David Clark U9920 AIRCRAFT PUSH BACK FIXED PART GATEWAY CONTAINING DECT TRANSCEIVER (UPCS) User Manual 40993G 01 U9920 GPB

David Clark Company Inc. AIRCRAFT PUSH BACK FIXED PART GATEWAY CONTAINING DECT TRANSCEIVER (UPCS) 40993G 01 U9920 GPB

Users Manual

19541P‐41(02‐11)©2011DAVIDCLARKCOMPANYINCORPORATEDUSER MANUAL Push Back Gateway U9920-GPB U9920-GPB(EU) (P/N: 40993G-01) (P/N: 40993G-02)
1of919541P‐41(02‐11)CCaauuttiioonnss aanndd WWaarrnniinnggss READANDSAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS.Followtheinstructionsinthisinstallationmanual.Theseinstructionsmustbefollowedtoavoiddamagetothisproductandassociatedequipment.Productoperationandreliabilitydependsonproperusage.DONOTINSTALLANYDAVIDCLARKCOMPANYPRODUCTTHATAPPEARSDAMAGED.UponunpackingyourDavidClarkproduct,inspectthecontentsforshippingdamage.Ifdamageisapparent,immediatelyfileaclaimwiththecarrierandnotifyyourDavidClarkproductsupplier.ELECTRICALHAZARD‐Disconnectelectricalpowerwhenmakinganyinternaladjustmentsorrepairs.AllrepairsshouldbeperformedbyarepresentativeorauthorizedagentoftheDavidClarkCompany.STATICHAZARD‐Staticelectricitycandamagecomponents.Therefore,besuretogroundyourselfbeforeopeningorinstallingcomponents.LI‐POLYMER‐ThisproductisusedwithLi‐Polymerbatteries.Donotincinerate,disassemble,shortcircuit,orexposethebatterytohightemperatures.Batterymustbedisposedofproperlyinaccordancewithlocalregulations.
2of919541P‐41(02‐11) OOvveerrvviieeww TheU9920‐GPB(40993G‐01)PushBackGatewayisaportablewirelesscommunicationdevicethatwhenusedinconjunctionwithoneormoreU9910‐BSW(40992G‐01)orU9912‐BSWWirelessBeltStationsprovidescommunicationforuptofourusersaswellasaninterfacetoanaircraftintercomsystem.Onlyonegatewayisrequiredpersystem.Uptofourbeltstationscanbeconnectedtoonegateway.Model U9920-GPBPush Back GatewayP/N 40993G-01Rx Adjust AircraftConnectorPowerButtonStatus LEDBatteryCompartmentBattery ReleaseScrewLink/PTTButtonFigure1:OverviewofGateway
3of919541P‐41(02‐11)LLiinnkkiinngg Beforeabeltstationandagatewaycanbeconnected,theymustfirstbelinked.Asasecuritymeasure,theclose‐linkfeaturerequiresdevicestobeinproximityofabout1to3ft(0.3to0.9m)inordertosuccessfullylink.Thisensuresthattheunitsarenotinadvertentlylinkedwithotherunitsonthepremises.Linkingprocedure:1. EnsurepowerisonforbothU9920‐GPBandbeltstation(seePower‐up/Power‐down)2. Ensureunitsarewithin1to3ft(0.3to0.9m)ofeachother.3. Simultaneously(within1‐2sec)pressandreleasethePTTbuttonontheU9920‐GPBandthebeltstationtolinkwith.4. AmberLED’swillflashonbothdevices.AmomentaryredLEDindicatesasuccessfulclose‐link.5. UponsuccessfullinktheU9920‐GPBwillattempttoestablishaconnectionwiththebeltstation.6. UponsuccessfullyestablishingconnectiontheLEDonthegatewaywillflashagreenpatterncorrespondingtothenumberofbeltstationsconnected.Tip:Oncelinked,thedeviceswillnotneedtobelinkedagainunlesstheyarepurged(seePurging).Eachbeltstationisabletobelinkedtoonlyonegatewayatatime.Agatewaycanhaveuptosixbeltstationslinkedandbeconnectedtofourofthosesixatonetime.SSttaattuuss IInnddiiccaattiioonnss Thepowerbuttonhasamulti‐colorLEDinthecenterwhichservesasastatusindicationforthegateway.Table1belowliststhesestates.Table1:LEDStatusIndicationsLEDColorBlinkRateStatusRedSolidInitializing/powerupRedOnceConnectionDroppedRedOnceConnectionEstablishedRedAnyLowbattery(approx.1hrremaining)OrangeSlowIdle/DisconnectedOrangeFastLink/ConnectioninProgressOrangeSolidPTTassertedGreenSlowConnected(patternindicatesnumberofbeltstationsconnected)
4of919541P‐41(02‐11)OOppeerraattiioonn Power‐Up/Power‐DownTopoweruptheU9920‐GPBPushBackGateway,pressandholdthePOWERbuttonforapproximatelytwoseconds.TheLEDwillturnredandthenbeginflashingorange.Iftherearelinkedbeltstationswithinrange,theywillautomaticallyconnecttothegatewayinafewsecondsafterpowerup.TopowerdowntheU9920‐GPB,pressandholdthePOWERbuttonforapproximatelytwoseconds.TheLEDwillturnredandthenturnoff.Thegatewayisnowpowereddown.AircraftInterfaceTheU9920‐GPBisdesignedforairportpushbackoperationsandcanbeconnectedtoanaircraftintercomsystem.Onceconnected,uptofourbeltstation(U9910‐BSW)userscancommunicatetothepilotoftheaircraftbypressingthePTTbuttononthebeltstation.APushBackCableisrequiredbetweentheU9920‐GPBandtheaircraft(cableP/N:41035G‐02includedwithgateway,standard1/4"interphoneconnection).SeeFigure2below.Line upOrange Dots and TwistFigure2:PushBackCableConnection[additionalfigureshowingaircraftinterface]AircraftLevelAdjustmentAudiolevelscanvarybetweenaircraft.Tocompensateforthis,theU9920‐GPBhasareceiveleveladjustknob(seeFigure1).Turningthisknobwillincreaseordecreasetheaudiolevelcomingfromtheaircraftandintothewirelessintercom.Byadjustingthisknob,optimumperformancecanbeachieved.
5of919541P‐41(02‐11)ReceiveLevelAdjustmentProcedure1. ConnectatleastonebeltstationtotheU9920‐GPBgatewayandensuresidetoneispresent(seebeltstationUserManual).2. PressandholdPTT3. WhileholdingPTT,beginspeakingandslowlyturnReceiveLevelAdjustknobontheU9920‐GPBgatewayclockwiseuntilyouhearanechoofyourownvoice.4. TurntheReceiveLevelAdjustknobslightlycounter‐clockwiseuntiltheechostops.5. ReleasePTT.6. Youmaywishtoverifycommunicationwiththepilotorsomeonehard‐wiredtotheaircraft’sintercom.CommunicationNote:Itishighlyrecommendedforwirelesspush‐backsystemsthateachheadsetuserinterfacethroughanon‐VOXbeltstation(U9912‐BSW),asextremelyhighandvaryingnoiselevelswithinthisenvironmentcanbecomechallengingtotheVOXfeature,resultinginunwantedrampnoisebeingpresentinaVOXbeltstationuser'sheadsetandcausinghim/hertofrequentlyadjusttheVOXsetting.VOXbeltstationsmaybedesiredinmorestableandlessextremenoiseenvironments.AllconnectedbeltstationswillbeabletocommunicatewitheachotherthroughtheU9920‐GPBwhileinrange.Additionally,allbeltstationuserswillalwayshearanytrafficontheaircraftintercom.Tospeakovertheaircraftintercom,thebeltstationusermustpressandholdhis/herPTTbutton.MultiplebeltstationusersmayPTTandthusspeakovertheaircraftintercomsimultaneously.Wirelessintercomforallconnectedbeltstationusersisalsoachievedinthismanner.Formoreinformationconsulttheusermanualforthebeltstation.RangeTherangeofabeltstationandagatewaycanbeupto300ft(100m).Ifyouareinanenvironmentwithmetalorconcretewalls,thisrangecouldbereduced.Whenthebeltstationtravelsoutofrangeofthegateway,avoicealertwillindicatethattheconnectionhasbeenlost.Toreconnect,simplymovebackintorangeandconnectionwiththegatewaywillautomaticallybereestablished,alsonotedbyavoicealert.LowBatteryUndertypicalconditions,thebatteryinthegatewaywilllastupto24hoursorlonger.TheStatusLEDturnsredtoindicatethatthebatteryisrunninglow.Atthispoint,approximately1hourofoperationremains.
6of919541P‐41(02‐11) PPuurrggiinngg Insomecircumstancesitmaybenecessaryto“purge”theU9920‐GPBofsomeofitslinkedbeltstations.Typicallypurgingisnotnecessaryunlesstherearemultiplegatewaysinthesamevicinityandyouwishtoremoveabeltstationfromthisgatewayandlinktoadifferentgateway.Agatewaycanlinkuptosixbeltstationswhereabeltstationcanbelinkedtoonlyonegatewayatatime.FullPurgeAfullpurgeisthepurgemethodemployedbytheU9920‐GPBandclearsalllinksinthegateway.Afterthisprocedurenobeltstationswillautomaticallyconnecttothisgatewayuntillinked.FullPurgeprocedure1. Powerdowngateway(seePower‐up/Power‐down).2. PressandholdPTTbutton.Donotrelease.3. Powerupthegateway(seePower‐up/Power‐down).4. ReleasePOWERbutton.5. ReleasePTTbutton.6. StatusLEDwillflashredtoindicatesuccessfulpurge.BBaatttteerryy RReemmoovvaall && CChhaarrggiinngg AllDavidClark9900‐serieswirelessbeltstationsandbatteryoperatedcontrollers/gatewaysusea3.7VLi‐Polymerrechargeablebattery.Thisbatteryisremovedbylooseningthebatteryreleasescrew(SeeFigure1).ThebatteriesarechargedwiththeA99‐04CRG4‐baybatterycharger(41034G‐01).Wheninstallingabattery,takecaretoalignthebatteryproperlyandfullytightenthescrew(seeFigure3).
7of919541P‐41(02‐11)Insert Batterywith ContactsDownLift Door Figure3:BatteryInsertion/RemovalTTrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg Table2:TroubleshootingProblemSolutionGatewaywillnotturnonReviewPower‐up/Power‐downprocedureEnsureafreshbatteryisinstalledCannotlinkabeltstationReviewRegistrationprocedureEnsureunitsarewithin1to3ft(0.3to0.9m)ofeachotherTryaFullPurgeCannotspeaktoaircraftPTTnotpressed RReeppllaacceemmeenntt PPaarrttss • Battery(P/N:40688G‐90)• Protectiveskin,orange(A99‐02SKN,P/N:40796G‐03)• AircraftInterfaceCord,PJ‐051{1/4"plug}(P/N:41035G‐02)• AircraftInterfaceCord,U‐174plug{Embraer}(P/N:41035G‐03)o Note:NOTformilitaryaircraft(consultfactory)• AircraftInterfaceCord,dualGeneralAviationplugs{Saab,others}(P/N:41035G‐04)
8of919541P‐41(02‐11)CCaarree aanndd MMaaiinntteennaannccee TheU9920‐GPBisnotuserserviceable.Donotattempttoopentheenclosure.Ifthisproductrequiresservice,pleasecontacttheDavidClarkCo.Inc.CustomerServicedepartment:• Phone: 800.298.6235• E‐Mail:serviceWWW@DavidClark.com• ByMail:CustomerServiceDavidClarkCompany360FranklinStreetWorcester,MA01604Ifnecessary,theU9920‐GPBmaybewipeddownwithamildsoapandwatermixture.Althoughitisasealeddevicedesignedtowithstandsubmersioninwaterto1meter,donotunnecessarilysubmersethisproductinwater.Avoidstorageofthisproductindirectsunlightorhightemperatureenvironments. SSppeecciiffiiccaattiioonnss FrequencyRange1920MHz‐1930MHz(U.S.andCanada)1880MHz‐1900MHz(EU)AverageRFPowerOutput4mW(100mWpeak)(U.S.andCanada)10mW(250mWpeak)(EU)Range300ft(100m)line‐of‐sight(nominal)BatteryLife24hrscontinuoususe(nominal)OperatingTemperature‐14°Fto113°F(‐10°Cto+45°C)StorageTemperature‐4°Fto140°F(‐20°Cto+60°C)PowerRequirements3.7V@100mAnominalBatteryType3.7V2000mAhLi‐PolymerFFCCCC PPaarrtt 1155 SSttaatteemmeenntt RADIOANDTELEVISIONINTERFERENCE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
9of919541P‐41(02‐11)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the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.Youmayalsofindhelpfulthefollowingbooklet,preparedbytheFCC:"HowtoIdentifyandResolveRadio‐TVInterferenceProblems."ThisbookletisavailablefromtheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice,WashingtonD.C.20402.*InordertomaintaincompliancewithFCCregulationsshieldedcablesmustbeusedwiththisequipment.Operationwithnon‐approvedequipmentorunshieldedcablesislikelytoresultininterferencetoradio&televisionreception.IInndduussttrryy CCaannaaddaa SSttaatteemmeenntt ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicence‐exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(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. UUnnaauutthhoorriizzeedd CChhaannggeess ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyDavidClarkCompany,Inc.couldvoidtheusers’authoritytooperatetheequipment.UUssaaggee RReessttrriiccttiioonnss USModelsDuetotheUPCSfrequenciesused,thisproductislicensedforoperationonlyintheUnitedStatesofAmericaandCanada.EUModelsDuetotheDECTfrequenciesused,thisproductislicensedforoperationonlyintheEuropeanUnioncountries.

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