AKG Acoustics WMS 400 user manual Name Joanie, Name Diane

Models: WMS 400

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NAME

"DIANE"

NAME

">D<IANE"

NAME

"J>I<ANE"

NAME

">JONI_ _<"

3 Setting Up

This screen lets you edit the current

3.8.4 Editing the Receiver

name of the receiver. If you have stored

Name

no name for the receiver yet or deleted

Note:

its previous name, this screen will not

 

be available. The EXTRA screen, how-

 

ever, allows you to save a new name at

 

any time (refer to section 4.1.3).

 

The receiver name may be any combi-

 

nation of up to six letters and/or num-

 

bers.

 

 

 

Use

and

to select the first charac-

 

ter.

 

 

 

Use

and

to select the second char-

 

acter, etc….

… to the sixth character.

SAVE >Y< >X-TRA<

NAME

"JOANIE"

SAVE >N< >X-TRA<

NAME

"DIANE"

>DELETE< >X-TRA<

EXTRA

X-TRA

SAVE >Y<: save your setting.

SAVE >N<: reject your setting.

>DELETE<: delete all names.

Diagram 5: Editing the receiver name.

Section 3.9.1 applies to both the HT 400 handheld transmitter and the PT 400 bodypack transmitter. To set

3.9 Setting Up the Transmitter

the audio input gain on the HT 400, use the TX Gain screen on the receiver and the infrared connection.

Note:

To set the audio input gain on the PT 400, use the gain control in the transmitter battery compartment.

 

 

 

 

PRG IR

 

To program the transmitter for the same

 

IR

 

frequency you selected on the receiver:

 

 

 

1. Switch power to the receiver on.

 

>PRG IR<

 

2. Set the ON-MUTE/PRG-OFF switch

 

>EXIT<

(19) on the transmitter to "OFF". The

 

IR

 

 

status LED (20) will extinguish.

 

 

 

3. Set the ON-MUTE/PRG-OFF switch

 

 

 

(19) to "MUTE/PRG". The display will

 

 

 

alternately

indicate

the

currently

 

>I>---<

 

selected frequency and "Prg IR". The

 

 

status LED (20) remains dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Refer to Diagram 6.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Point the infrared sensor (1) on the

 

 

 

transmitter at the infrared emitter (2)

 

 

 

on the receiver from a distance of

IR OK

IR ERR

TXBAND

4 inches (10 cm) max.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IR

IR

IR

IR OK: The transmitter has been tuned

 

 

 

 

 

 

to the same frequency as the receiver.

 

 

 

IR ERR: The data transmission has

IR

>RETRY<

>EXIT<

failed (no communication).

 

IR

TXBAND: The frequency bands of the

 

 

 

 

 

transmitter and receiver are not identical

 

 

 

or the transmitter RF output is too

 

 

PRG IR/

high/low.

 

 

 

 

 

3.8.1/2/3

 

 

 

 

 

>TXGAIN<

 

1. Switch power to the receiver on.

 

 

 

2. Set the ON-MUTE/PRG-OFF switch

 

 

 

(19) on the transmitter to "OFF". The

 

TXG >HI<

TXG >LO<

status LED (20) will extinguish.

 

3. Set the ON-MUTE/PRG-OFF switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19) to "MUTE/PRG". The display will

 

>PRG IR<

 

alternately

indicate

the

currently

 

 

selected frequency and "Prg IR". The

 

IR

 

 

 

status LED (20) remains dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Refer to Diagram 7.

 

 

 

>I>---<

 

5. Select "HI" for an HT 400/D or "LO"

 

 

 

for an HT 400/C.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Point the infrared sensor (1) on the

 

 

 

transmitter at the infrared emitter (2)

IR OK

IR ERR

TXBAND

on the receiver from

a distance of

4 inches (10 cm) max.

 

 

IR

IR

IR

 

 

IR OK: The transmitter has been

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjusted to the selected gain setting.

IR

>RETRY<

>EXIT<

IR ERR: The data transmission has

failed (no communication).

 

IR

 

 

 

 

TXBAND: The frequency bands of

 

 

 

the transmitter and receiver are not

 

 

>TXGAIN<

identical or the transmitter RF output

 

 

 

is too high/low.

 

 

WMS 400 V 1.10

 

 

 

 

 

3.9.1 Frequency

Refer to figs. 3 (page iv) and 4 (page iii).

Refer to figs. 10 (handheld trans- mitter) and 11 (bodypack transmit- ter) on page vi.

Diagram 6: Setting the transmitter carrier frequency.

3.9.2Handheld Transmitter Input Gain

Refer to fig. 10 on page vi.

Diagram 7: Setting the audio input gain on the handheld transmitter.

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AKG Acoustics WMS 400 user manual Name Joanie, Name Diane

WMS 400 specifications

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