DPA Microphone Type 4041-S, Type 4041-T, Type 4041-SP, Type 3541, Type 3532-S User's Manual

U S E R’ S MA NUA L

Large Diaphragm Microphones

Type 4 0 41- S

Type 4 0 41-T

Type 4 0 41-S P

Included in kit solutions:

Type 354 1

Type 3532-S

Type 3532-T

Type 3532-S P

CO N T E N TS

Technical Description 2
Full Specifications 7
Kits & Accessories 9
Care of Microphones 14
Service and Repair 16
Warranty 16
CE Standard 16

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T E C H N I CA L DESC R IPT I O N

The modular system

The large diaphragm microphones Types 4041-S, 4041 -T and
4 0 41-SP introduce a modular cart r i d ge and preamp l i fier system.
The Modular Microphone Cart r i d ge Type MMC4041 can be
u n s c r ewed from the Modular Microphone Preamp l i fi e rs Ty p e s
MMP4000-S, MMP4000-T and MMP4000-SP, which allows for th e
e xc h a n ge of the preamp l i fi e r.

The 3 types of 4041s are acoustically very similar, but differ in the
preamplifier technology. The Type 4041-S contains the solid-state
preamplifier Type MMP4000-S whereas the Type 4041-T has the
tube preamplifier Type MMP4000-T. The Type 4041-SP contains a
48V phantom powered solid-state preamplifier, the MMP4000-SP.

The cartridge

The Types 4041-S, 4041-SP and 4041-T are omnidirectional (pres­sure) microphones that use the 24 mm (1 in) Modular Microphone
Cartridge Type MMC4041. The diaphragm and the cartridge housing
are both made of stainless steel, which gives the capsule a unique
immunity against ambient temperature variations. The MMC4041
back plate is placed in a quarts insulator for maximum electrical
stability. On the 4041-S and 4041-T, the back plate is polarised with
200V via the HMA4000 Microphone Amplifier, giving the cartridge
an extremely high sensitivity and SPL handling capability. On the
4041-SP a polarisation generator in the pre-amp is incorporated,
providing the back plate with 200V.

The microphone cart r i d ge Type MMC4041 is designed to have a linear
on-axis response from 10 Hz to 20 kHz with a 4-6 dB soft boost aro u n d
8 kHz(see fig.3). The MMC4041 cart r i d ge module has an extremely low
self-noise of maximum 7 dB(A) and a THD less than 0.5% at 120 dB
SPL peak which means that the cart r i d ge has an imp r e s s i ve dynamic
r a n ge of 113 dB. When mounted on one of the modular high vo l ta g e
m i c rophone pream p l i fi e rs Type MMP4041-S or MMP4041 -T the micro­phone can handle sound pressure levels up to 144 dB SPL peak before
clipping occurs. When mounted on the MMP4041-SP preamp, 134 dB
SPL peak can be handled before clipping.

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The preamplifiers

The microphone preamplifiers Type MMP4000-S and MMP4000-T
are part of the modular microphone system to be used with the
Modular Microphone Cartridge Type MMC4041. Both microphone
preamplifiers are supplied with 130V via the HMA4000 microphone
a mp l i fi e r, enabling them to handle all high level outputs from th e
m i c rophone capsule without adding any dist o rtion to the signal.
Please see full specifications for how the choice of preamplifier will
influence the specifications of the complete microphone.

The tube preamp l i fier MMP4000-T off e rs a slight musical 2nd
harmonic distortion colouration and uses a pentode vacuum tube
driven as a cathode follower in a transformerless class A unity gain
output sta ge. The special quality sub-miniature vacuum tube is
‘heated via 6,3V supplied by the HMA4000 Hi-Voltage Microphone
Amplifier.

For supreme transparency, the MMP4000-S solid-state preamplifier
design is identical to the discrete transistor output stage used in
the DPA range of hi-voltage microphones. Like the output stage of
the tube preamplifier, the transistor output stage is driven as a class
A unity gain impedance converter.

Designed for use in common pro audio environments where 48V
phantom power is a defined standard, the 4041-SP does not require
the HMA4000 hi-vo l ta ge amp l i fi e r. But due to the limited vo l ta ge
supplied to the preamp, 10 dB less SPL handling is the price of th e
48V choice. The preamp l i fier is transformerless in its design.

All microphones are supplied with an individual calibration chart stat­ing the self-noise, sensitivity and the individual frequency response.

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Cables

For the 4041-S and 4041-T the dedicated DAO4110 cable is being
used between the microphone and the hi-vo l ta ge amp l i fi e r.
The 4041-SP uses a regular 3-pin XLR cable, such as the AO0182.

Important: The microphones will only operate within their
specifications if powered correctly.

Fig. 1. External view
of the output socket
of the preamplifiers
Types MMP4000-S
and MMP4000-T.

Fig. 2. External view
of the output socket
of the preamplifier
Type MMP4000-SP.

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F R E Q U E N CY RES PON SES

Fig. 3. On-axis frequency response of Modular Microphone
Cartridges MMC4041

P O LA R PAT T E R N

Fig. 4. Directional characteristics of Modular Microphone Cartridges
MMC4041.

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