RS-601 BELTPACK INSTRUCTION MANUAL
RS-601 Instruction Manual ©2005 Vitec Group Communications All Rights Reserved Part Number 810287, Rev. B Vitec Group Communicatons Inc. 4065 Hollis Street Emeryville, CA 94608-3505 U.S.A Clear-Com is a registered trademark of Vitec Group Communications The Clear-Com Logo is a registered trademark of Vitec Group Communications Windows is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 QUICK START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 OPERATING YOUR BELTPACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 CONNECTING YOUR BELTPACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 CUSTOMIZING YOUR BELTPACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 V-Pack Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Onboard Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Warranty Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Non-Warranty Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing this product. Clear-Com designed the 600 series of beltpacks to meet the needs of all beltpack users, from beginners to experienced professionals. For advanced users, the 600 series provides the most advanced level of functioning available.
The RS-601 offers all the performance and durability of Clear-Com’s world-standard beltpacks, plus TW compatibility. You can use the RS-601 on a TW line (Audio on Channel B) without loading down Channel A.
QUICK START To start using your beltpack immediately: 1. Connect the appropriate line cables (3-pin XLR) from an active intercom line to the beltpack. 2. Turn down the beltpack’s incoming volume with the volume-control knob. 3. Plug in a headset equipped with a dynamic microphone to the beltpack’s main headset jack. The headset jack is labeled on the back of the beltpack. 4. To talk on the intercom line, press and hold the talk button. Speak into the microphone in your headset.
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OPERATING YOUR BELTPACK An RS-601 beltpack works with all previous versions of Clear-Com party-line stations and beltpacks. It is the first single-channel Clear-Com beltpack that is compatible with Clear-Com TW beltpacks. This means that you can wire several beltpacks together in a “daisychain” or “home-run” configuration on a TW line that includes RS-502/522 TW beltpacks as well as other RS-600 series TW beltpacks.
CONTROLS AND ADJUSTMENTS 5BML #VUUPO 5BML -JHIU 7PMVNF $POUSPM ,OPC $BMM #VUUPO $BMM -JHIU 4FUVQ *OGPSNBUJPO 8JOEPX 1PXFS 4UBUVT -JHIU 5"-, $"-- Figure 1: Control Panel of an RS-601 Beltpack 1 Talk Button To talk on the intercom line, press and hold the beltpack’s talk button while speaking into the microphone in your headset. While you hold the button, your voice transmits to the intercom line.
release the button, your voice no longer transmits to the intercom line. To “latch” the talk button “on” for hands-free use, quickly tap the button twice. To unlatch the talk button, press the button again. With the V-Pack programming software you can program the talk button to latch with a single or double tap, or not to latch at all. See “Customizing Your Beltpack” for more information. 2 Talk Light The green talk light illuminates when you press or latch the talk button.
4 Call Button When you press the call button, a call signal is sent to all other stations on the intercom line. The call light glows red to indicate both outgoing and incoming call signals. 5 Call Light The call light illuminates when the beltpack sends or receives a call signal. Some onboard and computer programming options can change the function of this light. See the chapter “Customizing Your Beltpack” for more information.
7 Power Status Light An illuminated power status light indicates that the beltpack is connected to a powered intercom line. Note: The light may illuminate even if the beltpack is receiving less than the minimum 12 VDC required for beltpack operation.
Once setup mode is active, if you do not select or program a feature within five seconds, the setup mode deactivates, and the beltpack goes back to its normal state. See the chapter “Customizing Your Beltpack” for information on programming your beltpack with this feature. 9 Computer Connector You can program your beltpack from a computer using the V-Pack™ programming software. To use this software you must first physically connect the beltpack to a computer with Clear-Com’s VPC-1 cable or its equivalent.
PIN Tip Ring Sleeve FUNCTION SDO to computer SDI from computer Common Figure 3: Pinouts of RS-601 Computer Connector 4JEFUPOF "EKVTUNFOU Figure 4: Back of RS-601Beltpack RS-601 BELTPACK 11
10 Sidetone Adjustment To adjust the beltpack’s “sidetone,” or the level of one’s own voice in the headset, insert a small flat-headed screwdriver into the hole labeled “sidetone” on the back of the beltpack, as shown in Figure 3. Turn the screwdriver until you can no longer hear any sidetone in the headset. This is called the “null” setting. When you turn the screwdriver again, either clockwise or counterclockwise, the sidetone increases.
CONNECTING YOUR BELTPACK An RS-601 beltpack works with all previous versions of Clear-Com party-line stations and beltpacks. It is the first single-channel ClearCom beltpack that is compatible with Clear-Com TW beltpacks. This means that you can wire several beltpacks together in a “daisychain” or “home-run” configuration on a TW line that includes RS502/522 TW beltpacks as well as other RS-600 series TW beltpacks.
The RS-601 is not recommended for use with RTS-TW systems as the frequency response curves and audio levels are different. ClearCom’s RS-603 series beltpacks are compatible with RTS-TW systems. 11 Intercom Connector The beltpack connects to a main station, power supply, or to other beltpacks through the connector labeled “intercom.” When you press the blue button next to this connector, the attached cable releases.
13 Auxiliary (“AUX”) Headphone Clear-Com designed the auxiliary headset connector, labeled “AUX,” for use with the CC-25 Ultra-Light headset. The beltpack’s circuitry is designed to work with the CC-25 headset to produce excellent quality sound. While certain types of mobile-phone style headsets will fit the 2.5 mm AUX jack, using these headsets may degrade system performance. You can use such mobile-phone style headsets more reliably with listen-only applications.
14 Headset Connector You connect a headset to the beltpack at the 4-pin male XLR connector labeled “headset.” The headset connector is always active and has priority if a second headset is connected to the auxiliary (“AUX”) connector. Generally you should connect only one headset at a time to a beltpack. With the onboard programming options or with V-Pack, you can program the beltpack to provide power to an electret microphone. The microphone’s gain automatically adjusts to the electret microphone.
CUSTOMIZING YOUR BELTPACK You can customize an RS-600 series beltpack for quick adaptation to the needs of any working environment. There are two methods for customizing your beltpack’s settings: • Using a beltpack’s onboard controls • Using the V-Pack programming software This manual briefly describes the V-Pack programming software, and then thoroughly describes the onboard controls. The V-Pack programming software has its own manual, which you can view and download at www.clearcom.com.
the same settings. And V-Pack includes many more features you can program for your beltpack. To operate the V-Pack software, you must first install it on a computer, then connect the VPC-1 cable to both a beltpack and to your computer. For more detailed instructions on using the software, see the V-Pack manual. You can access the manual from the Clear-Com Web site.
SETTINGS YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE Table 1 shows the beltpack functions you can customize with onboard controls. Note than each function is assigned a number, which you will refer to for programming.
Mode Select, Function 1 A “mode” is one complete “package” of settings for a beltpack. Each beltpack’s memory holds four modes. You can easily select and activate any one of the four modes directly from the beltpack. When you receive your beltpack, each of the four modes is preprogrammed with the Clear-Com default settings. Each mode is similar to the others, with only minor variations. With onboard setup, you can select any one of the four modes and change specific settings to your requirements.
Latch Disable, Function 2 A beltpack’s talk button normally latches when you tap it twice. If you select to disable this function, the talk button does not latch. This setting is recommended if you use the call-on-talk feature, which causes the beltpack to send a call signal each time you press the talk button. To select “latch disable” for a channel: 1. Press and hold the setup button until the setup information window displays a “P” and then release the button. 2.
Talk Disable, Function 3 This function turns the talk button on or off. When off, the talk button does not function. Turn the talk button off when you wish to operate the beltpack as a listen-only device. To select “talk disable” for a channel: 1. Press and hold the setup button until the setup information window displays a “P” and then release the button. 2. Repeatedly press the call button until “3” appears in the display. 3. Press the talk button to toggle “talk disable” either on or off.
Call-on-Talk, Function 4 This function causes a beltpack to send a call signal each time you press or latch the talk button. You can toggle this function on or off. When using “call-on-talk,” it is recommended that you set the talk button for non-latching operation. Call-on-talk is useful when operating call-signal based components such as the Clear-Com TW-40 two-way radio interface and the Clear-Com KB-212 speaker station. To select “call-on-talk”: 1.
Electret Microphone, Function 5 This function allows a beltpack to operate with an electretmicrophone equipped headset. It only affects a headset connected to the main headset jack. Turning this function off reverts the beltpack to dynamic microphone operation. To select “electret microphone” for a channel: 1. Press and hold the setup button until the setup information window displays a “P” and then release the button. 2. Repeatedly press the call button until “5” appears in the display. 3.
Call Signal Tone (in Earphone), Function 6 When this function is on, the beltpack produces an audible call signal in the headset when a call signal is received.When this function is off, it does not. The audible call signal’s volume level is preset. (Volume may vary slightly, depending on headset.) This function is useful for unspoken cues when a visual call signal is not practical or effective. To select an “audible call signal”: 1.
Electret Microphone, Hi-Lo, Function 7 This function selects high or low gain for an electret microphone. The “on” setting selects high gain. The “off ” setting selects low gain. Low gain is useful for high-noise environments. To select an high or low gain for an electret microphone: 1. Press and hold the setup button until the setup information window displays a “P” and then release the button. 2. Repeatedly press the call button until “7” appears in the display. 3.
Lockout, Function L “Lockout” allows you to prevent all editing of beltpack functions with onboard controls. When you select “lockout,” you can access the on-off status of functions with the onboard controls, but you cannot edit them. You cannot access information about which mode is active. To regain access to editing, you can either restore the factory default settings from the beltpack itself, or use the V-Pack software to restore them. To select “lockout”: 1.
RESTORING THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS To restore the factory default settings for all four modes: 1. Press and hold the setup button until the setup information window displays a “P” and then release the button. 2. Press and hold the call button. The display changes from “1” to “2.” 3. While still holding the call button down, press the setup button. The display momentarily shows an “F” to indicate that the beltpack is now programmed with the factory default settings. 4.
SPECIFICATIONS 0 dBv is referenced to 0.775 V RMS General Amplifier Design: I.C. amplifiers, including solid-state digital switching and signaling circuits. Current-limited and shortcircuit protected. Signal to Noise: >75 dB Bridging Impedance: >15k Line Level: -14 dB, +5 dB max.
Headphone Amplifier Load Impedance: Output Level: Distortion: Gain, line to output: Frequency Response: Connectors Intercom Line: Headset: Power Requirements 50 - 2,000 ohms +17 dBv before clipping <0.1% THD @ 1 kHz +34 dB 100 Hz - 18 kHz, ±2dB (2) 3-pin XLR–M–F 4-pin XLR–M RS-601 26mA quiescent 30mA average talk 50mA talk with signaling DC Voltage Range: 12-32 volts Environmental Operating Temp.
Dimensions 4.58"H x 3.73"W x 1.34"D (116 x 95 x 34 mm) Weight 7.3 oz. (0.20 kg) Specifications subject to change.
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MAINTENANCE GENERAL USAGE NOTES Cabling choices can greatly impact the performance of an intercom system. Length, gauge, and shield quality, as well as routing, must all be considered. For two-pair cable, crosstalk performance is affected both by length and DC resistance of the shield (the lower the better). The quality of the headset cable can affect crosstalk, particularly in large systems. Note: For more information on installing a party-line system, see the Party-Line Installation Manual.
To rotate the beltclip to a new position: 1. Remove the setup help label and the two retaining screws. 2. Rotate the beltclip 90o or 180o as desired. 3. Replace the screws. The label on the beltclip is not reusable and must be replaced. You can order a replacement label from your distributor or from the factory. Use the same procedure for replacing a broken or damaged beltclip. CLEANING To clean the surface of your beltpack, use a damp cloth and mild soap.
PROBLEM Call light stays on. CAUSE DC voltage present on audio line pin 3. SOLUTION Check cables for shorts and cross-wiring. Make sure there is a termination on the channel. PROBLEM Mic level too low or too high. CAUSE Mic distance from mouth too far or too close; mic gain set incorrectly; sidetone set incorrectly; no terminations or more than one termination. SOLUTION Reposition mic and/or change headset mic gain. PROBLEM Headset level too low or too high.
38 PROBLEM Can’t change configuration on beltpack. CAUSE Disabled access to functions. SOLUTION Restore access by resetting to factory default settings or with V-Pack.
WARRANTY Vitec Group Communications (VGC) guarantees this product to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of two years from the date of purchase. TECHNICAL SUPPORT To ensure complete and timely support to its customers, VGC maintains Technical Service Centers (TSC) staffed by qualified technical personnel.
Web site: www.clearcom.com (Click the 24 X 7 User Support symbol on the Web site.) For technical support from the Americas and Asia Call: +1 510 496 6666 or 800 VITEC USA Web site: www.clearcom.com (Click the 24 X 7 User Support symbol on the Web site.) Email: support@clearcom.com FAX: +1 510 496 6610 EXCEPTIONS This warranty does not include damage to a product resulting from cause other than part defect and malfunction.
terms of the warranty, the normal procedure will be to repair or replace any defective Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) that is returned to VGC during the warranty period. A Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) is defined as: an assembly that can be safely removed from the system and readily replaced by plugging in a new unit. In the case of ancillary items such as power supplies, the entire power supply would be returned. Whereas, in the case of circuit cards, control panels, etc.
REPLACEMENT UNITS Should VGC determine, in its reasonable discretion, that any part of a product is defective due to faulty materials or workmanship, VGC shall at its expense, repair or replace such part and return the repaired/ replacement part to the customer. The provisions of this warranty shall apply to the repaired/replacement part for the unexpired portion, if any, of the warranty period.
respect to any non-conformance or defect in any such product and/or part thereof delivered hereunder, or any other warranties or guarantees, including but not limited to any liability of VGC for any consequential and/or incidental damages and/or losses (including loss of use, revenue, and/or profits).
(But you must have your PIN number ready) Web site: www.clearcom.com (Click the 24 X 7 User Support symbol on the Web site.) For returns from the Americas and Asia Call: +1 510 496 6666 or 800 VITEC USA Web site: www.clearcom.com (Click the 24 X 7 User Support symbol on the Web site.) Email: support@clearcom.
