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AKG Acoustics C 420 manual

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  • Page 1

    Bitte vor Inbetriebnahme des Gerätes lesen! Please read the manual befor e using the equipment! V euillez lir e cette notice avant d’utiliser le système! Prima di utilizzare l’appar ecchio, leggere il manuale! Antes de utilizar el equipo, lea por favor el manual! Por favor leia este manual antes de usar o equipamen to! C 420 Bedienungshinweis[...]

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    12 1 Description 1.1 General 1.2 V ersions C 420: C420 L: C 420/B-lock: The C 420 is a head-worn miniature condenser microphone with a convenient behind-the-neck headband. The microphone has a car dioid polar pattern and therefore “pr efers” sounds arriving from in fr ont of it (from the user’ s mouth). The microphone case containing the cond[...]

  • Page 3

    13 1 Description 1.3 Standard Accessories 1.4 Optional Accessories for C 420 1.5 Optional Accessories for C 420 L, C 420 B/lock 2.1 C 420 All C 420 versions are supplied with: W 44 foam windscreen B 18 battery supply N 62 E, N 66 E AC power supplies MK 9/10 10-m (33-ft.) connecting cable B 29 battery supply MP A II phantom power adapter The C 420 i[...]

  • Page 4

    14 2 Interfacing 2.2 C 420 L 2.3 C 420 B/lock 2.4 B 29 Battery Supply 2.5 MP A II Phantom Power Adapter 2.6 External Phantom Power Supplies Important! 1. Plug the mini XLR connector on the micro- phone cable all the way into one of the two mini XLR sockets on the B 29, the mini XLR socket on the connecting cable of the MP A II, or the input socket [...]

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    15 2 Interfacing 2.7 Connecting Cables T o connect to a balanced (XLR) input, use a standard XLR cable. T o connect to an unbalanced input (mono jack), use a cable with a female XLR connector and TS jack plug (see fig. 1 below): 1. On the XLR connector , use a wire bridge to connect pin 1 to pin 3 and the cable shield. 2. Connect the inside wire of[...]

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    16 3 Operating Notes 3.1 Putting the Microphone on 1. Adjust the temple pieces so that the behind- the-neck headband will rest secur ely against your head. Fig. 2: Adjusting the temple pieces. 2. Put the behind-the-neck headband on as shown in figs. 3 through 5. Fig. 3: Behind-the- neck headband. Fig. 4 Fig. 5[...]

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    Fig. 8: 5. Bend the gooseneck so that the microphone will sit to one side in front of the corner of your mouth. 6. Reeve the microphone cable through the three slots in the cable clip and clamp the cable clip on your shirt collar . This takes the pull of the cable off the micr ophone and the microphone will fit your head securely and lightly . 17 3[...]

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    18 3 Operating Notes 3.2 Windscr een If (for instance, in outdoor use) excessive wind or pop noise becomes audible, attach the supplied windscreen to the micr ophone. 1. Slide the windscreen onto the micr ophone capsule. 2. Pull the windscreen over the outer edge of the microphone capsule. 4 Specifications 4.1 Microphone T ype: Pre-polarized conden[...]

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    4.4 Polar Diagram 5 Cleaning 4.3 Frequency Response Clean metal surfaces with (industrial grade) methylated spirits or alcohol. Clean the foam windscreen in mild soap suds. Y ou can use the windscreen again as soon as it has dried. 19 4 Specifications 4.2 Declaration of Conformity When connected to equipment with a CE sign, this product conforms to[...]

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    20 6 T roubleshooting Problem 1. Microphone does not work: 2. Headset does not fit securely; microphone arm wobbles: 3. Loud pop, wind, and/or breath noise: 4. Microphone sound becomes duller by and by: Possible Cause No supply voltage. Headband is not ad- justed correctly . Microphone sits too close to mouth or nose. Internal or W 44 external wind[...]

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    21 6 T roubleshooting Problem 5. Microphone sounds “thin”, feedback sets in at low levels: Possible Cause Microphone sits too far away from mouth or nose. Remedy Move microphone closer to corner of mouth.[...]

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