Manual
Hand-held Transmitter
TROUBLESHOOTING
Before going through the following chart, be sure that you have a good battery in the transmitter. It is important that
you follow these steps in the sequence listed.
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE
TRANSMITTER BATTERY LED OFF 1) External LED is turned off. Check internal slide switch.
2) Battery is inserted backwards.
3) Battery is dead, or too low to be used.
NO TRANSMITTER MOD LEVEL LEDs 1) Gain control turned all the way down.
2) Battery is in backwards. Check power LED.
3) Mic capsule is damaged or malfunctioning.
RECEIVER RF LAMP OFF 1) Transmitter not turned on.
2) Transmitter battery is dead.
3) Receiver antenna missing or improperly positioned.
4) Transmitter and receiver not on same frequency.
Check labels on transmitter and receiver.
5) Operating range is too great.
NO SOUND AND RECEIVER VU METER DOES NOT INDICATE
Transmitter audio muted. Make sure bottom panel “A” switch is
turned on. Push switch toward the letter “A” to turn the audio on.
NO SOUND BUT RECEIVER VU METER INDICATES
1) Receiver audio is muted or set too low.
2) Receiver audio output is disconnected or cable defective
or mis-wired.
3) Sound system or recorder input is turned down.
DISTORTED SOUND AND/OR
MOTORBOATING 1) Transmitter gain (audio level) is too high. Speak or sing into the
transmitter and check mod level lamps on transmitter and
receiver. (See page 6)
2) Receiver output level may be too high for the sound system or
recorder input.
3) Excessive wind noise or breath “pops.” Microphone may require
an additional wind screen.
5) RF feedback getting into Vari-Mic mic capsule. Ensure that the
windscreen is present and screwed down snugly.
HISS AND NOISE — AUDIBLE DROPOUTS 1) Transmitter gain (audio level) too low.
2) Receiver antenna missing or obstructed.
3) Operating range too great.
EXCESSIVE FEEDBACK 1) Transmitter gain (audio level) too high. Check gain adjustment
and/or reduce receiver output level.
2) Microphone too close to speaker system.
3) Move microphone closer to the user’s mouth, and lower the
sound system volume.
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