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3-205-489-13 (1)
UHF Synthesized
Tuner Unit
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d'emploi
DE
Bedienungsanleitung
ES
Manual de instrucciones
WRR-855A/WRR-855B
2000 Sony Corporation
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Owner’s Record Declaration of Conformity The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Trade Name: SONY Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony Model No.: WRR-855B dealer regarding this product. Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 1 Sony Drive, Park Ridge, Model No. WRR-855A/855B Serial No. NJ.07656 U.S.A. Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 Notice for customers in the U.S.A. This device
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Notice for customers in Canada: Avis pour les clients au Canada: Use of Sony wireless devices is regulated by the Industry L’usage des appareils sans-fil Sony est réglé par l’Industrie Canada comme décrit dans leur Cahier des Normes Canada as described in their Radio Standard Specification Radioélectriques CNR-123. RSS-123. A licence is normally required. The local district office of Une licence est normalement requise. Le bureau de l’Industrie Canada doit être contacté. Lorsque l’opération de
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Notice for customers in Europe Spécifications particulières pour les consommateurs européens Hinweis für Kunden in Europa Aviso para los usuarios en Europa Hereby, Sony Corporation, declares that this WRR-855B is U.K. 854.125 - 862 MHz in compliance with the essential requirements and other Germany 798 - 822 MHz relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Norway 800 - 820 MHz Luxembourg 800 - 830 MHz, 854.125 - 862 MHz Belgium 854.125 - 862 MHz Denmark 800.100 - 819.900 MHz Sony Corporation décl
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English English Table of Contents Precautions On operation Precautions ......................................................................... 1 The tuner unit must be used within the temperature range Overview ............................................................................. 2 • of 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F). Avoid using for an Features .......................................................................... 2 extended period of time in extremely high temperature, or Parts Ide
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S Precautions Overview The WRR-855A/855B UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit in use When looking into the upper-panel displays, be careful to • keep a sufficient distance between your eyes and the tuner with an optional Portable Tuner Mount Adapter, such as the BTA-801, provides a highly reliable portable diversity tuner unit. for the Sony UHF wireless microphone system, which uses the frequency bands allocated for UHF TV broadcasting. This tuner enables the application of multiple channels over unused
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Preprogrammed wireless channel plans for simultaneous Weatherproof structure multi channel operation By properly mounting the WRR-855A/855B to the optional The WRR-855A/855B has many preprogrammed channel BTA-801 Portable Tuner Mount Adapter and attaching the groups, meaning combination of wireless channels to permit two supplied antennas, a weatherproof structure is obtained. simultaneous operation of multiple channels without intermodulation. Muting ON/OFF function You can activate or deactiva
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Parts Identification 6 GP button 7 CH button 8 Liquid-crystal display WRR-855A/855B 9 + button 0 – button BTA-801 Portable Tuner Mount Adapter (optional) 1 ANT connectors qa AF indicator qs RF indicator 2 POWER switch 3 MUTING switch 4 Mounting screws (4) qd DC 12V IN connector qf Betacam attachment 5 Accessory connector knob qg OUTPUT connector 4 (GB) GP/CH GP + RF AF CH – POWER MUTING S ON OFF UHF SYNTHESIZED TUNER UNIT WRR-855
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5 Accessory connector WRR-855A/855B For the signal and power connections with the BTA-801. 1 ANT (antenna) connectors Pin assignment 1: AF GND Connect the two supplied antennas to these connectors. 1 8 2: AF OUTPUT 4: DC +7V 15 9 2 POWER switch 5: GND Turns the power ON/OFF. 6 GP (group set) button 3 MUTING switch Press and hold down for at least one second to go to the Turns the muting ON/OFF. The muting level is fixed at group selection mode, and the group number flashes on the 10 dBµ. displa
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Parts Identification 9 + button / 0 – button Note Press to select the group and channel numbers to be Be sure to check the operating voltage and polarity when received. connecting to a power source. See “Settings” on pages 10 and 11. qf Betacam attachment knob qa AF (audio frequency level) indicator Used to fix the unit to a Betacam. Lights when an audio signal greater than the reference level For attaching the unit to a Betacam, see page 13. is output. qg OUTPUT connector (XLR 3-pin, male) qs R
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Preparations Mounting to a Portable Tuner Mount Adapter WRR-855A/855B This section shows you how to mount the WRR-855A/855B to the BTA-801 Portable Tuner Mount Adapter for example. By properly mounting the WRR-855A/855B to the BTA-801 and attaching the two supplied antennas, a weatherproof structure is obtained. Before mounting Be sure to clean the abutting surfaces of the WRR-855A/855B and the BTA-801 before mounting. Procedure for mounting to the BTA-801 BTA-801 1 Observing the direction, inse
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Preparations Connecting the Power Cable Attaching the Antennas Connect the DC 12 V IN connector of the BTA-801 to the Attach the supplied antennas to the two ANT connectors. DC OUT connector of a Betacam-series Camcorder using the DC power cable supplied with the BTA-801. BTA-801 (bottom) Match the connector pins with the connector inside and insert. DC power cable 1 Align the protruding part (supplied with the BTA-801) of the connector with the antenna slot. To remove: Pull the metal part of th
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Settings 1 Turn the POWER switch ON. Channel Selection On the WRR-855A, the “HELLO” message appears on the display, then it changes to the tuner status indication Notes shown before the tuner was previously turned off. Take the following precautions to prevent interference and On the WRR-855B, the version number of your tuner (for noise. example “U66”) appears, then it changes to the tuner • Do not simultaneously use two or more microphones and status indication shown before the tuner was previo
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Settings numerical order and pressing the – button changes them Model available in Australia in the reverse order. Press and hold down the button to continuously change the display. Model available in USA If no buttons are pressed for 5 seconds, the group selection mode is automatically cancelled and the lowest frequency channel in the group selected at that time is Model available in Europe (CE21) displayed. For Group 00, however, the channel previously set in Group 00 appears. 4 When the desir
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5 Press the + or – button to select the channel. Storing the group and channel Pressing the + button cyclically changes the channels of The selected group and channel set by the above procedure the group selected in step 3 in the listed order in the are stored in memory when the display stops flashing. respective table in the “Wireless Microphone System Frequency List ” supplied with this manual. Notes Pressing the – button changes them in the reverse order. To eliminate interference or noise, p
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Settings Interference-check function Setting and Releasing the T (Tone Before operating a wireless microphone or transmitter, you Squelch) OFF Mode can check for possible interference by using the interference-check function of this unit. To check the The WRR-855A/855B has the following three muting interference, simultaneously press the + and – buttons in the functions, which work in combination. channel selection mode (the channel number flashes). The channels of the selected group are autom
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Attaching and Connecting to a Betacam Selecting the T OFF mode Use the Betacam attachment kit supplied with the BTA-801 Portable Tuner Mount Adapter. 1 Turn the power ON while pressing and holding the GP and – buttons. 1 Attach the holder and bracket to the Betacam. 2 On the WRR-855A, release the buttons after the “HELLO” message appears. On the WRR-855B, release the buttons after the version number of your tuner (for example “U66”) appears. “T OFF” is momentarily displayed and the tuner goes t
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Attaching and Connecting to a Betacam 2 Align the attachment plate of the back of the BTA-801 3 Connect the output cable (optional). with the holder and bracket. OUTPUT AUDIO IN 4 Connect the DC power cable supplied with the BTA-801. For the power cable connection, see page 8. Press the knob and turn it 90° in a clockwise manner to secure. 14 (GB) S UHF SYNTHESIZED TUNER UNIT WRR-855
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Messages on the Display Specifications In addition to the normal indications, the following messages Tuner section may appear on the liquid-crystal display. Type of reception Space diversity Circuit system Dual conversion superheterodyne Messages Contents Measures Receiving frequencies Err 01 An error occurred in Model available in USA: backup memory data. one frequency within a 24 MHz Err 02 The PLL synthesized frequency band selected from 470 to circuit is in trouble. Contact your Sony dealer.
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Specifications Signal-to-noise ratio Supplied accessories Antennas (2) (±5.0 kHz deviation at 1 kHz modulation) 30 dB or more at RF input level Operating instructions (1) Wireless Microphone System Frequency List (1) 10 dBµ (A-weighted) 60 dB or more at RF input level Optional accessories 60 dBµ (A-weighted) Distortion 1.0% or less (±40 kHz deviation at Portable Tuner Mount Adapter: BTA-801 Microphone cable (for Audio output cable): 1 kHz modulation) Tone squelch frequency EC-0.5C2-F (XLR-3-11C
