Here you will find an overview of the operating elements on the front of the device and the connections on the rear.
This section contains information on how to correctly connect the receiver to the power supply system and disconnect it again completely.
You can monitor and control one or more receivers via a network connection using the Sennheiser Wireless Systems Manager (WSM) or Sennheiser Control Cockpit (SCC) software.
Each of the two channels CH 1 and CH 2 on the EM 6000 has both a symmetrical XLR-3M output socket and a symmetrical 6.3 mm (1/4") jack output socket.
The Digital Audio AES3 output socket is designed as an XLR-3M socket.
The EM 6000 DANTE has a Dante® interface (Audinate Brooklyn II) for outputting digital audio signals via a Dante® network.
You can use the internal word clock on the EM 6000 or connect an external word clock.
You can operate the EM 6000 with the supplied rod antennas or using remote antennas.
You can use the headphone output on the front of the EM 6000 (6.3 mm jack) to listen to the audio signals of the two channels.
You can install the EM 6000 2-channel receiver in any conventional 19" rack.
Before switching on the receiver, make sure that it has been correctly connected to the power supply system (see Connecting/disconnecting the EM 6000 to/from the power supply system).
To navigate through the EM 6000 operating menu, you require the following buttons.
The EM 6000 has a separate display for each of the two channels CH 1 and CH 2.
After you switch on the receiver, the two displays initially show the Sennheiser logo. After a short time, the home screen is then displayed.
The first home screen that is displayed as the initial view after the device switches on contains the following status information.
The second home screen contains the following status information about the receiver settings.
The third home screen contains the following status information about the transmitter settings.
The fourth home screen contains the following status information about the receiver network settings.
In certain situations, the EM 6000 display may show status messages and error messages.
You can mute the audio signal that is output via the output sockets of the two channels.
The figure shows the complete EM 6000 menu structure in an overview.
In the EM 6000 menu, you can configure the following settings.
In the Frequency menu item, you can adjust the frequency for the channel in question.
In the Name menu item, you can define the name of the link for the channel in question.
In the Sync Settings menu item, you can choose which settings for the transmitter you want to transfer from the receiver to the transmitter during the synchronization.
You can secure the radio link between the transmitter and receiver using AES 256 encryption.
If you are using a transmitter that has a Command button, you can configure the EM 6000 audio outputs to use the Command button on the transmitter.
The EM 6000 lets you scan the frequency spectrum and display all of the free frequencies in the selected frequency range. The automatic frequency setup can be used to distribute the free frequencies to all of the EM 6000 devices available in the network automatically.
Once you have set up and installed all of the receivers and transmitters for your event, we recommend performing a walk test.
In the AF Output menu item, you can set the audio level that is output via the receiver audio outputs.
The EM 6000 provides an option for generating a test tone.
In addition to the predefined frequency banks B1 to B6, you can assign frequencies to the user-defined frequency banks U1 to U6 yourself.
In the System menu item, you can configure all of the cross-system settings. The System menu item is located in the menu of the channel CH 1.
In this menu item, you can set the transmission mode.
In this menu item, you can configure the settings for the word clock.
In this menu item, you can configure the settings for the network connection.
You can enter the name of the device in this menu item. This name is displayed for this EM 6000 in the network.
In this menu item, you can configure the network settings for the Dante® network.
In this menu item, you can activate the power supply for an external antenna amplifier if you are using active remote antennas.
In this menu item, you can set the brightness of the display.
In this menu item, you can activate the auto setup function for the EM 6000.
This menu item shows the MAC address of the EM 6000 and the current version of the firmware.
This menu item shows information about the hardware.
In this menu item, you can find the link to the English version of this instruction manual.
This menu item lets you perform a firmware update for the transmitters.
This menu item allows you to reset the settings for the receiver.
You can update the firmware for the EM 6000 receiver using the Sennheiser Wireless Systems Manager (WSM) software or the Sennheiser Control Cockpit (SCC) software.
To update the Dante® interface (Audinate Brooklyn II) for the EM 6000 DANTE, you require the Firmware Updater software from Audinate.
