Anchor Acclaim 2 User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

ACCLAIM 2 | PORTABLE LECTERN

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MESSAGE FROM ANCHOR AUDIO

Congratulations on purchasing an Anchor Audio portable sound system! You have joined the thousands of satisfied customers including the
various professional athletic teams, prestigious universities, school districts nationwide, first responders, and the branches of the U.S. Military.

From developing our products on giant sticky notes to testing them in the parking lot and driving our neighbors crazy, our hearts - and ears ­are 110% committed to delivering reliable battery powered portable sound systems and portable PA systems for you. But we don’t stop there.
Anchor Audio is proudly manufactured in America and has plenty more solutions for you to choose from: speaker monitors, conference systems,
assistive listening, lecterns, and intercoms. We are your best friend in portable sound and are here for you when you need us...or even when
you don’t. We’re just a phone call away. With over 40 years of experience, our Engineering and Production to Sales and Tech Support teams will
provide you with the most reliable portable audio products and customer service.

Welcome to the Anchor Audio family! Feel free to contact us at any time. We’d love to hear from you.

Alex Jacobs
President

CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1

BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION / BACK PANELS ................................................................................................................................ 2 - 3

STORING THE ACCLAIM TABLETOP IN THE ACCLAIM BASE .................................................................................................................. 3

OPERATING THE ANCHORLINK WIRELESS MICROPHONE/TRANSMITTER ......................................................................................... 4 - 5

BATTERY INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 7

TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 8 - 9

WARRANTY .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

RETURN AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES............................................................................................................................................10

GETTING STARTED

Please check your new unit carefully for any damage which may have occurred during shipment. Each Anchor Audio product is carefully
inspected at the factory and packed in specially designed boxes for safe transport.

Notify the freight carrier immediately of any damage to the shipping box or product. Repack the unit in the original box and wait for inspection
by the carrier’s claim agent. Notify your Anchor Audio authorized dealer of the pending freight claim.

NOTE: All damage claims must be made with freight carrier!

RETURNING SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE OR REPAIR

For service or repair, please call us at 1-800-262-4671 x782 or visit www.anchoraudio.com/technical-support-form.html

Our Technical Support team will help to troubleshoot. If unsuccessful and under warranty, they will issue you a Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA) number. Once you ship your product back to Anchor Audio with the RMA number clearly noted on the box, we will diagnose
your unit and repair your unit then ship it back to you. All products must be shipped prepaid. C.O.D. shipments and shipments without an RA
number will be refused and returned at your expense.

IMPORTANT: Save the shipping box & packing materials. They were specially designed to ship your unit!

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ACCLAIM 2

BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION

1. Unfold Acclaim tabletop lectern and secure tabletop to base or place tabletop on flat surface

2. Set all Input Level Controls to minimum & Tone Controls to flat

(the middle setting)

3. Plug lectern gooseneck microphone into the Lectern Mic Jack located on the tabletop

4. Switch Power to ON - the Power/Low Battery LED will light

5. Slowly increase Level Controls for active Input Jacks to desired volume

6. Adjust Tone Controls for desired sound quality

To pair or unpair your AnchorLink wireless microphone or belt pack, see the instructions on page 4.

TOP PANEL

USB PORT /

GOOSENECK MIC INPUT

POWER

SWITCH

FRONT/SPEAKER

(LECTERN TOP)

LECTERN

LEVEL

CONTROL

WIRED

MIC

VOLUME

ACCLAIM 2 TABLETOP

All Models

LINE IN

VOLUME

POWER ON INDICATOR /

LOW BATTERY INDICATOR

ANCHORLINK DUAL WIRELESS MIC RECEIVERS

Depending on your purchase, your unit may include
one, two, or zero wireless mic receivers

XLR MICROPHONE INPUT

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BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION (CONT’D)

BOTTOM PANEL

CHARGE STATUS INDICATOR

CHARGER

ACTIVE FUEL

GAUGE

1/4” MIC INPUT

1/4” LINE OUTPUT

1/4” LINE INPUT

1/4” SPEAKER OUTPUT

ACCLAIM TABLETOP STORAGE IN ACL2-BASE

ACL2-BASE is sold separately or in a package.

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