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Installation Guide 

 

RPT500 

 

9261-8252 

Summary of Contents for RPT500

Page 1: ...Installation Guide RPT500 9261 8252 ...

Page 2: ...sue 02 13 03 07 Software update 03 26 03 07 Line Synchronisation Added Section 6 04 05 16 04 07 28 06 07 Para 4 3 Aerial Inserted Para 4 3 modified 06 28 09 07 North American info added to Para 2 3 Section 3 Para s 4 3 4 11 Section 5 1 modified 07 14 04 08 Reference to earthing of enclosure amended Section 4 1 ...

Page 3: ...ting 4 2 Power Supply 4 3 Aerial 4 4 Transmitter Adjustment 4 5 PC programming 4 6 Frequency Adjustment 4 7 VCO adjustment 4 8 Data Modulation adjustment 4 9 Line Level adjustment 4 10 RF power adjustment 4 11 Connections 5 Disassembly and Reassembly 5 1 Disassembly 5 2 Reassembly 6 RPT500 Line Synchronisation Adjustment 6 1 Master Transmitter 6 2 Slave Transmitter ...

Page 4: ...erviceable parts in this equipment all faulty units should be returned to Multitone or their agent for repair WEEE Directive Product Disposal At the end of its serviceable life this product should not be treated as household or general waste It should be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment or returned to Multitone or their agent f...

Page 5: ...ansmitter equipments contain a low power 5 Watts transmitter and are intended for use with either an externally mounted dipole antenna or a local unity gain or less desk top whip antenna The equipment s performance may be characterized in accordance with the recommended MPE requirements of the European Council Directive 1999 519 EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagn...

Page 6: ...ut in accordance with recognised Codes Of Wiring Practice applicable to the equipment and circuits involved e g Mains power telephone and or radio Power supply cords and other leads should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Particular attention should be paid to cord entrance and exit points Where installation involves an external ...

Page 7: ...ith a three wire grounding type plug this plus will only fit a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature and should not be defeated If you are unable to use a grounding outlet contact your electrician Where equipment has been has been provided with a polarised line plug one blade wider than the other US Canada this plug will only fit a power outlet one way This is a safety feature and s...

Page 8: ... installation is used ensure that the unit is physically stable once all the leads have been connected An earth wire MUST be fitted to the 4mm earth screw terminal on the back of the transmitter using the earthing lead supplied or suitable equivalent 4 2 POWER SUPPLY The power supply can be wall mounted using the two holes in the mounting bracket supplied and suitable fixings Once the bracket is a...

Page 9: ...s Where the transmitter power is to be greater than 2 5W the antenna must be sited a minimum of 1 5 metres away from the RPE RPT500 housing and power supply In cases where a close coupled antenna must be used the transmitter power must be reduced to a maximum of 2 5W and care must be taken to position the antenna at least 0 5m from the power supply unit 4 4 TRANSMITTER ADJUSTMENT Whilst adjusting ...

Page 10: ...e as a heat sink therefore it is likely to destroy the amplifier very quickly if this provision is removed 4 5 PC PROGRAMMING If a particular setup is used often a setup file can be saved and recalled via the File menu A transmitter monitoring bar is available from the Action menu This monitors the transmitter status Open the field programmer on the PC and select Action Read ...

Page 11: ...9261 8252 Issue 07 Description Page 10 www multitone com This will then display the current transmitter parameters ...

Page 12: ...ency box If necessary the reference frequency can be changed to 10000Hz The new frequency must be a multiple of 10000 or 12500Hz and in the range 430 000 to 470 000MHz Set Alarm Set Power to required level Reselect any other parameters which need to be changed then click Write The new parameters are now stored in the transmitter Click Alignment ...

Page 13: ...9261 8252 Issue 07 Description Page 12 www multitone com If the frequency has been altered select Frequency Adjustment 4 7 VCO ADJUSTMENT Select Start VCO Adjustment ...

Page 14: ...ption Page 13 www multitone com If the VCO control voltage bar is not green remove the VCO Adjustment Cover from top of transmitter and using a thin non metallic adjusting tool adjust CV1 until the control voltage bar is green ...

Page 15: ...MENT Select and repeat this adjustment for Data 1 Frequency and Data 0 Frequency modes which should be set to Slider 25 KHz Bandwidth 12 5 KHz Bandwidth Data 1 Frequency Carrier minus 4 5 KHz Carrier minus 2 25 KHz Data 0 Frequency Carrier plus 4 5 KHz Carrier plus 2 25 KHz Data Shape Deviation 4 5KHz 2 25KHz Data 1 frequency MUST be set before data 0 frequency Once the frequencies have been set t...

Page 16: ...9261 8252 Issue 07 Description Page 15 www multitone com 4 9 LINE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Feed a 1209Hz tone into the RPT500 600 Ohm line input e g C 5 on P391 at 13dBm level Click Start Monitoring Line Level ...

Page 17: ... adjust these two sliders as they are interactive 4 10 RF POWER ADJUSTMENT Click Start Monitoring Power Output and then Key Tx On Analogue Mode Using a power meter on the transmitter output adjust the Forward Power slider for the required output This power must agree with the Set Alarm Power level or false fault conditions may be generated DO NOT SET TO MORE THAN 5 WATTS If the transmitter frequen...

Page 18: ...e connector on one end and open wires at the other for connection in a junction box 4 11 1 Auxiliary Connections Pin Wire colour Function 1 Flash Input Do not connect 2 Black Ground 3 Yellow Ground 4 Green Ground 5 Orange Ground 6 Pink Data Input 7 Flash Input Do not connect 8 Grey Mode Line Input 9 Flash Input Do not connect 10 Blue Key Line Input 11 Red Fault Output open collector 12 Violet 12V ...

Page 19: ...r circuit board out of the case from the front with the front panel attached 5 2 REASSEMBLY Slide the transmitter into the correct runners so that the front panel aligns with the case Ensure that the rear connectors align with their cut outs This does not require undue force Loosely fit the M3 screws in the side of the transmitter Fit the four front retaining screws and tighten Tighten the M3 scre...

Page 20: ... the polarity of the synchronisation line makes no difference The line synchronisation signal level is 13dBm into 600 Ohms at a frequency of 20 000Hz It must therefore be connected by a continuous twisted copper pair from the Master through to the Slave equipment s 6 1 MASTER TRANSMITTER Connect the Field Programmer to the RPT500 and read from the transmitter Select Master from the Line Sync pull ...

Page 21: ...one com Start with the Line Sync Level Slider at minimum to the left and pull the slider across to the right until the Line Sync Line Level bar changes to red and then green Stop before the bar changes back to red Click Stop Monitoring Line Sync Level ...

Page 22: ... the Start Monitoring Line Sync Level button Check that the Line Sync Line Level bar shows a level of 300 or more Preferably the bar should be green but this may not always be possible If the level is below 300 return to the Master transmitter and increase its output a little Click Stop Monitoring Line Sync Level Close the Alignment Window Setup is complete Synchronisation can take up to about 30 ...

Page 23: ...9261 8252 Issue 07 Description Page 22 www multitone com Select Start Transmitter Monitoring This gives a bar showing transmitter status ...

Page 24: ...shown The transmitter status bar registers faults only when the transmitter is keyed The exception is Connected which indicates communication between the PC and the transmitter The Faults section of the main screen shows the number of times each fault has occurred whilst the transmitter has been keyed It is updated only when the transmitter is read and therefore will not indicate a fault in real t...

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