Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RadioCom BTR-500/600C Telex
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T elex Operating Instructions RadioCom ™ BTR-500/600C TR-500/600C Professional W ireless Intercom Set R T ALK A 1B 2 RadioCom TM ON OFF B E L T P A C K IN OUT I/C IN OUT AUX LOCAL BEL T P ACK SIDETO.
T able of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................... ...........1 General Description ..........................................................
T able of Contents (Continued) System Operation ...............................................................................................................................21 Base Station Operation ..................................................
Intr oduction General Description The T elex Radiocom BTR-500 and BTR-600C UHF W ireless intercom systems offer the ultimate in reliable, high performance, high fidelity full du- plex communications. The BTR-500 series includes the BTR-500 fre - quency agile base station, working with the TR-500 transceiver beltpack.
Base Station T ransceiver Contr ols and Connections 1. Power Switch - Illuminates when on. 2. Beltpack Light - Illuminates when a beltpack is transmit- ting to base station. 3. Intercom In Level Contr o l - Adjust for optimum level. Intercom light #1 1 should just flash red on loudest speech.
Base Station Contr ols and Connections - Rear Panel 1. T ransmit Antenna Jack - Color band on antenna must match color dot on base station. Female “TNC” Connec- tor . 2. T ransmit Channel Switch - Changes frequency of beltpack (shown on Serial No.
9. & 10. Loop Thru I/C - 9 pin D-sub jack. W ired as shown. 1 1. See #8. 12. Auxiliary Jack - 6 pin RJ-1 1 telephone type jack. Com - patible with “R TS Matrix” type intercoms. Figure 6 Auxiliary Jack 13. Power Jack - 12-15 VDC, 400mA minimum or 12-15 V AC rms, 400mA rms minimum.
Beltpack Contr ols and Connections 1. V olume Control and Power Switch - T urns power on and off and controls headset volume. 2. Battery/Overmodulation Light - Flashes once when unit is turned on if battery is good. If light stays on, battery is low .
-6- Beltpack Specifications RF Output .............................................................2 5 m W typical T emperature Range ......................................... -4°F to 130°F (-20°C to 55°C) Dimensions ............................4 " Wx5 7/8"H x 1 5/8"D (120mm x 149mm x 41mm) W eight .
Initial Equipment Set-Up Unpacking Unpack your RadioCom System. A system package should contain the following Items: Contact the shipper or your dealer immediately if anything is damaged or missing. Fill out the regis- tration card and return it to T elex to properly regis- ter your unit.
Attach the transmit 1/2-wave antenna to the antenna input receptacle labeled “T ransmit” on the left side of the rear panel. The antenna should be vertically aligned. Figure 10 Attaching T ransmit 1/2-W ave Antenna Antenna Polarization The T elex W ireless Intercom System is “V ertically Polarized”.
Keep the distance between the BTR and the TR as short as possible. The greater the distance, the weaker the signal. Make sure the “signal paths” be- tween the BTR and TR are unobstructed. Y ou should be able to visibly locate the antennas at all times for best performance.
Figure 16 Antenna Placement Improving Reception and Incr easing Range Keeping the distance from the base station and beltpack as short, and unobstructed as possible will produce the most reliable performance. The base station is supplied with two antennas.
Base Station Set-Up Location Locate the base station on a level surface with the rear of the unit facing you. See “Antenna Informa- tion” section for more information on choosing a lo- cation. Rack Mounting T wo kits are available for rack mounting the base station.
RF T ransmit Mode Switch Allows the operator to select three different types of transmitting modes; continuous transmit, transmitter off, or remote transmitter . For most operations, place the transmitter switch in the “CONT” position (Continuous mode).
Audio Channel Switch Intercom T ype Set to T elex Selects either “IC 1 or 2" (and corresponding pins on ”IC Loop-thru"). In “Auto” position the switch allows selection of channels 1 or 2 from the beltpack.
Figure 27 Auxiliary to I/C Switch Figure 28 Connecting Base Stations T ogether Interconnection to a Hard-W ired Inter com System The Radiocom wireless system can be integrated into Audiocom (T elex) intercom systems and most existing wired intercom systems including R TS and Clear-Com.
-15- HEADSET LINES HEADSET LINES TWO CH BEL TP ACK (BP-2000) TWO CH BEL TP ACK "Y" HEADSET LINES HEADSET LINES HEADSET LINES T elex T elex INTERCOM POWER SUPPL Y (PS-2000L) INTERCOM USER ST .
-16- T elex T elex T elex T elex HEADSET LINE HEADSET LINE HEADSET LINE MODEL PS15 POWER SUPPLY O/N 9000678600 IMPEDANCE SELECT NORM 200 DUAL 400 OUTPUTS J1, J2 CONNECT TO J1 J2 TW INTERCOM SYSTEM COMPONENTS REFER TO OPERATION MANUAL AUDIO COUPLING CM1-CM2 J3 TIP-CH1 RING-CH2 SLEEVE-COM RTS SYSTEMS, BURBANK CALIFORNIA MADE IN U.
Auxiliary Audio Connection The 6 pin telephone jack (RJ-1 1) may be used to supply audio into and out of the base station. R TS Matrix type intercoms may be interfaced to the base station through this jack. Since audio is not “Channelized” through this jack, the audio channel switch has no effect on the audio passed through the jack.
Beltpack Set-Up Headset Connection Insert the headset/microphone into the connector on the bottom on the unit. See the headset connection diagram (Figure 8) if a unit other than T elex headset is used. Figure 33 Connecting Headset RF T ransmit/Receive Channel Switches Allows the user to select which of the two RF chan- nels the unit is on.
Battery Installation Insure that the OFF/ON volume control knob is turned OFF . Press down the battery release latch and remove battery pack. Pack slides off in opposite direction. Replace batteries as follows: Figure 36 Battery Installation -19- 1. Open the battery pack by inserting finger nail and lifting as shown.
Pr e-W alk-Thru Checklist Following the instructions fully to this point you have successfully completed the following check- list: ❒ Located the base station properly . ❒ Connected power to base station transceiver . ❒ Connected the 1/2-wave antennas to the base station.
System Operation Base Station Operation Power If you have followed the instructions until this point you should now be ready to turn both the beltpack and the base station “ON” Place the power switch on the base station in the “ON” position. The green power on indicator LED should illuminate.
Dual Listen Level This control is related to the dual listen switches. It controls the level of the audio mix. For more infor- mation on the dual listen switches, refer to the “Base Station Set-Up” section. Figure 40 Dual Listen Level Control Intercom Level I/C IN Adjusts the level of the Intercom system’ s audio into the base station.
Beltpack Operation Power/Local Headset V olume Y ou should now be ready to turn the beltpack “ON”. Rotate the OFF/ON V olume Control Switch on the beltpack clockwise to turn the unit on.
Figure 45 Microphone Gain Sidetone Level Regular TR beltpacks have their sidetone control lo- cated on their respective base stations (See the sidetone level part of the base station “Operation Section”).
Example System Configurations Single Base Station Audiocom (T elex) System The audio out RCA jack on the back of this unit is used for the public address system. The unused Audiocom channel must be terminated to avoid loud feedback if audio channel two was switched to by the beltpack.
Single Base Station R TS System Figure 48 Example Single BTR-500 R TS System used at a Small Play Pr oduction -26- 1C H DISTRIBUTION P ANEL RTS BACKST AGE MANAGER CURT AIN DIRECT OR ST AGE LIGHTS AUDIO SPOTLIGHT WIRED BEL TP ACKS POWER SUPPL Y RTS AUDIO CHANNE L1=S T A G EA N D DIRECTION AUDIO CHANNEL 2 = AUDIO EFFECTS/LIGHTING/CURT AIN B.
Six Base Station R TS System Figure 49 Example of Six BTR-500 R TS Systems used by a Pr oduction Unit -27- T elex T elex T elex T elex T elex T THIS END TOWARD TRANSMITTER ALP-450 ex el R TRANSMIT ANTENNA TRANSMIT DC OUTPUT RECEIVE RECEIVE ANTENNA 110/220VAC INPUT FUSE: F 1.
Figure 50 Example of an Eight BTR-600C Audiocom(T elex) System being used by a Football T eam -28- T elex T elex T elex TRANSMIT ANTENNA TRANSMIT DC OUTPUT RECEIVE RECEIVE ANTENNA 110/220 VACINPUT FUSE: F 1.
Beltpack to Beltpack System The following is an example of a beltpack to beltpack system. The two operators need to be in constant, full-duplex communication with each other in a noisy paper press environment.
System W alk-Thru Now that you have successfully “set up” your T elex W ireless Intercom System and turned on any auxil- iary equipment you are ready to test the overall per- formance by “W alking” the T elex system through the areas in which you will be using it.
TROUBLESHOOTING Reread the sections of this manual to make sure you have completed system set-up properly If you are unable to solve the problem, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the system for as- sistance. -31- PROBLEM SOLUTION DISTOR TION - System’ s audio quality seems distorted at medium to high input levels.
T ech T ips Codes Settings and the BTR600C While the BTR-600C and corresponding TR-600C have over 65,000 different codes that may be se - lected by the user , there are actually over 16 million different codes in the units.
-33- RTS Input Impedance: ..............................................200 W Output Level: ............................0.775 V rms nominal Bridging Impedance: ......................................>10k W Call Signalling: Send: ...................20kHz ± 100 Hz, 240 mV rms Receive: .
Accessories and Replacement Parts ALP-600 520-760 MHz Bi-Directional Log Periodic Antenna Includes mounting hardware and 10 feet (3 meters) of coaxial cable with TNC Connectors Order No. 878896 Antenna Cables : Special low loss antenna cables with TNC Connectors.
-35- CUST OMER SER VICE INFORMA TION If your receiver or transmitter should need servicing, please contact: Customer Service Department TELEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 8601 East Cornhusker Highway, P.O. Box 5579, Lincoln, Nebraska 68505-5579 U.S.A. Phone: (402) 467-5321 or 465-7021 All claims of defect or shortage should be sent to the above address.
-36- FCC INFORMA TION The Telex BTR-500/600C and the TR-500/600C Transmitter/Receiver are Type Ac- cepted under United States Federal Communications Commission Part 74. Licensing of Telex equipment is the User’s responsibility and licensibility depends on the user’s classification, users application, and frequency selected.
R TELEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. • 12000 Portland Ave. South, Burnsville, MN 55337. PN 801567-2 JAN 2001 Made in U.S.A..
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