Lectrosonics SMQV - Troubleshooting

SMQV
LECTROSONICS, INC.
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Before going through the following chart, be sure that you have a good battery in the transmitter. It is important that you
follow these steps in the sequence listed.
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE
TRANSMITTER PWR LED OFF 1) Battery is inserted backwards or dead.
2) Transmitter not powered up. (See Operating Instructions,
Power UP and Boot Sequence.)
TRANSMITTER PWR LED BLINKS GREEN EVERY FEW SECONDS, TRANSMITTER
DOES NOT RESPOND OTHERWISE 1) Transmitter has been put to sleep by the remote control.
  Eitherusetheremotecontroltowakeitupagainorremove
  andreinsertthetransmitter’sbattery.
AUDIO LEVEL LEDs NOT LIGHTING 1) Gain control set to minimum.
 2) Batteryisdeadorinstalledbackwards.CheckPWRLED.
3) Mic capsule is damaged or malfunctioning.
 4) Miccabledamagedormis-wired.
RECEIVER RF INDICATOR OFF 1) Transmitter not turned on, or is in Standby Mode.
2) Transmitter battery is dead.
3) Receiver antenna missing or improperly positioned.
4) Transmitter and receiver not on same frequency.
  Checkswitches/displayontransmitterandreceiver.
5) Transmitter and receiver not on same frequency block.
 6) Operatingrangeistoogreat.
7) Defective transmitter antenna.
NO SOUND (OR LOW SOUND LEVEL), RECEIVER INDICATES PROPER AUDIO MODULATION
1) Receiver output level set too low.
 2)Receiveroutputdisconnected,orcabledefectiveormis-wired.
3) Sound system or recorder input is turned down.
DISTORTED SOUND 1) Transmitter gain (audio level) is far too high. Check audio level
  LEDsandreceiveraudiolevelsduringuse.
2) Receiver output may be mismatched with the sound system or
recorder input. Adjust output level on receiver to the correct level
  fortherecorder,mixerorsoundsystem.(Usethereceiver’sTone
function to check level.)
3) Transmitter is not set to same frequency as receiver. Check that
operating frequency on receiver and transmitter match.
 4)Receiver/TransmitterCompatibilityModemismatched.
EXCESSIVE FEEDBACK 1) Transmitter gain (audio level) too high. Check gain adjustment
  and/orreducereceiveroutputlevel.
2) Talent standing too close to speaker system.
 3)Micistoofarfromuser’smouth.
Troubleshooting