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WS-series
Wireless Audio System
User Manual
Table of Contents
1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2
2. PACKAGE CONTENTS 4
3. PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 4
4. SETUP AND INSTALLATION 6
4.1USAGEANDPOWER(WS-T&WS-R) 6
4.2RECHARGINGBELTPACKSWITHTHEWS-CH 7
4.3RECHARGINGABELTPACKWITHTHEWS-CR 7
4.4POWERONANDOFF(WS-T&WS-R) 7
4.5MANUALCHANNELSELECTION(WS-T&WS-R)7
4.6AUTOCHANNELSELECTION(WS-T&WS-R)8
4.7CONNECTINGTOTHEAUDIOINPUTS(WS-T)8
4.8CONNECTINGHEADPHONES(WS-R)8
4.9SETTINGVOLUME(WS-T&WS-R)8
5. BASIC OPERATION 9
5.1WS-TOPERATION 9
5.2WS-ROPERATION 9
6. TROUBLESHOOTING 10
7. SPECIFICATIONS & FEATURES 11
8. WARRANTY 13
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1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Beforeusingthisproduct,readtheinstructionmanualforimportantsafety
information.Pleaseretainthismanualforfuturereferenceandwarranty
information.
Troubleshooting & Servicing
Donotattempttoserviceorrepairthedeviceyourself.Referallservicing
toqualiedservicepersonnel.Donotattempttomodifythedeviceinany
way.Doingsocouldinvalidateyourwarranty.
Moisture and heat sources
Donotusethisapparatusnearwater(forexample,sinks,baths,pools)or
exposeittorain,moisture,drippingorsplashingliquids.Donotexpose
theunittohightemperatures,highhumidityordirectsunlight.
Cleaning
Whencleaningthedevice,pleaseuseasoft,drycloth.Neveruse
benzene,paint-thinner,orotherchemicalsonthedevice.
Location
Placethedeviceinstablelocation,soitwillnotfallcausingdamageto
thedeviceorbodilyharm.
Intended use
Theproductmayonlybeusedwiththeoriginalpartsintendedforit.The
productmayonlybeusedinclosedanddryrooms.Theintendeduse
includesadherencetothespeciedinstallationinstructions.The
manufactureracceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingduetoimproperuse.
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WARNING:Changesormodicationstothisunitnotexpresslyapproved
bythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto
operatetheequipment.
IMPORTANT
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevice
mustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
Theunit’scircuitrymaycauseinterferencetonearbyradios.Toprevent
interference,eitherswitchtheunitofformoveawayfromtheaffected
radio.
NOTE:Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywithinthe
limitsforaclassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst
harmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipment
generates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause
harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis
equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,
theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreof
thefollowingmeasures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianfor
help.
NOTE:Shieldedcablesmayberequiredtobeusedwiththisunittoen-
surecompliancewiththeClassBFCClimits.
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2. PACKAGE CONTENTS
• NOTE:Packagecontentswillvarydependingonthekitconguration
chosen.Thekitmayormaynotcontainoneormoreofthefollowing:
• WS-TTransmitterBeltpack
• WS-RReceiverBeltpack
• WS-CH4xCharger
• WS-CHPPowerAdapterforusewithWS-CH
• WS-CRChargingCradlewithpoweradapter
• WS-CS12Case(Includes2keysand6headphonepouches)
• UserManual
3. PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
1. LineInput
2. MicrophoneInput
3. VolumeUp
4. VoumeDown
5. Walkie-talkie/MuteButton
6. LCDScreen
7. ChannelDown
8. PowerOn/Off
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9. ChannelUp
10. ChargingJack
11. BeltClip
12. Walkie-talkieOn/OffSwitch
13. TXPowerSwitch
14. ChannelLockSwitch
15. PowerIndicatorLED
16. HoleforLanyard
WS-T Transmitter Beltpack
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WS-R
900MH z Audio Receiver
CHANNE L LOCK
ON / OFF LOW / HI ON / OFF
SENSITIVIT Y
85dB LIMITER
CHARGING
WS-CH
WS-series CHARGE R
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1. PowerIndicatorLED
2. HeadphoneOutput
3. HeadphoneOutput
4. VolumeUp
5. VoumeDown
6. LCDScreen
7. ChannelDown
8. PowerOn/Off
9. ChannelUp
10. ChargingJack
11. BeltClip
12. 85dBLimiterOn/OffSwitch
13. RXSensitivitySwitch
14. ChannelLockSwitch
15. HoleforLanyard
WS-R Receiver Beltpack
WS-CH 4x Charger
WS-CHP Power Adapter
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4. SETUP AND INSTALLATION
4.1 USAGE AND POWER (WS-T & WS-R)
1. TheWS-TandWS-Rbeltpacksmaybewornonthebeltfor
personaluse(batteryoperation)ormaybepluggedintoaWS-
CRcradleforuseonatabletopormountingtoawall.
2. Beforeuse,forbestperformancebesuretorechargethe
beltpacksusingeithertheWS-CH4xChargerorWS-CRcradle.
WS-C R
CHARGING CRADLE
CHARGING
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1. TXPowerIndicator
2. ChannelNumber
3. ChannelFrequency
4. ChannelLockIndicator
5. Walkie-TalkieModeIndicator
6. BatteryLevelIndicator
7. VolumeLevelIndicator
WS-T LCD Screen Layout
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4
3
2
7
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1. RXPowerIndicator
2. ChannelNumber
3. ChannelFrequency
4. ChannelLockIndicator
5. SensitivityModeIndicator
6. 85dBLimiterIndicator
7. BatteryLevelIndicator
8. VolumeLevelIndicator
WS-R LCD Screen Layout
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WS-CR Charging Cradle WS-CR Power Adapter
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4.2 RECHARGING BELTPACKS WITH THE WS-CH
1. Connectthepoweradapter(WS-CHP)tothewalloutletandthen
totheDCINjackonthebackoftheWS-CH4xCharger.
2. Connectupto4WS-TorWS-Rbeltpackstothecharging
leadsontheWS-CHunit.Thebeltpackswillimmediatelybegin
charging.AredLEDontheWS-CHindicatestheunitischarging.
AgreenLEDindicatesthatchargingiscomplete.
3. Forchargingmorethan4beltpackssimultaneously,upto3WS-
CHchargersmaybedaisy-chainedtorecharge12beltpacks
simultaneously.
NOTE:Thebeltpackmaybeoperatedwhilerecharging.
4.3 RECHARGING A BELTPACK WITH THE WS-CR
1. Connectthepoweradapter(includedwiththeWS-CR)tothe
walloutletandthentotheDCINjackonthebackoftheWS-CR
chargingcradle.
2. InserttheWS-TorWS-RbeltpackintotheWS-CRunituntilit
clicksintoplace.Theunitwillimmediatelybegincharging.Ared
LEDontheWS-CRindicatestheunitischarging.AgreenLED
indicatesthatchargingiscomplete;however,theLEDwillonly
turngreenifthebeltpackpoweristurnedoff.
NOTES:
• Thebeltpackmaybeoperatedwhilerecharging.
• Thecradlecanbehungonthewallusingstandardscrews.
4.4 POWER ON AND OFF (WS-T & WS-R)
1. Toturnonthebeltpackpower,holdthepowerbuttonfor2-3
seconds.TheLCDwilllightupwiththecurrentsettings.The
powerLEDonthetopofthebeltpackwilllightgreen.
2. Toturnoffthebeltpackpower,holdthepowerbuttonfor2-3
seconds.
NOTE:Whenthebatteryisrunninglow,thepowerLEDwillturnred.
4.5 MANUAL CHANNEL SELECTION (WS-T & WS-R)
1. First,turnonthepoweroftheWS-TorWS-Rbeltpackusingthe
poweronprocedureinsection4.4.
2. FortheWS-Ttransmitter,ensurethatthechannelyouwantto
useisnotalreadyinuseandthatthefrequencyisclearofany
interference.
3. Changethechannelonthebeltpack.Todothis,rstensurethat
theCHANNELLOCKswitchonthebackoftheunitisswitched
toOFF .ThenpresstheCHANNELUPorCHANNELDOWN
buttonstochangethechannel.Tomovequicklythroughthe
channellist,holdtheCHANNELUPorCHANNELDOWNbutton.
4. Oncethedesiredchannelisselected,it’ssuggestedtoputthe
CHANNELLOCKswitchintheON positionsothatthechannel
isnotchangedaccidentally.
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4.6 AUTO CHANNEL SELECTION (WS-T & WS-R)
1. First,poweronalloftheWS-TandWS-Rbeltpackstobeseton
thesamechannel.Usethepoweronprocedureinsection4.4.
2. FortheWS-T,ensurethatthechannelyouwanttouseisnot
alreadyinuseandthatthefrequencyisclearofanyinterference.
3. ChangethechanneloftheWS-Ttransmittertothedesired
channelusingtheprocedureinsection4.5.
4. ToautomaticallyconnecteachWS-Rreceivertothesame
channelastheWS-T,followthisprocedureforeachWS-R:
5. Ensurethatthe“CHANNELLOCK”switchonthebackoftheunit
isswitchedtoOFF.
6. PositiontheWS-RwithinonefootoftheWS-Ttransmitterto
connectto.
7. SimultaneouslypresstheCHANNELUPand
CHANNELDOWNbuttonsandholdfor>3
seconds.TheWS-Rwillnowsearchforthe
transmitter.
8. Oncesuccessfullyconnectedtothetransmitterchannel,theLCD
willstopashing.Thechannelshouldnowbesettothesame
oneastheWS-T.
9. ContinuethisprocessuntilallWS-Rbeltpackshavebeensetto
theWS-Tchannel.
4.7 CONNECTING TO THE AUDIO INPUTS (WS-T)
1. Totransmitaudiofromamicrophone,connectthe3.5mmplugof
theelectretmicrophoneintothemicjack.
2. Totransmitaudiofromtheline/headphoneoutputfromamedia
player/computer/etc.connecta3.5mmadaptercablefromthe
lineoutputofthedevicetothelineinputjackontheWS-T.
4.8 CONNECTING HEADPHONES (WS-R)
1. UptotwoheadphonescanbeconnectedtoeachWS-R
beltpack.
2. UsetheVOLUMEUP/DOWNbuttonstoadjustthevolumeto
thedesiredlevel.Bothheadphoneoutputsareaffectedbythe
volumecontrol.
4.9 SETTING VOLUME (WS-T & WS-R)
NOTE:Tappingthevolumebuttonwillchangethevolume
incrementally,whileholdingdownthebuttonwillresultina
continuousincreaseordecrease.
1. IncreasethevolumeontheWS-T.
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2. DecreasethevolumetominimumontheWS-R.
3. ConnecttheheadphonestothePHONEjack.
4. IncreasethevolumeontheWS-Rtothedesiredlisteninglevel.
5. Toenablethe85dBSPLlimiter,switchthe85dBLIMITERswitch
onthebackoftheunittotheONposition.TheLCDshould
displaythe“85dB”indicatortoindicateit’senabled.
CAUTION: Avoid excessive volume for long periods of time as
this can result in hearing damage.
CAUTION: The 85 dB SPL Limiter will only work with
headphones/headsets specically sold by Califone for use with
the WS-series products. Check with Califone to see if your
heaphone/headset is compatible with this feature.
5. BASIC OPERATION
5.1 WS-T OPERATION
TRANSMITTER POWER
ThetransmitterpoweroftheWS-Tcanbeadjustedusingthe
TXPowerswitchonthebackoftheunit.Ifthereisinterference
fromotherdevices,theswitchmaybeadjustedtotheHIGHorLOW
setting.Switchbetweenthesettingstoachievethedesiredrange
andaudioquality.
NOTE:DuetoFCCregulations,onlytheLOWsettingshouldbe
usedintheUSA.
WALKIE-TALKIE FUNCTION
Thetransmittermayalsofunctionasawalkie-talkie.Onthe
backoftheunit,switchthewalkie-talkiesettingtoON.Then,press
thesidebuttonwhilespeakingtotransmitsound.Audiowillonlybe
transmittedwhilethewalkie-talkiebuttonispressed.
5.2 WS-R OPERATION
SENSITIVITY
ThesensitivityoftheWS-Rcanbeadjustedusingthesensitivity
switchonthebackoftheunit.Ifthereisinterferencefromother
devices,theswitchmaybeadjustedtotheHIGH orLOW
setting.Switchbetweenthesettingstoachievethedesiredrange
andaudioquality.
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6. TROUBLESHOOTING
Issue Resolution
Theunitdoesnotpoweron. HoldthePowerbuttonfor2-3seconds.If
theunitstilldoesnotpoweron,theunit
mayneedtoberecharged.
Thechannelwillnotchange. Checkthebackoftheunitandmakesure
thechannellockissettoOFF.
Thewalkie-talkiedoesnotwork. Checkthebackoftheunitandmakesure
thewalkie-talkiefunctionissettoON.
Theaudiodoesnotwork. CheckthattheWS-Twalkie-talkieswitch
issettoOFF.OrifitisON,makesureto
pressthewalkie-talkiebuttontotransmit
audio.
Onthereceiver,thevolumedoesnot
increasesufciently.
Setthevolumeonboththetransmitter
andthereceiver.
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7. SPECIFICATIONS & FEATURES
System Specs
OperationalRange LowTXPower/LowRXSens.:>100feet**
LowTXPower/HighRXSens.:>200feet**
HighTXPower/LowRXSens.:>200feet**
HighTXPower/HighRXSens.:>300feet**
**Line-of-sightrequired.Rangemaybemuch
lowerduetoobstructionsandinterference.
FrequencyResponse(Mic/LineInputs) 100Hz-8kHz+/-3dB
THD+N%(Mic/LineInputs) <3%
WS-T Transmitter
TransmitterChannels/Frequency
Range
16channels
902-928MHz
PowerRequirements Uses3.7V/1800mAhLi-Ionbattery.
TransmitChannels 1Channel(Mono)
OutputPower Low:5mW
High:10mW
Sensitivity(MicInput)
50 mV
Sensitivity(LineInput)
250 mV
UsageTime >11hours
BatteryRechargeTime <13hours
S/NRatio >60dB
ProductDimensions
4” x 3” x 1.25”
ProductWeight(incl.accessories)
5 oz
WS-R Receiver
ReceiverChannels/FrequencyRange 16channels
902-928MHz
ReceiverSensitivity Low:-85dBm
High:-95dBm
PowerRequirements Uses3.7V/1800mAhLi-Ionbattery.
UsageTime >7hours
BatteryRechargeTime <13hours
ProductDimensions
4” x 3” x 1.25”
ProductWeight(incl.accessories)
5 oz
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WS-CH 4x Charger
Features/Description Chargesupto4pcsWS-TorWS-R.
PowerRequirements WS-CHPPoweradapter:100-240VAC~50-
60Hzswitching-typepoweradapterwithDC
5V/6Aoutput
DCINJackID/OD 2.0/5.5mm
RechargingLeadPlugsID/OD 1.35/3.5mm
RechargingLeadLength 4”
ProductDimensions
3.75” x 2.75” x 1.75”
ProductWeight(incl.accessories)
4 oz (WS-CH) + 11 oz (WS-CHP) = 15 oz (Total)
WS-CR Charging Cradle
Features/Description ChargesoneWS-TorWS-R.
PowerRequirements Included100-240VAC~50-60Hzswitching-
typepoweradapterwithDC5V/1Aoutput
DCINJackType 1.35/3.5mm
ProductDimensions
4.5” x 3.25” x 4.5”
ProductWeight(incl.accessories)
6 oz
WS-CS12 Case
Features/Description • Carriesupto12pcsWS-TorWS-R+
1pcWS-CR(w/adapter)+4pcsWS-CH
+1pcWS-CHP+12pcsheadphones+
microphoneaccessories.
• 1.5”Wheels
• Retractablehandle
• KeyedLocks(Includes2keys)
• 6pouchesforheadphonesand
accessories
ProductDimensions
21.5” x 15.5” x 9.25”
ProductWeight
10 lbs
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8. WARRANTY
Califonewarrantsthisproducttobefreefromdefectivematerial
andworkmanshipforoneyearfromthepurchasedate.Our“Project
Intercept”CustomerSatisfactionprogramwillreplacedefectivepartsand
repairmalfunctioningequipmentunderthiswarrantywhenthedefect
occursundernormaluse.
All Damage Claims Must Be Made With the Freight Carrier
Notifythefreightcarrierimmediatelyifyouobserveanydamagetothe
shippingcartonorproduct.Repacktheunitinthecartonandawait
inspectionbythecarrier’sclaimagent.Notifyyourdealerofthepending
freightclaim.
Returning Your Unit for Service or Repairs
Shouldyourunitrequireservice,contactourCustomerService
Departmentonlineatcalifone.com/techsupportorviaemailwarranty@
califone.comorbyphoneat800-722-0500/818-407-2400torstobtain
anRA(ReturnAuthorization)numberbeforereturningittoCalifone.The
unitmustbereturnedtoourfactoryviaprepaidtransportationonlyafter
thefactoryissuesanRAnumber,whichmustbeclearlywrittenonthe
outsideofthebox.
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Toll Free 800.722.0500 | Toll Free Fax 877.402.2248
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