ELAD DUO-ART 60 HF/50MHz 60W amplifier USER MANUAL www.eladit.com ELAD DUO-ART 60 Contents User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 Contents ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Revision History ............................................................................................................................................ 3 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Notice ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Precautions ................................................................................................................................... 4 Software and firmware versions ................................................................................................... 4 Features ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2 Panels Description................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 2.2 Front Panel Description ................................................................................................................ 5 Rear Panel Description .................................................................................................................. 6 3 User Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Main View ..................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Memory Bank View ....................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Information View .......................................................................................................................... 9 3.4 Messages ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................................. 13 Product Warranty ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Declaration of Conformity (EC) ................................................................................................................... 16 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 2 ELAD DUO-ART 60 Revision History Revision Date Rev 1.0 Rev 1.1 Rev 1.2 Rev 1.3 03/2018 04/2018 04/2018 04/2018 User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 Description First version. Added 3.4 - Messages section. Updated features section. Added Technical Specifications section. Photos updated. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 3 ELAD DUO-ART 60 1 Introduction 1.1 Notice User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 Amateur radio regulations vary from country to country. Check your local amateur radio regulations and requirements before operating the ELAD DUO-ART. 1.2 Precautions Connect the amplifier only to a power source described in this manual. Take care when plugging-in cables, avoid applying sideways pressure that might damage the connectors. Avoid operating in wet conditions. Ground all outdoor antennas for this amplifier using approved methods. Grounding helps protect against voltage surges caused by lightning. It also reduces the chance of build-up of static charge. 1.3 Software and firmware versions The features described in this manual refers to the following versions :
User Interface software Version 0.42 - date 04/12/2018 Internal firmware Version 0.58 date 04/16/2018 1.4 Features The DUO-ART 60 is an 60 watt amplifier for HF and 50MHz frequency ranges. It includes the internal PA power supply, preselector filters, an antenna tuner (optional) and acts as remote controller for the FDM-
DUO. The DUO-ART 60 has three modes of operation that are called interfaces:
FDMDUO interface : this interface is used when operating with the FDM-DUO,
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- Generic interface : this interface is used when operating with another transceiver,
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FT-817 interface : this interface is used when there is the need to read the frequency through the RS-232 port. The DUO-ART 60 has 20 memory banks and each one saves :
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the interface used, the attenuators setting, the antenna used, the use of the antenna tuner, and other settings. The USA version of the DUO-ART 60 has a security feature that prevents to amplify in the frequency band 26-28MHz. Any attempt to drive the amplifier in the 26-28MHz frequency band will result in 0dB gain from input to output of the amplifier. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 4 ELAD DUO-ART 60 2 Panels Description 2.1 Front Panel Description User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 1 - Display 5.0 inches LCD TFT display with resolution of 800x480 pixels. Displays menus, power values and amplifier status. 2 - Push-buttons These six push-buttons allow to navigate in the menus and change the various working modes. 3 - Power button To powered up the amplifier, first switch the main power switch on the rear panel, then press the first button on the left. When this button is released the amplifier emits an acoustic signal and in about ten seconds it will be ready to operate. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 5 ELAD DUO-ART 60 2.2 Rear Panel Description User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 1 - Main power supply Power switch, fuse holder and 100-240Vac power supply connector. Insert the power supply cable and use the power switch to power up the amplifier. 2/3 - PTT in/out 3.5mm jack connectors. PTT in PTT out Input for transmit control, connect TIP to ground to put the amplifier in transmit state. The TIP goes to ground while transmitting. RING connection is not used. 4 - RTX connection SO-239 connector. Transmit path with the FDMDUO interface. Reception and transmit paths with the other interfaces (Generic and FT-817). 5 - RX connection SO-239 connector. Reception path with the FDMDUO interface. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 6 ELAD DUO-ART 60 User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 6 - Antennas SO-239 connectors to connect up to three antennas. 7 - RS-232 port DB9 connector for the FT-817 interface acting on an RS-232 serial link. 8 - Reserved for service 9 - USB connection USB type A female connectors for host type connections. 10 - Secondary power supply 13.8Vdc secondary power supply connector. Powerpole connector type. 11 - Output power supply Allows to power other devices without the need of other power units. Max 2A. Powerpole connector type. 12 - LAN connection RJ45 connector for LAN connection. 13 - EXT I/O EXT I/O connection with external hardware such the FDM-DUO. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 7 ELAD DUO-ART 60 3 User Interface 3.1 Main View User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 When the DUO-ART 60 is started the main view is displayed. The main view is divided in five horizontal sections. The top one shows a graph with the current transmission power and transmission frequency. The second section is a status bar that includes information about the current settings. The third section is a diagnostic bar that shows some diagnostic information. The fourth section is used to show warnings. The last section is the menu bar which is composed of six choice corresponding to the six push-buttons. The first one and the last one have an long-press option to open other views. The configurations are saved in memory banks, and its possible to switch between them pressing the MEM button. The banks can be added or deleted until a maximum of 20 banks. The two underlined button (MEM and VIEW) have a second function if pressed longer. The IN-ATT button allows to choose the Stand-by mode and to set the input attenuators value (0, 2, 3 and 5 dB). The ANT button allows to choose the antenna connector used to transmit. The TUNE button allows to enter in the tune menu. The SET button allows to enter in the settings menu. The VIEW button allows to change the displayed graphic :
- View 1 : forward power and reflected power,
- View 2 : forward power and SWR,
- View 3 : forward power and input power,
- View 4 and 5 : spectrum view. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 8 ELAD DUO-ART 60 3.2 Memory Bank View User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 When the Main View is displayed, doing a long-press on the MEM button opens the Memory Bank View that contains all the presets which can be personalized. There are different parameters and also the possibility to change the interface used, the interfaces permit to the amplifier to work in different ways in order to be use also if not used with the FDM-DUO. Using the UP and DOWN button it is possible to go through the table and modify it. 3.3 Information View When the Main View is displayed, doing a long-press on the VIEW button opens the Information View which displays some information about the DUO-ART 60 amplifier. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 9 ELAD DUO-ART 60 3.4 Messages User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 This section provides the list of messages that can be viewed on the DUO-ART amplifier display. There are two types of messages : warning and error. They are displayed in the lower left corner of the display. The image below shows the position of the message and which button to press to reset the warning or error. More than one message may appear in the same time on the display. It is necessary to reset the messages with the reset button before using again the DUO-ART amplifier. The following table provides the list of all messages with their description. Name Type Code Description No LAN warning Web socket warning Audio not found Audio read warning Audio write warning Warning W-100 Warning W-101
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Warning W-115 The DUO-ART cannot find the sound card of the FDM-
DUO. This warning is only displayed if the REMOTE mode is active. Warning W-116 Problem with receiving audio coming from the FDM-DUO. This warning is only displayed if the REMOTE mode is active. Warning W-117 Problem of audio transmission to the FDM-DUO. This warning is only displayed if the REMOTE mode is active. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 10 ELAD DUO-ART 60 User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 Name Type Code Description DUO mode not activated DUO EXTIO warning Comm warn Micro Reset warning CMD not available Band warn StBy Auto Tune timeout Auto Tune SWR warning Auto Tune DUO aborts Auto Tune Max SWR High temperature High temperature Warning W-130 The DUO-ART is in REMOTE mode but the active interface is not FDMDUO. Warning W-131 Reporting a communication problem between the DUO-
ART and the FDM-DUO. Warning W-145 Indicates an internal communication problem. After
"warn" a code composed of alphanumeric characters is added. Warning W-146 Indicates an internal problem of the operation of the DUO-ART. automatically. Warning code: ST-P10-b3. problem resolves This Warning W-147 Indicates the inability to perform an internal operation. Warning W-148 Automatic activation of the stand-by unauthorized transmission. Warning code: ST-P10-b2. following an Warning W-160 Warning W-161 Warning W-162 This warning appears when the maximum time available for automatic tuning of the antenna expires. This time can be set from the "AutoTune Timeout" menu. This warning appears if the target SWR has not been reached after the time-out has been set. This warning is only displayed if the "Target SWR" menu is set to a value other than 0. The FDM-DUO has left the tuning mode (Tune) before the DUO-ART. This warning is displayed if the tuning mode of the FDM-DUO times out or if the FDM-DUO detects a high SWR. Warning W-163 This warning appears if the DUO-ART has found a tuning point but the calculated SWR is too high. Warning W-175 High temperature warning. Error E-400 Maximum temperature exceeded. This error cannot be reset. It is necessary to wait for the temperature to decrease before you can use the DUO-ART amplifier again. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 11 ELAD DUO-ART 60 User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 Name Type Code Description HI SWR error Error I OUT Error REFL Error FWD Error SENS PW Error FILTER TX PWR IN error Error E-410 Error generated by a too high SWR. This is a hardware protection. Error code: ST-P2-b1. Error E-420 The current absorbed by the DUO-ART has exceeded the maximum threshold. Error code: ST-P9-b0. Error E-421 The calculated reflected power has exceeded the maximum threshold. Error code: ST-P9-b1. Error E-422 The calculated forward power has exceeded the maximum threshold. Error code: ST-P9-b2. Error E-423 The input power of the DUO-ART has exceeded the maximum threshold. Error code: ST-P9-b3. Error E-440 Error E-441 Set filter selection error. This error is generally due to an incorrect frequency setting. Error code: ST-P10-b0. Error regarding the input power of the amplifier. The input power may be too high or the PTT input may not be connected properly. Error code: ST-P10-b1. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 12 ELAD DUO-ART 60 User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 Technical Specifications AC Power Supply DC Power Supply Frequency Range Optimized Frequency Band Input Power Power Gain Output Power Output Harmonic / Spurious Distortion Meterering Ports 100 240 Vac 50/60Hz 2.3A (115V) 1.2A (230V) 13.8 Vdc (12 14 Vdc) Max 13A (no Aux DcOut) Max 15A (2.2A Aux DcOut) 1.8 30 MHz, 50 54 MHz Not allowed 26 28 MHz (USA version) 160m ->
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1.800 2.000 MHz 3.500 4.000 MHz 5.3305 5.4035 MHz 7.000 7.300 MHz 10.100 10.150 MHz 14.000 14.350 MHz 18.068 18.168 MHz 21.000 21.450 MHz 24.890 24.990 MHz 28.000 29.700 MHz 50.000 54.000 MHz Typical 4W for 60W output (HF) 10W Maximum Less than 15 dB, 13dB typical 60W with 5W input (HF band) 50W with 5W input (6m band)
> 50 dBc in HF band typical 60 dBc
> 65 dBc in 6m band typical 68 dBc Output Power, Input Power, VSWR, Drain Current, Drain Voltage, Temperature RTX Input Connector (SO239) RX Input Connector (SO239) PTT Input Connector (3.5 mm) PTT Output Connector (3.5 mm) Antenna Output 1 (SO239) Antenna Output 2 (SO239) Antenna Output 3 (SO239) RF Ground EXT I/O1 in/out Connector 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 13 ELAD DUO-ART 60 User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 EXT I/O2 in/out Connector RS233 Connector USB Connector (AUX) LAN Connector USB host1 USB host2 DC IN Connector (Powerpole) DC OUT Connector (Powerpole) AC Power In Connector Dimensions (H x W x L) 1100 mm x 1800 mm x 2750 mm Weight 4 Kg 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 14 ELAD DUO-ART 60 User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 Product Warranty ELAD S.r.l. warrants the DUO-ART 60 for a period of 2 years inside Europe, and for a period of 1 year outside Europe unless otherwise specified. Warranty begins from the purchase date. All DUO-ART 60 will be repaired or replaced due to malfunction resulting from no fault of the end user. This warranty covers normal intended usage of the product and does not cover misuse, abuse, accidents, viruses, unauthorized service parts or the combination of other unauthorized branded products used in conjunction with the DUO-ART 60. 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 15 ELAD DUO-ART 60 User Manual - Rev. 1.3 - 04/2018 Declaration of Conformity (EC) Address:
ELAD S.r.l. Manufacturer:
Via Col De Rust, 11 - Sarone 33070 CANEVA (PN) The product marked as DUO-ART 60 manufactured by is produced in conformity to the requirements contained in the following EC directives:
RED Directive 2014/53/CE EMC Directive 2004/108/CE Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/CE RoHS Directive 2011/65/CE The product conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Emissions & Immunity:
ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 ETSI EN 301 489-15 V1.2.1 ETSI EN 301 783-2 V1.2.1 Safety:
EN 60950-1:2006 + A11:2009 + A1:2010 + A12:2011 + A2:2013 And further amendments. This declaration is under responsibility of the manufacturer:
ELAD S.r.l. Via Col De Rust, 11 - Sarone 33070 CANEVA (PN) Issued by:
Name:
Function:
Franco Milan President of ELAD Caneva Place February, 28th 2018 Signature Date 2018 ELAD S.r.l. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, used, disclosed or disseminated in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of ELAD S.r.l. 16