LEWITT LCT 640 - Manual (Page 5)

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Using the mic
LCT 640
User-interface
② Polar pattern indications
① Status indicator ③ Noiseless polar pattern push button
④ Attenuation indications ⑦ Noiseless high-pass
filter push button ⑤ Noiseless attenuation push button
⑥ High-pass filter indications
Status indicator ①
·The microphone is in normal working mode if the status indicator
is illuminated in white.
·The microphone is in key-lock mode if the status indicator is not
illuminated.
·The microphone experiences clipping due to high SPL if the
status indicator flashes in red.
·The microphone is in automatic attenuation mode if the status
indicator is illuminated in red.
·The microphone indicates the clipping history if the status
indicator flashes red and white in an alternating sequence.
Polar pattern indications ②
·The currently active polar pattern setting is illuminated.
Setting the polar pattern
·Five different directivity characteristics omnidirectional, broad
cardioid, cardioid, supercardioid, figure-8 can be set by briefly
pressing the polar pattern push button ③.
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Setting an attenuation level
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⑤
Attenuation levels can be set by briefly pressing the attenuation
push button
. Settings are: off, -6 dB, -12 dB and -18 dB.
Attenuation is used in extremely high SPL environments in order
to prevent clipping of the microphone, mixer and other audio
equipment.
Attenuation indications ④
·The currently active attenuation setting is illuminated.