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( EMC, L VD ) Ster eo V ideoMic Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com[...]
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- 2 - Introduc tion Tha nk you for i nves ting in t he Stere o Vi de oMic (S VM ). Th ose of yo u who ar e fi rst tim e cust omers , ma y be in teres ted to k now t hat we a re one of t he larg es t and mos t res pec ted profe ssio nal micro pho ne com panies in th e wor ld. Ou r st udio mic rop hone s are t he ‘tone’ beh ind so me of th e big[...]
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- 3 - Specifi ca t i on s Acou st ic Princ ipl e: Pres sure Gra dient Direc tional Pat te rn: Sup er Ca rdioid (p er ca psule) (se e gr aph) Fre qu e nc y Rang e: 4 0 Hz - 20 k Hz selec table High P a ss Filter (H PF ) @ 8 0 HZ 1 2 dB/ o c tave Output Impedence: 20 0 Sensitivit y: -3 8 dB re 1 V olt / Pasc al (1 2. 6 m V @ 94 dB SPL) +/ - 2 dB[...]
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- 4 - Specifi ca t i on s Frequency R esponse P olar R es ponse Accessorie s -2.0 -20.0 -10.0 1KHz Dead Kitten Windscreen[...]
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- 5 - Fea tu r es • Stere o X / Y c ond ens er mic rop hon e • Broad c as t soun d qual it y • Ru gg ed cast aluminum body • 9V ba t ter y o per ation • T wo s tep hig h- pas s fi lter a nd P AD • Low handl ing noise • Integ ra l cam era -s hoe m ount • De signe d & manu fac tur ed in Au st ralia • Full 10 year war ra nt y* *[...]
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- 6 - Bat ter y Ins t allation • T he S VM o per ates o n a st and ard 9V b at ter y. We recom mend yo u use ei the r Alk aline or L ith ium bat te ries fo r the lo nge st co ntin uous o per ating time. • T he S VM will r un co ntin uous ly for ove r 60 ho ur s wi th a go od qua lit y Al kaline b at ter y. It is how ever imp or t ant to u nde r[...]
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- 8 - Mounting y our SVM • T he S VM inc or por ates a s t anda rd ca mer a- sho e mou nt on th e bot tom of t he mic rop hone. De signe d to redu ce motor a nd hand ling noi se, the s hoc k mou nt has a 3/8” t hread ed ins er t for mou nting o n tr ipod s an d pole s. Y ou w ill fi nd older mod els a nd low c os t ca mer as pro duc e more mo [...]
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- 9 - Operating the SVM • N ow that yo u have the S VM s ecu rely f as tened to your c am era a nd the a udio ou tp ut lea d conn ec ted, you c an s witc h the m ic on. T he re ar e th ree s wi tch es lo ca ted a t the r ear o f the microphone: P A D (le f t sw itc h) Th e P A D allow s for at te nuatio n of the mic rop hone reco rding l evel (ei[...]
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- 10 - Operating the SVM allow yo u to acce s s this s et ting t hroug h the c am era men u. Y ou sho uld tr y and s et the l evel us ing th e sou nd so urce you w ill be rec ordin g, or a sou nd sou rce of simila r level b efore s tar t ing to rec ord or you co uld di sto r t the i npu t of your c ame ra if t he level ha s bee n set too h igh. We [...]
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- 1 1 - SVM Windshie ld • T he S VM co mes w it h a cus tom d esig ne d win dsh ield. Th e wind shie ld sho uld be lef t on at all tim es as e ven th e sligh tes t bree ze can c au se so und interference. Operating the SVM • Th e SV M is mad e fro m rug ged c as t alu minum, ens urin g impac t resi st ance a nd a long er life. Howe ver ca re mu[...]
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- 1 2 - Wa r r a n t y All mic roph one s are war ra nted for o ne year fro m date of pu rcha se. Y o u ca n ex tend t hat to a full ten year s if yo u regis ter on line at www . ro d em i c . c om . Th e war ran t y cover s par ts a nd lab our t hat may be req uired to re pair t he mic roph one du ring t he wa rr ant y per iod. T he wa rr ant y ex[...]