Sennheiser MKE 400 User manual

MKE400

Bed i enun gsan l ei t un g

Inst ruct ions for use

Not i ce d ‘ em pl oi

Ist ruzioni per l‘uso

Inst rucciones de uso

Ge b r u i k s a a n w i j z i n g

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The MKE 400

Import ant safet y inf ormat ion

Keep l i qu i ds ( su ch as r ai n , etc.) away from themicrophone!

Feat u r es

Ru g g ed a l l - m et a l h o u si n g

Maximal reject ion of side noise, designed f or use on film and video

cameras/ camcorders

Vol um e sw i t ch ad j ust s t he sensi t i v i t y to copewith varying distancesfrom

thesound source

Sw i t ch ab l e l o w - cu t f i l t er m i n i m i z es w i n d n o i se

More t han 300 hours operat ing t ime (with only one AAA size bat t ery)

Int egrat ed shock mount ensures ef fect ive suppression of handling and

camera noise

Op er a t i n g e l e m en t s

!Microphone wit h

removable windshield

"“ vol” switch

#“batt” LED

$“on/off” switch

%Fl ash m o u n t ad a p t er

with mounting thread

&Kn ur l ed w asher

'Bat t er y comp ar t ment

cat ch

Del i v er y i n cl u des

1MKE400camera/camcordermicrophonewith

connect ion cabl e ( 3.5 mm st ereo j ack pl ug)

1 AAA size battery

1 foam windshield

"#$

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Insert ing/ replacing t he bat t ery

If t he bat t ery volt age is sufficient , t he “ bat t ” LED #f lashes brief ly when you

swit ch on t he microphone. A new, unused batt ery has an operating time of

approx. 300 hours.

When t he bat t ery volt age decreases, t he “ bat t ” LED #lights up

permanent ly. You should replace t he batt ery. When the “ batt ” LED#light s

up permanent ly for the first time, the remaining operat ing t ime is approx. 50

hours.

Not e: When not using t he microphone for extended periods of time,

remove the battery from thebattery compartment!

To i n ser t o r r ep l ace t h e b a t t e r y :

!Pu sh t h e ca t ch o f t h e b a t t e r y co m p ar t m en t 'in

the direction of the flashmount adapter and open

the battery compartment.

!Insert t he AAA size bat t ery as shown in t he

diagram on the right. Observe correct polarit y

when inserting the battery.

!Cl o s e t h e b a t t e r y c o m p a r t m e n t u n t i l t h e c a t c h '

locks into place.

Put i n g t h e mi cr op hon e i n t o op er at i on

!Sl i d e t h e m i c r o p h o n e o n t o t h e v i d eo camer a’s f lashmount and lock t he

microphone by screwing down the knurled washer &.

!Insert t he 3.5 mm st ereo jack plug intothemicrophoneinput socket of the

video camera.

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!Sw i t ch t h e m i cr o p h on e o n b y set t i n g t h e “ o n / of f ” sw i t ch $t o one of t he

twopositions:

On sw i t ch - o n , t h e “ b a t t ” LED #f lashes bri ef l y, indi cat i ng t hat t he bat t ery

is operational.

Not e: When you have f inished using t he microphone, it is

vital that you switch it off by setting the “ on/ off”

swit ch $t o t he “ of f” posit ion!

!Adjust t he microphone senst ivit y t o thevolume of thesound sourceand

to the input sensitivity of the camera/ camcorder by set t ing t he “ vol”

swit ch "t o t he correct posit ion:

“on/off” Se t t i n g

swit ched on

(linear frequency response)

swit ched on

(low-cut filter is activated for minimizing wind noise)

“vol” Set t i n g

Normal sensit vit y :

for normal or very loud sound sourcesand cameras/

camcorders with high input sensitivit y

High sensit vi t y :

for extremely quiet or very dist ant sound sources and

camer as/ camcorder s w it h low i nput sensi t ivit y

on off

–+

vol

–+

vol

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Sp eci f i cat i o n s

Recom m en d ed accessor y

Pr o f essi on al accesso r y k i t MZW 4 0 0 i n cluding hairy cover and 3-pin XLR

adapt er

“vol” switch"

in position –

“vol” switch"

in position +

Di mensi ons ( W x H x D) appr ox. 13 0 x 2 1 x 6 2 m m

Weight ( wi t hout bat t ery) approx. 60 g

Pi ck - u p pat t er n su per - car d i oi d / l ob ar

Fr eq u en cy r es p on se 40 Hz to 20 kHz

with and without windshield

Sensitivity 8 mV/ Pa 20 mV/ Pa

Max. sound pressure level 126 dB 118 dB

Equivalent noise level 21 dB (A),

32 dB (CCIR)

16 dB (A),

25 dB(CCIR)

Po w er su p p l y 1.5 V AAA size battery

Op er a t i n g t i m e a p p r o x . 3 0 0 h o u r s

Hel i cal cab l e length: approx. 200 mm

diameter: 2.3 mm

with 3.5 mm stereo jack plug

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Manuf act urer declarat ions

Warrant y

2 years

Approval

Sen n h ei ser el ect r o n i c Gm b H & Co . KG declare that this device is in

compliance wi t h t he applicable CE st andards and regulat ions.

Bat t er i es or r ech ar geable batteries

Pl ease d i sp ose of b at t er i es o r r ech argeable bat t eries as special wast e

or ret urn t hem t o your specialist dealer.

WEEE Declarat ion

Pl ease d i sp ose o f t h i s p r od u ct a t t h e end of it s operat ional lif et ime by

bringing it to your local collect ion point or recycling centre for such

equipment .

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Fr eq u en zk u r v e u n d Ri ch t d i ag r am m

Fr eq u en cy r esp o n se an d p o l ar p at t er n

Rép on se en f r éq u en ce et d i ag r am m e d e l a d i r ect i v i t é

Ri sp ost a i n f r é q u en z a e diagramma polare

Resp u e st a en f r eq u en ci a y d i agrama de la direct ividad

Fr eq u en t i e- i n g a n g en en Po ol d i a g r a m

- 30

- 40

- 50

- 60

- 70

20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10000 20000 Hz

- 20

dBv

Low Cut Fi l t er

2000 Hz

4000 Hz

8000 Hz

16000 Hz

125 – 1000 Hz

180

150

120

150

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Sen n h ei ser el e ct r o n i c Gm b H & Co . KG

30900 Wedemark, Germany

Ph on e + 4 9 ( 5 1 3 0 ) 6 0 0 0

Fa x + 4 9 ( 5 1 3 0 ) 6 0 0 3 0 0

www.sennheiser.com

Pr i n t ed i n Ger m an y Pu b l . 0 6 / 0 7 5 1 6 5 9 9 / A2

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