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OPERATION
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on choosing this Clear-Com product. Clear-Com was
established in 1968 and remains the market leader in providing intercoms for
entertainment, broadcast and industrial applications. The ruggedness and high
build-quality of Clear-Com products defines the industry standard. In fact, many
of our original beltpacks and main stations are still in daily use around the world.
The KB-701 speaker station is a powerful, yet user-friendly unit that can serve as
a versatile intercom station. We recommend that you read through this manual
completely to better understand the functions of the KB-701. If you encounter a
situation or have a question that this manual does not address, contact your
dealer or call Clear-Com directly at the factory. Our applications support and
service people are standing by to assist you. (Refer to Chapter 5: “Warranty” for
contact information.) Thank you for selecting Clear-Com for your
communications needs.
DESCRIPTION
The Clear-Com KB-701 speaker station is designed for use in theatres, live
performances, industrial environments, and small television facilities. It features
speech intelligibility, even at high-noise levels, and can be customized through its
programmable options.
Local or remotely controlled talking or listening is selectable and allows either
hands-on or hands-free operation. The
talk
button operates in momentary mode.
The integral microphone and speaker offer half-duplex communication. The
KB-701 offers both visual and audible call signaling to attract the attention of
operators.
A balanced program input allows the monitoring of external audio through the
speaker. This program input can also be used as a paging function.
The integral speaker’s volume level can be adjusted using a front-panel knob. An
internal control allows setting a minimum speaker level. An automatic speaker
switching circuit will quiet the speaker when the
talk
button is activated.
The KB-701 receives power from the Clear-Com intercom line. The unit
mounts either in a standard four-gang electrical outlet box or in an optional
Clear-Com V-Box. The extra-thick front panel and compact surface-mount
circuitry maintains Clear-Com ruggedness. The intercom channel connects to a
plug-on-screw terminal strip. Male and female three-pin XLR connectors are
provided on the optional V-Box to offer a through connection to the intercom
channel.
Although the optional EB7-TW daughter board module allows this unit to
function on a TW line, the unit’s operation will remain single channel. Also, the
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