Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product K2 Rode
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( EMC, L VD ) K2 Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com.
- 2 - Introduc tion We at RØDE w ould li ke to than k you an d cong ra tula te you on p urcha sing t he K2 . This valve microphone represents the fi nest stu di o microphone technolog y currently available . Th e K 2 is a v alve c ond ens er d es ign in t he tr ad itio n of the c las si c st udio m icro ph one s.
- 3 - Specifi ca t i on s Acou s tic Princ ip le: Pres sure, Pres su re gra dient Ac ti ve Elec tronics: V alve/tube impedance conve r te r wit h bip olar o ut pu t buf fer Direc tional Pat te rn: Mu.
- 4 - Specifi ca t i on s Frequency R esponse Card ioid Card ioid P olar R es ponse `ÊÀiÊ£Ê6É*> ÊÓ ä Ê£ ä Êä Ê £ä Ê Óä Ê Îä ÊÓäâÊ £ääÊ £äääÊ £.
- 5 - Fea t ur e s • La rge c a psu le (1 ”) w ith g old - pla ted dia phr agm • Clas s “ A ” va lve ci rcu itr y • Hand s ele c ted a nd g rad ed 692 2 t w in -tri od e val ve • Ded ic .
- 6 - • Ensu re tha t your K 2 has bee n set to t he co rr ec t volt age, as u se d in your c ount r y. The K 2 c an b e us ed wi th mai ns su pp ly vol tag es of be t we en ei the r 1 10 - 1 2 0V 5 0/60 Hz o r 22 0 -24 0V 5 0/60 Hz. - T o sele c t for 1 10 - 1 20 V us e, set th e volt age s ele c tor to 1 1 5 V .
- 7 - • Havin g ens ured t hat t he po wer s up ply i s set to t he cor rec t volt age yo u ca n beg in to co nne c t t he K 2 to the p owe r su ppl y .
- 8 - • Y o ur K 2 c a n be ad jus te d to any Polar Pat te rn f rom omni, t hroug h ca rdioid to fi g ure of e ight . Thi s fl exi bilit y a llow s reco rding of m os t ins tr um ent s and / o r voice s wi th a bso lute c ont rol. • Sel ec t t he pr efer red Polar Pat te rn.
- 9 - • Wh en in t he o mni p osi tion (f ull y ant i- c loc k w ise), th e mic rop hon e pic ks u p so und f rom a ll arou nd t he mic rop hon e and t here i s le ss p roxi mit y e f fec t than in c ardioid m od e.
- 10 - • Y ou are a ble to s ele c t a ny po sit ion be t we en t he se three main set tings. For exa mp le, if you c hoo se a se t ti ng ab out ha lf w ay bet ween t he om ni and c ard ioid po siti.
- 1 1 - Using the K 2 • The g old d ot on t he f ace of t he K 2 i ndic a tes t he fro nt of th e mic rop hone, an d th e pick- up area of the c ard ioid pat tern. Pl ease b e sure to have t he sid e wi th th e dot f ac ing t he so und s ourc e you w ish to reco rd.
- 1 2 - • We stro ngl y reco mme nd th e us e of a pop s hield o r fi lter for a ll voc al rec ordi ng. Th es e aid in mi nimis ing plo sive s oun ds ( ha rd ‘P ’ , ‘B’ , ‘T ’ and ‘K’ s oun d s) tha t prod uce a s udd en je t of air wh ich c an c au se the c a ps ule to over loa d and pr odu ce a ‘pop ping ’ sound.
- 1 3 - • An id eal refe rence i s to beg in wi th t he po p shiel d dire c tl y in f ront of t he voc ali s t, and a p proxi matel y 1 5 cm (6 ”) aw ay fro m the mi cro pho ne.
- 1 4 - • Af te r us e the K 2 shou ld be rem oved f rom i t s mou nt, w ipe d wi th a d r y , sof t cloth a nd pla ced in i t s prot ec tive c ase. • Be su re to place t he m ois tu re- abs or be nt c r y s tal s (sup plie d) a t th e head of t he mic ro pho ne, so as to ab sor b any m ois t ure pre se nt.
- 1 5 - NOTE: The re a re no u s er-s er vic ea bl e pa r t s in si de t he K 2 su pp ly, bu t th er e AR E pot en tia ll y let ha l vol t ag es . If t he s up pl y d oe s no t wor k c or re c t ly, you s ho ul d co ns ult e it h er th e de al er yo u pu rc ha se d t he mi cr op ho ne f ro m, or a q ua li fi ed elec tronic technician.
- 1 6 - Wa r r a n t y All mic rop hone s are w ar ra nted fo r one yea r fro m date of p urc hase. Y ou c an e x tend t hat to a f ull ten year s if yo u regi s ter onlin e at www . ro d em i c . c om . Th e war r ant y c over s par t s and la bou r tha t may be req uired to re pai r the mi cro pho ne d uri ng the w ar ra nt y per iod .
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