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Page 1: ...N 921018 2 TSC 4200 LOW POWER TRANSCEIVER P N 921018 3 TSC 4300 Installation and Operating Instructions TiL Document No 92RE125 Rev L AUGUST 2012 Technisonic Industries Limited 240 Traders Boulevard Mississauga Ontario L4Z 1W7 Tel 905 890 2113 Fax 905 890 5338 www til ca Copyright by Technisonic Industries Limited All rights reserved ...

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Page 3: ...te new file format Title page changed Headers Footers added Added Revision page Added Warranty page 2 5 Added note to 2 3 Channel Freq Selection referring to units built after Jan 2012 with a USB port and added Appendix A TDP 90 for USB AM units with Installation and Operating Instructions 2 12 13 Updated Fig 2 3 2 4 JAN 2012 FM K 2 10 Table 2 4 Note SW2 must be in Land Line position 2 12 Fig 2 2 ...

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Page 5: ...d found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause ha...

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Page 7: ... Module 2 1 2 2 3 Remove Replace Memory Set Board Module A5A1 2 3 2 2 4 Remove Replace Control Board 2 3 2 2 5 Remove Replace Crystal Filter Board P N 923069 2 5 2 3 CHANNEL FREQUENCY SELECTION 2 5 2 3 1 Introduction 2 5 2 3 2 Frequency Range 2 5 2 3 3 Pre Programming Channel Frequency 2 5 2 3 4 Offset Frequency Set 2 6 2 4 REMOTE OPERATION SET UP 2 9 2 4 1 Remote Control Board P N 923051 1 2 10 2...

Page 8: ...12 2 4 Line Interface Remote Control Board P N 943180 1 TLI 180 2 13 2 5 Transceiver Adjustments and Settings 2 15 3 1 Single Channel Transceiver Controls and Indicators 3 2 LIST OF TABLES TABLE TITLE PAGE 1 1 TSC 4100 4200 4300 Configurations 1 2 1 2 92 SC Leading Particulars 1 5 2 1 Frequency Selection MHz 2 7 2 2 Frequency Selection kHz 2 8 2 3 Remote Control Connector Functions 2 9 2 4 Remote ...

Page 9: ...orated on the Transmitter Receiver Module A1 board used in Technisonic VHF AM base stations The second IF is 455 kHz using a ceramic filter which is immune to high energy ringing The dual conversion module also has a second local oscillator second mixer and ceramic filter The first local oscillator is the original VCO The dual conversion receiver board P N 003494 1 was implemented into TBS and TSC...

Page 10: ... 922083 1 The Power Supply Modules provide the DC supply voltage to the transceiver and linear amplifier and houses a battery charger which can provide charging and trickle charging to external rechargeable batteries P N 922079 1 is for use in the Low power configurations P N 922083 1 is for use in the 15 Watt configurations and the 25 Watt configurations 1 2 3 RF Amplifier Modules Models PA 15 PA...

Page 11: ...board does not support 4 wire operation NOTE P N 923051 1 is the default board supplied in all units The EIA multi tone board P N 943180 1 must be special ordered To determine which remote card your 92 SC has installed the Configuration label on the side of the rack mount chassis should be consulted 1 2 6 Crystal Filter Board Assembly P N 923069 1 Option 1 The Crystal Filter is a 25 kHz bandpass f...

Page 12: ...with Tx voice on the transceiver speaker when the transmitter is remotely keyed from another location The audio level of the transmit audio is internally adjustable from 0 0W to 0 5W of audio output The adjustment is performed via rotation of the potentiometer R7 see Figure 2 5 for location which is accessible from the top of the transceiver after removing the top dust cover of the unit NOTE The t...

Page 13: ... 27 5 Vdc 3 5 Amps MAX REMOTE CONTROL BOARD P N 923051 1 specifications Remote Audio Input 2 or 4 wire selectable balanced 600 lines Remote Tx Timeout 30 to 300 seconds Tone Keying Impedance 600 floating with respect to ground Tx Control Tone 2175 Hz standard Tx Tone Input Level 0 to 40 dBm Tx Tone Control Response Time 12 milliseconds DC Keying 48 Vdc Loop Resistance 10 K MAX Ground Keying Closur...

Page 14: ...1 MAX Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD 1 KHz 30 Mod 1 5 µvolts Selectivity 25 KHz Channel Spacing 6 dB Bandwidth Greater Than 14 KHz 80 dB Bandwidth Less Than 50 KHz Adjacent Channel Selectivity Greater Than 85 dB Spurious Response Attenuation Greater than 95 dB Frequency Stability 40 C to 55 C 1 000 Hz MAX RF AGC 5 µvolts to 1 volt Audio Level change of less than 3 dB Intermodulation Ultimate Sensitivity ...

Page 15: ...n in Figure 2 1 REPLACEMENT 1 Position top cover on chassis 2 Position one screw in each corner of the top cover mounting holes Place the three longer screws into their correct holes located over the internal transceiver module 3 Secure cover to chassis with remaining screws 2 2 2 Remove Replace Transceiver Module REMOVAL 1 Remove dust cover as described in paragraph 2 2 1 2 Disconnect RF and DC c...

Page 16: ...TECHNISONIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED www til ca TSC 4100 4200 4300 92 SC Installation Operating Instructions TiL 92RE125 Rev L 2 2 Figure 2 1 Single Channel Transceiver Internal View ...

Page 17: ...x module A1 located in the transceiver module 3 Remove and retain four screws securing Memory Set Board Module A5A1 piggy back to the standoffs on the power supply cover See Figure 2 1 for location REPLACEMENT 4 Secure the Memory Set Module to the stand offs located on the power supply cover by the four screws Re connect coaxial leads for RF crystal filter 2 2 4 Remove Replace Control Board Headse...

Page 18: ...CHNISONIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED www til ca TSC 4100 4200 4300 92 SC Installation Operating Instructions TiL 92RE125 Rev L 2 4 Figure 2 2 Single Channel Memory Set Board Module A5A1 with Crystal Filter Option ...

Page 19: ...y set board module A5A1 is programmed to the same operating frequency as the crystal filter board assembly If no crystal filter board assembly option is installed jumper board assembly P N 923074 1 must be installed 2 3 CHANNEL FREQUENCY SELECTION Early radios have their frequencies programmed by a diode matrix as described in Section 2 3 3 For radio units shipped after July 2012 and equipped with...

Page 20: ... rotating C16 to the desired Tx frequency Revised from C37 in Rev D document 4 Set jumper J15 to Tx position Key PTT and without modulation set the transmitted frequency by rotating trim capacitor C37 to the desired Rx frequency 5 Set jumper J15 to the Rx position key the PTT and without modulation verify that the transmitted frequency is the desired Tx frequency If not repeat steps 2 3 and 4 For ...

Page 21: ...MHz 1 MHz 117 0 1 0 1 1 1 118 0 1 1 0 0 0 119 0 1 1 0 0 1 120 1 0 0 0 0 0 121 1 0 0 0 0 1 122 1 0 0 0 1 0 123 1 0 0 0 1 1 124 1 0 0 1 0 0 125 1 0 0 1 0 1 126 1 0 0 1 1 0 127 1 0 0 1 1 1 128 1 0 1 0 0 0 129 1 0 1 0 0 1 130 1 1 0 0 0 0 131 1 1 0 0 0 1 132 1 1 0 0 1 0 133 1 1 0 0 1 1 134 1 1 0 1 0 0 135 1 1 0 1 0 1 136 1 1 0 1 1 0 137 1 1 0 1 1 1 138 1 1 0 0 0 0 LEGEND 0 JUMPER BETWEEN CENTRE AND 0 1...

Page 22: ...0 0 0 1 0 0 0 225 0 0 1 0 0 1 250 0 0 1 0 1 0 275 0 0 1 0 1 1 300 0 0 1 1 0 0 325 0 0 1 1 0 1 350 0 0 1 1 1 0 375 0 0 1 1 1 1 400 0 1 0 0 0 0 425 0 1 0 0 0 1 450 0 1 0 0 1 0 475 0 1 0 0 1 1 500 0 1 0 1 0 0 525 0 1 0 1 0 1 550 0 1 0 1 1 0 575 0 1 0 1 1 1 600 0 1 1 0 0 0 625 0 1 1 0 0 1 650 0 1 1 0 1 0 675 0 1 1 0 1 1 700 0 1 1 1 0 0 725 0 1 1 1 0 1 750 0 1 1 1 1 0 775 0 1 1 1 1 1 800 1 0 0 0 0 0 82...

Page 23: ...ng a tone of 2175 Hz or 2380 Hz Optional can be used to key the transmitter Tone sensitivity is adjustable from 40 dBm to 0 dBm GROUND KEYING In Ground Keying the transmitter is keyed by shorting the control point landline or External Keying to chassis ground CURRENT LOOP KEYING In Current Loop keying an internal or external current source 15 mA is used to key the transmitter EIA TONE KEYING The E...

Page 24: ...d Jumper Pin 1 and Pin 2 for Ground Keying Land Line Jumper Pin 1 and Pin 4 for DC Keying Land Line Jumper Pin 2 and Pin 3 for Ground Keying Single Key Line Jumper Pin 3 and Pin 6 for DC Keying Single Key Line Jumper Pin 2 and Pin 5 for No Function Jumper Pin 1 and Pin 2 for DC or Ground Keying Jumper Pin 4 and Pin 5 for Tone Keying Note Both Options may be selected Jumper Pin 2 and Pin 3 for No F...

Page 25: ...2175Hz continuous Tone keying or for EIA multi tone keying format Set J2 for Tone keying function ON left jumper position or OFF right jumper position Set J3 for Time out timer OFF left jumper position or ON right jumper position See Figure 2 4 for location of jumpers and left right orientation TABLE 2 5 REMOTE CONTROL BOARD P N 943180 1 SETTINGS CONTROL FUNCTION J1 J2 J3 R6 R24 R26 R41 R59 R64 Ju...

Page 26: ...30 dBm sensitivity decreases CW J3 Selects Tone and or DC Keying enable or disable R25 Rx Audio 10 dBm output level increases clockwise J6 Selects between Internal or External Current loop keying ICL ECL R44 Time Out Timer 15 to 300 sec 90 sec nominal increases clockwise J4 Input Connector SW1 Selects either 2 Wire or 4 Wire operation J5 Output Connector SW2 Selects either Local or Land Line Curre...

Page 27: ...dard or EIA Keying tone protocol R24 Keying Tone Attennuator J2 Selects Tone and or Current Loop C L R26 1950 Hz tone level adjustment Ground Keying enable or disable R41 2175 Hz tone level adjustment J3 Selects Keying timer Enable Disable R59 Rx Audio level adjustment 10 dBm J4 Input Connector R64 Time out timer 90 sec default J5 Output Connector NOTE Bold Italics indicate Factory default configu...

Page 28: ...audio with or without transmit audio 1 HEADSET WITHOUT TRANSMIT AUDIO When receiver audio only without transmit audio is required the headset should be connected between the tip and sleeve ground of the telephone plug 2 HEADSET WITH TRANSMIT AUDIO When receiver audio with transmit audio is required the headset should be connected between the ring and sleeve ground 2 6 TRANSCEIVER ADJUSTMENTS AND S...

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Page 31: ... equivalent are provided for connection with external DC and 2 Wire or 4 Wire 600 ohm dedicated lines A 50 ohm N Type connector is provided for connection to an external antenna Refer to Section 2 for frequency selection and remote control setup details 1 Mount Transceiver in 19 inch rack with 4 screws 2 Install Microphone in Microphone PTT connector if required 3 Ensure that Transceiver POWER ON ...

Page 32: ...TECHNISONIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED www til ca TSC 4100 4200 4300 92 SC Installation Operating Instructions TiL 92RE125 Rev L 3 2 Figure 3 1 Single Channel Transceiver Controls and Indicators ...

Page 33: ...e direction the SQUELCH GREEN LED indicates that the squelch is connecting demodulated audio to the VOLUME control SQUELCH INDICATOR A GREEN LED indicates the squelch circuit is connecting demodulated audio signal to the VOLUME control Tx ON AMBER LED INDICATOR An AMBER LED indicates when the transceiver is keyed by the microphone PRESS TO TALK PTT switch or remote land line and the transceiver is...

Page 34: ...the VOLUME control sets the audio level applied to the external speaker or headphone AC FUSE A 2 5 Amp fuse protects the Base Station power supply from power supply internal short circuit or transceiver short circuit N TYPE RF CONNECTOR A 50 ohm coaxial connector provides connection to external antenna AC POWER CONNECTOR 3 Prong AC Connector for use with AC Power Cord P N 927002 1 9 PIN REMOTE CON...

Page 35: ...raph 3 4 1 or operate in the receive mode paragraph 3 4 2 as required 3 4 1 Transmitter Operation Local Mode To operate the transceiver in the transmit mode proceed as follows 1 Set RF POWER switch if applicable to desired operating level 2 Hold the microphone in one hand with the upper edge of the microphone as close as possible to the upper lip NOTE This technique activates the noise cancelling ...

Page 36: ...sion receiver s squelch knob set to the 12 o clock straight up position If the dual conversion receiver s squelch knob is set to the 12 o clock position signals with a level greater than 0 5uV will open the squelch At most airports this will not be an adequate level of squelch Recommended procedure The squelch taper on a dual conversion receiver looks as follows Squelch knob position Squelch setti...

Page 37: ...ront panel are OFF NOTE When the transceiver is switched OFF there is no current drain from external DC 3 4 4 EXTERNAL DC OPERATION 1 Set AC ON OFF switch to OFF 2 Refer to Table 2 3 for pin numbers and Figure 3 1 for pin locations to hook up external DC Power NOTE Ensure that the DC source voltage does not exceed 30 Vdc The 15 watt and 25 watt units can operate within the range 21 6 Vdc to 30 Vdc...

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Page 39: ...and re installation of equipment from the aircraft Technisonic will repair or replace at Technisonic s discretion any defective transceiver or part thereof found to be faulty during the Warranty Period Faulty equipment must be returned to Technisonic or its authorized Warranty Depot with transportation charges prepaid Repaired or replacement equipment will be returned to the customer with collect ...

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Page 41: ...t may not in whole or in part be duplicated or disclosed or used for manufacture of the part disclosed herein without the prior permission of Technisonic Industries Ltd TiL TDP 90 Programming Software User s Guide for USB Programmable AM Series Transceivers DOCUMENT No 11RE439 REVISION A DATE OF ISSUE JULY 19 2012 Technisonic Industries Limited 240 Traders Boulevard Mississauga Ontario L4Z 1W7 Tel...

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Page 43: ...ransceiver is configured as a Virtual Com Port VCP which emulates a serial COM This driver is available for free distribution from Future Technology Devices International FTDI Download and install the latest release of the VCP driver for Windows per the instructions on the web page located at this link http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm TDP Software Download and install the latest release of th...

Page 44: ...TARTED To start the TDP 90 program double click the TDP90 icon on the desktop The following Graphical User Interface will appear The current version number is shown in square brackets on the title bar MAIN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Figure 1 ...

Page 45: ...for 4 channel transceivers The number of channels in the Frequency editing window changes accordingly The frequency of each channel as displayed in the Frequency editing window can be changed by clicking on the desired channel window and entering the frequency ICONS Figure 2 The icons provide single click access to the features in the pull down menus Details of these features are explained in the ...

Page 46: ...xt file of the channel list as presented in the Frequency List window Once the Print function is invoked you will be prompted to enter the serial number of the currently connected transceiver The printout will append a header to the top of the page that includes the serial number of the transceiver as well as the time and date The printout can be filed as a record of the frequencies that are progr...

Page 47: ...me function in a single mouse click Com1 2 3 4 Custom COM allows you to select the COM port on your computer to which the transceiver is connected The computer may assign a random unused COM port number to the Virtual Com Port VCP when the USB driver is installed so Custom COM can be selected when it is beyond the normal range of COM1 4 The assigned VCP can be determined by accessing the Device Ma...

Page 48: ...TDP 90 software Here you will find hardware connection and operating information as well as troubleshooting tips and answers to some Frequently Asked Questions About selection displays Technisonic company and contact information as well as the revision number of the TDP software in the Terminal window screen ...

Page 49: ...el AM transceiver use The frequency editing window changes accordingly The W indicates that the channels are 25kHz Wide channel spacing and as such only channels in 25kHz increments are accepted Be sure to set the channel pulldown appropriately for your transceiver otherwise frequency programming may be unpredictable For 4 channel transceivers use the first 4 entries in the 6 channel window ...

Page 50: ...t the serial port to which the transceiver is connected Select Custom COM and enter the assigned port number if it is outside the normal range of Com1 4 5 Set the program for 1 or 6 channels as applicable using the channel pulldown list 6 Click on the Up icon to retrieve the frequencies from the radio UPLOADING will appear at the bottom of the window as data is being transferred 7 Edit the frequen...

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