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If the ‘

MENU

’ button is pressed while the character is flashing, the display will 

also return to the cursor positioning screen but the character at the selected 
position will not have been changed. 
When you have finished editing the User ID text, press the ‘

MENU

’ button while 

the cursor is flashing (cursor positioning screen) to return to the main set-up 
menu (Fig:10).  From this screen, you can access the final set-up option by 
pressing the ‘

’ button.  Note that the set-up option menu is circular.  If you 

continue pressing the ‘

’ or ‘

’ buttons once you reach the end of the set-up 

option list, the menu will wrap-around back to the first or last option. 

 
 

SET RACK OPTIONS? 

This line steady 

   B R I G H T N E S S :

1 0

 

   

 

   

 

 

         

 

This line flashing 

  S 

T  R A C K

O P T I O N S ?

 

Fig:15  SET-UP MENU, OPTION #5. 

This is the final set-up option.  Selecting this option by pressing the ‘

OK

’ button 

will enter the rack settings sub-menu.  The top line displays the rack settings, 
along with their current value. 
 
Press the ‘

OK

’ button to change to the rack options menu selection screen, as 

shown below:- 

 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

B  R  I  G H T N E S S :

1 0

 

   

 

   

 

 

         

 

This line steady 

  S 

T  R A C K

O P T I O N S ?

 

Fig:16 RACK OPTIONS MENU. 

In this screen, pressing the ‘

’ or ‘

’ buttons will scroll through the available 

rack options, in the same manner as for the main set-up menu.  The available 
options are tabulated below:- 

 
 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

B  R  I  G H T N E S S :

1 0

 

This option controls the backlight brightness for all four displays. 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

C O N T R A S T :

5

 

This option controls the display contrast for all four displays. 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

V O L  T A  G E :

1 0

.

5 V

 

This option displays the rack power supply voltage (read only). 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

W A R N

S T A T U S :

O N

 

This option turns on or off the low input voltage warning. 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

W A R N

L E V E L : 1 0 . 0 V

 

This option sets the low input voltage warning level. 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

M A S T - H EA D   P W R

O F F

 

This option toggles the mast-head amplifier power supply. 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

D B A 

A C T I V E

 

This option toggles the DBA active/passive mode. 

Cursor only flashing 

 

>

S e  r  N o : 0 0 1 9 4 5 - 0 2

 

Summary of Contents for RK2040

Page 1: ...RK2040 USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...l and transmitter battery status The RK2040 also has four transformer balanced line outputs as well as an adjustable headphone output The RK2040 has a built in RS485 PC interface allowing the receiver parameters to be set up and remotely monitored up to 1000 metres away The Racktop application supplied free of charge with the RK2040 allows up to 12 fully loaded racks to be remotely monitored via t...

Page 3: ...5 OK button 6 inch Stereo jack socket 7 Headphone level control 8 9 10 12 11 14 13 RF OUTA ANTENNAA RF OUTB ANTENNAB 4 3 2 1 LINE OUTPUTS PC INTERFACE RS 485 DC INPUT 10 18V 1A 1 2 3 4 8 8 BNC antenna input A 9 BNC antenna input B 10 4 x Transformer balanced XLR outputs 11 2 x RS485 9 pin D type interfaces 12 4 pin XLR male DC Power socket 13 RF output B 14 RF output A ...

Page 4: ...play the RF and Audio levels TX battery K2040 Receiver setting Switches enu Up Down and OK switches 3 4 5 set all parameters for the rack and receivers through a simple and intuitive menu C Connect power to the RK2040 Plug the four pin XLR connector into the power socket 12 on the rear panel The RK2040 requires a DC supply in the range 10 18VDC with a maximum current of 1 5A O A two position to sw...

Page 5: ......

Page 6: ...ight corner of the screen shows the status of the transmitter battery This icon indicates the battery status as 1 of 6 levels The Audio Monitoring Icon When the headphones icon is displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen this indicates that the audio output from that receiver is routed to the front panel monitoring socket Any combination of the four receiver outputs may be simultaneously...

Page 7: ...rated To enter the set up menu press the MENU button when in normal operating mode Pressing the menu button displays a screen which prompts the user to press and hold the up and down buttons for 1 second to continue At the end of this time the set frequency screen will appear If the rack is being controlled by Racktop access to the menu functions may be reduced Typically only read only parameters ...

Page 8: ...the OK button to change the frequency again or press the or buttons to scroll through the other available set up options If the MENU button is pressed while the top line is still flashing the set up mode will be cancelled the display will be returned to normal operating mode and the previous frequency setting will be restored SET AF Pressing the button while SET FREQUENCY is flashing will move to ...

Page 9: ...his is because there is no option to change this parameter The serial number is set into the receiver during manufacture and cannot be changed Wherever the set up option is not followed by the parameter cannot be changed Press the MENU button to exit the set up menu or press the button to move to the next set up option screen shown below ON OFF This line steady R X O N This line flashing R X O N O...

Page 10: ...g down either arrow key will cause the cursor to step continuously When the cursor is at either end of the 16 character line further presses will cause it to wrap around to the other end of the line If the MENU button is pressed while the cursor is flashing the display will return to the set up menu screen Fig 10 The character or empty space above the current cursor position will be selected for e...

Page 11: ...nt value Press the OK button to change to the rack options menu selection screen as shown below Cursor only flashing B R I G H T N E S S 1 0 This line steady S E T R A C K O P T I O N S Fig 16 RACK OPTIONS MENU In this screen pressing the or buttons will scroll through the available rack options in the same manner as for the main set up menu The available options are tabulated below Cursor only fl...

Page 12: ...n the brightness setting screen the display will revert to the rack settings menu screen and the original brightness level will be restored To keep the selected brightness level press the OK button If the rack is being monitored by the Racktop program the brightness will also then be changed on all other connected racks CONTRAST This parameter can also be varied over a range of 0 to 10 Level 0 is ...

Page 13: ...is pressed in this screen the display will revert to the rack settings menu screen and the original warning level will be restored To keep the selected warning level press the OK button If the rack is being monitored by the Racktop program the level will also then be changed on all other connected racks MAST HEAD POWER STATE This screen is used to toggle the on off state of the mast head amplifier...

Page 14: ...f up to 24MHz Display Controls Backlit LCD display with comprehensive intuitive set up of individual receiver parameters via a smiple 4 button interface Built in active distribution amplifiers With the built in active distribution amplifier only two antennae are needed to supply the signal for up to eight receivers PC connection 2 x RS485 9 pin sub D type connector One connector connects to PC via...

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