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Telex RadioCom BTR-80N Operating Instructions Manual

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Op er ating In struc tions
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Wire less
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  • Page 1 Telex Op er ating In struc tions RadioCom ™ BTR-80N, TR-80N, TR-82N Pro fes sional Wire less In ter com Sys tem...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Sys tem Fea tures ................1-1 2. BTR-80N Base Con trols and Con nec tions Front Panel .
  • Page 4 Ta ble of Con tents (con tin ued) In ter com Set tings ............... . . 6-10 i.
  • Page 5 8. BTR-80N Menu Struc ture ........

  • Page 6: In Tro Duc Tion

    The BTR-80N sys tem in cor po rates two au dio chan nel op er a - - •...

  • Page 7: Front Panel

    3. Backlit Graph ics LCD (Liq uid Crys tal Dis play). 12. Lo cal Head set Con nec tor – Male XLR con nec tor for Telex 4. [Up] and [Down] but tons – Used to se lect base sta tion units, Fe male XLR con nec tor for RTS units.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    Telex Communications, Inc. OUTPUT Fig ure 2-3 BTR-80N - Rear Panel 1. Re ceive An tenna - Fe male “TNC” Con nec tor. Color band 6. In ter com 2 – In ter face to wired in ter com channel 2.

  • Page 9: Btr-80N Spec I Fi Ca Tions

    Telex In ter com ......
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  • Page 11: Top Panel

    ection TR-80N Beltpack Con trols and Con nec tions - Top Panel BAT/PK TALK CHANNEL TALK Fig ure 3-1 TR-80N Top Panel 1. On/Off & Vol ume Con trol – Turns the beltpack power 5. Bat/Peak Light (BAT/PK) – Light will flash once when on and con trols head set vol ume.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Con trols and Con nec tions - Rear Panel 5. Head set Con nec tor – Male XLR con nec tor for Telex units, Fe male XLR con nec tor for RTS units. A dy namic or electret head set mi cro phone is au to mat i cally de tected by the beltpack and a bias volt age sup plied if needed.

  • Page 13: Tr-80N Spec I Fi Ca Tions

    TR-80N Spec i fi ca tions RF Fre quency Range ......482 - 608 MHz, 614 - 722 MHz, in 18 MHz TX and RX bands (Some fre quen cies only avail able in cer tain coun tries) Power Re quire ments.
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  • Page 15: Top Panel

    ection TR-82N Beltpack Con trols and Con nec tions - Top Panel BAT/ TALK TALK Fig ure 4-1 TR-82N Top Panel 1. On/Off and Vol ume Con trol - Turns beltpack power on 4. Talk But ton - Press to en able the au dio path to ei ther in - and con trols head set vol ume for in ter com chan nels “1”...

  • Page 16: Rear Panel

    Lo cal only to beltpack. out. 6. Head set Con nec tor – Male XLR con nec tor for Telex 8. Re ceive An tenna – Screw type ¼-wave re place able an - units, Fe male XLR con nec tor for RTS units. A dy namic or tenna.

  • Page 17: Tr-82N Spec I Fi Ca Tions

    TR-82N Spec i fi ca tions RF Fre quency Range ....... 482 - 608 MHz, 614 - 722 MHz, in 18 MHz TX and RX bands (Some fre quen cies only avail able in cer tain coun tries) Power Re quire ments.
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  • Page 19: Un Packing

    Quan tity De scrip tion BTR-80N BTR-80N Base Sta tion Op er ating In struc tions Power Cord An tennas (one Trans mit and one Re ceive) War ranty Card...

  • Page 20: An Ten Nas

    The an ten nas can be remotely mounted for a better sig nal path. A Telex coax as sem bly with re mote an ten nas may be re - - quired. See "Ac ces sory" sec tion for or der ing information.
  • Page 21 You should be able to vis i bly lo cate the base sta tion an ten nas at all times for best per for - - mance. TR-80N MENU BTR-80N CHANNEL PORTABLE STATION CONNECT INPUTS SELECT ON/O.M.

  • Page 22: Im Prov Ing Re Cep Tion/In Creas Ing Range

    - of the BTR or the side of the mote an ten nas is OK. rack is BAD. MENU BTR-80N PORTABLE STATION CONNECT CHANNEL SELECT INPUTS ON/O.M.
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  • Page 24: Btr-80N Op Er A Tion

    BTR-80N base sta tion. The sec tion will open with the base Sys tem Quick Start op er a tion and quick sys tem setup of a BTR-80N sys tem. It The fol low ing is a list to quickly get a base sta tion and will then dis cuss ba sic in ter fac ing and setup of a base sta tion.

  • Page 25: Trans Mit And Receive An Ten Nas

    1 and 2 on the rear panel. TO OTHER 2-WIRE EQUIPMENT They ac cept Telex, RTS and Clear-Com types of in ter com sys - - tems. The pinouts of these standard types of in ter com are Fig ure 6-3 shown in Fig ure 6-2.

  • Page 26: 4-Wire In Ter Com Ports

    BTR-80N Rear View 4-Wire In ter com Ports GROUND The BTR-80N can con nect to two 4-wire au dio in ter com sys - - - AUDIO tems. These 6-pin mod u lar jacks (RJ-11) are des ig nated "4 wire"...

  • Page 27: Stage An Nounce (Sa) Relay

    OUTPUT OUTPUT Telex Communications, Inc. Fig ure 6-9 BTR-80N Rear View Stage An nounce (SA) / Re lay Base Sta tion Link The stage an nounce 3-pin XLR con nec tor (see Figure 6-9) is This pair of RJ-45 jacks al low the pas sage of wire less talk...

  • Page 28: Can Bus

    BTR-80N Base Sta tion Link Jack and Pro gram Jack Base Sta tion Link Jack WTA 1 and WTA 2 audios in the BTR-80N are two in de pend - - The base sta tion link jacks can in ter face with other base sta - - ent 2-wire in ter com chan nels.

  • Page 29: Pow Er Ing The Base Station

    Start-up Screen When the BTR-80N is pow ered-up the 1st screen dis played is the start-up splash screen. It will be dis played for about 3 sec - - onds. This screen con tains both the soft ware ver sion num ber and band of the base.

  • Page 30: Group/Chan Nel Se Lec Tion

    Group/Fre quen cies Screen: Group/Chan nel Se lec tion 1. From the sta tus screen press [MENU]. The group/chan nel, group/fre quency and fre quency edit 2. The main se lec tion screen will in di cate four op tions; screens al lows the user to set the fre quen cies of the base sta - - tion.

  • Page 31: Base Main Set Tings

    The mi cro phone gain and vol ume level set tings are in the fol - - Base Main Set tings low ing lo ca tion: Set tings con tained in the base main menu are the fol low ing: 1.

  • Page 32: Squelch Set Tings

    Squelch Set tings The stage an nounce level is in the fol low ing menu path: Each of the four re ceiv ers of the base sta tion has four settable lev els for squelch. These lev els are ap prox i mately equiv a lent 1.

  • Page 33: Can Bus Num Ber

    • 2-wire in ter com type: Telex, RTS, Clear-Com, Off. base sta tions. • Only in ter com 1 ac tive, only in ter com 2 ac tive, both ac tive, both off.

  • Page 34: 4-Wire In Ter Com

    4-Wire In ter com Aux il iary Set tings The screens be low show the pro gres sion of set ting 4-wire pa - - The pa ram e ters to set in the aux il iary set ting menu are the ram e ters.

  • Page 35: Clearscan

    ClearScan Lock out When ClearScan is ac ti vated the base will shut down its This func tion locks out a user from chang ing any op tions at trans mit ters and be gin scan ning re ceive fre quen cies. The fre - - the base sta tion ex cept lo cal head set mi cro phone gain and vol - - quen cies it scans are those in its fac tory-defined groups and ume.

  • Page 36: Con Nec Tion Of Mul Ti Ple Base Sta Tions With Link Ca Bles

    RELAY CONTACT RECEIVE There are two RF data com mu ni ca tion links within a INPUT Telex Communications, Inc. OUTPUT OUTPUT BTR-80N sys tem. • Beltpack-to-base con veys: F1 BAND TX1=OFF Cur rent but ton(s) se lected º TX2=OFF...

  • Page 37: Mas Ter And Servant Base Sta Tions

    4 WIRE CONTACT RECEIVE INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT Telex Communications, Inc. ser vant num ber. If a base is al ready a ser vant the mas ter will leave it at that same num ber. F1 BAND TX1=OFF TX2=OFF Base Num ber...

  • Page 38: Can Bus

    A Con trol ler Area Net work (CAN) bus is the data pro to col used over the BTR-80N’s base sta tion link ca ble. This bal - - ance pro to col is a ro bust stan dard used the world over in high noise, ex treme en vi ron ments.

  • Page 39: Wire Less Talk Around (Wta) Au Dio Only

    Telex Communications, Inc. OUTPUT OUTPUT Link Over view WTA 1 and WTA 2 audios in the BTR-80N are two in de pend - - ent 2-wire in ter com chan nels. The WTA in ter com chan nels C4 BAND TX1=ON...

  • Page 40: Wta And A Sin Gle Can Bus Net Work

    Link Over view Setup There are two RF data com mu ni ca tion links with a BTR-80N s y s t e m . T h e y a r e t h e b e l t p a c k - t o - b a s e a n d t h e 1.

  • Page 41: Wta And Sev Eral Can Bus Net Works

    All wires are in twisted pairs in “BTR-80N Op er a tion” in Sec tion 6. Leave the base sta tion pow ered-up. 9. Power-up the mas ter base sta tion. Set the base to all...
  • Page 42 9. Setup via the BTR-80N soft ware menus the in ter coms, lo cal head set, aux il iary, stage an nounce, etc. as de tailed in “BTR-80N Op er a tion” in Sec tion 6. Leave the base sta tion pow ered-up.
  • Page 43 Setup via the 15. Turn on a beltpack and only one beltpack on the 1 BTR-80N soft ware menus the in ter coms, lo cal head set, net work sys tem. Try to keep the beltpacks at least 6' (2 aux il iary, stage an nounce, etc.
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  • Page 45: Tr-80N / Tr-82N Op Er A Tion

    The TR-80N/82N is a full du plex (si mul ta neous talk and lis - - The fol low ing is a list to quickly get a base sta tion and ten) beltpack that works in con junc tion with a BTR-80N base beltpacks op er at ing.

  • Page 46: Bat Tery In Stal La Tion

    Bat tery In stal la tion En sure that the On/Off vol ume con trol knob is turned off. Press down and hold down the bat tery re lease latch, slide the bat tery pack about 1/8 inch back, to ward the latch, un til it 2.

  • Page 47: Head Set Con Nec Tion

    The head set con nec tor is a XLR type con nec tor. Four or five pin Telex or RTS head set con nec tors may be in stalled in the an ten nas. At tach the two an ten nas by screw ing the an ten nas unit.

  • Page 48: On/Off Vol Ume Con Trol

    TR-80N BATTER Y WIRELE SS AND PK TALK AROUND (WTA) LIGHT 1 AND 2 ON/OFF AND VOLUME CONTRO L LIGHTS BAT/PK TALK TALK LIGHT TALK BUTTON CHANNEL TALK STAGE AUDIO ANNOUN CE CHANNE L SELECT Fig ure 7-4 TR-80N Top Panel Con trols On/Off and Vol ume Con trol Au dio Chan nel Se lect But ton Turn the beltpack power on by ro tat ing the knob CW.

  • Page 49: Group And Chan Nels

    Wire less Talk Around (WTA) When pressed, the au dio from the beltpack is dis con nected from the wired in ter com, aux il iary in put/out put and the base GROUP/CHANNEL SCREEN sta tion's lo cal head set. Other beltpack us ers, on that au dio chan - - nel, can hear the user as nor mal.

  • Page 50: Re Ceive Fre Quen Cies

    Re ceive Fre quencys This screen dis plays the fre quency in MHz of the beltpack re - - ceiver. The fre quency is not change able in fac tory de fined groups. The fre quency is change able in user-de fined groups. <MENU>...

  • Page 51: Trans Mit Power

    Low Bat tery Alert Tone and Bat tery Type 1. Press [SET] at the bat tery per cent age screen. The screen be low will ap pear. <MENU> Lbt off 484 200 2. The low bat tery tone op tion will also be gin flash ing. <MENU>...

  • Page 52: Squelch Screen

    Chang ing the trans mit mode set ting: Squelch Screen The squelch screen al lows the user to ad just the beltpack 1. Push [SET] at the trans mit mode screen. The screen squelch level. will be gin flash ing. 1.

  • Page 53: Clearscan Tm

    1st Use Default ClearScan This func tion sets the beltpack to Group 1A, chan nel 1 and ClearScan helps you find clear RF fre quen cies in your area. leaves any user-pro grammed groups in mem ory. It will set The beltpack's re ceiver scans all the fac tory de fined groups unit to fac tory-de fined menu set tings.

  • Page 54: Set Ting Beltpack Id

    To check or set beltpack ID man u ally: Set ting Beltpack ID Sev eral func tions re quire the beltpack to know which base and 1. Press and hold [UP] for 2 sec onds. The LCD will dis - chan nel it is as so ci ated with.

  • Page 55: Bat/Peak Light

    TR-82N WIRELESS TALK AROUND (WTA) STAGE ANNOUNCE (SA) ON/OFF and ON/OFF and VOLUME CONTROL VOLUME CONTROL BAT/ TALK TALK TALK TALK BUTTON BUTTON BATTERY and PK LIGHT Fig ure 7-8 TR-80N/82N Top Panel Con trols On/Off and Vol ume Con trols Stage An nounce (SA) Turn the beltpack power on by ro tat ing ei ther or both of When pressed the au dio from the beltpack is routed di rectly to...

  • Page 56: Group And Chan Nels

    Groups and Chan nels GROUP/CHANNEL The first LCD screen the beltpack dis plays is the group / chan - - SCREEN nel screen. This screen shows the cur rently se lected re ceive <MENU> group fol lowed by the beltpack trans mit chan nel. TRANSMIT FREQUENCY 614.125 Ed it ing Groups / Chan nels...

  • Page 57: Re Ceive Fre Quen Cies

    Re ceive Fre quen cies This screen dis plays the fre quency in MHz of the beltpack re - - ceiver. The fre quency is not change able in fac tory de fined groups. The fre quency is change able in user-de fined groups. <MENU>...

  • Page 58: Trans Mit Power

    Set ting the Low Bat tery Alert Tone The beltpack has an au dio alert tone that is sent to the head phone if the bat tery life reaches 10 %. The tone is at 1 kHz and is heard for 0.5 sec onds ev ery 30 sec onds. The <MENU>...

  • Page 59: Squelch Screen

    Squelch Screen Trans mit Mode Screen The squelch screen al lows the user to ad just the beltpack The trans mit mode screen is used to se lect the fol low ing squelch level. modes: 1. Push [SET] at the squelch screen. The squelch set ting Chang ing the trans mit mode set ting: will be gin flash ing.

  • Page 60: Soft Ware Ver Sion/Band

    The de gree of in ter fer ence found for R1 and R2 will be dis - - Soft ware Ver sion/ Band played on the right two most po si tions on the screen. See chart The soft ware re vi sion and fre quency band of the beltpack may be low: be dis played from any of the main beltpack screens.

  • Page 61: Rf Mon I Tor Screen

    To check or set beltpack ID man u ally: RF Mon i tor Screen Press and hold the [Menu] but ton for 2 sec onds to dis play 1. Press and hold [UP] for 3 sec onds. The LCD will dis - beltpack RF Sta tus.
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  • Page 63: Btr-80N Menu Struc Ture

    BTR-80N Menu Struc ture...
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  • Page 65: Tr-80N Menu Struc Ture

    ection TR-80N Menu Struc ture...
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  • Page 67: Tr-82N Menu Struc Ture

    ection TR-82N Menu Struc ture 10-1...
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  • Page 69: Fre Quency Bands

    Fre quency Bands Fre quency Bands Freq. Freq. The BTR-80N sys tem op er ates over the fol low ing fre quency Band Start US TV US TV ranges: • North Amer ica ° Base TX: 482 - 608 MHz °...

  • Page 70: Fre Quency Plan

    Fre quency Plan Base TX Freq. There are 48 groups in a BTR-80N sys tem. The 48 groups are Base RX Freq. di vided up into 36 fac tory-de fined groups and 12 user de - - fined groups. A group ref er enced to a base sta tion is com - - prised of two TX chan nels and up to 12 RX chan nels.
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  • Page 72: Trou Ble Shooting

    Make sure that all the Telex beltpack(s) are on. If there are any unused receivers at the base, turn the audio off from those receivers by deselecting the appropriate “Portable INTERFERENCE - System picks up signals other than Station Connect”...
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  • Page 74: Bat Tery Information

    ection Bat tery Information Bat tery Life: Im proper bat tery se lec tion, use, in stal la tion and care are the cause of nu mer ous wire less sys tem fail ures. TR-80N Al ka line, 9-10 hours typ i cal Al ka line Bat ter ies: Al ka line bat ter ies such as Mallory’s Nickel Metal Hy dride, 10-11 Hours typ i cal DURACELL®...
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  • Page 76 Re ceive: ......20kHz ±800 Hz, 100 mVrms MALE Power Volt age: ..........28.0 VDC nom i nal COMMON AudioCom/Telex In put Im ped ance:...............300 AUDIO ( - ) PLUS POWER Out put Level:..........1.0 Vrms nom i nal Bridg ing Im ped ance:............>10k...
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  • Page 78: Cer Tif I Ca Tion In For Ma Tion

    The Telex BTR-80N, TR-80N, and TR-82N Trans mit ter/re ceiver are type ac cepted un der United States Fed eral Com mu ni ca tions Com mis sion Part 74. Li cens ing of Telex equip ment is the user’s re spon si bil ity and licensibility de pends on the user’s clas si fi ca tion, us ers ap pli ca - tion, and fre quency se lected.
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  • Page 80: Ac Ces So Ries And Re Place Ment Parts

    ALP-600 DC-LP Lock ing D.C plug ........P.N. 650102 520-760 MHz Bi Di rec tional Log Pe ri - - BLC, BTR-80N Link Ca ble....P.N. PRD000223000 Telex odic An tenna In cludes mount ing hard - - ware and 10 feet (3 me ters) of co ax ial ca - -...
  • Page 81 Beltpack: 1/4 - Wave an ten nas Part Band Beltpack RX Band Beltpack TX Band Frequency Coverage of Color Antenna 879220-1 Violet 425.0 - 488.0 MHz 879220-2 Black 485.0 - 553.9 MHz 879220-3 Yellow 554.0 - 635.9 MHz 879220-4 Green 636.0 - 725.9 MHz 879220-5 726.0 - 826.0 MHz...
  • Page 82 • TELEX COM MU NI CA TIONS, INC. 12000 Port land Ave. South, Burnsville, MN 55337. PN LIT000125TX Rev. A Au gust 2009 Made in U.S.A.

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