SPECIFICATIONS 1201URX/AB - 1201URX/Si/Si-S - 1201URX/VM RF Carrier Frequency Range 188 tep ~ 638.125-661.875 MHz MicroComputer Controlled PLL Synth. Noie Reduction Expander (THAT) Effective Operating Range 200-300 ft ~ 60-100m Frequency Repone 50-15kHz (± 1.5dB) RF Senitivity (12dB SINAD) 1.2μV Adacent Channel Selectivity > 70dB (± 250kHz) Image Reection > 93dB IF Reection > 93dB Audio THD < 0.8% Audio Output 40dBm ± 40kHz Deviation (-20dBm ± 40kHz Deviation for 1201URX\Si) Output Impedance 600Ω (300Ω for 1201URX\Si) Signal/Noie Ratio > 62dB (± 5kHz Deviation) A Weighted Power Requirement 11-15V DC @ 220mA (10-17V DC @ 200mA for 1201URX\Si) Dimenion 68W x 84H x 18D mm- 1201URX/Si inertion 93W x 119H x 49D mm - 1201URX/AB 82W x 150H x 60D mm - 1201URX/VM Operating Temperature Range -50 0 - +122 0 F ~ -10 0 - +50 0 C Weight 8.8 ounce ~ 250g for 1201URX/Si 15.87ounce ~ 450g for 1201URX/AB 26.45ounce ~ 750g for 1201URX/VM Uer Guide 1201URX/AB 1201URX/VM 1201URX/Si/Si-S 1201BT 1201XT ENHANCED BROADCAST PERFORMANCE UHF WIRELESS SYSTEM 1201BT Output Power Max Modulation Senitivity MIC Level / Imped. Power Requirement Dimenion Weight w/battery 1201XT Output Power Max Modulation Senitivity MIC Level / Imped. (Dynamic) Phantom Power Power Requirement Dimenion Weight w/battery 30mW -4dBm -56dBm (± 5kHz Deviation) 3V DC (2 AA Alkaline) @ < 150mA 2.48 (W) x 3.86 (H) x 1.12 (D) inche 63 (W) x 98 (H) x 28.5 (D) mm 6.35 ounce ~ 180g 30mW +20dBM ~ 0dBm -60dBm / 2.2kΩ (± 5kHz Dev.) 48V ±2V @ 2mA 3V DC (2 AA Alkaline) @ < 180mA - 290 ma w/phantom Power ON 1.57 (W) x 4.49 (H) x 1.57 (D) inche 40 (W) x 114 (H) x 40 (D) mm 6.35 ounce ~ 180g Due to contant improvement, pecification are ubect to change without notice. Licening Licening of thi, or any Azden wirele equipment i the uer reponibility. The ability to receive a licene depend largely on the uer claification, application and frequency. Contact the appropriate agency (FCC in the USA) for further information. Azden Corporation, 147 New Hyde Park Road, P.O. Box 10, Franklin Square, NY 11010 tel - 516.328.7500 fax - 516.328.7506 email - ale@azdencorp.com 2010 Azden Corporation Printed in USA P1030-02
E. Diplay In addition to howing the frequency and the channel number, the diplay [ ] alo how other ueful information. 1201URX/VM 1201URX/AB 1201URX/VM 1201URX/Si 1201URX/AB p o r l k l k o o r r q p n q p n The LCD egment on the left how the approximate remaining battery life (from 1 to 3 egment) with 3 egment meaning maximum battery power. The bottom egment will blink when the battery power fall to le than 2.2VDC and indicate that it i time to replace the batterie. Azden recommend the ue of Alkaline batterie only. Acro the top of the diplay up to 5 egment will illuminate depending on the trength of the tranmitted audio ignal - From 2 (weak) to 5 (trong). The firt (left) egment will light when the AUDIO witch i turned ON. The bet audio i achieved when 4 to 5 egment are lit. If all 5 egment are lit continually, the ignal i too trong and could overload the input of the receiver. Move the microphone further away from the ound ource. The diplay can alo how the total number of hour of ue (change to thi diplay uing the mode [ n] button. To tart, after chooing the TIME mode, pre the UP [ o] Button until the diplay how 00:00. Then, each time the tranmitter i turned ON the clock will keep track of the total hour and minute ued. Thi i a handy way of keeping track of battery life. i 11
USING THE 1201XT TRANSMITTER S CONTROLS AND DISPLAY A. Power The POWER ON/OFF witch [ r] Turn the 1201XT ON or OFF. B. Audio Prior to turning the 1201XT ON it i bet to et the AUDIO witch [ q] To OFF. When ready to begin tranmitting, witch to ON. The OFF poition act a a mute maintaining the RF ignal but turning off the audio. l m n o C. MIC Connector/Locking Ring Thi 3-pin XLR connector [ l] I the microphone input. Any low impedance microphone with a correponding connector can be attached here. If the microp hone require external power (Phantom Power) the 1201XT can upply 48VDC. The XLR connector i wired with pin #1 a ground, pin # 2 a audio + (and +48VDC when Phantom Power i ON) and pin #3 a audio -. Once the microphone i plugged into the 1201XT the locking ring [ m] hould be rotated clockwie until nug. To remove the microphone, firt rotate the locking ring counterclockwie and then, while preing the XLR releae, pull the microphone traight away from the 1201XT. k p q r INTRODUCTION Thank you for electing the Azden 1201 Serie for your portable/eng on-camera UHF wirele need. We are confident that thee component will perform beyond your expectation. For over 50 year, Azden Corporation ha been creating technologically advanced product. By taking advantage of the latet in CAD deign and SMT production technique, Azden engineer are able to produce product that exceed the publihed pecification and perform well beyond the warranty period. The 1201 Serie repreent a breakthrough in on-camera, digital frequency-electable UHF receiver and tranmitter. It enhanced performance aure you of the highet image reection combined with the finet in audio clarity. The PLL-yntheized mixer/local ocillator provide for extremely accurate frequency election while the twin-antenna true diverity front-end reduce multi path ditortion caued dropout to near zero. In the real world of ENG, the ability to be able to elect a clear frequency on the pot i vitally important. Going out into the field with a ingle-frequency unit invite diater ince there i no way of knowing what frequencie will be ued by the other crew that are covering the ame tory or event. Think of the 1201 Serie unit a your inurance policy - Your aurance of getting the tory. Deigned by profeional - For profeional, the 1201 Serie will provide you with year of worry-free, high-quality performance. D. Input Level Adutment Thi crewdriver adutment [ p] control the input level of the microphone. Counterclockwie rotation reduce the input gain while clockwie rotation increae the input gain. 10 ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1201URX SERIES RECEIVER VIEW... i INTRODUCTION... ii RECEIVER (1201URX/AB and 1201URX/VM) SETUP...1-2 Attaching the Antenna... 1 Connecting the Output Cable... 1 Setting the Receiver Frequency...1-2 Power... 2 Output... 2 Monitor... 2 LCD Diplay...2-4 The 1201URX/Si... 4 Mode...4-5 Up/Down... 5 Powering the 1201BT Tranmitter... 6 SETTING THE TRANSMITTING FREQUENCY ON THE 1201BT...6-7 USING THE 1201BT TRANSMITTER S CONTROLS AND DISPLAY...7 Power... 7 Audio... 7 MIC... 7 Input Level Adutment... 7 Belt Clip... 7 Antenna... 8 Diplay... 8 THE 1201XT... 8 Powering the 1201XT...8-9 SETTING THE TRANSMITTING FREQUENCY ON THE 1201XT...9 USING THE 1201XT TRANSMITTER S CONTROLS AND DISPLAY...10 Power... 10 Audio... 10 MIC Connector / Locking Ring... 10 Input Level Adutment... 10 Diplay... 11 SPECIFICATIONS...Back Page LICENSING...Back Page CONFORMITY... Inert iii POWERING THE 1201XT (continued) in the illutration. The compartment i deigned to eae battery inertion - With the correct polarity. DO NOT FORCE THE BATTERY INTO THE COMPART- MENT. Azden doe not recommend the ue of rechargeable batterie. SETTING THE TRANSMITTING FREQUENCY ON THE 1201XT Before the 1201XT can be ued, it and the aociated receiver have to be et to the ame frequency. Thi can be accomplihed on the 1201XT tranmitter by firt etting the LCD diplay to one of the two view - Frequency or Channel. To do thi,after intalling freh batterie, turn the 1201XT to the ON poition [ r]. Next, uing the tip of a ballpoint pen, an unbent paper clip or omething imilar, pre the MODE button [ n] repeatedly until one of the two creen below appear. Uing either the UP or DOWN button [ o] the deired receiving frequency or channel number can be et. Tapping the button tep the frequency or channel number one at a time while preing and holding the button in move through the frequencie or channel number rapidly. There are 188 different frequencie or channel number to chooe from. Once the deired frequency or channel number ha been determined be certain to et both the tranmitter and the receiver to match. 9
F. Antenna: The antenna [ k] hould be kept clear of metal obect. G. Diplay: In addition to howing the frequency and channel number, the diplay [ p] alo how other ueful information. The LCD egment on the left how the approximate remaining battery life (from 1 to 3 egment) with 3 egment meaning maximum battery power. The bottom egment will blink when the battery power fall to le the 2.2VDC and indicate that it i time to replace the batterie. Azden recommend the ue of Alkaline batterie only. Acro the top of the diplay up to 5 egment will illuminate depending on the trength of the tranmitted audio ignal - From 2 (weak) to 5 (trong). The firt (left) egment will light when the STBY witch i turned ON. The bet audio i achieved when 4 to 5 egment are lit. If all 5 egment are lit continually, the ignal i too trong and could overload the input of the receiver. Either move the microphone further away from the ound ource or reduce the microphone input gain [ * ]. The diplay can alo how the total number of hour of ue (change to thi diplay uing the mode [ q] button. To tart, after chooing the TIME mode, pre the UP [ ] Button until the diplay how 00:00. Then, each time the tranmitter i turned ON the clock will keep track of the total hour and minute ued. Thi i a handy way of keeping track of battery life. POWERING THE 1201XT TRANSMITTER The 1201XT ue two AA Alkaline batterie for power. The batterie are placed in the compartment by removing the battery compartment door and placing the batterie in the compartment a hown 8 RECEIVER SETUP (1201URX/AB and 1201URX/VM) The 1201URX/AB i a pecially developed model that integrate the Anton Bauer Gold Mount to power the receiver. The 1201URX/VM i a pecially developed model that integrate the IDX battery-mount to power the receiver. All of the function and control of the two model are the ame except for the method of powering the receiver. The 1201URX/AB attache between the camera and Anton Bauer pack uing the Gold Mount ytem while the 1201URX/VM attache between the camera and the IDX V-mount battery pack. A. Attaching antenna: To attach the high-gain antenna to the receiver, fit the BNC connector on the antenna on the receiver [ ], pre down and rotate clockwie. To remove, rotate the antenna BNC connector counterclockwie and pull up. B. Connecting the Output cable: It i neceary to connect the output of the receiver [ l] to the camera MIC or LINE input by mean of a properly wired cable (not upplied). The connector on the receiver i wired with pin #1 a Ground, pin #2 a Poitive (+) and pin #3 a Negative (-). Set the OUTPUT Line/Mic witch on the receiver [ q] to the appropriate poition, matching the input on the camera that i ued. C. Setting the Receiving Frequency: Before the receiver can be ued, it and the aociated tranmitter have to be et to the ame frequency. Thi can be accomplihed on the receiver by firt etting the LCD diplay to one of two view - Frequency or Channel. To do thi, after applying battery power, fit turn the receiver to the ON poition [ p]. Next, uing the tip of a ballpoint pen, an unbent paperclip or omething imilar, pre the MODE button [ r] repeatedly until one of the two creen on the next page appear. 1
RECEIVER SETUP/USE - 1201URX/AB or 1201URX/VM (continued) Uing either the UP or DOWN button [ ] the deired receiving frequency or channel number can be et. Tapping the button tep the frequency or channel number one at a time while preing and holding the button move through the frequencie or channel number rapidly. There are 188 different frequencie or channel number to chooe from. Once the deired frequency or channel ha been determined be certain to et both the tranmitter and the receiver to match. D. Power: The POWER ON/OFF witch [ p] turn the 1201BT On and Off. To conerve battery life, it i bet to turn the receiver ON only when it i actually being ued. E. Output: Select either LINE or MIC [ q] depending on which input i being ued on the camera F. Monitor: Thi control [ n] adut the output level (MIN to MAX) at the earphone monitor ack [ k]. Thi i a 3.5mm mono ack. G. LCD Diplay: Thi diplay [ o] how everal piece of information. A dicued previouly, the frequency or channel number i hown. Additionally, a the diverity receiver chooe which antenna i receiving the bet ignal, The A or B egment of the LCD diplay will illuminate. Uing either the UP or DOWN button [ ] the deired receiving frequency or channel number can be et. Tapping the button tep the frequency or channel number one at a time while preing and holding the button move through the frequencie or channel number rapidly. There are 188 different frequencie or channel number to chooe from. Once the deired frequency or channel ha been determined be certain to et both the tranmitter and the receiver to match. USING THE 1201 TRANSMITTER CONTROLS AND DISPLAY A. Power: The POWER ON/OFF witch [ l] turn the 1201BT On and Off. B. Audio: Prior to turning the 1201BT ON it i bet to et the AUDIO witch [ n] to ST.BY. When ready to tranmit, witch to ON. The ST.BY poition act a a mute that maintain the RF ignal but turn off the audio. C. MIC: Thi 4-pin Hiroe connector [ o] i the microphone input. Azden produce a number of lapel, head-worn and neck-worn microphone that are pecifically uited for the 1201BT. In addition, other externally powered (5VDC) electret condener microphone can be ued when they are properly wired with the correct Hiroe connector) pin #1 i for audio +, pin #2 i not ued, pin #3 i for bia voltage and pin #4 i ground). If you are uing the 1201BT a a wirele intrument tranmitter the connection are omewhat different (pin #1 i not ued, pin #2 i audio +, pin #3 i for bia voltage and pin #4 i ground). D. Input Level Adutment: Thi crewdriver adutment [* ] control the level of the microphone. Counterclockwie rotation reduce the input gain while clockwie rotation increae the input gain. E. Belt-Clip: The metal belt-clip [ ] provide a convenient method of attaching the tranmitter to the uer. 2 7
Powering the 1201BT Tranmitter The 1201BT ue 2 AA Alkaline batterie for power. The batterie are placed in the battery compartment by liding the battery compartment door [ r] down and placing the batterie in the compartment a marked [**]. DO NOT FORCE THE BATTERIES INTO THE COMPARTMENT. Azden doe not recommend the ue of rechargeable batterie. k l m n o p q r * ** SETTING THE TRANSMITTING FREQUENCY ON THE 1201BT Before the 1201BT can be ued, it and the aociated receiver have to be et to the ame frequency. Thi can be accomplihed on the 1201BT tranmitter by firt etting the LCD diplay to one of two view - Frequency or Channel. To do thi, after intalling freh batterie, turn the 1201BT to the ON poition [ l]. Next, uing the tip of a ballpoint pen, an unbent paper clip or omething imilar, pre the MODE button [ q] repeatedly until one of the two creen below appear. 6 3
RECEIVER SETUP/USE - 1201URX/AB or 1201URX/VM A the RF ignal from the tranmitter get tronger (or weaker) the number of illuminated LCD egment in the diplay will change - with 3 egment being the maximum and bet. Similarly, the AF (audio level) egment will light from 1 to 3 egment a the audio get tronger or weaker. In thi cae, the bet level i achieved a the diplay how between 2 and 3 egment. If all 3 egment tay illuminated for a continued period of time it i likely that you are over-driving the receiver input and you hould reduce the tranmitting level by either moving the microphone further away from the ound ource or reducing the input gain on the tranmitter. THE 1201URX/Si The 1201URX/Si receiver i pecially deigned to work with pecific Panaonic Slot-In or Ikegami Uni-Slot camera. Once mounted in the camera, the DB-25 connector on the bottom provide the receiver with power directly from the camera power upply (battery) while delivering audio directly to the camera audio input. Item A. [ ], C., D. [ p] and G. [ o] on page 1 and 2 apply directly to the 1201URX/Si 1201URX/Si Top panel diplay and operation: The MODE Switch [ r] perform 1 of 5 function. Initial MODE diplay: The initial MODE how the receiving band hown a Group, Channel and Frequency. If there i no action taken with the MODE witch for 4 econd the diplay will return to the Initial Diplay. Preing the MODE witch for one econd while howing the Initial Diplay will caue the currently et frequency to be diplayed. Mode #1 (GR): From the Initial Diplay, quickly preing the MODE witch once diplay the Group Diplay. Preing the UP or DOWN button will change the Group Number. There are 7 Group, 6 of which have the bet election of frequency combination when uing multiple ytem. Group 0 allow for chooing any channel/frequency. The lat Group i memorized when the receiver i turned OFF. The chart on page 3 how the Group v Frequency combination. 1201URX/Si Top Panel diplay and operation (continued) Mode #2 (CH): To change the channel/frequency within the elected group, pre the MODE witch a 2nd time. CH will be diplayed. Uing either the UP or DOWN button [ ] the deired receiving channel/frequency combination can be et (the chart on page 3 how the relationhip). Tapping the button tep the channel/frequency number one at a time while preing and holding the button move through the combination rapidly. There are 188 different channel/ frequency combination to chooe from Group allow you to elect all of the combination). Once the deired channel/frequency ha been determined et both the tranmitter and receiver to match. When the receiver i turned OFF the lat channel/frequency choen i tored in memory. Mode #3 (SQ): To change the quelch level, pre the MODE witch for a third time. SQ will how in the diplay. There are 3 etting to chooe from: on on = RF mute ON - Tone mute ON (default) on off = RF mute ON - Tone mute OFF off off = RF mute OFF - Tone mute OFF You can cycle through thee with the UP/DOWN button. The quelch return to the default when the receiver i turned OFF. Mode #4 (SQ Level): There are four level of Squelch to chooe from: 0 =Default 3 = 3dB (RF) increae to the default -6 = 6dB (RF) decreae to the default -3 = 3dB (RF) decreae to the default You can cycle through thee with the UP/DOWN button. See the dicuion at the bottom of page 2 and the top of page 4 for information concerning the other part of the diplay. 4 5