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Page 3: ...5 The channel bank system 26 SKM 100 G2 SKM 300 G2 SKM 500 G2 radiomicrophones 28 Delivery includes 28 Operating Controls 28 Preparing for use 29 Using the radiomicrophone 30 Care and maintenance 31 SK 100 G2 SK 300 G2 SK 500 G2 bodypack transmitters 32 Delivery includes 32 Operating Controls 32 Preparing for use 32 Using the bodypack transmitter 35 SKP 100 G2 SKP 500 G2 plug on transmitters 36 De...

Page 4: ...tion 51 Accessories and spare parts 52 EK 1038 receiver 52 L 2015 quick charger 52 Transmitters of the evolution wireless series G 2 52 Specifications 54 EK 1038 receiver 54 L 2015charger 54 Plug in mains units 55 evolution wireless transmitters G 2 55 Channel assignment 56 Manufacturer declarations 57 Thank you for choosing Sennheiser We have designed this product to give you reliable operation o...

Page 5: ...t from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Ref...

Page 6: ... expressly point out possible health risks arising from use This system is capable of producing sound pressure exceeding 85 dB A 85 dB A is the sound pressure corresponding to the maximum permissible volume which is by law in some countries allowed to affect your hearing for the duration of a working day It is used as a basis according to the specifications of industrial med icine Higher volumes o...

Page 7: ... use Do not expose to moisture Remove rechargeable batteries when the unit is not used for extended periods of time Do not short circuit When not using rechargeable batteries for extended periods of time charge them regularly about every three months Do not mutilate or dismantle Only charge rechargeable batteries at ambient temperatures between 10 C and 40 C Do not get fully charged but unpacked r...

Page 8: ...t for all members of the group Due to the possibility of combining the EK 1038 receiver with different transmitters the system can be optimally adapted to your individual needs The system has superb audio quality with an increased signal to noise ratio and dynamic range due to the inclusion of Sennheiser s HDX noise reduction system System components The components of the system are y EK 1038 rece...

Page 9: ... provides for a safe transmission The receiver is characterized by y Easy use y Channel indication via display y Channel adjustment via rocker button y LED operation indication y LED and display LowBattery indication y LED receiving indication Operating controls Volume control and On Off button 3 5 mm jack socket for headphones Receiving antenna Red LED for operation and battery status indication ...

Page 10: ...5 is going flat LOW BAT In addition the 4 step battery status display on the display panel provides information on the remaining battery rechargeable battery BA 2015 capacity RF signal indication The green LED RF at the front of the receiver lights up when an RF signal is being received However the green LED RF does not light up when the audio out put is muted because the RF signal of the received...

Page 11: ...ion only use the BA 2015 battery pack in order to ensure optimum operational reliability Batteries and rechargeable battery cells have different discharging curves The receiver is able to identify the BA 2015 battery pack and to use it to full capacity It also adapts the battery status display according to the type of power supply used batteries or battery pack Individ ual rechargeable battery cel...

Page 12: ...It even remains inactivated when you take it out of the charger Then you will have to primary switch it off and then on again as described above Adjusting the volume You can adjust the volume at the headphone output on the trans mitter Adjust the volume of the connected headphones via the volume control button so that you can clearly and precisely under stand the speaker Switching the channel If s...

Page 13: ...the new channel If a transmission signal is received on the new channel the green LED lights up Attaching the receiver to clothing The receiver is attached to clothing e g belt waistband with the supplied belt clip The operating menu of the receiver The operationg menu of the receiver consists of the user menu and the setup menu Within the user menu the user can switch between the channels via the...

Page 14: ...nu Buttons Mode To SET Start display get from the start display SETUP to the operating menu of the setup menu Operating menu get into the setting mode of the selected menu Setting mode store the settings and return to the top menu level Start display without function Operating menu change to the previous menu or change to the next menu Setting mode adjust the setting of the selected menu option ES...

Page 15: ... Press the SET button to get into the setting mode of the selected menu The current setting that can be adjusted flashes on the display Display Function of the menu LOCK Activating deactivating the lock mode see page 20 TUNE Setting a receiving frequency for the channels see page 20 and locking channles for the user see page 20 SQELCH Adjusting the squelch threshold see page 21 LTD Acitvating deac...

Page 16: ...red You return to the operating menu of the setup menu The last menu selected flashes on the display Canceling the entry Press the ESC button to cancel the entry With the menus LOCK SQUELCH LTD SW REV and COPY you return to the start display SETUP The last menu remains unchanged An exception is the TUNE menu When canceling the entry with this menu you will stay in the setting mode of the menu but ...

Page 17: ...z MHz to lock channel STORED 833 1 00MHz 833 12 5MH z LTD OFF STORED LTD ON Setting mode Operating menu SETUP MENU Configure the receiver Starting display Limiting the volume of headphone output Limiter activated or deactivated Lock mode activated or deactivated of the channels Einstellungenaufweitere Empfängerübertragen R 1 2 aktuelle Revision der Firmware Empfänger bereit zum Übertragen Revision...

Page 18: ...veral transmission links are operated simultaneously Note The receiving frequency of the receiver must exactly correspond to the transmission frequency of the transmitter Select the TUNE menu to change these frequencies or to enter the receiving frequencies for the channels 17 to 20 The current channel is flashes on the display Use the rocker button UP DOWN to select the channel whose frequency yo...

Page 19: ...to release Use the rocker button UP DOWN to select the frequency that you would assign to the channel Press the SET button to store the setting The user can now select the channel again SQELCH Adjusting the squelch threshold The receiver is equipped with a squelch that can be adjusted via the SQELCH menu The squelch eliminates annoying noise when the transmitter is switched off It also suppresses ...

Page 20: ...iter switched on all the time SW REV Displaying the revision of the firmware Via the SW REV menu you can display the revision of the firmware installed in the device The revision displayed is only relevant to the Sennheiser Service department COPY Copy function Note If the COPY menu is not available on your receiver please contact the Sennheiser Service department Via the COPY menu you can copy al...

Page 21: ...pied and the text COPY briefly appears on the display of the receiver slave If data transfer was success ful the receiver slave switches off automatically Note Strong extraneous light may interfere with the data transfer via the infra red interface Therefore position the receivers so that any possible interference caused by extraneous light is avoided The arrow in the diagram on the left indicates...

Page 22: ...L 2015 charger When placed into the charger the transmitters and receiver automatically switch off Features of the charger y Quick charge in approx 2 hours with completely discharged accupacks and room temperature y Automatic detection of full charge and subsequent switching to trickle charge so the accupacks can remain in the charger even when they have been fully charged y Highest possible opera...

Page 23: ...wo LEDs which indicate the fol lowing operating states No LED lit The charging compartment is ready for operation provided that the charger is connected to the mains no rechargeable battery is identified All LEDs briefly light up one after the other The charger has been connected to the mains and is carrying out a self test Red LED lit The rechargeable battery is being charged Red LED flashing A p...

Page 24: ...the charger The charger has four plastic feet to ensure that it cannot slip on the surface on which it is placed Switching the charger on or off To switch the charger on insert the hollow jack plug on the cable of the mains unit mains unit must be ordered separately into socket Connect the mains unit to the mains All LEDs briefly light up one after the other Numbers of chargers Mains unit required...

Page 25: ... will be interrupted until the rechargeable battery temperature has fallen to an admissible value For safety reasons the charging process will be interrupted and the red LED will start flashing if y excessively hot accupacks cannot cool down y an rechargeable battery cannot be fully charged within the max charging time of 6 hours e g due to overaged cells After the rechargeable battery has been fu...

Page 26: ...0 transmission frequencies Transmitters that are to be combined with the EK 1038 bodypack receiver thus have to use the following transmission range Range E 830 to 866 MHz The transmitters have nine channel banks with up to 20 channels each Each of the channels in the channel banks 1 to 8 has been fac tory preset to a transmission frequency see enclosed frequency table These transmission frequenci...

Page 27: ...tions on frequency usage are taken into account The channel bank U user bank allows you to store your selection out of 1440 transmission frequencies that are freely selectable within the preset frequency range Note The tourguide frequencies are preset on the channel bank 8 ...

Page 28: ...ation ring for microphone heads y green MD 835 microphone head y blue MD 845 microphone head y red ME 865 microphone head Body of radiomicrophone Battery compartment not visible from outside Display section LC display Turnable protective cap for operating controls shown removed The following operating controls become accessible in turn by turning the protective cap SET button button DOWN button UP...

Page 29: ... For charging the accupack only use the L 2015 charger Both the rechargeable battery and the charger are avail able as accessories The rechargeable battery is fitted with an integrated sensor which is via a third contact monitored by the electronics of the receiver and the charger The sensor is nec essary for the following control purposes y The taking into account of the different voltage charact...

Page 30: ...microphone head comes with a color coded iden tification ring to distinguish different microphone heads from each other green MD 835 blue MD 845 red ME 865 Using the radiomicrophone Switching the radiomicrophone on off The radiomicrophone can only be switched off when the standard display is shown on the display panel When in the operating menu briefly pressing the ON OFF button will cancel your e...

Page 31: ...formation on the current operating state of the radiomicrophone Red LED lit up The radiomicrophone is switched on and the capacity of the batteries BA 2015 rechargeable battery is sufficient Red LED flashing The batteries are the BA 2015 rechargeable bat tery is going flat LOW BAT Care and maintenance Use a slightly damp cloth to clean the radiomicrophone from time to time Note Do not use any clea...

Page 32: ...ating Controls Microphone line input MIC LINE 3 5 mm jack socket Antenna Red LED for operation and battery status indication ON LOW BAT Yellow LED for audio peak AF PEAK Charging contacts SET button rocker button UP DOWN Battery compartment Battery compartment cover Unlocking button ON OFF button serves as ESC cancel key in the operating menu LC display MUTE switch Preparing for use Inserting and ...

Page 33: ...rgeable battery operation of the transmitter only use the BA 2015 rechargeable battery in order to ensure optimum operational reliability For charging the accupack only use the L 2015 charger Both the rechargeable battery and the charger are available as accessories The rechargeable battery is fitted with an integrated sensor which is via a third contact monitored by the electronics of the transmi...

Page 34: ...to clothing e g tie lapel Adjust the ME 3 headmic so that a comfortable and secure fit is ensured Positioning the microphones The ME 3 and ME 4 microphones are directional microphones i e their sound inlet should always be directed towards the sound source e g mouth The ME 2 with omni directional pick up pattern picks up sound equally from all directions It is the best choice if movements of the s...

Page 35: ...the transmitter off press the ON OFF button until OFF appears on the display The red LED goes off Close the battery compartment The battery compartment cover locks into place with an audible click Muting the transmitter The transmitter has a MUTE switch that noiselessly mutes the transmitter s audio signal without switching the transmitter off Set the MUTE switch to the position MUTE The MUTE dis ...

Page 36: ...ones to be ordered separately for the plug on transmitter y Dynamic microphones y Condenser microphones with internal power supply y Condenser microphones with 48 V phantom powering Operating Controls Microphone input XLR 3 socket unbalanced Mechanical locking ring of XLR 3 socket LC display SET button button DOWN button UP Red LED for operation and battery status indication ON OFF button Battery ...

Page 37: ...e as accessories The rechargeable battery is fitted with an integrated sensor which is via a third contact monitored by the electronics of the plug on transmitter and the charger The sensor is necessary for the following control purposes y The taking into account of the different voltage characteristics of primary cells batteries and accupacks The battery status indications on the displays the tra...

Page 38: ...rovides information on the current operating state of the plug on transmitter Red LED lit up The plug on transmitter is switched on and the capacity of the batteries BA 2015 rechargeable battery is suffi cient Red LED flashing The batteries are the BA 2015 rechargeable bat tery is going flat LOW BAT ...

Page 39: ...for audio signal AF Battery status indication The 4 step battery status display on the display panel provides information on the remaining battery BA 2015 rechargeable bat tery capacity 3 segments capacity approx 100 2 segments capacity approx 70 1 segment capacity approx 30 Battery icon flashing LOW BAT MUTE display The MUTE display appears on the display panel when the plug on transmitter is mut...

Page 40: ...ution wireless transmitters G 2 PILOT display The PILOT display appears on the display panel when the pilot tone transmission is activated Display backlighting After pressing a button the display remains backlit for approx 15 seconds ...

Page 41: ...AME Entering a name RESET Loading the factory preset default settings PILOT Activating deactivating the pilot tone transmission LOCK Activating deactivating the lock mode EXIT Exiting the operating menu and returning to the standard display Buttons Mode To ON Standard display switch the transmitter on and off Operating menu cancel the entry and return to the standard display Setting mode cancel th...

Page 42: ...rds or backwards to the next setting In the CHAN TUNE and NAME menu the buttons feature a fast search function If you hold down a button the display cycles continuously allowing you to get fast and easily to your desired setting Storing a setting Press the SET button to store the setting STORED appears on the display indicating that the setting has been stored The dis play then returns to the top ...

Page 43: ...30 dB SET Current sensitivity setting 0 50 dB SET Stores the setting DISPLY Switching between the standard displays SET Current standard display FREQ NAME CHAN SET Stores the setting FREQ FREQ NAME NAME STORED STORED TUNE Current frequency on the selected channel Transmission frequency in steps of 25 kHz SET Stores the setting 790 025 790 025 791 125 791 125 SET STORED 1 02 B CH MHz MHz NAME Setti...

Page 44: ...ng the factory preset default settings SET Security check RST NO NO RST OK OK NAME SET Current transmitter name Assigning the transmitter a name Transmitter name 6 characters Letters w o pronounciation marks numbers from 0 9 special characters spaces SET 5 x next character then store VOCAL GUCAL STORED OK NO reset OK SET Transmitter loads factory preset default settings only pilot tone setting is ...

Page 45: ...hannel bank 8 must be selected CHAN Switching between the channels in a channel bank Via the CHAN menu you can switch between the different chan nels in a channel bank TUNE Selecting the frequencies to be stored in the channel bank U Via the TUNE menu you can select the frequencies to be stored in the channel bank U user bank When you have selected one of the channel banks 1 to 8 and then select t...

Page 46: ...to the best settings y Loud music vocals 30 to 20 dB y Presentations 20 to 10 dB y Interviews 10 to 0 dB In order to be able to use highly sensitive directional condenser microphones the plug on transmitter offers a sensitivity range extended by 20 dB With the transmitter plugged onto a directional condenser micro phone the following figures are a guide to the best settings y Loud music vocals 50 ...

Page 47: ...play With the buttons you can now select a character By briefly pressing a button the display jumps either forwards or back wards to the next character If you hold down a button the dis play starts cycling continuously Press the SET button to change to the next segment and select the next character Have you entered the name completely Press the SET button to store your setting and to return to the...

Page 48: ... menu you can activate or deactivate the lock mode The lock mode prevents that the transmitters are accidentally pro grammed or switched off during operation The lock mode icon on the display indicates that the lock mode is activated To deactivate the lock mode first press the SET button and then press the buttons to select LOC OFF If you confirm your selection by pressing the SET button the butto...

Page 49: ...microphone Replace microphone Defective headphones Replace headphones Audio signal has a high level of background noise Transmitter sensitivity is adjusted too low see Adjusting the sensitivity on page 47 Audio signal is distorted Transmitter sensitivity is adjusted too high see Adjusting the sensitivity on page 47 L 2015 red LED flashes besides a charging compartment No contact with the rechargea...

Page 50: ...p pattern holding it at the lower part of the body will reduce the transmitter s range y You can vary the bass reproduction by increasing decreasing the talking distance to the microphone y For best results make sure that the transmitter sensitivity is cor rectly adjusted for the bodypack transmitters y Make sure that the antenna and the microphone cable do not cross y The antenna should hang or s...

Page 51: ...nsmitted with an effective dynamic range of only 55 dB which is above the 60 dB noise floor of the RF link In the receiver the signal is expanded in an identical and opposite way in a 1 2 ratio to restore the original signal at the same time reducing the RF noise to below the noise floor of the receiver HDX has been specially developed for high quality radiomicrophone systems Note Only transmitter...

Page 52: ...SA mains connector 110 V Transmitters of the evolution wireless series G 2 SKM 100 G2 SKM 300 G2 SKM 500 G2 radiomicrophone MD 835 Microphone head green identification ring dynamic cardioid MD 845 Microphone head blue identification ring dynamic super cardioid ME 865 Microphone head red identification ring condenser super cardi oid MMD 935 Microphone head silver identification ring dynamic cardioi...

Page 53: ...or beige condenser omni directional ME 4 Clip on microphone condenser cardioid ME 3 Headmic condenser super cardioid DC 2 DC power adapter for external 12 V DC powering instead of two AA size batteries BA 2015 Accupack L 2015 Charger for BA 2015 accupack SKP 100 G2 SKP 500 G2 plug on transmitter BA 2015 Accupack L 2015 Charger for BA 2015 accupack POP 1 Plug on pouch ...

Page 54: ... 40 15 000 Hz Signal to noise ratio 91 dB A THD at nominal deviation and 1 kHz 1 typ 0 5 AF output headphones 3 5 mm stereo jack socket AF output power peak deviation 1 KHzNF PHONES 2 x 100 mW at 32 Ω Min terminating impedance of the headphones 2 x 8 Ω Power supply BA 2015 rechargeable battery with NiMH cells Operating time with BA 2015 accupack with batteries approx 6 10 hours depending on volume...

Page 55: ... Hz Plug in mains unit for up to three chargers NT 3 EU Cat No 04863 230 V 10 1 8 A 50 Hz NT 3 UK Cat No 04864 230 V 10 1 9 A 50 Hz Modulation wideband FM Frequency ranges 518 554 626 662 740 776 786 822 830 866 MHz Transmission receiving frequencies 8 channel banks with up to 20 factory preset channels each 1 channel bank with up to 20 freely selectable channels 1440 frequencies tunable in steps ...

Page 56: ...ion wireless G2 generation 2 EK 1038 SKM 100 G2 SK 100 G2 SKP 100 G2 SKM 300 G2 SK 300 G2 SKM 500 G2 SK 500 G2 SKP 500 G2 channel range E frequency channel bank 8 menu TUNE channel bank 8 menu CHAN channel bank 8 menu CHAN channel bank 8 menu CHAN 1 863 100 1 1 1 1 2 863 500 2 2 2 2 3 864 300 3 3 3 3 4 864 900 4 4 4 4 5 854 100 5 5 5 6 854 600 6 6 6 7 855 300 7 7 7 8 856 200 8 8 8 9 857 300 9 9 10...

Page 57: ...t operating voltage Proper use for the purposes of this warranty is defined as use of the product under the conditions stated in the instructions for use y faults due to wear and tear y any modification of Sennheiser products effected by you or a third party unless Sennheiser has given its prior written consent to the nature and extent of the modification y faults of which the purchaser was alread...

Page 58: ...regarding FCC and industry Canada This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance wi...

Page 59: ...59 Manufacturer declarations ...

Page 60: ...Sennheiser electronic GmbH Co KG Am Labor 1 30900 Wedemark Germany Phone 49 5130 600 0 Printed in Germany Fax 49 5130 600 300 Publ 01 08 www sennheiser com 512883 A02 ...

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