Transport And Setting Up; Operation - Monacor SPEECH-500/GR Bedienungsanleitung

4 Transport and Setting up

For transport, the lectern is equipped with
four castors . The two rear castors are swivel
castors with locking brakes . Thus, it will be
easy to wheel it to the place of application .
Set up the lectern is such a way that the
speakers on its front will be directed towards
the audience . Place the lectern and lock the
brakes of its castors . A name plate is supplied
with the lectern . If required, fasten the name
plate of the person speaking to the front of
the lectern using the screw (3) .
5 Connections
Prior to connecting any units or to changing
any existing connections, switch off the am-
plifier system and all units to be connected .
5.1 Microphones and audio unit
1) Connect a microphone (e . g . a suitable
gooseneck microphone from the EMG...P
series) to one of the XLR jacks (1 or 4)
on the upper side of the lectern and ad-
just it to the person speaking . It will also
be possible to equip both jacks with one
microphone each . The jacks have a latch-
ing mechanism; to disconnect the plug,
press the PUSH lever .
As an alternative, connect a micro-
phone with XLR plug to the input jack (18)
of the channels 1 and 2 on the rear of the
lectern . Like the jacks on the upper side of
the lectern, these microphone inputs will
supply the phantom power (24 V) required
by some microphones .
The input jack of channel 3 allows con-
nection of another microphone with XLR
plug .
2) To connect an audio source with line
level (e . g . mixer, CD player), use the
6 .3 mm jacks (18) of the input channels
1– 3 (if the corresponding channel is not
used by a microphone) or the RCA jacks
AUDIO IN (20) of channel 4 . When both
RCA jacks are connected (e . g . stereo signal
from a CD player), the signals will create
the sum (mono) .
Note: If you use any wireless microphones, their
signals will be mixed to the input signal of channel 3 .
5.2 Recorder or
additional amplifier system
The RCA jacks of the output LINE OUT, REC
(21) allow connection of a recorder or another
audio unit with line level input (e . g . an addi-
tional amplifier system for PA applications in
large zones) . The mixed signal of the audio
sources will be available at these jacks .
In addition, wireless transmission of the
output signal by means of the integrated
transmitter module, for example, to another
amplifier system with a corresponding wire-
less receiver will be possible (
5.3 Gooseneck light
To illuminate the reading surface, connect a
12 V gooseneck light with a maximum power
of 6 W (e . g . GNL-453XLR or GNL-304) to
the XLR jack (2) . The XLR jack has a latching
mechanism . To remove the light, press the
PUSH lever .
5.4 Power supply
Connect the power supply cable provided to
the mains jack (14) and connect the mains
plug to a socket (230 V/ 50 Hz) .
A power strip (8) is provided to supply
power to additional devices .

6 Operation

1) Before switching on, set the VOLUME con-
trols (16) of all four input channels to "0"
to prevent switching noise and to make
sure that the volume is not too high .
2) Switch on the audio sources connected
first, then switch on SPEECH-500/GR with
the POWER switch (13) . The POWER LED
(23) will light up . If an additional amplifier
system for PA applications has been con-
nected to SPEECH-500/GR, switch on this
amplifier system last .
After operation, switch off the units in
reverse order:
1 . the additional amplifier system
2 . SPEECH-500/GR
3 . the audio sources connected
3) Mix the signals of the input channels with
the corresponding VOLUME controls (16)
or fade them in and out as required . When
using wireless microphones, also see chap-
ter 6 .1 . Only adjust the volume to such a
level that the sound reproduced will not
be distorted .
If the LED LIMITER (22) lights up fre-
quently, the input level is too high and
should be reduced with the corresponding
volume control .
CAUTION Make sure to use an ade-
To prevent feedback howl, never direct
the microphone towards the speaker and
never place it too close to the speaker .
Feedback may also occur when the vol-
ume is too high . In this case, reduce
the microphone volume with the corre-
sponding VOLUME control (16) .
4) To optimize the sound for the channels
1– 3, use the corresponding equalizer
controls HIGH, MID and LOW (19) . After
modifying the sound, readjust the volume
with the corresponding VOLUME control
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chapter 6 .2) . (16), if required .
quate volume level . Per-
manent high volumes may
damage your hearing .
6.1 Operation with
wireless microphones
The lectern is equipped with a receiver mod-
ule (11) for two wireless microphones / trans-
mitters .
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Wireless receiver module
Each receiver section (A and B) is equipped
with a control to adjust the volume and to
switch it on and off (fig . 2) . The display is divid-
ed into two parts: left half for receiver section
A, right half for receiver section B . When a
receiver section has been switched on, the dis-
play will indicate the transmission channel . To
briefly indicate the radio frequency, press the
button  (for section A) or  (for section B) .
6.1.1 Setting the transmission channels
Use the controls to switch on the receiver
sections . Do not switch on the correspond-
ing wireless microphones / transmitters for the
time being .
6.1.1.1 Channel scan
Keep the buttons  and  simultaneously
pressed for approx . 1 second until
pears on the display . The scan will start: The
receiver sections will be set to free channels
without mutual interference . If no free chan-
nels are found, the channels set will be kept .
Note: The channel scan can also be started for one
section only (button  for section A or button 
for section B) .
6.1.1.2 Manual channel selection
When both receiver sections A and B are
switched on:
1) Keep the button SET pressed until the
channel indication for receiver section A
starts flashing on the display .
2) Select the channel for receiver section A
with the button  or  and then confirm
with the button SET .
3) The channel indication for receiver section
B starts flashing on the display . Select the
channel for receiver section B with the
button  or  and then confirm with
the button SET .
When only one receiver section A or B is
switched on:
Keep the button SET pressed until the channel
indication starts flashing on the display . Select
the channel with the button  or  and then
confirm with the button SET .
Notes:
1 . The receiver sections cannot be set to the same
channel .
2 . If a channel is not confirmed within 10 seconds
with the button SET, the setting mode will be
exited and the channel previously set will be kept .
3 . If, with the transmitter switched off, the respective
segment bar A or B on the display indicates re-
ception, interference signals or signals from other
transmitters are being received . In this case, use a
different channel .
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