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The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Rode Podcaster, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Rode Podcaster 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.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Rode Podcaster. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of Rode Podcaster should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Rode Podcaster
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Rode Podcaster item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Rode Podcaster 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 Podcaster 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 Podcaster, 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 Podcaster.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Rode Podcaster item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
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( EMC, L VD ) Podcaster Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com[...]
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- 2 - Introduc tion Tha nk you fo r inves t ing in t he Po d c a s t e r, t h e world’s fi r s t broa dc a st s ou nd qu alit y USB micro ph one. Th ose of yo u wh o are fi rst ti me cu stom ers, ma y be in tere ste d to k now t hat we a re one of t he la rge st a nd most respec ted professional mi crophone companies in th e wor ld. O ur s tu d[...]
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- 3 - Specifi ca t i ons Acou s tic Princ ip le: Dynamic ( neod ymium ) 28mm Ac ti ve Elec tronics: Analogue signal conditioning + A / D and USB i nter fac e Direc tional Pat te rn: Ca rdioid Fre q ue n c y Rang e: 4 0Hz ~ 14kHz (se e gr ap h) Sensitivit y: -5 1dB re 1 V/Pa @ 1 kHz (2.8 mV @ 9 4 d B SPL) ±3d B @ 1 k Hz Maximu m S PL: 11 5 d B Sig[...]
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- 4 - Specifi ca t i ons Fea t ur e s Frequency R esponse P olar R es ponse • High q uali t y broa dc a st s oun d • Dy nam ic ca ps ule (neo d ymiu m) 28mm • 1 8 -bi t Res olu tio n, 8k Hz to 4 8k Hz sa mp ling • Wi ndo ws a nd Ma c com pat ibl e • Tig ht c ardio id pat te rn fo r sup er ior of f- ax is s oun d rejec t ion • Powered b[...]
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- 5 - Mic L ay out Sta tu s LED Integrated windshield Locking collar USB Connec tion Headphone Output Headphone Vo l um e Contro l[...]
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- 6 - Th e RØDE Pod ca s ter is d es igne d for nat ive su pp or t in Wi ndo ws X P , V i st a an d Mac OS X o pe rat ing s ys te ms. In s ta ll in g th e Podc a st er o n Mac OS X • Plug on e end of t he USB c a ble in to the m icro ph one and t he ot her e nd into yo ur USB p or t o n the M ac. Th e LED will fl as h red a nd th en g o gre en [...]
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- 7 - Th e follow ing exa mp le is for s et t ing u p the Pod ca s ter in Wi ndo ws X P Ser vice Pac k 2. O the r ver sion s may var y sli ghtly . In st a lli ng t he Pod c as te r on W in dow s XP • Plug on e end of t he USB c a ble in to the m icro ph one and t he ot her e nd into yo ur PC . Th e LED sh ould fl a sh red a nd th en g o gre en t[...]
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- 8 - Set ting up the P odc as ter Set t in g th e so un d level c or rec tl y Th e fir s t s tep in s et t ing up yo ur rec ordi ng envi ronm ent i s to ge t a go od ‘So und L evel ’ on your e qui pm ent . Thi s is do ne to en su re that you d o not exce ed t he level of s ou nd tha t your eq uipm ent c an ha ndl e before i t di sto r t s t he[...]
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- 9 - Set ting up the P odc as ter Po sitioning your Podcas ter Y ou will f ind t hat w he re you po sit ion yo ur Podc as ter w ill alte r th e qual it y of t he so und . Enviro nme nt an d bac kgroun d noi se wi ll var y ever y time a m icro ph one i s moved to a d if feren t loc at ion. T he m os t su cce s s ful m et hod to opt imis e th e so u[...]
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- 10 - Set ting up the P odc as ter Mou nt in g th e Podc a s ter Th e P od ca s ter c ome s wi th a s t and m oun t tha t will all ow you to c onn ec t it to a mic rop hon e st an d or ‘ An gle poi se ® s t y le’ ar m suc h as t he RØDE P SA- 1 . Th e mou nt co me s wi th a 3/8” b ra s s ins er t that ca n be rem oved. O nce re moved t he [...]
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- 1 1 - Set ting up the P odc as ter Us ing t he P SM - 1 mo unt (op ti ona l) For ad di tiona l vib rat ion is olat ion, th e P od ca s ter ca n be f it te d to th e opt iona l PSM - 1 ‘spide r ’ sho ck m oun t. T he PSM - 1 is a re com men de d and u sef ul ad di tion to a ny reco rdin g fac ilit y as it s igni fic ant ly red uce s unw ante d[...]
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- 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 onli ne at www . ro d em ic . c om . Th e war r ant y c over s pa r t s an d lab our t hat may b e req uired to re pai r the m icro ph one d ur ing th e war r ant y per iod . The w ar [...]