Panels and Interfaces

Main Station/Remote Station: Front panel

 

 

Key to Main Station/Remote Station: Front panel

Feature

Description

Ear for rack mounting Main Station/Remote Station.

Headset socket (4-pin XLR–M)

Pin

Function

1

Mic ground

2

Mic +

3

Earphone ground

4

Earphone

Gooseneck microphone socket (3-pin female Tuchel connector)

Mic control [MIC ON]. Press to activate mic audio.

Headset key [HSET]. Press to activate the headset mic. When the headset is connected, the gooseneck microphone is disconnected. Audio output to the loudspeaker is diverted to the headphones.

Menu. Press to display the Main Station menus in the display screens [ G ]. Use the rotary control for each display screen to scroll and select menu items. See Main Station/Remote Channel keyset

Channel keyset. There is a keyset (set of controls) addressable to any of the available Channels. See Main Station/Remote Channel keyset

Stage Announce [SA]. Press to talk to connected Public Address (PA) / Stage Announce (SA) system, See HMS-4X Main Station: rear panel

SA mutes any active Talk key on the station, and transmits audio from either headset or gooseneck microphone to the SA Output port on the rear of the unit. If the SA is assigned to a Channel, then any talker within the Channel has their audio routed to the associated SA Port.

When the SA is pressed, Mic select [MIC ON] is also lit bright red, indicating that mic audio is active. See Using the SA [Stage Announce] key

Master Station

LEDs for lines 1 and 2 (digital Partylines). The LEDs indicate the status of the intercom circuit powering. When an LED is lit:

  • Green, the line is functioning.

  • Amber, the line is busy.

  • Red, there is an error or fault on the line.

Remote Station

LEDs for line status and LAN status. The LEDs indicate the status of the intercom circuit powering. When an LED is lit:

Green, the line is functioning.

Amber, the line is busy.

Red, there is an error or fault on the line.

If there is a fault on a powerline output, the Line STATUS indicator will turn off and the red FAULT indicator will flash. Possible causes of a fault include overvoltage, overcurrent, short circuit to ground or severe brown-outs.

Loudspeaker. When a headset is connected [ B  ] and selected [ E ], loudspeaker output is diverted to the headphones.

Program feed audio level rotary control [Program].

  • To increase the volume of the program feed to the loudspeaker / headphones, turn clockwise (up to 360°).

  • To decrease the volume, turn anticlockwise (up to 360°). As you increase or decrease the volume, the level control LEDs pass through a range of indicator colors:

LED color

Volume level

Green

Low

Amber / Green

Low / Medium

Amber

Medium

Red / Amber

Medium / High

Red

High

  • To mute or unmute the program audio, push the rotary control.

Upper and lower volume limits can be set in the HMS Role settings in the CCM under Roles > Main Station (HMS) > select role > Station > Program Volume Limits.

Loudspeaker / Headphone audio level rotary control [Main]. To increase the volume to the loudspeaker / headphones, turn clockwise (up to 360°). To decrease the volume, turn anticlockwise (up to 360°). Push to mute or unmute.

As you increase or decrease the volume, the level control LEDs pass through a range of indicator colors.

Upper and lower volume limits can be set in the HMS Role settings in the CCM under Roles > Main Station (HMS) > select role > Station > Main Volume Limits.

Main Station:

Remote Mic Kill [RMK]. Press to:

  • Unlatch all latched talk keys for either all displayed Channels or all Channels within the system (configurable within the Role)

Remote Station:

Option [OPT] – Can be configured as an RMK button, see Using the RMK [Remote Mic Kill] key.

All Talk. Press to talk to all Channels (intercom devices and systems) connected to the Main Station.

USB 2.0 (Micro-AB) connector

Note: This connector is not present on the Remote Station.

USB 2.0 (Standard-A) connector.

Note: The Main Station/Remote Station does not have a power switch, button or key. The system powers up when you connect the power supply. Power up time depends on the amount of equipment connected.