Taiyo TF-711 User manual

Manual is about: SYNTHESIZED THERMAL WEATHER FACSIMILE RECEIVER

Summary of TF-711

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    Userʼs manual of synthesized thermal weather facsimile receiver t f - 7 1 1 no.: mpp0446 may 2003 version no.: 1.3.

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    Personal injury or death may be resulted when handled improperly. ● all wiring should be properly insulated to prevent electric shock, especially when using ac power supply of 200v or higher. Protect wire and cables with pipes from heat or mechanical injury. ● the ground terminal on its rear panel s...

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    Page 1. Specifications ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1 2. Installation 2.1 main unit ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2 2.2 wiring of power supply cable ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3 2.3 terminal board ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4 2.4 grounding ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4 2.5 receiving antenna...

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    - 1 - 1. Specifications 1.1 receiver reception : synthesized double superheterodyne frequency range : lf 80.0 ~ 159.9 khz mf/hf 2.0000 ~ 24.99999 mhz mode : f3c selectivity : 3.0 khz at –6 db number of channels : 396 channels sensitivity : lf 10µv at 20 db sinad mf/hf 2µv at 20 db sinad channel sele...

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    - 2 - 2. Installation 2.1 main unit install the tf-711 main unit on a plane desk or a solid and plane wall with 4 pcs. Of screws and washers. Caution: a print may become blurred if the installation place is uneven. In that case, put some washers or suitable attachment to adjust the flatness as follo...

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    - 3 - 2.2 wiring of power supply cable there are 2 kinds of power supply cable, dc power supply cable (2p), or ac power supply cable (3p). 2.2.1 dc power supply cable use dc power supply cable when the main unit is dc power supply (dc 10 v – 40 v) type. Polarity is as follow; black wire : connector ...

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    - 4 - 2.3 terminal board use terminal board on the rear panel of the main unit for the connection between bk, external receiver or decoder. Insert a connection wire in a terminal in the following ways. Note: use connection wire with single core 0.4~1.0mmØ or standard twist core 0.3mm 2 ~0.7mm 2 . 2....

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    - 5 - 2.5 receiving antenna following antennas are suitable to use as the receiving antenna for the tf-711. A) antenna coupler tfm-01 + 2 m whip antenna (supplied by us as option) b) whip antenna (6 m ~ 8 m) c) wire antenna (reverse-l or t type) note: generally, whip antenna is suitable for receptio...

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    - 6 - 2.6 exchange of a recording paper (1) remove the front cover, up the paper cutting plate, slide the paper feed lever in the direction of rear. (ref. Fig.1) (2) set the roll paper to the holder by pressing a paper guide to left side. (ref. Fig.2) note: a paper detection sensor is at the middle-...

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    - 7 - (6) install the front cover. At that time, place the end of paper above the front cover. (ref. Fig.6) fig.6 (5) return the paper cutting plate to the original position. Fig.5 (4) pull down ahead the paper feed lever, pulling the end of paper a little ahead. (ref. Fig.4) fig.4 ③.

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    - 8 - 3. Operation the unit, with antenna(s) and power supply, receives and records signal automatically by the control of apss when desired channels have been set. 3.1 description of key program key : for preparation to mode setting. One of following modes can be selected by pressing key and next, ...

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    - 9 - dimmer key : for adjusting a backlight brightness of the lcd indicator, 4 levels selectable. Speed key : for selection of spd (speed). Ioc key : for selection of ioc. Up key : channel up in the channel mode or frequency up in the frequency mode. Left key : for manual phasing in recording (towa...

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    - 10 - channel key : for selection of channel mode from frequency mode, and for shift to the channel setting in the channel mode. For setting a channel, press key and enter channel number with three keys. The channel covers 000 〜 443 (existent frequency) and 450〜724 (new frequency). Clear key : for ...

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    - 11 - 3.2 contrast and brightness contrast of lcd display depends on the visual angle and the temperature and hence, be sure to adjust it with the contrast knob (see fig. 1) for optimum result at the time of installation. The backlight brightness of the ldc can be adjusted in four stages by pressin...

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    - 12 - 3.3.3 start and stop of recording (1) start recording starts automatically (start/stop, phase, speed, ioc) by receiving the apss signal. To start halfway of the received picture, press key once and automatic speed setting and auto-phasing mode are set. Then, recording starts upon phasing is c...

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    - 13 - 3.3.6 selection of reception mode the reception mode refers ioc, speed, and normal/reverse printing and modes. The former two (ioc and speed) are automatically selected by receiving the apss signal and phase signal. For the latter two modes, desired ones should be selected manually. (1) speed...

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    - 14 - 3.3.7 timer release and release of keylock in the timer mode when the timer is in operation (except sleep timer), function of each key (except key) is locked to keep set values and hence, ordinary keying is inhibited. To release this timer or keylock in the timer mode, follow the procedure be...

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    - 15 - 3.4.1 switching of receiver (audio) switching of the internal or external receiver is set by the following procedure. Press key. Then the receiver switching mode is set and message on the right appears. The displayed number 1 is for internal receiver, 2 is for external receiver. Pressing the ...

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    - 16 - (3) re-calling (readout of the booking data) press key. Select a booking number to be confirmed by pressing key. Then, contents of the booking data is displayed. (4) entry booking press key. Select a timer number for booking by pressing key. Then, the unit will ask whether the number is corre...

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    - 17 - 3.4.3 sleep timer setting the sleep timer indicates the sleep mode after a specified time for reception has passed and its setting is made as following. Press key. Then the message is shown on the right. The displayed numbers refer to the following operations. 1 : release 2 : setting (1) rele...

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    - 18 - set reverse set decoder set ioc 576/288 set speed 120-60 12:00 set min. In 2fig set hour in 2fig apr 10 mon ‘ set year in 2fig apr 10 set day of the week by apr set date in 2fig set month by / key available frequency for setting are within 80.0〜159.9khz or 2000.0〜24999.9khz. Press key to fix ...

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    - 19 - isb +0.0khz:off 1-off 2-on 3-qty isb +1.9khz:on push ent key set isb in 2fig + /− by ・ key 3.4.6 setting of isb frequency signals from multiplex-communication station are easily received by setting an isb (independent side band) width as shown in the following. Pressing key sets the isb setti...

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    - 20 - ram clear!! push ent key 3.4.7 ram clearance function the unit has ram to memorize the frequency data of the fax transmitting stations in the world and to retrieve such data. Therefore, when a part or all of ram data is deleted in error so that the initial data in rom (data at the time of del...

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    - 21 - 3.5 operation with external receiver (1) external receiver when an external receiver is used, it should have a local oscillator with very good frequency stability. The a1 detected beat, a low-frequency output, can be monitored with the unit when the signal is supplied through receiver jack of...

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    - 22 - 3.6 connection of a decoder the terminal board (af out/in) is provided so that a decoder of secrecy broadcasts, such as kyodo news (jjc), can be used. Turn on the dip-switch s2 (marked “dec”) on bk board (inside the unit, attached to the terminal board) . Turn the power switch off and on agai...

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    - 23 - 4. Maintenance 4.1 back-up battery this device uses a manganese lithium battery as a back-up battery. Please exchange to new one after using for 1~2 years. This battery is located on the cpu pca. Please be careful about polarity when exchanging it. 4.2 lubrication and cleaning (1) lubrication...

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    - 24 - table of facsimile station table of pre-programmed frequencies and area map this unit has a rom (read only memory) which is pre-programmed 443 existing frequencies of facsimile transmitting stations. Stations and frequencies are shown in the map and table respectively. This table is reference...

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    Tf-711 facsimile station table channel no. Call sign station frequency [khz] 000 jmh japan 3622.5 001 jmh japan 7305.0 002 jmh japan 9970.0 003 jmh japan 13597.0 004 jmh japan 18220.0 005 jmh japan 23522.9 010 jmj japan 3365.0 011 jmj japan 5405.0 012 jmj japan 9438.0 013 jmj japan 14692.5 014 jmj j...

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    Channel no. Call sign station frequency [khz] 090 zklf auckland 5807.0 091 zklf auckland 9459.0 092 zklf auckland 13550.5 093 zklf auckland 16340.1 100 axm melbourne 2628.0 101 axm melbourne 5100.0 102 axm melbourne 11030.0 103 axm melbourne 13920.0 104 axm melbourne 20469.0 110 axi darwin 5755.0 11...

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    Channel no. Call sign station frequency [khz] 230 cfh halifax 4271.0 231 cfh halifax 6496.4 232 cfh halifax 10536.0 233 cfh halifax 13510.0 234 cfh halifax 122.5 240 aok rota 7595.0 241 aok rota 9050.0 242 aok rota 10542.0 250 imb roma 4777.5 251 imb roma 8146.6 252 imb roma 13587.4 260 lzj sofia 50...

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    Channel no. Call sign station frequency [khz] 370 ddh hamburg 3855.0 371 ddk hamburg 7880.0 372 ddk hamburg 13882.5 380 oxt copenhagen 5850.0 381 oxt copenhagen 9360.0 382 oxt copenhagen 13855.0 383 oxt copenhagen 17510.0 390 vff iqaluit& resolute 3251.5 391 vff 7708.1 400 cbv valparaiso 4228.0 401 ...

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    1 2 dc power supply unit fuse dc10〜40v 5a power supply unit is interchangeable grounding wire tf-711 main unit 1 3 2 ac v 2a fuse bk in ext in af + − + − − + 1 2 out in bk external receiver decoder af in af out af out + − tfm-01 antenna coupler option 2m whip antenna m207-p(7c-2v) m205-p(5c-2v) 7c-2...

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    Base cabinet outside view.

  • Page 34: Overseas Trading Dept.

    For service requirement for any inquiry of service, please contact to a dealer where you purchased this equipment. When the dealer's contact address is uncertain, please contact to following address. 2-11-18, higashi-kojiya, ota-ku, tokyo 144-0033 japan overseas trading dept. Tel: 81-3-5735-1247 fax...