Manual Rangemaster AM1000

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    AM1000WR 100’ or 2 pair #22 shielded wire to connect power and audio Select the mount you need for your 1 1/4” mast at Radio Shack or other a n- tenna 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. S tarting the Installation 4 2.1 Picking the Groundin g ...

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    First of all make sure you have the items/tools need to complete the job. Along with the righ t tools you may need the item s shown below. Please note that changes or modifications not ex pressly approved by RangeMaster for compl ian ce could voi d the user's aut hority to operate the equipm ent. This unit is m eant to be installed by s omeone ...

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    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 fre- quency with switches) AM1000BR mount bracket RangeMas- ter Mounts transmitter to 1 1/4 " mast AM1000WR 100" wire RangeMas- ter 2 pair (one pair f ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - 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 not work Where the studio is to go Other places the studio could go. How the wire will be ...

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    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 ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - page 6

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

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    Using Cat 5 shield ed outdoor wire 7 ...

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    4. S tudio Connections and settings 8 ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - page 9

    Connections for balanced au dio in. These con- nections should be the same for other audi o processors. From the audi o 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 do ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - page 10

    Unbalanced au dio is a signal with a ground r eference, 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 ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - 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 po we r or audio to the (S+) or (S-) terminals, these are used for another function (RS485 sync). 11 ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - 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 standa rd voltmeter that is set to DC 5-20 volts and plug it into the botto m and top test hole pads. The black lead ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - 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 1.0 1.00 1.1 .910 1.2 .840 1.3 .770 1.4 .720 1.5 .670 1.6 .630 1.7 .590 1.8 .560 1.9 .530 2.0 .500 2.1 .480 2.2 .455 2.3 .435 2.4 .420 2.5 .400 2.6 .385 2.7 .370 2.8 .360 2.9 .345 3.0 .3 ...

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

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    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 ismatch, or the level m ay need to be turned up. If the audio level isn’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 most com ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - page 16

    7. Better radio reception One of the toughest places t o get radio reception is inside a n office building. Constructi on materials like bricks a nd metal, and n oise from com puters and ot her electronics ca n all combi ne to make radio reception alm ost impossible for you. Besides the con s tru ction of the building, you sometimes have to accoun ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - page 17

    8. General Specifications We stock crystals 1590Khz 1600K hz 1610Khz 1620Khz 163 0Khz 1640Khz 1650Khz 1660Khz 1670Khz 1680Khz 1690Khz 1700 Khz but can order other channels. Am1000C is the crystal controlled model Am1000A is the frequency agile model (set channel with switches, no crysta l needed) Outdoor Box Size 4.65" x 3.64" x 8.65" ...

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    A typical encounter wit h the FCC would entail just a phone cal l from them asking for your cert ifica- tion number. Most of the time (as l ong as you are using a certified transmitter) they won’t even come by to inspect your inst allation. You don’t want to be using an uncertified transm itter (especially a kit) if you get a call from the FCC. ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - page 19

    19 1 1. Certification ...

  • Rangemaster AM1000 - 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 e tter read ings with th e power all the way down (Power Adjust coun ter clock- wise). Also it will help if the Cap Tune (10 turn device) is about in th e ...

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    21 To go to the Cap Tune program just leave the shunt 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 progra m. To find the peak volt age usin g this prog ram you nee d to get used to working with the program. As the voltage is steady or going up the LED will remain ...

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