AKG Acoustics WLS 8060 MAX

6.1.2. Selecting the Carrier Frequency

1. Handheld Transmitter: Unscrew the battery compart-

ment cover and the color code ring CCW.

Bodypack transmitter: Referring to fig. 3, open the bat-

tery compartment (3h).

All controls are now accessible.

2. Use a small screwdriver to set the CHANNEL selector on the

handheld transmitter or on the bodypack transmitter (3f) to the

desired channel.

3. Set the CHANNEL selector (10) on the WLS 8060 to the

same channel as the transmitter.

Important Note: If you set the CHANNEL selector on the trans-

mitter to ”0”, the status LED on the transmitter will start flashing.

This means that no signal is being transmitted.

6.1.3. Powering Up the Transmitter

1. Open the battery compartment referring to fig. 2 for the hand-

held transmitter and fig. 3 for the bodypack transmitter.

Make sure that the end of the ribbon fixed inside the battery

compartment of the handheld transmitter will stick out of the

battery compartment. (The ribbon is needed for removing the

batteries.)

2. Insert the supplied batteries into the battery compartment con-

forming to the polarity marks.

The transmitter will not function with the batteries inserted

incorrectly.

3. Powering up the handheld transmitter: Set the

PWR switch to ”I”.

4. Powering up the bodypack transmitter: Connect

your microphone - or instrument with MKG/L guitar cable

(optional) - to the mini XLR socket (3d).

Rotate the security cover (3m) CW to uncover the switches

and set the POWER switch (3a) to “I”.

5. Handheld and bodypack transmitters: The status

LED will flash momentarily. If the batteries are in good con-

dition, the status LED will continue glowing dimly.

When the status LED illuminates brightly the batteries will be

dead within about 90 minutes. Replace the batteries with

new ones as soon as possible.

If the status LED fails to illuminate the batteries are dead. Insert

new batteries.

6. Handheld transmitter: Slide the supplied adjustable

protective ring onto the shaft and screw the battery compart-

ment cover back on. You can rotate the protective ring so that

only the desired control will be accessible and all others

covered.

Bodypack transmitter: Replace the battery compart-

ment cover.

6.1.4. Using the Transmitter

Handheld Transmitter

1. Hold the microphone perpendicularly and so that its front

grille will be about 1 to 2 inches (2 to 5 cm) away from your

mouth.

2. Talk across and slightly above the microphone front grille. This

is the best way to avoid pop noises (overemphasis of plosive

sounds such as ”p” and ”t”).

3. When talking outdoors, we recommend to slip an external

windscreen onto the microphone (see section 4.2. Optional

Accessories).

4. Never cover the antenna with your hand. This would weaken

the transmittee signal.

Bodypack Transmitter

For instructions on how to use the microphone, refer to the manual

for your microphone.

Setting Gain

The procedure for setting gain is the same for the handheld and

bodypack transmitters. Refer to figs. 2 and 3 above.

1. Using a small screwdriver, set the GAIN control so that the

red status LED on the transmitter will only flash on the loudest

signal peaks.

WLS 8060 ”MAX”

Fig. 2: Opening the handheld transmitter Fig. 3: Bodypack transmitter

GAIN 3f

LED

GAIN

CHANNEL

PWR

LED