Sennheiser 2020 - Manual

4 Important safety instructions Danger of hearing damage due to high volumes This is a professional transmission system. Commercialuse is subject to the rules and regulations of the tradeassociation responsible. Sennheiser, as the manu-facturer, is therefore obliged to expressly point outpossible he...

5 Important safety instructions If abused or misused, rechargeable batteries may leak. In extreme cases, they mayeven present: Sennheiser does not accept any liability for damage arising from abuse or misuse. • a heat hazard,• a fire hazard, • an explosion hazard,• a smoke or gas hazard. Keep away f...

7 System components System components The Tourguide System 2020 D consists of thefollowing components which are available from yourSennheiser partner:• EZL 2020-20 L charging case including instruction manual of the overall system • SK 2020 D bodypack transmitter• SKM 2020 D radio microphone• HDE 20...

8 Overview of the system Overview of the system The Tourguide System 2020 D offers optimum digitalspeech transmission for conferences and guided tourse.g. in factories or museums. The use of RF transmis-sion allows freedom of movement for all members ofthe group. Six preset intermodulation-free rece...

9 Overview of the system HDE 2020 D and EK 2020 D receivers The receivers are easy to use and comfortable to wear.The built-in LC display shows all the important in-formation at a glance (receiving channel, receptionquality, charge status of the built-in Lithium-polymerrechargeable battery as well a...

10 The operating controls The operating controls SK 2020 D bodypack transmitter Line input MUTE switch Microphone input Battery compartment cover BA 2015 accupack ON / OFF button (under battery compartment cover) Red LED LOW BATT / MUTE Yellow LED PEAK / rocker button SET button (under battery compa...

11 The operating controls SKM 2020 D radio microphone Sound inlet basket Body of radio microphone Battery compartment (not visible from outside) Display section LC display Turnable protective cap for operating controls (shown removed); the following operating controls become acces-sible in turn by t...

12 The operating controls HDE 2020 D stethoset receiver Earbows Red/green LED for charge status LC display Volume control Channel selection button / Charging contacts Channel display 4-step battery status display Volume display RF signal indication 6

15 The operating controls Indications and displays on the bodypack transmitter Operation and battery status indication The red LED LOW BATT / MUTE provides information on the current operating state of the bodypack trans-mitter: Red LED off: The bodypack transmitter is switched on and the capa-city ...

16 The operating controls MUTE display The red LED LOW BATT / MUTE lights up when the transmitter's microphone input is muted (see “Mutingthe devices” on page 39). Note: The muting function (MUTE) mutes the microphoneinput only, not the line input . Lock mode icon The lock mode icon appears on the d...

18 The operating controls Modulation display The level display for audio signal “AF” shows the modulation of the radio microphone. When the radio microphone’s audio input level isexcessively high, the level display for audio signal“AF” shows full deflection for the duration of the overmodulation. Yo...

19 The operating controls Indications and displays on the receiver RF signal indication The RF signal indication (tower with radio waves) on the LC display provides information on theRF signal reception: Tower with radio waves: An RF signal is being received on the selected channel. Tower without ra...

20 The operating controls LED lights up red: The built-in rechargeable battery is being charged. LED lights up green: The built-in rechargeable battery is fully charged. Thereceiver is now ready for operation. LED slowly flashes red: The temperature of the built-in rechargeable batteryis outside the...

21 The operating controls Indications and displays on the charging case Operation indication The LED POWER lights up as long as the mains supply is switched on. Temperature indication The LED TEMP ERROR lights up if the temperature in the charging case gets too high and will remain onuntil the tempe...

23 The operating controls The functions of the operating controls of the bodypack transmitter/radio microphone * For information on the menu areas “standard display“, “selection mode” and “setting mode“, please see “Overview of the bodypack transmitter’s operating menu” on page 49. PEAK ON/OFF ON/OF...

25 Putting the components into operation Putting the components into operation Setting up the charging case Note: The charging case as well as the accupacks and thereceivers’ built-in rechargeable batteries will gethot during charging. Please ensure the following sothat the generated heat can dissip...

28 Putting the components into operation Connecting external audio sources You can connect an external audio source such as a CDplayer, MP3 player, tape player, etc. to the bodypacktransmitter. (Please note that you cannot connect asecond microphone.) Both signals – the microphoneinput signal and th...

29 Using the components Using the components Switching the devices on/off Notes: • Remove the batteries or the accupack when the bodypack transmitter/radio microphone will notbe used for extended periods of time. • If no transmission is to take place, switch the transmitters off in order to free up ...

30 Using the components Automatically switching the HDE 2020 D on/off The receiver automatically switches on when you pullthe earbows apart. The display switches on. When you release the earbows, the receiver switchesto standby mode (audio deactivated) and thenswitches off after 2minutes. Switching ...

31 Using the components Note: When not using the charging case for extendedperiods of time, switch it off and disconnect it fromthe mains by pulling out the mains connector fromthe wall socket. Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume on the receiver Use• the volume control of the HDE 2020 D or • t...

32 Using the components Charging the rechargeable batteries Charging the accupack in the bodypack transmitter To charge the bodypack transmitter in the EZL 2020-20 L charging case: Place the transmitter with the accupack insertedinto the charging compartment for accupack/body-pack transmitter as sho...

33 Using the components Charging the BA 2015 accupack To charge the accupack of the radio microphone orbodypack transmitter: Remove the accupack as described on page 26 orpage 27. Place the accupack into the charging compartmentfor accupack/bodypack transmitter as shown in the diagram on the left.Th...

34 Using the components Charging the receivers’ built-in rechargeable batteries Place the receiver into one of the charging com-partments for receivers / (light blue in the diagram).• The LED of the HDE 2020 D or • the LED of the EK 2020 D lights up (see table). Notes: • Charging a completely discha...

35 Using the components • An additional temperature protection prevents overheating inside the charging case. If the tem-perature inside the charging case exceeds safetylimits, the charging process will be interruptedand will only be restarted when the charging casehas cooled down. • When not using ...

37 Using the components Setting the channel on the receiver In order for the receiver to receive the signal fromthe bodypack transmitter or radio microphone, it hasto be set to the same channel . To manually set the receiver channel: Press • the channel selection button / of the HDE 2020 D or • the ...

38 Using the components Notes: • If the receivers’ built-in rechargeable batteries are not discharged, you can use the channel copyfunction even when the charging case is notconnected to the mains. • If you do not press the COPY button , the receiver placed into the charging compartmentwith channel ...

39 Using the components Muting the devices Muting the bodypack transmitter Slide the MUTE switch to the left, to “ MUTE “. The red LED LOW BATT / MUTE lights up perma- nently. The MIC level display no longer shows any deflection. The bodypack transmitter’s micro-phone input is muted. Note: The mutin...

43 Using the components Adjusting the radio microphone’s input sensitivity The input sensitivity is adjusted too high when closetalking distances or speakers with loud voices causeovermodulation in the transmission link. When theaudio input level is excessively high, the audio leveldisplay (AF) show...

45 Using the components Loading the factory-preset default settings To load the factory-preset default settings of thebodypack transmitter/radio microphone: Press the SET button. The operating menu appears and the first menuitem “ CHAN ” flashes on the display. Repeatedly press / until “ RESET ” fla...

48 Using the components The operating menu of the bodypack transmitter/radio microphone The bodypack transmitter’s/radio microphone’s oper-ating menu contains the following menu items: *) only available with bodypack transmitter Menu item Meaning CHAN Selects a channel (see page 35) LINE * Switches ...

49 Using the components Overview of the bodypack transmitter’s operating menu Use the ON / OFF button to cancel your entry in all areas of the operating menu. Setting mode Selection mode Selecting the channel Current channel CHAN CH 01 CH 04 RESET / : 01...06 Stores settings CH 01 SET SET SET 3 sec....

51 Using the components Overview of the radio microphone’s operating menu Use the ON / OFF button to cancel your entry in all areas of the operating menu. Selection mode Setting mode Selecting the channel Current channel CHAN CH 01 CH 04 / : 01...06 Stores settings CH 01 SET SET SET 3 sec. STORED EX...

53 Care and maintenance Care and maintenance Before cleaning, make sure that all devices areswitched off and unplugged from the power sup-ply. Use only a soft and dry cloth to clean the devices. Cleaning the earbuds of the HDE 2020 D Carefully pull the earbuds off the receiver. Clean the earbuds e. ...

55 Specifications Specifications SK 2020 D bodypack transmitter (Cat. No. 500548)SK 2020 D-US bodypack transmitter (Cat. No. 500549) SKM 2020 D radio microphone (Cat. No. 500894)SKM 2020 D-US radio microphone (Cat. No. 500895) Modulation 2 FSK (46K0F1D) Frequency range 863–865 MHz Frequency range (U...

58 Accessories Accessories Product name Product description Cat. No. HDE 2020 D Stethoset receiver 500543 HDE 2020 D-US Stethoset receiver (US) 500544 – Earbuds for HDE 2020 D and HDE 2020 D-US (black) stethoset receivers 037080 – Earbuds for HDE 2020 D and HDE 2020 D-US (transparent) stethoset rece...

59 Manufacturer declarations Manufacturer declarations Warranty The original Sennheiser product you have purchased is covered by a warranty of24 months. The warranty period begins on the date of purchase of brand new,unused products by the first end user. Please retain your sales receipt (or yourwar...

60 Manufacturer declarations Consumers may be entitled to statutory rights in their own countries which are notrestricted by these warranty terms and conditions, as the warranty is governed bythe laws of the country in which the Sennheiser product was purchased by theconsumer. The provisions of the ...

61 Manufacturer declarations CE Declaration of Conformity This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevantprovisions of the Directives 2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC and 1999/05/EC. Thedeclaration is available on the Internet at www.sennheiser.com. Before putting theequipm...

62 Index Index Bodypack transmitter 10 Activating/deactivating the lock mode 45Changing the sensitivity of the line input 41Changing the sensitivity of the microphone input 42Charging the rechargeable battery 32Connecting a microphone 27Connecting external audio sources 28Displaying the transmission...

63 Index Radio microphone 11 Activating/deactivating the lock mode 45Adjusting the input sensitivity 43Displaying the transmission frequency 44Displaying the version number 47Inserting/changing the batteries/accupack 26Loading the factory-preset default settings 45Setting the channel 35Switching off...