User manual AKG PERCEPTION 120

[. . . ] 1 Precaution Please make sure that the piece of equipment your microphone will be connected to fulfills the safety regulations in force in your country and is fitted with a ground lead. This Manual contains important instructions for setting up and operating your equipment. [. . . ] â· Bass cut filter: Selector 1 on the microphone front (refer to fig. 1) further reduces low-end distortion caused by footfall or wind noise, etc. The filter also minimizes the proximity effect that close-in miking from less than 4 inches causes in any unidirectional microphone. The preattenuation pad prevents the microphone's output level, particularly at low frequencies, from overloading the miniature transformers used in many mixer input stages, etc. 2 Pinout The microphone provides a balanced output on a 3pin male XLR connector: Pin 1: ground Pin 2: hot Pin 3: cold Use an XLR cable to connect the microphone to a balanced XLR input with phantom power. (Refer to the user manual of the unit to which you connected your microphone. Therefore, to get the best sound it is crucial to experiment with microphone placement. The following hints apply to both the PERCEPTION 120 and the PERCEPTION 220. The front of the microphone is the side of the body with the AKG logo on it. Therefore, always aim the logo at the sound source you are going to record!Being a unidirectional (cardioid) microphone, the PERCEPTION 120/220 will pick up very little sound from the rear. â· When recording wind instruments or vocals, make sure not to blow or sing directly into 6 PERCEPTION 120 Fig. To avoid unwanted wind and pop noise or moisture problems, place an optional PF 80 pop screen from AKG between the microphone and vocalist/instrument. Moisture from blowing or singing directly at the capsule from a short distance, or extremely high humidity may cause the microphone to start crackling or go very quiet due to partial short circuits in the polarization voltage. [. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. To order a free copy of the Declaration of Conformity, visit http://www. [. . . ]