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LX Wireless

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SYSTEM COMPONENTS (FIGURE 1)

LX1

LEVEL

POWER

LX4

RF A

RF B

AUDIO

SQUELCH

DIVERSITY

MARCAD

LX2

RECEIVER

RF

AUDIO

SQUELCH LEVEL POWER

LX3

WIRELESS

LX WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYSTEM COMPONENTS

FIGURE 1

Your LX Wireless Microphone System features a MARCAD

 fixed frequency diver-

sity receiver operating in the VHF band between 169 and 240 MHz. Up to 12 LX wire-
less systems can be operated simultaneously in a single installation. Each LX system
contains a combination of the following items:

One of the following transmitters:

LX1 Body-Pack Transmitter, with your choice of instrument cable or microphone,

or

LX2 Hand-Held Microphone-Transmitter with your choice of interchangeable micro-
phone heads:

-

SM58 cardioid dynamic microphone

-

BETA 58

supercardioid premium dynamic microphone

-

SM87 supercardioid condenser microphone

-

BETA 87

supercardioid premium condenser microphone

One of the following half-rack size receivers:

LX3 Receiver

or

LX4 Diversity Receiver

Both single and dual rack-mounting hardware

One antenna (LX3 systems) or two antennas (LX4 systems)

One of the following ac power adapters: PS40, PS40E, or PS40UK.

Summary of Contents for LX Wireless System

Page 1: ...Shure Brothers Incorporated 222 Hartrey Avenue Evanston IL 60202 3696 U S A www shure com 27B8654 SC E1999 Shure Brothers Incorporated LX Wireless System User Guide...

Page 2: ...eless microphone system If you have questions about your system that are not answered in this guide please contact Shure Customer Service at 847 866 2553 Monday through Friday 8 00 am 4 30 pm CST In E...

Page 3: ...wo sets of five RF level lights on the receiver will also glow to indicate the strength of the received signal The more lights that glow the stronger the signal 3 Have someone talk or sing into the mi...

Page 4: ...allation 13 LX2 Hand Held Microphone Transmitter Battery Installation 13 Checking the Transmitter Battery 14 Connecting a Lavalier Microphone or Instrument Cable to the LX1 14 Attaching the LX1 to a B...

Page 5: ...a combination of the following items One of the following transmitters LX1 Body Pack Transmitter with your choice of instrument cable or microphone or LX2 Hand Held Microphone Transmitter with your ch...

Page 6: ...ify and troubleshoot RF dead spots Audio Metering A five light audio meter helps to optimize transmitter gain setting and lets you monitor audio level during operation True Guitar Sound Guitar players...

Page 7: ...rument A small screw driver is supplied to make adjustments see the Setting Audio Level section 4 Input Jack This is a Tini Q G connector that provides connection with a variety of lavalier and headse...

Page 8: ...l Gauge When the Power switch is turned to the PWR position one or two of the three lights on the transmitter will glow The color of the glowing light s indicates the amount of battery life remaining...

Page 9: ...cations 4 Audio Output Level Control Lets you adjust output level to match the input level requirements of a mixer or amplifier In most situations this control should be set fully clockwise 5 Power On...

Page 10: ...to provide optimal operation in most applications 5 Audio Output Level Control Lets you adjust output level to match the input level requirements of a mixer or amplifier In most situations this contr...

Page 11: ...vers Figure 7 1 Remove the two screws on the outer side of each receiver 2 Position the small mounting brackets over the holes on the outer side of each receiv er and secure them with the screws remov...

Page 12: ...panel of the receiver 4 Plug the ac adapter into an appropriate ac power source LX4 45 45 LX4 WIRELES S RECEIVER 1 RF AUDIO SQUELCH LEVEL POWER 3 4 2 5 6 ANT OUTPUT HI Z POWER 12 5 18 9 VDC LX3 LX3 A...

Page 13: ...ould provide 18 to 20 hours of operation However an 8 4V nickel cadmium nicad battery will only pro vide 3 hours of operation Carbon zinc and zinc chloride batteries will not provide sufficient power...

Page 14: ...argeable 8 4V nicad battery will cause the indicators to change more quickly than if a 9V alkaline battery is used Actual times depend on the type and brand of battery used Connecting a Microphone or...

Page 15: ...P FIGURE 12 Installing the WA555 Grip Switch Cover Accessory on the LX2 Figure 13 The LX2 transmitter is supplied with an external sleeve accessory WA555 that pre vents accidental movement of the micr...

Page 16: ...to the instrument 4 Slide the transmitter PWR OFF switch to the PWR position One of the three lights on the transmitter will glow 5 Press the POWER button on the receiver The green power on light on t...

Page 17: ...e ON position and begin speaking or playing your instrument NOTE If the red PEAK light on the receiver does not flicker during the loudest sounds the transmitter gain may need to be increased Refer to...

Page 18: ...trol For high sound pressure level applications such as loud singing decrease the au dio gain level by rotating the gain control counterclockwise while the vocalist is sing ing or the musical instrume...

Page 19: ...placing the receiver in the bottom of an equipment rack unless the antennas are remotely located Use the proper receiver antenna s A 1 4 wave antenna can be used if it is mounted directly on the recei...

Page 20: ...and microphone mixer Talk into the microphone and observe the receiver audio level lights If they glow the problem is elsewhere in the sound system Received signal is noisy or contains extraneous sou...

Page 21: ...tions Dynamic Range 102 dB A weighted RF Sensitivity 0 45 mV for 12 dB SINAD typical Image Rejection 80 dB typical Spurious Rejection 75 dB typical Ultimate Quieting ref 15 kHz deviation 100 dB A weig...

Page 22: ...Side HR Rack Panel Kit LX4 WA502 Grip Switch Cover LX2 WA555 Zipper Bag LX1 26A13 Zipper Bag LX2 26A13 Screwdriver 80A498 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Instrument Adapter Cable 1 4 Plug LX1 WA302 Instrument Ad...

Page 23: ...ack Grille LX2 BETA 87 RK324G Belt Clip LX1 53A8247A 1 4 Wave Antenna 169 186 MHz 90A8380 1 4 Wave Antenna 186 204 MHz 90B8380 1 4 Wave Antenna 204 216 MHz 90C8380 1 4 Wave Antenna 216 240 MHz 90D8380...

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