Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product M3 Rode Microphones
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( EMC, L VD ) M3 Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com.
- 2 - Introduc tion Con gratu lati ons on pu rch asi ng th e M 3 mi croph one . The M 3 w as crea ted to a llo w y ou to ach iev e the v er y best re su lts fro m bot h liv e perform anc e and i n t he stud io .
- 3 - Specific ations Ac oust ic Prin ciple : P erma nent ly Po lari sed Con denser Dir ec ti ona l Patt ern: Car dioi d F req uency Ran ge : 40Hz ~ 20, 0 00 Hz sel ec tabl e Hi gh Pass Fi lte r ( HP F ) @ 80Hz 1 2 dB/ octav e (se e g raph ) Outp ut Impe dence : 200 Ω Sens itivi t y: -4 0dB ± 3dB r e 1 V /Pa @ 1 kH z ( 6.
- 4 - Specific ations F req uency Res ponse P olar Res ponses • He avyd uty metal b ody • In tern al caps ule sho ck mount • Hi gh lev el of RF r ejecti o.
- 5 - Contents M3 Mi croph one WSM 3 windsh ield RM 3 st and mount ZP 1 zip p ouch P ow e ring the M 3 The M 3 is suit abl e fo r a wi de range o f app li catio ns. R eco rdin g, stage , and lo c ati on work ar e a ll we ll wi th in the cap abil iti es of th is micr opho ne.
- 6 - T o connect an XLR cab le; 1 . Be for e y ou con nect you r m ic, en sure th at the XLR cabl e y ou are us ing is wi red co rre c tly to m at ch the outp ut pi ns on the M 3. The M 3 offers a ba lanc ed mi croph one l eve l outp ut a nd is wir ed as fol lows : P in 1 ( ea r th) , P in 2 ( + ) and P in 3 (- ) .
- 7 - Batt er y pow er ( 9 volt ) If ph ant om powe ri s no ta vai labl e on yo ur equi pme nt, yo u w ill ne ed to u se battery pow er . T o u se battery po wer , a 9 V olt ( PP 3) batte r y shou ld b e fi t ted in to the cav ity withi n the mic ro pho ne body ensu ring c orr ec t pol arity ( + to + and - t o - ) .
- 8 - Figure 4 - Inser ting the bat ter y 4. Pu sh the b attery int o pla ce so that it is p aral lel with the t op of the cav it y . Secu re th e b attery in pla ce by fli ppin g t he batte r y cli p ov er so that it s its o n t he ba ttery . 5. Re assemb le the body , scre wing lo wer secti on firm ly toge ther wit h t he upper secti on.
- 9 - Operating t he M 3 The M 3m ay be con nected t oa m ixer ( rec or ding or li ve ), an d batte r y pow er wil l on ly be re quir ed if the mix er d oes no t ha ve a ni n-bui lt phan tom P 48 or P 24 supp ly .
- 1 0 - L. E. D . SI NG LE F L ASH – Whe n t he L.E .D . flash es (i llu mi nat es fo r a roun d one se cond) , the ba t tery powe r is ‘ good’ . Th is indi cates th at the m icr oph one h as just bee n p ower ed. L. E. D . ST A Y S O N – Wh en the L .
- 1 1 - 0dB s elected r st and assess th es ound qu ality bef ore ma king further a dju stments . Figure 7 - PAD switch selection The M3 h as been desi gned wi th a sp e.
- 1 2 - Mounting the M 3 A stand mo unt c lip (R M3) is in clude d w ith you r M 3 and sho uld be use d t o conn ec t the M 3 firmly a nd sa fe ly to a stabl e m icro phon e stand .
- 1 3 - No w t hat yo u h av e the M 3 secur ely fast ened t o a m ic stan d or t rip od , a nd the a udio o utput XL R con nected , yo u a re re ady to fi ne tune y our s etup .
- 1 4 - The be st way t o assess you r reco rdin g envi ron ment is t o list en to the so und yo u w ish to re cord ac oust ica lly first. R ememb er that no a mou nt of E Q can cor re ct a ‘b ad’ reco rdi ng en vir onmen t. Any further des ire d m odifi c at io n of sou nd can then be un dertak en with the E Q and e f fects.
- 1 5 - C are and Maintenance 1 . Lik e al l ele ctret co ndense r mi croph ones, th e M3 sh oul d be kep t dr y at all ti mes. Th e capsu le wi ll be po ten tia lly sub ject to mo istu re du rin g vo c al use , a nd we stro ng ly re comme nd the u se of th e f oam wi ndscre en (sup pli ed wit h you r M 3) dur in g a ll v ocal app licat ions .
- 1 6 - W arrant y Al l p rodu c t s are wa rrant ed for on e y ear fr om dat e of p urch ase . Y ou can exten d tha t to a fu ll t en ye ars if you r egist er onl in e at www .
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