Anchor Audio COM-60FC
PortaCom is Anchor Audio's wired party-line intercom: two channels of crew talkback carried on ordinary 3-pin XLR microphone cable, with no frequency coordination and nothing to interfere with. The COM-60FC is the six-user package. A PC-2000 power console has four XLR outputs, and a B3-2000 branch box splits one of them one-in, three-out to reach the fifth and sixth belt pack. Each BP-2000 gives its user an A/B channel switch, a call button, a microphone on/off button and its own headset volume, so a director on channel A and a camera crew on channel B work the same cable run without stepping on each other.
The console puts 22 VDC on the line at up to 400 mA, enough to run as many as 20 belt packs, and additional B3-2000 branch boxes take the system out to 50 headsets. Each pack takes a 4-pin XLR headset; specify six H-2000 dual-muff or H-2000S single-muff sets when you order. The kit ships in a sturdy cardboard carrying case. This is the no-cables package, so budget a standard 3-pin XLR mic cable for every belt-pack run, or order the COM-60FC/C, which arrives with seven 50-foot EX-50M cables.
| System | PortaCom 2-channel (A/B) wired party-line intercom |
|---|---|
| Users | 6 belt packs, expandable |
| Power Console | PC-2000, four 3-pin XLR male outputs |
| Console Output | 22 VDC to belt packs, 400 mA maximum |
| Branch Box | B3-2000, one 3-pin XLR female in, three 3-pin XLR male out |
| Belt Packs | (6) BP-2000 with 4-pin XLR headset connector, A/B select, call, mic on/off |
| Headsets | Choice of six H-2000 dual-muff or H-2000S single-muff |
| Cabling | Standard 3-pin XLR mic cable required - not included |
| Expansion | Up to 20 BP-2000 on one PC-2000; up to 50 users with additional B3-2000 branch boxes |
| Included | PC-2000 console, B3-2000 branch box, six BP-2000 belt packs, six headsets, cardboard carrying case |
