Page 2 - Th an k you for ch oosin g Sen nheiser!
2 Th an k you for ch oosin g Sen nheiser! We have d esi gned thi s p rod uc t to gi ve you r el iab leoper ation over man y years . Over h alf a cen tury o faccu mul ated exper tise i n th e des ig n an d manu fac tu re o fhi gh -q uali ty electro -aco usti c equ ipm ent have m adeSenn hei ser a wo ...
Page 3 - Contents
3 Contents Th e SKM 500 G2 rad iom icr oph on e fam il y ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 4 Th e ch ann el b ank sys tem ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 4 Saf ety in stru ction s .. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ....
Page 4 - The ch annel bank system
4 The SKM 500 G2 radiomicrophone family The SKM 500 G2 rad io micr op hon e fa mil y is par t of the evo- luti on w ir eless ser ies ew 500 G2. Wi th thi s s eries , Sen- nh ei ser of fer s hi gh -q uali ty s tate-of-the-art RF tr ans mis-sio n s ystems wi th a hig h level of oper ation al reli abi ...
Page 6 - Areas of application; Trans mitter
6 Areas of application The SKM 500 G2 r adi omi cro pho ne fa mil y can b e comb in edwith recei vers of th e ew 500 G2 s eries (EM 500 G2 rack-mou nt r eceiver o r EK 500 G2 bod ypa ck r eceiver ). Therecei vers ar e avai lab le in the sam e five U HF f r eq uen cyran ges and are equi pp ed w ith t...
Page 7 - The operating controls
7 The operating controls So und i nl et bas ket Col or -cod ed id entif icati on ri ng fo r micr op hon e hea ds g reen : MD 835 mic rop hon e h eadb lu e: MD 845 mi cro pho ne headr ed: ME 865 mic rop ho ne h ead B od y of r adi omi crop ho ne B atter y co mpar tment (n ot vi si ble fr om outsi de)...
Page 8 - Indications and displays; LC display panel
8 Indications and displays LC display panel Al phan um eri c d isp lay “B .CH“ – ap pear s w hen the chan nel ban k an d the ch ann el nu mber ar e di sp layed “MHz“ – ap pears w hen the f req uen cy i s d is play ed 4-step battery status di spl ay Lo ck mo de i con(lock mod e i s ac ti vated) “P IL...
Page 10 - Inserti ng/rep lacin g the batteri es
10 Preparing the radiom icrophone for use Inserti ng/rep lacin g the batteri es For pow erin g the ra dio mic rop hon e, you can either u se tw o1. 5 V A A s ize ba tteri es o r the r ech arg ea ble Sen nh eis erBA 2015 accu pack. Uns crew the d is play sectio n f rom the rad io micr op hon e’s b od...
Page 11 - Changin g the microp hone head
11 P ush the ba ttery comp artmen t i nto th er adi omi cro pho ne’ s b od y. Scr ew th e d isp lay sectio n ti gh t. N ote: For ac cup ack oper ation of the r adi omic rop ho ne, on ly us ethe BA 2015 acc upa ck i n or der to ensu re opti mumo perati onal r eli abi lity. For ch arg in g th e acc up...
Page 13 - Using the radiomicrophone; Switch ing the radi omi crophon e on/off
13 Using the radiomicrophone Switch ing the radi omi crophon e on/off Th e r ad iomi cr oph one can on ly be s witch ed of f w hen th estan dar d d isp lay i s sh own on th e d is play p anel . When in th eop eratin g m enu , br ief ly p ress in g the ON / OFF bu tton wi ll can cel you r entry (ESC ...
Page 14 - Mutin g the rad iomicroph one; Acti vati ng/deactivatin g the lock mode
14 Mutin g the rad iomicroph one The rad io micr op hon e has a MUTE sw itch th at n ois eless ly mutes the au di o si gna l wi th ou t sw itch in g therad iom icr oph on e of f. Tur n th e pr otective cap at th e b ottom of the rad io micr op hon e so that the MU TE swi tch beco mes access ib le. ....
Page 15 - The operating menu; The buttons; Buttons Mo de
15 The operating menu A sp ecial f eatur e of th e Senn hei ser ew 500 G2 ser ies i s th esi mi lar, intu itive op erati on of tran smi tter s and recei vers . Asa r esul t, adj us tm ents to th e setti ng s can b e made q ui cklyan d “wi th ou t l ooki ng ” – even i n s tr ess ful si tu ation s, f ...
Page 16 - Worki ng with the operating menu; Getting into the opera ting menu
16 Worki ng with the operating menu By way of examp le of the “ TUN E ” menu , th is sectio n descr ib es how to u se th e op er atin g menu . After s witch in g the r adi omi crop ho ne on , th e stand ar ddi spl ay i s s how n on th e d isp lay pan el. Getting into the opera ting menu Pr ess th e ...
Page 18 - Operating men u of th e radiomi crophone; FREQ; NAME
18 Operating men u of th e radiomi crophone 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...
Page 19 - DISPLY; BANK
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...
Page 20 - CHAN; Multi- cha nnel operation; TUNE
20 Adjustment tips for the operating menu Switchin g between channel ban ks – BANK Vi a th e “ B ANK ” men u, yo u can sw itch b etw een the rad iom icr oph on e’ s nin e ch ann el ban ks. Each of th e ch ann elban ks “1” to “8” has up to 20 sw itcha ble chan nel s that arefactor y-pres et to a tran...
Page 22 - Selecta ble standard dis play Co ntents o f standard
22 Selectin g the stan dard displ ay – DISLPY Vi a the “ DISP LY ” men u, yo u can select the s tan dar d d is pla y: Entering a n ame – NAME Vi a the “ NAME ” menu , you can en ter a f reel y selectab le name for th e r adi omic rop hon e. You can , f or examp le, en terth e nam e of th e per fo rm...
Page 23 - PILOT; Activating/deacti vating the lock mode –; Exiti ng th e operati ng menu –
23 Activating /deactivati ng th e pi lot tone transmissi on – PILOT Via the “ PI LO T ” menu , yo u c an activate or d eactivate th e p ilo t to ne tr ans mis ssi on. Th e pil ot tone sup por ts the r eceiver ’s sq uelch f unc ti on(Sq uelch ) and p rotects agai ns t i nterf eren ce d ue to RFsi gn ...
Page 24 - Troubleshooting; Error checklist; Problem
24 Troubleshooting Error checklist If pr ob lems occu r th at ar e no t lis ted i n th e ab ove tabl e or i fth e pr obl ems can no t b e solv ed wi th the pr opo sed s olu ti on s,pleas e con tact you r loca l Sen nh eiser ag ent f or ass istan ce. Problem Pos sible c aus e P os sible s olutio n No...
Page 25 - Recommend ati ons an d tip s
25 Recommend ati ons an d tip s . .. fo r the S KM 500 G2 ra diomicropho ne y Hold th e S KM 500 G2 i n th e mid dl e of th e m icr oph on ebod y. H old in g i t clos e to the so un d i nlet b asket wi llin flu ence the mic rop ho ne’s p ick-up patter n, h old in g it atth e lo wer par t of th e bod...
Page 26 - Care and m aintenance
26 Care and m aintenance Use a sl ig htly dam p cl oth to cl ean th e r adi omi cro pho nefr om ti me to ti me. No te: Do n ot u se an y c leans in g a gents or so lvents. To clean the r adi omi cro pho ne’s so und i nl et b asket, p ro ceedas f oll ows : Uns crew the so un d i nl et b asket (tur n ...
Page 27 - Specifications; RF characteris tics; Overall unit
27 Specifications RF characteris tics Mod ulati on w ideb and FM Freq uenc y r ang es 518– 554, 626–662, 740– 776, 786–822, 830– 866 MH z Tr ansm iss ion f req uen cies 8 ch ann el b an ks w ith up to 20 f actory-pr eset ch ann els each 1 ch ann el b an k wi th u p to 20 fr eely selectab le ch ann e...
Page 28 - Micropho ne hea ds
28 Micropho ne hea ds Pol ar d iagrams and freq uen cy response curves of microphon e h eads Pola r d iag ram MD 835 Pola r d iag ram MD 845 Pola r d iag ram ME 865 MD 835 MD 845 ME 865 Tran sdu cer pr in cip le dy nami c dy nami c con den ser Sensi tivity 1.5 mV/P a 1 mV/ Pa 3 mV/ Pa Pick -u p p at...
Page 29 - Accessorie s; KEN
29 Freq uenc y r espo nse cur ve MD 835 Freq uenc y r espo nse cur ve MD 845 Freq uenc y r espo nse cur ve ME 865 Accessorie s MD 835 Mic rop hon e h ead (gr een i den ti fi cation r in g), dyn ami c, car di oid MD 845 Mic rop hon e h ead (blu e i den ti fi cation r in g), dyn ami c, su per -ca rd i...
Page 30 - Manufacturer declarations; Warranty reg ulation s
30 Manufacturer declarations Warranty reg ulation s 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 sho...
