AKG WMS 40 SINGLE/DUAL User Instructions Download Page 2

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FCC Statement

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1 Safety and Environment

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1.1

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

1.2

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2 Description

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2.1

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.2

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.3

Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.4  SR 40 Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.5

HT 40 Handheld Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.6

PT 40 Bodypack Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.7

Color Code Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3 Setting Up

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3.1

Placing the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.2

Mounting the Feet on the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.3

Rack Mounting a Single Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.4

Rack Mounting Two Receivers Side by Side . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.5

Connecting the Receiver to a Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.6

Connecting the Receiver to an Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.7

Connecting the Receiver to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.8

Inserting Batteries in the Handheld/Bodypack Transmitter 
and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.9

Setting Up the Handheld Transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3.10 Setting Up the Bodypack Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.11 Replacing the Handheld Transmitter Color Code Clip . . . 23
3.12 Before the Soundcheck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4 Microphone Technique

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4.1

HT 40 Handheld Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4.2

C 417 L Lavalier Microphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4.3

D 420 L, C 444 L Head-worn Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . 24

5 Cleaning

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5.1

Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.2

HT 40 Internal Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

6 Troubleshooting

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7 Specifications

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Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for WMS 40 SINGLE/DUAL

Page 1: ...User Instructions Please read the manual before using the equipment WMS40...

Page 2: ...ide 20 3 5 Connecting the Receiver to a Mixer 20 3 6 Connecting the Receiver to an Amplifier 21 3 7 Connecting the Receiver to Power 21 3 8 Inserting Batteries in the Handheld Bodypack Transmitter and...

Page 3: ...not expressly approved in writing by AKG Acoustics may void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two...

Page 4: ...tch and indicator LED 2 Antenna Fixed length UHF antenna permanently mounted on the front panel 3 VOLUME This rotary control adjusts the SR 40 s output level from microphone to line level for matching...

Page 5: ...and breath noise and provides low handling noise sensitivity high gain before feedback and brilliant sound quality 13 On Off switch This slide switch provides three positions indica ted in the display...

Page 6: ...MKG L guitar cable 21 Antenna Permanently connected flexible antenna 22 Belt Clip for fixing the transmitter to your belt 23 Battery Compartment Lid Refer to section 3 8 24 MIC LINE This slide switch...

Page 7: ...e the two supplied side panel moldings 27 with the rubber feet facing up into the fixing rails on both sides of the receiver from rear to front 3 Use the supplied Phillips screws to fasten the side pa...

Page 8: ...lied AC adapter into the DC IN socket 11 on the receiver 5 Bend part of the feeder cable into a small bight pass the bight through the strain relief 10 from above and place the end of the bight snugly...

Page 9: ...ctor of your microphone or replace it with a 3 pin mini XLR connector Audio input 20 pinout Pin 1 shield Pin 2 audio inphase Pin 3 audio A positive supply voltage of 3 8 V for condenser microphones is...

Page 10: ...sh every time the squelch mutes the audio output of the receiver Never set the squelch threshold higher than absolutely necessary The higher the squelch threshold the lower the sensitivity of the rece...

Page 11: ...from the sides or rear from monitor speakers for instance main FOH speakers in front of the microphones along the front edge of the stage If you use monitor speakers be sure never to point any microph...

Page 12: ...tter batteries dead 10 Transmitter is too far away from receiver or SQUELCH control set too high 11 Obstructions between transmitter and receiver 12 Receiver is invisible from transmitter location 13...

Page 13: ...ompander Signal noise ratio RF output Current consumption Power requirement Battery life Input sensitivity Audio input level for rated deviation Input impedance Condenser mic power supply Squelch thre...

Page 14: ...1 2 2 Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 10 1 2 3 Fig 6 Fig 7 27 27 27 a b c d 29 29 28 28 HT 40 PT 40 13 14 15 17 16 2 x 1 5V Fig 3 Fig 11 HT 40 Fig 13 Fig 4 Fig 5 18 19 20 24 22 23 25 21 26 2 x 1 5V Fig 11 PT 40 Fig...

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