Arbitron 1000-1160 Technical Document

EQUIPMENT MANUAL,
ENCODER: 1000-1160
©2010 Arbitron Inc.
Document #: 1050-1473
Date:
Revision: D
July 2010
For Arbitron Encoder Model:
1000-1160-xx 1U SGE Analog Encoder, RoHS Compliant

Equipment Manual
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Arbitron Encoder Model: 1000-1160-xx
©2010 Arbitron Inc. 2
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Table of Contents
1. CONTACTS .........................................................................................................................................6
1.1. UNITED STATES .................................................................................................................................6
1.2. OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES ...........................................................................................................6
1.3. LEGAL................................................................................................................................................6
2. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY .....................................................................7
3. WARNINGS.........................................................................................................................................8
4. INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW........................................................................................................9
4.1. SUGGESTED PLACEMENT IN AUDIO CHAIN ........................................................................................9
5. INSTALLATION...............................................................................................................................10
6. OPERATIONS...................................................................................................................................13
6.1. INITIATING ENCODING .....................................................................................................................13
6.2. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACING THE ENCODER ON-AIR...................................................................13
6.3. BYPASS FEATURES...........................................................................................................................13
6.4. ALARM STATUS REMOTE MONITORING ...........................................................................................15
6.5. THEORY OF OPERATION FOR THE STATUS AND CONTROL RELAYS ..................................................16
6.6. USING THE LCD MENU....................................................................................................................17
6.7. ENCODER OVERHEAT BEHAVIOR.....................................................................................................18
7. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................18
7.1. ANALOG SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................18
7.2. ALARM (RELAY)SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................20
7.3. POWER SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................................20
8. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................20
8.1. PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................20
8.2. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................21
8.3. DATE/TIME CLOCK ACCURACY .......................................................................................................21
APPENDIX A USING THE OPTIONAL TIME DECODER INPUT....................................................23

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Table of Figures
Figure 1: Front Panel of an Arbitron RoHS Compliant Analog SGE............................................. 9
Figure 2: Placement of Arbitron SGE within the Audio Chain.................................................... 10
Figure 3: Rear Panel of Arbitron RoHS Compliant Analog SGE
(with Time Decoder Option installed)........................................................................... 11
Figure 4: XLR Connection Pinouts............................................................................................... 11
Figure 5: DB9 Pinouts for Remote Bypass Monitoring................................................................ 12
Figure 6: DB9 Pinouts for Remote Bypass Control...................................................................... 15
Figure 7: DB9 Pinouts for Remote Alarm Status Monitoring...................................................... 15
Figure 8: Status and Control Relay Connection Scheme.............................................................. 17
Figure 9: Rear Panel of Arbitron RoHS Compliant Analog SGE with Time Decoder Option.... 26

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Table of Tables
Table 1: DB9 Pinouts for Remote Monitoring of Encode/Bypass Status..................................... 12
Table 2: DB9 Pinouts for Remote Control of Encode/Bypass Status........................................... 14
Table 3: DB9 Pinouts for Remote Monitoring of Alarm Status................................................... 15
Table 4: Encoder Overheat Behavior............................................................................................ 18