USER’S GUIDE Table of Contents: Introduction ....... 2 Overview ........3 Precautions ........4 Installing Batteries ....5 Mounting the MS-66-K and Turning It On ....6-7 Using the Gain Boost ..... 8 The Windscreen ....... 8 Replacing the Shock Mount Suspenders ....9 Troubleshooting .....10...
The Senal MS-66-K DSLR-Video Mini Shotgun Microphone Kit is designed for recording live audio directly into your DSLR or Camcorder. The MS-66-K’s hypercardioid polar pattern and line + gradient design optimize the microphone to focus on the subject while rejecting off-axis sound. Ideal for run-and-gun productions like recording interviews and events indoors or in the fi...
Overview Battery compartment cover Microphone ports Power switch Gain switch Shock mount Also Included: Foam windscreen Locking wheel Two (2) 377 button cell batteries Shoe-mount adapter Two (2) replacement shock mount suspenders 3.5 mm audio 1/4″-20 threaded connection socket User manual Overview ▪...
Precautions ▪ Please read and follow these instructions and keep this manual in a safe place. ▪ Keep this product away from water and fl ammable gases or liquids. ▪ Do not attempt to disassemble or repair this product yourself. ▪...
Installing Batteries The MS-66-K comes with two 377 button cell batteries pre-installed. Before using the microphone for the fi rst time, open the battery compartment and remove the insulation sheet from between the batteries. To replace batteries, make sure the MS-66-K is turned off and follow these steps: 1.
Mounting the MS-66-K and Turning It On To mount the microphone to your camera, make sure the MS-66-K is turned off and follow these steps: 1. Rotate the shock mount’s locking wheel counterclockwise to loosen it. 2. Slide the shoe-mount adapter all the way into your camera’s shoe mount.
To mount the microphone to an optional boom pole, make sure the MS-66-K is turned off and follow these steps: 1. Match the threaded post on the end of the boom pole with the threaded socket in the MS-66-K’s shoe-mount adapter.
The Windscreen The MS-66-K comes with a foam windscreen that helps reduce wind noise. To fi t the windscreen onto the microphone, gently push it onto the microphone barrel. Make sure that the windscreen covers all the ports on the sides of the microphone barrel.
Replacing the Shock Mount Suspenders The MS-66-K’s shock mount isolates the microphone from your camera or boom pole. This helps prevent the microphone from picking up vibrations in the camera or the boom, which can cause disruptive and unwanted noise in your recording.
Troubleshooting Problem Solution The shock mount is stuck in the Make sure the shock mount’s locking wheel is fully loosened. camera’s shoe mount. The microphone will not turn on. Make sure that fresh batteries are installed, and that they are in the proper orientation.
Warranty Senal provides a limited warranty that this product is free from defects in materials and workmanship to the original purchaser under normal use for a period of ten (10) years from the original purchase date or thirty (30) days after replacement whichever occurs later. Our responsibility with respect to this limited warranty shall be limited solely to repair or replacement, at its option, of any product which fails during normal consumer use.
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