B BRIDGE

3
A
OFF

G
S1002
*SEE CHART ON

* VOLTAGE FUSE SIZE POWER


B 120V OFF B
6.3A
200V
220V
3A

IREC
240V
SLO-BLO FOR ALL APPLICATIONS

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FM30/150/300 Users Manual
Section 7Service and Support
We understand that you may need various levels of support or that the
product could require servicing at some point in time. This section pro-
vides information for both of these scenarios.

Service and Support 7-1


7.1 Service
The product warranty (see opposite page) outlines our responsibility for defective products.
Before returning a product for repair or replacement (our choice), call our Customer Service
department using the following telephone number:

(866) 262-8917

Our Customer Service Representative will give you further instructions regarding the return
of your product. Use the original shipping carton or a new one obtained from Crown. Place
shipping spacers between the slide-out power amplifier assembly and the back panel.
Please fill out the Factory Service Instructions sheet (page 75) and include it with your re-
turned product.

7.2 24Hour Support


In most instances, what you need to know about your product can be found in this manual.
There are times when you may need more in-depth information or even emergency-type in-
formation. We provide 24hour technical assistance on your product via a toll telephone
call. For emergency help or detailed technical assistance, call

(866) 262-8917

You may be required to leave a message at this number but your call will be returned
promptly from our on-call technician.

7.3 Spare Parts


To obtain spare parts, call Crown Broadcast Sales at the following number.
(866) 262-8919

You may also write to the following address:

International Radio and Electronics Corporation

P.O. Box 2000

Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.A. 46515-2000

7-2 FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual


Crown Broadcast Three Year Limited Product Warranty

Summary Of Warranty
Crown Broadcast IREC warrants its broadcast products to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of a NEW
Crown Broadcast product, for a period of three (3) years after shipment from Crown Broadcast. All
products are warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship and meet or exceed all
specifications published by Crown Broadcast. Product nameplate with serial number must be intact
and not altered in any way. This warranty is non - transferable. This warranty in its entirety is the only
warranty offered by Crown Broadcast. No other warranties, expressed or implied, will be enforceable.

Exclusions
Crown Broadcast will not warranty the product due to misuse, accident, neglect and improper instal-
lation or operation. Proper installation included A/C line surge suppression, lightning protection and
proper grounding of the entire transmitter, and any other recommendations designated in the Instruc-
tion manual. This warranty does not extend to any other products other than those designed and
manufactured by Crown Broadcast. This warranty does not cover any damage to any accessory such
as loads, transmission line or antennas resulting from the use or failure of a Crown Broadcast trans-
mitter. Warranty does not cover any loss of revenue resulting from any failure of a Crown Broadcast
product, act of God, or natural disaster.

Procedure for Obtaining Warranty Service


Crown Broadcast will repair or service, at our discretion, any product failure as a result of normal in-
tended use. Warranty repair can only be performed at our plant facility in Elkhart, Indiana USA or at a
factory authorized service depot. Expenses in remedying the defect will be borne by Crown Broad-
cast, including two-way ground transportation cost within the continental United States. Prior to re-
turning any product or component to Crown Broadcast for warranty work or repair, a Return Authori-
zation (RA) number must be obtained from the Crown Broadcast Customer Service Department.
Product must be returned in the original factory pack or equivalent. Original factory pack materials
may be obtained at a nominal charge by contacting Crown Broadcast Customer Service. Resolution
of the defective product will be made within a reasonable time from the date of receipt of the defec-
tive product.

Warranty Alterations
No person has the authority to enlarge, amend, or modify this warranty, in whole or in part. This war-
ranty is not extended by the length of time for which the owner was deprived the use of the product.
Repairs and replacement parts that are provided under the terms of this warranty shall carry only the
unexpired portion of the warranty.

Product Design Changes


Crown Broadcast reserves the right to change the design and manufacture of any product at any
time without notice and without obligation to make corresponding changes in products previously
manufactured.

Legal Remedies of Purchaser


This written warranty is given in lieu of any oral or implied warranties not covered herein. Crown
Broadcast disclaims all implied warranties including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose.

Crown Broadcast
25166 Leer Drive Elkhart, Indiana 46514-5425, Phone: (574) 262-8900, Fax: (574) 262-5399
www.crownbroadcast.com

Service and Support 7-3


The following lists describe the spare parts kit available for your transmitter.

For the FM150 and FM300, use part number GFMSPARES.

The following parts are included:


Item Quantity
Fuse, 4A Slo-blo 5mmX20mm 6
Fuse, 6.3A Slo-blo 5mmX20mm 5
Fuse, 12.5A Slo-blo 5mmX20mm 5
15A 100V N-CH MOSFET 2
130V RMS 200V PEAK 6500A
2
ZENER
35A 400V Bridge Rectifier 1
Diode, BYV72E150 20A 150V 2
MOS Gate Driver, 500V IR #IR2125 2
MOSFET, RF SD2942 1
Switching Regulator, 0.75A
LM3578AN 2
NTC, In-rush Current Limiter 2
EMI Filter, 6A 250V with Fuse 1
14 Stage Bin Cntr/OSC 74HC4060 1

These parts are included in the FM30 kit (part number GFM30SPARES):

Item Quantity
Fuse, 1.5A Slo-blo 5mmX20mm 6
Fuse, 3A Slo-blo 5mmX20mm 5
15A 100V N-CH MOSFET 2
130V RMS 200V PEAK 6500A
2
ZENER
35A 400V Bridge Rectifier 1
Diode, BYV72E150 20A 150V 2
MOS Gate Driver, 500V IR #IR2125 2
BLF245 FET PWR Transistor 1
Switching Regulator, 0.75A
LM3578AN 2
NTC, In-rush Current Limiter 2
EMI Filter, 6A 250V with Fuse 1
14 Stage Bin Cntr/OSC 74HC4060 1

7-4 FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual


Factory Service Instructions

To obtain factory service, complete the bottom half of this page, include it with the unit, and ship to:

International Radio and Electronics Corporation


25166 Leer Drive
Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.A. 46514-5425

For units in warranty (within 3 years of purchase from any authorized Crown Dealer): We pay for
ground UPS shipments from anywhere in the continental U.S. and Federal Express Second Day
service from Hawaii and Alaska to the factory and back to you. Expedited service/shipment is
available for an additional charge. You may forward your receipt for shipping charges which we will
reimburse. We do not cover any charges for shipping outside the U.S. or any of the expenses
involved in clearing customs.

If you have any questions about your Crown Broadcast product, please contact Crown Broadcast
Customer Service at:
Telephone: (866) 262-8917 or (866) 262-8919
Fax: (574) 262-5399

Name: Company:

Shipping Address:

Phone Number: Fax:

Model: Serial Number: Purchase Date:

Nature of the Problem


(Describe the conditions that existed when the problem occurred and what attempts were made to correct it.)

Other equipment in your system:

If warranty has expired, payment will be: Cash/Check VISA Mastercard


Please Quote before servicing

Card Number: Exp. Date: Signature:

Return Shipment Preference if other than UPS Ground: Expedite Shipment Other

ENCLOSE WITH UNITDO NOT MAIL SEPARATELY

Service and Support 7-5


Appendix

Transmitter Output Efficiency


RF Power Output-FM 30

PADC Volts PADC Amps RF Power Efficiency


27.9 2.16 34 56

26.2 2.09 32 58

24.7 2.02 30 60

22.5 1.91 26 60

20.2 1.77 22 62

17.0 1.56 17 64

14.1 1.34 14 74

12.6 1.22 10 65

10.5 1.04 7 64

8.8 .88 5 65

6.6 .65 3 70

5.4 .53 2 70

Power measurements were made at 97.1 MHz. Voltage and current measurements were taken from
the units built-in metering. The accuracy of the internal metering is better than 2%. Return loss of
the RF load was greater than 34 dB at test frequency .

A-1 FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual


Transmitter Output Efficiency
RF Power Output-FM 150

PADC Volts PADC Amps RF Power Efficiency


34.3 6.05 165 79.5
32.8 5.87 150 77.9
28.4 5.34 113 74.5
23.1 4.77 75 68.1
16.4 4.09 38 56.7
9.4 3.16 15 50.5

Power measurements were made at 97.9 MHz. Voltage and current measurements were taken from
the units built-in metering. The accuracy of the internal metering is better than 2%. Return loss of
the RF load was greater than 34 dB at test frequency .

RF Power Output-FM 300

PADC Volts PADC Amps RF Power Efficiency


48.5 7.86 330 86.6
46.3 7.57 300 85.6
40.2 6.75 225 82.9
33.0 5.80 150 78.4
23.4 4.70 75 68.2
14.5 3.79 30 54.6

Power measurements were made at 97.9 MHz. Voltage and current measurements were taken from
the units built-in metering. The accuracy of the internal metering is better than 2%. Return loss of
the RF load was greater than 34 dB at test frequency .

Appendix A-2
Notes:

A-3 FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual


Glossary
The following pages define terms and abbreviations used throughout
this manual.

Glossary G-1
AF Audio Frequency; the frequencies between 20 Hz
and 20 kHz in the electromagnetic spectrum

ALC Automatic Level Control

AM Amplitude Modulation; the process of impressing


information on a radio-frequency signal by varying
its amplitude.

Bandwidth The range of frequencies available for signaling.

BCD Binary-Coded Decimal; a digital system that uses


binary codes to represent decimal digits.

BFO Beat Frequency Oscillator

BNC A bayonet locking connector for miniature coax; said


to be short for Bayonet-Neill-Concelman.

Broadband As used in the FM transmitter; refers to the entire


audio spectrum as opposed to the spectrum
influenced by the pre-emphasis; also called
Wideband.

Carrier A continuous signal which is modulated with a


second; information carrying signal.

Crosstalk In FM broadcasting, the term generally refers to the


interaction between the main (L+R) and the
subcarrier (L_R) signals as opposed to separation
which generally refers to leakage between left (L)
and right (R) channels.

Density (program) A high average of modulation over time.

Deviation The amount by which the carrier frequency changes


either side of the center frequency.

DIP Dual In-line Pins; term used to describe a pin


arrangement.

Distortion The unwanted changes in signal wave shape that


occur during transmission between two points.

DPM Digital Panel Meter

EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

Exciter (1) A circuit that supplies the initial oscillator used in


the driver stage.
(2) A transmitter configuration which excludes
stereo generation and audio processing.

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FET Field-Effect Transistor

Frequency Synthesizer A circuit that generates precise frequency signals by


means of a single crystal oscillator in conjunction
with frequency dividers and multipliers.

FM Frequency Modulation; the process of impressing


on a radio signal by varying its frequency.

FSK Frequency Shift Keying; an F technique for shifting


the frequency of the main carrier at a Morse code
rate. Used in the on-air identification of frequencies.

Gain Reduction The process of reducing the gain of a given


amplifier.

Harmonics Undesirable energy at integral multiples of a


desired, fundamental frequency.

High Frequency Frequencies in the 3.0 to 30.0 MHz range.

Highband Frequencies affected by the pre-emphasis.

I/O Input/Output

LED Light Emitting Diode

Modulation The process by which a carrier is varied to


represent an information-carrying signal.

MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor;


A voltage-controlled device with high input
impedance due to its electrically isolated gate.

Nearcast A transmission within a localized geographic area


(ranging from a single room to several kilometers)

PA Power Amplifier

PAI Power Amplifier Current

PAV Power Amplifier Voltage

Pilot A 19-kHz signal used for stereo transmissions.

Pre-emphasis The deliberate accentuation of the higher audio


frequencies; made possible by a high-pass filter.

Processing The procedure and or circuits used to modify


incoming audio to make it suitable for transmission.

Receiver An option which adds incoming RF capability to an


existing transmitter. See also Translator.

Glossary G-3
RF Radio Frequency;
(1) A specific portion of the electromagnetic
spectrum between audio-frequency and the infrared
portion.
(2) A frequency useful for radio transmission
(roughly 10 kHz and 100,000 MHz).

SCA Subsidiary Communications Authorization; see


subcarrier.

S/N Signal to Noise

Spurious products Unintended signals present on the transmission


output terminal.

Stability A tolerance or measure of how well a component,


circuit, or system maintains constant operating
conditions over a period of time.

Stereo Pilot See Pilot.

Stereo separation The amount of left channel information that bleeds


into the right channel (or vice versa).

Subcarrier A carrier signal which operates at a lower frequency


than the main carrier frequency and which
modulates the main carrier.

Suppression The process used to hold back or stop certain


frequencies.

SWR Standing Wave Ratio; on a transmission line, the


ratio of the maximum voltage to the minimum
voltage or maximum current to the minimum current;
also the ratio of load impedance to intended
(50 ohms) load impedance.

THD Total Harmonic Distortion

Translator A transmitter designed to internally change an FM


signal from one frequency to another for
retransmission. Used in conjunction with terrestrial
networks.

Satellator A transmitter equipped with an FSK ID option for


re-broadcasting a satellite fed signal.

VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio; see SWR.

Wideband See Broadband.

VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator

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Index
Symbols C
19kHz Cables
level adjustment 53 audio input 213
phase adjustment 53 Carrier 412,58
automatic turnoff 216,38,56,510
A frequency 58, 5-10
AC. See Power: input Carrier switch 34,55
ALC 33,37,47 Channel. See Frequency
Altitude main 510
operating range 18 main into sub 510
Amperes PA DC 33,38 sub into main 510
Amplifier Chassis
RF 413 circuit 414
bias set 56 Circuit boards
Antenna 212 audio processor 43,65
mismatch 33 stereo generator 44, 6-5
Applications 13 Circuits
Audio chassis 414
broadband 3-5 display 410
distortion 59 metering 48
frequency 58 motherboard 48
high 35 part numbering 42
input connectors 2-13, 43 power regulator 412
input level 1-7, 35 RF exciter 46
monitor connections 215,45 stereo generator 44
performance 57 voltage regulator 411
pre-emphasis 35 Components
processing 35,410 numbering 42
wide 35 Composite
Audio processor 4-3 input 214
adjustments 52 input connection 213
circuit description 43 output adjustment 53
circuit location 63 Connectors
indicators 35 audio input 213
input 35 audio monitoring 215
reference drawings 65 composite in 215
remote I/O 216
B RF input 212
Backup RF output 212
transmitter use 14 RF output monitoring 212
Bandwidth SCA In 214
RF 58 XLR 213, 43
Battery. See power: input Cooling Fan 3-3, 3-8
Bias set 56 control 4-7
Broadband. See Audio: broadband Coverage area 1-4
Crosstalk 1-7
measurements 5-9
Current limit
PA 5-5

Index I-1
D Gain reduction 4-3
DC. See Power: input Gain switches
De-emphasis 2-15, 5-2, 5-7 input 3-6
jumpers 2-15
Delay H
program failure to carrier turnoff 2-16, 5-6 Harmonic distortion 4-5
Dimensions 1-9 Harmonics 5-8
Display Heatsink 3-8
circuit description 4-10 Highband 3-5
front panel 3-2, 3-5, 3-7 processing 4-4
modulation calibration 5-5 Humidity
Distortion 1-7 operating range 1-8
audio 5-9
harmonic 4-5 I
E I/O connector 1-2, 2-14
Emissions 5-8 pin out 2-16, 2-17
Exciter. See RF exciter Indicators
configuration 1-4 audio processor 3-5
fault 3-8, 4-10
F highband 3-5
Fan (PA) LED 3-5, 3-7, 4-10
control 4-7 pilot 3-5
cooling 3-8 wideband 3-5, 5-6
Fault Input
indicators 4-10 audio connectors 2-13
input 3-8 composite 2-14
lock 3-8 fault 3-8
power 3-8 gain switches 3-6
servicing 3-8 program
SWR 3-8 fault 2-16
temperature 3-8 SCA connection 2-14
FCC guidelines 1-9, 5-8, 5-10
Frequency L
carrier 5-8, 5-10 Labels 1-10
measurement 5-4 LEDs 3-5, 4-10
pilot 5-8 Line voltage 2-2, 2-3
receiver 2-8 Lock
response 5-8 status 4-6
selection 2-5, 5-3 Lock fault 3-8
receiver 2-8
samples 2-6 M
synthesizer 5-10 Metering 1-3
Frequency synthesizer. See RF exciter circuit description 4-7
adjustments 5-4 Metering circuit
Front panel adjustments 5-4
display modulation calibration 5-5 location 4-7
FSK 1-5, 1-6 Modulation 2-12, 3-5, 5-3, 5-7, 5-8
measurements 5-4 calibration 5-5
Fuses 2-4, 7-4 compensator 2-7
display 3-5
G percentage 3-5, 5-9
Gain control 3-5 Monitor
audio 2-15, 4-5

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M (continued) Processing
Mono audio 1-2, 3-5
operation 2-13, 3-6 control 3-6
Motherboard control setting 3-3
circuit description 4-8 highband 3-5, 4-4
Multimeter 3-7 Program failure 2-16, 5-10
front panel 3-3 Program source 2-13, 3-6

N R
Nearcast Receiver
transmitter use 1-6 frequency selection 2-8
Networks option 1-5
satellite fed 1-6 specifications 1-10
terrestrial fed 1-5 Reflectometer 4-14
Noise 1-8, 3-8 Regulatory approvals 1-9
measurements 5-9 Remote control 1-2
Remote I/O
O connector 2-16
Operating environment 1-8, 2-2 pin out 2-17
Options 1-3, 1-4, 1-6 Remote operation 2-16
Output Repair
power 1-7, 3-7 warranty 7-3
display 3-7 RF
Output filter 4-14 amplifier 4-13
bias set 5-6
bandwidth 1-8, 5-8
P exciter 1-3, 2-12
Part numbering 4-2 circuit description 4-6
Parts circuit location 1-3, 4-6
spares 7-2 input 1-5, 2-12
Performance output 1-2, 1-5, 1-7, 3-3, 3-7
checklist 5-7 impedance 1-7
tests 5-10 output filter 4-14
Pilot frequency 5-8
Pilot indicator 3-5
Power S
AC supply 4-14 Safety 1-10
AC voltage selection 2-2 Satellator
battery 1-4, 1-8, 2-5 transmitter use 1-6
failure 2-2 SCA 1-5
fault 3-8 input connection 2-14
input 1-8, 2-2, 2-5 Sensitivity
FCC guidelines 5-10 monaural 1-10
output 1-3, 1-7, 5-8 stereo 1-10
display 3-7 Separation
output filter 4-14 stereo 1-7
regulator stereo generator 5-2
circuit description 4-12 Service
RF 3-3, 3-7 warranty 7-3
RF amplifier 4-13 Service instructions 7-5
transformer 4-14 Spares kit 7-4
Power switch 3-4 Specifications
Pre-emphasis 1-7, 4-4, 5-2, 5-7 receiver 1-10
curve 2-15, 4-4 transmitter 1-7

Index I-3
S (continued) VSWR 1-2, 2-12
Stand alone
transmitter use 1-4 W
Stereo Warranty 7-3
separation 1-7, 5-9 Weight 1-9
Stereo generator 1-2, 2-14 Wideband 3-5
adjustments 5-2
bypassing 2-14 X
circuit description 4-4 XLR connectors 2-13
circuit location 6-3
Subcarrier 5-10
38kHz 5-10
Suppression
subcarrier 1-8
Switches
carrier 3-3, 3-4, 5-5
input gain 3-5, 3-6
power 3-2, 3-4
receiver 2-8
stereo-mono 3-3, 3-6
SWR 3-7
calibrate 5-5
fault 3-8
Synchronization 4-11
Synthesizer, See RF exciter

T
Temperature
fault 3-8
operating range 1-8, 5-10
PA 3-3, 3-8
Test point
voltage 3-8
Tests
performance 5-7, 5-10
Time-out
program input failure 2-16
Transformer 4-14
Translator
transmitter use 1-5

V
VCO 4-6
Voltage
AC selection 2-2
Voltage regulator 3-8
adjustments 5-6
circuit description 4-11
Voltage selection 2-2
Voltmeter
display 3-8
Volts
PA DC 3-3, 3-8

I-4 FM30/FM150/FM300 Users Manual

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