User manual AKG C 418 III

[. . . ] 1 Precaution Please make sure that the piece of equipment your microphone will be connected to fulfills the safety regulations in force in your country and is fitted with a ground lead. A bass rolloff below 500 Hz prevents the kind of low-frequency overemphasis that would be the natural consequence of placing a microphone extremely close to the top head of a drum. a boost in the microphone's sensitivity between 5 kHz and 10 kHz provides a punchy sound. [. . . ] Connect the phantom power adapter (1) on the microphone cable to a balanced XLR microphone input with phantom power. (Refer to the instruction manual of the unit to which you connected your microphone. If your mixer provides no phantom power: Connect the phantom power adapter (1) to an optional AKG phantom power supply (2) (N 62 E, N 66 E, B 18, B 15) and use an XLR cable (3) (e. You may connect any AKG phantom power supply (2) to an unbalanced input, too. On the XLR connector (4), use a wire bridge to connect pin 1 to pin 3 and the cable shield. Unbalanced cables may pick up interference from stray magnetic fields near power or lighting cables, electric motors, etc. This may introduce hum or similar noise when you use a cable that is longer than 16 feet (5 m). The optional B 29 L battery supply allows you to connect the microphone to balanced or unbalanced inputs with no phantom power. Push the mini XLR connector (1) on the microphone cable into one of the two mini XLR sockets on the B 29 L (2) to the stop. To disconnect the cable, press the unlocking button on the mini XLR connector (1) and pull the connector (1) out of the socket. Push the mini XLR connector (1) on the microphone cable into the mini XLR socket (2) on the cable of the MPA III L (3) to the stop. (Refer to the instruction manual of the unit to which you connected your microphone. If your mixer provides no phantom power: Connect the MPA III L (3) to an optional AKG phantom power supply (4) (N 62 E, N 66 E, B 18, B 15) and use an XLR cable (5) (e. , an optional MK 9/10 from AKG) to connect the phantom power supply (4) to the desired balanced input. [. . . ] SPL for 1%/3% THD: Equivalent noise level: Power requirement: pre-polarized condenser microphone hypercardioid 50 Hz to 20, 000 Hz 4 mV/Pa (-48 dBV re 1 V/Pa) 200 2000 131/140 dB SPL 38 dB (A) (to DIN 45412) C 418III PP: 9 to 52 V universal phantom power C 418III L: B 29 L battery power supply, MPA III L phantom adapter, AKG WMS bodypack transmitters approx. This product conforms to EN 50 082-1 provided it is connected to equipment with a CE mark. For other products and distributors worldwide see our website: http://www. [. . . ]