Zaxcom IFB User Manual

IC Radio Standards Specification: RSS-210

Certification Exhibit

FCC ID: PR6IFB

IC: 12755A-IFB

FCC Rule Part: 15.247

ACS Project: 15-2006

Manufacturer: Zaxcom, Inc.

Model: IFB200

User Manual

3998 FAU Blvd. Suite 310 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Tel: 561-961-5585 Fax: 561-961-5587

USER MANUAL

Published April 2015

IFB200

ZaxNet Remote Control. R einvented

TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................... 2

KNOWING YOUR IFB-200 ..................................................................................................................... 4

HOME SCREEN ........................................................................................................................................ 6

LTERNATE HOME SCREEN ...................................................................................................................................... 6

OME SCREEN OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 7

MAIN MENU ............................................................................................................................................. 8

AVIGATING THE MAIN MENU ................................................................................................................................ 8

EMOTE GAIN ADJUST ............................................................................................................................................. 8

NIT CODE SELECT ................................................................................................................................................. 8

EMOTE FREQUENCY ADJUST .................................................................................................................................. 8

EMOTE POWER MODE ........................................................................................................................................... 9

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LAYBACK CONTROL ............................................................................................................................................ 10

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IMECODE ROUTING ............................................................................................................................................. 10

IMECODE FRAME RATE SELECT ............................................................................................................................... 1

IFB

AUDIO MIX ....................................................................................................................................................... 1

OCK PAGE ........................................................................................................................................................... 12

EXTENDED MENU ................................................................................................................................. 13

AVIGATING THE EXTENDED MENU ......................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

XITING THE EXTENDED MENU ................................................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

NOTCH FILTER ................................................................................................................................................. 13

ECORD FORMAT .................................................................................................................................................. 13

TRANSMIT POWER .............................................................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

IFB P

OWER ROLL ......................................................................................................................................................... 15

IFB

MODE .............................................................................................................................................................. 14

IFB

VOTING ENABLE ................................................................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

AXNET IFB FREQUENCY ......................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

IFB

DROPOUT COMPENSATOR .............................................................................................................................. 15

OWER-UP MODE ................................................................................................................................................. 17

ORMAT MICRO SD CARD..................................................................................................................................... 17

IME CODE JAM MODE ............................................................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

IME CODE SOURCE .............................................................................................................................................. 18

ROUP CODE SELECT ............................................................................................................................................ 19

G A

UDIO INPUT SELECT ............................................................................................................................................ 19

INIMUM FREQUENCY ........................................................................................................................................... 19

AXIMUM FREQUENCY .......................................................................................................................................... 19

ERX

SOFTWARE UPDATE ....................................................................................................................................... 20

ECORD ON BOOTUP ........................................................................................................................................... 20

NPUT PHASE INVERT ............................................................................................................................................. 20

OME SCREEN TIMECODE DISPLAY ........................................................................................................................ 21

ACKLIGHT TIMER .................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

NCRYPTION MENU ............................................................................................................................................... 21

NCRYPTION CODE ............................................................................................................................................... 22

MEDIA ...................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

EDIA CAPACITY ...................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

............................................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

ECORDING FORMAT ............................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

FIRMWARE ............................................................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

PDATING IFB-200 FIRMWARE ................................................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

WIRING DIAGRAMS .............................................................................................................................. 25

Balanced Line Level Analog In – ...................................................................................................................... 25

AES Digital in – ................................................................................................................................................ 25

UDIO OUT .......................................................................................................................................................... 25

12 Volt DC power – ........................................................................................................................................ 25

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 26

PRODUCT SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................. 27

ZAXCOM WARRANTY POLICY AND LIMITATIONS ..................................................................... 28

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Knowing your IFB-200

1. INC Key

• Increases the parameters of a menu item.

• From the home screen will change the transport commands of the corresponding transmitter.

2. LCD Display

3. Menu Key

• Press it to access the menu and to advance to the next menu item..

• Holding it while powering up will take you into the Extended Menu

4. DEC / Stop Key

• Decreases the parameters of the menu items.

• From the home screen will change the transport commands of the corresponding transmitter.

5. Micro SD Card Slot

6. Power Switch

7. Antenna Connector – ZaxNet

8. * Antenna connector type is RSMA

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1. Audio In Connector - TA5M

This connector will be used to input both analog and digital audio.

• Analog audio is two channels balanced line level.

• Digital audio is an AES pair.

2. Audio Out - 3.5mm (summed to mono on tip of a TRS)

• When in playback the playback audio from the card will be outputted.

• When in transmit mode the inputted audio with be outputted.

• When in receive mode the ZaxNet received audio will be outputted. If there is no ZaxNet

audio present the inputted audio will be outputted.

• When recording the inputted audio will be outputted. When recording in receive mode the

ZaxNet received audio will be outputted.

3. Time code IN/OUT - BNC –

The BNC is menu selectable to be used as a time code input or output.

4. DC Power Input - Switchcraft 761 connector.

5. Analog input trim adjust - Channel 1 ( Left )

6. Analog input trim adjust - Channel 2 ( Right )

7. Audio out level adjust

Zaxcom IFB200

2.404

STOP

ZaxNet Recorder ZaxNet TRX Frequency Status Status

Input Audio Meter

01:02:34:01 - - - STOP I I I

Home Screen

STOP

Meter Indications

-20, -10, 0 dBFS

Frequency

This is the ZaxNet transmit / receive frequency that the IFB200 is operating on.

Recorder Status

This displays the transport status of the internal recorder. When a valid time code signal is being received this will flash “JAM”. When a formatted card is inserted the approximate record time left on the card will also flash.

ZaxNet TRX Transport Status

This displays the transmit commands being sent to the transmitters. When in RX mode this will become the status of the internal recorder.

• REC - TRX record commands will be sent.

• - - - - - Is displayed when the IFB200 is not sending any commands.

• STOP - TRX Recording / Playback is stop commands will be sent.

• PLAY - TRX playback commands will be sent.

Please note that this is the order of the commands as they appear in the IFB200. So for example to go from REC to PLAY you would need to press the DEC key 3 times and to go from PLAY to STOP you would need to press the INC key once.

Input Audio Meter

This displays the modulation of the inputted audio signal.

• When the record format is set to MONO you will see one meter.

• When in receive mode the meter will display the received audio.

Alternate Home Screen

If the HOME TC DISPLAY menu is set to ON then the frequency will be replaced with the timecode and the record status is moved to the lower left corner.

Home Screen with time code

Zaxcom IFB200 Home Screen

Home Screen Operations

From the home screen pressing the INC or DEC key will cycle through the TRX control commands in order. If a formatted card is inserted the internal recorder will follow this sequence. For example if you send a record command to the TRX the internal recorder will go into record as well.

The IFB200 will boot up to “- - - -“ mode where no command is being sent. Press INC you will see REC displayed and a record command will be sent to the TRX and put the internal recorder into record mode. To stop, press the DEC key twice. You will cycle through “- - - -“ then to STOP. Playback would be one more press of the DEC key.

Zaxcom IFB200

REMOTE GAIN

REMOTE CONTROL

Main Menu

Navigating the Main Menu

• Press the MENU Button to enter the menu.

• To advance to the next menu press the MENU Button again.

Remote Gain Adjust

This menu will only appear if IFB mode is set to TX.

GROUP 01 UNIT001

The remote gain menu adjusts the gain, via ZaxNet, of the TRX transmitter that has the same group and unit code displayed if “ALL” is selected for the unit code each TRX transmitter in that group will be adjusted simultaneously. If the TRX is not in range of the ZaxNet signal, the gain command will have to be repeated once the transmitter comes back into range

Adjusting the transmitter gain

• Press the INC key to increase the gain. The display will show”++” in the top right hand corner as the

gain is being adjusted.

• Press the DEC key decrease the gain. The display will show”- -” in the top right hand corner as the

gain is being adjusted.

• Each key press will alter the gain by 2dB.

Unit Code Select

UNIT CODE = ALL

Each TRX transmitter can be assigned a specific unit code. That unit code allows for a specific transmitter to be controlled individually from the IFB200. This menu allows for the unit code to be changed so each transmitter can be individually adjusted from the IFB200. If “ALL” is selected multiple transmitters, in the same group, can be adjusted at the same time. So when the unit code number selected in this menu matches the unit code on a TRX transmitter that transmitter can be remotely controlled that transmitter(s). The unit code can be set to any number from 1 to 200 or “ALL” can be selected - to control all transmitters at the same time. Please note that If the unit code is changed pressing the MENU key will navigate back to the Remote Gain Menu. If no changes are made to the unit code pressing the MENU key will advance the IFB200 to the next menu item.

Remote Frequency Adjust