Anchor Audio WM-900 WingMAN User Manual WingManManual oct07 indd

Anchor Audio Inc WingMAN WingManManual oct07 indd

Users Manual

A MESSAGE FROM THE OWNERThank you for choosing an Anchor Audio intercom system. Our products incorporate state-of-the-art design and the finest quality of materials and workmanship. We’re proud of our products and appre-ciate the confidence which you have shown by selecting an Anchor system.I hope you’ll take a few minutes to review this manual. We’ve incorporated several unique features into our products, and your knowledge of how to use them will enhance the performance and your enjoyment of the system.Janet Jacobs – Presidenton behalf of all Anchor EmployeesAnchor Audio, Inc.Portable Sound Systems • Torrance, California 100-0165-000/A - 10/07OWNER’S MANUALWINGMANINTERCOM ADAPTORWINGMAN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSRange (line of sight) 1,500’ / 450 mFCC License User RegistrationSelectable Wireless Groups 4Selectable Wired Channels 2Frequency 944 – 952 MHzFrequency Settings 4 per GroupOutput Power 8 dBmDC Requirements 9V – 0.5AInterface Connector 3-pin female XLRAntenna 1/2 wave length dipoleAntenna Length 7.2” / 182 mmDimensions 8.5 x 4.5 x 1.7 in / 21.6 x 11.4 x 4.32 cmWeight 2.4lbs / 1.1kgFCC ID: J8ZWM-900(Specifications subject to change without notice)NEED MORE HELP? View demonstration videos on proper WingMAN setup & operation – www.anchoraudio.com/wingman.phpGETTING STARTEDPlease check your new unit carefully for any damage which may have occurred during shipment. Each Anchor product is carefully inspected at the factory and packed in specially designed boxes for safe transport.Notify the freight carrier immediately of any damage to the shipping box or product. Repack the unit in the original box and wait for inspection by the carrier’s claim agent. Notify your dealer of the pending freight claim.NOTE: All damage claims must be made with freight carrier!RETURNING SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE OR REPAIRFor service or repair, please contact the dealer you purchased your system from or Anchor Audio Customer Service at (888) 444-6077 to obtain a RA (Return Authorization) number. All shipments to Anchor Audio must include an RA number and must be shipped prepaid. C.O.D. shipments will be refused and returned at your expense.IMPORTANT: Save the shipping box & packing materials, they were specially designed to ship your unit!WARRANTY REGISTRATIONVisit our website at www.anchoraudio.com and select “War-ranty Registration”. Complete the online form to activate the two-year limited warranty on your WingMAN.TROUBLESHOOTING?INTERFERENCE IN ANCHORMAN HEADSETS?Switch your belt pack settings to a different AnchorMAN USER GROUP: A, B, C or D.BACKGROUND NOISE TRANSMITTING ACROSS SYSTEM?Reduce the headset microphone sensitivity level. Adjust the AnchorMAN mic sensitivity with the +/– Microphone but-tons on the belt pack.TRANSMISSION IS WEAK?Your rechargeable batteries may be running low. If batteries are weak, the Group LED’s will slowly flash. Your belt pack needs to be recharged. If you need to keep working, you can use disposable alkaline batteries.PROPER INTERCOM ETIQUETTEWingMAN is an interface station that allows full duplex com-munication between AnchorMAN belt packs and unbalanced party-line intercom systems. Use proper intercom etiquette – wait to break into the conversation network until the other system users have stopped speaking.ANCHOR AUDIO CUSTOMER SERVICE888-444-6077
PIN CONFIGURATIONThe WingMAN interface connector uses a 3-pin XLR jack on the back panel. Connect the inter-face box with the wired intercom system using the 3 pin XLR jack on the rear panel.Pin ConfigurationSelect Wired Channel (A or B) to be used according to the pin description above (also shown on pack panel). The Wired Channel Switch matches the Anchor Audio PortaCOM belt pack channels.WHAT IS WINGMAN?WingMAN is an interface station that allows full duplex communication be-tween AnchorMAN belt packs and unbalanced party-line intercom systems.The WingMAN includes a transceiver that operates in a FDMA format which is compatible with AnchorMAN belt packs. An integrated interface circuit makes it possible to easily interface the transceiver with party-line intercom systems.This allows users to easily switch communications between one of the four An-chorMAN groups and one of two party line groups.ANTENNA PLACEMENTIn order to maximize system range/performance the WingMAN is designed with dual antennas. Generally, the greater the antenna separation the better WingMAN will perform. After connecting both antennas adjust their positions until Strong signal quality is indicated by the ANTENNA LED.The ANTENNA LED shows range/signal quality based on antenna separation: RED = Weak Signal / Green = Strong SignalFor increased range and better signal quality mount antennas using the op-tional Antenna Mounting Kit (includes cables & mounting hardware) to achieve maximum separation. We recommend a minimum of 10’ between antennas .BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION1. Attach supplied antennas to the “RX” & “TX” back panel jacks.2. Connect your wired intercom system to the 3-pin XLR back panel jack “INTERFACE”.3. Connect DC power supply.4. Set DIP Switch #4 to designate wired intercom system. DIP Switch #4 Settings: ON (DOWN) – 100 ohm systems (Anchor Audio PortaCOM) OFF (UP) – 200 ohm systems (Clearcom or RTS)5. ANCHOR AUDIO PORTACOM USERS ONLY: Select wired channel according to PIN CONFIGURATION on back panel.6. Set GROUP knob to the AnchorMAN belt packs GROUP.7. Turn the WingMAN power switch to ON.8. Adjust WIRED & WIRELESS VOLUME to desired listening levels.NOTE: AnchorMAN belt packs assigned to the same Group & Frequency as the WingMAN will experience interference when transmitting.WINGMAN FRONT/BACK PANELSModel Shown: WM-900DIP SWITCHESUSER ID Selection – DIP Switches 1 & 2WingMAN uses one of four GROUP/USER IDs to communicate with the AnchorMAN. Select a USER ID (1 – 4) by setting DIP Switches 1 & 2 on the back panel:AnchorMAN belt packs with the same GROUP & USER ID setting may experience significant transmission interference.Wired Interface Setup – DIP Switch 4Determines impedance match of the wired interface.DIP Switch #4 Settings: ON (DOWN) – 100 ohm systems (Anchor Audio PortaCOM) OFF (UP) – 200 ohm systems (Clearcom or RTS)WIRELESS TELEX (BTR-700) USERSFollow these Setup Instructions to connect the WingMAN to a BTR-700 Telex wireless base station:1. Connect your BTR-700 (2-wire 3 pin XLR) output to the 3-pin XLR back panel jack “INTERFACE”.2. Set WingMAN WIRED CHANNEL SWITCH to CH B.3. Level adjustment on BTR-700 using the IN knob on the BTR-700 front panel4. Set WIRED & WIRELESS VOLUME on WingMAN to maximum levels.NEED MORE HELP? WingMAN setup & operation videos: www.anchoraudio.com/wingman.phpRECEIVE ANTENNA JACK(see ANTENNA PLACEMENT)DC POWER JACKConnect DC power supplyTRANSMIT ANTENNA JACK(see ANTENNA PLACEMENT)WIRED SYSTEM INTERFACE3-pin XLR jack – connect to wired intercom systemDIP SWITCHSetup USER ID & Select 100/200 ohm operation (see DIP SWITCHES)XLR JACK PIN ASSIGNMENTS(see PIN CONFIGURATION)RECEIVE INDICATOR LEDLights when signal is being receivedANCHORMAN GROUP SELECTORSet to match GROUP selection on AnchorMAN belt packsRECEIVE VOLUME CONTROLLevel of received signal going to the wired intercom systemTRANSMIT VOLUME CONTROLLevel of party line signal sent to the transmitterPOWER SWITCH WIRED CHANNEL SWITCHSelect channel for wired system (see PIN CONFIGURATION)ANTENNA SEPARATION INDICATOR LEDSystem signal range/performance is effected by antenna separationRED Poor signal – increase antenna separationGREEN Optimum signal strengthSETTING LISTENING LEVELSAdjust the WIRED VOLUME & WIRELESS VOLUME knobs to match listening levels across systemsPIN 1: GroundPIN 2: Wired Channel APIN 3: Wired Channel B SWITCH USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 1 UP DOWN UP DOWN 2 UP UP DOWN DOWN

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