RTS CS9500, User Manual

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4.1 OVERVIEW
Philosophy
In the past few years, the
engineering has
changed considerably. At many stations, the engineering staff has
been reduced in size and new responsibilities have been added. At
the same time, equipment has gotten more complicated and
specialized. Thus, many practitioners of the broadcast electronic
arts are forced to become
systems engineers, emphasizing
equipment application rather than component-level trouble-
shooting.
This is probably a positive development since it really would be
impossible for a station engineer to fully understand the internal
nuances of all the wonderful new high-tech stuff that
is now
available to improve station operations! Also, as equipment
becomes more sophisticated and specialized, spare parts
for every eventuality has become difficult.
Thus, we don't really expect that much component-level
troubleshooting will occur.
So,
to support you when you need help,
we keep spare boards available for fast shipping.
In
most
cases,
we will swap boards with you at no cost. In the five
years since we introduced the Telos
10,
we have yet to charge for a
routine repair.
However, despite the comments above, we do provide full
schematics and component level troubleshooting information in
case you have the need or desire to tackle a repair (or
modification) yourself.
Another reason we provide the
information is to satisfy your curiosity. If you are like me, you
probably just have to know what's happenin' inside the
f a n c y
box.
So we tell you.
General Troubleshooting
CAUTION
The installation and servicing in this manual are
for u s e
by
qualiied personnel
only.
To avoid shock
do
not perform any ser-
vicing
other than
that
contained in the Operating Instructions you
are qualified to do
so.
Refer all to service personnel.
TECHNICAL DATA and TROUBLESHOOTING
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