Anchor MegaVox Pro User Manual

MegaVox Pro Public Address System Owners Manual

MADE IN USA

MADE IN USA

A Message from the President

Congratulations on purchasing an Anchor Audio sound system, the choice of thousands
of satisfied customers including the White House, prestigious universities, school
districts nationwide, police and fire departments, and all branches of the U.S. Military.
Our products are made of the finest materials and built with pride in the U.S.

We’ve incorporated the latest technology into your sound system yet kept it simple to
use. Just take a few minutes to review this manual to ensure the maximum enjoyment
of your Anchor system. Or, you can view a demonstration video complete with a trouble
shooting section at www.anchoraudio.com.

Feel free to call our friendly customer support staff at 1-800-ANCHOR1
with any questions. We love to hear from our customers.

Janet Jacobs, President
on behalf of all Anchor employees

CONTENTS

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

BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION / BACK PANEL ............................................................................. 2

CONNECTING PA SYSTEM / CONTROLLING FEEDBACK ............................................................ 3

OPERATING THE BUILT-IN UHF WIRELESS RECEIVER ................................................................. 4

OPERATING THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE/TRANSMITTER ......................................................... 5

CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY ................................................................................................... 6

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................. 7 - 8

HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR SOUND SYSTEM? / TECHNICAL SPECS ....................................... 9

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

GETTING STARTED

Please check your new unit carefully for any
damage which may have occurred during shipment.
Each Anchor 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 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 contact the dealer
you purchased your system from or visit
www.AnchorAudio.com to fill out an
RA

(Return Authorization)

still under warranty, you will receive an RA Number
with instructions to follow. All shipments to Anchor
Audio must include an RA number and 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!

The MegaVox Pro PA system comes with a six year warranty,

and all Anchor Audio batteries and wireless come with a two year

form. If your system is

warranty.

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MegaVox Pro Public Address System Owners Manual

MADE IN USA

SIX YEAR WARRANTY

BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION

NOTE: Fully Charge Batteries Before First Use!

1. Before turning the systems power on: Set all Input
Level Controls

2. Plug a microphone into a MIC jack and/or a line-level
audio source into the LINE IN jack

3. Switch POWER to ON - The red BATTERY LED will turn
on

(If the light flashes or stays off charge the battery)

4. Slowly increase the Level Controls for the input jacks
used to desired volume level

IMPORTANT: Make all connections with shielded cables to avoid

SPEAKER STAND SETUP

1. Loosen the Lower Collar Knob

2. Separate the stand legs until the leg support Cross
Braces are parallel to the floor

3. Tighten the Lower Collar Knob

4. Loosen the Upper Collar Knob and extend the
center pole

5. Adjust height and retighten the Upper Collar Knob

6. Place your Anchor sound system on the stand

hum, buzzing or interference.

POWER SWITCH

SIGNAL ALERT BUTTON

System emits a loud, air-horn type tone

Push & hold button to activate siren

and control volume with MIC/SIGNAL

control

WIRELESS LEVEL CONTROLS

MIC - INPUT JACK

1/4” Phone - Unbalanced,

low impedance, no

phantom power

CHARGER INPUT JACK

BACK PANEL OF MEGA-6000U2

WIRELESS RECEIVERS

(see page 4)

MIC/SIGNAL ALERT
LEVEL CONTROL

LINE IN
LEVEL CONTROL

LOWER

COLLAR KNOB

CROSS BRACES

UPPER
COLLAR
KNOB

BATTERY CHARGE

INDICATOR

LINE IN - INPUT JACK

1/4” Phone - For any line-level
signal source: tape/VCR/CD/DVD
players, musical instruments, etc.

CAUTION: The signal alert sound can produce VERY high or harmful sound pressure levels that can cause hearing damage.

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LINE OUT - OUTPUT JACK

1/4” Phone - Unbalanced, combined
output of all active system inputs

(Output is post source level; any volume
fluctuations for a specific input will
affect this output signal level)

SPEAKER OUT -
OUTPUT JACK

1/4” Phone - Drives the MEGA-6001
unpowered companion speaker

Using companion speaker will decrease
battery service time requiring more
frequent charging

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CONNECTING TWO OR MORE MEGAVOX PRO PA SYSTEMS

UNPOWERED MEGAVOX PRO COMPANION SPEAKER

Connect one end of a speaker cable
powered MegaVox PRO PA system.
The other end connects to the jack labeled IN on the back of a MegaVox PRO
unpowered companion speaker.

NOTE: AC power is not required for an unpowered companion speaker.

POWERED MEGAVOX PRO PA SYSTEMS WITH LINE OUT

Connect speaker cable
LINE IN on second powered MegaVox PRO. Set volume level of the second system to
maximum, this gives full volume control to the first or primary PA system.

DAISY-CHAINING

Use the Line Out method above to connect up to six powered MegaVox PRO PA
Systems. Make all connections with power off.
Set volume level to maximum on all secondary systems so the primary unit Level
Control sets the volume for the entire chain.
To avoid speaker popping, which can cause damage, power speakers on in order,
primary unit first, and power speakers off in reverse order, primary unit last.

FIRST POWERED MEGAVOX PRO

(SC-50)

(SC-50)

to the SPKR OUT jack on the back of a

from LINE OUT on first powered MegaVox PRO to

(MEGA-6001)

EX-50PP CABLE

CORRECT SYSTEM PLACEMENT WRONG SYSTEM PLACEMENT

CONTROLLING FEEDBACK

Feedback, a howling noise or shrill sound, is self-generated by the sound system. It’s caused by
a microphone picking up the sound coming from the speaker and then re-amplifying it. Once a
feedback loop starts, it continues until the system is adjusted.

FEEDBACK CAUSES

• Microphone too close, pointing towards
or in front of speaker

• Volume setting is too loud for room

• Sound reflecting off hard surfaces

AVOIDING & ELIMINATING FEEDBACK

• Point microphone in a different direction

• Keep microphone away from the speaker

• Place speaker in FRONT of the microphone

• Reduce the sound system volume levels

CAUTION: Feedback can damage your equipment & may be hazardous to hearing.

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SIX YEAR WARRANTY

SECOND POWERED

MEGAVOX PRO

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