Behringer XM1800S User manual

Users Manual
Version 1.0 July 2002
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DYNAMIC MICROPHONE XM1800S

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1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Detailed safety precautions:
Ple se re d ll s fety prec utions nd oper ting instructions before you ttempt to oper te the unit.
Keep ll s fety prec utions nd oper ting instructions for future reference.
Damage:
T ke c re not to drop your microphone s this c n le d to severe d m ge. BEHRINGER ssumes
no li bility for ny d m ge c used by the user.
Maintenance and care:
When the microphone is not in use, ple se t ke it out of its clip, cle n it with soft cloth, nd then
pl ce it in its c se.
Caution:
Never dismount the screen holding the c psule, s this c n d m ge the microphone! Any such
ttempt will void the w rr nty.
2. INTRODUCTION
Th nk you for expressing your confidence in us by purch sing the BEHRINGER XM1800S dyn mic
microphone. The XM1800S combines highest qu lity st nd rds t n fford ble price nd best
results in udio perfom nces for both voc l nd instrument miking pplic tions. The fe tures of the
XM1800S will m ke it v lu ble tool for your recording nd live perform nces.
3. FEATURES
sDedic ted voc l nd instrument mic brings unbeliev ble qu lity to your studio nd live perform nce
sWith On/Off switch
sExtremely high sign l output m kes your voice cut through
sUltr -low distortion for super cle n sound
sPresence lift in critic l mid-r nge gives you m ximum voice projection
sException l off- xis rejection elimin tes feedb ck problems
sSuper rugged construction copes with your toughest live ssignments
sFo m-lined imp ct-resist nt c rrying c se included
sMicrophone st nd d pter included
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4. AUDIO CONNECTION
Use st nd rd microphone c ble to connect your XM1800S to ny mixer, power mixer, mp, or mic
pre mp. Connect the fem le XLR end to the XM1800S m le XLR input connector nd the other end
of the c ble, norm lly m le XLR connector, to the mixer, power mixer, mp, or mic pre mp.
5. HOW TO USE YOUR XM1800S MOST EFFECTIVELY
Adjust the g in control in the microphone ch nnel of your mixing console so th t the pe k LED lights
up only occ sion lly or never t ll. The EQ controls in the microphone ch nnel should be set to
mid-tr vel position to st rt with; low-cut filter nd level ttenu tor should be turned off. Try to chieve
the desired sound by experimenting with the microphone position. Pl ce the microphone s close to
the sound source s possible. The closer your mic gets to the sound source, the gre ter the b ss
response will be. On the other h nd, s you move the sound source further w y from the microphone,
the b ss response will gr du lly roll off (ple se see frequency response ch rt on next p ge).
Only when the desired b sic sound h s been chieved, should you st rt to use equ lizers nd
sign l processors, if ny t ll. (Remember: less is often more!)
All microphones h ve ch r cteristic pol r p tterns th t determine how well sign ls from round the
re of the microphone re ccepted or rejected. The super c rdioid p ttern is used by the XM1800S.
Thus, the XM1800S excels in environments where lot of undesired mbient noise exists. The
XM1800S excellently reproduces those sound sign ls origin ted directly in front of the microphone
while rejecting or minimizing sound sign ls origin ted in the re behind the microphone (ple se
refer to the pol r p ttern on next p ge for det iled inform tion).
6. WARRANTY
+Please find our current warranty terms on our web site under http://www.behringer.com
or send us a request by e-mail (support behringer.de), fax [phone]), or
telephone [phone]).
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7. SPECIFICATIONS
Type: Dyn mic
Frequency response: 80 Hz - 15 kHz
Pol r p ttern: Super c rdioid
Imped nce: 600 Ohms
Sensitivity: -52 dBV (0 dBV = 1 V/P ), 2.5mV/P
Connector: 3-pin b l nced XLR (m le)
Dimensions:
He d length 57.5 mm
M in unit length 117.5 mm
Tot l length 175 mm
Weight: 230 g
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