Press release
07.10.2008 - Wedemark, Germany
New handheld transmitter for Sennheiser´s tourguide 2020 system
With the addition of the SKM 2020-D handheld transmitter, audio specialist Sennheiser has now rounded off its tourguide 2020 visitor guidance system. The world’s first digital, license-free visitor information system now includes a stage-quality microphone that is a sturdy and reliable partner for guided tours, company presentations and interpreting. 
Whether in museums, at trade fairs or in companies — wherever information needs to be conveyed in noisy environments, the tourguide 2020 system offers the perfect solution. The HDE 2020-D stethoset receiver, the SK 2020-D bodypack transmitter and the EZL 2020 charger case have now been joined by a dynamic handheld transmitter with a cardioid pick-up pattern.
“A handheld transmitter was at the top of the list of priorities for many customers,” explains Martin Gurtner, head of the Installed Sound industry team. “With the SKM 2020-D, we can now offer them an extremely rugged microphone in a design that has proven itself on stage — in other words, an absolutely professional tool.”
To ensure that the speaker’s voice can be heard loud and clear even in the noisiest of environments, the handheld transmitter has a cardioid pick-up pattern. As a result it can concentrate on the speaker’s voice and efficiently attenuate unwanted background noise. “This guarantees that top-quality sound is transmitted,” explains Gurtner. “The design of the stethoset receivers ensures that listeners are not disturbed by unwanted noise and are able to hear the speaker with absolute clarity.”
Tourguide 2020 uses digital signal transmission in a license-free frequency band. This allows customers to use the system immediately without any licensing formalities.
Technical data – handheld transmitter
Transducer: principle dynamic
Pick-up pattern: cardioid
RF frequency range Europe: 863—865 MHz
No. of channels: 6
Frequency response speech optimised: 100 to 7,000 Hz
Power supply: Sennheiser BA 2015 battery pack
or standard AA batteries
Operating time typically: 8 hrs
Dimensions: d= 50 mm, l = 225 mm
Weight: approx. 420 g (incl. battery pack)
The Sennheiser Group, with its headquarters in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. The family-owned company, which was established in 1945, recorded sales of over €395 million in 2007, 83% of which were generated abroad. Sennheiser employs almost 2,000 people worldwide, around 55% of whom are in Germany. Sennheiser has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the USA, and is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as by long-term trading partners in many other countries. Also part of the Sennheiser Group are Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones), K + H Vertriebs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (Klein + Hummel studio monitors, installed sound) and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres).
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Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
Press & PR • Edelgard Marquardt
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Germany
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