Inovonics INOmini 703 Operating And Maintenance Instruction Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Inovonics Manuals
  4. Media Converter
  5. INOmini 703
  6. Operating and maintenance instruction manual

Inovonics INOmini 703 Operating And Maintenance Instruction Manual

Rds/rbds “mini-encoder”
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
RDS/RBDS "MINI-ENCODER"
April, 2009
(Initial Release - Rev. 1 Firmware)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I - INTRODUCTION .............................................1
Product Description • Product Features
Product Specifications
Section II - THE RADIO DATA SYSTEM ..........................5
Section III - INSTALLATION AND SETUP ........................6
Starting the Programming Software
File Management • Device Selection
Tools • Format • Help • Entering Data
Section V - TECHNICAL MATTERS ...............................24
WARRANTY ..........................................(inside back cover)

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the INOmini 703 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Inovonics INOmini 703

Summary of Contents for Inovonics INOmini 703

  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I - INTRODUCTION ..........1 Product Description • Product Features Product Specifications OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE Section II - THE RADIO DATA SYSTEM ......5 INSTRUCTION MANUAL What is RDS, Anyway? • US vs. Europe Section III - INSTALLATION AND SETUP ......6 Unpacking and Inspection Warranty Registration •...

  • Page 2: Section I - Introduction

    RDS features: Product Description Program Service Name – the station identifier actual- The INOmini 703 is Inovonics’ third-generation “Mini- ly displayed on the radio faceplate. This may be a WXYZ-FM Encoder” for the Radio Data System, or RDS.
  • Page 3 Protocol (UECP), nor can it be used for on-line “dy- namic” data transmissions such as song title/artist, etc. Other Inovonics RDS encoders do provide these ad- vanced features, so please visit www.inovon.com for ad- ditional details on full-function RDS encoders and our other exciting products.

  • Page 4: Section Ii - The Radio Data System

    If damage is found or suspected, The data transmission rate is a modest 1100 baud, but notify the carrier at once, and then contact Inovonics. transmission is quite robust, thanks to data redundancy We recommend that you set aside the original shipping car- and error correction algorithms.

  • Page 5: Radio Frequency Interference (Rfi)

    DPSS permits ‘daisy-chaining’ INOmini modules. This gives the This number indicates the speed at option of operating two or more units from the same AC which the scrolling-PS message is sent supply. Be sure always to compare the total input power to the receiver, 1 being the slowest rate specification of any assortment of INOmini modules against and 9 the fastest.

  • Page 6: Injection Level Control

    MPX SAMPLE a sample of the composite/MPX signal from the stereo generator. The encoder will not generate the RDS subcarrier without a composite/MPX sample or INOmini 703 19kHz sync applied to this connector. 19kHz SYNC OR MPX SAMPLE OUTPUT Cable this BNC connector directly to a...

  • Page 7: Stereo Pilot Requirement

    If low-level readings indeed prove to be average-responding indica- In addition to the Model 531 mod-monitor, Inovonics also tions, the monitor will indicate an average RDS injection offers two other products that can prove helpful in monitor- level that is about 4dB lower than the actual peak value.

  • Page 8: Section Iv - Programming The Encoder

    .NET installation files are included on the installa- should bring up a tion CD, but if installation is being made from files Found New Hardware downloaded from the Inovonics Website, .NET must be screen. Some ver- downloaded (at no charge) from the Microsoft down- sions of Windows®...

  • Page 9: Exploring And Setting Up Menu Bar Options

    X in the top-right corner of the screen. the encoder. Device Selection Exploring and Setting Up Menu Bar Options The software program is common to several Inovonics RDS Many of the ‘set-and-forget’ encoder programming and encoders. With a USB connection, software identifies the housekeeping options are accessed through the Menu Bar at connected device.
  • Page 10 With the 703 encoder disconnected from the computer USB America) box should be checked, as shown in the illustra- port, you can sample the features of the other Inovonics tion. For the rest of the world, check the RDS (Europe) box.
  • Page 11 appear in the PI field. PS The PS entry shows on the faceplate of all RDS ra- dios, and on cell phones and MP3 players that have built-in FM/RDS receivers. Receivers are capable of displaying only 8 alphanumeric characters at a time.

  • Page 12: Sending Data To The Encoder

    Bar. Reading Data from the Encoder 1 - Single is Inovonics’ “safe-scrolling” mode, whe- Clicking the READ button will download the contents of the reby messages are marched across the radio’s dis- encoder memory and ‘repopulate’ the software screen. As...

  • Page 13: Section V - Technical Matters

    Because it is so small and light (and because it is not in the program signal path!), returning the 703 encoder for factory servicing is the option that we encourage. Inovonics has never considered factory repair charges as a significant source of revenue;...
  • Page 14 INOVONICS WARRANTY TERMS OF SALE: Inovonics products are sold with an under- standing of “full satisfaction”; that is, full credit or refund will be is- sued for products sold as new if returned to the point of purchase within 30 days following their receipt, provided that they are re- turned complete, and in “as received”...

Table of Contents