A10-RX Digital Wireless Receiver — User Guide — Models: A10-RX-SL and A10-RX-XLR
A10-RX User Guide Copyright / Doc Rev History Info Part Number: 9279.000 Copyright © 2019 Audio Ltd. All rights reserved. | www.audioltd.com 7 Century Court, Tolpits Lane, Watford WD18 9RS, UK | info@audioltd.com Date Description Dec 2017 Mar 2018 Initial Publication Edits made in sections: Audio Output and Control, Specifications, and Certifications Revised Firmware Update procedure for A10-RX-SL Added v2.50 change (i.e. User Groups) Added v2.
A10-RX User Guide Overview The A10-RX two-channel Advanced Dual Diversity receiver is a portable, all-digital wireless receiver for the A10 system. It is designed to work with one or two A10-TX transmitters. It offers 224 MHz switching bandwidth and precision RF tracking filters in a lightweight, robust package. Two models are available, the A10-RX-SL for slot-in connection and the A10-RX-XLR for stand-alone operation with hardwired power and audio connections.
A10-RX User Guide System Quickstart The A10 Digital Wireless System is easy to use. Follow the steps below for basic setup and operation. At the Receiver 1. Fit the included straight and right-angled antennae to the A10-RX receiver. 2. Connect the receiver to a power source. It will immediately power on. 3. Using the scanning tool in the Selection menu find an available open frequency. If multiple wireless systems are in use, make certain to keep frequencies least 400 kHz apart. 4.
A10-RX User Guide Connectors, Controls Description 4 2 53 6 7 1 Figure 1: A10-RX 1 -Antenna Socket SMA connector, 50 ohm, connects to included 1/4-wave whip antenna. 2 -Channel Power LED • Illuminates blue when the channel’s receiver circuitry is powered and operational. • Blue LED flashes when paired transmitter’s battery is critically low or depleted. 3 -Green/Red RF Status LEDs • Indicates signal strength of received RF. • Green LED illuminates solid green with good RF reception.
A10-RX User Guide Powering The A10-RX-SL receives power over its D-sub connector. The A10-RX-XLR receives power from its 4-pin Hirose female connector. The male Hirose connector is a power loop through. When DC power is present, either at the D-sub connector or the Hirose 4-pin, the A10-RX is powered. There are no additional power switches. Channel Powering Each of the two channels of the A10-RX can be powered on or off individually.
A10-RX User Guide Main Display When the receiver is first powered on, the main display is in two-channel view. Two-Channel View The display shows channel 1 and channel 2 simultaneously. Parameters displayed include the RF signal strength at each antenna, receiver frequency, audio level, and transmitter battery level. 4 3 2 1 5 1 -Channel 1 Settings Bars indicate RF signal strength at each antenna for the selected frequency.
A10-RX User Guide RF Signal Indicator LEDs The RF Signal LEDs offer an at-a-glance indication of RF performance. The LEDs to the left of the display indicate channel 1 activity, while the LEDs to the right indicate channel 2 activity. Each channel has one green LED and one red LED. • Green LED only - illuminates solid green with good RF reception. It starts to flicker green as the received RF signal quality deteriorates. • Red LED only - received RF signal quality is deteriorating.
A10-RX User Guide Main Menu Selections Icon Description Channel or Options Global Exit Returns to the main display screen. Frequency Sets the transmitter’s frequency. Frequency selection and channel increments change based on the region of operation to which the unit is set. Outputs Enters the Outputs sub menu. Scan Enters the scan function. Scanner indicates the RF activity. Scans can either be in 25 MHz increments or across the full range of the receiver.
A10-RX User Guide Settings Sub-Menu ªª All setting are Global. Selections Icon Description Options Exit Returns to the main menu Screen Brightness Sets the brightness of the OLED screen. Five increments, 1–5, 5 is brightest Screensaver Sets the duration, in seconds, how long the screen remains on after a button press. Off keeps the screen on continuously with no screensaver.
A10-RX User Guide Basic Operation Frequency Selection The A10 Digital Wireless System operates in the UHF frequency band from 470 to 694 MHz. The A10-RX can tune across the entire range of the system. Because the A10 digital RF transmission is inherently immune to intermodulation multiple A10 Digital Wireless systems can be used simultaneously on nearby adjacent frequencies without worry of intermodulation interference. Systems can be used together when separated by at least 400 kHz.
A10-RX User Guide Partial Scanning, 25 MHz Increments In partial scanning mode the receiver scans a 25 MHz range. This partial scan improves the resolution of the scan over a full scan. The ten partial scans cover the following ranges: 1 - 470-495 MHz 6 - 581-606 MHz 2 - 492-517 MHz 7 - 603-628 MHz 3 - 515-540 MHz 8 - 626-651 MHz 4 - 537-562 MHz 9 - 648-673 MHz 5 - 559-584 MHz 10 - 669-694 MHz Full Scan, 224 MHz The full receiver bandwidth of 224 MHz can also be scanned.
A10-RX User Guide pre-assigned a frequency and given an actor’s name. Then only those pre-assigned frequencies that have been named will be available as possible options for tuning. User groups are created in Mic2Wav—a utility application available as a free download from the Audio Ltd. website to Mac or Windows-based computers—and then uploaded, as ALUG files, to A10 transmitters and receivers. To create a new user group: 1. Open Mic2Wav on your computer. 2.
A10-RX User Guide Mic2Wav supports the creation of up to eight user groups, each with a max of 32 users, per Audio Limited User Group (ALUG) file. To add additional user groups: 1. In Mic2Wav, select Add Group. 2. Name the new group and select the band of frequencies for the group. 3. Add users (defining name and frequencies) to the group. Audio Limited User Group files (ALUG) may be saved for future use and modification.
A10-RX User Guide 3. Load the ALUG file into Mic2Wav. 4. Select Send to RX. Mic2Wav will detect and display the connected receiver. 5. Select the Send check box and click Send. To send a user group to A10-RX-SL receivers via A10-RACK: 1. Start the Mic2Wav application. 2. Connect the A10-RACK to the computer’s USB port. 3. Load the ALUG file into Mic2Wav. 4. Select Send to RX. Mic2Wav will detect and display all A10-RX receivers installed in the A10-RACK. 5.
A10-RX User Guide To dial in a specific User Group frequency: 1. Press the Centre Menu button on the receiver. 2. Select Frequency. 3. Press the Left or Right button to select one of the user names. The frequency will appear along with the name. ªª While in User mode, no non-user group frequencies will be selectable. To revert back to manual frequency selection, set mode to Factory (Menu > Settings > User Groups > Factory.
A10-RX User Guide A10-RX-SL Updating the firmware on the A10-RX-SL may be done via the Sound Devices 688, while the receiver is slotted into the SL-6 powering and wireless accessory. To update firmware on an A10-RX-SL: 1. Download new firmware update file from the Audio Ltd. website. 2. Power on the 688 and SL-6 3. Insert the SD card into the slot on the side of the 688. 4. METERS + HP: Press the METERS button, then push in the Headphone encoder to access Receiver Overview screen. 5.
A10-RX User Guide 4. Mic2Wav will detect which A10 Receivers are running older versions of Firmware and will automatically select them to be updated. Otherwise, select the Update check box for each RX you want to update, and then click Update. 5. Click OK to confirm, if prompted. A status bar will indicate the progress of each A10 Receiver update. ªª Receivers are updated one at a time. As the receiver is updated, its screen will display Programming and the LEDs will turn off. This is normal operation.
A10-RX User Guide 6. Click OK when Firmware Update is complete. Converting Between XLR and SL Mounts The A10-RX receiver is modular in design. With the correct accessories—either the A-SL or the A-XLR adapters—the A10-RX-SL slot receiver and A10-RX-XLR cabled receiver can be converted between each type. • The A-SL accessory is a 25-Pin D-Type Uni/Superslot adapter, and comes with the A-PLATE spacer. • The A-XLR accessory is an XLR and power cable adapter.
A10-RX User Guide 3. Position the A-XLR accordingly, and replace screws. ªª Complete the above procedure in reverse to convert from A10-RX-XLR to A10-RX-SL. Specifications Frequency Range World Models: U.S. Only Models: A10-RX-SL (470–694 MHz) A10-RX-XLR (470–694 MHz) A10-RX-SL-US (470–608 MHz) A10-RX-XLR-US (470–608 MHz) Transmitters are tunable in 25 kHz steps. Modulation Mode Audio Ltd. proprietary digital RF modulation Digital Audio Codec Audio Ltd.
A10-RX User Guide A10-RX-SL DB-25 Connector Pin Assignments The illustration below shows the pin assignments of the A10-RX-SL when viewing the bottom connector. DB-25 Pin Name Description 1 Ground Ground connection 2 Ch 1+ analogue / Ch 1,2 AES + Ch 1 + analogue audio out, +2 dBu level (+/- 0.5 dB), balanced. Alternately, Ch1 and Ch 2 AES3+ (balanced, 110 ohm, transformerless). 3 Ch 1 - analogue / Ch 1,2 AES - Ch 1 - analogue audio out, +2 dBu level (+/- 0.5 dB), balanced.
A10-RX User Guide Certifications Industry Canada Conformity This radio transmitter has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the supplied monopole whip antenna only. Other antenna types are strictly prohibited for use with this device. This device operates on a no-protection no-interference basis. Should the user seek to obtain protection from other radio services operating in the same TV bands, a radio license is required.
A10-RX User Guide Frequency Tables The A10-TX offers preselected frequencies based on channels and sub channels. Three sets of frequencies are available based on either 6, 7, or 8 MHz channel bandwidth. Select the channel bandwidth based on the geographic region where the unit is operating. X Frequencies (6 MHz Per TV Channel) The chart below shows all frequencies available for the A10 wireless system. Not all channels are available on all transmitters.
A10-RX User Guide Y Frequencies (7 MHz Per TV Channel) Sub Channels Channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 22 485.3 485.7 486.1 486.5 486.9 487.3 487.7 488.1 488.5 488.9 489.3 489.7 490.1 490.5 490.9 491.3 491.7 23 492.3 492.7 493.1 493.5 493.9 494.3 494.7 495.1 495.5 495.9 496.3 496.7 497.1 497.5 497.9 498.3 498.7 24 499.3 499.7 500.1 500.5 500.9 501.3 501.7 502.1 502.5 502.9 503.3 503.7 504.1 504.5 504.9 505.3 505.7 25 506.3 506.7 507.1 507.5 507.9 508.3 508.7 509.
A10-RX User Guide Z Frequencies (8 MHz Per TV Channel) Sub Channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 470.2 470.6 471.0 471.4 471.8 472.2 472.6 473.0 473.4 473.8 474.2 474.6 475.0 475.4 475.8 476.2 476.6 477.0 477.4 477.8 22 478.2 478.6 479.0 479.4 479.8 480.2 480.6 481.0 481.4 481.8 482.2 482.6 483.0 483.4 483.8 484.2 484.6 485.0 485.4 485.8 23 486.2 486.6 487.0 487.4 487.8 488.2 488.6 489.0 489.4 489.8 490.2 490.6 491.0 491.4 491.8 492.2 492.6 493.0 493.4 493.
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