Summary
Most rooms in LSA supported classrooms are equipped with at least one microphone. These are used to reinforce the speaker's voice to be heard in the room, by remote participants during Zoom sessions, and to ensure that the voice is audible on recorded lectures. This article provides basic instructions and troubleshooting advice.
Directions
Q: How do I turn the microphone on or off?
A: On the top of the beltpack lavalier or lapel microphone, adjacent to the antenna and the microphone port, there is an on/off switch. Green light indicates that the microphone is on.
The hand-held microphone has a black on-off switch directly beneath its display window.
The new slim-line body pack transmitters can be worn on a lanyard, tucked into a shirt pocket, or attached to clothing with the belt-clip.
Unlike most microphones in LSA-supported classrooms, these units feature a built-in omnidirectional microphone. At first glance, it looks like something is missing!
But this is one of three options, along with the standard lapel or headset microphone.
Issue:
Although the microphone is on, there is no sound coming out of the room speakers.
- Call Tech Services (734-615-0100) #1 to speak with a Technical Assistance Group (TAG) representative.
- Any additional information TAG may need for resolving a microphone issue may be found at the receiver, mounted in plain view on most podiums.
- Data displayed on its screen (and in the microphone's display window) will prove useful in helping you convey information to the TAG representative.
- Some re3ceivers handle one microphone, thers accommodate two, or more.
Q: I'm done using my microphone for class. Where should I put it?
A: Please return the microphone to the charging station on the podium for the next instructor.
Place the microphone with the display screen facing toward you as you nestle the microphone into the charging port.
You should feel the microphone click into place with little resistance.
Look for a set of spokes at the bottom of each charging port.
These spokes should line up with the brass contacts on the back of the microphone, at the bottom.
If you are the last presenter of the night, it is important to ensure that the microphone is charging overnight.
A solid red light on the charger indicates that the microphone is charging. Green means the microphone is fully charged.
A white light may indicate that the microphone is still on. Be sure to switch the microphone off before placing in the charging bay.
A blinking yellow light could indicate that a microphone is not properly seated in the charging bay.
Sometimes the blinking yellow light symptom is traceable to the power supply cord, which may have worked loose and needs to be re-seated.
To re-seat the connection, unscrew the threaded locking ring, unplug and reconnect, then tighten the ring.
Recharging stations also accommodate single rechargeable batteries.
Like the microphones, these must be properly seated in order to fully charge.
CAUTION:
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Never load regular alkaline batteries into microphones normally powered by rechargeable batteries.
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Alkaline batteries are sometimes found in or near the classroom podium.
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These are used in Catchbox Microphones and other devices.
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Microphones mistakenly loaded with alkaline batteries and placed in charging bays could overheat and damage the equipment.
For Assistance Call 734-615-0100 [Prompt 1]