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Rangemaster HAMILTON AM1000 manual

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  • Page 1

    AM1000WR 100’ or 2 pair #22 shielded wire to connect power and audio Select the mount y ou need for your 1 1/4” ma st at Radio Shack or other a nten- na store. To Studio Mount Bracke t Kit AM1000BR AM1000 Transmitter 1. Getting ready/ Th ings you may need 2 Page 1.1 Some addition Items 3 2. Starting the Installation 4 2.1 Picking the Groundin g[...]

  • Page 2

    First of all make sure you have the items/tools need to complete the job. Along with the right too ls you may need the item s shown below. Please note that changes or modifications not ex pressly approved by RangeMaster for compliance could voi d the user's authority to operat e the equi pment. This unit is m eant to be i nstalled by some one [...]

  • Page 3

    Item Vendor Aprox Cost Notes AM1000C AM1000A Trans- mitter RangeMas- ter Depends on discount Outdoor tran smitter "C" ver- sion is crystal and "A" version is agil e (set frequen- cy with switches) AM1000BR mount bracket RangeMas- ter Mounts transmitter to 1 1/4 " mast AM1000WR 100" wire RangeMas- ter 2 pair (one pair f[...]

  • Page 4

    Talk over the project with the customer. Find out when you will have access to t he bu ilding. Before y ou start be sure you have a complete understanding with the customer: Where the transmitter will go Where the transmitter could go if the first choice will no t work Where the studio is to go Other places the studio could go. How the wire will be[...]

  • Page 5

    Generally the deeper your rod, the lower the resistivity will be. Bury any horizo ntal wires, the more g round/dirt contact the better. Just an i nch or two below the surface will do. You can use a flat bla de shovel to create a “trench” that t he wire can be laid into. This works well with lawns. It is best to bury your rods en tirely if possi[...]

  • Page 6

    NO!!!NO!!! Do you see h ow the tra nsmitter i s mounte d right next to t he house? It is not above all building s, the antenna is not in the open air, als o look at t he antenna , it is ri ght up against the siding!! NO!! Even if this does work a little, rang e will be very low in the direction of t he hous e. This transmitter needs to be moved up [...]

  • Page 7

    Using Cat 5 shield ed outdoor wire 7[...]

  • Page 8

    4. Studio Connections and settings 8[...]

  • Page 9

    Connections for balanced au dio in. These con- nections should be the same for other a udio pro - cessors. From the a udio source, if the connector is an XLR connector you would use pins 2&3 . Pin 1 is ground, don’t use that. If the connector for the balanc ed audio to t he 222 is a 1/4” stereo jack use the tip and ring con- nections, again[...]

  • Page 10

    Unbalanced au dio is a sig nal with a g round reference, us ually a center wire with a outer ground, like a RCA jack, or coax cable. The center is the si gnal (hot) wh ile the outer is the (ground) reference and shield. Here is the 222 wire diagram showing the i nput in the unbalanced method. This coul d be a 1/8 ja ck plugged into a computer sound[...]

  • Page 11

    Wire diagram for the transm itter system. There are two term inal blocks, either can be used. Not shown is the cable shield drain connection, connect it to the GND terminal on the terminal block in the transmitter. Be careful not to connect the power or audi o to the (S+) or (S-) terminals, these are used for anot her functi on (RS48 5 sync). 11[...]

  • Page 12

    5. T uning and setting Power Be sure power is ON (LED should be lit) Turn Audio Gain all the way down (counter clockw ise) Be sure to turn it back up when you are done . There are 3 test hole pads o n the unit (see dia- gram). Take a standard voltmeter that is set to DC 5-20 volts and plug it into the botto m and top test hole pads. Th e black lead[...]

  • Page 13

    E I VOLTAGE CURRENT BOTTOM AND TOP TEST JACKS MIDDLE AND BOT TEST JACKS 1.00 VOLT EQUALS 100 MILLI AMPS AC- TUAL CUR- READINGS NEEDED THAT PRO- DUCE 100 MILLIWATTS 1.00 1.1 .910 1.2 .840 1.3 .770 .720 1.5 .670 1.6 .630 .590 1.8 .560 1.9 .530 2.0 .500 2.1 .480 2.2 .455 2.3 .435 .420 2.5 .400 2.6 .385 2.7 .370 2.8 .360 2.9 .345 3.0 .335 3.1 .325 3.2 [...]

  • Page 14

    6. T rying to get good Range 14[...]

  • Page 15

    The transmitter should sound as loud as others on the dial, if it doesn’t there is a problem. It may be an audio impedance m ismat ch, or the level may need to be tu rned up . If the audi o level i sn’t high enough you won’t get good range, audio is a gate on the power, keep your au dio turned up as high as you can . We have foun d the m ost [...]

  • Page 16

    7. Better radio reception One of the toughest places t o get radio reception is i nside an office building. C onstruction m aterials like bricks and metal, and noise from computers a nd other elect ronics can al l combine to make radio reception almost im possible for you. Besides the con struction of the build ing, you sometimes have to accoun t f[...]

  • Page 17

    8. General Specifications We stock crystals 1590Khz 1600Khz 1610Khz 1620 Khz 1630Khz 1640Khz 16 50Khz 1660Khz 1670Khz 1680Khz 1690K hz 1700Khz but can order other channel s. Am1000C is the crystal controlled m odel Am1000A is the frequency agile model (set channel with switches, no crys tal needed) Outdoor Box Size 4.65" x 3.64" x 8.65&qu[...]

  • Page 18

    A typical encounter wi th the FCC would entail just a phone call from t hem asking for your certifica- tion number. Most of the time (as l ong as you are using a certified transmitt er) they won’t even come by to inspect your inst allation. You don’t want to be using an uncert ified transmitter (especial ly a kit) if you get a call from the FCC[...]

  • Page 19

    19 1 1. Certification[...]

  • Page 20

    Cap Tune Coil Tune Power Adjust J13 LED When transmitter is turned on, the computer will start in Power Set mode if there is a shunt in J13 (Power is set last). When you are tuning you will get b etter readings with th e power all the way down (Power Adjust co unter clock- wise). Also it will help if the Cap Tune (10 turn device) is abou t in the m[...]

  • Page 21

    21 To go to the Cap Tune program just leave the shun t in J13 for 15 seconds, the LED will turn off. Take the shunt off j13 (and then replace shunt onto J13) and you are in t he Cap Tune program. To find the peak voltage u sing thi s program you nee d to get used to working with the program. As the voltage is steady or going up the LED will remain [...]

  • Page 22

    22 Please note that changes or modifications not e xpressly approved by RangeMaster for com pliance could void the user's authority to operate the equi pment. This unit is meant to be inst alled by someone who has some radio/technical background, a technici an. If you don’t feel qual ified to install this unit y ourself contact a local radi [...]