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  • Page 1 RS-602/622 BELTPACKS INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Part Number 810288, Rev. B Vitec Group Communicatons 4065 Hollis Street Emeryville, CA 94608-3505 U.S.A Clear-Com is a registered trademark of Vitec Group Communications The Clear-Com Logo is a registered trademark of Vitec Group Communications Windows is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION......1 QUICK START ......3 OPERATING YOUR BELTPACK .
  • Page 4 Editing a Mode’s Settings......30 Restoring the Factory Default Settings ....31 Settings You Can Customize .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing this product. Clear-Com designed the 600 series of beltpacks to meet the needs of all beltpack users, from beginners to experienced professionals. For advanced users, the 600 series provides the most advanced level of functioning available.
  • Page 6 RS-602 AND RS-622 BELTPACKS The RS-602 and RS-622 beltpacks add the following features: • Two intercom channels • Local input for program audio • “Loopable” program audio; you can connect program audio to other beltpacks in a “daisy-chain” configuration • Program audio volume control •...

  • Page 7: Quick Start

    QUICK START To start using your beltpack immediately: 1. Connect the appropriate 6-pin XLR line cables from an active intercom line to the beltpack. Note: The beltpack’s intercom connectors use the Switchcraft-style 6-pin configuration. If ordering Neutrik 6-pin plugs to make a cable or patch panel, specify that you need the Switchcraft pin configuration.
  • Page 8 5. Adjust the sidetone and incoming volume levels for both channels as you and others on the channels speak at the anticipated levels for the application. 6. To send a call signal, press the button labeled “call” for the appropriate channel. R S - 6 0 2 / 6 2 2 B E L T P A C K...

  • Page 9: Operating Your Beltpack

    OPERATING YOUR BELTPACK BELTPACK COMPATIBILITY The RS-602 and RS-622 beltpacks work with all previous versions of standard Clear-Com party-line stations and beltpacks, as long as you use proper cabling and 6-pin connectors. These models are not designed for use on a two-wire (TW) line. If you use these beltpacks on a TW line, the audio on channel A of the TW line will be lost.
  • Page 10  5BML CVUUPOT DIBOOFMT " BOE #  $BMM MJHIUT DIBOOFMT " BOE #  $BMM CVUUPOT DIBOOFMT " BOE # Figure 1: RS-602/622 Control Panel R S - 6 0 2 / 6 2 2 B E L T P A C K...
  • Page 11 Talk Buttons, Channels A and B To talk on an intercom channel, press and hold that channel’s talk button while speaking into the microphone in your headset. While you hold the button, your voice transmits to the intercom channel. When you release the button, your voice no longer transmits to the intercom channel.
  • Page 12  7PMVNF±DPOUSPM LOPC DIBOOFM "  7PMVNF±DPOUSPM LOPC DIBOOFM #  1PXFS±TUBUVT MJHIU  4FUVQ JOGPSNBUJPO XJOEPX Figure 2: RS-602/622 Control Panel R S - 6 0 2 / 6 2 2 B E L T P A C K...
  • Page 13 Note: Depending on the type and length of cables attached to the beltpack, crosstalk between cables may cause both channels to indicate a 20 kHz AC call signal that is sent on only one channel. Volume-Control Knob, Channel A The volume-control knob for channel A adjusts the incoming volume level (“listen level”) for that channel.
  • Page 14 Power Status Light An illuminated power status light indicates that the beltpack is connected to a powered intercom line. Note: The light may illuminate even if the beltpack is receiving less than the minimum 12 VDC required for beltpack operation. Setup Information Window When you press and hold the setup button for more than three seconds, the setup information window lights...
  • Page 15 Beltpack.”. 4FUVQ CVUUPO $PNQVUFS DPOOFDUPS  NN KBDL Figure 3: Side panel of RS-602/622 Beltpack Setup Button When you press and hold the blue setup button for approximately three seconds, the beltpack enters “setup mode” during which you can select certain operating features for the beltpack.
  • Page 16 You can program your beltpack from a computer using the V-Pack™ programming software. To use this software you must first physically connect the beltpack to a computer with Clear-Com’s VPC-1 cable or its equivalent. The VPC-1 cable has a tip-ring-sleeve 3.5 mm plug at one end for connecting to the beltpack, and a DB-9F plug at the other end for connecting to a computer’s...
  • Page 17 If your computer has only USB connectors rather than a serial port, you must purchase a USB-to-serial port adaptor. Contact your dealer or the Clear-Com factory for information about obtaining the beltpack programming kit, which contains the V-Pack software, VPC-1 cable, and V-Pack manual.
  • Page 18 4JEFUPOF BEKVTU DIBOOFM " 4JEFUPOF BEKVTU DIBOOFM # Figure 4: Sidetone controls for channels A and B Sidetone Control, Channel A Sidetone Control, Channel B To adjust the beltpack’s “sidetone,” or the level of one’s own voice in the headset, insert a small flat-headed screwdriver into one of the two holes labeled “sidetone”...
  • Page 19 Turn the screwdriver until you can no longer hear any sidetone in the headset. This is called the “null” setting. When you turn the screwdriver again, either clockwise or counterclockwise, the sidetone increases. Adjust the sidetone so that it is somewhere in the mid-range of possible settings, at a level that feels comfortable to you.
  • Page 20 R S - 6 0 2 / 6 2 2 B E L T P A C K...

  • Page 21: Connecting Your Beltpack

    You have the option to connect a beltpack to intercom stations, beltpacks, headsets, and a computer. The following table shows the connectors for the RS-602 and RS-622 beltpacks, which vary slightly. Figure 5 illustrates the connectors for an RS-602 beltpack...
  • Page 22  1SPHSBN±"VEJP 7PMVNF $POUSPM  "VYJMJBSZ )FBEQIPOF $POOFDUPS  )FBETFU $POOFDUPS Figure 1: RS-602 Connector Panel Note: The beltpack’s intercom connectors use the Switchcraft-style 6-pin configuration. If ordering Neutrik 6-pin plugs to make a cable or patch panel, specify that you need the Switchcraft pin configuration. This configuration usually has an “S”...

  • Page 23: Loop-Through Connector

    Ch. B intercom Ch. A intercom Program input (+) Program input (-) Table 2: Pinouts for RS-602/622 Intercom Connectors Loop-Through Connector The “loop-through” socket connects cable from the beltpack to a second beltpack (“looping through”). It can also connect the beltpack to an intercom station if necessary.

  • Page 24: Program-Audio Volume Control

    If necessary, you can mute the program audio by turning the knob all the way down. With an RS-602 beltpack, you can “loop through” the program audio to additional beltpacks in a “daisy chain” configuration using the beltpack’s “loop-through”...

  • Page 25: Headset Connector

    Table 4: Pinout for RS-602/622 AUX Headset Connector Headset Connector You connect a headset to the beltpack at the 4-pin (RS-602) or 6-pin (RS-622) male XLR connector labeled “headset.” The headset connector is always active and has priority if a second headset is connected to the auxiliary (“AUX”) connector.
  • Page 26 Table 5: Pinout for RS-622 Headset Connector FUNCTION Mic (low) Mic (high) Headphone (low) Headphone (high) Table 6: Pinout for RS-602 Headset Connector R S - 6 0 2 / 6 2 2 B E L T P A C K...

  • Page 27: Customizing Your Beltpack

    CUSTOMIZING YOUR BELTPACK You can customize an RS-600 series beltpack for quick adaptation to the needs of any working environment. There are two methods for customizing your beltpack’s settings: • Using a beltpack’s onboard controls • Using the V-Pack programming software This manual deals specifically with programming a beltpack with the onboard controls, and only briefly describes V-Pack.

  • Page 28: Onboard Programming

    For more detailed instructions on using the software, see the V-Pack manual. You can access the manual from the Clear-Com Web site. A VPC-1 installation kit, which includes a factory CD containing the V-Pack software, a computer cable, and a printed V-Pack manual is available for purchase through your dealer or directly from Clear-Com.

  • Page 29: Settings You Can Customize

    SETTINGS YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE Table 1 shows the beltpack functions you can customize with onboard controls. Note than each function is assigned a number, which you will refer to for programming. FUNCTION # NAME STATUS CHANNELS Function 1 Mode Select 1,2,3,4 Both A and B Function 2...

  • Page 30: Editing A Mode's Settings

    When you receive your beltpack, each of the four modes is preprogrammed with the Clear-Com default settings. Each mode is similar to the others, with only minor variations. With onboard setup, you can select any one of the four modes and change specific settings to your requirements.
  • Page 31 Latch Disable, Function 2 A beltpack’s talk button normally latches when you tap it twice. If you select to disable this function, the talk button does not latch. This setting is recommended if you use the call-on-talk feature, which causes the beltpack to send a call signal each time you press the talk button.
  • Page 32 Talk Disable, Function 3 This function turns the talk button on or off. When disabled, the talk button does not function. Set the talk button to off when you wish to operate the beltpack as a listen-only device. To select “talk disable” for a channel: 1.
  • Page 33 When using “call-on-talk,” it is recommended that you set the talk button for non-latching operation. Call-on-talk is useful when operating call-signal based components such as the Clear-Com TW-40 2-way radio interface and the Clear-Com KB-212 speaker station. To select “call-on-talk” for a channel: 1.
  • Page 34 Electret Microphone, Function 5 This function allows a beltpack to operate with an electret- microphone equipped headset. It only affects a headset connected to the main headset jack. Toggling the function to off reverts the beltpack to dynamic microphone operation. To select “electret microphone”...
  • Page 35 Audible Call Signal, Function 6 When this function is on, the beltpack produces an audible call signal in the headset when a call signal is received.When this function is off, it does not. The audible call signal’s volume level is preset. (Volume may vary slightly, depending on headset.) This function is useful for unspoken cues when a visual call signal is not practical or effective.
  • Page 36 Channel Swap, Function 7 When toggled to the “on” setting, this function reverses the beltpack’s audio channels so that channel A appears on channel B and channel B appears on channel A. Channel A’s controls operate channel B and channel B’s controls operate channel A. Audio on pins 3 and 4 of the intercom channel are reversed to pins 4 and 3.

  • Page 37: Channel Exclusive

    Channel Exclusive, Function 8 This function causes the beltpack to operate with only one active channel. You select one of the beltpack’s two channels to operate as the “exclusive” channel. When you select an exclusive channel, the beltpack’s two sets of talk and call buttons operate for only the selected channel.

  • Page 38: Split-Ear Headset (Rs-622 Only)

    Split-ear Headset (RS-622 only), Function 9 Normally, channel A audio goes to the right earphone of a headset and channel B audio goes to the left earphone. When set to “on,” this function sends audio from both channels A and B to each earphone.
  • Page 39 Adjust Microphone Gain, Function A The microphone “gain” setting allows you to reduce the gain of the mic preamplifier by up to 12 dB. This feature affects both channels. You use the Channel A volume knob to adjust the microphone gain. To adjust microphone gain: 1.
  • Page 40 The gain adjustment affects only the microphone of the currently connected headset. If you unplug this headset and connect the secondary headset (either main or auxiliary) the settings for that headset remain the same as previously programmed. If you do not press a button within five seconds, the beltpack exits the setup program without making any changes.

  • Page 41: Lockout

    Lockout, Function L “Lockout” allows you to prevent all editing of beltpack functions with onboard controls. When you select “lockout,” you can access the on-off status of functions with the onboard controls, but you cannot edit them. You cannot access information which mode is active. To regain access to editing, you can either restore the factory default settings from the beltpack itself, or use the V-Pack software.
  • Page 42 RESTORING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS To restore the factory default settings for all four modes: 1. Press and hold the setup button until the setup information window displays a “P” and then release the button. 2. Press and hold the Call A button. The display changes from “1” to “2.”...

  • Page 43: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS 0 dBv is referenced to 0.775 V RMS General Amplifier Design: I.C. amplifiers, including solid-state digital switching and signaling circuits. Current-limited and short-circuit protected. Signal to Noise: >75 dB Bridging Impedance: >15k Line Level: -14 dB, +5 dB max. Sidetone Adjust: >35 dB EMI and RFI rejection: >60 dB...
  • Page 44 <0.1% THD @ 1 kHz Gain, line to output: +34 dB Frequency Response: 100 Hz - 18 kHz, ±2dB Connectors Intercom Line: RS-602 (2) 6-pin XLR–M–F RS-622 (1) 6-pin XLR-F Headset: RS-602 4-pin XLR–M RS-622 6-pin XLR–M Power Requirements RS-602/622...
  • Page 45 Power Requirements (continued) 50mA talk with signaling, both channels simultaneously DC Voltage Range: 12-32 volts Environmental Operating Temp. Range: 0°C - 70°C (32°F - 158° F) Humidity: 0 - 90% relative humidity Dimensions 4.58"H x 3.73"W x 1.34"D (116 x 95 x 34 mm) Weight 7.8 oz.
  • Page 46 R S - 6 0 2 / 6 2 2 B E L T P A C K...

  • Page 47: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE GENERAL USAGE NOTES Cabling choices can greatly impact the performance of an intercom system. Length, gauge, and shield quality, as well as routing, must all be considered. For two-pair cable, crosstalk performance is affected both by length and DC resistance of the shield (the lower the better). The quality of the headset cable can affect crosstalk, particularly in large systems.
  • Page 48 To rotate the beltclip to a new position: 1. Remove the setup help label and the two retaining screws. 2. Rotate the beltclip 90 or 180 as desired. 3. Replace the screws. The label on the beltclip is not reusable and must be replaced. You can order a replacement label from your distributor or from the factory.
  • Page 49 Call light stays on. PROBLEM DC voltage present on audio line pin 3. CAUSE Check cables for shorts and cross-wiring. SOLUTION Make sure there is a termination on the channel. Mic level too low or too high. PROBLEM Mic distance from mouth too far or too CAUSE close;...
  • Page 50 Can’t change configuration on beltpack. PROBLEM Disabled access to functions. CAUSE Restore access by resetting to factory default SOLUTION settings or with V-Pack. R S - 6 0 2 / 6 2 2 B E L T P A C K...

  • Page 51: Warranty

    WARRANTY Vitec Group Communications (VGC) guarantees this product to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of two years from the date of purchase. TECHNICAL SUPPORT To ensure complete and timely support to its customers, VGC maintains Technical Service Centers (TSC) staffed by qualified technical personnel.
  • Page 52 Web site: www.clearcom.com (Click the 24 X 7 User Support symbol on the Web site.) For technical support from the Americas and Asia Call: +1 510 496 6666 or 800 VITEC USA Web site: www.clearcom.com (Click the 24 X 7 User Support symbol on the Web site.) Email: support@clearcom.com FAX: +1 510 496 6610...
  • Page 53 terms of the warranty, the normal procedure will be to repair or replace any defective Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) that is returned to VGC during the warranty period. A Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) is defined as: an assembly that can be safely removed from the system and readily replaced by plugging in a new unit.
  • Page 54 REPLACEMENT UNITS Should VGC determine, in its reasonable discretion, that any part of a product is defective due to faulty materials or workmanship, VGC shall at its expense, repair or replace such part and return the repaired/ replacement part to the customer. The provisions of this warranty shall apply to the repaired/replacement part for the unexpired portion, if any, of the warranty period.
  • Page 55 respect to any non-conformance or defect in any such product and/or part thereof delivered hereunder, or any other warranties or guarantees, including but not limited to any liability of VGC for any consequential and/or incidental damages and/or losses (including loss of use, revenue, and/or profits).
  • Page 56 (But you must have your PIN number ready) Web site: www.clearcom.com (Click the 24 X 7 User Support symbol on the Web site.) For returns from the Americas and Asia Call: +1 510 496 6666 or 800 VITEC USA Web site: www.clearcom.com (Click the 24 X 7 User Support symbol on the Web site.)

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