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Page 2: ...rd from being walked on or pinched especially at plugs receptacles and the point of exit from the apparatus 11 USE only attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 USE only with a 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 appa ratus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 UNPLUG...

Page 3: ...ng the Receiver Display 18 Unlocking the Receiver Display 19 TRANSMITTER SETUP 20 Transmitter Battery Installation 20 Checking Transmitter Batteries 21 Connecting a Lavalier Microphone or Instrument Cable to the U1 Transmitter 22 PROGRAMMING THE TRANSMITTER 22 Changing Transmitter Group Channel Settings 22 Locking the Power Switch in the ON Position 25 Cancelling the Power On Lock Function 25 Acti...

Page 4: ...e output signal MARCAD provides superior recep tion and exceptional freedom from dropouts Noise Squelch Circuitry Analyzes signal quality instead of signal strength This virtually eliminates the possibility of annoying noise bursts coming through your receiver Dual RF Level Meters The U4S and U4D receivers have two RF meters one for each antenna The dual meters indicate received signal strength at...

Page 5: ...with your choice of interchangeable microphone heads SM58 cardioid dynamic microphone BETA 58A supercardioid premium dynamic microphone SM86 cardioid condenser microphone SM87A supercardioid condenser microphone BETA 87A supercardioid or BETA 87C premium condenser microphone and a U4S Single Channel Diversity Receiver with rack mounting hardware and antennas or a U4D Dual Channel Diversity Receive...

Page 6: ...n when the U1 is turned on 6 Belt Clip Allows the transmitter to be easily worn on a belt waistband or guitar strap 7 MODE Button Selects the parameter Group or Channel you wish to change 8 SET Button Changes transmitter Group and Channel settings Also used with the MODE button to lock power on and to lock the frequency and channel setting 9 Audio Gain Control Allows audio level adjustment to acco...

Page 7: ...d display control keys 5 ON OFF Switch Turns transmitter power on and off 6 Antenna Helical antenna is attached to the end of the U2 transmitter A qualified technician can replace the antenna in the field 7 Battery Compartment Holds two 1 5 V AA batteries 8 MODE Button Selects the parameter Group or Channel you wish to change 9 SET Button Changes transmitter Group and Channel settings Also used wi...

Page 8: ...or execute a displayed value or function 3 RF Level Indicators Five LEDs per RF antenna channel glow to indicate RF sig nal strength The more LEDs that glow the stronger the received signal If none of these LEDs glow no signal is being received 4 Audio Level Indicators These seven LEDs glow to indicate audio signal strength Green indicates normal operation Amber indicates approaching over load con...

Page 9: ...gh the headphones when the transmitter is turned on or off 11 Headphone Input Connector Plug headphones into this 1 4 inch connector to monitor receiver audio 12 POWER On Off Switch Turns the receiver on and off 13 Power Input Connector Accepts power directly from any 90 to 230 VAC 50 60 Hz power source 14 Power Output Connector Provides 90 to 230 VAC 50 60 Hz power to additional equipment It can ...

Page 10: ...ough the larger holes on each side of the front panel and secure them from each side using the supplied attaching hardware See Figure 6 Ñ Ñ ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ Ñ ÑÑÑ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ ÑÑ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ ÑÑ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ ...

Page 11: ... Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ ÑÑ ÑÑÑ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ RECEIVER TOP VIEW FIGURE 7 ANTENNA CABLE ANTENNA CABLE Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ NOTE Shure recommends connecting the bulkhead adapter and antenna cables before mounting the receiver in a rack Once the receiver is in the rack it is more diffi cult to insert the bulkhead...

Page 12: ...t to the mixer or amplifier input using a standard audio cable with a female 3 pin XLR connector or 1 4 inch phone plug 2 If desired plug a set of headphones into the headphone monitor output connec tor AC POWER FIGURE 10 AUDIO MIXER AMPLIFIER LOUDSPEAKER LOUDSPEAKER HEADPHONES ...

Page 13: ...pressing upper half of the POWER switch 2 Press either the button or the button on the receiver front panel to scroll through the current settings PROGRAMMING THE RECEIVER You can change the receiver Group Channel setting the operating frequency squelch level and receiver name through the programmable display The display can then be locked to prevent accidental changes The following paragraphs pre...

Page 14: ...EL TV FIGURE 14 6 Press either the or button to change the Group or Channel setting The TV Channel setting will change automatically Models sold outside the U S and Canada may not display TV channel 7 When the new Group Channel has been completely entered press the MENU button SAVE appears on the display followed by YES NO Press the button to save the new Group Channel setting or press the button ...

Page 15: ... 18 4 Press the or button to increase or decrease the setting in incremental steps until reaching the desired frequency See Figure 19 FIGURE 19 NOTE The receiver operating frequency actually changes the moment you press the and buttons As the frequency changes the G CH number automatically changes By observing the RF lights on the receiver you can see which frequen cies are already being used and ...

Page 16: ...ENU display appears as shown in Figure 21 FIGURE 21 2 Press either the or button to reach the SET NAME display shown in Figure 22 FIGURE 22 3 Press the SELECT button An underline appears under the first character of the name The factory pre set Name display SHURE is shown in Figure 23 FIGURE 23 4 Press either the or button to scroll through the character options A Z 1 9 etc until reaching a desire...

Page 17: ...r but reduce operating range Lower squelch settings extend the operating range but in crease noise levels before dropout occurs To change the receiver Squelch setting proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU button The MENU display appears as shown in Figure 25 FIGURE 25 2 Press either the or button to reach the SET SQCH display shown in Figure 26 FIGURE 26 3 Press the SELECT button to display the curr...

Page 18: ...10 83 0 9 5 86 0 9 0 87 0 8 5 87 5 8 0 88 0 7 5 88 5 7 0 89 0 6 5 89 5 6 0 90 0 5 5 90 5 5 0 91 0 4 5 91 5 4 0 92 0 3 5 92 3 3 0 92 7 2 5 93 0 2 0 93 3 1 5 93 6 1 0 93 9 0 5 94 2 Midrange 0 94 5 0 5 94 8 1 0 95 1 1 5 95 4 2 0 95 7 2 5 96 0 3 0 96 3 3 5 96 6 4 0 96 9 4 5 97 2 5 0 97 5 5 5 97 8 6 0 98 1 6 5 98 4 7 0 98 7 7 5 99 0 8 0 99 3 8 5 99 6 9 0 99 9 9 5 100 2 Minimum 10 Open U4S and U4D squel...

Page 19: ... to save the new squelch setting and re turn to the Group Channel TV display FIGURE 28 NOTE If more than 20 seconds of inactivity elapse the display returns to the origi nal settings Locking the Receiver Display 1 Press the MENU button The MENU display appears as shown in Figure 29 FIGURE 29 2 Press either the or button to reach the SET LOCK display as shown in Figure 30 FIGURE 30 ...

Page 20: ...ay 5 A small lock symbol appears in the upper right corner of the status screen dis plays as shown in Figure 33 The lock symbol indicates the receiver is in the lock mode GROUP CHANNEL TV FIGURE 33 Unlocking the Receiver Display To disengage the lock press the MENU button When CODE appears press in that order then press the MENU button NOTE Once the lock function is engaged any attempt to change s...

Page 21: ...AA 1 5V AA 1 5V AA 3 Remove the old batteries as follows U1 Transmitter Press down on the negative terminal end of each battery U2 Transmitter Lift the batteries out 4 Install two fresh 1 5 V AA alkaline batteries Make sure the battery terminals match the terminals in the transmitter 5 Close the battery cover IMPORTANT Two fresh 1 5 V AA alkaline batteries should provide 8 to 12 hours of operation...

Page 22: ...keeps system voltage constant as battery voltage declines ensuring superior audio and RF performance FIGURE 35 Number of Segments Displayed on Transmitter 5 8 12 4 6 8 3 4 6 2 2 4 1 1 or less Number of Segments Displayed on Receiver Operating Time Remaining in Hours 3 4 12 2 2 4 1 2 or less 0 0 5 or less TRANSMITTER BATTERY FUEL GAUGE ON TRANSMITTER DISPLAY TRANSMITTER BATTERY FUEL GAUGE ON RECEIV...

Page 23: ...TER The Group Channel setting on the U1 and U2 transmitter display can be pro grammed to meet the requirements of a particular installation You can also lock the display and the power on function to prevent accidental changes The following para graphs present instructions for programming the transmitters Changing Transmitter Group Channel Settings 1 Turn the transmitter on by sliding the transmitt...

Page 24: ... Figure 38 FIGURE 38 4 Press the SET button to increment the Group setting as shown in Figure 39 FIGURE 39 NOTE If the SET button is held for more than 5 seconds the display goes into the fast increment mode If more than 20 seconds of inactivity elapse the display re turns to the original settings ...

Page 25: ...in Figure 40 FIGURE 40 6 Press the SET button to change the Channel setting as shown in Figure 41 FIGURE 41 7 Press the MODE button again so that the new Group and Channel numbers both display NOTE On transmitter the transmitter operating frequency does not change until new settings are saved ...

Page 26: ...ctivated will flash on the trans mitter screen every 5 seconds when the transmitter power ON OFF switch is in the OFF position CANCELLING THE POWER ON LOCK FUNCTION To cancel the Transmitter Power On Lock unction press and hold the SET button then press and hold the MODE button Keep both keys pressed down until Po UL for power unlocked displays momentarily as shown in Figure 43 The Transmitter Pow...

Page 27: ...es removed To activate the Frequency Lock function proceed as follows 1 Turn the transmitter power off 2 Turn the power back on while holding down the SET button until the fuel gauge on the transmitter is active Fr L appears momentarily as shown in Figure 44 until you release the SET button FIGURE 44 3 To verify that the frequency lock function is turned on press the MODE or SET button If the lock...

Page 28: ...on the transmitter display as shown in Figure 46 FIGURE 46 OPERATING THE U1 BODY PACK SYSTEM 1 Clip the U1 body pack transmitter to your belt waistband or guitar strap Push the body pack all the way down 2 Connect the lavalier microphone headset microphone or instrument adapter cable to the U1 transmitter 3 If using a lavalier microphone clip it to your tie lapel or other garment If you are using ...

Page 29: ...PERATING THE U2 HAND HELD SYSTEM 1 Slide the transmitter power ON OFF switch to the ON position The Group and Channel number appears on the transmitter display along with a bar graph indi cating battery power level 2 Turn the receiver on by pressing the upper section of the POWER switch The re ceiver display and the RF lights glows 3 Make sure the transmitter and receiver are tuned to the same Gro...

Page 30: ... to make adjustments FIGURE 47 INCREASE GAIN DECREASE GAIN Ñ Ñ Ñ INCREASE GAIN DECREASE GAIN S For high sound pressure level applications such as loud singing or playing decrease audio gain level by rotating the gain control counterclockwise while the microphone is in use until the red audio level LEDs on the receiv er flickers during the loudest sounds S For low sound pressure level applications ...

Page 31: ... re position the attenuator switch using the following steps 1 Remove the belt clip from the back of the transmitter by carefully prying the wire bracket one side at a time from the sides of the transmitter Removing the clip reveals an access hole in the back of the transmitter Attenuator access Clip sockets Decrease input level Increase input level FIGURE 48 2 Use the supplied 1 6 mm 1 16 in flat...

Page 32: ...nt S Mount diversity antennas at least 1 4 wave apart although spacing of 1 5 m 60 inches or more is preferred Achieve this by remote placement of one or both antennas using Shure UA825 or UA850 low loss coaxial cable and a Shure UA830 Active Remote Antenna Kit For multiple system installa tions use the Shure UA845 Antenna Power Distribution System TROUBLESHOOTING The following table identifies so...

Page 33: ... local sources of RF interference such as lighting equipment Try using another frequency Reposition the receiver or antennas Momentary loss of sound as transmit ter is moved around performing area Reposition receiver and perform another walkthrough test and observe the RF level or Diversity signal indicators If audio drop outs persist mark these dead spots in the performing area and avoid them dur...

Page 34: ...onnection Connection Type Impedance Voltage Range 1 Ground Ground Not Applicable 0 V 2 Audio Meter Analog Output 1 2 kΩ 0 2 V Typical 0 5 V Ma ximum 3 RF Level B Analog Output 2 5 kΩ 1 4 V 4 RF Level A Analog Output 2 5 kΩ 1 4 V 5 Diversity B Analog Output 2 kΩ 1 4 V 6 Diversity A Analog Output 2 kΩ 1 4 V 7 Network In terrupt Digital Input Not Applicable 1 4 V 8 Network In terrupt Digital Output B...

Page 35: ...1 4 V 19 Serial Clock Digital Input Not Applicable 1 4 V 20 Serial Clock Digital Input Not Applicable 1 4 V 21 Network Interrupt Digital Input Not Applicable 1 4 V 22 Network Interrupt Digital Output Busy Not Applicable 1 4 V 23 Serial Data Output Digital Output Not Applicable 1 4 V 24 Serial Data Input Digital Input Not Applicable 1 4 V 25 Ground Ground Not Applicable 0 V ...

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