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PTRL-NV/2/S3 PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 T E C H N I C A L A N D M AI N T E N A N C E M A N U A L MANUALETECNICOEDIMANUTENZIONE M an u f ac t u re d by R. V . R . E le t tr o n i c a - I t a l y...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual PTRL-NV/2/S3 & PTRL-NV/2/ HP/S3 Stereo Studio Transmitter Link 1400/2600 MHz Technical and Maintenance Manual Manuale Tecnico e di Manutenzione English Pag. 3 R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 2...
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SECTION 3 Installation Procedure Pag. 29 Recommend Test Equipment (Table C) Pag. 33 SECTION 4 Maintenance Pag. 34 SECTION 5 Calibration Procedure of Modules Pag. 37 SECTION 5 Aligment of the Radio Link Pag. 43 R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 3...
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Incidental/consequential damages as a result of any defect Nominal non-incidental defects Re-shipment costs or insurance of the unit or replacement units/parts Warranty shall come into force from invoice date and for the period of the manufactures warranty. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 5...
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40138 Bologna - Italy International Phone: +39 - 51 - 6010506 FAX Number: +39 - 51 - 6011104 R.V.R. reserves the right to modify the design and specifications of the equipment in this manual without previous notice. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 6...
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R.V.R. ELETTRONICA s.r.l. shall not be responsible for injury or damage resulting from improper procedures or from the use of improperly trained or inexperienced personnel performing such tasks.
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C a l l f o r m e d i c a l a s s i s t an c e a s so o n a s p os si b le . 2) If victim is responsive. a. Keep them warm. b. Keep them as quiet as possible. c. Loosen their clothing (a reclining position is recommended). R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 8...
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Apply clean dry dressing if necessary. Treat victim for shock as required. Arrange transportation to a hospital as quickly as possible. If arms or legs are affected keep them elevated. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 9...
C H A P T E R 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1.1 MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION The PTRL-NV/2/S3 (and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3) is housed in a 3U, 19" rack- mounting chassis comprising a number of interconnected modules mounted internally on the base of the unit.
In this equipment an optional serial port (9 pin D-type) is available allowing remote control of operating frequency and output power. 1.5 SPECIFICATIONS Please refer to Table A for the electrical specifications and Table B for the mechanical specifications. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 11...
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MPX input impedance 10 KOhm, 1 unbalanced BNC Total harmonic distortion, MPX < 0.2% S/N ratio, FM stereo better than -70 dB, ± 75KHz deviation at 400 Hz, right and left channels decoded and de-emphasized R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 12...
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± 0.5 dB from 30 Hz to 100 KHz Stereo separation greater than 45 dB Optional inputs for 0 dBm audio level: SCA input impedance 10 KOhm, 3 unbalanced BNCs SCA input level 0 dBm nominal for ± 7.5 KHz R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 13...
345 mm (13.7") D 483 mm (19") W Panel dimensions 483 mm (19") W 132.5 mm (5.2") H Ambient operating temp. from -10°C to +50°C Humidity 90% maximum, non-condensing Weight 26.4 Lbs (12 Kg) R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 14...
The function may be selected by a control situated on the front panel. In stereo encoder mode, the 19 KHz pilot tone is derived from a quartz crystal reference oscillator. So too is the sampling frequency which R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 15...
PLL. This allows the VCO to lock to the desired operating frequency. Several of the transmitter's R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 16...
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This card is mounted to the left side of unit, in a central position. The circuit doubles the frequency of the VCO output at a level of about 7-10dBm, and the output is supplied to the input of the R.F. Power Amplifier. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 17...
Light indicator indicated which parameter of the exciter is being displayed on the analog meter SWR ALARM If this indicator lights, it means that the exciter shut down to a high VSWR condition on the output R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 18...
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Power output will also decrease to zero in this condition METER Analog meter used to monitor the parameters of the exciter such as: +15V +12V Forward Power EXT 24V POWER ON/OFF Power Switch A.C. Power ON Indicator R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 19...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual FIG.1 R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 20...
CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter contains the information required to install the PTRL-NV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 transmitter and carry out preliminary checks. 3.2 UNPACKING Remove the unit from its packing and, before anything else, ensure that the unit has not suffered any damage during transit and that all front and rear panel controls are operational.
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Furthermore, when the limit of the operating frequency band is reached, the displayed frequency will jump to the other limit and carry on changing in the direction corresponding to the button being pushed. Exemple: Band 1750-1800MHz: R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 30...
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Set the control (4 Fig.1) to 10% and inject a 400Hz tone of -30dBm (-20 dBm for the american version) and repeat the proceeding operation. The procedure should be followed first for the MONO input and then for the STEREO input. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 31...
Disconnect connectors CN1, CN2, CN3, CN4, CN5, CN6 and CN7. Undo the nuts holding the card in place. Remove the Main card with great care. 4.4 MODMETER CARD REPLACEMENT Open the top cover of the unit. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 33...
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Power Adjust connector. Unscrew the nuts holding the card to the meter. Remove the card with great care. 4.7 POWER SUPPLY REPLACEMENT Open the top cover of the unit. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 34...
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Disconnect the CN1 connector of the R.F. Power Amplifier, disconnect the connector CN2 of the Low Pass Filter amd the connector CN1 of the CON-PA card. Unscrew the screw fixing the R.F. Power Amplifier to the base of the unit. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 35...
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Disconnect the connectors CN1 and CN2 of the R.F. Power Amplifier and the connector CN1 of the CON-PA card. Unscrew the screw fixing the R.F. Power Amplifier to the base of the unit. Remove the R.F. Power Amplifier. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 36...
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The only adjustment required after replacement of the power supply are those detailed in 5.1 (Calibration of the R.F. Power Amplifier). It is sufficient to follow steps 1 to 7 of this procedure after the power supply has been replaced. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 37...
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(see SETUP 2 / Fig.5): Connect an audio frequency generator to the MONO or STEREO inputs. Connect a 30dB attenuator between the R.F. Ouput Connector and FAM Modualtion Analyzer. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 38...
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Connect a 30dB attenuator between the R.F. Ouput amd Power Meter (show SETUP1 / Fig.4) Adjust the output power for 1W for 1W version, 2W for 2W version or 5W for 5W version. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 39...
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The highter frequency should correspond to the highter voltage and vice versa. If the voltages in step 2. cannot be verified ie. the PLL is not locked, the soldered joint, connecting the SL strip-line to ground, R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 40...
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L, R. Connect the RF output of PTRL-NV/S3 to a suitable load (50 Ohm-20W). Connect a -30 dB coupler to the RF input of F.A.M. (or other Modulation Analyzer type). SETUP 3 / FIG. 6 R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 41...
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50 dB at 400 Hz. Take the reading on the other channel. If the separation between the two channels differs more than 3 dB, you can balance it adjusting P4 on the coder board. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 42...
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S E C T I O N 6 ALIGNMENT OF THE RADIO LINK 6.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter details the alignment procedure for the PTRL-NV/2/S3 (and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3) transmitter and the RXRL-NV/2 receiver. 6.2 FREQUENCY ALIGNMENT The operating frequency of the complete radio link (TX + RX) is set using a frequency meter to measure the frequency output by the transmitter and the frequency after the second conversion of the receiver.
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Both mono and stereo measurements should be taken having configured the unit according to SETUP B1 and B2 and carrying out the following procedure: Connect the instruments as shown in SETUP B1 (Fig.9) to make MONO measurement. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 44...
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Adjust the signal generator output for a level of 1mV (the carrier and deviation will remain constant). Use the modulation analyzer to make the S/N measurement and check that the figure is better than 60 dB for the RXRL-NV. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 45...
CASE B - Should the new frequency fall outside the range of receiver's R.F. Power Amplifier Stage (and relative receiver's Front-End/ Mixer). CASE A Should the new frequency fall within the range of receiver's R.F. Power R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 46...
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Adjust the signal generator for a signal level of -10 dBm (0dBm for american versions) at the MONO and STEREO inputs. Configure the modulation analyzer to rear deviation. Check that the deviation reading for the PTRL-NV/2/S3 (and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3) is 100KHz and if not, adjust trimmer R8 (inside the VCO) to obtain it.
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual Check that the distortion figure is better than 0.05% with low-pass and high-pass filters of 20 KHz and 30 Hz respectively, for both MONO and STEREO inputs. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 48...
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CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS, LAYOUTS AND BILLS OF MATERIAL This section contains circuit diagrams, layouts and bills of material of the modules which composing the equipment. For more information about each module see as reference Section 2. R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 49...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual MAIN CARD "PLL Section" Circuit Diagram "PLL Section" Bill of Materials "AF Section" Circuit Diagram "AF Section" Bill of Materials Main Card Components Layout R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 50...
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Power Supply Card 1 Circuit Diagram Power Supply Card 1 Bill of Materials Power Supply Card 1 Component Layout Power Supply Card 2 Circuit Diagram Power Supply Card 2 Bill of Materials Power Supply Card 2 Component Layout R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 86...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual 1W R.F. POWER AMPLIFIER Circuit Diagram Bill of Materials Layout R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 97...
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Part Order Code __________________________________________________________________________________________________ U2,U4 78L05 POS. STABILIZER 100mA CIL78L05 Q1,Q4 BC847 CHIP NPN TRANSISTOR TRNBC847 Q2,Q3 TIP120 NPN DARLINGTON TRNTIP120 MGF0904 POWER GASFET MGF0904 TRNMGF0904 MGF0905 POWER GASFET MGF0905 TRNMGF0905 MGF0906 POWER GASFET MGF0906 TRNMGF0906 R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 109...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual CON-PA CARD Circuit Diagram Bill of Materials Layout R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 111...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual CON-PA CARD Bill Of Materials Page Item Quantity Reference Part Description Part Order Code __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 34 P CONN CONN. M 2*17 P 2.54 CNTMCSFC34P R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 113...
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1 W R . F . P O W E R A M P L I F I E R ' A L O W PA S S F I L T E R Circuit Diagram Bill of Materials Layout R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 115...
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Pag. 1 Item Quantity Reference Part Description Part Order Code __________________________________________________________________________________________________ C1,C3 T3p5F TRIMMER CAPACITOR CVC3,50CK600 T10pF TRIMMER CAPACITOR CVC100CK600 L1,L2 BANDRM3.5 BANDELLA RAME DI 3.5mm CN1,CN2 SMA TELAIO CONN. SMA A TELAIO CNTSMAFPFL R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 117...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual DOUBLER Circuit Diagram Bill of Materials Layout R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 119...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual AUDIO INPUT CARD Circuit Diagram Bill of Materials Layout R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 127...
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CONN. M 2*17 P 2.54 CNTMCSFC34P BNC1,BNC2 BNC IS.CS. CONN. BNC A STAMP. IS. CNTBNCFCSIS JP1,JP2, WIRE COLLEGAMENTO A FILO FILO JP3,JP4, JP5,JP6 H1,H2,H3, WIRE JUMPER PONTICELLO A FILO WIREJUMPER H4,H5,H6, H7,H8,H9, R1,R2 N.C. NOT CONNECTED R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 129...
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PTRLNV/2/S3 and PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 - Technical and Maintenance Manual STEREO CODER CARD Circuit Diagram Bill of Materials Layout R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 131...
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PTRL-NV/2/S3 / PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 Versione precedente, solo per riferimento Former version, for reference only 8 / 10 - CPU-NV Rev. 0.1 - 12/09/02 Technical Appendix...
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PTRL-NV/2/S3 / PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 Versione precedente, solo per riferimento Former version, for reference only Appendice Tecnica Rev. 0.1 - 12/09/02 CPU-NV - 9 / 10...
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PTRL-NV/2/S3 / PTRL-NV/2/HP/S3 DISPLAY CPU NEW VERSION Bill Of Materials Page Item Quantity Reference Part _________________________________________________________ C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6,C15, CM.1UF C7,C8 CP22NF C9,C10,C11,C12 CT1/16 C13,C14 CM100PF DZ7,DZ8,DZ9,DZ10 15V-0.5W D1,D2,D3,D4,D5,D6 7303 STRIP11F STRIP2F RP1,RP2,RP3,RP4 NEW-SIL214-150R NEW-SIL214-1K NEW-SIL214-47K R1,R2 100R S1,S2,S3 U1,U2 MC14499 40106...
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