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En hanced Dy namic Range (E.D.R.) Op er a tion

The Telex TT-16 Trans mit ter is equipped with
E.D.R., En hanced Dy namic Range (companded) au -
dio. This mode greatly im proves the Au dio Sig nal to 
Noise Ra tio when used with the Telex Model TR-16 
re ceiver. The E.D.R. mode must be se lected on both 
the trans mit ter and re ceiver to be ef fec tive.  If us ing
the TT-16 with TR-34  IFB units, E.D.R. must be
turned off.

1) To en gage the E.D.R. func tion, turn the TT-16 off 

with the power switch. (The power switch must
be held for 1 sec ond to turn unit off.)

2) Press and hold the SET but ton while you turn the 

TT-16 back on. The E.D.R. sym bol will be dis -
played in the lower right cor ner to in di cate the
mode is ac tive.

3) Re peat the pro ce dure to dis able the E.D.R func -

tion.

Lock Out

The TT-16 SET but ton can be locked to pre vent
E.D.R. ac ti va tion, and un in tended chan nel changes.

1) To en gage the Lock Out Fea ture, press the UP

and DOWN but tons at the same time and hold
them down for two sec onds.

2) The pad lock sym bol will ap pear and the set but -

ton is dis abled.

3) To un lock the sys tem, press the UP and DOWN

but tons and hold them for two sec onds or un til
the pad lock sym bol dis ap pears.

Au dio Mon i tor

Turn the Mon i tor (vol ume) con trol all the way down 
(coun ter clock wise). Af ter the au dio in put lev els
have been ad justed, Ste reo head phones with a 3.5
mm or ¼ in. plug can be plugged into the Mon i tor
jack. If you wish to mon i tor the au dio pro gram ma -
te rial, turn up the mon i tor (vol ume) con trol to the
de sired level. The mon i tor con trol does not af fect
the trans mit ted au dio level.

MUL TI PLE SYS TEM IN STAL LA TIONS: As
with any ra dio de vice, in ter fer ence can oc cur at any
time. The fre quen cies of fered are shared with other
le git i mate us ers. The se ver ity of in ter fer ence var ies
with the dis tance to the in ter fer ing sta tion. Mul ti ple
sys tems fur ther com pli cate in stal la tions. The fol low -
ing steps are sug gested in or der to achieve best re -
sults in your in stal la tion.

1.  In or der to de ter mine whether your se lected fre -

quen cies have min i mum in ter fer ence, Telex rec -
om mends that you first tem po rarily in stall the
re ceiv ers in your pro posed set ting and mon i tor
the chan nel for in ter fer ence. To do  this (with
fresh bat ter ies in stalled) turn on your re ceiver,
but DO NOT turn on any other re ceiver or trans -
mit ter at this time. If audible in ter fer ence is pres -
ent, this may in di cat e an other user on the
chan nel. Mon i tor ing should be re peated for each
chan nel that you pro pose to use. DO NOT use
chan nels that have in ter fer ence.

2. Set your trans mit ter(s) to chan nels with no or

min i mum in ter fer ence. Each trans mit ter must be
set to a sep a rate fre quency. For best re sults when
us ing mul ti ple trans mit ters, each trans mit ter
should be in stalled sep a rately as far as pos si ble
from the oth ers.

3. Turn on the trans mit ter(s) with an ac tive au dio

in put. Test walk a re ceiver through the ex pected
lis ten ing area to ver ify cov er age. The sys tem
should now be ready for use.

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Summary of Contents for TR-16

Page 1: ...ased disclosed used nor duplicated without the written permission of TELEX SIZE CODE IDENT DWG NO S TELEX TELEX COMMUNICATIONS INC Lincoln Nebraska U S A SCALE SHEET TITLE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES 57010 NONE 1 of 1 2 THIS MANUAL IS IN ELECTRONIC FILE FORMA ONLY 1 THE ELECTRONIC FILE IS PLACED ON CD T PDF NOTES TT 16 TR 16 Manual in Electronic Format 08 23 05 JTN NH 80418...

Page 2: ...Telex Operating Instructions RadioCom TT 16 16 Channel Transmitter TR 16 16 Channel Receiver Wireless IFB TM ...

Page 3: ...ages for use with an earphone headphone button receiver neckloop etc The receiver frequency must be matched to the transmitter frequency WHAT FREQUENCY BAND DOES THE TELEX SYSTEM OPERATE IN The Telex Systems feature a synthesized transmitter and a synthesized receiver operating in the VHF Band between 64 68 MHz See Table 1 for standard frequencies available Each transmitter channel can be utilized...

Page 4: ...The frequency your system operates on is computer selected for least interference but there is no such thing as a 100 clear channel all the time If the system is going to be used in a permanent fixed location it should operate interference free un til such a time or date when someone else begins using the same frequency If the system is going to be moving among various locations you may run into o...

Page 5: ...indicated by Headphone Jack The receiver jack accepts a 0 140 inch 3 5 mm diameter miniature plug A va riety of earsets or headphones can be plugged into this jack for listening Belt Clip The belt clip supplied is detachable by spreading the wire apart at the tops and removing one side of the clip form the case and then the other Figure 3 Operating Features TR 16 3 SET E D R VOLUME OFF ON CONTROL ...

Page 6: ...kaline 16 Hrs NimH 8 Hrs NiCad Frequency Response 100 10 kHz 3 dB Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD 66 1 MHz 1µ V max Distortion less than 2 Audio Output 10 Distortion Controls and Connections Volume OFF ON Switch Treble Control Switch Channel Selection Switch Audio Output Jack 2 0 V 50 mW 32 ohm 8 ohm 15 mW 80 mW Battery Input Voltage 3 0 V 10 mW RadioCom Telex TT 16 WIRELESS IFB TRANSMITTER Monitor power ...

Page 7: ...ible with Clear Com Intercom Systems 2 Unbalanced Audio Input Con nector 3 Antenna Jack Accepts telescoping antenna supplied 4 Power Input Jack Accepts any source of 12 15 VAC DC 300 mA minimum CHANNEL 10 5 0 3 6 AUDIO LEVEL FREQ 65 9 MHz EDR RF POWER HIGH UNBALANCED AUDIO LEVEL BALANCED AUDIO LEVEL dB 36 30 B d RTS 1 RTS 2 TELEX 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Channel Indicator 2 Audio Input Meter 3 Freque...

Page 8: ...gure 6 Antenna Connection POWER CONNECTION Plug the AC power adapter into an electrical outlet Plug the other end of the cord into the power input jack on the rear panel of the TT 16 6 TT 16 Specifications Audio Input Female XLR RTS 1 Selected Line impedance 200 Ω Level adjustable RTS 2 Selected Line impedance 200 Ω Level adjustable Telex Selected Line impedance 300 Ω Level adjustable Unbalanced A...

Page 9: ...Level Adjustment If the unbalanced audio input will not be used with the Unbalanced Audio Level flashing use the DOWN button to set the level to OFF and press set to go to Balance Input Selection If the Unbalanced input will be used connect the in put now and apply audio content With the audio content playing and Unbalanced Audio Level flashing watch the audio meter The peak signal should not go a...

Page 10: ... Monitor jack If you wish to monitor the audio program ma terial turn up the monitor volume control to the desired level The monitor control does not affect the transmitted audio level MULTIPLE SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS As with any radio device interference can occur at any time The frequencies offered are shared with other legitimate users The severity of interference varies with the distance to the i...

Page 11: ...ed with the Telex Model TR 16 receiver The E D R mode must be selected on both the transmitter and receiver to be effective If using the TR 16 with a TT 44 IFB Transmitter E D R must be turned off 1 To engage the E D R function turn the TR 16 off with the volume control thumb wheel 2 Press and hold the SET button while you turn the TR 16 back on The E D R symbol will be dis played in the lower rig...

Page 12: ... Receiver uses two 2 AA batteries When the batteries are low the sound will be dis torted Replace weak batteries with two fresh AA batteries and position them in the battery compart ment as illustrated in Figure 9 For additional information refer to the Battery In formation Section NOTE If the unit is to be stored for any length of time make sure you remove the batteries from the unit Figure 9 Bat...

Page 13: ...tions that follow should result in dropout free performance Figure 11 Distance Between Transmitter and Receiver Keep the distance between the transmitter and the receiver s as short as possible The greater the dis tance the weaker the signal 11 Balanced Audio Unbalanced Audio 12 15V AC DC Telex Communications Inc Made in U S A Balanced Audio Unbalanced Audio 12 15V AC DC Telex Communications Inc M...

Page 14: ...LECTION OFF A METAL OBSTRUCTION CAUSES REDUCED SIGNAL AND MULTIPATH Figure 13 Operating Through Obstruction DO NOT Mount the transmitter on or next to metal such as beams walls with metal studs etc This will detune the transmitter antenna which can result in loss of signal at the receiver Figure 14 Transmitter Antenna Placement 12 RadioCom Telex TT 16 WIRELESS IFB TRANSMITTER Monitor power set Rad...

Page 15: ... Telex TT 16 is turned on this will usually eliminate the interference signal If problem persist with the transmitter ON try changing to another channel REDUCED DISTANCE System doesn t oper ate as far as it once did System doesn t operate as well as you think it should Receiver Battery is possibly in need of replace ment Transmitter antenna possible located in correctly Receiver not tuned properly...

Page 16: ...he Telex TR 16 receiver is authorized under part 15 of the FCC Regulations Changes or modifica tions to this equipment could void the user s authority to operate the equipment The Telex Model TT 16 transmitter is authorized under Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Rules Licensing of the Transmitter if required is the users responsibility and licensability depends upon the users ...

Page 17: ...PN 804184 Rev B AUG 2005 Made in U S A TELEX COMMUNICATIONS INC 12000 Portland Ave South Burnsville MN 55337 U S A ...

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