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Inovonics 510 Operating And Maintenance Instruction Manual

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OP E R AT ING AND MAINT E NANCE
INS T R UCT ION MANUAL
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  • Page 1 OP E R AT ING AND MAINT E NANCE INS T R UCT ION MANUAL MODE L R D S DE CODE R / R E ADE R ADIO AT A YS T E M...
  • Page 3 —— US ER’S RECORD —— Model 510 – S erial No. Date Purchas ed Warranty Card Mailed? — ο OP E R AT ING AND MAINT E NANCE INS T R UCT ION MANUAL MODE L R D S DE CODE R / R E ADE R...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    T he “R adio Data S ys tem” • R DS vs . R B DS • F eatures MODE L 510 T E CHNICAL S PE CIFICAT IONS ............. S ection II - INS T ALLAT ION AND S ET UP UNPACKING AND INS PE CT ION ................
  • Page 6 S ection IV - APPENDIX NAVIGAT ING T HE PART S LIS T INGS ..............COMPONE NT PART S LIS T INGS ................PART S S UPPLIE RS ....................INOVONICS WARRANT Y ............(INS IDE BACK COVE R) — —...

  • Page 7: S Ection I - Int Roduct Ion

    S ection I INT RODUCT ION MODEL 510 PRODUCT DES CRIPT ION T he “R adio The Radio Data System allows the FM broadcaster to transmit Data S ys tem” certain digital data along with regular audio programming. Packets of data transmitted on a low-level subcarrier identify the station and...

  • Page 8: Model 510 T Echnical S Pecificat Ions

    MODEL 510 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICAT IONS Standards Supported: Front P anel Readout: European CENELEC and United The backlighted LCD panel displays States NRSC standards are 2 lines of 40 characters, each. Data accommodated with appropriate groups that carry plain-text firmware selection.

  • Page 9: S Ection Ii - Ins T Allat Ion And S Et Up

    MOUNT ING R ack The Model 510 mounts in a standard 19-inch equipment rack and R equirement requires only 1¾ inches (1U) of vertical rack space. We heartily recommend the use of plastic washers to protect the painted finish around the mounting holes.

  • Page 10: Ac (Mains ) Power

    GRE E N = E ART H GROUND RADIO FREQUENCY INT ERFERENCE (RFI) L ocation The Model 510 is designed to operate in proximity to high-power RF gear. Nonetheless, do please practice reasonable care and common sense in locating the unit away from abnormally high RF fields.

  • Page 11: Firmware S Elect Ion

    RDS data stream properly. Firmware is selected by a jumper on the circuit board. The 510 will have been factory-jumpered appropriately for the shipping destination. This can be confirmed, or changed if necessary, by removing the top cover of the unit and locating the jumper, JP1, just beside memory chip IC8.

  • Page 12: S Oft Ware Ins T Allat Ion (Optional)

    Alternatively, the test oscillator may be fed directly into the Model 510, making certain that the output is set to a peak level that precisely matches the 100%-modulation level expected from the receiver or mod-monitor.

  • Page 13: R Unning The S Oftware

    E s c key twice. This will close the DOS window. Cabling to the The Model 510 is connected to the PC with a DB-9 serial ‘extension’ cable. Connect to either the COM1 or the COM2 port of the Computer computer.

  • Page 14: S Ection Iii - Decoder Operat Ion

    S ection III DECODER OPERAT ION AN RDS OVERVIEW T he R DS S ys tem RDS is a digital data channel transmitted as a low-level subcarrier above the range of the composite stereo program signal in the FM baseband. The data transmission (baud) rate is comparatively low, and it is quite robust because of data redundancy and error correction.

  • Page 15: Model 510 Front -Panel Appoint Ment S

    AF – list of Alternative Frequencies Releasing the two buttons and using the right-hand π button, the Model 510 will scroll through an alphabetized list of RDS terms. The abbreviation and its description will remain on the display for about 3 seconds. At the end of this time the display automatically goes directly to the page where that particular RDS data group is located.

  • Page 16: T He "Glos S Ary" Utility

    T HE RDS DAT A GROUPS The ‘Glossary’ utility of the Model 510 gives only the full names of the RDS data groups. What follows here is a further definition of these groups and their functions. L is t of Alternative F requencies : A “network”...
  • Page 17 messages are not received by consumer RDS radios. This flag simply indicates whether music Mus ic / S peech S witch: or speech is the primary broadcast programming. The purpose of this function is not well explained in the respective Standards, hence it comes as no surprise that it is not widely used.
  • Page 18 Sports Talk Education Rock Music Drama ‘Classic’ Rock Music Culture Adult Hit Music Science Soft Rock Music Varied ‘Top-40’ Music Pop Music Country Music Rock Music Oldies Music Easy Listening Music Soft Music Light Classics Music Nostalgia Music Serious Classics Music Jazz Other Music Classical Music...

  • Page 19: Running T He Opt Ional S Oft Ware

    This will clear the register. RUNNING T HE OPT IONAL S OFT WARE The Model 510 Decoder/ Reader can send raw RDS data to a PC. Output data contains everything encoded into the RDS data stream, including groups or special-purpose functions that are not decoded by the Model 510.
  • Page 20 RDS) or RBDS 48.E XE (US “RBDS”). This should automatically open a DOS window. If this does not happen, or if the Model 510 is connected to a serial port other than COM1, the computer should be restarted in the DOS mode. This is usually an option...
  • Page 21 This illustration shows the decoded RDS data from the Los Angeles station, KZLA. This is the information cunningly gleaned from the display: The numerical PI value: 5322 The PS: KZ LA 939 The PIN: 0000 ; that is, no PIN is specified The Program Type: 10 or Country This is: N (not) a station that broadcasts Travel Program information...
  • Page 22 — —...
  • Page 23 S ection IV APPENDIX T his s ection of the Manual contains a lis ting of component parts us ed in the Model 510 and an explanation of Inovonics ’ liberal Warranty Policy. — —...
  • Page 24 1.0µF and above are general-purpose aluminum electrolytics with radial leads. A safe voltage rating for any electrolytic in the Model 510 would be 25V, but because of size and other reasons a replacement capacitor should always carry the same rating as the one being replaced.
  • Page 25 Q1,2 Transistor, NPN; (open) 2N3904 Except at noted by reference designation, all resistors used in the Model 510 are of the value specified on the schematic, qualified per the following: a: Fixed Resistors with values carried to decimal places implying a 1% tolerance (example: 232, 3.01K, 10.0K, 301K) are 1.4-watt,...
  • Page 26 (ha!) parts.” Nearly any semiconductor, IC, capacitor, resistor or connector used in the Model 510 will be available from one or more of these firms. Each supplier maintains a Website and publishes a full-line printed catalog, which is free for the asking. Minimum-order restrictions may apply, and export orders may be somewhat problematical.
  • Page 27 T E R MS OF WAR R ANT Y: Inovonics , Inc. products are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmans hip.

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