AKG Acoustics WLS 8060 MAX - Manual (Page 7)

6.1.2. Selecting the Carrier Frequency
1. Handheld Transmitter: Unscrew the battery compart-
ment cover and the color code ring CCW.
Bodypack transmitter: Referring to fig. 3, open the bat-
tery compartment (3h).
All controls are now accessible.
2. Use a small screwdriver to set the CHANNEL selector on the
handheld transmitter or on the bodypack transmitter (3f) to the
desired channel.
3. Set the CHANNEL selector (10) on the WLS 8060 to the
same channel as the transmitter.
Important Note: If you set the CHANNEL selector on the trans-
mitter to ”0”, the status LED on the transmitter will start flashing.
This means that no signal is being transmitted.
6.1.3. Powering Up the Transmitter
1. Open the battery compartment referring to fig. 2 for the hand-
held transmitter and fig. 3 for the bodypack transmitter.
Make sure that the end of the ribbon fixed inside the battery
compartment of the handheld transmitter will stick out of the
battery compartment. (The ribbon is needed for removing the
batteries.)
2. Insert the supplied batteries into the battery compartment con-
forming to the polarity marks.
The transmitter will not function with the batteries inserted
incorrectly.
3. Powering up the handheld transmitter: Set the
PWR switch to ”I”.
4. Powering up the bodypack transmitter: Connect
your microphone - or instrument with MKG/L guitar cable
(optional) - to the mini XLR socket (3d).
Rotate the security cover (3m) CW to uncover the switches
and set the POWER switch (3a) to “I”.
5. Handheld and bodypack transmitters: The status
LED will flash momentarily. If the batteries are in good con-
dition, the status LED will continue glowing dimly.
When the status LED illuminates brightly the batteries will be
dead within about 90 minutes. Replace the batteries with
new ones as soon as possible.
If the status LED fails to illuminate the batteries are dead. Insert
new batteries.
6. Handheld transmitter: Slide the supplied adjustable
protective ring onto the shaft and screw the battery compart-
ment cover back on. You can rotate the protective ring so that
only the desired control will be accessible and all others
covered.
Bodypack transmitter: Replace the battery compart-
ment cover.
6.1.4. Using the Transmitter
Handheld Transmitter
1. Hold the microphone perpendicularly and so that its front
grille will be about 1 to 2 inches (2 to 5 cm) away from your
mouth.
2. Talk across and slightly above the microphone front grille. This
is the best way to avoid pop noises (overemphasis of plosive
sounds such as ”p” and ”t”).
3. When talking outdoors, we recommend to slip an external
windscreen onto the microphone (see section 4.2. Optional
Accessories).
4. Never cover the antenna with your hand. This would weaken
the transmittee signal.
Bodypack Transmitter
For instructions on how to use the microphone, refer to the manual
for your microphone.
Setting Gain
The procedure for setting gain is the same for the handheld and
bodypack transmitters. Refer to figs. 2 and 3 above.
1. Using a small screwdriver, set the GAIN control so that the
red status LED on the transmitter will only flash on the loudest
signal peaks.
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WLS 8060 ”MAX”
Fig. 2: Opening the handheld transmitter Fig. 3: Bodypack transmitter
3h
3a
GAIN
3f
3d
3m
LED
GAIN
CHANNEL
PWR
LED
+
+
-
-