Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Podcaster Rode
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( EMC, L VD ) Podcaster Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com.
- 2 - Introduc tion Tha nk you fo r inves t ing in t he Po d c a s t e r, t h e world’s fi r s t broa dc a st s ou nd qu alit y USB micro ph one. Th ose of yo u wh o are fi rst ti me cu stom ers, ma y be in tere ste d to k now t hat we a re one of t he la rge st a nd most respec ted professional mi crophone companies in th e wor ld.
- 3 - Specifi ca t i ons Acou s tic Princ ip le: Dynamic ( neod ymium ) 28mm Ac ti ve Elec tronics: Analogue signal conditioning + A / D and USB i nter fac e Direc tional Pat te rn: Ca rdioid Fre q ue n c y Rang e: 4 0Hz ~ 14kHz (se e gr ap h) Sensitivit y: -5 1dB re 1 V/Pa @ 1 kHz (2.
- 4 - Specifi ca t i ons Fea t ur e s Frequency R esponse P olar R es ponse • High q uali t y broa dc a st s oun d • Dy nam ic ca ps ule (neo d ymiu m) 28mm • 1 8 -bi t Res olu tio n, 8k Hz to .
- 5 - Mic L ay out Sta tu s LED Integrated windshield Locking collar USB Connec tion Headphone Output Headphone Vo l um e Contro l.
- 6 - Th e RØDE Pod ca s ter is d es igne d for nat ive su pp or t in Wi ndo ws X P , V i st a an d Mac OS X o pe rat ing s ys te ms. In s ta ll in g th e Podc a st er o n Mac OS X • Plug on e end of t he USB c a ble in to the m icro ph one and t he ot her e nd into yo ur USB p or t o n the M ac.
- 7 - Th e follow ing exa mp le is for s et t ing u p the Pod ca s ter in Wi ndo ws X P Ser vice Pac k 2. O the r ver sion s may var y sli ghtly . In st a lli ng t he Pod c as te r on W in dow s XP • Plug on e end of t he USB c a ble in to the m icro ph one and t he ot her e nd into yo ur PC .
- 8 - Set ting up the P odc as ter Set t in g th e so un d level c or rec tl y Th e fir s t s tep in s et t ing up yo ur rec ordi ng envi ronm ent i s to ge t a go od ‘So und L evel ’ on your e qui pm ent .
- 9 - Set ting up the P odc as ter Po sitioning your Podcas ter Y ou will f ind t hat w he re you po sit ion yo ur Podc as ter w ill alte r th e qual it y of t he so und . Enviro nme nt an d bac kgroun d noi se wi ll var y ever y time a m icro ph one i s moved to a d if feren t loc at ion.
- 10 - Set ting up the P odc as ter Mou nt in g th e Podc a s ter Th e P od ca s ter c ome s wi th a s t and m oun t tha t will all ow you to c onn ec t it to a mic rop hon e st an d or ‘ An gle poi se ® s t y le’ ar m suc h as t he RØDE P SA- 1 .
- 1 1 - Set ting up the P odc as ter Us ing t he P SM - 1 mo unt (op ti ona l) For ad di tiona l vib rat ion is olat ion, th e P od ca s ter ca n be f it te d to th e opt iona l PSM - 1 ‘spide r ’ sho ck m oun t.
- 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 ic . c om . Th e war r ant y c over s pa r t s an d lab our t hat may b e req uired to re pai r the m icro ph one d ur ing th e war r ant y per iod .
An important point after buying a device Rode Podcaster (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 Podcaster 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 Podcaster - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Rode Podcaster you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Rode Podcaster will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Rode Podcaster, 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 Podcaster.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Rode Podcaster. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Rode Podcaster 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
