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UV-1G
WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM
USER MANUAL
Rev E May - 15

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  • Page 1 UV-1G WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM USER MANUAL Rev E May - 15...
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  • Page 4 (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. • Per FCC 15.21: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Radio Active Designs could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents ........................5 Table of Figures ........................8 General Information ......................9 Features ............................9 Terminology ..........................9 UV-1G Specifications ......................10 Transmitter ..........................10 Receiver ............................. 10 System Diagram ........................11 Base Station ........................12 Front Panel Button Descriptions ....................12 Front Panel LED Description .....................
  • Page 6 Info Screen ..........................33 Enabling/Disabling the Passcode ....................33 Changing the Passcode ......................34 Base Station Gain Adjustments .................... 35 Intercom 1 & 2 .......................... 35 Auxiliary ............................ 35 Stage Announce ........................35 Base Station Local Headset ....................36 Microphone Gain ........................36 Volume ............................
  • Page 7 Automatic Low Battery Reporting ..................55 Microphone Gain ........................56 Appendix ..........................57 2W Pin Out ..........................57 4w Pin Out ..........................58 Troubleshooting ........................59 Rev E May - 15...

  • Page 8: Table Of Figures

    Table of Figures FIGURE 1 UV-1G FRONT PANEL BUTTONS .......................... 122 FIGURE 2 FRONT PANEL LED DESCRIPTIONS ........................144 FIGURE 3 BASE STATION REAR PANEL ..........................166 FIGURE 4 BELT PACK TOP VIEW ............................177 FIGURE 5 BELT PACK SIDE VIEWS ............................188 FIGURE 6 BELT PACK BOTTOM VIEW ..........................

  • Page 9: General Information

    General Information The Radio Active Designs® UV-1G is a two-channel full-duplex UHF/VHF wireless intercom system that utilizes up to six wireless Belt Pack units per Base Station. Each Belt Pack is capable of simultaneous Talk and Listen on two separate audio channels. Additionally, Belt Packs have Stage Announce and two-channel Wireless Talk-Around.

  • Page 10: Uv-1G Specifications

    UV-1G Specifications RF Frequency Range 470.025-607.975 and 614.025-697.975MHz Base Tx, 174.025- 215.975MHz Belt Tx Power Requirements 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 2.5A max IEC receptacle Temperature Range -4º F to 131º F (-20º C to 55º C) Dimensions Base Station 14.68” x 17” x 1.75”...

  • Page 11: System Diagram

    SYSTEM DIAGRAM Rev E May - 15...

  • Page 12: Base Station

    Base Station FRONT PANEL BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS Figure 1 UV-1G Front Panel Buttons 1. POWER BUTTON Momentary press to power up unit Press and hold to power off 2. SOFT KEY 1 Menu Navigation Variable button function 3. SOFT KEY 2...
  • Page 13 Momentary press enables or disables Auxiliary Input and Output 20. PROGRAM PORT The Program Port is a USB Micro-B compatible port that is used for configuring UV-1G Base Stations and Belt Packs or upgrading firmware via the UV-1G PC Application. For convenience, the UV-1G Belt Pack will power on when the cable is plugged in and connected to a PC, the Base Station will not.

  • Page 14: Front Panel Led Description

    FRONT PANEL LED DESCRIPTION Figure 2 Front Panel LED Descriptions 1-6. CHANNEL N STATUS LED Green = Receiver signal present Flashing Red = Belt Pack battery low Alternating Green/Red = Receiver signal present and Belt Pack battery low 7-12. CHANNEL N MUTE LED Green = Channel enabled Yellow = Channel muted Off = Channel disabled...
  • Page 15 20. LOCAL HEADSET CHANNEL 2 ENABLE LED Green = Enabled Off = Disabled 21. LOCAL HEADSET CHANNEL 2 STATUS LED Green = Local headset traffic on Channel 2 (Talk button pressed, local headset Channel 2 enabled) Red = Over modulation Off = No traffic 22.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel Description

    REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION Figure 3 Base Station Rear Panel 1. Receive antenna (TNC) 2. Ethernet RJ-45 Port (RJ-11 compatible) 3. Base Link RJ-45 Port (RJ-11 compatible) 4. Intercom 1 3-pin XLR Male 5. Intercom 1 3-pin XLR Female 6. Intercom 1 4-wire port 7.

  • Page 17: Belt Pack

    Belt Pack Belt Pack Top View Figure 4 1. CHANNEL 1 BUTTON At Home Screen: Push to transmit on Channel 1 In Menu: Select boxed item • TALK / OVER MODULATION LED FOR CHANNEL 1 LED turns on when the Channel 1 talk button is pressed Green while the transmitter is active Red if over modulation occurs 2.

  • Page 18: Figure 5 Belt Pack Side Views

    Figure 5 Belt Pack Side Views 6. AUXILIARY PORTS USB port and Auxiliary Audio Input 7. RIGHT ENCODER At Home Screen: Adjusts Headset volume for Channel 2 In Menu: Navigation; changing values 8. LEFT ENCODER At Home Screen: Adjusts Headset volume for Channel 1 In Menu: Navigation;...

  • Page 19: Quick Start Guide

    2W channel line for a few seconds. When the tuning process is complete, the wired intercom is ready to use. If a wired intercom is connected while the UV-1G Base Station is powered on, the tuning process needs to be manually started by the user. This can be achieved by pressing the Intercom Select button (CH1 or CH2) until the intercom goes from the disabled state to the enabled state, at which point the tuning process will begin.

  • Page 20: Base Station Operation

    To turn the Base Station off, press and hold the POWER button until the LCD screen goes blank. HOME SCREEN The Home Screen is the root of the UV-1G Base Station UI. It displays information regarding transmitter power level, receiver status, Base Station link mode, and local headset status. The left portion of the screen provides links to the main menu and RSSI screens.

  • Page 21: Receiver Status

    RECEIVER STATUS Indicators R1 through R6 represent the status of a given receiver (transmit status for each belt pack). The table below shows the different receiver status codes and their descriptions. Code Description Receiver is off (disabled). Receiver is enabled and the Belt Pack is not transmitting. (Intercom) Channel 1 (Intercom) Channel 2 (Intercom) Channels 1 &...

  • Page 22: Rssi Screen

    RSSI SCREEN To get to the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication) screen, press the bottom soft key labeled RSSI. MENU..M..R1 C1...R4 OFF MENU..T1 50mW...R2 C2...R5 NTx MENU..T2 50mW...R3 OFF..R6 W1 RSSI..HS: OFF BACK RSSI R5 OFF BACK R6 OFF The RSSI screen, shown above, displays the signal strength of each receiver.

  • Page 23: Base Station Menu Structure

    Base Station Menu Structure PASSCODE PROTECTION The Base Station menu can be protected by a passcode. • From the home screen, press the MENU button to change the screen as shown below: MENU..M..R1 C1...R4 OFF MENU..T1 50mW...R2 C2...R5 NTx MENU..T2 50mW...R3 OFF..R6 W1 RSSI..HS: OFF INFO..Enter the Passcode:...
  • Page 24 If a receiver is not installed, it will display NOT INSTALLED. • Use the rotary encoder to navigate to the desired receiver and press SELECT to change the receiver frequency or status (enabled / disabled). The following is an example of selecting R1: ..

  • Page 25: Advanced Receiver Settings

    ADVANCED RECEIVER SETTINGS The advanced receiver settings allow the user to adjust squelch and input attenuation settings for all six receivers individually (R1- R6) or on a global basis. Additionally, receiver routing settings can be configured in this menu. • From home screen, press MENU, scroll to ADVANCED RX SETTINGS, press SELECT. The screen will appear as follows: EXIT ..
  • Page 26 The Rx routing settings can be used to set the functions of Belt Pack buttons three and four. Any changes to these parameters under the global selection will affect all Belt Packs associated with the Base Station. Alternatively, these can be set individually for Belt Pack #1 (R1) through Belt Pack #6 (R6). The following is an example of selecting R1 for Rx Routing Settings: EXIT..R1....

  • Page 27: Aux In Settings

    AUX IN SETTINGS The Aux In settings control the functionality of the auxiliary input. There are three options for each intercom (1&2) regarding the auxiliary input: • Off – audio from the Aux In port will not be routed on the given intercom. •...
  • Page 28 • To change any of these settings, scroll to the transmitter you desire to change, press SELECT and the screen will appear as follows: ..T1... 100mW ..... Freq : 496.000 ..... Status : Enabled BACK..• To change the transmitter power, press SELECT. •...

  • Page 29: Local Headset Options

    LOCAL HEADSET OPTIONS There are two local headset options: STATUS and EARPHONES. The STATUS setting allows the local headset to be disabled, set up as listen only, or as a fully functioning headset (talk and listen). The EARPHONE setting controls where the receiver audio gets routed: to the left and/or right earphones. If SEPARATE is selected, audio from Receiver 1 will be routed to the right earphone and audio from Receiver 2 will be routed to the left earphone.

  • Page 30: Display Settings

    DISPLAY SETTINGS Blackout Mode ......Blackout Mode SAVE..Blackout Mode : Select ..Backlight Time : ON ..Backlight Time : ON BACK..LCD.Brightness .: 5 BACK..LCD Brightness : 5 Down Blackout Mode allows the user to disable all the LEDs on the Base Station. •...

  • Page 31: Lcd Brightness

    • Turn the encoder as shown above. • Press SAVE to save the change or BACK to ignore it. LCD Brightness ..Blackout Mode : OFF SAVE..Blackout Mode : OFF ..Backlight Time : ON ..Backlight Time : ON BACK.....

  • Page 32: Led Brightness

    LED Brightness ..LCD Brightness : 5 SAVE..LCD Brightness : 5 ..LCD Contrast ..LCD Contrast BACK..... BACK..LED Brightness : The LED brightness setting changes the talk buttons LED’s brightness. • To get to the LED brightness screen, from the home screen, press MENU, scroll down to Display Settings and press SELECT.

  • Page 33: Base Station Link Modes

    BASE STATION LINK MODES Two Base Stations can be linked to expand the number of Belt Packs that the system can handle. The two options are MASTER and SLAVE. When two Base Stations are linked, one must be set up as a master and the other as a slave.

  • Page 34: Changing The Passcode

    CHANGING THE PASSCODE • Select CHANGE PASSCODE. • Enter the desired new passcode (press SELECT to advance to the next digit). • Press SAVE. • Re-enter the desired new passcode. • Pressing SAVE once finished. If the two passcodes that were just entered match, then the passcode will be changed to that value. If they do not match, then the passcode will remain unchanged.

  • Page 35: Base Station Gain Adjustments

    Base Station Gain Adjustments Gain adjustments can be made to the following: • Intercom 1 inputs and outputs (2W and 4W) • Auxiliary inputs and outputs, and • Stage Announce (and the local headset microphone which is described in the Local Headset section) All gains have eleven (11) settings.

  • Page 36: Base Station Local Headset

    SAVE...SA Gain BACK... The figure above shows an example of the Stage Announce gain screen. Base Station Local Headset MICROPHONE GAIN • Change the local headset microphone gain by pressing the Mic Level button (below the Talk button). The display will change as shown below. •...

  • Page 37: Belt Pack Operation

    Belt Pack Operation Figure 8 Belt Pack Power Button BATTERY Before the Belt Pack is turned on, be sure to attach a fresh battery pack. During operation, the battery indicator will display the battery status at the home screen. POWERING UP To turn the Belt Pack on, press the power button as shown in Figure 8 above.

  • Page 38: Powering Down

    POWERING DOWN To turn the Belt Pack off, press and hold (approximately 3 seconds) the power button until the LCD screen goes blank. HOME SCREEN The Belt Pack home screen consists of channel labels in the four corners of the display (each corresponding to one of the four transmit buttons), a signal meter, battery indicator, and transmit status indicators.

  • Page 39: Transmit Status Indicators

    TRANSMIT STATUS INDICATORS The Belt Pack home screen will display the status of the transmitter and the microphone. When the transmitter is active, a ‘T’ will appear on the screen next to the channel label for the given channel. When the microphone is active (unmuted) a box will appear around the ‘T’...

  • Page 40: Headset Volume

    HEADSET VOLUME The headset volume is changeable via the two rotary encoders (see Figure 5): • Left adjusts volume on Channel One • Right adjusts volume on Channel Two If the headset volume option is set to COMBINED, both encoders change the volume of both receivers proportionally.

  • Page 41: Belt Pack Menu Structure

    Belt Pack Menu Structure DISPLAY SETTINGS • From the home screen, press the MENU button. The screen will appear as follows: Advanced Settings Exit <BP ID> Mic G • Press SELECT. Blackout Mode ....O FF Blackout .Mode.: Backlight .Time: 20S Backlight .Time: 20S BACK SAVE...

  • Page 42: Lcd Brightness

    The backlight time setting changes the amount of time the backlight stays on. Each time any button is pressed or encoder is turned the backlight timer gets reset. The choices are: 5S for 5 seconds 10S for 10 seconds 20S for 20 seconds 30S for 30 seconds 60S for 60 seconds ON meaning it will never turn off.

  • Page 43: Led Brightness

    The choices are 1 – 11, with 1 being the dimmest and 11 being the brightest. • To change the contrast, press SELECT. • Turn either encoder as shown above. • Press SAVE to save the change or BACK to ignore it. NOTE: The contrast updates in real time as it is modified.

  • Page 44: Advanced Settings

    ADVANCED SETTINGS To get to the advanced settings, from the home screen, press the MENU button. • Use either encoder to scroll down to ADVANCED SETTINGS. • The screen will appear as follows: Display Settings Exit <BP ID> Mic G •...

  • Page 45: Transmitter Settings

    Transmitter Settings The transmitter settings allow the user to change the transmitter power level, frequency, status, and Intercom transmit settings. The transmitter settings are located in the ADVANCED SETTINGS sub-menu. Once selected, the screen will appear as follows: T1..... 50mW ..Freq..:.175.000 ....

  • Page 46: Icom1 Tx And Icom2 Tx

    T1..Freq..:.175.000 T1..Freq..:.175.000 ....Enabled ..Status..:.Enabled ....B ACK ....B ACK ICOM1 Tx and ICOM2 Tx. ICOM1 Tx and ICOM2 Tx control whether the Belt Pack user is allowed to transmit on Intercom CH 1 and Intercom CH 2. ENABLED = allowed DISABLED = not allowed •...
  • Page 47 For example, if receiver one is disabled, R1: Disabled will be displayed. If a frequency is listed instead of Disabled, then it is enabled and receiving at the specified frequency. • To change frequency or status, scroll to the receiver you desire to change. •...

  • Page 48: Channel Labels

    Channel Labels The Channel Labels menu option in the Advanced Settings sub-menu provides a way to change the (Intercom) Channel talk button labels. SIG: BATT: OK This sub-menu allows the user to change, edit, remove, and add new labels. Once the Channel Labels menu is entered, the screen will appear as follows: Edit/Remove Labels BACK...
  • Page 49 The left (CH 1) encoder changes the currently selected character. The right (CH 2) encoder changes the group (see below). There are three groups: Capital Letters (A-Z), Numbers (0-9), and Symbols (SYM). • Press SELECT to change the selected character. •...

  • Page 50: Soft Key Labels

    Soft key Labels The Soft Key Labels menu option in the Advanced Settings sub-menu provides a way to change the soft (programmable) talk buttons. SIG: BATT: OK There are several options: Intercom Channels (CH) 1 & 2 Wireless-Talk-Around (WTA) 1 Wireless-Talk-Around (WTA) 2 Wireless-Talk-Around (WTA) 1 &...

  • Page 51: Rx Attenuation

    Double Tap allows the user to latch the transmitter ON while keeping the microphone muted by pressing the transmit button twice quickly (double momentary presses). When disabled a double tap will have no effect. When double tapped, a ‘T’ will appear on the home screen, indicating that the transmitter is latched ON (T) and the mic is muted (no box).

  • Page 52: Master Volume

    Master Volume The Master Volume menu option in the Advanced Settings sub-menu allows the user to set a ratio for the audio levels of both receiver channels that will be heard in the headset. By default, the ratio is 1:1 (CH1 = CH2).

  • Page 53: Minimum Volume

    Minimum Volume The Minimum Volume menu option in the Advanced Settings sub-menu allows the user to set a minimum volume level for the headset audio. This range for this parameter is 0-11. Headset ..:..Combined Headset ..:..Combined .... Min.Vol..: BACK SAVE BACK •...

  • Page 54: Enabling/Disabling The Passcode

    Enabling/Disabling the Passcode The PASSCODE screen enables or disables the ADVANCED SETTINGS sub-menu passcode. The passcode is a four digit decimal number (0 – 9). Info Info .... Disabled Passcode .: BACK SAVE BACK To enable/disable passcode, access the ADVANCED SETTINGS sub-menu. •...

  • Page 55: Automatic Low Battery Reporting

    Automatic Low Battery Reporting The Battery Automatic Low Battery Reporting menu option in the Advanced Settings sub-menu allows the user to enable or disable the automatic low battery reporting feature in the Belt Pack. The Automatic Low Battery Reporting feature, when enabled, will periodically alert the Base Station when the Belt Pack battery is low.

  • Page 56: Microphone Gain

    MICROPHONE GAIN To change the local headset microphone gain, access the Menu from the Home Screen. • Press the right soft key showing MIC G. Advanced Settings Exit <BP ID> Mic G Mic Gain SAVE BACK • Use either encoder to change the value. The bar graphic and a number (1 –...

  • Page 57: Appendix

    Appendix 2W PIN OUT Common Connect 1 – Common Male Female 2 – No Connect Jack Jack 3 – Audio Audio Clear-Com Common Audio Minus 1 – Common Male Female 2 – Audio Minus Jack Jack 3 – Audio Plus Audio Plus AudioCom / Telex...

  • Page 58: Pin Out

    4W PIN OUT Rev E May - 15...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING Problem: Wired intercom audio quality is poor. Possible Solution: The 2-wire intercom must be allowed to go through a brief automatic tuning process when everything is set up (cables are connected on both sides of wired intercom, units are powered on). To start this tuning process, press the given intercom enable button (#13 or #16 on Figure 1) until the associated 2W LED is illuminated green.
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