Henry Engineering SPORTS POD Specifications

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SPORTS POD

Product Description

MIC/HEADPHONE CONTROLLER AND INTERCOM

The Sports Pod is an announcer’s mic/headphone controller and intercom
system for use by talent at a remote broadcast. It is ideal for use at sport­ing events, on-location broadcasts, or in any studio. Sports Pod is similar
to Henry Engineering’s Talent Pod, but with three additional features: an inte­grated intercom system, active mic audio on/off switching, and the ability to
remotely control the mic. It solves the problem of providing talent with a mix
Local and Return (IFB) headphone audio, and provides duplex off-air commu­nication with a producer or engineer. Its simplicity allows for error-free use by
non-technical users, and it provides an easy way to link several units for use at
broadcasts with multiple announcers.

The Sports Pod’s illuminated Mic On/Off button lets the announcer control
his mic; the Cough button momentarily mutes mic audio. The mic can also be
turned on/off via a remote pushbutton, with a Tally LED to remotely indicate
when the mic is on. The Talkback button lets the talent to talk to an off-site
producer or engineer. Pressing the Talkback button mutes mic audio from the
main (air) output, and sends it to the Talkback output. When used with a Multi­Phones II Master unit, duplex off-air communication (intercom) is possible,
allowing the producer to talk to the talent via the talent’s headphone audio.

The Sports Pod also provides control of the announcer’s headphone audio,
allowing remote-site Local audio to be mixed with the Return audio that’s sent
to the site from the main studio. There are separate inputs for Local and Return

audio with a volume control for each source, so the talent can adjust the mix
in his headphones. To minimize confusion between the two, Sports Pod’s two
Pan switches can independently position Local and Return audio in the Left,
Center, or Right channel of the announcer’s headphones. The LOCal button,
on rear, allows monitoring the mic via the Local headphone input if there is no
source of Local headphone audio. For studio installations, the Stereo mode
will enable both headphone channels to be controlled by the Local volume
control.

For broadcasts with multiple announcers, several Sports Pods can be used
so that each announcer can control his own mic, headphone volume, mix,
and pan settings. Multiple Sports Pods can be quickly linked with cat5
cables, distributing Power, Local and Return headphone audio to all units and
eliminating the need for multiple power sources, DAs and complicated wiring.
Sports Pods can be “mixed-and-matched” with Talent Pods, MiniPods, and
Guest Pods. Sports Pods can be used by themselves or integrated with Henry
Engineering’s MultiPhones system or SixMix USB Audio Console.

Sports Pods can be powered with an external wall transformer; one trans­former will power several units linked with cat5 cables. If used with a Multi­Phones Master unit or SixMix USB Console, the transformer is not required.
Talent Pod is 1/3 rack width, and can be rack mounted using the optional
Rack Shelf. It can also be mounted using the Desk Mount or the wall/cabinet
mounting brackets.

Front

Technical Specifications Typical Application

Mic Input Any Lo-Z balanced microphone, female XLR
Mic Output 0 dBu (line) or -50 dBu (mic), balanced, male XLR
Mic Pre gain Adjustable via rear panel Gain trim
Mic Remote SPST momentary closure turns mic on/off, 3.5mm TRS
Mic Tally 20ma source for Mic-on tally LED, via Mic Remote jack
Talkback Output 0 dBu (line) or -50 dBu (mic), transformer balanced, ¼” TRS
LOC, RTN Inputs -10 dBu to +4 dBu, 20K bal or 10K unbal, ¼” TRS
Headphone Output >24 ohms, ¼” TRS Do not use older “8 ohm” headphones.
Link I/O Links multiple units with cat5 cable, distributes Power,

Local and Return audio to all units

LOC button Selects LOCAL input: Local audio or Mic as Local source
Power 12VAC, 60ma per unit, provided by wall transformer or

MultiPhones Master unit or SixMix USB audio console.

Specifications subject to
change without notice.

REV A 2013

Shown with optional
Desk Mount

Return In
(From Studio)

Producer
TB Mic

Typical installation for 3 announcers with duplex intercom. Talent mics go thru Sports Pods
to mic mixer. Local & Return headphone audio and Producer’s Talkback mic fed into Multi­Phones II Master unit.Outputs of MultiPhones II Master are fed to each Sports Pod via cat5
cables. Each Sports Pod can be individually addressed by Producer’s Talkback mic. Talkback
output of each Sports Pod goes to Talkback amp and speaker
(or mixed into Producer’s headphones).

CAT 5 Links Headphone Audio and Power to Sports Pods

Multiphones

II

Master Unit

Local In

Sports Pod #1Sports Pod

Back

#2

TB Out

Out

Seal Beach, CA 90740

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Sports Pod

#3

TB Out

Out

TEL [phone]

Out

MIC MIXER

PO Box 3796

TB Out

Talkback

Amp and

Speaker

Program
Out to Air

Monitor
Out