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3.3 Bodypack Trans mit ter REV-BP

A. In stall  An tenna.

 The REV-BP is equipped with a de tach -

able an 

tenna. Screw in the an 

tenna in 

cluded with the

sys tem. See the ac ces so ries sec tion at the end of this
man ual  for  op tional  an ten nas.

B. In sert  Bat ter ies.

 Pinch the bat tery door tabs in ward and

pull the door open. In sert a 9V bat tery as in di cated by +/-
in the holder. (Note: the REV-BP unique de 

sign al 

lows

the bat tery to be in serted and used re gard less of the pos -
i tive  and  neg a tive  ter mi nal  po si tion,  the  in di ca tors  are
there for ref er ence only).

C. Turn ing the trans mit ter On -

 With bat tery com part ment

still open, turn the unit on with Power switch on the top
panel. The bat 

tery low LED and dis 

play back light will

light for a sec ond and the dis play will show the bat tery
level, the Group and Chan nel num bers.

D.  Change the group and chan nel num bers

1. Press SET, the Group num ber will flash and can be

changed with the UP/DOWN keys.

2. Once the de 

sired Group num 

ber is show 

ing, press

SET to se lect and the Chan nel num ber will flash.

3. Se lect the Chan nel and press SET again, the flash ing 

will stop and the chan nel is now set.

E.  To See Other Screens

1.  Press SET and DOWN at the same time to dis 

play

the ex act trans mit fre quency.

2. Press SET and DOWN at the same time to dis 

play

the bat tery level in per cent.

3. Press SET and DOWN again to dis play the gain set -

ting screen.

4. Press SET and  DOWN again to show the RF Trans -

mit Level.

5. Press SET and DOWN again for Voice/Gui tar.

6.  Set and Down one more time re 

turns you to the

Group and Chan nel screen.

F. Fre quency Edit Mode - (User Group Only)

1. With the fre quency screen dis played, press SET and

use UP and DOWN to ad just fre quency.

2. Press SET and DOWN at the same time four times to

re turn to Group and Chan nel mode.

G.    At tach  Mi cro phone  or  Gui tar/In stru ment

Mi cro phone

 - plug the TA4 end of the mi cro phone ca ble

into the top panel of the REV-BP. Speak into the mi cro -
phone and the Au dio Me ter bar graph should in di cate au -
dio sig nal pres ence.

Gui tar  -

 Press SET-DOWN un til voice is dis played. Press

SET, dis play will flash, press UP and dis play will change to
Gui 

tar, press set and re 

turn to main dis 

play. 

NOTE: 

The

REV re ceiver must also be put into in stru ment mode to op -
ti mize the sys tem for gui tar. Plug in the gui tar TA4 ca ble.
Strum the gui tar and the Au dio Me ter bar graph on the re -
ceiver should in di cate au dio sig nal pres ence.

H. Gain Set ting Mode

1. With the Gain Screen dis played, press SET and the

level num bers will flash.

2. Use UP and DOWN to ad 

just the trans 

mit 

ter gain.

Watch the Au 

dio me ter on the re ceiver and set the

gain to peak be 

tween 50 and 100 when sing 

-

ing/speak ing into the mi cro phone as loud as it will be
used dur ing the per for mance.

3. Press SET and DOWN at the same time two times to

re turn to Group and Chan nel mode.

NOTE:

 Op er at ing with the trans mit ter au dio gain set as high

as pos 

si 

ble (with 

out dis 

tor 

tion or peaks all the way to the

right end of the me ter) will re sult in the best per for mance and 
high est sig nal to noise ra tio.

I.  RF Trans mit Level

1. With the RF Trans mit Level dis played, press SET and 

the Level (on the right) will flash.

2. Use UP and DOWN to set it at Hi (50 MW) or Lo (5mW).

3. Press SET and DOWN at the same time once to re -

turn to the Group and Chan nel mode.

J.  Power Lock Out - Dis ables the power switch

1. To en 

gage power lock press and hold SET, UP and

DOWN at the same time un til ON-LOCK ap pears in the
dis play.

2. To turn the unit off while in ON-LOCK, place the

power switch in the OFF po si tion and push any one of 
the SET, UP or DOWN but tons.

3. To re 

move the lock, press and hold SET, UP and

DOWN again at the same time un til ON-OFF ap pears
in the dis play.

4. The ON-LOCK mode can also be en tered by quickly

cy cling the power switch three times. But us ing this
method the unit will not be in ON-LOCK the next time
it is pow ered up.

K.  Change Lock-Out - Dis ables the SET but ton to
      pro tect set tings.

1. To en gage Change Lock press and hold the UP and

DOWN ar row keys to gether un til SE CURE ap pears in 
the dis play.

2. To re 

move the Change Lock, press and hold the UP

and DOWN keys un til AC CESS ap pears in the dis play.

L.  Ver ify  re cep tion

1. With the trans 

mit 

ter and re 

ceiver on and match 

ing

Group and Chan nel, the main re ceiver dis play should
be in di cat ing an RF sig nal on the bar graph.

2. Speak into the mi cro phone and the Au dio Me ter bar

graph should in di cate au dio sig nal pres ence.

3. If the level me ters do not show re cep tion, make cer -

tain the group and chan nel are match ing and re fer to
the trou ble shoot ing sec tion.

4. Go back to Sec tion 3.1 - Re ceiver Setup & Op er a tion

Step 1) to com plete sys tem set up and test.

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Summary of Contents for REV

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions UHF WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYSTEM User Guide ...

Page 2: ...Screens and Functions 14 Main Operating Screen 14 Group Channel Edit Screen 15 Functions Screen 16 ClearScan All groups 16 ClearScan Group 17 ClearScan Band 17 Audio Edit 18 Guitar Mode 18 Set Squelch Threshold 18 Sound Check Screen 19 Copy Group 19 Clear Group 20 Name Edit Screen 20 CAN Bus Address 21 Section 5 Transmitter Screens and Detail Functions 22 Transmitter Display and Controls 22 Lockou...

Page 3: ...nd battery level 4 Press the SET button once and the Group number will flash 5 Use the up and down arrows to change the Group num ber to match the channel number displayed on the re ceiver Press SET and the Channel Number will flash 6 Use the up and down arrow buttons to change the Chan nel to match the receiver Press Set and nothing will be flashing the channel is now set 7 If you are using a bod...

Page 4: ...ity System CAN Bus Port for computer monitor control and updating Adjustable Unbalanced Line Level inch output jack Adjustable Balanced Microphone Line Level XLR output jack Front Panel Power ON OFF Switch Permanent Flash Memory for frequency system storage Front Panel Software Control of Squelch and Audio Output settings Combination Squelch Amplitude and Tone system prevents false squelch Lockout...

Page 5: ...y b Battery Strength Indicator c Diversity Indicator d RF Strength of Signal Indicator e Audio Level Indicator 4 Display Control Buttons Menu Set Up Down 5 IEC Power Cord Connector 6 XLR Balanced Audio Output Connector two on REV D 7 Unbalanced Line Level Audio Output Connector two on REV D 8 TNC Antenna Input Connectors 9 REV D TNC Antenna Output connectors 10 CAN Bus RJ45 connectors two in paral...

Page 6: ...rest group with the open channels in that group You can scroll through the other ranked groups using UP DOWN 2 When you have the group you want press SET to run ClearScan on that group The display will now show the group with the Channels ranked by clearness and the clearest channel will be flashing 3 Press SET to select and the clearest channel will be installed display will return to the main di...

Page 7: ...screen M Sound Check Screen can be used to walk test the per formance area 1 From the main display screen press MENU twice to display the options screen scroll down to Sound Check and press set The sound check screen will be displayed and it includes the following elements 2 Peak Hold Audio Meter allows you to set the trans mitter gain as high as possible for the application which maximizes the si...

Page 8: ... 1 SERIAL NO POWER POWER 90 260 VAC 50 60Hz ANTENNA ANTENNA IN IN 12 Vdc 12 Vdc 150 mA 150 mA Out Out OUT OUT PATENT NO 6 256 484 BALANCED BALANCED AUDIO 2 HIGH Z REMOTE CAN BUS REV D DUAL RECEIVER MADE IN U S A BALANCED HIGH Z ANTENNA ANTENNA IN IN 12 Vdc 12 Vdc 150 mA 150 mA Out Out OUT OUT AUDIO 1 SERIAL NO POWER POWER 90 260 VAC 50 60Hz ANTENNA ANTENNA IN IN 12 Vdc 12 Vdc 150 mA 150 mA Out Out...

Page 9: ...the header CAUTION Do not attach antennas and splitters with a DC short circuit to the antenna in jacks when the power is turned on Damage could result to the splitter or receiver The following antennas and accessories may be used with power on FA 1 CLA X APD4 APD4 1 UAA 50 The following antennas and accessories may be used with the power off FA 1 CLA X LPA 500 APD4 APD4 1 REV LINK PC Software 1 S...

Page 10: ...annel Frequency and Battery Level Gauge Display backlight flashes when battery is low 2 Power On Off Switch 3 Control buttons SET UP and DOWN 4 Two AA Batteries 5 Battery Cover Screw Type 6 Interchangeable Microphone Element 8 Figure 6 Handheld Transmitter Figure 7 View of Transmitter Controls ...

Page 11: ...sed during the performance 3 Press SET and DOWN at the same time two times to return to Group and Channel mode NOTE Operating with the transmitter audio gain set as high as possible without distortion or peaks all the way to the right end of the meter will result in the best perfor mance and highest signal to noise ratio G RF Transmit Level 1 With the RF Transmit Level displayed press SET and the ...

Page 12: ...e 2 Red Low battery LED indicator 3 Power On Off Switch 4 SET control button 5 Channel Frequency Up Switch 6 Channel Frequency Down Switch 7 Interchangeable Microphone Element 8 9V Battery Compartment 9 Battery Cover Screw type 10 7 5 5 0 5 0 7 2 3 1 9 SET 4 5 6 8 3 1 2 Figure 8 Handheld Transmitter Figure 9 View of Transmitter Controls ...

Page 13: ...microphone as loud as it will be used during the performance 3 Press SET and DOWN at the same time two times to return to Group and Channel mode NOTE Operating with the transmitter audio gain set as high as possible without distortion or peaks all the way to the right end of the meter will result in the best performance and highest signal to noise ratio G RF Transmit Level 1 With the RF Transmit L...

Page 14: ...f Switch 3 Low Battery LED Indicator 4 TA4 Audio Connector 5 LCD Display Channel or Frequency Battery Level Indication 6 Display Control Buttons SET Up Down 7 Belt Clip Removable and Detachable Flat or Cell Phone Style Clip 8 9V Battery Compartment 12 Figure 10 Bodypack Transmitter Figure 11 Control View Figure 12 Top View Figure 13 Belt Clip Attachment OR 7 ...

Page 15: ...ode to op timize the system for guitar Plug in the guitar TA4 cable Strum the guitar and the Audio Meter bar graph on the re ceiver should indicate audio signal presence H Gain Setting Mode 1 With the Gain Screen displayed press SET and the level numbers will flash 2 Use UP and DOWN to adjust the transmitter gain Watch the Audio meter on the receiver and set the gain to peak between 50 and 100 whe...

Page 16: ...00 Deviation 6 RF Signal Strength 1 to 100 7 Antenna Diversity Status left or right antenna 8 Edit Lockout Status Padlock next to GP indicates Locked Controls 1 MENU goes to next screen 2 UP DOWN for 3 seconds Sets Resets Edit Lockout 3 SET for 3 seconds to change to the alternate operating screen 4 SET MENU UP DOWN for 3 seconds for master reset 5 UP or DOWN adjust LCD display contrast up and dow...

Page 17: ...hannel Number frequency in user groups only label Selected field flashes to indicate it can be changed C Effects change after UP or DOWN have been pressed then returns you to Display Mode 4 MENU stops Edit mode without effecting changes since SET was last pressed 5 UP or DOWN in Edit Mode A Increments or decrements selected field when flashing B UP and DOWN auto repeat when the button is held Auto...

Page 18: ...ee receive channels These clear channels are displayed on the right half of the screen Busy channels are represented by an X Press SET to place the receiver on this group ClearScan then scans to select the clearest channels within the group see ClearScan Group Press SET to accept this channel and return to the operating screen The UP and DOWN buttons may be used to select the next best group chann...

Page 19: ...idth of the receiver The scan is started at the fre quency the receiver is on and proceeds in 200 kHz incre ments on either side until the whole band is scanned The scan is repeated until ended by the user After pressing SET After pressing SET After pressing SET Each frequency is scanned continuously within the band the highest reading on each frequency is stored to give a worst case reading as lo...

Page 20: ...DOWN to change between Voice and Guitar Press SET to save setting Press MENU to return radio to the previous state Set Squelch Threshold Display Mode Press SET Controls 1 SET disables tone squelch and enables edit mode allows squelch level adjustment Squelch level will flash in edit mode Tone Squelch is disabled 2 UP raises the squelch threshold 3 DOWN lowers the squelch threshold 4 SET saves the ...

Page 21: ...rns the beep off 4 Press and hold SET shows Antenna Test Copy Group Selecting the Copy Group will copy the currently selected group to the first unused User Group Press SET to accept the group and places the unit into the Frequency Edit Screen User Defined groups only for editing Press UP DOWN to select a different user group Press MENU to return radio to its previous state 19 Figure 27 Sound Chec...

Page 22: ... and returns to main operating screen 2 SET First time enters Edit Mode Starts flashing first character in Name 3 UP scrolls up through the available Character Set for the flashing character 4 DOWN scrolls down through the available Character Set for the flashing character 5 SET saves the currently selected character into the current character position of the Name field and advances to the next ch...

Page 23: ...e REVLink and IRIS NET computer software Press SET to edit address address will flash Press UP DOWN to change address REV Dual has two addresses tied together The Channel 1 is always even and Channel 2 is odd Press MENU to return radio to its previous state 21 Figure 34 Can Bus Screen Figure 35 Can Bus Edit Screen ...

Page 24: ...ll to maximize performance see Section 3 1 9 12 Press SET and DOWN at the same time to return to Group mode 13 Press and hold UP and DOWN for 3 seconds to lock out SET 14 Press and hold UP and DOWN again to activate SET 15 Press and hold UP DOWN and SET to lock power see below 16 Press and hold UP DOWN and SET to unlock power 22 Bodypack Only Lockout Press and hold UP DOWN for 3 seconds the unit w...

Page 25: ...ial sources of interference for your wireless system Any electronic product that contains digital circuitry including digital signal processors reverb multi ef fects units electronic keyboards digital lighting controllers CD and DVD players and computers all emit RF energy that can adversely affect the performance of your wireless sys tem It is always best to place the receiver as far away as poss...

Page 26: ...gain setting Decrease the receiver output setting Change the Bodypack audio mode switch to Instrument setting Insert fresh battery in transmitter Make sure all the channels in use are from the same group Use ClearScan to select the clearest group If more channels are needed call Tech Support at 800 392 3497 for coordination help Use ClearScan to change the operat ing frequency If problems persist ...

Page 27: ... requires high transmitter output Lockout feature is enabled Channel not in a user definable group On Off lockout is engaged Solutions Move the receiver to a different location Use ClearScan to change the operat ing frequency Repair or remove the source of interference Move the re ceiver to a different location Move the obstacles or reposition the receiver antennas Check the antenna connection and...

Page 28: ...l XLR 20 mV 2 5V RMS Unbalanced Output HiZ 10 mV 1 25V RMS 100k ohm load Distortion 0 5 ref 1kHz 40kHz deviation Signal to Noise Ratio 110dB A Dynamic Range 100dB Transmitters REV BP REV H and REV PH Radiated Output 5 mW or 50 mW Selectable Microphone Head ElectroVoice 767A N D 767a supercardioid dynamic ElectroVoice 967 N D 967 supercardioid concert dynamic ElectroVoice RE410 RE410 cardioid conde...

Page 29: ...t s below or in the individual product data sheet or owner s man ual c malfunction resulting from use or operation of the product other than as specified in the product data sheet or owner s manual d malfunction resulting from misuse or abuse of the product or e malfunction occurring at any time after repairs have been made to the product by anyone other than Electro Voice or any of its authorized...

Page 30: ...7186400 Low Loss Coaxial Antenna Cable CXU 25 71151025 25 50 75 100 ft with TNC Connectors CXU 50 71151050 CXU 75 71151075 CXU 100 71151100 Antenna Pwr Distribution System C1 C2 C3 C5 600 780 MHz APD4 301614000 D E 780 900 MHz APD4 1 301614011 Termination Plug for APD4 and REV D TP 2 650095 Wave Bodypack Tx Antenna C1 Yellow 556 638 MHz AN Flex YEL 879220 3 C2 C3 Green 636 726 MHz AN Flex GRN 8792...

Page 31: ... ACC00000D9 RE410 Condenser Head RC2 410 ACC00000C4 RE510 Condenser Head RC2 510 ACC000008C5 Mic Stand Adapter for REV H MSA REV 880308 Mic Stand Adapter for REV PH MSSA 870343 Y Omnidirectional MicroMiniä Lapel Mic RE90TX 71753318 Unidirectional MicroMiniä Lapel Mic RE92TX 301456000 Lightweight omni headworn Mic RE97TX 301XXX000 Headworn Cardioid Condenser Mic HM7 HM7 ...

Page 32: ...Made in U S A March 2007 LIT000004TX Rev B ...

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