Sennheiser MKE 600 Instruction Manual page 11

Putting the MKE 600 into operation
The MKE 600 offers a choice of phantom powering via the XLR connec-
tion or internal battery powering.
P48 phantom powering via XLR connection
Connect the XLR-3 socket (female) of the microphone cable to the
XLR-3 socket (male) of the microphone
C onnect t he connect or of t he microphone cable t o t he video
camera/ camcorder or recording device.
The LED 3 provides the following information:
LED P48 phantom powering
lights up switched on; the microphone is operational
green
If phantom powered via the XLR connection, the microphone is
continuously in operation (the
no function).
Internal battery powering
Unscrew the lower part of the microphone body
the direction of the arrow.
Insert a bat t ery/ rechargeable bat t ery (AA size, 1.5 V/ 1.2 V).
Observe correct polarity when inserting the battery.
Screw the lower part of the microphone body
phone by turning it in the direction of the arrow.
Set t he bat t ery swit ch 4 t o
or set the battery switch to
The LED 3 provides the following information:
LED
lights up red for approx.
1 second after switch-on
and then goes off
lights up red permanently
flashes briefly red on
switch-on
When not using the microphone for extended periods of time,
remove the battery to prevent self-discharge.
6 .
BATT ON/ OFF battery switch has
5 by turning it in
5 back to the micro-
ON t o swit ch t he int ernal bat t ery on
OFF to switch the battery power off.
Internal battery power
switched on; operating time:
up to approx. 150 h
" Low Bat t " , bat t ery is almost
empty;
approx. 8 h of remaining operat-
ing time after initial display
battery is empty; the microphone
is not operational
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