2830A THREE DIVER COMMUNICATOR USER MANUAL
2830A-UM
REV 5.0
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION AND SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................... 1
1.1
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.2
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 1
1.3
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 2
1.4
AMCOM III MODEL 2830A DIVER COMMUNICATOR ................................................................ 3
2
WARRANTY AND SERVICE POLICY ................................................................................................. 4
2.1
LIMITED WARRANTY .................................................................................................................. 4
2.2
SERVICE POLICY ........................................................................................................................ 4
3
OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES .......................................................................................................... 5
3.1
OPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2
ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................................................ 5
4
TENDER AND DIVER CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ................................................................. 7
4.1
TENDER AND DIVER CONTROLS .............................................................................................. 7
4.2
TENDER CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................ 7
4.3
DIVER CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................ 9
4.4
COMMUNICATOR MODEL 2830A-MS (MS CONNECTORS, 5 PIN) ......................................... 9
4.5
OTHER CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................ 10
4.6
OPTION CONTROLS: HELIUM SPEECH UNSCRAMBLER/26DSP3....................................... 11
4.7
OPTION CONTROLS: WIRELESS TENDER, /28A OPTION .................................................... 12
4.8
DRAWING, 2-WIRE CONNECTIONS......................................................................................... 13
4.9
DRAWING, FULL DUPLEX (4-WIRE) CONNECTIONS ............................................................. 14
4.10
DRAWING, PUSH-TO-TALK MICROPHONE CONNECTIONS ................................................. 15
5
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION................................................................................................... 16
5.1
OPERATION ............................................................................................................................... 16
5.2
CHARGING THE BATTERY ....................................................................................................... 16
5.3
INITIAL POWER ON - BATTERY CONDITION CHECK ............................................................ 16
5.4
MODES OF OPERATION ........................................................................................................... 17
5.5
VOLUME CONTROLS
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2 WIRE................................................................................................ 18
5.6
OTHER DIVER CONTROLS (2-WIRE MODE) ........................................................................... 18
5.7
VOLUME CONTROLS (4-WIRE MODE) .................................................................................... 18
5.8
OTHER DIVER CONTROLS (4-WIRE MODE) ........................................................................... 19
5.9
WIRELESS TENDER OPTION /28A .......................................................................................... 19
5.10
HELIUM SPEECH UNSCRAMBLER OPTION /26DSP3 ............................................................ 20
6
MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................... 22
6.1
FULL DUPLEX (4-WIRE) CHECK .............................................................................................. 22
6.2
2-WIRE CHECK .......................................................................................................................... 22
6.3
GENERAL MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................ 23
6.4
RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ....................................................................... 23
6.5
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................ 25
7
FULL DUPLEX (4-WIRE) - WHAT, WHY AND HOW ........................................................................ 29
7.1
WHAT ARE 2-WIRE AND 4-WIRE MODES? ............................................................................. 29
7.2
WHAT IS FULL DUPLEX (4-WIRE)? .......................................................................................... 30
7.3
WHY FULL DUPLEX (4-WIRE)?................................................................................................. 31
7.4
HOW DO YOU USE FULL DUPLEX (4-WIRE)? ........................................................................ 31