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SABINE SWM7000 Operating Manual

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Operating Guide
6000 915
SWM
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7000 2.4
SWM
GHz Systems
WIRELESS MICROPHONES
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  • Page 1 Operating Guide 6000 915 MHz Systems 7000 2.4 GHz Systems WIRELESS MICROPHONES W I R E L E S S S Y S T E M S the sound of innovation™...
  • Page 3 Standards to which conformity is declared: EN 60065: 2001 EN 55022: 1998 Class B EN 50082-1: 1998 Transmitters: SABINE MODEL SW70-H and SW75-T Is in conformity with Council Directive: 73/23/EEC and 89/336/EEC (EMC Directives) Standards to which conformity is declared:...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Appendix G: Changing Audix Mic Capsules (SW70-H) 8.3. Suggested Compression Settings 16. CAUTIONS & WARRANTY 8.3.1. Vocal Settings INDEx 8.3.2. Guitar Settings This operating guide written for receivers using Sabine SWM Remote Control Software version 2.0 and above. Sabine Smart Spectrum ® Wireless...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Sabine Remote Control Software — how to control up to 70 channels from one PC. Section 14 Tips & Troubleshooting — gives tips on how to get the best performance from your Sabine Wireless, and describes some possible operating problems and their solutions.

  • Page 6: Product Views

    Fig. 2c - SW72-NDR (SW62-NDR) Two-channel Receiver w/Network & Digital Interface Fig. 2d - SW72-R (SW62-R) Two-channel Receiver Fig. 2e - SW71-R (SW61-R) One-channel Receiver See Page 55 for the chart of DIP Switch Settings Sabine Smart Spectrum ® Wireless...

  • Page 7: Transmitters

    Belt clip Battery Fig. 2i - SW65 and 75-T Beltpack Transmitter 2.3. Components (for a complete list see the Sabine Catalog) Antennas Receivers SWA700: TNC Front to Rear Converter Kit (Set of 2) SW62 and 72-NDR: 2-Ch. Receiver w/Network & Digital Interface SWA6SS: Antenna Distribution Amp for 6 systems SW62 and 72-R: 2-Ch.

  • Page 8: Quick Setups

    NOTE: Dual channel receivers will not allow you to select the same RF channel for both channels. NOTE: Front panel RF Signal display will only register Sabine transmitters. It will not show RF interference. Use the RF Scan function in the software to scan for potential RF interference.
  • Page 9 4. Amplifier/active loudspeaker/crossover. Finally, adjust the amplifier gain control (and/or crossover gain, if one is used) to provide the desired level of sound pressure in the auditorium or listening area. See Section 4.2.3 Adjusting Transmitter Settings for more information. Sabine Smart Spectrum Wireless ®...
  • Page 10 Before pressing ByPASS, take care to reduce your overall system gain so that you do not release suppressed feedback! FBX BYPASS CAuTIon Bypassing FBX filters may allow suppressed feedback to be released! Sabine Smart Spectrum ® Wireless...

  • Page 11: Vocal Settings

    Scroll through available microphone settings. See website for additional downloadable microphones. NOTE: Mic SuperModeling is not avail- able using beltpack transmitters. NOTE: Use these settings as a place from which to start, then adjust to your own satisfaction. Sabine Smart Spectrum Wireless ® LIT-SWM6-7000-OG-EN-110203.indd...

  • Page 12: Tips For Good Rf Performance

    -- you are more likely to encounter interference this way. • Avoid potential sources of RF interference by performing a scan using Sabine’s Remote Control Software., which will reveal the ambient RF level in your area on each channel of your system. Please refer to Section 13.4.2.5. for information on the RF Scan function, which will automatically determine the best RF channels to use.
  • Page 13 2.4 GHz or 900 MHz Cordless phones: These home telephones broadcast at very low • power and should not present interference problems for your Sabine wireless. This is especially true if the telephone uses spread spectrum technology. See caution at left.

  • Page 14: Transmitter Operation

    Belt clip If you are using a different microphone with the Sabine belt pack, please refer to the Appendix A for the required wiring plan. Failure to use the proper wiring scheme may damage your mic or the belt pack, and void your warranty.

  • Page 15: Accessing Transmitter Controls

    CHARGE: Illuminates when the transmitter battery is being charged (i.e., when the charger is connected, either by direct plug-in or by placing the handheld mic in the Sabine charging clip). BATTERy VOLTAGE LEVEL METER: Indicates measured battery voltage; the more segments illuminated, the higher the voltage, and the greater the remaining battery life.

  • Page 16: Adjusting Transmitter Settings

    Transmitter LCD. This feature allows you to fine tune the sound of your instrument while it is patched into your Sabine wireless beltpack. For instructions please 2. Use the Up or Down buttons to select the desired setting. Selection is stored after 3 refer to page 22.

  • Page 17: Transmitter Battery Management

    ON is no longer illuminated. Both RF and audio are off, and the battery ment. As in all audio equipment, the setting of run-time hours meter is off. Note that Sabine’s squelch system prevents the input level is crucial to achieving the best any “popping”...
  • Page 18 WARNING! DO NOT USE completely dead. Alkaline Rechargeable Batteries Sabine’s intelligent charger circuitry detects the type of battery in place within the battery compartment, and automatically turns off Alkaline the charger if the battery is not compatible with the charger.
  • Page 19 (SWC70-CL). The SWC-POWR charger can be plugged that the battery is being directly into either the transmitter or into the clip. A Sabine rechargeable tested. This occurs prior battery (SWBC1) will charge whenever the mic clip is connected to the...

  • Page 20: Receiver Operation

    Fig. 5a: SW72-R (SW62-R) front panel Receiver LCD Status Bars Relative Position Indicator Function Value Display Function Display Messages FBX, Lock and Edit Status Indicators Fig. 5b: Receiver LCD Compete Display Sabine Smart Spectrum ® Wireless...
  • Page 21 Default LOCK 2 setting locks out all functions except FBX and Program Load. Edit Status: In a 2-channel receiver, this field illuminates when the corresponding Channel Button is pushed, indicating Controls are assigned to this channel. Sabine Smart Spectrum Wireless ® LIT-SWM6-7000-OG-EN-110203.indd...

  • Page 22: Parameter Control & Lcd Display

    2-channel receiver, this set of controls is shared, and assigned to a channel by pushing either the A or B Channel Select button (see Section 5.2.2). Your receiver uses Sabine’s Tweek-n-Peek™ digital control system. Whenever you turn a control knob one click, the associated function is shown on two lines of text display in the LCD.

  • Page 23: Special Lcd Display Messages

    19. 5.3. RF Channel Select Range = 1 to 70 (SWM7000) or 1 to 34 (SWM6000) Choose the RF channel for this system. The transmitter must have the same channel selected. Turn the Fig.

  • Page 24: Controlling The Reciever In Channel Mixing Mode

    How can this be? Your guitar cable can actually reduce your high frequency re- sponse. We are all quite used to this slight rolling off of the high end, but the Sabine wireless does not roll off, so your instrument may sound brighter then ever before.
  • Page 25 This will give you a picture of the potential interference in your area, both real-time and over time. Please refer to Section 13.4.2.5. for information on Sabine Remote Control Software’s Automatic RF Scan function, which will automatically determine the best RF channels to use.

  • Page 26: Mic Supermodeling

    Each Sabine receiver comes equipped with 7 different SuperModel microphones available per channel. Four of these (Shure SM-58, Shure Beta 58, Audio Tech- nica ATM 41A, and AKG D-3800)* are designed for use with either of Sabine’s dynamic handheld microphone/transmitters (SW60 or 70-H13 and H15). The remaining three (Shure Beta 87A, AKG C535EB, and Audio Technica ATM 89R)* are designed for use with Sabine’s condenser handheld microphone/transmitter...

  • Page 27: Future Microphone Modeling Choices

    6.4. Future Microphone Modeling Choices will occur when you change the sound When Sabine adds to the library of “virtual microphones” that are modeled by of the mic. the receiver DSP, these will be made available as a firmware upgrade from the Sabine web site, www.Sabine.com.

  • Page 28: Fbx Feedback Exterminator

    7 .2. FBX Set up Follow these easy steps to obtain the maximum gain and protection from feedback. Sabine FBX employs a very fast and quiet setup mode to make it easy to use. 1. Place the speakers in the positions where they will be used during the program.

  • Page 29: Fbx Bypass Button

    Any feedback that occurs after setup will be eliminated by dynamic filters, which remain in reserve to catch surprise feed- back if it occurs during performance/operation. In most instances you will experience an additional gain of 6-9 dB before feedback when using the Sabine True MobilityTM System. Precise results will depend on system and acoustical considerations.

  • Page 30: Compressor/Limiter Operation

    Ratio: Compression ratio is the ratio of the input gain change to the output gain change. The compression ratio on your Sabine Wireless ranges from 1:1 to 19:1, in increments of 1 dB. Set Ratio to 1:1 to bypass Compres- sor.

  • Page 31: Suggested Compression Settings

    Ratio: Set to 4:1 Thresh: Set to compress peaks only Attack: Quick attack, medium release, hard knee (try various release set- tings, depending on the speed of notes played) Gain: Output boosted slightly Sabine Smart Spectrum Wireless ® LIT-SWM6-7000-OG-EN-110203.indd...
  • Page 32 “soft knee” gradually imposes the full compression ratio as the input gain approaches and exceeds the threshold. In Sabine products, the “softness” of a knee can vary from 1-40, with the higher level representing the “softest”...

  • Page 33: De-Esser

    9.2. The Sabine De-esser The Sabine De-esser is essentially a type of frequency-band compressor, active in the 2-10 KHz range, and inactive below 2KHz and above 10 KHz. Sabine’s al- gorithm works by dynamically comparing band-specific and associated harmonic energy levels to the total signal energy. When spikes are detected that correspond to sibilance, a shelving filter is imposed on the appropriate frequency bands, and remains in place only for the duration of the sibilance.

  • Page 34: Program Save & Recall

    The ability to save and recall your carefully programmed setups can be a tremendous time-saver. Your Sabine receiver allows you to store and recall up to 10 different presets.

  • Page 35: Multiple Systems Operation

    Second, with Smart Spectrum transmission and reception, channels are more tolerant of interference. The net result is that Sabine Wirelss offers the potential for many more simultaneous transmission channels than conventional UHF or VHF systems.

  • Page 36: Antenna Distribution Amplifier

    In most applications, you can use the standard Sabine 2.4 GHz or 915 MHz antennas supplied with any of the receivers to connect to the terminals on the Antenna Distributor, and then connect (in matching pairs) the jumpers to all your receiver antenna connections (up to 6 receivers, 1 pair per receiver).
  • Page 37 Continue with remaining receivers Fig. 12a: SWA6SS Antenna Distribution Amp Back Panel IMPoRTAnT Active Electronics Antenna Sabine wireless receivers provide antennas with active electronics. The inputs to the receiver & antenna dis- tributor amplifier have phantom ower available for this purpose.

  • Page 38: Extension Antennas

    SWA6SS) are more omni directional in nature. In contrast, the Sabine’s Extension Antenna is sensitive to RF reception in a 135-degree arc in front of its mounted position. It extends sensitivity to the front and off-axis side locations as it increases rear RF rejection.
  • Page 39 135-degree arc, focused towards the front. Reception in this DO NOT SHORT TO GROUND arc is enhanced. 4. Rear RF rejection required. Because Sabine’s Extension Antenna is less sensitive to signals received from the rear, it can be positioned to reject any such directional RF interference.

  • Page 40: Remote Control Operation

    13. REMoTE ConTRoL oPERATIon 13.1. overview In many circumstances you will adjust and control your Sabine wireless micro- phone system using the front panel controls, as outlined in previous sections of this operating guide. In circumstances where an enhanced level of control over...
  • Page 41 • RF Scan and Report, which measures strength for each of the transmis- sion channels (70 for the SWM7000, 34 for the SWM6000), and displays a hierarchical ordering of the clearest, strongest channels to use during system setup and operation. You can print a copy of the scan results.

  • Page 42: Software Multiple Unit Control

    CPU; 128 Megabytes of RAM; 20 Megabytes free space on hard drive; software CD supplied with your receiver, or Windows 95 or higher. download them from Sabine.com. • PC Recommended Requirements: Pentium 1.0 GHZ CPU or AMD Athlon CPU; 512 Megabytes of RAM; 20 Megabytes free space on hard drive;...

  • Page 43: Installing The Software

    Follow these simple instructions for installing the Sabine SWM Remote Soft- ware on your computer: Insert the Sabine software CD into your PC’s CD ROM drive and wait a few seconds for the auto-start software installer to open. Select the SWM Remote Control Software installation icon and follow the instructions given in the dialog boxes that appear.

  • Page 44: Remote Control Operation

    RF Scan) at the top of the screen. The controls associated with the five icons can also be accessed using function keys F2 through F6, respectively. Figure 13e shows the location of the menus and icons, and describes associ- ated controls which are accessed. Sabine Smart Spectrum ® Wireless...
  • Page 45 Shows the All Channel View as a (vertically) resizable window (figure 13h). 13.4.2.4. Command View (F2) Shows the Command View on the screen (fig- ure 13c). Fig. 13h - Active Channels Window - All Channel View Sabine Smart Spectrum Wireless ® LIT-SWM6-7000-OG-EN-110203.indd...
  • Page 46 70 chan- Fig. 13i RF Scanner results: one Sabine Transmitter (will display as a green line) and some low-level RF interference (will display as red lines) nels. You can control the speed of the scan using the Dwell Time adjustment.
  • Page 47 Quit all SWM Software functions and close software BEFORE disconnecting the receiver connection to you computer. Failure to do this may cause the receiver to lock up. In case of receiver lock up, restart receiver. Sabine Smart Spectrum Wireless ®...

  • Page 48: Tips & Troubleshooting

    • Return transmitters to a charger when not in use. • Use a Sabine SWASS-EXT Extension Antenna to extend range and/or improve recep- tion. 14.2. Troubleshooting Problem: Receiver and transmitter power are on, receiver RF Signal meters and Input Level meters are lighting up, but there is no sound from system.

  • Page 49: Common Sources Of Rf Interference

    As a general precaution, keep 2.4 GHz and 915 MHz cordless telephones, microwave ovens, WLAN antennas and wireless video camera transmitters twice the distance from your Sabine wireless microphone system antennas as that of your Sabine transmitters. Sabine Smart Spectrum Wireless ®...
  • Page 50 As a general precaution, keep 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz cordless telephones, microwave ovens, WLAN antennas and wireless video camera transmitters twice the distance from your Sabine wireless microphone system antennas as that of your Sabine transmitters. Sabine Smart Spectrum ®...

  • Page 51: Fbx Theory & Practice

    -10 dB cut at 500, 630, 1K, 1.25K, 1.6K & 2K Hz situation. To make matters still worse, a non-Sabine variety of wireless microphone adds yet another level of feedback danger to the picture. Since feedback erupts...

  • Page 52: Parametric Filters And Fbx

    Effectively, an FBX filter is a parametric filter set to a tenth-octave width, restricted to cut-only activity, and automatic in its choice of frequency band. If you want hands-on control, use the Sabine True Mobility® Remote Software to change FBX filters to parametrics, and tweak frequency, width, and depth to your liking.

  • Page 53: The Fbx & True Mobility® Advantage

    After inventing FBX technology and refining it for over a decade, Sabine has brought our patented automatic feedback control to its fullest realization with the Sabine SWM True Mobility® wireless systems. Our latest advance in maintaining the highest quality audio signal is due to the placement of the signal processing in the input chain of the microphone signal.

  • Page 54: Fbx Filter Width

    (combined fixed and dynamic), which can be used as needed to exterminate feedback. After years of experience and experimentation, Sabine has settled upon a default balance of 7 fixed and 3 dynamic filters, set at the factory. This default condition can be changed to 8 fixed and...

  • Page 55: Appendices

    Fig. A3 - 3-conductor Electret Wiring Diagram TA4F switchcraft Fig. A4 - Beltpack Instrument Cable Fig. A5 - AKG CK77 WR, C420L to Sabine SW65 and 75-T R150K Ohm Resistor TS connector To Extension Antennas Appendix B: Antenna System Diagrams NOTE: Connect receiver Antenna 1 input to any RF Output 1 connector on the SWA6SS.

  • Page 56: Appendix C: Specifications

    Programmable On/Off switch Fuse: 100 – 140 VAC 0.5A 250V SLOW BLOW Battery: Sabine Rechargeable or two 1.5V Alkaline AA cells Rechargeable Battery Life: 9 hours per charge, 200 – 240 VAC 0.315A 250V TYPE T 500 charge cycles (typical)
  • Page 57 Programmable On/Off switch Fuse: 100 – 140 VAC 0.5A 250V SLOW BLOW Battery: Sabine Rechargeable or two 1.5V Alkaline AA cells Rechargeable Battery Life: 9 hours per charge, 200 – 240 VAC 0.315A 250V TYPE T 500 charge cycles (typical)

  • Page 58: Appendix D: Dip Switch Settings

    Clock Source Clock Input Clock Source Lock 1 Lock Unlock Lock 2 Lock Unlock Network Enable Networked No networking, only receivers or 1st receiver in other than 1st. network. (Always Down) Error Sabine Smart Spectrum ® Wireless...

  • Page 59: Appendix E: Frequency Chart

    908.403429 926.970612 908.919184 927.486367 909.950694 910.466449 911.497959 912.013714 913.045224 913.560980 914.592490 915.108245 916.139755 916.655510 917.687020 918.202776 919.234286 919.750041 2.4 GHz - SWM7000 Series Channel Center Channel Center Channel Center Number Frequency Number Frequency Number Frequency 2400.840000 2429.404898 2457.969796 2401.633469 2430.198367 2458.763265...

  • Page 60: Appendix F: Battery Endurance Tests (Typical)

    Appendix G: Changing Mic Capsules (SW60 and 70-H) Sabine’s Mic SuperModeling™ function requires a baseline characteristic for the capsule in use. Therefore, after changing capsules, you will need to “tell” the transmitter which capsule is now attached. NOTE: this is only necessary when the capsule is changed.

  • Page 61: Cautions & Warranty

    (less than 0.05 watts output) that are unlikely to cause difficulty, especially if they are at least a few inches away. However, since a beltpack transmitter typically is placed against the body, Sabine suggests attaching it at the belt, rather than in a shirt pocket where it may be immediately adjacent to an implanted medical device.
  • Page 62 German Patent No. 69118486.0, and U.K. Patent No. 0486679. SAVINGS, ANY INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF SABINE HAS BEEN Other patents pending. True Mobility is a trademark of Sabine, ®...

  • Page 63: Index

    PAD Adjustment 9, 16, 17 FBX Dynamic filters 28, 45, 53 Parametric filter access and control 40 FBX Fixed & Dynamic Filter Control 40 Parametric filters 52 FBX Fixed filters 28, 46, 53, 54 Sabine Smart Spectrum Wireless ® LIT-SWM6-7000-OG-EN-110203.indd...
  • Page 64 Sabine, Inc. 13301 NW US Highway 441 Alachua, Florida 32615-8544 USA Phone: (386) 418-2000 W I R E L E S S SYS T E M S Fax: (386) 418-2001 www.Sabine.com...

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