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H. Change Lock-Out: 

Pro 

tects set 

tings by dis 

abling the

SET but ton.

1. To en 

gage lock-out press and hold the UP and

DOWN ar row keys to gether for 5 sec onds, un til the
pad lock  sym bol  ap pears.

2. The MENU but ton still al lows dif fer ent screens to be

dis 

played but no set 

tings can be changed and

ClearScan will not run.

3. To re ac ti vate the SET key, press and hold the UP and

DOWN keys again for 5 sec 

onds un 

til the pad 

lock

sym bol  dis ap pears.

I.

Con tinue Set Up: 

make cer tain the mixer or am pli fier in -

put used for the REV is muted or turned down to a min i -
mum level.

J.

Plug an au dio ca ble (not sup plied) into the 3 pin XLR or
¼ inch out put of the re ceiver.

NOTE:

   

The XLR con nec tor is the pre ferred con nec tion since
the out put is bal 

anced and will be more im mune to

noise for lon ger runs of ca ble, al though ei ther can be
used with good re sults.

K. Voice or Gui 

tar:

  The  REV  sys tem  gui tar  op ti mi za tion

mode re 

quires both the trans 

mit 

ter and re 

ceiver be

placed into gui tar mode. 

1. Press Menu twice to dis play the op tions screen, scroll 

down to Au dio Edit and press SET. 

2. With the Au dio Edit Screen dis played press SET un til

Au dio  set ting  flashes.

3. Use UP/DOWN to se lect Voice or Gui tar mode. The

de fault set ting is Voice. 

4. Make cer tain the bodypack trans mit ter is in the same

mode.

5. Now re 

fer ahead to trans 

mit 

ter setup and re 

turn to

step 10 when that is com pleted.

6. With the trans mit ter on, speak into the mi cro phone or

play the gui tar. Turn up the level on the mixer or am -
pli fier un til you are able to hear the de sired sig nal. If
no au 

dio is pres 

ent, re 

peat setup and re 

fer to the

trou ble shoot ing  sec tion.

L. Au dio  Out put  Level  Ad just ment: 

It may be nec es sary

to ad just the re ceiver out put un til the vol ume level from
the wire less sys tem ap prox i mates the level of an equiv a -
lent  wired  mi c/in stru ment. 

1. From the main dis play screen, press MENU twice to

dis 

play the menu screen, scroll down to Au 

dio Edit

and press SET. 

2. Press SET to step through Mic/Line, Bal anced (XLR

Lvl) and Un bal anced Au dio (HiZ Lvl).

3. Use the UP and DOWN to ad just out put lev els when

flash ing. The de fault set tings are Mic and -18dB on
the out puts.

4. Press  SET a fi nal time so noth ing is flash ing to save

the set ting.

5. Press MENU to re turn to main screen. 

M. Sound Check Screen:

 can be used to walk test the per -

for mance  area.

1. From the main dis play screen, press MENU twice to

dis 

play the op 

tions screen, scroll down to Sound

Check and press set. The sound check screen will be
dis played and it in cludes the fol low ing el e ments.

2.

Peak Hold Au dio Me ter

  - al lows you to set the trans -

mit 

ter gain as high as pos 

si 

ble for the ap 

pli 

ca 

tion

which max i mizes the sig nal to noise ra tio. Sing, yell or 
play the gui tar at the loud est de sired vol ume and ad -
just the gain so the me ter peaks be tween 50 and 100.

3.

Low Hold RF Me ter

 will tell you if you have ad e quate 

cov 

er 

age in the per 

for 

mance area. If the RF level

drops be 

low 10 on the me 

ter dur 

ing a walk of the

desired area, re po si tion the an ten nas, or change the
chan nel and re test.

4.

Drop Coun ter -

 will tell you if you are ex ceed ing the

range or may have some in 

ter 

fer 

ence prob 

lems to

con tend with. Ide ally this count would be zero for the
de 

sired per 

for 

mance area. If there are sev 

eral

squelch breaks while walk 

ing the area, ad 

just and

check the an ten nas and re-walk.

5.

Drop out Tone -

 Press the UP but ton and the speaker 

sym 

bol will change. Now when the re 

ceiver in 

cre 

-

ments the drop out coun ter, it will also send a 1 kHz
au dio tone out the out put so you can hear where on
the stage the drop oc curs. Press DOWN to turn off
the tone. The tone will also de ac ti vate when you re -
turn to the main dis play.

6.

Left and Right An tenna Check -

 Press and hold the

SET but ton un til the screen changes to two large me -
ters marked L and R. This screen is used to check the 
con ti nu ity of the left and right an ten nas. If the RF lev -
els are not ap 

prox 

mately the same, check con 

nec 

-

tions. Press SET to re turn to Sound Check Screen.

N. Squelch  Ad just ment  -

 The squelch set ting can be used

to max i mize range or im mu nity to noise.

1. Turn the trans mit ter off and from the re ceiver Op tions

screen se lect Squelch and press SET.

2. The cur rent squelch set ting will be dis played, the set -

ting will flash and (the tone coded por 

tion of the

squelch is turned off in set mode to al low you to no -
tice any changes in the am pli tude squelch set ting).

3. Ad 

just the squelch us 

ing the UP/DOWN keys and

walk test the unit. Max i mum squelch (15) max i mizes
noise im mu nity but lim its the range. Min i mum squelch 
(1) will max i mize the range but may al low noise at the 
end of range. 

4. Re peat  un til  de sired  range  cov er age  is  ac cept able

with  the  max i mum  pos si ble  squelch.

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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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