Icom X BAND 50 Instruction Manual - Power
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Makesurethe[POWER]switchisturnedOFF
when connecting an AC power cable and a
backupbattery(emergencypowersupply).
TheX-Band50seriescanoperatewithanACor
DCpowersupply.IfACpowerisinterruptedwhen
operatingtherepeaterwithanACpowersupply,
powerisautomaticallyprovidedtothe[BATTERY]
terminals.Batterywillbeautomaticallyrecharged
whenACpowerisrestored.
In AC operation
CAUTION:
•UsethesuppliedACpowercablefor
connectiontoadomesticACoutlet.
•Extensioncordsshouldnotbeusedunless
absolutelynecessary.Usingimproper
extensioncordscouldresultinfirerisk.
In DC operation
CAUTION: Voltagesgreaterthan16VDC
willdamagetherepeater.Checkthesource
voltagebeforeconnectingthepowercable.
•DONOTplacethebackupbatteryonornear
therepeater.Lead-acidbatteriesshouldbe
placedatleast5m(16.4ft.)awayfromthe
repeater.Useaheavydutycabletomake
theconnectionandbesureboththepositive
(red)andnegative(black)terminalsare
correctlyconnected.
•Whenconnectingtothebattery,keepin
ordertoconnecttheDCpowercableto
therepeaterfirst,thenthepositive(red)
terminalandnegative(black)terminal
tothebatterytopreventanelectricshock.
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