MTB40S User Manual Wideband Plug-on Transmitter SN: ________________ Rev.09 (rif. FW 1.30.0P) Date: 18 May 2018 MTB40S User Manual 2 MTB40S User Manual INTRODUCTION MTB40S is an extremely small and light plug-on transmitter designed for professional audio applications. Very easy and quick to use thanks to OLED display, MTB40S benefit also of the latest Wisycom RF technology along with an enhanced robustness against noise and inter-modulation. FEATURES Up to 232 MHz bandwidth in 470/798 MHz range (other on request) Enhanced robustness against self-interferences and antenna performances thru a proprietary intermodulation cancellation circuit Miniature design with flexible pcb (no connectors) for extended reliability User selectable compander systems: - ENR designed for maximum noise reduction
- ENC designed for maximum audio fidelity Input dynamic extension with an integrated HW limiter (30 dB above peak) P48 phantom power for condenser microphones New white OLED display (128 x 32 pixels) New XLR-3F connector with locking collar to ensuring an extremely tight noiseless fit!
Infrared interface for management and firmware update Audio input circuitry with high linearity audio transformer Battery: 2 AA Alkaline, rechargeable NiMH or Lithium SAFETY INSTRUCTION Read this safety instruction and the manual first Follow all instructions and information. Do not lose this manual. Do not use this apparatus under the rain or near the water. Do not install the apparatus near heaters or in hot environments, do not use outside the operating temperature range. Do not open the apparatus, only qualified service technician are enabled to operate on it. The apparatus needs servicing when it is not properly working or is damaged by liquids, moisture or other objects are fallen in the apparatus. Use only accessories or replacement parts authorized or specified by the manufacturer. Clean the apparatus only with dry cloths, do not use liquids. Report the serial number and the purchasing date in front of the manual. It is needed to have proper replacement parts or accessories from the manufacturer. When replacement parts are needed, use only replacement parts authorized from the manufacturer. Substitution with not authorized parts could result in electric shock, hazards or fire. Keep attention on all the labels with warnings or hazards on the apparatus. Wisycom declines all responsibility for damages to things or people caused by not following the instructions contained in this document MTB40S transmitter is intended for use as plug on transmitter. In case of usage near human body the user shall respect the minimum distance of 50 mm between user and the plug-on with MTB40S while operating in order to ensure a safe exposure to RF energy. 3 MTB40S User Manual LED INDICATION The front led is a RGB indicator (red, green, blue) which shows the following status of the transmitter:
- Wireless transmission status: green when RF transmission power is on (on power on the device, this LED is red and become green when the RF transmission power is on). Battery status: green steady, slowly blinking (< 25%), quickly blinking (<12%).
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- Modulation peek (if activated): red. Limiter in action (if activated): blue.
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BATTERIES MTB40S is working with 2 AA alkaline, NiMH or Lithium batteries (select correct type on setup controls). Battery status can be checked on internal OLED display or looking to LED status on front. BATTERY SUBSTITUTION Open transmitter cover and insert batteries. Attention: always replace both the batteries OPERATING CONTROL Shotgun Microphone input, XLR-3F socket (balanced) OLED display OFF button ON/SEL button DOWN button UP button LED indicator CH/GAIN button Battery compartment cover 4 MTB40S User Manual WARNING:
for a correct insertion of the microphone/boom, screw the ferrule up to the end of the threading and then connect the mic/boom. POWER UP/DOWN Mode Status display Operating menu Setting mode Device off Status display Setting mode Buttons OFF ON/SEL To
- power off the device
- power off the RF transmission
- exit from the operating menu Cancel the entry and return to the standard display
- power on the device
- power on the RF transmission
- enter on the operating menu
- store the setting a parameter in the menu 5 MTB40S User Manual DISPLAY MENU Setup menu are accessed in sequence:
STATUS PRESET TUNING AUDIO RF/BATTERY RF On/Lock LED MIC NAME INFO IRDA Lock U N E M 6 Current Load Save CH GR Freq AF Gain AF Level Phase HP Filt. Nois R. Limiter FACTORY/USER/PRESET1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 USER 00 59 00 39 according to the freq. range of the transmitter
-60 +40 dB (1dB step)
-54 +46 dBu (1dBu step) 0 180 flat/60/80/120/170/250/400Hz ENR-Wisy / ENC-Wisy On/Off RF Power 10/20/50/100 mW Battery RF Out Autolock Led Light Alkaline/NiMH/Lithium On/Off On/Off 00 16 Led Mode None / ModePeak Phantom (48V) Data (TSQ) On/Off On/Off Preset parameters Using <
> selector all menus can be accessed in sequence, push <ON/SEL> to enter edit mode:
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- < > to setup field
- <ON/SEL> again to confirm changes and exit. Exit without confirmation if:
-no button is pressed after a few seconds (4sec) time out or
-OFF button is pressed
<START UP> menu These menu are displayed during power up for few seconds. This menu gives indication on product:
- product id (MTB40S),
- the firmware release (i.e. 1.30.0A),
- the band in extended format and
- the serial number. Keep selector pushed to hold this menu!
<STATUS> menu This is the first menu displayed after power up. Major info are displayed:
- Current channel/group or the receiver name if the MTB40S is already synchronized with a receiver
- Current frequency (i.e. 520.000 MHz)
- Gain (i.e. AF: -12 dB) and high pass filter (i.e. HP: 120 Hz)
- RF 10, RF 50 or RF off on top right if RF transmission is ON (RF 10 if the RF power is set to 10mW or RF 50 if the RF power is set to 50mW) or OFF
- Batteries charger (a bar with 7 level)
<PRESET> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . MTB40S can recall configuration presets. FACTORY recalls the Wisycom factory configuration. USER recalls the user configuration (the transmitter configuration is copied into the USER using the save to submenu). All USER menus are not locked by default, thus this is quick way to unlock features!
When the user changes some parameters from the PRESET configuration (for less than frequency) a star appears on the top-
right corner until a save command is executed. The other 8 configuration presets are user programmable thru the infrared and the PC interface
(using the programmer UPK 300/UPKMini or the receiver MRK950/MRK960). We provide the device with some preset configurations specifically designed for certain types of microphone or applications (its possible to change these presets in any time using the TX manager). All parameters can be left unchanged, changed or changed and lock, allowing a very flexible way to pre-program MTB40S configuration. 7 MTB40S User Manual
<TUNING> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . In this menu channel/group and frequencies can be setup. The name of the group is shown on the top right of the display. SYNC group is a quick self-settable channel synchronized by receiver (with SYNC group, on the top right of the display is shown the name of the synchronized receiver). Use the selector ( ) to change values and <SEL> to confirm. Using quick channel setup buttons (<CH>), it is possible to enter quickly in the tuning menu. Note that the menu has a different layout (see the side image)
<AUDIO> menu In the AUDIO menu are shown all the audio parameters (this menu can be entered by pushing ). The sensitivity of the audio input is settable between AF Gain
(measured in dB) or AF Level (measured in dBu). To help proper audio gain setting, an audio bar is supplied (with maximum peak indicator) indicating the headroom to audio peak (0 dB , nominal deviation 40KHz). Set the gain, with the maximum input signal, avoiding the peak on the audio bar. TRY TO SETUP TO HAVE A MAX PEAK HOLD BAR CLOSE TO -6dB. Using quick gain setup buttons (<GAIN>), it is possible to enter quickly in the audio gain menu. Note that the menu has a different layout (see the side image) 8 The second <AUDIO> menu allows to set:
- audio phase (0 or 180)
- High Pass Filter: applies different audio HP filter: Flat/ 60Hz/
80Hz/ 120Hz/ 170Hz/ 250Hz/ 400Hz. The third <AUDIO> menu allows to set the noise reduction and setup the limiter:
- MTB40S supports 2 different type of Companding systems:
ENR-Wisy: designed for maximum noise reduction;
ENC-Wisy: designed for maximum audio fidelity (use this in case of special vocal application or to remote instruments).
- Limiter: if is set On, an input audio signal above the peak threshold (up to 30 dB above peak) is not cut but attenuate, without lost quality. The limiter acts as a variable attenuator
(thanks to the feedback system), maintaining a distortion
<3%. When the limiter intervenes, the front led turns blue. If this parameter is set Off, the limiter is disable.
<RF/BATTERY> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . MTB40S User Manual Her its possible to setup:
- RF Power, that can be 10 mW, 20mW, 50 mW
- Battery type can be setup in Alkaline, NiMH or Lithium. Use the selector ( ) to change values and <SEL> to confirm.
<RF On/Lock> menu This menu can be entered by pushing .
- RF Out: setup to On/Off to activate or not the radio transmission.
- Autolock: select ON for lock the transmitter after the auto turn off of the display Use the selector ( ) to change values and <SEL> to confirm.
<LED> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . In Led Light the brightness of the front led can be set from 0 to 16 level. Its also possible to change the mode of function of the LED (in LED Mode) selecting ModPeak (become RED when audio get close to saturation) or None (never become RED). Use the selector ( ) to change values and <SEL> to confirm.
<MIC> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . In MIC menu is possible to activate Phantom (48V) and Data
(TSQ) When Data (TSQ) is enabled, the transmitter sends the tone squelch and the battery data to the receiver. Use the selector ( ) to change values and <SEL> to confirm.
<NAME> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . In this menu its possible to see the frequency set on the device and the name of the transmitter. 9 MTB40S User Manual
<INFO> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . In this menu its possible to see:
- FW version
- HW version
- Serial number
- Bandwidth
- Bootloader version
- Option
<IRDA> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . While there is this menu, the device can be connected to IRDA for setup or firmware upgrades. Note: if the IRDA interface is enabled and theres no communication for around 10 seconds, the IRDA interface is automatically turned off. On power on the device, the IRDA interface is enabled for 14 seconds.
<LOCK> menu This menu can be entered by pushing . Long pressing (2 sec.) selector button (SEL) it locks MTB40S in transmission mode. To unlock, long pressing (2 sec.) selector button again.
<BOOTLOAD> menu This menu can be entered pushing at the same time both up and down selector and then pushing the ON button ( + & ON) or connecting the device via IRDA using the IR Programmer for FW update. Device is forced in bootloader mode to allow FIRMWARE UPDATE. 10 MTB40S User Manual HOW TO USE WISYCOM TX MANAGER Wisycom TX Manager allows to read, modify and update the configuration of Wisycom transmitters. It is necessary to connected the programmer UPK300E/UPKMini or the receiver MRK950/MRK960 to the PC thru USB connection run the Wisycom TX Manager enable the IRDA communication on the transmitter (see IRDA menu) NOTE: Wisycom IR Programmer doesnt work whit MRK950/MRK960 if it is connected to the PC using an Ethernet cable. The Wisycom IR Programmers window is divided in 4 parts (see the image below):
Interface and Device panel contains all the major information of the connected device Current Settings panel shows the current configuration. Thanks the PRESET panel, a previous saved configuration can be chosen and loaded like current setting. Tuning Frequencies panel allows to handle Groups, Channels and Frequencies Presets panel allows to read, change and save different configurations 11 MTB40S User Manual 10 different configurations are available:
FACTORY configuration is a locked configuration: no parameter can be changed. USER configuration is the only configuration that can be saved using the OLED display (see
<PRESET> menu). Note: It is not possible to change the name of this configuration. Other 8 configurations where the user can change both the name and the values of all parameters. INTERFACE AND DEVICE PANEL () At the beginning, the program checks which IR devices are detected and they appears on the Interface panel. The user has to select the device and push <connect> button in order to open the communication with the IR device. A picture on the top in the Interface panel help the user in this selection showing the type of devices detected. During this process the IR activity led blinks to indicate that the program wait connections answer from the IR device. A successful connection is signaled with the interface connection green led, while a failed connection is signaled with the communication error led. Once a supported device is found, the software automatically reads all the data related to the remote configuration, as well as the frequencies that are pre-programmed. Firstly, in order to avoid unwanted operation, no parameters can be changes and the EDIT button, presents on the bottom of Device panel, is yellow and set to LOCKED state. Pushing the EDIT button, it becomes grey and sets to UNLOCKED state to indicate that the configurations can be modified. In this panel its possible to assign a name to the TX (not available for FW v.1.22.0F or previous). Under this parameter, there is a flag to hide the info menu on the TX (not available for FW v.1.22.0F or previous) CURRENT SETTINGS PANEL () In the Current Settings panel the user can with Preset panel load one of the 10 available configurations with other panels modify all the configurations parameters (the same that are changeable in the OLED display). Each parameter can be locked or hidden clicking the related lock/hidden button, so the set value cannot be changed next or cannot be visible on the OLED display. ATTENTION: All the modifies applied to the Current Settings panel are instantaneous: they are applied directly to the device and save in its memory but no saved in the preset configuration. 12 TUNING FREQUENCIES PANEL () MTB40S User Manual With the Tuning Frequencies panel the user can select a frequencies group (039) and for each one execute the following operations:
- modify the Groups Name
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lock and/or hidden the group for each channel (0 59) of the selected group: change the frequency value and the related status (locked/hidden) (in the center grid frequency) The SAVE button, at the top of the panel, save the changes of the group selected (name group, lock/hidden group). To change a frequency value for a specific channel: double click on the grid frequency panel
(row=channels number), the new frequency value and press OK button. insert To lock/hide a specific channel, double click on the grid frequency panel. NOTE: keeping pressed the CTRL button on the keyboard and clicking the wanted channel/group shown on the frequencies grid, the tuning process is executed. It is equivalent to configure the Tuning in the Current Settings panel but it is easier. The device is re-tuned immediately, so be sure that the RF power is turned off while changing frequencies with other RF systems in use around you!
13 MTB40S User Manual If the currently tuned channel is on the same group that is listed on the grid, the background color of the related cell (channel) on the grid becomes yellow. Using the LOAD/SAVE button, at the bottom of the panel, it is possible to load/save the frequencies for the selected group from/to a .wdf file. To save the frequencies of all the groups click to the related button above. The legacy option save the channels without the hidden/lock info. 14 MTB40S User Manual PRESETS PANEL () The Preset panel allows to manage all the 10s available configurations. For each configuration it is possible to set the name and all the parameters value except for FACTORY and USER configurations (see table below). PRESETS:
FACTORY USER OTHERS NAME*
LOCK/DONT CARE PARAMETERS VALUE
=change is allowed
* Be careful to write a meaningful name for the preset because the name will appear on the settings list of the device menu! Please, avoid empty names. If a parameter is locked, it cannot be modified by device menu (using OLED display), while if dont care propriety is active, when the user load the configuration, the parameters value doesnt changed. ATTENTION: Changes are applied only after a save action. NOTE: a trick In case of the user have a locked parameter and he is in great need for modify it, he can save the configuration to USER configuration by OLED (see PRESET menu) and then load the USER configuration (in this way all the parameters have the lock propriety disable and the user can modify all the parameters). FILE MENU Using a file menu at the top left of the panel it is possible to load/save all the configuration values of the device to/from a .wcf file (Wisycom Configuration File). Save a .wcf file With an infrared device correctly connected, select File->Save User Configuration and select the destination file. Load a .wcf file To load a user configuration select File->Load User Configuration and select a previously saved data file; a form will be shown, where it's possible to select which data has to be restored and which skipped. This allow the user to load a particular configuration while keeping other data. 15 MTB40S User Manual TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Switchable channels 2400 allocated by 40 groups of 60 channels (in specific frequency range), quickly selectable with dedicated buttons Switching window Up to 232 MHz, depending on band (see Variants on the next page) Frequencies Quartz PLL frequency synthesizer circuit (25 kHz step) Frequency stability 2,5 ppm (in the rated temperature range) Temp. range
-10 +55 C Max RF power 10 mW (ERP) (to respect some local norm) 20/50/100 mW (ERP) (note: in some countries middle power can be disabled, for local norm!) Spurious emissions < 2 nW Modulation wideband FM, with 50 s pre-emphasis Nominal deviation 40 kHz (Peak deviation = 56 kHz) Telemetry feature MTB40S transmits also a digitally modulated sub-carrier, suitable for:
tone-squelch operating remote battery monitoring optional PTT (Push to talk) operation AF input connector XLR-3F (transformer isolated) with locking collar and 48V phantom power AF input level 100 dB adjustable range from -54 dBu (775 uV) to 46 dBu (15.5 V) at peak deviation (1 kHz), adjustable in 1 dB steps Max. input level
+46 dBu (15.5 V) at clipping, +20 dBu (7.75 V) at nominal level Noise-Reduction AF bandwidth ENR (Wisycom Extended-NR), with independent Attack- and Recovery-time, noise optimized ENC (Wisycom Extended-NC), with independent Attack- and Recovery-time, voice optimized & with reduced pre-emphasis 45 Hz 21 KHz (3dB) 55 Hz 20 KHz (1dB) Distortion
< 0.3 % (0.15 % typ.) Signal-to-noise ratio Display typ. 115 dB (A)rms with 40 kHz deviation typ. 121 dB (A)rms with 56 kHz deviation High contrast OLED (Organic light-emitting diode) white display (128 x 32 pixels) 8 step battery lifetime indication: 7 bars (100%-87%-75%-63-50%-38%-25%) and empty bar quickly blinking (12% remaining) Led RGB Led indication (red, green and blue):
Wireless transmission status
- Green when RF transmission power is on,
- Red when RF transmission power is off.
- Blue when the input signal is above the peak threshold Modulation peak (if activated & limiter disabled): RED Battery lifetime status: GREEN - steady (> 25%)
- slowly blinking (< 25%) - quickly blinking (<12%) Power supply 2 AA size batteries (Alkaline, rechargeable NiMH or Lithium)
- Phantom power to Shotgun Microphone (max 4mA) Dimension 123 x 39,4 x 34 mm (Height-Width-Depth) Approx. 210 g. without batteries (250g with batt) Weight 16 MTB40S User Manual POWER PROFILE & COUNTRY FREQUENCY RANGE:
EU max power 50mW (Europe) EUX max power 100mW (Europe) US max power 50mW (USA & Canada) USX max power 100mW (USA & Canada) CN max power 50mW (China) JP max power 10mW (Japan) NZ max power 100mW (New Zealand) AU max power 100mW (Australia) US8 max power 100mW (USA) VARIANTS:
FREQUENCY RANGE B5 470-654 MHz B2 566-798 MHz B3 510-698 MHz B8 940-960 MHz For commercial code, see Variants area of Wisycom Products on website 17 MTB40S User Manual Note: unit is mm 18 MTB40S User Manual Compliance Model MTB40S MTB40S-EU MTB40S-EUX In Compliance with EN 301 489-1/-9 EN 600065 EN 300 422-1/-2 EN 301 489-1/-9 EN 600065 EN 300 422-1/-2 EN 300 454-1/-2 PART 74 FCC-ID: POUMTB40SUSX RSS-210 IC: 11967A-MTB40SUSX Limited to 698MHz PART 74 FCC-ID: POUMTB40SUSX RSS-210 IC: 11967A-MTB40SUSX Limited to 698MHz PART 74 FCC-ID: POUMTB40SUS8 Limited to 941.50-952.00MHz, 952.85-956.25MHz, 956.45-959.85MHz MTB40S-US MTB40S-USX MTB40S-US8 Max Power Country 50mW 100mW*1 Europe Europe 50mW USA, Canada 100mW USA, Canada 100mW USA
*1 MTB40S-EUX is not an SRD device, thus it requires specific authorization by your local frequency authority!
Before putting the device into operation, please observe the respective country-specific regulations!
19 MTB40S User Manual MANUFACTURER DECLARATIONS In compliance with the following requirements RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC) WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) Please dispose of the diversity transmitter at the end of its operational lifetime by taking it to your local collection point or recycling center for such equipment Battery Directive (2006/66/EC) The supplier batteries or rechargeable batteries can be recycled. Please dispose of them as special waste or return them to your specialist dealer. In order to protect the environment, only dispose of exhausted batteries. FCC Conformity The Wisycom plug-on transmitter (model: MTB40S-USX or MTB40S-US) complies with the following requirements:
- FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Part 74 Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations. Changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. FCC-ID: POUMTB40SUSX option USX FCC-ID: POUMTB40SUS8 option US8 20 Industry Canada Conformity EN MTB40S User Manual This device complies with Industry Canada RSS-210. 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. FR Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR dIndustrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio RSS-
210. Lexploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) lappareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) lutilisateur de lappareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible den compromettre le fonctionnement. ITALY ONLY Obblighi di informazione agli utilizzatori ai sensi dellart. 13 del Decreto Legislativo 25 luglio 2005, n. 151 Attuazione delle Direttive 2002/95/CE, 2002/96/CE e 2003/108/CE, relative alla riduzione delluso di sostanze pericolose nelle apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche, nonch allo smaltimento dei rifiuti Smaltimento di apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche di tipo professionale Il simbolo del cassonetto barrato riportato sullapparecchiatura o sulla sua confezione indica che il prodotto alla fine della propria vita utile deve essere raccolto separatamente dagli altri rifiuti. La raccolta differenziata della presente apparecchiatura giunta a fine vita organizzata e gestita dal produttore. Lutente che vorr disfarsi della presente apparecchiatura dovr quindi contattare il produttore e seguire il sistema che questo ha adottato per consentire la raccolta separata dellapparecchiatura giunta a fine vita. Ladeguata raccolta differenziata per lavvio successivo dellapparecchiatura dismessa al riciclaggio, al trattamento e allo smaltimento ambientale compatibile contribuisce ad evitare possibili effetti negativi sullambiente e sulla salute e favorisce il reimpiego e/o riciclo dei materiali di cui composta lapparecchiatura. Lo smaltimento abusivo del prodotto da parte del detentore comporta lapplicazione delle sanzioni am-
ministrative previste dalla normativa vigente. Smaltimento batterie usate Questo prodotto pu contenere batterie. Questo simbolo apposto sulle batterie significa che non possono essere smaltite insieme a normali rifiuti domestici, bens devono essere depositate negli appositi punti di raccolta delle batterie. Iscrizione al Registro A.E.E. n. IT09100000006319
. 21 MTB40S User Manual DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 22 MTB40S User Manual 23 Via Spin 156 I-36060 Romano dEzzelino Italy Tel. +39 -0424 -382605 Fax +39 - 0424 - 382733 www.wisycom.com e-mail: sales@wisycom.com