Neumann.Berlin bcm 104 manual

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    Bedienungsanleitung Operating Instructions BCM 104 Ollenhauerstr. 98 13403 Berlin Germany Tel.: +49-30 / 417724-0 Fax: +49-30 / 417724-50 Email: headoffice@neumann.com We b: www.neumann.com[...]

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    3 2 Table of Contents 1. A Short Description 2. The BCM 104 Broadcast Microphone 2.1 Microphone Version and Output Wiring 2.2 Microphone Cables 3. Power Supply 3.1 Phantom Powering 3.2 Operation with AC Power Supply 3.3 Operation with Unbalanced or Center Tap Grounded Inputs 4. Technical Specifications 5. Hints on Maintenance of the Microphone, Hea[...]

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    5 4 The modulation is connected to pins 2 and 3; the shield is connected to pin 1. A sudden increase in sound pressure in front of the microphone diaphragm causes a positive voltage to appear at pin 2. 2.2 Microphone Cables The acoustic properties of the BCM 104 microphone are not affected even by very long (Neumann) cables. Not until cable lengths[...]

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    7 6 Abbildung / Figure 4 Abbildung / Figure 3 condenser microphones, without switching off the DC supply voltage. No harm is done even if a Neumann phantom pow- er supply is connected to the inputs of microphones which are phantom powered from another source. 3.2 Operation with AC Power Supply All P48 power supplies in accordance with IEC 1938 whic[...]

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    9 8 4 . Technische Daten Akust. Arbeitsweise ........... Druckgradientenempfänger Richtcharakteristik ................................................................. Niere Übertragungsbereich ....................................... 2 0 Hz...20 kHz Feldübertragungs- faktor 1) ....................................... 22 mV/Pa = – 33,1 dBV ± 1 [...]

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    11 10 bügels aus den Öffnungen im Gehäuse ausgerastet werden (siehe Abb. 7). Dann den Popschutz bitte be- hutsam, ohne die Kapsel zu berühren, entfernen. Zum Schutz der Kapsel sollte der Korb vorübergehend wieder aufgeschraubt werden. Das Das Das Das Das Mikrophon muss aber unbedingt Mikrophon muss aber unbedingt Mikrophon muss aber unbedingt [...]

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    13 12 7 . Zubehör Weitere Artikel sind im Katalog „Zubehör“ beschrie- ben. Stativgelenke SG SG SG SG SG 5 5 5 5 5 ..................................................................................................... 085 29 Schwenkgelenk für BCM 104 und andere Mikropho- ne. Mikrophonseitig Gewindezapfen mit 3/8", stativ- seitig 5/8"[...]

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    15 14 WS WS WS WS WS 47 47 47 47 47 .................................... s w ............................. Best.-Nr. 06826 Windschutz für D-01. Durchmesser ca. 120 mm. Dämpfung des Windgeräusches ca. 22 dB. Dämpfung bei 15 kHz ca. 3 dB. Farbe schwarz. WS WS WS WS WS 87 87 87 87 87 .................................... s w .......................[...]

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    Irrtümer und technische Änderungen vorbehalten • Errors excepted, subject to changes Printed in Germany • Publ. 01/04 88332/A01[...]