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Version 4

OPERATING GUIDE

Every other wireless microphone manual has to warn
users about the perils of feedback with wireless mics.

Welcome to Sabine True Mobility Wireless Systems,
where the only feedback we get is how good it sounds!

WARNING : DON’T WORRY!

Models:

SWM3000
SWM1600

Summary of Contents for True Mobility SWM1600

Page 1: ... wireless microphone manual has to warn users about the perils of feedback with wireless mics Welcome to Sabine True Mobility Wireless Systems where the only feedback we get is how good it sounds WARNING DON T WORRY Models SWM3000 SWM1600 ...

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Page 3: ...by declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directive and Standard Place Alachua Florida USA Signature Date January 4 2002 Full Name Doran Oster Sabine President DeclarationofConformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Application of Council Directive 73 23 EEC and 89 336 EEC Standards to which conformity is declared EN 60065 1993 EN 60950 1992 EN 55103 1 1997 EN 55022 08 94 a1 05...

Page 4: ...tems 11 5 1 2 Antenna Dividers Extension Antennas 11 5 2 Receiver Placement and Connections 11 5 2 1 Power Cords Antennas 11 5 2 2 Receiver Placement 11 5 2 3 Audio Output Connection 12 5 2 4 Beltpack Headset Lavalier Microphone connection 13 5 3 Transmitter Receiver Operating Procedures 13 5 3 1 Start up Procedures 13 5 3 2 Transmitter LED Indicators 14 5 4 Group Channel Selection 15 5 4 1 Select...

Page 5: ...UP 25 8 1 Basics of Compression 25 8 2 Using the Compressor 25 8 3 Suggested Compressor Settings 26 8 3 1 Vocal Compression 26 8 3 2 Guitar Compression 26 8 3 2 Additional Settings 26 8 4 Possible Compression Trouble Areas 27 SECTION NINE TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 28 9 1 Tips for Maximum Performance of your True Mobility Wireless System 28 9 2 Troubleshooting 28 SECTION TEN MULTIPLE FREQUENCY USE C...

Page 6: ...abine Wireless Section 12 states caution and warranty information for your True Mobility Wireless system 1 2 System Description Sabine True Mobility Wireless Systems come in UHF and VHF models with many accessories to complete your system packages Both systems include state of the art Phase Locked Loop PLL synthesized transmitter and receivers True Diversity reception dual squelch circuitry excell...

Page 7: ...se squelch systems which eliminate interference and provide quiet reliable and flexible service Dual NiMH 9 volt Battery Charger on board dual NiMH 9 volt battery charger means you are never out of power for handheld transmitters saves you hundreds of dollars a year in 9 volt battery costs Transmitter low battery warning light lets you know when to change Sabine s NiMH batter ies give you up to 5 ...

Page 8: ...on Indicator Lights Group Channel Selectors Input Level Indicator Lights Output Level Control Power Power LED 2 3 VHF Front Panel View RF Signal Indicator Lights Dual Battery Charger Compartment Charge Indicator LEDs FBX Feedback Exterminator Control De Esser Compressor Gain Reduction Indicator Lights Channel Selector Input Level Indicator Lights Output Level Control Power Power LED WARNING Do not...

Page 9: ...volt NiMH Battery for transmitters Antenna Accessories SWA100 TNC Rear to Front Antenna Converter Kit SWA4V VHF 4 Channel Antenna Divider System SWAVEXT VHF Extension Antenna 1 set of 2 SWA4U UHF 4 Channel Antenna Divider System SWAUEXT UHF Extension Antenna 1 set of 2 SWAUB UHF Extension Antenna Booster SWAEXTM Mounting Bracket for Extension Antenna 1 set of 2 Mic Transmitter Accessories SWC200 C...

Page 10: ...ngofhowtosetupyour TrueMobilityReceiver 1 Place the receiver in an open area within visual range of the intended microphone locations Note that the range of your microphones is about 100 meters but that structural objects can lessen that range 2 Turn the Output Level of the receiver and mixer in use to the minimum setting 3 Connect the unbalanced output 1 4 inch jack of your True Mobility receiver...

Page 11: ...s to choose from These also have a maximum number that can be used on one location UHF and VHF systems can be used together to increase the numberofunits RefertoyourreceiverFrequencyCodeandthecorrespondinginformationinSectionTen Multiple Frequency Use Charts for how to set up multiple receivers and transmitters 5 1 2 Antenna Dividers Extension Antennas When multiple UHF or VHF systems are in use a...

Page 12: ...nch jack of your True Mobility receiver to the unbalanced mic input of your mixer or amplifier or the balanced output XLR connector of your receiver to the balanced mic input of your mixer or amplifier NOTE 1 The Level Switch af fects only the Unbalanced Out put on the receiver In the Low position the output is the same as the Balanced XLR output In the High position the output is 10 dB higher tha...

Page 13: ...interfere with the operation of your receiver Be fore turning on your micro phone or beltpack transmitter check to see if any of the RF Signal LEDs on the receiver are lit The number of LEDs that light up will indicate the strength of the interference NOTE Some interference can be dealt with using Sabine s two stage squelch Adjust the Squelch control knob SQ on rear panel of unit clockwise until a...

Page 14: ...e inside the Group Channel Selector compartment Figure 5k The Beltpack Transmitter has both LEDs together on the front control panel 5 3 2 1 Power Battery LED The Power Battery LED comes on when you first insert the battery Handheld Microphone only and when you first turn the microphone transmitter on It stays on for about two seconds and signifies that the microphone transmitter is in mute mode d...

Page 15: ...hannel is located no RF signal 3 Using your fingernail or small screwdriver carefully set the Group and or Channel knobs on the transmitter to the same setting as the receiver handheld micro phone Group and Channel selectors are located inside the sliding door compartment above the antenna 4 Turn on the transmitter and check to see if the RF Signal LEDs light up 5 4 2 Group Channel Selection Multi...

Page 16: ...e signed to use common 9 volt transistor batteries An alkaline 9 volt battery IEC 6LR61 or equivalent ANSI and NEDA 1604A will typically provide 8 hours or more of operation Your True Mobility Wireless System comes with a Sabine rechargeable 9 volt size Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH battery This battery can be recharged using the built in battery charger on your receiver With a full charge the typical...

Page 17: ...tact prongs inside the capsule align with the three silver contact squares inside the mic body Tighten capsule finger tight CAUTION Do not force If the alignment is not correct or the battery is not placed correctly the capsule will not close 5 6 2 Beltpack Transmitters SW30 TX SW16 TX 1 Press in on ribbed areas with thumb and index finger and pull up to open hinged battery door 2 Note the positiv...

Page 18: ...end that you charge your Sabine NiMH battery overnight before using it in a performance NOTE 2 As long as your True Mobility receiver is plugged in batteries inside the charger will be charged The receiver power switch does not affect the battery charger Section Five Receiver Mic Set Up Figure 5r Built in Battery Charger Squeeze tabs together and pull out to open Tabs CAUTION DONOTINSERTNON RECHAR...

Page 19: ...table to changing acousti cal conditions and relationships powerful in its application and has minimal consequences to the audio fidelity of the signal We call this automatic filter an FBX Feedback Extermina tor filter or FBX filter for short Before the invention of FBX the most common deviceforcontrollingfeedbackwasthe31 band graphic EQ However FBX has three distinct advantages Themostobviousisth...

Page 20: ...ntage 2 ThesecondreasonTrueMobilityTM systemsareabletoremovefeedbackwhilemaintaininghighquality audiosignalisduetotheplacementofthesignalprocessingintheinputchainofthemicrophonesignal Many times signal processing compression and equalization is placed after the output stage of a mixer meaningitisappliedtoacombinationofinputsmixedtogetherintooneoutputandpassedthrough theprocessor Particularlyinthec...

Page 21: ...in two flavors fixed and dynamic Both operate automatically Fixed FBX filters these filters will not change frequency or depth once they are placed during Setup and the receiver indicates Ready mode These filters will eliminate the first to feedback frequencies encountered during normal system operation Dynamic FBX filters these filters automatically set just like Fixed filters except they can cha...

Page 22: ...t only for the desired tonal qualities but DO NOT NOTCH FOR FEEDBACK Section Six FBX Feedback Exterminator 6 4 2 Default FBX filter settings The Sabine True MobilityTM Wireless System provides a total of ten filters for feedback control The defaultsettingmakessevenoftheseFixedandthreeDynamic ThiscanbechangedtoeightFixedand twoDynamicbychanginganinternalDIPswitchposition seeAppendix11 1FBXConfigura...

Page 23: ...rea of use and slowly raise gain until FBX eliminates a few more feedback tones 2 or 3 Repeat this step until the Setup indicator automatically goes off and the Ready indicator comes on Any feedback that occurs after setup will be eliminated by Dynamic filters In most instances you will experience an additional gain of 6 9 dB before feed back when using the Sabine True MobilityTM System Precise re...

Page 24: ...tarts above 2 5 KHz and generally tapers off above 10 KHz 7 1 1 The True Mobility De esser TheSabineDe Esserisatypeofcompressorthatoperatesatfrequenciesbetween2 5KHzand12KHz TheDe Esserreducestheamplitudeofvocalsibilantsoundswhichmaybecomeapparentwhenasinger orspeakergetstooclosetothemicrophone Whentheenergylevelof high frequencysoundsexceeds apresetthreshold thede esserreducesthehighfrequencyresp...

Page 25: ...ill control sudden level peaks and prevent your speakers from damage 2 Perceived increase in loudness Because peak levels are kept from rising as high as uncompressed signals you gain headroom for your audio program and can raise its overall average gain Compres sion is often added to the entire audio mix both in live sound and recording to increase its perceived loudness 3 Consistent Level For ex...

Page 26: ... 8 3 2 Guitar Compression A high compression with gain makeup will add sustain to held notes and chords Moving the thresholdwillchangetheaudiblethick thinnessof the guitar tone but generally you want to com press all the notes played Be wary of too quick an attack which may reduce the percussive attackoftheguitarnotes Ingeneral usealonger attack for instruments Be wary of too high a compression ra...

Page 27: ...f your equipment will be amplified unnecessarily This problem will be exaggerated if the input signal level to the compressor is very low which will already degrade the signal to noise ratio 2 Breathing In situations where the compression ratio is high the threshold is low and the release time of the compressor is short the noise floor will modulate up and down as the audio signal stops and starts...

Page 28: ...r amp Adjust receiver Output Level control Problem True Mobility receiver and transmitter power are on but receiver RF Signal LEDs and Input Level LEDs are not lighting up Solution Check transmitter On Battery Indicator Replace weak battery with fresh battery from charger unit if necessary Check transmitter and receiver frequency Group Channel settings make sure they match Check receiver squelch s...

Page 29: ... 1 6 unit 7 1 7 unit 8 1 8 EXAMPLE To use the maximum number of 14 units together use all 7 channels of GROUP 3 plus all 7 channels of GROUP 4 NOTE To avoid intermodulation distortion IMD interference all transmitters must be kept at least 5 meters from any True Mobility UHF receiver antenna CHANNEL MHZ GROUP Minimum distance to receiver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 914 275 914 900 916 375 916 725 920 200 92...

Page 30: ...CHANNEL unit 7 1 5 unit 8 3 1 unit 9 5 1 unit 10 6 3 NOTE 1 To avoid intermodulation distortion IMD interference all transmitters must be kept at least 6 meters from any True Mobility UHF receiver antenna NOTE 2 The three channels in U2 Group 6 are not compatible with each other and may cause interfer ence Do not use these frequencies together as a group 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 802 675 804 250 806 175 808 4...

Page 31: ...chan nels use UHF instead 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 786 275 786 900 788 375 788 725 792 200 793 200 798 800 801 875 3m 2 787 150 788 125 789 925 794 650 796 075 796 775 800 125 800 500 3 786 250 787 475 790 275 791 450 797 575 798 650 801 150 5m 4 787 075 789 875 791 050 797 225 798 300 800 750 801 925 CHANNEL MHZ GROUP Minimum distance to receiver UHF Frequency Code U1 786 275 801 925 MHz EXAMPLE 1 The 8...

Page 32: ...Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 4 Ch 5 Ch 6 Ch 7 Ch 8 245 8 246 1 246 4 246 7 245 95 246 25 246 55 246 85 Ch 9 Ch 10 Ch 11 Ch 12 Ch 13 Ch 14 Ch 15 Ch 16 247 15 247 45 247 75 248 05 247 247 3 247 6 247 9 V5 247 050 249 300 MHz Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 4 Ch 5 Ch 6 Ch 7 Ch 8 247 05 247 35 247 65 247 95 247 2 247 5 247 8 248 1 Ch 9 Ch 10 Ch 11 Ch 12 Ch 13 Ch 14 Ch 15 Ch 16 248 4 248 7 249 249 3 248 25 248 55 248 85 249 15 NOTE...

Page 33: ...2 Dynamic and Figure 11d to widen the filter width to 20 1 5 octave These options can be combined to produce 8 Fixed and 2 Dynamic 1 5 octave filters by pushing switch numbers 1 and 2 to the OFF position Figure 11e Refer to Section 6 5 for a complete understanding of these options 3 Replace top cover Align and insert the three front tabs under the front panel plastic rim then lower the back of the...

Page 34: ...ndices 11 2 Beltpack Transmitter Connector Wiring Diagrams Two wire electret condenser microphone capsule Three wire electret condenser microphone capsule Line in impedance 8K ohm ATT 10 dB Dynamic microphone Electric guitar ...

Page 35: ...35 B2 SWM Op Guide v4 pmd 030108 hto 1 Shield 2 Positive 3 Negative Section Eleven Appendices 11 3 XLR Connector 11 4 Beltpack Transmitter Schematic ...

Page 36: ...Hz Rack Mountable case 1U with rack mount ears Working Range 100 meters Handheld Microphone Element Condenser Antenna Built in FM Deviation 30 KHz for VHF 40 KHz for UHF RF Frequency Stability 0 005 RF Output 2 mW ERP maximum Spurious output 4 nW Dimensions 9 6875 in x 1 95 in to 1 49 in Battery One 9V or Sabine Rechargeable Battery Life 500 charge cycles Lavalier Microphone Transducer type Electr...

Page 37: ...ril8 2000 formostcountriesinEurope SabineInc hereby certifies the following to apply for all models of the Sabine True Mobility Wireless Microphone systems and components 1 All systems and components conform to the directives outlined in RTTE Directive 1999 5 EC and to standards ETS 300 445 ETS 300 422 EN 50081 1 and EN 50082 1 as applicable 2 As of April 8 2000 these products have been or will be...

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Page 39: ...linjuryordamagetorealpropertyortangiblepersonalproperty allegedlycausedbySabine snegligence Sabinedoesnotassumeliabilityforpersonalinjuryor propertydamagearisingoutoforcausedbyanon Sabinealterationorattachment nordoesSabine assumeanyresponsibilityfordamagetointerconnectednon Sabineequipmentthatmayresultfrom thenormalfunctioningandmaintenanceoftheSabineequipment UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL SABINE B...

Page 40: ...ession 26 Guitar Output 12 H Handheld Microphone 9 10 14 17 22 I Image Rejection 36 Indicator LED 8 Interference 29 Intermodulation Distortion 29 30 31 L Level Switch 10 12 37 M Maximum Deviation 36 Mic Bias 36 Mic Connector 36 Mic Input Impedance 36 Microphone 10 23 Microphone Lavalier 13 19 Microphone Element 36 Microphone Location 10 11 Microphone Transmitter 6 Multiple System Installation 28 N...

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