AKG C 418III series Bedienungshinweise Seite 15

the phantom power supply to the desire d
balanced input.
You may connect any AKG phantom power sup-
ply (2) to an unbalanced input, too.
Use a cable (3) with a female XLR connector and
TS jack plug:
XLR
Phantom
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Fig. 2: Connecting to an unbalanced input.
1. On the XLR connector (4), use a wire bridge to
connect pin 1 to pin 3 and the cable shield.
2. Connect the inside wire of the cable to pin 2
on the XLR connector (4) and the tip contact
of the jack plug (5).
Unbalanced cables may pick up interfere n c e
f rom stray magnetic fields near power or lighting
cables, electric motors, etc. like an antenna.
This may introduce hum or similar noise when
you use a cable that is longer than 16 feet (5 m).
The optional B 29 L battery supply allows you to
connect the microphone to balanced or un-
balanced inputs with no phantom power.
2 4
3
2 Interfacing
2.2.2 Connecting
to Unbalanced
I n p u t s
Refer to fig. 2.
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Note:
2.3 C 418
2.3.1 Using the
Optional B 29 L
L
III
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