Mymyk Smartmyk User Manual

SmartMyk

Owner’s Guide

The team at My Myk Pty Ltd in Sydney Australia would like to
thank you for choosing the SmartMyk DSLR/Video camera
microphone.

SmartMyk has been designed for use with any DSLR or video
camera that is fitted with a flash shoe adaptor, more commonly
known as a hot shoe or cold shoe. Although the microphone was
designed as a solution for DSLR cameras, it works plugged into
any audio source.

1.0
The mechanics

The microphone is manufactured from
polycarbon ABS, ensuring strength and
resilience even in extreme temperatures.
The barrel of the microphone houses
the metal resistance tube and the
microphone capsule.

The fully integrated shock mount
system is made of TPE synthetic
rubber which is weather resistant.
This is built into the body of the
microphone casing.

The electronic switches are also
weather resistant. The cold shoe
and camera attachment system
is manufactured with high quality
stainless steel.

Please ensure the AGC (Automatic
Gain Control) is switched off in
the camera menu to ensure the
microphone can operate to its
specied performance

2.0
The electronics

There are two switches on the rear
panel of the microphone. On the right
is the power switch marked 1 (ON) and
0 (OFF).

On the left is the amplier gain switch.
The amplier in the microphone has a
three position gain control. The centre
position is the normal setting where
the amplier provides a direct signal
to the camera. Moving the switch to
the left-hand side position boosts the
signal by +15dB. This is used with
cameras that have an adjustable gain
control and where it is preferable to
have increased gain at the input of
the camera to reduce noise from the
cameras amplier. The right position
selects a gain reduction off -15db.
This is used when the recorded source
is either extremely loud or an external
device is being used for recording.

Located between the switches is a
battery status indicator, which ashes
red to indicate that the amplier
is switched on and is in use. The
microphone will not operate without
the power switch being selected to
ON. To maximise the battery life it
is recommended to switch off the
amplier when the microphone is not
in use.

SmartMyk | Owner’s Guide