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ULX-D Dual and Quad

Wireless Microphone System

User guide for Shure ULXD Dual and Quad wireless system. Includes setup instructions, specifications, and troubleshooting.

Version: 4.0 (2020-K)

Summary of Contents for ULXD4D

Page 1: ...ULX D Dual and Quad Wireless Microphone System User guide for Shure ULXD Dual and Quad wireless system Includes setup instructions specifications and troubleshooting Version 4 0 2020 K...

Page 2: ...ure Recharge able Batteries 25 Installing the Battery Contact Cover 25 Setting Receiver Gain 25 Receiver Gain Controls 26 Reading the Audio Meter 26 Muting a Receiver Channel Audio Output 26 Transmitt...

Page 3: ...ng Your System with Shure Software 47 Troubleshooting 48 Power 48 Gain 48 Cables 48 Interface Locks 48 Encryption Mismatch 48 Firmware Mismatch 49 Radio Frequency RF 49 Accessories 50 Furnished Access...

Page 4: ...tus ONLY USE attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 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 c...

Page 5: ...incorrectly replaced Replace only with same or equivalent type Never put batteries in mouth If swallowed contact your physician or local poison control center Do not short circuit may cause burns or c...

Page 6: ...re is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning t...

Page 7: ...choose from Extended 20 Hz 20 kHz frequency range and flat response captures every detail with clarity presence and incredibly accurate low end and transient response With greater than 120 dB ULX D de...

Page 8: ...si ble over one frequency band Advanced Lithium ion rechargeability provides extended transmitter battery life over alkaline batteries battery life metering in hours and minutes accurate to within 15...

Page 9: ...56 encryption is activated LCD Panel Displays settings and parameters Scan Button Press to find the best channel or group Menu Navigation Buttons Use to navigate and select parameter menus Control Whe...

Page 10: ...LEDs Indicate average and peak audio levels LED Audio Signal Level Description Red 6 0 1 dBFS Overload limiter Yellow 5 6 dBFS Normal peaks Yellow 4 12 dBFS Green 3 20 dBFS Signal Present Green 2 30...

Page 11: ...ol via WWB6 software Also carries Dante digital audio and control signals for audio distribution monitoring and recording see Dante Network topic Network Speed LED Amber One per network port Off 10 10...

Page 12: ...values exit Acts as a back button to return to previous menus or parameters without confirming a value change enter Enters menu screens and confirms parameter changes Use to scroll through menu screen...

Page 13: ...Shure Incorporated 13 63 Boundary and Gooseneck Base Transmitters Power Button Press to power on press and hold to power off...

Page 14: ...Off More than 30 minutes of battery life remain On red Less than 30 minutes of battery life remain On green Microphone docked on charging station On amber Battery is missing or is not inserted correc...

Page 15: ...l show Tx Muted Note Mute Mode must be set to OFF in order to use the power switch to turn off the transmitter Locking Controls and Settings Use the LOCK feature to prevent accidental or unauthorized...

Page 16: ...menu provides options to change the information shown on the receiver home screen DEVICE UTILITIES HOME INFO Use the control wheel to select one of the following screen displays Transmitter Home Scree...

Page 17: ...yed with a 5 bar indicator TV Channel Displays the TV channel that contains the tuned frequency High Density Mode Icon Displayed when High Density mode is enabled Transmitter Status The following text...

Page 18: ...layed with a 5 bar indicator Menu Lock Indicator Indicates menu navigation buttons are disabled Mic Offset Displays microphone offset gain value RF Power Displays RF power setting Bodypack Input Pad T...

Page 19: ...a transmitter during a sync Receiver Menu Descriptions RADIO Displays Group Channel Frequency and TV information Use the control wheel to edit values G Group for the selected frequency CH Channel for...

Page 20: ...itch to act as an audio mute switch Cust Group Create Custom Groups of up to 6 frequencies and export to networked receivers GOOSENECK BOUNDARY HIGH PASS Attenuates frequencies below 150 Hz by 12 dB p...

Page 21: ...GN MUTE LED ACTIVE MUTE Sets the mute LED colors for active and muted states KEEP Green Red Red OFF Red Flash Red OFF OFF MUTE LED LIGHT BRIGHTNESS Sets the mute LED brightness KEEP Normal Low BATTER...

Page 22: ...W MEDIUM HIGH NETWORK CONFIGURATION SWITCHED REDUNDANT AUDIO SPLIT SHURE CONTROL DEVICE ID Network Mode Set IP and Subnet values for Ethernet network DANTE DANTE DEVICE ID AUDIO CNTRL REDUNDANT AUDIO...

Page 23: ...dB increments HH OFFSET 0 dB to 21 dB in 3 dB increments MUTE MODE OFF ON Cust Group OFF ON Note When Cust Groups is set to on it may take up to 30 seconds to complete an IR sync Creating a System Pr...

Page 24: ...A 5 segment icon on the receiver and transmitter menu screens indicates battery charge For accurate battery runtime monitoring set the transmitter to the appropriate battery type UTILITY BATTERY SET...

Page 25: ...n reliable performance and ensures a long lifetime Always store batteries and transmitters at room temperature Ideally batteries should be charged to approximately 40 of capacity for long term storage...

Page 26: ...o set the IN PUT PAD to 12dB Note Illumination of the red OL overload LED indicates the internal limiter is engaged to prevent digital clipping Muting a Receiver Channel Audio Output The audio output...

Page 27: ...nel mixer respectively Summed audio is avail able on all outputs Dante and XLR For example when 1 2 is selected see diagram the outputs of channels 1 and 2 sup ply the summed audio of the two channels...

Page 28: ...a receiver and transmitter to the best open channel Important Before you begin Turn off all transmitters to prevent them from interfering with the frequency scan Turn on any devices that might produc...

Page 29: ...can on the first receiver to find available frequencies in each group SCAN GROUP SCAN Press ENTER to accept the group number and automatically assign the next best channel to each receiver on the net...

Page 30: ...choose a receiver channel and navigate to the RADIO menu Use the control wheel to adjust the group channel or frequency Press ENTER to save changes RF Transmitter RF Power Reference the following tabl...

Page 31: ...eparate RF zone for ULX D High Density channels to prevent intermodulation distortion from other devices During High Density channel scanning turn on all other transmitters and move them to their inte...

Page 32: ...Menu DEVICE UTILITIES ADVANCED RF TV FORMAT Use the control wheel to select a TV FORMAT option Press ENTER to save Custom Groups Use this feature to create and export up to 6 groups of manually selec...

Page 33: ...paired for extended peri ods From the receiver menu DEVICE UTILITIES ENCRYPTION ON Manual REGENERATE KEYS Press ENTER Perform an IR Sync to share the encryption key with the first transmitter Turn of...

Page 34: ...rked components and to monitor the status of online devices Visit www audinate com for download and installation instructions Dante Controller and Lock Settings Version 2 4 X introduces support for Da...

Page 35: ...per network Manual IP Addressing Connect the receivers to an Ethernet switch Set the IP Mode to Manual for all devices DEVICE UTILITIES NETWORK SHURE CONTROL NETWORK Use the control wheel to set the...

Page 36: ...gured are 2 separate networks The Secondary port carries a backup copy of the Primary digital audio signal SPLIT Dante Audio and Control Shure Control Primary and Secondary ports are configured are 2...

Page 37: ...t require Dante audio Network Characteristics Dante Audio and Shure Control are present on both the Primary and Secondary ports The Dante IP address and the Shure Control IP address must be on the sam...

Page 38: ...a star network topology to minimize audio latency Receiver Connection Connect receivers to the Primary port Dante Receiver Connect Dante receivers mixers recorders amplifiers to the Primary port Netwo...

Page 39: ...ss and the Shure Control IP address must be on the same subnet The computer running WWB6 must also be on this subnet The Secondary Dante IP Address must be set to a different subnet Note Devices conne...

Page 40: ...figuration The Link Local Dante Secondary address subnet is preset to 172 31 x x 255 255 0 0 Dante Receiver Connect Dante receivers mixers recorders amplifiers to the Primary or Secondary ports Split...

Page 41: ...Connections Dante Audio Connect the Secondary ports to the Secondary network switch Computer Shure Control Connect the computer running the Shure Control to the Primary port DHCP Server Primary Networ...

Page 42: ...ience and easy troubleshooting use the same device ID for both WWB6 Shure Control and for the Dante network The Dante network requires unique Dante device IDs to prevent a loss of audio signal routing...

Page 43: ...model name to create a device ID that allows Dante enabled Yamaha mixing consoles to discover ULX D receivers on a Dante network ex Y001 Shure ULXD Use the control wheel to increment the prefix numer...

Page 44: ...Inputs Recorder Inputs Forming an Audio Route Launch the Dante Controller and click on the intersection point between components to form an audio route The audio route is also referred to as a Subscri...

Page 45: ...s failure 100 packet loss then check the IP address of the computer to ensure it s on the same subnet If the pings are successful and the devices still do not show up in the WWB6 inventory check to en...

Page 46: ...firmware can be uploaded and installed using the Shure Update Utility tool available in Shure s Wireless Workbench software Software is available for download from http www shure com wwb Firmware Ver...

Page 47: ...net Pubs ulx ulx d network string commands pdf Setting the Gateway to Allow Cross Subnet Routing ULX D receivers include gateway addressing to support cross subnet routing The gateway setting allows a...

Page 48: ...m receiver Interface locks Encryption Mismatch message Encryption Mismatch Firmware Mismatch message Firmware Mismatch Antenna Fault message RF Power Make sure that the receiver and transmitter are re...

Page 49: ...n the same band G50 J50 L50 etc Reducing Interference Perform a group or channel scan to find the best open frequency Perform a sync to transfer the setting to the transmitter For multiple systems che...

Page 50: ...ries All Systems Receiver ULXD4D ULXD4Q 1 2 Wave Receiver Antennas 2 frequency band dependent Hardware Kit Rack mounting Screws 90XN1371 22 in BNC BNC Coaxial Cable 2 95K2035 Bulkhead Adapter 2 95A899...

Page 51: ...rument Clip on microphone Beta 98H C Lavalier microphone MX150 MX153 WL183 WL184 WL185 Headset microphone WH30TQG Cable Instrument 2 foot 0 7m 4 pin Mini Connector TA4F with Right Angle 1 4 inch Conne...

Page 52: ...microphones SBC450 8 bay networked docking station for gooseneck and boundary microphones SBC850 Carrying Case WA610 Black Bodypack Pouch WA582B Y Cable for bodypack transmitters AXT652 Antenna Distri...

Page 53: ...ower table Working Range 100 m 330 ft RF Tuning Step Size 25 kHz varies by region Image Rejection 70 dB typical RF Sensitivity 98 dBm at 10 BER 5 Latency 2 9 ms Audio Dynamic Range A weighted typical...

Page 54: ...lbs without antennas Power Requirement 100 to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 0 32 A max ULXD4D ULXD4Q Dimensions 44 x 482 x 274 mm H x W x D Housing steel Extruded Aluminum Audio Output Gain Adjustment Range 18 to...

Page 55: ...Port Ethernet 10 100 Mbps 1Gbps Dante Digital Audio Network Addressing Capability DHCP or Manual IP address Maximum Cable Length 100 m 328 ft RF Input Spurious Rejection 80 dB typical Connector Type...

Page 56: ...ght 142 g 5 0 oz without batteries Housing Cast aluminum Audio Input Connector 4 Pin male mini connector TA4M See drawing for details Configuration Unbalanced Impedance 1 M See drawing for details Max...

Page 57: ...able Li Ion or LR6 AA batteries 1 5 V Battery Runtime 10 mW Shure SB900A 9 hours alkaline 9 hours Dimensions VHF V50 and V51 278 mm x 51 mm 10 9 in x 2 0 in L x Dia Other frequency bands 256 mm x 51 m...

Page 58: ...rporated 58 63 RF Output Antenna Type Integrated Single Band Helical Occupied Bandwidth 200 kHz Modulation Type Shure proprietary digital Power 1 mW 10 mW 20 mW Tables and Diagrams TA4M Connector LEMO...

Page 59: ...re rechargeable battery uses SBC200 SBC800 and SBC220 chargers The values in this table are typical of fresh high quality batteries Battery runtime varies depending on the manufacturer and age of the...

Page 60: ...06 to 810 1 10 AB Rx and Tx 770 to 810 A Band 770 805 1 10 20 B Band 806 809 1 10 Q12 748 to 758 1 10 20 Q51 794 to 806 10 V50 174 to 216 1 10 20 V51 174 to 216 1 10 20 V52 174 to 210 10 X50 925 to 93...

Page 61: ...declares that the radio equipment is in compliance with Directive 2014 53 EU The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address http www shure com europe...

Page 62: ...ng the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation betwee...

Page 63: ...lowing two conditions This device may not cause interference This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device L metteur r cepteur exempt...

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