Instruction Manual - Amron International Inc.

INSTALLATION & OPERATIONOTHER TENDER CONTROLS 6.10PUSH-TO-TALK SWITCHActivation of this switch connects the tender to the diver, necessary for two wire conversations,optional for Simulcom (4-wire) conversations. Always used when using the speaker for talking tothe divers.MICROPHONE JACKS (RED)Connection for headset microphone: plug red banana plug into these jack when operating in theSimulcom mode.HEADSET JACKS (BLACK)Connection for headset earphones, external speaker: plug both headset banana plugs (red &black) into the black headset jacks, red & black when operating in the two wire mode. Plug in onlythe black headset banana plug when operating in the Simulcom mode. Plug hand heldmicrophone black banana plug into the black headset jacks.PUSH TO TALK JACKS (YELLOW)Connection for remote control of the push-to-talk function: plug the hand held microphone yellowbanana plug into this jack. Operation of the hand held microphone is simple and straight forward,hold the microphone in your hand, place the microphone within one half inch of your mouth,depress lever on side of microphone and speak clearly and distinctly into the microphone.The communicator has an automatic speaker disconnect relay which disconnects the front panelspeaker when using the hand held microphone. This greatly reduces the background noise duringtransmissions to the divers. This feature is also functional when using an AMRON headset, andheadset extender (Model 2821-28).SPEAKER ON/OFF SWITCHFor normal operation the speaker switch is left on. When operating in noisy conditions, it may beadvantageous to use a headset to cut out the background noise. In this case it will be desirable toshut off the speaker. There are other conditions when turning off the speaker is desirable,situations where the nature of the work requires a confidential handling of communications.TAPE RECORD JACK (Rear panel) - Isolated audio output to drive an audio tape recorder orVCR. Use standard RCA type audio cable to connect the diver radio to the audio recorder. Testrecord audio, checking both tender to diver conversation and diver to tender conversation forproper record levels.21