User's Manual

FIREMASTER IV "Millennium Three" radio shooting System User’s manual
7.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
7.1 TX5000 BASE UNIT - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
 CODE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM: bi-directional RADIO link
 RECEIVER: single-conversion super heterodyne, quartz-controlled, FM
 RECEIVING SENSITIVITY: 0.15µV/m at 20db S/N
 RECEIVING FREQUENCY: 40.665MHz
 TRANSMITTER: 4-stage, FM, quartz-controlled.
 TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY: 40.685MHz ±12kHz
 TRANSMISSION POWER: in conformity with FCC Cfr. 47 part.15 sub B
 SAFETY CODING: 36-bit binary sequence with fire code protection,
user's code, parity.
 DISPLAY (for parameters and sequences displaying): GRAPHIC LCD
320x240 pixels (1/4VGA) with LED backlight.
 R.F. CARRIER INDICATION: LED indicator on the front-panel
 RECEIVED SIGNAL INDICATOR: direct reading in dBµV
 SYSTEM AUTONOMY WITH FULLY-CHARGED BATTERIES: more
than 10 hours
 SAFETY KEY SWITCH: OFF/CHARGE - SAFE/TEST - FIRE
 KEYBOARD: membrane type, splash proof, 35 keys
 MICROPROCESSOR: 16-bit – 20MHz - H8S family
 SHOW PROGRAM AND CODES STORAGE: E
2
PROM
 MAIN PROGRAM STORAGE: FLASH EPROM
 MAIN FIRE SEQUENCES: 1 to 24.000 sequential, random or with auto-
increment
 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REMOTE UNITS IN A SINGLE SYSTEM: 255
 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT LINES: 6120
 STANDARD INTERFACES: RS-232, RS-485, SMPTE, MIDI and
ANALOG I/O for the pyromusical synchronization with AUDIO tones
7.2 RX48 TWIN REMOTE UNITS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
 CODE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM: bi-directional RADIO link
 RECEIVER: single-conversion super heterodyne, quartz-controlled, FM
 RECEIVING SENSITIVITY: 0.15µV/m at 20db S/N
 RECEIVING FREQUENCY: 40.685MHz
 TRANSMITTER: 4-stage, FM, quartz-controlled.
 TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY: 40.665MHz ±12kHz
 TRANSMISSION POWER: in conformity with FCC Cfr. 47 part.15 sub B
 SAFETY CODING: 36-bit binary sequence with fire code protection,
user's code, parity.
 R.F. CARRIER INDICATION: LED indicator on the front-panel
 RECEIVED SIGNAL INDICATOR: direct reading in dBµV
 MEAN DECODING TIME FOR A VALID FIRE COMMMAND: 0,1s
 FIRE PULSE DURATION: 0.2s
 CODES AND SEQUENCES PROGRAMMING: by RADIO link from the
Base Unit or with RS-232 serial port
 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SEQUENCES: 9999
 LINES AND SQUIB TEST: automatic measure of the total resistance,
direct reading in ohm
 TEST CURRENT FOR SQUIBS: 1mA
 FIRING LINES: 48 independent (managed as TWO independent 24-line
units). Quick-connecting terminals, metal-plated.
 LINE DRIVERS: solid-state with MOS-FET transistors.
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