BW Broadcast rds2, Technical Manual

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I - Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3
1.0 Introduction to RDS ......................................................................................................... 3
1.1 BW RDS2 Equipment ...................................................................................................... 4
1.2 RDS2 Connections and Indicators ................................................................................... 4
II - Installation and Setup ........................................................................................................... 5
2.0 Installing the BW RDS2 Configuration Software............................................................ 5
2.1 Connecting the BW RDS2 to a PC................................................................................... 5
III - Programming the BW RDS2 .............................................................................................. 7
3.1 BW RDS2 Software ......................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Configuration Screen Operations ................................................................................... 10
3.3 ‘Basic’ Configuration Screen ......................................................................................... 11
3.4 ‘PSN’ Configuration Screen........................................................................................... 17
This cycle will continue for as long as Page1 is ‘ACTIVE’. ................................................... 19
Caution ..................................................................................................................................... 19
The two main issues with Dynamic PSN’s are, ........................................................................ 19
Direct Entry .............................................................................................................................. 20
Note: ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Insert Text ................................................................................................................................. 21
Figure 2.5 BW RDS2 Software PSN Entry sub window. ....................................................... 21
Insert Scrolling Text ................................................................................................................. 21
3.5 ‘Schedule’ Configuration Screen ................................................................................... 23
3.6 ‘Radiotext’ Configuration Screen .................................................................................. 25
Figure 3.D BW RDS2 Software Radiotext Configuration window. ........................................ 26
The RDS2 will be programmed with this information next time the SEND button is pressed.
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IV - Installing the RDS2 in your Broadcast System ............................................................ 27
4.1 Pilot Synchronisation ..................................................................................................... 27
4.2 Equipment Configuration............................................................................................... 27
4.3 RDS Level control.......................................................................................................... 28
This is approximately the correct level for the RDS output..................................................... 28
Once you have set the RDS level reconnect your audio and you are all set for RDS
broadcasting. ............................................................................................................................ 28
V - Hardware Configuration ................................................................................................ 29
5.1 Dip Switches ................................................................................................................. 29
5.2 Control Port Configuration............................................................................................ 29
6.0 Glossary.............................................................................................................................. 29
7.0 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 29
X.0 Glossary ............................................................................................................................ 29
Troubleshooting: .................................................................................................................... 33
Configuring your PC’s serial port ........................................................................................ 33
Table 2.1 Default Serial Port Configuration ............................................................................ 33
PSN Text not appearing correctly ........................................................................................ 33
BW RDS2 - QuickStart Guide: ............................................................................................. 34
2.1. RDS2 Contents ................................................................................................................ 34
The default setting for communication is connection on COM1 at 9600 baud rate. ............... 35
3.1 BASIC PAGE Configuration. ........................................................................................ 35
Important: ................................................................................................................................ 36
3.2.1 Configuring a Static PSN .............................................................................................. 37
To make sure this page remains ‘active’ you will need to disable all time slots in the PSN
scheduler................................................................................................................................... 38
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