David Clark U9922 3800 GATEWAY CONTAINING DECT TRANSCEIVER (UPCS) User Manual 40995G 01 U9922 G38

David Clark Company Inc. 3800 GATEWAY CONTAINING DECT TRANSCEIVER (UPCS) 40995G 01 U9922 G38

Users Manual

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©2011DAVIDCLARKCOMPANYINCORPORATED
U9922-G38
(P/N: 40995G-01)
3800 Gateway
USER MANUAL
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READANDSAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS.Followtheinstructionsinthisinstallation
manual.Theseinstructionsmustbefollowedtoavoiddamagetothisproductand
associatedequipment.Productoperationandreliabilitydependsonproperusage.
DONOTINSTALLANYDAVIDCLARKCOMPANYPRODUCTTHAT
APPEARSDAMAGED.UponunpackingyourDavidClarkproduct,
inspectthecontentsforshippingdamage.Ifdamageisapparent,
immediatelyfileaclaimwiththecarrierandnotifyyourDavidClark
productsupplier.
ELECTRICALHAZARD‐Disconnectelectricalpowerwhenmakingany
internaladjustmentsorrepairs.Allrepairsshouldbeperformedbya
representativeorauthorizedagentoftheDavidClarkCompany.
STATICHAZARD‐Staticelectricitycandamagecomponents.
Therefore,besuretogroundyourselfbeforeopeningorinstalling
components.
LIPOLYMER‐ThisproductisusedwithLiPolymerbatteries.Donot
incinerate,disassemble,shortcircuit,orexposethebatterytohigh
temperatures.Batterymustbedisposedofproperlyinaccordance
withlocalregulations.
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TheU9922G38(40995G01)3800Gatewayisafixedmountedwirelesscommunicationdevice
thatwhenusedinconjunctionwithoneormoreU9910BSW(40992G01)orU9912BSW
(40992G02)WirelessBeltStationsbecomespartofawirelessintercomsystem.TheU9922
G38providescommunicationforuptofourusersaswellasaninterfacetoanexistingDavid
ClarkModel3800wiredintercomsystem.Additionally,theU9922G38canbeusedasastand
alonewirelessintercomgatewaywithtwowayradiointerface.Uptofourbeltstationscanbe
connectedtoonegateway.
Radio
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VOLUME LINK
Antenna
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Figure1:OverviewofGateway
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IntercomInterface
TheU9922G38canbeconfiguredinoneoftwoways:3800interfaceandstandalone.
3800Interface
Thisconfigurationaddswirelesscapabilitytoanexisting3800wiredintercomsystemand
canreplaceaU3811orU3815radiointerfacemodule(see3800systemdocumentation
forfurtherdetails.)Inthisway,allwiredandwirelessusersmaycommunicatewitheach
otheraswellastalkoverandlistentoatwowayradio.AC38xxsystemcableand
optionalC3821radiointerfacecablearerequiredforthisconfiguration.
Standalone
Standaloneconfigurationcreatesanadhocwirelessintercomandaddsaccesstoatwo
wayradio.Thisconfigurationdoesnotconnecttoa3800wiredintercomsystem.AC99
22PW(18748G24)powercableandoptionalC3821radiointerfacecablearerequiredfor
thisconfiguration.
Antenna
TheU9922G38hastwoexternalantennaconnectionsandissuppliedwithonewhipstyle
antenna.Inmostapplicationsasinglewhipantennaissufficient.Howevertheoptionalremote
antennakit(P/N:40688G93)isavailableshouldmorerangebedesired.Inthiscase,we
recommendkeepingonewhipantennaconnecteddirectlytotheU9922G38androutingthe
remoteantennasomewhereelse(suchasontheroofofavehicle).
Chooseanopen,clearlocationfortheremoteantennaandroutethecoaxialcableawayfrom
anybusyareas,preferablybehindpanelsorinconduits.
Thisdevicehasbeendesignedtooperatewiththeantennaslistedbelow,andhavinga
maximumgainof3dB.Antennasnotincludedinthislistorhavingagaingreaterthan3dBare
strictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.Therequiredantennaimpedanceis50ohms.
Acceptableantennasforusewiththisproduct:
WhipAntenna(P/N:40688G92)
RemoteAntennaKit(P/N:40688G93)
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Beforeabeltstationandagatewaycanbeconnected,theymustfirstbelinked.Asasecurity
measure,thecloselinkfeaturerequiresdevicestobeinproximityofabout1to3ft(0.3to0.9m)
inordertosuccessfullylink.Thisensuresthattheunitsarenotinadvertentlylinkedwithother
unitsonthepremises.
Linkingprocedure:
1. Ensureunitsarewithin1to3ft(0.3to0.9m)ofeachother.
2. Simultaneously(within12sec)pressandreleasetheLINKbuttonontheU9922G38and
thebeltstationtolinkwith.
3. AmberLED’swillflashquicklyonbothdevices.AmomentaryredLEDindicatesa
successfulcloselink.
4. UponsuccessfullinktheU9922G38willattempttoestablishaconnectionwiththebelt
station.
5. UponsuccessfullyestablishingconnectiontheLEDonthegatewaywillflashagreen
patterncorrespondingtothenumberofbeltstationsconnected.
Tip:
Oncelinked,thedeviceswillnotneedtobelinkedagainunlesstheyarepurged(see
Purging).
Eachbeltstationisabletobelinkedtoonlyonegatewayatatime.Agatewaycanhaveuptosix
beltstationslinkedandbeconnectedtofourofthosesixatonetime.
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TheLINKbuttonhasamulticolorLEDinthecenterwhichservesasastatusindicationforthe
gateway.Table1belowliststhesestates.
Table1:LEDStatusIndications
LEDColorBlinkRateStatus
RedSolidInitializing/powerup
RedOnceConnectionDropped
RedOnceConnectionEstablished
RedAnyLowbattery(approx.1hrremaining)
OrangeSlowIdle/Disconnected
OrangeFastLinking/ConnectioninProgress
OrangeSolidPTTasserted
GreenSlowConnected(patternindicates
numberofbeltstationsconnected)
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Communication
AllconnectedbeltstationswillbeabletocommunicatewitheachotherthroughtheU9922G38
whileinrange(andpertheVOXsettingsoneachVOXbeltstation.)Additionally,allbeltstation
userswillhavecommunicationovertheintercom.IfatwowayradioisinstalledtotheU9922
G38,pressingthePTTbuttononaVOXbeltstationwillallowtheusertotransmitoverthe
system’stwowayradio.PressingthePTToverridestheVOXsettingonaVOXbeltstation.
MultiplebeltstationusersmayPTTandthusspeakoverthetwowayradiosimultaneously.For
moreinformationconsulttheusermanualforthebeltstation.
Tip:
WirelessuserswhoarenotpressingPTTwhileanotherwirelessuserispressingPTTwill
notbeheardonthewiredintercomwhilethePTTremainspressed.
IntercomLevelAdjustment
Audiolevelscanvarybetweenintercoms,mainlyduetothesystemlevelsettingonthewired
intercom.Tocompensateforthis,theU9922G38hastheabilitytoadjustitsreceivelevelfrom
theintercomusingtheVolumeknob(seeFigure1).Turningthisknobwillincreaseordecrease
theaudiolevelcomingfromthewiredintercomintothegateway.Performthisadjustmentto
obtainoptimumperformance.
IntercomLevelAdjustmentProcedure
1. ConnectatleastonebeltstationtotheU9922G38gatewayandensuresidetoneis
present(seebeltstationUserManual).
2. BeginspeakingandslowlyturntheVolumeknobontheU9922G38clockwiseuntil
youhearanechoofyourownvoice.
3. ContinuespeakingandturntheVolumeknobcounterclockwiseuntiltheechostops.
4. Youmaywishtoverifycommunicationwithsomeonehardwiredtotheintercom.
RadioLevelAdjustment
Audiolevelstoandfromatwowayradiocanalsovarybetweenradiomodelsand
manufacturers.ToadjusttheU9922G38foraparticularradio,followtheproceduresbelow.
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RadioTransmitLevelAdjustmentProcedure
Note:Aradioservicemonitorisrecommendedforthisadjustment.
1. ConnectatleastonebeltstationtotheU9922G38gatewayandensuresidetoneis
present(seebeltstationUserManual).
2. OpenthecoveroftheU9922G38andfindthelargesilverknob.
3. PressandholdthePTTandspeakclearlyandloudlyintothemicrophone.
4. Slowlyturntheknobuntiltheradioservicemonitorreads4.04.5kHzdeviation.
a. Clockwisetoincreaselevel;counterclockwisetodecrease
RadioReceiveLevelAdjustmentProcedure
1. ConnectatleastonebeltstationtotheU9922G38gatewayandensuresidetoneis
present(seebeltstationUserManual).
2. OpenthecoveroftheU9922G38andfindthelargesilverknob.
3. Tunetheradiotoacontinuoustransmission(suchasNWS)ortransmitatestsignal
fromanotherradio.
4. Adjustthevolumecontrolontheradiotoalevelslightlyhigherthantypical.
5. Slowlyturntheknobuntilyouhearaloudandclearsignalonthewirelessintercom.
a. Clockwisetoincreaselevel;counterclockwisetodecrease
Range
Therangeofabeltstationandagatewaycanbeupto300ft(100m).Ifyouareinan
environmentwithmetalorconcretewalls,thisrangecouldbereduced.Whenthebeltstation
travelsoutofrangeofthegateway,avoicealertwillindicatethattheconnectionhasbeenlost.
Toreconnect,simplymovebackintorangeandconnectionwiththegatewaywillautomatically
bereestablished,alsonotedbyavoicealert.
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Insomecircumstancesitmaybenecessaryto“purge”theU9922G38ofsomeofitslinkedbelt
stations.Typicallypurgingisnotnecessaryunlesstherearemultiplegatewaysinthesame
vicinityandyouwishtoremoveabeltstationfromthisgatewayandlinktoadifferentgateway.
Agatewaycanlinkuptosixbeltstationswhereabeltstationcanbelinkedtoonlyonegateway
atatime.
SmartPurge
AsmartpurgeisthepurgemethodemployedfortheU9922G38,inwhichonlyunwantedlinks
areremovedfromthegateway.Whenthisprocedureiscomplete,onlybeltstationsthatare
connectedtothegatewayremainlinked.Allotherbeltstationlinkswillhavebeenremoved(see
thebeltstationUserManualfortheindividualbeltstationpurgingprocedurewhenremaining
linkpurgingmaybenecessary.)
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SmartPurgeprocedure
1. Ensuregatewayispoweredonandfunctioning.
2. Disconnectallbeltstationstobepurged(poweroffthebeltstations).
3. VerifythenumberofgreenLEDflashesonthegatewaymatchesthenumberof
beltstationstobekeptlinked.
4. PressandholdLINKbuttononthegatewayfor30secondsuntilLEDquickly
flashesred.
5. ReleaseLINKbutton.
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Table2:Troubleshooting
ProblemSolution
GatewaywillnotturnonReviewInstallationprocedure
Ensurewiringiscorrect.
CannotlinkabeltstationReviewLinkingprocedure
Ensureunitsarewithin1to3ft(0.3to0.9m)of
eachother
TryaSmartPurge
Cannotspeakovertwoway
radio
PTTnotpressed
NoradioconnectedtoU9922G38
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Systemcable(C38xx;numberafterdashindicateslengthinfeet)
PowerCable(C9922PW,P/N:18748G24)
RadioInterfaceCable(C3821,P/N:18747G06)
WhipAntenna(P/N:40688G92)
RemoteAntennaKit(P/N:40688G93)
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TheU9922G38isnotuserserviceable.Donotattempttoopentheenclosure(unlessadjusting
theradiolevelpertheproceduresnotedinthismanual.)Ifthisproductrequiresservice,please
contacttheDavidClarkCustomerServicedepartment:
Phone: 800.298.6235
EMail:serviceWWW@DavidClark.com
ByMail:CustomerService
DavidClarkCompany
360FranklinStreet
Worcester,MA01604
Ifnecessary,theU9922G38maybewipeddownwithamildsoapandwatermixture.Although
itisasealeddevicedesignedtowithstandsubmersioninwaterto1meter,donotunnecessarily
submersethisproductinwater.
Avoidstorageofthisproductindirectsunlightorhightemperatureenvironments.
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FrequencyRange1920MHz‐1930MHz(U.S.andCanada)
1880MHz‐1900MHz(EU)
AverageRFPowerOutput4mW(100mWpeak)(U.S.andCanada)
10mW(250mWpeak)(EU)
Range300ft(100m)lineofsight(nominal)
OperatingTemperature‐14°Fto113°F(10°Cto+45°C)
StorageTemperature4°Fto140°F(20°Cto+60°C)
PowerRequirements8to32VDC
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RADIOANDTELEVISIONINTERFERENCE
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,
maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat
interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipment
offandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasures:
‐Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
‐Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Youmayalsofindhelpfulthefollowingbooklet,preparedbytheFCC:"HowtoIdentify
andResolveRadioTVInterferenceProblems."ThisbookletisavailablefromtheU.S.
GovernmentPrintingOffice,WashingtonD.C.20402.
*InordertomaintaincompliancewithFCCregulationsshieldedcablesmustbeusedwith
thisequipment.Operationwithnonapprovedequipmentorunshieldedcablesislikelytoresult
ininterferencetoradio&televisionreception.
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ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyDavidClarkCompany,Inc.couldvoidthe
users’authoritytooperatetheequipment.
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ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolled
environment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceof20
centimeters(8inches)betweentheradiator(antenna)andyourbody.Thistransmittermustnot
becolocatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
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DuetotheUPCSfrequenciesused,thisproductislicensedforoperationonlyintheUnitedStates
ofAmericaandCanada.

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