Q5X QT-300 User manual

QT‐300Module
UserManual
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QT‐300
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Rev1January2,2018Original
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QT‐300
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QT‐300UserManualPage3of11Q5XSystems,Inc.2018
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FCCNotices:
Informationtousers:
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1.)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2.)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
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NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst
harmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradio
frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccur
inaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotry
tocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
—Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
—Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
—Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
—Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
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Warning:ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyQuantum5XSystemsInc,could
voidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
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QT‐300
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QT‐300UserManualPage4of11Q5XSystems,Inc.2018
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Innovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanada(ISED)
ThisdevicecomplieswithISED’slicense‐exemptRSSs.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
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1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference;and
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operationofthedevice.
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LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd’IndustrieCanadaapplicablesauxappareilsradio
exemptsdelicence.L’exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:
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1.L’appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage;
2.L’utilisateurdel’appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesile
brouillageestsusceptibled’encompromettrelefonctionnement.
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CetéquipementestconformeCanadalimitesd'expositionauxradiationsdansunenvironnementnon
contrôlé.Cetéquipementdoitêtreinstalléetutiliséàdistanceminimumde20cmentreleradiateuret
votrecorps.
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Thisradiotransmitter(IC:4614A‐QT300)hasbeenapprovedbyISEDtooperatewiththe
antennatypeslistedbelowwiththemaximumpermissiblegainindicated.Antennatypesnotincluded
inthislist,havingagaingreaterthanthemaximumgainindicatedforthattype,arestrictlyprohibited
forusewiththisdevice.
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Leprésentémetteurradio(IC:4614A‐QT300)aétéapprouvéparIndustrieCanadapourfonctionner
aveclestypesd'antenneénuméréscidessousetayantungainadmissiblemaximal.Lestypes
d'antennenoninclusdanscetteliste,etdontlegainestsupérieuraugainmaximalindiqué,sont
strictementinterditspourl'exploitationdel'émetteur.
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Approvedantennaandconnectors
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This device operates on a no-protection, no-interference basis. Should the user seek to obtain
protection from other radio services operating in the same TV bands, a radio licence is required.
For further details, consult Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s document
Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-28, Voluntary Licensing of Licence-Exempt Low-
Power Radio Apparatus in the TV Bands.
Antenna/Connector
Type
ManufactureConnectorTypeMaxGain
IntegratedAntennaQ5XNA3dBi
SSMAWhipAntennaSamWooElectronicsSSMA0dB

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QT‐300
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Ce dispositif fonctionne selon un régime de non-brouillage et de non-protection. Si l’utilisateur
devait chercher à obtenir une certaine protection contre d’autres services radio fonctionnant
dans les mêmes bandes de télévision, une licence radio serait requise. Pour en savoir plus,
veuillez consulter la Circulaire des procédures concernant les clients CPC-2-1-28, Délivrance
de licences sur une base volontaire pour les appareils radio de faible puissance exempts de
licence et exploités dans les bandes de télévisiond’Innovation, Sciences et Développement
économique Canada.
RFExposureCompliance:
The QT-300 Module is granted with a modular approval for mixed mobile and portable applications. The
module is to be used by Quantum5X in their final products without additional FCC/ISED
(Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) certification if they meet the following
conditions. Otherwise, additional FCC/ISED approvals must be obtained.
MobileApplication:
1) Thisequipmentcomplieswithradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolled
environment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cm
betweentheradiatorandyourbody.
2) This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
3) To comply with FCC and ISED regulations limiting both maximum RF output power and human
exposure to RF radiation, the maximum antenna gain including cable loss in a mobile-only
exposure condition must not exceed the 3 dBi.
4) For Canada, the EIRP power shall not to be greater than 250mW to meet ISED regulations
(Conducted power plus antenna gain)
PortableApplication:
Thislowpowermodulewhenusedinthespecfiedhostconfiggurationzslistedbelowcomplieswith
applicableRFexposurerequirementsthatmeetFCC/ISEDforaportabledevice,whichareapproved
withthisfiling.Forthisapplicationseethetheoutputpowerreductionsettingsinspecifiationtable
page8.
PlayerMic
AquaMic
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BeltMic
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QT‐300
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QT‐300UserManualPage6of11Q5XSystems,Inc.2018
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ModuleIntegrationintoHostEndProducts
TheQT‐300ModuleTransmitterhasbeendesignedbyQuantum5XSystemsInc.tobeusedby
Quantum5Xasabuildingblockfortheirwirelessaudiotransmitterproducts.Themodule,asdesigned,is
astandaloneunitthatisreadyforintegrationintofinalformfactorwiththelimitationformobileuseas
specifiedinRFExposurecompliance.Forproperusageofthemodule,themoduleintegratormust
ensurethattheinputpowerandinputaudiosignaldonotexceedthespecifiedlimitsasoutlinedinthe
specificationsection.Failuretodosowillresultindamagetothemodule.
Finalproduct(s)afterintegrationwiththismoduleshallbetestedtocomplywithallapplicableFCC
requirementsandUnintentionalradiators(FCCsection15.107,15.109andISEDICES‐003)before
declaringcompliancetoPart15oftheFCCRulesandISEDICES‐003.
Themoduleintegratormaynot:
1) Alter,modifyorremovethemodulecase.
2) MakechangestotheCircuitCardAssemblyofthemodule.
FailuretocomplywiththeserestrictionswillresultinviolationoftheFCCcertification.
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LabelingoftheEndProducts:
Themodulartransmittermustbeequippedwitheitherapermanentlyaffixedlabel.
ThemodulartransmittermustbelabeledwithitsownFCCidentificationnumber,and,iftheFCC
identificationnumberisnotvisiblewhenthemoduleisinstalledinsideanotherdevice,thentheoutside
ofthedeviceintowhichthemoduleisinstalledmustalsodisplayalabelreferringtotheenclosed
module.Thisexteriorlabelcanusewordingsuchasthefollowing:‘‘ContainsTransmitterModule”or
‘‘Contains“.Anysimilarwordingthatexpressesthesamemeaningmaybeused.
BelowareSampleModuleandProductlablesthatmustbeusedfortheModuleandtheProduct.
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QT‐300
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QT‐300UserManualPage7of11Q5XSystems,Inc.2018
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Introduction
TheQT‐300has3,000transmitfrequencies,thestandardfrequencyrangeisfrom525to600Mhzin
25Khzsteps.Thereare3userinputs;1)theMicdial,2)theSEL/PWRbuttonand3)anAlphaNumeric16
positiondial.TheMicdialadjustmicrophonegain.TheSEL/PWRbuttonhas2functions,On/Offand
SELforprogramming.Thefrequenciesareprogrammedbyusingthe16‐positiondialandtheSEL
(select)button.TheLEDshowsthecurrentmenu,thechargestatus,thebatterystatusandthe
operatingstatus.
Overview
TheQT‐300hasmultipleparametersthatcanbechangedindifferentmenus.AcombinationoftheSEL
(select)buttonandtheadjacentAlphaNumeric16positiondialareusedtoaccessandmakechangesto
thevariousdeviceparameters.
Thetablebelowoutlineseachmenu:
MenuInputAction
SETFREQ‘A’‐SinglepressAllowsusertoSetthe6frequencydigits.
READFREQ‘B’‐SinglepressReadsthe6digitsofthetunedfrequency.
SETPWR‘C’‐SinglepressAllowsusertoSetRFoutputpowerlevel.
READPWR‘D’‐SinglepressReadsthecurrentRFoutputpowerlevel.
READBATT‘E’‐SinglepressReadsthecurrentbatterypercentage.
READFWVER‘E’‐Doublepress ReadstheFirmwareVersion
‘F’‐UnusedReservedforadditionalfeature.
PoweringOn
Tooperatethetransmitter,pressandholdtheSEL/PWRbuttonfor5seconds.TheLEDwillflashred
thenilluminatesgreentoindicatethetransmitterhaspoweredon.Afterashortdelay,thecolorofthis
LEDwillreflectthecurrentbatterylevelcolor.

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BatteryLevel
IftheLEDisilluminatedGreen,thebatteryisfull(100%–66%)approx.8–5hr.
IftheLEDisilluminatedOrange,thebatteryishalfempty(66%–33%)approx.5–3hr.
IftheLEDisilluminatedRed,thebatteryisnearlyempty(33%–0%)approx.3–0hr.
AtfullchargetheQT‐300willoperateforapproximately8hoursat100mwofRFpower.Afiner
measurementoftheremainingbatterylifeisavailableundermenuitemE.
SetFrequency
Tochangethefrequency,thesixdigitsofthedesiredfrequencymustbeentered.Toenterthe
frequencyprogrammingmode,turnthedialtoposition‘A’andpresstheSELbutton.TheLEDwillbegin
singleRedflashestoindicateyouarenoweditingthefirstdigitofthefrequencysetting.Thefirstsetof
numbers(470.XXX)willbeindicatedbySingleFlashesthesecondset(XXX.025)byDoubleFlashes.
SingleFlash=SF
DoubleFlash=DF
RapidFlash=error‐arapidRedFlashindicatesthefirstdigitiswrong,itcanonlybe4,5,or6.If
it'sarapidGreenFlashthentheseconddigitisoutofrange,etc.
Toprogramin470.025Mhz,turnthedialtoposition‘A’,presstheSELbutton,thendothefollowing;
Red‐SF‐turndialto5‐pressSELbutton
Green‐SF‐turndialto7‐pressSELbutton
Orange‐SF‐turndialto5‐pressSELbutton
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Red‐DF‐turndialto0‐pressSELbutton
Green‐DF‐turndialto2‐pressSELbutton
Orange‐DF‐turndialto5‐pressSELbutton
ThelastSELbuttonpresscompletestheprogrammingstepsandthenewfrequencyisset.TheLEDwill
resumedisplayingthebatterystatusandthetransmitterisnowoperatingonthenewfrequency.
Iftheuserinputsanumberthatisnotwithinthetunablerangeorisnota25kHzstep,thetransmitter
willnotallowtheusertoproceeduntilavalidnumberisinput.Uponentryofanincorrectdigit,theLED
blinkpatternwillchangetoarapidflashinthecolorofthecurrentdigitbeingedited.Tocontinue,the
usermustselectavalidnumberonthedialandpresstheSELbuttonagain.

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Ifthereisnouserinputfor10seconds,whileinanyoftheprogrammingmodes,thetransmitterwill
timeoutandreturntoitsprevioussettingsandtheLEDwillresumedisplayingthebatterystatus.
DisplayFrequency
Toviewthecurrentfrequency,turnthedialtotheletter‘B’andpresstheSELbutton.TheLEDwill
displaythesixdigitsofthefrequencythetransmitteriscurrentlytunedto.
Forexample,thetransmitteristunedto525.025MHz.
TheLEDwillflashRed5timestoindicatethefirstdigitis5.
Afterashortpause,theLEDwillflashGreen7timestoindicatetheseconddigitis7.
Afterashortpause,theLEDwillflashOrange5timestoindicatethethirddigitis5.
Afterashortpause,theLEDwillbesolidRedfor1secondtoindicatethefourthdigitis0.
Afterashortpause,theLEDwillflashGreen2timestoindicatethefifthdigitis2.
Afterashortpause,theLEDwillflashOrange5timestoindicatethethirddigitis5.
Oncethesixthdigithasbeendisplayed,theLEDwillresumedisplayingthebatterystatus.
SetOutputPower
Tosettheoutputpower,turnthedialtotheletter‘C’andpresstheSELbutton.TheLEDwillbegin
flashingtripleRedFlashestoindicateyouarenoweditingtheoutputpower.Thereare5different
outputpowerlevelsthatcanbeset:10mW,25mW,50mW,100mWand250mWforNorthAmerican
StandardModeor3differencelevelthatcanbeset:10mW,25mW,50mWforEuropeanMode.
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Tosettheoutputpowerto100mW,turnthedialto4andpress
theSELbutton.
WhentheSELbuttonispressed,thenewRFOutputPowerwillbe
programmedandtheLEDwillthenresumedisplayingthebattery
status.
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OutputPowerEnteredValue
10mW1
25mW2
50mW3
100mW4
250mW5

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DisplayOutputPower
Todisplaytheoutputpower,turnthedialtotheletter‘D’andpresstheSELbutton.TheRedLEDwill
flashthenumberthatisrelatedtotheoutputpower.Forexample,iftheoutputpowerissetto100mW,
theLEDwillflashRed4times.
BatteryLevel
Todisplaythecurrentbatterylevel,turnthedialtotheletter‘E’andpresstheSELbutton.TheLEDwill
blinkred1to10times.10blinksindicate100%batteryremainingand1blinkindicates10%battery
remaining.
DisplayFirmwareVersion
Toviewthecurrentfirmwareversion,turnthedialtotheletter‘E’anddoublepresstheSELbutton.The
LEDwilldisplaythe3digitsofthecurrentfirmwareversion.
Forexample,thefirmwareversionis0.2.2.
TheLEDwillturnonRedsolidfor1secondtoindicatethefirstdigitis0.
Afterashortpause,theLEDwillflashGreen2timestoindicatetheseconddigitis2.
Afterashortpause,theLEDwillflashOrange2timestoindicatethethirddigitis2.
Oncethethirddigithasbeendisplayed,theLEDwillresumedisplayingthebatterystatusafterashort
pause.
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MicGain
ThereisaMicdialontheleftsideoftheQT‐300thathasarangeof‐20dBto+20dB.Toincreasethe
Microphonegain,turnthedialclock‐wise.TodecreasetheMicgain,turnthedialcounter‐clock‐wise.0
dBislocatedatthemid‐pointofthedialandisindicatedonthecase.
PoweringOff
Topoweroffthedevice,pressandholdtheSELbuttonfor5seconds.TheLEDwillturnredthenoffto
indicatethedevicehasbeenpoweredoff.
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