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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 WIRELESS SYSTEM SWM3000

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 WARNI...

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Page 3: ...y 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 DeclarationofCo...

Page 4: ...ems 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...

Page 5: ...P 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 Comp...

Page 6: ...bine 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 man...

Page 7: ...e 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 pow...

Page 8: ...n 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...

Page 9: ...olt 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 Cha...

Page 10: ...gofhowtosetupyour 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 tha...

Page 11: ...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 RefertoyourreceiverFrequencyCodeandthecorrespon...

Page 12: ...ch 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...

Page 13: ...nterfere 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...

Page 14: ...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 fi...

Page 15: ...annel 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 Grou...

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...act 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 pl...

Page 18: ...nd 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 rece...

Page 19: ...able 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 Ext...

Page 20: ...tage 2 ThesecondreasonTrueMobilityTM systemsareabletoremovefeedbackwhilemaintaininghighquality audiosignalisduetotheplacementofthesignalprocessingintheinputchainofthemicrophonesignal Many times signal...

Page 21: ...n 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 Th...

Page 22: ...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...

Page 23: ...ea 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 th...

Page 24: ...arts above 2 5 KHz and generally tapers off above 10 KHz 7 1 1 The True Mobility De esser TheSabineDe Esserisatypeofcompressorthatoperatesatfrequenciesbetween2 5KHzand12KHz TheDe Esserreducestheamplit...

Page 25: ...ll 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...

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 t...

Page 27: ...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 Breathin...

Page 28: ...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...

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...

Page 30: ...HANNEL 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 ante...

Page 31: ...han 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 27...

Page 32: ...h 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 30...

Page 33: ...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 positi...

Page 34: ...dices 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 mic...

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: ...z 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...

Page 37: ...il8 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 c...

Page 38: ...n for help Canadian Compliance Statement ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassBlimitsforradionoiseemis sionsfromdigitalapparatussetoutintheRadioInterferenceRegulationsofthe CanadianDepartmentofCom...

Page 39: ...injuryordamagetorealpropertyortangiblepersonalproperty allegedlycausedbySabine snegligence Sabinedoesnotassumeliabilityforpersonalinjuryor propertydamagearisingoutoforcausedbyanon Sabinealterationorat...

Page 40: ...ssion 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 Mi...

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