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BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG ................................. |
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USER INSTRUCTIONS..................................... |
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Please read the manual before using the equipment! |
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MODE D’EMPLOI............................................ |
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MODO DE EMPLEO......................................... |
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 Safety and the environment ............................................................. |
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Environment ....................................................................................... |
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Description ....................................................................................... |
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Introduction ........................................................................................ |
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Contents ............................................................................................ |
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Optional Accessories........................................................................... |
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Short description ................................................................................ |
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Features............................................................................................. |
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3 Connecting to Audio Equipment ....................................................... |
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General .............................................................................................. |
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Pinout ................................................................................................ |
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Connecting the Microphone................................................................. |
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Operation.......................................................................................... |
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Operating instructions ......................................................................... |
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Selecting Polar Patterns ...................................................................... |
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Cleaning ........................................................................................... |
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Microphone........................................................................................ |
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Troubleshooting................................................................................ |
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Technical data.................................................................................. |
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Safety and the environment
1 Safety and the environment
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Risk of damage |
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Please make sure that the piece of equipment your microphone will be |
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with a ground lead. |
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Environment
xAt the end of the lifetime of the product, disconnect the housing, electronics and cable from each other and discard all components according to applicable disposal regulations.
xThe packaging is recyclable. Dispose of the packaging via an appropriate collection system provided for this purpose.
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Description
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Introduction |
Thank you for your decision to buy an AKG product. Please read the user |
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instructions carefully before using the unit and keep them in a safe place so |
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that you can refer to them in the future at any time. We wish you a lot of fun and |
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success! |
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Contents |
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Microphone |
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Spider shock mount |
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Carrying case |
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Check that the packaging contains all of the items listed for your system. If |
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anything is missing, please contact your AKG dealer. |
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Optional Accessories |
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PF80 pop filter |
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ST305 table stand |
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W4000 external windscreen |
Short description |
The P420 is a heavy-duty, rugged true condenser microphone built to the same |
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strict quality standards as all other AKG products. |
Designed on the basis of AKG’s decades of knowhow and feedback from sound engineers around the world using AKG studio microphones every day, this general-purpose 1" dual large-diaphragm microphone brings AKG studio quality to the worlds of recording, live sound, and broadcasting.
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Description
Features |
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Selectable polar patterns: The microphone's transducer uses a dual |
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diaphragm. This sophisticated technology allows you to select the optimum |
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polar pattern (cardioid, omnidirectional, or figure eight) for every |
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application. |
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Gold-sputtered diaphragm: The diaphragm is made of a plastic foil that is |
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gold-sputtered on one side only to prevent shorting to the back electrode |
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even at extremely high sound pressure levels. |
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All-metal body: The all-metal body adds to the rejection of RF interference |
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so you can use the microphone near transmitter stations and along with |
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wireless microphones or other communications equipment. The extremely |
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rugged, heavy body and sturdy front grill protect the microphone from |
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damage from tough handling on stage. |
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High headroom, minimum distortion: Capable of handling sound |
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pressure levels up to 155 dB without introducing perceptible distortion and |
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built to resist high temperatures and humidity, the microphone will give |
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excellent results in a wide range of applications. |
Figure 1: Polar pattern selector on P420 front, preattenuation and bass cut switches on rear
xPolar pattern selector: Selector 1 on the microphone front sets the microphone polar pattern to cardioid, omnidirectional, or figure eight.
xSwitchable preattenuation pad: Selector 2 on the microphone rear lets you increase the headroom by 20 dB for distortionfree close-in recording. The preattenuation pad prevents the microphone's output level, particularly at low frequencies, from overloading the miniature transformers used in many mixer input stages, etc.
xBass cut filter: Selector 3 on the microphone rear further reduces low-end distortion caused by footfall or wind noise, etc. The filter also minimizes the proximity effect that close-in miking from less than 4 inches causes in any unidirectional microphone. The filter rolls off at 12 dB/octave from 300 Hz downward.
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