Sony UWP-V1 manual

3-870-286- 13 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Wireless Microphone Package Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. UWP-V1/V 2/V6 UWP-X7/X 8[...]

2 For the UTX-B2/H2/P1 T ransmitter s Owner’s Re cord The model and seria l number s are located at the rear or on the bott om of the un it. Recor d the model an d serial numb ers in the space provi ded belo w. Refer to these nu mbers whenever y ou call upon your Sony deale r rega rdin g this prod uct. Mode l No. ___ _____ _______ ____ __ Serial [...]

3 Notice for customer s in Europ e Hereby, Sony Cor porati on, declar es that this UTX-B2/H2/P1 is in complia nce with the essentia l requireme nts and oth er relevan t provision s of the Directiv e 1999 /5/ EC. For details, please access th e following URL: http://www.comp liance.sony.de/ This prod uct is in tended to be used in the following c ou[...]

4 Bemærk: I nogle land kan yderlige re frekv ensbånd blive an vendt me d de n ationa le autorite ters samt ykke . Euroopassa olevi lle asiak kaille Sony Corpora tion vakuu ttaa täten ett ä UTX-B2 /H2/ P1 tyyp pine n lai te on direk tiiv in 1999 /5/EY o leel liste n vaatimu sten j a sitä ko skevie n direkt iivin muiden eh tojen muka inen. Halut[...]

5 Podrob nosti lz e získ at na ná sledujíc í URL: http:// www.co mplianc e.sony .de/ Tento prod ukt je určen k použit í v násle dujících zemích: Spoje né králov ství , Něme cko, No rsko , Lucemb ursko , Belgie, D ánsko, Franc ie, Itálie, Švéd sko, Šv ýcar sko, Finsk o, Island a Turecko. Poznámk a: V někte rých zemíc h mohou[...]

6 Dotyczy klientów z Europy Niniejs zym S ony Cor porat ion oświadcza , że UTX-B2/H2/P1 j est zgodne z zasa dniczym i wyma ganiami oraz inn ymi stoso wnymi p ostanow ieniam i Dyrekt ywy 1999/5 /WE. Szczegó łowe informa cje znaleź ć można pod na stępują cym adrese m URL: http:// www.co mplianc e.sony .de/ Ten pr oduk t je st pr zezna czo n[...]

7 Opmerking voor klanten in het Verenigd Koninkrijk: Het gebrui k van deze ap paratuur i s onderh evig aan een afzo nderli jke licenti e die is v erleend door de nation ale a utoriteit voor frequentie beheer. Bemærkning til kunde r i Storbritannien: Bruge n af dett e udst yr er unde rlag t individ uel licens givet at telemy ndig hedern e. För kun[...]

8 Note for c ustomer i n Norway: According to Norwegian regulation this equipm ent can only operat e in channe ls (specify which channels a re allowed) with a maximum RF outp ut power of 20mW. The use o f this eq uipment i s subject to indi vidual lic ense granted by the Nation al Freq uency Admi nistra tion Autho rity. Merknad for kundene i Norge:[...]

9 Merknad for kundene i Luxemburg: Bruken av dett e utstyret er underlagt en spes ie ll lis ens som uts t ede s av nasj on ale frekven sforval tningsmyn digheter . Opmerking voor klanten in Luxemburg: Het gebrui k van deze ap paratuur i s onderh evig aan een afzo nderli jke licenti e die is v erleend door de nation ale a utoriteit voor frequentie b[...]

10 Merknad for kundene i Danmark: I henho ld til da nske fo rskrift er kan det te utstyr et kun br ukes i kanal (ang i hvilke kanaler som e r tillatt). Bruken av dett e utstyret er underlagt en spes ie ll lis ens som uts t ede s av nasj on ale frekven sforval tningsmyn digheter . Opmerking voor klanten in Denemarken: Volgens de Deense wetgeving mag[...]

11 För kunder i Italien: Enligt it aliensk lagstiftning får den här utrust ningen e ndast använ das med följande kanaler (a nge vilka ka naler som är tillåtna). Anvä ndand et a v den här u tru stning en s ker under enskilda licenser som ut färdas a v den natio nella my ndig het so m handha r frekvenstillstå nd. Ilmoitus Italias sa asuvil[...]

12 Note for customer in Switzerland: According to Swiss regu lation this equipm ent can only operat e in channe ls (specify which channel s are allowed). The use o f this eq uipment i s subject to indi vidual lic ense granted by the Nation al Freq uency Admi nistra tion Autho rity. Merknad for kundene i Svei ts: I hen hold til sveitsiske forskr ift[...]

13 Opmerking voor klanten in Finland: Volgens de Finse wetge ving mag deze apparatuur al leen werken in kanalen (opgeven welke kanalen zi jn toegestaan ). Het gebrui k van deze ap paratuur i s onderh evig aan een afzo nderli jke licenti e die is v erleend door de nation ale a utoriteit voor frequentie beheer. Bemærkning til kunder i Finland: I hen[...]

14 For the URX-P2/M2 T uner s Owner’s Re cord The model and seria l number s are located at the rear or on the bott om of the un it. Recor d the model an d serial numb ers in the space provi ded belo w. Refer to these nu mbers whenever y ou call upon your Sony deale r rega rdin g this prod uct. Mode l No. ___ _____ _______ ____ __ Serial No. _ __[...]

15 For the c ustomers in Canada Operation is su bject to th e followi ng two conditio ns: (1) this d evice m ay no t cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfere nce, incl uding interfe rence tha t may cause un desired op eration o f the device. The term “IC” b efore the radio ce rtificatio n number only sig nifies tha t In[...]

16 Dette prod ukt er b eregn et til bru g i de følgende lande: Stor britanni en, Tyskland , Norge, Luxembo urg, Bel gien, Da nmark, Frankrig, It alien, Sverig e, Schwei z, Finlan d, Isla nd og T yrkie t. Euroopassa olevi lle asiak kaille Sony Corpora tion vakuu ttaa täten ett ä URX-P2/M2 t yyppinen laite on direktiiv in 1999/5/EY oleellisten v a[...]

17 Taani, Pran tsusmaa, Itaalia, Roots i, Šveits, Soome, Isla nd ja Türg i. Európai vás árlóink fi gyelmébe Alulírot t, Sony Corpor ation nyilatko zom, ho gy a(z ) URX-P 2/M2 megfe lel a vo natko zó alap vető követel ménye knek és a z 1999/5 /EC iránye lv egyé b előí rásainak. További informáci ókat a kö vetke ző webold alon [...]

18 Za stranke v Evropi Sony Cor porati on izj avlja, da j e ta URX-P2/M2 v skl adu z bistve nimi zahtev ami in ostali mi releva ntnimi določili direktive 1999/5 /ES. Za po drobnosti vas na proša mo, če pogl edate naURL : http:// www.co mplianc e.sony .de/ Izdelek je na menj en za u porabo v naslednji h država h: Veliki Brita niji, Nemčiji, Nor[...]

19 Table of Con tents Table of Contents Configuratio n of the Packages ... 2 1 UWP-V1 ................ ............ .... 21 UWP-V2 ................ ............ .... 22 UWP-V6 ................ ............ .... 23 UWP-X7 ................ ............ .... 24 UWP-X8 ................ ............ .... 25 Features ....... ................. ...........[...]

20 Table of Content s Specifications .......... ........... .......... 59 Transmitters (UTX-B2/H2/ P1) ........ ................. ............ .... 59 Tuners (URX-P2/M2) ............ 61[...]

21 Configurat ion of th e Packages Configu rati on of t he Pack ages This manu al is for t he UWP-V1/V 2/V6/X7/X8 Wireless M icrophone P ackages. The cont ents of each packa ge are describ ed below. UWP-V1 The UWP- V1 consists of a b ody-pack t ransm itter (UTX-B2), a portable diversi ty tuner (URX-P2), and their access ories. When used i n conjunc[...]

22 Configurat ion of the Packages UWP-V2 The UW P-V2 cons ists of a ha nd-hel d mic ropho ne ( UTX-H 2), a portabl e div ersity tune r (URX-P2), and their access ories. When used i n conjunction with a compact camcord er, the UWP-V2 makes a mobi le system for ENG (Elect ronic News Gather ing) or E FP (Electr onic Fiel d Prod ucti on) purp oses . Ha[...]

23 Configurat ion of th e Packages UWP-V6 The UWP- V6 consists of a plug-on transmitte r (UTX-P 1), a body-p ack transmitter (UTX- B2), a portable di versity tune r (URX-P2), and their accessori es. When used in conjunct ion with a compact camcorder, the UWP-V6 makes a mobile system for ENG (El ectronic News Gatheri ng) or EFP ( Electron ic Field P[...]

24 Configurat ion of the Packages UWP-X7 The UWP-X7 consists of a bod y-pack transmitter (UTX-B2), a div ersity tu ner modu le (URX- M2), and their acce ssories. By in stalling the tun er module i nto the tu ner ba se unit or th e power ed mix er, th e sys tem c onstr uction to m eet th e de sired pur pose of use and r equire d system scale b ecome[...]

25 Configurat ion of th e Packages UWP-X8 The UW P-X8 cons ists of a ha nd-he ld mic ropho ne (UTX-H 2), a dive rsity tu ner m odule (URX-M2), and their a ccessories. By installing the tun er module i nto the tu ner base u nit or the powere d mixer, the sy stem constr uction to me et the desire d purpose of use and req uired system scale b ecomes p[...]

26 Features Features Each of th e UWP-V1/V2/V6/X7 /X8 wireless microphone packages (referred to as the UWP series packag es hereafter) combines a transmi tter (body-p ack transmitter (UTX-B2) or han d-held microphone (UTX-H2)) and a receiver (porta ble d ivers ity tune r (UR X-P2) or diversity tuner module (URX-M2)). (An additional transmitter (plu[...]

27 Features Body -pack tr ansmitter (UTX- B2) This is a small and lightweight transmitter with a cry stal-cont rolled P LL (phase lo ck loop) synthesiz ed system and a BMP-type microph one inpu t conne ctor. T he RF power output can be s et at 30 mW or at 5 mW. The MIC/L INE inpu t sele ctor is equippe d to accept wide ran ge of in put sig nals. P [...]

28 Parts Identification Parts Identification Body-pack tran smitt er (UTX-B2) a Antenna b MIC/LI NE (microphone /line) input selector Set accordin g to the equipm ent conne cted to the audi o input co nnector. Do not set t he MIC/LINE input selector to MIC positio n whil e the au dio signal is being in put from the audi o mix er, etc. Doing so ma y[...]

29 Parts Ident ification For de tails on h ow to insert the batterie s, se e “Power Supply ” on page 35. g + (+ selection) / – (– selection/reset) buttons Press these buttons to se t the transmission chan nel, f requ ency, or atte nuat ion lev el of the inpu t signal. The “–” but ton resets the accumulate d use time to “00 :00”. h[...]

30 Parts Identification a Power indicator Ligh ts up g reen w hen th e mic ropho ne is turned o n. b POW ER sw itc h Turns th e power of th e microph one ON or OFF. c Battery compartme nt Accommoda tes two LR6 (size AA) alkali ne batte ries. For de tails on h ow to insert the batterie s, se e “Power Supply ” on page 35. d Display sec tion A AF [...]

31 Parts Ident ification Plug-on transmitter (UTX- P1) a Audio input conn ector (XLR type) Connec t a microph one or a lin e outpu t connector of an audio mixer, etc. b AF/PEAK (audio fre quency/pe ak level) in dicator Turns on o r off acc ording t o the au dio input level as follows. c INPUT (input signal ) selector Set this selector to MIC when a[...]

32 Parts Identification A AF (au dio fre quency) in dicat ion Appears when ever the inpu t audio signa l is stronger than the reference level. B RF (radio frequency) indication Appears during signa l transmission from the antenn a. C BATT (battery) indication Shows the batte ry conditi on. For deta ils, see “Batte ry indicat ion” on page 36. D [...]

33 Parts Ident ification Do not connec t headph ones with a monaural mini jack. This ma y lead to short- circui ting o f the head phon e ou tput, resulting in disto rted soun d ou tput. c RF (radio frequency) indicator The color in dicates the strength o f the RF input sign al. On (green) : RF input is 15 dBµ 1) or more . Off: RF inpu t is less th[...]

34 Parts Identification i OUTPUT (audio outpu t) connector (3.5-mm dia meter ste reo mini jack) Connect one end of the su pplied XLR-BMP conversion output cable for the URX-P2 or the stere o mini plug- BMP conv ersion cable here and the othe r end to the microp hone input on a cam corder, mixer, or am plifier. If the m icrop hone inp ut co nnec tor[...]

35 Power Supp ly Power Supply This section explain s the po wer supply fo r each compo nent. Divers ity tuner module (URX- M2) When in corporated in to ano ther com ponent (e.g., MB-X6, SRP-X 500P, etc.), the tune r module draws its power from that componen t. For detail s on the power supply to t he diversit y tuner module, refe r to the opera tin[...]

36 Power Supply Hand-held micr ophone (UTX- H2) 1 Turn the g rip in the di rec tio n of the arrow to o pen the ba ttery compartment . 2 Align two ne w LR6 ( size AA ) alkali ne batteries with the po larity m arkings and i nsert them into the battery compartment . 3 Turn t he grip in the direc tion op posi te to the arrow in step 1 to clo se the bat[...]

37 Attac hme nt and In stall ation Proc edu res The in dicated batte ry con dition m ay n ot be correct if the batterie s were not new when install ed. If yo u plan to use the comp onent for a long perio d, it is recommende d that you rep lace the bat teries with brand ne w ones. Notes on bat tery Batteries may le ak or explo de if mistreated . Be [...]

38 Attach ment and Ins tallation Proc edures T o attach the holder cli p to the micr ophone To take the slack out o f the microphone cable T o attach the win d screen t o the micr ophone T o attac h the b elt c l ip To remove the belt clip Push the holder clip against the bottom of the microphone until t he holder clip clicks int o place. Run the c[...]

39 Attac hme nt and In stall ation Proc edu res Attaching the supplied access ory to the hand- held microphone (UTX-H2) T o attach the micr ophone holder Inser ting the plug-on transmitter (UTX-P 1) into the supplied soft case Attaching the optional access ory t o the plug-on transmitter ( UTX-P1) T o attach a micr ophone or a cabl e To detach a mi[...]

40 Attach ment and Ins tallation Proc edures Attaching the supplied acces sories to t he por tabl e diversity tuner (URX-P2) T o connect the supplied con version cable to the OUTPUT connector T o attach the belt c l ip See “ To a ttach the be lt cli p” o n page 3 8. T o attach the shoe mount adapter Before attachi ng the shoe mo unt adapter, at[...]

41 Attac hme nt and In stall ation Proc edu res To remove the sho e mount adapter Installing a div ersity tuner module (URX-M2) • Befor e install ing the diversity tuner module (URX-M2), make sure th e unit into whi ch the tu ner mo dule will be installed is turned off. Do no t install or uninstall the tuner module wh ile the unit into whi ch the[...]

42 Operat ion T o install a diver sity tuner module (URX-M2) into the optional SRP-X500P P owered Mixer The SRP- X500P P owered Mi xer (not supplied ) can accom modate up to two diversity tuner modules (URX-M2 ). For de tails o n inst allatio n proc edure, r efer t o the Operating Instructions suppli ed with the SRP- X500P. Remove the protec tion p[...]

43 Tuner Se tting s If noise is hea r d Depending on the environmen t where the UWP series comp onents are ins talled, exter nal nois e or radio waves may d isrupt transmission on certain channels. When s electing a channe l unde r these circumstances , turn off th e transmitter. Then, on the tuner, sel ect a channel for which the RF indic ator do [...]

44 Tuner S ettings Hold do wn the + or – butto n to ch ange the channel group faster. 4 When the desired channe l group number appear s, pre ss the SE T butt on. The sel ect ed g rou p is ent ered . The righ t four digits sta rt to flash to allow the se lection of the channel numbe r. 5 Press the + or – bu tton to se lect the chan nel nu mber .[...]

45 Tuner Se tting s operate normal ly. Wait a few secon ds before tu rning it on again . Sear c hing the a v ailable channels within the gr oup (Clear Channel Scan) The procedure below can be performed w ith the portable diversity tuner (URX-P2) only. Availabl e channels wi thin the specifi ed channel group ca n be searche d. Before performing this[...]

46 Tuner S ettings 2 Select t he cha nnel g roup on the tuner module installed i nto the slot 1 of the MB-X6 . 3 Aft er conf irmi ng that th e ch ann el group ind ication has stoppe d flashi ng (about 10 seconds aft er you h ave selected the ch annel grou p), keep pres sing th e + butto n on the tun er module installed i nto the slot 1 of the MB-X6[...]

47 Transmitter Settings 3 Press the – bu tton. The ti me indicati on reset s to “00 :00.” While “00:00 ” is still di splay ed, you can retu rn to pre vious value by pre ssing the + bu tton. 4 Leave the tu ner f or ab out 10 seconds or press down the SET but ton for mo re than one second. The t ime indica tion s tops f lash ing an d the re[...]

48 Tran smitt er Se tting s Sele ct the gro up number before selecting th e channel num ber as follows. 1) While the left two digi ts are flashi ng, selec t the group nu mber by pre ssing the + or – but ton. 2) While t he desired g roup nu mber appears, press the SET button . The right four d igits start to fl ash to allow th e selection of the c[...]

49 Transmitter Settings 4 Set the POWER switch to OFF to complete th e setting, or press th e SET button to set oth er items. The results are stored in me mory. The change b ecomes effect ive the n ext tim e you tu rn on th e tr ansm itter by setting th e POWER switc h to ON. Settin g the attenuation level of the audio input The procedure below is [...]

50 System Configurations System Co nfigurat ions Prod uction o f the p eriph eral and r elatin g devic es ma y have been disco ntinu ed. Up on sele cting the devi ces to be used wi th this product, consult your near est Sony repre sentativ e or th e dealer from who m you pur chas ed the prod uct. Configuration examples of t he UWP-V1 /V2/X7/X8 Samp[...]

51 System Config urations Sample configurati on for A V presentations SRP-X500P Po wered Mixer To DVD player, PC, or VTR, etc. Body-pack transmitter (UTX-B2) AN-820A UHF antenna Diversity tuner module (UR X-M2) 1 XLR cable or pin cable 2 BNC cable Hand-held microphone (UTX-H2)[...]

52 System Configurations Sample configurati on of a P A system SRP-X5 00P Powered Mixer To DVD p layer, PC, or VTR, et c. Body-pack t ransmitter (UTX-B2) AN-820A UHF antenna MB-X6 Tuner Base Unit WD-850 Antenna Divider Diversity tuner module (URX -M2) SRP-X100 Audio Mixer 1 BNC cable 2 XLR cable 3 XLR cable or pin cable Hand-held microphone (UTX- H[...]

53 System Config urations Configuration example of the UWP-V6 DMX-P01 Digital Portable Mixer 1 XLR cable 2 XLR cable with t he stereo mini plug-BM P conversion c able (supplied) Portable diversity tuner (URX-P2) XDCAM EX /HDV camcorder (PMW -EX 1, HV R- Z7, etc .) Portable diversity tuner (URX-P2) (with the belt clip and the shoe mount adapt er att[...]

54 Error Messages Error Messages When a probl em occurs, on e of the following erro r messages may app ear on the disp lay. 1) Body-pack transm itter (UTX- B2)/hand -held micro phone (UTX-H 2)/plug-on transmitter (UT X-P1)/ portable di versity tuner (URX-P2 ) only. Messag es Meanings Remedy Err 01 An erro r has occu rred in the backup memory data. [...]

55 Troublesh ooting Troublesho oting If you have any problem us ing the UWP series com ponents, u se the following ch ecklist. Should a ny prob lem pe rsist, con sult yo ur Sony dealer . Symptom Mean ings Reme d y The unit doe s not turn on. 1) The polar ity or ientation o f the batter ies in the ba tter y compar tment is incorr ect. Inser t the ba[...]

56 Troubleshoo ting The s oun d i s wea k. The at ten ua ti on le vel on the tr ans mit ter is too hi gh. The input le vel of the t ransmitter is low . Pr ess the – button on the transmi tter in attenuat ion lev el setti ng mode to decr eas e t he attenuat ion lev el. The volume on the a mplifier or mix er is low . Adjust the v olume . The l ine [...]

57 Troublesh ooting 1) Body-pack transm itter (UTX- B2)/hand -held micro phone (UTX-H 2)/plug-on transmitter (UT X-P1)/ portable di versity tuner (URX-P2 ) only 2) Body-pack transm itter (UTX -B2) only 3) Portable diversity tuner (URX-P2) only 4) Body-pack tr ansmitter (UTX-B2)/ plug-on tr ansmitter (UTX-P 1) only The RF ind ications on the tuner a[...]

58 Important Notes on Use Important Notes on Use On usag e and storag e • Operat ing the UW P series componen ts ne ar el ect ric al e qui pm ent ( mo tor s, tran sform ers, or dimme rs) ma y caus e it to be affecte d by elect romagnet ic inductio n. Keep the UWP series comp onents as far from such equip ment as possib le. • The pre sence of th[...]

59 Specifications Specifications Design and spe cific ations are s ubje ct to change wi thout notice. T rans mitters (UTX-B2/H2/ P1) Items common to all transmitte rs Oscillator ty pe Cry stal- co ntr oll ed PL L sy nth es izer Carrier frequencies Model availa ble in USA: 56 6 to 59 0 MHz (U 30 mo del), 638 to 662 MHz (U4 2 model) Model av ailable [...]

60 Specifications Dime nsions 63 × 8 2.5 × 18.7 mm ( 2 1 /2 × 3 1 / 4 × 3 / 4 inches) (w/h/d) (excluding the anten na) Mass Approx . 145 g (5.1 oz) inclu ding batteries Hand-held micr ophone (UTX- H2) Micr ophon e unit Dynamic Directivity Unidirectio nal Antenna 1/4 λ wave length wire (interna l) RF output le vel 30 mW/5 mW s electable Referen[...]

61 Specifications Dime nsions 44 × 9 9 × 36 mm (1 3 / 4 × 4 × 1 7 / 16 inches) (w/h/ d) (inc luding the audio inpu t co nnector) Mass Approx . 185 g (6.5 oz) inclu ding batteries T uners (URX-P 2/M2) Items common to all tuner s Type of receptio n Space dive rsity Oscillator ty pe Cry stal- co ntr oll ed PL L sy nth es izer Reception frequencies[...]

62 Specifications 40 Hz to 18 kHz Dime nsions 63 × 104. 5 × 2 2 mm (2 1 / 2 × 4 1 / 8 × 7 / 8 inches) (w/h/d) (excluding the anten nas) Mass Approx . 205 g (7.2 oz) inclu ding batteries Divers ity tuner module (URX- M2) Squel ch leve l 25 dB µ Display Chan nel, f requ ency Reference deviation ±5 kHz (a t 1 kH z modula tion) Frequ ency resp on[...]

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