Sennheiser 300 IEM - 12-03, Instructions For Use Manual

Page 1: ...Instructions for use W300 IEM ...

Page 2: ...er 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 products quickly and to the fullest ...

Page 3: ...62 Switching between the channels in a channel bank 62 Selecting the frequencies to be stored in the channel bank U 62 Scanning the channel banks for free channels receiver only 62 Multi channel operation 63 Adjusting the squelch threshold receiver only 63 Stereo FOCUS selection receiver only 64 Limiting the volume at the headphone output receiver only 64 Activating deactivating the frequency boos...

Page 4: ...peration y and the scan function for scanning the channel banks for free channels The channel bank system The ew 300 IEM G2 system is available in five UHF frequency ranges with 1440 transmission receiving frequencies per frequency range Please note Frequency usage is different for each country Your Sennheiser agent will have all the necessary details on the available legal frequencies for your ar...

Page 5: ...to the rules and regulations of the trade association responsible Sennheiser as the manufacturer is therefore obliged to expressly point out possible health risks arising from use This system is capable of producing sound pressure exceeding 85 dB A 85 dB A is the sound pressure corresponding to the maximum permissible volume which is by law in some countries allowed to affect your hearing for the ...

Page 6: ... and MONO Audio input AF IN BAL UNBAL XLR 3F socket right Service interface DATA Type plate Antenna output ANT BNC socket Display for the current channel bank 1 8 U Display for the current channel number 1 12 B CH abbreviation for channel bank and channel number Alphanumeric display MHz appears when the frequency is displayed Level display for audio signal AF I left and MONO with PEAK warning Leve...

Page 7: ...t Battery compartment cover Unlocking button ESC button LC display On off volume control Alphanumeric display B CH appears when the channel bank and the channel number are displayed MHz appears when the frequency is displayed 4 step battery status display Lock mode icon lock mode is activated PILOT display pilot tone evaluation is activated MUTE display audio output is muted 7 step level display f...

Page 8: ...r Operation and battery status indication The red LED LOW BAT ON provides information on the current operating state of the receiver Red LED lit up The receiver is switched on and the capacity of the batteries accupack BA 2015 is sufficient Red LED flashing The batteries are the accupack BA 2015 is going flat LOW BAT In addition the 4 step battery status display on the display panel provides infor...

Page 9: ...uation receiver only on page 66 RF signal indication The green LED RF at the front of the receiver lights up when an RF signal is being received However the green LED RF does not light up when the audio output is muted because y the RF signal of the received transmitter is too weak y the transmitter is set to mono operation and the receiver s pilot tone evaluation is activated Display backlighting...

Page 10: ...nd easily to the rear of the transmitter and is suitable for all applications where good transmission conditions provided a wireless transmission system is to be used without a large amount of installation work Connect the telescopic antenna to the BNC socket at the rear of the transmitter Pull the end cap to extend the telescopic antenna Use a remote antenna available as an accessory when the tra...

Page 11: ... levels for long periods can lead to permanent hearing defects Please protect your hearing Sennheiser headphones have an excellent sound quality even at low volumes Service interface The service interface is only required for servicing purposes 19 rack adapter and antenna mount For mounting one or two transmitters into a 19 rack you require the GA 2 rack adapter available as an accessory The GA 2 ...

Page 12: ...s of the transmitter Secure the rack mount ears to the transmitter using two of the supplied recessed head screws M 3x6 respectively Secure the connecting bar to one of the rack mount ears using two of the supplied recessed head screws M 6x10 If you are not front mounting the antennas insert the two covering plugs into the antenna holes of the connecting bar Slide the transmitter into the 19 rack ...

Page 13: ... taking into account of the different voltage characteristics of pri mary cells batteries and accupacks The battery status indications on the displays the transmission of transmitter battery status information to the rack mount receivers and the switch off thresholds at the end of the operating time are corrected correspondingly Due to the missing sensor individual rechargeable battery cells will ...

Page 14: ...cks The red LED lights up To switch the receiver off turn the volume control counterclockwise until it clicks The red LED goes off Note y The receiver has a short switch on delay y Remove the batteries or the accupack when the receiver will not be used for extended periods of time Adjusting the volume You can adjust the volume at the headphone output on both the transmitter and the receiver Use th...

Page 15: ...election receiver only on page 64 Activating deactivating the lock mode Transmitter and receiver have a lock mode that can be activated or deactivated via the operating menu see Activating deactivating the lock mode on page 67 The lock mode prevents that y the transmitter is accidentally programmed or switched off during operation y the balance setting is accidentally changed via the receiver s ro...

Page 16: ... the standard display Setting mode cancel the entry and return to the standard display SET Standard display get into the operating menu Operating menu get into the setting mode of the selected menu Setting mode store the settings and return to the top menu level Standard display without function transmitter adjust the balance receiver Operating menu change to the previous menu or change to the nex...

Page 17: ...nel bank for free channels SQELCH Adjusting the squelch threshold ST FOC Stereo FOCUS selection LTD Limiting the volume at the headphone output Hi BST Activating deactivating the frequency boost Sensitiv Adjusting the sensitivity Display Selecting the standard display DISPLY Selecting the standard display Name Entering a name NAME Entering a name Reset Loading the factory preset default settings R...

Page 18: ... you to get fast and easily to your desired setting With the receiver the new setting flashes on the display until it is stored Storing a setting Press the SET button to store the setting 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 ex...

Page 19: ...nnel bank U Menu Channel 08 Tune 807 900MHz Sensitiv 24 dB Tune U 01 B CH 797 075 MHz Tune U 01 B CH 786 300 MHz SET Current sensitivity setting 0 24 dB Sensitivity in steps of 8 dB SET Stores the setting Stored Setting the sensitivity Menu Tune 797 075MHz Sensitiv 24 dB Display Frequency Sensitiv 24 dB Sensitiv 8 dB Current standard display Frequency Bank Channel Name SET Stores the setting Switc...

Page 20: ...rent contrast setting 16 steps SET Stores the setting Adjusting the contrast of the graphic display Menu Reset LCD Contr IIIIII Mode Stereo LCD Contrast IIIIII LCD Contrast IIIIIIIIII STORED Current setting Stereo Mono SET Stores the setting Switching between stereo and mono operation Menu LCD Contr IIIIIIIIII Mode Stereo Lock Off Mode Stereo Mode Mono STORED Activating the lock mode Menu Mode Mon...

Page 21: ...urrent squelch threshold LO MID HI SET Stores the setting SQ LO LO SQ HI HI STORED ST FOC TUNE Setting the frequency for channel bank U Current frequency on the selected channel Receiving frequency in steps of 25 kHz SET Stores the setting 790 025 790 025 791 125 791 125 SET STORED SET U U SCAN START Scanning the selected channel bank for free channels CLEAR START Start scan START SET Scans the se...

Page 22: ...ctivated FREQ NAME CHAN SET Stores the setting CHAN CHAN NAME NAME RESET NAME SET Current receiver name Assigning the receiver a name VOCAL GUCAL STORED Limiting the volume at the headphone output Boosting the AF frequency response Switching between stereo and FOCUS operation Current setting ST FOC SET Stereo Focus SET Stores the setting STEREO FOCUS STORED Enter a name 6 characters Letters w o pr...

Page 23: ...t balance setting BAL L 1 LOCK Activating the lock mode SET Lock mode activated or deactivated LOC OFF OFF LOC ON ON EXIT Exiting the operation SET BAL L 1 15 BAL 0 BAL R 1 15 BAL R 15 15 STORED STORED BANK SET Adjusting the balance RESET Loading the factory preset default settings Security check OK NO reset OK SET Receiver loads factory preset default settings only pilot tone setting is kept rece...

Page 24: ...ou can switch between the channels in a channel bank Always set the transmitter and the receiver of a transmission link to the same channel After scanning a channel bank see Scanning the channel banks for free channels receiver only on page 62 only the free channels are displayed Set the transmitter to one of the free channels Selecting the frequencies to be stored in the channel bank U TUNE Tune ...

Page 25: ...to scan Select a channel bank on a receiver Scan this channel bank for free channels If not enough free channels are available in the selected channel bank repeat the scan with another channel bank Apply the scan result to all other transmitters and receivers Adjusting the squelch threshold receiver only SQELCH The receiver is equipped with a squelch that can be adjusted via the SQELCH menu The sq...

Page 26: ...53 Limiting the volume at the headphone output receiver only LTD Via the LTD menu you can switch the limiter on and off With the limiter switched on the volume at the headphone output will be reduced Activating deactivating the frequency boost receiver only HI BST Via the HI BST menu you can boost the AF frequency response at 10 kHz As a result headphones with magnetic transducers sound better Adj...

Page 27: ... ten characters transmitter and up to six characters receiver such as y letters without pronounciation marks y numbers from 0 to 9 y special characters e g _ and spaces To enter a name proceed as follows Press the SET button to get into the setting mode of the Name menu The first segment starts flashing on the display With the buttons you can now select a character By briefly pressing Selectable s...

Page 28: ... used y to code the transmitter s stereo signal y to support the squelch function Squelch During stereo operation the transmitter adds the pilot tone to the transmitted stereo signal and the receiver detects and evaluates the pilot tone When the transmitter is set to mono operation deactivate the pilot tone evaluation on the receiver You can combine units of first and second generation ew 300 IEM ...

Page 29: ...he lock mode is activated To deactivate the lock mode first press the SET button Then press the buttons to select Lock Off If you confirm your selection by pressing the SET button the buttons can be operated as usual Exiting the operating menu EXIT Exit Via the Exit menu you can exit the operating menu and return to the standard display SR 300 IEM G2 EK 300 IEM G2 ...

Page 30: ...age 63 or reduce the distance between transmitter and receiving antenna RF signal available no audio signal MUTE display appears on the display panel Transmitter is set to mono operation and the pilot tone evaluation of the receiver is activated Deactivate the pilot tone evaluation on the receiver Receiver s squelch threshold is adjusted too high See Adjusting the squelch threshold receiver only o...

Page 31: ...um distance of 50 cm between transmitting antennas and metal objects such as cross members or reinforced concrete walls for multi channel operation y For multi channel operation you can only use the channels in a channel bank Each of the channel banks 1 to 8 accommodates up to 12 factory preset frequencies which are intermodulation free For alternative frequency combinations please refer to the en...

Page 32: ...ssion would sound blunt and flat HDX is permanently active and cannot be switched off Wireless transmission systems With the ew 300 IEM G2 system Sennheiser puts an end to cable tangles and enables complete freedom of movement The systems operate exclusively in the UHF band UHF transmission is extremely reliable and is far less prone to interference than the overcrowded VHF band harmonics from mai...

Page 33: ...nal the receiver s audio output will remain muted even if a strong RF signal is present This prevents strong interfering signals from causing hissing noise in the receiver when the transmitter is switched off Field strength dependent squelch Depending on the strength of the received RF signal the receiver s audio output is opened or muted Via the SQELCH menu of the receiver the squelch threshold c...

Page 34: ...s of carrying case mm 380 x 370 x 70 Weight of carrying case approx 3000 g Frequency response 40 20 000 Hz Max SPL 118 dB SPL Impedance 32 Ω RF characteristics Receiver principle non diversity Sensitivity with HDX peak deviation 2 5 µV at 52 dBArms S N ratio Adjacent channel rejection 70 dB Intermodulation attenuation 70 dB Blocking 80 dB Squelch 4 steps OFF LO 5 dBµV MID 15 dBµV HI 25 dBµV Pilot ...

Page 35: ...air of ear moulds BA 2015 Accupack L 2015 Charger for BA 2015 accupack CC 2 Carrying case for ew 300 IEM G2 system RF characteristics RF output power at 50 Ω 20 mW internally adjustable to 10 mW Antenna output BNC socket 50 Ω AF characteristics Headphone output 6 3 mm stereo jack socket Output power at headphone output 100 mW at 32 Ω 2x AF input 2 x XLR 3 socket balanced Max input voltage at peak ...

Page 36: ... choice guarantee service comprises free of charge the removal of material and manufacturing defects through repair or replacement of either individual parts or the entire device Inappropriate usage e g ope rating faults mechanical damages incorrect operating voltage wear and tear force majeure and defects which were known at the time of purchase are excluded from guarantee claims The guarantee is...

Page 37: ... de materiales o fabricatión por medio de reparación sustitución de piezas o bien en la sustitución del aparato com pleto La garantia no tendrá validez en caso de defectos ocasionados par un uso inadecuado tales como manejo incorrecto daños mecánicos tensión de servicio equivocada desgaste o bien efectos de fuerza mayor y desperfec tos ya detectados en el momento de adquirir el producto La garanti...

Page 38: ...ans la Directive de la CEE 89 336 EEC or la Directive R TTE 1999 5 EC Pour mettre en pratique dans la règle de l art les prescriptions des Directives de la CEE il a été tenu compte des normes suivantes complen los requimientos básicos de la normativa de la CEE 89 336 EEC resp de la normativa R TTE 1999 5 EC Con il fin de realizar de forma adecuada los requirimientos referidos en las normativas de ...

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