Recent content by mbenonis

@manuallyfocused Can you tell us about the sorts of issues you are having? If you could take some timelines showing the dropouts or other issues with Wireless Workbench (6.14 or later, please) and post them that would be helpful.

No, I would not do that. Generally--if the receiver offers line level output, use that. It is likely that a receiver with a MIC/LINE switch is just attenuating the signal to mic level only for your preamp to amplify it (and add noise!). Of course, if it has only one output level, then that is...

More than you'll ever want to know about intermodulation: https://service.shure.com/s/article/what-is-intermodulation?language=en_US

Correct--QLX-D and SLX-D are not interoperable.

@Jay Ashworth I would use High Power. Low Power requires careful antenna system design due to the lower link margin. If you need to use Low Power, a pair of Shure UA874US antennas are recommended on or near the stage for the passive gain. They should be separated by about six feet due to how...

There are some shades of gray where which depend on what intermod you are referring to. I believe in this case, you may be referring to intermod generates by two digital transmitters, both of which have linear power amplifiers. In this case, the intermod products are of far lower amplitude than...

This is correct--the Shure digital power amplifiers in the transmitters are less prone to intermod. Nonetheless, this doesn't really affect intermod between an IEM transmitter and a receiver, as it's pretty rare to have enough signal strength from the IEM transmitter at the wireless mic to cause...

This FAQ talks about this issue in-depth:https://service.shure.com/s/article/interaction-of-psm-transmitter-and-wireless-mic-receiver

@Jay Ashworth It depends. I would recommend they all be on the latest firmware. Definitely do not mix 1.x and 2.x. If updating from 1.5.6 or earlier, call Applications Engineering for an assisted update...don't attempt it yourself.

Yes, sorry I wasn't clear--even the FW update is via IR!

Hey @Jay Ashworth, This should work as you described above. Set the IR Preset for RF Power to "Normal" and click Apply below (this part is important). Then sync to the same channel you set that on, and the pack will change RF power. Do make sure everything is on the latest version/firmware (WWB...

@macsound The cascade port can be treated like any of the other output ports on the unit. Think of all five outputs as equals. The naming is essentially just for clarity and to suggest an easy way to connect everything. I wouldn't read too deeply into it. Per the manual, all ports will be +/- 1...

@macsound You are correct. For each of Antenna A and B, there is an input, four outputs, and a cascade port. The Cascade port is for looping to another distro. However, it can also be used to feed a fifth receiver.The manual for the UA844+SWB is here and includes a drawing of the rear of the...

It's not so much that you lose RF signal, but that you add noise. Think of it like photocopying a document, and then photocopying the copy, etc. Or duplicating a cassette tape, then duplicating the duplicate. Each one gets worse. So that's why we want to minimize the number of amplifier stages...

That's exactly right, each amplifier adds noise. You want to have the fewest number of amplifiers possible in line. Whether it's acceptable or not is really dependent on the RF environment around you. You can prove this out by scanning a receiver with a whip antenna, and then scanning a receiver...