Califone PA916-SD, PA916-SP, PA916-PS User Manual

PowerPro 916-SD

Portable Public Address Systems

Owner’s Manual

PA916-SD Public Address Speaker PA916-PS Powered Companion PA PA916-SP Passive Companion Speaker

Power Pro 916-SD Owner’s Manual

Thank you for purchasing this PowerPro PA916-SD, the most versatile and appropriate portable PA for use in school, business, house of worship and government facilities.

I invite you to register your product online for warranty coverage at our website: www.califone.com — while you’re there — make sure to visit our complete line of multimedia players and recorders, wired and wireless headphones and headsets, computer peripherals and other Califone products.

While online, make sure you register your PowerPro for its limited six year warranty.

Sincerely,

Contents

Roscoe Anthony President, Califone® International, Inc.

Unpacking

Check carefully for damage which may have taken place during transit. Report any damage claim directly to the freight carrier immediately. Save product(s) and packaging for inspection by the carrier’s claim agent. Notify your dealer of the pending claim.

Warranty Registration

Please register for your 6-year warranty online at www.califone.com to activate.

Service Repairs

Should your unit require repair contact the dealer or Califone Service Department at: (800) 722-0500 to obtain a Return Authorization number. After receiving the RA, ship the unit to Califone prepaid. Collect shipments will be refused.

a) PowerPro Public Address System b) Power Cord c) Operation Manual d) RC-300 Remote Control With 2 AAA Alkaline Batteries e) 6-Year Warranty & Registration Card f) Project Intercept Card

Also included may be one or more of the following optional items:

• Q-316 Handheld 16-Channel Wireless UHF Microphone with 2 AA alkaline batteries.

• M-316 Beltpack Transmitter with 2 AA alkaline batteries.

• LM-316 Lapel Microphone for the M-316

• CM-316 Flexible Collar Microphone for the M-316

• HBM-316 Headband Microphone for the M-316

• PADM-558 High Quality Handheld Wired Microphone with cable and XLR Connector. (or other Califone cabled microphone.)

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Power Pro 916-SD

SPECIFICATIONS

3 sets of

LED lights

for visual

confirmation of

power, RF &

audio reception

40oz. magnets

and water-

resistant cones

SD Memory

Card Slot

Plays popular

WMA, WAV

and MP3 files

Line-out volume

controls level

of powered

companion speakers

Two mic inputs

(combo XLR - 1/4”),

with volume controls

300’ Wireless audio

transmission to an

unlimted number of

PA916, PA916-PS,

PA616 speakers

AC/DC, 6 hour

operation on one

battery charge and

performs even

while recharging

Voice priority lowers

volume for announcements

and returns to original setting

Molded steel-reinforced pull-up handle has 4 adjustable positions

Recessed

tripod mount

Two wireless UHF mics and two wired mics can operate at the same time

Programmable, plays CD, CD-R/RW with shuffle and repeat functions

Built-in memory with up to 36 hours of recording time

Full-speed USB interface

Line-in CD controls

Treble, bass and digital master volume controls

Steel skid guards prevent damage from hauling on stairs

Speaker mute for main and companion speakers

Switched/ unswitched speaker out

3.5” wheels for pavement and grass

Califone® wireless PA systems deliver professional quality sound in a variety of presentation settings. Since they’re simple

to set up and operate, you won’t need an audio expert. Whether it’s a large meeting of parents, an all-school spirit rally or a guest

lecturer transmitting wireless audio from a laptop, you’ll have clear audio so everyone can listen and participate!

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Operation

Battery

Charge the battery for at least 10 hours before using the PA916 or PA916-PS. Simply plug the power cord into an AC outlet and charging begins automatically. The charging indicator will ash until fully charged, then it will stay green. The unit can be used while it is plugged in for charging.

There are two indicators above the main power switch. When the unit is turned on, the one on the left will light “red” when the battery has a low charge. The one on the right will glow “green” if the battery is fully charged or if operating on A/C power.

It is recommended that the battery be recharged after several hours of usage, rather than stored with a low battery. This will prolong battery life. Storing more than 30 days without recharging will deteriorate the battery.

Digital Master Volume Control

When the main power switch is turned on, the Digital Master Volume Control is at the lowest level to prevent accidental damage to the amplier or internal speakers. The volume can be controlled in two ways; using the “Up” “Down” buttons on the mixer panel or using the RC-300 infrared remote control. The remote sensor must be used in front of the speaker as the sensor is behind the speaker grille.

Recommended Set-up Procedure

Ideally the master volume should be at maximum volume before the wireless receiver and microphone volumes are adjusted to the desired loudness. Since there are always at least two (2) volume controls to contend with, it is suggested that prior to turning the power on the UHF receiver volume controls be set at “10 o’clock”. Also set the microphone volume controls at “10 o’clock”. Turn on the main power switch and use either a wireless microphone or cabled microphone to adjust the master volume.

Digital Audio Player/Recorder & CD Player

The main power switch does not control the Digital Audio Player/Recorder and CD player. A separate power switch is combined with the MP3/CD volume control to limit battery drain when the Digital Audio Player/Recorder or CD are not being used.

Wireless Receivers

There are two (2) independent combination XLR/1/4” jacks for using microphones with cables. Each jack has a volume control which eects the loudness of both wired and wireless microphones. Also each has a “Voice/Music” switch. On “music” program the sound is full delity, while on “voice” the sound is tailored to give maximum projection while limiting battery drain.

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Operation continued

Line In

Insert both RCA plugs into the RCA jacks when using a stereo input. The left and right channels are combined so no program material is lost. If the source is monaural, either RCA jack can be used. The Line In volume control is used to increase or decrease the level of the input signal.

Line Out

The two RCA jacks are used to connect to the input of another piece of equipment such as a tape recorder, mixer or another amplied speaker. The outputs are monaural and volume level will depend on the volume of the source. For example, the tape or CD player level is controlled by the tape/CD volume control. Lie out is independent of the Master Volume Control.

Tone Controls

The separate base and treble controls provide a wide range of adjustment for increasing or decreasing either the bass or treble from “at” frequency response. The center or “12 o’clock” position is at.

Speaker Mute Switch

Engaging this switch will cut o the sound of all speakers, internal and external, except as explained in the section under “PA916-PS operation”.

Voice Priority

This feature is used for voice override of the music program when using a microphone. The “ducking” circuit attenuates the music when a person speaks into the microphone. After a 3 second delay in the speech, the music returns to the previous level.

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Wireless Operation

UHF FULL DIVERSITY

Feedback is a shrill screeching sound produced by the speaker system when a microphone is being used too close to the front of the speaker. The microphone picks up the sound of the speaker system and it becomes reamplied. It is a selfsustaining loop which can damage the system if allowed to continue, not to mention the annoyance caused to persons nearby. Always stand 4 to 6 feet from the speaker to minimize the opportunity for feedback from the speaker system.

Wireless UHF Receivers

Wireless receiver “A” is preset at the factory for channel 4 and receiver “B” is set on channel 6. There are three (3) LEDs on the receiver; power (green), RF reception (red) and Audio reception (amber).

There are also LEDs on the front of the speaker above the grille making it easy to see if the microphone and receiver are working properly. A red LED indicates RF (radio frequency) from the microphone, while an amber LED indicates audio.

Wireless Transmitter

The PowerPro PA916 incorporates a 16 channel UHF transmitter with its own power switch for wireless transmission to the Powered Companion Speakers PA916-SP. The transmitter is preset at the factory to channel 13. It is recommended that the user not randomly change this setting. If using the transmitter function change wireless receiver “A” from channel 1 to any other channel except channel 13 to prevent the transmitter from blocking the receiver.

Microphone Lockout

Two wireless microphones can be used at the same time, but separate channels (frequencies) must be used. For instance, if using receiver “A” on channel 4, two microphone beltpack transmitters cannot be used at the same time. The rst transmitter turned on will dominate and lock out the other. The second microphone should be used with receiver “B” on a dierent frequency which will allow two persons to talk at the same time.

Turn the transmitter power switch to OFF when not being used to minimize battery drain.

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Microphones & Belt-Pack Transmitter

Q-316 Wireless Microphone

16-Channel UHF Transmitter

Power Low Battery LED

Channel Selector Switch

Battery Compartment

M-316 Wireless Belt Pack Transmitter

Power On Switch

Power On/ Low Batt. LED

Volume Control

16-Channel UHF Transmitter

Microphone Jack

LM-316 Lapel Mic

CM-316 Collar Mic

Battery Compartment

HBM-316 Headband Mic

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Digital Audio Player/Recorder Digital Audio Player/Recorder

(1)(2)(3)

(4)(5)(6) (7)(8)(9)(11) (10)

USER｡ｯS GUIDE

5.4.3 Local File｣ｨitem｣ｩ

Under this item, shows all the files or single doc. saved in on-board memory. Long press ｡ｰMODE｡ｱ to exit.(Flash)

5.4.4. Card File｣ｨitem｣ｩ

Under this item, shows all the files or single doc. saved in SD card.

5. 4.5 Delete File (item)

By using above mentioned way to enter local file or card file to choose the file that you want to delete.Once the file is selected, short press｡ｰPLAY/ STOP｡ｱ once to enter Delete File mode. Short press ｡ｰFWD｡ｱ and ｡ｰREV｡ｱ to select YES or NO. Once YES/ NO is selected, short press｡ｰMODE｡ｱonce to delete the files.

5.4.6. Delete All (item)

Enter Delete All mode, short press ｡ｰFWD｡ｱ and ｡ｰREV｡ｱ to choose YES or NO. Once YES/ NO is selected, short press｡ｰMODE｡ｱonce to delete all the files.

5.4.7. ｡ｰPlay list｡ｱ, ｡ｰartists｡ｱ, ｡ｰalbum｡ｱ｣ｬ｡ｰgenre｡ｱ｣ｬand｡ｰcomposers｡ｱ are not able

to use in this version of MP3.When the music stop playing, long press ｡ｰMODE｡ｱ to exit music mode and back to main menu.

5.5 System Setting

(1)(2)(3)

(4)(5)(6) (7)(8)(9)(11) (10)

Music mode

Record mode

(1) (2) (3) (4)

USER｡ｯS GUIDE

A B

Repeat

5.4.3 Local File｣ｨitem｣ｩ

Under this item, shows all the files or single doc. saved in o n-board memory. Long press ｡ｰMODE｡ｱ to exit.(Flash)

5.4.4. Card File｣ｨitem｣ｩ

Under this item, shows all the files or single doc. saved in SD card.

5. 4.5 Delete File (item)

By using above mentioned way to enter local file or card file to choose the file that you want to delete.Once the file is selected, short press｡ｰPLAY/ STOP｡ｱ once to enter Delete File mode. Short press ｡ｰFWD｡ｱ and ｡ｰREV｡ｱ to select YES or NO. Once YES/ NO is selected, short press｡ｰMODE｡ｱonce to delete the files.

5.4.6. Delete All (item)

Enter Delete All mode, short press ｡ｰFWD｡ｱ and ｡ｰREV｡ｱ to choose YES or NO. Once YES/ NO is selected, short press｡ｰMODE｡ｱonce to delete all the files.

5.4.7. ｡ｰPlay list｡ｱ, ｡ｰartists｡ｱ, ｡ｰalbum｡ｱ｣ｬ｡ｰgenre｡ｱ｣ｬand｡ｰcomposers｡ｱ are not able

to use in this version of MP3.When the music stop playing, long press ｡ｰMODE｡ｱ to exit music mode and back to main menu.

5.5 System Setting

Short press ｡ｰPLAY/ STOP｡ｱonce to enter system setting mode. S hort press｡ｰREV｡ｱ and ｡ｰFWD｡ｱto select desired functions, include｡ｰrepeat｡ｱ,｡ｰreplay mode｡ｱ,｡ｰcontrast｡ｱ, ｡ｰmemory info｡ｱ,｡ｰlanguage｡ｱ,｡ｰ firmware version｡ｱand ｡ｰrecord type｡ｱ.

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(1)(2)(3)

(4)(5)(6) (7)(8)(9)(11) (10)

Music mode

Record mode

(1) (2) (3) (4)

F

128 MP3 000

000

SOFT

00:00

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XXXXXXX

F

128 MP3 000

000

SOFT

00:00

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XXXXXXX

D

(5) (6) (7)(8) (9)(10) (11) (12)(12)

F

128 MP3

SOFT

00:00

00

XXXXXXX

D

A-B

(13)

USER｡ｯS GUIDE

5.5.1 Repeat

1. Short press｡ｰREV｡ｱ and ｡ｰFWD｡ｱ to selected following orders include｡ｰrepeat one｡ｱ,

｡ｰrandom｡ｱ, ｡ｰnormal｡ｱ, ｡ｰrepeat folder｡ｱ, ｡ｰfolder｡ｱ, ｡ｰrepeat all｡ｱ, and ｡ｰintro｡ｱ (total in 7). After select one, short press ｡ｰPLAY/ STOP｡ｱ once to confirm. Except the file in ｡ｰrepeat folder｡ｱ and ｡ｰfolder｡ｱ need to be designated, others can start to work once

we select the function. 1-1. Repeat one: repeat o nly selected song 1-2. Random: play all songs in random 1-3. Normal: play all songs once

Repeat

Replay mode

A B

Contrast

Memory info

Exit

Language

Record type

Firmware version

A B

Repeat

5.4.3 Local File｣ｨitem｣ｩ

Under this item, shows all the files or single doc. saved in o n-board memory. Long press ｡ｰMODE｡ｱ to exit.(Flash)

5.4.4. Card File｣ｨitem｣ｩ

Under this item, shows all the files or single doc. saved in SD card.

5. 4.5 Delete File (item)

By using above mentioned way to enter local file or card file to choose the file that you want to delete.Once the file is selected, short press｡ｰPLAY/ STOP｡ｱ once to enter Delete File mode. Short press ｡ｰFWD｡ｱ and ｡ｰREV｡ｱ to select YES or NO. Once YES/ NO is selected, short press｡ｰMODE｡ｱonce to delete the files.

5.4.6. Delete All (item)

Enter Delete All mode, short press ｡ｰFWD｡ｱ and ｡ｰREV｡ｱ to choose YES or NO. Once YES/ NO is selected, short press｡ｰMODE｡ｱonce to delete all the files.

5.4.7. ｡ｰPlay list｡ｱ, ｡ｰartists｡ｱ, ｡ｰalbum｡ｱ｣ｬ｡ｰgenre｡ｱ｣ｬand｡ｰcomposers｡ｱ are not able

to use in this version of MP3.When the music stop playing, long press ｡ｰMODE｡ｱ to exit music mode and back to main menu.

5.5 System Setting

Short press ｡ｰPLAY/ STOP｡ｱonce to enter system setting mode. S hort press｡ｰREV｡ｱ and ｡ｰFWD｡ｱto select desired functions, include｡ｰrepeat｡ｱ,｡ｰreplay mode｡ｱ,｡ｰcontrast｡ｱ, ｡ｰmemory info｡ｱ,｡ｰlanguage｡ｱ,｡ｰ firmware version｡ｱand ｡ｰrecord type｡ｱ.

MP3 Section; Component Descriptions

(1) Play/ Pause / Select (2) Menu (3) Record (4) Skip Next / Fast forward / Next selection (5) Skip Previous / Rewind / Previous selection (6) Memory Selector (FLASH/SD) (7) USB Port (8) Headphone Output (9) SD card slot (10) System Reset (11) LCD Display

Main Menu Display:

(1) System Settings: Adjust LCD Contrast, Repeat Mode, Record Type, etc. (2) Mode : Music Mode: Select to be able to view and play all mp3 and wma les (3) Mode : Record Mode: Select to get into recording mode and begin recording immediately (4) Mode : Voice Mode: Select to view all recorded audio les and play them back

Music/Voice/Record Mode Display:

(5) Current Selected Memory (F=Flash C=SD Card) (6) Total Song Count: Total number of songs on the currently selected memory (7) Current Song Number: The number of the song currently selected/playing (8) Equalizer Mode : NOR : ROCK : POP : CLAS : SOFT : JAZZ : DBB (9) Current play time: Elapsed play time within the current song (10) Total play time: Total amount of time for all songs on the currently selected memory (11) Artist, Album, and Song name / File name (12) Repeat Mode : Repeat One : Random : Normal : Repeat folder : Folder : Repeat All : Intro (13) A-B Repeat Mode : Repeat A-B selected section

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