Busker-10U User Manual
Powering up
Your new Busker-10U portable PA unit may arrive with you with the internal battery charged.
Before connecting to the mains, turn down all volume controls and switch the unit on (32) and
check to see if the power LED above the switch is lit. If not, you will need to charge the
battery before use away from mains power.
Connect the Busker-10U unit to the mains using the appropriate IEC power lead supplied (30).
When not in use but connected to the mains, if the POWER switch is in the OFF position, the
internal battery will be re-charged from the mains supply, indicated by the battery status LEDs
(20) which indicate when the unit is charging and the level of charge in the battery.
You may otherwise opt to connect the DC input at the rear (21) to an external 12Vdc supply
(e.g car battery) or use the internal battery if charged.
When powered up, the TREBLE, BASS, MIC. TREBLE & MIC. BASS controls (14, 15, 16, 17)
should remain pointing vertically (i.e. 12 o
’
clock position).
Turn up the AUX LINE control (13) part way and switch TALKOVER (31) off.
Your Busker-10U unit should now be ready to operate.
UHF Wireless Microphone
Extend the UHF antenna (23) at the rear of the unit. Insert batteries into the handheld
microphone by carefully unscrewing the base
and connecting the “+” and “
-
” terminals o
f the
batteries to the corresponding contacts inside the mic body, taking care to observe the correct
polarity. Turn the UHF MIC control (2) up part way for checking.
Switch on the wireless microphone
–
the signal indicator LED (1) on the front of the unit
should light as a result. If the LED on the transmitter lights dimly, change the battery.
Gradually increase the UHF VOL control, testing the mic for output through the speaker.
Take care not to incur “feedback” (howling or scr
eeching sound through the speaker) by
keeping the microphone a sensible distance from the speaker and pointing away from the
speaker so that it doesn’t
hear
the speaker output.
Turning the ECHO control (18) clockwise adds an echo function for singing or special effects.
The tone of the wireless and wired mics can be adjusted using the MIC. TREBLE & MIC. BASS
controls (16, 17). Cut the treble or bass response by turning the relevant control anti-clockwise
or boost it by turning clockwise.
When not in use, switch the wireless microphone off and remove batteries if not being used
for long periods.