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Base Station: End-fed 1/2-wave VHF antenna

Model (CTN) No.

Band Color

Frequency Coverage of Antenna

Frequency Band

Designators

BTR-30N VHF Low Band

Brown/White

174-198 MHz

BTR-30N VHF High Band

Orange/White

192-216 MHz

BTR-30N, TR-30N, TR-32N

Summary of Contents for BTR-30N

Page 1: ...F 01U 381 144 Rev 02 JANUARY 2020 BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N Professional Wireless Intercom System Operating Instructions...

Page 2: ...anything contained in this manual and shall not be held liable for any implied warranties of fitness for a particular application or for any indirect special or consequential damages The information...

Page 3: ...s not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the...

Page 4: ...4 BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N...

Page 5: ...ain 34 Base Transmitter Power 34 Squelch Settings 34 Stage Announce Level 35 Antenna Power 35 CAN Bus Number 36 Intercom Settings 36 2 Wire Intercom 37 4 Wire Intercom 37 Auxiliary Settings 38 ClearSc...

Page 6: ...ry Input 68 Transmit Mode Screen 68 LEDs Off On 69 Software Version Band 69 ClearScan 69 Lock Out 69 First Use Default 69 Factory Reset 70 RF Monitor Screen 70 Setting Beltpack ID 70 BTR 30N Menu Stru...

Page 7: ...y packs System Features Base RX and Beltpack TX is in the VHF range greatly reducing the system s footprint in the congested UHF spectrum Frequency agile base station and beltpacks No external compute...

Page 8: ...the intercom input level is too high 7 2 wire Selection Peak Input Indicators Displays which 2 wire intercoms are active with a green indication A red indication means the intercom input level is too...

Page 9: ...th Matrix type intercom systems 6 Intercom 2 Interface to wired intercom channel 2 2 Wire Male and female 3 pin XLR connectors wired in parallel The connectors are switched to the appropriate intercom...

Page 10: ...ector Frequency Response 200Hz 4kHz Four Wire Input Level Adjustable 2Vrms typical Two Wire Input Level Adjustable 2Vrms typical Telex Intercom Input Output Level Adjustable 1Vrms typical Line Impedan...

Page 11: ...cy Stability 2 5PPM Modulation Limiter Peak Responding Compressor Radiated Harmonics Spurious Exceeds FCC specifications Receiver Type Triple Conversion Superheterodyne four Independent IFs FM RF Sens...

Page 12: ...nd TALK button 4 Audio Channel Select Button Allows user to select either audio channel 1 or audio channel 2 5 Bat Peak Light BAT PK Light flashes once when unit turns on if the battery is good If the...

Page 13: ...he beltpack and a bias voltage supplied if needed 6 Battery Latch Press down to release the battery pack While holding the latch down slide the battery pack about 1 8 inch back toward the latch until...

Page 14: ...54g with alkaline batteries TX Antenna Rubber duck supplied Screw Type Replaceable RX Antenna 1 4 Wave supplied Screw Type Replaceable Frequency Response 200Hz 4kHz Microphone input sensitivity 7mV Lo...

Page 15: ...duction 17 RF Sensitivity 0 6 V for 12dB SINAD Squelch Threshold adjustable 12 20 24dB SINAD about 1 0 V IF Selectivity 6dB at 30kHz bandwidth Image Rejection 70dB or better Squelch Quieting 90dB RF F...

Page 16: ...n the back of the base station The user also loses their sidetone indicating stage announce is active The other wireless beltpacks and wired users do not hear the user s audio The button is non latchi...

Page 17: ...pin RTS units have a software setup to select if XLR pin 3 or 5 is the channel 2 output and if pin 3 is ground 7 Battery Latch Press down to release the battery pack While the latch is held down slid...

Page 18: ...duck supplied Screw Type Replaceable RX Antenna 1 4 Wave supplied Screw Type Replaceable Frequency Response 200 Hz 4 kHz Microphone input sensitivity 7 mV Local Headset Output 40 mW output into 600 1...

Page 19: ...0N TR 30N TR 32N Introduction 21 Squelch Threshold adjustable 12 20 24 dB SINAD IF Selectivity 6 dB at 30 kHz bandwidth Image Rejection 70 dB or better Squelch Quieting 90 dB RF Frequency Stability 2...

Page 20: ...22 Introduction BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N...

Page 21: ...BTR 30N Base Station 1 Power Cord 2 Antennas one Transmit and one Receive 1 Warranty and Website Information Card 1 2 terminal plug for SA Relay 4 Rubber feet 1 Packaging Checklist 1 Simplified Declar...

Page 22: ...ide of the rear panel The antenna should be vertically aligned Screw the two VHF antenna halves together Attach the receive end fed 1 2 wave antenna to the antenna input receptacle labeled Receive on...

Page 23: ...y has the most effect on your RTS Wireless Intercom System s overall performance The following suggestions result in optimum performance FIGURE 14 Distance Between Base Station and Beltpack FIGURE 15...

Page 24: ...e IMPORTANT DO NOT mount the base station antennas on or next to metal such as beams walls with metal studs or equipment racks etc This also applies to antennas assembled directly to the Base Station...

Page 25: ...s possible produces the most reliable antenna performance The base station is supplied with two 2 antennas This provides satisfactory system performance in most applications System range can be enhanc...

Page 26: ...24 Installation BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N...

Page 27: ...less Talk Around 2 channels of private 2 wire intercom among TR 30N and TR 32N beltpacks Local base station headset The base station also features A relay closure activated when the SA button is press...

Page 28: ...xternal audio intercom systems These XLR jacks are designated intercom 1 and 2 on the rear panel They accept Telex RTS and Clear Com types of intercom systems The pinouts of these standard types of in...

Page 29: ...e of 2 wire system used must be at one end of each intercom line Since RTS TW carries both channels of audio on one 1 cable the four 4 intercom XLR connectors are connected in parallel when RTS is sel...

Page 30: ...Auxiliary Input XLR and 6 3mm Jack Pinouts The auxiliary output jack is a 3 pin XLR jack It produces a line level balanced output Please refer to Figure 25 The auxiliary input output can be set to lo...

Page 31: ...n XLR connector see Figure 26 is where audio exits the base when a beltpack user presses the SA button The pinout of the plug connector is shown in Figure 29 FIGURE 29 Stage Announce Pinouts FIGURE 30...

Page 32: ...ink cable is passed from OUT to OUT or IN to IN the WTA audio may terminate in multiple places and cause the WTA audio level to be greatly reduced The base station link jacks can interface with other...

Page 33: ...ned off Voltages within the unit need time to drop below a threshold If powered up within the above time the unit may boot as the wrong frequency band WARNING Even with the unit powered down via the p...

Page 34: ...ttings and Aux Settings appear in the main selection screen 2 Using the UP DOWN arrow buttons select GP_CH Select 3 Press SET The Group Channel Select screen appears The Group flashes 4 Using the UP D...

Page 35: ...turns to the main selection screen NOTE Press MENU at anytime and the unit changes to the group and frequencies selected Base Main Settings Settings contained in the base main menu are the following L...

Page 36: ...he UP DOWN arrow buttons select Base Main 3 Press SET 4 Using the UP DOWN arrow buttons select TX Power 5 Press SET The transmit power level starts flashing 6 Using the UP DOWN arrow buttons adjust th...

Page 37: ...status screen press MENU 2 Using the UP DOWN arrow buttons select Base Main 3 Press SET 4 Using the UP DOWN arrow buttons select MORE 5 Press the DOWN arrow button The stage announce level flashes 6 U...

Page 38: ...k user ID assignment Beltpack TX and Talk shutdown via the base front panel FIGURE 48 Base Number Table 1 lists valid base number settings Please see Connection of Multiple Base Stations with the Link...

Page 39: ...no action is taken after five 5 minutes 4 Wire Intercom The screens below show the progression of setting 4 wire parameters FIGURE 50 4 Wire Intercoms To adjust the 4 wire intercom settings do the fo...

Page 40: ...selections start flashing 4 Using the UP DOWN arrow buttons select the option you desire 5 When finished press SET 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 for Intercom 2 7 When finished press SET The auxiliary inp...

Page 41: ...for 2 seconds in the group channel select screen see Figure 54 1st Use Defaults 1st Use Defaults is used to set the base station to Group 01A channels 1 2 3 4 and RETAIN any user defined groups in me...

Page 42: ...ature set of a single base becomes available to the whole system This feature set also includes base stations that have their transmitters off in order to conserve RF spectrum These features are WTA W...

Page 43: ...k TX power level Beltpack TX and or Talk Shutdown First On Latch Out FIGURE 57 Base To Beltpack and Beltpack To Base RF Data Links These two 2 data paths are intact when there is only one 1 base commu...

Page 44: ...FIGURE 58 Three 3 base stations connected via 2 wire intercom only Two 2 bases have their transmitter off one has its transmitters on 42 Operation BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N...

Page 45: ...ks via link cables connected to a master base station There can be up to seven 7 servants working with one 1 master A servant or master base is set via the Base Main menu screen in the base station Fr...

Page 46: ...FIGURE 63 A base link cable connected system with terminators on both ends 44 Operation BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N FIGURE 62 CAN Bus 120 Ohm termination CAN T and base pin functions...

Page 47: ...Wireless Talk Around Audio Only Bases connected via 2 wire and or 4 wire audio links All bases share WTA audio They do NOT share CAN bus data WTA and a SINGLE CAN Bus Network Bases connected via 2 wi...

Page 48: ...in the chain is the only one that provides a termination of the WTA intercom channels This pin is labeled TERM CONT on the RJ 45 plug pinouts in this section Care must be taken to connect cables betw...

Page 49: ...and channel an hourglass symbol appears on the base display in the location normally occupied by the battery symbol A beltpack is assigned an ID number by the base in this time Finally a normal batte...

Page 50: ...mination plugs CAN T at the beginning and end of the networked base stations 6 Power up all base stations 7 Set all base stations to factory defaults via a four button reset MENU SET UP DOWN 8 Power d...

Page 51: ...Repeat steps 22 23 for each additional beltpack 26 Power up the beltpacks WTA and Several CAN Bus Networks These base stations may be connected via 2 wire and or 4 wire audio links They are also conne...

Page 52: ...via the BTR 30N software menus the intercoms local headset auxiliary stage announce etc as detailed in BTR 30N Operation 16 Set the master base station with its transmitters on to the master base num...

Page 53: ...FIGURE 68 Multiple base stations connected via 2 wire audio cable and two CAN Bus networks BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N Operation 51...

Page 54: ...r cord and antennas to the base 3 Connect the base to audio interfaces such as 2 wire 4 wire SA Auxiliary or local headset 4 Press and hold the MENU button while powering up the base station 5 When th...

Page 55: ...at the end of the case where the strap is attached to the case Be sure strap goes under batteries 1 Open the battery pack by inserting fingernail and lifting 4 Tuck end of strap under door when placin...

Page 56: ...tpack and a bias voltage supplied if needed Sidetone Sidetone is the amount of the user s voice fed back to their headphone The sidetone level in the beltpack and base station is fixed It cannot be ad...

Page 57: ...it Pressing the TALK button a second time changes the mode of the button 2 Release SET to accept the currently displayed setting Selectable Modes TALK tb off Talk disabled tb Ptt Push to talk tb LAt P...

Page 58: ...n The current mode of the SA button displays 2 Still holding SET press the SA button again to turn SA on or off 3 Release SET to accept the displayed setting Wireless Talk Around WTA To disconnect the...

Page 59: ...ing without any changes Press MENU Factory group frequencies cannot be changed User group frequencies Group 19u to 30u can be changed Transmit Frequency The Transmit Frequency screen displays the belt...

Page 60: ...the unit on the new receive frequency Microphone Gain The Microphone Gain screen displays the beltpack microphone gain setting There are 16 possible settings The number zero 0 indicates minimum microp...

Page 61: ...ing of the beltpack transmitter s output power level There are four 4 settings Transmit Power Settings When the unit is set to auto base station information tells the beltpack the appropriate power se...

Page 62: ...the base audio mute commands When a user disables the beltpack Portable Station Connect button the beltpack TALK button turns off Pttr Push to Transmit The transmitter is off and audio muted until the...

Page 63: ...gives you an indication of interference levels as you scroll through the groups User defined groups without a defined frequency for one of the receive channels display a u to indicate undefined The de...

Page 64: ...k can transmit on the frequency at a time A beltpack user attempting to talk on top of another beltpack on the same frequency hears a double beep in their headset A beltpack tries to establish its ID...

Page 65: ...ntly displayed setting Selectable Modes TALK 1 or 2 off TALK disabled 1 or 2 on Push to talk 1 or 2 Lon Push to latch Battery Peak Light The battery peak lights indicate battery condition and audio mo...

Page 66: ...k LED when pressed To enable or disable Wireless Talk Around options do the following 1 Press and hold SET while pressing the WTA button The current WTA mode displays Pressing WTA a second time change...

Page 67: ...diting without any changes Press MENU Factory group frequencies cannot be changed User group frequencies Group 19u to 30u can be changed Transmit Frequency The Transmit Frequency screen displays the b...

Page 68: ...e unit on the new receive frequency Microphone Gain The Microphone Gain screen displays the beltpack microphone gain setting There are 16 possible settings The number zero 0 indicates minimum micropho...

Page 69: ...screen displays the current setting of the beltpack transmitter s output power level There are four 4 settings Transmit Power Settings When the unit is set to auto base station information tells the b...

Page 70: ...cept the screen setting If Aux is not Off the next screen displays Au NN where NN is a two 2 digit number between 0 and 15 This is the volume level setting for the aux input 4 Press SET The two 2 digi...

Page 71: ...lashes 2 Using the UP DOWN arrow buttons display the clear groups 3 Press SET to select a group 4 Press MENU to bail out without selecting a group Clear groups are displayed first They are in group or...

Page 72: ...2 Portable Station Deselect The base can disable the TALK button of a beltpack This shuts off the mic in PTT mode and turns off the transmitter in PT TR mode 3 First On Latch Out This locks a base re...

Page 73: ...APPENDIX A Additional Resources...

Page 74: ...ter 5 minutes except RSSI screen If RSSI screen is selected the unit stays on that screen until user switches it back BTR 30N Menu Structure Status Screen X 0RGH OREDO X 0RGH RFDO X Q X 2XW Aux Settin...

Page 75: ...ns 00 Open 01 High noise before Sql 02 Mid noise before Sql 03 Low noise before Sql 04 Quiet before Sql SET GP TX R1 CH R2 MENU Options Ptt Push to Talk Pt tr Push to TX Pt trL Push to TX Lockouts Ena...

Page 76: ...kouts Enabled No busy signal SET GP TX R1 CH GP TX R1 CH SET SET SET GP TX R1 CH MENU Options 4 P Output for any 4 Pin headset or single headphone 5 6 Pin headset Add Add 1 and 2 audio in a dual headp...

Page 77: ...sed of an F band transmitter and a 10 band receiver Band Pairing for Systems Table 3 show the available band pairings Base TX Bands Base RX Bands F 10 13 H 10 13 A 10 13 B 10 13 C 10 13 TABLE 3 Availa...

Page 78: ...oordinated For example three intermodulation coordinated systems may be set up by using the following groups and channels System A Group 1a channels 1 2 3 4 System B Groups 1b channels 5 6 7 8 System...

Page 79: ...2 wire mode the intercom channel you are on may be unloaded DROPUOUTS When moving around the area of use there seem to be locations where the signal swooshes or completely disappears Make sure both an...

Page 80: ...devices in very warm places Extreme temperatures reduce battery performance and may also lead to leakage Use only high quality AA sized alkaline batteries in the battery packs When not in use disconn...

Page 81: ...BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N 79 2 Wire Systems Specification...

Page 82: ...ser could void the user s authority to operate this equipment The beltpack is intended to be worn on the belt of the user with both antennas vertical for best operating range and performance Placing t...

Page 83: ...cm 7 9 pouces doit tre maintenue entre les antennes de la station de base BTR 30N et toutes les personnes CAUTION Any changes or modifications to the equipment could void the user s authority to opera...

Page 84: ...MT NL PL PT RO SK SI ES SE CH UK There are geographical restrictions due to primary services e g broadcasting security services that are inuse within the following countries AT CZ FI FR DE EL IS MT R...

Page 85: ...CTN No ALP 450 ALP 600 520 760 MHz Bi directional Log Periodic Antenna Includes mounting hardware and 10 feet 3 meters coaxial cable with TNC connectors Model CTN No ALP 600 APS1 COMB_SPLT Model CTN...

Page 86: ...for BTR 30N Model CTN No 2TX80N KIT SA Relay plug adapter CONN PCB 2 PIN 2MM BLK Printed 1 2 2862046 DC LP Locking D C plug Plug D C 5 5 X 2 5 650102 BLC BTR 30N Link Cable Model CTN No BLC CTC BTR 3...

Page 87: ...Designators F H A B C FA RW RS Red White 470 550 MHz X X X FA YW RS Yellow White 525 610 MHz X X Beltpack Rubber duck VHF antenna Model No Band Color Frequency Coverage of Antenna Frequency Band Desi...

Page 88: ...wave VHF antenna Model CTN No Band Color Frequency Coverage of Antenna Frequency Band Designators 10 13 BTR 30N VHF Low Band Brown White 174 198 MHz X BTR 30N VHF High Band Orange White 192 216 MHz X...

Page 89: ...BTR 30N TR 30N TR 32N 87...

Page 90: ...Bosch Security Systems Inc 12000 Portland Avenue South Burnsville MN 55337 U S A www boschcommunications com...

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