Summary of Contents for PCS Electronics CyberMaxFM+ DSP/RDS
- Page 1 CyberMaxFM+ DSP/RDS High performance FM radio broadcasting exciter Covers 150W, 300W, 500W and 750W models, silver and black front panel Manual Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 2 This ring has been drawn during the tune-up procedure. Also verify SWR with SWR meter as transport or installation can affect resonant frequency slightly. - Finally, never ever operate any transmitter or amplifier without a properly tuned antenna! Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
................................22 ETUP FM TX ............................... 23 MAIN FM TX ............................25 ALARMS PI, PTY............................... 26 PS0................................27 PS1................................28 PS2................................28 TIME, MSG..............................29 AUTO PS, RT............................. 30 ................................. 31 BOUT Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 4 APPENDIX G – WARRANTY AND LEGAL INFO................... 58 !............................. 58 MPORTANT NOTICE ! ........................58 ARRANTY AND SERVICING ..............................58 EGAL INFO ..........................58 IMITATION OF LIABILITY ALSO AVAILABLE FROM WWW.PCS-ELECTRONICS.COM............. 59 REVISIONS AND ERRATA........................60 INDEX................................60 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 5: Introducing Cybermaxfm+ Series Of Transmitters
- Both DSP and analog models have extremely sharp audio filters - DSP model offers complete control over audio parameters via LCD menu system - Optional high-performance RDS encoder with scrolling PS and many other features. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 6: Technical Specifications
And if you encounter a problem please let us know so that we may improve our products, offer advice and suggestion. From all of us we wish you happy broadcasting! Your PCS Electronics team Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 7: Front And Back Panel Layout
Monitor output at the front provides a small sample of the transmitter signal, this can be used to attach frequency counter, modulation index monitor, spectrum analyzer or similar equipment. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 8 RS232/USB for controlling your RDS encoder and FM transmitter. Audio inputs, RCA jacks for left and right channel STEREO mode indicator. 9, 10 Balanced audio inputs, left and right channel XLR (Canon) Ethernet (optional) port for controlling/monitoring RDS and FM transmitter. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 9: What's Inside The Box
Digiamp and Maxlink interconnect cables for controlling stereo and amplifier. Various fans, there are usually at least two (one for amplifier, one for exciter + stereo) RS232/USB/Ethernet for controlling your RDS encoder and FM transmitter. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 10: Fm Exciter Board
CyberMaxFM+ units are all based on our MAXPRO5000+ series FM exciters, note the current revision may differ slightly from the board in your transmitter as we are constantly fine-tuning the design and making it better. Fig. 4: MAX PRO 5000 series + RF board layout Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 11 Poor unreliable connections may damage the final transistor. 15W - 2.5A fast, 25W 4A fast and 40W – 6.3A fast fuse. Always replace with this type for continued protection against short-circuit. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 12: Stereo Encoder Board
Fig. 5: Block diagram of the MAXPRO5000+ series FM exciter Stereo encoder board CyberMaxFM+ units utilize our SE5000 DSP+ (DSP model) or SE2000D+ stereo encoders (analog model) Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 13: Rds Encoder Board
Separate extensive manuals for all of the built-in components are available on our website. We have a section in our forum dedicated to all of the manuals and you can discuss each of the manuals with other forum members here: http://www.pcs-electronics.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=33 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 14: Before You Start
I hope this basic introduction will not scare you too much, it should be sufficient for the time being although we encourage you to explore this exciting subject further with the help of a book such as the ARRL Antenna Book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0872598047/mightyspiraterad Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 15: So What Is This Swr (Vswr) Everyone Talks About
You need some kind of audio source to drive your transmitter. This will typically be either a computer (just plug the cable into your sound card outputs, a mixer and a variety of audio sources, such as a microphone, CD player, DAT player, tape deck, gramophone, MP3 player etc. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 16: Wiring Everything Together
- You can now connect audio sources of choice and verify audio performance. You should not sound louder than other stations, in fact unless you have an expensive high performance software or hardware sound processor you should sound quieter than other stations. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 17: Using The Cybermaxfm+ Series Transmitter
If you go downhill your speed will be greater with same amount of gas pedal. Likewise here your supply voltage can affect the actual output power slightly. <STEREO MODE> You can set your transmitter to MONO or STEREO here. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 18: View Select
Digital signal processor starts compressing the signal beyond that point. The higher the ∞ compression ratio the higher the compression. For example, compression ratio of 1: would in effect be a limiter. Fig. 9: Explanation of the compressor settings Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 19: Lcd Contrast
Left and right channel volume (only with DSP stereo encoders) This option allows you to precisely adjust the input sensitivity of both audio channels. This is very useful when your audio source has either too high or too low output level. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 20: Pll Step
Changing this setting can lead to serious damage so it can only be changed in our testing lab. <RF AMP CONTROL> This menu option lets you choose how the MAX PRO 5015+ controls the amplifier. Please leave this setting at default value “(D). Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 21: Rf Power Alc
500W, 1000W or stronger FM transmitter, it ensures constant power across the band without overdriving. Changing this setting can lead to serious damage so it can only be changed in our testing lab. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 22: Description Of Windows Control Program
Use this feature to find correct settings easily. Try different settings and check them by clicking the button. Autoscan Use this feature to find correct settings even more easily. Just click it and wait to program find the connected transmitter by itself. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 23: Fm Tx Main
Transmitter output power Set the desired output power. Stereo/Mono Select audio mode. Audio input level Select audio gain for left and right channel separately. Bass and Treble Select boost level for Bass and Treble. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 24 With longer integration interval, on the other hand, compressor only responds if a long spike or a substantial number of spikes is detected (meaning more signal energy). Threshold: Set the compression threshold. Compression: Set the compression level. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 25: Fm Tx Alarms
Here many operating parameters can be observed including alarms. Threshold values of alarms can be set too. Read TX Click this button to get the current status of your hardware. Auto read TX Check this box to activate automatic continous hardware status reading. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 26: Pi, Pty
This facility is particularly useful in the case of car and portable radios. When the PI code indicates local coverage-area, i.e. only one frequency is used, AF list may contain this frequency. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 27: Ps0
Example: If you wish to just have one static PS, set all delays to 0 and set just PD00 to 1. Than set PS00 to desired statis PS, which will be displayed indefinitely. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 28: Ps1
Next level of PS messages. Last level of PS messages. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 29: Time, Msg
To activate these messages attach 8 switches to header J10 (EXTMSG). These switches must be going to ground from each of the 8 pins and are activated when you ground the corresponding pin. Message is scrolled, if larger than 8 characters. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 30: Auto Ps, Rt
RDS MAX driver to read song name from that file. Also make sure you setup VtitleSpy plugin to limit song name to 64 characters. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 31: About
About Firmware version Here can be found firmware version of your hardware. At least one TX read must be proceeded to get the proper firmware version. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 32: Common Controls
Every time the transmitter status is read, a new audio level value is added at the histogram. Status may be read manually (by clicking Read TX button) or automatically (by checking Auto TX read checkbox). Levels above 80% are marked in red colour. Status window Some communication activities can be observed here. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 33: Scheduler
Click Add... button to open Add form to add a new line into list box. Edit Select desired line first, then click Edit to open Edit form. Remove Select desired line first, then click Remove to delete it. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 34 Add or Modify Click this button to accept changes. In the case of adding lines more lines can be entered subsequently. Close or Cancel Click this button to finish adding lines or to cancel editing. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 35: Troubleshooting
Next check the troubleshooting table on the next page. If you have problems you cannot solve yourself, please see our website for contact information and support resources in our forum. Fig 18: So, do you think you can handle it? We think you sure can! Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 36 - Keep audio cables short and away from antenna and RF coaxial cable - Form a coil from coaxial cable going to the antenna, make a few turns. This stops RF currents that might be flowing on the outer braid of the coaxial cable. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 37: Appendix A: Diy Antenna And Improvement Tips
Think about purchasing SWR meter to tune and align your antenna. A good antenna system is extremely important and can make up for a lot of power. For a suitable SWR meter check: http://www.pcs-electronics.com/cn101l-daiwa-power-meter-p-347.html If you can’t get much range with your homebrew antenna, have a look at these: http://www.pcs-electronics.com/antennas-c-38.html Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 38: Appendix B: General Tips For Setting Up Transmitters
MPX signal is passed to its MPX input (all mono transmitters have this input). Such exciters can than optionally drive big amplifiers with powers going into tens of KW with maximum range. You can check our amplifiers here: http://www.pcs-electronics.com/fm-amplifiers-c-41.html You can check our wireless STL links here: http://www.pcs-electronics.com/wireless-audio-links-c-42.html Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 39: Typical Fm Broadcasting Antenna Setups
C to 9dBd you’d need 8 dipoles. And for 12dBd you’d need 16 dipoles. 16 dipoles would in theory increase your range 4x compared to a single dipole. In practice there would be some losses in combining so many dipoles. You can use circular dipoles in very similar configurations. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 40: Wiring Antennas In Multi-Bay Configurations
It is also possible to have cables of different lengths, but you have to know velocity factor of the cable so we have omitted this for simplicity reasons. If you want more info please contact our technical staff. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 41: Appendix C - Attaching External Stereo Processor
Next you can connect external stereo encoder or wireless link receiver to the MPXin input at the back of the unit. If you get stuck or need our advice please contact our technical department. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 42: Appendix D - Pc Remote Control Via Usb And Rs232
Fig. 24: Setup is about to start Once the installation is done you are ready to start the program. You are now ready to establish connection with the CYBERMAXFM+ and configure all the parameters. Fig. 25: CYBERMAXFM+ application program Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 43: Configuring Communications Port
In Windows go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Hardware tab > Device Manager (This can vary depending on your Windows version). You should have something like this on your screen at this point: Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 44 If you wish to change this port right click on the PCS USB-COM port and select Properties. Now select the Port settings tab and click Advanced. Note you can set the COM port number as you wish: Fig. 29: Configuring Com port for USB driver Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 45: Appendix E - Setting Up Remote Control Via Ethernet
MAC address is shown on the adapter. Now create and configure a connection between the PC and CYBERMAXFM+ as shown below. Note the IP will differ, but make sure the port is set to 5005! Fig. 30: Seting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, screen 1 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 46 Fig. 31: Seting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, screen 2 Fig. 32: Seting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, screen 3 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 47 Fig. 33: Seting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, screen 4 Fig. 34: Seting up Ethernet connection for CYBERMAXFM+, overview Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 48: Appendix F: What Is Rds
This allows a receiver to re-tune to a different frequency providing the same station when the first signal becomes too weak (e.g., when moving out of range). This is often utilized in car stereo systems. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... - Page 49 Digitally encoded traffic information. Not all RDS equipment supports this, but it is often available for automotive navigation systems. In many countries only encrypted traffic data is broadcast, and so an appropriate decoder, possibly tied to a subscription service, is required to use the traffic data. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 50 List of RDS and RBDS program type codes and their meanings Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 51 RDS Country codes RDS TP and TA codes Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 52 ASCII form. Check each parameter individually for correct setting. VB basic example: MSComm1.Output = "1" 'sets TA to ON <EndByte>: Signals the end of complete incoming command including command/parameter value, it tells encoder to process the received data Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 53 This is another popular feature, RDS allows for 64-character text string to be displayed on the receiver. However this feature is rarely used as you need to press a button to display it (PS is always displayed by default). Another “nail in Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 54 If Len(temp) = 2 Then temp = "0" & temp If Len(temp) = 1 Then temp = "00" & temp If Len(temp) = 0 Then temp = "000" MSComm1.Output = temp MSComm1.Output = Chr$(2) 'Finished transmission 'Sending PTY Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 55 MSComm1.Output = temp 'RT MSComm1.Output = Chr$(2) 'Finish command 'Send PS MSComm1.Output = Chr$(0) 'Start (0) MSComm1.Output = "PS00" MSComm1.Output = Chr$(1) 'End command and start of data (1) temp = “your text” MSComm1.Output = temp Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 56 MSComm1.Output = Chr$(0) 'Start (0) MSComm1.Output = "FDC" MSComm1.Output = Chr$(1) 'End command and start of data (1) MSComm1.Output = Chr$(Compression + 4) MSComm1.Output = Chr$(2) 'Finish command 'Sending DSP settings - Integration Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
- Page 57 'Sending Store command, commits changes MSComm1.Output = Chr$(0) 'Start (0) MSComm1.Output = "FW" MSComm1.Output = Chr$(1) 'End command and start of data (1) temp = 0 MSComm1.Output = temp MSComm1.Output = Chr$(2) 'Finish command Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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Page 58: Appendix G - Warranty And Legal Info
PRODUCT or U.S. $5.00; because some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability, the above limitation may not apply to you. Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 59: Also Available From Www.pcs-Electronics.com
- A large number of beginners guides to get you started - A large selection of free schematics is as well available at our website. If you can’t get much range with your homebrew antenna, have a look at these: http://www.pcs-electronics.com Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com... -
Page 60: Revisions And Errata
14 stereo encoder board .......... 12 feedback ............14 SWR..............14 final transistor............ 14 Technical specifications ........6 gain ..............14 troubleshooting ..........35 grounding ............14 tune ..............14 H-500 ..............15 Brought to you by PCS Electronics, www.pcs-electronics.com...
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