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PERCEPTION 400
User Instructions
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  • Page 1 6399_Perception400_ek 30.01.2006 12:57 Uhr Seite 1 PERCEPTION 400 User Instructions Please read the manual before using the equipment!
  • Page 2 Have fun and impress equally suited for recording and the items listed below: your audience! onstage use. The PERCEPTION 400 is a heavy-duty, • Gold-sputtered diaphragm: The • Microphone rugged true condenser microphone built diaphragm is made of a plastic foil •...
  • Page 3 (refer to fig. 2) lets you increase the headroom by 10 dB for distortion- Fig. 1: Polar pattern selector (1) on Fig. 2: Preattenuation (2) and bass cut free close-in recording. The preatten- PERCEPTION 400 front. (3) switches on PERCEPTION 400 rear. PERCEPTION 400...
  • Page 4 • B 18 + A 48V battery supply and DC/DC converter for 48-V phantom powering • PF 80 studio pop screen • ST 305 floor stand • W 4000 external windcscreen Fig. 3: Connecting to a balanced input with (2.2) or without (2.3) phantom power. PERCEPTION 400...
  • Page 5 1. On the XLR connector, use a wire without phantom power or an unbal- AKG may damage your micro- bridge to connect pin 1 to pin 3 and anced microphone input. phone and will void the warranty.

  • Page 6: Using Your Microphone

    4.1 General Hints electric motors, etc. like an antenna. This may introduce hum or similar The PERCEPTION 400 is a general-pur- noise when you use a cable that is pose multipattern microphone for re- longer than 16 feet (5 m).
  • Page 7 6399_Perception400_ek 30.01.2006 12:58 Uhr Seite 7 optional PF 80 pop screen from AKG • Low-frequency noise: To suppress sensitivity. Use this mode to mic up between the microphone and vocal- low-frequency noise such as air con- the side signal in M/S stereo record- ist/instrument.

  • Page 8: Troubleshooting

    5. Check cable and replace if damaged. 6. No supply voltage. 6. Switch phantom power on. Phantom power supply: insert batteries. Check cable and replace if necessary. 1. Channel gain control on mixer set too 1. Turn gain control down CCW. Distortion. high. PERCEPTION 400...
  • Page 9 3. Microphone sensitivity set too high. 3. Switch preattenuation pad in. Crackling noises or low output. • Partial short circuits due to excessive • Place microphone in warm, dry room humidity. and allow to dry. PERCEPTION 400...

  • Page 10: Specifications

    (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and Max. SPL for 0.5% THD: 135 / 145 dB SPL (0 / -10 dB) (2) this device must accept any interference received, includ- Preattenuation pad: -10 dB (switchable) ing interference that may cause undesired operation. PERCEPTION 400...
  • Page 11 6399_Perception400_ek 30.01.2006 12:58 Uhr Seite 11 7 Specifications Frequency Response (cardioid) Frequency Response (omnidirectional) Cardioid Polar Diagram Omnidirectional Polar Diagram PERCEPTION 400...
  • Page 12 6399_Perception400_ek 30.01.2006 12:58 Uhr Seite 12 7 Specifications Frequency Response (figure eight) Figure Eight Polar Diagram PERCEPTION 400...

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  • Page 14 6399_Perception400_ek 30.01.2006 12:58 Uhr Seite 14 Notizen • Notes • Notes • Note • Notas • Notas PERCEPTION 400...
  • Page 15 6399_Perception400_ek 30.01.2006 12:58 Uhr Seite 15 Notizen • Notes • Notes • Note • Notas • Notas PERCEPTION 400...
  • Page 16 Ci riserviamo il diritto di effettuare modifiche tecniche. Nos reservamos el derecho de introducir modificaciones técnicas. Especificações sujeitas à mudanças sem aviso prévio. AKG Acoustics GmbH Lemböckgasse 21–25, P.O.B. 158, A-1230 Vienna/AUSTRIA, Tel: (+43 1) 86 654-0*, Fax: (+43 1) 86 654-7516, www.akg.com, e-mail: sales@akg.com, Hotline: (+43 676) 83200 888, hotline@akg.com AKG Acoustics GmbH Bodenseestraße 228, D-81243 München/GERMANY, Tel: (+49 89) 87 16-0, Fax: (+49 89) 87 16-200, www.akg.com/de, e-mail: infode@akg.com,...