Lectronics UCR411A Instruction Manual

Manual is about: Digital Hybrid Wireless Compact UHF Receiver

Summary of UCR411A

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    Ucr411a digital hybrid wireless ™ compact uhf receiver (us patent 7,225,135) instruction manual rio rancho, nm, usa www.Lectrosonics.Com fill in for your records: serial number: purchase date:.

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 3 digital hybrid wireless ™ * the lectrosonics digital hybrid wireless tm uses innova- tive technology to combine the new advantages of digital audio with the classic advantages of analog rf transmis- sion, thus delivering the superior sound quali...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 5 table of contents general technical description ..............................................................................................................................................................6 compatibility modes ....................

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 6 the ucr411a is a portable, high performance, triple- conversion, frequency synthesized, uhf receiver fully compatible with all lectrosonics 400 series transmitters (and some other transmitter types – see compatibility modes for details). The rf performance is extremely s...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 7 if amplifiers and saw filters the first if low noise amplifier is controlled with feed- back regulation and drives the first of two quartz saw (surface acoustical wave) filters. The 244 mhz saw filters combine sharp tuning, constant group delay,...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 8 applied to remove most of the hiss from the mic preamp and some of the hiss from lavaliere microphones. The noise reduction benefit is dramatic in this position, yet the degree of transparency maintained is exceptional. When switched to full, enough noise reduction is ap...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 9 10-18 vdc battery door to open lift this edge and turn door audio out 1 2 3 front panel controls and functions lcd screen the lcd screen is a graphics-type liquid crystal display that is used to monitor system operation and configure the ucr411a...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 10 select down button - control down one step select up button - control up one step menu button - changes windows power on/off switch rf levels - reference for rf level screen icon audio levels - reference levels for audio signal modulation from transmitter main window (l...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 11 from the main window, you can navigate to the fre- quency, battery level and setup windows in a circular sequence by pressing the menu button. Frequency window tvxx - indicates the television broad- cast channel (xx) this frequency falls within...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 12 setup window in the setup window, the sel up and down buttons scroll through a list of eight possible setup screens: exit, level, tone, txbat, phase, smtnr (in 400 series mode only), tuning and compat. Each of these setup screens allows the user to change the as- sociat...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 13 tuning setup screen the tuning setup screen allows selection of one of four factory set frequency groups (groups a through d), two user programmable frequency groups (groups u and v) or the choice to not use groups at all. Note: user group tuni...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 14 to start the scanning, press both sel up/down buttons and the menu button at the same time. The display will switch to the scan window and start scanning im- mediately. Data gathered during a scan is stored until it is purposely erased or the power is turned off. Previo...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 15 the receiver is supplied with two straight bnc whip antennas. In some circumstances remote antennas may be useful for improving reception. Position remote antennas at least three or four feet apart and at least three or four feet from large met...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 16 installation and operating instructions 1. Install a fresh battery or connect an external power source to the ucr411a and attach the antennas. 2. Unless frequency settings have been previously assigned, scan for an open frequency and set both the receiver and transmitte...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 17 5. Rf signal strength is indicated by markings in microvolts on the front panel to the left of the lcd. Look for clear channels in the spectrum where there is no rf activity. Scanning will repeat and continue until a button is pressed. 6. If ne...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 18 lift and rotate the battery door to open it. Observe the battery contacts inside the compartment. The larger contact is the neg. (-) terminal and the smaller contact is the pos. (+) terminal. Insert the contact end of the battery first, making sure the large terminals a...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 19 antenna/block reference chart the a8u whip uhf whip antenna supplied with the receiver is factory cut to a specific frequency block as shown in the table below. A colored cap and label are used on blocks 21 through 29, and a black cap and label...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 20 pre-coordinated frequencies interference from im (intermodulation) is a potential problem in all multi-channel wireless systems, so proper frequency coordination is always required to avoid noise, range and dropout problems. Your options to ac- complish this include: s ...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 21 diagnostics multi-channel system checkout interference can result from a wide variety of sources including tv station signals, other wireless equipment in use nearby, or from intermodulation within a multi- channel wireless system itself. Regar...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 22 32251 velcro mounting strips ccmini zippered, padded vinyl system pouch ch12 ac power supply with us type 2-pin plug on hous- ing, 110 vac input; 12 vdc, 400 ma output. Vsr1 thin velcro loop for power cable strain relief. A8u uhf marine phosphor bronze antenna - straigh...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 23 symptom possible cause initial power on lcd display not active or lit. External power supply disconnected or inadequate. Main power supply fuse tripped. Turn the receiver off, remove the cause of the overload and turn the receiver back on. Wron...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 24 symptom possible cause antennas and rf signal strength rf level is weak. Receiver may need to be moved or reoriented. Antenna on transmitter may be defective or poorly connected - double check antenna on transmitter. Improper length of antenna, or wrong antenna on trans...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 25 operating frequencies (mhz): block 470: 470.100 - 495.600 block 19: 486.400 - 511.900 block 20: 512.000 - 537.500 block 21: 537.600 - 563.100 block 22: 563.200 - 588.700 block 23: 588.800 - 614.300 block 606: (export - outside n. America) 606.0...

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    Ucr411a lectrosonics, inc. 26 service and repair if your system malfunctions, you should attempt to correct or isolate the trouble before concluding that the equipment needs repair. Make sure you have followed the setup procedure and operating instructions. Check the interconnect- ing cables and the...

  • Page 27: Limited One Year Warranty

    Uhf digital hybrid wireless™ receiver rio rancho, nm 27 14 dec. 2009 &%$* $#o, *(((!'%$&$# &$" * *) *&!&!'%$&$# &$" limited one year warranty the equipment is warranted for one year from date of purchase against defects in materials or workmanship provided it was purchased from an authorized dealer....