PROEL FREE10 User manual

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FREE10
PortableSoundSystem
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USER’SMANUAL
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ITALIANO
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96MAN00057‐REV.16/12

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DISPOSALOFOLDELECTRICAL&ELECTRONICEQUIPMENT................................................................... 4
VRLABATTERIESSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................. 4
GENERALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................ 4
INCASEOFFAULT.................................................................................................................................... 5
PACKAGING,SHIPPINGANDCOMPLAINT ............................................................................................... 5
WARRANTYANDPRODUCTSRETURN..................................................................................................... 5
MAINTENANCEANDDISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................... 5
POWERSUPPLY........................................................................................................................................ 5
USER’SWARNINGSANDCECONFORMITY.............................................................................................. 6
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 7
DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................... 7
MAINPANELOPERATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 7
WIRELESSMICROPHONEOPERATIONS ................................................................................................. 10
CD/DVD/MP3PLAYERandREMOTECONTROLOPERATIONS ............................................................... 13
REMOTECONTROLBATTERYREPLACEMENT ........................................................................................ 18
VRLABATTERYOPERATIONSANDREPLACEMENT ................................................................................ 18
OPTIONALWIRELESSMICINSTALLATION.............................................................................................. 19
FREE10‐TECHNICALSPECIFICATION..................................................................................................... 20

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.
ThisproductcontainsaninternalValveRegulatedLeadAcid(VRLA)battery:VRLAbatteries
mustberecycledattheendoflifeinaccordancewithlocalandnationallawsandregulation.
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VRLABATTERIESSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
•CAUTION–SpecialsafetyprecautionmustbetakenwhenusingandreplacingVRLA
batteries,includingthefollowing:
•Thereplacementshouldbemadeorsupervisedbyprofessionalswithsuitableprotection.
Thebatteriesforreplacementmustbealwayssameastheoldonesinmodelandtype.
•WARNING–DonotsmokeorusefirenearVRLAbatteries.
•WARNING–DonotuseanyorganiccleanertocleanVRLAbatteries.
•WARNING–DonotputtheVRLAbatteriesonfire,ortheywillexplode.
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skinandeyes.
LAbatteriesreleasehydrogengaswhichcanformexplosivemixtureinair,do
eshockandshort.Pleaseremovethewatchand
GENERALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
serSystem.Topreventdirectexposuretolaserbeam,
readcarefullythefollowingsafetyinstructions.Takealookofthis
whentheproductisusednearchildren.
highhumidity
ductshouldbesiteawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,lampsandanyotherdevicethat
kensothatobjectsandliquidsdonotgoinsidetheproduct.
scribedontheoperating
•WARNING–DonotcutopentheVRLAbatteries,theycontainelectrolytewhichistoxicto
•WARNING–VR
notplaceinsideasealedcontainer.
•WARNING–VRLAbatteriesmaycaus
jewelleryasringswhenreplacethebattery,alsopleaseoperatewithinsulatingtools.
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•CAUTION–CLASS1LASERPRODUCT
TheCD/DVD/MP3PlayeremploysaLa
donottrytoopentheenclosure.Visibleandinvisiblelaserradiationwhenopen.
AVOIDTHEEXPOSURETOTHEBEAM.
•CAUTION‐Beforeusingthisproduct
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
•Protecttheapparatusfromatmosphericagentsandkeepitawayfromwater,rainand
places.
•Thispro
generateheat.
•Careshouldbeta
•Theproductshouldbeconnectedtoapowersupplyonlyofthetypede
instructionsorasmarkedontheproduct.

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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
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damages,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
•TheproductisincompliancewithDirectiveLVD2006/95/ECasstatedinEN60065standard.
•PROELS.p.Ahereby,declaresthatthisproduct(excludingtheprovidedradiomicrophonesystem)
complieswiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevantprovisionsofDirective2004/108/EC(EMC),
asstatedinEN55103‐1andEN55103‐2standards.
•PROELS.p.Ahereby,declaresthatthewirelessmicrophonesystem(includedwiththeproduct)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
•LICENSINGINFORMATION:Theradioequipmentoperatesinthe863‐865MHzharmonizedEuropean
banddedicatedtoSRD(shortrangedevices)likewirelessmicrophoneandIEMpersonalmonitorsystems,
sointhecountriesspecifiedinthebelowtablenopersonallicenseisrequiredforuseit.
•Theuseofthis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.
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TABLEOFTHENATIONALCODESWHERETHEFR1WIRELESSMICROPHONESYSTEMISAUTHORIZEDIN
EUROPE,UPDATEDWITHREFERENCETOERC‐REC70‐03EDOCUMENTDATEDAUGUST222011
ATBECYCZDKEEDEGRHUITLVLTLUNLPLPTSKSISEGBISLICHBG
ROTRUAIEMTNOES
authorized
HRIndividuallicenserequired
GERU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.

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
PROELFREE10givesyouthefreedomtoperformyourmusicorplayyoursoundanywherewithoutworrying
aboutwheretoplugthepowercord,howtoconnectyourMP3playerorhowtosetyourmicrophone.
FREE10isabatterypoweredcombosoundsystemwithafullsetoffeaturesandthesoundyoudon’texpect
fromthiskindofproducts.ItfeaturesaCD/DVD/MP3playerwithUSBportandremotecontrolabletoplay
notonlyaudiobutalsovideofiles,withadedicatedvideooutputforconnectinganexternaldisplay.
TheUHFlicense‐freemodule(863‐865MHz)providesacleanandhassle‐freewirelessconnectionwiththe
providedhandheldmicrophoneforthemaximumfreedomofmovement.Anadditionalwirelessmodulewith
thechoiceofhandheldorbodypacktransmitterwithheadsetmicrophoneisavailableasoptional.
Afullsetoffunctions,includingbuilt‐ineffectandvoicepriorityswitch,areavailableforthebest
performance.Theultra‐compactandroad‐proofPPcabinetsprovidethemaximumportabilityandprotection
forthesystems.
MAINPANELOPERATIONS
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1. MIC1IN
ThisisafemalecomboconnectorthatacceptsaXLRoraJACKplugfromanydynamicbalancedor
unbalancedmicrophone.TheXLRinputiswiredasfollows:
Pin1=shieldorground
Pin2=+positiveor"hot"
Pin3=‐negativeor"cold"
TheJACKinputiswiredasfollows:
Tip=+positiveor"hot"
Sleeve=shieldorground
2. MIC1LEVEL
ThispotentiometersetstheleveloftheMIC1INinput.
3. MIC2IN
SameasMIC1INinput.
4. MIC2LEVEL
ThispotentiometersetstheleveloftheMIC2INinput.
5. AUX1IN
ThisisafemalejackconnectorthatacceptsJACKplugfromanylinelevelunbalancedsource.TheJACK
inputiswiredasfollows:
Tip=+positiveor"hot"
Sleeve=shieldorground
6. AUX1LEVEL
ThispotentiometersetstheleveloftheAUX1INinput.
7. AUX2IN(RCA)
ThesearetwoRCAfemaleconnectorsthataccepttwoRCAplugfromLEFTandRIGHTchannelsofaline
levelauxiliarysource,oraMINIJACK(3.5mm)femaleconnectorthatacceptsaSTEREOMINIJACKplug
fromComputer/CD/DVD/MP3players.
EachRCAinputiswiredasfollows:
Tip=+positiveor"hot"
Sleeve=shieldorground
TheMINIJACKiswiredasfollows:
Tip=positivesignalofleftchannel
Ring=positivesignalofrightchannel
Sleeve=shieldorground
8. AUX2LEVEL
ThispotentiometersetstheleveloftheAUX2INinput.
9. MP3/DISCLEVEL
ThispotentiometersetstheleveloftheinternalCD/DVD/MP3player.NOTE:thispotentiometeralso
switchesON/OFFtheMP3/DISCplayer(iftheplayerremainsunusedthisfeaturepreventsthedischarge
oftheinternalbattery).
10. ECHO
ThispotentiometersetstheleveloftheechoeffectappliedtotheMICINinputsandtotheWIRELESS
MIC.
11. HIGH
ThispotentiometersetstheHIGHTONElevel:ifrotatedclockwiseitenhancesthehighs,ifrotated
counter‐clockwiseitreducesthehighs(inthecentrepositionit’sflat).

12. LOW
ThispotentiometersetstheLOWTONElevel:ifrotatedclockwiseitenhancesthelows,ifrotated
counter‐clockwiseitreducesthelows(inthecentrepositionit’sflat).
13. LINEOUT
TheseareLEFT(white)andRIGHT(red)RCAfemaleconnectorsthataccepttwoRCAplugandsendthe
wholesignalfromthebuilt‐inmixertoalinelevelequipment,whichcouldbearecorderoranother
audiosystem.NOTE:theLINEOUTlevelisindependentfromtheMASTERlevel.
EachRCAoutputiswiredasfollows:
Tip=+positiveor"hot"
Sleeve=shieldorground
ThejackconnectorisasummedLEFT+RIGHTmonosignaloutput.
14. VIDEOOUT
ThisisthecompositevideooutputoftheinternalMP3/DISCplayer.Seefurtherparagraphformore
detailedexplanation.
15. MASTER
Thispotentiometersetsthegenerallevelofallsignals.
16. VOICEPRIORITY
Whenengaged,thisswitchturnsdownallsignalswhenMICINand/orWIRELESSMICinputsareused.
17. MUTE
Whenengagedthisswitchmutesallinputchannels.
18. EXTERNALSPEAKER(UNSWITCHED)
Theseisajackconnectorthatacceptsajackplugandsendtheamplifiedsignaltoanexternalpassive
speaker.Usealwayspowercablestoconnectthesecondexternalandnotethattheminimumacceptable
impedanceis8ohm.
TheJACKpoweroutputiswiredasfollows:
Tip=+positivespeakerterminal
Sleeve=‐negativespeakerterminal
19. EXTERNALSPEAKER(SWITCHED)
Sameasabove,butinthiscasewhenajackisinsertedtheinternalspeakerisdisconnected(muted).
20. LINEVOLTAGE
ThisswitchsetstheACvoltagelineofyourcountry(usuallyitissetbyfactoryandisn'tnecessaryto
changeit).The115Vsettingisformainslineintherangeof105‐120V~and230Vsettingisformainsline
intherangeof210‐240V~.
WARNING:anincorrectsettingofACLINEVOLTAGEcoulddamageseriouslytheinternal
electronics!
21. AC~SOCKET
Here’swhereyoupluginyourmainssupplycord.Youshouldalwaysusethemainscordsuppliedwiththe
device.Besurethatyourdeviceisturnedoffbeforeyouplugthemainssupplycordintoanelectricaloutlet.
22. FUSEholder
Hereiswherethemainsprotectionfuseisplaced.
REPLACETHEPROTECTIONFUSEONLYWITHSAMETYPEASSHOWNONTHEPRODUCT.
IFAFTERTHESUBSTITUTION,THEFUSEINTERRUPTSAGAINTHEAPPARATUSWORKING,DONOT
TRYAGAINTHENCONTACTTHEPROELSERVICECENTER.
23. POWER
UsethisswitchtopowerONorOFFtheFREE10.TheFREE10is"ON"whentheswitchisinthe"I"
position.NOTE:TheinternalbatteryischargingeveniftheFREE10isOFF.
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24. 12‐24VDCINPUT
ThisistheinputwheretoconnectanexternalDCsourcetosupplytheFREE10and/orchargetheFREE10
internalbattery.
25. CHARGE
ThisLEDindicatesthebatterychargingstatusasfollows:
‐fixedGREEN:theinternalbatteryisfullycharged.
‐fixedRED:theinternalbatteryisbeingcharged.
‐flashingGREEN/RED:theinternalcircuitistestingthebattery.
‐OFF:theinternalbatteryisdisconnectedornotpresent.
26. LOW
ThisREDLEDindicateswhentheFREE10hasbeenturnedonbutthebatteryneedstobere‐charged.
27. HIGH
ThisGREENLEDindicateswhentheFREE10hasbeenturnedonandthebatteryisingoodstatus.
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WIRELESSMICROPHONEOPERATIONS
TheFR1WirelessMicrophonessystemprovidedwiththeFREE10isaUHF,quartzcontrolled,fixedfrequency
devicethatprovidesareliable,high‐qualitysignaltransmission.
TheFR1WirelessMicrophonesystemfeatures3units:FR1Rreceiver,FR1HhandheldtransmitterandFR1B
bodypacktransmitter.
TheFREE10isprovidedasstandardswithonehandheldwirelessmicrophone(FR1R+FR1Hat864.300MHz).
Anadditionalwirelesshandheldmicrophone(FR1R+FR1Hat863.675MHz)orbodypack(FR1R+FR1Bat
864.975MHz)canbeinstalledasoptional,allowingthesimultaneoususeof2deviceswithoutinterference
betweenthem.
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FR1RistheUHFwireless
microphonereceiver.
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28. ANTENNA
Inordertoobtainagood
transmission,raiseupthe
receivingantennaduring
useandplacethe
receiverawayfromother
metalobjectsandno
morethan30mfromthe
transmitter.
29. RF
REDLED:indicatesthat
thetransmitterissending
aradiosignaltothe
receiver.
30. VOLUME
Volumepotentiometer.
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