Tait TB7100 User manual

TB7100 base station
Installation and
Operation Manual
MBB-00001-02
Issue 2
December 2005
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Scope of Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Enquiries and Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Updates of Manual and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Associated Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Publication Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.1 Frequency Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.2 RF Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.3 Power Supply Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.4 Mechanical Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.5 Product Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2 Mechanical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2 UI Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.3 Receiver Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.4 Transmitter Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.5 SI Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.6 AC Power Supply Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3 Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 Receiver Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.1.1 RF Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.1.2 Digital Baseband Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.1.3 Audio Processing and Signalling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2 Transmitter Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.2.1 Audio Processing and Signalling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.2.2 Frequency Synthesizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.2.3 RF Power Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.3 User Interface Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.4 System Interface Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.4.1 Internal Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.4.2 Serial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.4.3 General Purpose IO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.4.4 Receiver Audio Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.4.5 Tone On Idle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.4.6 Transmitter Audio Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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3.4.7 Opto Isolated Keying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.4.8 Relay Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.4.9 Fan Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.4.10 RSSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.4.11 Receiver Gate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.4.12 Receiver Inhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.5 Fan Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.1 Personal Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.1.1 Lethal Voltages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.1.2 Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.1.3 Proximity to RF Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.1.4 High Temperatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.2 Equipment Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.2.1 ESD Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.2.2 Antenna Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.2.3 Equipment Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.2.4 Installation and Servicing Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.3 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.3.1 Distress Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.3.2 FCC Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.3.3 Unauthorised Modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.3.4 Health, Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility in Europe. . . . . . . . 44
4.4 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.4.1 Operating Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.4.2 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.4.3 Dust and Dirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.5 Grounding and Lightning Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.5.1 Electrical Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.5.2 Lightning Ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.6 Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.7 Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.7.1 Cabinet and Rack Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.8 Installing the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.8.1 Unpacking the Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.8.2 Identifying the Mechanical Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.8.3 Power Supply Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.8.4 Setting the AC Mains Input Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.8.5 Mounting the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.8.6 Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.8.7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5 Replacing Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.1 Removing the Base Station and Opening the Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.2 Replacing the UI Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.3 Replacing the Receiver Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.4 Replacing the Transmitter Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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5.5 Replacing the SI Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.6 Replacing the Transmitter and Receiver Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.7 Replacing the Fan Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.8 Replacing the Temperature Sensor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.9 Replacing the AC Power Supply Unit, Fan and Filter Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.10 Replacing the Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.11 Final Reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.1 External Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.2 Internal Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.2.1 Transmitter and Receiver Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.2.2 SI Board Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6.2.3 UI Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7 Preparation for Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.2 Mode of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.3 Line-controlled Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.3.1 Test Equipment Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.3.2 Test Equipment Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.3.3 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.3.4 Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.3.5 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.3.6 Receiver Audio Level Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.3.7 Receiver Functional Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.3.8 Transmitter Audio Level Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.3.9 Transmitter Functional Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7.4 Talk Through Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.4.1 Test Equipment Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.4.2 Test Equipment Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7.4.3 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7.4.4 Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
7.4.5 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
7.4.6 Audio Level Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.4.7 Talk Through Repeater Functional Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.4.8 Alternate Talk Through Repeater Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7.5 RF Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.5.1 Test Equipment Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.5.2 Test Equipment Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7.5.3 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7.5.4 Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
7.5.5 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
7.5.6 Audio Level Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
7.5.7 Programming for FFSK Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
7.5.8 Programming for THSD Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
7.5.9 Verification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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7.6 Data Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
7.6.1 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
7.6.2 Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
7.6.3 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
7.6.4 Audio Level Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
7.6.5 Data Repeater Functional Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7.7 TaitNet Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7.8 Programmable Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
7.8.1 Connecting to the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
7.8.2 TB7100 Programming Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
7.8.3 Mandatory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
7.8.4 User-defined Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
7.8.5 Recommended Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
7.8.6 Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
7.9 Additional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
7.10 Adding Subaudible Signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
7.10.1 Enabling Subaudible Signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
7.10.2 Testing Subaudible Signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
7.10.3 Multiple Subaudible Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
7.11 Soft Off (Tx Tail Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
7.11.1 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
7.12 Tone On Idle (TOI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
7.12.1 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
7.13 Fan Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
7.13.1 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
7.14 Channel ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
7.14.1 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
7.15 Relay Polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
7.15.1 Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
7.16 Channel Increment and Decrement by Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
7.17 Carrier Wave Identification (CWID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.17.1 Station ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.17.2 Station ID 2/Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.17.3 Tone Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.17.4 ID Repeat Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.17.5 Speed (Words per Minute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.17.6 Wait Period after Loss of COR/COS/CTCSS Input Before IDing . . 124
7.17.7 Transmit Key-Up Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.17.8 Transmit Time Out Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
7.17.9 Transmit PTT Drop Out Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
7.17.10Output Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
8 Maintenance Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Directive 1999/5/EC Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
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Preface
Scope of Manual
Welcome to the TB7100 Installation and Operation Manual. This manual
provides information on installing and operating the TB7100 base station.
Also included in thismanual area high-levelcircuitdescription,a functional
description and a maintenance guide.
Enquiries and Comments
If you have any enquiries regarding this manual, or any comments,
suggestions and notifications of errors, please contact Technical Support
(refer to “Tait Contact Information” on page 2).
Updates of Manual and Equipment
In the interests of improving the performance, reliability or servicing of the
equipment, Tait Electronics Limited reserves the right to update the
equipment or this manual or both without prior notice.
Copyright
All information contained in this manual is the property of
Tait Electronics Limited. All rights are reserved. This manual may not, in
whole orin part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, stored, or
reducedto anyelectronic medium or machine-readable form, without prior
written permission from Tait Electronics Limited.
Disclaimer
There are no warranties extended or granted by this manual.
Tait Electronics Limited accepts no responsibility for damage arising from
use of the information contained in the manual or of the equipment and
software it describes. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that use of
suchinformation,equipmentandsoftwarecomplieswiththe laws,rulesand
regulations of the applicable jurisdictions.
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Document Conventions
“File > Open” means “click File on the menu bar, then click Open on the
list of commands that pops up”. “Channel Setup > Channels > Detailed”
means “in the navigation pane find the Channel Setup group, and select
Channels from it, on the Channels page select the Detailed tab”.
Within this manual, four types of alerts are given to the reader: Warning,
Caution,Important and Note. The followingparagraphs illustrate each type
of alert and its associated symbol.
Warning!! This alert is used when there is a potential risk
of death or serious injury.
Caution This alert is used when there is a risk of minor or
moderate injury to people.
Important This alert is used to warn about the risk of equipment dam-
age or malfunction.
Note This alert is used to highlight information that is required to
ensure procedures are performed correctly.
Associated Documentation
The following associated documentation is available for this product:
■MBB-00002-xx TB7100 Specifications Manual
■MBB-00003-xx TB7100 Installation Guide
■MBB-00005-xx TB7100 Service Manual
■MBA-00013-xx TBA0STU/TBA0STP Calibration and Test Unit
Operation Manual
The characters xx represent the issue number of the documentation.
All available documentation is provided on the CD (406-00047-xx)
supplied with the base station. Updates may also be published on the Tait
support website.
Technical notes are published from time to time to describe applications for
Tait products, to provide technical details not included in manuals, and to
offer solutions for any problems that arise.
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Publication Record
Issue Publication Date Description
1 May 2005 First release
2 December 2005 Internal AC power supply, A4 and D1 bands
added.
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1Introduction
The TB7100 is a software and hardware link-configured base station which
is designed for operation in a large variety of standard frequency ranges.
It makes extensive use of digital and DSP technology. Many operating
parameters such as channel spacing, audio bandwidth and signalling are
controlled by software.
This manual includes the information required for installing and operating
the base station.
This section describes the different options available for:
■frequency bands
■RF output power
■power supply
■mechanical configurations
■product codes
For specifications, refer to the specifications manual or the area on the
TaitWorld website reserved for TB7100 products.
Figure 1.1 TB7100 base stations
ConfigurationwithprovisionforinternalACpowersupply*
Configuration without provision for internal ACpower supply* *cover removed
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1.1 Frequency Bands
The base station is available in the following frequency bands:
■66 to 88MHz (A4)
■136 to 174MHz (B1)
■216 to 266 MHz (D1)
■400 to 470MHz (H5)
■450 to 530MHz (H6)
■450 to 520MHz (H7)
The RF band of the base station is implemented by the frequency band of
the transmitter and receiver modules.
1.2 RF Output Power
The base station is available with 25W and 50W/40W RF output power.
The RF output power options are implemented by different transmitter and
receiver modules.
The 25W base station is available in the following frequency bands:
■A4
■B1
■D1
■H5
■H6
The 50W/40W base station is available in the following frequency bands:
■B1 (50W)
■H5 (40W)
■H7 (40W)
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1.3 Power Supply Options
The base station is available with or without an internal AC power supply.
All base stations have an external DC input power connector which is used
as main power supply when no internal AC power supply is fitted.
When the internal AC power supply is fitted, the DC input can be used as
a DC backup power option. In case of AC mains failure the base station will
automatically and seamlessly switch to DC power input.
If no internal AC power supply is fitted, an external Tait T809-10-87xx
power supply can be used to supply the DC voltage required.
Warning!! The internal AC power supply unit contains
voltages that may be lethal. Refer to the ratings
label on the rear of the base station. The internal
AC power supply contains no user-servicable
parts.
Important Wrong mains voltage! Before connecting to the AC power
connector, ensure that the internal 115V/230V voltage
mains selector switch is set to the correct mains voltage.
1.4 Mechanical Configurations
The base station is available in two different mechanical configurations—
with or without provision for an internal AC power supply unit.
The mechanical configuration with provision for an internal AC power
supply has the following distinguishing features:
■larger air intake on the right-hand side of the front panel
■provision for AC connector on the left-hand side of the rear panel (refer
to Figure 1.1 on page 11)
■ground point on the right-hand side of the rear panel rather than on the
left-hand side
■different SI board and internal cables.
The mechanical configuration without provision for an internal AC power
supply unit cannot be upgraded with an internal AC power supply unit.
The product codes of the base station (see below) do not distinguish
between the mechanical configurations.
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1.5 Product Codes
This section describes the product codes used to identify products of the
TB7100 base station product line.
The product codes of the TB7100 base station product line has the format:
TBBaabb-cde-ff
where:
■aa identifies the frequency band of the receiver:
A4=66 to 88MHz, B1=136 to 174MHz, D1=216 to 266 MHz,
H5=400 to 470MHz, H6=450 to 530MHz, H7=450 to 520MHz
■bb identifies the frequency band of the transmitter:
A4=66 to 88MHz, B1=136 to 174MHz, D1=216 to 266 MHz,
H5=400 to 470MHz, H6=450 to 530MHz, H7=450 to 520MHz
■cidentifies the RF output power and digital architecture:
A=25W, level-1 digital architecture
B=35W to 50W, level-1 digital architecture
C=25W, level-2 digital architecture
D=35W to 50W, level-2 digital architecture
E=25W, level-3 digital architecture
F=35W to 50W, level-3 digital architecture
■didentifies the power supply option:
0=DC only
1=internal AC power supply unit, factory preset to 115VAC
2=internal AC power supply unit, factory preset to 230VAC
■eidentifies the AC power cable:
1 = Australia/New Zealand
2 = United Kingdom
3 = Europe
4 = USA
■ff identifies base station options:
00=no options
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2 Mechanical Description
Overview The base station consists of the following main modules:
■tray b
■UI board (user interface) d
■receiver module h
■transmitter module i
■SI board (system interface) 1)
■internal AC power supply unit 1@ (if fitted).
All modules and boards are mounted from above into the 1U tray b.
The modules are secured byscrewsor clips into standoffs on the tray chassis,
and are easily removed for replacement.
The base station includes two cooling fans fand a fan duct ein front of
the receiver and transmitter modules, a speaker cmountedbehindthe front
panel, a fan power board gmounted on the fan duct, and a temperature
sensor board jmounted on the heatsink of the transmitter module i.
If the internal AC power supply unit 1@ is fitted, the base station includes an
additional fan 1# and an AC filter module 1!.
The modules and components are interconnected by looms and cables.
Figure 2.1 Parts of the base station (configuration with internal AC power supply unit shown)
1!
g
i
1)
b
c
d
f
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2.1 Tray
The 1U tray consists of a mild steel folded chassis and a flat cover (not
shown) which is fastened to the chassis with 15 Torx T10 screws. The tray
can be fitted into a standard 19 inch rack or cabinet using the two rack
mounting brackets.
The front panel has holes to accommodate the controls and the
microphone/programming connector of the UI board.
Therearpanel hasholestoaccommodatetheconnectors and the fuse holder
of the SI board, the antenna connectors, and a ground terminal.
For more information on the connections, refer to “Connections” on
page 65.
2.2 UI Board
The UI board is mounted behind the front panel with three Torx T10
screws cand two spring clips D. The UI board is connected to the
transmitter and receiver modules via the two Micro-MaTch connectors e
and the two UI cables (not shown). The UI board also has a speaker
connector b.
A volume knob is fitted to the shaft of the volume-control potentiometer.
Figure 2.2 UI board
e
d
c
b
Cables not shown.
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2.3 Receiver Module
The receiver module is mounted in the front left of the tray with five Torx
T10 screws g.
The receiver module is a printed circuit board in SMT design with
components on the top and bottom sides. A digital board is reflow-soldered
to the receiver. Most components are shielded by metal cans.
There are different boards for each frequency band and each RF output
power configuration.
The RF b, DC power c, auxiliary d, and user interface f connectors are
located on the bottom side of the board. The internal options connector e
and a factory connector (not shown) for factory use are located on the top
side of the board.
For compliance reasons, there are different variants of the receiver module
for use in the 25W and 50W/40W base stations. The 25W version has a
white DC power connector Cand the 50W/40W version has a black DC
power connector.
For more information on the connectors, refer to “Connections” on
page 65.
Figure 2.3 Receiver module
g
g
f
bcd
g
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2.4 Transmitter Module
The transmitter module consisting of a transmitter board fmounted on a
purpose-designed heatsink 1) is mounted in the left rear of the tray with
four Torx T10 screws (not shown).
The transmitter board is a printed circuit board in SMT design with
components on the top and bottom sides. A digital board is reflow-soldered
to the board. Most components are shielded by metal cans. There are
different boards for each frequency band and each RF output power
configuration.
The RF b, DC power c, auxiliary d, and user interface f connectors are
located on the bottom side of the board. The internal options connector e
and a factory connector (not shown) for factory use are located on the top
side of the board.
The 50W/40W version has a black DC power connector Cand the 25W
version has a white DC power connector. For more information on the
connectors, refer to “Connections” on page 65.
The board fis mounted to the heatsink 1) with seven Torx T10 screws
fand g.
AnL-shapedgappadiand(withthe50W/40Wversion)a rectangulargap
pad jare fitted between the board fand the heatsink 1) to improve heat
transfer.
Figure 2.4 Transmitter module
g
h
g
c
f
1)
D
b
e
j
i
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2.5 SI Board
The SI board is mounted in the rear right of the tray with two Torx T10
screws 1), one Pozidriv screw j, and two spring clips 1!.
The SI board has the following external connectors:
■13.8V DC power connector (labelled 12V DC) b
■system connector (labelled SYSTEM) c
■serial data connector (labelled IOIOI) D.
The SI board has the following internal connectors:
■two system interface connectors e(to transmitter and receiver)
■one DC input connector h, if fitted (from internal AC power supply)
■one DC output connector i(to transmitter and receiver)
■fan control connector f(to fan power board on fan duct)
■temperature control connector g(to temperature sensor on transmitter
heatsink).
For more information on the connectors, refer to “Connections” on
page 65.
Figure 2.5 SI board
g
i
bc d
1) 1)
j
1!1! ef
h
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2.6 AC Power Supply Unit
The base station may be fitted with an internal AC power supply unit f, an
AC filter module d, and an additional fan g.
The AC filter module has a standard AC connector that fits into a provision
on the rear of the tray. The AC filter module slides into securing tabs on the
tray floor and is held in place by the AC power supply unit.
Note Mechanical configurations without the provision for a standard
AC connector cannot be upgraded with the internal AC power
supply unit.
The AC power supply unit is held in place by two screws e. The fan is
attached to the AC power supply unit by two screws h.
The AC power supply unit is connected to the AC filter module via a cable
connector (not shown).
The DC output of the AC power supply unit is connected to the SI board
b. The AC power supply unit also has a cable to provide a mains failure
signal to the SI board c. In case of a mains failure, this signal will cause the
power circuitry on the SI board to switch to DC external input.
Figure 2.6 AC power supply unit, filter module and fan
h
e dfe
bc
g
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