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Yaesu VL-2000 Operating Manual

Manual is about: HF/50 mhz linear amplifier

Summary of VL-2000

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    Hf/50 mh z l inear a mplifire vl-2000 o perating m anaul vertex standard co., ltd. 4-8-8 nakameguro, meguro-ku, tokyo 153-8644, japan vertex standard us headquarters 10900 walker street, cypress, ca 90630, u.S.A. Yaesu uk ltd. Unit 12, sun valley business park, winnall close winchester, hampshire, s...

  • Page 2: Contents

    Contents general description ...................................................................................................................................................................1 front panel controls & switches .............................................................................

  • Page 3: General Description

    1 vl-2000 operating manual congratulations! You are now the owner of the yaesu vl-2000 linear amplifier, which brings you leading-edge technol- ogy for the ultimate in operating convenience and reliability. We appreciate your investment in yaesu equipment, and wish you many years of satisfying opera...

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    2 vl-2000 operating manual front panel controls & switches power switch this switch turns the vl-2000 “on” and “off”. When the vp-2000 [ power ] switch is set to the “off” position, this switch will not function. If using the yaesu transceiver with a band data cable, the vp-2000 ac power will be rem...

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    3 vl-2000 operating manual front panel controls & switches att switch this switch activates a 3 db input rf power attenua- tor, to reduce excessive input power from the exciter. It should be “on” if exciter output exceeds 100 watt pep, as is the case when using the ft dx 9000 series transceiver. The...

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    4 vl-2000 operating manual remote switch when this switch is set to “on” position, the vl- 2000 ’s power switch will be controlled by the transceiver’s power switch if you using a yaesu transceiver with a band data cable. Direct switch when this switch is set to “on” position, the exciter power whic...

  • Page 7

    5 vl-2000 operating manual rear panel connectors & switches band-data 2 jack this 8-pin din jack is connected to the yaesu trans- ceiver which is connected to the input 2 jack, to al- low automatic band selection. Stby 2 jack when this rca jack is shorted to ground, it put the vl-2000 into the trans...

  • Page 8: 9000 S

    6 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections ft dx 9000 s eries be sure both ft dx 9000 and vl-2000 are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illus- tration. I mportant n ote ! R when operate the vl-2000 with the ft dx 9000mp , should be set the att s...

  • Page 9: 5000

    7 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections ft dx 5000 be sure both ft dx 5000 and vl-2000 are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illus- tration. I mportant n ote ! R when operate the vl-2000 with the ft dx 5000 , should be set the att switch on t...

  • Page 10: Ft-2000/d

    8 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections ft-2000/d be sure both ft-2000/d and vl-2000 are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illus- tration. I mportant n ote ! R when operate the vl-2000 with the ft-2000d , should be set the att switch on the v...

  • Page 11: Ft-950

    9 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections ft-950 be sure both ft-950 and vl-2000 are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illustra- tion. I mportant n ote ! R the ft-950 enables to connect only to the input 2 connector. Set the input switch to the...

  • Page 12: Ft-450/d

    10 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections ft-450/d be sure both ft-450/d and vl-2000 are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illus- tration. I mportant n ote ! R the ft-450/d enables to connect only to the input 2 connector. Set the input switch...

  • Page 13: Ft-897/d

    11 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections ft-897/d be sure both ft-897/d and vl-2000 are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illus- tration. I mportant n ote ! R the ft-897/d enables to connect only to the input 2 connector. Set the input switch...

  • Page 14: Ft-857/d

    12 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections ft-857/d be sure both ft-857/d and vl-2000 are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illus- tration. I mportant n ote ! R the ft-857/d enables to connect only to the input 2 connector. Set the input switch...

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    13 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections m ulti c onnection ( e xample : ft dx 5000 & ft-2000 ) be sure all equipment are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illustration. I mportant n ote ! R when connect the 100 watt transceiver and 200 watt ...

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    14 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections g eneral t ransceiver be sure both transceiver and vl-2000 are turned off, then follow the installation recommendation contained in the illus- tration. I mportant n ote ! R the general transceiver enables to connect only to the input 2 conn...

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    15 vl-2000 operating manual installation & interconnections n ote fcc id: k6620321x70 vertex standard co., ltd..

  • Page 18: Operation

    16 vl-2000 operating manual operation p reparations to transmit the high quality rf signal, adjust the alc voltage in the following procedures, before operating. I mportant n ote r confirm whether wiring does not have a miss wiring again. R connect the dummy load which have an enough rf input power ...

  • Page 19: Operation

    17 vl-2000 operating manual operation l inear a mplifier o peration before operating, please check the following items: r confirm whether wiring does not have a miss wiring again. R confirm that the ac power plug connect to 220 volt ac power directly. The vl-2000 requires 220 volt ac power for 1.5 k...

  • Page 20: Operation

    18 vl-2000 operating manual operation a utomatic a ntenna t uner o peration the automatic antenna tuner built into the vl-2000 is crafted to ensure a 50-ohm load for the final amplifier stage of the linear amplifier. We recommend the automatic antenna tuner be used whenever you operate the vl-2000 ....

  • Page 21: Operation

    19 vl-2000 operating manual operation so2r f eature the so2r (single operator two radios) feature allows you to receive the two signals by the two transceivers simultaneously, when connects the two radios to the vl- 2000 . Furthermore, you to operate the vl-2000 without changing the input switch. Th...

  • Page 22: Trouble Shooting

    20 vl-2000 operating manual s ymptom p robable c ause r emedy fails to power up. Power cables. Check the connections of the power cables. Operating band does not change. Band data cable or cntl cable. Check the connections of the band data cable. Tx power output does not appear. Connection cable bet...

  • Page 23: Specifications

    21 vl-2000 operating manual g eneral frequency coverage: 1.8 mhz ~ 50 mhz amateur bands operating mode: ssb, cw, am, fm, rtty input: input 1/input 2 (two system) input impedance: 50 w , unbalanced, type-m connector excitation power: 100 watt or 200 watt (@att on) output: ant 1 ~ ant 4 (four system) ...

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    Copyright 2011 vertex standard co., ltd. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of vertex standard co., ltd. Fcc id: k6620321x70 vertex standard co., ltd..