Axnes AS
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Revision
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AX-PNG-UMAN-2017
Issue C
2020-Jul-09
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PNG BST30/35 Base Station
Operation Manual
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Страница 1: ...Axnes AS Document number Revision Date AX PNG UMAN 2017 Issue C 2020 Jul 09 Page 1 1 PNG BST30 35 Base Station Operation Manual Document number AX PNG UMAN 2017 Revision Issue C Date 2020 Jul 09 ...
Страница 2: ...ul 09 Page 1 2 Revision history Revision Date Description Issue A 2020 02 12 First release of document Issue B 2020 03 20 Minor editorial updates to menu inconsistency and change from line 1 and 2 to line 0 and 1 nomenclature Issue C 2020 07 09 Updated with FCC reference ...
Страница 3: ...7 Document References 1 8 SECTION 2 OPERATION 2 1 2 1 Groups 2 1 2 2 Configurations 2 1 2 2 1 Encryption 2 2 2 3 General UI and outline 2 3 2 4 Power on off 2 4 2 5 Noise cancelling 2 4 2 6 Microphone detect 2 4 2 7 Power on off 2 5 2 8 Display indications 2 5 2 9 Adjusting headset volume 2 8 2 10 VOX PTT mode 2 8 2 11 VOX sensitivity 2 8 2 11 1 Configuring the VOX Min and VOX Max level 2 9 2 12 K...
Страница 4: ... DATA 3 1 3 1 Technical data for BST30 35 3 1 3 1 1 Operation 3 1 3 1 2 Power supply 3 1 3 1 3 Line interface 0 and 1 3 1 3 1 4 Headset interface 3 2 3 1 5 Connectors 3 2 3 1 6 Radio characteristics 3 2 3 1 7 Dimensions BST30 35 3 2 3 1 8 Material 3 2 3 2 BST30 35 Connector pinout 3 3 SECTION 4 RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE A SECTION 5 ACCESSORIES B SECTION 6 QUALIFICATIONS D SECTION 7 ABBRE...
Страница 5: ...andheld Support for mute and broadcast from aircraft side Intercom operation in UHF band 397 470MHz Handheld support for maritime VHF band for ship communication Flexible intercom interface supporting high and low impedance systems All components available in NVG friendly versions Note There are handhelds with different combinations of the following features Waterproofing GPS AIS VHF Bluetooth and...
Страница 6: ...e through the band The wireless link is a single frequency duplex interception free digital radio link The handheld radios will operate at an output power of up to 400mW using a license specific frequency allocation The PNG system will not set any limit to the number of simultaneous receivers but the number of simultaneous transmitters is limited by the available bandwidth and allocated timeslots ...
Страница 7: ... shall always be terminated when the base station is powered Failure to terminate the antenna port may destroy the output amplifier 1 3 Portable install The BST30 35 is intended for a temporary portable install and as such regarded as carry on ground support equipment The BST30 requires external power supply through nominal 28VDC while the BST35 can be supplied external power or operated from inte...
Страница 8: ... allow for replication of the lost intercom port or standalone operation The headset interface is compatible with high and low impedance headsets and the volume setting is controlled on the base station Connecting a headset will require an adapter cable available from Axnes 1 6 Identification of article PNG Base Stations in the BST30 series with part numbers in the AXS BS D030XX series PNG Base St...
Страница 9: ...e different handheld configurations to be loaded in different phases of the operation e g to change group subscriptions during the mission Switching between the handheld configurations is done by the handheld operator by a simple button push 2 1 Groups The PNG Base Station supports organizing the communication on the wireless link into groups Groups are a set of audio channels on the wireless link...
Страница 10: ... system with the menu navigation buttons and identified by the logical name When selected all relevant parameters are loaded On the handheld the configuration is selected with the up down arrows and identified with a short two letter name and a long logical name scrolling display Pre programmed configurations can either be pre ordered from the equipment vendor or changed by a qualified equipment o...
Страница 11: ...r charging and configuration The PNG BST30 35 has a limited two letter display and 4 navigation buttons allowing limited configuration and status control NOTE The antenna port shall always be terminated when the base station is powered Failure to terminate the antenna port may destroy the output amplifier Two letter alfa numeric display BNC antenna port Bluetooth antenna future option USB Type C c...
Страница 12: ...and speech intelligibility even in extremely noisy environments such as directly in front of a landing helicopter or similar The noise cancelled signal is transmitted on the radio and used in the side tone When using the headset port of the BST30 35 in windy environments the microphone should always have a windsock mounted 2 6 Microphone detect The BST30 35 headset port implements active microphon...
Страница 13: ...tion mode At power up the configured name of the unit is displayed If no specific name is configured the BST30 35 displays the last four digits of the serial number The BST30 35 is turned off by holding the volume down OFF button for 3 seconds until a double dash is displayed to indicate shutdown 2 8 Display indications Power on and active mode When the BST30 35 is powered on and in radio on mode ...
Страница 14: ...toggled by pressing arrow up and arrow down simultaneous for 2 seconds Charging When the BST30 35 is placed in a charger the charge status is indicated with a battery symbol and a bar indicating the charge status The battery is animated when charging and steady when charging is prevented due to temperature or battery full Connected to external power and not charging When external power is supplied...
Страница 15: ...layed only BST35 Keylock When operating the menu key in in keylock mode the following symbol is displayed Transmit When the BST30 35 is transmitting audio the transmit status is indicated with a blinking arrow pointing upwards Receive When the BST30 35 is receiving a blinking arrow pointing downwards is displayed ...
Страница 16: ...ll by default be set to VOX mode It will remain in VOX mode until PTT mode is activated by pressing the PTT button on the cable harness When the BST30 35 is in PTT mode the default mode can be reactivated by disconnecting and reconnecting the headset 2 11 VOX sensitivity Figure 2 1 VOX trigger level functionality The BST30 35 has automatic VOX sensitivity When starting the BST30 35 the VOX trigger...
Страница 17: ...rrect VOX Min level the following procedure can be followed Enter the VOX Min menu Tune the VOX Min level so that the VOX is triggered when your normal operational voice level triggers a sidetone To set the correct VOX Max level the following procedure can be followed Enter the VOX Max menu Tune the VOX Max level so that the VOX is not triggering a sidetone until you are shouting as loud as expect...
Страница 18: ...Key lock is reactivated after 20 seconds of inactivity When key lock is active the following status information is available by pressing Arrow up and down without headset connected Current selected configuration channel Arrow up and down with headset connected Headset volume is adjusted Unlocking the keys will open the menu at last used menu entry ...
Страница 19: ...on and one sub level which may be used for more permanent configurations The menu is illustrated below Display Intensity Display illumination intensity can be regulated in steps between 1 9 The setting is persistent over a power off on cycle At start up the programmed default intensity is used and then gradual adapting to the user selected intensity over a few seconds Moving Map The polling of the...
Страница 20: ...edefined configurations set up by the supplier or through the PolyConnect tool can be selected and loaded 2 13 1 Advanced menu AM Advanced Menu HM Headset Menu HS Headset AT Automatic UE Unamplified Electret AE Amplified Electret CU Custom LD Dynamic AF Audio Feedback 0 9 ME Mic Equalizer FT Flat SO Soft SH Sharp ...
Страница 21: ... 13 SE Speaker Equalizer FT Flat SO Soft SH Sharp EC Mic echo canceller 0 32 NA Noise attenuation 6 12 18 24 30 dB CM Custom Mic settings MI Minimum level MA Maximum level DL Disconnect level GM Gain min level BV Bias voltage BD Bias duty cycle BF Bias frequency IM Impedance setting ...
Страница 22: ... Jul 09 Page 2 14 Note Custom mic settings shall be adjusted at advice of Axnes representative CD Charging disable No Yes DR Display Rotate On Off SW Software Version AXS SW Crypto Key Config name Config CRC Cap S N AX SW SW hash PR Parameter Reset RE Return CO Confirm ...
Страница 23: ... vibrations from ear shell loudspeaker transferring down the microphone boom to the microphone causing echo distortion feedback Microphone echo canceller will remove this unwanted earphone to microphone coupling The phenomena are normally only present at very high volume settings The setting set activation point of the echo canceller relative to headset volume setting e g setting 20 will activate ...
Страница 24: ... Jul 09 Page 2 16 2 13 2 Install menu IM Install Menu L0 Line 0 menu TA Test Audio T0 Test Audio off T1 Audio track 1 T2 Audio track 2 T3 Audio track 3 T4 Test Audio 4 OL Out level 1 22K0 VL VOX level 0 100 MG Manual gain 1 65 MA Min AGC 0 100 NR Noise reduction On off ...
Страница 25: ...han a high impedance system Adjusting this parameter is essential to avoid echo in the system Refer to 1 chapter 12 Interfacing to intercom VOX Level The equipment is by default set to minimum VOX level when VOX mode is entered The VOX trigger level will increase as the environmental audio conditions force the level up The setting is persistent over a power off on cycle NA Noise attenuation 6 12 1...
Страница 26: ...ts audio feedback on events that are of importance to the operator The following spoken feedbacks are given Locked Key lock enabled Unlock Key lock unlocked VOX Entering VOX mode PTT Entering PTT mode Charging Attached to battery charger Battery low Low battery status Shutting down System turn off Temperature high Unit is operated above recommended temperature Dynamic Headset with dynamic micropho...
Страница 27: ...e solution Dim display If the display is dim and difficult to read the display intensity will be reset with a power off on cycle The display intensity can also be adjusted in the menu refer to section 2 13 Menu Unit will not charge If the BST30 35 will not charge when connected to a charger the following should be checked Sufficient power rating on the charger min 45W Charging disabled in menu or ...
Страница 28: ...ST35 20 C to 55 C Storage temperature BST30 55 C to 85 C BST35 20 C to 55 C Moving map interface RS232 3 1 2 Power supply Supply voltage 12 33 VDC nominal 28VDC Current consumption typ Operation 180mA 400mW TX and 28V Charging 1200mA 28VDC Protection 7A internal fuse Reverse voltage protection Charger input USB C 45W wall adapter Internal battery capacity 70Wh supports 10h usage 3 1 3 Line interfa...
Страница 29: ... 02 Y 20 41 P 50 Antenna port BNC female Service and configuration port USB type C 3 1 6 Radio characteristics Frequency 397 470 MHz customer configurations Note 1 Channel separation 25 KHz Modulation 16QAM 8PSK Frequency stability 5 ppm Receiver sensitivity 97dBm at BER 10 2 Output power 30 400 mW nom 400 mW Antenna impedance 50 Ω 3 1 7 Dimensions BST30 35 Physical dimensions 141x53x134 mm incl c...
Страница 30: ... Headset Speaker Single ended analog output from BS to headset speaker F CAN High CAN Bus High signal Legacy typically not used G CAN Low CAN Bus Low signal Legacy typically not used H PTT Out Discrete logical outputs output from BS J Reserved Not to be wired For future use K RS232_TX RS232 signal from BS to moving map system L RS232_RX RS232 signal to BS Not to be used Future options M Line 1 Shi...
Страница 31: ...d optional X Headset PTT In Discrete logical inputs input to BS Y Power out Programmable power out Default disabled Z Line 1 In Balanced analog Line 1 positive inputs from intercom to BS a Line 1 Out Balanced analog line 1 negative outputs from BS to intercom b Line 1 In Balanced analog Line 1 positive inputs from intercom to BS c Headset Shield Shield termination for headset Power out PTT and RS2...
Страница 32: ... needed Latest service information and approved service centers will be available at Axnes resource website http www axnes com or contact Axnes AS at Phone 47 37 04 08 00 Email post axnes com Item Service interval Storage Range BST30 On condition Temperature short term 55 to 85 ºC Temperature long term 5 to 35 ºC Environment Indoors dry non condensing Conditioning interval NA Conditioning procedur...
Страница 33: ...rged from aircraft vehicle power supply Antenna matching the frequency band and installation requirements Adapters for power supply and intercom connection depending use case and installation requirement Pouch for carrying or temporary install For complete list of accessories contact an Axnes sales representative AXS ACC 0050 Pouch Black Mollle for BST3X AXS CHG 0350 USB Charger EU for BST35 AXS C...
Страница 34: ...Axnes AS Document number Revision Date AX PNG UMAN 2017 Issue C 2020 Jul 09 Page c AXS ADL 0150 BST3X Audio PTT Headset Adapter ...
Страница 35: ... 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 harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential a...
Страница 36: ...f datasets GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Global Positioning System HH HandHeld HS HeadSet HW Hardware ICS InterCom System MMI Man Machine Interface NIVOX None Interrupted Voice activated transmission NVG Night Vision Goggles PNG Not an acronym PNG is the name of the new system PTT Push To Talk SW Software UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UHF Ultra High Frequency UI Us...
