Owner's Manual

mtu301Owner’sManual
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Theunitprovidesbiasvoltageforelectretcondensermicrophonesandfeatures9 ‐hourbatterylife.It
alsooffersanon/offswitch,amuteswitch,andLEDsindicatingpower/muteandlinkstatusaswellas
low‐batterywarning.Eachmtu301operatesusing2AAbatteries.StandardalkalineorNiMH
rechargeablebatteriescanbeused.WithuseofanAudio‐Technica[needmodelnumber]Charger
availableseparately,NiMHrechargeablebatteriesrechargewithintheunit.Theywillnotovercharge.
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Tooperatetheunit:
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1. Installbatteries
 Ifyouareusingalkalinebatteries:
a. Insert2freshAA1.5Valkalinebatteriesinthemtu301XLRBody‐pack
Transmitter.(SeeBatterySelection&BatteryInstallation,page6).
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 Ifyouareusi
ngrechargeablebatteries:
a. Turnthemtu301off;theunitmustbeoffwhenbatteriesarebeingcharged.(See
PowerOn/Off,page__).
b. InserttwoNickelMetalHydride(NiMH)AArechargeablebatteries inthemtu301XLR
Body‐packTransmitter.(SeeBatterySelection&BatteryIn
stallation,page__).
c. PlugtheDCcablefromthe(notincluded‐availableseparately)[needmodelnumber]
Chargerintothechargingportonthesideofthemtu301unit;plugtheChargerintoa
standardwalloutlet
d. Confirmthatthemtu301yellowChargingLED(nexttothechargingport)is
illuminated;thiswillextinguishwhenchargingiscomplete.Acompletechargecan
takeuptosixhours.
e. DisconnecttheChargerwhenthechargeiscomplete.
Note:IftheredChargeErrorLED(nexttothechargingport)isilluminated,thisindicates
achargingsystemerror.Causesinclude:non‐NiMHbatteries;failedbatteries;
incorrectlyinstalledbatteries;briefinterruptioninpower.Becertainyouareusing
properlyinstalledNiMHb
atteriesandreconnecttobeginthechargingcycleagain.
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2. Selectauniquechanneladdressinthebatterycompartmentofeachmtu301Body‐pack
Transmitter.(1‐7forthefirstaci707audiocontrolinterfaceunitused;8‐14forthesecond
aci707unit).(SeeChannelAddressSelection,page6.)
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3. Connect yourmicrop
honetotheaudioinputjackonthetopofthemtu301Body‐pack
Transmitter.(UseanyAudio‐Technicalavalierorhea dwornwirelessmicrophonewhoseproduct
numberendswitha“cW”.)
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4. Turnonthepowerswitchonthetopofeachmtu301.ThePowerLEDonthetopofthemt
u301
willglowblue.(SeePowerOn/Off,page_.)
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5. Confirmlinkstatus.Ifthemtu301Body‐packTransmitterisproperlylinked,theUWBLinkLEDin
thebatterycompartmentwillglowblue,andthetopgreenlightonthecorrespondingaci707
channelwilllight.
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