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CRITERIAS

LEFT, CENTER & RIGHT

LEFT SURROUND & RIGHT SURROUND

LFE

UNIT

Directional characteristics

Principle of operation

Cartridge type

Frequency range

Sensitivity, nominal ±3 dB at 1 kHz

Equivalent noise level, A-weighted

S/N ratio (A-weighted), re. 1 kHz at 1 Pa (94 dB SPL)

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)

Dynamic range

Max. SPL, peak before clipping

Output impedance

Cable drive capability

Output balance principle

Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR)

Power supply

Current consumption

Connector

Color

Dimensions

   Weight

   [LxWxH]

   Capsule diameter

Cable (length/color/diameter/connector)

Maximum output voltage

Polarity

For L/R og LS/RS

Directional 

Directional

3 / 2 / 1

DiPMic™ (Pressure, with interference tube)

and separation baffles

Pressure, with separation baffles

Electronically derived

from L + R

Pre-polarized condenser element

Pre-polarized condenser element

20 Hz - 20 kHz

200 Hz-16 kHz (±3 dB)

20 Hz - 20 kHz

100 Hz-12 kHz (±3 dB)

20 Hz - 120 Hz (±3 dB)

26 mV/Pa

28 mV/Pa

Typ. 18 dB(A) (max. 21 dB(A))

Typ. 20 dB(A) (max. 23 dB(A))

Typ. 76 dB(A)

Typ. 74 dB(A)

<1% up to 123 dB

<1% up to 123 dB

103 dB

103 dB

100 dB

132 dB

132 dB

50 Ohm

50 Ohm

50 Ohm

100 m (328 ft)

100 m (328 ft)

100 m (328 ft)

Active signal balanced

60 dB, 50 Hz - 20 kHz

60 dB, 50 Hz - 20 kHz

60 dB, 50 Hz - 20 kHz

Phantom power P48

Typ. 5 mA (max. 5.5 mA)

Typ. 5 mA (max. 5.5 mA)

Typ. 5 mA (max. 5.5 mA)

Lemo multipin

Black

530 g (18.7 oz)

195/240/140 mm (7.7/9.4/5.5 in)

5.4 mm (0.2 in)

5.4 mm (0.2 in)

5 m (16.4 ft)/black/9.3 mm (0.4 in)/XLR

1.8 Vrms/2.5 Vpeak

1.8 Vrms/2.5 Vpeak

1 Vrms/1.4 Vpeak

Positive

Positive

Positive

All 3 microphones are factory selected to the 

unit typical within 1 dB.

Both microphones are factory selected to the 

unit typical within 1 dB.

Matching front/back 

(frequency response and sensitivity)

Specifications & Graphs for DPA 5100

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Summary of Contents for 5100

Page 1: ...User s Manual DPA 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone ...

Page 2: ... Mounting the microphone 4 Connecting and disconnecting the cable 5 Cable configuration 5 Application notes 5 Outdoor Cover 5 Extension units 5 The LFE output 6 Mixing the signals 6 Adding time delay to rear channels 6 Fold down to stereo or mono 6 Down mix algorithms 6 Care of microphone 6 Specifications graphs for DPA 5100 7 Frequency responses 8 Polar patterns 9 Accessories included 10 Accessor...

Page 3: ...echnology designed by DPA Microphones has been applied to this design DiPMicTM stands for Directional Pressure Microphone and refers to the fact that even though we use pressure microphone capsules that natively result in pure omnidi rectionality directionality is obtained by mounting specially developed interference tubes on the microphones This combines the best of two worlds the pressure type s...

Page 4: ... Digital and or DTS logos Publically available digital discrete coding formats are Dolby Digital 5 1 Dolby AC 3 and DTS DigitalTheater System Placement 5 1 speaker layouts should conform to the ITU R BS 775 standard The ITU InternationalTelecommunication Union standard states that the left and right speakers are located at 30 while the rear speakers should be positioned approximately 110 off cente...

Page 5: ...d R in Red and Right C 3 Orange Combination color between yellow and red LFE 4 Gray Gray LFE does not have full bandwidth LS 5 Blue Dark colors for Rear Channels L in BLue and Left R in GReen and Right RS 6 Green 48V Phantom power should be applied to all six cables Note the LFE output is only active when phantom power is applied to Left and Right Application notes The DPA 5100 can be used handhel...

Page 6: ...d down for stereo or mono Since the three front microphones are time coincident no comb filtering occurs when summing L C and R Down mix algorithms 5100 surround outputs Stereo fold down Mono fold down L R Mono Left 0 dB 3 dB Right 0 dB 3 dB Center 3 dB 3 dB 0 dB LFE 7 dB 7 dB 10 dB Left Surround 6 dB 6 dB Right Surround 6 dB 6 dB Care of microphone DPA 5100 is designed to be very robust and prote...

Page 7: ... L R Pre polarized condenser element Pre polarized condenser element 20 Hz 20 kHz 200 Hz 16 kHz 3 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz 100 Hz 12 kHz 3 dB 20 Hz 120 Hz 3 dB 26 mV Pa 28 mV Pa Typ 18 dB A max 21 dB A Typ 20 dB A max 23 dB A Typ 76 dB A Typ 74 dB A 1 up to 123 dB 1 up to 123 dB 103 dB 103 dB 100 dB 132 dB 132 dB 50 Ohm 50 Ohm 50 Ohm 100 m 328 ft 100 m 328 ft 100 m 328 ft Active signal balanced 60 dB 50 Hz...

Page 8: ... 5 1 0 20 40 1 0 1 0 0 20 20 Hz 50 1 00 200 500 1 kHz 2 5 1 0 20 40 1 0 1 0 0 20 20 Hz 50 1 00 200 500 1 kHz 2 5 1 0 20 40 Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 0 degrees Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 60 degrees Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 120 degrees Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 30 degrees Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 90 degrees Typical freq...

Page 9: ...100 Polær Right 250 Hz 500 Hz 8 kHz 1 6 kHz 4 kHz 2 kHz 1 kHz 5 dB 5100 Polær RS 250 Hz 500 Hz 8 kHz 4 kHz 2 kHz 1 kHz 5 dB Typical directional charateristics of DPA 5100 normalized Left Surround 5100 Polær Center 250 Hz 500 Hz 8 kHz 4 kHz 2 kHz 1 kHz 5 dB 1 6 kHz Center Right Left Right Surround Polar patterns for DPA 5100 9 ...

Page 10: ... available DAO5110 Lemo 2B series 18 pole Female to 6xXLR M 10 m 32 8 ft DAO5120 Lemo 2B series 18 pole Female to 6xXLR M 20 m 65 6 ft DAO5150 Lemo 2B series 18 pole Female to 6xXLR M 50 m 164 ft DUA0100 Stand Extension 100 mm 4 in DUA0500 Stand Extension 500 mm 20 in SH5100 Suspension Hook for DPA 5100 DDA5100 Thread for external center mic for DPA 5100 10 ...

Page 11: ...y The DPA 5100 is covered by a standard two year limited warranty on both mechanical functionality and documented specifications as long as the items are not mistreated abused or modified in any way In case of warranty claim your invoice is your warranty registration CE marking The CE mark guarantees that the product conforms with relevant directives approved by the European Commission EMC directi...

Page 12: ...50 Alleroed Denmark Tel 45 4814 2828 Fax 45 4814 2700 info dpamicrophones com www dpamicrophones com United States DPA Microphones Inc 2432 N Main St Suite 200 Longmont CO 80501 USA Tel 1 303 485 1025 Fax 1 303 485 6470 info usa dpamicrophones com DPI5100 ...

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