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WARRANTY

BIAMP SYSTEMS IS PLEASED TO EXTEND THE FOLLOWING 5-YEAR

LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE

PROFESSIONAL SOUND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL.

BIAMP Systems expressly warrants this product to be
free from defects in material and workmanship for a
period of 5 YEARS from the date of purchase as a
new product from an authorized BIAMP Systems
dealer under the following conditions.

1.  In the event the warranted BIAMP Systems product
requires service during the warranty period, BIAMP
Systems will repair or replace, at its option, defective
materials, provided you have identified yourself as the
original purchaser of the product to any authorized
BIAMP Systems Service Center.  Transportation and
insurance charges to and from an authorized Service
Center or the BIAMP Systems factory for warranted
products or components thereof to obtain repairs shall
be the responsibility of the purchaser.

2.  This warranty will be VOIDED if the serial number
has been removed or defaced; or if the product has
been subjected to accidental damage, abuse, rental
usage, alterations, or attempted repair by any person
not authorized by BIAMP Systems to make repairs; or
if the product has been installed contrary to BIAMP
Systems's recommendations.

3.  Electro-mechanical fans, electrolytic capacitors,
and the normal wear and tear of appearance items
such as paint, knobs, handles, and covers are not
covered under this warranty.

4.  BIAMP SYSTEMS SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT BE
LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST
PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY
TO GOODWILL, OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS OF ANY
SORT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN,
BIAMP SYSTEMS DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER LIABILITY TO
PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER PERSONS ARISING OUT
OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT,
INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT
LIABILITY IN TORT.

5.  THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  BIAMP
SYSTEMS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE REMEDIES SET
FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE THE PURCHASER'S SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY
DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THE AGENTS, EMPLOYEES,
DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS OF BIAMP SYSTEMS
ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO MODIFY THIS WARRANTY
OR TO MAKE ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES BINDING ON
BIAMP SYSTEMS.  ACCORDINGLY, ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS SUCH AS DEALER ADVERTISEMENTS
OR REPRESENTATIONS DO NOT CONSTITUTE
WARRANTIES BY BIAMP SYSTEMS.

6.  No action for breach of this warranty may be
commenced more than one year after the expiration of this
warranty.

Thank you for purchasing BIAMP SYSTEMS...

AMERICAN SOUND CRAFTSMANSHIP

Biamp Systems

10074 S.W. Arctic Drive

Beaverton, Oregon  97005

(503) 641-7287

http://www.biamp.com

585.9143.00

Summary of Contents for RCU

Page 1: ...ADVANTAGE RCU Remote Control Unit Operation Manual 9 2 99 Biamp Systems 10074 S W Arctic Drive Beaverton Oregon 97005 U S A 503 641 7287 http www biamp com an affiliate of Rauland Borg Corp ...

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Page 3: ...on recall preset functions within a system having multiple ADVANTAGE products The RCU carries a five year warranty RCU features include RS 232 serial link ports for communication with products remote control port accepts up to 23 potentiometers logic inputs port accepts up to 24 contact closures programming software assigns functions to controls potentiometers provide various level control functio...

Page 4: ...utput Pin 3 Receive Data RxD input Pin 4 not used Pin 5 Ground Pin 6 Data Set Ready DSR output Pin 7 not used Pin 8 Clear To Send CTS output Pin 9 not used NOTE The Link Port also transmits commands assigned to external potentiometer contact closures see Remote Control Logic Inputs below Link Switch The Link Switch is used when connecting multiple devices in a Link Port to Serial Port configuratio...

Page 5: ...DC The Logic Input is activated when its input goes low less than 0 8 VDC and is de activated when its input goes high greater than 2 4 VDC A Logic Input is controlled in one of three ways 1 Use a switch relay or other contact closure such as from a third party controller to short the Logic Input to ground 2 Use an NPN style open collector logic output from an external to short the Logic Input to ...

Page 6: ...een The Main screen appears whenever an RCU file is opened Pot Definition Logic Input Definition Configuration Options screens are then available from the Configure RCU menu The File menu provides functions such as open close save etc The Settings menu recalls the Comm Port Configuration screen The Window menu arranges the active product screens The Help menu explains the available adjustments To ...

Page 7: ...disabled the LED indicator is grayed out slightly and a small X appears in the LED The LED indicator is updated whenever the logic input status is changed even if the logic input is disabled When the LED indicator is on red the switch contact is closed the logic input is shorted to ground through the contact closure When the LED indicator is off the switch contact is open Each logic input may be p...

Page 8: ... Muting checkbox appears With these models if you wish to use a pot as a volume control AND use a logic input to perform muting functions for the pot you should select the Use Logic Input for Muting checkbox and an appropriate logic input definition will automatically be created for you This links the operation of the logic input and the pot allowing for cooperative control NOTE Use Logic Input fo...

Page 9: ...ing the Configuration Options Screen the six highest logic inputs 19 through 24 may be programmed to operate in binary mode When in binary mode a logic input definition may be created for each of the 64 possible binary on off combinations of logic inputs 19 through 24 Logic inputs may also be programmed to enable disable other logic inputs or pots or to transmit a user defined ASCII character stri...

Page 10: ...reen for that RCU Each RCU may be assigned a device number from 0 to 63 This allows multiple RCUs or other ADVANTAGE programmable products to be individually controlled when linked together Unique device numbers must be assigned to each device before the devices are linked together The last six logic inputs logic inputs 19 through 24 may be configured to operate in binary mode In this mode wheneve...

Page 11: ...MP SYSTEMS Portland Oregon an affiliate of Rauland Borg Corp RCU 2 50 1 COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO microphones channels 1 8 Logic Input 17 defined to select between enable disable pots 1 22 manual mode logic inputs 1 16 auto mode presets Logic Inputs 1 16 defined to recall VRAM presets 1 16 Pots 1 22 defined to adjust all VRAM input output levels CD player aux 1 cassette aux 2 Main Output Aux Output VR...

Page 12: ...unt control panel corresponds to one character in the standard ASCII character set The character equivalents are summarized in the following table This table includes all forty possible buttons their button numbers and their ASCII code equivalents Their button definitions are defined during programming of the product to be controlled button 01 B programmable by product button 15 P programmable by ...

Page 13: ...l and the PC should get AC power from the same source as the RCU and any other audio equipment which is connected to the RCU Since most lap top computers are isolated from earth ground this should rarely pose a problem Serial Port Data Communications Parameters The RCU communicates through the Serial Port at the factory selected rate of 9600 bits per second with 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parit...

Page 14: ... fans electrolytic capacitors and the normal wear and tear of appearance items such as paint knobs handles and covers are not covered under this warranty 4 BIAMP SYSTEMS SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING LOST PROFITS LOSS OF USE PROPERTY DAMAGE INJURY TO GOODWILL OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS OF ANY SORT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN BIAMP SY...

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