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® Ear Amp O WNERS MANU AL UHF WIRELESS IN EAR MONIT OR U .S. V ersion ...
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Produced by On The Right Wavelength for Samson Technologies Corp. Copyright 1999, Samson Technologies Corp. Printed October 1999 Samson Technologies Corp. 575 Underhill Blvd. P.O. Box 9031 Syosset, NY 11791-9031 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) Fax: 516-364-3888 T able of Contents Introduction 1 Sy stem Features 2 QuickStar t 3 Guided T our - ...
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Introduction We know you don’t like reading owners manuals, but you’ve just purchased one of the most unique wireless audio products around, and we want to tell you about it! So, before you plug in and start making music, we’d like to suggest you take just a few moments out to scan these pages. We’ll make it as painless as possible, we prom ...
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Wireless EarAmp® Sy stem F eatures The Samson Wireless EarAmp® system utilizes state-of-the-art technology in personal monitoring. Its main features include: • Excellent audio quality, with superior frequency response and low distortion. • An extraordinary degree of frequency agility. The operating frequency can be selected either by Group an ...
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QuickStar t If you’ve had some prior experience using wireless systems, these QuickStart instructions will get you up and running with your Wireless EarAmp® system in a matter of minutes! Detailed instructions for setting up and using your Wireless EarAmp® can be found on pages 8 -11 of this manual, and the “Guided Tour” sections on pages 4 ...
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Guided T our - Wireless EarAmp® T ransmitter F ront P anel 4 1: Power switch - Use this to turn the main power on and off. When the transmitter is on, the display section (see #9 below) is lit. 2a: 1/4" Headphone jack - Connect any standard stereo headphones to this jack (via a 1/4" TRS plug) in order to monitor the audio signal connecte ...
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Samson RT80 - page 7
Guided T our - Wireless EarAmp® T ransmitter Rear P anel 5 1: DC input - Connect the supplied power adapter here, using the strain relief as silkscreened on the rear panel. WARNING: The substitution of any other kind of power adapter can cause severe damage to the Wireless EarAmp ® transmitter and will void your warranty. 2: Stereo/Mono switch - ...
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Samson RT80 - page 8
Guided T our - Wireless EarAmp® Receiver 6 1: Battery door release - Press this latch gently upwards in order to open the battery door and access the controls contained within. When closing the battery door, swing it gently upwards until you hear this latch click. 2: Antennas - In normal operation, these two antennas should be placed in a vertical ...
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Samson RT80 - page 9
Guided T our - Wireless EarAmp® Receiver 7 10: Headphone jack - Connect the supplied stereo earbuds (or third-party earpieces — see Appendix D on page 13 in this manual for more information) to this standard 1/8" (3.5 mm) mini-phone jack in order to monitor the signal being output by the Wireless EarAmp ® . The level of the headphone signa ...
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Samson RT80 - page 10
Setting Up and Using The Wireless EarAmp® 8 Setting up your Wireless EarAmp ® is a simple procedure which takes only a few minutes: 1. Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need for future service) and locate the Wireless EarAmp ® transmitter so that there is an unobstructed line of sight between it and the receiver(s) in your syste ...
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Samson RT80 - page 11
Setting Up and Using The Wireless EarAmp® 9 8b. In the receiver, turn the Program switch off, then on (towards the “ up ” arrow) and then, within ten seconds, press and hold the transmitter ’ s front-panel Program button for at least three seconds in order to program the receiver; when correctly programmed, the TX LED on top of the receiver ...
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Appendix A: Setting the Wireless EarAmp™ Radio F requency The Samson Wireless EarAmp ® is extraordinarily frequency-agile, offering more than 128 different radio frequencies and two different modes of operation. In Group/Channel mode, you can access a factory-programmed channel plan (see Appendix B on the following page) that allows you to use u ...
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11 Appendix B: Wireless EarAmp® Channel Plan Wireless EarAmp® Channel Plan: (All frequency values are in MHz) Channel Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 1 614.35 620.35 626.35 632.35 638.35 644.35 650.35 656.35 2 616.10 622.10 628.10 634.10 640.10 646.10 652.10 658.10 3 616.50 622.50 628.50 634.50 640.50 646.5 ...
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Appendix C: Using 2 Ch Mode The Wireless EarAmp ®’ s unique dual mono “ 2 CH ” mode makes it possible for you to have direct control over the blend of two separate signals, simply by turning the Balance knob. If you ’ re a vocalist, the most typical application is to route the vocal signal only to one mixer aux send and the instrument acco ...
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Appendix D: Using Third-P ar ty Ear pieces If you listen to the earbuds supplied with the Samson Wireless EarAmp ™ on their own, they may sound a little overbright to you. That ’ s because they have been specifically designed to allow a certain degree of outside sounds to enter so as to yield a natural sound onstage, where bass frequencies will ...
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14 Specifications SYSTEM Frequency Coverage 614 to 662 MHz Channels Available 128 (8 groups with 16 channels each) Direct frequency selection to nearest 25 kHz Channel Selection Transmitter: Front panel selection of group and channel or direct frequency select Backlit LCD indicates actual operating frequency at all times, in addition to group and c ...
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