Sennheiser SK 500 - Manuals

5 Safety instructions Never open an electronic unit! If units are opened bycustomers in breach of this instruction, the warrantybecomes null and void. Use the unit in dry rooms only. Use a damp cloth for cleaning the unit. Do not use anycleansing agents or solvents. Delivery includes The packaging c...

6 Areas of application The transmitter can be combined with receivers of theew 500 G2 series (EM 500 G2 rack-mount receiver orEK 500 G2 bodypack receiver). The receivers are available in the same five UHF frequency ranges and are equipped withthe same channel bank system with factory-presetfrequenci...

7 The operating controls Microphone/line input (MIC/LINE),3.5 mm jack socket Antenna Red LED for operation and battery status indication (ON/LOW BAT) Yellow LED for audio peak (AF PEAK) Charging contacts SET button / rocker button (UP/DOWN) Battery compartment Battery compartment cover Unlocking but...

8 Indications and displays LC display panel Alphanumeric display “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 Lock mode icon(lock mode is activated) “PILOT” display (pilot tone transmission i...

11 y The taking into account of the different voltagecharacteristics of primary cells (batteries) andaccupacks. The battery status indications on thedisplays, the transmission of transmitter batterystatus information to the rack-mount receivers andthe switch-off thresholds at the end of the operatin...

12 Positioning the microphones The ME 3 and ME 4 microphones are directionalmicrophones, i.e. their sound inlet should always bedirected towards the sound source (e.g. mouth). The ME 2 with omni-directional pick-up pattern picks upsound equally from all directions. It is the best choice ifmovements ...

13 Using the bodypack transmitter Switching the transmitter on/off The transmitter can only be switched off when the standarddisplay is shown on the display panel. When in theoperating menu, briefly pressing the ON / OFF button will cancel your entry (ESC function) and return you to thestandard disp...

14 Muting the transmitter The transmitter has a MUTE switch that noiselessly mutes the transmitter’s audio signal without switching thetransmitter off. Set the MUTE switch to the position “MUTE”. The “MUTE” display appears on the display panel. Providedthat the pilot tone function is activated on bo...

15 The operating menu A special feature of the Sennheiser ew 500 G2 series is thesimilar, intuitive operation of transmitters and receivers. Asa result, adjustments to the settings can be made quicklyand “without looking” – even in stressful situations, forexample on stage or during a live show or p...

16 Working with the operating menu By way of example of the “ TUNE ” menu, this section describes how to use the operating menu. After switching the transmitter on, the standard display isshown on the display panel. Getting into the operating menu Press the SET button to get from the standard displa...

18 Operating menu of the transmitter BANK Changing the channel bank BANK 1 BANK U SET Current channel bank / : 1...8, U (User Bank) SET : Stores the setting STORED STORED CHAN 1. 03 B.CH SET Current channel (display depends on "DISPLY" setting) Changing the channel / : Channel 01...20 SET : ...

19 DISPLY PILOT Activating/deactivating the pilot tone transmission SET Pilot tone transmission activated or deactivated / : ON, OFF SET : Stores the setting PLT. ON ON PLT. OFF OFF LOCK Activating the lock mode SET SET Lock mode activated or deactivated LOC. OFF OFF LOC. ON ON EXIT Exiting the oper...

20 Adjustment tips for the operating menu Switching between channel banks – BANK Via the “ BANK ” menu, you can switch between the transmitter’s nine channel banks. Each of the channelbanks “1” to “8” has up to 20 switchable channels that arefactory-preset to a transmission frequency (see “Thechanne...

23 remains unchanged. After the reset, the transmitter isrestarted and the standard display is shown on the displaypanel. Activating/deactivating the pilot tone transmission – PILOT Via the “ PILOT ” menu, you can activate or deactivate the pilot tone transmisssion. The pilot tone supports the recei...

24 Troubleshooting Error checklist If problems occur that are not listed in the above table or ifthe problems cannot be solved with the proposed solutions,please contact your local Sennheiser agent for assistance. Problem Possible cause Possible solution No operation indication Batteries are flat or...

25 Recommendations and tips ... for the ME 2 and ME 4 clip-on microphones y To reduce level variations to a minimum when the userturns his or her head away from the microphone, attachthe microphone as centrally as possible. y To protect the microphone against excessive sweat/moisture, avoid direct s...

26 Care and maintenance Use a slightly damp cloth to clean the transmitter from timeto time. Note: Do not use any cleansing agents or solvents.

27 Specifications RF characteristics Modulation wideband FM Frequency ranges 518–554, 626–662, 740–776, 786–822, 830–866 MHz Transmission frequencies 8 channel banks with up to 20 factory-preset channels each1 channel bank with up to 20 freely selectable channels (1440 frequencies, tunable in steps ...

28 Microphones Connector assignment 3.5 mm jack plug : Polar diagrams and frequency response curves of microphones Polar diagram ME 3 Polar diagramME 4 ME 2 MKE 2-ew ME 3 ME 4 Transducer Principle condenser condenser condenser condenser Sensitivity 20 mV/Pa 5.6 mV/Pa 1.6 mV/Pa 40 mV/Pa Pick-up patte...

29 Frequency response curve ME 2 Frequency response curve ME 3 Frequency response curve ME 4 Accessories ME 2: Clip-on microphone, condenser, omni-directional MKE 2: Clip-on microphone , black or beige,condenser, omni-directional ME 4: Clip-on microphone, condenser, cardioid ME 3: Headmic, condenser...

30 Manufacturer declarations Warranty regulations The guarantee period for this Sennheiser product is 24 months from the dateof purchase. Excluded are accessory items, rechargeable or disposable batte-ries that are delivered with the product; due to their characteristics these pro-ducts have a short...