Electro-Voice R300 User manual

UHF WIRELESS MICROPHONE
USER GUIDE
R300
SYNC
R300
EZsync Clear
SET
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EZsync ClearScan
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R 300
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TAB LE OF CONTENTS
1. Quick Set–up
 •Receiver.................................................................................................................4
 •Transmitter.............................................................................................................5
 •SystemsOperation..............................................................................................6
2.DetailedComponentDescriptions
 •Receiver.......................................................................................................... 7-14
 •HandheldTransmitter .................................................................................15-16
 •BodypackTransmitter................................................................................. 17-19
3.GuidelinesandRecommendationsForBestPerformance ...............................20-21
4.TroubleshootingGuide .............................................................................................22-23
5.FrequentlyAskedQuestions ...................................................................................24-26
6.ComponentsandAccessories...................................................................................... 27
7. CompatibleChannelFrequencyGroups...............................................................28-31
8.Specications............................................................................................................32-33
9.Certications..................................................................................................................... 34
10.FactoryService ................................................................................................................ 35

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01QUICK SETUP: RECEIVER
1. Donotconnectthereceivertoanyotherequipmentyet!
2. ConnectthetwoAntennastothereceiver.
3. Installthebladesintothepowersupply,plugitintothebackofthereceiver,
andintoanoutlet.
4. PressthePOWERswitch.Displaywilllightup.
5. Pressandholdthe buttonuntilCLEARSCANscrollsacrossthescreen.
6. WhenCLEARSCANstops,thereceiverwillbesettotheclearestchannel.
7. MutetheAudioMixerchannelwherethereceiverwillbepluggedin,orsetittominimum.
8. LeavethereceiverONandconnectittotheaudiosystemusingeithertheXLRconnectoror
¼-inch line level jack.
Receiver “Quick Set-up” is complete.

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QUICK SETUP: TRANSMITTER
1. WiththePowerswitchonthetransmitterOFF,installtwofreshAAbatteriesintothetransmitter.
2. PressthetransmitterPowerSwitchuntilthedisplaycomeson.
3. LoosenthetransmitterbatterycovertoexposetheEZsyncPort,asshown.
4. HoldthetransmitterwiththeEZsyncPortfacingthereceiver,abouta
foot(30cm)away.*
5. PresstheSYNCButtononthereceiver,SYNCwillshowinthedisplay.
6. Oncethechannelissetinthetransmitter,thedisplaywillswitchtothemain
displayandshowRFandAudioLevels.
*Note: WhenperformingEZsync,makesurelightingconditionsarenottoobright.Extremely
brightlightingcaninterferewithEZsync.
Transmitter “Quick Set-up” is complete.
SYNC
R300
EZsync Clear
SET
SYNC
EZsync
R300 ClearScan
SET
CHANNEL
MUTE
SYNC
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QUICK SETUP:SYSTEMSOPERATION
1. Setthemixer/ampgain.
2. Talkorsingintothemicrophoneorplaytheguitaratanormalvolume.You
shouldhearaudiocomingoutofthesystem.
3. Youmayhavetoadjustthegain(viathecontrolnexttotheconnectoronthe
receiverbackpanel)toprovidethebestinputvolumeforyourmixer/amp.
Notes:
• Seepage10ofthismanualformoreinformation.
• SeeImage11oftheQuickStartGuideforgaincontrollocation.
“Quick Set-up” is now complete. Please enjoy your R300 system.
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SYNC
R300
EZsync Clear
SET
EZsync ClearScan
Electro-Voice
R 300
ANTENNA B ANTENNA A12V .500mA
MIN MAX
VOLUME
LEVEL
-10dB 0dB
BALANCED OUT UNBALANCED OUT
DETAILED COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS
2.1 |R300 Receiver
RECEIVER CONTROLS, CONNECTORS
1. PowerON/OFF
2. SYNCDataTransferButton
3. InfraredEZsyncWindow
4. GraphicalDisplay
a.ChannelorFrequencyDisplay
b.DiversityIndicator
c. RFStrengthMeter
d.AudioLevelMeter
e. LockIndicator
f. SquelchLevelIndicator
5. ScrollDownandUp( and )ControlButtons
6. SETControlButton
7. ClearScanControl(pressandhold button)
8. TNCAntennaInputConnectors(2)
9. AudioOutputVolumeControl
10. XLRBalancedOutputConnector
11. ¼InchUnbalancedLineLevelAudioOutputConnector
12. UnbalancedOutputLevelSwitch(-10dBor0dB)
13. DCPowerConnector(12VDC,500mA)
14. PowerCordRetainer
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DETAILED COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS
2.1 |Receiver Setup & Operation
1. Placethereceiverandantennaswherethereisaclearlineofsighttotheareawherethe
transmitterwillbeused.Rotatetheantennastoseparatethemby90degrees.
2. Install the appropriate power connection blades into the power supply and con-
nect the power supplycordtothereceiver.PlugthepowersupplyintoanACoutlet.Push
thepowerbuttontoturnthereceiveronandconrmthatitisonbycheckingthemaindisplay
screen.
3. Manual Channel Change
a.The and buttonsallowyoutoscrollthroughtheChannels.WhentheChannel
youdesireisdisplayed,stopscrolling.
b.After2secondsthedisplayedchannelnumberwillstarttoash.
c. Thenumberwillstopashingandthenewchannelisinstalled.
d.TurnonthetransmitterandholdtheEZsyncportfacingthereceiverEZSyncport,
aboutafoot(30cm)away,asdescribedonpage5.
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MIN MAX
VOLUME
LEVEL
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e. PresstheSYNCbuttononthereceivertotransferthechannelinformation.
f. ThereceiverwilldisplaySYNCuntilthedataistransferred,thenreturntothemainscreen.
g.Thetransmitterdisplayscreenwillnowshowthenewchannelandfrequency.
NOTE:
1. Ifthechanneldatawasnottransferredtothetransmitterafter5seconds,thereceiver
willdisplayERROR.BecertainthatthetransmitterisOnandtheEZsyncportisfacing
thereceiverandtryagain.
2. Ifthedatastilldoesnottransfer,trynewbatteries,ormovetheunittoashadedarea
awayfromdirectsunlightorbrightlightsbeforetryingagain.
R300 ClearScan
SET
CHANNEL
MUTE
SYNC
MHz
SYNC
R300
EZsync Clear
SET
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DETAILED COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS
4. ClearScan:Thisfeatureautomatestheprocessofndingaclearchannel.
a.Toscanfortheclearestchannelinagroup,pressandhold untilCLEARSCAN
appearsinthedisplay,thenreleasethebutton.
b.Whenthescaniscomplete,thedisplaywillshowtheclearestavailablechannel.
c. UsetheSYNCbuttontotransferthenewchannelasinstep3.
5. DuringsetupmakesurethemixeroramplierinputusedfortheR300ismutedorturneddown
toaminimumlevel.
6. Pluganaudiocable(notsupplied)intothe3pinXLRor¼-inchTRSoutputoftheR300.
Note: TheXLRconnectoristhepreferredconnectionsincetheoutputisbalancedandwillbe
moreimmunetonoiseforlongerrunsofcablealthougheithercanbeusedwithgood
results.Setthebalancedoutputlevelonthebackpanelto12o’clock(midwayinthe
range)tostartandadjustlaterifnecessary.Ifthe¼-inchunbalancedoutputisused,start
withadjustmentswitchinthe-10dBsetting.
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7. Withthetransmitteron,speakintothemicrophoneorplaytheguitar.Turnupthelevelonthe
mixeroramplieruntilyouareabletohearthedesiredsignal.Ifnoaudioispresent,repeat
setupandrefertothetroubleshootingsection.
Note: Itmaybenecessarytoadjustthereceiveroutputuntilthevolumelevelfromthewireless
systemapproximatesthelevelofanequivalentwiredmicrophone/instrument.
8. DISPLAYThemaindisplaycanbeadjustedtodisplaytheChannelnumberortheFrequency.
Note: Atanytimetheitemnotselectedforthemaindisplaycanbeshownfor5secondsby
pushingtheSETbuttononce.
a.PressandholdtheSETbuttonuntilDISPLYshowsinthedisplay.
b.PressSETandFREQUENCYorCHANNELwillashinthedisplay.
c. Press forFREQUENCYor forCHANNELandpressSET.
d.Displaywillreturntothemainscreenandtheselecteditemwillbedisplayed.
e. Atanytimetheitemnotselectedforthemaindisplaycanbeshownfor5secondsby
pushingtheSETbuttononce.
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DETAILED COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS
9. Change Lock-Out Thisfeaturecanbeusefulwhenthereceiverisinalocationwhereunauthorized
personnelhaveaccesstothereceiver.WiththeLOCKON,thechannelcannot
bechangedandthewordLOCKisdisplayedwhenthe or buttonispushed.
a.PressandholdtheSETbuttonuntilDISPLYshowsinthedisplay.
b.Press todisplayLOCK.
c. PressSETandONorOFFwillbedisplayedtoshowthestatusofthelock-out.
d.Press toturntheLOCKONor toturntheLOCKOFFandpressSET.
e. Displaywillreturntothemainscreenandpadlocksymbolintheupperleftofthedisplaywill
showthelockstatus.
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10. Squelch Adjustment–Thesquelchsettingcanbeusedtomaximizerangeorimmunitytonoise.
a.Turnthetransmitteroff.
b.Onthereceiver,pressandholdtheSETbuttonuntilDISPLYshowsinthedisplay.
c. Onthereceiver,press twotimestodisplaySQELCH.
d.Onthereceiver,pressSETandthesquelchsettinginthemiddlerightofthescreen(SQ
10dB)willash.
e. Onthereceiver,press todecreasethesquelchsettingor toincreaseit.
f. Onthereceiver,pressSETtoenterthenewsettingandreturntothemainscreen.
g.Turnonthetransmitterandwalktesttheunit.Maximumsquelch(50dB)maximizesnoiseimmu-
nitybutlimitstherange.Minimumsquelch(5dB)willmaximizetherangebutallowmorenoise
tobreakthroughthesquelch.Never leave the squelch set to 0dB except for testing, white
noise will be constantly present on the audio outputs.
h.Repeattonetunereceiversquelchtothedesiredsetting.

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DETAILED COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS
2.1.2 |Receiver Main Operating Screen
Display:
1. RFSignalMeter
2. AudioMeter
3. LockIndicator
4. NoSignalIndicator
5. ChannelNumber(01to32)orFrequency
6. SquelchSetting
7. AntennaDiversityStatusAorBantenna
Controls:
1. Press or tochangechannels
2. Pressandhold for3secondsstartsClearScan,CLEARSCANscrollsacrossthedisplay
3. PressSEToncetodisplayFREQUENCYorCHANNEL,whicheverisnotshowing
4. PressandholdSETfor3secondstoaccesssettingsmenu
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2.2 |Handheld Transmitter
HT-300CONTROLS,CONNECTORSANDINDICATORS
1. MicrophoneElement
2. BacklitLCDDisplay
  a.Channel
  b.Frequency
  c.BatteryLevel
  d.MuteIndicator
3. EZSyncInfraredPort
4. BatteryCover–Screwtype
5. BatteryCompartment–TwoAABatteries
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DETAILED COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS
2.2 |Handheld Transmitter Setup & Operation
1. Insert Batteries.
  a.Removethebatterycompartmentcoverbyunscrewingitcompletely.
  b.InserttwoAAbatteriesasshown,slidingoneupintothehousingtomakeroomfor
theothermakingsuretofollowpolarity,asmarked.
2. Turntheunitonbypressingandholdingtheon/offbuttonfor3seconds,andthedisplaywill
lightup.
3. Ifanewchannelisdesired,useEZsyncasinSection2.1andclosebatterycompartment.
4. Verify reception.
  a.WiththetransmitterandreceiveronamatchingChannel,themainreceiverdisplay
shouldbeindicatingaRFsignalonthebargraph.
  b.SpeakintothemicrophoneandtheAudioMeterbargraphshouldindicateaudio
signalpresence.
c. Ifthelevelmetersdonotshowreception,makesurethechannelsarematchingand
refertothetroubleshootingsection.
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5. Mute Function–pressandholdon/offbuttonfor2secondsuntilMUTEappearsintheLCD
displayandsoundmutes.Repeattoturnmuteoff.
2.3 |Bodypack Transmitter
BP-300CONTROLS,CONNECTORSANDINDICATORS
1. Antenna–Flexible¼waveantenna
2. PowerOn/Off/MuteButton
3. TA4MicrophoneConnector
4. On/MuteLED–Greenwhentransmitterison,Redwhenmuted
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5. LCDDisplay
  a.Channel
  b.Frequency
  c.BatteryLevel
  d.MuteIndicator
6. EZsyncinfraredwindow
7. BatteryCompartmentLatch–pushdownlatchandslidecoverasshown
8. TwoAABatteryCompartment–followpolarityasmarked
9. LAV/INSGainSwitch
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2.3.1 |Bodypack Transmitter Setup & Operation
1. Insert Batteries
  a.Openthebatterycompartmentbypressinginonthelatchandslidingthedoordown.
  b.InserttwoAAbatterieswith+and–asindicated.
  c.Closethebatterydoorbypushingup.
2. Turntheunitonbypressingandholdingtheon/offbuttonfor3seconds,andtheLCDdisplay
willlightup.Ifchannelhasnotbeenset,setchannelaccordingto2.1.
3. Microphone/Guitar Operation.
a.ForLapelthegainswitchshouldbeintheLAVposition.
b.ForHeadwornMicrophonesthegainswitchshouldbeintheINSposition.
c.Iflapelmicrophonesaretoosensitiveandtheaudiometeronthereceiverisreachingthe
peak,putthegainswitchinINStolowerthegain.
d.ForguitaroperationusingtheoptionalR300GTRCBLcable,thegainswitchshould
beintheLAVpositionforpassivepickups,andintheINSpositionforactivepickups.
ShouldtheoutputofthepassivepickupsbetoohighintheLAVposition,switchtothe
INSpositionforreducedtransmitterinputgain.
4. Mute Function–pressandholdon/offbuttonfor2secondsuntilMUTEappearsintheLCD
display,OnLEDturnsred,andsoundmutes.Repeattoturnmuteoff.

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GUIDELINESANDRECOMMENDATIONSForBestPerformance
Compatibility
Thetransmitterandreceivermustbeofthesame frequency bandandsettothesamechannelinorder
toworktogether.TheR300isavailableinfourfrequencybands,A,B,CandE(Europeonly).Theband
informationisavailableintheserialnumberlabelonthereceiver,theserialnumberlabelonthehandheld
transmitter,andonthebackpanellabelonthebodypack.
Using Multiple Wireless Systems
IfthreeormoreR300systemsand/orotherUHF/VHFwirelesssystemsarebeingusedinthesame
location,properfrequencycoordinationisnecessarytoavoidinterference.SomechannelsintheR300
aredesignedtoworktogether,seethechannelgroupsinthebackofthisguideformoreinformation.
ContactyourdealerorElectro-VoiceforassistanceifyouareplanningmoresystemsorusingtheR300
withotherwirelessequipment.
Multiple Systems and R300
TheClearScanfunctioncanbeusedtosetupanytwoR300systems.Justscanwiththerstunit
receiver,setthetransmittertothatclearchannelandleaveiton.Thenscanthesecondunitreceiverfor
anotherclearchannel.If3ormoresystemsinthesamefrequencybandareusedinthesameroom,put
allofthechannelsinthesamegroupasindicatedbythechannelgroupsonpage28-31.
Potential Sources of Interference
Therearemanypotentialsourcesofinterferenceforyourwirelesssystem.Anyelectronicproduct
thatcontainsdigitalcircuitryincludingdigitalsignalprocessors(reverb/multi-effectsunits),electronic
keyboards,digitallightingcontrollers,CDandDVDplayers,andcomputers,allemitRFenergythatcan
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