Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NT4 Rode
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- 2 - Introduc tion Tha nk you fo r inves t ing in t he NT 4 s tereo c ond en se r microphone. Th e NT 4 sol ves t he age - old p rob lem of s tere o reco rding by eliminating the need t o purchase matched pair s an d th e as so cia ted co mpl ex se t-up ba r s and ada ptor s to g et profe s siona l resu lt s.
- 3 - Specifi ca t i on s Acou s tic Princ ip le: Pres sure g rad ient Direc tional Pat te rn: Ca rdioid (p er c aps ule) (se e gr ap h) Fre q ue n c y Rang e: 20 Hz - 2 0 kHz (se e gr ap h) Output I.
- 4 - Specifi ca t i on s Frequency R esponse P olar R es ponse • Stere o X Y c ond en se r mic rop hon e • Dual e x ter nall y bias ed 1 /2” c ap sul es w ith g old sputtered diap hragm • Ca.
- 5 - Accessorie s P ow ering the NT 4 • Th e NT 4 ca n be po were d by eit her p han tom pow er (see specifi c ations ) or a 9V batter y . • If pha ntom p owe r is not av ailab le on yo ur eq uip men t, you w ill nee d to us e bat ter y po wer .
- 6 - • Th e ON/OFF s witc h t ur ns th e mic rop hon e ON or OFF w hen p owe red by ei th er pha ntom o r bat ter y. When u sing b at te r y p owe r , the s w itc h sho uld b e sw itc he d to OFF wh en t he mic rop ho ne is not i n us e. If lef t O N, th e bat te r y p owe r will b e unnecessar ily depleted.
- 7 - • Th e NT 4 is su pplie d wi th b oth a d ual XL R c abl e (NT 4 - DXLR), and a s te reo mi ni- jack c a ble (N T 4 -M J). • Th e NT 4 may be co nne c te d dire c tl y to t wo cha nne ls of a mi xer u sing t he t win XL R ca bl e (marke d L and R) s up plied, w it h each c han nel pan ned le f t an d rig ht as re qu ired.
- 8 - • Th e NT 4 is an ea sy to us e, prec isio n ste reo con de ns er mic ro pho ne. Cho ir s, orc he st ra s, d ru m over-head s, s olo or en se mbl e ins tr um ent s, a nd many ot her si tua tion s may all be re cord ed wi th the a mb ienc e and ‘sp ace’ t hat on ly a tr ue s te reo mic roph one like t he NT 4 c an c apt ure.
- 9 - • Sou nd qu alit y i s of co ur se su bjec tive an d ‘your sound’ will be achieved by experimenting. We sug ge s t tha t you be gin w it h EQ se t FL A T /OFF (no boost or cut) . • Reme mb er t hat EQ c an not ch ang e th e aco us tic pro per ties of a ro om.
- 10 - ab ou t the a ngle s of t w o ind ivi dual m icro ph one s, or te st ing to s ee if t hey a re t wo of t he sa me m od el whic h so und a li t tle d if f eren t to each ot her . • Choir / V oc al group : Placem ent c an b e in f ront of the vo c alis t s wi th t he mic ro pho ne poi ntin g toward s the m idd le of th e gro up.
- 1 1 - • Like all c ond en se r mic rop hon es, t he N T 4 s ho uld be kept d r y an d clea n at all ti me s. • Th e NT 4 is a pre cis ion tr an sd uce r and yo u sho uld be c aref ul n ot to dro p or k no ck i t as t his co uld ca us e ser io us da mag e.
- 1 2 - - 1 2 - Wa r r a n t y All mic rop hone s are w ar ra nted fo r one yea r fro m date of p urc hase. Y ou c an e x tend t hat to a f ull ten year s if yo u regi s ter onlin e at www . ro d em i c . co m . Th e war r ant y c over s par t s and la bo ur tha t may be req uired to re pai r the mi cro pho ne d uri ng the w ar ra nt y per iod .
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If you have not bought Rode NT4 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Rode NT4 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Rode NT4 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Rode NT4 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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