Sennheiser EK 500 G2 - 02-06 Instructions For Use Manual
EK 500
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EK 500
Instructions for use
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We h ave designed this pro duc t to gi ve you r eliable
operation over many years. Over half a century o
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accumulated expertise in the design and manufacture o
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high-quality electro-acoustic equipment have made
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Please take a few moments to read these instructions
carefully, as we want you to enjoy your new Sennheise
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product quickly and to the fullest.
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Contents
The EK 500 G2 receiver ...... .... ......... ............. ............ ............. ... 4
The channel bank system ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... 4
Saf ety instructions ..... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... 5
Areas of application ......... ............. ............ .......... ... ......... .......... 6
Deli very inclu des ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ... 6
The operating contr ols .... ... .......... ............ ............. ............. ...... 7
Indications and displays . ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... 8
LC display panel .... ......... .... ......... ............. ............ ............. ... 8
Indications an d displa ys of the rec ei ver ......... ...... ....... ... 8
Remote display s of an ew 500 G2 transmitter ... ....... 10
Prepar ing the receiver for use . ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 1 1
Inserting and rep lacing the batteries . ...... ...... ...... ....... 11
Inserting and ch arging th e accupack ........ ...... ...... ....... 11
Con necting units to the aud io output . ...... ...... ...... ....... 1 2
Mou nting the receiver to a camera . ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 12
Attaching the receiver to clothing ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 13
Using the receiver ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 14
Switching the recei ver on/off ........ ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 14
Con necting the headphones . ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 14
Activating/deactivating the lock mode . ...... ...... ....... ... 15
The operating menu ..... .......... ... ......... ... .......... ............ .......... 16
The buttons ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 16
Overview of menus ....... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 17
Working wi th the operating menu ............ ............ ....... 17
Operatin g menu of the recei ver ....... ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 19
Adjustment tips for the operating menu . ......... ............. ... 21
Switching between c hannel banks ............ ...... ...... ....... 21
Switching between the channels in a c hannel bank . 21
Selecting the frequencies to be stored
in the chann el bank “U” ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 21
Sca nning the channel banks for free chan nel s ....... ... 22
Mul ti-channel operation ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 22
Adjusti ng the audio o utput level .. ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 23
Adjusti ng the squelch threshold ... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 23
Sel ecting the standard dis play ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 24
Entering a name ...... ... .......... ............ ............. ............ ....... 24
Loading th e factory-preset defau lt settin gs ....... ....... 24
Activating/deactivating the pilot tone evaluation ... 25
Activating/deactivating the lock mode . ...... ...... ....... ... 25
Exiti ng the operating menu ..... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 25
Troublesh ooti ng ...... ......... ... .......... ............ ............. ............. ... 26
Error checklist ......................................................... 26
Recomm endations and tips ........ ... .......... ... ......... .......... 27
Car e and maintenance ..... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 27
Additional information ...... .... ......... ............. ............ ............. 28
HDX noise reduction .. ... .......... ............ ............. ............. ... 28
Wireles s transmission s ystems ..... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 28
Squel ch ............. ......... ... .......... ... ......... ............. ............ ....... 29
Specifications ..... ... ......... ... .......... ............ ............. ............ ....... 30
Con nector as signm ent ..... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 31
Accessories ............ ......... ... .......... ... ......... ............. ............ ....... 31
Manufacturer declarations ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 32
War ranty regul ations ... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... 32
CE D ec laration of Conformity ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 32
Batteries or rec hargeable b atteries ..... ...... ...... ...... ....... 3 2
WEEE Declaration .............. ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ... 32
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The EK 500 G2 receiver
The EK 500 G2 bodypack receiver is part of the evolution
wireless s eries ew 500 G2. With this series, Sennheiser
offers high-quality state-of-the-art RF transmission
systems with a h igh level of operation al reliabi lity and ease
of use. Transmitters and receivers permit wireless
transmis sion with studio-quality sound. The excellent
transmission reliability of the ew500 G2 series is based on
the use of
y further optimized PLL synthesizer and micropro cesso r
technology,
y the HDX noise reduction system,
y the pilot tone squelch control,
y an d the sc an fun ction for scan ning the chan nel ba nks for
free channels.
The channel bank system
The receiver is availa ble in five UHF frequency ranges with
1440 receiving frequencies per frequency range. Please
note: Frequency usage is different for each country . Your
Sennheiser agent will have all the necessary details on the
available legal frequencies for your area.
Range A: 518 to 554 MHz
Range B: 626 to 662 MHz
Range C: 740 to 776 MHz
Range D: 786 to 822 MHz
Range E: 830 to 866 MHz
The receiv er has nine channel banks with up to 20
switchable chann els each.
Each of the channels in the channel banks “1” to “8” has
been fa ctory-preset to a receiving frequency (see enclosed
frequency table). These receiving frequencies cannot be
changed but have been preset so that e.g. country-specific
regulations on frequency usage are taken into account.
The chan nel bank “U” (user b ank) allows you to store your
selection out of 1440 receiving frequencies that are freely
selectable within the preset frequency range.
channel bank 1...8
channel bank U
channel 20
preset frequency
channel 1
channel 2
preset frequency
preset frequency
channel 20
channel 1
channel 2
freely selectable frequency
freely selectable frequency
freely selectable frequency
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Safety instructions
Never open an electronic unit! If units are opened by
customers i n breach of this instr uction, the warranty
becomes null and void.
Use the unit in dry rooms only.
Use a damp cloth for cleaning the unit. Do not use any
cleansing agents or solvents.
Attention! High Volume!
This is a prof essional transmissi on
system. Commercial use is subject to the
rules and regulations of the trade
association responsible. Sennheiser, as
the manufacturer, is therefore obliged to expressly point
out possible heal th r isks arising f rom u se.
This system is capable of producing s ound press ur e
exceeding 85 dB(A). 85 dB(A) is the sound pressure
corresponding to the maximum permissible volume which
is by law (in some c ountries ) allowed to affect you r hearing
for the dura tion of a worki ng day. It is used as a basis
according to the specifications of industrial medicine.
Higher volumes or longer durations can damage your
hearing. At higher volumes, the duration must be
shortened in order to prevent damage. The following are
sure signs that you have been subjected to excessi ve noise
for too l ong a ti me:
y You can hear ringing or whistling sounds in your ears.
y You have the impression (even for a short time only) that
you can no longer hear high notes .
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Areas of application
The receiver can be combined with transmitters of the
ew500 G2 series (SK 500 G2 bodypack transmitter,
SKM 500 G2 radiomicrophone or SKP 500 G2 plug-on
transmitter). The transmitters are available in the same
five UHF frequency ranges and are equipped with the same
channel bank system with factory-preset frequencies. An
advantage of the facto ry-preset frequencies is that
y a transmission system is ready for immediate use after
switch-on,
y several transmission sys tems can be operated
simultaneously on the preset frequencies without
cau sing inter modul ation interference.
Together with a matching transmitter and a microphone,
the receiver is suitable for the following areas of
application:
Delivery includes
The packaging contains the following items:
y 1 EK 500 G2 bodypack receiver
y 2 batteries
y 1 camera kit
y 1 bodypack pouch
y 1 line cable wi th 3.5 mm jack p lug
y 1 line output cable with XLR-3 plug
y Instructio ns for use
Receiver Transmitter (to be
ordered separately)
Area of application
EK 500 G2
SK 500 G2 y Theater
y Presentation
y Sports (aerobic)
y Vo cal s
y Using instruments
wirelessly
y Camera-mounted
applications
SKM 500 G2 y Speech
y Vo cal s
y Presentation
y Camera-mounted
applications
SKP 500 G2 y Speech
y Vo cal s
y Presentation
y Camera-mounted
applications
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The operating controls
H ea dphone output (P HONES), 3.5 mm jack socket
Antenna
Red LED for o perati on and
battery status indication (ON/LOW BAT)
Green LED for RF signal indication (RF)
Ch arging contacts
SET button
/ rocker button (DOWN/UP)
and adjust the headphone volume
Battery compartment
Battery compartment cover
Unlocking button
ON/OFF button
(serves as the ESC (cancel) key in the
operating menu)
LC display
Audio output (AF OUT), 3.5 mm jack socket
(balanced)
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Indications and displays
LC display panel
Al phanum eric disp lay
“B.CH“ – appears when the channel bank and
the channel number are displayed
“MHz“ – appears when the frequency is displayed
4-step battery status display
Lo ck mo de icon
(lock mode is activated)
“P ILOT” di splay
(pilot tone evaluation is activated)
“MUTE” display
(audio outp ut is m uted)
7-step level display for received audio signal “AF”
7-step level display for rec eived RF sig nal “RF”
Indications and displays of the receiver
When used together with an ew 500 G2 transmitter, the
receiver provides information on its operating states and
those of the received transmitter (remote displays).
Operation and battery status indication
The red LED (LOW BAT/ON) provides information on the
current operating state of the receiver:
Red LED lit up: The receiver is switched on and the
capacity of the batteries/BA 2015
accupack is sufficient.
Red LED flashing: The batteries are/the BA 2015
accupack is going flat (LOW BAT)!
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In addition, the 4-step battery status display on the
display panel provides information on th e remai ning
battery/BA 2015 ac cup ack capacity:
3 segments: capacity approx. 100 %
2 segments: capacity approx. 70 %
1 segment: capacity approx. 30 %
Battery i con fl ashing : LOW BAT
RF signal indication
The green LED (RF) a t the front of the receiver lights up
when an RF signal is being received.
“PILOT” display
The “PILOT” display appears on the display panel when
the pilot tone evaluation is activated (see “Activating/
deactivating the pilot tone evaluation” on page 25).
Display backlighting
After pressing a button, the display remains backlit for
approx. 15 seconds.
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Remote displays of an ew 500 G2
transmitter
“MUTE” display
The “MUTE” display appears on the display panel when
y the RF signal of the received transmitter is too weak,
y the received transmitter has been muted (with the pilot
tone transmission or evaluation activated).
Mo dul at ion di sp lay
The level display f or audio signal “AF ” shows the
modulation of the received transmitter.
When the transmitter’s audio input level is excessively
high, the receiver’s level display for au dio signal “AF”
shows full deflection.
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