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Section II
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION
Unpacking and Inspection
Immediately upon receipt of the 514 decoder, inspect for
any possible shipping damage. If damage is found or sus-
pected, notify the carrier at once, and then contact Inovon-
ics.
We recommend that you set aside the original shipping car-
ton in the event that return for Warranty repair is required.
Shipping damage sustained as a result of improper packing
for return may invalidate the Warranty!
Warranty Registration
Please complete the Warranty Registration process. Not on-
ly does registration assure coverage of the equipment under
terms of the Warranty (printed inside the back cover of this
manual), but the user automatically receives any specific
service and modification instructions, including software or
firmware updates. Register online at:
www.inovonicsbroadcast.com/product-registration
Mounting
The Model 514 decoder is packaged in a compact ‘clamshell’
chassis that defines the standardized Inovonics’ INOmini
module. The 514 may simply be set on top of an existing
piece of rack-mounted equipment, as long as at least 1U of
panel space is left open above the rack-mounted ‘host’ to
access the decoder. Alternatively, a pair of mounting holes
on the chassis base allows the 514 to be fastened to any
convenient surface with two #4 screws.
An optional rack-mount kit is available for the 514, which
can house up to three INOmini modules. The kit comes
with blanking panels for unused spaces, and with two ‘dai-
sy-chain’ power cables so that two or three INOmini mod-
ules may share a single supply.
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AC Mains Power
All Inovonics INOmini modules are supplied with an out-
board switching-type power supply suited to the destination
mains voltage. As the actual power consumed by the 514
decoder is 230mA at 12 volts DC, a second DC connector on
the rear panel of the 514 allows the user to ‘daisy-chain’
INOmini
modules. This means that two or more units may
be fed from the same AC supply, but with the caution that
the total input power specification of a given assortment of
INOmini modules must not exceed the current rating noted
on the power supply label.
Battery Operation
The 514 decoder may optionally be powered by either a wet
or a sealed (gel) 12-volt lead/acid battery. The nominal in-
put voltage should never exceed 15V, and protection should
be afforded against voltage surges from charging circuits.
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Although we have anticipated that the 514 decoder will be
used in a radio broadcasting environment, please do prac-
tice reasonable care in locating the unit away from abnor-
mally high RF fields.
Headphone Jack
The front-panel
PHONES
jack will accommodate stereo
headphones of virtually any impedance with a 3.5mm stereo
plug. The listening level is not adjustable.
Rear Panel Connections
COMPOSITE/
MPX INPUT
This unbalanced-bridging rear-panel
BNC connector accepts a composite/
multiplex input signal with a minimum
peak-to-peak (p-p) value of 0.5V.
G +9 A P
These are alarm “tally” outputs for re-
mote indication of fault conditions.
Designations are also noted on the rear
panel and stand for Ground, +9 DC
volts, Audio Loss and Pilot Loss.
The two alarm outputs are the collec-
tors of NPN transistors that saturate to
