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Danger, 5 in the event of antenna coupler failure – Furuno FS-1570 User Manual

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2 SSB RADIOTELEPHONE

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2.5 In the Event of Antenna Coupler Failure

The antenna coupler automatically tunes a wire or whip antenna to the transceiver. When
all frequencies cannot be tuned, TUNE OK will not appear on the display. In this case, you
can tune 2182 kHz by manually operating the coupler as shown in the procedure below.

DANGER

HIGH TENSION HAZARD

DO NOT TRANSMIT WHEN
THE ANTENNA COUPLER
IS OPEN.

1. Turn off the transceiver unit. Remove the cover of the antenna coupler.
2. Set the MANUAL-AUTO switch to the MANUAL position.

COUPLER BOARD

DUMMY

LOAD

BOARD

MANUAL

AUTO

3. Replace the cover.
4. Turn on the transceiver unit.