MERLIN 232

6 Troubleshooting

Symptom

 

Possible Cause

 

Remedy

 

1.

Transmitter is not connected to

1.

Connect transmitter to audio

 

 

audio source.

 

source.

 

2.

Connected audio source is

2.

Switch audio source on to feed sig-

 

 

switched off.

 

nal to transmitter input.

 

3.

Volume control on audio source is

3.

Set audio source volume to desired

No sound.

 

at zero.

 

level.

4.

Battery inside the transmitter and/or

4.

Charge batteries.

 

 

batteries inside the headphones are

 

 

 

 

dead.

 

 

 

5.

Transmitter and or headphones are

5.

Switch transmitter and/or head-

 

 

switched off.

 

phones on.

 

6.

VOLUME control on headphones is

6.

Set VOLUME control to desired

 

 

at zero.

 

level.

 

 

 

 

 

Status LED on transmitter/

1.

Power to transmitter/headphones is

1.

Switch power to transmitter/head-

 

OFF.

 

phones ON.

headphones

2.

Batteries are not correctly aligned

2.

Check orientation of batteries in

is not lit.

 

with polarity marks.

 

battery compartments.

 

3.

Battery/batteries dead.

3.

Charge battery/batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

Status LED on transmitter is not lit.

•

Audio source is OFF.

•

Switch audio source ON.

 

 

 

 

 

Mono sound on headphones.

1.

Connected audio source operates in

1.

Switch audio source to stereo

 

mono mode.

 

mode.

 

2.

Transmitter is connected to mono

2.

Connect transmitter to stereo out-

 

 

output.

 

put (if available).

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Transmitter and receiving frequen-

1.

Press AUTOTUNING switch on

 

 

cies are not identical.

 

headphones or use OFF/FREQ

 

 

 

 

selector to select different carrier

 

 

 

 

frequency and press AUTOTUNING

Loud noise.

 

 

 

on headphones.

2.

Audio level at transmitter input is

2.

Use INPUT LEVEL selector to

 

 

too low.

 

increase input gain, or turn up audio

 

 

 

 

source volume.

 

3.

Input signal is noisy.

3.

Check audio source.

 

4.

Battery/batteries dead.

4.

Charge battery/batteries.

 

5.

Transmitter position.

5.

Relocate transmitter (if possible).

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Audio level at transmitter input is

1.

Use INPUT LEVEL selector to

 

 

too high.

 

reduce transmitter input gain, or

Distorted sound.

 

 

 

decrease audio source volume.

2.

Transmitter and headphone carrier

2.

Use OFF/FREQ selector on trans-

 

 

frequencies do not match.

 

mitter to select different carrier fre-

 

 

 

 

quency and press AUTOTUNING

 

 

 

 

switch on headphones.

 

3.

Battery/batteries dead.

3.

Charge battery/batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

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MERLIN 232 specifications

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