AKG Acoustics C400BL User Manual

C 400 BL

Boundary Layer Condenser Microphone

Description

The AKG Model C 400 BL is a unidirectional boundary
layer microphone intended for table top use. The
microphone’s frequency range has been tailored for speech
applications through a gentle bass roll-off below 200 Hz and
a slight high frequency peak centered at 6 kHz, with a gentle
roll-off above that frequency.

The combination of both narrow pickup angle and
frequency response limited to the voice range makes the
microphone doubly insensitive to ambient noise, a design
known as DNC (Dual Noise Canceling).

The microphone has a high sensitivity of 13.5 mV/Pa and is
available with either a 3-pin XLR connector or a B-lock jack
for the Model C 400 BL/1. The microphone is universally
phantom powered over the range from 9 to 52 volts dc.
Cable length is 5 feet (1.5 meters).

The microphone’s matte black finish can be painted to
match surrounding decor.

Features

• Small & inconspicuous

• Speech optimized

• Unidirectional pickup

• Repaintable

Specifications

Transducer Principle: Condenser prepolarized

Frequency Range: 40–14,000 Hz

Polar Pattern: Hypercardioid

Sensitivity at 1,000 Hz: 13.5 mV/Pa (-37 dBV)

Equivalent Noise Level: < 32 dB-A

Sound Pressure Level for 1% THD: 115 dB

S/N Ratio (A-weighted) :> 62 dB

Electr. Impedance: < 200 ohms

Load Impedance: > 2,000 ohms

Power Requirement: 1.5 to 15 volts

Connector: 3-Pin XLR-type

(B-Lock Jack for C 400 BL-1)

Cable Length: 5 ft. (1.5 m)

Finish: Non-reflective black

Size: 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.5 in.

(43 x 23 x 13 mm)

Net Weight: 0.2 oz. (5.5 g)

Included Accessories: Clip-on mounting plate,

Phantom power adapter (for C400BL)

Optional Accessories: B 18 Battery power supply

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Limited Warranty

Valid only in the United States. AKG Acoustics warrants AKG products against defects in material
or workmanship for a period of two years from the date of original purchase for use, and agrees to
repair or, at our option, replace any defective unit without charge for either parts or labor. Important:
This warranty does not cover damage resulting from accident, misuse or abuse, lack of reasonable
care, the affixing of any attachment not provided with the product, loss of parts or connecting the
product to any but the specified receptacles. This warranty is void unless service or repairs are
performed by an authorized service center. No responsibility is assumed for any special, incidental

or consequential damages. However, the limitation of any right or remedy shall not be effective
where such is prohibited or restricted by law. Simply take or ship your AKG product prepaid to our
service department. Be sure to include your sales slip as proof of purchase date. (We will not repair
transit damage under the no-charge terms of this warranty.) Note: No other warranty, written or oral
is authorized by AKG Acoustics, Inc. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also
have other rights which vary from state to state. Some states do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitation on how long an implied warranty
lasts, so the above exclusions and limitation may not apply to you.

Specifications subject to change without notice.

AKG Acoustics GmbH

Lemböckgasse 21–25, P.O.B. 158, A-1230
Vienna/AUSTRIA
Tel: [phone]*, Fax: [phone]
Internet: http://www.akg.com

AKG Acoustics; A Division of Harman Pro Germany
Bodenseestraße 228, D-81243 München/GERMANY
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Nashville, TN 37217, U.S.A.
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2-43-7, Uehara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0064/JAPAN
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Erikson Pro Audio

620 McCaffrey, St-Laurent, Quebec, H4T 1N1, CANADA
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.jam-ind.com/eriksonpro

AKG is constantly improving and modifying its products, therefore, specifications are subject to change without notice.

The microphone shall be a unidirectional boundary layer
microphone with frequency response tailored to the speech range
(low frequency roll-off of 6 dB/octave below 300 Hz; high
frequency roll-off above 7 kHz of 12 dB/octave, with a rise of 4 dB
in the 6 kHz range). Microphone sensitivity shall be no less than

13.5 mV/Pa (-37 dBV), and the microphone’s dynamic range shall
be no less than 62 dB. Total harmonic distortion (THD) shall be no

greater than 1% at an acoustical operating level of 115 dB-A.
Dimensionally, the microphone shall not exceed the envelope of

1.7 x 0.9 x 0.5 in. (43 x 23 x 13 mm), and the color shall be non­reflective black. The microphone shall be capable of operating with
phantom power over the range from 9 to 52 volts dc. The
microphone shall be the AKG Acoustics Model C 400 BL.

Graphical Data

Architects and Engineers Specifications

DS-C 400 BL

1.7” (43 mm)

.9” (23 mm)

.5”

(13 mm)