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VHF/AM LOW COST BASE STATION

 

Model TiL-90-6R

 
 
 
 

LOW POWER BASE STATION SYSTEM P/N 910907 

(TLC-100) 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Installation and 

Operating Instructions 

 
 

TiL Document No. 92RE130 

Rev. C 

 
 

JULY 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. 

Summary of Contents for TiL-90-6R

Page 1: ...0907 TLC 100 Installation and Operating Instructions TiL Document No 92RE130 Rev C JULY 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: ...USB port and added Appendix A TDP 90 for USB AM units with Installation and Operating Instructions JAN 2012 FM C Title Pg Simplify System description iii Updated FCC information including antenna and FCC labeling instructions Simplify description under Warning Added Low Cost to Warranty Information statement Global 7 Watt 7W changed to Low Power 1 1 added NOTE Low Power description is found in Tab...

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Page 5: ...s been tested and 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 man...

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Page 7: ...1 2 3 LOUDSPEAKER HEADPHONE INSTALLATION 2 2 2 3 1 External Loudspeaker 2 2 2 3 2 Headset 2 2 2 4 OPERATIONAL CHECK 2 2 2 5 STORAGE 2 2 SECTION 3 GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3 1 INTRODUCTION 3 1 3 2 PREPARATION FOR USE 3 1 3 3 TRANSMITTER OPERATION 3 2 3 4 RECEIVER OPERATION 3 3 3 5 SWITCHING OFF 3 3 3 6 BATTERY CHARGING 3 4 SECTION 4 TRANSCEIVER SET UP and OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4 1 INTRODUCTI...

Page 8: ...ut 4 3 4 2 90 6R Low Cost Base Station Rear Panel Layout 4 3 4 3 Frequency Set Memory Module A1 Component Layout 4 11 LIST OF TABLES TABLE TITLE PAGE 1 1 Base Station Configurations 1 1 1 2 Remote Control Connector Signals 1 3 4 1 Model Til 90 6R Transceiver Leading Particulars 4 2 4 2 Operators Switches Controls and Indicators 4 4 4 3 Frequency Selection MHz 4 8 4 4 Frequency Selection KHz 4 9 ...

Page 9: ...iver Microphone Power Supply 90 6R Low Power Low Cost Base Station System No 920707 TLC 100 Model 90 6R P N 861605 2 P N 861902 1 SPG 010 P N 911008 1 NOTE Low Power description is found in Table 4 1 under Power Output 1 2 1 Transceiver Model TiL 90 6R The basic model of the transceiver is provided for the Low Power Base Stations An optional 9 pin D connector Option 2 is available on the transceiv...

Page 10: ...e PTT switch on the microphone is pressed the transceiver operates in the transmit mode The PTT signal line is grounded by the microphone PTT switch via the microphone lead and the MIC PTT connector to the transceiver The Tx ON amber LED will go ON indicating that the transmitter is activated Transmission will occur on the channel frequency indicated on the front panel Refer to Section 4 for trans...

Page 11: ...REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTOR SIGNALS PIN NO 90 6R 9 pin Connector Signals 2 3 7 9 5 1 6 8 4 Remote TX RX Audio 100 ohms Remote Recorder Signal 150 ohms Remote Rx Audio Signal 600 ohms 5 Vdc PTT Ground Squelch RF Indicator Microphone TX Audio 220 ohms 1 3 3 AC and DC Operation The unit can be operated by external 120 VAC or external 13 7 VDC battery power 1 AC OPERATION During AC operation the unit can...

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Page 13: ...required with two screws and two washers 2 Connect microphone to front panel connector on transceiver Slide microphone onto bracket 2 2 2 Remove Replace Transceiver Unit REMOVAL 1 Disconnect the DC cable and RF antenna cable from the appropriate connectors located at the rear of the transceiver 2 Remove and retain the two wing screw and nylon washers securing the transceiver to the U shaped mounti...

Page 14: ...ld be 150 to 600 ohms The headset cable must terminate in a 1 4 in 3 pole telephone plug male to mate with the SPEAKER PHONE jack located on the front panel of the transceiver The internal loudspeaker is automatically disconnected Connect the headset as indicated below for receiver audio with or without transmit audio 1 HEADSET WITHOUT TRANSMIT AUDIO When receiver audio only without transmit audio...

Page 15: ...l strength WARNING Do not make physical contact with antenna when transmitter is on 2 Install Microphone in Microphone PTT connector 3 Ensure that transceiver POWER ON OFF switch and the SPG 010 Power supply AC and External Battery ON OFF switches are set to OFF 4 Install AC line cord in AC chassis connector on rear panel of the SPG 010 Power Supply Charger Hook up External Battery to appropriate ...

Page 16: ... 3 4 as required 3 3 TRANSMITTER OPERATION To operate the transceiver in the transmit mode proceed as follows 1 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 canceling feature of the microphone The microphone is most effective when sound is inch 12 7 mm or more away from the microphone 2 Press and...

Page 17: ...ustment of the SQUELCH control determines the squelch setting 4 The VOLUME control can then be adjusted in a clockwise direction to increase the audio level or in a counter clockwise direction to decrease the audio level which can be heard on the internal loudspeaker NOTE When an external loudspeaker or headset is connected to the SPEAKER PHONE jack of the transceiver the internal loudspeaker is a...

Page 18: ...r of the SPG 010 Power Supply Charger 4 Set AC ON OFF switch to ON 5 Set External Battery ON OFF switch to ON The following battery back up kit is available for use with the TLC 100 Base Station P N 989979 2 12 Volt Battery Back up Kit 7 2 AH Provides a minimum of 6 5 hours back up for Low Power unit with 20 Tx and 80 Rx duty cycle Kit includes qty 1 p n 027330 1 DC mating cable with battery conne...

Page 19: ...indicator and connector located on the front and rear panels of the Low Cost Base Station including the PRESS TO TALK switch located on the microphone Operating instructions for transmit receive are also included 4 1 2 TECHNICAL SUMMARY A summary of electrical operational mechanical and physical characteristics of the transceiver is provided in Table 4 1 4 2 OPERATOR S SWITCHES CONTROLS AND INDICA...

Page 20: ... MAX Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD 1 KHz 30 Mod 1 5 µvolts Selectivity 25 KHz Channel Spacing 6 dB Bandwidth Greater Than 15 KHz 80 dB Bandwidth Less Than 50 KHz Adjacent Channel Selectivity Greater Than 80 dB Spurious Response Attenuation Greater than 90 dB Frequency Stability 40 C to 55 C 1 000 Hz MAX RF AGC 5 µvolts to 1 volt Audio Level 3 dB Intermodulation Ultimate Sensitivity 70 dB 30 µvolts 45 dB...

Page 21: ...MITED www til ca TLC 100 90 6R Installation Operating Instructions TiL 92RE130 Rev C 4 3 Figure 4 1 Til 90 6R Low Cost Base Station TLC 100 Front Panel Layout Figure 4 2 Til 90 6R Low Cost Base Station TLC 100 Rear Panel Layout ...

Page 22: ...necting demodulated audio signal to the VOLUME control TX ON YELLOW 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 operated in the Tx mode The Tx ON AMBER LED switches OFF when the transceiver is operated in the receive mode VOLUME CONTROL A logarithmic potentiometer determines the audio level...

Page 23: ...TCH is set to ON Also indicates that the Model SPG 010 Power Supply is functioning AC FUSE A 2 5 Amp fuse protects the Base Station power supply from internal short circuit or transceiver short circuit EXTERNAL DC FUSE A 5 Amp fuse protects the external batteries when connected External Battery ON OFF Switch A toggle switch allows external batteries when connected to be switched in or out of the c...

Page 24: ...n 8 Verify that the FUSE BLOWN red LED is OFF 9 Verify that the POWER ON green LED is ON 10 Set the CHANNEL switch to the desired operating channel 1 through 6 11 Verify that the appropriate CHANNEL INDICATOR green LED is ON 12 Proceed to operation in the transmit mode paragraph 4 4 or operation in the receive mode paragraph 4 5 as appropriate 4 3 1 Operation In The Transmit Mode To operate in the...

Page 25: ...e operating frequency for each channel to be used 4 4 2 Frequency Range The transceiver may be programmed for up six frequencies over the frequency range 117 975 MHz to 138 000 MHz with 25 kHz channel spacing 4 4 3 Preparation Frequency Set Memory Module A5 must be removed from the transceiver to allow frequency pre programming as follows 1 Place the transceiver on a bench with the top cover of th...

Page 26: ...2 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 NO DIODE REQUIRED 1 DIODE T...

Page 27: ...200 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 ...

Page 28: ...ION KHZ Refer to Table 4 4 Frequency Selection kHz Using the OPERATING FREQUENCY kHz column find the portion of the desired frequency in kHz Cross refer to the DIODE LOCATION column and record the locations in which diodes are to be installed as indicated by a 1 entry NOTE Channel 1 is already pre programmed for 121 900 MHz It will be necessary to remove existing diodes if changing Channel 1 from ...

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Page 30: ...til it is correctly located 2 Secure Module A5 using four screws and lockwashers retained during disassembly Tighten Screws Reposition the folded ribbon cable across the module 3 Install the bottom cover on the main chassis of the transceiver utilizing screws and lockwashers retained during disassembly Tighten screws 4 On the front panel label of the transceiver mark the channel designation label ...

Page 31: ...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 33: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...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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