User's Manual
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SAFETYOPERATIONINSTRUCTIONS
BEFOREUSE
Review this manual and insure that all conditions are compatible with the
amplifier'ssp ecifications.Safeoperationmaybeimpairedifthisequipmentis
notusedasintended.
GENERALDESCRIPTION
Thissymbolismarkedinthemanualanddenotesimportantsafety operation
instructions.Pleasereadcarefullybeforecontinuing.
This equipment is suitable for a wide variety of scientific,industrial,
laboratory and communication applications where high levels of
electromagnetic Radio Frequency (RF) energy are required. Therefore, the
outputoftheamplifiermustbeter
minatedtoanappropriateload,suchas
a high power attenuator, dummy load, a communication or radiation
antenna. User must insure that radiated energy do not violate regulatory
levelsofelectromagneticinterference.
PROTECTIVEGROUND
This symbol is marked on the equipment and denotes protective ground
terminal.
This amplifier includes protective ground terminal. The equipment shouldn't
beusedifthisprotectionisimpaired.Thesuppliedpowercordmustbeused
alongwithanuninterruptedexternalpowersource.
HAZARDOUSLINEANDRFVOLTAGES
This symbol is marked on the equipment where dangerous voltages are
present.Useextremecaution.
Both RF input and output connectors should be terminated prior to the
application of the external AC source. Otherwise, contactwiththeRF
output center pin can be dangerous. Place the amplifier in the OFF position
priortocon
nectinganddisconnecting RFoutputload.
ELECTROSTATICDISCHARGE(ESD)
This symbol is marked on the equipment where ESD sensitiv e devices are
present.Donothandlewithouttheproperprotection.
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance, repair and calibration must be performed by qualified
personnel only. Contact with the internal amplifier components maybe
dangerousevenwhentheequipmentisintheOFFpo sition.
This denotes a condition that may cause dama ge to the Amplifier if
procedure is not correctly performed. Do not proceed until the indicated
conditionsareme
t.
FORCEDAIRCOOLING
Do not block the inlet and outlet ofthe internal coolingblowers. Otherwise
damagemayresulttotheamplifier.
CAUTION