Svive HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO User manual

HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO
USER
MANUAL

Thankyou for purchasing
SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO.
Please read the manual before
using. Keep this manual handy
for future reference.
FEATURE
• USB 2.0
• Headphone Volume control knob;
Press to Mute Microphone
• Music/Monitor select switch
• Zero latency in real time monitoring
• Heavy duty, rugged Zinc housing
and metal screens

PACKAGE CONTENTS
AND ACCESSORIES
Desktop USB Condenser
Microphone with
Headphone Output
Microphone
mount x 1
Base x 1
Metal sha x 1
USB 2.0 high speed cable x 1
Ø3.8 x 2M USB 2.0
USB A Type to B Type plug (plated Ni)

ASSEMBLING DEMONSTRATION
Screw the sha into the base.
Screw the washer all the
way onto the sha.
Screw the microphone
mount onto the sha by
three or four turns until
is centered over the
base of the stand.
Tighten the micro-
phone mount by
rotating the washer
conterclockwise
until secured.
Inse the SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO’s
mounting threads into the microphone mount.
Make sure the logo on the front of the SVIVE HYDRA
MICROPHONE PRO is facing you when stand is tilted
upward. (For optimal sound recording).

FUNCTION SWITCHES
LED indicator
Power on = blue
Muted = red
Headphone
Volume control
Microphone mute
Rotating le to right =
volume min to max
Press the control knob =
mute microphone
Monitor/
Music Select
Monitor = real time
monitoring when
speaking
Music = headphones
output
Plug your headphones directly to the
SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO. Monitor
your recording without the latency that
oen occurs when monitoring through the
computer’s headphone jack. To monitor
through your SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE
PRO, plug you headphone into the back-
side of the microphone.
* Note: When swiching to music mode, you can listen either the
music playing or the playbackof your recording.
Headphones output 3.5 stereo jack
USB po

CONNECTING TO COMPUTER
Windows
Use the included USB cable to connect the
SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE to your comput-
er. Once the SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE is
plugged in, the power LED on the front of the
microphone will turn blue.
Your computer will automatically detect the
SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE, but it may not
set it as default sound device. If so, go to the
Control Panel and then double-click on the
Sounds and Audio Devices icon.
Click on the Audio tab in the drop-down menu
under sound playback, select USB PnP Sound
Devices as the default device.
In the drop-down menu under Sound recording,
select USB PnP Sound Devices as the default
device.
Click OK to save your changes and exit.

CONNECTING TO COMPUTER
Macintosh OS X
Use the included USB cable to connect the
SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE to your comput-
er. Once the SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE is
plugged in, the power LED on the front of the
microphone will turn blue.
Your Mac will automatically detect the SVIVE
HYDRA MICROPHONE, but it may not set it as
default sound device. To set the SVIVE HYDRA
MICROPHONE as the default, go to System
preferences and select Sound.
Click on Input tab and then click on USB PnP
Sound Device to select it as the default input
device.
Click on the Output tab and then click on USB
PnP Sound Device to select it as the default
sound output device.
From the Sound window, you can; adjust the
computer’s input and output volumes, adjust
the stereo balance, and select to show the
volume in menu bar.
*SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE can be used on Microso
Windows (all versions) & Mac OS 9 or above.

SPECIFICATIONS
Typ e Side address condenser
microphone
Polar paern Cardioid
Sensitivity -60dB±5dB (1V/u bar)
Frequency response 50Hz -18KHz
Max sound pressure level 120 dB
S/N ratio 59 dB

10K
-20.0
-30.0
-40.0
-50.0
-60.0
-70.0
dB
Sinusoidal
CLIO
20 100 1K Hz 20K
0
330
300
270
240
210
180
150
120
90
60
30
TYPICAL FREQUENCY
RESPONSE CURVE

Impoed by SVIVE, Østre Kullerød 4,
N-3241 Sandeord, Norway