ELLE C - Microphone AKG - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL ELLE C AKG

Please read the manual before using the equipment!

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1 Precaution / Description 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.

1.1 P recaution

1.2 U npacking

Check that the packaging contains all of the components listed above. Should anything be missing, please contact your AKG dealer.

• For optional accessories, refer to the current AKG catalog or folder, or visit www.akg.com. Your dealer will be glad to help.

1.3 O ptional

• Rugged condenser microphone for vocal miking on stage.
• Extremely resilient, spring-steel wire-mesh cap for extra impact resistance.
• Built-in windscreen/pop filter for effective suppression of pop and breath noise.
• Transducer shock mount reduces handling and cable noise.
• Frequency-independent cardioid polar response for high gain before feedback.
• PB 1000 Presence Boost attachment for optimum intelligibility of speech.

1.4 F eatures

1.5 Brief

Description The AKG Elle C is a vocal microphone for professional use on stage. Its frequency response precision-tailored to the specific character of the vemale voice and a cardioid polar pattern provide a smooth sound and high gain before feedback. A rugged front grill made of spring-steel wire mesh that is extremely resistant to deformation and a sturdy zinc alloy die-cast 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. The supplied PB 1000 Presence Boost attachment provides a boost of approx. 5 dB between 5 kHz and 9 kHz for optimum intelligibility of speech.

AKG Elle C 2 Interfacing The Elle C is a condenser microphone and therefore needs a power supply. The microphone provides a balanced output on a 3-pin male XLR connector: Pin 1: ground Pin 2: hot Pin 3: return

1. Use an XLR cable to connect the microphone to a balanced

XLR input with phantom power.

2. Switch the phantom power on. (Refer to the manual of the

unit to which you connected your microphone.) AKG Elle C

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.

3.2 Working

Distance and Proximity E ffect 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. simply by changing your working distance. 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.

3.3 Angle o f

Incidence Refer to fig. 1. Sing to one side of the microphone or above and across the microphone’s top. This provides a well-balanced, natural sound. 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. Fig. 1: Typical microphone position.

AKG Elle C Fig. 2: Microphone placement for maximum gain before feedback. The term “feedback” means that part of the sound projected by a speaker is picked up by a microphone, fed back to the amplifier, and projected again by the speaker. Above a specific volume or "system gain" setting the sound system will start howling and the sound engineer will desperately dive for the master fader to reduce the volume and stop the howling. To increase usable gain before feedback, the microphone has a cardioid polar pattern. It is most sensitive to sounds arriving from in front of it (your voice) while picking up much less of sounds arriving from the sides or rear (from monitor speakers for instance). To maximize gain before feedback, place the main ("FOH") speakers in front of the microphones (along the front edge of the stage). If you use monitor speakers, be sure never to point any microphone directly at a monitor or FOH speaker. Feedback may also be triggered by resonances depending on the acoustics of the room or hall. With resonances at low frequencies, proximity effect may cause feedback. In this case, it is often enough to move away from the microphone a little to stop the feedback. AKG Elle C Refer to fig. 2.

3 Using Your Microphone

3.5 Backing

Vocals Fig. 3: Two vocalists sharing a microphone.

1. Never let more than two

persons share a microphone.

2. The microphone is very insensitive to off-axis

sounds. If the two vocalists were to sing into the microphone from an angle wider than 35 de-grees, you may end up bringing up the fader of the microphone channel far enough to create a feedback problem.

3.6 Installing

the P B 1000 Fig. 4: Microphone capsule without (1) and with (2b) PB 1000. Refer to fig. 4.

1. Unscrew and remove the wire mesh cap.

2. Slip the PB 1000 on the microphone capsule to the stop,

slightly turning the attachment as you push it home.

• When installing or removing the PB 1000, make sure to grip the capsule and shock mount firmly with your thumb and forefinger in order to prevent the capsule being severed from the shock mount. AKG Elle C 4 Cleaning
• To clean the surface of the microphone body, use a soft cloth moistened with water.

4.1 Microphone

1. Unscrew the front grill from the microphone CCW.

2. Remove the windscreen from the from grill and wash the

windscreen in soap suds.

3. Allow the windscreen to dry overnight.

4. Replace the windscreen in the front grill and screw the front

grill on the microphone CW.

4.2 Internal W indscreen

5 Troubleshooting Problem No sound. Possible Cause

1. Power to mixer and/or am- 1. Switch power to mixer or

plifier is off. amplifier on.

2. Channel or master fader on 2. Set channel or master fader

mixer, or volume control on on mixer or volume control amplifier is at zero. on amplifier to desired level.

3. Connect microphone to

3. Microphone is not conmixer or amplifier.

nected to mixer or amplifier.

4. Cable connectors are

5. Cable is defective.

6. No supply voltage.

1. Gain control on mixer or

transmitter module not set correctly.

2. Mixer input sensitivity too

high. Microphone sound becomes • duller over time.

4. Check cable connectors for

5. Check cable and replace if

6. Switch phantom power on.

Check cable and replace if necessary.

1. Set gain control to stop distortion.

2. Insert 10 dB preattenuation

pad between microphone cable and input. Internal or external wind• screen attenuates high frequencies when soiled. Clean internal or external windscreen. AKG Elle C 6 Specifications Polar pattern: Frequency range: Sensitivity: Max. SPL for 1% / 3% THD: Equivalent noise level: Signal/noise ratio (A-weighted): Impedance: Re commended load impedance: Power requirement: Currrent consumption: Connector: Finish: Size: cardioid 60 Hz to 20 kHz 4 mV/Pa (-48 dBV re 1 V/Pa) 140 / 145 dB SPL 25 dB(A) to IED 60268-4 69 dB ≤ 200 ohms ≥ 2000 ohms 9 to 52 V phantom power to DIN 45596 approx. 4.3 mA 3-pin XLR silver or white length: 185 mm (7.3 in.); diameter: 34 mm (1.3 in.) Net weight: 260 g (9.2 oz.) Shipping weight: 620 g (1.4 lbs.) This product conforms to the standards listed in the Declaration of Conformity. To order a free copy of the Declaration of Conformity, visit http://www.akg.com or contact sales@akg.com. Frequency Response AKG Elle C Polar D iagram

1.5 Description

succincte 5 Resolver problemas Problema Não h á s om. Distorções. AKG Acoustics GmbH Lemböckgasse 21–25, A-1230 Vienna/AUSTRIA, phone: (+43-1) 86654-0* e-mail: sales@akg.com AKG Acoustics, U.S. 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329, U.S.A, phone: (+1 818) 920-3212 e-mail: akgusa@harman.com For other products and distributors worldwide visit www.akg.com