Fitting Power Supply Aerial Transmitter Adjustment PC programming Frequency Adjustment VCO adjustment Data Modulation adjustment Line Level adjustment 4.10 RF power adjustment 4.11 Connections Disassembly and Reassembly Disassembly Reassembly RPT500 Line Synchronisation Adjustment Master Transmitter Slave Transmitter Page 2 www.multitone.com...
9261-8252 Issue 07 Description SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION This Installation Guide describes the installation and operation of the RPT500 Series Paging Transmitter. Note: There are no users serviceable parts in this equipment, all faulty units should be returned to Multitone or their agent, for repair.
The information in this manual has been carefully compiled and checked for technical accuracy. Multitone Electronics plc accept no liability for inaccuracies or errors. In line with the company policy of technical advancement, the information within this document may be changed. The user should ensure that the correct issue of the document is used.
EU Territories - This product complies with the requirements of the EU Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 99/5/EC. A complete copy of the associated Declaration Of Conformity for this and other Multitone products, may be found at the Multitone Internet address www.multitone.com.
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Multitone or their authorised agents. Connection of Power Supplies Use only power sources specified, or supplied by Multitone. The use of another device will invalidate any declared conformity for this equipment, if as a result it ceases to conform to those standards on which conformity is based.
The installation and servicing of this product must only be carried out by suitably qualified personnel. FITTING The RPT500 can be wall or shelf mounted. For wall mounting there are two mounting brackets affixed to the base of the transmitter. Attach the unit to the wall through the four mounting holes provided, using suitable fixings.
To adjust the transmitter, a PC with the RPT500 field programming software installed is required, with the RS232 serial port connected to the 15 way hi-density D Auxiliary Connector on the RPT500 using lead part number 7761-8251. To adjust the VCO, a long thin non-metallic (preferably ceramic) adjustment tool is required (part no.
If a particular setup is used often, a setup file can be saved and recalled via the File menu. A transmitter monitoring bar is available from the Action menu. This monitors the transmitter status. Open the field programmer on the PC and select Action-Read: Page 9 www.multitone.com...
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9261-8252 Issue 07 Description This will then display the current transmitter parameters: Page 10 www.multitone.com...
430.000 to 470.000MHz. Set Alarm Set Power to required level. Reselect any other parameters which need to be changed, then click Write. The new parameters are now stored in the transmitter. Click Alignment: Page 11 www.multitone.com...
9261-8252 Issue 07 Description If the frequency has been altered, select Frequency Adjustment: VCO ADJUSTMENT Select Start VCO Adjustment: Page 12 www.multitone.com...
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9261-8252 Issue 07 Description If the VCO control voltage bar is not green, remove the VCO Adjustment Cover from top of transmitter and using a thin non-metallic adjusting tool, adjust CV1 until the control voltage bar is green: Page 13 www.multitone.com...
(via an attenuator!) and adjust the Data Shape slider for the correct deviation. The required data is generated by the software. Once deviation is set, click on Stop Data Shape Adjustment and close the Frequency Adjustment window: Page 14 www.multitone.com...
9261-8252 Issue 07 Description LINE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Feed a 1209Hz tone into the RPT500 600 Ohm line input (e.g. C+5 on P391) at –13dBm level. Click Start Monitoring Line Level: Page 15 www.multitone.com...
If the transmitter frequency has not been changed by more than about 5MHz, then further adjustment of the frequency, deviation and power level MAY not be necessary, once the VCO has been adjusted onto frequency. The alignment window must be closed, in order to close the field programmer program. Page 16 www.multitone.com...
The polarity for the mode, key and data lines, is software selectable from the field programmer. The Serial RS232 circuits on this socket, are for connection to the field programmer. The Flash Inputs are for re-flashing the RPT500 firmware. These must not be connected! Page 17...
9261-8252 Issue 07 Description SECTION 5 - RPT500 DISASSEMBLY and REASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY Ensure that the transmitter is unplugged. Remove the 3 x M3 screws from either side of the transmitter. Remove the four front retaining screws. Pull the transmitter circuit board out of the case from the front, with the front panel attached.
Master through to the Slave equipment(s). MASTER TRANSMITTER Connect the Field Programmer to the RPT500 and read from the transmitter. Select Master from the Line Sync pull-down menu. Write to the transmitter.
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Start with the Line Sync Level Slider at minimum (to the left) and pull the slider across to the right, until the Line Sync Line Level bar changes to red and then green. Stop before the bar changes back to red. Click Stop Monitoring Line Sync Level. Page 20 www.multitone.com...
Description Close the Alignment Window. Setup is complete. SLAVE TRANSMITTER Connect the Field Programmer to RPT500 and read from the transmitter. Select Slave from the Line Sync pull-down menu. Write to the transmitter. Click the Alignment button. Click the Start Monitoring Line Sync Level button.
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9261-8252 Issue 07 Description Select Start Transmitter Monitoring. This gives a bar showing transmitter status: Page 22 www.multitone.com...
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It is updated only when the transmitter is read and therefore will not indicate a fault in “real time”. The fault counts can be edited (back to zero) and then written back to the transmitter. Page 23 www.multitone.com...
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