AR501 MIC PREAMPLIFIER
Owner's Manual
Page 1: ...AR501 MIC PREAMPLIFIER Owner s Manual...
Page 2: ...4 25 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Names and functions Input and Output Switches and LED s inside Battery Cover Power supply Chassis Accessories Typical connections Input and Output specifications Perfor...
Page 3: ...put Panel Output Panel INPUT Balanced input XLR 3P Female BALANCED OUT Balanced output XLR 3P Male DC IN DC power inlet micro USB UNBAL OUT Unbalanced output Stereo mini jack R IN Audio signal input f...
Page 4: ...switch LINE MIC PHANTOM POWER Power supply for microphone OFF P48 PEAK INDICATOR Red HPF High pass filter 80 160 Hz GAIN Gain select switch L H POWER INDICATOR Power indicator LED Red Green Yellow ATT...
Page 5: ...5 Bottom Side Panel SHOE RAIL USER LABEL AREA Area to attach user label TRIPOD SOCKET HOLE Screw hole for tripod 1 4 SERIAL LABEL Label for serial number JOINT STOPPER Groove for fixing joint...
Page 6: ...UT Connector Connect here the output from microphone or line level equipment Use INPUT SEL switch according to the type of device connected Refer to 3 Switches and LED s inside Battery Cover Connector...
Page 7: ...tput level 4dBu Max output level 24dBu Applicable load impedance 10k or more UNBALANCED OUT Connector Output the audio signal in unbalanced configuration The same signal will appear on both L and R ch...
Page 8: ...in stereo Connector Stereo mini jack 3 5mm DC IN connector Use to connect an external power source Recommended DC voltage is 5V An ordinary mobile battery pack can be used Connector micro USB Input v...
Page 9: ...crophone For line level equipment such as an audio mixer When choosing LINE no signal becomes available on BALANCED OUT connector PHANTOM POWER Switch Power supply for condenser microphone INPUT SEL S...
Page 10: ...power facility Attenuation 6dB oct GAIN Switch and PEAK Indicator Used to adjust the microphone amp gain according to the microphone sensitivity Set the GAIN switch appropriately referring to the PK...
Page 11: ...enuate the signal level at UNBALANCED OUT Set to ON when connecting to low input equipment such as mic in of DSLR camera Battery Compartment Insert a piece of AA battery Type of battery Ni MH Nickel M...
Page 12: ...or 3 sec period G Green Flashing red 3 times rapidly If you operate the PHANTOM POWER switch from OFF to ON to OFF during the setting up period AR501 will enter Power saving mode It will reduce the in...
Page 13: ...rced to OFF on both internal circuitry as well as P48 Internal battery During normal mode operation Lighting pattern P48 BATT amount Flashing G Green 2 times Flashing Y Yellow 2 times Flashing G Green...
Page 14: ...The supply voltage at P48 is 24V during the power saving mode Replace the battery when Red LED becomes flashing Replace the battery immediately when Red LED is lit solid as the power is forced to OFF...
Page 15: ...9 hours Approx 10 hours Approx 12 hours Approx 3 hours Approx 4 hours Approx 5 hours Approx 15 hours Approx 16 hours Approx 18 hours Approx 8 hours Approx 9 hours Approx 11 hours Caution The above ch...
Page 16: ...ery under such circumstances eneloop is a registered trade name External Power Memo When powered by an external power source AR501 does not con sume the power from internal battery The power indicator...
Page 17: ...1 4 thread on the bottom chassis so that you can attach it to a standard tripod and camera gear By inserting the joint plate comes in the package here multiple number of AR501 can be jointed Please r...
Page 18: ...bel for the users convenience Use it for attaching a label in the way you like such as company ID and administrative control number plate Since the pit is retracted it avoids the label getting damaged...
Page 19: ...unit first and then attach the other later Other purpose of joint is fixing the joint to somewhere like a wall us ing 3 mm in diameter screw holes then attach the AR501 to the joint Recommended screw...
Page 20: ...unbalanced output to other equipment such as a DSLR camera and audio recorder and also to connect 2 x AR501 s in cascade For the convenience of handling a curl cord is used Connectors stereo min plug...
Page 21: ...xer To be used as a microphone amplifier and to avoid external noise when the microphone and audio mixer are located apart Usage example To connect the microphone located on the stage or ceiling of ha...
Page 22: ...t level 24 dBu MIC Input impedance 2 k or more Nominal input level 60 20 dBu Max input level 0 dBu Unbalanced IR IN 3 5 mm stereo mini jack Incoming signal goes through unbalanced output Analog Output...
Page 23: ...3 5 mm stereo mini jack Applicable load impedance 10 k or more Nominal output level 10 dBV 50 dBV at ATT ON Max output level 10 dBV 30 dBV at ATT ON Power supply for microphone 48 4 V 24 2 V at power...
Page 24: ...o A WEIGHT LINE IN OUPUT Unbalanced 90 dB or more MIC IN OUTPUT Balanced 60 dB or more equivalent input noise 125 dBu GAIN Hi gain 64 dB Input 150 terminated Total Harmonic Distortion THD N LPF 20 kHz...
Page 25: ...25 10 Dimensions and Weight Dimensions W 42 8 mm x H 31 6 mm x D 116 mm Weight Approx 110 g without battery Approx 150 g with eneloop AA battery x 1...
Page 26: ...26 External View 116 mm 31 6 mm 42 8 mm...
Page 27: ...4 2 3 ATT LINE PEAK LED MIC POWER LINE 4dBu MIC 20 30 45 60dBu INPUT P48 OFF 160 HPF Hz OFF 80 6dB oct H GAIN L MIC MIC LINE BAL UNBAL DETECTOR ON ATT OFF 10 50dBV 60 45 30 20 OUTPUT BALANCED 4dBu OU...
Page 28: ...FOSTEX COMPANY 1 1 109 Tsutsujigaoka Akishima City Tokyo 196 8550 Japan PRINTED IN JAPAN AUGUST 2013 578831 8588125000...
