Sennheiser HDE 2020-D Instruction Manual

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Page 1 Tourguide System 2020 Instruction manual...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Sennheiser a world-leading company in this field. Please take a few moments to read these instructions carefully, as we want you to enjoy your new Sennheiser products quickly and to the fullest.
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
• Use all-pole mains switch to disconnect the apparatus from the mains. • WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appa- ratus to rain or moisture.
Page 4 Important safety instructions Hazard warnings on the EZL 2020-20 L charging case The label shown on the left is attached to the rear of the charging case. The symbols on this label have the following meaning: This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the device’s enclosure that may be of sufficient...
Page 5 (in some countries) allowed to affect your hearing for the duration of a working day. It is used as a basis according to the specifications of industrial medicine. Higher volumes or longer durations can damage your hearing.
Page 6 Important safety instructions If abused or misused, rechargeable batteries may leak. In extreme cases, they may even present: • a heat hazard, CAUTION! • a fire hazard, • an explosion hazard, • a smoke or gas hazard. Sennheiser does not accept any liability for damage arising from abuse or misuse.
Page 7 Important safety instructions Additional safety instructions for the BA 2015 accupack and for batteries Immediately remove flat batteries/ Do not solder. rechargeable batteries from the device. Rechargeable batteries must only be replaced by authorized Sennheiser partners. If abused or misused, rechargeable batteries may be damaged!
Page 8: System Components
System components System components The Tourguide System 2020 D consists of the following components which are available from your Sennheiser partner: • EZL 2020-20 L charging case including instruction manual of the overall system • SK 2020 D bodypack transmitter •...
Page 9: Overview Of The System
ME 3-N, HSP 2-EW, HSP 4-EW, HS 2-EW • Hand-held microphones with special connecting cable: e 815, e 825 S, e 835, e 840, e 845 In addition, you can connect any audio source (e.g. a flash / MP3 player) to the bodypack transmitter.
Page 10 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, reception quality, charge status of the built-in Lithium-polymer rechargeable battery as well as the currently set volume).
Page 11: The Operating Controls
Battery compartment catches ON/OFF button LC display (under battery compartment cover) Belt clip Red LED LOW BATT/MUTE (on the back of the transmitter) Yellow LED PEAK rocker button Channel display CH 03 Lock mode icon LINE 4-step battery status indication...
Page 12 Sound inlet basket Turnable protective cap for operating controls (shown removed); Body of radio microphone the following operating controls become acces- Battery compartment sible in turn by turning the protective cap: (not visible from outside) button Display section button LC display...
Page 13 The operating controls HDE 2020 D stethoset receiver Earbows Channel display 4-step battery status display Red/green LED for charge status Volume display LC display RF signal indication Volume control Channel selection button Charging contacts...
Page 14 The operating controls EK 2020 D receiver Volume control Channel display 4-step battery status display Channel selection button Volume display LC display RF signal indication LED for charge status ON/OFF button Headphone socket...
Page 15 The operating controls EZL 2020-20 L charging case Charging compartments for COPY AVAILABLE accupack/bodypack transmitter COPY button Red LED CHARGE/ERROR Charging compartment with Green LED READY channel copy function (master) Storage place for radio microphone Air vents 19 charging compartments for...
Page 16: 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 of the batteries/BA 2015 accupack is sufficient.
Page 17 After pressing a button, the display remains backlit for approx. 30 seconds. Display of the energy saving mode When there is no audio signal for 5 minutes or when the bodypack transmitter is muted, it automatically switches to energy saving mode.
Page 18: Indications And Displays On The Radio Microphone
Operation and battery status indication The red LED (LOW BATT/ON) provides information on the current operating state of the radio micro- phone: Red LED off: The radio microphone is switched on and the capacity of the batteries/BA 2015 accupack is sufficient.
Page 19 After pressing a button, the display remains backlit for approx. 15 seconds. Display of the energy saving mode When there is no audio signal for 5 minutes or when the radio microphone is muted, it automatically switches to energy saving mode.
Page 20: Indications And Displays On The Receiver
No RF signal is being received on the selected channel or the received signal level is too low. No tower, no radio waves HDE 2020 D only: The receiver is in standby mode. You can, however, change the settings on the receiver. Signal strength The received signal strength may be reduced due to body absorption of the RF signal.
Page 21 LED slowly flashes red: The temperature of the built-in rechargeable battery is outside the permissible range (3°C to 40°C). The charging process is interrupted until the temperature is again within the admissible range. LED lights up yellow/orange: The built-in rechargeable battery is defective.
Page 22: Indications And Displays On The Charging Case
(master) • and at least one receiver is placed into one of the other receiver charging compartments (slaves, light blue in the diagram) The LED COPY AVAILABLE goes off when the “auto- matic copying” function is not available. This happens •...
Page 23 Red LED CHARGE/ERROR lit: The accupack is being charged. A red flashing LED for error indication, as with the L 2015 charger, is not available on the EZL 2020-20 L charging case. Green LED READY...
Page 24: The Functions Of The Operating Controls Of The Bodypack Transmitter/Radio Microphone
Increases ( ) or reduces ( ) the setting of the selected menu item or switches the menu item (ON) or (OFF) * 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.
Page 25: The Functions Of The Operating Controls Of The Receivers
Changes to the next channel ( ) button or changes to the previous channel ( ) ON/OFF button Switches the receiver on/off The functions of the operating controls of the charging case Operating control Function COPY button Starts the channel copy function (see page 37)
Page 26: Putting The Components Into Operation
• The charging case must be kept away from heat sources and must never be exposed to direct sunlight. • During charging, do not put the case cover on the charging case. The charging case has four plastic feet to ensure that it cannot slip on the surface on which it is placed.
Page 27 For powering the radio microphone, you can either use the rechargeable BA 2015 accupack or two 1.5 V AA size batteries. NB: Do not use any other recharge- able batteries! Unscrew the display section from the radio micro- phone’s body...
Page 28 For powering the bodypack transmitter, you can either use the rechargeable BA 2015 accupack two 1.5 V AA size batteries. NB: Do not use any other rechargeable batteries! Push the two battery compartment catches open the battery compartment cover...
Page 29 Putting the components into operation Connecting external audio sources You can connect an external audio source such as a CD player, MP3 player, tape player, etc. to the bodypack transmitter. (Please note that you cannot connect a second microphone.) Both signals – the microphone input signal and the line input signal –...
Page 30: Using The Components
• Remove the batteries or the accupack when the bodypack transmitter/radio microphone will not be used for extended periods of time. • If no transmission is to take place, switch the transmitters off in order to free up the frequency range for other applications.
Page 31 2minutes. Switching the EK 2020 D on/off You can connect an induction loop or any pair of head- phones with a 3.5 mm mono or stereo jack plug to the headphone socket of the EK 2020 D. The head- phone impedance must be 32 or higher.
Page 32: Adjusting The Volume
Using the components Note: When not using the charging case for extended periods of time, switch it off and disconnect it from the mains by pulling out the mains connector from the wall socket. Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume on the receiver...
Page 33: Charging The Rechargeable Batteries
• Alternatively, you can remove the accupack from the bodypack transmitter and insert it into the charging compartment for accupack/bodypack transmitter as described in the following section. • The charging case has no error indication like the one on the L 2015 charger (“red flashing LED”).
Page 34 Using the components Charging the BA 2015 accupack To charge the accupack of the radio microphone or bodypack transmitter: Remove the accupack as described on page 26 or page 27. Place the accupack into the charging compartment for accupack/bodypack transmitter as shown in the diagram on the left.
Page 35 HDE 2020 D takes approx. 2½ hours at room temperature. • Charging a completely discharged rechargeable battery of the EK 2020 D takes approx. 5 hours at room temperature. • However, the charging process may take longer if: •...
Page 36: Setting A Channel
1. Set the bodypack transmitter/radio microphone to the desired channel (see next section). 2. Set one of the receivers to the same channel (see “Setting the channel on the receiver” on page 37). 3. Automatically set all other receivers to the same channel using the channel copy function (see “Setting the receiver channel(s) using the chan-...
Page 37 Using the components Make sure that the lock mode is deactivated (see “Activating/deactivating the lock mode” on page 45). LOW BATT MUTE PEAK ON/OFF ON/OFF Bodypack transmitter Radio microphone Press the button. The operating menu appears and the first menu item “CHAN”...
Page 38 Setting the receiver channel(s) using the channel copy function The channel copy function lets you simultaneously set a maximum of 19 receivers in the charging case to the same channel. This is achieved by copying the current channel of the receiver placed into the charging com- partment with channel copy function (master) all other receivers in the charging case.
Page 39 2 minutes. Using several Tourguide systems simultaneously If you are using the Tourguide System 2020 D to run several guided tours simultaneously, the systems could interfere with one another. To prevent this happening, you have to set the systems to different...
Page 40: Muting The Devices
. This function CH 03 enables a pre-recorded track to be played through the line input without being disturbed by the tour LINE guide’s microphone. When the track has finished, the guide can un-mute the microphone and con- tinue talking.
Page 41: Special Bodypack Transmitter/Radio Microphone Settings
49 onwards. Switching the bodypack transmitter’s line input on/off You can connect an audio source such as a CD player, MP3 player, etc. to the bodypack transmitter’s line input. If you have connected an audio source, you then...
Page 42 Using the components Changing the sensitivity of the bodypack transmitter’s line input To adjust the sensitivity of the line input to match the connected audio source: Make sure that the line input is switched on (see previous section). Connect the external audio source, switch it on and start playback.
Page 43 Using the components Changing the sensitivity of the bodypack transmitter’s microphone input To adjust the sensitivity of the microphone input to match the connected microphone: Connect the microphone, position it correctly (refer to the microphone’s instruction manual) and speak into the microphone as usual.
Page 44 (AF) shows full deflection. If, on the other had, the input sensitivity is adjusted too low, the transmission link will be undermodulated, which would result in a signal with high background noise.
Page 45 Using the components Displaying the transmission frequency of the bodypack transmitter/radio microphone To display the transmission frequency assigned to the current channel: LOW BATT MUTE PEAK ON/OFF ON/OFF Bodypack transmitter Radio microphone Press the button. The operating menu appears and the first menu item “CHAN”...
Page 46 Using the components Loading the factory-preset default settings To load the factory-preset default settings of the bodypack transmitter/radio microphone: LOW BATT MUTE PEAK ON/OFF ON/OFF Bodypack transmitter Radio microphone Press the button. The operating menu appears and the first menu item “CHAN”...
Page 47 “LOC.ON” flashes on the display. Press the button to activate the lock mode. “STORED” briefly appears on the display, indicating that the lock mode has been activated. The lock mode icon is displayed on the standard display. deactivate the lock mode: Press the button.
Page 48 Using the components Displaying the version number of the bodypack transmitter/radio microphone To display the version number of the operating system installed: LOW BATT MUTE PEAK ON/OFF ON/OFF Bodypack transmitter Radio microphone Press the button. The operating menu appears and the first menu item “CHAN”...
Page 49: The Operating Menu Of The Bodypack Transmitter/Radio Microphone
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: Menu item Meaning CHAN Selects a channel (see page 35) Switches the line input on/off LINE* (see page 40)
Page 50: Overview Of The Bodypack Transmitter's Operating Menu
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. Selection mode Setting mode EXIT 3 sec. CH 01 CHAN Current channel Selecting the 01...06...
Page 51 Using the components Selection mode Setting mode FREQ CH 01 RESET RST.OK DONE Loading the Confirmation Standard display factory-preset prompt appears default settings LOCK LOC.OFF LOC.ON CH 01 Current setting Activating the Activating/ Standard display lock mode deactivating appears the lock mode LOC.ON...
Page 52: Overview Of The Radio Microphone's Operating Menu
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 EXIT 3 sec. CH 01 CHAN Current channel 01...06 Selecting the...
Page 53 Using the components Selection mode Setting mode FREQ CH 01 RESET RST.OK DONE Loading the Confirmation Standard display factory-preset prompt appears default settings LOCK LOC.OFF LOC.ON CH 01 Activating the Current setting Activating/ Standard display lock mode deactivating appears the lock mode LOC.ON...
Page 54: Care And Maintenance
Before cleaning, make sure that all devices are switched 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.
Page 55: If A Problem Occurs
Change the transmitters to received from a second different channels transmitter If a problem occurs that is not listed in the above table or if the problem cannot be solved with the proposed solutions, please contact your local Sennheiser agent for assistance.
Page 56: Specifications
Specifications Specifications SK 2020 D bodypack transmitter (Cat. No. 500548) SK 2020 D-US bodypack transmitter (Cat. No. 500549) Modulation 2 FSK (46K0F1D) Frequency range 863–865 MHz Frequency range (US) 926–928 MHz Channels RF output power 10 mW RF output power (US) max.
Page 57 Specifications HDE 2020 D stethoset receiver (Cat. No. 500543) HDE 2020 D-US stethoset receiver (Cat. No. 500544) EK 2020 D receiver (Cat. No. 502035) EK 2020 D-US receiver (Cat. No. 502036) HDE 2020 D EK 2020 D Modulation 2 FSK...
Page 58 Devices that operate in the 863–865 MHz frequency range can be used license-free in the following countries: A, B, BG, CH, CY, CZ, D, DK, E, EST, F, FIN, FL, GB, GR, H, HR, I, IRL, IS, L, LT, LV, M, N, NL, P, PL, S, SK, SLO, TR.
Page 59: Accessories
500895 EZL 2020-20 L Charging case 500542 BA 2015 Accupack 009950 CL 1 Connecting cable for external audio devices (line input), 52 cm 005022 ME 2-N Clip-on microphone 005018 ME 4-N Clip-on microphone 005020 MKE 2-EW GOLD Clip-on microphone 009831...
Page 60: Manufacturer Declarations
Unless you submit proof of purchase, which will be verified by your local Sennheiser service partner, you will be obliged to pay for any repairs that are carried out. Proof of purchase must state the date of purchase and name of the product.
Page 61 The provisions of the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods do not apply to this service. If you wish to file a claim under the warranty, please send the product to your local service partner, together with accessories and proof of purchase.
Page 62 Please dispose of this product by taking it to your local collection point or recycling centre for such equipment. This will help to protect the environment in which we all...
Page 63: Index
Index Index Bodypack transmitter 10 Activating/deactivating the lock mode 45 Changing the sensitivity of the line input 41 Changing the sensitivity of the microphone input 42 Charging the rechargeable battery 32 Connecting a microphone 27 Connecting external audio sources 28...
Page 64 Adjusting the volume 31 Battery status display 20 Channel display 20 Charge status LED 19 Charging the rechargeable battery 33, 34 Copying channels to other receivers (copy function) 37 RF signal indication 19 Setting the channel 37 Switching on/off 30 Volume display 20...
Page 65 Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG Printed in Germany Am Labor 1, 30900 Wedemark, Germany Publ. 09/09 www.sennheiser.com 516509/A04...

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