REPRINTED FROM MARCH 2002
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Copyright 2002 IMAS Publishing (USA), Inc. Reprinted with permission.
The Industry’s Equipment Authority
T
OA is well known for its powered
mixers, speakers and other afford-
able pro audio equipment. The
company has now introduced the
Password Series, its fifth generation of
wireless microphone systems.
Features
The TOA Password Series is a wireless
system featuring a handheld unit (WM-
4200), a beltpack lavalier unit (WM-
4300) and the associated receiver (WT-
4800). Both transmitters (handheld and
lavalier beltpack) are dark graphite in
color and have a nice, nonreflective finish.
The handheld WM-4200 is about 9 inches
long on the main body and has a 1 1/2-
inch long by 1/4-inch diameter antenna
protruding from the bottom. The capsule
is a proprietary cardioid dynamic micro-
phone with a very stout metal mesh grille.
TOA provides a perfectly located
ON/OFF switch for the capsule and trans-
mitter together, just below the edge of the
mesh grille. The battery is accessed via a
threaded lower body compartment where
the gain control, channel and bank (group)
rotaries are also located. There are 16 dif-
ferent channels in four different groups,
essentially giving you 64 UHF channels
between 692 and 722 MHz.
The lavalier mic transmitter (WM-
4300) is about 4 inches tall, 2 1/2 inches
wide and slightly less than 1 inch deep. It
has a conveniently placed recessed
ON/OFF switch near the front middle of
the beltpack, and like the handheld (WM-
4200), the gain, channel and bank selec-
tors are located within the door, except a
hinged door in this case. The proprietary
cardioid condenser mic connects to the
belt pack via a mini four-pin connector at
the end of a four-foot cable.
The receiver is a half-space package
TOA
Password Series Wireless
Microphone System
EQUIPMENT REVIEW
by Will James
Applications:
Sound reinforcement,
corporate audio
Key Features:
Handheld unit (WM-4200), a
beltpack lavalier unit (WM-
4300) and the associated tun-
able receiver (WT-4800); built-
in frequency scanner.
Price:
Password-H (handheld) $1,080
Password-L (lavalier) $1,140
Contact:
TOA at 800-733-7088, or circle
Reader Service 20.
Fast
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