Williams Sound CFM 400 manual

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  T ransmitter Model T31 Receiver Model R800, Speaker Model SPK 800 Installation Guide & User Manual SoundFocus FM ™ Classroom Amplification System Models CFM 300 & CFM 400 MAN 045D[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  3 S OUND F OCUS ™ C LASSROOM A MPLIFICA TION S YSTEM M ODEL CFM 300/400 I NST ALLA TION AND U SER M ANUAL Contents Page Quick Start Instructions 4 The T31 T ransmitter 5 C HARGING I NSTRUCTIONS T RANSMITTER O PERA TION The R800 Receiver & SPK 800 Speaker 7 S PEAKER S ETUP M INIMIZING F EEDBACK S PEAKE[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  4 S YSTEM O VER VIEW Thank you for purchasing the SoundFocus FM ™ Classroom Amplification System from W illiams Sound Corp. Anyone needing auditory assistance to overcome background noise, reverberation, or distance from the sound source can benefit from the SoundFocus System. Y our SoundFocus System has [...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  5 Q UICK S TA R T I NSTRUCTIONS 1. Charge the transmitter batteries first! See pages 10 and 1 1 for directions. 2. Plug the microphone into the transmitter mic jack. Clip the microphone onto a collar , lapel, or tie, as close to the speaker's mouth as is practical. 3. T urn the T31’ s FM switch to ON[...]

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    U SING T HE T31 T RANSMITTER The T31 T ransmitter ’ s microphone cord is the transmitting antenna. Do not bunch up the cord or wrap it around the transmitter . For maximum range, the cord should hang as straight as possible. The transmitter can be placed in a pants pocket, or clipped onto a belt or waist- band. Make sure the transmitter is turned[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  7 U SING THE R800 R ECEIVERS & SPK 800 S PEAKERS The R800 is a combination FM receiver/amplifier/speaker . The SPK 800 is driven by the amplifier within the R800. Both are compact, self-contained, and portable. Most rooms will require just the two speakers, placed in either front corner of the room. For[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  8 2. Set the height for both at about 4–5 feet above the floor , but not at the same height as the microphone. 3. Connect the SPK 800 Speaker to the R800 Receiver using the black speaker cable provided. (See Figure 6) Pull apart the two strands as necessary . Observ e that one strand’ s insulation is fu[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  9 corners of the room. Personal receivers are also available for students with special listening needs. (See Page 16 for more information on optional personal receivers.) U SING A R EMOTE A NTENNA For reception over longer distances, you may want to use the optional ANT 005 Coaxial Antenna. This antenna con[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  10 B A TTER Y I NFORMA TION I NST ALLA TION Open the battery compartment using a coin in the slot in the bottom of the transmitter . Press the batteries into place, observing proper polarity . (See Figure 8.) Incorrect insertion of the battery is difficult, and may cause both mechanical and electrical damag[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  11 U SING T HE CHG 200A B A TTERY C HARGER 1. Plug the CHG 200’ s power supply into the Power Input on the charger’ s side and a standard AC wall outlet. 2. Route the power cord around the Cord Hook (see fig- ure at right). This will minimize strain on the cord and jack and insure that the power cord is[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  12 C HANGING F REQUENCIES If you experience FM signal interference, you can easily adjust your transmitter and receiver to a use different frequencies. C HANGING T HE PFM T31 T RANSMITTER F REQUENCY 1. Open the battery compartment using a coin in the slot in the bottom of the transmitter . Remove the batter[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  13 U SING M UL TIPLE S YSTEMS When multiple systems are used in adjacent rooms, it is important to coordinate which chan- nel is being used in each room to avoid interference. Follow the channel assignment diagram in Figure 1 1 to minimize the chances of interference. T o achieve the best performance, DO NO[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  14 I F F EEDBACK O CCURS 1. Do not stand with the microphone directly in front of the speaker . Don’t try to set the volume while standing with the microphone in the “feedback zone.” Have someone help you adjust the volume. 2. Place the receiver and speaker as shown in Figure 5. A void pointing receiv[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  15 O PTIONAL P ERSONAL R ECEIVERS The optional PFM R32 and PFM R31 Personal Receivers can both be used with the SoundFocus ™ System. On each, the earphone cord is also the receiving antenna. Do not bunch up the cord or wrap it around the receiver . For best reception, the cord should hang as straight as p[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  16 8. Place the receiver in the belt clip case provided. The receiver can be placed in a pants pocket, or clipped onto a belt, harness, or waistband. U SING T HE PFM R31 R ECEIVER : Receiver Model PFM R31 has two volume control knobs (one for the FM signal, one for environmental sounds), a microphone input [...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  17 O PTIONAL M OUNTING K ITS W illiams Sound offers two optional mounting kits for use with the SoundFocus FM System. Use the SB-3 W all/Ceiling Mount Kit to mount an R800 Receiver or SPK 800 Speaker to a wall or ceiling. The SS-3 Floor Stand Kit includes an adjustable stand and flange which allow you to el[...]

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    Williams Sound ® Helping People Hear  18 If rotational adjustment is required, use a 7/16" open-end wrench to loosen the jam nut on the ballshaft. Rotate the receiver/ speaker and re-tighten the jam nut. I NST ALLING THE SS-3 F LOOR S T AND K IT 1. Align the three holes in the MFL 002 flange with the three pre-drilled holes in the base of [...]

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    W ARRANTY The SoundFocus Classroom FM System is engineered and designed to provide you with many years of reliable service. W illiams Sound warrants it against defects in materials and workmanship for FIVE (5) years EXCEPT FOR earphones, headphones, rechar geable bat- teries, chargers, cables, antennas, carry cases, and all other accessory products[...]

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    S OUND F OCUS FM ™ S YSTEM S PECIFICA TIONS FM T R ANSMITTER , M O DEL PFM T31 Dimensions: 3-5/8" L x 2-3/8" W x 7/8" H (92.1 mm x 60.3 mm x 22.2 mm) W eight: 4.4 oz (125 g) with battery Color: Royal blue, shatter-resistant polypropylene B attery Type: Two (2) AA 1.5 V Non-rechargeable Alkaline batteries (BA T 001), 70 mA nominal c[...]