Handheld Transmitter Setup And Operation - Electro-Voice REV Operating Instructions Manual

Handheld Transmitter REV-HXX
A. Insert Batteries. Lower the battery cover by unscrewing it
completely. Slide down the inner cover and insert two AA bat-
teries, positive ends toward the display.
B. Turning the transmitter On - With battery compartment still
open, hold the unit so you can see the display and the con-
trol panel. Turn the unit on by sliding the power switch for-
ward to the ON position. The display backlight will light for a
second and the display will show the battery level, Group
and Channel numbers.
C. Change the group and channel numbers
1. Press SET, the Group number will flash and can be
changed with the UP/DOWN keys.
2. Once the desired Group number is showing, press SET
to select and the Channel number will flash.
3. Select the Channel and press SET again, the flashing will
stop and the channel is now set.
D. To See Other Screens
1. Press SET and DOWN at the same time to display the
exact transmit frequency.
2. Press SET and DOWN at the same time to display the
battery level in percent.
3. Press SET and DOWN again to display the gain setting
screen.
4. Press SET and DOWN again to show the RF Transmit
Level.
5. SET and DOWN one more time returns you to the Group
and Channel screen.
E. Frequency Edit Mode - (User Group Only)
1. With the frequency screen displayed, press SET and use
UP and DOWN to adjust frequency.
2. Press SET and DOWN at the same time four times to
return to Group and Channel mode.
F. Gain Setting Mode
1. With the Gain Screen displayed, press SET and the level
numbers will flash.
2. Use UP and DOWN to adjust the transmitter gain. Watch
the Audio meter on the receiver and set the gain to peak
between 50 and 100 when singing/speaking into the
microphone as loud as it will be used during the perform-
ance.
3. Press SET and DOWN at the same time two times to
return to Group and Channel mode.
NOTE: Operating with the transmitter audio gain set as high as
possible (without distortion or peaks all the way to the right end
of the meter) will result in the best performance and highest sig-
nal to noise ratio.
G. RF Transmit Level
1. With the RF Transmit Level displayed, press SET and the
Level (on the right) will flash.
2. Use UP and DOWN to set it at Hi (50mW) or Lo (5mW).
3. Press SET and DOWN at the same time once to return to
the Group and Channel mode.
H. Power Lock Out - Disables the power switch
1. To engage power lock press and hold SET, UP and
DOWN at the same time until ON-LOCK appears in the
display.
2. To turn the unit off while in ON-LOCK, place the power
switch in the OFF position and push any one of the SET,
UP or DOWN buttons.
3. To remove the lock, press and hold SET, UP and DOWN
again at the same time until ON-OFF appears in the dis-
play.
4. The ON-LOCK mode can also be entered by quickly
cycling the power switch three times. But using this
method the unit will not be in ON-LOCK the next time it is
powered up.
I. Change Lock-Out - Disables the SET button to
protect settings.
1. To engage Change Lock press and hold the UP and
DOWN arrow keys together until SECURE appears in the
display.
2. To remove the Change Lock, press and hold the UP and
DOWN keys until ACCESS appears in the display.
J. Verify reception.
1. With the transmitter and receiver on and matching Group
and Channel, the main receiver display should be indicat-
ing an RF signal on the bar graph.
2. Speak into the microphone and the Audio Meter bar
graph should indicate audio signal presence.
3. If the level meters do not show reception, make certain
the group and channel are matching and refer to the trou-
ble shooting section.
4. Go back to Section 3.1 - Receiver Setup and Operation,
Step 1, to complete system set up and test.
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