intercom systems user`s manual
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1. e OFF S2 ON The beltpack BP101 This third axxent beltback model offers light and tone alarm like the model BP100 and a phone plug input to connect a vibration alarm module like the BPIOOV This external module is available as an op tion An additional feature is a switch located on the lower left hand side allowing the alarm signal to either last for the time the CALL botton is depressed or Cin the second position for a period of appr 4 sec onds The rear connectors are identical to those on the other axxent beltpack models axxent e kK Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de intercom systems user s Manual main speaker station CP100S CP100S half 19 mainstation with loudpeaker Due to its compact size this loudspeaker station is also favourably used as a small main station It may either be mounted in the optional 19 rack mount kit RME100 or surface mounted rubber feet included Using the optional wallmount kit WMK100 o oJ S2ess it even can be mounted on a wall The model CP100S a 22223 twp NMA K may be looped in to the signal chain like any of the Wall Mount Kit WMK100 other intercom components It derives its supply voltage from the includ ed power supply PS24 for more then 10 additional other units like sta tions beltpacks or signal lights or via microphone cable from the main stati2. oe a COMMUNICATIONS amp 24V DC s ape COM PAC ammess SERIAL NO zd CE orr QO on s O mma gt LINE TERMIN ATION Controls and connectors on the rear side LINE IN 1 This is the XLR intercom connector for the microphone connection cable to the main station SERIA D PEIE ATATIA EOE OLN OIL TEGES EME PUD EEEO AAIE LINE IN LINE OUT By ys LINE OUT 2 Serves as loop through to other intercom stations On amp the right hand is the RJ 45 connector 3 which can be used for power supply of the unit either from the included power supply PS24 or via microphone cable from the main station On the right hand side is the power supply input 3 The unit needs approximately 24 volts DC The included power suppy PS24 not only delivers power for the CP1OOS but also for more then 10 additional components If you need supply for over 20 units we recommend use of the optional power suppy PS48 The PS48 also has a ground connector for hum free operation OFF Ae ON On the lower right side you will find the switch LINE TERMINATION eae AE 4 We recomment to activate this switch ON Its because it in serts a 300 ohms resistor for stabalising the normally somewhat shaky partyline signal chain Within the intercom system only one line termination must be activated in order to avoid attenuation of the signal level axxent e K Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49
3. a 3 pin XLR male plug for intercom connection This for example connect to a beltpack or to anoth er signal light via a mic cable HEADSET connector 4 pin XLR male 12 RACKLIGHT BNC connector 13 POWER ON OFF switch 14 Attention switch the unit on after you made all the connections to the intercom components Controls on the rear side Fuse holder 1 Standard glass fuses 5 x 20 mm 1 A slow blow are used Replace only with fuse of the same type In case the fuse blows again the unit has to be sent in for repair Voltage connector 110 230 V 2 in Europe this selector must be in the 230 V position Switching to a 110 V position may damage the unit no warranty Power cord outlet 3 LINE OUT 4 3 pin XLR male connector line level for recording or as a feed for PA systems COM CONNECT 5 this 3 pin XLR male connector is the intercom output for con nection of several intercom components using standard microphone cables axxent e K Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de intercom systems user s manual power supply PS100 Normally beltpacks loudspeaker stations or signal lights receive their operating voltage from an intercom main station These main stations are normally intended to be rack mounted During the past few years a trend to the use of digital audio mixing consoles could be observed eliminating in m
4. control is located on the right hand side of the plug so is the switch to deter mine the channels you want to use either A B or both The power switch 9 is located on the right hand side of the panel We recommend to connect all components prior to turning on the unit Controls and connectors on the rear side are described on the following page gt axxent e K Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen intercom systems user s manual main station MS200 amp AG ES 200 DP COMMUNICATIONS MASTER STATION POVIER Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de intercom systems user s Manual main station MS200 LINEOUT LINEIN _ CHANNEL B CHANNEL A m 230V Sunz FUSE 1AT 110V 60Hz FUSE 2AT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 controls on the rear side Left is the power cord outlet 10 and the fuse holder 11 In case the fuse should blow please make sure you replace it with the same type e g 230 V 1 Amp re slow blow regular commercially available glass fuse 5 x 20 mm Should the new fuse become defective again you most likely have to send in the unit for repair Further right is the voltage selector 12 which in Europe should remain in the 230 V position When switching to 110 V by accident the unit might be damaged and no warranty claim will help 230V Sunz FUSE 1AT 110V 60Hz FUSE 2AT LIN
5. 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de intercom systems user s Manual one channel main station MS100 Most important features of the MS100 Main station for 19 rack mounting 1 U 44 mm Like the main station MS200 it operates as power supply for more than 10 beltpacks The model MS100 offers a 12 V cigarette lighter which may also serve as power supply for a mobile refrigerator or to charge a cell phone Also two rack light BNC connectors are provided 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 T n a INTERCOM A r ff SIGNAL CALL o P oO e 5 MS 100 KOA oe A M O INTERCOM lt 2 a MASTERSTATION 5 oO ON BUZZER OFF POWER Pg WARNING SMOKING IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH COM CONNECT HEADSET CE ESEE Hi 110V 60Hz FUSE 2AT MS 100 INTERCOM MASTERSTATION SERIAL NO a A s s eR CONSUMPTICN a i fe amp max 80W LINE OUT COM CC NNECT 1 2 3 4 5 Controls on the front side ON OFF switch for both rack lights 1 BNC connector as input for rack light 2 Space for accessories such as a mobile phone 3 12 V cigarette lighter 4 SIGNAL light as call indicator 5 CALL button with light 6 7 Below this button is the ON OFF switch for the BUZZER tone 6 7 switch for mi crophone PTT push to talk OFF and ON 8 VOLUME control 9 for the earphone of the headset SIDE TONE 10 volume control to set the cueing level of your own microphone COM CONNECT 11 is
6. E OUT This is a 3 pin XLR male line level output 13 providing a signal for recording loudspeaker feed etc The channels to be re corded can be determined by the close by switch 14 LINE IN 3 pin XLR female line level inputs Here again the channel selector is located right hand 15 This input is also equipped with the somewhat hidden level control VOL 14 The volume is adjust ed with a mini crew driver CHANNEL B 16 These XLR connectors male carry the intercom connection signals The three XLR plugs are wired in parallel which means you do not have to care which of the connectors you use CHANNEL A 17 the same applies to channel A Please make sure that you only use high quality shielded microphone cable for the interconnection of the components thereby avoiding hum and noise axxent e K Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de intercom systems user s Manual beltpacks Beltpack BP100 is the second important component of an intercom system The beltpack is as the name indicates normally worn on the belt using the steel clip In case you break this rugged clip we recom mend to order anew one as areplacement part The front side of the BP100 carries the controls while all connectors are located on the rear side CALL button 1 with light indicator Below is the buzzer ON OFF switch 2 t
7. any cases the so called side racks since these mixing consoles also have dynamic processors on board Sound engineers therefore avoid ad ditional 19 equipment We have reacted to this trend and developed an external power supply for small intercom components such as beltpacks The voltage supply is delivered by a standard microphone cable With the new power supply PS100 up to 6 beltpacks may be connected Controls on the front side Power switch 1 Please switch on only after connecting all other com ponents Voltage selector 110 230 V 2 In Europe leave this selector in the 230 V position otherwise the unit can be damaged Fuse holder with glass fuses 5 x 20 mm 200 mA slow blow 3 Only replace with fuses of the same current In case the fuse blows again sent in the unit must be return for repair OVERLOAD LED 4 indicates that possibly too many components have been connected POWER LED 5 Controls on the raer side On the rear side of the power supply PS100 you will find the power cord outlet and the two XLR intercom connectors 6 7 A total of 6 beltpacks may be powered by the PS100 for example 3 beltpacks per output or 6 on one output The case of the power supply is very rugged and made of steel with a special coating for years of flawless operation Rubber feet are provided for safe surface mounting An XLR gender changer adaptor Neutrik NC3FF female to female is being proveded with the PS100 power supply It hel
8. intercom systems user s Manual The Basics The wired axxent intercom system was developed for safe com munication between the members of the system operating staff Contrary to walkie talkies all members communicate with each other in full duplex meaning simultaneous speaking and listening The system is based on the successful party line technique which means that all communicating participants can listen and talk with each other like in a conference meaning that there is no necessity to address the individuals for example via a matrix system The components are connected with each other via standard Spin XLR like regular balanced microphone cables which are in expensive and reliable and available almost everywhere Total ca ble distance of 100 metres and more have been tried with the sys tem without problems Each intercom component is equipped with a minimum of 2 intercom connectors making the system wir ing easy A system consists of at least 2 components e g 1 main station olus a belt pack or 2 main stations Each station requires to be voltage powered Power for the beltpacks comes from a master station via the microphone cable Same with the signal lights Al ternatively the supply voltage can be provided by external power supply model PS100 For talking and listening a professional headset is used either with one or with 2 ear muffs HEADSET Wie SER GALE tn p gg The call signalling is ei
9. o generate an acoustical call buzz In the middle of the panel is the 3 position microphone switch ON permanently PTT Push To Talk and OFF 3 Finally the volume control for the ear phone 4 and the SIDE TONE control 5 for setting the cue vol ume of your own microphone For all these controls the same hints apply as outlined for the master station MS200 EE p LE SaR an nA OD OD FELPE OLCA WON s Rear side Left is the 4 pin XLR male connector 6 for your headset Right from this is the three pin XLR input 7 for the microphone cable from the main station or from other beltoacks and the 3 pin XLR male 8 connector for looping through the intercom signals to further beltpacks signal lights or loudspeaker stations axxent e kK Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de intercom systems user s Manual beltpacks The beltpack BP1OOV The difference between this model and the above described ver sion BP100 is the lack of a piezo buzzer providing a vibration alarm instead of it This vibration alarm consists of a small rectan gular unit with attached cable and a 3 5 mm phone jack connect ing to the BP1IOOV The vibration alarm unit can be carried in your pocket and calls your attention in case the signal light is not no ticed All other controls and connectors are identical to the belt pack BP100 BUZZER ZN
10. on The optional model PS48 privides power supply for more then 20 units DAA A e mme TOTT unosi em eneas eee ETT N ore me mee m o gt Se gp CP 100S i COMMUNICATIONS COM PAC PTT N 3 9 SIDE voL TONE ON BIJZZER OFF gt OFF Q ON Controls on the front side HEADSET connector 1 MIC connector 2 Instead of connecting a headset here these inputs also can be used for connecting another external microphone such as a gooseneck or handheld dynamic In this case the loudspeakers will be used instead of the earphone In case you use a headset you can disengage the built in loudspeaker with the SPKR switch 3 Right from this you will find the CALL but ton 4 Beneath is an ON OFF switch for the buzzer alarm The 3 po sition talk switch 5 has the options OFF PTT Push To Talk and ON The level of the loudspeaker or the earphone of the headset is con any trolled by the potentiometer 6 SIDE TONE To control the cue vol BUZZER ume of your own microphone 7 oS CP 100S COMMUNICATIONS COM PAG PTT e OFF Q ON o SIDE VOL TONE axxent e K Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de intercom systems user s Manual main speaker station CP100S SA ENEA PEE RN EN DS A a nme en ne LINE IN LINE OUT N En USE ONLY A POWER SUPPLY i on APPROVED ew CP 100S APPROVED am
11. ps in certain cases where you don t have two female XLR connections to the PS100 available axxent e kK Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de intercom systems user s Manual signal lights LP100 The light dome of the LP100 is made of white matte glass and can be noticed even at large distances The LP100 has no controls solely an in tercom connection in and output Models with colour light indicators are also available The operation voltage is carried by the microphone cable The signal lights may be looped into the intercom signal chain as you like e g main station beltpack The power is looped through All axxent signal light models are equipped with identical 3pin connectors gio r ight Transparent Dome Strobe Lig signal splitter ILS3 In case you run into trouble with the single output on the main station MS100 or CP100S for looping through the signal we provide a solution with the signal splitter ILS3 The ILS3 allows you to split an input signal into 3 output signals at any point of the intercom system The installation is easy and self explanatory ILS3 input ILS3 outputs axxent e kK Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de
12. rator of the main station however is able to communicate with both groups either separately or with both groups simultaneously The call buttons for both groups are also separate One main station can supply the operating voltage for the attached intercom compo nents via a standard XLR microphone cable One main station pro vides supply voltage for more than 10 beltpacks controls in detail On the front side of the main station you will find a couple of con trols and plugs On the left the 4 pin XLR male plug 1 for connect ing a headset Close by on the right 2 is the volume control for the earphone of the headset Side Tone controls 3 This control deter mines the volume of the headsets microphone Adjust the volume according to your needs Too high levels may lead to feedback so it is recommended to stay below that level The switch 4 has three positions microphone ON microphone OFF and microphone PTT Push To Talk The switch 5 A A B and B determines with which of the user groups you communicate from the master station BUZZER ON OFF 6 is the ON OFF switch for the piezo acoustical alarm While most likely not used during a theatre performance itself it can be a helpful aid for rehearsals Push buttons 7 for the alarm light separately for channels A B 3 pin XLR female plug 8 is intended for an external inout audio signal such as program or music signal Line and microphone levels are accepted The input level
13. ther handled by large separate signal i DIC BUZZER OFF 2 ON V light looped in the regular wiring or via the built in signal lights of the components In addition a piezo buzzer is integrated and can be activated when required or preferred over a light signal A beltpack BP100V also contains a vibration element in case index the light is overlooked MS200 main station front nusanusa 2 MSZ00 main station CLEP ssssssssss 5 Operating the axxent intercom system is almost self explana BPIOO Be aC sci vcctcisticdalisisnteveasicciens 4 tory but here some help by giving you an oversight of the con BP101 BPIOOV Beltpack cccsscsee 5 trols and their purpose as well as providing info on the system loudspeaker station CP100S front 6 interfaces on the following pages The index on the right hand loudspeaker station CP10OS rear uous 7 side will guide you trough this manual STOO main statiO ensa 8 P5100 power SUPPIY iiss 9 LPIOO signal light aeiiaaie 10 SS signal Splitter niuir 10 axxent e K Technologiezentrum Herzbachtal Zum Wartturm 15 63571 Gelnhausen Fon 49 6051 916 5584 Fax 916 55859 mail axxent de www axxent de controls on the front side The model MS200 is the standard main station of the axxent inter com system It has two separate channels so that two user groups may communicate independently These two groups can communi cate separately from each other but can not be interconnected The ope
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