Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NTK Rode
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( EMC, L VD ) NTK Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com.
- 2 - Introduc tion Tha nk you fo r inves t ing in t he mul ti aw ard -w inni ng NTK v alve c ond en se r mic rop hon e. Th e NTK is t he re sul t of an ex ten siv e devel op ment prog ra m to crea te a tr uly s up er ior va lve co nd ens er microphone.
- 3 - Specifi ca t i ons Acou s tic Princ ip le: Pres sure g rad ient 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: Ca rdioid (se .
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- 5 - Fea t ur e s • La rge c ap sul e (1 ”) wi th g old - plate d dia phr agm • Clas s “ A ” val ve ci rcui tr y • Hand se lec ted and g r ade d 692 2 t wi n-t rio de va lve • Ded ica t.
- 6 - • Ensu re tha t your NT K has b een s et to th e cor rec t volt age, as u se d in your c oun tr y . Th e NTK c an b e us ed wi th mai ns su pp liy vol tag es of b et 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 c an be gin to co nne c t t he NT K to the p owe r su pp ly .
- 8 - • T he g old d ot on t he f ace of t he NT K ind ic ates t he fro nt of th e mic rop hon e, and 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 ou rce you w is h to reco rd.
- 9 - • We stro ngl y reco mme nd th e us e of a po p shiel d or fi lte r for all vo c al reco rding . The se a id in mini misi ng plo sive s oun d s (ha rd ‘P ’ , ‘B’ , ‘T ’ and ‘K’ s ou nd s) tha t prod uce a s udd en je t of air w hich c an c au se the c a ps ule to over loa d and p rod uce a ‘pop pin g’ sound.
- 10 - • Af te r us e the N TK sh ould b e remove d fro m it s mou nt, w ipe d wi th a d r y , sof t cloth a nd pla ced i n it s prot ec tive c ase. • Be su re to place t he m ois tu re- ab sor be nt c r y s tal s (sup plie d ) at 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 1 - NOTE: The re a re no u s er-s e r v ice ab le p ar ts i ns id e th e NT K su pp ly, bu t th er e AR E pot en tia ll y le tha l vo lt ag e s. If t he s up pl y d oe s no t wo rk c or re c t ly, you s ho ul d co ns ul t ei th er th e de al er yo u pu rc ha se d t he mi c rop ho ne f ro m, o r a qu ali fi ed elec tronic technician.
- 1 2 - 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 onli ne at www . ro d em i c. c o m . Th e war r ant y c over s par t s and la bo ur tha t may be req uired to re pai r the m icro ph one d uri ng th e war r ant y per iod .
An important point after buying a device Rode NTK (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Rode NTK yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Rode NTK - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Rode NTK you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Rode NTK will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Rode NTK, 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 NTK.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Rode NTK. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Rode NTK 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
