Working with ew G3

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Why doesn’t my right angle Ci1-R cable work with my new G3 system?

The Ci1-R cable which was sold for G2 was manufactured for Sennheiser by a 3rd party and it was re-

cently discovered that the cable did not meet our exact wiring specification. While this worked fine for

G2, it will not work satisfactorily for G3. There is a new model Ci1-R which has the model number “Ci1-

R EW.” The Ci1-R EW will work on all generations of evolution wireless systems and it can be identified

by a gray piece of shrink tubing located at one of the connectors.

AF and RF Mute – what’s the difference?

One of the great new features with G3 transmitter body packs is the option for the user to select either

an AF Mute (audio frequency) or an RF Mute (radio frequency) option. An AF Mute is the traditional

way to mute your audio signal, this is what G2 offered. The RF Mute is different in that it will not only

mute the audio to the receiver, but it will take the transmitter carrier off air (remember: you can never

have two transmitters on the same carrier frequency at the same time!). This is particularly important

for back-up transmitters and guitarists/bassists that have multiple guitars and only one receiver. You

can outfit all of your guitars with transmitters on the same frequency and leave them powered on.

With RF mute activated, you can simply slide the “Mute” switch on or off and switch guitars quickly.

No more powering on or powering off packs.

What are the advantages of Low Power mode on 300/500/2000 Series (& SK 5212)?

In many instances, users think more power is better but, with respect to wireless systems, “just

enough” power is best. The stronger your RF output power is, the greater chance your systems may

have issues with interfering with other wireless systems. Higher output power also makes it more

difficult to deploy large multi-channel systems. It will be possible to achieve higher channel counts in

a 42 MHz switching bandwidth by decreasing your RF output power and utilizing properly designed

antenna systems.

What is cable emulation?

Cable emulation is a feature which is available on the SK 100 G3, SK 500 G3 and SK 2000 bodypack

transmitters– this function allows you to virtually adjust the cable length which the guitar pickups see.

It is common knowledge that the longer a corded guitar cable is, the more high frequency loss will oc-

cur due to capacitance inherent in the cable. Capacitance can also “load” your pickups and cause them

to react differently. When guitarists move from traditional cables to a wireless system, sometimes the

wireless system can sound almost “too clean” due to the fact the Sennheiser wireless audio transmis-

sion matches or exceeds the Compact Disc quality. Cable emulation allows you to “dial” back in the

familiar capacitance and treble roll-off which a performer may consider to be a part of their overall

sound.

Why can’t I front-mount my antennas on the GA3 rack ears? The rack rails seem to

get in the way of the two holes.

To rack-mount the antennas on a full 19” rack unit, you will need the GA3030-AM accessory. This

accessory includes two rack handle mounting pieces that will enable you to attach the female BNC

bulkhead to the rack, right where there are already drilled and tapped threads. The antenna cable will

pass through the rack mount, via the holes, to the back of the receiver where it will connect. More com-

mon is the use of the GA3 with the AM2. This allows one to rack mount a single system and place the

antennas in the same rack space on the included blank panel.