Chapter 5_______________________________________Zaxcom Digital Wireless System User’s Manual
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Common Receiver Standard Menu
Pacifier page
B
▄
▄
<R9S9
Page purpose:
When you power up the unit, this page appears and displays the following information:
•
antenna being used,
•
signal strength,
•
audio
level
•
transmitter limiter status
•
receiver reception format
•
receiver battery capacity
•
transmitter recorder status
•
transmitter battery capacity
Parameters:
Character 1 – Antenna
Displays which antenna is being used. This character is always either an
A
or
B
.
Characters 2 and 3 – Signal Strength
Two vertical bar graphs are displayed representing the signal strength at the antennas. A strong RF input level
is shown using a checkered pattern. This is the ideal signal strength.
Character 4 – Audio Level
When this character turns into a checkered pattern, the transmitter’s limiter is engaging due to excessive audio
input levels. If this occurs, reduce the audio gain on the transmitter. This ensures the highest level of
unprocessed audio quality.
Characters 5 and 6 – Receiver Information
The meaning of these characters changes based on when you look at them. If you turn ‘ON’ the receiver after
the transmitter, it will display the Reception Format for about one second before it starts displaying the
Receiver’s Battery Level. At all other times, only the Receiver’s Battery Level is displayed.
Reception Format
•
us
–
US mono format #0
•
eu
–
European narrow-band format #1
•
st
–
US stereo format #2
Receiver Battery Level
This ranges from
R9
down to
R0
. When the level reaches
R0
, the receiver has only a few minutes
before its battery is depleted.
Characters 7 and 8 – Transmitter Information
Character 7 indicates the recording status of the transmitter (
R
or
S
).
R
means it is recording and
S
means it
is not recording (stopped).
Character 8 indicates the transmitter battery’s level of charge and ranges from
9
to
0
. When the level reaches
0
, the transmitter has, at most, only a few minutes before its battery will be depleted.
Audio Receiver Frequency Select page
c581.6
▄
▄
Page purpose:
This page maintains the audio receiver’s frequency (MHz).
Parameters:
Character 1 – Valid Signal
Changes from
c
to
C
when it receives a valid signal.
Characters 2 to 6 – Receiver Frequency
[value range: (see
Table 1.3
), step: .
1
] These characters display the currently selected frequency in MHz.
Use the
INC
or
DEC
key to change this frequency.
Characters 7 & 8 – Signal Strength