Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NTG-3 Rode
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( EMC, L VD ) NTG-3 Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com.
- 2 - Introduc tion Tha nk you fo r your p urc hase of t he NT G -3 prec isio n broad c as t-g rad e sh otgun mic ro pho ne. Th e NTG-3 is o ne of ’s m os t e x c i ti n g m i c r o p h o n e s .
- 3 - Specifi ca t i ons Acou s tic Princ ip le: Line Gradient Direc tional Pat te r n: Sup er-Ca rdioid Fre q ue n c y Rang e: 4 0 Hz - 20 k Hz Output Impedence: 25 Ω Sensitivit y: -3 0 dB ± 2dB (31 .6mV /Pa) Equivalent Noise: 13 d B A Maximum Output: 8.
- 4 - Specifi ca t i ons Frequency R esponse P olar R es ponse Accessorie s 0˚ 90˚ 270˚ 180˚ -2.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 -2.0 -4.0 -6.0 -8.0 -10.0 -12.0 -14.
- 5 - Fea t u re s • De sign ed to w ith s ta nd ad ve rs e envir onmental conditions • 50 % le s s se lf-n ois e tha n the m ajor it y of shotg un mic s • T rue C on den se r (ex ter nal RF bia.
- 6 - • We st rongl y sug ge s t th e us e of high q uali t y X LR ca bl es, u sin g the s hor tes t c ab le le ng th p os si ble to en sure mi nimal n ois e inte r fe ren ce be t we en the m ic rop hon e ou tp ut a nd th e c ame ra /reco rde r input.
- 7 - • Shotgu n mic roph one s have a nar row ‘pick-up’ ang le or p olar re sp on se, and s o c an b e use d to grea t ef fe c t w ith c a mer as fo r new s gat he ring , wed di ng vid e os, s .
- 8 - Wa r r a n t y All micro ph one s are w ar ra nted fo r one yea r fro m date of p urc has e. Y o u c an ex te nd th at to a f ull ten year s i f you reg is ter on line at www . ro d e mi c. co m . Th e war r ant y cover s par t s and la bo ur tha t may be req uire d to repa ir th e mic rop hone d ur ing t he wa r ran t y per iod .
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If you already are a holder of Rode NTG-3, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Rode NTG-3.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Rode NTG-3. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Rode NTG-3 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
