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"Helpful hints" are little tidbits of information that may
help you be
sure if that thingy is really broken and not just
discombobulated. Many times a slight adjustment of or
reconfiguration to the power switch is enough to bring things back
around.
Thoughts on service and maintenance:
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Is the power on? No, really, is the
power on? Did anyone check to see if the power was on?
Many of today's complex audio and video systems have power switches
in several locations. Some are even in different rooms around
a building. Double- or Triple-check to see if the power is on
before you call for service. It will save you money, and more
than a little embarrassment.
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More on the subject of Power: When
using a wireless microphone system that you know nothing about,
always assume the battery is dead. One small thing about
batteries: they will fit in the compartment backwards.
Sometimes this can make things get very hot.
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When using wireless microphones on an
ongoing basis, a little maintenance to the battery contacts with a
simple pencil eraser is a good thing. Just be sure to clean
out the rubber shavings that are left over.
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Wires come unplugged. Noone knows how
it happens, but it does. They just jump out of the socket.
Really. Try to have a simple diagram of where the wires are
normally plugged in and double check before calling for service
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Another note about wireless mic's:
they are fragile. If you turn the system on after
having stored the microphones the night before, and it sounds like a
thunderstorm on the horizon, wiggle the mic wire where it plugs into
the transmitter. If it gets worse this is where the problem
is. Failures often occur here due to improper storage.
PLEASE don't wrap the wire around the mic. It doesn't need to
be disconnected, but don't wrap it around the mic. This will
cause that little wire to be bent in a corner so sharp that no sports car
could take. Not for the faint at heart, but someone handy with
a soldering iron (Not a Weller solder gun) could probably snip back
an inch or two of wire and fix the problem.
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