Cloud Electronics PS16 User Manual

Pump Station 16-R

Installation & User Guide

V2.1

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Pump Station 16-R

Installation and operation manual

Contents

1 Safety Notes...............................................................................2

Section

Page

3 The RJ45 Connection ................................................................2

4 Schematic Diagram....................................................................3

5 Installation ..................................................................................3

6 RH-8 Installation......................................................................... 3

7 WP-8 Installation ........................................................................ 5

8 Music Inputs ...............................................................................7

9 Sensitivity & Gain Control...........................................................7

10 Global Input................................................................................7

11 Global Input Gain Control........................................................... 7

12 Global Input - High Pass Filter ...................................................8

13 Global Input Priority.................................................................... 8

14 Balanced Line Output – Channel 16 only ...................................8

15 Remote Music Mute – Fire Alarm Interface................................8

16 Chassis Ground Terminal...........................................................9

2 General ......................................................................................2

17 Solving Problems .......................................................................9

17.1 Ground Loops (aka Earth Loops) ............................................... 9

17.2 Connecting balanced signals to the unbalanced line inputs.......9

18 EMC Considerations ................................................................10

19 Technical Specifications...........................................................10

20 General Specifications .............................................................10

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1 Safety Notes

• Do not expose this unit to water or moisture

• Do not expose the unit to naked flames.

• Do not block or restrict any air vent

• Do not operate the unit in ambient temperatures above 35

• The unit has no internal user adjustable parts. Do not remove any panel.

• Refer any servicing to qualified service personnel.

• Do not replace the power transformer with any other type

For more detailed information refer to the rear of the manual.

2 General

The Cloud Pump Station 16-R is a headphone distribution processor primarily designed to
provide headphone monitoring of up to eight stereo sound sources to a person using exercise
machines. The Pump Station 16-R has eight stereo line inputs and a balanced ‘global’ input
with priority.
A total of 16 remotely located ‘RH-8’ or ‘WP-8’ remote control units can be wired to the Pump
Station 16-R – the ‘RH-8’ is fitted with a headphone socket, rotary source select switch and
volume control and can be fitted to the exercise machine or wall mounted. The WP-8 however
is a dedicated wall-mounting version of the RH-8 with the provision to connect low power
speakers.
Eight core Category 5 (Cat 5) cable should be used to wire each remote control unit to the
Pump Station 16-R. The RH-8 comes supplied with an RJ45 patch cable that can be
terminated into any RJ45 socket (commonly used as part of a computer network).
A remote music mute facility is also provided on the Pump Station 16-R that may be used to
satisfy the requirements of the Local Fire Officer.
The Sub Station 16-R provides the capacity to add up to sixteen extra RH-8 or WP-8 remote
control devices; the Pump Station 16-R can drive up to 15 Sub Station 16-R units providing a
maximum capacity of 256 control panels. A multi-core expansion cable is supplied with each
unit and the system is wired in the ‘daisy chain’ configuration.

The front panel controls on both units are reduced to a power switch, all the input and output

terminations and gain controls are mounted on the rear panel. The unit can be positioned in a

3 The RJ45 Connection

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protected area with just the remote control units positioned in the most appropriate location.

The RJ45 plug is a compact 8-pole connector primarily designed for CAT5
cable. Special tools are available making termination both easy and quick.

1) Strip approximately 1” of outer sheath from the cable.

2) Remove extraneous material such as plastic wrap or foil screen from the
8 exposed cores but do not strip their sheaths.

3) Cut the 8 exposed cores down so that when the cable is inserted into the
RJ-45 the outer core can be held by the plugs cable retention system.

4) Insert the 8 cores into the RJ-45 plug fully making sure that they are all
correctly arranged. Information on the correct arrangement of cores for
the RH-8 can be found in section 6 and the WP-8 details are in section 7.

5) Place the plug/cable assembly into the assembly tool and operate the
mechanism.

6) You should now have a firmly connected plug/cable assembly that is
ready for installation.

These notes are for guidance only: always follow the instructions supplied with the assembly tool

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4 Schematic Diagram

5 Installation

The Cloud Pump Station 16-R is suitable for mounting in a standard 19” equipment rack where
it will occupy two units of rack space. The Pump Station 16-R is 170mm deep, but a depth of
235mm should be allowed to clear the rear panel connectors. When possible, avoid positioning
the unit in close proximity to magnetic fields or equipment operating at a high temperature. The
Pump Station 16-R operates from an external plug-top transformer and a provision should be
made to plug this into a suitably positioned power socket. The Pump Station 16-R is fitted with
an RJ45 socket for each remote control unit; terminate using eight core category 5 cable (4 pair
Cat 5). The total cable length from an RH-8 to the rack should not exceed 100m (328ft).

6 RH-8 Installation

When installing the RH-8 we suggest that an RJ45 data socket is
floor mounted adjacent to each one. Wire each data socket
individually back to the equipment rack pin to pin using CAT 5
cable. The RH-8 is fitted with an RJ45 compatible data socket
and supplied with a 3m patch cord to link to the floor mounted
data socket; this approach simplifies maintenance.

Cable Information for Wiring the RH-8 to a Floor Socket

RH-8 (RJ45) Pump Station 16-R (RJ45) CAT 5*

Pin 8 Pin 8 Brown/White
Pin 7 Pin 7 White/Brown
Pin 6 Pin 6 Green/White
Pin 5 Pin 5 White/Blue
Pin 4 Pin 4 Blue/White
Pin 3 Pin 3 White/Green
Pin 2 Pin 2 Orange/White
Pin 1 Pin 1 White/Orange

Pump Station 16-R & Sub Station 16-R

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