Sennheiser SKP 100 manual

Instruction Manual S K P 1 0 0 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K[...]

1 Cont ents Contents Important s afety i nstructions ......... .... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... ....... 2 The SKP 100 G3 plug-on tra nsmitter ..... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... 3 Area s of ap plica tion ..... ..... ...... .... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... ....[...]

2 Important safety instructi ons Important safety instructions • Read this instruct ion man ual. • Keep this instr uction ma nual. A lways include this instruc tion man ual when passing the device on to third parties. • Heed all warni ngs and follow all instr uctions. • Clean the device only with a sl ightly damp cloth. • Do not place the[...]

3 The SK P 100 G3 plug- on tr ans mitt er The SKP 100 G3 plug-on transmitter The SKP 1 00 G3 plug-on tr ansmitter is part of th e evolution wi reless seri es generation 3 (ew G3). With this series, Sennheiser o ffers high-quality state-of-the-ar t RF transmis sion systems with a high lev el of operational reliabil ity and e ase of use. T ransmitter[...]

4 Deliver y includes The factory -preset f requencies wi thin one f requency ban k are inter modu- lation-free. These fr equencies c annot be ch anged. For a n overview of the f requency prese ts, please ref er to the supplied freque ncy inf orma tion sh eet. Upd ated v ersio ns of th e frequ enc y informa - tion sheet can be downloaded from the SK[...]

5 Product overvi ew Product overview Overview of the SKP 100 G3 plug-on t ransmitter  Microphon e input , XLR- 3 socket (female, unbalanced )  Mechanical locki ng ring of XLR -3 s ock et  Infra-r ed interf ace  Display panel, backlit in orange  UP button ( 왖 )  DOWN button ( 왔 )  Operation and battery s tatus indic ator, re[...]

6 Product overvi ew Overview of the displays After switch-on, the plug-on tr ansmitter displays the s tandard display “ Frequency/Name ”. For further illust rations a nd examples of the diffe rent stand ard di splays , refer to pag e 10. The display backlighting is a utomatica lly reduced a ft er appro x. 20 s econds. Disp lay Meaning  Audio[...]

7 Putting the plug-on transmitter into operation Putting the plug-on transmitter into operation Insert ing th e batteri es/ac cupack For powering the plug-on transmitter, you can either use two 1.5 V AA size batteries or the rechar geable Sennhei ser BA 2015 accupack. 왘 Slide the battery compartment cover  in the direc tion of the embossed arr[...]

8 Using the plug-on transmitter Using the plug-on transmitter T o establish a tr ansmission li nk, proceed as follows: 1. Switc h the div ersity rec eiver on (see the instr uction manu al of the recei ver). 2. Switch the plug-on transmitter on (see below). The trans mission l ink is e stablished and the d iversity r eceiver’ s RF leve l display ?[...]

9 Using the plug-on transmitter Deact ivati ng the lock mod e tempor aril y You can activate or deactivate the automatic lock mode via the “ Auto Lock ” menu item (see page 14). If the lock mode is activate d, you have to temporarily deactivate it In order to be able to operate the plug-on transmitter: The lock mo de icon  flashes prior to t[...]

10 Using the plug-on transmitter The current state of the muting fun cti on or th e RF signal is display ed on the display panel of the plug-on transmitter : Select ing a stan dard disp lay Audio sign al is mute d Transmitter’ s display panel: “ MUTE ”  is display ed Audio sign al is a ctivated (mut ing is can celed) Transmitter’ s displ[...]

11 Using the operati ng menu Using the op erating menu The butto ns Overview of the o perating menu Button Functio n of the button Press the ON / OFF button • Switches the plug-on tr ansmitter on and off • Cancels the entry and return s to the current standar d displ ay (ESC f unct ion) • Activates/deac tivates the RF s ignal (speci al func t[...]

12 Using the operatin g menu W orking wi th the oper ating menu By way of exam ple of the “ Sensitivity ” menu, this section d escribes how to use the operating men u. Changing from the current stan dard display to the operating menu Selectin g a me nu it em Changing and storing s ettings Canceli ng an entr y T o subsequently return to the last[...]

13 Adjusting settings via the oper ating menu Adjusting settings via the operating menu The main m enu “ Men u ” Adjusting the input sensitivity – “Sensitivity” Adjust ment ra nge: 0 to –48 dB, adj ustable in steps of 6 dB The transmitter’ s audio level display “ AF ” always ind icates the a udio level, even if the plug-on transmi[...]

14 Adjusting settings via the operating menu When setting u p multi-channel systems, please o bserve the following: Only the factor y-preset fre quencies wi thin one f requency bank are inter- modulati on-fre e (see page 17). Pl ug-o n transmit ter and rec eiver o f a transmission link have to b e set to the same frequency. It is vital to observe t[...]

15 Adjusting settings via the oper ating menu Setting a transmission frequency for the current channel 왘 Set the desired frequency. Selecting a channel and assigning this channel a frequency 왘 Set the desired channel. 왘 Set the desired frequency. Setting the mode for the MUTE switch – “Mute Mode” For inform ation on how to use the MUTE [...]

16 Adjusting settings via the operating menu Activating/deactivating the p ilot tone transmission – “Pilot Tone” The plug-on transmitter adds an inaud ible pilot tone to the audio signal. The receiver detects and evaluates the pilot tone, and is thus able to iden- tify the signal of the matc hing transmitter and mute all oth ers. The pilot to[...]

17 Synchronizing the plug-on trans mitter with a receiver Synchronizing th e plug-on transmitter with a receiver When synchronizing th e plug-on transmitter with a receiver, please observe the followin g: 왘 Only use a plug-on transmitter and a receiv er from the sam e frequency range (see the type plate on the transmitter an d the receiver). 왘 [...]

18 Cleaning the plug-on transmitter Cleani ng the plug-on transmitter 왘 Use a slightly damp cloth to clean the plug-on transmitter from time to time. Do not use any s olvents or c leansing ag ents. Recomm enda tions and tip s CAUTION! Liquids can damage t he electronics of the plug-on transmitt er! Liquids entering the housing of the device can c[...]

19 If a probl em occurs ... If a p roblem occurs ... If a problem occurs that is not l isted in the above table or if the problem cannot be so lved with the proposed solutions, please contact your local Senn heiser pa rtner fo r assi stance . T o find a Sennh eiser pa rtner i n your co untry, search at www.sennheiser. com under “Service & Sup[...]

20 Acce ssor ies Accessories The following SKP 100 G3 accessories are avail able from your specialist dealer: Cat. No. Accessory 009950 B A 201 5 accu pack 009828 L 2 015 ch arg er 005232 POP 1 pouch (with belt cl ip) SKP100_529675_0409_S p9.book Seite 20 Donnerstag, 9. April 2009 1:48 13[...]

21 Specif icatio ns Specifications RF characte ristics AF characte ristics Overall device In compli ance wit h Approv ed by Modulation wideband FM Freque ncy rang es 516–558, 566–6 08, 626– 668, 734–7 76, 780 –822, 82 3–865 M Hz (A to E, G, see page 3) Transmission f requ encies 1,680 freq uencie s, tuneable in steps of 25 kHz 20 freque[...]

22 Manu fact ure r De clarat ion s Pin assignment of XLR-3 socket Manufacturer Decl arations Wa rr a n t y S e n n h e i s e r e l e c t r o n i c G m b H & C o . K G g i v e s a w a r r a n t y o f 2 4 m o n t h s o n t h i s product. For the curr ent war ranty co nditio ns, ple ase vis it our w eb sit e at www.sennheiser.c om or contact your [...]

Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG Am Labor 1, 30900 W edemark, Germany www.sennheiser.com Printed in Germany Publ. 01/09 529675/A01 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K[...]