Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual LPAMAN Issue 1
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual PREFACE Important Installation Information It is the purchasers’ responsibility to determine the suitability of this equipment and its derivatives for any given application, Scope cannot give specific advice in this manual, as each use will require independent evaluation. Scope has, wherever possible, employed extra safeguards to monitor the system’s performance.
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual PREFACE Equipment Applications It is the user’s responsibility to determine the suitability of the Scope products for any given application. Scope, including its subsidiaries and Distributors, cannot provide specific advice within this manual, as each application will require independent evaluation. Common sense dictates that certain applications may require back up systems to cover in the event of mains or equipment failure.
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual Warranty This product is warranted as free from defects of workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the original purchase date. During this time, if there is a defect or malfunction of this product, Scope will, with proof of purchase, repair or replace at its discretion any defective parts, free of charge.
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual Introduction The LTX transmitter is a simple low power (10 mW) short range device transmitter module. It is triggered by 4 volt-free (dry) contacts which send preprogrammed messages to radio pagers and/or fixed receivers. Configuration Features Frequency programmable: 430-470 MHz (USA), 433-466 MHz (Europe). Power output: 0-10 dBm 4 dry (volt-free) trigger contacts, programmable as Normally Open, Normally Closed or Toggle operation.
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual Programmable "Repeat Until Cancel" option available on contacts 1 - 3. Repeat time interval is programmable. Reset function on contact 4 (cancels all repeats). Configurable trigger messages, 21 characters max per contact. Configurable Reset message, 21 characters max. Configurable Low Battery message, 21 characters max. Configurable Battery Shutdown message, 21 characters max .
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual Installation The LTX board and wire antenna must be mounted in a non-metallic, nonconductive enclosure. Note that some plastic enclosures have a metallic coating applied to the inside for screening purposes, these would be totally unsuitable and would result in severe attenuation or complete loss of signal strength. See diagram below for positioning of the wire antenna.
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual Some major points to consider when installing equipment: 1 Never install transmitters near or adjacent to telephone, public address or data communication lines or overhead power cables. 2 Avoid, wherever possible, running the antenna alongside other cables (see LTX mounting diagram) . 3 Avoid mounting the transmitter in the immediate vicinity of telephone exchanges or computer equipment.
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual Specification Power Input 3V to 12V DC Current Consumption Transmit (@ 10 mW) < 50mA Sleep Mode < 20uA Temperature Operating -20 to +55 Deg C Storage -40 to +80 Deg C Transmitter Freq Range : 430 - 470 MHz (USA) 433-466 MHz (Europe) Frequency Accuracy : range. +/- 1.0KHz (max) over operating temp Power Output : 10mW max. Channel Spacing : 12.5KHz.
Scope Communications UK Ltd LTX1 Transmitter User Manual European Compliance R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) EN 301 489-1 V1.4.1 Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) EN60950 : 2000 ROHS II Directive 2011/65/EU Radio parameters (Short Range Devices) ETSI EN 300 220-1 V2.1.1 (2006-04) Copies of the European Declaration of Conformity covering this product can be obtained from Scope.
