Hi John Muldrow,
Did you ever get my e-mail of september 18th?
Bryan Leinwand.


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From: Bryan Leinwand <bryan.els@...>
To: <Lectro@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Lectro] maxi mouse


>   hello john, well i guess the mouse had a good run anyway. it may be a
moot
> point, but i think that the performance of these amps could be greatly
> improved without even increasing amplifier power.
>   even at 10 watts, the combination of  the mouse head and the speakers
that
> i have built outperforms any of the new battery amps that i have seen on
the
> market today. and at not much more weight, though larger in size. all of
> these products can concentrate more on cabinet construction and speaker
> design. the reason people are interested in battery amps i think is
because
> of portability and mobility. power output has increased, but so has
weight.
> in my opinion, the weight factor is even more important than size. maybe
> that is why your moose amp disappeared.
>   many battery amp makers concentrate, i believe, too much on power and
> in preamp features, and in my opinion, for the prices they charge, do not
> have enough cone area, low frequency response, dispersion or projection.
> i started playing the bass 15 years ago outdoors in the streets and
subways
> of n.y.. at that time i purchased one of your amps but quickly realised
that
> i wasn't getting enough out of it. playing out in the open air, sometimes
> with a very high noise floor is difficult enough even when you have tons
of
> power. i found that the best bass response that i had was by using the
> increases that a wall, a floor, or a corner could give. i started
> experimenting with different speakers. the first cabinet that i built
> utilized the mouse speaker and head in a 9" wooden drum shell cut to
> an internal volume of about 8 litres (a circle is the perfect shape
because
> it has the largest circumference for a given volume. the walls will not
flex
> and you can use very thin, light material. also a good shape for
combatting
> standing waves inside the cabinet). with 4 feet attached to the front
about
> 2-1/2" long, i not only increased my bass response, but now i did not need
> to get the amp behind all of the musicians because of the improved
> omnidirectionality of this design. in certain situations i could still use
> it on its side, getting back high frequencies that are lost. later, i put
a
> small tweeter on the side, with 3 different capacitors choosable by a
> switch, to compensate for high frequency losses in the down firing
> position. the 3 different crossover points gave me more flexibility to
> compensate for different floors and room environments without the
> need for extreme e.q, which for a number of reasons can be very
> problematic. then i added an on-off switch for the tweeter. kind of a
> tonal balance control. not quite hifi, but it worked very well. the total
> weight of this strange animal was about 10 lbs.
>   interestingly enough, recently a company called acoustic image has come
> out with a combo that has the same configuration as this. years ago i
built
> a cabinet for myself using a downward firing 10" woofer and forward firing
> 5" tweeter crossed over at around 800 hertz. when i saw one of these amps,
> my heart dropped. when i took one apart, i realized they made quite a few
> mistakes, and could have gotten a lot more out of it without any increase
in
> price and at less weight. but i digress.
>   anyway, over the years, i continued to work on a more efficient speaker
> configuration for the mouse. with still not enough bass response, i
decided
> to increase cone area.  i found 2 edgeworth 4 ohm 8" speakers which only
> weigh 1 1/4 lbs. each. wired in parallel at 2 ohms in a thin but
reinforced
> ported rectangular box, they gave me much more bass response and output
> in a total package of (though twice the size of the mouse) about 14lbs.
> including amp.
>   next came a 15" 4ohm speaker from an old polytone mini-brute. cone area
> was increased by more than 2 fold. the cabinet configuration is a 16" drum
> shell (sealed enclosure), only 8mm thick, cut to 11" deep (about 30
litres).
> though very thin, this shape is extremely road worthy. it is covered in
thin
> carpet, which by the way needs only one seam, and if necessary can travel
in
> a standard soft or hard drum case. the back panel was too resonant, being
> so large and thin but this was easily remedied (if you are interested in
the
> details i could go into it further). the front panel wasn't a problem
since
> there basically is no front panel. instead of a heavy front grill, i did
> what polytone did and used a painted metal mesh.  with the head
> installed (batteries and handle aligned along the center of gravity-bottom
> and top respectively) the total weight was up to about 18 lbs. but still
> quite easy to carry. it was still possible to get many hours of use
without
> charging. eventually, i removed the head so that i could still use my
other
> speakers. the only thing that i wish that i could change, is the impedance
> of the speaker to 2 ohms to draw more current from the amp. i have
> never seen a 2 ohm 15" speaker and wonder if this is possible. by the
> way, the polytone 12 is also quiteefficient, is 3lbs. lighter and would
> work well in a smaller 22 litre cabinet. of course, these speakers are
> purpose made for higher powered amplifiers and maybe magnet
> structures could be much lighter for a lower powered system without
> giving up to much of the cone control necesarry for larger diameter
> speakers. eminece makes speakers for polytone.
>   i believe you were the first guys to design a really portable and good
> sounding battery amp. it has made my life much easier for playing outdoors
> and for small gigs without drums. it has a great sounding curcuit. it's
kind
> of sad to see it go, and if you ever plan on getting back into the battery
> amp market, i hope this information has been food for thought.
>   one more thing though. i would like to re-install a head in all of my
> speaker cabinets, and before it's too late (if its not too late already) i
> wonder if i could purchase amplifier sections, including batteries. the
> single channel mouse would be enough. please let me know.
>                                                            all the best,
> Bryan Leinwand
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----
> Original Message -----
> From: John Muldrow <john@...>
> To: <Lectro@egroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 4:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Lectro] maxi mouse
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> > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:20 AM
> >
> > Subject: maxi mouse
> >
> >
> >
> > hi
> >
> > i have been using your mouse for about 15 years. i think it has the best
> sounding battery head. for the last 10 years i have been using the head
> only, removed from the main unit in a total package w
> > eighing only 5.5 lbs. i have built a very light (11lb)ported speaker
> cabinet with 2-8" speakers run
> > ning at 2 ohms. i also use a 17 lb cabinet with a 4ohm 15" polytone
> speaker with very good results.
> >  i have been careful not to fry the preamp by keeping the volume on the
> amp at half and attenuating
> >  my input signal. this system has been in freqent use for the last 10
> years with the only repairs b
> > eing battery replacements. i have done gigs with acoustic bass and i get
a
> very natural sound with
> > the e.q flat. this amp has a great sounding curcuit.
> >
> > i saw on the website that you are discontinuing this well designed
> product. maybe the battery amp m
> > arket is getting more crowded. my question though is whether you plan on
> replacing this amp with an
> > other product.
> >
> >
> >
> >                                                                Bryan
> Leinwand
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hello john, well i guess the mouse had a good run anyway. it may be a moot
point, but i think that the performance of these amps could be greatly
improved without even increasing amplifier power.
   even at 10 watts, the combination of  the mouse head and the speakers that
i have built outperforms any of the new battery amps that i have seen on the
market today. and at not much more weight, though larger in size. all of
these products can concentrate more on cabinet construction and speaker
design. the reason people are interested in battery amps i think is because
of portability and mobility. power output has increased, but so has weight.
in my opinion, the weight factor is even more important than size. maybe
that is why your moose amp disappeared.
   many battery amp makers concentrate, i believe, too much on power and
in preamp features, and in my opinion, for the prices they charge, do not
have enough cone area, low frequency response, dispersion or projection.
i started playing the bass 15 years ago outdoors in the streets and subways
of n.y.. at that time i purchased one of your amps but quickly realised that
i wasn't getting enough out of it. playing out in the open air, sometimes
with a very high noise floor is difficult enough even when you have tons of
power. i found that the best bass response that i had was by using the
increases that a wall, a floor, or a corner could give. i started
experimenting with different speakers. the first cabinet that i built
utilized the mouse speaker and head in a 9" wooden drum shell cut to
an internal volume of about 8 litres (a circle is the perfect shape because
it has the largest circumference for a given volume. the walls will not flex
and you can use very thin, light material. also a good shape for combatting
standing waves inside the cabinet). with 4 feet attached to the front about
2-1/2" long, i not only increased my bass response, but now i did not need
to get the amp behind all of the musicians because of the improved
omnidirectionality of this design. in certain situations i could still use
it on its side, getting back high frequencies that are lost. later, i put a
small tweeter on the side, with 3 different capacitors choosable by a
switch, to compensate for high frequency losses in the down firing
position. the 3 different crossover points gave me more flexibility to
compensate for different floors and room environments without the
need for extreme e.q, which for a number of reasons can be very
problematic. then i added an on-off switch for the tweeter. kind of a
tonal balance control. not quite hifi, but it worked very well. the total
weight of this strange animal was about 10 lbs.
   interestingly enough, recently a company called acoustic image has come
out with a combo that has the same configuration as this. years ago i built
a cabinet for myself using a downward firing 10" woofer and forward firing
5" tweeter crossed over at around 800 hertz. when i saw one of these amps,
my heart dropped. when i took one apart, i realized they made quite a few
mistakes, and could have gotten a lot more out of it without any increase in
price and at less weight. but i digress.
   anyway, over the years, i continued to work on a more efficient speaker
configuration for the mouse. with still not enough bass response, i decided
to increase cone area.  i found 2 edgeworth 4 ohm 8" speakers which only
weigh 1 1/4 lbs. each. wired in parallel at 2 ohms in a thin but reinforced
ported rectangular box, they gave me much more bass response and output
in a total package of (though twice the size of the mouse) about 14lbs.
including amp.
   next came a 15" 4ohm speaker from an old polytone mini-brute. cone area
was increased by more than 2 fold. the cabinet configuration is a 16" drum
shell (sealed enclosure), only 8mm thick, cut to 11" deep (about 30 litres).
though very thin, this shape is extremely road worthy. it is covered in thin
carpet, which by the way needs only one seam, and if necessary can travel in
a standard soft or hard drum case. the back panel was too resonant, being
so large and thin but this was easily remedied (if you are interested in the
details i could go into it further). the front panel wasn't a problem since
there basically is no front panel. instead of a heavy front grill, i did
what polytone did and used a painted metal mesh.  with the head
installed (batteries and handle aligned along the center of gravity-bottom
and top respectively) the total weight was up to about 18 lbs. but still
quite easy to carry. it was still possible to get many hours of use without
charging. eventually, i removed the head so that i could still use my other
speakers. the only thing that i wish that i could change, is the impedance
of the speaker to 2 ohms to draw more current from the amp. i have
never seen a 2 ohm 15" speaker and wonder if this is possible. by the
way, the polytone 12 is also quiteefficient, is 3lbs. lighter and would
work well in a smaller 22 litre cabinet. of course, these speakers are
purpose made for higher powered amplifiers and maybe magnet
structures could be much lighter for a lower powered system without
giving up to much of the cone control necesarry for larger diameter
speakers. eminece makes speakers for polytone.
   i believe you were the first guys to design a really portable and good
sounding battery amp. it has made my life much easier for playing outdoors
and for small gigs without drums. it has a great sounding curcuit. it's kind
of sad to see it go, and if you ever plan on getting back into the battery
amp market, i hope this information has been food for thought.
   one more thing though. i would like to re-install a head in all of my
speaker cabinets, and before it's too late (if its not too late already) i
wonder if i could purchase amplifier sections, including batteries. the
single channel mouse would be enough. please let me know.
                                                            all the best,
Bryan Leinwand







-----
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From: John Muldrow <john@...>
To: <Lectro@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 4:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Lectro] maxi mouse


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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Bryan Leinwand
>
> To: Lectro@onelist.com
>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:20 AM
>
> Subject: maxi mouse
>
>
>
> hi
>
> i have been using your mouse for about 15 years. i think it has the best
sounding battery head. for the last 10 years i have been using the head
only, removed from the main unit in a total package w
> eighing only 5.5 lbs. i have built a very light (11lb)ported speaker
cabinet with 2-8" speakers run
> ning at 2 ohms. i also use a 17 lb cabinet with a 4ohm 15" polytone
speaker with very good results.
>  i have been careful not to fry the preamp by keeping the volume on the
amp at half and attenuating
>  my input signal. this system has been in freqent use for the last 10
years with the only repairs b
> eing battery replacements. i have done gigs with acoustic bass and i get a
very natural sound with
> the e.q flat. this amp has a great sounding curcuit.
>
> i saw on the website that you are discontinuing this well designed
product. maybe the battery amp m
> arket is getting more crowded. my question though is whether you plan on
replacing this amp with an
> other product.
>
>
>
>                                                                Bryan
Leinwand
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To: Lectro@onelist.com

Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:20 AM

Subject: maxi mouse



hi

i have been using your mouse for about 15 years. i think it has the best
sounding battery head. for the last 10 years i have been using the head only,
removed from the main unit in a total package w
eighing only 5.5 lbs. i have built a very light (11lb)ported speaker cabinet
with 2-8" speakers run
ning at 2 ohms. i also use a 17 lb cabinet with a 4ohm 15" polytone speaker with
very good results.
  i have been careful not to fry the preamp by keeping the volume on the amp at
half and attenuating
  my input signal. this system has been in freqent use for the last 10 years with
the only repairs b
eing battery replacements. i have done gigs with acoustic bass and i get a very
natural sound with
the e.q flat. this amp has a great sounding curcuit.

i saw on the website that you are discontinuing this well designed product.
maybe the battery amp m
arket is getting more crowded. my question though is whether you plan on
replacing this amp with an
other product.



                                                                Bryan Leinwand










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Thanks you for the nice comments about the MaxiMouse.  Unfortuneately you
are correct that the product is now discontinued.  As you point out the
market now has a number of products in this category and I too regret that
we were forced to discontinue it.  With the kind of care you take, I'm sure
you will get many more years of service out of it.  It shouldn't be too hard
to repair in the future should that ever be necessary.
--
Regards,
Howard Kaufman
Lectrosonics
(516)785-6211
www.lectrosonics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Leinwand
To: Lectro@onelist.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:20 AM
Subject: maxi mouse


hi
i have been using your mouse for about 15 years. i think it has the best
sounding battery head. for the last 10 years i have been using the head only,
removed from the main unit in a total package weighing only 5.5 lbs. i have
built a very light (11lb)ported speaker cabinet with 2-8" speakers running at 2
ohms. i also use a 17 lb cabinet with a 4ohm 15" polytone speaker with very good
results. i have been careful not to fry the preamp by keeping the volume on the
amp at half and attenuating my input signal. this system has been in freqent use
for the last 10 years with the only repairs being battery replacements. i have
done gigs with acoustic bass and i get a very natural sound with the e.q flat.
this amp has a great sounding curcuit.
i saw on the website that you are discontinuing this well designed product.
maybe the battery amp market is getting more crowded. my question though is
whether you plan on replacing this amp with another product.

                                                                Bryan Leinwand









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A Frequency Block to TV Station Chart has been added to the Lectro website at
http://www.lectrosonics.com.  This chart allows one to find the TV channels
that fall within each frequency block on Lectro UHF wireless.  You can go
directly to the chart with this url:
http://www.lectrosonics.com/service/tvchblks.htm as well as through links on
the pertinent pages throughout the site.

Thanks to Charles Tomaras for suggesting that we make the above chart and the
Switch Setting vs Frequency Charts more accessible by adding links to them in
several different locations throughout the site.  Those pages are now linked
from the pertinent product pages, the product line index pages and the
Service and Support page.

webmaster@...

Version 4.5 of the LecNet software has been posted to the web site.

http://www.lectrosonics.com/dl/downsoft.htm

This updates the AM8/4 module to version 1.4 and the AM16 module to version
2.0.  See the download page above for the specifics.

Each of the individual control panels with their corresponding help files are
available as separate downloads.  This will save time if you already have a
full LecNet installation.

Greetings David!

The codes you ask about are available both in the printed TH2 manual, page
10, and in the help file of the TH2 control panel.  Here is a summary of
those commands:

Before you can send the auto answer settings you must put the TH2 in remote
control mode with the following two byte sequence:

Set PC Local/Remote Mode
Byte 1 = value of 11.
Byte 2 = value of 0 to put the TH2 in "local" mode, and value = 1 for remote
control. When remote control mode is set the TH2 will ignore the physical
dip switch settings and obey the RS232 settings.
(After the second byte is received, the TH2 sends back an acknowledge byte).

The remote control status can be queried with the following command:

Read Mode from EPROM
Byte 1 = value of 12
The TH2 responds with 1 byte.  The value is 0 for local mode and 1 for
remote control mode.


After the mode is set, you can then send the following two byte sequence to
store all of the the settings that normally are set with the front panel dip
switches:

Output Dip Switch Positions
Byte 1 = value of 13.
Byte 2 has a value that is represented by a "bit mask".  This means that for
each position in the 8 bit byte there is either a 0 or 1 to set a particular
feature either on or off.  (0 = off, 1 = on).  Here is the mask:

Bit 0 = Echo suppression 1
Bit 1 = Echo suppression 2
Bit 2 = Auto Anwer
Bit 3 = Auto Attenuation
Bit 4 = Auto Initialize
Bit 5 = Volume limit 1
Bit 6 = Volume limit 2
Bit 7 = not used.

This byte would have a 0 in bit 2 to turn auto answer off, and a 1 in bit 2
to turn auto anwser on.  Be sure that all the bits in this byte are set to
reflect the state of each corresponding option that you want.

In order to querie the TH2 to find out what state each option is in you
would send the following command:

Input Dip Switch Positions
Byte 1 = value 14
Then you receive a single byte in return that corresponds to the above bit
map.

I hope that is clear, but if not please call me.  I find it easier to
explain this on the phone than in print.
--
Regards,
Howard Kaufman
Lectrosonics
(516)785-6211
www.lectrosonics.com

Hi David,

I don't know this answer but have you checked to see if the info is in the
manual?  There is a section near the back that lists all the serial port
commands.  A few of them will retrieve the status of various states.

The manual is on our web site at www.lectrosonics.com.

Ken Long
Lectrosonics, Inc.


On 25 Jun 2000, at 13:20, David & Donna wrote:

> Iam looking for the rs232 codes that will tourn auto answer on/off also
> is there any feedback to say what state the th2 is in.
>
> David Palmer

Iam looking for the rs232 codes that will tourn auto answer on/off also
is there any feedback to say what state the th2 is in.

David Palmer

Iam looking for the rs232 codes that will turn auto answer on and off
also is there any feedback to say what state the th2 is in.

David Palmer

Version 4.3 of the LecNet software has been posted to the website.

http://www.lectrosonics.com/dl/downsoft.htm

This updates the DSP4/4 module from 1.5 to 1.6.  The update fixes the bug
which misread the matrix crosspoint gain information in the demo mode from a
file created in the online mode and vice-versa.

Each of the individual control panels with their corresponding help files are
available as separate downloads.  This will save time if you already have a
full LecNet installation.

Version 4.2 of the LecNet software has been posted to the website.

http://www.lectrosonics.com/dl/downsoft.htm

This updates the DSP4/4 module from 1.4 to 1.5.  The update fixed the
bug which "forgot" to show the Compressor, Limiter, and Audio Delay
parameters when loading from a disk file in demo mode.

Each of the individual control panels with their corresponding help
files are available as separate downloads.  This will save time if
you already have a full LecNet installation.

Just got home from 2 days of NAB and it was a very busy time
indeed!  We had a different booth layout this year, 60 feet long
instead of the usual square.
Our location seemed to attract lot's of traffic right away, and the
big surprise for me was the heightened interest in our LecNet
product line.  It seems the show is attracting more contractors
and system designers than ever before and we all had our
hands full keeping up with all the visitors.
The interest in the wireless product was tremendous, as usual,
and it was so nice to have visits from so many friendly end
users.
The new miniature 100 series seemed to pique a lot of interest,
and we had a lot of dealers and customers express their
excitement now that the UCR210's are shipping.
One thing that I felt was newsworthy is the seeming lack of
excitement for DTV, unlike the past 3 or 4 years.  Instead the
great buzzword was "streaming".  Could it be that DTV
broadcasting is destined to be only a minor player in the delivery
sweepstakes?  The products were there, but none of the hoopla.
Please mention this listserve to your colleagues and use it
whenever you have a question or comment for us.  It can be a
great reource.

Howard Kaufman

There is a new AM8/4 control panel available for download at our
web site:  www.lectrosonics.com.  You can find it on the
Software Download page.
This new version fixes some minor bugs.

Regards,
Howard Kaufman

Dear Peter,

Thank you for thinking of us.

At present, all Lectrosonics radio equipment including the 100
series uses negative earth.

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Send reply to:   Lectro@egroups.com
Subject:         [Lectro] Polarity

> I'm looking at using the Lectro battery eliminator in the UCR100 rx. Can you
tell me would it have a positive or negative earth?
>
> Regards
>
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I'm looking at using the Lectro battery eliminator in the UCR100 rx. Can you
tell me would it have a positive or negative earth?

Regards

Peter Kraan
P.O Box 91-582
A.M.S.C
Auckland
New Zealand
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Ph: 09 636 5922
Fax: 09 636 0122
025 893 077




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I've just been using my UCR100 radio mic together with a 195. I noticed more
high end hiss from the UCR 100 compared to the 195. I realise I'm not comparing
apples with apples but I'm curious to know if this extra hiss (like tape hiss)
is as a result of PLL synthesis as opposed to the crystal based 195. I know
there's a LF roll off in the transmitter - is there any way to roll off some of
the very top end to reduce this hiss?
Look forward to your comments.

Regards

Peter Kraan
Freelance Sound Recordist
P.O Box 91-582
A.M.S.C
Auckland
New Zealand
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Fax: 09 636 0122
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Thank you Rodney for your excellent response! The cable I'm using is made up
to the Lectrosonics MC100XLR specs. I think the ideal is somewhere between
the cable I have now and a cable with no resistor. (I tried a cable with no
resistor in it and had to knock back level on receiver to avoid
over-modulation. You're right, the impedance specs on Shure FP33 are 1 kohm
for mic level input (though it says 'designed for use with 19 to 600 ohm'
devices.) I see from Lectrosonics pdf on the MC100XLR cable that it
attentuates by 45 db - too much I think in this application. However I
believe operating the receiver fully modulated gives you the best dynamic
range (if thats the term) and its least noisy when fully open. Therefore,
some resistance is necessary because it was too hot for the mic input with
any.
Again - thank you for your help (and others at Lectrosonics - you're great!)

Peter Kraan

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To: <Lectro@onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 5:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Lectro] Hello from NZ


> From: "Rodney Wildhagen" <rodney@...>
>
> Dear Peter,
>
> Thank you for your inquiry. It may be useful to double check the
> cable wiring. Attached is information (html format) on how we would
> wire said cable.
>
> The resistor will reduce the output signal level when connected to a
> device with a low impedance (Z) input. The greater the resistor
> value, the lower the output level will be. Furthermore, the lower the
> input Z if the device downstream, the lower the apparent receiver
> output level will be. It is source Z vs. load Z and Ohm's law prevails.
> One can consider the resistor to be part of the source Z.
>
> One can reduce the resistor value for greater output level or even
> eliminate it and do all level adjustment with the pot on the control
> panel (if the resulting signal level is not too hot). Reducing the
> resistor value to half it's value will increase level by 6dB, to one
> fourth it's value by 12dB, etc. up to the signal level limit of the
> receiver.
>
> All of this assumes a low Z input. If the input Z of the FP33 is as I
> suspect (1kohm for mic level in), it may be best to eliminate the
> resistor.
>
> If these suggestions do not yield the desired effect, please let me
> know.
>
> To:             <Lectro@onelist.com>
> Date sent:      Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:09:46 +1200
> From:           "Peter Kraan" <p.kraan@...>
> Send reply to:  Lectro@onelist.com
> Subject:        [Lectro] Hello from NZ
>
> > From: "Peter Kraan" <p.kraan@...>
> >
> > Hi its Peter Kraan here - I work as a freelance sound recordist in
Auckland, New Zealand. I've recently purchased a Lectro UCR100/UM100 and
have been very impressed with its performance for such a reasonably priced
unit. I have a query concerning the use of the receiver with a Shure FP33
mixer.
> I believe the rx provides line level out ( OdBV) when the output pot is
fully clockwise - however I can only get reasonable level with my mixer
input switched to mic level (and the rx output fully open). I'm using a
3.5mm stereo minijack to male XLR cable - made up by the local supplier
according
> to Lectrosonic specs. there's an inline resistor in the cable, to convert
it from high to lo impedance I think. Can anyone tell me how to match these
two units better? (The Shure manual says input range for line level is 0.1
to 3.0V and mic level 0.1 to 3mV).
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> > Regards
> >
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> >
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Dear Peter,

Thank you for your inquiry. It may be useful to double check the
cable wiring. Attached is information (html format) on how we would
wire said cable.

The resistor will reduce the output signal level when connected to a
device with a low impedance (Z) input. The greater the resistor
value, the lower the output level will be. Furthermore, the lower the
input Z if the device downstream, the lower the apparent receiver
output level will be. It is source Z vs. load Z and Ohm's law prevails.
One can consider the resistor to be part of the source Z.

One can reduce the resistor value for greater output level or even
eliminate it and do all level adjustment with the pot on the control
panel (if the resulting signal level is not too hot). Reducing the
resistor value to half it's value will increase level by 6dB, to one
fourth it's value by 12dB, etc. up to the signal level limit of the
receiver.

All of this assumes a low Z input. If the input Z of the FP33 is as I
suspect (1kohm for mic level in), it may be best to eliminate the
resistor.

If these suggestions do not yield the desired effect, please let me
know.

To:              <Lectro@onelist.com>
Date sent:       Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:09:46 +1200
From:            "Peter Kraan" <p.kraan@...>
Send reply to:   Lectro@onelist.com
Subject:         [Lectro] Hello from NZ

> From: "Peter Kraan" <p.kraan@...>
>
> Hi its Peter Kraan here - I work as a freelance sound recordist in Auckland,
New Zealand. I've recently purchased a Lectro UCR100/UM100 and have been very
impressed with its performance for such a reasonably priced unit. I have a query
concerning the use of the receiver with a Shure FP33 mixer.
I believe the rx provides line level out ( OdBV) when the output pot is fully
clockwise - however I can only get reasonable level with my mixer input switched
to mic level (and the rx output fully open). I'm using a 3.5mm stereo minijack
to male XLR cable - made up by the local supplier according
to Lectrosonic specs. there's an inline resistor in the cable, to convert it
from high to lo impedance I think. Can anyone tell me how to match these two
units better? (The Shure manual says input range for line level is 0.1 to 3.0V
and mic level 0.1 to 3mV).
>
> Regards
>
>
> Peter Kraan
>
> Auckland
> New Zealand
> p.kraan@...
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Hi Peter,

The UCR100 will provide 0dBV when the transmitter is fully modulated
and the Level control fully clockwise. You might want to check the
transmitter gain control to be sure it's being fully modulated.
Other than transmitter modulation, the only other thing I can think
of is the mini-to-XLR cable.

I'll try to get the Customer Service Dept on here.  They may have
some other ideas.

Ken



On 28 Mar 00, at 16:09, Peter Kraan wrote:

> From: "Peter Kraan" <p.kraan@...>
>
> Hi its Peter Kraan here - I work as a freelance sound recordist in
> Auckland, New Zealand. I've recently purchased a Lectro UCR100/UM100
> and have been very impressed with its performance for such a
> reasonably priced unit. I have a query concerning the use of the
> receiver with a Shure FP33 mixer. I believe the rx provides line level
> out ( OdBV) when the output pot is fully clockwise - however I can
> only get reasonable level with my mixer input switched to mic level
> (and the rx output fully open). I'm using a 3.5mm stereo minijack to
> male XLR cable - made up by the local supplier according to
> Lectrosonic specs. there's an inline resistor in the cable, to convert
> it from high to lo impedance I think. Can anyone tell me how to match
> these two units better? (The Shure manual says input range for line
> level is 0.1 to 3.0V and mic level 0.1 to 3mV).
>
> Regards
>
>
> Peter Kraan
>
> Auckland
> New Zealand
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>
>
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Hi its Peter Kraan here - I work as a freelance sound recordist in Auckland, New
Zealand. I've recently purchased a Lectro UCR100/UM100 and have been very
impressed with its performance for such a reasonably priced unit. I have a query
concerning the use of the receiver with a Shure FP33 mixer. I believe the rx
provides line level out ( OdBV) when the output pot is fully clockwise - however
I can only get reasonable level with my mixer input switched to mic level (and
the rx output fully open). I'm using a 3.5mm stereo minijack to male XLR cable -
made up by the local supplier according to Lectrosonic specs. there's an inline
resistor in the cable, to convert it from high to lo impedance I think. Can
anyone tell me how to match these two units better? (The Shure manual says input
range for line level is 0.1 to 3.0V and mic level 0.1 to 3mV).

Regards


Peter Kraan

Auckland
New Zealand
p.kraan@...



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LecNet version 3.9 software is available at

   http://www.lectrosonics.com/dl/downsoft.htm

This version fixes minor demo problems in the AM8/4 control panel.

Ken

The DSP4/4 control panel has been updated from version 1.2 to 1.3.
This update fixes a problem of program crashes when a filter which
had been set to any filter type was set to ADFE.

The lecnet38.exe and appgd38.exe distributions contain this update.

http://www.lectrosonics.com/dl/downsoft.htm

Ken

I noticed quite a few new members over the last few days and I want
to welcome you all.
I also want to mention that it may take a little while for this list
to get going, so don't be impatient.  We are now in the process of
getting the word out and hopefully in the next week or so members
will start to discuss whatever is on their minds in relation to
Lectrosonics.
I also want to take this opportunity to introduce myself.  I'm the
Lectrosonics North East Coast Representative and unlike most reps,
I'm a factory employee.  I've been with the company for over three
years now and I had the idea that a listserve for our dealers and
customers may come in handy.  Besides any discussions that may come
up, we may from time to time post technical updates and information
about new products, but mostly we are hoping that it will be a
"users" forum where you can get answers to the real world issues that
come up in your work.
I also want to welcome our new West Coast Factory Rep, Matt
Robertson.  He was at the factory last week getting up to speed on
all of our products and meeting the home team.  Most all of us will
be at NAB next month, so we all look forward to seeing you at our
booth.

Regards,
Howard Kaufman

Some of the last uploads to the web site had a small problem.  During
the installation you may see several errors about files not self
registering.  The error won't cause any problems and the installation
was successful.  We've fixed the problem and uploaded new files.  The
affected files were on the web site from about 9:00 (GMT-7) this
morning to about 3:30 this afternoon.

Again, the error was cosmetic only.

Sorry,
Ken Long
Lectrosonics

On 6 Mar 00, at 10:23, Ken Long wrote:

> From: "Ken Long" <ken@...>
>
> The latest version of the LecNet software has been posted to the
> Lectrosonics web site at
>
>   http://www.lectrosonics.com/dl/downsoft.htm
>
> Version 3.7 includes an updated AM16 module and PT3 support files. All
> of the install files on our web site have been rebuilt using the
> newest version of InstallShield and all are now 32-bit installs only.
> These install files will no longer run on Windows 3.x
>
> Ken Long
> Lectrosonics

The latest version of the LecNet software has been posted to the
Lectrosonics web site at

   http://www.lectrosonics.com/dl/downsoft.htm

Version 3.7 includes an updated AM16 module and PT3 support files.
All of the install files on our web site have been rebuilt using the
newest version of InstallShield and all are now 32-bit installs only.
These install files will no longer run on Windows 3.x

Ken Long
Lectrosonics

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