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UHF Wireless System
Owners Manual
Headset Transmitter
• AH1/QE Aerobics Headset Transmitter
• AH1/QV Vocal Headset Transmitter
• AH1/35X Wind Instrument Transmitter
• AR1 Receiver
• UR1 Receiver
• UM1 Receiver
Wind Instrument
Transmitter
SAMSON
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Table of Contents ENGLISH DEUTSCHE Introduction 1 Einleitung 37 QuickStart 2 Schneller Einstieg 38 Guided Tour - AR1 Receiver 4 Übersicht - Empfänger AR1 40 Guided Tour - UR1 Receiver 6 Übersicht - Empfänger UR1 42 Guided Tour - UM1 Receiver 9 Übersicht - Empfänger UM1 45 Guided Tour - AH1 Headset Transmitter 12 Übersicht - Kopfbügel-Sender AH1 48 Guided Tour - AH1 Horn Microphone 15 Übersicht - Sender AH1 Horn Microphone 51 Setting Up and Using Your AirLine System 16 Konfigurat
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ENGLISH Introduction Samson AirLine Welcome to Samson AirLine—the wireless system for the new millenium! Wireless microphone and instrument systems were originally developed to eliminate cables, providing unparalleled freedom of movement. AirLine takes this concept to a new level with transmitters so small, lightweight and aerodynamic, they are nearly invisible, providing a completely “hassle-free” user experience. To create the world’s smallest wireless transmitters, we developed new propriet
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Samson AirLine QuickStart If you’ve had some prior experience using wireless systems, these QuickStart instructions will get you up and running with your AirLine system in a matter of minutes! Detailed instructions for setting up and using your AirLine system can be found on page 16 of this manual, and the “Guided Tour” sections on pages 4 - 16 provide full descriptions of all AirLine component controls and displays. 1. Make sure that the supplied receiver and AH1 transmitter are factory prese
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ENGLISH QuickStart Samson AirLine 8. Turn on your AH1 transmitter. If your system contains an AR1 receiver, its “Power/ RF” LED should change color from red to green, indicating that it is receiving valid RF signal and is placed and positioned correctly. If your system contains either a UR1 or UM1 receiver, one of the “A/B Receiver” LEDs will be lit, showing you whether the (left) “A” or (right) “B” receiver is currently being used. The UR1 / UM1 meter will also indicate the strength of the i
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Samson AirLine Guided Tour - AR1 Receiver 1: Antenna - This swivel mounting allows full rotation for optimum placement of the antenna. In normal operation, the antenna should be placed in a vertical position. It can be folded inward for convenience when transporting the AR1. See the “Setting Up and Using Your AirLine System” section on page 16 in this manual for more information about antenna positioning. 2: Power On / RF LED - This lights red whenever the AR1 is powered on and green whenev
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ENGLISH Guided Tour - AR1 Receiver Samson AirLine 6 Balanced output* - Use this electronically balanced low impedance (600 - 2500 Ohm) XLR jack when connecting the AR1 to professional (+4) audio equipment. Pin wiring is as follows: Pin 1 ground, Pin 2 high (hot), and Pin 3 low (cold). 7: Unbalanced output* - Use this unbalanced high impedance (5 - 10 K Ohm) 1/4" jack when connecting the AR1 to consumer (-10) audio equipment. Wiring is as follows: tip hot, sleeve ground. 8: Mute (squelch) co
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Samson AirLine Guided Tour - UR1 Receiver / Front Panel 1: Antennas (A and B) - The 3 4 5 1 4 1 6 antenna mountings allow full rotation for optimum placement. In normal operation, both Antenna A (the antenna on the left) and Antenna B (the antenna on the right) should be placed in a vertical position. Both antennas can be SAMSON UHF RECEIVER folded inward for convenience when transporting the UR1. See the “Setting Up and Using the AirLine System” section on page 16 in this manual for informat
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ENGLISH Guided Tour - UR1 Receiver / Front Panel Samson AirLine 4: A/B Receiver LEDs - When signal is being received, one of these will be lit green, showing you whether the (left) “A” or (right) “B” receiver is currently being used. The UR1 constantly scans its two antennas and automatically selects whichever is receiving the strongest, clearest signal. This True Diversity switching is completely inaudible, but it effectively increases overall range while vir- tually eliminating poten
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Samson AirLine Guided Tour - UR1 Receiver / Rear Panel 1: DC input - Connect the supplied 12 volt 160 mA power adapter here, 1 2 3 4 using the strain relief as shown in the illustration below. WARNING: Do not substitute any other kind of power UNBALANCED DC INPUT BALANCED SWITCH BALANCED OUTPUT OUTPUT LINE: adapter; doing so can cause severe -20dBm600 Ω + - MIC: -40dBm600 Ω damage to the UR1 and will void your XLR: CAUTION: MIC LINE 1 GND USE SAMSON -10dB 5K Ω 2 HOT AC ADAPTOR warranty. 3 COLD
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ENGLISH Samson AirLine Guided Tour - UM1 Receiver 1: A/B Receiver LEDs - When signal is being received, one of these will be lit 1 2 3 1 orange, showing you whether the (left) “A” or (right) “B” receiver is currently being used. The UM1 constantly scans its two antennas and automatically selects whichever is receiving the strongest, clearest signal. This True Diversity switching is A UHF MICRO DIVERSITY RECEIVER B completely inaudible, but it effectively increases overall range while vir
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Samson AirLine Guided Tour - UM1 Receiver 6: Battery holder - Insert a standard 9-volt alkaline battery here, being sure to 8 9 10 11 observe the plus and minus polarity markings shown. We recommend the Duracell MN 1604 type battery. Although rechargeable Ni-Cad batteries can be DC INPUT OUT UNBAL LEVEL used, they do not supply adequate current for more than four hours. 30 20 10 WARNING: Do not insert the battery backwards; doing so can cause severe damage to the UM1 and will void your
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T U P ENGLISH T U O Samson AirLine Guided Tour - UM1 Receiver 12: Level control - This knob sets the level of the audio signal being sent to the headphones output (see #13 below). 12 14 METER 13: Headphones output - Connect a stereo headphone to this standard 1/8" BATT. (3.5 mm) mini-phone jack in order to monitor the signal being output by the UM1. 13 LEVEL RF OFF PHONES 15 We recommend the use of 30 ohm headphones. The level of the headphone signal can be set by adjusting the Le
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Samson AirLine Guided Tour - AH1 Headset Transmitter 1: Power / Battery LED - This LED flashes once when the AH1 is first turned on and lights steadily red when there is less than 2 hours of battery power remaining, indicating that the battery needs to be changed. 2: Antenna - This permanently attached flexible antenna should be fully extended during normal operations. See the “Setting Up and Using the AirLine System” section on page 16 in this manual for more information about antenna positi
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ENGLISH Samson AirLine Guided Tour - AH1 Headset Transmitter 4: Mute switch - Move this switch in the direction of the arrow to mute the AH1; move it away from the arrow to unmute it and trans- mit audio signal. Because the carrier signal remains during muting, no “pop” or “thud” will be heard. Note that turning this off does not turn off the transmitter power—it is simply a way to temporarily mute the transmission of audio signal. If you don’t plan on using the AH1 for extended periods, tu
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AH1 Samson AirLine Guided Tour - AH1 Headset Transmitter AH1 transmitter with Samson QV Headset Mic (UHF Performance System) or Samson QE Headset Mic (UHF Fitness System) As shown in the illustration above, the correct way to wear your QV / QE Headset is over the ears, as you would wear a pair of eyeglasses. Because the QV / QE Headset is specially designed to be used up close, be sure to mount the microphone directly in front of your lips. To avoid feedback problems, take care not to cover
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ENGLISH Samson AirLine Guided Tour - AH1 Horn Microphone 1: Audio-Technica Pro 35X horn microphone - This microphone is “hard-wired” to a Samson AH1 headset transmitter (see #2 below). See the supplied Audio-Technica owners manual for microphone positioning instructions. 2: Samson AH1 headset transmitter - See pages 13 - 14 in this manual for more information. 3: Horn bell clamp - Use this to attach the entire assembly to the bell of your horn. See the supplied Audio-Technica owners manual f
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Samson AirLine Setting Up and Using Your AirLine System The basic procedure for setting up and using your AirLine System takes only a few minutes: 1. For your AirLine system to work correctly, both the receiver and transmitter must be set to the same channel. Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need for future service) and check to make sure that the supplied receiver and transmitter are set to the same channel (a complete channel plan is printed on the inside back cover of this
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ENGLISH Samson AirLine Setting Up and Using Your AirLine System video camera), then plug the adapter into any standard AC outlet. Slide the Power switch in the direction of the arrow to turn on the receiver. If your system contains an AR1 receiver, its “Power/ RF” LED will light steadily red; if your system contains a UR1 receiver, its “Power” LED will light steadily red. (Note: The UM1 receiver has no “Power” LED indicator.) 8. Turn on the power to your AH1 transmitter (using its Power on-o
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Samson AirLine Setting Up and Using Your AirLine System 13. Temporarily turn down the level of your mixer/amplifier system and turn off the power to your transmitter, leaving the receiver on. Then restore the previously set level of your mixer/amplifier. With the transmitter off, the receiver output should be totally silent—if it is, skip ahead to the next step. If it isn’t (that is, if you hear some noise), you may need to adjust the receiver Mute (squelch) control. When the Mute control is
