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The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Rode NT4 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
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First and foremost, an user manual of Rode NT4 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Rode NT4
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Rode NT4 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Rode NT4 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Rode NT4 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Rode NT4, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Rode service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Rode NT4.
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It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Rode NT4 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
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( EMC, L VD ) NT4 Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com[...]
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- 2 - Introduc tion Tha nk you fo r inves t ing in t he NT 4 s tereo c ond en se r microphone. Th e NT 4 sol ves t he age - old p rob lem of s tere o reco rding by eliminating the need t o purchase matched pair s an d th e as so cia ted co mpl ex se t-up ba r s and ada ptor s to g et profe s siona l resu lt s. W it h a fi xed 90 Deg ree X / Y co n[...]
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- 3 - Specifi ca t i on s Acou s tic Princ ip le: Pres sure g rad ient Direc tional Pat te rn: Ca rdioid (p er c aps ule) (se e gr ap h) Fre q ue n c y Rang e: 20 Hz - 2 0 kHz (se e gr ap h) Output Impedence: 20 0 per s ide Sensitivit y: -3 8 dB re 1 Volt /Pa sc al (1 2 mV @ 94 dB SPL) + /- 2 dB @ 1 k Hz Equivalent Noise: <1 6 dB SPL (A - w[...]
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- 4 - Specifi ca t i on s Frequency R esponse P olar R es ponse • Stere o X Y c ond en se r mic rop hon e • Dual e x ter nall y bias ed 1 /2” c ap sul es w ith g old sputtered diap hragm • Ca ps ule s clo se ly matc he d wi th f ull f req uen c y res pon se • Dual p ower o pe rat ion • Cu sto m s tereo c a ble s inc lud ed - d ual X LR[...]
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- 5 - Accessorie s P ow ering the NT 4 • Th e NT 4 ca n be po were d by eit her p han tom pow er (see specifi c ations ) or a 9V batter y . • If pha ntom p owe r is not av ailab le on yo ur eq uip men t, you w ill nee d to us e bat ter y po wer . T o us e bat te r y p owe r , a 9 V o lt (PP3) b at te r y s houl d be fi t ted i nto th e cav it[...]
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- 6 - • Th e ON/OFF s witc h t ur ns th e mic rop hon e ON or OFF w hen p owe red by ei th er pha ntom o r bat ter y. When u sing b at te r y p owe r , the s w itc h sho uld b e sw itc he d to OFF wh en t he mic rop ho ne is not i n us e. If lef t O N, th e bat te r y p owe r will b e unnecessar ily depleted. • We recom men d tha t dur ing lo n[...]
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- 7 - • Th e NT 4 is su pplie d wi th b oth a d ual XL R c abl e (NT 4 - DXLR), and a s te reo mi ni- jack c a ble (N T 4 -M J). • Th e NT 4 may be co nne c te d dire c tl y to t wo cha nne ls of a mi xer u sing t he t win XL R ca bl e (marke d L and R) s up plied, w it h each c han nel pan ned le f t an d rig ht as re qu ired. C on nec tion ma[...]
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- 8 - • Th e NT 4 is an ea sy to us e, prec isio n ste reo con de ns er mic ro pho ne. Cho ir s, orc he st ra s, d ru m over-head s, s olo or en se mbl e ins tr um ent s, a nd many ot her si tua tion s may all be re cord ed wi th the a mb ienc e and ‘sp ace’ t hat on ly a tr ue s te reo mic roph one like t he NT 4 c an c apt ure. • Th e t w[...]
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- 9 - • Sou nd qu alit y i s of co ur se su bjec tive an d ‘your sound’ will be achieved by experimenting. We sug ge s t tha t you be gin w it h EQ se t FL A T /OFF (no boost or cut) . • Reme mb er t hat EQ c an not ch ang e th e aco us tic pro per ties of a ro om. In a s tu dio rec ordi ng sit uatio n, you s houl d tr y p laci ng ab sor b [...]
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- 10 - ab ou t the a ngle s of t w o ind ivi dual m icro ph one s, or te st ing to s ee if t hey a re t wo of t he sa me m od el whic h so und a li t tle d if f eren t to each ot her . • Choir / V oc al group : Placem ent c an b e in f ront of the vo c alis t s wi th t he mic ro pho ne poi ntin g toward s the m idd le of th e gro up. Th e dis t a[...]
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- 1 1 - • Like all c ond en se r mic rop hon es, t he N T 4 s ho uld be kept d r y an d clea n at all ti me s. • Th e NT 4 is a pre cis ion tr an sd uce r and yo u sho uld be c aref ul n ot to dro p or k no ck i t as t his co uld ca us e ser io us da mag e. • Be su re to place t he m ois tu re- ab sor be nt c r y s tal s (sup plie d ) at th e[...]
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- 1 2 - - 1 2 - Wa r r a n t y All mic rop hone s are w ar ra nted fo r one yea r fro m date of p urc hase. Y ou c an e x tend t hat to a f ull ten year s if yo u regi s ter onlin e at www . ro d em i c . co m . Th e war r ant y c over s par t s and la bo ur tha t may be req uired to re pai r the mi cro pho ne d uri ng the w ar ra nt y per iod . Th[...]