Grass Valley TR6442i User Manual
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Table of Contents
1 About CommLink TR6442i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CommLink TR6442i Fiber Optic Intercom Link Fiber Optic Intercom Link Components9
CommLink TR6442i Fiber Optic Intercom Link Fiber Optic Intercom Link Front Panel9
Area A - System Configuration Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Area B - Auto Null Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Area C - System Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CommLink TR6442i Fiber Optic Intercom Link Fiber Optic Intercom Link Back Panel12
CommLink TR6442i Fiber Optic Intercom Link Matrix and Station Connectors . .14
Clear-Com Mode Wiring and Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RTS Mode Wiring and Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CommLink TR6442i Fiber Optic Intercom Link Port State and Power Options . . .17
Mussel Shell MTR6442i Power Connector - 4 Pin XLR Connector Wiring. . . . . . . . .17
Fiber ADAP Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3 Setting Up the CommLink TR6442i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Example CommLink TR6442i Fiber Optic Intercom Link Usage Scenarios . . . . . . .22
Connecting a Two Channel Base System with Remote Belt Packs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting a Matrix Frame System with Two Remote Matrix Stations . . . . . . . . . .23
Connecting a Matrix Frame with Remote Belt Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Connecting a Two Matrix Stations System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Converting a Two Channel System to work with a Matrix Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
TWO-WIRE PARTYLINE MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
ADVANCED DSP AUTO-NULLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
BELT PACK POWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
FOUR-WIRE MATRIX MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
HYBRID MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
CommLink TR6442i Fiber Optic Intercom Link Switch Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29