RF Central RFX-RMR - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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CONTENTS
1
GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION..............................................................................................4
1.1 Health & Safety .......................................................................................................................5
1.2 Maximum RF Power Density Limits ........................................................................................6
1.3 Issue Status ............................................................................................................................6
2 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................7
3 SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................................................8
4 OVERVIEW OF RFX-RMR RECEIVER........................................................................................10
5 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS........................................................................................................12
6 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS....................................................................................................13
6.1 RF I/P....................................................................................................................................13
6.2 Digital Receive Section - Video output (BNC connectors) ....................................................13
6.3 Analog Receive Section – Video output (BNC connector)....................................................13
6.4 Digital Receive Section Analog - Audio outputs (XLR connectors).......................................13
6.5 Analog Receive Section Analog - Audio outputs (XLR connectors)......................................14
6.6 Power Connector ..................................................................................................................14
6.7 User data (future option) .......................................................................................................14
6.8 Remote Monitoring and Control ............................................................................................15
6.9 IF monitor..............................................................................................................................15
6.10 Auxiliary connector................................................................................................................15
7 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS............................................................................................................16
Module locations...............................................................................................................................16
7.1 1
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Down-converter................................................................................................................17
7.2 “3 in 1” Multi Down-converter................................................................................................18
7.3 COFDM demodulator/MPEG decoder Board........................................................................19
7.4 ANALOG DEMODULATOR – TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION. ...............................................20
8 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................21
8.1 R.F. input circuit operation. ...................................................................................................21
8.2 Base-band video processing.................................................................................................21
8.3 A1 and A2 audio demodulators.............................................................................................21
8.4 Analog demodulator Power supplies and monitoring............................................................22
8.5 Front Panel Controller / Display Board..................................................................................22
8.6 Mother Board ........................................................................................................................23
8.7 RFX-RMR - Power supplies and monitoring .........................................................................25
9 CONFIGURING THE RECEIVER.................................................................................................26
9.1 “Switches” and Key pad” control modes ...............................................................................26
9.2 Status Monitoring ..................................................................................................................26
9.3 Top level Menu......................................................................................................................26
9.3.1 Initialization Menu.................................................................................................... 26
9.3.2 Top level and Current Operational State ................................................................. 27
9.4 Operational menu –Digital RX mode.....................................................................................27
9.4.1 Ch / Frequency Menu .............................................................................................. 27
9.4.2 Rx mode .................................................................................................................. 27
9.4.3 Audio 1 Menu........................................................................................................... 27
9.5 Engineering Menu – Digital receiving mode..........................................................................28
9.5.1 “Switches and Key-pad” Control Mode.................................................................... 28
9.5.2 SW Inventory ........................................................................................................... 28