AKG Acoustics WMS 4000 manual SO 40 SNAPON TRANSMITTER CONVERTS HARDWIRE MICS TO WIRELESS

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AKG WMS 40 UHF FOR VOCALS

SO 40 SNAPON TRANSMITTER CONVERTS HARDWIRE MICS TO WIRELESS

Does this sound familiar? You've been using your favorite hardwire dynamic microphone for gigs and rehearsals for years and one night it turns out that for this particular gig it would be very convenient to have the same microphone with a radio link instead of the cable. The radio link would have to be small, light, and affordable, because you travel a lot and would rather not spend a lot of money on a full-blown wireless system that you will only use occasionally.

It was exactly for this application that AKG designed the Microtools Series SO 40 snapon transmitter that was enthusiastically wel-

comed by the audio community when it was launched and has been appreciated by many users ever since.

Knowing that the most successful products are usually surprisingly simple, the designers at AKG did their homework with painstaking care and finally came up with the SO 40 snapon transmitter, a miniature transmitter designed specifically for direct connection to a microphone. The SO 40 snapon transmitter has a 3-pin XLR connector that allows you to connect the transmitter directly to any dyna- mic microphone (e.g., an AKG D 880) or a condenser microphone with an internal

power supply (e.g., the AKG C 1000 S). The transmitter can be powered from a dry or rechargeable battery. A suitable charger is available from AKG.

Converting a hardwire microphone to wireless has never been so easy and affordable be- fore. Even if you use several hardwire micro- phones from various manufacturers for various applications, you can now convert all these microphones to wireless easily and without having to buy several different wire- less systems. In short, the SO 40 snapon transmitter gives you incredible wireless fle- xibility at very moderate cost.

SO 40 snapon transmitter

Release button

Unlocks the XLR connector.

Color code

Transmitters and receivers tuned to the same carri- er frequency are marked with the same color.

Battery compartment

The transmitter can be powered from a dry or rechargeable battery. The color of the battery compartment cover indicates the carrier frequency of the transmitter, and you can replace the colored cover with a black replacement cover.

ON/MUTE/OFF switch

Setting the switch to the “MUTE” position mutes the audio sig- nal, while the transmitter continues radiating the RF carrier frequency. This prevents the receiver from being disturbed by other transmitters while the microphone is “off the air”.

XLR connector

3-pin female XLR connector for direct connection to a dynamic microphone with a 3-pin male XLR connector.

Input gain control

Matches the transmitter audio input sen- sitivity to the microphone's output level.

Antenna

Rugged antenna integrated in the transmitter body.

Battery status LED

Battery life is approx. eight hours for an AAA size 1.5 V dry battery and approx. six hours for a rechargeable battery. When the status LED is lit red constantly the battery will be dead in about 50 minutes. The maximum charging time for a rechargeable battery is one hour.

Kind to your budget and the environment

The optional CU 40 charger provides a convenient way of charging the battery inside the transmitter via the charging contacts on the transmitter bottom panel. You don't even have to remove the battery for charging! Unlike conventional chargers, the CU 40 checks whether the battery inside the transmitter is a dry or rechargeable type and switches off automatically if it detects a dry battery. A quick charging function makes sure the batteries inside any AKG Microtool will be fully charged within one hour.

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