User Manual - RCVR

LR
LECTROSONICS, INC.
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Firmware Update
As of the date of this writing, the firmware update pro-
gram runs only on a Windows operating system.
Updating the firmware is simply a matter of download-
ing a utility program and file from the web site and
running the program with the receiver connected to a
computer via the USB port.
Go to www.lectrosonics.com/US. Click on SUPPORT
in the top bar, then click on L-Series in the catego-
ries list. Click on the link labeled Firmware Updates
at the bottom of the screen. Download the Firmware
Updater program zip file and extract it to a temporary
folder on your computer. Then download and extract
the firmware zip file (e.g. lrv1_16.zip) and extract it to a
temporary folder on your computer.
Hold down the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on the
receiver while powering it up. The receiver will display
UPDATE to confirm it is in this mode. Plug in the USB
cable and run the utility program. The program will
automatically detect the receiver and prompt for the
location of the firmware file. Point at the file and click
on Start. The process takes about 90 seconds.
Antenna Orientation
The antennas are most sensitive perpendicular to
the axis of the whip. The pattern is a toroidal (donut)
shape surrounding the antenna. A cross section of
the pattern is depicted in the illustrations below.
The best orientation is to keep the antenna whips
elevated and oriented vertically to provide a circu-
lar pattern around the transmitter and receiver. The
whips can point up or down.
The receiver can be mounted horizontally and swiv-
eling antennas can be adjusted to keep the whips in
a vertical orientation, as shown in Fig. 2.
It is also good practice to keep the antennas away
from metallic surfaces.
Tx
STRONG
SIGNAL
WEAK
SIGNAL
Rx
Rx
Tx
WEAKEST
SIGNAL
Rx
Tx
Tx
STRONG
SIGNAL
Rx
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4