Sennheiser MK 8 User manual

MK 8

Instruction manual

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MKS 4*

MZP 40* MKW 4*

MK 8 P48 IEC 61938

* optional accessory

Important safety information

• Pleasereadthisinstructionmanualcarefullyandcompletely

beforeusingtheproduct.

• Makethisinstructionmanualeasilyaccessibletoallusersatall

times.

• Alwaysincludethisinstructionmanualwhenpassingtheproduct

ontothirdparties.

Before operation

• Onlyconnecttheproducttomicrophoneinputsorpowersupply

unitswhichprovide48VphantompoweringasperIEC61938

(48±4V,atleast3.5mAperchannel).

• Neveropenthehousingoftheproduct.Ifproductsareopenedby

customersinbreachofthisinstruction,thewarrantybecomesnull

andvoid.

During operation

• Liquidsenteringtheproductcanshort-circuittheelectronicsor

damagethemechanics.Keepallliquidsawayfromtheproduct.

• Solventsorcleansingagentscandamagethesurfaceofthe

product.Onlyuseasoft,slightlydampclothtocleantheproduct.

• Donotexposetheproducttoextremetemperatures.

After operation

• Handletheproductwithcareandstoreitinaclean,dust-free

environment.

Intended use

Intendeduseincludes:

• havingreadthisinstructionmanual,especiallythechapter

“Importantsafetyinformation”,

• usingtheproductwithintheoperatingconditionsandlimitations

describedinthisinstructionmanual.

“Improperuse”meansusingtheproductotherthanasdescribedin

thisinstructionmanual,orunderoperatingconditionswhichdiffer

fromthosedescribedherein.

The MK 8 microphone

TheMK8isalargediaphragmtruecondenserstudiomicrophonefor

verydetailed,professionalstudiorecordings.Theswitchablepick-up

patternprovidesexcellentflexibility.Themicrophoneoffersoutstand-

ingsoundquality,easyhandlingandanexcellentvalue-for-money

ratio.

Features

• Professionallargediaphragmcapsule(1")intruecondenserdesign,

internallyshock-mountedforlowhandlingnoise

• 24-caratgold-plateddiaphragm

• Ruggedmetalhousing

• Lowinherentself-noiseandhighmaximumsoundpressurelevel

• Fiveswitchablepick-uppatternsduetodualdiaphragmtransducer

• 3-positionswitchablelow-cut/roll-offfilter

• 3-positionpadswitch

• MadeinGermany

Areas of application

• Speech/vocals

• Acousticguitars

• Guitaramplifiers

• Grandpiano

• Strings

• Windinstruments

• Drumsandpercussion

Package contents

MK8microphone MZQ4microphoneclamp

Pouch MK 8

Bedienungsanleitung

Instructionmanual

Noticed‘emploi

Istruzioniperl’uso

Instruccionesdeuso

Manualdeutilização

Gebruiksaanwijzing

Инструкция по эксплуатации

使用说明

Instructionmanual

Product overview A*

1 Soundinletbasket

2 XLR-3socket

3 Low-cut/roll-offswitch  

4 Directivityswitch

5 Padswitch–20 dB –10 dB 0 dB

Putting the MK 8 into operation

Informationonmounting,connectingandorientingtheMK8canbe

foundonthecoverpage.

Tosuppressstructure-bornenoise,youcanusetheMKS4

shockmount(seediagramConthecoverpage).

Using the MK 8

Caution Danger of damage to the device!

TheswitchesontheMK8canbedamagedifyoutry

tooperatethemusingtools.

XOnlyoperatetheswitchesontheMK8usingyour

fingers.

Adjusting the pick-up pattern

XSetthedirectivityswitch2tothedesiredposition:

Pos. Pick-up pattern

Omni-directional

Widecardioid

Cardioid

Super-cardioid

Figure-of-eight

Informationonthesoundinletareasofthedifferentpick-

uppatternscanbefoundindiagramFonthecoverpage.

Diagramscanbefoundonthecoverpages.

Adjusting the attenuation

XSetthepadswitch5tothedesiredposition:

Pos. Attenuation

0dB Noattenuation

-10dB Reducesthesensitivityofthemicrophonecapsule,

increasesthemaximumsoundpressurelevel.

-20dB Reducesthesensitivityofthemicrophonecapsule,

increasesthemaximumsoundpressurelevel.

Additionallyreducestheoutputgain,avoids

overloadingthemicrophoneamplifiers.

Adjusting the low-cut/roll-off filter

XSetthelow-cut/roll-offswitch3tothedesiredposition:

Pos. Low-cut/roll-off filter

Off,linearfrequencyresponse

Roll-off,–6dB/oct.,cut-offfrequency:100Hz,

compensatesforthebassboostduetoproximity

effect

Low-cut,–18dB/oct,cut-offfrequency:60Hz,

eliminateslow-frequencynoisesuchasimpactsound

Instructions for use

XMakesurethatthereisnodisturbingnoisesource(e.g.PCfan,loud-

speaker)inthesoundinletareaofthemicrophone.

Ifsibilanceoccurs:

XPositiontheMK8slightlytothesideandnotdirectlyinfrontofthe

mouthorsoundsource.

Tosuppresspopnoise:

XUseapopshield,e.g.theSennheiserMZP40(seediagramEonthe

coverpage).

Toreducewindnoise:

XUseawindshield,e.g.theSennheiserMKW4(seediagramEonthe

coverpage).Thewindshieldchangesthesoundonlyslightly,but

attenuateswindnoisebyapprox.10dB.

Cleaning and maintaining the MK 8

Caution Damage to the product due to liquids!

Liquidsenteringtheproductcanshort-circuitthe

electronicsordamagethemechanics.Solventsor

cleansingagentscandamagethesurfaceofthe

product.

XKeepallliquidsawayfromtheproduct.

XDonotuseanysolventsorcleansingagents.

XOnlyuseasoft,slightlydampclothtocleantheproduct.

Whennotusingthemicrophoneforextendedperiodsoftime:

XStorethemicrophoneinadry,cleananddust-freeplaceatroom

temperature.

XForthis,usethesuppliedpouchoralint-free,air-permeablepacking

material.

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