Instruction Manual

SRb5P and SRb Dual Receivers
LECTROSONICS, INC.
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Symptom Possible Cause
ANTENNAS AND RF SIGNAL STRENGTH
RF Level is weak Receiver may need to be moved or reoriented.
Antennaontransmitterorreceivermaybedefectiveorpoorly
connected-doublecheckantennas.
Improperlengthofantenna,orwrongantennaontransmitteror
receiver.UHFwhipantennasaregenerallyabout3to5incheslong.
UHFhelicalantennasmaybeshorter,butareoftenlessefcient.
No RF Signal Make certain frequency switches on transmitter match the receiver
frequency setting.
Checkbatteryintransmitter.
AUDIOSIGNALQUALITY
Poor signal-to-noise ratio Transmitter gain set too low.
The noise may not be in the wireless system. Turn the transmitter
audiogainallthewaydownandseeifthenoiseremains.Ifthe
noiseremains,thenturnthepoweroffatthetransmitterandseeifit
remains.Ifthenoiseisstillpresent,thentheproblemisnotinthe
transmitter.
Ifnoiseisstillpresentwhenthetransmitteristurnedoff,trylowering
theaudiooutputlevelonthereceiverandseeifthenoiselowers
correspondingly.Ifthenoiseremains,theproblemisnotinthe
receiver.
Receiveroutputistoolowfortheinputofthedeviceitisfeeding.
Tryincreasingtheoutputlevelofthereceiverandloweringthe
inputgainonthedevicethereceiverisfeeding.
Distortion Transmitterinputgaintoohigh.Checkand/orreadjustinputgainon
transmitteraccordingtotheLEDsonthetransmitterandthenverify
the setting with the audio meter in the main window.
Audiooutputleveltoohighforthedevicethereceiverisfeeding.
Lowertheoutputlevelofthereceiver.
Bad frequency response or generally poor audio quality
Ensurethereceiverissettothecompatibilitymodethatmatches
the transmitter in use.