Puttingintoservice; Inserting The Battery; Connectingmicrophones; Setting The Operating Mode - Sennheiser SK 1012-6 Manual

Puttingintoservice
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A B
Insertingthe batteries
Installthe batteriesas shownin FiguresA
and B.
Importantnote:Useonly alkaline-man-
ganesecellsl
The maximumoperatingperiodwill
dependon the transmittermodel:
SK1012-6: approx.32 hours
SK
1012-7/SK1012-9
SK
1012-90:
approx. 8 hours
Usingrechargeable batteriesis advanta-
geouswherethe devicewill be in regular
operation. T hebatteriesneed not be re-
movedfrom the deviceif the SZL 1010
chargingunit is used.Theconnectionbet-
weenthe chargingunit andthe batteryis
madevia chargingcontact7. The maxi-
mum operatingperiodon a singlecharge
will dependon the transmitter model
beingused:
SK 1012 -6:
SK 1012-7 /SK 1012-9
SK
1012-90:
approx.5.5 hours
approx.1.5 hours
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Connectingmicrophones
A varietyof microphones can be connec-
ted at the 8-prongmicrophonesocket5;
the choiceof microphone will dependon
the applicationin whichthe transmitteris
used.
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Werecommend the followingmicropho-
nes whenusingthe SK1012as a hand-
held,lavalieror stand-mounted micro-
phone
MKE
2012(omnidirectional),
MKE4012(cardioid)
pockettransmitter
MKE2 R (omnidirectional), MKE10,
MKE10 R (omnidirectional),
MKE40 R (cardioid)
Setting the operating mode
Switch6 is usedto set the transmitterfor
one of three operatingmodes:
HiDyn
Operation with compandersystem.AGC
amplifierdefeated.
HiDyn
+ limiter
Operation with compandersystem.AGC
amplifieractivated.
HiDynoff
Compander s ystemdefeated.AGCampli-
fier activated.
The microphone modelscited aboveare
electretmicrophones whichdrawtheir
voltage supplyfrom the transmitter.
Dynamicmicrophones can alsobe con-
nected:TheDA1012and DA
1012
U con-
nector cablesrequiredfor this purpose
are available as accesoryitems.
Whichoperatingmodeis right for
the application?
Application
Operating mode
Pockettransmitter
HiDyn
Hand-held, lavalieror
standmicrophone
HiDynorHiDyn +
limiter, if
extremefluctua-
tions in the
acoustic
pressurelevelare
anticipated.
Socketwiring
diagram
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Important n ote:
Contacts6 and 7 areto
bejumpedwhenoperatingwithoutremote
control;otherwisethe transmittercannot
be put into service.Sennheisermicro-
phonessuitedfor connectionto this
transmitterandthe DA1O12 a nd DA1012 U
connectorcablesalreadycontainthese
jumpers.
TheHiDyn off setting is to be selected
onlywhenusingreceiverswhichare not
fitted with a compandersystem.
Switchingon the transmitter /
Adjusting the modulation
Switchingon the transmitter
Putswitch1 in its "Test" position;the
greenLED3 must light.If it doesnot,the
batteryis installedincorrectlyor is dis-
charged. T hisbatterytest is to be made
everytimethe transmitteris put into ser-
vice.
Afterthe batterytest put switch1 in posi-
tion
"ON".
Settingthe modulation
Putswitch1 in its "Test"setting.Attach
or holdthe microphonein the positionin
which it wililater be usedand makea
speakingtest.A long"E" pronounced con-
tinuouslyis suitableas a test tone.Turn
control4 untilthe red LED2 lightsonly
brieflyduringvolume peaks.If the recei-
ver is fitted with a deviationindicator,ad-
just the sensitivityso that a deviationof
30% is readduringvolumepeaks.
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