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TW7000-MSOP TW7000 HF TRANSCEIVER OPERATOR MANUAL Datron World Communications Inc. 3030 Enterprise Court Manual Part No. TW7000-MSOP Vista, CA 92083, U.S.A Release Date: June 2001 Phone: (760) 597-1500 Fax: (760) 597-1510 Revision: F E-mail: sales@dt...

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© 2001 Datron World Communications Inc. (Datron) All rights reserved. Datron World Communication Inc. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of s...

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THEREIN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT- ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR- POSE, AND DATRON EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES NOT STATED HEREIN. Limitations of Warranty: This warranty does not cover: Phys...

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Contents 1 CONTENTS Section 1: Introduction General...................................... 1-1 Scope........................................ 1-1 TW7000 HF SSB Transceiver .................... 1-1 DescriptionofEquipment........................ 1-2 TW70...

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2 Contents CustomizingChannelandFrequency.............. 3-16 Scanning.................................... 3-18 PlacinganALECall........................... 3-20 PlacingaTransAdapt,Transcall,orSelcall......... 3-21 ActivatingtheNoiseBlanker...............

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Introduction 1-1 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION General The Datron World Communications Inc. (DWC) TW7000 HF SSB Transceiver is an advanced transceiver that provides a complete range of both voice and data operation over the entire 1.6 to 30 MHz HF spectrum...

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1-2 Description of Equipment Description of Equipment The TW7000 includes the basic receiver/transmitter unit and accesso- ries. The accessories are a dc power cable (C991829), an operator manual (TW7000-MSOP), and two spare dc 25A fuses (550011). Th...

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Introduction 1-3 Input Power Protection Reverse polarity, transient and under/over voltage Size(HxWxD) 4in.x13in.x17in. (10.2 cm x 33 cm x 43 cm) Weight 21 lbs. (9.5 kg) Transmitter Power Output 125W PEP, 100W average; three levels, pro- grammable fr...

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1-4 TW7000 Variations Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice or obliga- tion. TW7000 Variations This manual includes the information necessary to operate any varia- tions of the TW7000. Options described in this manual may not be a...

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Introduction 1-5 TW7000TX: The TW7000TX is a transmitter only. It includes the full transmitter functions of the TW7000, excluding the receiver fea- tures. TW7000 Internal Options Several internal options are available for the TW7000. These include t...

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1-6 Conventions Conventions This manual uses the following typographical conventions: Bold type is used to denote all items that display on the front panel and for any button that is pressed. For example: 1. Press C, 041,andE. Display: CH FREQ 041 13...

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Installation 2-1 SECTION 2: INSTALLATION Introduction This section contains information necessary to install the TW7000 in its operating environment. Power, antenna, and accessory connections are discussed. System diagrams are provided to show the pr...

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2-2 Antenna Connection The pin assignments for the input power connector are as follows: The dc power connection between the TW7000 and its power source should always be made as short as possible. If a DWC power cable is not available, the following ...

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Installation 2-3 rect mating connector. To use other low-level audio accessories, the correct mating connector can be obtained from DWC. The pin assign- ments for the two connectors are as follows: Accessory Connections DWC has a variety of external ...

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2-4 Accessory Connections 10 AUXPTT\ 11 Select 12 Busy 13 +12V ACC 14 EXTCWKEY (external CW key) 15 Strobe 16 Data 0 17 Data 1 18 Data 2 19 Data 3 20 Data 4 21 Data 5 22 Data 6 23 Data 7 24 ACK (acknowledge) 25 DI/OSEL Table 2-2 Accessory Connector 2...

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Installation 2-5 13 +12V ACC 14 Ground 15 EXTCWKEY (external CW key) 16 ACHKTUNE (tuner check tune) 17 ADATA (tuner data) 18 ACLOCK (tuner clock) 19 ASTROBE (tuner strobe) 20 TC/SCALM (alarm) 21 RETX\ (retransmit) 22 EXTSPKR (speaker audio) 23 SQA (s...

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2-6 Accessory Connections Connector Pinouts for Accessories This section discusses the individual accessories that can be used with the TW7000 including their pinouts. External Encryption An embedded encryption board (7000ENCR option) can be installe...

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Installation 2-7 Telephone Couplers Telephone couplers like the TW5810 or TW5850, use either Acces- sory 1 or Accessory 2. The appropriate pins are as follows: EIA Data Interface Standards The TW7000 interfaces with a variety of data communications e...

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2-8 Accessory Connections The new AT/RAT7000B tuners must use Accessory 3 with the follow- ing pins: Data Terminal Interface The TW7000 can interface with its own line of computers (TW9200, DT9400, and RT9300) or to other external units using Accesso...

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Installation 2-9 External Printers A standard parallel printer is plugged into Accessory 1 andusedto obtain a hard copy of text messages stored in the transceiver. Pins used on Accessory 1 are as follows: ALE/Transcall/Selcall Alarm The external ALE/...

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2-10 Accessory Connections Figure 2-1 Power Cabling Accessories DM MICROPHONE SWR1000 TW500B AMPLIFIER AT7000B ANTENNA TUNER TW1000B AMPLIFIER (C992094 for TW5850) TW5810/5850*/5880 TELEPHONE COUPLER AW7 WHIP ANTENNA BROADBAND ANTENNA TW7000 TR...

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Installation 2-11 Figure 2-2 RF Cabling Accessories AW7 W HIP ANTENNA TW7000 TRANSCEIVER TW110A HIGH SPEED MODEM 115/230 VAC 50/60 Hz TW5300 DATA MODEM TW1000B AMPLIFIER BROADBAND ANTENNA BROADBAND ANTENNA C991539 C991526 C991539 TW500B AMPL...

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2-12 Accessory Connections Figure 2-3 Control Cabling Accessories AT7000B ANTENNA TUNER TW1000B AMPLIFIER C991830 (E) AW7 W HIP ANTENNA BROADBAND ANTENNA TW7000 TRANSCEIVER TW110A HIGH SPEED MODEM 115/230 VAC 50/60 Hz TW5300 DATA MODEM 12 Vdc...

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Installation 2-13 External Speaker An external loudspeaker can be attached to the transceiver at Acces- sory 2 using the following pins: External High-Power Amplifiers The TW7000 interfaces with all existing DWC high-power RF ampli- fiers at Accessor...

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2-14 Remote Control Extended Front Panel Control The front panel of the TW7000 can be removed from the body of the transceiver and replaced with a line driver panel (TW7000E). This variation of the radio is used to remotely control operations from di...

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Installation 2-15 Figure 2-4 TW7000 Back Panel ...

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Operation 3-1 SECTION 3: OPERATION Powering the TW7000 The Power/Volume knob is used to turn on the TW7000. When the radio is on, the version level of the software displays. Display: TW7000 VER701xx (where xx is the version level) The BITE system run...

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3-2 Knobs, Buttons, and Indicators Knobs, Buttons, and Indicators The front panel of the TW7000 is designed to be easy to use. Knobs, buttons, and indicators on the display are used to guide operation. Advanced features are easily accessed from menus...

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Operation 3-3 To enter a space, press any bracketed key followed by 0. To delete a character, use the left and right arrows to position the cur- sor and press the C button. All trailing characters move to the left. The up and down arrows are used to ...

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3-4 Knobs, Buttons, and Indicators The modes display if the option is installed. The mode buttons are dis- abled if the Lockout or Frequency Blank functions are turned on. For information on these functions, refer to the Alpha Menu section on page 3-...

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Operation 3-5 Call Button The CALL button initiates a call sequence in the ALE option or in the Transcall, Selcall, or TransAdapt option. If these options are not installed or if they are turned off, this button is disabled. For informa- tion on plac...

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3-6 Knobs, Buttons, and Indicators period of 10 seconds. For more information on these internal options, refer to the TW7000 HF Transceiver Technical Manual (TW7000- MS). RF Power Level The RF PWR button allows scrolling through the L (low), M (mediu...

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Operation 3-7 2. Enter the new priority channel number and press E. Display: PRIORITY CHANNEL xxx (where xxx is the new channel number) The TW7000 reverts to the new priority channel whenever the PRI button is pressed. Alpha Menu The Alpha menu is us...

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3-8 Alpha Menu 11 SET ALARM 12 Time and date display 13 TA/TC/SC Rx ADDR (TransAdapt/Transcall/Selcall RX address) 14 TRANSADAPT BER NUM (TA bit error rate number) 15 SCAN GROUP NUMBER (for non-ALE) 16 TA/TC/SC/ Tx ADDR (TransAdapt/Transcall/Selcall ...

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Operation 3-9 (1) OPTION is not used. (2) SCAN SET CHANNEL selects the scan group (selected using Alpha 15) to be customized. For information on customizing a scan group, refer to the Customizing a Scan Group section on page 3-19. (3) SCAN RATE sets ...

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3-10 Alpha Menu (13) TA/TS/SC Rx ADDR identifies the address for your station. The current address displays briefly. Numbers from 001 to 255 are avail- able. This number is usually the last three digits of the serial number. (14) TRANSADAPT BER NUM s...

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Operation 3-11 (25) FREQ INC HZ determines how much a frequency increments or decrements each time an arrow button is pressed. This is used when the frequency value is being changed. Available increments are between 1 Hz and 10 MHz. The default setti...

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3-12 ALE Submenu 1. To access the ALE submenu, press ALPHA, 17,andE. There are two ways to move through the ALE submenu: 1. Press the desired function number and press E. 2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the function and press E. Once a function...

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Operation 3-13 (1) SCAN RATE controls the rate at which scanning proceeds. The arrow buttons toggle between 2 and 5 channels per second. The num- ber to the left of the scan rate refers to the option. Option 1 is two sec- onds per channel, option 2 i...

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3-14 ALE Submenu (7) OTHR ADRS selects and reviews other addresses (where mes- sages are to be sent). Enter a number (from 00 to 99) to be assigned an address or an existing number to review or change. (8) OTHR NAME allows a new or different name, fo...

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Operation 3-15 (20) BER THRSD controls the bit error rate threshold (00-48) for received ALE words. A threshold of 00 would allow for no errors, while a threshold of 48 would be the maximum amount of allowable errors. The default setting is 48 errors...

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3-16 Customizing Channel and Frequency Customizing Channel and Frequency The TW7000 associates a frequency, mode, clarifier status, and offset value (if on) to each channel number. These can be different for each channel and are recalled whenever tha...

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Operation 3-17 Example: To change the frequency of channel 041 from 13.330,000 MHz to 8.572,000 MHz: 1. Press C, 041,andE. Display: CH FREQ 041 13.330,000 MHz Rx 2. Press F, 8.572,andE. Display: CH FREQ 041 8.572,000 MHz Rx Assigning Semi-duplex Freq...

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3-18 Scanning Display: 041 29.300,000 Tx Note: Entering numbers after pressing F edits the existing frequen- cies. RX-Only Channels To automatically limit a channel to receive-only operation, use Alpha 8. To convert the channel back to a standard RX/...

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Operation 3-19 Selecting a Scan Group A scan group must be selected before customizing can be per- formed. Use the following procedure to select the scan group: 1. Do one of the following: If ALE is ON,pressSCAN GROUP or select (2) SCAN GRP from the ...

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3-20 Placing an ALE Call 2. Enter the number of the channel to add and press E. 3. When the scan group is configured properly, press E to accept the changes and exit this menu. It is also possible to simultaneously delete and enter a different single...

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Operation 3-21 7. Scroll to find the destination address and press CALL. Display: FR-xx (where xx is the self address number) 8. Scroll to find and display the self address and press CALL. Display: AMD message (automatic message display) 9. Scroll to...

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3-22 Placing a TransAdapt, Transcall, or Selcall Before initiating TCSC operations, the TW7000 must be assigned a call code (001-225). This is the call code that other stations use to contact this transceiver. 1. Press ALPHA, 13,andE. Display: TA/TC/...

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Operation 3-23 6. Press CALL again. The TW7000 is now under full control of the Transcall circuit. The TW7000 starts transmission on each of the ten channels until it is synchronized with the station being called. When syn- chronized, both transceive...

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3-24 Activating the Noise Blanker Activating the Noise Blanker The Noise Blanker option (7000NB) is an impulse-type used in high- noise environments. To activate the Noise Blanker, the appropriate icon must be turned on. 1. Press OPTION until the NB ...

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Servicing 4-1 SECTION 4: SERVICING General Detailed servicing information is beyond the scope of this manual and only experienced personnel should make adjustments or attempt any serious service work. Reference to the TW7000 HF Transceiver Tech- nica...

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4-2 Field Level Servicing All boards, with the exception of the power amplifier, filter, and front panel, are plug-in board assemblies and are easily accessible from the top of the radio. The front panel assembly is attached to the TW7000 with two sc...

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Servicing 4-3 DWC offers the following maintenance tools to facilitate servicing the TW7000. 001-00320 RF Filter Board 001-00410 Power Supply 001-00600 Audio Board 001-00710 75 MHz IF Board 001-00800 5 MHz IF Board 001-00901 Synthesizer Board 001-011...

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