Microflex MX300 Series User Guide
Boundary Microphones
GENERAL
Shure Microflex MX300 Series microphones are surface- mounted electret condenser microphones designed primarily for mounting on conference tables, stage floors, and lecterns. Their high sensitivity and wide frequency range make them especially suitable for picking up speech and vocals in sound reinforcement and recording applications. Interchangeable cartridges provide the installer with greater flexibility and make it possible to easily reconfigure microphone coverage as the need arises. The MX392 and MX393 models include an inter- nal preamplifier.
MX300 Series microphones take advantage of the princi- ple that, at a barrier or boundary, the sound pressure level doubles. When placed near a sufficiently large boundary surface, the microphone has 6 dB higher sensitivity and ap- proximately 3 dB greater
FEATURES
•Flat frequency response across the vocal range for uncolored sound
•Interchangeable cardioid, supercardioid, and omnidi- rectional cartridges that provide choices for applications
wSleek,
• Balanced transformerless output for increased immunity
to noise over long cable runs
• Low susceptibility to electromagnetic hum and RFI
• Programmable on/off switch and LED on/off indicator
wLogic input/output terminals for remote control or use with automatic mixers (MX392 models only)
MODEL VARIATIONS
•MX392 Models:
•MX393 Models:
Selecting a Cartridge
All Microflex microphones are available with any one of three interchangeable cartridges. The polar pattern of the original cartridge used in a particular microphone is indicated by the model number suffix:
C = Cardioid, S = Supercardioid, O= Omnidirectional
Cardioid (C). Recommended for general sound rein- forcement applications. Pickup angle
Supercardioid (S). Recommended for sound reinforce- ment applications requiring narrow or more distant cover- age. Pickup angle
Omnidirectional (O). Recommended for recording or remote monitoring applications. Pickup angle
MICROPHONE PLACEMENT
To maintain the flattest possible
NOTE: Avoid locating microphones near reflective sur- faces other than the boundary surface (i.e., beveled sides of pulpits or overhanging shelves). Failure to do so will re- sult in increased levels of reverberant sound.
MICROPHONE APPLICATION AND SELECTION GUIDE
Application | Mounting Surface | Microphone to | Cable Output | Polar Pattern | Microflex Model |
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Sound reinforcement for | Lectern, pulpit, stage floor, or | Hard Wired | Hard Wired | Cardioid | MX392/C |
speech and vocals | conference table | Hard Wired | Hard Wired | Supercardioid | MX392/S |
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| TA3F | XLR | Cardioid | MX393/C |
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| TA3F | XLR | Supercardioid | MX393/S |
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Recording or remote moni- | Lectern, pulpit, stage floor, or | Hard Wired | Hard Wired | Omnidirectional | MX392/O |
toring of speech and vocals | conference table | TA3F | XLR | Omnidirectional | MX393/O |
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Video conferencing or | Lecturn, pulpit, stage floor, or | Hardwired | TA3F | Cardioid | MX392/CZ |
computer telephony | conference table |
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