Sennheiser EM 300-500 G4, SKM 300 G4-S, SK 300 G4-RC, EW 300 G4-865-S Users Manual

evolution wireless G4

300 series / 500 series

Instruction Manual

Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG

Am Labor 1, 30900 Wedemark, Germany, www.sennheiser.com

ew 300-500 G4 - v2.0

Overview 8 ew 300-500 G4 series products 9

EM 300-500 G4 rack receiver 10 SKM 300 G4 handheld transmitter 11 SK 300 G4 bodypack transmitter 12 SKM 500 G4 handheld transmitter 13 SK 500 G4 bodypack transmitter 14

Accessories 15

Microphones and cables 15

Microphone modules 15 Headset and Lavalier microphones 16 Line/instrument cables 17

Rechargeable battery and charger 18

BA 2015 rechargeable battery 18 L 2015 charger 18 LA 2 charging adapter 19

Accessories for rack mounting 20

GA 3 rack mount kit 20 AM 2 antenna front mounting kit 20

Antennas and accessories 21

Omni-directional antennas 21 Directional antennas 21 Antenna splitter 21 Antenna amplifiers 21

Additional accessories 22

Color labeling set 22 Microphone clamp 22 MUTE switch 23

The frequency bank system 24 Installing and starting up ew 300-500 G4 series devices 25 Installing the EM 300-500 G4 27

Connectors on the rear of the device 28

Product overview for the rear of the EM 300-500 G4 28 Connecting/disconnecting the EM 300-500 G4 to/from the power supply system 29 Creating a data network 30 Outputting audio signals 31 Connecting antennas 32 Installing the EM 300-500 G4 in a rack 33

Mounting a single receiver in a rack 34

Mounting two receivers side by side in a rack 35

Installing the SKM 300 G4 36

Inserting and removing the batteries/rechargeable batteries 37

Battery status 38 Replacing the microphone module 39 Changing the colored ring 40

Installing the SKM 500 G4 41

Inserting and removing the batteries/rechargeable bat-

teries 42

Battery status 43 Replacing the microphone module 44 Changing the colored ring 45

Installing the SK 300 G4 46

Inserting and removing the batteries/rechargeable batteries 47

Battery status 48 Connecting a microphone to the SK 300 G4 49 Connecting an instrument or line source to the SK 300 G4 50 Connecting the RMS 1 mute switch to the SK 300 51 Attaching the bodypack transmitter to clothing 52

Installing the SK 500 G4 53

Inserting and removing the batteries/rechargeable batteries 54

Battery status 55 Connecting a microphone to the SK 500 G4 56 Connecting an instrument or line source to the SK 500 G4 57 Attaching the bodypack transmitter to clothing 58

Installing the ASA 214 59

Connectors on the rear of the device 60

Product overview for the rear side of the ASA 214 60 Connecting/disconnecting the ASA 214 to/from the power supply system 61 Connecting receivers to the ASA 214 62 Connecting antennas 64

Connecting remote antennas 64

Connecting rod antennas 64 Information on antenna amplifiers and cable lengths 65 Configuring multi-channel systems 67

Option 1: Two antennas supply a 4-channel system 67

Option 2: Two 4-channel systems are interconnected

Option 3: Two antennas supply a 8-channel system 68 Installing the ASA 214 in a rack 69

Mounting a single antenna splitter in a rack 70

Mounting two antenna splitters side by side in a rack

Using ew 300–500 G4 series devices 73 Using the EM 300-500 G4 76

Operating elements on the front of the device 77

Product overview for the front of the EM 300-500 G4 77 Switching the EM 300-500 G4 on and off 78 Muting the audio output 79 Using the headphone output 80 Lock-off function 81 Displays on the EM 300-500 G4 display panel 82 Buttons for navigating through the menu 82 Home screen 84

Receiver Parameters standard display 85

Transmitter Parameters standard display 86

Soundcheck standard display 87

RF Min 87

RF Max 87

AF Max 88 Setting options in the menu 89 Menu structure 90 Squelch menu item 91 Easy Setup menu item 93

Scan New List 93

Current List 94

Reset 94

Performing multi-channel frequency setup 94 Frequency Preset menu item 97 Name menu item 98 AF Out menu item 99 Equalizer menu item 100 Auto Lock menu item 101 Advanced menu item 102 Advanced -> Tune menu item 103

Only adjusting the frequency 103

Setting the channel and frequency 103 Advanced -> Sync Settings menu item 104 Advanced -> Pilot Tone menu item 105 Advanced -> Fullscreen Warnings menu item 106 Advanced -> Brightness menu item 107 Advanced -> Reset menu item 107 Advanced -> IP Address menu item 107 Advanced -> Software Revision menu item 108

Using the SKM 300 G4 109

Operating elements of the SKM 300 G4 handheld transmitter 110 Switching the SKM 300 G4 handheld transmitter on and off 111 Muting the handheld transmitter (AF mute) 112 Deactivating the RF signal (RF mute) 113

Deactivating the RF signal with the MIC button 113

Deactivating the RF signal with the ON/OFF button 113 Lock-off function 115 Displays on the SKM 300 G4 handheld transmitter display panel 116

Select a standard display 117 Buttons for navigating the SKM 300 G4 menu 118

Navigating through the menu 118

Making changes in a menu item 118 Setting options in the menu 119 Sensitivity menu item 120 Frequency Preset menu item 120 Name menu item 121 Auto Lock menu item 121 Advanced menu item 122

Advanced > Tune menu item 123

Only adjusting the frequency 123

Setting the channel and frequency 123 Advanced > Mute Mode menu item 124 Advanced > MIC LED menu item 125 Advanced > RF Power menu item 126 Advanced > Pilot Tone menu item 126 Advanced > LCD Contrast menu item 126 Advanced > Reset menu item 127 Advanced > Software Revision menu item 127

Using the SKM 500 G4 128

Operating elements of the SKM 500 G4 handheld transmitter 129 Switching the SKM 500 G4 handheld transmitter on and off 130 Muting the handheld transmitter (AF mute) 131 Deactivating the RF signal (RF mute) 131 Lock-off function 132 Displays on the SKM 500 G4 handheld transmitter display panel 133

Select a standard display 134 Buttons for navigating the SKM 500 G4 menu 135

Navigating through the menu 135

Making changes in a menu item 135 Setting options in the menu 136 Sensitivity menu item 137 Frequency Preset menu item 137 Name menu item 138 Auto Lock menu item 138 Advanced menu item 139 Advanced > Tune menu item 140

Only adjusting the frequency 140

Setting the channel and frequency 140 Advanced > RF Power menu item 141 Advanced > Pilot Tone menu item 141 Advanced > LCD Contrast menu item 142 Advanced > Reset menu item 142 Advanced > Software Revision menu item 142

Using the SK 300 G4 143

Operating elements of the SK 300 G4 bodypack transmitter 144 Switching the SK 300 G4 bodypack transmitter on and off 146 Muting the bodypack transmitter (AF mute) 147

Muting the audio signal with the MUTE switch 147

Muting the audio signal with the RMS 1 remote mute

switch 147 Deactivating the RF signal (RF mute) 148

Deactivating the RF signal with the MUTE switch 148

Deactivating the RF signal with the ON/OFF button 149

Deactivating the RF signal with the RMS 1 remote mute

switch 150 Using the SK 300 G4 with the RMS 1 remote mute switch 150 Lock-off function 151 Displays on the SK 300 G4 bodypack transmitter display panel 152

Select a standard display 153 Buttons for navigating the SK 300 G4 menu 154

Navigating through the menu 154

Making changes in a menu item 154 Setting options in the menu 155 Sensitivity menu item 156 Frequency Preset menu item 156 Name menu item 157 Auto Lock menu item 157 Advanced menu item 158 Advanced > Tune menu item 159

Only adjusting the frequency 159

Setting the channel and frequency 159 Advanced > Mute Mode menu item 160

MUTE switch functions 160

Functions of the RMS 1 remote mute switch 160 Advanced > MIC LED menu item 161 Advanced > RF Power menu item 162 Advanced > Pilot Tone menu item 162 Advanced > LCD Contrast menu item 163 Advanced > Reset menu item 163 Advanced > Software Revision menu item 163

Using the SK 500 G4 164

Operating elements of the SK 500 G4 bodypack transmitter 165 Switching the SK 500 G4 bodypack transmitter on and off 166 Muting the bodypack transmitter (AF mute) 167 Deactivating the RF signal (RF mute) 168

Deactivating the RF signal with the MUTE switch 168

Deactivating the RF signal with the ON/OFF button 169 Lock-off function 171 Displays on the SK 500 G4 bodypack transmitter display panel 172

Select a standard display 173 Buttons for navigating the SK 500 G4 menu 174

Navigating through the menu 174

Making changes in a menu item 174 Setting options in the menu 175 Sensitivity menu item 176 Frequency Preset menu item 176 Name menu item 177 Auto Lock menu item 177 Advanced menu item 178 Advanced > Tune menu item 179

Only adjusting the frequency 179

Setting the channel and frequency 179 Advanced > Mute Mode menu item 180 Advanced > RF Power menu item 180 Advanced > Pilot Tone menu item 181 Advanced > LCD Contrast menu item 181 Advanced > Reset menu item 181 Advanced > Software Revision menu item 181

Establishing a radio link 182

Setting notes 182

Synchronizing devices 183 Using the ASA 214 185

Operating elements on the front of the device 186 Switching the ASA 214 on and off 187

Overview 188 Product variants 189

EM 300-500 G4 product variants 189

Made in Germany 189

Assembled in the USA 189 SKM 300 G4 product variants 190

Made in Germany 190

Assembled in the USA 190 SKM 500 G4 product variants 191

Made in Germany 191

Assembled in the USA 191 SK 300 G4 product variants 192

Made in Germany 192

Assembled in the USA 192 SK 500 G4 product variants 193

Made in Germany 193

Assembled in the USA 193

Frequency tables 194 Specifications 195

EM 300-500 G4 196

RF characteristics 196

AF characteristics 197

Overall device 197 SKM 300 G4 198

RF characteristics 198

AF characteristics 199

Overall device 199 SKM 500 G4 200

RF characteristics 200

AF characteristics 201

Overall device 201 SK 300 G4 202

RF characteristics 202

AF characteristics 203

Overall device 203 SK 500 G4 204

RF characteristics 204

AF characteristics 205

Overall device 205 ASA 214 206

Specifications 206

Block diagram 207

Pin assignment 208

3.5 mm stereo jack plug 208

3.5 mm mic jack plug 208

3.5 mm line jack plug 208

6.3 mm stereo jack plug, balanced (audio in/loop out)

208

6.3 mm mono jack plug, unbalanced 209

6.3 mm stereo jack plug for headphone jack 209

XLR-3 plug, balanced 209

Hollow jack plug for power supply 209

Cleaning and maintenance 210

Cleaning the sound inlet basket of the microphone mo-

dule 210

Overview

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Overview

You can find information about the individual products in the ew 300500 G4 series under “ew 300-500 G4 series products”.

For information about the available accessories, see “Accessories”.

You can find information about the ew 300-500 G4 series frequency bank system under “The frequency bank system”.

ew 300-500 G4 series products

You can also find more information here:

• A variety of frequency variants are available from the individual products. You can find more information under “Product variants”.

•You can find technical specifications about the individual products under “Specifications”.

• You can find information about installing the products under “Installing and starting up ew 300-500 G4 series devices”.

• You can find information about operating the products under “Using ew 300–500 G4 series devices”.

EM 300-500 G4 rack receiver

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You can find more detailed information about the EM 300-500 G4 in the following sections:

• Installation and Startup: “Installing the EM 300-500 G4”

• Operation: “Using the EM 300-500 G4”

• Technical Data: “EM 300-500 G4”

SKM 300 G4 handheld transmitter

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You can find more detailed information about the SKM 300 G4 in the following sections:

• Installation and Startup: “Installing the SKM 300 G4”

• Operation: “Using the SKM 300 G4”

• Technical Data: “SKM 300 G4”

SK 300 G4 bodypack transmitter

You can find more detailed information about the SK 300 G4 in the following sections:

• Installation: “Installing the SK 300 G4”

• Operation: “Using the SK 300 G4”

• Technical Data: “SK 300 G4”

SKM 500 G4 handheld transmitter

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You can find more detailed information about the SKM 500 G4 in the following sections:

• Installation and Startup: “Installing the SKM 500 G4”

• Operation: “Using the SKM 500 G4”

• Technical Data: “SKM 500 G4”

SK 500 G4 bodypack transmitter

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You can find more detailed information about the SK 500 G4 in the following sections:

• Installation and Startup: “Installing the SK 500 G4”

• Operation: “Using the SK 500 G4”

• Technical Data: “SK 500 G4”

Accessories

A variety of accessories are available for the ew 300-500 G4 series.

Microphones and cables

Microphone modules

We recommend using the following microphone modules with the SKM 300 G4 and SKM 500 G4 handheld transmitters.

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Module Features Article

no.

MMD 835-1 BK Dynamic, cardioid, black 502575

MMD 845-1 BK Dynamic, super-cardioid, black 502576

MME 865-1 BK Capacitor, super-cardioid, black 502581

MMD 935-1 BK Dynamic, cardioid, black 502577

MMD 945-1 BK Dynamic, super-cardioid, black 502579

MMK 965-1 BK Capacitor, switchable

Cardioid/super-cardioid, black

MMK 965-1 NI Capacitor, switchable

Cardioid/super-cardioid, nickel

MD 9235 BK Dynamic, cardioid, black 502585

MD 9235 NI Dynamic, cardioid, black 502586

MD 9235 NI/BK Dynamic, cardioid, nickel/black 502591

Neumann KK 204

Neumann KK 204 BK

Neumann KK 205

Neumann KK 205 BK

Capacitor, cardioid, nickel 008651

Capacitor, cardioid, black 008652

Capacitor, super-cardioid, nickel 008653

Capacitor, super-cardioid, black 008654

502582

502584

You can find more information about the individual microphone modules on their respective product pages at www.sennheiser.com.

Accessories

Headset and Lavalier microphones

We recommend using the following Lavalier microphones and headset microphones with the SK 300 G4 and SK 500 G4 bodypack transmitters.

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Microphone Features Article

no.

ME 2-II Lavalier microphone, omni-direc-

tional, black

ME 3-II Headset microphone, cardioid,

black

ME 4-N Lavalier microphone, cardioid,

black

MKE 1-ew Lavalier microphone, omni-direc-

tional, black

MKE 1-ew-3 Lavalier microphone, omni-direc-

tional, beige

MKE 2-ew Gold Lavalier microphone, omni-direc-

tional, black

MKE 2 ew-3 Gold Lavalier microphone, omni-direc-

tional, beige

MKE 40-ew Lavalier microphone, cardioid,

black

SL Headmic 1 BE Headband microphone, omni-di-

rectional, beige

507437

506295

005020

502876

502879

009831

009832

500527

506272

SL Headmic 1 BK Headband microphone, omni-di-

506271 rectional, black

SL Headmic 1 SB Headband microphone, omni-di-

506904 rectional, silver

You can find more information about the individual microphones on their respective product pages at www.sennheiser.com.

Accessories

Line/instrument cables

The following cables are available to connect instruments and line sources to the SK 300 G4 and SK 500 G4 bodypack transmitters:

• Sennheiser CL 2 Line cable with XLR-3F plug on lockable 3.5 mm jack plug, article no. 004840

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• Sennheiser Ci 1-N Guitar cable with 6.3 mm jack plug on lockable 3.5 mm jack plug, article no. 005021

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Accessories

Rechargeable battery and charger

BA 2015 rechargeable battery

The BA 2015 rechargeable battery is designed for use with evolution wireless G4 series handheld transmitters, bodypack transmitters and bodypack receivers.

Article no. 009950

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L2015 charger

The BA 2015 rechargeable battery can be charged in the L 2015 charger on its own or inside of the bodypack transmitter/bodypack receiver.

Article no. 009828

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Accessories

LA 2 charging adapter

Charging adapter for L 2015 charger for charging SKM G4 handheld transmitters with installed BA 2015 rechargeable battery.

Article no. 503162

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Accessories

Accessories for rack mounting

GA 3 rack mount kit

19” rack adapter for mounting the EM 100 G4, EM 300 G4, EM 500 G4 or SR 300 IEM G4 in a 19” rack.

Article no. 503167

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AM 2 antenna front mounting kit

Antenna front mounting kit for installing antenna connections on the front of the rack when using the EM 100 G4, EM 300 G4, EM 500 G4 or SR 300 IEM G4 together with the GA 3 rack mounting kit.

Article no. 009912

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Accessories

Antennas and accessories

The following antenna components are available as accessory parts.

Omni-directional antennas

• A 1031-U, passive omni-directional antenna, article no. 004645

Directional antennas

• A 2003 UHF, passive directional antenna, article no. 003658

Antenna splitter

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• ASA 214, active antenna splitter 2×1:4

• ASA 214-UHF variant, 470 – 870 MHz, article no. 508241

• See “Installing the ASA 214” and “Using the ASA 214”

Antenna amplifiers

• AB 3700, broadband antenna amplifier, article no. 502196

• AB 3, antenna amplifier, up to 42 MHz bandwidth

• AB 3-A variant, frequency range A, article no. 502567

• AB 3-A1 variant, frequency range A1, article no. 507367

• AB 3-B variant, frequency range B, article no. 502568

• AB 3-C variant, frequency range C, article no. 502569

• AB 3-D variant, frequency range D, article no. 502570

• AB 3-E variant, frequency range E, article no. 502571

• AB 3-G variant, frequency range G, article no. 502572

• AB 3-GB variant, frequency range GB, article no. 504680

• AB 3-K variant, frequency range K, article no. 505550

• AB 4, antenna amplifier, up to 88 MHz bandwidth

• AB 4-Aw+ variant, frequency range Aw+, article no. 508538

• AB 4-Gw variant, frequency range Gw, article no. 508539

• AB 4-GBw variant, frequency range GBw, article no. 508540

• AB 4-Bw variant, frequency range Bw, article no. 508541

• AB 4-Cw variant, frequency range Cw, article no. 508542

• AB 4-Dw variant, frequency range Dw, article no. 508543

Accessories

Additional accessories

Color labeling set

• KEN 2, color labeling set for SKM handheld transmitters, article no. 530195

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Microphone clamp

• MZQ 1, microphone clamp for SKM handheld transmitters, article no. 076670

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Accessories

MUTE switch

• RMS 1, remote mute switch for SK 300 G4, article no. 503164

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The frequency bank system

There are different frequency ranges in the UHF band available for transmission.

The following frequency ranges are available for the ew 300- 500 G4 series:

• Aw+ range: 470 – 558 MHz

• AS range: 520 – 558 MHz

• Gw1 range: 558 – 608 MHz

• Gw range: 558 – 626 MHz

• GBw range: 606 – 678 MHz

• Bw range: 626 – 698 MHz

• Cw range: 718 – 790 MHz

• Dw range: 790 – 865 MHz

• JB range: 806 – 810 MHz

• K+ range: 925 – 937.5 MHz

Every frequency range has 26 frequency banks with up to 32 channels:

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You can find information about the frequency presets in the frequency tables of the respective frequency ranges under “Frequency tables”.

Installing and starting up ew 300-500 G4 series devices

INSTALLATION

Installing and starting up ew 300500 G4 series devices

You can find information about installing and connecting ew 300500 G4 series devices in the following sections.

• EM 300-500 G4 rack receiver >> “Installing the EM 300-500 G4”

• SKM 300 G4 handheld transmitter >> “Installing the SKM 300 G4”

• SKM 500 G4 handheld transmitter >> “Installing the SKM 500 G4”

• SK 300 G4 bodypack transmitter >> “Installing the SK 300 G4”

Installing and starting up ew 300-500 G4 series devices

• SK 500 G4 bodypack transmitter >> “Installing the SK 500 G4”

• ASA 214 antenna splitter>> “Installing the ASA 214”

You can find information about operating the products under “Using ew 300–500 G4 series devices”.

Installing the EM 300-500 G4

These sections contain detailed information about installing and starting up the EM 300-500 G4.

You can find information about operating the EM 300-500 G4 under “Using the EM 300-500 G4”.

Installing the EM 300-500 G4

Connectors on the rear of the device

Product overview for the rear of the EM 300-500 G4

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1 BNC socket, antenna input II (ANT II) with remote power supply unit

• See “Connecting antennas”

2 BNC socket, antenna input I (ANT I) with remote power supply unit

• See “Connecting antennas”

3 6.3 mm jack socket for audio output, unbalanced (AF OUT UNBAL)

• See “Outputting audio signals”

4 XLR-3 socket for audio output, balanced (AF OUT BAL)

• See “Outputting audio signals”

5 LAN connection socket (ETHERNET RJ 45)

• See “Creating a data network”

6 Connecting cables for the power supply unit (DC IN)

• See “Connecting/disconnecting the EM 300-500 G4 to/from the power supply system”

7 Strain relief for the cable of the power supply unit

• See “Connecting/disconnecting the EM 300-500 G4 to/from the power supply system”

Installing the EM 300-500 G4

Connecting/disconnecting the EM 300-500 G4 to/ from the power supply system

Only use the supplied power supply unit. It is designed for your receiver and ensures safe operation.

To connect the EM 300-500 G4 to the power supply system:

▷ Insert the plug of the power supply unit into the DC IN socket of the re-

ceiver.

▷ Pass the cable of the power supply unit through the cable grip.

▷ Slide the supplied country adapter onto the power supply unit.

▷ Plug the power supply unit into the wall socket.

To completely disconnect the EM 300-500 G4 from the power supply system:

▷ Unplug the power supply unit from the wall socket.

▷ Unplug the power supply unit from the DC IN socket of the receiver.

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