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- Page 1 User Manual Published December 2018 Firmware Version QR2-413 QIFB Version 1.60 QRX235 Your Sound Amplified...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
QRX235 RECEIVER ............................4 ..................................4 RONT ..................................5 ..................................6 HOME SCREEN .............................. 7 MAIN MENU ..............................8 ............................. 8 AVIGATING THE ............................8 XITING THE ..............................8 REQUENCY DJUST Adjusting the receive frequency of the QRX ...................... 8 ............................ - Page 3 IFB EXTENDED MENU ........................... 21 IFB E ........................21 AVIGATING THE XTENDED ............................... 21 NPUT ..............................21 UTPUT IFB F ..............................21 REQUENCY IFB M ................................. 22 ID S ................................. 22 ROUP IFB V ..............................22 OTING NABLE IFB S ...........................
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Page 4: Qrx235 Receiver
Zaxcom QRX235 Front QRX235 Receiver Front 1. OLED Display 2. INC Key - Used to increase the parameters of a menu item. 3. UHF Antenna Connectors (2) - SMA connectors. 4. Dec Key - Used to decrease the parameters of a menu item. -
Page 5: Rear
Zaxcom QRX235 Rear Rear 1. DC Power Input - The QRX uses a Switchcraft 761K connector. 2. Audio out connectors (2) - TA5M These connectors will output the audio from the QRX. The same connectors can be used to output either analog audio or AES audio. -
Page 6: Side
Zaxcom QRX235 Side Side Channel 1 ZaxNet Antenna SMA Connector Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Side Mounted LEDs - The LEDs give visual indication if RF and / or audio are being received by the QRX. The LED settings are adjusted in the extended menu. There are three LEDs per group and one group for each receive channel. -
Page 7: Home Screen
Zaxcom QRX235 Home Screen Home Screen Receiver The QRX has two individual receivers the A (left receiver) and the B (right receiver). Audio level Indicates the incoming audio level for each receiver, the meter extends from the left to the right. The vertical bars to the right are the -20dBFS and -10dBFS marks. -
Page 8: Main Menu
TX A 24 GAIN The transmitter gain menu allows for the input gain on the transmitter to be remotely adjusted when the QRX235 has a QIFB option board installed the gain of the corresponding transmitters. The transmitter gain menu will display the gain level and an audio meter with a -20dBFS and -10dBFS mark on the right. -
Page 9: Unit Code Select
Zaxcom QRX235 Main Menu Unit Code Select This menu is only available when transmitter remote control is set to “ON” in the extended menu. UNIT: 1 RXB > UNIT: 2 This menu sets the unit code that will correspond to the transmitter that is being controlled. The unit code is a unique number used to identify a transmitter within a particular group. -
Page 10: Frequency Scan
The frequency scan menu is where the QRX can scan and search for a clear frequency. After the scan is complete a graphical display of the RF that is present, in that specified range will be shown and the QRX235 will suggest a clear frequency. -
Page 11: Extended Menu
From this menu the modulation mode is selected. Modulation is simply the way a transmitter “modulates”, or sends, its signal to the QRX235. This setting needs to match the modulation mode that the corresponding transmitter is set to - if the two setting do not match the QRX will not be able to receive and decode the signal from the transmitter. -
Page 12: Aes Output Enable
UHF signal - not the audio inputted via the IFB in. IFB Enable IFB ENABLE: IFB enable turns on the QIFB option board - when installed. Please note that the IFB option board needs to be enabled for the QRX235 to send or receive ZaxNet commands. -
Page 13: Transmitter Remote Control Enable
OFF - The QRX235 will use and output time code received via ZaxNet or from the internal time code generator. • ON - The QRX235 will use and output the time code that is embed in the UHF signal received from a Zaxcom •... -
Page 14: Qrx Software Update
Zaxcom QRX235 Extended Menu QRX Software Update PRESS UPDATE SOFTWARE The software update menu is where a firmware update for the QRX is initiated from. After the INC key is pressed the QRX will wait for firmware to be sent from a TRX transmitter. When the QRX receives the firmware the update process will automatically begin. -
Page 15: Blue Led Set
Zaxcom QRX235 Extended Menu Blue LED Set LED METER MODE: This menu sets the action of the bottom LED in each group (total of 4 groups). The side mount LEDs were designed to give visual confirmation that audio is being received at the QRX. This menu gives the option to display that a valid RF signal is getting to the QRX even if no audio is being sent. -
Page 16: Frequency Presets
Zaxcom QRX235 Channel Presets Frequency Presets CHANNEL PRESETS PRESET 1: 543.0 The QRX has 16 user assignable frequency presets. Access and navigating the channel preset menu: From the home screen press and hold the DEC key for 1.5 seconds which will access the extended menu, •... -
Page 17: Ifb Option Menu
• Please note that this is the order of the commands as they appear in the QRX235. So for example to go from REC to PLAY the DEC key will need to be pressed 3 times, and to go from PLAY to STOP the INC key will need to be... -
Page 18: Ifb Input Mix Assign
Zaxcom QRX235 IFB Option Menu IFB Input Mix Assign IFB INPUT MIX: QRX ONLY The IFB mix assign sets what audio will be broadcast via ZaxNet. That audio can be used for return confidence monitoring and or as an audio feed to ERX receivers. Any combination of the UHF receive audio or the audio inputted via the audio in connector can be selected. -
Page 19: Remote Powermode
QRX235 is powered up all transmitters being controlled will automatically come up to full power since the QRX235 will always boot up to the 0 Power setting. Please note if the transmitter is not in range of the ZaxNet signal, the power setting command will have to be repeated once the transmitter comes back into range. -
Page 20: Time Code Frame-Rate Select
Time Code Frame-Rate Select TIMECODE 23.98 GEN: 01:02:34:02 The time code frame-rate is set from this menu. The QRX235 will lock to and transmit all standard time code frame rates. 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97DF, 29.97DF, 30 DF, 30 NDF •... -
Page 21: Ifb Extended Menu
Receive Mode The IFB frequency set menu is where the ZaxNet transmit and receive frequency of the QRX235 is set. Depending what mode the IFB is set to (transmit or receive) will determine if the transmit or receive frequency will be... -
Page 22: Ifb Mode Set
GROUP ID=1 The group ID sets the QIFB to a ZaxNet group. This allows the QRX235 to control a specific group of transmitters without affecting others. So for example a QIFB set to Group 1 will control all transmitters set to group 1 and a QIFB set to group 2 the QIFB will control all transmitters set to group 2. -
Page 23: Time Code Output Level Set
MANUAL (OFF) -This setting allows the time code to be manually entered in the QRX235. • AUTO-JAM - The QRX235 will continuously jams time code via ZaxNet or from the UHF signal from the • transmitter - provided “USE TC FROM TRX900” is set to ON in the extended menu. -
Page 24: Time Code Mute Time Set
Time code jam mute sets the length of time that the time code output is muted whenever a time code jump is detected. So if there is a change in time code the time code out of the QRX235 will be muted for the time set in this menu. -
Page 25: Ifb Encryption Set
Zaxcom QRX235 IFB Extended Menu IFB Encryption Set ID1:000 ID0:000 This menu sets the encryption for the IFB transmission. For normal un-encrypted operations all six numbers should be set to zero. If the encryption code is set to any number other than all zeroes, the transmitted audio will be encrypted and can only be listened to if the receiver has the matching encryption code entered. -
Page 26: Firmware
Each unit is shipped with the latest firmware version installed. Each time a unit is powered up, the firmware version number is displayed briefly on the screen. As newer firmware becomes available, it can be downloaded from the Zaxcom website: http://www.zaxcom.com/software-updates Updating the QRX firmware using a transmitter 1. -
Page 27: Updating The Qrx Ifb Firmware Using Aifb100/200
Zaxcom QRX 235 Firmware Update Updating the QRX IFB firmware using a IFB100/200 1. Format a micro SD in the IFB transmitter. 2. With a computer take the formatted card and perform the following: Delete the “SNXXXX.ME” file from the card. -
Page 28: Updating The Qrx Ifb Firmware Using Auhf Transmitter
Zaxcom QRX235 Firmware Update Updating the QRX IFB firmware using a UHF Transmitter 1. Format a micro SD in the transmitter. 2. With a computer take the formatted card and perform the following: Delete the “SNXXXX.ME” file from the card. -
Page 29: Wiring Diagrams
Zaxcom QRX235 Wiring Diagrams Wiring Diagrams Audio Output Connectors There are two TA-5M connectors on the back panel. How they are used varies based on the output configuration in the extended menu. Single Analog Channel out of one TA5 TA5 out on... -
Page 30: Time Code Connector - 3.5Mm
Zaxcom QRX235 Wiring Diagrams Time Code Connector - 3.5mm Time Code in to QRX 3.5 mm Connector TC Connector NO CONNECTION RING SIGNAL SLEEVE GROUND Time Code out of QRX 3.5 mm Connector TC Connector SIGNAL RING NO CONNECTION SLEEVE GROUND IFB Audio Connector - 3.5mm... -
Page 31: Serial Loop Connector - Usb (Rs-485)
These serial connectors allow for a connection between several QRXs. This allows QRXs that do not have the IFB option to connect to a single QRX that does have the IFB option. The QRX235 can also communicate to a QRX200. -
Page 32: Operating Frequencies
Zaxcom QRX235 Operating Frequencies Operating Frequencies ZaxNet Remote Control and Time Code 2.403 to 2.475 GHz UHF Audio Frequency Block Range Channels 518.0 to 542.0 22 to 25 536.0 to 572.0 25 to 30 560.0 to 590.0 29 to 33 590.0 to 614.0... -
Page 33: Antenna Cutting Chart
Zaxcom QRX235 Antenna Cutting Chart Antenna Cutting Chart... -
Page 34: Specifications
Zaxcom QRX235 Specifications Specifications Receiver Receiver Type: True / antenna diversity (mono or stereo) RF Modulation: Proprietary digital method RF Frequency Range: 518.0 to 692.0 MHz RF Frequency Step: 100 KHz RF Bandwidth: US Mode: 235 KHz Sensitivity: -110 dBm... - Page 35 Zaxcom QRX235 Specifications Time code Input/Output (common connector) Input Level Range: 1 to 5V, P-P Output Level Range: .2 to 3V, P-P Connector: 1/8” Stereo (3.5 mm) Stereo Type: Unbalanced Impedance: 10 k ohms Time code Reader/Generator Clock Accuracy: 1.54 PPM (1 frame out in 6 hours)
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Page 36: Product Support
Download the latest Firmware from: http://zaxcom.com/support/updates/ Download the latest User Manuals from: http://zaxcom.com/support/updates/ Submit Technical Questions at: http://www.zaxcom.com/submit-a-technical-question Submit information for Repair Services at: http://www.zaxcom.com/support/repairs Join the Zaxcom User Forum at: http://www.zaxcom.com/forum/forum.php Join the Zaxcom Face Book User Group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/682199065139938/... -
Page 37: Zaxcom Warranty Policy And Limitations
Services page. Insure the package, as we cannot be held responsible for what the shipper does. Zaxcom will return the warranty repaired item(s) via two-day delivery within the United States at their discretion. If overnight service is required, a FedEx or UPS account number must be provided to Zaxcom to cover the shipping charges. - Page 39 • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is connected • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Zaxcom, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate it.