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- Page 1 STAT • U S E R • M A N U A L S E R I E S E L E C T R O S T A T I C C O N T A C T M I C R O P H O N E V1 EN W W W .
- Page 2 Congratulations on purchasing a STAT Series pickup. It is our pleasure to welcome you to a growing family of musicians and technicians, including many of the world’s leading soloists and sound engineers, who have chosen to work with SCHERTLER® products.
- Page 3 INTRODUCTION The STAT pickup system represents one of SCHERTLER’s most well-established electrostatic technologies. Over the decades it has become a standard in the field of high-quality, acoustic bowed instrument amplification. Specially developed for use in louder musical environments and impressively resistant to feedback, the bridge-mounted STAT microphone is an ideal choice for jazz, fusion, rock or classical performances involving high levels of amplification.
- Page 4 FITTING THE PICKUP • The pickup capsule should be fitted more or less vertically in the bridge hole under the G string for double bass, A string for cello and viola, and under the E string for violin, with the cork facing upwards.
- Page 5 vertical wood Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 min. 6 mm STAT B (1/4”) STAT C STAT V Fig. 5...
- Page 6 STAT PRE preamplifier If you have purchased a STAT SET package, this will include the STAT PRE preamplifier. The battery- powered preamp requires a 9 V battery, which should deliver nearly 500 hours of playing time. Equipped with a single INPUT and OUTPUT, plus a GAIN control for adjusting the level of input signal, the preamp is activated when jack cables are inserted into both the INPUT and OUTPUT sockets.
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Page 7: Technical Information
TECHNICAL INFORMATION STAT B Transducer type Electrostatic contact microphone Output impedance 1.6 kΩ Frequency response (@+/-3dB) - filtered* 20 Hz to 12 kHz Dynamic range 75 dB Sensitivity ca. -25 dBu Operating voltage 3 to 10 VDC Contacts All hard gold plated 0.5 mm For fixed installation Removable Connection... - Page 8 Do I turn on the STAT PRE by plugging the jack The STAT PRE’s circuit is turned on when a jack into the INPUT or OUTPUT? is plugged into the OUTPUT. At this point it also starts to consume battery power (as opposed to when you only plug a jack into the INPUT socket).
- Page 9 Is the installation correct? Is there a video? You can follow the “Fitting the Pickup” instructions in this manual. There are also some tutorial videos on the SCHERTLER YouTube channel (please subscribe if you like). However, please bear in mind that the positioning might...
- Page 10 PICKUPS ELECTROSTATIC...
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Page 11: Warranty
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