Earthworks Audio FW730 User manual

FW730
MICROPHONE SYSTE
WITH BOOM AND STAND
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Thank you for purchasing the Earthworks
FW730 Microphone System
OUR PURCHASE INCLUDES
1 FlexWand™ Stand/Wand Sectio
1 Microphone Windscree
1 Base for Stand/Wand Section (either cast iron metal
or tripod base depending on model)
GETTING STARTED
The FW730 is a condenser microphone with active
electronics. This means
i Its output level will be naturally higher than many of
the dynamic microphones that it may be replacing.
It is not uncommon to need to reduce gain if you
were previously using a dynamic microphone.s
i You will need to engage phantom power on your
interface or preamp. Pro Tip: It's always a good idea
to plug in a condenser microphone while phantom
power is off and the channel is muted. After
engaging phantom power, give the microphone a
short time to settle before unmuting.
When screwing the FW730 in the cast iron base, rst
place the cast iron base on the oor. Then, by holding
the stand section, carefully rotate the FlexWand into
the threaded hole in the cast iron base (at least 2 full
turns). Next, wrap your hand around the XLR connector
section, pick up the combined FlexWand and base,
then spin the base until it is snug. Do not over tighten.
Be careful that the microphone head does not bang
into something during this process
(If you have the FW730TPB, which has a standard
tripod base, the setup process will be slightly different.
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To ass mbl th FW730TPB, rst scr w th m tal
sl v onto th thr ads on th bottom of th
Fl xWand until th m tal sl v is scr w d on tight.
Th n pick up th Fl xWand by holding th stand
s ction or th XLR s ction and ins rt th m tal sl v
into th hol on th tripod bas . Push th sl v all th
way down and th n tight n th s tscr w.)
PROPER MAINTENANCE
To guarant your microphon provid s y ars of
p rformanc , follow th s guid lin s<
5 Avoid touching th front prot ctiv scr n.?
5 N v r att mpt to disass mbl th microphon .?
5 Avoid xtr m h at and cond nsing humidity.
Allow th microphon to warm up wh n bringing it
in from th cold.?
5 Rough handling may damag th microphon
v n if no markings ar visibl .
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Th small tip on many of our microphon s allows th m
to captur th high st fr qu nci s of your sound.
Pl as b g ntl and consid rat wh n handling th
microphon s with th s tips. (Microphon s such as th
SR314 and SR40V shi ld th tip within th ir capsul ,
and ar thus mor durabl .)
Pl as do not xc ssiv ly b nd th Fl xwand b yond
90 d gr s. Doing so on a consist nt basis will caus
th wand portion to d t riorat and los its ability to
stay in th d sir d position.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
If you encounter issues while using your Earthworks
Audio microphone, please make sure that
 Your microphone is connected to an active power
supply.
 Phantom power is being supplied to the
microphone.
 Your microphone and XLR cable are well
connected.
 he microphone is positioned at an appropriate
distance from the sound source.
 External noise in your recording environment is
kept to a minimum.
 Your recording space is at room temperature and
free of dust
If your issue persists after checking, please contact us
via our website.
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency Response
20Hz - 30kH
Polar Pattern
Cardioid or Hypercardioi
Sensitivity
10mV/Pa (-40dBV/Pa)
(Cardioid); 20mV/Pa (-34dBV/
Pa) (Hypercardioid
Power Requirements
24-48V Phantom,10m
Peak Acoustic Input
145dB SPL (Cardioid); 139dB
SPL (Hypercardioid
Output
XLR-3
Minimum Output Loa
600Ω, balanced between
pins 2 & 
Nois
20dB SPL (Cardioid); 16dB SPL
(Hypercardioid
Dimensions L x 
Stand 7 ft. 2 in.” long (1.32m),
Cast Iron Base 12” (30.48cm) in
diameter, 1.1” (2.7cm) high;
ripod Base 23” (0.58m)
footprint, 6” (15.2cm) hig
Weigh
Stand 2 lbs. (.9 kg), Cast Iron
Base 12.6 lbs. (5.7kg), ripod
Base 1.6 lbs. (0.73kg)
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WARRANTY
All Earthworks® products carr a limited warrant (parts and
labor). Please register our warrant at: earthworksaudio.com/
register. If ou have an problems with our Earthworks
products, please contact our warrant /repair department b
email at: [e-mail].
NOTE
This warrant onl applies to Earthworks microphones
purchased brand new. For microphones purchased/received
second-hand, please contact us via our website.
37 Wilton Rd. Milford, NH 03055
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