Paralinx Tomahawk, User Manual

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PARALINX TOMAHAWK
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FAQ
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WHY DOES THE RECEIVER HAVE 5 ANTENNAS?
THE TOMAHAWK UTILIZES MIMO TECHNOLOGY. MIMO OFFERS SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN DATA
THROUGHPUT AND LINK RANGE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL BANDWIDTH OR INCREASED TRANSMIT POWER.
IT ACHIEVES THIS GOAL BY SPREADING THE SAME TOTAL TRANSMIT POWER OVER THE ANTENNAS TO
ACHIEVE AN ARRAY GAIN THAT IMPROVES THE SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY (MORE BITS PER SECOND PER
HERTZ OF BANDWIDTH) AND/OR TO ACHIEVE A DIVERSITY GAIN THAT IMPROVES THE LINK RELIABILITY
(REDUCED FADING).
IF THE TOMAHAWK LOSES ITS SIGNAL, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO REGAIN CONNECTION?
TYPICALLY, THE TOMAHAWK WILL RECONNECT WITHIN TEN SECONDS OF RETURNING WITHIN RANGE.
THIS TIME MAY BE AFFECTED BY RF INTERFERENCE IN THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.
IS THERE A TOMAHAWK RECEIVER WITH AN HDMI OUTPUT?
NOT AT THIS TIME, BUT AN ATOMOS CONNECT MAY BE DOCKED ONTO THE TOMAHAWK RECEIVER VIA AN
OPTIONAL SONY NP-F BATTERY PLATE.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO LINK THE SYSTEMS TOGETHER?
THE LINKING TIME BETWEEN A TOMAHAWK TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER TYPICALLY TAKES LESS THAN
60 SECONDS, BUT MAY INCREASE IN AREAS WITH HEAVY RF INTERFERENCE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
LINKING BE DONE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT HEAVY RF INTERFERENCE.
ON WHAT FREQUENCY BAND DOES THE TOMAHAWK OPERATE?
THE TOMAHAWK OPERATES WITHIN THE LICENSE-FREE 5 GHZ BAND (5.1-5.8 GHZ). THE EXACT CHAN-
NELS USED DEPENDS ON OPERATING MODE AND REGION.