Selecting the standard display Dislpy | Sennheiser SK 500, EK 500

Selecting the standard display – DISLPY

Via the “DISPLY” menu, you can select the standard display:

Selectable standard display

Contents of standard

display

“FREQ”

“NAME”

“CHAN”

Entering a name – NAME

Via the “NAME” menu, you can enter a freely selectable name for the transmitter. You can, for example, enter the name of the performer for whom the adjustments have been made.

The name can be displayed on the standard display and can consist of up to six characters such as:

yletters (without pronounciation marks),

ynumbers from 0 to 9,

yspecial characters e.g. () - . _ and spaces.

To enter a name, proceed as follows:

Press the SET button to get into the setting mode of the “NAME” menu. The first segment starts flashing on the display.

With the / rocker button you can now select a character. By briefly pressing a button, the display jumps either forwards or backwards to the next character. If you hold down a button, the display starts cycling continuously.

Press the SET button to change to the next segment and select the next character.

Have you entered the name completely? Press the SET button to store your setting and to return to the top menu level.

Loading the factory-preset default settings – RESET

Via the “RESET” menu, you can load the factory-preset default settings. Only the selected setting for the pilot tone

EK 500, SK 500 specifications

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