Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CL2 Samson
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PROFESSIONAL MICROPHONES CL2 Condenser Microphone.
Copyright 2006 Samson T echnologies Corp. Printed October , 2006 v1.1 Samson T echnologies Corp. 45 Gilpin Avenue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.com T able of Contents I n t r o d u c t i o n .
1 Than k you for purc hasin g the CL2 Conden ser M icr ophone, ste reo matche d pair kit from Samson Audi o. Ideal fo r a variety of miking applica tions from voca ls to inst ruments , ensem bles to s.
2 CL2 Fea ture s The Samso n CL2 matched pair kit has been produc ed usin g stat e -of-the-art micr o - phone tec hnology and is engineer ed to the finest detail .
3 Po wering the CL2 The CL2 is a condenser microphone and therefor e needs to be operated by connecting a phantom power supply . Phantom power is standard on most quality mixers, outboard mic-pres and hard disk recorders. If necessary, an ex ternal phantom supply (like the S phantom by Samson Audio) can also be used.
4 CL2 P olar Characteristics Eve r y microph one has a characteri stic polar pattern that determi nes how wel l it acce pts or re jects signal comin g from variou s areas ar ound the micr ophone.
5 Operating the CL2 CL2 CL2 C ha ng i ng t h e C a ps ul e a nd P i ck -u p P a tt e rn Changing the Capsule is a simple proc edure, however special car e should be taken when handling the capsule.
6 CL2 Operating the CL2 Stand Mounting the CL2 The CL2 can be mounted to an y standard microphone stand using the included mic clip or shock-mounts . Be awar e of a phenomenon called the proximity effect which causes a noticeable increase in low fr equencies (bass response) when a microphone is close to the audio source .
Appli cation Notes The CL2 is a grea t microp hone choic e fo r man y instru ment miking situation s. Belo w is a brief guide on using the CL2 in some typical applicati ons: Ac oustic Guitar Ther e ar e a variety of ways that the CL2 can be used to mic an acoust ic guit ar .
8 8 The CL2 can be conne cted to any mix er , mixer/am plifier , or mic preamp using a stan- dard micro phone cable. As sho wn in the wiring diagram s belo w , connect the female XLR end dire ctly to .
9 CL2 Omni Frequency Chart CL2 Specifications T ype Condenser Polar Pa ttern Cardioid, Omni Fr equenc y Response 20~20000 H z Sensitivity Cardioid -37 dBV/pa (14.1mv/pa) Omni -36 dBV/pa (15.8mv/pa) Rated I mpedance 200Ω Equivalent Noise level Cardioid 19 dB (A weighted IEC/DIN 651) Omni 18 dB (A weighted IEC/DIN 651) Max.
Samson T echnologies Corp . 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.
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