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Sec tion 3 - De tailed Com po nents  De scrip tion

Re ceiver  Setup  and  Op er a tion

1.

Place the re ceiver and an ten nas where there is a
clear line of sight to the area where the trans mit -
ter will be used. Ro tate the an ten nas to sep a rate
them by 90 de grees.

2. Con nect the power sup ply

 cord to the re ceiver. 

Plug the power sup ply into an AC out let. Turn
the re 

ceiver on and con 

firm that it is ON by

check ing the main dis play screen. 

Cau tion: Please make sure the AC power sup ply
is the cor rect volt age for your lo cal re quire ments 
be fore it is plugged into the wall.

3. Man ual  Chan nel  Change. 

Press the SET but -

ton and the Group num ber will start to flash.
The Up and DOWN but tons al low you to scroll
through the fac tory set group. When the group
you de sire is dis played, press SET to se lect that
group and the Chan nel Num ber will start flash -
ing. Scroll to the de sired chan nel and press SET
to se lect. The num bers will stop flash ing and the 
new group and chan nel are in stalled.

4. Fre quency  As sign ment  (Out side  of  pre set

Groups and Chan nels), 

press SET and UP at

the same time and the group and chan nel will go 
blank and the Fre quency will start flash ing. Use
UP/DOWN to scroll in 25 KHz steps to the de -
sired fre 

quency. Press SET and the fre 

quency

will be se lected and stop flash ing. Press Set and
UP at the same time to re turn to group and chan -
nel op er a tion. Hint: hold ing in the Up or Down
key will in crease the speed of the scroll. Just re -
lease and press again for fine con trol.

5. Ad vanced  ClearScan:

  

This  fea ture  au to mates

the pro cess of find ing a clear group of
inter-mod u la tion free chan nels and the clear est
chan nels within those groups. 

a.

ClearScan

 

for Groups

: From the main dis -

play screen, push SET once and the Group
Num ber will flash. While Group is flash ing,
press and hold SET un til ClearScan ap pears,
re 

lease the set key. When the scan is com 

-

pleted, the dis play will show the group with
the most clear chan nels and the Chan nel num -
ber will in di cate how many clear chan nels are
in that group. Use the UP/DOWN keys and to
view other groups and press SET to se lect a
group. The Group will be set and the Chan nel
will start to flash. Se lect a chan nel man u ally
or use ClearScan for Chan nels.

ClearScan for Chan 

nels:

 To scan for the

clear est chan nel in a group, press and hold set
while the Chan nel is flash ing un til ClearScan
ap 

pears, re 

lease the SET but 

ton. When the

scan is com 

plete, the dis 

play will show the

clear est avail able chan nel. Use UP/DOWN to
scroll through the other avail 

able chan 

nels

rank from clear est to least clear (but still avail -
able for use, ClearScan will not dis play any
chan nel that can't be used). Press SET to se -
lect the chan nel.

b.

c.

Auto ClearScan:

 This func tion will find the

clear est group and chan nel with the press of
just one but ton. With noth ing flash ing, press
and hold the SET but ton un til ClearScan ap -
pears on the right side of the screen. When the 
scan is com plete, the re ceiver will be set to the 
clear est chan nel in the clear est group.

d.

ClearScan Band:

 While in the Fre 

quency

Mode, this func tion will scan the en tire band
look ing for the clear est fre quency, re gard less
of groups and chan nels. In Fre quency Mode,
press Set once and the fre quency will flash,
press and hold set until ClearScan ap pears on
the right side of the dis 

play. The scan will

con tinue un til you press Set again so you can
scan a lo ca tion over night, 24 hrs, a week, or a
few sec onds. When you press Set again, the
scan will stop and the clear est fre quency will
be dis 

played. You can scroll through the 8

clear est fre quen cies us ing the Up and Down
but tons. Press Set to ac cept the fre quency dis -
played.

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Antenna

High

Z

Line

Level

Mic

Line

Telex Communications, Inc.       Made in U.S.A.

12-15V
AC/DC

+

-

U.S. Patent No. 6,256,484

Balanced

Audio

FMR-500

BAND A

Tested to Comply
with FCC Standards

CANADA
S.N. 1059

Telex

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8 5

7

6

4

Fig ure 2 - FMR-500 Back Panel

GPA CH
12u 05

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3   0  +3

1   3  10   30   100

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AU DIO

set

power

Telex

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CLEAR

SCAN

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FMR-500

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3

2

1

Fig ure 1 - FMR-500 Front Panel

Antenna

High

Z

Line

Level

Mic

Line

Telex Communications, Inc.       Made in U.S.A.

12-15V
AC/DC

+

-

U.S. Patent No. 6,256,48

Balanced

Audio

90

FMR-500

BAND A

Tested to Comply
with FCC Standards

CANADA
S.N. 1059

Telex

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Proper An tenna Orientation

FMR-500  Re ceiver  Con trols,  Con nec tors,  and  In di ca tors

1.

Power ON/OFF

2.

Graph i cal  Dis play

a.

Chan nel  Dis play

b.

Fre quency

c.

Bat tery  Strength
In di ca tor

d.

Di ver sity  In di ca tor

e.

RF Strength of

Sig nal  In di ca tor

f.

Au dio  Level  In di ca tor

g.

Gui tar  Mode  In di ca tor

3.

Dis play  Con trol  But tons  (Set/Up/Down)

4.

Power  Con nec tor

5.

XLR  BalancedMic/Line Level
Au dio Out put Line Level Ad just able

6.

Un bal anced Line Level Au dio Out put
Con nec tor  with  Level  Ad just ment

7.

TNC  An tenna  In put  Con nec tors

8.

Power Cord Re tainer

Summary of Contents for FMR-500

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions FMR 500 User Guide TelexR ...

Page 2: ...ick Set up is complete Quick set up System Operation 1 With the transmitter and receiver on monitor the display screen Note that the RF 1 100 Bar graph should indicate near the 100 mark The AF Bar should show very little if any indica tion until you talk or sing into the microphone While talking or singing in the loudest voice used in performance adjust the transmitter gain control if necessary to...

Page 3: ...learScan appears release the SET button When the scan is complete the display will show the clearest available channel Use UP DOWN to scroll through the other available channels rank from clearest to least clear but still avail able for use ClearScan will not display any channel that can t be used Press SET to se lect the channel b c Auto ClearScan This function will find the clearest group and ch...

Page 4: ...olume level from the wireless system approxi mates the level of an equivalent wired micro phone instrument 10 Squelch Adjustment The squelch setting can be used to maximize range or immunity to noise Press and hold Up for 3 seconds The cur rent squelch setting will be displayed Adjust the squelch using the UP DOWN keys Maxi mum squelch 9 maximizes noise immunity but limits the range Minimum squelc...

Page 5: ...le plugs from brackets 2 Attach the antenna connectors to the brackets Four double mounting of two FMR 500 s proceed as follows 1 Align the mid brackets 2 with the holes on the adjacent sides of each unit 2 Install the previously removed screws Insert an additional screw 4 provided in the parts pack into the remaining holes Tighten all screws se curely 3 Place the two assemblies side by side with ...

Page 6: ... Figure 6 Transmitter 5 Frequency Edit Mode Press SET from the frequency display screen to enter frequency edit mode Press the Up and Down to adjust fre quency in 25 kHz increments Holding the Up or Down buttons down will auto step the frequency slowly at first then quickly You can also enter frequency edit mode by pressing SET and UP at the same time from either the Group and Chan nel or Battery ...

Page 7: ...transmitter gain gently insert the provided screwdriver or other 3 32 2 5 mm screwdriver into the adjustment hole above the display screen Turn lightly until the screw driver tip goes into the adjustment level control Gently turn counterclockwise until the control stops the microphone output is at minimum but not off Slowly turn the gain control up clock wise while speaking singing into the micro ...

Page 8: ...itter gain gently insert the provided screwdriver or other screwdriver into the adjustment potentiometer Gently turn coun terclockwise until the control stops the micro phone output is at minimum but not off Slowly turn the gain control up clockwise while speaking singing into the microphone or strum ming the guitar and the audiometer shows peaks around 3 dB NOTE Operating with the transmitter aud...

Page 9: ...ET during power up to enter In strument Mode 7 UP DOWN for 3 seconds Sets Resets Edit Lockout Controls Display 20 10 5 0 3 20 10 5 0 3 1 3 10 30 100 1 3 10 30 100 AF AF R RF F Display 1 Group and Channel 2 Battery Level in Percentage 3 Frequency 1 Press SET once GP will flash use UP and DOWN to adjust 2 Press SET again to accept GP CH will flash adjust with UP DOWN 3 Press SET again to accept CH a...

Page 10: ...n established leave the first transmitter on set the next receiver Group to the working Group and run ClearScan for Channels This will provide the next clearest chan nel in that group Set the transmitter to match leave it on and repeat until all the systems are set up If you run out of clear channels in one group but need to set up more systems contact your dealer or Telex for assistance in choosi...

Page 11: ...e same channel or the signals are mixing Another wireless product in the area is on the same fre quency or the signals are mixing Solutions Make sure that the power supply is properly connected and the on off button is in the on position Turn on transmitter power switch Match the transmitter group and channel to the one dis played on the receiver Insert fresh battery in trans mitter Clean and or b...

Page 12: ...receiver Poorly oriented beltpack antenna Faulty receiving antenna system Lock out feature is enabled On Off lock out is engaged Solutions Move the receiver to a different location Use ClearScan to change the operating frequency Repair or remove the source of in terference Move the receiver to a different location Move the obstacles or repo sition the receiver antennas Check the antenna connec tio...

Page 13: ...0mV RMS 100K OHM Load Mic Position 10mV to 2V RMS 100K OHM Load Line Position Unbalanced Output adjustable 10 mV to 1V RMS 100K OHM Load Distortion 1 0 0 5 typical ref 1kHz 40kHz deviation Signal to Noise Ratio 100 dB A Weighted Dynamic Range 100 dB Transmitters WT 500 and HT 500 Radiated Output 30 mW Typical Microphone Head ElectroVoice 767a N D 767a supercardioid N DYM dynamic Microphone Head El...

Page 14: ...h WP 1000 879553 Guitar Cord MAC G3 879706 Single Receiver Rack Mount Kit RMS 71081001 Single Rack Mount Kit with front RMS TNC 71081004 mount antenna cables Double Rack Mount Kit RM D 71081002 Front Mount Antenna Cables 4 FMC K 878978 1 4 Wave Rx Antenna 600 746 MHz A B Bands ANU 14 879010 1 2 Wave Rx Antenna FA 500 860031 680 870 MHz 1 2 Wave Antenna Mounting AB 2 71138000 Bracket with 10 of Coa...

Page 15: ...ct by anyone other than Telex or any of its authorized service representatives Obtaining Warranty Service To obtain warranty service the customer must deliver the product prepaid to Telex or any of its authorized service representatives together with proof of purchase of the product in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice A list of authorized service representa tives is available from T...

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