Sennheiser MKE 400 User manual

MKE400
Bed i enun gsan l ei t un g
Inst ruct ions for use
Not i ce d ‘ em pl oi
Ist ruzioni per l‘uso
Inst rucciones de uso
Ge b r u i k s a a n w i j z i n g
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The MKE 400
Import ant safet y inf ormat ion
Keep l i qu i ds ( su ch as r ai n , etc.) away from themicrophone!
Feat u r es
Ru g g ed a l l - m et a l h o u si n g
Maximal reject ion of side noise, designed f or use on film and video
cameras/ camcorders
Vol um e sw i t ch ad j ust s t he sensi t i v i t y to copewith varying distancesfrom
thesound source
Sw i t ch ab l e l o w - cu t f i l t er m i n i m i z es w i n d n o i se
More t han 300 hours operat ing t ime (with only one AAA size bat t ery)
Int egrat ed shock mount ensures ef fect ive suppression of handling and
camera noise
Op er a t i n g e l e m en t s
!Microphone wit h
removable windshield
"“ vol” switch
#“batt” LED
$“on/off” switch
%Fl ash m o u n t ad a p t er
with mounting thread
&Kn ur l ed w asher
'Bat t er y comp ar t ment
cat ch
Del i v er y i n cl u des
1MKE400camera/camcordermicrophonewith
connect ion cabl e ( 3.5 mm st ereo j ack pl ug)
1 AAA size battery
1 foam windshield
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Insert ing/ replacing t he bat t ery
If t he bat t ery volt age is sufficient , t he “ bat t ” LED #f lashes brief ly when you
swit ch on t he microphone. A new, unused batt ery has an operating time of
approx. 300 hours.
When t he bat t ery volt age decreases, t he “ bat t ” LED #lights up
permanent ly. You should replace t he batt ery. When the “ batt ” LED#light s
up permanent ly for the first time, the remaining operat ing t ime is approx. 50
hours.
Not e: When not using t he microphone for extended periods of time,
remove the battery from thebattery compartment!
To i n ser t o r r ep l ace t h e b a t t e r y :
!Pu sh t h e ca t ch o f t h e b a t t e r y co m p ar t m en t 'in
the direction of the flashmount adapter and open
the battery compartment.
!Insert t he AAA size bat t ery as shown in t he
diagram on the right. Observe correct polarit y
when inserting the battery.
!Cl o s e t h e b a t t e r y c o m p a r t m e n t u n t i l t h e c a t c h '
locks into place.
Put i n g t h e mi cr op hon e i n t o op er at i on
!Sl i d e t h e m i c r o p h o n e o n t o t h e v i d eo camer a’s f lashmount and lock t he
microphone by screwing down the knurled washer &.
!Insert t he 3.5 mm st ereo jack plug intothemicrophoneinput socket of the
video camera.
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!Sw i t ch t h e m i cr o p h on e o n b y set t i n g t h e “ o n / of f ” sw i t ch $t o one of t he
twopositions:
On sw i t ch - o n , t h e “ b a t t ” LED #f lashes bri ef l y, indi cat i ng t hat t he bat t ery
is operational.
Not e: When you have f inished using t he microphone, it is
vital that you switch it off by setting the “ on/ off”
swit ch $t o t he “ of f” posit ion!
!Adjust t he microphone senst ivit y t o thevolume of thesound sourceand
to the input sensitivity of the camera/ camcorder by set t ing t he “ vol”
swit ch "t o t he correct posit ion:
“on/off” Se t t i n g
swit ched on
(linear frequency response)
swit ched on
(low-cut filter is activated for minimizing wind noise)
“vol” Set t i n g
Normal sensit vit y :
for normal or very loud sound sourcesand cameras/
camcorders with high input sensitivit y
High sensit vi t y :
for extremely quiet or very dist ant sound sources and
camer as/ camcorder s w it h low i nput sensi t ivit y
on off
on off
on off
–+
vol
–+
vol
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Sp eci f i cat i o n s
Recom m en d ed accessor y
Pr o f essi on al accesso r y k i t MZW 4 0 0 i n cluding hairy cover and 3-pin XLR
adapt er
“vol” switch"
in position –
“vol” switch"
in position +
Di mensi ons ( W x H x D) appr ox. 13 0 x 2 1 x 6 2 m m
Weight ( wi t hout bat t ery) approx. 60 g
Pi ck - u p pat t er n su per - car d i oi d / l ob ar
Fr eq u en cy r es p on se 40 Hz to 20 kHz
with and without windshield
Sensitivity 8 mV/ Pa 20 mV/ Pa
Max. sound pressure level 126 dB 118 dB
Equivalent noise level 21 dB (A),
32 dB (CCIR)
16 dB (A),
25 dB(CCIR)
Po w er su p p l y 1.5 V AAA size battery
Op er a t i n g t i m e a p p r o x . 3 0 0 h o u r s
Hel i cal cab l e length: approx. 200 mm
diameter: 2.3 mm
with 3.5 mm stereo jack plug
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Manuf act urer declarat ions
Warrant y
2 years
Approval
Sen n h ei ser el ect r o n i c Gm b H & Co . KG declare that this device is in
compliance wi t h t he applicable CE st andards and regulat ions.
Bat t er i es or r ech ar geable batteries
Pl ease d i sp ose of b at t er i es o r r ech argeable bat t eries as special wast e
or ret urn t hem t o your specialist dealer.
WEEE Declarat ion
Pl ease d i sp ose o f t h i s p r od u ct a t t h e end of it s operat ional lif et ime by
bringing it to your local collect ion point or recycling centre for such
equipment .
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Fr eq u en zk u r v e u n d Ri ch t d i ag r am m
Fr eq u en cy r esp o n se an d p o l ar p at t er n
Rép on se en f r éq u en ce et d i ag r am m e d e l a d i r ect i v i t é
Ri sp ost a i n f r é q u en z a e diagramma polare
Resp u e st a en f r eq u en ci a y d i agrama de la direct ividad
Fr eq u en t i e- i n g a n g en en Po ol d i a g r a m
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20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10000 20000 Hz
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dBv
Low Cut Fi l t er
2000 Hz
4000 Hz
8000 Hz
16000 Hz
125 – 1000 Hz
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Sen n h ei ser el e ct r o n i c Gm b H & Co . KG
30900 Wedemark, Germany
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