31
30
30
32
33
34
32
35
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Opening Battery Compartment
1. Snap open the
BATTERY COMPARTMENT (30)
and insert a fresh
9V BATTERY (31)
,
observing the correct polarity. Close the compartment. The WGT-15 is provided with a
3.5 mm LOCKING JACK (32)
for connecting the
INSTRUMENT CABLE (35)
. To secure the
connection, turn the metal slip ring on the plug clockwise to thread it on to the jack. To
unplug, reverse the process. Slip the transmitter into a pocket or clip on to your clothes or
instrument strap. (Note: As the cord to the instrument also serves as the antenna, be sure to
extend it fully for maximum range. Rolling up or shortening the cord may reduce the effec-
tive operating range.)
2. Turn on the WGT-15 by sliding the
OFF/STANDBY/ON SWITCH (32)
to the STANDBY
position (transmitter on, audio muted) or the ON position (transmitter and audio both on).
The
BATTERY INDICATOR LED (33)
will give a single quick flash, indicating usable battery
strength. In the case of a dead or low battery, the LED either will not go on at all or will
stay on continuously, indicating that the battery should be replaced with a fresh one.
3. The WGT-15 transmitter is now ready to use. The
A
and/or
B DIVERSITY LED INDICA-
TORS (8)
and most or all of the
RF DISPLAY LEDs (9)
on the XR-61 receiver should now be
lit, indicating a received signal from the transmitter. Adjust the volume of the receiver as per
the
Audio Output Instrument Connections
section of the above XR-61 receiver instructions.
For optimum performance, an
INPUT LEVEL CONTROL (34)
is provided on the top panel of
the WGT-15. Adjust the gain by turning the control with a small slot head screwdriver. It is
recommended that this control be turned to maximum gain. However, for ultra high-gain
instrument sources such as active bass pickups or even extra hot guitar pickups, turning the
level down slightly will create a cleaner sound.
(Note: Turning down the input gain too much can compromise the signal-to-noise ratio and
is not recommended. Set for the maximum possible gain and headroom without noticeable
distortion on the high level peaks).
The
AF LEVEL LED DISPLAY (13)
on the XR-61 receiver will light up to 5 LEDs (4 green and
1 red) for all input signals. Occasional flickering on and off during use of the top red LED
indicator in this display is normal, however if the red LED stays on continuously, turn down
the instrument volume or adjust the
INPUT LEVEL CONTROL (34)
on the WGT-15 transmit-
ter, or noticeable distortion may result.
(Note: Scratchy noises can sometimes occur when some electric guitars/basses with dirty
pots or connections are used with any wireless system. For this reason, the supplied
INSTRUMENT CORD (35)
has a factory installed capacitor inside the 1/4” plug. This
capacitor provides first order filtering of the RF signal from the cord into the guitar and
eliminates virtually all scratchy noises. Should your equipment still give you scratchy noises,
we suggest these steps to eliminate them:
1) Make sure all guitar volume and tone pots are clean and all contacts are
solid-this is very important.
2) Provide extra filtering with a 220 pF capacitor soldered across the hot to ground
terminals of the guitar’s volume and tone pots.)
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WGT-15 INSTRUMENT BODYPACK TRANSMITTER
