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EK 500
SKP 500
Instructions for use
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Thank you for choosing Sennheiser! We have designed this product to give you reliable operation over many years. Over half a century of accumulated expertise in the design and manufacture of high-quality electro-acoustic equipment have made Sennheiser a world-leading company in this field. Please take a few moments to read these instructions carefully, as we want you to enjoy your new Sennheiser product quickly and to the fullest. 2
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Contents The SKP 500 G2 plug-on transmitter .................................... 4 The channel bank system .................................................. 4 Safety instructions .................................................................... 5 Delivery includes ....................................................................... 5 Areas of application .................................................................. 6 The operating controls ............................................
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The SKP 500 G2 plug-on transmitter The SKP 500 G2 plug-on transmitter is part of the evolution wireless series ew500G2. With this series, Sennheiser offers high-quality state-of-the-art RF transmission systems with a high level of operational reliability and ease of use. Transmitters and receivers permit wireless transmission with studio-quality sound. The excellent transmission reliability of the ew 500 G2 series is based on the use of further optimized PLL synthesizer and microprocessor tec
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Safety instructions Never open an electronic unit! If units are opened by customers in breach of this instruction, the warranty becomes null and void. Use the unit in dry rooms only. Use a damp cloth for cleaning the unit. Do not use any cleansing agents or solvents. Delivery includes The packaging contains the following items: 1 SKP 500 G2 plug-on transmitter 2 batteries Instructions for use 1 POP 1 Plug-on pouch Suitable microphones (to be ordered separately) for the plug-on transmitter:
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Areas of application The plug-on transmitter can be combined with receivers of the ew 500 G2 series (EM 500 G2 rack-mount receiver or EK 500 G2 bodypack receiver). The receivers are available in the same five UHF frequency ranges and are equipped with the same channel bank system with factory-preset frequencies. An advantage of the factory-preset frequencies is that a transmission system is ready for immediate use after switch-on, several transmission systems can be operated simultaneously on
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The operating controls Microphone input, XLR-3F socket (unbalanced) Mechanical locking ring of XLR-3 socket LC display SET button button (DOWN) button (UP) Red LED for operation and battery status indication (ON/LOW BAT) ON/OFF button (serves as the ESC (cancel) key in the operating menu) Battery compartment cover MUTE switch 7
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Indications and displays LC display panel
Alphanumeric display
“B.CH“ – appears when the channel bank and the channel number are displayed “MHz“ – appears when the frequency is displayed 4-step battery status display Lock mode icon (lock mode is activated) “PILOT” display (pilot tone transmission is activated) “MUTE” display (audio input is muted) 7-step level display for audio signal “AF” Operation and battery status indication The red LED (LOW BAT/ON) provi
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“MUTE” display The “MUTE” display appears on the display panel when the plug-on transmitter is muted (see “Muting the plug-on transmitter” on page 12). Modulation display The level display for audio signal “AF” shows the modulation of the plug-on transmitter. When the audio input level is excessively high, the level display for audio signal “AF” shows full deflection for the duration of the overmodulation. “PILOT” display The “PILOT” display appears on the display panel when the pil
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Preparing the plug-on transmitter for use Inserting and replacing the batteries For powering the plug-on transmitter, you can either use two 1.5 V AA size batteries or the rechargeable Sennheiser BA 2015 accupack. Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the embossed arrow until it clicks audibly and open the cover. Insert the two batteries or the BA 2015 accupack as shown below. Please observe correct polarity when inserting the batteries/accupack. Close the battery c
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time are corrected correspondingly. Due to the missing sensor, individual rechargeable battery cells will not be identified as accupacks. The monitoring of the accupack temperature during charging in the L 2015 charger. Plugging the plug-on transmitter onto a microphone Plug the transmitter’s XLR-3F socket onto the microphone’s XLR-3M socket. Tighten the locking ring as shown. Note: The transmitter uses the microphone body as an antenna – therefore only microphones with a metal cas
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Using the plug-on transmitter Switching the plug-on transmitter on/off The transmitter can only be switched off when the standard display is shown on the display panel. When in the operating menu, briefly pressing the ON/OFF button will cancel your entry (ESC function) and return you to the standard display with the last stored settings. Note: Remove the batteries or the accupack when the transmitter will not be used for extended periods of time. Press the ON/OFF button to switch the transm
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Set the MUTE switch back to the original position to retransmit the audio signal. Activating/deactivating the lock mode The transmitter has a lock mode that can be activated or deactivated via the operating menu (see “Activating/ deactivating the lock mode” on page 23). The lock mode prevents that the transmitter is accidentally programmed or switched off during operation. 13
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The operating menu A special feature of the Sennheiser ew 500 G2 series is the similar, intuitive operation of transmitters and receivers. As a result, adjustments to the settings can be made quickly and “without looking” – even in stressful situations, for example on stage or during a live show or presentation. The buttons Buttons Mode To... ON/OFF Standard display switch the transmitter on and off Operating menu cancel the entry and return to the standard display Setting mode cancel the en
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Working with the operating menu By way of example of the “TUNE” menu, this section describes how to use the operating menu. After switching the transmitter on, the standard display is shown on the display panel. Getting into the operating menu Press the SET button to get from the standard display into the operating menu. The last selected menu flashes on the display. Selecting a menu Press the / buttons to select a menu. Press the SET button to get into the setting mode of the selected
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Storing a setting Press the SET button to store the setting. “STORED” appears on the display, indicating that the setting has been stored. The display then returns to the top menu level. With most menus, new settings become effective immediately without having to be stored. An exception are the “BANK”, “CHAN”, “TUNE” and “RESET” menus. With these menus, new settings only become effective after they have been stored (“STORED” appears on the display, indicating that the setting has been stored)
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Operating menu of the plug-on transmitter SET EXIT SET BANK 1 BANK U BANK Changing the channel Current channel bank / : 1...8, U (User bank Bank) SET: Stores the setting STORED SET B.CH B.CH CHAN 1.03 1.02 Current channel Changing the channel / : Channel 01...20 (display depends on SET: Stores the setting "DISPLY" setting) STORED SET MHz 790.025 790.025 MHz 791.125 791.125 TUNE Current frequency on Setting the frequency / : Transmission the selected chann
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DISPLY SET NAME VOCAL GUCAL Assigning the Current transmitter name / : Transmitter name transmitter a name (6 characters) Letters w/o pronounciation marks, numbers from 0...9, special characters, spaces STORED SET: 5 x next character, then store SET RST. N NO O RST. O OK K RESET Loading the factory- Security check / : OK, NO preset default settings "reset" = OK: SET: Transmitter loads factory-preset default settings (only pilot tone setting is kept), transmitter is restarte
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Adjustment tips for the operating menu Switching between channel banks – BANK Via the “BANK” menu, you can switch between the transmitter’s nine channel banks. Each of the channel banks “1” to “8” has up to 20 switchable channels that are factory-preset to a transmission frequency (see “The channel bank system” on page 4). The channel bank “U” (user bank) has up to 20 switchable channels to store your selection out of 1440 transmission frequencies that are freely selectable within the preset fr
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Use the / buttons to select the desired transmission frequency. Transmission frequencies are tunable in 25-kHz steps within a switching bandwidth of 36 MHz max. For intermodulation-free frequencies, please refer to the enclosed frequency table. Adjusting the sensitivity – SENSIT Via the “SENSIT” menu, you can adjust the transmitter’s input sensitivity. The input sensitivity is adjusted too high when close talking distances, speakers with loud voices or loud music passages cause overmodulatio
