Sennheiser SKM 9000 User Manual

SKM 9000

Instruction manual

Contents

Important safety instructions ........................................................... 2

The SKM 9000 radio microphone ...................................................... 4

Delivery includes ................................................................................. 4

Product overview ................................................................................ 5

Preparing the SKM 9000 for use ....................................................... 7

Changing the microphone head ..................................................... 8

Using the SKM 9000 ........................................................................... 9

Switching the SKM 9000 on/off ................................................. 10

Activating/deactivating the automatic lock mode

(Autolock) ....................................................................................... 11

Basic functions of the Sennheiser operating menu ................ 12

Overview of the status displays ................................................. 13

Overview of the menu items ....................................................... 14

Cleaning and maintaining the SKM 9000 ...................................... 16

If a problem occurs ... ........................................................................ 18

Specifications .....................................................................................19

System characteristics .................................................................. 19

Operating conditions .................................................................... 20

SKM 9000 characteristics ............................................................. 21

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Important safety instructions

• Read this instruction manual.

• Keep this instruction manual. Always include this instruction manual when passing the product on to third parties.

• Heed all warnings and follow all instructions.

• Do not use the product near water.

• Only clean the product with a dry cloth.

• Do not place the product near any heat sources such as radiators, stoves, or other devices (i produce heat.

• Only use attachments, accessories or spare parts specified by Sennheiser.

• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required if the product has been damaged in any way, liquid has been spilled, objects have fallen inside, the product has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate properly or has been dropped.

• WARNING: To reduce the risk shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture.

• Do not expose the product to dripping or splashing.

Intended use

Intended use of the Digital 9000 system components includes:

• having read and understood this instruction manual, especially the chapter “Important safety instructions”,

• using the product within the operating conditions and tions described in this instruction manual.

“Improper use” means using the produc this instruction manual, or under operating conditions which differ from those described herein.

This instruction manual is also available at www.sennheiser.com.

ncluding amplifiers) that

of fire or electric

limita-

t other than as described in

Safety instructions for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries

If abused or misused, the rechargeable batteries may leak. In extreme cases, they may even present a risk of

•explosion,

• fire development,

Sennheiser does not accept any liability for damage arising from ab

use or misuse.

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• heat generation,

• smoke or gas development.

Important safety instructions

Keep away from children.

Observe correct polarity.

Do not expose to moisture.

Only charge rechargeable batteries at ambient temperatures between 10°C/50°F and 40°C/104°F.

Do not mutilate or dismantle.

Immediately remove rechargeable batteries from an obviously defective product.

Do not continue to use defective rechargeable batteries.

Only use rechargeable batteries specified by Sennheiser.

Remove the rechargeable batteries if the product will not be used for extended periods of time.

Store the product in a cool and dry place at room temperature (approx. 20 °C/68 °F).

Only charge rechargeable batteries with a charger recommended by Sennheiser.

Pack/store charged rechargeable batteries so that the

rminals cannot

te contact each other – danger of shorting out/ fire hazard.

Switch rechargeable batterypowered products off after use.

When not using rechargeable batteries for extended periods of time, charge them regularly (about every three months).

Do not heat above 70°C/ 158°F, e.g. do not expose to sunlight or throw into a fire

Dispose of rechargeable batteries at special co or return them to your specialist dealer.

llection points

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The SKM 9000 radio microphone

The SKM 9000 radio microphone offers great ease of use and can easily be adapted to any transmission situation:

•Rugged housing

• Input gain adjustable in 3 dB steps

•Switchable 1 kHz test tone, useful for level matching the

stem and for the walk test

• Detection and support of the type of microphone head being used, incl. Neumann microphone heads

• High accuracy of charge status display (BA 60) or remaining operating

• Switchable low cut filter for filtering out low frequency components

• Frequencies tuneable in 25 kHz steps

• Power supply optionally via BA 60 lithium-ion accupack or B 60 battery pack (2 AA size alkaline batteries or 2 AA size lithium batteries)

• Different microphone heads for different areas of application (see page 6)

• Optionally available with command function

time display (B 60)

Delivery includes

1SKM 9000 or SKM 9000 COM radio microphone 1 MZQ 9000 microphone clamp 1 supplement “Framework requirements and restrictions on fre-

quency usage”

1 instruction manual

You additionally require microphone heads as well as a BA 60 accupack and/or a B 60 battery pack.

A list of accessories can be found on the Digital 9000 product page at www.sennheiser.com. For information on suppliers, contact your local Sennheiser partner: www.sennheiser.com > “Service & Support”.

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Product overview

1 2

1 Microphone head 2 Contact rings

of microphone head

3 Contacts of radio microphone 4 COMMAND button

(COM version only)*

5 Display panel 6 Infra-red interface 7 Accupack or

battery pack for 2 AA size cells

9 DOWN button 0 UP button

A SET button ON/OFF

button with ESC function (cancel):

- lights up constantly: radio microphone is operational

B Antenna C Catches

for accupack/battery pack

8 Body of radio microphone

The COMMAND button can be configured via the operating menu of the EM 9046 receiver (see "Cmd mode – Configuring the audio and command outputs" in the the system instruction manual).

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Product overview

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Overview of the standard display after switch-on

After switch-on, the radio microphone displays the following standard display.

1 Display for charge status of

the accupack/battery pack

2 Operating time display (only

when used with the BA 60)

3 Frequency/channel/name

display, switchable

4 “Encryption” display 5 Lock mode icon 6 Transmission mode display:

“HD” (High Definition Audio) or “LR” (Long Range Audio)

Recommended microphone heads

Microphone head Pick-up pattern Transducer

ME 9002 omni-directional condenser

ME 9004 cardioid condenser

ME 9005 super-cardioid condenser

MD 9235 super-cardioid dynamic

MMD 935-1 cardioid dynamic

MMD 945-1 super-cardioid dynamic

MMK 965-1 cardioid/super-

cardioid, switchable

KK 204 (Neumann) cardioid condenser

KK 205 (Neumann) super-cardioid condenser

You can also use your radio microphone together with the microphone heads of the ew G3 and 2000 series.

principle

permanently polarized

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Preparing the SKM 9000 for use

Selecting the accupack/battery pack

You can power the SKM 9000 radio microphone using:

•the BA 60 accupack

•the B 60 battery pack for two 1.5 V AA size batteries Charge the BA 60 accupack before using it for the first time

(see the instruction manual for the Digital 9000 system).

CAUTION!

Damage to the radio microphone and/or the accupack/battery pack

If you touch the following contacts, they can become dirty or damaged:

• Charging and data contacts of the BA 60 accu-

pack

• Data contacts of the B 60 battery pack

not touch the contacts of the BA 60 accupack nor the con-

왘 Do

tacts of the B 60 battery pack.

Inserting batteries into the B 60 battery pack

왘 Insert the batteries into the battery pack (see diagram). Observe

correct polarity when inserting the batteries.

Only insert high-quality AA size batteries (e.g. lithium or alkaline batteries) into the B 60 battery pack. If you insert rechargeable batteries, the charge status display 1 will show a wrong value.

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