Watchguard CHG400, User Manual

Page 1: ...LRT WIRELESS MICROPHONE USER GUIDE WGD00091 Revision A ...

Page 2: ...talled to provide a separation distance of at least 20cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjuntion with any other transmitter This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept all interference received inc...

Page 3: ...K MUTE SLIDE SWITCH 10 Mute 10 STATUS INDICATORS 11 Battery Level Indicator 11 Signal Strength Indicator 11 Audio Status Indicator 11 Mute Status 11 Backlight Status 11 Vibration Mode Status 12 Beeper Mode Status 12 LCD BACKLIGHT CONTROL BUTTON 12 MODE BUTTON 12 Covert Mode 13 LAPEL MICROPHONE JACK 14 TRANSMITTER BELT CLIP 14 SET UP AND OPERATION 15 BINDING THE TRANSMITTER AND BASE 15 NORMAL OPERA...

Page 4: ... 4 WGD00091 Revision A COMPATIBILITY 17 USING MULTIPLE WIRELESS SYSTEMS 17 POTENTIAL SOURCES OF INTERFERENCE 17 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 18 TROUBLESHOOTING 18 WARRANTY 19 ...

Page 5: ...s during the video recording process The LRT microphone is a system with two primary devices the Transmitter and the Base Typically the user for example a police officer will wear the Transmitter device on their body This device can be attached to the user with one of the available spring loaded clips or worn in a holster on the user s belt Like the DVR the LRT Base device mounts in a vehicle usin...

Page 6: ...Base mounting bracket slot Antenna Connection The supplied Base antenna is intended to be mounted on the interior of the vehicle in the upper right corner of the windshield This long thin antenna should be mounted horizontally for best performance Remove the backing from the adhesive strip on the supplied window mount antenna Press the exposed adhesive side of the antenna onto the selected windshi...

Page 7: ...terface cable to this point This cable supplies power from the DVR to the Base device when the DVR power is turned on This cable also transfers the audio signal from the microphone system to the DVR for inclusion in the DVR video recording Figure 1 Base Back WGD00091 7 Revision A ...

Page 8: ...smitter is inserted into the base The LED will light red when the battery is charging The green LED will light when the battery is fully charged Figure 2 Base Front Binding a Base with a Transmitter To function correctly a specific Transmitter device must be bound or associated with a specific Base This is the process that allows the Base and Transmitter to communicate wirelessly without interferi...

Page 9: ...nnect with the contacts on the Base Figure 3 The Base and Transmitter LEDs will flash briefly After a few seconds the binding process is complete The Base and Transmitter are now ready for normal use Figure 3 Base Top View Figure 4 Base Bottom WGD00091 9 Revision A ...

Page 10: ...d the green Transmitter LED will light and remain solid Pressing the button again will stop the recording function if the DVR is configured for this behavior The green Transmitter LED will turn off Behavior of the slide switch function can be overridden by the video system DVR Settings on the DVR system can for example force the recording function to remain on even though the Transmitter slide swi...

Page 11: ...icon shows the level of remaining charge available for the Transmitter battery Signal Strength Indicator This icon shows the quality of the wireless signal connection to the Base Audio Status Indicator This icon lights when the Talk Mute slide switch is pressed to start an audio recording Mute Status This icon lights when the Talk Mute slide switch is pressed during a recording to mute the audio B...

Page 12: ... 7 Transmitter Top Figure 8 LCD Status Icons Mode Button Refer to Figure 9 The mode button is used to select the notification mode The default notification mode is a beep Pressing this button will change the mode to vibrate Pressing it again will change the mode to a beep and vibrate combination Pressing it again will disable the notification mode Pressing it again will select the default beep mod...

Page 13: ...he LCD backlight green LED and red LED will be disabled The LCD status icon will still show the current status of the system The backlight status LCD icon will indicate the system is in covert mode To exit covert mode and return to normal operation depress the mode button for 3 seconds or press the mode button twice Figure 9 Transmitter Left Side WGD00091 13 Revision A ...

Page 14: ...igure 10 Transmitter Right Side Transmitter Belt Clip Refer to figure 11 To attach one of the accessory belt clips to the Transmitter position the clip in the clip mount slot on the back of the Transmitter and press down until it locks into place Figure 11 Transmitter Back 14 WGD00091 Revision A ...

Page 15: ...e it from the cradle plug in the lapel microphone if used and place the Transmitter on your belt holster 2 To start the recording press the Talk Mute button The Transmitter s LED will light a constant green Voice recording is now enabled and all audio detected by the microphone will be saved with the DVR system video 3 To end recording press the Talk Mute button The green Transmitter and Base LEDs...

Page 16: ...Battery Warning If the Transmitter beeps and the red LED flashes return the transmitter to its base charging cradle to fully charge the transmitter The Base s LED indicator will light constant green when the unit is fully charged ...

Page 17: ... has multiple channels that are really different frequency hopping schemes Each bound Base and Transmitter will automatically find a clear channel so up to 26 systems can work together in one location depending on other interference problems Potential Sources of Interference There are many potential sources of interference for your wireless microphone system The microphone operates in the 900MHz f...

Page 18: ... RJ 45 for power audio out and trigger out Transmitter Lapel microphone jack Battery Capacity Lithium ion 3 7V DC 1200mA Charging time 3 hours Talk Time Max 8 Hours Stand by time 25 days TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Check Points No reception Check the battery status Check the connection and cables Check the communication range Poor reception static noise Change the location of Base or antenna Check the...

Page 19: ...batteries WatchGuard reserves the right to charge for damages resulting from abuse improper installation or extraordinary environmental damage including damages caused by spilled liquids to the unit during the warranty period at rates normally charged for repairing such units not covered under the Limited Warranty In cases where potential charges would be incurred due to said damages the agency su...

Page 20: ... any export or import fees duties tariffs or any other related fees that may be incurred during transportation You may also obtain warranty service by contacting your local WatchGuard Authorized Service Center ASC for shipping instructions A list of local ASCs may be obtained by contacting WatchGuard s Customer Service Department Customers will be responsible for all transportation costs to and fr...