Altair EF-202, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...S CABLE INTERCOM SYSTEM OWNERS MANUAL PRELIMINARY ISSUE 16 04 2012 AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN EQUIPOS EUROPEOS ELECTRÓNICOS S A L Avda de la Industria 50 28760 TRES CANTOS MADRID SPAIN 34 91 761 65 80 34 91 804 43 58 altair altairaudio com www altairaudio com ...

Page 2: ... CONNECTION 18 HEADSET SIDETONE CONTROL 19 HEADSET VOLUME CONTROL 19 PANEL MIC GAIN CONTROL 19 PANEL MIC SWITCH 19 REMOTE MIC KILL SWITCH 19 BUZZER 20 PA OUT SWITCH 20 REMOTE BUZZER KILL SWITCH 20 TALK SWITCH 20 CALL SWITCH 21 NULL CONTROL 21 LISTEN LEVEL CONTROL 21 MEMORIES 22 PROGRAM INPUT ON SWITCH 22 PROGRAM INPUT LEVEL CONTROL 22 PROGRAM TO HEADPHONES CONTROL 22 USB 23 PROGRAM OUTPUT GAIN CON...

Page 3: ...ING TALK KEYS ONLY EF 204 DIRECT ACCESS 29 LISTEN ON WHEN INCOMING CALL ONLY EF 204 DIRECT ACCESS 29 RELAY ACTIVE BY PA OUT KEY 30 RELAY ACTIVE BY TALK A KEY 30 TALK KEY MODE 30 CALL TALK KEYS INVERTED FUNCTION 30 7 BLOCK DIAGRAM 31 8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 32 9 WARRANTY 33 PACKAGE CONTENTS THIS OWNERS MANUAL 1x EF 204 4 CHANNEL INTERCOM BASE STATION 1x GOOSNECK MICROPHONE 1x MAINS PLUG EURO OR ...

Page 4: ...with level attenuator assignable to any of the four channels and mic output to address PA messages from the headset operator Relay contacts are provided that follows the PA button action helping the installer to automate multiple tasks as Tally speaker switching and cue lights among others The station can be used as a Main station driving all the system or as a desk remote console station in compl...

Page 5: ...ese are the switches controls adjustments and connectors that you can find in your ALTAIR intercom master station The description and explanation of each one will be found in the corresponding section FRONT PANEL EF 202 EF 204 MASTER STATION SERIE E 200 ...

Page 6: ...6 REAR PANEL EF 202 EF 204 MASTER STATION SERIE E 200 ...

Page 7: ...it If liquid is spilled into the unit disconnect it from the mains and consult a qualified service technician Do not place the unit close to heat sources 4 INSTALLATION UNPACKING Before leaving the factory each intercom master station has been carefully inspected and tested Unpack and inspect the unit for any damage that may have occurred during shipment If any damage is found does not connect the...

Page 8: ...r switch is at 0 position turned off Insert the female I E C connector of the tripolar cable into the unit power supply male connector placed at the rear panel Insert the male connector of the tripolar cable into the mains plug Turn on the unit power switch In that moment the LEDs indicators will light indicating that the unit is turned on CAUTION Make sure that the mains voltage is the correct as...

Page 9: ...of the equipment floating or ground referenced In the next diagrams we use the following symbols Sound source with mains cord without ground connection Sound source with mains cord with ground connection Sound source with the EARTH LINK OFF Sound source with the EARTH LINK ON UNBALANCED INPUT This type of connection will be used when the sound source does not provide balanced output If it s possib...

Page 10: ...le connector The output is balanced with a nominal impedance of 100 Ω The next list shows the input pins correspondence as A E S recommends PA OUTPUT XLR 3 32 PIN 1 0 V PIN 2 HOT PIN 3 COLD EF 202 EF 204 MASTER STATION E200 SERIES EF 202 EF 204 PROGRAM INPUT EF 202 EF 204 PROGRAM INPUT EF 202 EF 204 PROGRAM INPUT EF 202 EF 204 PROGRAM INPUT 27 ...

Page 11: ...the next diagrams we use the following symbols Sound destination unit with mains cord without ground connection Sound destination unit with mains cord with ground connection Sound destination unit with the EARTH LINK OFF Sound destination unit with the EARTH LINK ON UNBALANCED OUTPUT This type of connection will be used when the sound destination unit does not provide a balanced input If it s poss...

Page 12: ...ack Following table shows the connection diagram RELAY JACK 3 2 COMMON RING NORMALLY CLOSED TIP NORMALLY OPEN SLEEVE The relay operation mode is configured by an internal preset Factory set to PA but it is possible configure it to activate the Mic A or Mic B C and or D with internal presets NOTE Relay operation is changeover type When the function is not active the Ring pole is connected to the Ti...

Page 13: ... PIN 3 SIGNAL Certain rules have to be followed when installing the cables of an intercom system This is to avoid ground loops and to minimize the power loss and possible effect of electromagnetic fields Do not connect the XLR pin 1 to the XLR metal housing or to metal wall boxes to avoid ground loops The ground loop could increase notably the system background noise Do not close the intercom line...

Page 14: ...nnel operation sharing the headset between bases so accessing all the channels Connection is made by using two leads composed of 2 stereo 3 5 mm jacks at each end wired in inverted mode and by using miniature 2 conductors plus shield microphone cable See the diagram bellow for reference JACK 3 5 mm MULTICHANNEL SYSTEM UNIT A UNIT B TIP RING RING TIP SLEEVE SLEEVE EF 202 EF 204 MASTER STATION E200 ...

Page 15: ... the two bases must be combined externally by using an audio mixer and then connected to the PA system These audio links allows advanced functionalities Mic link Direct microphone out Mic input from external equipment etc EAR link Listen connection to external powered speakers cue input to the operator etc GENERAL PURPOSE INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTIONS GPIO EF 202 EF 204 base station have two general pu...

Page 16: ...all state The configuration of the general purpose inputs and outputs can not be done directly from the base station front panel instead it is necessary a USB connection to a PC running the free Altair EF 204 control software Configuration is saved on the unit SYSTEMS WITH MORE THAN 50 WIRED BELTPACKS It is possible to connect two master stations EF 202 EF 204 in installations where it is necessar...

Page 17: ...nd speaker Enable the internal configuration PARTY LINE TO PA SA OUT see section BASE STATION INTERNAL ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS Disable the internal configuration PROGRAM IN TO PA SA OUT see section BASE STATION INTERNAL ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS If you want to transmit also the base station operator microphone to 4W output press the PA activation button and enable Pa out KEY MODE PTT LATCH see section BASE ...

Page 18: ...e due to many open mics in the system as well as the ambient silence PANEL MIC CONNECTION There is a 4 pin XLR 4M connector XLR 4 32 to connect a dynamic microphone gooseneck type to the base station Electret mics are not allowed The microphone gain is adjustable by a potentiometer PANEL MIC GAIN between 20 and 50 dB The following table shows the XLR correspondence Pin XLR 4 32 PANEL MIC PIN 1 0 V...

Page 19: ...ly lower than using double muff HEADSET VOLUME CONTROL The volume control allows attenuating or amplifying the signal sent to the headphones This control adjusts the listen level to the headphones PANEL MIC GAIN CONTROL The panel microphone gain is adjustable by a potentiometer between 20 and 50 dB PANEL MIC SWITCH The panel mic button allows enable the panel microphone Internal presets can be con...

Page 20: ...s factory default REMOTE BUZZER KILL SWITCH This switch disables all the buzzers from all the intercom system channels including all beltpacks desk station units and base station units Local operators are not able to turn on again its buzzers This button performs a rotating function If it was enabled pressing disabled it and the associated LED turns off at this time all external units can re enabl...

Page 21: ...ds more If a call signal is generated in an external unit beltpacks desk stations master stations etc the LED associated to the CALL switch of the channel in which the call signal is received will start blinking and if the buzzer is enabled an intermittent sound will take place during about three seconds NULL CONTROL The cancellation control NULL eliminates the self microphone signal from the list...

Page 22: ...the internal adjustment settings or the program send setting to the intercom lines or the program interrupt configuration PROGRAM INPUT ON SWITCH The program input on switch injects the program signal to the configured intercom lines This intercom lines are configured easily by holding down the PRG ON key and then selecting the desired channel TALK key By default the program is sent to all interco...

Page 23: ...he program input has a MIC LINE level selector switch placed at the base station rear panel With the switch pressed MIC the program input have an additional gain of 30 dB allowing direct connection of balanced dynamic microphones INTERCOM LINE TERMINAL IMPEDANCE DIP SWITCHES All the intercom lines should have a terminal impedance to make the different units connected to them work correctly When th...

Page 24: ...nking is commonly used in rehearsals to share all the team information CAUTION This operation must be carried out with the base station power off to avoid undesirable transients EASY LINK ALL INTERCOM LINES IN A SINGLE CONNECTOR The EASY link connectors allows connection of all the intercom lines to another base station with a single not inverting RJ45 CAT5e or better cable widely used in computer...

Page 25: ...d to a specific line press the TALK switch of the corresponding line If the program interrupt of a specific line is enabled the corresponding LISTEN LED will remain blinking otherwise it will remain off To enable disable the program interrupt of a specific line press the LISTEN switch of the corresponding line If you press again the program input switch or if you wait for a few seconds without pre...

Page 26: ...26 INTERNAL CONFIGURATION SETTING This chart is over the top cover Remove the unit partially from the rack to read it EF 202 EF 204 MASTER STATION SERIE E 200 ...

Page 27: ...tion factory default hold the speaker switch for ten seconds PANEL MIC KEY MODE SWITCH PANEL MIC LED BLINKING Push to talk mode the PANEL MIC switch don t have latch mode LED OFF Latch in short time presses of the switch and push to talk in long presses of the switch Factory default PA OUT KEY MODE SWITCH PA out LED BLINKING Push to talk mode the PA out switch don t have latch mode LED OFF Latch i...

Page 28: ...tret microphones LED OFF HEADSET microphone gain at HIGH dynamic microphones Factory default PANEL MIC KEY MODE SINGLE OR DUAL MIC SWITCH CALL A LED BLINKING Single mode when the PANEL MIC is active the HEADSET mic is disabled LED OFF Dual mode when the PANEL MIC is active the HEADSET mic is still enabled Factory default BUZZER LEVEL SWITCH TALK B LED BLINKING BUZZER level high LED OFF BUZZER leve...

Page 29: ...all in the corresponding line is made LED OFF When a talk key is pressed a call in the corresponding line is not made Factory default LISTEN ON WHEN PRESSING TALK KEYS ONLY EF 204 DIRECT ACCESS SWITCH LISTEN D LED BLINKING When a talk key is pressed the listen of the corresponding line is activated LED OFF When a talk key is pressed the listen of the corresponding line is not activated Factory def...

Page 30: ...Latch in short time presses of the switch and push to talk in long presses of the switch Factory default CALL TALK KEYS INVERTED FUNCTION SWITCH PRESET 4 LED BLINKING The Call switch and the talk switch and indicators are inverted in function Call key becomes Talk key and vice versa LED OFF The Call switch and the talk switch and indicators are working as normal Factory default CHANGING INVERTED F...

Page 31: ...31 7 BLOCK DIAGRAM EF 202 EF 204 MASTER STATION SERIE E 200 ...

Page 32: ... 9 VDC internal preset MICROPHONE TYPE Dynamic or electret HEADSET AMPLIFIER IMPEDANCE 200 Ω nominal 2KΩ maximum MAXIMUM LEVEL 20 Vpp 200 Ω OUTPUT POWER 250 mW 200 Ω FREQUENCY RESPONSE 250 Hz 15 KHz RESIDUAL NOISE 100 dBu all mics off SPEAKER AMPLIFIER IMPEDANCE 8 16 Ω MAXIMUM POWER 5 W P A OUTPUT TYPE IMPEDANCE Balanced XLR 3 32 100 Ω OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT Rear panel Range 0 to 100 NOMINAL MAXIMUM LE...

Page 33: ...other warranty expressed or implicit Any faulty unit must be sent to the dealer or the manufacturer The serial number of the unit must be included for any request to the technical service Equipos Europeos Electrónicos reserves the right to modify the prices or the technical specifications without further notice SERIAL NUMBER EF 202 EF 204 MASTER STATION SERIE E 200 AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN EQUIPOS...

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