Networked Charger (Ncs); Connecting Microphones - Shure MXW Series User Manual

Hardware Description

Networked Charger (NCS)

The MXW networked charging station enables battery charging and
channel linking from a single location. When a charger is associated to
a group, its channel slots are mapped to access point audio channels.
Microphones can then be placed in the slots to Link to these channels.
Any microphone can recharge in any NCS, regardless of Group
association or network connection. Caution: When the Link button
on an associated charger is pressed, all microphones in the charger
will be mapped to channels on an access point. This will override any
previously Linked microphones on those channels.
Accepts eight boundary, bodypack, or handheld
MXWNCS8
microphones; or four gooseneck bases
Accepts four boundary, bodypack, or handheld
MXWNCS4
microphones; or two gooseneck bases
① Charging Slots (USB 3.0 Type A)
Recharge and link microphones by connecting them to the USB slots
on the charger. When the charger is associated to a group, the slots
are mapped to access point channels (See Audio Channel Assignment
for details).
Note: Any microphone can charge in any charger, regardless of Group
association or network connection.
② Power LED
Illuminates green when the unit is powered on.
③ Microphone Link LED
Indicates the status of the Linking procedure:
Color Indicator
Off (default) No Link has been initiated.
Flashing
Link procedure is in process.
Green
Microphones have been successfully linked to
Green
channels.
Link procedure unsuccessful (RF issue, network
Red
failure, or microphones removed during procedure)
Link procedure cannot start because the station is
Amber
not associated to a group.
Link procedure has been locked from the control
Flashing Red
software.

Connecting Microphones

Place a microphone in the charger by connecting it to one of the channel
slots. The channels in the top row have two USB ports to accommodate
different types of microphones. Do not attempt to connect to both USB
ports at the same time.
For gooseneck base.
For bodypacks, handhelds
and boundary mics.
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②
③
④
⑤
④ Microphone Link Button
Press and hold for 6 seconds to link all microphones in
the charger to channels of the associated Access Point
Transceiver.
⑤ Battery Status LEDs
Monitors the charge status of the connected microphone in
increments of <10, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100% (see Batteries for
more detail). Additionally, the five LEDs flash for several
seconds when a the channel has been successfully Linked to
a microphone.
⑥ Locking DC Power Supply
Secures the PS45 power supply to the input jack of the
station.
⑦ Power Switch
Powers the unit on or off.
⑧ Ethernet Port
Connects to the MXW System network through an MXW
Audio Network Interface or a switch using an Ethernet cable.
⑨ Ethernet Status LED (Green)
• Off = no network link.
• On = network link established.
• Flashing = network link active.
⑩ Ethernet Link Speed LED (Amber)
• Off = 10 Mbps
• On = 100 Mbps
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⑨
⑩
⑦
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