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NOTE: Groups 9 and above are set up to work
with the other US fre quency band (A and B). If
you are us ing a mix of Band A and Band B, scroll 
down to these groups and use the clear est group.

6. Change Lock-Out

: By press ing and hold ing the 

UP and DOWN ar row keys to gether for 3 sec -
onds, the SET key is dis abled.To re ac ti vate the
SET key, sim 

ply press and hold the UP and

DOWN keys again for 3 sec onds. This fea ture
can be use ful when the re ceiver is in a lo ca tion
where  un au tho rized  per son nel  have  ac cess  to
the re ceiver.

7.

For set up, make sure the mixer or amplifier in -
put used for the FMR-500 is muted or turned
down to a min i mum level.

8.

Plug an au dio ca ble (not sup plied) into the 3 pin 
XLR or 1/4 inch out put of the FMR-500.

a.

NOTE: 

The XLR con 

nec 

tor is the pre 

-

ferred con nec tion since the out put is bal -
anced and will be more im mune to noise
for lon 

ger runs of ca 

ble al 

though ei 

ther

can be used with good re sults. If the 1/4
inch con 

nec tor is used, ad just the out put

level on the back panel to 12 o'clock (mid -
way in the range) to start and ad just later if 
nec es sary.

Now re fer ahead to trans mit ter setup and re turn
to step 9 when that is com pleted.

9.

With the trans mit ter on, speak into the mi cro -
phone or play the guitar. Turn up the level on
the mixer or am pli fier un til you are able to hear
the de sired sig nal. If no au dio is pres ent, re peat
setup and re fer to the trou ble shoot ing sec tion.

NOTE:

 If the 1/4 inch out put is used, it may be

nec es sary to ad just the re ceiver out put un til the
vol ume level from the wire less sys tem ap prox i -
mates the level of an equiv a lent wired mi 

cro -

phone/in stru ment.

10. Squelch  Ad just ment

 - The squelch set ting can

be used to max 

mize range or im 

mu 

nity to

noise. Press and hold Up for 3 sec onds. The cur -
rent squelch set ting will be dis played.

  

Ad just

the squelch us ing the UP/DOWN keys. Max i -
mum squelch (9) max i mizes noise im mu nity but 
lim its the range. Min i mum squelch (1) will max i -
mize the range but al low more noise to break
through the squelch. Press SET to save the new
squelch set ting.

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Dis play

Sta tus  But ton

Func tion  Ac ti vated

Edit  Ac cept

Noth ing  Flash ing

Press and hold SET

Auto ClearScan

 

n/a

n/a

Noth ing  Flash ing

SET

Edit Group -Group will flash

SET

Group Flash ing

Press and hold SET

ClearScan

 

 Group - list clear groups in or der

SET

Group Flash ing

SET

Edit Chan nel - Chan nel will flash

SET

Chan nel  Flash ing

Press and hold SET

ClearScan

 

Chan nel - list clear chan nels in or der

SET

Noth ing  Flash ing

Press and hold Up

Edit Squelch Set ting

SET

Noth ing  Flash ing

Press and hold Up & Down

Edit Lock - Se cure will ap pear

n/a

n/a

Edit Lock On

Press and hold Up & Down

Re turn to Ac cess Mode

n/a

n/a

Power Off

Press and hold SET

Tog gle be tween Gui tar and Voice mode

n/a

n/a

Noth ing  Flash ing

Press SET and Up

Tog gle to Fre quency Mode - Freq will flash

SET

Fre quency  Flash ing

Press and hold SET

ClearScan Band - Clear Scan will flash

n/a

SET

ClearScan Band Run ning  Press SET

End ClearScan Band af ter next full scan

n/a

n/a

ClearScan

 

Band Re sults

n/a

Clear est  fre quen cies    listed

SET

Fre quency  Mode

Press SET and Up

Re turn to Group and Chan nel Mode

n/a

n/a

Noth ing  Flash ing

Press and hold Down

Dis play  Soft ware  Re vi sion

n/a

n/a

Re ceiver  Push-But ton  Ref er ence  Sheet

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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