Blonder tongue AP Series Instruction Manual

Agile processor with emergency alert system

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AP Series
Agile Processor with Emergency Alert System
Model
AP 40-550B
AP 40-750B
AP 60-550B
AP 60-750B
©2004 Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of their respective owner.
Stock No.
59802
59803
59817
59818
Old Bridge, NJ 08857-1000 USA
(800) 523-6049 • (732) 679-4000 • FAX: (732) 679-4353
One Jake Brown Road
www.blondertongue.com
651204800C

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  • Page 1 Agile Processor with Emergency Alert System Model Stock No. AP 40-550B 59802 AP 40-750B 59803 AP 60-550B 59817 AP 60-750B 59818 651204800C ©2004 Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of their respective owner.
  • Page 2: Risk Of Electric Shock

    Description AP Series are frequency agile TV channel processors that provide visual and aural RF carrier outputs on any Broadcast or CATV channel in the full 50 to 550 MHz (AP xx-550B) or 750 MHz (APxx-750B) frequency range from any VHF or UHF RF input source.
  • Page 3: Specifications

    AP Series Instruction Manual Specifications IF Loop Level: 35 dBmV@ 45.75 MHz Input Frequency Range: 54 - 806 MHz, CATV - Ch. A-2 to Ch. 117 IF Output Impedance: 75 Ohm, 12 dB Return Loss Off Air Ch2 to Ch13, Ch 14 to Ch 69...
  • Page 4: Front Panel View

    AP Series Instruction Manual Operating Controls - Front Panel All operating controls and indicators for the processor are located on, or are accessible from the front panel. CHANNEL CHANNEL CATV CATV EXAMPLES AURAL SUM UP SW SUM UP SW STD -...
  • Page 5: Unit Mounting

    Should damage be discovered after unpacking the system, immediately file a claim with the carrier. A full report of the damage shall be made and a copy forwarded to BLONDER TONGUE Laboratories, Inc. The company will then advise what disposition is to be made of the equipment.
  • Page 6 AP Series Instruction Manual Setting The Unit Input/Output Channel Gently pull both access door retaining clips simultaneously to expose the offset channel selector switches. Two banks of switches are presented. Switch 1 has 4 positions and Switch 2 has 8 positions. Position 1, 2 & 3 of Switch 1 are used to set the unit operating mode as shown in the Switch 1 table.
  • Page 7: Output Level

    AP Series Instruction Manual EAS/ALT IF AUTOMATIC - Connect a jumper to the terminal strip auto position. EAS/ALT will switch on when a +37 dBmV EAS IF signal is detected. MANUAL - EAS is active with a ground connection on the manual position of the terminal strip (Do not insert jumper when manually switching.)
  • Page 8 AP Series Instruction Manual Option 4 - Sub-Band Output Description Option 4 extends the output frequency range of an AP processor to include sub-band channels T7 through T13. This permits the unit to be used for sub-band via the return path in a two way system or as a LAN processor.
  • Page 9 AP Series Instruction Manual Option 17 - Sub-Band Input for AP60 Description The sub-band Option 17 consists of a block converter placed before the product's main RF input. The converter trans- lates the entire T-channel band (5-50 MHz) to the high VHF TV band (173-218 MHz), and presents this as the sub-band converter output on the rear panel.
  • Page 10 AP Series Instruction Manual Option 12 - Automatic Broadcast Offset Correction (ABOC) With the use of Option 12, all input offsets are fully corrected to allow precise control of output offsets. This allows for control of FCC 21005 Offset requirements completely independent of the input offset. Using Option 12, there is no need to measure or determine the input offset frequency whether it is broadcast or from a cable channel.
  • Page 11: Frequency Allocation Tables

    AP Series Instruction Manual Frequency Allocation Tables Standard Incremental Harmonic VHF Broadcast Channels Standard Incremental Harmonic Chan. Video Video (IRC) Video (HRC) Channel Video (MHz) Chan. Video Video (IRC) Video (HRC) 457.2500 457.2625 55.25 55.2500 55 2625 463.2500 463.2625 61.25 61.2500...
  • Page 12: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (BT) will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory reconditioned product, as BT may Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (BT) will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory reconditioned product, as BT may determine) any product manufactured by BT which proves to be defective in materials or workmanship or fails to meet the specifications which...

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