USER MANUAL Push Back Gateway U9920-GPB
(P/N: 40993G-01) U9920-GPB(EU)
(P/N: 40993G-02) 19541P41(0211) 2011DAVIDCLARKCOMPANYINCORPORATED CCaauuttiioonnss aanndd WWaarrnniinnggss READANDSAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS.Followtheinstructionsinthisinstallation manual.Theseinstructionsmustbefollowedtoavoiddamagetothisproductand associatedequipment.Productoperationandreliabilitydependsonproperusage. DONOTINSTALLANYDAVIDCLARKCOMPANYPRODUCTTHAT APPEARSDAMAGED.UponunpackingyourDavidClarkproduct, inspectthecontentsforshippingdamage.Ifdamageisapparent, immediatelyfileaclaimwiththecarrierandnotifyyourDavidClark productsupplier. ELECTRICALHAZARDDisconnectelectricalpowerwhenmakingany internaladjustmentsorrepairs.Allrepairsshouldbeperformedbya representativeorauthorizedagentoftheDavidClarkCompany. STATICHAZARDStaticelectricitycandamagecomponents. Therefore,besuretogroundyourselfbeforeopeningorinstalling components. LIPOLYMERThisproductisusedwithLiPolymerbatteries.Donot incinerate,disassemble,shortcircuit,orexposethebatterytohigh temperatures.Batterymustbedisposedofproperlyinaccordance withlocalregulations. 19541P41(0211) 1of9 OOvveerrvviieeww TheU9920GPB(40993G01)PushBackGatewayisaportablewirelesscommunicationdevice thatwhenusedinconjunctionwithoneormoreU9910BSW(40992G01)orU9912BSW WirelessBeltStationsprovidescommunicationforuptofourusersaswellasaninterfacetoan aircraftintercomsystem.Onlyonegatewayisrequiredpersystem.Uptofourbeltstationscan beconnectedtoonegateway. Link/PTT Button Rx Adjust Model U9920-GPB Push Back Gateway P/N 40993G-01 Battery Release Screw Aircraft Connector Power Button Status LED Battery Compartment Figure1:OverviewofGateway 19541P41(0211) 2of9 LLiinnkkiinngg Beforeabeltstationandagatewaycanbeconnected,theymustfirstbelinked.Asasecurity measure,thecloselinkfeaturerequiresdevicestobeinproximityofabout1to3ft(0.3to0.9m) inordertosuccessfullylink.Thisensuresthattheunitsarenotinadvertentlylinkedwithother unitsonthepremises. Linkingprocedure:
1. EnsurepowerisonforbothU9920GPBandbeltstation(seePowerup/Powerdown) 2. Ensureunitsarewithin1to3ft(0.3to0.9m)ofeachother. 3. Simultaneously(within12sec)pressandreleasethePTTbuttonontheU9920GPBand thebeltstationtolinkwith. 4. AmberLEDswillflashonbothdevices.AmomentaryredLEDindicatesasuccessful closelink. 5. UponsuccessfullinktheU9920GPBwillattempttoestablishaconnectionwiththebelt station. 6. UponsuccessfullyestablishingconnectiontheLEDonthegatewaywillflashagreen patterncorrespondingtothenumberofbeltstationsconnected. Tip:
Oncelinked,thedeviceswillnotneedtobelinkedagainunlesstheyarepurged(see Purging). Eachbeltstationisabletobelinkedtoonlyonegatewayatatime.Agatewaycanhaveuptosix beltstationslinkedandbeconnectedtofourofthosesixatonetime. SSttaattuuss IInnddiiccaattiioonnss ThepowerbuttonhasamulticolorLEDinthecenterwhichservesasastatusindicationforthe gateway.Table1belowliststhesestates. Table1:LEDStatusIndications LEDColor BlinkRate Red Red Red Red Orange Orange Orange Green Solid Once Once Any Slow Fast Solid Slow Status Initializing/powerup ConnectionDropped ConnectionEstablished Lowbattery(approx.1hrremaining) Idle/Disconnected Link/ConnectioninProgress PTTasserted Connected(patternindicates numberofbeltstationsconnected) 19541P41(0211) 3of9 OOppeerraattiioonn PowerUp/PowerDown TopoweruptheU9920GPBPushBackGateway,pressandholdthePOWERbuttonfor approximatelytwoseconds.TheLEDwillturnredandthenbeginflashingorange.Ifthereare linkedbeltstationswithinrange,theywillautomaticallyconnecttothegatewayinafewseconds afterpowerup. TopowerdowntheU9920GPB,pressandholdthePOWERbuttonforapproximatelytwo seconds.TheLEDwillturnredandthenturnoff.Thegatewayisnowpowereddown. AircraftInterface TheU9920GPBisdesignedforairportpushbackoperationsandcanbeconnectedtoanaircraft intercomsystem.Onceconnected,uptofourbeltstation(U9910BSW)userscancommunicate tothepilotoftheaircraftbypressingthePTTbuttononthebeltstation.APushBackCableis requiredbetweentheU9920GPBandtheaircraft(cableP/N:41035G02includedwithgateway, standard1/4"interphoneconnection).SeeFigure2below. Line up Orange Dots and Twist Figure2:PushBackCableConnection
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AircraftLevelAdjustment Audiolevelscanvarybetweenaircraft.Tocompensateforthis,theU9920GPBhasareceive leveladjustknob(seeFigure1).Turningthisknobwillincreaseordecreasetheaudiolevel comingfromtheaircraftandintothewirelessintercom.Byadjustingthisknob,optimum performancecanbeachieved. 19541P41(0211) 4of9 ReceiveLevelAdjustmentProcedure 1. ConnectatleastonebeltstationtotheU9920GPBgatewayandensuresidetoneis present(seebeltstationUserManual). 2. PressandholdPTT 3. WhileholdingPTT,beginspeakingandslowlyturnReceiveLevelAdjustknobonthe U9920GPBgatewayclockwiseuntilyouhearanechoofyourownvoice. 4. TurntheReceiveLevelAdjustknobslightlycounterclockwiseuntiltheechostops. 5. ReleasePTT. 6. Youmaywishtoverifycommunicationwiththepilotorsomeonehardwiredtothe aircraftsintercom. Communication Note:Itishighlyrecommendedforwirelesspushbacksystemsthateachheadsetuserinterface throughanonVOXbeltstation(U9912BSW),asextremelyhighandvaryingnoiselevelswithin thisenvironmentcanbecomechallengingtotheVOXfeature,resultinginunwantedrampnoise beingpresentinaVOXbeltstationuser'sheadsetandcausinghim/hertofrequentlyadjustthe VOXsetting.VOXbeltstationsmaybedesiredinmorestableandlessextremenoise environments. AllconnectedbeltstationswillbeabletocommunicatewitheachotherthroughtheU9920GPB whileinrange.Additionally,allbeltstationuserswillalwayshearanytrafficontheaircraft intercom.Tospeakovertheaircraftintercom,thebeltstationusermustpressandholdhis/her PTTbutton.MultiplebeltstationusersmayPTTandthusspeakovertheaircraftintercom simultaneously.Wirelessintercomforallconnectedbeltstationusersisalsoachievedinthis manner.Formoreinformationconsulttheusermanualforthebeltstation. Range Therangeofabeltstationandagatewaycanbeupto300ft(100m).Ifyouareinan environmentwithmetalorconcretewalls,thisrangecouldbereduced.Whenthebeltstation travelsoutofrangeofthegateway,avoicealertwillindicatethattheconnectionhasbeenlost. Toreconnect,simplymovebackintorangeandconnectionwiththegatewaywillautomatically bereestablished,alsonotedbyavoicealert. LowBattery Undertypicalconditions,thebatteryinthegatewaywilllastupto24hoursorlonger.TheStatus LEDturnsredtoindicatethatthebatteryisrunninglow.Atthispoint,approximately1hourof operationremains. 19541P41(0211) 5of9 PPuurrggiinngg InsomecircumstancesitmaybenecessarytopurgetheU9920GPBofsomeofitslinkedbelt stations.Typicallypurgingisnotnecessaryunlesstherearemultiplegatewaysinthesame vicinityandyouwishtoremoveabeltstationfromthisgatewayandlinktoadifferentgateway. Agatewaycanlinkuptosixbeltstationswhereabeltstationcanbelinkedtoonlyonegateway atatime. FullPurge AfullpurgeisthepurgemethodemployedbytheU9920GPBandclearsalllinksinthegateway. Afterthisprocedurenobeltstationswillautomaticallyconnecttothisgatewayuntillinked. FullPurgeprocedure 1. Powerdowngateway(seePowerup/Powerdown). 2. PressandholdPTTbutton.Donotrelease. 3. Powerupthegateway(seePowerup/Powerdown). 4. ReleasePOWERbutton. 5. ReleasePTTbutton. 6. StatusLEDwillflashredtoindicatesuccessfulpurge. BBaatttteerryy RReemmoovvaall && CChhaarrggiinngg AllDavidClark9900serieswirelessbeltstationsandbatteryoperatedcontrollers/gatewaysusea 3.7VLiPolymerrechargeablebattery.Thisbatteryisremovedbylooseningthebatteryrelease screw(SeeFigure1).ThebatteriesarechargedwiththeA9904CRG4baybatterycharger
(41034G01). Wheninstallingabattery,takecaretoalignthebatteryproperlyandfullytightenthescrew(see Figure3). 19541P41(0211) 6of9 Lift Door Insert Battery with Contacts Down Figure3:BatteryInsertion/Removal TTrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg Table2:Troubleshooting Problem Gatewaywillnotturnon Cannotlinkabeltstation Cannotspeaktoaircraft Solution ReviewPowerup/Powerdownprocedure Ensureafreshbatteryisinstalled ReviewRegistrationprocedure Ensureunitsarewithin1to3ft(0.3to0.9m)of eachother TryaFullPurge PTTnotpressed RReeppllaacceemmeenntt PPaarrttss Battery(P/N:40688G90) Protectiveskin,orange(A9902SKN,P/N:40796G03) AircraftInterfaceCord,PJ051{1/4"plug}(P/N:41035G02) AircraftInterfaceCord,U174plug{Embraer}(P/N:41035G03) o Note:NOTformilitaryaircraft(consultfactory) AircraftInterfaceCord,dualGeneralAviationplugs{Saab,others}(P/N:41035G04) 19541P41(0211) 7of9 CCaarree aanndd MMaaiinntteennaannccee TheU9920GPBisnotuserserviceable.Donotattempttoopentheenclosure.Ifthisproduct requiresservice,pleasecontacttheDavidClarkCo.Inc.CustomerServicedepartment:
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CustomerService DavidClarkCompany 360FranklinStreet Worcester,MA01604 Ifnecessary,theU9920GPBmaybewipeddownwithamildsoapandwatermixture.Although itisasealeddevicedesignedtowithstandsubmersioninwaterto1meter,donotunnecessarily submersethisproductinwater. Avoidstorageofthisproductindirectsunlightorhightemperatureenvironments. SSppeecciiffiiccaattiioonnss FrequencyRange AverageRFPowerOutput Range BatteryLife OperatingTemperature StorageTemperature PowerRequirements BatteryType 1920MHz1930MHz(U.S.andCanada) 1880MHz1900MHz(EU) 4mW(100mWpeak)(U.S.andCanada) 10mW(250mWpeak)(EU) 300ft(100m)lineofsight(nominal) 24hrscontinuoususe(nominal) 14Fto113F(10Cto+45C) 4Fto140F(20Cto+60C) 3.7V@100mAnominal 3.7V2000mAhLiPolymer FFCCCC PPaarrtt 1155 SSttaatteemmeenntt RADIOANDTELEVISIONINTERFERENCE ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice, pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan 19541P41(0211) 8of9 radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions, maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipment offandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe followingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver. Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris connected. Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp. andResolveRadioTVInterferenceProblems."ThisbookletisavailablefromtheU.S. GovernmentPrintingOffice,WashingtonD.C.20402. InordertomaintaincompliancewithFCCregulationsshieldedcablesmustbeusedwith
thisequipment.Operationwithnonapprovedequipmentorunshieldedcablesislikelytoresult ininterferencetoradio&televisionreception. Youmayalsofindhelpfulthefollowingbooklet,preparedbytheFCC:"HowtoIdentify IInndduussttrryy CCaannaaddaa SSttaatteemmeenntt ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicenceexemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubject tothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevice mustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthe device. UUnnaauutthhoorriizzeedd CChhaannggeess ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyDavidClarkCompany,Inc.couldvoidthe usersauthoritytooperatetheequipment. UUssaaggee RReessttrriiccttiioonnss USModels DuetotheUPCSfrequenciesused,thisproductislicensedforoperationonlyintheUnitedStates ofAmericaandCanada. EUModels DuetotheDECTfrequenciesused,thisproductislicensedforoperationonlyintheEuropean Unioncountries. 19541P41(0211) 9of9