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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Section Contents 3 3 2. PRODUCT VIEWS 2.1. Receivers 2.1.1. Front panel views 2.1.2. Back panel Views 2.2. Transmitters 2.2.1. Handheld 2.2.2. Beltpack 2.3. Components 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3. QUICK SETUPS 3.1. Receiver & Transmitter Quick Setup 3.2. FBX Quick Setup 3.3. Tips for Good RF Performance 3.4. Common Sources of RF Interference 6 6 6 10 10 4. TRANSMITTER OPERATION 4.1. First step 4.2. Displays and Settings 4.2.1. LCD Display 4.2.2.
Introduction 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing a Sabine 2.4 GHz Smart Spectrum True Mobility™ Wireless System. True Mobility™ Wireless Systems give you all the built-in processing you need on every microphone, and offer unique and powerful features unavailable with any other wireless microphone 1.1. Section Contents Section 2 Product Views — illustrates system components (front & back panel views, transmitters, accessory lists and part numbers).
Product Views 2. PRODUCT VIEWS 2.1. Receivers 2.1.1. Front panel views Ch. A Channel Select, Contrast Antenna 1 Front Mount Ch. A Display FBX Mic DeModel esser Compressor Limiter RF Ch. Output Select Level Program Ch. B Channel Select, Contrast Ch. B Display Power Antenna 2 Front Mount Fig. 2a - SW72-NDR & SW72-R Two-channel Receivers Fig. 2b - SW71-NDR & SW71-R One-channel Receivers 2.1.2.
Product Views 2.2. Transmitters Product Views 2 Transmitter Controls 1 Select Button 2 Up Button 3 Down Button ON ON ON 2.2.1. Handheld OFF MUTE ON SELECT 1 2.4 GHZ SMART SPECTRUM 3 Battery LCD Antenna Battery Switch SWC-POWR plug-in charger jack Shown with cable attached. Requires assembly. Fig. 2h - SWC70CL - SW70-HD3 & SW70-HD5 Mic Clip with Built-in Charger 2 1 2.2.2. Beltpack ON ON ON OFF MUTE ON Antenna SELECT 2.
Quick Setups 3. QUICK SETUPS 3.1. Receiver & Transmitter Quick Setup Please read Section Four Transmitter Operation and Section Five Receiver Operation for a complete understanding of how to set up your Sabine 2.4 GHz Smart Spectrum True MobilityTM System. 3.2. FBX Quick Setup 1 Transmitter range is 100 meters line-of-sight Use Sabine’s SWASS-EXT Extension Antenna Kit when line-of-sight path is not possible Be sure that all transmitters are off.
Quick Setups Beltpack Opening/Closing Instructions Transmitter Controls To Open: Press down firmly on Battery Door Handle and slide away from LCD, then swing up and back. 1 Select Button 2 Up Button 3 Down Button BATTERY DOOR HANDLE To Close: Swing door down, flush with transmitter body. Slide door up toward LCD. Push in and up firmly on Battery Door Handle with thumb until door lip catches. 2 ON ON ON OFF MUTE ON To Open: Swing door up from indented area on body. SELECT 2.
Quick Setups Place microphone and speakers in primary position. Press and hold the SETUP button (Fig. 3d) on the receiver until the 1 2 LCD SETUP indicator (Fig. 3e) flashes 4 times and SETUP stays lit — then release it. NOTE: DO NOT TALK INTO YOUR SYSTEM while in Setup Mode. Slowly raise the gain on the mixer or amp until FBX eliminates the first few feedback tones. With each new feedFig. 3d - FBX: SETUP 3 Fig.
Quick Setups COMPRESSOR/LIMITER Vocal Settings Vocals RATIO A soft voice could be set to 2:1, whereas a loud voice might require a ratio setting of 6:1. THRESH The higher the threshold setting, the more signal is required to initiate compression. Ideally this should be set to reign in peak levels, and allow signals of lower gain to pass uncompressed. Threshold settings will depend on the nature and variety of the signal source. ATTACK Short attack times usually work well for voice.
Quick Setups 3.3. Tips for Good RF Performance Antenna Placement Caution As a general precaution, keep 2.4 GHz cordless telephones, microwave ovens, WLAN antennas and 2.4 GHz wireless video camera transmitters twice the distance from your Sabine wireless microphone system antennas as that of your Sabine 2.4 GHz transmitters. • Avoid potential sources of RF interference by performing a scan using Sabine’s Remote Control Software.
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Transmitter Operation TA4F connector Fig. 4a 4. TRANSMITTER OPERATION 4.1. First step Before you begin, let’s look at a few basics regarding your transmitters. The handheld mic is ready to go — the microphone and transmitter are combined in one unit. To use the belt pack transmitter, however, you will have to connect a lavalier or headworn microphone (or instrument pickup) to its input.
Transmitter Operation 4.2.2. Accessing Transmitter Controls Control of all your transmitter functions is made using the Select button and the Up/Down buttons. These control buttons are located inside the access compartment on the beltpack or handheld transmitters. Opening the Beltpack Transmitter Access Compartment: 1. Press down firmly with both thumbs on door handle (above Sabine logo) and slide away from LCD. 2.
Transmitter Operation or Channel Select Input Select PAD Select Low Cut Default Screen Fig. 4g ~ or ~ NOTE: The SW70-H handheld microphone has PAD settings of 0, -6, -14 and -20 only. All transmitters are shipped at the default setting of -14. ~ Transmitter LCD Display Cycle Pressing the Parameter Select button cycles the LCD through the following screens. Individual screens appear for approximately 4 seconds, during which the function is editable.
Transmitter Operation 2. 3. ON/MUTE. In internal position #2, the external switch acts as a typical mute switch. Use this setting if you trust the microphone user to switch the microphone audio output on and off as needed; it will not conserve battery life in MUTE condition, but will allow the receiver to monitor and display the RF signal strength in either switch position. In the on position the default LCD will display ON. Both audio and RF are on.
Transmitter Operation IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION Acceptable Batteries for use with Handheld & Beltpack Transmitters SW70-H Handheld Microphones ) 1 “C” size (26x50mm, • NiMH Rechargeable (Sabine part #: SWBC1) • Alkaline: NEDA 14A - ANSI 14A - IEC LR14 • Heavy Duty batteries (NOT recommended) SW70-T Beltpack Transmitters ) 2 “AA” size (14.5x50.
Transmitter Operation 4.2.4.2. Charging Your Batteries Equipment Connections. Each SW70T or SW70H transmitter comes equipped with an SWC-POWR Tireless Wireless™ plug-in charger (see Fig. 4l). In addition, each SW70H comes with its own battery-charging mic clip (SWC70-CL). The SWC-POWR charger can be plugged directly into either the transmitter or into the clip.
Receiver Operation 5. RECEIVER OPERATION 5.1. LCD Display. The receiver LCD display is shown below (Fig. 5b). Two-channel receivers feature two LCDs, one for each channel. The display provides a snapshot report of the condition of your wireless channel, including battery status information sent from the transmitter by telemetry. The right two-thirds of the display primarily shows status information regarding the condition of your receiver channel, as follows: Fig.
Receiver Operation Receiver LCD Status Bars Diversity Status: Either 1 or 2 is lit, showing the active antenna. RF Signal Strength Indicator: Indicates presence of RF (from transmitter, or external sources) on the chosen reception channel. The greater the number of illuminated icons, the stronger the RF signal detected.
Receiver Operation 5.2. Parameter Control & LCD Display 5.2.1. One set of Controls for 1 or 2 Channels Whether you have a one- or two-channel SWM7000 series receiver is apparent by the number of LCD displays on the front panel. However, only one set of control knobs is provided for either one- or two-channel receivers. Note that in a 2-channel receiver, this set of controls is shared, and assigned to a channel by pushing either the A or B Channel Select button (see Section 5.2.2).
Receiver Operation In addition, the Contrast/Channel Select button has another function, in 2channel receivers only (SWM72-R or SWM72-NDR). Such units feature two LCDs and two Contrast/Channel Select buttons. A single (without continuing pressure) push assigns all Parameter Control knobs to the selected channel. The button will light, the associated LCD will brighten, and the word EDIT will appear in the lower left of the LCD, all indicating the active edit channel.
Receiver Operation 5.5. Receiver Antenna Placement One of the biggest potential problems in any wireless system is RF interference. Understanding wave interference patterns will help you to place and orient your receivers and antennas properly, and thereby reduce the likelihood of RF interference. Your SWM7000 series receiver ships with two standard coaxial bipole antennas.
Receiver Operation 6. When using multiple receivers, try to maintain at least 1 foot (30 cm) distance between antennas from different units. If you are rack-mounting multiple receivers, you may want to avoid spacing them in adjacent rack spaces, to maintain distance between antennas.
Mic SuperModeling™ 6. MIC SUPERMODELING™ 6.1. Introduction Fig. 6a Microphones come in a dazzling variety of shapes, sizes, polar patterns, frequency response curves, phase response curves, etc. Few things arouse as much passion amongst audio engineers as discussions about what microphone to use in a given application. Sound rental companies and recording studios proudly tout their impressive microphone collections, and singers frequently favor a certain brand and model number as “perfect for my voice.
Mic SuperModeling™ There are no modeling settings for lavalier or headset microphones — mic placement makes these an unrealistic choice for modeling. NOTE: other lavalier microphones can be used with the Sabine Beltpack Transmitter. NOTE A very short crossfade of the audio signal occurs when switching between mic models. This ensures no digital artifacts will occur when you change the sound of the mic. 6.4.
FBX Feedback Exterminator 7. FBX FEEDBACK EXTERMINATOR® 7.1. FBX Introduction There are two types of FBX filters, fixed and dynamic. Both operate automatically. There is no audible difference between fixed and dynamic filters in terms of sonic purity; the difference arises in their application. 7.1.1. FBX Fixed Filters Fixed filters are set automatically during the FBX SETUP and will not change frequency until manually reset. Fig. 7a SETUP Indicator Fig.
FBX Feedback Exterminator fully, and your mixer meters show little movement when signal passes through, then your amplifier will have to work harder to process the weak signal. You will improve the performance of your sound system and lower system noise by reducing the gain on your power amp and increasing your mixer gain. FBX response time will also be better with proper gain structure. 4. First, turn on your receiver and select a clear channel (no RF Signal bars showing).
Compressor Limiter 8. COMPRESSOR/LIMITER OPERATION 8.1. Basics of Compression The dynamic range (how loud we can hear to how quiet a sound we can detect) of the human ear is far greater than the capability of sound systems to reproduce. Although some of this equipment limitation is at the upper extreme of the dynamic range (where too loud a signal will produce distortion), much of the restriction occurs at the low level end, where the signal disappears below the “noise floor” of the circuitry.
Compressor Limiter Gain: (Output Level) Since the output gain is attenuated whenever the input gain exceeds the compression threshold, the overall output level of a compressed signal will be reduced. Commonly, this reduced output gain is compensated for by raising the level of the output signal (the term is “gain make-up”). Output Level range may be adjusted from mute (minus infinity) up to +20 dB, in increments of 1 dB (depending on input). 8.3. Suggested Compression Settings 8.3.1.
