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                         NT 250 Technical and Maintenance Manual           NicomUsa Inc
TABLE  OF  CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
Transmitter General Description And Installation Procedures Page 2
Remote Control Feature Page 3
Programming the NT 250 Page 5
CHAPTER 2
Electrical & Mechanical Specifications Page 10
Front  Panel Description Page 13
Rear Panel Description Page 14
CHAPTER 3
250 W schematics and components list Page 15
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                         NT 250 Technical and Maintenance Manual           NicomUsa Inc CHAPTER 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION NT 250 Transmitter Exciter INTRODUCTION The NT 250 FM Exciter is  the latest  in state of  the art  products available  from Nicom.  This Transmitter is designed  with high reliability components and is intended to give many  years  of trouble  free  continuous  service. This  unit  incorporates many   features including   a switching  power supply  and a PLL  frequency synthesizer. The latest  SMD  tec
                    
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                         NT 250 Technical and Maintenance Manual           NicomUsa Inc REMOTE CONTROL FEATURE The NT 250 is equipped with a 9 pin RS 232 connector that allows all the mains telemetry functions. The software is supplied with the unit and  with this CD rom it's possible to monitor and to change the main parameters ot the NT 250 on the computer's screen. The NT 250 is also supplied with the interlock connector that allows to switch the power on and off simply by grounding the inner conductor of the BNC. N
                    
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                         NT 250 Technical and Maintenance Manual           NicomUsa Inc RUNNING THE PROGRAM Once the program is running, from the  main screen it is necessary  to click  the POWER ON button; the screen will light up and a message" COMMUNICATION IN PROGRESS" will appear. After  few seconds, on the left side of the screen, the operating frequency will appear together with all the other parameters. If not, check the Communication port setting (COM1-COM 2). To change it, click the File menu and then select 
                    
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                              NT 250 PROGRAMMING        Connect a 50 ohm load or 50 ohm antenna to the RF output, connect the  equipment into a mains supply (100÷240 VAC). The equipment is factory  pre-set to 50 W.    Switch ON the power and the yellow V POWER LED will light.    The Display will show:      PROGRAM  WAIT        SETTING        After 3 seconds the green PLL LOCK led will light and the Display will  show an increasing bar. After a further 5 seconds the green ENABLE will  light and there will be output powe
                    
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                              The default frequency is 98.000 MHz.  To display the frequency push the SETTING key.  In order to display the parameter push the SELECT key.    Display Password    The Password mode is factory set to enable, and is not possible change  this setting.    The default password is 1 2 3.    The way for changing the password is the following:    • Press the PROGRAM key for 3 seconds;       PROGRAM  PASSWORD       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    SETTING        • Press the PROGRAM key to move the underscor
                    
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                                PROGRAM  CONFIRM  (Y/N)  ?        N=SEL.      Y=SET.     SETTING      If the password is not correct an error is displayed:       PROGRAM  ERROR     PASSWORD    SETTING      After a few seconds the display will show the parameters again.    • When the password is correct, the display will show:      PROGRAM    NEW PASS .  =  SET.     NEW FREQ .  =  PRG  SETTING        To change the password press the SETTING key.  To change the frequency press the PROGRAM key.    • For changing the passw
                    
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                            If the password is correct the display will show:      PROGRAM  STORED    NEW PASSWORD    SETTING    If the confirmation password is wrong the display will show:      PROGRAM  ERROR      CONFIRMATION  SETTING          IMPORTANT NOTE    ! BE CAREFUL !    Once the password is set, it must be remembered, otherwise  neither the frequency nor the password can be reset and the unit  will have to be returned to Nicom for resetting.        Display Change of Frequency.    • Press the PROGRAM key for 
                    
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                              The underscore character indicates which digit can be change.  To move the underscore character hit the PROGRAM key.    When the new frequency is chosen, then press the SETTING key  confirm it.    After a “WAIT CYCLE”, the display will show the parameters:      PROGRAM    MOD >    FRW 50W  RFL   0.4W   SETTING      After 7 minutes the display light will switch off and the display will show:      PROGRAM  NICOM     MHz  103.900  SETTING                                                       
                    
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                         NT 250 Technical and Maintenance Manual           NicomUsa Inc CHAPTER 2 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS NT 250  TECHNICAL  DATA Power output: 2 to 270 Watts continuously variable Frequency of operation: Sinthesized with TXCO crystal reference RF output connector/ Impedance: Type "N" Female / 50 Ohms Frequency Stability: Better than 5ppm  (±  500 Hz) , 0 to  50° C. Frequency Range: 87.5 - 108 Mhz Frequency programming: Digitally in 10 Khz increments. Modulation type: Direct FM at the carrier frequenc
                    
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                         NT 250 Technical and Maintenance Manual           NicomUsa Inc COMPOSITE OPERATION Composite inputs four total, 1 for MPX and 3 for SCA MPX input 1 unbalanced bnc connector MPX input impedance 2 K ohms MPX input level 3,5 V p-p (1,237 Vrms/3.64 dBm) Composite FM unweighed S/N ratio > 78 dB below  ± 75 Khz deviation at 400 Hz measured in a 30 Hz - 100Khz bandwidth with 75 usec de-emphasis (RMS) Composite Total Harmonic Distortion 0.05 % typical Composite Intermodulation Distortion 0.05 %, measur
                    
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                         NT 250 Technical and Maintenance Manual           NicomUsa Inc MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS Chassis Dimensions: 132 mm  (5.1") H 326 mm (12.83")D 445 mm (17.51) W Front panel dimensions: 483 mm (19") W  132 mm (5.1") H Ambient operating temperature: from 0 to  + 50 C (+32 to +122 F) Humidity: 90% maximum, non condensing. Weight: 32 Lbs  ( 14.5 Kg) Shipping Dimensions: 22" x 23" x 8"   Page 12                                                                                                           
                    
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                        LOCK ENABLE PROGRAM 6 3 4 7 5 PWR PWR AD ADJ J.. 2 1 SET 8 VDC2 VDC1 ON 9 OFF FM FM TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER NT NT 250 250 EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY CORRECT OPERATION YELLOW INDICATOR 1- 2 - POWER STAGE SUPPLY CORRECT OPERATION YELLOW INDICATOR 3 - PLL LOCK FREQUENCY CONTROL CORRECT OPERATION CIRCUIT GREEN INDICATOR 4 - PRESENCE OF RF POWER AT FREQUENCY SET ON OUTPUT CONNECTOR GREEN INDICATOR 5 - RF OUTPUT POWER ADJUSTING FROM 0 TO OVER 250W 6- LCD MULTIMETER DISPLAY SHOWING: - operational frequency 
                    
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                        RF OUTPUT 3 50 OHM 250W REMOTE CONTROL 50 1 GND MONO SCA 3 SCA 2 SCA 1 MPX 75 2 + S 8 3- 6 7 14 4 16 11 9 10 13 12 15 INTERLOCK 5 MAINS V WARNING Voltages under equipment cover plate A can be hazardous to your life. Equipment only can be handled by qualified personnel. 1 2 CE 1 - MAIN SUPPLY CONNECTOR 2 - AC FUSE 3A 3-FAN 4 - DB 9 PIN INPUT / OUTPUT CONNECTOR FOR TELEMETRY ( opt.01 ) 5 - BNC FEMALE FOR CONNECTION OF THE INTERLOCK LOOP - A CONNECTION TO GROUND INHIBIT RF POWER 6-7-8- BNC FEMALES 
                    
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                        N COM e Si Rev B 1.0 1 of 1 et She 24, 2003 Friday, October Date: Mod. NT 250 Document Number ze IC FUNCTIONAL SCHEMAT Titl SUPPLY MHz   98.000 MICROCONTROLLER VDC POWER VAC NICOM DISPLAY  MHz RS232  12.8   TCXO SCA SIGNAL INTERFACE PLL AUDIO INPUT MONO ADJ MPX    COUPLER RF OUTPUT VCO DIRECTIONAL LIMITER LPF RF AMPLIFIER RF DRIVER                                                                                                                                                                       
                    
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                        5 1 6 0.8mH L OUT 2 GND HEART SW1 3 7 0.8mH N OUT N COM Titl e Document Number A 1 1 of Sheet Friday, January 31, 2003 Date: Mod. EMC-03 1.0 Rev Size EMC FILTER N IN TERM TERM L9 275V 2.2nF / 350V RV3 C3 275V 1uF / 350V RV2 C2 TERM 275V 2.2nF / 350V RV1 C1 L IN TERM TERM L8 FUSE B FUSE A TERM TERM4                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                    
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                        +24 V R1 +24 V V V V V +15 GND +24 +15 +5V -15 Protection & Meter 1 +15 V 2 1 3 2 4 3 LED RF 5 6 7 8 +24 V +24 V -15V 1 -5V -5V LED RF LED RF 10 -15 V -15V D1 V-GAT E LL414 8 LED RF C1 + C2 + LED RF 1 22MF / 16V 22MF / 16V 2 3 -5V 2 1 Interlock L1 1 +15 V RFL PW R2 RF RFL METER 1 2K2 DB9_FWD 2 DB9_RFL C3 C4 DB9_RFL_PW 1nF 1nF R3 10K 1 L2 -15 V -15V 2 V V 1 +15 +5V GND +15 GND C5 C6 1nF 1nF 1 L3 2 2 -5V -5V C7 C8 4 1nF 1nF 2 1 L4 3 3 C9 C10 PLL LOCK 1nF 1nF 1 RF PLL L5 2 4 RFL PWR C11 C12 1nF 1nF
                    
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