Clear-Com ENCORE EF-701M User manual

CLEAR-COM ENCORE

EF-701M INTERFACE

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

EF-701M Interface Instruction Manual

Part Number 810363Z Rev. 1

Vitec Group Communications, LLC.

850 Marina Village Parkway

Alameda, CA 94501

U.S.A

Vitec Group Communications

7400 Beach Drive

Cambridge Research Park

Cambridgeshire

United Kingdom

CB25 9TP

Vitec Group Communications

Room 1806, Hua Bin Building

No. 8 Yong An Dong Li

Jian Guo Men Wai Ave

Chao Yang District

Beijing, P.R. China 100022

Clear-Com, CellCom/FreeSpeak and the Clear-Com Communication Systems logo are registered trademarks of The Vitec Group plc.

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CONTENTS

OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Connecting a Party-Line Channel to a Matrix Frame Port . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Converting a Party-Line Channel to 4-Wire Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Rear Panel Settings and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Mode-Switch Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

3-Pin XLR Connector (Party Line I/O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

DB-15 Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

RJ-45 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

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INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Connecting the EF-701M Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Connecting the EF-701M to a Matrix Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Connecting the EF-701M to a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Connecting the EF-701M to RTS-TW Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Other Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Nulling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Adjusting the Null . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Troubleshooting Tips for Nulling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Internal Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Removing the cover of the EF-701M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Transmission methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Fiber-Optic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Other Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Audio Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

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Data Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Nulling Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

EF-701M technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Clear-Com Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

RTS format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

General Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-I

Warranty Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-i

Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-ii

Warranty Repairs and Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-iii

Non-Warranty Repairs and Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-iv

Extended Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-v

Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-v

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s

instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

10. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer,

or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the

cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

Please read and follow

these instructions

before operating this

product.

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11. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of

time.

12. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the

apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is

damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the

apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has

been dropped.

13. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to

rain or moisture.

Please familiarize yourself with the safety symbols in Figure 1. When you see these

symbols on this product, they warn you of the potential danger of electric shock if the

station is used improperly. They also refer you to important operating and maintenance

instructions in the manual.

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Figure 1: Safety Symbols

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

This symbol alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous

voltage within the product's enclosure that might be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. Do not open

the product's case.

This symbol informs you that important operating and main-

tenance instructions are included in the literature accompanying

this product.

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EMC AND SAFETY

The EF-701M Interface meets all relevant CE and FCC specifications set out below:

EN55103-1 Electromagnetic compatibility. Product family standard for audio, video,

audio-visual, and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use. Part 1:

Emissions.

EN55103-2 Electromagnetic compatibility. Product family standard for audio, video,

audio-visual, and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use. Part 2:

Immunity.

And thereby compliance with the requirement of Electromagnetic Compatibility

Directive 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)

this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

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