User manual SENNHEISER EW 500

[. . . ] Up to date information on Sennheiser products can also be found on the Internet under "www. We have designed these products to give you reliable operation over many years. Please take a few moments to read these instructions carefully, as we want you to enjoy your new Sennheiser products quickly and to the full. With the evolution wireless Series ew 500, Sennheiser offers musicians, video and sound amateurs, reporters and private broadcasters high-quality state-of-the-art RF transmission systems with a high level of operational reliability and ease of use. [. . . ] The sensitivity has to be adjusted such that the "PEAK" warning of the receiver's AF level display only lights up during the loudest passages. The following figures are a guide to the best settings: Loud music/vocals: Presentations: Interviews: ­30 / ­20 dB ­20 / ­10 dB ­10 / 0 dB Select the "SEnSit" menu by pressing the SET button until "SEnSit" appears on the display; after a short pause the current input sensitivity setting is displayed. With the / buttons you can now select a different setting. The sensitivity can be adjusted in 10-dB steps from 0 to ­30 dB. The new setting starts flashing on the display and becomes effective immediately. press the SET button to return to the top menu level. The display then switches back to the standard display. The Sennheiser evolution wireless series ew 500 receivers are equipped with an adjustable squelch which eliminates annoying noise when the transmitters are switched off. It also suppresses sudden noise when a transmitter leaves the reception area and there is no longer sufficient transmitter power received by the receiver. Select the "SQELCH" menu by pressing the SET button until "SQELCH" appears on the display; after a short pause the current squelch setting is displayed. With the / buttons you can now select a different setting. The squelch can be switched off (0 dB) or adjusted in 5-dB steps from 5 dB to 40 dB. selecting a smaller value reduces the squelch threshold , selecting a higher value increases the squelch threshold. The new setting starts flashing on the display. Set the squelch threshold ­ with the transmitter switched off ­ to the lowest possible value that suppresses hissing noise. if the squelch threshold is set too high , the transmission range will be reduced. Note: With the transmitter switched off and the squelch threshold set to "0 dB", hissing noise will occur. With the EM 500 receiver, the "PEAK" warning of AF level bargraph will light up. press the SET button to return to the top menu level. The display then switches back to the standard display. Condenser microphones require a different sensitivity range than dynamic microphones. With the SKP 500 plug-on transmitter, you can switch the sensitivity range by 20 dB. [. . . ] However it is fixed, please make sure that the microphone is protected against sweat/moisture and make-up. Interference such as distortion, hissing or "birdying" may occur if several transmitters are used together and the frequencies have not been correctly chosen. sennheiser standard frequencies (as supplied) are all intermodulationfree. For other frequency sets please contact your local Sennheiser agent, who will be able to provide you with information on correct frequency choice and/or be able to calculate special frequency sets for you. [. . . ]