UV-1G WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM USER MANUAL - US Rev.
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• • • Per FCC 15.19(a) (3) and (a) (4): This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Per FCC 15.21: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Radio Active Designs could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Figures ........................................................................................................................... 9 Features ....................................................................................................................... 10 Terminology ................................................................................................................. 10 Downloads / Manuals.......................................................................
Microphone Gain .......................................................................................................... 42 Volume......................................................................................................................... 42 Intercom CH1 and CH2 Buttons and LEDs ...................................................................... 42 Talk Button...................................................................................................................
Mic & Headset Settings................................................................................................. 70 Program Button ............................................................................................................ 70 Base Station Connected ............................................................................................................ 70 Belt Packs Tab ................................................................................................................
Use of Open Source Software ................................................................................................... 84 Appendix A .......................................................................................................................... 85 2W Pin out.................................................................................................................... 85 4w pin out .......................................................................................................
TABLE OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 UV-1G FRONT PANEL BUTTONS .............................................................................................................. 15 FIGURE 2 FRONT PANEL LED DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................................................................... 17 FIGURE 3 BASE STATION REAR PANEL ..................................................................................................................... 19 FIGURE 4 BELT PACK TOP VIEW ...............
GENERAL INFORMATION The Radio Active Designs® UV-1G is a two-channel full-duplex UHF/VHF wireless intercom system that utilizes up to six wireless Belt Pack units per Base Station. Each Belt Pack is capable of simultaneous Talk and Listen on two separate audio channels. Additionally, Belt Packs have Stage Announce and two-channel Wireless Talk-Around. Wired Interface supports 2W Audiocom® (Telex), RTS® TW, and Clear-Com® varieties. RJ-11 compatible jacks support 4W systems.
DOWNLOADS / MANUALS The following downloads are available on the RAD website: http://radioactiverf.com/home/troubleshooting/downloads Base Station/Belt Pack PC Software • Windows 64-bit • Windows 32-bit • Macintosh • Linux Note: Do not uninstall the old application before installing the new version. The new applications contain belt pack and base station firmware. Once installed it can automatically download the latest firmware.
UV-1G SPECIFICATIONS RF Frequency Range Base Station 470.025 to 607.975MHz (20mW to 250mW) 614.025 to 615.975MHz & 653.025 to 662.975MHz (20mW Limited TX Power) (Post 600MHz Auction Compliance) Belt Pack 174.025-215.
RECEIVER Type RF Sensitivity Squelch Threshold IF Selectivity RF Frequency Stability Distortion Direct Conversion -110dBm for 12dB SINAD Automatic 25 kHz ±1.5 ppm <1% at full modulation UV-1G User Manual Rev.
SYSTEM DIAGRAM UV-1G User Manual Rev.
BASE STATION FRONT PANEL BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS Figure 1 UV-1G Front Panel Buttons 1. POWER BUTTON Momentary press to power up unit Press and hold to power off 2. SOFT KEY 1 Menu Navigation Variable button function 3. SOFT KEY 2 Menu Navigation Variable button function 4. ROTARY ENCODER AND SELECT Rotate for Menu Navigation Press to make selection of a given menu option 5. CHANNEL 1 MUTE/UNMUTE Momentary press to Mute or Unmute Belt Pack #1 6.
13. INTERCOM 1 SELECT Momentary press toggles Intercom 1 between one of three options: 2-wire, 4-wire, Off 14. INTERCOM 2 OUTPUT GAIN Momentary press to show Intercom 2 Output Gain screen on LCD See Gain Adjustments section. 15. INTERCOM 2 INPUT GAIN Momentary press to show Intercom 2 Input Gain screen on LCD See Gain Adjustments section. 16. INTERCOM 2 SELECT Momentary press toggles Intercom 2 state between one of three options: 2-wire, 4-wire, Off 17.
FRONT PANEL LED DESCRIPTION Figure 2 Front Panel LED Descriptions 1-6. CHANNEL N STATUS LED Green = Receiver signal present Flashing Red = Belt Pack battery low Alternating Green/Red = Receiver signal present and Belt Pack battery low 7-12. CHANNEL N MUTE LED Green = Channel enabled Yellow = Channel muted Off = Channel disabled 13. INTERCOM 1 2-WIRE ENABLE LED Green = Enabled Red = Over Modulation Off = Disabled 14. INTERCOM 1 4-WIRE ENABLE LED Green = Enabled Red = Over Modulation Off = Disabled 15.
Green = Local headset traffic on Channel 1 (Talk button pressed, local headset Channel 1 enabled) Red = Over Modulation Off = No traffic 20. LOCAL HEADSET CHANNEL 2 ENABLE LED Green = Enabled Off = Disabled 21. LOCAL HEADSET CHANNEL 2 STATUS LED Green = Local headset traffic on Channel 2 (Talk button pressed, local headset Channel 2 enabled) Red = Over modulation Off = No traffic 22. POWER / FAN FAIL LED Green = System powered up Red = Fan failure condition UV-1G User Manual Rev.
REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION Figure 3 Base Station Rear Panel 1. Receive antenna (BNC) 2. Ethernet RJ-45 Port 3. Base Link RJ-45 Port 4. Intercom 1 3-pin XLR Male 5. Intercom 1 3-pin XLR Female 6. Intercom 1 4-wire port 7. Intercom 2 3-pin XLR Male 8. Intercom 2 3-pin XLR Female 9. Intercom 2 4-wire port 10. Transmit Antenna 2 (BNC) 11. Transmit Antenna Selection Switch 12. Auxiliary XLR 3-pin with ¼” audio input 13. Auxiliary XLR 3-pin audio output 14. Stage Announce Relay Contact 15.
BELT PACK 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 4 Belt Pack Top View 1. CHANNEL 1 BUTTON At Home Screen: Push to transmit on Channel 1 In Menu: Select boxed item • TALK / OVER MODULATION LED FOR CHANNEL 1 LED turns on when the Channel 1 talk button is pressed Green while the transmitter is active Red if over modulation occurs 2.
TALK / OVER MODULATION LED FOR THE PROGRAMMABLE 2 TALK BUTTON LED turns on when pressed Green while the transmitter is active Red if over modulation occurs 5. LCD WITH BACKLIGHT Backlight turns on when button is pressed if Belt Pack is not set up to blackout backlight • Figure 5 Belt Pack Side Views 6. AUXILIARY PORTS USB port and Auxiliary Audio Input 7. RIGHT ENCODER At Home Screen: Adjusts Headset volume for Channel 2 In Menu: Navigation; changing values 8.
Figure 6 Belt Pack Bottom View 10. HEADSET CONNECTOR Four Pin XLR Male (shown); Four Pin XLR Female; Five Pin XLR Female 11. BATTERY LATCH 12. REMOVABLE BELT CLIP UV-1G User Manual Rev.
QUICK START GUIDE BASE STATION 1. POWER: Insert power supply plug into the power connector located on the back of the Base Station. 2. ANTENNAS: Connect the supplied Shure VHF antenna (Lavender stripes) to RX input. Connect the Shure UHF antenna (Green stripes) to TX1 (TX1+2) output. Ensure switch is set to combined mode. 3. CONNECT HEADSET: Insert the headset connector into the Base Station until it snaps into place. 4. POWERING ON/OFF: Press and hold the power button to power on.
BELT PACK 1. POWER: Insert the battery pack into the Belt Pack so contacts meet, and secure the clip so the battery pack cannot slide off. If using AA battery pack (BP/AA) insert AA batteries into the provided battery sled. Ensure cover has snapped into place. NOTE: Rechargeable battery packs (BP-L) are recommended for optimal long-term use. AA batteries should be used as backup. Avoid shorting battery contacts.
BASE STATION OPERATION Figure 7 Base Station POWER The Base Station is powered by 120VAC, 2.5A (max) using a standard IEC power cable to a low voltage power supply. Powering Up To turn the Base Station on, press the POWER button (see #1 on Figure 1). While the Base Station powers up, the following splash screen will appear: RADIO ACTIVE DESIGNS . . . Once the Base Station is ready for use, the Home Screen will be displayed.
TRANSMITTER POWER LEVEL Indicators T1 and T2 represent Transmitter 1 and Transmitter 2. Options: 20mW, 50mW (Part 15), and 100mW, 250mW (Part 74 only). All power selection is frequency dependent based on the Post FCC 600MHz auction guidelines. 614.025 to 615.975MHz & 653.025 to 662.975MHz are locked at 20mW. See TRANSMITTER SETTINGS for details on changing these parameters. RECEIVER STATUS Indicators R1 through R6 represent the status of the receivers (transmit status for each Belt Pack).
The Base Station Link Mode status appears on the Home Screen above the power level indication for transmitter 1 (T1). The letter M stands for Master and S for Slave. MENU....M.........R1 C1...R4 OFF MENU....T1 50mW...R2 C2...R5 NTx MENU....T2 50mW...R3 OFF..R6 W1 RSSI....HS: OFF The Base Stations are connected together via the Base Link Jack (see Figure 3 Base Station Rear Panel) and a standard RJ-45 network cable (straight-through only). The maximum Base Link cable length is five feet.
internal electronics will automatically switch to using this reference. This clock switching is independent of master/slave operation. Base Sync It may be desirable in certain system setups to connect the Base Link cable between two Base Stations, without using them in the Base Link mode. This means that both Base Stations are set up as Master in the Link Settings (transmitters, wired intercoms, etc. enabled).
BASE STATION MENU STRUCTURE PASSCODE PROTECTION The Base Station menu can be protected by a passcode. • From the home screen, press the MENU button to change the screen as shown below: MENU....M.........R1 C1...R4 OFF MENU....T1 50mW...R2 C2...R5 NTx MENU....T2 50mW...R3 OFF..R6 W1 RSSI....HS: OFF INFO......Enter the Passcode: MENU.... * MENU........0....*....*....* BACK.... The passcode is four digits; each digit can be any 0 – 9 number.
If a receiver is not installed, it will display NOT INSTALLED. • Use the rotary encoder to navigate to the desired receiver and press SELECT to change the receiver frequency or status (enabled / disabled). The following is an example of selecting R1: ........R1 Freq : 175.000 ........ Status: Enabled ........ BACK.... • • • • To change the frequency, press SELECT; the first frequency digit will be boxed (see below). Use the encoder to change the value of the boxed digit (up / down).
ADVANCED RECEIVER SETTINGS The advanced receiver settings allow the user to adjust squelch and input attenuation settings for all six receivers individually (R1- R6) or on a global basis. Additionally, receiver routing settings can be configured in this menu. • From home screen, press MENU, scroll to ADVANCED RX SETTINGS, press SELECT. The screen will appear as follows: EXIT ........Rx.Routing.Settings ........ To access the sensitivity settings, press SELECT. A new screen will appear as follows: EXIT ..
EXIT....Sensitivity.Settings EXIT ........R1 ........R2 ........ The receiver routing settings are used to set the audio routing from Belt Packs for the six receivers. Any changes to these parameters under the global selection will affect all of the receivers. Alternatively, each receiver can be set individually (R1 – R6). Pressing SELECT on Global or one of the receivers (R1 – R6) will display a screen as follows: ................... ........BP.Button.2 BACK....BP.Button.
Description Settings (Wireless 1, Wireless 2, Wired 1, Wired 2, Aux Out, and SA) Muted (no route) Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld Intercom Channel 1 Enbld, Dsbld, Enbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld Intercom Channel 2 Dsbld, Enbld, Dsbld, Enbld, Dsbld, Dsbld Intercom Channels 1&2 Enbld, Enbld, Enbld, Enbld, Dsbld, Dsbld Wireless Talk Around 1 Enbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld Wireless Talk Around 2 Dsbld, Enbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld, Dsbld Wireless Talk Around 1&2 Enbld, Enbld, Dsbld, D
TRANSMITTER SETTINGS The transmitter settings allow the user to change the transmitter frequencies and power levels as well as enabling/disabling them. • From the home screen, press MENU, scroll to TX SETTINGS, press SELECT. The screen will appear as follows: ............100mW...496.000 ........T2: 100mW...649.000 ........ BACK.... This screen lists the frequency (in MHz) of transmitters, power level, and status (enabled/disabled). If a transmitter is not installed, it will display NOT INSTALLED.
• • • To change the status, select STATUS. Use the encoder to change the status (Enabled or Disabled). Press SAVE to save the change or BACK to cancel. ........T1...Power : 100mW .............Freq : 496.000 ..................... Enabled BACK.... ........T1...Power : 100mW .............Freq : 496.000 .............Status: BACK.... NOTE: For operation under Part 15 of FCC Rules, the maximum transmitter power is 50mW. Higher power requires a license under Part 74 of the FCC Rules.
DISPLAY SETTINGS Blackout Mode ......................... OFF ........Backlight Time : ON BACK....LCD.Brightness.: 5 SAVE....Blackout Mode : ........Backlight Time : ON BACK....LCD Brightness : 5 Blackout Mode allows the user to disable all the LEDs on the Base Station. • From the home screen, press MENU, scroll down to Display Settings and press SELECT. Blackout mode is the first display setting. There are four options: OFF, LEDs, BLGHT (backlight), and ON.
• • • To change the backlight time, press SELECT. Turn the encoder as shown above. Press SAVE to save the change or BACK to ignore it. LCD Brightness ........Blackout Mode : OFF ........Backlight Time : ON BACK..................... 5 SAVE....Blackout Mode : OFF ........Backlight Time : ON BACK....LCD Brightness : The LCD brightness setting changes the brightness of the LCD’s backlight. • From the home screen, press MENU, scroll down to Display Settings and press SELECT.
LED Brightness ........LCD Brightness : 5 ........LCD Contrast : 5 BACK..................... 5 SAVE....LCD Brightness : 5 ........LCD Contrast : 5 BACK....LED Brightness : The LED brightness setting changes the talk buttons LED’s brightness. • To get to the LED brightness screen, from the home screen, press MENU, scroll down to Display Settings and press SELECT. LED brightness is the last display setting. The choices are 1 – 5, with 1 being the dimmest and 5 being the brightest.
ENABLING/DISABLING THE PASSCODE The Menu can be passcode protected. The passcode is a four-digit 0 – 9 number. EXIT....Link Settings: Master ........Info ........Passcode : Disabled SAVE....Link Settings: Master ........Info BACK....Passcode: Disabled The passcode can be enabled or disabled from the PASSCODE screen, located below the INFO screen in the Menu as shown above. • To change the setting, press SELECT. • Turn the encoder until the desired option appears. • Press SAVE.
BASE STATION GAIN ADJUSTMENTS Gain adjustments can be made to the following: • Intercom inputs and outputs (2W and 4W) • Auxiliary input and output • Stage Announce • Local headset microphone (described in the Local Headset section) All gains go from 0 – 32 except for the microphone gain goes from 1 – 32. ‘0’ means mute. • To change one of the gain settings, press the appropriate gain button and then use the encoder to adjust it.
STAGE ANNOUNCE SAVE...SA Gain BACK... The figure above shows an example of the Stage Announce gain screen. UV-1G User Manual Rev.
BASE STATION LOCAL HEADSET MICROPHONE GAIN Change the local headset microphone gain by pressing the Mic Level button (below the Talk button). The display will change as shown below. • Use the encoder to change the gain, and press SAVE to save the change or BACK to ignore it. NOTE: The microphone gain updates in real time as it is modified. • SAVE...Mic Gain BACK... VOLUME The local headset volume is control by a knob, located to the right of the TALK and MIC level buttons.
BELT PACK OPERATION Figure 8 Belt Pack Power Button BATTERY Before the Belt Pack is turned on, be sure to attach a fresh battery pack. During operation, the battery indicator will display the battery status at the home screen. WARNING: Avoid shorting battery contacts. Do not place batteries in proximity to loose change, keys or other metals that may cause an inadvertent short. POWERING UP To turn the Belt Pack on, press the power button as shown in Figure 8 above.
POWERING DOWN To turn the Belt Pack off, press and hold (approximately 3 seconds) the power button until the LCD screen goes blank. HOME SCREEN The Belt Pack home screen consists of button labels in the four corners of the display (each corresponding to one of the four transmit buttons), a signal meter, battery indicator, and transmit status indicators. Below is an example of the Belt Pack home screen.
TRANSMIT STATUS INDICATORS The Belt Pack home screen will display the status of the transmitter. When the transmitter is active, a boxed ‘T’ will appear on the screen next to the label for that button. Below are some examples. DIRECTOR T CAMERA 1 DIRECTOR CAMERA 1 SIG: BATT: OK SIG: BATT: OK WTA 1 WTA 2 WTA 1 WTA 2 SIGNAL AND BATTERY INDICATORS The signal meter displays an average of the signal strength of both receivers (Rx1 and Rx2) if both are enabled.
BELT PACK MENU STRUCTURE DISPLAY SETTINGS • From the home screen, press the MENU button. The screen will appear as follows: Advanced Settings Exit Mic G • Press SELECT. Up n ow D ................ OFF Backlight.Time: 20S BACK n ow D Up Blackout Mode Blackout.Mode.: Backlight.Time: 20S SAVE BACK Blackout mode is the first display setting. It allows the LCD backlight and/or the talk LEDs to be disabled or “blacked out.” There are four options: OFF, LEDs, BLGHT (backlight), and ON.
Backlight Time n w Do n ow D Blackout.Mode.:.OFF ................ 20S BACK Blackout.Mode : OFF Backlight.Time: SAVE BACK The backlight time setting changes the amount of time the backlight stays on. Each time any button is pressed or encoder is turned the backlight timer gets reset. Options: 5S for 5 seconds 10S for 10 seconds 20S for 20 seconds 30S for 30 seconds 60S for 60 seconds ON meaning it will never turn off. • • • To change the backlight time, press SELECT. Turn either encoder as shown above.
BACK Up LCD.Brightness: 3 LCD.Contrast..: SAVE n ow D LCD.Brightness:.3 ................ 5 n ow D Up LCD Contrast BACK The LCD contrast setting changes the display’s contrast. The choices are 1 – 11, with 1 being the dimmest and 11 being the brightest. • • • To change the contrast, press SELECT. Turn either encoder as shown above. Press SAVE to save the change or BACK to ignore it. NOTE: The contrast updates in real time as it is modified. LED Brightness BACK LCD.Contrast : 5 LED.
ADVANCED SETTINGS To get to the advanced settings, from the home screen, press the MENU button. • • Use either encoder to scroll down to ADVANCED SETTINGS. The screen will appear as follows: Display Settings Exit • Mic G Once it is boxed, press SELECT. Passcode Protection The advanced settings menu can be passcode protected. When the passcode is enabled, once the user presses select on ADVANCED SETTINGS, the screen will appear as follows: ....Enter.Passcode: .*..*..*..* INFO..............
MANAGE SCENES Scenes provide a way to store multiple configurations, and then easily recall them when needed. Most user configurable settings are included in scenes except for the display settings, the passcode, the Belt Pack ID, and the button labels list. Manage Scenes is located at the top of the ADVANCED SETTINGS sub-menu. Manage Scenes allows the user to change the scene, edit scene names, and add and remove scenes.
• Press REMOVE to remove the currently selected scene (as long as there is more than one in the list). SCENEB REMOVE............BACK Are you sure you want to remove SCENEA? NO YES SCENEA removed! .................... OK • To add a scene, select Add New Scene. This will add a scene to the list. The new scene will copy all parameters from the current scene. Scene names are allowed to be a maximum of six characters. Set Edit/Remove Scene BACK ADD......[0-9]....BACK Set 2 added ! ....................
Select Save / Back n ow D wn Do Button 1: Disabled .......... Button.2:.Disabled .................. BACK Button.1: Disabled Button.2:.Disabled SAVE..............BACK .. . Up/Down .. . D ow n Save / Back n ow D Select Button.3:.Disabled Button 4: Disabled .......... .................. BACK Button.3:.Disabled PTT Button.4: Disabled SAVE..............BACK Transmitter Settings The transmitter settings allow the user to change the transmitter’s power level, frequency, and button transmit settings.
• • Press SELECT to change which digit is boxed. Press SAVE to save the change or BACK to ignore it. The Belt Pack transmitter frequency range is 174.025MHz to 215.975MHz (VHF), and the step size if 5 kHz. D n ow n ow D T1..Power..:.50mW .............175.000 .................. BACK T1..Power..:.50mW ....Freq...:..75.000 SAVE..............BACK The button transmit settings allow the user to configure how each transmit button works.
....496.000 R2: 649.000 BACK This screen lists the frequency (in MHz) of both receivers as well as the status. For example, if receiver one is disabled, R1: Disabled will be displayed. If a frequency is listed instead of Disabled, then it is enabled and receiving at the specified frequency. • • To change frequency or status, scroll to the receiver you desire to change. Press SELECT and the screen will change to the following: R1.Freq..:.496.000 ...Status:.
R1.Freq..:.496.000 ...Status:.Enabled BACK R1.Freq..:.496.000 ...Status:.Enabled SAVE BACK Button Labels The Button Labels menu option in the Advanced Settings sub-menu provides a way to change the home screen button labels. This sub-menu allows the user to change, edit, remove, and add new labels. Once the Button Labels menu is entered, the screen will appear as follows: Edit/Remove Labels BACK • Press SELECT to change labels. Within the new screen: o Press SELECT to change which label gets changed.
o Press SAVE to save the changes or BACK to ignore them. • CAMERA 1 .IRECTOR REMOVE............BACK SAVE.....[A-Z]....BACK Press REMOVE to remove the currently selected label. Some labels aren’t removable. If REMOVE is missing on the left soft key, the label isn’t removable. CAMERA 1 REMOVE............BACK Are you sure you want to remove DIRECTOR? NO YES DIRECTOR removed! .................... OK • To add a label to the list, select the Add New Label option.
Button Labels ...........0.dB BACK • • • Button.Labels Rx.Atten: SAVE BACK To change the setting for Rx Atten, press SELECT. Use either encoder to change the parameter. When done, press SAVE to save the changes or BACK to ignore them. Master Volume The Master Volume menu option in the Advanced Settings sub-menu allows the user to set a ratio for the audio levels of both receiver channels that will be heard in the headset. By default, the ratio is 1:1 (CH1 = CH2).
Master Volume ...........Combined BACK Master.Volume Headset.: SAVE BACK The headset setting is located under the Advanced Settings sub-menu right below Master Volume as shown above. • To change the setting, press SELECT. • Turn the encoder until the desired option appears. • Press SAVE. Minimum Volume The Minimum Volume menu option in the Advanced Settings sub-menu allows the user to set a minimum volume level for the headset audio. This range for this parameter is 0-32. Headset.:..Combined ...........
• • There are four groups: Upper Case Letters (A-Z), Lower Case Letters (a-z), Numbers (0-9), and Symbols (SYM). When finished, press SAVE to save the changes or BACK to ignore them. Info Screen The Info screen displays the firmware version number, serial number, and model number of the Belt Pack. The version number is a composite firmware version for all devices. BP.ID...:..
Changing the Passcode To change passcode, access the ADVANCED SETTINGS sub-menu. • • • • • Select CHANGE PASSCODE. Enter the desired new passcode (press SELECT to advance to the next digit). Press SAVE. Re-enter the desired new passcode. Press SAVE once finished. If the two passcodes that were just entered match, then the passcode will be changed to that value. If they don’t match, then the passcode will remain unchanged. Passcode:..Disabled ........... BACK ..Enter.New.Passcode: Re-enter.New.
Display Settings Exit Mic G Mic Gain SAVE • BACK Use either encoder to change the value. The bar graphic (1-11) and a number (1-32) will show the current value of the microphone gain. The gain is “live” meaning it will change as the user changes it. • Press SAVE to save the change, and BACK to ignore any changes and return to the menu UV-1G User Manual Rev.
PC APP OVERVIEW The Radio Active Designs UV-1G PC Application provides the user with ability to update and inspect the configuration of the Base Station or Belt Pack. Additionally, it provides the ability to update the firmware in 1G devices. The communication between the Base Station or Belt Pack and UV-1G PC application utilizes USB. The application allows the user the ability to save and load an unlimited number of configurations.
Popup Frequencies Menus Right-clicking on a Frequency field will pop up a Frequency menu to easily copy frequencies entered in the Base Station tab to corresponding fields in the Belt Packs tab MENUS THE FILE MENU The File menu includes the familiar New, Open, Save, and Save As commands. These pertain to the current configuration which can be saved to a file with the ".uv1g" extension. The Exit or Quit command exits the software, prompting to save the configuration prior to closing.
The Program Belt Packs command presents the Write All Belt Packs dialog to quickly program all Belt Packs. The Update Firmware command presents the Base Station or Belt Pack Firmware Update dialog for the connected device. Normally this dialog will automatically appear as soon as a device is connected that requires an update. THE SCENES MENU The Scenes menu is invoked either from the menu bar or by right-clicking one of the Scenes dropdowns.
BASE STATION TAB The Base Station Tab includes sections for configuring the Base Station's Receivers, Transmitters, Intercoms, Gains, UI Display Settings, Base Station Mode, and Mic & Headset Settings. RECEIVERS The receiver settings allow the user to change the receiver frequencies, as well as enabling or disabling them. UV-1G User Manual Rev.
Frequency Belt Pack transmitters and Base Station receivers use the VHF band from 174 to 216 MHz Enter a frequency from 174.025 and 215.975 MHz, evenly divisible by 5 kHz. Allow at least 25 kHz bandwidth between receivers. Right-click on a Frequency field to pop up a Frequency menu. Enabled A receiver may be disabled if it is not needed. Squelch A receiver's squelch may be adjusted between 0 (most sensitive) and 9. Attenuation A receiver may be attenuated 0, 5, 10, 15, or 20 dB.
The routing settings allow the user to route each of the Belt Pack's four transmit buttons separately. Routing options include Mute, Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 1 and 2, WTA 1, WTA 2, WTA 1 and 2, SA, SA plus WTA 1, SA plus WTA 2, SA plus WTA 1 and 2, Aux Out, Aux plus WTA 1, Aux plus WTA 2, and Aux plus WTA 1 and 2. TRANSMITTERS The transmitter settings allow the user to change the transmitter frequencies and power levels, as well as enabling or disabling them.
INTERCOMS Each Base Station can connect to two intercom systems. Intercom Type Off, 2 Wire, or 4 Wire. Aux in Routing The Aux in Routing controls the functionality of the auxiliary input. The three options are • Off — Aux In will not be routed on the given intercom. • Local — Aux In will be routed to the wireless intercom and the local headset. • Global — Aux In will be routed to the wireless intercom, the local headset, and the wired intercom. 2 Wire Type Clear-Com, Audiocom, or RTS.
UI DISPLAY SETTINGS Configure the front panel display of the base station. Blackout Mode Options are Off (nothing blacked out), LEDs (LEDs blacked out), Backlight (backlight blacked out), and On (everything blacked out). LCD Backlight Options to keep the front panel backlight on for 5, 10, 20, 30, or 60 Seconds, or to remain Always On. LCD Brightness Options range from 1 (dim) to 5 (bright). LCD Contrast Options range from 1 (low) to 11 (high). LED Brightness Options range from 1 (dim) to 5 (bright).
set up as the Master and the rest as a Slave. The slave Base Station transmitters and wired intercoms will be disabled, but will route wireless Belt Pack audio data to the master unit. In effect, this means that up to 36 Belt Packs can be used in a single wireless two-channel system. Please refer to the User Manual for additional information. MIC & HEADSET SETTINGS Configure the microphone and headset on the base station. Gain Microphone gain ranges from 1 (low) to 32 (high).
Write to the Base Station. All of the Base Station Tab's current settings will be written (programmed) into the Base Station. Do nothing. No action will be taken. BELT PACKS TAB The Belt Pack Tab contains three sections and each section has six rows, one for each Belt Pack. TOP SECTION — RECEIVERS AND BUTTON LABELS BELT PACK ID The ID is displayed briefly when the belt back's program button is pressed. The ID can be up to six characters in length.
A Scene consists of all Belt Pack settings except Id, Display, and Passcode settings. Each Belt Pack can store up to 10 different scenes. Uses the Scenes menu to Add, Remove, and Rename Scenes. RECEIVER ONE AND RECEIVER TWO Frequency Belt Pack receivers and Base Station transmitters use the UHF band from 470 to 608MHz, 614 to 616MHz and 653-663MHz. Enter a frequency from 470.025MHz to 607.975MHz, or from 614.025MHz to 615.975MHz and 653.025MHz to 662.975MHz. Below 655.
CTRL-V (PASTE DOWN) Copy frequencies out of an email or other document and paste them into the frequency fields by holding down the Ctrl key while pressing V (Ctrl-V). If several frequencies are copied, each one on a separate line, the user can paste them all it at once. BUTTON LABELS Button 1, Button 2, Button 3, Button 4 Labels must be specified in the Button Labels dialog before they will appear in the drop-down lists. See Button Labels for more information.
DOUBLE-TAP ACTION Button 1, Button 2, Button 3, Button 4 Options include Disabled, Scenes selection, and switch to the selected scene. BATTERY SETTINGS Auto Low Reporting Checked (enabled) or unchecked (ignored). Type While the Belt Pack is connected via USB, the battery type is displayed. Level While the Belt Pack is connected via USB, the battery level is continually updated.
MIC & HEADSET Mic Gain The gain can be from 1 to 32. Earphone Setting This setting controls where the receiver audio gets routed, to the left and/or right earphone. If Separate is selected, audio for Receiver 1 will be routed to the left earphone and audio for Receiver 2 will be routed to the right earphone. If Combined is chosen, audio for both receivers will be routed to both earphones.
When a Belt Pack is connected via USB, select the Belt Pack Row to associate it with, and action to take: Read from the Belt Pack. All of the Belt Pack's current settings will be read into the Belt Pack Row. Write to the Belt Pack. All of the Belt Pack Row's current settings will be written (programmed) into the Belt Pack. Do nothing. No action will be taken, except that the Belt Pack will be associated with the selected Belt Pack Row. ADD SCENE Specify a name and select the Belt Packs to add a Scene to.
Add to... Select one or more Belt Packs to add a scene. REMOVE SCENES Select one or more Scenes to remove from one or more Belt Packs. Select Scenes If a user selects all a Belt Pack's Scenes, they will all be removed, but because every Belt Pack must have at least one scene, a default Scene will be added back. RENAME SCENES Scene Names Rename any or all Scenes. Scene names can be up to six characters in length. UV-1G User Manual Rev.
WRITE TO BELT PACKS Write settings to one or more selected Belt Packs. Connected ID This is the ID of the connected Belt Pack, which may not match that of the Belt Pack Row with which it is associated. Configured ID This is the Belt Pack Row's ID which may not match that of the Belt Pack with which it is associated. DIAGNOSTICS This window displays in real time the logging output. Clear Clears the text from the window. UV-1G User Manual Rev.
PASSCODES Set and enable passcodes for the Base Station and Belt Packs. Passcode Digits A Base Station or Belt Pack can be passcode protected to prevent the user from making changes via the front panel UI. A passcode consists of four digits 0 through 9. Enabling Passcodes Passcode checking can be enabled or disabled. Using Shortcut Keys CTRL-D (COPY DOWN) If the user sets one digit and then holds down the Ctrl key while pressing D (Ctrl-D), the passcode digit will be copied down to all fields below it.
BUTTON LABELS Labels for Each Belt Pack The Belt Pack Tab allows the user to select button labels from a drop-down list of labels. Each Belt Pack has its own list of labels to select from. In addition to the standard labels, such as "CH 1", "CH 2", and "CH 1&2", the user can specify up to 34 custom labels to appear on those lists. Labels can be up to eight characters in length. Labels in Common These are the most commonly used labels from all the lists. Use this list to help standardize other lists.
1) Disconnect all devices. 2) Open the Write to Belt Packs dialog. 3) Using a single USB cable, connect to one Belt Pack at a time. 4) As soon as that Belt Pack is written, disconnect it and connect to the next Belt Pack. 5) Continue until all Belt Packs have been written. DEVICE FIRMWARE UPDATE BASE STATION FIRMWARE BELT PACK FIRMWARE AUTOMATIC UPDATES If a newly connected device requires a firmware update, a firmware dialog will automatically be presented.
Be patient — firmware updating may take as much as five minutes for a Belt Pack and fifteen minutes for a Base Station. DO NOT UNPLUG THE USB CABLE OR POWER DOWN THE BASE STATION OR BELT PACK DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS! CLOSE BUTTON If the user clicks the Close button to continue without updating the device's firmware, the device may not connect to and work with the software. SOFTWARE PREFERENCES Customize how the software behaves on start-up, and how often to check for updates.
Enable frequencies in channel 37. Check the check box to enable, or un-check it to disable, frequencies in channel 37. Enter the passcode: To enable frequencies, the user will need to obtain a passcode from Radio Active Designs technical support. DEVICE INFO Information will be displayed for all connected devices, one device at a time. The information displayed depends on whether the Device is a Base Station or a Belt Pack. BASE STATION INFO BELT PACK INFO ABOUT RAD UV-1G UV-1G User Manual Rev.
Software Version Shows the current version number of the software. Update Available If a new version of the software is available, a link to download the update will appear. USE OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE This software uses usb4java version 1.2.0, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 or later. Usb4java is an implementation of the javax.usb standard produced by (JSR 80). Usb4java depends upon commons-lang3 version 3.2.1, licensed under The Apache Software License, Version 2.0.
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TROUBLESHOOTING & FAQS Wired intercom audio quality is poor. The 2-wire intercom must be allowed to go through a brief automatic tuning process when everything is set up (cables are connected on both sides of wired intercom, units are powered on). To start this tuning process, press the given intercom enable button (#13 or #16 on Figure 1) until the associated 2W LED is illuminated green. This forces the system to start the tuning process.
In this manner, if you hear yourself in your own headset, then you can be assured that everyone else on the intercom system heard you as well. This is not the case with digital wireless intercom systems. Due to the latency of these digital systems, a local side tone is used. This means that you will hear yourself perfectly in your own head set but there is no guarantee that anyone else on the comm system heard you at all.
Amplitude Modulation can be demodulated inside of poorly shielded electronics equipment. In fact, all that is required to demodulate an AM signal is an active electronics circuit; even one that is not related to RF in the least. In addition, our RAD UV-1G uses direct conversion meaning that there is no Intermediate Frequency. The RF signal IS the audio signal. This is why you hear some form of the audio being transmitted on the base station.
• • Check your TX and RX frequencies of your base station to make sure they are not being stepped on by other frequencies or tuned in a high noise floor environment. If the frequency is clean, but there is a higher than normal noise floor, you can attenuate the RX sensitivity at the base station to help lower the noise floor. The pack will TX out more effectively to the base station. You can do this individually or globally.
BELT PACK CARE PROPER CARE & MAINTENANCE OF UV-1G BELT PACK PRODUCTS The plastics used to create UV-1G belt packs have been designed to provide protection for the valuable circuitry inside the pack as well as keeping the form and function of the pack at the highest standards. The material utilized for top, middle and bottom shells is PRL PC/ABS FR1-7001 and generally considered ideal for day-to-day use and meets all applicable safety standards for flammability and heat dissipation.
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