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Reno, NV 89502
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1 Initial Setup
1.1 Package Contents
One RVI-600 (47860A-600)
One Power Cable and Power Adapter
Two Flanges and Mounting Screws
1.2 Operation
By default, the RVI-600 operates in S-TAC mode as a multi-link receiver voter in multicast mode. Receivers remain in
the idle state while detecting 2175Hz status tone from distant transceivers at -13dB. Upon the drop of the status tone
from any of these transceivers, the RVI-600 will begin the voting process.
Voting occurs when any of the un-squelched links achieve a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 3dB or less from any
other link. This will lock in the channel as the preferred receiver and route audio to the default transmitter (TX1), the
console, and any connected TX pair on the designated RVI-600 TX/TX ports.
Voting elections remain available throughout the inbound transmission and if any other receiver achieves a higher SNR
value than the currently voted one, that channel will become the new voted channel.
1.3 Connecting the RVI-600 Voter
To configure the RVI-600 Voter for first use, access the RVI-600 using a PC and the supplied Ethernet cable. This
direct-connection procedure only needs to be done once. After this procedure, accessing the RVI-600 will be done
through the network and over any network port.
1. Refer to Figure 1-1 to connect the power cable, provided, to the AC input receptacle and then plug the other
end of the cable into the AC socket.
2. Connect the yellow ground tab, shown on the left, to the ground source for other equipment in the rack.
3. Connect a CAT 5 Ethernet straight network cable
to the “network” port labeled, shown on the right. Connect
the other end to your network.
The other ports, labeled TX 1, RX 1, RX/TX 2 through RX/TX 6, and Console
will be covered later in this guide.
4. Refer to Figure 1-2 and press the power button on the front of the RVI-600 to start the unit. A fan will start
and the power button will have blue backlighting.
Figure 1-1: RVI-600 Back Plane
Figure 1-2: RVI-600 Front Panel