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SKM 300 G3

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Product overview

Overview of the displays

After switch-on, the radio microphone displays the
standard display “

Frequency/Name

”. For further

illustrations and examples of the different standard
displays, refer to page 17.

The display backlighting is automatically reduced after
approx. 20 seconds.

Display

Meaning

Audio level “

” Modulation of the radio

microphone with peak hold
function

Frequency

Current transmission frequency

Name

User selectable name

Transmission
icon

RF signal is being transmitted

Lock mode icon

Lock mode is activated

“

”

(pilot)

Pilot tone transmission is
activated

“

MUTE

”

Audio signal is muted/
RF signal is deactivated

Battery status

Charge status:

approx. 100%

approx. 70%

approx. 30%

critical charge status,

the red

LOW BATTERY

LED

is flashing:

MHz

ew300 G3

MUTE

햳 햴

햲

햶

햵

햹

햸

햷

806.125

Summary of Contents for SKM 300 G3

Page 1: ...SKM 300 Instruction manual ...

Page 2: ...ivating the RF signal 15 Selecting a standard display 17 Using the operating menu 18 The buttons 18 Overview of the operating menu 18 Working with the operating menu 20 Adjusting settings via the operating menu 22 The main menu Menu 22 The extended menu Advanced Menu 24 Synchronizing the radio microphone with a receiver 29 Synchronizing the radio microphone with the receiver individual operation 2...

Page 3: ...g is required if the device has been damaged in any way liquid has been spilled objects have fallen inside the product has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate properly or has been dropped WARNING To reduce the risk of short circuits do not use the product near water and do not expose it to rain or moisture Intended use Intended use of the ew 300 G3 series products includes having rea...

Page 4: ... multi channel operation Interchangeable microphone heads allowing the use of different pick up patterns and sensitivities Extended muting function due to MIC button on the radio microphone The frequency bank system The radio microphone is available in 6 UHF frequency ranges with 1 680 transmission frequencies per frequency range Each frequency range A E G offers 26 frequency banks with up to 24 c...

Page 5: ...quency bank system with factory preset frequencies This has the advantage that a transmission system is ready for immediate use after switch on several transmission systems can be operated simultaneously on the preset frequencies without causing intermodulation interference Overview of the microphone heads The name and pick up pattern of the microphone head are printed on the sound inlet basket of...

Page 6: ...ize batteries 1 5 V 1 microphone clamp 1 instruction manual 1 frequency information sheet 1 supplement Framework requirements and restrictions on frequency usage A list of accessories can be found on the SKM 300 G3 product page at www sennheiser com For information on suppliers contact your local Sennheiser partner www sennheiser com Service Support ...

Page 7: ...ton 4 Body of radio microphone 5 Battery compartment not visible from outside 6 Display panel backlit in orange 7 Infra red interface 8 Antenna 9 Color coded protection ring available in different colors 0 Operation and battery status indicator red LED lit ON flashing LOW BATTERY A Charging contacts B Multi function switch DOWN UP and SET C ON OFF button with ESC function cancel 3 9 4 5 6 7 8 C A ...

Page 8: ...aning 1 Audio level AF Modulation of the radio microphone with peak hold function 2 Frequency Current transmission frequency 3 Name User selectable name 4 Transmission icon RF signal is being transmitted 5 Lock mode icon Lock mode is activated 6 P pilot Pilot tone transmission is activated 7 MUTE Audio signal is muted RF signal is deactivated 8 Battery status Charge status approx 100 approx 70 app...

Page 9: ...far as it will go Open the battery compartment cover D CAUTION Danger of damage to the radio microphone When unscrewing the radio microphone during operation while pressing the MIC button 3 at the same time the radio microphone can be damaged Hold the radio microphone s body 4 as shown below to make sure that the MIC button 3 is not accidentally pressed When unscrewing the radio microphone during ...

Page 10: ...rophone s body 4 Charging the accupack To charge the radio microphone with the inserted BA 2015 accupack optional accessory Insert the radio microphone into the LA 2 charging adapter optional accessory until it locks into place Plug the LA 2 charging adapter with the inserted radio microphone into the L 2015 charger optional accessory The LA 2 charging adapter and L 2015 charger can only charge th...

Page 11: ...ional again Do not touch the contacts of the radio microphone nor the contacts of the microphone head 1 The contacts can become dirty or damaged if touched When unscrewing the microphone head 1 during operation the muting function is automatically activated MUTE appears on the display panel When screwing the microphone head 1 back to the radio microphone s body the muting function is deactivated a...

Page 12: ... protection ring 9 prevents the multi function switch from accidental operation Protection rings 9 in different colors are available as accessories The protection rings allow you to clearly identify each radio microphone Remove the color coded protection ring 9 as shown Put on a new protection ring as shown 9 9 9 9 ...

Page 13: ...ing of the receiver changes from red to orange If you cannot establish a transmission link between transmitter and receiver read the chapter Synchronizing the radio microphone with a receiver on page 29 Switching the radio microphone on off CAUTION Reduced transmission power If you touch the antenna 8 of the radio microphone the transmission power will be considerably reduced Only hold the radio m...

Page 14: ...ng the ON OFF button C will cancel your entry ESC function and return you to the current standard display Keep the ON OFF button pressed until RF Mute Off appears on the display panel Move the multi function switch RF Mute On appears on the display panel Press the multi function switch The transmission frequency is displayed but the radio microphone does not transmit an RF signal The transmission ...

Page 15: ... activated again Press the multi function switch Locked appears on the display panel Move the multi function switch Unlock appears on the display panel Press the multi function switch The lock mode is temporarily deactivated How you are using the radio microphone determines how long the lock mode remains deactivated When you are in the operating menu The lock mode remains deactivated until you exi...

Page 16: ...n Off Press briefly Deactivates the RF signal offline operation Activates the RF signal online operation Push To Mute Keep pressed Mutes the audio signal temporarily cough function Push To Talk If you select Push To Talk the radio microphone will be permanently muted until until you press the MIC button Keep pressed Unmutes the audio signal temporarily speech function Disabled No function The curr...

Page 17: ...played RF signal is deactivated Radio microphone s display panel Transmission icon 4 is not displayed MUTE 7 is displayed Receiver s display panel RF Mute is displayed only when activated on the receiver see above RF signal is activated Radio microphone s display panel Transmission icon 4 is displayed MUTE 7 is not displayed Receiver s display panel RF Mute is not displayed You can also deactivate...

Page 18: ...d display Move the multi function switch to select a standard display Contents of the display Selectable standard display Frequency Name Channel Frequency Name Channel ew300 G3 MHz 806 125 MUTE P AF MHz 806 125 B Ch 01 01 MUTE P AF B Ch 01 01 MUTE P AF ew300 G3 ...

Page 19: ...ruction manual of the receiver The relevant information is marked with the sync icon Button Function of the button Press the ON OFF button Switches the radio microphone on and off Cancels the entry and returns to the current standard display ESC function Activates deactivates the RF signal special function see page 13 Press the multi function switch Changes from the current standard display to the...

Page 20: ... transmission frequencies for the frequency banks U1 to U6 see page 24 Sets a frequency bank a channel and a transmission frequency frequency banks U1 to U6 see page 24 Mute Mode Sets the mode for the MIC button 3 see page 25 MIC LED Adjusts the backlighting of the MIC button 3 see page 26 RF Power Adjusts the transmission power see page 26 Pilot Tone Activates deactivates the pilot tone transmiss...

Page 21: ...nt standard display is replaced by the main menu The last called up menu item is displayed Move the multi function switch to change to the Sensitivity menu item The current setting of the selected menu item is displayed Press the multi function switch to call up the menu item Move the multi function switch to adjust the input sensitivity Press the multi function switch to store the setting Press t...

Page 22: ... To directly return to the current standard display Change to the Exit menu item Confirm your selection You return to the next higher menu level or exit the operating menu and return to the current standard display Press the ON OFF button Menu Exit ON OFF ...

Page 23: ...ays indicates the audio level even if the radio microphone is muted e g allowing you to check the adjusted sensitivity before live operation Input sensitivity is adjusted Effect display too high Close talking distances speakers with loud voices or loud music passages cause overmodulation in the transmission link The audio level display AF 1 shows full deflection for the duration of the overmodulat...

Page 24: ... is deactivated Frequency bank Channels Type 1 to 20 up to 24 per frequency bank System bank frequencies are factory preset U1 to U6 up to 24 per frequency bank User bank frequencies are freely selectable When setting up multi channel systems please observe the following Only the factory preset transmission frequencies within one frequency bank are intermodulation free see page 29 Radio microphone...

Page 25: ...el in one of the frequency banks U1 to U6 and assign this channel a transmission frequency Move the multi function switch to select a character Press the multi function switch to change to the next segment character or to store the complete entry Move the multi function switch to select the desired setting When you have selected one of the system banks and then select the Tune menu item the radio ...

Page 26: ...ars 왘 Press the multi function switch until the frequency bank selection appears 왘 Press the multi function switch The channel selection appears 왘 Press the multi function switch The frequency selection appears 왘 Press the multi function switch Your settings are stored You are back to the operating menu Select the MHz value and confirm Select the kHz value store the setting 806 125 MHz Tune 806 12...

Page 27: ...h To Mute The audio signal is muted as long as you press the MIC button Push To Talk If you select Push To Talk the radio microphone will be permanently muted until you press theMIC button The audio signal is activated as long as you press the MIC button Disabled No function Setting of the MIC LED menu item Backlighting of the MIC button 3 LED On Unmute The MIC button 3 is backlit when the radio m...

Page 28: ... not support the pilot tone function Therefore please observe the following when combining a radio microphone or receiver of the ew 300 G3 series generation 3 with devices from an earlier evolution wireless generation Radio microphone Receiver Make sure to w G3 w G2 w G2 w G3 activate the pilot tone function on both radio microphone and receiver w G3 w G1 deactivate the pilot tone function on the ...

Page 29: ... unchanged When the radio microphone is offline i e when the RF signal is deactivated see page 13 and page 15 it remains offline even after resetting the settings For an overview of the factory preset default settings refer to the enclosed frequency information sheet Displaying the software revision Software Revision You can display the current software revision of the radio microphone For informa...

Page 30: ...adio microphone to the same frequency bank and the same channel as the receiver see page 23 If you still cannot establish a transmission link refer to the chapter If a problem occurs on page 32 Synchronizing radio microphones with receivers multi channel operation Combined with ew 300 G3 receivers ew 300 G3 radio microphones can form transmission links that can be used in multi channel systems For...

Page 31: ...a brush and rinse with clear water If necessary clean the foam insert with a mild detergent or replace the foam insert Dry the upper sound inlet basket Dry the foam insert Reinsert the foam insert Replace the sound inlet basket on the microphone head and screw it tight You should also clean the contact rings of the microphone head from time to time Wipe the contact rings of the microphone head wit...

Page 32: ...ld be a free line of sight between transmitting and receiving antennas To avoid overloading the receiver observe a minimum distance of 5 m between transmitting and receiving antennas Only hold the radio microphone by its body If you touch the antenna of the radio microphone the transmission power will be considerably reduced for multi channel operation For multi channel operation you should only u...

Page 33: ...ceiver Radio microphone and receiver are not on the same channel Set the radio microphone to the same channel as the receiver Synchronize the radio microphone with the receiver see page 18 Transmission range is exceeded Reduce the distance between radio microphone and receiving antennas Increase the transmission power see page 26 Activate the RF signal see page 15 RF signal is deactivated RF Mute ...

Page 34: ...m RF output power at 50 Ω switchable typ 10 mW Low typ 30 mW Standard Pilot tone squelch can be switched off AF characteristics Compander system Sennheiser HDX AF frequency response 80 to 18 000 Hz Signal to noise ratio 1 mV RF peak deviation 115 dBA THD 0 9 Adjustment range of input sensitivity Sensitivity 48 dB adjustable in steps of 6 dB Overall device Temperature range 10 C to 55 C Power suppl...

Page 35: ...ic dynamic condenser Sensitivity 2 1 mV Pa 1 6 mV Pa 1 6 mV Pa Pick up pattern cardioid super cardioid super cardioid Max SPL 154 dB SPL 154 dB SPL 152 dB SPL Polar diagram MMD 835 1 Polar diagram MMD 845 1 Polar diagram MME 865 1 0 5 10 15 20 25 dB 30 30 60 60 90 90 120 150 120 150 0 180 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz 8000 Hz 16000 Hz 0 5 10 15 20 25 dB 30 30 60 60 90 90 120 150 120...

Page 36: ...nse curve MMD 845 1 Frequency response curve MME 865 1 Hz 100 1 000 10 000 dBV 30 40 50 60 70 80 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k Hz 100 1 000 10 000 dBV 30 40 50 60 70 80 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k Hz 100 1 000 10 000 dBV 30 40 50 60 70 80 50 100 0 90 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k ...

Page 37: ...e respective country specific regulations Statements regarding FCC and Industry Canada This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS 123 of Industry Canada Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equip...

Page 38: ...to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This class B digital device complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Sennheiser electronic Corp may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment ...

Page 39: ...Sennheiser electronic GmbH Co KG Am Labor 1 30900 Wedemark Germany www sennheiser com Printed in Germany Publ 10 11 547009 A01 ...

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