Lectrosonics UCR401 User Manual

UCR401Compact Wireless ReceiverFeaturingDigital Hybrid Wireless® TechnologyINSTRUCTION MANUALRio Rancho, NM, USAwww.lectrosonics.comFill in for your r

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.10Velcro Strain ReliefFront Panel Controls and FunctionsLCD ScreenThe LCD Screen is a graphics-type Liquid Crystal Display tha

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM11SEL Down Button - control down one stepSEL Up Button - control up one stepMENU Button - changes w

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.12Frequency WindowTVxx - The television broadcast channel the frequency falls within.Transmitter switch settings (AE in the il

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM13Setup WindowIn the Setup window, the SEL Up and Down buttons scroll through a list of eight possi

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.14TUNINGThe Tuning setup screen allows selection of one of four factory set frequency groups (Groups A through D), two user pr

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM15To use the integrated scanning function, press both SEL Up/Down buttons and the MENU button at th

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.16Antenna OrientationTwo antennas are used in a polarity switching, combin-ing technique called Smart DiversityTM to provide a

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM17Setup and Operating InstructionsInstalling/Replacing Batteries1. As per the instructions engrave

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.18Warning: A common mistake is to use the transmitter audio gain control to set the overall audio level of the recorder or sou

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM19Locking and Unlocking the UCR401Front Panel ControlsThe front panel panel controls can be “LOCKED

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UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.20Pre-coordinated FrequenciesInterference from IM (intermodulation) is a potential problem in all multi-channel wireless syste

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM21Frequency CoordinationIM (intermodulation) is a process of two or more RF signals mixing in any s

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.22Pilot Tone BypassSome wireless equipment uses a supersonic “pilot tone” to control the squelch (audio mute) of a receiver mo

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM23CCMINI Zippered, padded vinyl system pouchDCR12/A4U Power Supply; 90-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz input;

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.24Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause INITIAL POWER ON LCD display not active or lit External power supply disconnec

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM25 Symptom Possible Cause ANTENNAS AND RF SIGNAL STRENGTH RF Level is weak Receiver may need

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.26Operating Frequencies (MHz): Block 470: 470.100 - 495.600 Block 19: 486.400 - 511.900 Block 20: 512.000 - 537.

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM27Service and RepairIf your system malfunctions, you should attempt to correct or isolate the troub

LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTYThe equipment is warranted for one year from date of purchase against defects in materials or workmanship provided it was pur

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM3Digital Hybrid WirelessTMThe Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid WirelessTM uses in-novative technology to

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UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM5Table of ContentsGeneral Technical Description ...

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UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM7The UCR401 is a portable, high performance, triple-conversion, frequency synthesized, UHF receiver

UCR401LECTROSONICS, INC.8incorporates recent squelching history and recent signal strength, adjusting squelching behavior dynamically for the most ser

UHF Digital Hybrid Wireless® ReceiverRio Rancho, NM9Supersonic Noise-Based Dynamic Filter and SquelchIn addition to SmartNR, all hybrid receivers are