Samson QV manual

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    QE AEROBICS MIC QV VOCAL MIC ® PM4 Phantom power adaptor AEROBICS AND VOCAL HEADSET MICROPHONE PM4 PHANTOM POWER ADAPTOR OWNERS MANUAL[...]

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    © Copyright 1998 Samson T echnologies Corp.[...]

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    3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 FEA TURES 6 USING Y OUR QE/QV HEADSET 8 SPECIFICA TIONS 14[...]

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    4 INTRODUCTION Thank you f or purchasing the Samson QE/QV Headset Microphone with the PM4 phantom power adaptor . These prof essional hands-free microphones are specially designed f or performing musicians and dancers, spor tscasters and aerobics instructors (the QE model is water resistant and is optimized f or aero- bics use and high-humidity env[...]

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    5 INTRODUCTION Should your QE/QV Headset or PM4 e ver require servicing, a Retur n A uthor ization number (RA) must be obtained bef ore shipping your unit to Samson. Without this number , the unit will not be accepted. Please call Samson at 1-800-3SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) f or a Retur n Authorization number prior to shipping your unit. Please retain[...]

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    6 FEA TURES The Samson QE/QV Headset utilizes state-of-the-art headset microphone tech- nology and is engineered to the finest detail. Here are some of its main features: • Lightweight, low visibility design f or unobtrusive use . • High quality electret condenser element delivers high output and e xceptional sound quality . • Full range freq[...]

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    7 FEA TURES • Microphones are molded to high quality gooseneck booms constructed of brass ov er stainless steel wire with matt blac k polyurethane cov ering. Compliant molding reduces microphone handling noise, and the booms bend smoothly , hold their shape and are rated to withstand o ver a thousand 90 ° bends without degrading. • Both the QV[...]

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    As shown in the illustrations belo w , the correct wa y to wear your QE/QV Headset is ov er the ears, as you w ould wear a pair of ey eglasses. The QE/QV Headset is specially designed to be used up close, so be sure to adjust the microphone to be directly in front of your lips , as shown in these illustra- tions. Although it generates significantly[...]

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    9 USING Y OUR QE/QV HEADSET Slide the f oam windscreen over the microphone ,as sho wn in the illustration on the pre vious page, to eliminate wind noise. The PM4 phantom power adaptor with its special interf ace, enab les a mixer to provide phantom po wer to condenser , piezo or electric microphones. The PM4 conv er ts high impedance (50 k – 10me[...]

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    Every microphone has a characteristic polar patter n that deter mines how well it accepts or rejects signals coming from various areas around the microphone. A type of design which is par ticular ly good at rejecting backg round noise is the bi-directional polar pattern uti- lized b y the QE Headset, as shown in the illustration on the left. 10 USI[...]

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    Omnidirectional mics accept all signals regardless of where ver those signals originate (in front of the mic, behind it, to the side, etc.). In contrast, directional cardioid mics are specifically designed to accept mostly signals coming from directly in front, and to reject signals coming from behind or from the side. The most e xtreme variation o[...]

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    12 USING Y OUR QE/QV HEADSET In the QE Headset, three noise cancelling modes operate together to provide 20 - 30 dB of noise reduction: First, the small size of the mic capsule and the shor t distance between front and rear por ts reduces the sensitivity at 1 kHz to f ar field noise by 15 dB compared to the close talking response. Secondly , as sho[...]

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    1 3 USING Y OUR QE/QV HEADSET Because of their polar patterns, frequency response, and noise cancellation design, both the QV and QE Headsets e xcel in environments where there is a good deal of unwanted ambient sound — they deliv er those sig- nals originating directly in front of the mic capsule itself while rejecting those that originate from [...]

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    14 SPECIFICA TIONS QE and QV Generating Element: Back electret condenser P olar P atter n QE (water-resistant): Bi-directional noise cancelling, QV: Hypercardioid pressure gradient type Mounting system: Adjustable headband and goosenec k Sensitivity QE: 80 mV @ 114 dB SPL QV : 70 mV @ 114 dB SPL Max.SPL: 145 dB W eight: 1.92 oz. • 54.4 grams[...]

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    15 SPECIFICA TIONS PM4 (For use with QE/QV Headset Mics) F requency Response (+-0, 1.5dB): 20Hz — 20kHz Connectors Input: T A3M Switchcraft Output: XLR Male (gold plated) Operating V oltage: 12 Vdc through 48 Vdc Impedance (@ 1kHz nominal) Input: 2k Ω Output: 600 Ω balanced (transf or mer coupled) Input Wiring Pin 1: GND Pin 2 A udio Pin 3: +[...]

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    16 SPECIFICA TIONS FLEXIBLE GOOSENECK FLEXIBLE CABLE FLEXIBLE SHIELD WHITE (—) RED (+) REAR VIEW FRONT VIEW 8.5 ″ / 220mm .24 ″ / 6mm .95 ″ 24mm .4 ″ / 10mm QV Dimensions FLEXIBLE GOOSENECK FLEXIBLE CABLE SHIELD (-) WHITE ( — ) RED (+) REAR VIEW FRONT VIEW 11 ″ / 278mm .35 ″ / 9mm 1 ″ 26mm .47 ″ / 12mm QE Dimensions[...]

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    17 SPECIFICA TIONS Q'TY MODEL NO DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATION Q'TY PM-4 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CASE PCB TRANS CASE SCREW CONNECTOR HOLDER 3P CONNECTOR ASS'Y CLIP SET SCREW SET SCREW RECEPTA CLE ASS'Y 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 M2x2 M2xL4(F/H) TB3M SCREW CLIP SC GOLD 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 7 2.84 ″ / 72mm 3.72 ″ / 94.5mm .75 ″ / 19mm .[...]

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    18 SPECIFICA TIONS C4 RED C2 BLK R3 C1 PM4 R2 ORN C5 R1 R4 Q1 D1 WHT D2 1 2 C3 2 3 1 TB3M YEL GRN BLU RED BLK 3 4 5 1 2 T rans XLR3 1 T rans 4 T rans 3 XLR3 3 T rans 1 TB3M 2 TB3M 2 1 T rans 3 2 XLR3 1 T rans 5 P A TTERN SILK PRINT TB3M 3 PM4 Circuit board[...]

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    Samson T echnologies Cor p . 575 Underhill Blvd. P .O. Bo x 9031 Syosset, NY 11791-9031 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 1-516-364-3888 www .samsontech.com[...]