User manual SENNHEISER SKP 500 G2

[. . . ] EK 500 SKP 500 Instructions for use / Thank you for choosing Sennheiser! We have designed this product to give you reliable operation over many years. Over half a century of accumulated expertise in the design and manufacture of high-quality electro-acoustic equipment have made Sennheiser a world-leading company in this field. Please take a few moments to read these instructions carefully, as we want you to enjoy your new Sennheiser product quickly and to the fullest. 2 Contents The SKP 500 G2 plug-on transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The channel bank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The lock mode prevents that the transmitter is accidentally programmed or switched off during operation. 13 The operating menu A special feature of the Sennheiser ew 500 G2 series is the similar, intuitive operation of transmitters and receivers. "STORED" appears on the display, indicating that the setting has been stored. The display then returns to the top menu level. With most menus, new settings become effective immediately without having to be stored. An exception are the "BANK", "CHAN", "TUNE" and "RESET" menus. With these menus, new settings only become effective after they have been stored ("STORED" appears on the display, indicating that the setting has been stored). Exiting the operating menu Select the "EXIT" menu to exit the operating menu and to return to the standard display. When in the operating menu, briefly pressing the ON/ OFF button will cancel your entry (ESC function) and return you to the standard display with the last stored settings. 16 Operating menu of the plug-on transmitter SET EXIT BANK Changing the channel bank SET BANK 1 Current channel bank BANK U / : 1. . . 8, U (User Bank) SET: Stores the setting STORED CHAN Changing the channel SET 1. 03 B. CH 1. 02 / : Channel B. CH Current channel (display depends on "DISPLY" setting) 01. . . 20 SET: Stores the setting STORED TUNE Setting the frequency for channel bank "U" SET 790. 025 MHz 791. 125 / : Transmission MHz Current frequency on the selected channel frequency in steps of 25 kHz SET: Stores the setting STORED SENSIT Setting the sensitivity SET -10 dB Current sensitivity setting -30 dB /: 0. . . -50 dB SET: Stores the setting STORED PHANTO Switching the phantom powering on/off SET PTM. ON Phantom powering activated or deactivated / PTM. OFF : ON, OFF SET: Stores the setting STORED SET DISPLY Switching between the standard displays FREQ Current standard display / NAME : FREQ, NAME, CHAN SET: Stores the setting STORED NAME 17 DISPLY NAME Assigning the transmitter a name SET VOCAL Current transmitter name GUCAL Transmitter name (6 characters) /: STORED RESET Loading the factorypreset default settings SET Letters w/o pronounciation marks, numbers from 0. . . 9, special characters, spaces SET: 5 x next character, then store RST. OK / : OK, NO "reset" = OK: SET: Transmitter loads factory-preset default settings (only pilot tone setting is kept), transmitter is restarted, standard display appears "reset" = NO SET: Reset is cancelled PILOT Activating/deactivating the pilot tone transmission SET PLT. OFF / : ON, OFF SET: Stores the setting STORED LOCK Activating the lock mode SET LOC. OFF OFF Lock mode activated or deactivated LOC. ON ON / : ON, OFF Lock mode = ON: SET: Stores the setting (STORED), returns to standard display STORED EXIT Exiting the operating menu SET Lock mode = OFF: SET: Stores the setting BANK 18 Adjustment tips for the operating menu Switching between channel banks ­ BANK Via the "BANK" menu, you can switch between the transmitter's nine channel banks. Each of the channel banks "1" to "8" has up to 20 switchable channels that are factory-preset to a transmission frequency (see "The channel bank system" on page 4). The channel bank "U" (user bank) has up to 20 switchable channels to store your selection out of 1440 transmission frequencies that are freely selectable within the preset frequency range. When switching from one channel bank to another, the channel with the lowest channel number is automatically displayed. Switching between the channels in a channel bank ­ CHAN Via the "CHAN" menu, you can switch between the different channels in a channel bank. When switching between the channels, please observe the following: Always set the transmitter and the receiver of a transmission link to the same channel. Multi-channel operation Combined with ew 500 G2 receivers, the transmitter can form transmission links that can be used in multi-channel systems. For multi-channel operation, only use the free channels in a channel bank. Before putting the transmission links into operation, we recommend performing an auto scan (see operating manual of the receiver). Selecting the frequencies to be stored in the channel bank "U" ­ TUNE Via the "TUNE" menu, you can select the frequencies to be stored in the channel bank "U" (user bank). When you have selected one of the channel banks "1" to "8" and then select the "TUNE" menu, the transmitter automatically switches to channel 01 of the channel bank "U". In this case, "U. 01" briefly appears on the display. 19 Use the / buttons to select the desired transmission frequency. Transmission frequencies are tunable in 25-kHz steps within a switching bandwidth of 36 MHz max. For intermodulation-free frequencies, please refer to the enclosed frequency table. Adjusting the sensitivity ­ SENSIT Via the "SENSIT" menu, you can adjust the transmitter's input sensitivity. The input sensitivity is adjusted too high when close talking distances, speakers with loud voices or loud music passages cause overmodulation in the transmission link. When the audio input level is excessively high (AF peak), the level display for audio signal "AF" shows full deflection. If, on the other hand, the sensitivity is adjusted too low, the transmission link will be undermodulated, which would result in a signal with high background noise. [. . . ] Note: Do not use any cleansing agents or solvents. 25 Specifications RF characteristics Modulation Frequency ranges wideband FM 518­554, 626­662, 740­776, 786­822, 830­866 MHz 8 channel banks with up to 20 factory-preset channels each 1 channel bank with up to 20 freely selectable channels (1440 frequencies, tunable in steps of 25 kHz) 36 MHz ±24 kHz / ±48 kHz ±15 ppm typ. 30 mW Transmission frequencies Switching bandwidth Nominal/peak deviation Frequency stability RF output power at 50 AF characteristics Noise reduction system AF frequency response S/N ratio (at 1 mV and peak deviation) THD (at nominal deviation and 1 kHz) Max. input voltage (at peak deviation) Overall unit Power supply Nominal voltage Microphone phantom powering Max. power consumption: at nominal voltage with switched-on phantom powering with switched-off transmitter Operating time: with batteries with batteries and switched-on phantom powering with BA 2015 accupack with accupack and switched-on phantom powering Temperature range Dimensions [mm] Weight (incl. 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