Menu Item Descriptions; Rf Setup - Lectrosonics DCR822 Instruction Manual

Menu Item Descriptions

RF Setup

Finding Clear Frequencies with SmartTune:
SmartTune is the easiest and fastest way to scan the
local RF spectrum and find clear operating frequen-
cies. The receiver will scan through the selected tuning
bandwidth and automatically find "empty" areas within
the tuning range that have little or no RF energy. The
receiver will then be set to a frequency within an empty
area and prompt you to continue or use the IR function
to sync to a transmitter.
Note: Pressing BACK during an active scan will
restore the operating frequency to what it was set
at pre-scan.
Transmit frequency range is compatibility mode de-
pendent (see Compat Mode for further details). Tune
Receiver 1 is the first screen you will see when you
enter SmartTune. After selecting either Tune Rx1 or 2,
using the UP/DOWN buttons, press MENU/SEL to open
the TX Range? page, then use the UP/DOWN buttons
to select the frequency range of the transmitter.
After choosing the band, the unit will scan the available
frequency and choose the frequency with the lowest
interference and will display it as shown, with a "Sync!"
icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
T u n e d R x 1
5 2 5 . 1 0 0
S y n c !
Face the transmitter's IR port within a foot of the receiv-
er's IR port and press the DOWN button to begin the
sync. In digital compat modes, if the sync is success-
ful, the message "IR Sync OK" will appear on screen. If
unsuccessful, the message will show "IR Sync Failed".
For Hybrid compat modes, "Sync!" at the lower right will
blink, but the sync status will only show on the transmit-
ter's display. the transmitter's IR port within a foot of the
receiver's IR port and press the DOWN button to begin
the sync. If sync is successful, the screen will display
"IR Sync OK." If unsuccessful, the screen will display "IR
Sync Failed."
After the sync of Channel 1, choose MENU/SEL and
the screen will ask Do RX 2 Next? Use the UP/DOWN
buttons to toggle between Yes and No; use MENU/SEL
to confirm. The screen will ask if you have Transmitter
1 on. This ensures that the transmitters are tuned in a
way that they don't interfere with each other.
It will then ask for TX2 Range? After you choose your
range, choose MENU/SEL and the DCR822 will search
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for a clear frequency. It will ask to sync. Press the
DOWN button to sync the transmitter to the receiver.
When complete, press PWR/BACK to return to the
MAIN SCREEN.
Frequency:
Allows manual selection or group tuning of the operat-
ing frequency for each channel. The frequency setup
screen has different fields depending on mode selected.
In digital modes, with no tuning group selected, the
frequency setup page has four fields: receiver name,
MHz, kHz, and group selector. In Hybrid modes, with no
tuning group selected, the page has six fields: receiver
name, block selector, legacy hex code, MHz, kHz, and
group selector. The block selector can be used for block
disambiguation for any frequencies that overlap be-
tween blocks 470 and 19, or between blocks 23-24 and
606.
F r e q u e n c y 1
6 0 2 . 0 5 0
G r p u
Digital Mode
To manually tune: start by selecting either Channel 1 or
2 in the upper right corner. Then, press MENU/SEL to
select the desired field to edit, using the UP or DOWN
buttons. MHz value can be changed in increments of
1 MHz by pressing the UP or DOWN buttons. To keep
the selected value, press the MENU/SEL button. The
kHz value can be changed in increments of 25 kHz by
pressing the UP or DOWN buttons. Pressing MENU/
SEL and UP or DOWN at the same time tunes in larger
steps. In the MHZ field, in 10 MHz steps; in the kHz
field, in 100 kHz steps.
Tuning groups: Tuning groups are an important feature
within the RF Setup menu that allow the user to create,
store, share, recall, and use lists of frequencies. See
Group Edit below (after Scan, Scan Zoom and Clear
Scan) for how to set up and edit tuning groups. When
a tuning group is assigned on the Frequency page, the
tunable frequencies are limited to those contained in the
group. Press MENU/SEL to move the cursor among the
available options, and the UP and DOWN arrow buttons
to change values.
First, select receiver 1 or 2. Move the cursor again to
the group setting. Use the UP or DOWN arrow select
among groups. Use MENU/SEL again to move the cur-
sor to the frequency selection. Use the UP or DOWN
arrows to scroll among the available frequencies in
that group. UP from the highest frequency in the group
moves to the lowest frequency in the group; DOWN
from the lowest frequency moves to the highest fre-
quency in the group.
F r e q u e n c y
1
b 2 4 : 1 E
6 0 2 . 0 5 0
N o G r p
Hybrid Mode
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