Summary of Contents for Spear SOCOM X
- Page 1 VERSION 5 14 SEP 2009 USER DETAILED INSTRUCTION MANUAL SPEAR Labs, LLC www.spear-labs.com 109 Space Park North Phone: 615.851.4225 Goodlettsville, TN 37072 E-mail: sales@spear-labs.com...
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Page 2: System Warranty
Started on 11 September 2006 and is located in Nashville, Tennessee. Our company designs mission critical communication, hearing protection, and situation awareness systems for the modern warfighter. SPEAR Labs works with industrial, motorsports, military, aviation, and aerospace customers to develop, prototype, test and... - Page 3 SOCOM-X SYSTEM CAPABILITIES The SOCOM-X system is designed to be easily maintained in the field and allow user control over how they want their SOCOM-X units to interface for optimum communication, versatility, and upgrade capability. What you will find in your SOCOM-X kit are five vital items; the Control Module (CM), the Headset (includes Hearing Enhancement Amplitude Reduction System (H.E.A.R.S.) and the Noise Cancelling Microphone), the specific form of Passive Attenuating Communications System (P.A.C.S.) based on your needs, the device specific...
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Page 4: Control Module
SOCOM-X Control Module (C.M.) • The CM is waterproof, fully ruggedized and made of aircraft billet aluminum with matte black finish • The CM powers the H.E.A.R.S.tm circuitry, houses the TRI-PTT (push to talk), allows up to three radios to be used with the system (talk on either radio while monitoring all) or two radios and either an Aircraft intercom or Laptop via a USB A/D unit •... - Page 5 Advanced Noise Cancelling Microphone • The SOCOM-X employs a low profile state-of-the-art waterproof aluminum noise canceling microphone • SOCOM-X allows communications during tactical whisper-level speech or during gunfire • The microphone provides greater than >15dB of noise attenuation while passively boosting speech level as much as 5dB for tactical whisper speech •...
- Page 6 USING YOUR SOCOM-X SOCOM-X is designed to be an easy to configure communication controller. It has been ergonomically designed to give it a compact feel without compromising its robustness. The Control Module (CM), the Headset (includes Hearing Enhancement Amplitude Reduction System (H.E.A.R.S.) and the Advanced Noise Cancelling Microphone), and the specific form of Passive Attenuating Communications System (P.A.C.S.) based on your needs, the device specific communication connectors, and CR123A batteries (2) to power the SOCOM-X.
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Page 7: Headset Connection
Setting Up the Control Module First, ensure that there are no cracks or debris in any of the connection ports on the control module Unscrew the battery cap by turning the battery cap counter clockwise Ensure that there are two CR-123A batteries inside with the positive side (side with a bump) of the battery facing down Ensure there is no debris in the battery area or on the bottom of the battery cap Make sure the rubber gaskets are still on the cap to prevent water from getting... - Page 8 Setting Up the SOCOM-X Headset (No Helmet or Protective Mask) Inspect headset for damage including temple pads, head strap and P.A.C.S. plugs ensuring they are free of debris/damage (Image 1) Choose which side you would like the boom microphone on. Move boom microphone to face the correct way and reverse the back strap if necessary so that it is opposite the boom microphone Plug in your form of P.A.C.S.
- Page 9 Protective Mask Only Donning Procedures: When donning SOCOM-X with only a protective mask, place the protective mask on first Place SOCOM-X ensuring that the HEARS blocks are perpendicular to the ground and the overhead band is a straight line from temple to crown. To better fit SOCOM-X in this position, un-velcro the backstrap and tighten or loosen based on user comfort, then re-velcro the back strap.
- Page 10 UNFASTENING OF BACKSTRAP...
- Page 11 Using Passive Attenuating Communications Systems (P.A.C.S.) P.A.C.S. Non-Custom (NC) 1. Grasp top part of ear and gently pull ear up and back to straighten ear canal (Image 1) 2. Place plug into ear until it fills the sides of the ear canal 3.
- Page 12 Using the Hearing Enhancement Amplitude Reduction System (H.E.A.R.S.) After completion of the previous steps i.e. setting up the Control Module, Headset and P.A.C.S., you can now turn on the control module by firmly depressing the battery cap until it clicks You will hear beeps to indicate the battery life a.
- Page 13 Connecting the Communication Cord Sockets The communication cord sockets should be inspected for damage and ensure that there is no debris at the connector of the cord or in the connection point on the Control Module (Image 1) Determine which communication devices you want on which channel (either COM1, COM2, or Auxiliary) NOTE: The USB Connector, Audio Accessory Cable, and Cellular Phone Cables must be plugged into the Auxiliary Cable to work properly...
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Page 14: Troubleshooting Guide
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE How do I set the power to ON with SOCOM-X? The battery cap of the SOCOM-X is also the power switch. Press the battery cap down firmly in the center to toggle between ON and OFF. With the headset and earphones in, you will hear the battery level tones in your ear when the SOCOM-X has been switched to ON. - Page 15 One of my earphones is intermittent, what is wrong? Take the headset off and pull the earphone plug out. Clear the earphone connection on the headset of any debris and reinsert the earphone. Once the earphone slides easily into the connection, make sure you press it firmly into the connection.
- Page 16 FEATURES • Fully ruggedized and made of aircraft billet aluminum with matte black finish • Utilizes SPEAR Labs HEARS (Hearing Enhancement Amplitude Reduction System) • Enhanced ECM boom microphone ensures reliable communications performance while reducing wind noise up to 60mph.
- Page 17 • Volume can be set to any of the 64 sound levels available for each ear. • Provides 360° directional sound localization allowing the user to accurately know where sounds originate. • Amplifies normal sounds to provide enhanced hearing in normal environments.
- Page 18 • Environmental: Designed to meet or exceed MIL-STD-810 for environmental susceptibility and MIL-STD-461E for EMI/RFI Interference. IP68 Compliant FEATURES • Fully ruggedized and made of aircraft billet aluminum with matte black finish • Uses two COTS CR123 batteries to power the system for over 100 hours of continuous use.
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Page 19: Ear Pieces
SOCOM-X™ CABLES AND ACCESSORIES CABLES All cables are built with a very durable Polyurethane Jacket housing an internal Kevlar Strength Membrane terminated at each connector end. This combination provides the operator with extremely reliable cables to support even the harshest of environments while reducing size and weight. - Page 20 SOCOM-X Cables 6-Pin, 4 foot 6-Pin, 12 inch 10-Pin, 18 inch ICS Audio, 18 inch Audio Accessory, 18 inch Motorola, 18 inch USB Cable Cellular Phone VIC-3 Cable Don’t See Your Cable Connection? Contact SPEAR Labs for Custom Cable Solutions...
- Page 21 SOCOM-X Land Use System Part No SOCOM-X-QP (standard kit) Accessories Standard kit. Includes SPG07001A, SPG07002A, Included SPG07004A, SPG07005A, and SPG07007A. Accessories SPG07001A: 3-radio PTT (push-to-talk) Control Module Optional SPG07002A: Headset (requires selection of ear piece— either SPG07007A or SPG07008A SPG07004A: 4-foot, 6-pin Audio Cable SPG07005A: 12-in, 6-pin Audio Cable SPG07007A: Non-custom ear pieces with wires (P.A.C.S.)
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