User manual AKG C 900

[. . . ] A rugged front grill made of spring-steel wire mesh that is extremely resistant to deformation and a sturdy zinc alloy diecast body effectively protect the microphone and transducer element from damage on stage and on the road. The outer steel wire mesh grille and a layer of a special fabric form a very effective windscreen against pop and breath noise and sibilance. You can connect the microphone to both balanced and unbalanced mixer or amplifier inputs. All you need to do is remove the XLR connector module and replace it with an optional TM 40 transmitter module. [. . . ] If the battery is dead or there is no battery inside the transmitter module, insert a new battery. Slide the transmitter module (1) into the microphone body to the point that the transmitter module (1) will lock with an audible click. Insert a ball point pen, small screwdriver, or similar pointed object into the opening (1) in the microphone body and press inward. The transmitter module (2) will unlock and slide out of the microphone body for about 0. Slide the XLR connector module (3) into the microphone body to the stop. To fix the XLR connector module (3), screw the fixing screw (4) down firmly. Alternatively, you can remove the transmitter module simply by 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. A handheld vocal microphone provides many ways of shaping the sound of your voice as it is heard over the sound system. The following sections contain useful hints on how to use your microphone for best results. The following sections apply to both the hardwire C 900M and the wireless version with an optional TM 40 transmitter module installed. Basically, your voice will sound the bigger and mellower, the closer you hold the microphone to your lips. Moving away from the microphone will produce a more reverberant, more distant sound as the microphone will pick more of the room's reverberation. You can use this effect to make your voice sound aggressive, neutral, insinuating, etc. Proximity effect is a more or less dramatic boost of low frequencies that occurs when you sing into the microphone from less than 2 inches. It gives more "body" to your voice and an intimate, bass-heavy sound. Sing to one side of the microphone or above and across the microphone's top. 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" sounds. Feedback is the result of part of the sound projected by a speaker being picked up by a microphone, fed to the amplifier, and projected again by the speaker. Above a specific volume or "system gain" setting called the feedback Threshold, the signal starts being regenerated indefinitely, making the sound system howl and the sound engineer desperately dive for the master fader to reduce the volume and stop the howling. [. . . ] To clean the surface of the microphone body, use a soft cloth moistened with water. Remove the windscreen from the from grill and wash the windscreen in soap suds. Replace the windscreen in the front grill and screw the front grill on the microphone CW. Phantom power supply: connect to power outlet or insert battery (batteries). [. . . ]