Audio-Technica has added a network port to its 3000 Series Frequency-agile True Diversity UHF Wireless Systems, bringing network control and monitoring to its easy set-up and versatile operation.
Expanding the functionality of the standard 3000 Series Wireless System, the new network control and monitoring option is claimed to be ‘unique for a wireless system in this price category’, as it makes the 3000 Series compatible with A-T’s proprietary Wireless Manager software, a Mac OS/Windows application for remote configuration, control, monitoring, spectrum management and frequency coordination of compatible Audio-Technica devices in sound reinforcement and installed sound applications.
The software package offers a broad range of control and management functions of networked receivers, grouped into three tabs: Device List, which auto-discovers connected compatible A-T hardware and allows users to populate a device list of Audio-Technica and other manufacturer’s wireless systems; Frequency Coordination, which allows real time spectrum scanning via the 3000 Series Wireless with Network option or other A-T connected network enabled receivers, or the option of using the pre-loaded television channel database for off-site planning; and Monitor, which allows live monitoring of connected systems with the option of filtering the displayed devices by assigned tag groups. Parameters monitored include AF, RF, battery and transmit power.
Audio-Technica’s 3000 Series wireless systems give users the power and flexibility to operate within the congested UHF spectrum. With a 60MHz tuning range (more than twice that offered by previous versions), 3000 Series systems are available in two frequency bands – DE2 (470–530MHz) and EE1 (530–590MHz). Frequencies can be scanned and selected on the receiver and then synced with the transmitter via IR. A backup frequency can be quickly swapped by pressing the transmitter’s multifunction button in the event of unexpected interference.
The Audio-Technica 3000 Series with optional network control and monitoring (indicated by an ‘N’ in the model number) will be available February 2020 in a wide range of preconfigured systems starting at US$729.
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