PROEL RMW1000 Series User manual

RMW1000
WirelessMicrophoneSystem
USER’SMANUAL
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96MAN00082-REV.23/13

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DISPOSALOFOLDELECTRICAL&ELECTRONICEQUIPMENT...................................................................3
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS............................................................................................................................3
INCASEOFFAULT....................................................................................................................................3
PACKAGING,SHIPPINGANDCOMPLAINT...............................................................................................3
WARRANTYANDPRODUCTSRETURN.....................................................................................................3
MAINTENANCEANDDISCLAIMER...........................................................................................................4
POWERSUPPLY........................................................................................................................................4
USER’SWARNINGSANDCECONFORMITY..............................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................6
DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................................................................6
RMW1000RECEIVER...............................................................................................................................6
RMW1MHANDHELDMICROPHONETRANSMITTER...............................................................................7
RMW1HBODYPACKTRANSMITTER.........................................................................................................8
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................................................9
BATTERYREPLACEMENT..........................................................................................................................9
ADJUSTRMW1MGAIN............................................................................................................................9
WEARINGTHEBODYPACKRMW1H.........................................................................................................9
SETAUTOMATICALLYASINGLESYSTEM:................................................................................................9
IMPORTANTWARNINGMESSAGES.......................................................................................................10
SETMANUALLYACHANNELGROUP.....................................................................................................10
SETMANUALLYACHANNELNUMBER..................................................................................................10
SETAUTOMATICALLYTHESECONDRECEIVER......................................................................................10
SETAUTOMATICALLYTHETHIRDANDSUBSEQUENTLYRECEIVERS.....................................................10
CHECKTHEFREQUENCYOFTHEGROUP‐CHANNEL..............................................................................10
THEGROUP‐CHANNELFREQUENCYTABLES.........................................................................................11
SETMANUALLYTHECHANNELSTOAVOIDINTERMODULATION..........................................................11
ACCESSORIES.........................................................................................................................................11
TECHNICALSPECIFICATION....................................................................................................................12
TA4F(miniXLR4pin).............................................................................................................................13
TAB.1......................................................................................................................................................26
TAB.2......................................................................................................................................................75
TAB.3......................................................................................................................................................76
TAB.4......................................................................................................................................................76

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DISPOSALOFOLDELECTRICAL&ELECTRONICEQUIPMENT
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedwith
otherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtotheenviroment
orhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromothertypesof
wastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentoffice,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentallysafe
recycling.Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthepurchase
contract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION‐Beforeusingthisproductreadcarefullythefollowingsafetyinstructions.Takealookofthis
manualentirelyandpreserveitforfuturereference.Whenusinganyelectricproduct,basicprecautions
shouldalwaysbetaken,includingthefollowing:
Toreducetherisk,closesupervisionisnecessarywhentheproductisusednearchildren.
Protecttheapparatusfromatmosphericagentsandkeepitawayfromwater,rainandhighhumidity
places.
Thisproductshouldbesiteawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,lampsandanyotherdevicethat
generateheat.
Careshouldbetakensothatobjectsandliquidsdonotgoinsidetheproduct..
Theproductshouldbeconnectedtoapowersupplyonlyofthetypedescribedontheoperating
instructionsorasmarkedontheproduct.
INCASEOFFAULT
Incaseoffaultormaintenancethisproductshouldbeinspectedonlybyqualifiedservicepersonnel
when:
Liquidshavespilledinsidetheproduct.
Theproducthasfallenandbeendamaged.
Theproductdoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance.
Donotoperateontheproduct,ithasnouser‐serviceablepartsinside.
Referservicingtoanauthorizedmaintenancecentre.
PACKAGING,SHIPPINGANDCOMPLAINT
ThisunitpackagehasbeensubmittedtoISTA1Aintegritytests.Wesuggestyoucontroltheunit
conditionsimmediatelyafterunpackingit.
Ifanydamageisfound,immediatelyadvisethedealer.Keepallunitpackagingpartstoallowinspection.
Proelisnotresponsibleforanydamagethatoccursduringshipment..
Productsaresold“deliveredexwarehouse”andshipmentisatchargeandriskofthebuyer.
Possibledamagestounitshouldbeimmediatelynotifiedtoforwarder.Eachcomplaintformanumitted
packageshouldbedonewithineightdaysfromproductreceipt.
WARRANTYANDPRODUCTSRETURN
Proelproductshaveoperatingwarrantyandcomplytheirspecifications,asstatedbymanufacturer..
Proelwarrantsallmaterials,workmanshipandproperoperationofthisproductforaperiodoftwoyears
fromtheoriginaldateofpurchase.Ifanydefectsarefoundinthematerialsorworkmanshiporifthe
productfailstofunctionproperlyduringtheapplicablewarrantyperiod,theownershouldinformabout
thesedefectsthedealerorthedistributor,providingreceiptorinvoiceofdateofpurchaseanddefect

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detaileddescription.Thiswarrantydoesnotextendtodamageresultingfromimproperinstallation,
misuse,neglectorabuse.ProelS.p.A.willverifydamageonreturnedunits,andwhentheunithasbeen
properlyusedandwarrantyisstillvalid,thentheunitwillbereplacedorrepaired.ProelS.p.A.isnot
responsibleforany"directdamage"or"indirectdamage"causedbyproductdefectiveness.
MAINTENANCEANDDISCLAIMER
Cleanonlywithdrycloth.
Proelproductshavebeenexpresslydesignedforaudioapplication,withsignalsinaudiorange(20Hzto
20kHz).Proelhasnoliabilityfordamagescausedincaseoflackofmaintenance,modifications,improper
useorimproperinstallationnon‐applyingsafetyinstructions.
ProelS.p.A.reservestherighttochangethesespecificationsatanytimewithoutnotice..
ProelS.p.A.declinesanyliabilityfordamagestoobjectsorpersonscausedbylacksofmaintenance,
improperuse,installationnotperformedwithsafetyprecautionsandatthestateoftheart.
POWERSUPPLY
Thisapparatusshouldonlybeconnectedtopowersourcetypespecifiedinthisowner’smanualoronthe
unit.
IfthesuppliedACpowercableplugisdifferentfromthewallsocket,pleasecontactanelectricianto
changetheACpowerplug.
HoldtheplugandthewalloutletwhiledisconnectingtheunitfromACpower.
Iftheunitwillnotbeusedforalongperiodoftime,pleaseunplugthepowercordfromACpoweroutlet.
Toavoidunitpowercorddamage,pleasedonotstraintheACpowercableanddonotbundleit.
Inordertoavoidunitpowercorddamage,pleaseensurethatthepowercordisnotsteppedonor
pinchedbyheavyobjects.

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USER’SWARNINGSANDCECONFORMITY
ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyPROELS.p.A.couldvoidyourauthoritytooperate
theequipment.
LICENSINGINFORMATION:
FrequencyRangeofRMW1000:638–662MHzor606–630MHzor863–865MHz,pleasenotethatthe
systemsaredifferent.
Aministeriallicensemayberequiredtooperatethisequipmentincertainareas.Theuseofthis
professionalwirelessmicrophoneequipmentinsomecountriescouldbeintendedforprofessionaluse,
sothelicensabilitydependsonthecountryitoperates.Proelsuggeststheusertocontactthe
appropriatetelecommunicationsauthorityconcerningproperlicensing.
Thisequipmentmaybecapableofoperatingonsomefrequenciesnotauthorizedinyourcountry.Please
contactyournationalauthoritytoobtaininformationonauthorizedfrequenciesforwirelessmicrophone
productsinyourregion.
Licensingofprofessionalwirelessmicrophoneequipmentistheuser’sresponsibility,andlicensability
dependsontheuser’sclassificationandapplication,andontheselectedfrequency.
TheproductisincompliancewithDirectiveLVD2006/95/ECasstatedinEN60065andEN50371
standard.
PROELS.p.Ahereby,declaresthatthiswirelessmicrophonesystemcomplieswiththeessential
requirementsandotherrelevantprovisionsofDirectiveR&TTE1999/5/ECasstatedinEN300422‐1;
EN300422‐2;EN301489‐01;EN300489‐09standard.
Thefullanddetaileddeclarationofconformitycanbedownloadedfromthewebsite:www.proel.com
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TABLEOFTHEAUTHORIZEDFREQUENCIESFORTHERMW1000WIRELESSMICROPHONESYSTEMIN
EUROPEUPDATEDWITHREFERENCETOERC‐REC70‐03EDOCUMENTDATEDOCTOBER102012
COUNTRYCODERMW1M/RMW1HTRANSMITTINGFREQUENCIES
606.000‐630.000638.000‐662.000863.000‐865.000
ALATBABEBGCHCYDKEEGBHUISIELI
LULVMEMKMDNLPTRSROSESKTRIndividuallicenserequirednopersonal licenserequired
HRIndividuallicenserequired
CZFIFRDEGRITLTMTNOPLSIUAIndividuallicenserequired
andLimitedimplementation
nopersonal
licenserequired
RUIndividuallicenserequired
andLimitedimplementation
NOT
IMPLEMENTED
ESNOTIMPLEMENTEDnopersonal
licenserequired
GENOTIMPLEMENTED
INALLCOUNTRIESTHEUSEOFWIRELESSMICROPHONESSYSTEMSISSUBJECTTOANYTELEVISIONAND
BROADCASTTRANSMISSION
CONSULTLOCALORNATIONALRADIOSPECTRUMAUTHORITIESFORINFORMATIONONPOSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONSORNECESSARYAUTHORIZATIONSBEFOREUSINGTHISSHORTRANGEDEVICE.
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INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforchoosingthisPROELproductandforyourtrustinourbrand,synonymousofprofessionalism,
accuracy,highqualityandreliability.AllourproductsareCEapprovedanddesignedforcontinuoususein
professionalsystems.
DESCRIPTION
TheRMW1000WirelessMicrophoneisaUHF,PLLcontrolled,dualantennadiversitysystemprovidinga
reliableandhighqualitysignaltransmissionandequippedwithautomaticchannelscanandIRsync.
RMW1000WirelessMicrophonesystemfeatures3units:RMW1000receiver,RMW1Mhandheldtransmitter
andRMW1Hbodypacktransmitter.Thesystemisavailableintwodifferentconfigurations,eachofthem
includinganABScarryingcase:
RMW1000M:RMW1000+RMW1M
RMW1000H:RMW1000+RMW1H+headsetmicrophone
96channelfrequenciesareavailableallowingthesimultaneoususeof8deviceswithoutinterference
betweenthem(seedetailedexplanationsfurtherinthismanual).
RMW1000RECEIVER
SeeFIG.1atpage15:
1. ANTENNA1
Thisisthefirstreceivingantenna.Screwitinandraiseitupduringtheuseand,inordertoobtaina
betterreception,placethereceiverawayfromothermetalobjectsanddistantnomorethan50mfrom
thetransmitter.
2. ANTENNA2
Thisisthesecondreceivingantenna.Screwitinandraiseitupduringtheuse.Theinternaldiversity
receivingcircuitchoosesthebettersignalfromoneofthetwoantenna.
3. DCIN
SocketfortheAC/DCadaptorconnection:useonlytheadaptorsuppliedwiththesystem.
4. OUTPUT(BALANCED)
Balancedoutputwithmiclevel:connectitthroughaXLRcabletoamixerinput.Thisoutputisused
preferablyforlongruns.
5. OUTPUT(UNBALANCED)
Unbalancedoutputwithlinelevel:connectitthroughamono6.3mmjackcabletoamixerorinstrument
amplifierinput.Thisoutputisusedpreferablyforshortruns.
6. VOLUME
Volumepotentiometer:usingasmallscrewdriversetthiscontroltoaproperlevelthatdoesn’tsaturate
themixerinputchannel.
7. POWER
On/offswitch:pressandholdfortwosecondstoswitchonoroffthereceiver.
8. READY
GreenLED:ifitisonindicatesthatthetransmitterissendingaradiosignaltothereceiver,ifitisoffthe
transmitterdoesn’tsendaradiosignal.Inthiscasecheckiftheassignedtransmitterisofforsetin
anotherchannel.
9. AUDIOBARLED
Showsthepresenceofanaudiosignal:notethatthelevelindicationisindependentfromtheVOLUME
setting.
10. LCDDISPLAY
TheLCDdisplayshowsvariousinformation:

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AntennaAisworkingandreceivestheradiosignal.
AntennaBisworkingandreceivestheradiosignal.
Thereceiverislockedandthebuttonshavenoeffect.Press“menu”and“select”togethertolockor
unlockthereceiver.Lockingthereceiverandthetransmitterspreventsunwantedsettingchanges.
TypicallytheLCDshowsthechannelactuallyinuse(seefurtherinthismanualfordetailed
operatinginstructionsaboutchannelsettingandfrequencyvisualization).
11. MENUBUTTON
Pressingthisbuttonyoucanscrollthroughthemenuoptions:
   
Afterpressingityouhave5secondtopressthe“SELECT”buttonforchoosingoneoption.If“SELECT”
buttonisnotpressed,thereceivergoesbacktonormaloperation(seefurtheronthismanualfordetailed
operations).
12. SELECT
Pressingthisbuttonyoucanactivateorchangeavalueofthecorrespondentmenuoption.Afterpressing
ityouhave5secondtopressagainthe“SELECT”buttontochoosethenextoptionorvalue.If“SELECT”
buttonisnotpressed,thereceivergoesbacktonormaloperation(seefurtheronthismanualfordetailed
operations).
13. ASC
Pressingthisbuttonthereceiversendsthechannelsettingtothemicrophoneorbodypacktransmitter
throughtheIRport.
14. IR
Thisistheinfraredporttosendthechannelsetting.
RMW1MHANDHELDMICROPHONETRANSMITTER
SeeFIG.2andFIG.5atpage16:
15. MICROPHONEGRID
Thegridprotectsthemicrophonecapsuleandincludesapopfilter.Themicrophonecapsuleisdynamic
withacardioidunidirectionalpattern.
16. STATUSLED
ThisLEDshowsthestatusofthetransmitter:
OFF:thetransmitterifturnedofforthebatteriesaremissingorfullydischarged.
GREEN:thetransmitterisonandoperative.
ORANGE:thetransmitterisonbutmuted.Presssimultaneously“MUTE”and“SELECT”tochangethe
statusbetweenmuted(orange)andoperative(green).
ORANGE/REDflashing:thebatteryarefullydischargedandmustbereplaced.
17. LCDDISPLAY
TheLCDdisplayshowsvariousinformation:
thebatteriesarefullychargedandyouhave6‐8hoursofworkingoperationusingalkalinebatteries.
thebatteriesarehalfchargedandyouhave2‐6hoursofworkingoperationusingalkalinebatteries.
thebatteriesarealmostdischargedandyouhave0‐2hoursofworkingoperationusingalkaline
batteries:batteriesreplacementissuggestedassoonaspossible.

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Thetransmitterislockedandthebuttonshavenoeffect:press“mute”and“select”togethertolock
orunlockthetransmitter.Lockingthetransmitterandthereceiverpreventsunwantedsettingchanges.
TypicallytheLCDshowsthechannelactuallyinuse(seefurtheronthismanualfordetailed
operatinginstructionsaboutchannelsetting).
18. orMUTEBUTTON
PressthisbuttontoMUTE(LEDORANGE)orun‐MUTE(LEDGREEN)themicrophone.Pressandholdfor3
secondtoswitchonandoffthetransmitter.
19. SELECT
Pressandholdthisbuttonfor3secondsandyouaccesstheCHANNELselection:pressingagainthe
“SELECT”buttonyoucanselectthechannel.Ifyoupressandholdthebuttonforanother3seconds,you
canaccesstheGROUPselection.Ifyoudon’tpressthebuttonfor5secondsthetransmittergoesbackto
normaloperation(seefurtherinthismanualfordetailedoperations).
20. IR
Afterremovingthebatterycover,youcanaccesstheinfraredportforreceivingthechannelsetting.
RMW1HBODYPACKTRANSMITTER
SeeFIG.8atpage16:
21. ANTENNA
Thisisthetransmittingantenna:donotforce,disconnectortrytoreplacewithotherone.
22. LCDDISPLAY
TheLCDdisplayshowsvariousinformation:
thebatteriesarefullychargedandyouhave6‐8hoursofworkingoperationusingalkalinebatteries.
thebatteriesarehalfchargedandyouhave2‐6hoursofworkingoperationusingalkalinebatteries.
thebatteriesarealmostdischargedandyouhave0‐2hoursofworkingoperationusingalkaline
batteries.Batteriesreplacementissuggestedassoonaspossible.
Thetransmitterislockedandthebuttonshavenoeffect:press“mute”and“select”togethertolock
orunlockthetransmitter.Lockingthetransmitterandthereceiverpreventsunwantedsettingchanges.
TypicallytheLCDshowsthechannelactuallyinuse(seefurtherinthismanualfordetailed
operatinginstructionsaboutchannelsetting).
23. SELECT
Pressandholdthisbuttonfor3secondsandyouaccesstheCHANNELselection:pressingagainthe
“SELECT”buttonyoucanselectthechannel.Ifyoupressandholdthebuttonforanother3seconds,you
canaccesstheGROUPselection.Ifyoudon’tpressthebuttonfor5secondsthetransmittergoesbackto
normaloperation(seefurtherinthismanualfordetailedoperations).
24. BATTERIESCOVER
SlidingdownthelowerpartofthebodypackyoucanaccessthebatteryinletandtheIRreceiversensor.
25. AUDIOINPUT
T4AFminiXLRinputsockettoconnectthesuppliedmicrophoneorothermicrophone.
26. ONorMUTEBUTTON
PressthisbuttontoMUTE(LEDORANGE)orun‐MUTE(LEDGREEN)themicrophone.Pressandholdfor3
secondtoswitchonandoffthetransmitter.
27. STATUSLED
ThisLEDshowsthestatusofthetransmitter:

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OFF:thetransmitterifturnedofforthebatteriesaremissingorfullydischarged.
GREEN:thetransmitterisonandoperative.
ORANGE:thetransmitterisonbutmuted.Presssimultaneously“MUTE”and“SELECT”tochangethe
statusbetweenmuted(orange)andoperative(green).
ORANGE/REDflashing:thebatteryarefullydischargedandmustbereplaced.
28. IR
Afterremovingthebatterycover,youcanaccesstheinfraredportforreceivingthechannelsetting.
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
BATTERYREPLACEMENT
FortheBatteryreplacementusealways2x1.5VAAsizeLITHIUMorALKALINEtypeforthebest
performances.Youcanusealsorechargeablebatteriesbutinthiscasetheoperatingtimeisshorter.
GoodqualityALKALINEbatteriesguaranteeanoperatingtimeofabout8hour.
ToreplacethebatteriesontheRMW1MhandheldmicrophonefollowtheinstructionsonFIG.3and
4,respectingalwaysthepolaritymarkedinsidethebatteryinlet.
ToreplacethebatteriesontheRMW1HbodypackmicrophonefollowtheinstructionsonFIG.8and
9,respectingalwaysthepolaritymarkedinsidethebatteryinlet.
Alwaysremembertoremovethebatteriesifyoudon’tusethemicrophoneforalongperiodof
time:thiswillavoidthecorrosionofthebatterycontacts.
ADJUSTRMW1MGAIN
AsshowinFIG.6andFIG.7it’spossibletosetthegainofthehandheldmicrophone:setitat0dBfor
speakingvoicesandat‐10dBforsingingvoices.
WEARINGTHEBODYPACKRMW1H
AsshowinFIG.10it’spossibletowearthebodypacktoabelt,strapordressverticallyor
horizontallyandsimplyturningthespringontheotherside,inanycasebecarefuldon’tfoldorpull
theantenna.
SETAUTOMATICALLYASINGLESYSTEM
BesurethatthetransmitterisswitchedOFF.

Press onLCDappearsthenpress,ifyoudon’tpressthe
buttoninto5secondsthereceivergoesbacktonormaloperation.

Thereceiversearchesafreechannelintheselectedgroup
(note:itsearchesforafreefrequencyavoidingpreviouslysetchannelsorTVchannels)

andwhenitisfoundafixedchannelisset 

TURNONthetransmitterandexposeitsIRtoIRofthereceiverasshowinFIG.11
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PressASC:nowthetransmitterisprogrammedtothesamechannel.Inordertobe
surecheckthatyouhavetoseethesamechannelnumberonitandthattheREADYLEDonthe
receiverisON.
IMPORTANTWARNINGMESSAGES
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“FULL”textcanappearsonthereceiverLCDdisplaywhenthereceiverhasdoneacompletescanof
thefrequencyinagroupwithoutfindinganyofthemfree.Inthiscaseselectanothergroupand
repeattheautomaticchannelselectoperation.

“INCOMPATIBLE”textcanappearsonthetransmitterwhenthereceiverandthetransmitter
frequencyrangesdon’tmatch.
SETMANUALLYACHANNELGROUP
PressX2:onLCDappears,thenpress tochoosethe
channelgroupfrom1to6.
Ifyoudon’tpressanybuttonafter5secondsthetransmittergoesbacktonormaloperation.
SETMANUALLYACHANNELNUMBER
PressX3:onLCDappears thenpress tochoosethe
channelfrom1to16.
Ifyoudon’tpressabuttonfor5secondsthetransmittergoesbacktonormaloperation.
SETAUTOMATICALLYTHESECONDRECEIVER
Afteryouhavesetthefirstreceiverandtransmitter,leavingONthefirsttransmitterrepeatthe
operationforthesecondreceiverandtransmitter:thesecondreceiverautomaticallydetectsthe
firsttransmitterchannel,discardsitschannelandselectsanotherfreechanneltosetthesecond
transmitter.
SETAUTOMATICALLYTHETHIRDANDSUBSEQUENTLYRECEIVERS
Setanothergroupeverytworeceiver‐transmitterand,leavingONtheprevioustransmitters,setthe
otherreceiver‐transmitterchannels:thismethodDONOTAVOIDcompletelyTHE
INTERMODULATIONproblembutitreducesitsprobability.
CHECKTHEFREQUENCYOFTHEGROUP‐CHANNEL
PressX4:onLCDappears,thenpressandhold,
thecorrespondentfrequencyremainsonthedisplayuntilthebuttonisreleased.
