Precaution/Unpacking; Precaution; Unpacking; Description - AKG Acoustics PERCEPTION 150 Mode D'emploi

1 Precaution/Unpacking

1.1 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.

1.2 Unpacking

Check that the packaging contains all of
the items listed below:
• Microphone
• Stand adapter
• Carrying case
• Mini poster
Should any item be missing, please con-
tact your AKG dealer.
PERCEPTION 150

2 Description

2.1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing an
AKG product. This Manual contains
important instructions for setting up and
operating your equipment. Please take a
few minutes to read the instructions
below carefully before operating the
equipment and keep the Manual for
future reference. Have fun and impress
your audience!
The PERCEPTION 150 is a heavy-duty,
rugged true condenser microphone built
to the same strict quality standards as all
other AKG products.
Designed on the basis of AKG's decades
of know-how and feedback from sound
engineers around the world using AKG
studio microphones every day, this gen-
eral-purpose small-diaphragm micro-
phone brings AKG studio quality to the
worlds of recording, live sound, and
broadcasting.

2.2 Features

• Cardioid polar pattern: The micro-
phone is most sensitive to sounds
arriving from in front of it while pick-
ing up much less of sounds arriving
from the sides or rear (from monitor
speakers or neighboring instru-
ments). This makes the microphone
equally suited for recording and
onstage use.
• Gold-sputtered diaphragm: The
diaphragm is made of a plastic foil
that is gold-sputtered on one side
only to prevent shorting to the back
electrode even at extremely high
sound pressure levels.
• All-metal body: The all-metal body
adds to the rejection of RF interfer-
ence so you can use the microphone
near transmitter stations and along
with wireless microphones or other
communications equipment. The
extremely rugged, heavy body and
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