User manual AKG PERCEPTION 200

[. . . ] This Manual contains important instructions for setting up and operating your equipment. Please take a few minutes to read the instructions below carefully before operating the equipment and keep the Manual for future reference. The PERCEPTION 100 and PERCEPTION 200 are heavy-duty, rugged true condenser microphones built to the same strict quality standards as all other AKG products. Designed on the basis of AKG's decades of know-how and feedback from sound engineers around the world using AKG studio microphones every day, these general-purpose 1-inch large-diaphragm microphones bring AKG studio quality to the worlds of recording, live sound, and broadcasting. [. . . ] The microphone uses a true condenser transducer designed for 48-volt phantom powering to DIN 45 596/IEC 268-15. 2 Neither the diaphragm nor the backplate are permanently polarized, so the microphone needs an external power supply. The microphone provides a balanced output on a 3-pin male XLR connector: Pin 1: ground Pin 2: hot Pin 3: return 2. 3 Mic Phantom 1 Mic 2. 2 Fig. 2: Connecting to a balanced input with (2. 2) or without (2. 3) phantom power. 4 PERCEPTION 100/200 You can connect the microphone either to a balanced microphone input with or without phantom power or an unbalanced microphone input. Use an XLR cable to connect the microphone (1) to a balanced XLR input with phantom power. (Refer to the user manual of the unit to which you connected your microphone. ) 3. 3 Input with No Phantom Power Refer to fig. · If your mixer provides no phantom power, connect an optional AKG B 18 + A 48V phantom power supply (2) between the microphone and the mixer. Important: Using any power supply other than those recommended by AKG may damage your microphone and will void the warranty. On the XLR connector, use a wire bridge to connect pin 1 to pin 3 and the cable shield. Connect the inside wire of the cable to pin 2 on the XLR connector and the tip contact of the jack plug. 1 2 Mic Phantom Fig. PERCEPTION 100/200 5 Note: 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). 4 Using Your Microphone 4. 1 General Hints The PERCEPTION 100 and PERCEPTION 200 are general-purpose cardioid microphones for recording, broadcast, and onstage use. Therefore, to get the best sound it is crucial to experiment with microphone placement. The following hints apply to both the PERCEPTION 100 and PERCEPTION 200. · The front of the microphone is the side of the body with the AKG logo on it. Therefore, always aim the logo at the sound source you are going to record!Being a unidirectional (cardioid) microphone, the PERCEPTION will pick up very little sound from the rear. PERCEPTION 100 PERCEPTION 200 Fig. PERCEPTION 100/200 6 · When recording wind instruments or vocals, make sure not to blow or sing directly into the microphone. To avoid unwanted wind and pop noise or moisture problems, place an optional PF 80 pop screen from AKG between the microphone and vocalist/instrument. Moisture from blowing or singing directly at the capsule from a short distance, or extremely high humidity may cause the microphone to start crackling or go very quiet due to partial short circuits in the polarization voltage. [. . . ] Sie können die Konformitätserklärung auf http://www. akg. com oder per E-Mail an sales@akg. com anfordern. Français Ce produit est conforme aux normes citées dans la Déclaration de Conformité, dont vous pouvez prendre connaissance en consultant le site http://www. akg. com ou en adressant un e-mail à sales@akg. com. Italiano Questo prodotto corrisponde alle norme elencate nella dichiarazione di conformità, che è disponibile al sito http://www. akg. com oppure all'indirizzo email sales@akg. com. Español Este aparato corresponde a las normas citadas en la declaración de conformidad. [. . . ]