Anchor Beacon BEA-8000CU2 Owner'S Manual Download Page 1

MADE IN USA

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

Beacon® Sound System Owners Manual

For System Setup & Operation Videos Visit Our Website:  www.anchoraudio.com

MADE IN USA

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

A Message from the President

Congratulations on purchasing an Anchor Audio sound system, the choice of thousands 
of satisfied customers including the White House, prestigious universities, school 
districts nationwide,  police and fire departments, and all branches of the U.S. Military.  
Our products are made of the finest materials and built with pride in the U.S.

We’ve incorporated the latest technology into your sound system yet kept it simple to 
use.  Just take a few minutes to review this manual to ensure the maximum enjoyment 
of your Anchor system.  Or, you can view a demonstration video complete with a trouble 
shooting section at www.anchoraudio.com.  

Feel free to call our friendly customer support staff at 1-800-ANCHOR1  
with any questions. We love to hear from our customers.

Janet Jacobs, President 
on behalf of all Anchor employees

CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED

Please check your new unit carefully for any 
damage which may have occurred during shipment.  
Each Anchor product is carefully 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, call us at 1-800-
262-4671, or visit www.AnchorAudio.com, Contact 
Us page. Our tech support team will issue an RA 
number for warranted systems, after which, you can 
ship the item(s) to Anchor for repair. All shipments 
to Anchor Audio must include an RA number and 
must be shipped prepaid. C.O.D. shipments and 
shipments without an RA number will be refused 
and returned at your expense.

IMPORTANT:  Save the shipping box & packing materials,  

they were specially designed to ship your unit!

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GETTING STARTED ...............................................................................................................................  1

BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION / BACK PANEL ...........................................................................................  2

CONNECTING MULTIPLE SOUND SYSTEMS / SYSTEM PLACEMENT ........................................................  3

USING THE BUILT-IN AIR TRANSMITTER AND WIRELESS AIR COMPANION SPEAKER .................................  4

AIR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ....................................................................................................  5

USING THE BUILT-IN CD/MP3 COMBO PLAYER........................................................................................ 6

OPERATING THE BUILT-IN UHF WIRELESS RECEIVER ..............................................................................  7

OPERATING THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE/TRANSMITTER ......................................................................  8

OPERATING BLUETOOTH TRANSMITTER ................................................................................................  9

CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY ..............................................................................................................  10

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................................11-12

HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR SOUND SYSTEM? / TECHNICAL SPECS / ANCHOR WARRANTY ................  13

Summary of Contents for Beacon BEA-8000CU2

Page 1: ...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...

Page 2: ...V 500 mA To charge power external device TONE CONTROLS BASS TREBLE CD MP3 COMBO PLAYER see page 4 MICROPHONE LEVEL CONTROLS BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION NOTE Fully Charge Batteries Before First Use IMPORTAN...

Page 3: ...the microphone Reduce the sound system volume levels CAUTION Feedback can damage your equipment may be hazardous to hearing CORRECT SYSTEM PLACEMENT WRONG SYSTEM PLACEMENT AIR receiver units can be pl...

Page 4: ...ust volume knob on back panel as needed NOTE Verify both AIR Companion Transmitter and AIR Companion Receiver s are synchronized to the same channel Default frequency setting is 902 000 This can be ch...

Page 5: ...nits with either a transmitter or receiver s built in Main units can be daisy chained to one another by using the line out to line in jack The units must have charged batteries and will not work if ba...

Page 6: ...once for mute ON and again to mute OFF STOP EJECT Press once to stop playing music Press twice to stop and eject disk FOLDER Select next folder MP3 format only FOLDER Select previous folder MP3 forma...

Page 7: ...L WIRELESS 2 CHANNEL SELECTION 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...

Page 8: ...cover on bottom of microphone 2 Replace old batteries with two fresh size AA alkaline batteries 3 Replace battery cover and tighten firmly 8 CAUTION Harmful feedback may occur when walking in front of...

Page 9: ...NG BUTTON INDICATOR LIGHT VOLUME POWER KNOB PAIRING VOLUME Frequently Asked Questions What is the range of Anchor Audio Bluetooth The Anchor Audio Bluetooth range is 100 ft line of sight My Sound Syst...

Page 10: ...edium 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...

Page 11: ...be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus The apparatus connected to a main socket outlet with a protective earthing connec...

Page 12: ...oduct is equipped with an attachment plug having overload protection This is a safety feature See Instruction Manual for replacement or resetting of protective device If replacement of the plug is req...

Page 13: ...ugged 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 repla...

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