Telex WT-10, FMR-10 User Manual

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FMR-10 SERIES

WIRELESS USER GUIDE

Table of Contents

Section Page

1. Quick System Setup Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3. Detailed system/component setup instructions . . . . . . . . 4

3.1. FMR-10 Receiver Setup and Operation . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.1.1 Rack Mount Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3.1.2 Antenna Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.2. Handheld Transmitter Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.3. Bodypack Transmitter Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4. Guidelines/Recommendations for Best Performance . . 16

5. Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6. Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Accessories and Replacement Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

1. Quick System Setup Guide

Receiver SetupReceiver Setup

1. Plug power supply cord into the back of the receiver and plug the power supply into an outlet. The channel display & red/green “Diversity” light on the receiver front panel should light up.

2. Attach the supplied 1/4 wave antenna’s to the FMR-10 receiver. Orient the receive antennas angled up and away from each other (at a 90 degree angle). For specific receiver setup information, re fer to section 3.1 for the FMR-10 receiver. Assure that your trans mitter(s) are turned OFF.

3. Depress “SET” button on front panel and release when channel display starts to flash (about 3 seconds). This activates

“ClearScan™” to find an interference free channel for operation. Note the channel (0 - 9) shown on the receiver front panel channel display.

4. Connect receiver audio output to mixer or amplifier. Mute or re duce mixer gain.

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Transmitter SetupTransmitter Setup

1. Open battery compartment, install 9 Volt battery. Make sure to observe proper battery polarity.

2. Adjust channel setting to match channel number shown on re ceiver channel display. Replace battery cover.

3. If using bodypack transmitter, plug the microphone into thetrans mitter connector.

Operating the System

1. Turn transmitter ON via the ON/OFF switch. After a few sec onds, the yellow “Tx On” light should illuminate on the receiver front panel.

2. Turn audio switch to the ON position to the audio.

3. Set mixer amp gain to normal position.

4. Talk/sing into the microphone at a normal volume. You should hear audio coming out of the system.

If the signal is distorted, turn the gain adjust control on the transmitter down. If the signal level is low, you may need to turn the gain adjust control up.

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2. System Description

The Telex FMR-10 Wireless is a series of 10 channel frequency agile UHF wireless systems that combine Telex’s legendary quality and reliability with high value. The transmitters and receivers operate in the UHF frequency range. The well-designed audio circuitry ensures excellent signal-to-noise ratio with accurate sound quality.

System Features

10 Channel Frequency Agile UHF system operation.

Featuring “ClearScan™” which makes for quick and easy system

setup.

Handheld transmitters feature Electro-Voice N/DYM mic ele-

ments, for superior sound quality.

True-diversity system with Posi-Phase™ insures maximum range

and freedom from interference.

Well-designed companding and audio circuitry insures high sig-

nal-to-noise ratio and excellent sound quality.

Receivers may be rack-mounted with included hardware.

FMR-10 output via 3-pin XLR-type balanced mic level connector.

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3. Detailed Setup Instructions

3.1 FMR-10 Receiver Setup & OperationReceiver Setup & Operation

1. Place the receiver where there is a clear line of sight to the area where the transmitter will be used.

2. Attach either the supplied 1/4-wave antennas or two remotely mounted antennas to the antenna connectors on the rear panel of the FMR-10. Be sure and tighten the connectors securely. If the supplied 1/4-wave antennas are used, they must be oriented at a 90oangle as shown in Figure 2. Unlike other diversity wireless systems, two

antennas are required for the FMR-10 to operate correctly.

SET ANTENNAS AT 90 DEGREES

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Figure 1 FMR-10 Front View

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Connect the power supply cord to the receiver. Plug the power

3. supply into an AC outlet. Confirm that the receiver is ON by

checking for thelighted channel display and diversity led’s on the front panel.

NOTE: Upon power-up, the receiver will return to the channel it was set to when it was turned off.

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CAUTION: Please make sure that the AC adapter is the cor rect voltage for your local requirements.

4. ClearScan™: The FMR-10 Wireless system features ClearScan™. ClearScan™ automates the process of finding a

clear channel to use insetup ofyour FMR-10 Wireless system.To use ClearScan™, depress and hold down the set button for 3 sec onds. When the channel display begins flashing release the set button. The receiver is now searching for a clear frequency by

measuring the RFenergy present on each channel. The entirepro cess will take about 5 seconds. While scanning, the channel dis play will show the channel number being scanned. When

ClearScan™ is complete, the display will stop flashing and it will display the number of the channel recommended for use.

NOTE: If using more than one FMR-10 system, set up ONE system at a time. Turn on the transmitter for the first system, before

using ClearScan™ to set up the second. Please see the “Guideline/Recommendations for best performance” section of the FMR-10 User’s Guide to set up more than two systems.

Setting the Channel: Changing the channel on the receiver can also be done manually. By momentarily depressing the set button, the channel number is increased by one.

NOTE: when the system is turned off, the channel number is saved in non-volatile memory. When the receiver is turned on, it will return to the same channel number.

Channel Change Lock-out: Once the channel has been set on the receiver, the FMR-10 system has the capability to deactivate or lock-out the channel change button. This is done by depressing the set button for 10 seconds or more. Lock-out is active when the decimal point illuminates in the lower right corner of the channel display. This will defeat the set button. To override or defeat the lockout function, again depress the set button for 10 seconds. This will reactivate the channel set button to work normally. This function can be useful where unauthorized personnel have access to the receiver.

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NOTE: If thesystem is in “lock-out”, ClearScan™ will notfunction.

7. Make sure the gain setting is muted or turned down on the mixer or amp channel you will connect the wireless system to.

8. Plug the audio cable (not supplied) into the output connector.

NOTE: The 3-pin XLR-type connector output level is fixed, and cannot be adjusted.

Now refer to details located in the FMR-10 User’s Guide on how to set up the transmitter.

Once the Transmitter has been set-up, and turned on...

9. Speak or sing loudly into the microphone and observe the Audio level meter on the receiver. Adjust the gain control on the transmitter to prevent over or under modulation. The gain should be adjusted so that the signal peaks are no more than -10dB and that there is at least -20dB or audio level meter indication.

10. “Walk” the expected area of use to check for dropouts or interference. To minimize the potential for dropouts or interference, please observe good antenna placement. When the transmitter is turned on, the RF meter on the receiver should be illuminated in the green range to verify it is receiving a strong signal.

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Adjust the squelch control if necessary. The squelch control on the back of the receiver may be adjusted to effectively increase range or to reduce interference. The factory setting is at a mid point, which shouldbe suitable for most situations.To effectively increase range, turn the control counter-clockwise until you hear noise or interference, then, turn the squelch clockwise until the noise is muted. To reduce interference, turn the control clock wise.

NOTE: If the squelch is being adjusted, the transmitter should be turned off.

CAUTION! Increasing the range will make the system more susceptible to outside interference! Reducing interference will also effectively decrease the range, which will make the system more susceptible to dropouts.

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