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SKM 5200-II
Instruction manual
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Contents Contents Important safety instructions ......................................................................... 2 The SKM 5200-II radio microphone ................................................................ 4 Delivery includes ................................................................................................. 6 Product overview ................................................................................................ 7 Overview of the SKM 5200-II radio micropho
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Important safety instructions Important safety instructions • Read this instruction manual. • Keep this instruction manual. Always include this instruction manual when passing the product on to third parties. • Heed all warnings and follow all instructions in this instruction manual. • Use only a cloth for cleaning the product. • Do not place the product near any heat sources such as radiators, stoves, or other devices (including amplifiers) that produce heat. • Only use attachments/accessories
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Important safety instructions Keep away from children. Only use rechargeable batteries recommended by Sennheiser. Observe correct polarity. Do not short-circuit. Do not expose to moisture. Switch rechargeable battery-powered products off after use. Do not get fully charged When not using but unpacked rechargeable batteries rechargeable batteries for extended periods of mixed up. time, charge them regularly (about every three months). Only charge rechargeable Do not heat above batteries
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The SKM 5200-II radio microphone The SKM 5200-II radio microphone The SKM 5200-II is a professional hand-held radio microphone transmitter that is easy to use and is easily adaptable to a wide variety of applications: • Suitable for all-purpose use, e.g. for reporting, stage and studio applications. • Rugged housing and intuitive, menu-assisted operation. • Screw-on microphone heads with different pick-up patterns (omni- directional, cardioid and super-cardioid) for a wide variety of applicatio
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The SKM 5200-II radio microphone The channel bank system The transmitter is available in five UHF frequency ranges with up to 184 MHz switching bandwidth: Range N-GB 606 – 790 MHz Range N-US 614.075 – 697.925 MHz Range N 614 – 798 MHz Range L Range P 470 – 638 MHz 776 – 866 MHz 400 500 600 700 800 900 MHz The transmitter has two frequency banks: Channel Frequency bank “FIX” “VAR” 1 The transmission frequencies are The transmission factory-preset (see enclosed frequency frequencies 2 table
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Delivery includes Variants • SKM 5200-II (hematite-colored housing) • SKM 5200 BK-II (black housing) • SKM 5200 NI-II (nickel-colored housing) Suitable receivers • EM 1046 system • EM 3532, EM 3031, EM 3032 • EK 3041, EK 3241 • EM 3731, EM 3732, EM 3732 COM • EM 3731-II, EM 3732-II, EM 3732 COM-II Delivery includes 1 radio microphone transmitter body SKM 5200-II (microphone head and power pack to be ordered separately) 1 MZQ 3072 quick release clamp 9 color-coded identification markers 1 instruc
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Product overview Product overview Overview of the SKM 5200-II radio microphone
RF AF CHdBMHz UP SET DOWN Operating controls LC display panel Screw-on microphone head Alphanumeric display (not included in the delivery)
Level display for audio Body of radio microphone signal “AF” Power pack “RF” – appears when an (not included in the delivery) RF signal is transmitted Battery compartment Lock mode icon locking mechanism “MHz” – appears when the
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Product overview Display backlighting When the lock mode is deactivated, the display remains backlit for approx. 20 seconds after pressing a button. Operation and battery status indication The LED ON/LOW BATT provides information on the current operating state of the radio microphone: LED Meaning ON/LOW BATT ... ... lights up normally The radio microphone is switched on and the capacity of the power pack is sufficient (ON). ... is flashing The power pack is going flat (LOW BATT)! 8
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Putting the radio microphone into operation Putting the radio microphone into operation Inserting, removing and changing the power pack For powering the radio microphone, you can either use the Sennheiser B5000-2 battery box (1.5V AA size batteries) or the rechargeable Sennheiser BA 5000-2 battery pack. For regular use, we recommend using the environmentally friendly rechargeable BA 5000-2 battery pack. For battery pack operation of the radio microphone, only use the BA 5000-2 battery pack in
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Putting the radio microphone into operation After you have changed the power pack, the radio microphone continues operating on exactly the same settings as before the change. Stored settings are retained in memory on switch-off. Inserting batteries into the B 5000-2 battery box To open the battery box, push down the display section of the battery box . Insert the batteries. Observe correct polarity when inserting the batteries. Close the battery box. LC display shown on the example
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Putting the radio microphone into operation Place the appropriate charging adapter in the charging compartment of the charger. Insert the BA 5000-2 battery pack into the charging adapter . Charging time: approx. 2.5 hrs with the L 50 charger (dependent on the residual charge of the battery pack). The battery pack is carefully charged using the −ΔU-method. For further details, please refer to the user manual of the L 50 charger. LC display shown on the example of the BA 5000-2 batte
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Putting the radio microphone into operation Pull off the microphone head . Put on the new microphone head. Screw tight the microphone head by turning it against the direction indicated by the arrow. Different microphone heads ensure suitability for a wide variety of applications: Model Type Pick-up pattern SPL ME 5002 condenser omni 138 dB ME 5004 condenser cardioid 139 dB ME 5005 condenser, high feedback super-cardioid 154 dB rejection ME 5005e condenser, high feedback super-cardioid 1
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Using the radio microphone Using the radio microphone Switching the radio microphone on/off To switch the radio microphone on: Briefly press the ON/OFF button . The LED ON/LOW BATT lights up and the standard display is shown on the display panel ; after a short pause, “RF” appears on the display panel . Remove the batteries or the battery pack when the radio microphone will not be used for extended periods of time. The radio microphone can only be switched off when the lock mode i
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Using the radio microphone Doing a frequency check The radio microphone has a frequency check mode that prevents that the radio microphone transmits on an unwanted frequency after switch-on. When switching on the device, keep the ON/OFF button depressed. The RF signal is deactivated. The current frequency is displayed on the LC display panel . If the displayed frequency is the wanted frequency: Release the ON/OFF button . RF After five seconds the “RF” icon MHz appears and the
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Using the radio microphone Deactivating the autolock function temporarily To be able to make changes to the settings via the operating menu, you must temporarily deactivate the lock mode. To achieve this, either press the ON/OFF button or the multi-function switch (switch position SET). “LOCK” appears on the display panel. Slide the multi-function switch to the UP position (UP) or (DOWN). “UNLOCK” appears on the display panel. SET Press the multi-function switch (swi
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The operating menu The operating menu The buttons Button Mode Function ON/OFF, Switched off • Briefly pressing the button: Switching the radio microphone on ESC • Keeping the button pressed: Doing a frequency check Display mode • Briefly pressing the button (with activated autolock function): Immediately activating the lock mode • Briefly pressing the button (with activated lock mode): Calling up the lock mode for deactivation • Pressing the button for 3 sec. (with deactivated lock mode): Swi
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The operating menu Button Mode Function (UP)/ Display mode Changing to the previous parameter (DOWN) () or changing to the next parameter () Selection mode Changing to the previous menu () or changing to the next menu () (UP)/ (DOWN) Setting mode Increasing () or reducing () the setting of the selected menu Overview of the operating menu : Menu Function of the menu “CHAN” Selects a channel “TUNE” Sets transmission frequencies for the frequency bank “VAR” (variable bank) “NAM
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The operating menu By way of example of the “LOWCUT” menu, this section describes how to use the operating Display mode Selection mode Setting mode SET/ON MHz MHz SET SET TUNE MHz SET SET 120 LOWCUT MHz Hz Current Adjusting the Current low-cut-frequency low-cut-frequency low-cut-frequency STORED 190 Hz SET FLAT, 120 Hz, 190 Hz After switch-on After switch-on, the standard display is shown on the display panel. Depending on the setting, the transmission frequenc
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The operating menu Slide the multi-function switch to the UP position (UP) or (DOWN) to display the menu settings. If you slide the multi-function SET switch repeatedly to the same position, all menu settings are displayed one after the DOWN other. Changing to the selection mode To change from display mode to selection mode, you have to deactivate the lock mode. Deactivate the lock mode (see “Deactivating the autolock function temporarily” on page 15). You can now select the menu who
