User manual SENNHEISER SK 500 G3

[. . . ] SK 500 Instruction manual Contents Contents Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The SK 500 G3 bodypack transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The frequency bank system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Areas of application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Delivery includes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Overview of the SK 500 G3 bodypack transmitter. . . . . . . . 6 Overview of the displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The current standard display is replaced by the main menu. The last selected menu item is displayed. Selecting a menu item Press the rocker button to change to the "Sensitivity" menu item. The current setting of the menu item is displayed: Menu Sensitivity ­12 dB Changing and storing settings SET Menu Sensitivity ­12 dB Call up "Sensitivity" Sensitivity ­12 dB Select the desired setting Sensitivity ­36 dB Store the setting SET "Stored" Press the SET button to call up the menu item. Press the rocker button to adjust the input sensitivity. Press the SET button to store the setting. Canceling an entry Press the ON/OFF button to cancel the entry. The current standard display appears on the display panel. To subsequently return to the last edited menu item: Press the SET button repeatedly until the last edited menu item appears. 19 Using the operating menu Exiting a menu item Change to the "Exit" menu item. Menu Exit Confirm your selection. You return to the next higher menu level. To directly return to the current standard display: Press the ON/OFF button. 20 Adjusting settings via the operating menu Adjusting settings via the operating menu Make use of the possibility to adjust settings via the operating menu of your receiver and to transfer these settings to the bodypack transmitter. For more information, refer to the instruction manual of the receiver. The relevant information is marked with the sync icon. The main menu "Menu" Adjusting the input sensitivity ­ "Sensitivity" SET Menu Sensitivity ­12 dB Call up "Sensitivity" Sensitivity ­12 dB Select the desired setting Sensitivity ­36 dB Store the setting SET "Stored" Adjustment range: 0 to ­60 dB, adjustable in steps of 3 dB The audio level display "AF" always indicates the audio level, even if the bodypack transmitter is muted, e. g. allowing you to check the adjusted sensitivity before live operation. B. Ch: 20. 30 542. 625 MHz AF ´ MUTE Input sensitivity is adjusted. . . too high Close talking distances, speakers with loud voices or loud music passages cause overmodulation in the transmission link. The yellow AF PEAK LED ´ lights up. The audio level display "AF" shows full deflection for the duration of the overmodulation. The audio level display "AF" shows full deflection only during the loudest passages. The transmission link is undermodulated. This results in a signal with high background noise. . . . too low 21 Adjusting settings via the operating menu The following figures are a guide to the best settings: Transmission situation Loud music/vocals Presentations Instrument input Electric guitars with single coil pickups Electric guitars with humbucker pickups Guitars with active electronics (active pickups, active EQs, piezo pickups) -30 to -24 dB -45 to -30 dB -45 to -30 dB Sensitivity setting -30 to -21 dB -21 to 0 dB Selecting the frequency bank and the channel manually ­ "Frequency Preset" SET Menu Frequency Preset B. Ch: 1. 1 Call up "Frequency Preset" Frequency Preset B. Ch: 1. 1 518. 200 MHz Select the frequency bank and confirm SET Frequency Preset B. Ch: 20. [. . . ] 160 g EMC Radio Safety EN 301489-1/-9 EN 300422-1/-2 EN 60065 EN 62311 (SAR) Approved by Canada Industry Canada RSS 123 IC 2099A-G3SK limited to 806 MHz FCC-Part 74 FCC-ID: DMO G3SK limited to 698 MHz USA Microphones ME 2 Microphone type condenser Sensitivity Pick-up pattern Max. SPL 20 mV/Pa omni ME 3 condenser 1. 6 mV/Pa cardioid ME 4 condenser 40 mV/Pa cardioid 130 dB SPL 150 dB SPL 120 dB SPL MKE 2 HSP 2 condenser 2 mV/Pa omni HSP 4 condenser 4 mV/Pa cardioid Microphone type condenser Sensitivity Pick-up pattern Max. SPL 5 mV/Pa omni 142 dB SPL 150 dB SPL 150 dB SPL Connector assignment 3. 5 mm jack plug: Mic Line Line Mic 34 Specifications Polar diagrams and frequency response curves of the microphones Polar diagram ME 3 30° 0° 0 5 10 60° 15 20 25 90° dB 90° 90° Polar diagram ME 4 30° 0° 0 5 10 30° 30° 60° 60° 15 20 25 dB 60° 90° 120° 120° 120° 120° 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1000 Hz 150° 180° 150° 2000 Hz 4000 Hz 8000 Hz 16000 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1000 Hz 150° 180° 150° 2000 Hz 4000 Hz 8000 Hz 16000 Hz Frequency response curve ME 2 dBV -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 50 100 200 500 1. 000 1k 2k 5k 10. 000 10k 20k Hz Frequency response curve ME 3 dBV -40 -50 -60 -70 -90 -100 50 100 1m 200 500 5 cm 1. 000 1k 2k 5k 10. 000 10k 20k Hz Frequency response curve ME 4 dBV -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 50 100 0° / 1 m 200 500 90° / 1 m 1. 000 1k 2k 0° / 10 cm 5k 10. 000 10k 20k Hz 35 Manufacturer Declarations Manufacturer Declarations Warranty Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG gives a warranty of 24 months on this product. [. . . ]