TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Warnings & Safety Instructions ....1 Introduction ............... 3 Features ..............4 Line Drawings of the KM Series ......... 5 Dimensional drawings ..........5 Microphone use and placement......... 6 Connections / Wiring ..........7 Specifications ............8 Warranty ..............
OPERATING MANUAL IMPORTANT WARNINGS & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and become familiar with the features and functions of these products before operating them. 2. RETAIN THESE INSTRUCTIONS for future reference. 3. COMPLY WITH ALL WARNINGS – All warnings and instructions for this product should be adhered to.
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5. CABLES – Always use shielded or microphone cables for connection between source equipment (i.e. microphones, mixers, EQ, crossovers) and amplifiers. Use only approved speaker cables with proper connectors between amplifiers and speakers. 6. CAUTION – Professional sound systems are capable of generating very high sound pressure levels.
OPERATING MANUAL INTRODUCTION : KM SERIES The KM Series Microphones are hand held dynamic (KM-1, KM-2, KM-4 & KM-5) super-cardioid & condenser (KM-3) cardioid microphones featuring super-cardioid & cardioid patterns to minimize feedback and to reject signals not originating in front of the microphone.
factor is the microphone’s ability to work within an extreme dynamic range. Many microphones that may sound acceptable with a low sound pressure, have problems with high sound pressure. FEATURES ■ High quality professional drum microphones ■ High tech zinc finish ■...
MICROPHONE USE/ PLACEMENT When mic’ing, the position of the instrument microphones is not trivial. If the microphone does not have a smooth polar pattern, it is difficult to mic vocals, instruments or instrument amplifiers. The uniform dispersion of the KM SERIES makes it easy to place the microphones where you need them.
"crack" through the PA! The KM-3 is a great over head Mic and the KM-1 & KM-2 are your all purpose mics. You can use them for vocals, acoustic instruments (winds, brass, strings,etc.) and drums.
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the top of the mixer channel near the mic input jack, to the point where the meters spend a lot of time at or near the '0dB' (zero). An occasional red peak light is OK, just make sure the meters are not in the red area very long.
WHARFEDALE LIMITED WARRANTY W h a r f e d a l e K M S e r i e s M i c r o p h o n e s a r e w a r r a n t e d o f manufacturing or material defects for a period of one year from the original date of purchase.