User`s Manual - DPA by Audio 2
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1. To align the two red marks gently push the connector into the terminal beneath the 5100 until it locks with a click Disconnect the cable by drawing it away from the 5100 at the cylinder This will unlock the connector Cable configuration L in yeLlow and Left R in Red and Right Combination color between yellow and red Gray LFE does not have full bandwidth Dark colors for Rear Channels L in BLue and Left R in GReen and Right 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 handheld mounted on a camera on a microphone stand or suspended Further shock absorption is not necessary DPA OC5100 Outdoor Cover When using the 5100 outdoors always mount the DPA OC5100 Outdoor Cover which both protects the unit against rain and reduces wind noise Extension units When mounted on a handheld camera it may be necessary to increase the distance between the microphone and any noise sources such as camera zoom and breathing The LFE output The LFE output is derived from a sum of the left and right microphones and is running through a low pass filter at 120 Hz and is attenuated 10 dB conforming with the LFE level standard Mixing the signals The unit is in perfect surround balance and does not need any level off sets Simply gain all microphones equally including the LFE signal However so2. frequency response of DPA 5100 at 150 degrees 10 a A 1d mm T r E C or es E R 20 ee 5 ees RS 20 Hz 50 100 200 500 1 kHz 2 5 10 20 40 Polar patterns for DPA 5100 Typical directional charateristics of DPA 5100 normalized Left Surround 250 Hz 8 kHz 500 Hz Center Right Surround Accessories included DAO5105 Lemo 2B series 18 pole Female to 6xXLR M 5 m 164 ft OC5I00 Outdoor Cover for DPA 5100 DDB2251 Thread adapter 5 8 3 8 Accessories available DAO5MNO Lemo 2B series 18 pole Female to 6xXLR M 10 m 328 ft DAO5120 Lemo 2B series 18 pole Female to 6xXLR M 20 m 656 ft DAO550 Lemo 2B series 18 pole Female to 6xXLR M 50 m 164 ft DUAOIOO Stand Extension 100 mm 4 in DUAO5OO Stand Extension 500 mm 20 in SH5I00 Suspension Hook for DPA 5100 DDA5100 Thread for external center mic for DPA 5100 Service and repair Do not service the DPA 5100 yourself Do not try to open the unit or it will have to be resealed professionally by the factory If the fabric is torn the unit will suffer from less wind and water protection Products from DPA Microphones are extremely stable and there should not be any significant change in the specifications with time and use If however you are not totally satisfied with the characteristics exhibited by this product please con
3. to the Both microphones are factory selected to the unit typical within 1 dB unit typical within 1 dB Frequency responses for DPA 5100 Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at O degrees 10 0 me le a pa EE MEA es gt 10 es es R 20 ees S es RS 20 Hz 50 Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 120 degrees 10 10 e gt ET or 4 F E T ees gt 10 es es R 20 ees S ma RS 20 Hz 50 100 200 500 1 kHz 2 5 10 20 40 Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 180 degrees 10 0 PT laa aa T 2 sae ee C es ee R 20 es S u RS 20 Hz 50 100 200 500 1 kH 2 5 10 20 40 Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 30 degrees mi 20 Hz 50 100 200 500 1 kHz 2 5 10 20 40 Typical frequency response of DPA 5100 at 90 degrees 10 p 5 LE 1 ER Eaj ees C 10 ees AAA R 20 ees 5 ee RS 20 Hz 50 100 200 500 1 kHz 2 5 10 20 40 Typical
4. User s Manual DPA 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone DPA An ws NES MICROPHO WWW DPAMICROPHONES COM Please visit our website and learn more about DPA Microphones DPA 5100 User s Manual General description 3 51 surround sound playback system 4 Mounting the microphone 4 Connecting and disconnecting the cable 5 Gable configuration ooo oo 5 Application motes ee 2 Outdoor We ak Ka a ce eae 5 ECCT SIO ea 5 Ie NN reas 6 Mixing the signals ee 6 Adding time delay to rear channels 6 Fold down to stereo or mono 6 Down mix algorithms 6 Care of microphone 52294800824 6 Specifications amp graphs for DPA 5100 7 EFEQUEMGYIFESPOMSES ne on an ni 8 panjer and distributas PO ND aens green 9 u Recessoresincuded aa aan a aan aa Na 10 Accessories available 2 22 2220 10 Sevice an WPa sae aa aa 1 O 1 CE marking and environmental policy 1 NG AN March 2009 DPA Microphones A S MICROPHONES Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice General description The DPA 5100 is an easy to use plug and play Mobile Surround Microphone It has real time 51 discrete analog output channels without any need for further signal processing The sound character is very rich and has an enveloping three dimensional surround atmosphere yet with appropriate coherence channel se
5. ld cause permanent damage to the pre polarized layer in the capsules DPA 5100 is very resistant to water and can easily be used outdoors with the OC5100 mounted but keep it away from unnecessary exposure to water and cleaning fluids Specifications amp Graphs for DPA 5100 Directional Directional Sai PAYA DiPMic Pressure with interference tube and separation baffles Electronically derived Principle of operation from L R Pressure with separation baffles Pre polarized condenser element Pre polarized condenser element 20 Hz 20 kHz 20 Hz 20 kHz Freguency enge 200 Hz 16 kHz 3 dB 100 Hz 16 kHz 3 dB 20 Hz 120 Hz 3 dB 26 mV Pa 28 mV Pa Equivalent noise level A weighted Typ 18 dB A max 21 dB A Typ 20 dB A max 23 dB A Total Harmonic Distortion THD lt 1 up to 123 dB lt 1 up to 123 dB Na ae dana 132 dB 132 dB u SS Cable drive capability 100 m 328 ft 100 m 328 ft 100 m 328 ft Active signal balanced Common Mode Rejection Ratio CMRR 60 dB 50 Hz 20 kHz 60 dB 50 Hz 20 kHz 60 dB 50 Hz 20 kHz Current consumption Typ 5 mA max 5 5 mA Typ 5 mA max 5 5 mA Typ 5 mA max 5 5 mA Connector CA BE Lemo multipin Weight 530 g 187 oz 5 m 164 ft black 9 3 mm 04 in XLR Maximum output voltage 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
6. me applications may benefit from minor adjustments to achieve the desired level balance on the 51 outputs e News gathering interview Attenuate all channels but center e Concert hall with large distance to source Attenuate rear channels e Acoustical zoom function Attenuate all channels but center Adding time delay to rear channels To increase the sensation of spaciousness it is a recommendable trick to add time delay to the rear channels by typically 10 15 ms corres ponds to the rear microphones being placed approximately 3 5 m 10 16 ft behind the front microphones This technique works best when the surround directions are consistent and may lack front to back localization accuracy when recording moving surround environments from the rear Fold down to stereo or mono The surround signals from the 5100 can easily be folded 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 Stereo fold down Mono fold down 5100 surround outputs o mea 000001 B Te ER o sara O o C Romson CPC Care of microphone DPA 5100 is designed to be very robust and protective materials are used in the construction including the extremely strong black fabric Do not try to clean the microphone as it may be damaged Avoid all kinds of spray or fluids containing chemical components to remove static electricity on or close to the microphone as this cou
7. ogos Publically available digital discrete coding formats are Dolby Digital 51 Dolby AG3 and DTS Digital Theater System Placement 5 1 speaker layouts should conform to the ITU R BS 775 standard a ll in a ae The ITU International Telecommunication Union standard states that the left and right speakers are located at 30 while the rear speakers should be positioned approximately 110 off center axis e Three identical front speakers e Equal arrival time radius between mix position and each speaker e If placed behind a silver screen the screen should be acoustically transparent e Surround speakers placed within 100 and 120 If more than two surround speakers symmetrically placed on radius between 60 and 150 e LFE runs to separate subwoofer or equally to left right and is played back at 10 dB level Mounting the microphone The 5100 has a standard 3 8 microphone stand thread above and below the unit Any third part mounting accessory having 3 8 thread can be mounted microphone stand hand grip or the like Remove the inner thread a the bottom to acces American 5 8 thread Connecting and disconnecting the cable The 51 output of the 5100 runs through a multi pin Lemo connector carrying all six channels electronically balanced The enclosed DAO5105 5 m 16 ft six pair Mogami cable breaks out to six Neutrik XLR M connectors Other cable lengths are available as optional accessories Note
8. paration and localization accuracy The unit has an enormous dynamic range and low distortion and is extremely light weight 530 g 18 7 oz It is primarily designed for professional use in HDTV television surround sound production as a surround ambience adder especially in connection with sports events ambience recor ding at different venues documentaries talk shows film ambience and live music recording All microphones in the unit are pressure types as these types exhibit the lowest sensitivity to wind and a consistent low frequency response no mat ter the distance to the sound source In order to reach adequate directional characteristics from a small unit with pressure only capsules the new unique DiPMic technology designed by DPA Microphones has been applied to this design DiPMic stands for Directional Pressure Microphone and refers to the fact that even though we use pressure microphone capsules that natively result in pure omnidirectionality directionality is obtained by mounting specially developed interference tubes on the microphones This combines the best of two worlds the pressure types advantages in wind handling and low distortion and the directionality created by the acoustical grids To locate sound direction the brain picks up crucial information about time level and spectral differences The 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone makes use of all these cue types Besides using the DiPMic technology the approp
9. riate level differences between output channels in the 5100 is obtained using acoustic absorbing baffles between the microphones as known from the Jecklin Disc A B stereo principles To create enough spaciousness to the surround field some time arrival differences decorrelation is also needed The rear microphones are spaced from each other and the front array creating the desired time differences The front microphones on the other hand are time coincident to ensure frequency consistency when down mixing to mono 5 1 surround sound playback system In order for you to benefit fully from the intended surrounding effect of the 5100 it is advisable that you are familiar with the 51 surround playback setup 5 refers to the number of full range discrete channels 1 refers to the frequency limited range of the LFE Low Frequency Effects channel e Two full frequency range channels for speakers at the front Left L and Right R e One full frequency range channel for speaker between left and right Center C e Two full frequency range channels for surround speakers at the rear Left Surround LS and Right Surround RS e One Low Frequency Effects channel LFE 51 surround also known as 3 2 Stereo three front speakers and two rear speakers delivers five discrete audio channels and 1 LFE chan nel from a six channel source Source media usually DVD and satellite digital cable is often branded with Dolby Digital and or DTS l
10. tact your nearest DPA Microphones representative for further details of service and the repair facilities that are available Warranty 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 directive 89 336 EC amended by 92 31 EC and 93 68 EC Low voltage directive 72 23 EC amended by 93 68 EC Ce Environmental policy This product is comprised by the waste WEEE directive and should not be thrown in the garbage bin when obsolete Instead return it to your local DPA representative or DPA Microphones directly who will dispose of the product in accordance with the current environmental standards 1 DPA Ss AN MICROPHONES Headquarters DPA Microphones A S Gydevang 42 44 DK 3450 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 OOLSIdd
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