Shure UC Wireless System manual

UC Wireless System User Guide 27B8614 (AA)  2001, Shure Incorporated Printed in U.S.A. UC WIRELESS SYSTEM User Guide[...]

– 1 – T ABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK SETUP GUIDE FOR THE SHURE UC WIRELESS SYSTEM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC4 Receiver Setup 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC1/UC2 T ransmitter Setup 2 . . [...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 2 – QUICK SETUP GUIDE FOR THE SHURE UC WIRELESS SYSTEM UC4 Receiver Setup 1. Plug the dc power supply into the power connector on the back of the receiver . Connect the other end of the power supply into an electrical outlet. 2. Attach the two antennas to the ANTENNA IN BNC connectors. 3. Connect audio cable(s) from the UC4 au[...]

– 3 – UC1 UC2 UC4 UC WIRELESS SYSTEM COMPONENTS FIGURE 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The Shure UC Wireless System is a frequency–agile, diversity wireless system operating in the UHF band. Both th e receiver and the transmitter are microprocessor controlled by Phase Locked Loop (PLL) circuitry for a clear , steady signal. The receiver is half–rack s[...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 4 – 1 23 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 1 23 4 UC1 BODY P ACK TRANSMITTER FEA TURES AND CONTROLS FIGURE 2 UC1 TRANSMITTER FEA TURES AND CONTROLS 1. Antenna. A flexible 1/4 wave whip antenna is permanently attached to the top of the UC1 Body–Pack transmitter . 2. Power/Battery Fuel Gauge. When the Power switch is in the ON position, on[...]

– 5 – 1 5 3 7 4 8 6 2 UC2 HAND–HELD TRANSMITTER FEA TURES AND CONTROLS FIGURE 3 UC2 TRANSMITTER FEA TURES AND CONTROLS 1. Grille. Protects the microphone cartridge and helps reduce breath sounds and wind noise. The grilles for the vari- ous microphone heads differ in appearance. 2. Power Indicator/Battery Fuel Gauge. When the UC2 is turned on[...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 6 – A B 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 UC4 RECEIVER CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS FIGURE 4 UC4 RECEIVER CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 1. A/B Diversity Signal Indicators . Indicate presence of received RF signal and diversity status. 2. Squelch Control. Sets the point at which the receiver “mutes” when the transmitter si[...]

– 7 – RECEIVER CABLE CONNECTIONS 1. Connect the receiver output to the mixer or amplifier input, using a standard audio cable with a female 3–pin XLR connector or 1/4” phone plug. Refer to Figure 5. 2. Connect the AC power adapter to the POWER jack on the rear panel of the receiver . 3. Plug the AC adapter into an AC power source. Power Sup[...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 8 – Changing the UC1 T ransmitter Battery 1. Make sure the transmitter power ON/OFF switch is in the OFF position. 2. Open the transmitter battery compartment by squeezing the two tabs on either side of the transmitter . Then flip the battery cover down. Refer to Figure 6. 3. Lift up on the edge of the battery remove it. 4. In[...]

– 9 – OPERA TING THE UC1 BODY–P ACK SYSTEM 1. Clip the UC1 body–pack transmitter to your belt, waistband, or guitar strap. 2. Connect the lavalier microphone, headset microphone, WM98 microphone, or instrument adapter cable to the UC1 transmitter , as shown in Figure 8. MICROPHONE CABLE OR INSTRUMENT ADAPTER CABLE CONNECTING A MICROPHONE OR[...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 10 – OPERA TING THE UC2 HAND-HELD SYSTEM 1. Slide the transmitter power ON/OFF switch to the ON position. One of the three transmitter LEDs will glow . If none of the LEDs glow , change the battery . 2. T urn the receiver on by pushing the ON button. The receiver LED display and RF LEDs will glow . 3. Make s ure t he t ransmit[...]

– 1 1 – Changing the T ransmitter Group/Channel Settings 1. Turn the transmitter off and open the battery compartment to expose the GROUP and CHANNEL switches. Refer to Figure12 below . 2. Using the supplied screwdriver , rotate the GROUP switch until the desired setting is reached. Then rotate the CHANNEL switch until the the desired setting i[...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 12 – CHANGING RECEIVER SETTINGS The receiver display identifies the operating frequency by Group and Channel. The character on the left represents the Group setting and the character on the right represents the Channel setting. Groups are preconfigured sets of frequencies or channels that work well together . A complete list o[...]

– 13 – Adjusting the Equalizer Setting The UC4 receiver incorporates a two band equalizer to help adjust the sound of the wireless system to match that of other wired and wireless products in an installation. See Figure 17. ADJUSTING THE UC4 RECEIVER EQUALIZER SETTING FIGURE 17 Adjusting the Low–Cut Filter (High Pass) The low–cut (or high?[...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 14 – RECEIVER MOUNTING T able Mounting T o mount a receiver on a table or other horizontal surface, attach the four adhesive bumpers to the bottom corners of the receiver and place the receiver on the mounting surface. See Figure 20. RUBBER FEET R T ABLE MOUNTING THE UC4 RECEIVER FIGURE 20 Rack Mounting a Single Receiver T o m[...]

– 15 – Rack Mounting T wo Receivers Side by Side T o mount two receivers side by side in an equipment rack, select the double rack–mounting kit supplied with the system and proceed as follows: 1. Remove the two screws on the outer side of each receiver . 2. Position the small mounting brackets over the holes on the outer side of each receiver[...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 16 – RECEIVER ANTENNA INST ALLA TION Rear Mounted Antenna Installation Attach the supplied UHF antennas to the BNC connectors on the receiver back panel, as shown in Figure 23. For best performance, point the antenna tips away from each other at a 90 ° angle (45 ° from vertical axis). NOTE: For improved RF performance (3 dB [...]

– 17 – 3. Attach the supplied UHF antennas to the BNC connectors on the front panel as shown in Figure 26. For best perfor- mance, orient the antennas with tips pointing away from each other at a 45 ° angle from vertical. A TT ACHING FRONT MOUNT ANTENNAS TO BNC CONNECT ORS FIGURE 26 Remote Antenna Installation NOTE: The UA500 Remote Mount Ante[...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 18 – LOGIC CONNECTION SPECIFICA TIONS The logic capability of the UC4 receiver provides two functions: transmitter status indication (which can be used to signal and control other events) and transmitter low battery indication. The various logic functions and their applica- tions are presented in the following table. Refer to [...]

– 19 – TIPS FOR ACHIEVING OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE • Maintain a line of sight between the transmitter and receiver antennas. • Avoid placing transmitter and receiver where metal or other dense materials may be present. • Avoid placing the receiver near computers or other RF generating equipment. • Avoid placing the receiver in the bottom of [...]

ENGLISH ENGLISH – 20 – SPECIFICA TIONS For product specifications, refer to the supplement that came with your system. LICENSING INFORMA TION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Shure Incorporated could void your authority to operate the equipment. Licensing of Shure wireless microphone equipment is the user ’s responsibility ,[...]

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