Sennheiser MKE 400 User manual

MKE 400
Bedienungsanleitung
Instructio ns fo r use
No tice d ‘e mplo i
Istruzioni per l‘uso
Instruccio ne s de uso
Geb ruiksaanwijzing
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The MKE 400
Import ant safet y information
Keep liquids ( such as rain, etc.) aw ay f ro m the micro pho ne!
Features
yRug ged all- me tal ho using
yMaximal reje ctio n o f side no ise, d esig ned f o r use o n film and vide o
cam eras/ cam co rders
yVo lum e sw itch ad justs the se nsitivity to co p e w ith varying d istance s fro m
the so und source
ySwitchab le lo w -cut filt er m inimiz es w ind no ise
yMo re than 3 0 0 ho urs o perating time ( w ith o nly o ne AAA size battery)
yInteg rated sho ck m o unt ensures ef fe ct ive suppressio n o f hand ling and
camera no ise
Operating elements
쐃Micro pho ne w ith
rem o vab le windshield
쐇“ vo l” sw itch
쐋“ batt” LED
쐏“ o n/ o f f” sw itc h
쐄Flashmo unt ad apte r
w ith mo unting thre ad
쐂Knurled washer
쐆Batte ry co m partm ent
catch
Delivery includes
1 MKE 4 0 0 cam era/ camco rde r m icro pho ne w ith
co nnectio n cab le ( 3 .5 m m ste re o jack plug )
1 AAA size battery
1 fo am windshield
쐃
쐇쐋쐏
쐄쐆 쐂
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Inserting/ replacing t he bat tery
If the battery vo ltag e is sufficient, the “ b att” LED 쐋flashes b riefly when you
sw itch o n the m icro pho ne . A ne w, unuse d b atte ry has an o pe rating tim e o f
app ro x. 3 0 0 ho urs.
Whe n the b att ery vo ltag e d ecreases, the “ batt” LED 쐋lig hts up
permanently. Yo u sho uld replace the battery. When the “ batt” LED 쐋lights
up pe rm anently f o r the f irst tim e, the rem aining o perating tim e is ap pro x. 5 0
ho urs.
Note: W he n no t using the m icro pho ne fo r e xtende d perio d s o f time,
rem o ve the b atte ry fro m the b atte ry co m partme nt!
To inse rt o r replace the b atte ry :
왘Push the catch o f the batte ry co m part ment 쐆in
the d irectio n o f the f lashm o unt ad ap ter and o pen
the b atte ry co m partment.
왘Insert the AAA size b attery as sho wn in the
diag ram o n the rig ht. Observe co rre ct po larity
when inserting the battery.
왘Clo se the b atte ry co mpartm ent until the catch 쐆
locks into place.
Puting the microphone into operation
왘Slide the m icro pho ne o nto the v id eo cam era’ s f lashm o unt and lo ck the
micro pho ne b y screw ing do w n the knurle d w ashe r 쐂.
왘Insert the 3 .5 mm stereo jack plug into the m icro pho ne inp ut so cket o f the
video camera.
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왘Switch the micro pho ne o n b y se tting the “ o n/ o f f” sw itch 쐏to o ne o f the
tw o po sitio ns:
On sw itch- o n, the “ b att” LED 쐋flashes briefly, indicating that the battery
is operational.
Note: When yo u have finished using the micropho ne, it is
vital that yo u sw itch it o f f b y se tting the “ o n/ o f f”
switch 쐏to the “ o ff ” po sitio n!
왘Ad just the m icro pho ne se nstivity to the vo lume o f the so und so urce and
to the inp ut se nsitivity o f the cam era/ cam co rde r b y se tting the “ v o l”
switch 쐇to the co rrect p o sitio n:
“on/ off” Set ting
sw itche d o n
( line ar f re que ncy re spo nse )
sw itche d o n
( lo w- cut f ilter is activated f o r minimizing w ind no ise)
“vol” Sett ing
Normal sensitvity:
fo r no rmal o r ve ry lo ud so und so urces and cam eras/
cam co rders w ith hig h input se nsitivity
High sensitvity:
fo r extre mely q uiet o r very distant sound sources and
cameras/ camco rders with low input sensitivity
on off
on off
on off
–+
vol
–+
vol
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Specifications
Recommended accessory
Pro f essio nal acce sso ry kit MZW 4 0 0 includ ing hairy co ve r and 3 - pin XLR
adapter
“vol” swit ch 쐇
in posit ion –
“vol” switch 쐇
in posit ion +
Dimensio ns ( W x H x D) approx. 1 30 x 2 1 x 6 2 mm
Weight ( w itho ut b attery) app ro x. 6 0 g
Pick- up pattern supe r- card io id/ lo b ar
Freq ue ncy re spo nse 4 0 Hz to 2 0 kHz
w ith and witho ut w ind shield
Sensitivity 8 mV/ Pa 20 mV/ Pa
Max. so und pressure level 12 6 dB 11 8 dB
Eq uivale nt no ise le vel 2 1 dB ( A) ,
3 2 dB ( CCIR)
1 6 d B ( A) ,
2 5 dB ( CCIR)
Po w e r supply 1.5 V AAA size battery
Operating time app ro x. 3 0 0 ho urs
Helical cable length: appro x. 2 00 mm
diameter: 2.3 mm
with 3 .5 mm stereo jack plug
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Manufacturer declarations
Warranty
2 years
Approval
Sennhe ise r e le ctro nic Gmb H & Co . KG declare that this device is in
co mpliance w ith the applicab le CE standards and regulations.
Batt eries or rechargeable bat teries
Please dispo se o f batte ries o r recharg eable batteries as special waste
o r return the m to yo ur sp ecialist d ealer.
WEEE Declarat ion
Please d isp o se o f this pro d uct at the e nd o f its o p eratio nal life tim e b y
b ring ing it to yo ur lo cal co lle ctio n po int o r recy cling ce ntre f o r such
equipment.
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Frequenzkurve und Richtdiagramm
Frequency response and polar pat tern
Réponse en fréquence et diagramme de la directivité
Risposta in fréquenza e diagramma polare
Respuesta en frequencia y diagrama de la direct ividad
Frequentie-ingangen en Pooldiagram
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10000 20000 Hz
- 20
dBv
Lo w Cut Filte r
2000 Hz
4000 Hz
8000 Hz
16000 Hz
125 – 1000 Hz
180°
150°
120°
90°
60°
30°
30°
60°
90°
120°
150°
0
°
5
10
15
20
25
dB
0
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Sennhe iser ele ctro nic Gm bH & Co . KG
30 90 0 Wedemark, Germany
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