Nady Systems MGT-16 Owner's Manual - Miscellaneous Tips

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Miscellaneous Tips

• The receiver antennas should be kept away from any metal surfaces whenever 

possible as they can reflect away or shield the incoming RF signal.

• When inserting batteries, make sure they are inserted with the correct polarity.

• Before operation, confirm that the receiver and associated transmitter are 

tuned to the same frequency/channel.

• After making a receiver channel change, make sure that the corresponding 

change is also made on the matching transmitter.

• Use only fresh alkaline or fully charged NiMH batteries. Do not use “general 

purpose” carbon batteries. When batteries are weak, replace all of them at the 

same time. Do not mix new and old batteries, or different types of batteries.

• Position the receiver so it has the least possible obstructions between it and 

the transmitter. Line-of-sight is best.

• During operation, the transmitter and receiver should be as close as possible to 

each other for optimal results.

• Although placement of the receiver on the floor provides good performance 

in most applications, for best operation the receiver should be placed at least 

3 feet (1 meter) above the ground and 3 feet (1 meter) away from a wall or 

metal surfaces. The transmitter should also be at least 3 feet (1 meter) from the 

receiver. Keep antennas away from noise sources such as motors, automobiles, 

neon light, signal processors, computers, and large metal objects.

• A receiver cannot receive signals from two or more transmitters 

simultaneously.

• Turn the transmitter off when it is not in use. For longest life, remove the 

batteries if the unit is not going to be used for a long period of time as the 

transmitters draw a tiny residual current even when off in order to maintain 

the programmed settings. Also, since batteries installed for a long time can 

sometimes corrode and/or leak, causing damage, it is generally recommended 

that batteries be removed whenever the transmitters are not being used.

• When using the MT-16A/R with guitars and basses: Scratchy noises can 

sometime occur when electric guitars with dirty pots or connections are used 

with a wireless system. If you hear scratchy noises, we suggest these steps to 

eliminate them:

1. Make sure all guitar volume and tone pots are clean and all contacts  

are solid. This is very important.

2. Solder a 47pF capacitor across the pot to ground terminal of the  

guitar’s volume and tone pots — this will provide extra filtering.