2825R-XX SERIES TWO DIVER RACK
MOUNT COMMUNICATOR USER MANUAL
282XR-UM
REV 5.0
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NOTE
: When operating with a standby diver who does not have his hat/helmet on, acoustic
feedback may occur. This can be avoided by turning his volume down Diver to Tender, which
cuts off his microphone, yet will enable him to monitor the diver/tender conversation.
4.7
Other Tender Controls
4.7.1
Push-To-Talk Switch
Activation of this switch connects the tender to the diver, necessary for two wire
conversations, optional for Full Duplex (4-wire) conversations. Always used when
using the PANEL MICROPHONE for talking to the divers.
4.7.2
Microphone Jacks (Red)
Connection for headset microphone: plug red banana plug into these jack when
operating in the Full Duplex mode.
4.7.3
Headset Jacks (Black)
Connection for headset earphones, external speaker: plug both headset banana
plugs (red & black) into the black headset jacks, red & black when operating in the
two wire mode. Plug in only the black headset banana plug when operating in the
Full Duplex mode. Plug hand held microphone black banana plug into the black
headset jacks.
4.7.4
Push-To-Talk Jacks (Yellow)
Connection for remote control of the push-to-talk function: plug the hand held
microphone yellow banana plug into this jack. Operation of the hand held
microphone is simple and straight forward, hold the microphone in your hand, place
the microphone within one half inch of your mouth, depress lever on side of
microphone and speak clearly and distinctly into the microphone.
The communicator has an automatic speaker disconnect relay which disconnects
the front panel speaker when using the hand held microphone. This greatly
reduces the background noise during transmissions to the divers. This feature is
also functional when using an AMRON headset, and headset extender (Model
2821-28).
4.7.5
Speaker On/Off Switch
For normal operation the speaker switch is left on. When operating in noisy
conditions, it may be advantageous to use a headset to cut out the background
noise. In this case it will be desirable to shut off the speaker. There are other
conditions when turning off the speaker is desirable, situations where the nature of
the work requires a confidential handling of communications.
4.7.6
Record Jack (Rear Panel)
Isolated audio output to drive a recorder. Use standard RCA type audio cable to
connect the diver radio to the audio recorder. Test record audio, checking both
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