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Contents
The EM 550 G2 twin receiver ............................................................................... 40
The channel bank system ............................................................................................. 40
Safety instructions ................................................................................................. 41
Delivery includes ..................................................................................................... 41
Areas of application ............................................................................................... 42
Overview of operating controls ........................................................................... 43
Indications and displays ........................................................................................ 44
Indications and displays of the receivers ................................................................... 44
Remote displays of an ew 500 G2 transmitter ......................................................... 44
Preparing the receiver for use ............................................................................. 46
Mounting the receiver feet ........................................................................................... 46
Connecting the antennas .............................................................................................. 46
Connecting and mounting remote antennas ............................................................ 46
Daisy-chaining up to eight twin receivers ................................................................. 47
Connecting the mains cable ......................................................................................... 47
Connecting the amplifier/mixing console .................................................................. 48
Service interfaces ........................................................................................................... 48
Mounting the twin receiver into a 19” rack .............................................................. 48
Mounting the antennas ................................................................................................. 48
Using the twin receiver ......................................................................................... 50
Switching the twin receiver on/off ............................................................................. 50
Connecting the headphones/adjusting the volume ................................................ 50
Activating/deactivating the lock mode ..................................................................... 50
The operating menu ............................................................................................... 51
The buttons ..................................................................................................................... 51
Overview of menus ......................................................................................................... 51
Working with the operating menu ............................................................................. 52
Operating menu of the receiver RX A or RX B of the twin receiver ...................... 53
Adjustment tips for the operating menu .......................................................... 56
Switching between channel banks ............................................................................. 56
Switching between the channels in a channel bank ............................................... 56
Selecting the frequencies to be stored
in the channel bank “U” ....................................................................................................... 56
Scanning the channel banks for free channels ......................................................... 57
Multi-channel operation ................................................................................................ 58
Adjusting the audio output level ................................................................................ 58
Adjusting the squelch threshold ................................................................................. 58
Doing the soundcheck ................................................................................................... 59
Selecting the standard display .................................................................................... 60
Entering a name .............................................................................................................. 60
Loading the factory-preset default settings ............................................................. 61
Activating/deactivating the pilot tone evaluation .................................................. 61
Activating/deactivating the lock mode ..................................................................... 61
Using the equalizer ........................................................................................................ 62
Adjusting the contrast of the graphic display .......................................................... 62
Exiting the operating menu .......................................................................................... 62
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................... 63
Error checklist
.............................................................................................. 63
Recommendations and tips .......................................................................................... 64
Care and maintenance ........................................................................................... 64
Additional information .......................................................................................... 65
HDX
noise reduction ....................................................................................................... 65
Wireless transmission systems ................................................................................... 65
Squelch ............................................................................................................................. 66
Diversity reception ......................................................................................................... 67
Specifications .......................................................................................................... 68
Connector assignment ................................................................................................... 69
Accessories .............................................................................................................. 69