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Safety Precautions
Detailed safety precautions:
Please read all safety precautions and operating instructions before
attempting to operate the unit. Keep all safety precautions and operating instructions for future reference.
Water and moisture:
Condenser microphones are extremely moisture-sensitive. Never use
your microphone in close proximity to water (e.g. bath tubs, wash
basins, sinks, washing machines, pools, etc.).
Damage:
Take care not to drop your microphone as this can lead to severe damage. JZ Microphones assumes no liability for any damage caused by
the user.
Service and care:
After each use, remove the microphone from its mount and wipe the
microphone down with a soft cloth and place it back into its protective casing (included with the microphone).
Never open the microphone as it will void warranty!
Refer all servicing to qualifi ed and manufacturer`s appointed personnel. Servicing is required when the microphone is damaged in any way,
such as liquid has been spilled or objects have been fallen into the
microphone, the microphone has been exposed to rain or moisture,
microphone does not operate normally or has been dropped. Never
remove grille covers in order to service microphone capsule. The capsule system does not contain any user serviceable parts.
Usage:
Only use attachments or accessories specifi ed by the manufacturer. Check if packing contains all of the items listed. If any of these
items are missing, contact your nearest JZ Microphones dealer or
JZ Microphones directly.
Always turn down the levels (means no sound) of the microphone preamp or console while connecting or disconnecting the microphone to
avoid possible damage to your speakers or headphones and your hearing.
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Vintage series microphones set up
1. Firmly hold the wooden case and use your thumbs to open it.
(see pictures)
2. Remove the shipping screw from the back of your Vintage series
microphone. To unscrew the shipping screw use appropriate screw
driver. When it is done you can mount the microphone on the microphone stand.
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Vintage series microphones set up
3. To position your Vintage series microphones release the swivel
mount by turning the fi xing ring counterclockwise, to fi x the microphone position, turn the fi xing ring clockwise. (see picture)
4. If you can`t release the fi xing ring, hold the swivel mount and
gently turn the microphone counterclockwise. (see picture)
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All Vintage series microphones come in a wooden case.
Vintage series packing includes:
1 x Wooden case
1 x Vintage series microphone
1 x Owners Manual
1 x Warranty sheet
Installation:
Before using Vintage series microphone very carefully remove the
shipping screw located at the back of your Vintage microphone otherwise it will not function properly.
There is removable adapter in microphone`s swivel mount which lets
you mount it on mic stands with either metric (Europe) or imperialgauge threads (North America). Make sure that your microphone is
standing safe on the shock-mount.
The angle of the microphone to the sound source infl uences the sound
of your recording; therefore, experiment with different positions until
you achieve the desired sound.
As all our microphones are extremely high quality, we recommend to
use a highest quality balanced XLR microphone cables in connection
with highest quality microphone preamps to grant cleanest signal path
from the sound source to your recording equipment.
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Vintage series microphone models
The Vintage series includes 4 microphone models with different capsule designs which gives you 4 unique sounds.
V47
Large diaphragm condenser microphone
GDC47 capsule
Class A discrete electronics
Fixed cardioid polar pattern
5 year warranty
V67
Large diaphragm condenser microphone
GDC67 capsule
Class A discrete electronics
Fixed cardioid polar pattern
5 year warranty
V12
Large diaphragm condenser microphone
GDC12 capsule
Class A discrete electronics
Fixed cardioid polar pattern
5 year warranty
V11
Large diaphragm condenser microphones
GDC11
Class A discrete electronics
Fixed cardioid polar patter
Included shock mounted holder
5 year warranty
All Vintage series microphones operate on 48 volt phantom power.
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The Golden Drop Capsule (GDC)
One of the most important components in every microphone is the
capsule, its design and how it transforms the reproduced sound in to
electric energy, giving a soul to your recording.
Golden Drop technology is Innovative capsules diaphragm sputtering
method, where a lot of tiny and different sized golden dots are systematically sputtered on the capsules diaphragm. It is invention of
Juris Zarins and is applied to most of JZ Microphones products.
Advantages of Golden Drop technology
With applied Golden Drop technology, capsules diaphragm is lighter
therefore it moves and gets to its default position faster than the
same capsules diaphragm without Golden Drop technology, imagine
handling the truck compared to sports car, in other words lighter diaphragm can detect and deliver much faster changes in musical content.
It gives more clarity, precision, less colorations and distortions in frequency response. When applied, Golden Drop technology can improve
the sonic characteristics of any type of ordinary capsule giving more
realistic picture of your recording.
Vintage Series microphones use 4 types of GDC
1. V47 Double large diaphragm 25 mm GDC (GDC47)
GDC47 is double large diaphragm Golden Drop microphone capsule.
GDC47 is applied only to our fi xed cardioid V47 microphones.
2. V67 Double large diaphragm 25 mm GDC (GDC67)
GDC67 is double large diaphragm Golden Drop microphone capsule.
GDC67 is applied only to our fi xed cardioid V67 microphones.
3. V12 Double large diaphragm 25 mm GDC (GDC12)
GDC12 is double large diaphragm Golden Drop microphone capsule.
GDC12 is applied only to our fixed cardioid V12 microphones.
4. V11 Double large diaphragm 27 mm GDC (GDC11)
GDC11 is double large diaphragm Golden Drop microphone capsule
GDC11 is applied only to our fixed cardioid V11 microphones.
Innovative Vintage GDC`s were developed for our Vintage series microphones to deliver the captured sound fi eld from Vintage type cap-
sules in more accurate way.
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Electronics
All JZ Microphones products use Class A discrete electronics, where all
components are tested and measured for a maximum performance
and grants to the audio signal cleanest path and extremely low self
noise properties before any recording gear. All components are hand
soldered by our engineers to avoid overheating of selected parts.
While soldering the components, either it is done by un-experienced
engineer or bad programmed machine, overheating can ruin specifi cations of very carefully selected electronic part.
Vintage series microphones are tube-less at this point, therefore electronic circuit is designed to work perfectly without tube as modern
electronics is developed to manage the signal path without it.
Vintage series microphones are transformer-less, therefore electronics are designed to have maximum performance with minimum noise
without the transformer.
Vintage series microphones share basically the same electronic parts.
Every Vintage series microphone use component selection with tolerance 1.5 % in differences between them (only 35% of 1000 parts can
pass 1.5% tolerance test)
Electronic circuit design and component selection for every JZ Microphones product is done according to the capsule properties and its
special needs to grant the best possible performance and extremely
low self noise before any gear in the recording chain.
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Technical Specifi cations
V47, V67 & V12 series microphones
V11 series microphones
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Frequency response graphs
V47 cardioid
V67 cardioid
V12 cardioid
V11 cardioid
JZ Microphones
General contacts:
Address: Gaujas street 30, Marupe
LATVIA, LV-2167
Tel: +37167246648
Fax: +37167246649
E-mail: [email protected]
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