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C 5900 C 5900 /TM 40 Bedienungsanleitung ... . S. 2 Bitte vor Inbetriebnahme des Gerätes lesen! User Instructions ....p. 12 Please read the manual before using the equipment! Mode d’emploi.
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/TM 40 1 SA 61 1 Carrying case Check that the packaging contains all of the components listed above. Should anything be missing, please contact your AKG dealer. 1.3 Optional • MK 9/10 microphone cable: 10 m (30 ft.) Accessories...
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Extremely resilient, spring-steel wire-mesh cap for extra impact resistance. • Installation slot for optional TM 40 transmitter module. The AKG C 5900 is a supercardioid condenser microphone 1.5 C 5900 designed for vocal use on stage. A slight sensitivity peak...
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Fig. 3: Connecting to a balanced input. Refer to fig. 3. 1. Use an XLR cable (e.g., the optional MK 9/10 from AKG) to connect the microphone to a balanced XLR input with phantom power. 2. Switch the phantom power on. (Refer to the manual of the unit to which you connected your microphone.)
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2 Interfacing Using any power supply other than those recommended Important! by AKG may damage your microphone and will void the warranty. 2.4 Unbalanced Input C 5900 Phantom Fig. 4: Connecting to an unbalanced input. You may connect AKG phantom power supplies to unbalanced Refer to fig.
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2 Interfacing Refer to fig. 5. 2. Pull the XLR connector module (2) out of the microphone body. 3. To avoid losing the fixing screw (1), screw it into the thread- ed hole (3) in the XLR connector module. Install the trans- mitter module: Fig.
2 Interfacing Fig. 7: Removing the transmitter module. Alternatively, you can remove the transmitter module simply by Note: pulling it out of the microphone body with just enough force to unlock it. Make sure not to grasp the transmitter module by the battery compartment.
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3 Using Your Microphone 3.3 Angle of Sing to one side of the micro- Incidence phone or above and across the microphone’s top. This provides a well-balanced, nat- ural sound. If you sing directly into the microphone, it will not only pick up excessive breath noise but also overemphasize "sss", "sh", "tch", "p", and "t"...
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3 Using Your Microphone 1. Never let more than two 3.5 Backing persons share a micro- Vocals phone. 2. Ask your backing vocalists never to sing more than 35 degrees off the micro- phone axis. The microphone is very insensitive off-axis sounds.
5 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Remedy 1. Power to mixer and/or 1. Switch power to mixer amplifier is off. or amplifier on. 2. Channel or master fader 2. Set channel or master on mixer, or volume fader on mixer or vol- control on amplifier is at ume control on amplifier zero.
6 Specifications Type: condenser microphone Polar pattern: supercardioid Frequency range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz Sensitivity at 1 kHz: 6 mV/Pa (-44 dBV re 1 V/Pa) ≤200 Ω Impedance: ≥2000 Ω Recommended load impedance: Max. SPL for 1%/3% THD: 139/142 dB SPL Equivalent noise level: 17.5 dB (A) (to DIN 45412) Power requirement:...
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