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Thanks for purchasing Aputure VLMic D2,the perfect on-camera microphone for
your Video produotions,oapabIe of oapturing broadCastˉ quaⅡ ty sound This
miorophoneˇ ˇⅢhe|p eIevate your DsLR f"lη -making t° the neXt|eve|of production
quaⅡ ty
Instructions:
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Keep this nstΓuCuon manua|AIWays incIude th s instrucuon manua|When
passing the products on to the th rd pa改 ies
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Heed a"warp ngs and fo"ow a"nstruc刂ons in this nstruo刂 on manua
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Uso only a microfiber c丨 oth for CIeaning the product
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op占raie carefu"yto not cause any damage by d氵 opping"
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Do not pIace the product near any heat sources suoh as radiators,stoves,or
other devices(inc|uding ampⅡ fiers)that pr。 duce heat
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WARNING:To reduoe the"sk ofⅡ re or e eotHc shock,do not use the product
near water and do not eXpose itto rain or moisture
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Do nottouch the product dur ng recording to not oapture the unwanted noise
of handⅡ ng
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Do notreoord us ng the∨ -Mic D2When unmounted "’ s easyto cause damages
on produCt or your diVersIty devico
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When storing,keep the microphone in cool and dlγ p|ace
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Keepthe V-MoD2’s Volume at a reasonabIe,safe Ievel Rotate the sens"v"y
whee|to zero and then adjustthe audio|evel of recording device before recording
Intended use
Intended use of Vˉ Mic D2means:
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The user has⒎ ead the instruct|ons ofthis manua|
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The uoeris using the products within the operating cond tions and|innitat ons
descr bed in this instruction manual
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|mproper use"means using the produots otherthon as deso"bed in these
instruotions or under operating conditions Which differfrom those described
herein Improper use is not W thin the guarantee range
Deta"ed instrucΙ on manualforthe VoM c D2can befound on the mov e soIuuon page on
lntroduction
Aputure、 /-Mic D2is a direcuonal condenser shotgun miorophone thatfeatures a
super-oardioid polar pattern,Ⅱ ne gradient aooustics,t"-isolation system,and
features that eas"y fi|ters unwanted background noise,Vibrations,and loˇ v
frequenc es W th AF(Audi° Frequency)peak indicators,you can sync up your
ca mera’ s peaking leVe|to the V-R/iC D2 and adjustthe audio output sens tiv"y of
the∨-Mic D2 "a so has a oW power nd catorandis equipped w"h a oold shoe,
mak ng"oompa刂 ble w"h most DsLRs and oamcorders
Main Features
1Adjustable sens"ivity
2 superˉ cardiold reCording paⅡ ern
3 AF peak indicators(-12dB,°ver)
4Adjustable AF Peak to synchronize w"h any dev Ce
5Low serˉ noise
6 Loˇv-Cut fiⅡer
7 PoWerindicator
8T"丬so a刂 on system
9 Windscreen andˇvindshieId
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A丬 u引aueAF Pmk b synC№ m⒛ M仙 any de叫 ∞
Turn the sens淡 iv"y wheel(Page4,5)° nthe V M o D2to zero sw"ch“ PRE CAL”
(Pre-caⅡ bra刂 on)(Page4,4)t° “ RUN” The V Mio D2w"send a beeping signaIto
the oamera so that you can Vieˇ V⒒ s audio leVeI on your camera’ s audio metering
Adjustthe oamera’ s recording leVe|so thatthe beeping signal peak|s at OdB
Turn“ PRE CAL” off on“ sTOP” Now you Can usethe X/Mio D2’ s AF peak
ind cators(12dB,oVERXPage4,1)to m° nitor Whetherthe audio you are
recording is o"pping or not
Adjustable sensitivity
Adjust the sensitivity Wheel(Page4,5)s° thatthe audio peak leVeI you are captu冖 ng
is within the AF peakindicatorsC12dB,oVER)As y° u reoord,you oan use the
sensitiVity WheeI to eas"y ohange your audioleVe|s and capture aˇ vide range of
di仟 erentIy leve丨ed sound

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The V-Mio D2is sens"iˇ e to audio direction "reCords the audio directIy in
front ofit more than the audio behind it or on its sides
Low seIfˉnoise
The V-Mic D2is exoeρ tiona"y quiet ev0nvˇ hen recording at a high sens"ivity level
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The VrMic D2is designed to operate ot a"various sensitiVities It pe矸 ormsˇVe"
when caρ turing frequencies from20Hz to20000Hz
LoWˉ Cut Ⅱ
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The∨LMio D2Can fiⅡ er out background frequencies lowerthan100Hz When
sW"Ching the mode sW"ch(Page4,3)t° the stop betWeen“oN” and“ oFF” This
WⅡ Iturn on the V Mic’ s lowˉ Cut fl"e1whioh W"I stop the microphone from reoording
IOW frequencies,especiaⅡy noise ρ roduced by wind,focusing,operating and tra矸 ic
I口彐Notc Reccldlng m呷 址scl be advcrsds/affected by ushg thc low￡ ut mtcr,s。 。liy“ c as nccdcd
1Windsgreen and w∶ ndshieId
The V-MiC D2oQmes wⅡ h a both a windscreen(Page4,8)and windshIeld〈 Page5,
18)t° eⅡ minate fⅢ e n° ise oaused by wind or plosives Wh"es刂 "captu"ng audio
Powerindicator
The poWerindicator(Page4,2)ofthe VLMic D2b"nksto warn you when the
batteⅡ es’ Iife ore|ow

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TriˉisoIation system
Tri-isolation system includes an anti-vibration ring f° rthe mic,an antiˉ shook mount
(Page4,9)and an an刂 -shock conneCtor(Page4,1o) "is° lates V-MiC D2from
eXteΓ na丨 ρ hysioaIfactors that rnay cause unWanted ΓumbIes and vibrat∶ ons in the
mIcrophone
Product overv∶ ews
1 AF peak hdicatorsC12dB,oVER)(Page2)
3m0de sw"ch〈 Page3)
5sens"iv"y wheeI(Page2)
7 ouTPVT(Page5)
2 powerindicatorlPage3〉
4 PRE“CAL sWitCh(Page2)
6sensⅡ″
"y director(Page6)
8Wind sCreen(Page3)
1o antiˉ sh° ok oonnector(Page4)
12IoCking whee扌
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16 sIGNAL OUTPuT(Pago5)
9 antiˉ shock mount(Page4)
11 control unit
13 CoId shoe
15 1NPVT(Page5)
17battery o° mpartment(Page5)

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Insta"at∶ on and operation
Battery lnsta"ation
open the battery compa改 ment"d(Page4,17〉 and
pIace the batt0ries〈 Page5,21)inside as the arroWs
indicate
Vˉ Mic D21n$taIlation and0peration
1 Connect“ slGNAL0UTPUT"(Page4,16)w"h“ INPUT” (Page4,15)on the
V MiC D2using the inc|uded signa|cable(Page5,19) (The w re is onIy designed
forthe ⅥM⒗ D2)
2 0ptional operation∶ Put onˇVindshield(Page5,18)f° r better Clarity and less
unWanted noise
3 Connect“oUTPUT” 〈
Page4,7)° n the VLMic D2w仕 h your Camera or eXternaI
audio deVice through the inOIuded audio oable(Page5,20)
4AffX the V-Mic D2on the hot shoe mount ofyour camera
5 Turn on both the VLMic D2and the camera Turn the sensiuv"y wheeI(Page4,5)
onthe V-Mio D2to zero sW"ch“ PRE-CAL” 〈 Page4,4〉 to“ RUN” °nthe V Mic D2
The V-Mic D2w"send a beeping signa|to the camera so that you can view吨 s
audio IeveI on your camera’ s audio display Adjustthe camera’ s recording leVe|
j"the beeping signaI peakis at OdB Turn “
PRE CAL” o仟 on“sTOP” Now you
can use the VˉMic D2’ s AF peakindicators(-12dB,oVER)(Page4,1)t° m°n改 or
VVhether the彐 udio you are recording is cⅡ pping or not
6 Adlust the、 /-Mio D2’ s sensitiv"y wheel(Page4,5)s° thatthe audio peak|eveI
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°u are captu"ng is WⅡ hin the V Mio D2s AF peakindicators(-12dB,oVER)
(Page4,1) As you record,you can use the sensitiv ty wheeIto eas"y change
your audio leveIs and oapture a Wide range of di仟 erently|eVeled sound
7 f your po、 verindicator(Page4,2)begins bⅡ nking,y° ur baⅡ ery|ife is going to
be at zero Please replace both ofthe batteries(Page5,21〉 AsAP
synChronization and sensitivity adjustment
setting up the Vˉ Mic D2can be di仟erentfor each deVice you
setit up with.Hereis hoW to set up the Vˉ Mic D2With a Canon
5D Mark"l:
1synchronizatio"with Canon5D Mark"l
1〉 C° nne。tthe V-Mic D2w"h the Canon5D Mark"l by audio cab丨 e(Page5,20)
2)Turn° nb°ththe V Mic D2and the oamera
3)Adjust the sensitiVity wheel(Page4,5)ofthe V Mic D2to make the sens tivity
d rector(Page4,6)point at zero Both ofthe AF Peak indioators(Page4,1)vvi"
bⅡ nk sw"ch“ PRE-CAL” (Page4,4)ofthe V~Mic D2to"RUN"
4)set“s° und recording” of the5D Mark"l to“ Manuar The v~Mic D2wⅢ begin
to send a beeping signa|to the ca丨 ηera so that you can vie、 ˇits audio|eVe|on your
camera’ s audio disp|ay Adjustthe camera’ s reoording|eVeI ti"the beeping signaI
peakis at OdB
5)swⅡch“ PRE-CAL” (Page4,4〉 °nthe V-Mic D2to"sTOP"The synchroniza刂 on
MaXimum sPLis ln shed
2sens"ivity a叻 ustment
During reoording,you Can turn the sensitiv ty wheeI〈 Page4,5〉 to adlust audio
output|eve|into an appropriate range thatis su tabIe for your sound source by
checking the AF Peak indicators(Page4,1)ofthe VLMic D2 The sensitiVity
director(Page4,6)is pr° vided to re丨 η ember your audio outputleve|
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