Saramonic Blink500 ProX B2R 2.4GHz Dual Channel Wireless Microphone System User Manual

Saramonic Blink500 ProX B2R 2.4GHz Dual Channel Wireless Microphone

System

Saramonic

2.4GHz Dual-Channel Wireless Microphone System
BlinkS00 ProX B1 /B2/B2R
User Manual

General Introduction

The Saramonic BlinkS00 ProX is an incredibly lightweight, ultracompact and easy-to-use wireless microphone system for up to 2 people. The microphone delivers exceptional, broadcast-quality sound to smartphones, tablets, computers, DSLR, camcorders, recorders, and other audio/video recording devices. It features capabilities of low­latency and up to 100 metres of operating range. BlinkS00 ProX is ideal for instrument recording, live streaming, vlogging, mobile journalism and more.
Built-in omnidirectional microphone, the transmitter is small and light enough to clip to shirts and clothing, or you can use it as a belt-pack transmitter with the included lava lier microphone. The BlinkS00 ProX TX transmitter has an intuitive OLED display and the BlinkS00 ProX TXR transmitter features the capability of onboard recording to archive files. This is useful when, for example, a performance starts suddenly.
The BlinkS00 ProX RX also features a selectable Mono / Stereo output setting when using a second transmitter, giving you the ability record each mic to separate channels of camera’s and recorder’s stereo audio inputs.
The included charging case allows you to charge the transmitter(s) and receiver anywhere and can be recharged or powered via the USB-C DC SV port.
No technical knowledge of audio is required to operate, with no complicated menus or setting. The BlinkS00 ProX system operates on the 2.4GHz spectrum and automatically hops to free channels to avoid static noise and audio dropouts.

Statement
Please read this manual carefully before using and strictly operate and store it in accordance with the instructions. Please save the manual for your future reference. If you need further assistance than the user manual, please consult your retailer for help or email us: info@saramonic.com

Cautions

1. Non-professional teardown is strictly prohibited.
2. Please keep it away from heat sources such as heaters or ovens.
3. Do not remove the battery without professional’ help.
4. Please clean the device with only a soft, dry cloth.
5. When using and storing, please keep away from the dust and moisture.
6. For the best pick-up pattern, do not hold your hand against the microphone capsule cover.

Product Structure

BlinkS00 ProX TX:
Body-pack Transmitter with OLED Display and Microphone

1. Power/Mute button**
   Function| Operation**
   ---|---
   Power ON/OFF| Press and hold for 2 seconds
   Mute ON/OFF| Press
2. +/SET Button**
   Function| Operation
   ---|---
   ** +| On home screen, short press to increase mic gain.
   On menu screen, short press to select different functions or values shown on the display.
   **** SET| On home screen, long press to enter the menu screen.
   On menu screen, long press to enter the displayed menu. Then, long press again to confirm your option.
3. USB-C Charging Port (DC SV)
   Function| Operation
   ---|---
   | On home screen, short press to decrease mic gain.
   On menu screen, short press to select different functions or values shown on the display.
   BACK| On menu screen, long press to return to home screen.
4. OLED Display
5. Display menus, please refer to “OLED Display Introduction” for more details.
6. Belt Clip
7. Charging Contacts
8. Built-in Microphone
9. Mic/Line Input Jack
   It can be connected to the 3.5mm lava lier microphones, and other 3.5mm microphones or line-in devices.

BlinkS00 ProX TXR:
Body-pack Transmitter with On board Recording

REC Switch

• Toggle the switch up or down to enable or disable onboard recording. (The red line exposed means enable.)
• Enable the on board recording in the transmitter’s shutdown state, then it will automatically start recording after being powered on.
• The file will be automatically split after 30 minutes of recording, making it easy to quickly find your desired recording segment.
• The recording files are named with consecutive numbers, such as REC-001 .WAV. Up to 999 recording files can be created with a sampling rate of 48KHz/24bit.
• When the memory or file name is full, the original file will be automatically overwritten with the latest file from the beginning (REC-001 .WAV).

Power/ Mute Button

+/- Button

• Press”+” or”-” button to adjust the mic gain (total 7 level).
• Press and hold the”+” and”-” button at the same time for 2 seconds to switch between mic input or line input. When switching to line input, the status indicator lights up yellow.

USB-CPort
Used for charging. Can also be used to read recording files and check remaining memory after connecting to a smartphone or computer.

Recording Indicator

HINT:

•  When mute and on board recording are enabled at the same time, the indicator will show mute status.
• Enabling mute won’t affect the on board recording.

Status Indicator

1. Belt Clip
2. Charging Contacts
3. Built-in Microphone

Mid Line Input Jack
It can be connected to the 3.5mm lavalier microphones, and other 3.5mm microphones or line-in devices.

BlinkS00 ProX RX:
Clip-on and Shoe-mountable Receiver

1. Power/Mute button
   Function| Operation
   ---|---
   Power ON/ OFF| Press and hold for 2 seconds
   teON/OFF| Press
   Function| Operation
   Power ON/ OFF| Press and hold for 2 seconds
   teON/OFF| Press
2. /SET Button
   Function| Operation
   ---|---

• SET

| On home screen, short press to increase volume.
On menu screen, short press to select different functions or values shown on the display.
On home screen, long press to enter the menu screen.
On menu screen, long press to enter the displayed menu. Then, long press again to confirm your option.
3. – ButtonUSB-C Charging Port (DC SV)
Function| Operation
---|---
| On home screen, short press to decrease volume.
On menu screen, short press to select different functions or values shown on the display
BACK| On menu screen, long press to return to home screen.
4. OLED Display
Please refer to “OLED Display Introduction” for more details.

5. Belt Clip

6. Charging Contacts

7. LINE OUT Jack
   Connect the Blink500 ProX RX to a DLSR camera, mixer, or amplifier with the included output cable.

8. 3.5mm Headphones Output
   Connect a headphone to monitor the audio output.

BlinkSOO ProX B1 BOX:

BlinkSOO ProX B2BOX:

1. Transmitter&Receiver Charging Indicator

   • Charging= Static red (Transmitter’s/Receiver’s battery level indicator flashes in cycle.)
   • Fully charged = Light off (Transmitter’s/Receiver’s battery level indicator is static and full.)

2. Case Power Capacity Indicator

3. OPEN Button

4. Case Battery Detection Button
   Press the button, then the power capacity indicator of the charging case lights up, showing the current remaining battery.
   Note : Press the detection button as case closed, and its power capacity indicator will light on for 3 seconds then off.

5. USB-C Charging Port (DC SV)
   Note : The transmitter/receiver will automatically turn on after opening the charging case and turn off after being placed in the case for 5 seconds or closing the case for 1 minute.

OLED Display Introduction

BlinkS00 ProX TX

Home Screen
If no operation is performed within 20 seconds on menu screens, the display will automatically return to home screen.

1. ChannelGrouplcon
   The channel A/Bis successfully paired.
   A B The channel A/Bis unpaired.
   Channel is unknown.
   (usually occurs when the transmitter restores default settings)

2. RF Level Indicator
   Indicates the current signal level.
   Signal is strong (Paired successfully)

   • Signal is weak (Paired successfully)
   • No signal (Disconnected)

3. TX’s Battery Level Indicator Displays the TX battery level. Please recharge the device immediately when the blank indicator starts flashing.

4. Audio Input Level Meter Displays the audio input level.

5. Mute Indicator of Mic

   • MuteON
   • MuteOFF

6. Mic Gain
   On home screen, press +/- button to adjust the volume of microphone. The setting is retained even after the power is turned off.

7. TX’s Input Mode
   Displays the what input mode of the TX transmitter is currently set to, either MIC IN or LINE IN.

Menus Introduction

Mic Gain : Adjust the microphone’s input gain level from Oto 6. Default is “5”.

Input Mode : The input mode can be selected to Mic In or Line In. When the input mode is Mic In mode, the transmitter can be connected to the included
lava lier microphone, or other microphones with a 3.5mm output. When the input mode is Line In mode, the receiver can be connected to line-level output devices. The system’s default is “Mic In”.

Set Mute Key: Enable or Disable mute key button function. Default is “Enable”.

Set Backlight : Set backlight to Always On or On for 10, 30, or 60 seconds. Default is “On”.

Language Setting: English or/ml$ “P>Z: (Chinese) are available. Default is English. Restore Default Setting
Yes: restores default settings No: exits restore default settings

Pair Setting: Pair with the receiver. For details of operation, please refer to “Operation Guide”

BlinkSOO ProX RX

Home Screen
If no operation is performed within 20 seconds on menu screens, the display will automatically return to home screen.

1. Receiver’s Output Mode
   Mono Stereo

2. Mute Indicator of Headphone /Output
   Mute OFF Mute ON

3. Receiver’s Headphone/Output Volume
   On home screen, press +/­button to adjust the headphone/ output volume. The setting is retained even after the power is turned off.

4. Receiver’s Battery Level Indicator
   Displays the receiver’s battery level. Please recharge the device immediately when the blank indicator starts flashing.

5. Audio Input Level Meter
   Displays the audio input level.

6. Channel Group Icon

7. RF Level Indicator
   Indicates the current signal level.
   Signal is strong (Paired successfully)
   Signal is weak (Paired successfully)
   No signal (Disconnected)

8. Transmitter’s Battery Level Indicator
   Displays the transmitter’s battery level. Please recharge the device immediately when the blank indicator starts flashing.

Menus Introduction

Headphone Output Volume: The headphone monitoring volume can be set from Oto 6.
Default is “S”.

Output Mode : The output mode can be set to either mono or stereo. When in mono mode, the audio from the transmitter, or transmitters will be mixed to both the left and right sides. When in stereo mode, the two transmitters’ audio output will be separated to the left and right sides. System default is mono.

Set Mute Key : Enable or Disable mute key button function. Default is “Enable”.

Set Backlight: Set backlight to Always On or On for 1 0, 30, or 60 seconds. Default is “On”. Language Setting: English arm\«, g:i)t (Chinese) are available. Default is English.

Restore Default Setting
Yes: restores default settings
No: exits restore default settings

Pair Setting : Pair with the receiver. For details of operation, please refer to “Operation Guide”

Operation Guide

For the kit of BlinkS00 ProX B1 / BlinkS00 ProX B2

1. Connect the receiver to the mic input of a camera, recorder or mixer with the included 3.5mm TRS cable. Or connect the RX to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with the other adapter cable.

2. Long press the power button for 2 seconds to turn on the transmitter(s) and the receiver.

3. Pairing
   Before leaving factory, the system is pre-paired. Therefore, the connection will be established once they are powered on. If they are disconnected, please follow below steps:

4. Long press the SET button to enter menu screen.

5. Use the+ or -button to display the Pair setting menu on both transmitter(s) and receiver.

6. Long press the SET button to select the menu.

7. Select “Yes”, and long press the SET button to confirm.

8. Transmitter(s) and receiver will be successfully paired within 10 seconds.

9. You are ready to record.

Blink500 ProX B2R

1. Connect the receiver to the mic input of a camera, recorder or mixer with the included 3.5mm TRS cable. Or connect the RX to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with the other adapter cable.

2. Long press the power button for 2 seconds to turn on the receiver and the transmitter(s).

3. Pairing
   Before leaving factory, the system is pre-paired. Therefore, the connection will be established once they are powered on. If they are disconnected, please follow below steps:

4. Long press the receiver’s SET button to enter menu screen. Use the+ or – button to display the Pair setting menu.

5. Long press the SET button and select “Yes”, and long press the SET button again to confirm. The receiver will enter the pairing mode.

6. Long press transmitter(s)’ power button for 5 seconds in shutdown mode to enter the pairing mode.

7. Transmitter(s) and receiver will be successfully paired within 10 seconds.

8. You are ready to record.

NOTE

1. lf a certain transmitter of a kit failed to pair, please turn off the paired transmitter, and then re-pair the unpaired transmitter and receiver.
2. Due to the 2.4GHz wireless frequency is widely used, the signal may be easily attenuated or interfered. Please try to avoid obstacles while using, such as walls and buildings. And keep away from the devices with 2.4GHz frequency, such as high-power Wi-Fi antennas, radios, etc.
3. lf the camera you used was SONYZV-1, ZV-1 II, ILCE-7C, or FUJIFILM X- 510, please mount the included cold shoe adapter on your camera first.

Other Adapter Cable (Sold Separately)

• 3.5mm TRS Male Jack to Lightning Audio Adapter Cable (SR-C2000)
• 3.5mm TRS Male Jack to Type-C Audio Adapter Cable (SR-C2001)
• 3.5mm TRS Female Jack to Type-C Audio Adapter Cable (SR-C2003)
• 3.5mm TRS Female Jack to Lightning Audio Adapter Cable (SR-C2018)

Specifications

BlinkS00 ProX TX/ BlinkS00 ProX RX

TRS/TRRS) 3.5mm TRS Output Jack
Battery Specifications| 3.7V/400mAh
Power Requirements| Built-in Li-ion Battery or Charging Contact or USB-C DC SV
Built-in Battery Life| Approx. 10 hours
Weight| TX: 1.04oz (29.Sg)

RX: 1.08oz (30.Sg)

Dimensions| 2.20x 1.49×0.61″ (56x38x 15.5mm)
Operating Temperature| 0°C to 50°C
Storage Temperature| -10°C to 50°C

BlinkS00 ProX TXR

DC SV
**** Built-in Battery Life| Onboard Recording ON: Approx. 8.5 hours Onboard Recording OFF: Approx. 11 hours
Weight| 1.04oz (29.Sg)
Dimensions| 2.20x 1.49×0.61″ (56x38x 15.5mm)
Operating Temperature| 0°Cto 50°C
Storage Temperature| -10°C to 50°C

BlinkS00 ProX B1 BOX/ BlinkS00 ProX B2BOX

6.49×3.91 x 1.51″ (165×99.5×38.5mm)
Operating Temperature| 0″C to 50″C
Storage Temperature| -10″C to 50″C

Packing Contents

Blink500 ProX B1

• 1 xBlinkS00 ProXTXTransmitter
• 1 xBlinkS00 ProX RX Receiver
• 1 xBlinkS00 ProX B1 BOX Charging Case
• 1 xOmnidirectional Lava lier Microphone (with Foam Windscreen and Mic Clip)
• 1 xfurWindshield for Built-in Microphone
• 1 xType-C Charging Cable
• 1 xCold Shoe Adapter For Camera
• 1 x3.5mm TRS to 3.5mm TRS Output Cable for Cameras
• 1 x3.5mm TRS to 3.5mm TRRS Output Cable for Smartphones

Blink500 ProX B2

• 2xBlink500 ProXTXTransmitter
• 1 xBlinkS00 ProX RX Receiver
• 1 xBlinkS00 ProX B2BOX Charging Case
• 2 xOmnidirectional Lava lier Microphone (with Foam Windscreen and Mic Clip)
• 2xFurWindshield for Built-in Microphone
• 1 xType-C Charging Cable
• 1 xCold Shoe Adapter For Camera
• 1 x3.Smm TRS to 3.5mm TRS Output Cable for Cameras
• 1 x3.Smm TRS to 3.5mm TRRS Output Cable for Smartphones

BlinkS00 ProX B2R

• 2xBlink500 ProXTXRTransmitter
• 1 xBlinkS00 ProX RX Receiver
• 1 xBlinkS00 ProX B2BOX Charging Case
• 2 xOmnidirectional Lava lier Microphone (with Foam Windscreen and Mic Clip)
• 2xFurWindshield for Built-in Microphone
• 1 xType-C Charging Cable
• 1 xCold Shoe Adapter For Camera
• 1 x3.5mm TRS to 3.5mm TRS Output Cable for Cameras
• 1 x3.5mm TRS to 3.5mm TRRS Output Cable for Smartphones

For better recording experience, the application Saramonic is recommended.

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