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!3BEEP/SIDETONE CONTROL [BEEP/SIDETONE] Adjusts the beep tone and CW side tone audio lev- els.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

ACC SOCKET

 

ACC

 

PIN #

NAME

DESCRIPTION

SPECIFICATIONS

COLOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

8 V

Regulated 8 V output.

Output voltage

: 8 V ±0.3 V

brown

 

 

 

 

Output current

: Less than 10 mA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

GND

Connects to ground.

 

 

 

 

red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input/output pin (HF/50 MHz).

Ground level

 

: –0.5 V to 0.8 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goes to ground when transmitting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

HSEND

Input current

 

: Less than 20 mA

orange

 

 

 

 

When grounded, transmits (connected to 8V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

line thru 2.2 kresistance/144 MHz operation).

(HF/50 MHz bands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

BDT

Data line for the optional AT-180.

 

 

 

 

yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

BAND

Band voltage output.

Output voltage

: 0 to 8.0 V

green

 

 

 

 

(Varies with amateur band)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

ALC

ALC voltage input.

Control voltage

: –4 to 0 V

blue

 

 

 

 

Input impedance

: More than 10 k

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input/output pin (144 MHz).

 

 

 

 

 

9

10

11

12

 

 

Ground level

 

: –0.5 V to 0.8 V

 

5

6

7

8

 

 

Goes to ground when transmitting.

 

 

7

VSEND

Input current

 

: Less than 20 mA

purple

1

2

3

4

When grounded, transmits (connected to 8V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

line thru 2.2 kresistance/HF•50 MHz operation).

(144 MHz band)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rear panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

13.8 V

13.8 V output when power is ON.

Output current

: Max. 1 A

gray

 

view

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

TKEY

Key line for the AT-180.

 

 

 

 

white

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

FSKK

RTTY keying input.

Ground level

 

: –0.5 to 0.8 V

black

 

 

 

 

Connected in parallel to the [RTTY] jack.

Input current

 

: Less than 10 mA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input impedance

: 10 k

 

 

 

 

 

11

MOD

Modulator input.

Input level

 

: Approx. 100 mV

pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

AF

AF detector output.

Output impedance

: 4.7 k

light

 

 

 

 

Fixed, regardless of [AF] position.

Output level

 

: 100 to 350 mV rms

blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

SQLS

Squelch output.

SQL open

: Less than 0.3 V/5 mA

light

 

 

 

 

Goes to ground when squelch opens.

SQL closed

: More than 6.0 V/100 µA

green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When connecting the ACC conversion cable (OPC-599)

2

5

FSKK

AF

4

GND

SQLS

1

3

HSEND

13.8 V

8

7

6

MOD

ALC

13

 

 

 

 

Color refers to the cable strands of the supplied cable.

9

10

11

12

ACC 1

 

 

5

6

7

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

 

8 V

ALC

 

 

 

 

2

5

 

 

 

 

4

GND

VSEND

 

 

 

 

1

3

 

 

 

 

HSEND

13.8 V

 

 

 

 

6

7

 

 

 

 

BAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACC 2

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Icom I706MKTMG, IC-706MKIIG instruction manual ACC Socket, When connecting the ACC conversion cable OPC-599

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