Anchor Beacon BEA-7500MU2 User manual

ANCHOR AUDIO CUSTOMER SERVICE
888/444-6077 310/784-2300 CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED / WARRANTY INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 2
SETTING UP YOUR BEACON SOUND SYSTEM ................................................................................................... 2
CONTROLLING FEEDBACK / BEACON TRAVEL DOLLY ....................................................................................... 3
BEACON SOUND SYSTEM BASIC OPERATION / LINE ARRAY TOWER .................................................................. 4
BUILT-IN BATTERY MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................. 5
USING THE BUILT-IN MP3 PLAYER .................................................................................................................. 6
OPERATING THE BUILT-IN UHF WIRELESS RECEIVER ........................................................................................ 6
OPERATING THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE/TRANSMITTER ................................................................................ 7
HAVING TROUBLE W/ YOUR SOUND SYSTEM? ............................................................................................... 8
BEACON TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 8
HAVING TROUBLE W/ YOUR SOUND SYSTEM?
CONDITION POSSIBLE SOLUTION
No Sound (power LED off)  •turnPOWERswitchON
 •chargebatteryorpluginACcord
 •safetyshutdownifunitoverheats,turnvolumelower&turnspeaker
ON
No Sound (power LED on)  •checkforoutputfromsource
 •makesureallcablesarecompletelypluggedin
 •turnupvolumecontrolofinputused
 •removeplugfromspeakeroutputifnotusingexternalspeaker
output
ShortenedBatteryLife •chargebatteryfully;ifbatterylifecontinuestodeteriorate,contact
AnchorAudiocustomerservice:(888)444-6077
DistortedSound •lowersystemvolumecontrol
ExcessiveHumorNoise •useshieldedcables
 •usebalancedmicrophone
HAVING TROUBLE W/ YOUR WIRELESS SYSTEM? (WIRELESS MODELS ONLY)
CONDITION POSSIBLE SOLUTION
No Sound (RXIndicator:ON)  •setMUTEswitchtoon (handheldmiconly)
 •turnupWIRELESSvolumecontrol
 •makesuremicispluggedintobodypacktransmitter
No Sound (RXIndicator:OFF)  •pushmicpowerbutton
 •turnBeaconPOWERswitchon
 •makesuretransmitterpowerswitchison
 •setreceiverandtransmittertosamechannel
 •replacebatteryintransmitter
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Anchor Audio, Inc.
PortableSoundSystems•Torrance,California 100-0190-000rev.A02/09
OWNER’S MANUAL
BEACON®
PORTABLE LINE ARRAY SOUND SYSTEM
BEACON TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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RatedPowerOutput 150wattsAC/125wattsDC
MaxSPL@RatedPower 112dB
Battery Two12Voltrechargeable,9.0AH
 Fullrecharge:approx7hrs.
FrequencyResponse 60Hz–15kHz±3dB
LineOutput(postfader) isolated,600ohm,1/4”phone
ACPowerReqs. 100–240VAC,50/60Hz,300Wmax
DCOut 12V500mA
USB 5V500mA
Dimensions(HWD) 26.25x11x18”/66.7x28x45.7cm
Weight 51pounds/23Kg
MicInputs: Lo-Z(1KW),balanced,XLR
 12VDCcondensermic(phantom)power
 Hi-Z(10KW),unbalanced,1/4”phone
 Hi-Z(10KW),unbalanced,1/8”stereo,
 1/4”phone
LineIn/Out unbalanced,stereoRCA
SensitivityForRatedOutput
Lo-ZMicrophone -52dBV(2.5mVrms)
Hi-ZMicrophone -43dBV(7.5mVrms)
Auxiliary(line) -14dBV(200mVrms)
PhantomPower 36V
(Specicationssubjecttochangewithoutnotice)

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A MESSAGE FROM THE OWNER
ThankyouforchoosinganAnchorAudioportablesoundsystem.Ourproductsincorporatestate-of-the-artdesignandthenest
qualityofmaterialsandworkmanship.Weareproudofourproductsandappreciatethecondencewhichyouhaveshownby
selectinganAnchorsystem.
Ihopeyou’lltakeafewminutestoreviewthismanual.We’veincorporatedseveraluniquefeaturesintoourproducts,andyour
knowledgeofhowtousethemwillenhancetheperformanceandyourenjoymentofthesystem.
JanetJacobs–President
onbehalfofallAnchorEmployees
GETTING STARTED
Pleasecheckyournewunitcarefullyforanydamagewhichmayhaveoccurredduringshipment.EachAnchorproductiscare-
fullyinspectedatthefactoryandpackedinspeciallydesignedboxesforsafetransport.
Notifythefreightcarrierimmediatelyofanydamagetotheshippingboxorproduct.Repacktheunitintheoriginalboxand
waitforinspectionbythecarrier’sclaimagent.Notifyyourdealerofthependingfreightclaim.
NOTE:Alldamageclaimsmustbemadewithfreightcarrier!
RETURNING SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE OR REPAIR
Forserviceorrepair,pleasecontactthedealeryoupurchasedyoursystemfromorAnchorAudioCustomerServiceat(888)444-
6077toobtainaRA (ReturnAuthorization) number.AllshipmentstoAnchorAudiomustincludeanRAnumberandmustbe
shippedprepaid.C.O.D.shipmentswillberefusedandreturnedatyourexpense.
IMPORTANT:Savetheshippingbox&packingmaterials,
theywerespeciallydesignedtoshipyourunit!
WARRANTY REGISTRATION
Visitourwebsiteatwww.anchoraudio.comandselect“WarrantyRegistration”.Completetheonlineformtoactivatethesix-year
limitedwarrantyonyourBeaconsoundsystemandtwo-yearlimitedwarrantyfortheCDplayerandmicrophones.
USING YOUR WIRELESS MICROPHONES
Afteryouhavesetthetransmitterchannel(seeabove)youarereadytouseyourwirelessmicrophone:
CAUTION:Harmfulfeedbackmayoccurwhenwalkinginfrontofasoundsystemorspeakerwithawireless
microphone.Alwayspointmicrophoneawayfromspeakers!
1. Body-packtransmitterusersmustinsertthemic
plugintothetransmitterjackmarkedMIC
2. TurnthetransmitterpowerswitchtoON
(TheredLEDwillashwhenthemicisturnedon.
IftheredLEDstayson,thebatteryislow)
3. TurntheBeaconpowerswitchtoON
4. TheRXindicatorswilllight (onlyoneindicator
willlightatatime)
whenthewirelesssignalis
beingtransmittedandreceived
OPERATING THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE/TRANSMITTER
CHANNEL SELECTION - HANDHELD TRANSMITTER
1. Unscrewbatterycoveronbottomofmicrophone
2. SettheCHANNELSELECTORdialtomatchthe
channelsettingofyourreceiver
3. Replacebatterycoverandtightenrmly
CHANNEL SELECTION - BODY-PACK TRANSMITTER
1. Thechannelselectiondialislocatedonthe
sideofthetransmitter
2. SettheCHANNELselectiondialtomatch
thechannelsettingofthereceiver
NOTE: When using dual wireless, each microphone must be set to a different channel!
REPLACE BATTERY - HANDHELD TRANSMITTER
1. Unscrewbatterycoveronbottomofmicrophone
2. Replaceoldbatterieswith2freshsize‘AA’
alkalinebatteries
3. Replacebatterycoverandtightenrmly
REPLACE BATTERY - BODY-PACK TRANSMITTER
1. Slideopenbatterycoveronfrontoftransmitter
2. Replaceoldbatterieswith2freshsize‘AA’
alkalinebatteries
3. Replacebatterycoverbyslidingrmlyintoplace
NOTE: Transmitter power must be OFF when changing batteries!
Waste electrical and electronic products must not be
disposed of with household waste. Please recycle
where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority
or Retailer for recycling advice.

ExTERNAL ACCESSORY
VOLUME CONTROL
CONTROLLING FEEDBACK
Feedback,ahowlingnoiseorshrillsound,isself-generatedbythesoundsystem.It’scausedbyamicrophonepickingupthe
soundcomingfromthespeakerandthenre-amplifyingit.Onceafeedbackloopstartsitcontinuesuntilthesystemisadjusted.
FEEDBACK CAUSES
• Microphonetooclose,pointingtowards
orinfrontofspeaker
• Volumesettingistooloudforroom
• Soundreectingoffhardsurfaces
AVOIDING & ELIMINATING FEEDBACK
• Pointmicrophoneinadifferentdirection
• Keepmicrophoneawayfromthespeaker
• PlacespeakerinFRONTofthemicrophone
• Reducethesoundsystemvolumelevels
CAUTION: Feedback can damage your equipment & may be hazardous to hearing.
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CORRECT SYSTEM PLACEMENT WRONG SYSTEM PLACEMENT
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BEACON TRAVEL DOLLY
BeaconPortablesoundsystemsareequippedwitharemovableTravelDollythatfeatureswheelsandaretractablehandle.
ToeliminatepossiblevibrationfromeffectingtheperformanceofyourunitwerecommendedthatyouremovetheTravel
Dollybeforeoperatingthesystem.
REMOVING TRAVEL DOLLY
1. Press&holdthespring-loaded
ReleasePedallocatedonthe
BottomBracket
2. Swingthedollybottomaway
fromthesystem
3. LiftHandleuptoremovedolly
fromtheTopBracket
Reversestepstoreattachthedolly.
USING THE BUILT-IN MP3 PLAYER
YourMP3playersupportsWMAandWAVlesaswellasMP3.Input
slotsforplayareUSB,SDcardslotandAUXportforothermusicplayer
devices.
InsertyourmemorycardorUSBstickandturnontheMP3POWER.
PushMODEbuttonuntilyourdeviceisdisplayed.Theauxilliaryport
becomesactivewhen3.5mmcableisinserted.
TheLCDdisplaysfunctionsasused:
POWER: pressonceforONorOFF
MODE: displaysmodeofoperation
MUTE: pressonceformuteONandagaintomuteOFF
RPT: pressandreleasetorepeatsong
Track+: pressandreleasetonexttrack
Track-: pressandreleaseforprevioustrack
Album+: pressandreleasefornextalbumorholdand
releaseuntilcorrectalbumisfound
Album-: pressandreleaseforpreviousalbumorholdand
releaseuntilcorrectalbumisfound
DIVERSITY WIRELESS BY ANCHOR AUDIO
AnchorAudioUHFwirelessisa16channel,diversitywirelesssystemthatreceivessignalswithtwoindependentantennae.
Withdiversitywirelessthereceiverprocessesthestrongersignal,effectivelyminimizingdropoutsandinterferencefrom
othertransmittingsources.Theantennaearemountedinternallysotherearenoobstructionsorriskofdamage.
CHANNEL SELECTION - BUILT-IN RECEIVER
Selecta channel,set thebuilt-in receiver& mi-
crophonetransmittertothatchannelbeforeusing
yourwirelesssystem.
1. Chooseanyavailablewirelesschannel/
frequencyfrom1thru16
(seepage7fortransmitterinstructions)
2. SettheWirelessChannelSelectorKnobto
thechannel/frequencyyouchooseinstep
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Ifyouhavetwowirelessreceiversrepeatabove
forthesecondreceiver.Remembereachreceiver/
transmitterpairmustbesettodifferentchannels
toavoidinterference.
NOTE:Ongoingwirelessinterference?Thefrequencyyouselectedmaybeinusebyothersystemsinthe
area!Changechannelsuntilyoundaclearfrequency!
WIRELESS 2
VOLUME CONTROL
WIRELESS 1 CHANNEL
SELECTION
WIRELESS 1
Rx INDICATOR
LIGHTS
WIRELESS 2
Rx INDICATOR
LIGHTS
WIRELESS 1
VOLUME CONTROL
WIRELESS 2 CHANNEL
SELECTION
TOP BRACKET
RETRACTABLE
HANDLE
(CLOSED)
RELEASE PEDAL BOTTOM BRACKET

BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION
NOTE: Fully Charge Batteries Before First Use!
1. RemoveTravelDolly (page3) andopenLineArray (below)
2. SetallInputLevelstominimum&ToneControlstoat (middle) setting
3. PlugwiredmicrophoneintotheMIC1orMIC2jacksand/oranyaudio
sourceintotheLINE-INjacks
4. SwitchPOWERto“ON”,PowerONLEDwilllight
5. SlowlyincreaseLevelControlsforactiveInputJackstodesiredvolume
6. AdjustToneControlsfordesiredsoundquality
IMPORTANT: Make all connections w/ shielded
cables to avoid hum, buzzing or interference.
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BEACON SOUND SYSTEM
CONTROL PANEL
Model Shown: BEA-7500MU2
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LINE ARRAY TOWER
OPENING BEACON LINE ARRAY
1. OpenArraylatches
2. GrasphandleandremoveArrayfrombase
3. TurnArrayoverandplaceontopofbase
4. CloseArraylatches
5. SlowlyipArrayTowerupuntillocked
securelyintoplace
IMPORTANT: Latches MUST
be locked and grill MUST
face forward for system to
work!
CLOSING BEACON LINE ARRAY
1. TurnPOWERto“OFF”
2. FoldArrayinhalf(applyslightpres-
sure)
3. OpenlatchesandremovefoldedArray
4. TurnArrayovergrasphandleandslide
intobase
5. CloseArraylatches
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WIRELESS RECEIVERS
(seepage6)
LINE IN
MP3
VOLUME
LINE IN
BALANCED
LINE OUT
MIC 1
VOLUME
MIC 2
VOLUME
BASS
TREBLE
VOICE
OVER
DC OUT
12V 500mA
5V 500mA
CHARGE STATUS
BATTERYEMPTY
POWERON
POWER
OFF ON
POWER INLET
100-240VAC / 47-63 HZ
(250WATTS MAX)
MIC 1
MIC 2
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WIRELESS 1
VOLUME
9
WIRELESS 2
VOLUME
WARNING: TOREDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE
OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOTEXPOSE
THIS EQUIPMENTTO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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Beacon®
ALBUM + REPEAT
TRACK +
TRACK -
MUTE
ALBUM - MODE POWER
AUX IN
SD CARD
MP3 PLAYER
POWER SWITCH
UNIVERSAL MIC – INPUT JACKS
BalancedXLR–lowimpedance,forbalancedmic,
powerscondenser-typemics.
Unbalanced1/4”–highimpedance,forunbalanced
mics,nophantompower.
AC POWER CORD INLET
LINE OUT – OUTPUT JACK
Balanced1/4”&DualRCAprovideacombined
outputofallactivesysteminputs.
Recordyourpresentationorconnnecttoanother
poweredsoundsystem. VOICE OVER BUTTON
ReduceLineandCDInputlevelsby12dBwhen
usingmicrophonesallowingspeakerstobeheard
overbackgroundmusic.
ON=ButtonInOFF=ButtonOut
CHARGE STATUS LEDS
Green-Chargecomplete
Amber-Chargenearlycomplete
Red-Charginghasbegun
Battery Empty LED
Red-chargebatteryimmediately
Power On LED
Green - power on
LINE IN LEVEL CONTROL
LINE IN – INPUT JACKS
The1/8(3.5mm)jackisusedtohookup
aportableCDplayer,iPod,laptoporother
externalaudiosource.
The1/4”unbalancedanddualRCAinputs
canbeusedfordaisy-chainingtogether
multipleBeaconspeakers.
USB DC OUT -12V500mA
Tocharge/powerexternaldevice
TONE CONTROLS – BASS/TREBLE
MP3 PLAYER
(seepage6)
MICROPHONE LEVEL CONTROLS
BUILT-IN BATTERY MAINTENANCE
Topreservebatterylifethebuilt-inbatteriesMUSTbeFULLYchargedbeforetherst
use.Regardlessoflengthofoperation,itisrecommendedthatbatteriesbefully
chargedassoonaspossibleaftereachuse.
AC OPERATION & BATTERY CHARGING
BeaconSoundSystemsincludeanautomaticchargingsystemdesignedtoproperly
chargeandmaintainthesystemsbuilt-inbatteries.Tochargebatteriesplugthesystem
intoanACoutletandoperateasnormalwhilebuilt-inbatteriesarecharging.The
CHARGESTATUSLEDwilllightwhencharging.Brightredindicateschargeprocesshas
begun.Amberindicatesthechargeprocessisalmostcomplete,andgreenindicates
fullbattery.Ittakesapproximately7hourstochargethecompletelydrainedBeacon
batteries.
BATTERY SERVICE TIME
Fullychargedbatterieswillyieldapproximately6–8hoursofcontinuousmusicat
mediumvolumelevel (2–4hoursatfullvolumeorlongerforspeechonly) .However
servicetimesvarydependingoncontrolsettingsanduseofaccessories.
BATTERY REPLACEMENT
Thebatteriesmustbereplacedevery2–3yearsdependingonusageovertime.CallAnchor
Audioat800.262.4671toorderbatteries.
ToreplaceyourbatteriesyouwillneedaPhillipsscrewdriverandfollowtheseprocedures:
 1.BesurethepowerswitchisintheOFFposition.
 2.RemovethescrewsinthelowercoverpaneloftheBeacon.
 3.Gentlyslidethecoverpanelwiththebatterytrayoutofthecase.
 4.Unclipeachbatteryconnectioncableandremovethebatteriesfromthetray.
 5.Connecteachnewbatterytotheconnectioncable,attachplatetothetrayandslide
  thetrayintotheBeacon.
 6 Replaceeachscrewinthecoverpanel.
SYSTEM STORAGE & BATTERIES
Fullychargebatteriesbeforestorage.Forextendedperiodsofstorageeitherleavesystem
pluggedintoanACoutletorchargethesystematleastonceeachmonthforaminimum
of24hours.
NOTE: System Can Be Used During Charging!
DC OUT-5V500mA
Tocharge/powerexternaldevice