Harman-Kardon WMS 470 manual Transmitters

4 Setting Up

Transmitters

Inserting the Battery	Handheld transmitter and bodypack transmitter:
Refer to fig. 5	1.	Open the battery compartment cover (1).
on pages iv and v.	2.	Insert the supplied battery (2) into the battery compartment, aligning the battery with the
		polarity symbols.
		If you insert the battery the wrong way, the transmitter will not be powered.
	3.	Close the battery compartment cover (1).
	•	Alternatively to the supplied LR6 alkaline dry battery, you may use an FR6 lithium bat -
		tery or a commercial 1.2 V AA size (HR6), ≥2100 mAh rechargeable battery.
Bodypack Transmitter	Connecting a Microphone or Instrument
	The bodypack transmitter has been designed primarily for use with "L" type MicroMic Se -
	ries microphones from AKG. If you wish to connect other microphones from AKG or other
	manufacturers to the tansmitter, please note that you may have to rewire the existing con-
	nector of your microphone or replace it with a 3-pin mini XLR connector.

Audio input pinout:

Pin 1: shield

Pin 2: audio

Pin 3: supply voltage

￿A positive supply voltage of 4.5 volts for condenser microphones is available on pin 3.

•Please note that AKG cannot guarantee that the bodypack transmitter will work perfectly with products from other manufacturers and any damage that may result from such use

Note

is not covered by the AKG warranty scheme.

Refer to fig. 12 on page iv.

Refer to fig. 17 on page vi.

•Plug the mini XLR connector (1) on the cable of your microphone or on the MKG L in - strument cable (2) into the audio input connector (3) on the bodypack transmitter.

Locking the ON-MUTE/PRG-OFF Switch

1.Plug the supplied terminal connector (3) into the REMOTE MUTE jack (2) on the body - pack transmitter.

The ON-MUTE/PRG-OFF switch on the bodypack transmitter is electronically locked. You can not mute the microphone unintentionally.

2.To unlock the ON-MUTE/PRG-OFF switch, disconnect the terminal connector (3) from the REMOTE MUTE jack (2).

Refer to fig. 12 on page iv.

Setting Input Gain

1.(4) Open the battery compartment on the bodypack transmitter.

2.Speak or sing into the microphone or play a few bars on your instrument (the louder the better).

3.(6) Use the integrated screwdriver (6) on the battery compartment cover (5) to set the gain control (7) to the point where the signal will optimally drive the receiver's audio section (green AF OK LED lit, Audio bargraph indicating 0 dB on peaks).

4.(7) Close the battery compartment.

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