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- Page 1 DLC50 DOWNLINK CONTROL PANEL Installation/Operation Manual Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A The document reference is online, please check the correspondence between the online documentation and the printed version.
- Page 2 Broadcast Microwave Services, Inc. ▪ 12367 Crosthwaite Circle, Dock 10 ▪ Poway, CA 92064 ▪ USA Tel: +1 (858) 391-3050 ▪ Toll-free (US): 800-669-9667 ▪ Fax: +1 (858) 391-3049 ▪ support@bms-inc.com ▪ www.bms-inc.com Broadcast Microwave Services Europe GmbH ▪ Schwalbacher Str. 12 ▪ 65321 Heidenrod Germany Tel: +49-6124-72 39-00 ▪...
- Page 3 DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A Document Revision History Initial release July 2010 Rev. - Added instructions on loading channel plan via the USB drive; clarified August 2010 Rev. A instruction on location of USB files Conventions Used in This Manual NOTE: Notes provide supplementary information.
- Page 4 Any revision will be done by a complete reissue. Additional copies of this manual can be ordered from BMS. The equipment should only be passed on to a third party together with the relevant documentation. For further information please visit our website at www.bms-inc.com.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A Contents INTRODUCTION ..............................1 Transmitter Serial Port (COM2)........................4 Receiver Serial Port (COM3)........................4 Remote Serial Port (COM0) ........................4 INSTALLATION..............................5 Installing the DLC50 (replacing an HCP50-II)...................5 Installing the DLC50 (new installation) .....................5 Connectors and Pin-outs ..........................9... - Page 6 DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A APPENDIX..............................34 List of Figures Figure 1. DLC50 downlink control panel ........................1 Figure 2. Generic DLC50 Microwave System ......................2 Figure 3. DLC50 Control Panel Components, front view ...................3 Figure 4.
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Page 7: Introduction
Updates of the DLC50 firmware may be made via the front panel serial port, while updates to channel plans, presets, preferences, etc. may be made via the front panel USB host port using a USB thumb drive. -
Page 8: Figure 2. Generic Dlc50 Microwave System
Power Amplifier (PA). The DLC50 is available in the models shown in Table 1. Any of these models may be used as a drop-in replacement for HCP50-II controllers when used with adapter cable 7314395012. -
Page 9: Figure 3. Dlc50 Control Panel Components, Front View
Description Panel Mounting Fasteners (Dzus) (x2) Power Switch: Turns on the DLC50 control box and enables the external main system power relay, which in turn supplies power to all of the RF equipment (transmitters and receivers). Antenna Actuator Switch: Primary control of antenna actuator; when switched to the “up” position, the TAA-101 retracts the antenna. - Page 10 The document reference is online, please check the correspondence between the online documentation and the printed version.
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Page 11: Transmitter Serial Port (Com2)
The remote primary and remote secondary modes allow a second DLC50 (the secondary) to connect to a DLC50 (the primary) that is installed in an aircraft. This allows the secondary DLC50 to act as a secondary point of control for the microwave equipment. The secondary DLC50 mimics the primary DLC50 providing identical displays and control of any attached transmitter and receiver. -
Page 12: Installation
2. Connect the power and actuator cables to the appropriate rear-panel connectors. 3. Position the DLC50 into its mounting slot in the control panel and turn fasteners ¼ turn to lock in place. Consult Figure 5 for nominal panel size and dimensions. -
Page 13: Figure 6. Dlc50 To Hcp50 Harness (Ccii/Hcii) Adapter (Bms# 7314395012)
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A functions which can be added at this time are external cockpit panel dimmer voltage (0-28V), remote serial connection (such as a secondary DLC50), and any external relay/switch controls that are desired To Existing Cable To DLC50 Figure 6. -
Page 14: Figure 8. Basic Connection Diagram
2. Connect the 4-pin power and 6-pin actuator cables of the wire harness to the appropriate rear- panel connectors. 3. Position the DLC50 into its mounting slot in the control panel and turn fasteners ¼ turn to lock in place. Consult Figure 5 for nominal panel size and dimensions. -
Page 15: Figure 10. Dlc50 Chassis Dimensions
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A Figure 10. DLC50 chassis dimensions Broadcast Microwave Services The document reference is online, please check the correspondence between the online documentation and the printed version. -
Page 16: Connectors And Pin-Outs
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A Connectors and Pin-outs 2.3.1 Power Cable Connector Figure 11. DLC50 power connector Table 3. Power connector pin-out (PT02E-12-4P) SIGNAL PIN A 24-32 VDC IN PIN B PA STBY/OPER... -
Page 17: Taa-101 Cable Connector Pin-Out
DC Power and DC Power Control Connections DC power to the DLC50 must be applied to pin A of the four-pin power connector. DC return (GND) is connected to pin C of the four-pin power connector. DC input power to the DLC50 should be powered from the same circuit breaker as the rest of the microwave system components, including any external relays. -
Page 18: Rf Power Amplifier Connections
The commands to the DLC50 will connect to pin 8 of the 25 pin I/O connector. The status will come out of the DLC50 on pin 7 of the 25- pin I/O connector. -
Page 19: Actuator Connections
BMS manufactures a serial cable (Figure 15; BMS P/N 7314395013) to allow connection of a laptop serial port to the DLC50 front- panel serial connector for pass-thru modes for transmitter and receiver maintenance. -
Page 20: External Dimmer Connections
0-28V signal may be connected to pin 14 of the 25-pin I/O connector. When connected to a common external dimming signal, manual dimming of the DLC50 from the dimming menu will allow trim adjustment of the DLC50 panel brightness to match other instruments at night time or night vision settings. -
Page 21: Displays, Controls And Menu Navigation
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A 3 DISPLAYS, CONTROLS AND MENU NAVIGATION The user interface on the DLC50 allows the user to navigate the menu system and monitor system status. The user interface consists of 4 pushbutton keys, a dual rotary encoder (with integral push button), a 3-line display and various LEDs. -
Page 22: Keypad
“UP” or deployed “DN” position. While the actuator is in transition, neither LED will be lit. The alarm LED lights to indicate an alarm from the DLC50 or one of the attached microwave system components. The nature of the alarm will be displayed on the second line of the display. -
Page 23: Menu Navigation
The Simple UI is set up under Configuration>Simple UI from the Expert Menu. To switch between Simple UI and Expert Menus, turn off the DLC50, then hold the 1 and 3 soft-keys in while turning the DLC50 back on. Release the soft-keys after the splash-screen appears. -
Page 24: Setup And Configuration
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A 4 SETUP AND CONFIGURATION The DLC50 can control a variety of microwave system components and is very flexible. But it must be configured for the equipment first. The configuration can be modified in the Configuration menu group of the Expert Menu system. -
Page 25: Usb Flash Functions
DLCCNFG.dat Filenames for any files to be loaded by the DLC50 must first be changed to match the above filenames for the type of file used. The same channel plan file may be used for both the transmit and receive channel plan, but they must be loaded separately and must be changed to the correct filename before loading. -
Page 26: Example: Loading A Tx Channel Plan From A Usb Thumb Drive
Configuration>External Relay Setup>RYn>Hot SW Prot Mode - The 4 Open Collector relay drivers (RY1 – RY4) in the DLC50 can be configured as Manual or Automatic. Manual relays are commanded on or off by a user command (soft-key or menu selection) or as part of a DLC50 preset. -
Page 27: Presets Setup
Each possible parameter that can be stored in a preset is selected or deselected in the preset setup configuration. When a DLC50 preset is saved, only the parameters selected by the user, will be saved in the DLC50 preset. The Preset setup list may be changed for each preset if desired. -
Page 28: Soft-Key Setup
The Key-Timer functions as a menu activity timeout timer. While in the menu system, if there is not key or rotary knob activity for the selected time-out period, the DLC50 will exit the menu system and return to the normal display. The default key-timer value is 20 seconds. Values of 10-60 seconds may be selected, or the time-out timer may be disabled by selecting “off”. -
Page 29: Operation
Selecting a TX or RX Channel A TX channel plan must already have been loaded into the DLC50 or the TX channel select menu will not appear. Navigate to the TX>Channel menu and press the OK button (or inner knob). The channel number will backlight indicating the field that is being edited. -
Page 30: Setting Encryption Or Decryption
DLC50 dimming input, then the external control should generally be used to adjust the panel brightness. In this case, the DLC50 dim menu will allow the panel brightness of the DLC50 to be trimmed to match other instruments at low-level settings of the external dimmer. In installations where the DLC50 is not connected to the external dimming control, the Dim menu can be used to adjust the DLC50 brightness over the entire adjustment range. - Page 31 On the DLC50, navigate to the Other>Dim Control menu and press OK. 2. Rotate the inner knob to increase or decrease the brightness of the DLC50 front panel until it matches the illumination level of the other instruments on the same external dimmer control. Press OK.
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Page 32: Specifications
Decryption, relay control Hot keys: User Selectable. Can be defined as any of the following: DLC50 preset menu, DLC50 preset, TX frequency menu, TX channel menu, TX channel, TX preset menu, TX preset, TX power level, RX channel menu, RX frequency menu, RX preset menu, Encryption on/off, Encryption menu, Decryption on/off, decryption menu, relay 1 toggle, relay 2 toggle, relay 3 toggle, relay 4 toggle, Dim control menu. - Page 33 DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A Options Actuator Control: Up/Down (locking toggle) with Actuator Limit LEDs: Actuator Up (green) Actuator Down (amber) (green in NVIS models) NVG: NVG (night vision goggles) compatibility in NVIS models only, (MIL-STD-3009) Broadcast Microwave Services The document reference is online, please check the correspondence between the online documentation and the printed version.
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Page 34: Preventive Maintenance
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A 7 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE There are no preventive maintenance procedures for this product. Broadcast Microwave Services The document reference is online, please check the correspondence between the online documentation and the printed version. -
Page 35: Troubleshooting
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A 8 TROUBLESHOOTING No troubleshooting information is available for this product. Broadcast Microwave Services The document reference is online, please check the correspondence between the online documentation and the printed version. -
Page 36: Repair Service/Warranty Information
When the malfunction is determined to be user responsibility, repair will be initiated after confirmation with the user’s buying authority. BMS warrants that, at time of delivery, the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship provided the equipment or system is installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the Operation and Maintenance manual or such other BMS documentation as may be applicable. -
Page 37: Customer Service Contact Information
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A Customer Service Contact Information Broadcast Microwave Services, Inc. 12367 Crosthwaite Circle, Dock 10 Poway, CA 92064 U.S.A. Tel: +1-858-391-3050 • Toll Free (U.S.): 866-489-4267 • Fax: +1-858-391-3049 Web: www.broadcastmicrowave.com... -
Page 38: Glossary
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A 10 GLOSSARY 4:2:0 - Digital video coding process.. Chrominance levels are sampled in line alternation mode with FEC - Forward Error Correction, algorithm used to reduces bandwidth. - Page 39 DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A PCM - Pulse Code Modulation is a technique used to Separated Video is a video signal with different digitize analogue signals. signals for luminance and chrominance. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation is a modulation Transport Stream is a data stream format used by technique used to transmit digital signals.
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Page 40: Index
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A 11 INDEX ABS, 31 new installation, 5 AES, 31 NTSC, 31 Alarm Indicator, 3 OFDM, 31 Antenna Actuator Switch, 3 OLED, 3 ASCII, 31 PAL, 31 ASI, 31... -
Page 41: Appendix
DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A 12 APPENDIX EXPERT MODE MENUS DLC Preset Recall Erase DLC Preset Save DLC Preset TX Frequency Channel selection RF Power Low | Med | High | Max... - Page 42 DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A Dim Control Configuration Language English/Spanish RX Serial RX Model None DCIII Port COM3 COM2 TX Serial TX Model None CT2440 CCII Remote Serial Setup None Primary Secondary...
- Page 43 DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A On/Off Hot SW Prot On/Off Presets Setup Name TX Save TX RF Power TX Encryption RX Save RX Decryption Relay State SimpleUI Recall DLC Preset TX Set Chan...
- Page 44 DLC50 Control Panel Installation and Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051439500 Rev. A RP01 (RX Preset #) ENCR (Encryption Toggle) DECR (Decryption Toggle) RY1 (Relay 1 Toggle) RY2 (Relay 2 Toggle) RY3 (Relay 3 Toggle) RY4 (Relay 4 Toggle) DIM (Dimming Control)
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