AKG C414 XLII User Instructions page 20

Lock Mode:
Locking the Controls:
Note:
Unlocking the Controls:
Fig. 1: Polar pattern selector.
Table 1: Indication
of selected polar pattern.
Note:
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2 Description
• When you switch phantom power to the microphone off and back on later, the currently
selected settings of all three selectors will be restored automatically as soon as you
switch phantom power back on.
All settings are saved in memory about 500 msecs. after you last pressed any of the
three selectors. Thus, your latest settings will be available again even if phantom power
ahs been interrupted (e.g., if you disconnected the microphone and connected it again
later).
• Live-sound engineers as well as engineers for theater, opera, or musical productions
often use the same microphones for the same purposes every night, and may even in-
stall some microphones permanently. In Lock Mode, all controls on the microphone are
disabled so the settings you selected for a specific application (polar pattern, preatten-
uation pad, bass cut filter) cannot be changed unintentionally.
• Press and hold one of the arrows on the polar pattern selector (1) for at least 2 seconds.
All controls are disabled and remain disabled even if phantom power has been inter-
rupted (e.g., if you disconnected the microphone and connected it again later).
• To indicate that the microphone is in Lock Mode, the LED(s) above the currently se-
lected polar pattern will be lit red momentarily when you press any key.
• To unlock the selectors, press and hold the polar pattern selector (1) for at least 2 sec-
onds again.
1 Polar Pattern Selector
Selector 1 on the microphone front panel (refer to fig. 1) lets you select one of nine carefully
designed polar patterns similar to those of the legendary C 12 and C 12 VR studio micro-
phones from AKG, providing the optimum polar pattern for best possible results in the most
diverse miking situations. All polar patterns are largely frequency-independent for realistic
and uncolored off-axis sound.
The LEDs below the selector indicate the selected polar pattern as shown in Table 1 below:
LED
Polar
pattern
Omnidirectional
Intermediate
Wide cardioid
Intermediate
Cardioid
Intermediate
Hypercardioid
Intermediate
Figure eight
• Approximately 500 msecs. after you changed a polar pattern, preattenuation, or bass
cut setting, your settings will be saved automatically. If you switch phantom power off
and back on later, these settings will be restored automatically.
C 414 XLS / XLII