Lectrosonics SR Series Instruction Manual

Manual is about: Camera Slot Dual UHF Receivers

Summary of SR Series

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    Sr series camera slot dual uhf receivers • sr • sra • sra5p featuring digital hybrid wireless ® technology instruction manual rio rancho, nm, usa www.Lectrosonics.Com fill in for your records: serial number: purchase date: u.S. Patent 7,225,135 quick start summary on page 3.

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 2.

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 3 digital hybrid wireless ® the lectrosonics digital hybrid wireless ® uses innova- tive technology to combine the advantages of digital audio with the advantages of analog rf transmission, thus delivering the superior sound quality of a digital system an...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 4 table of contents quick start summary .............................................................................................................................................................................3 general technical description ..........

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 5 general technical description smartdiversity ™ allows each receiver to run indepen- dently to provide two separate audio channels. The algorithm analyzes both the incoming rf level and the rate of change in rf level to determine the optimum timing for p...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 6 rf front-end and mixer each antenna signal is first passed through a high qual- ity saw filter to reject high power rf signals above and below the operating frequency. A high current amplifier follows the saw filters and passes the signal to an in- t...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 7 the smart noise reduction algorithm has three modes, selectable from a user setup screen. The optimal set- ting for each application is subjective and selected while simply listening. Off - no noise reduction is performed and complete transparency is pr...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 8 front panel controls and functions audio outputs in addition to the audio outputs on the rear panel, the front panel of the receiver provides a second set of outputs through a 5-pin connector. For cameras with only one audio channel enabled in the sl...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 9 camera slot adapters sruni adapter kit for un- islot ® camera slots such as those pro- vided on ikegami ® and panasonic ® cameras.* includes bezel, hardware and rear panel db25 connector wired for power and audio connec- tions. Srsny adapter kit for son...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 10 installing rear panel adapters installation of the rear panel output/power adapters is the same for all models. Panels are held in place by two phil- lips head screws on the sides of the housing. Connections between the panel and main circuit board ...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 11 audio output cables mcsr5pxlr5p right angle ta5f plug to 5-pin xlr; balanced outputs; 25 inches long. For sra5p/5p outputs. Mcsr5pxlr2 right angle ta5f plug to two 3-pin xlr; balanced outputs; 20 inches long. For sra5p/5p outputs. Ratpac adapter kit ad...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 12 mounting and orientation installation into the slot on a video camera places the antennas in an optimal vertical position away from the camera body. When used with non-slot cameras, as depicted in the diagram below, one or two receivers can be posit...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 13 main window (lcd) the main window displays information concerning the condition of the pilot tone, antenna phase, rf and audio signal levels and battery conditions for both the receiver and the associated transmitter. Pressing the sel/sel button access...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 14 lcd backlight setup hold the up arrow and turn on the power. The unit will boot up then display the backlight options screen. Use the up and down arrows to select the desired back- light operating mode. Down down on bklight 30 sec bklight off bkligh...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 15 hyb setup (item) 1 80 652.800 2 af 657.500 tuning menu back back menu receiver 1 pilot tone on\off hold menu and hold down hold menu and hold up mute audio on receiver 1 mute audio on receiver 2 press up/down to select press up/down to adjust receiver ...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 16 main window the appearance of the lcd main window will change according to which diversity mode selected. When set to switch, the screen will be split to show both receiv- ers at the same time. With the div mode set to switched, two audio channels w...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 17 • u, v allow up to 16 user-selected frequencies to be stored in each group. Each press of the up or down button will step to the next stored frequency in the group. Note: the tuning setup screen only selects the tuning mode (normal or group tuning) and...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 18 mixtrim and mixmode since this is a dual receiver that can be used with cam- eras that offer only a single input in the slot, special op- tions are available to allow the audio from the receivers to be mixed to either one or both audio output channe...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 19 spectrum scanning with the receiver itself is the best way to find clear operating frequencies, since it will reveal all rf signals present in the receiver, including those generated by im (intermodulation). Navigate to the setup scan screen and press ...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers 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- comp...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 21 compatibility diagram compatibility follows the pattern illustrated in the dia- gram at right. Grp a and grp b contain the 16 frequencies shown in the table below (upper orange/white set). Grp c and grp d contain the 16 frequencies shown in the table b...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers lectrosonics, inc. 22 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. The pre-coordinated fr...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® rio rancho, nm 23 troubleshooting symptom possible cause initial power on lcd display not active or lit external power supply disconnected or inadequate. Wrong polarity power source. The external power input jack requires positive (+) to be on the center pin. Battery ge...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers 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 or receiver may be defective or poorly connected - double check antennas. Improper length of antenna, or wron...

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    Uhf digital hybrid wireless ® 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 - 607.900 and 614.100 - 614.300 block 24 614.400 - 639.900 block 25 64...

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    Sra5p and sra dual receivers 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 interconnec...

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  • Page 28: Limited One Year Warranty

    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. This warranty does not cover equipment which has been abused or damaged by careless handling or shipping. This warr...