I bought this and i'm having problems understanding the polar pattern on the pencil condensers. omni out the top? or cardioid out the sides?
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Put of the top. Make sure the phantom power on your mixer is turned on. The condenser mikes need it
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Out on top. The condensers require phantom power from your mixing board. Make sure it is turned on
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The top not the sides. They are real good mics. But they require phantom power from your mixing board. Make sure its turned on.
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Mine sits perfectly, no gap. I'm guessing a batch of their production went bad as i saw some similar comments here lately.
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You have a ground loop somewhere. These can be hard to find and fix. I would do some reading on it. Musicians are often very familiar with this problem. Often times it's as simple as making sure that the two devices sharing the circuit (for example, in an audio circuit like this, the computer generating the audio signal and the speakers outputting it) are on the same AC outlet -- often times plugging into different AC outlets can introduce a ground loop. I've had some luck with ground loop isolators and filters. Amazon sells a number of these. You'd want one that's targeted toward your specific cable type. I've also had some success upgrading my audio cables. In one particularly annoying case I finally isolated the problem to a specific AC/DC adapter. When I replaced that with an equivalent, the problem went away. Diagnosis can be tedious. For that last one, I repeatedly unplugged everything then started connecting things one at a time until I found the pattern where the AC/DC adapter was the offender. I had another one that turned out to be a coax cable TV cable -- I have a TV as one of my sources on this device. A coax ground isolator at the cable source took the problem away immediately (I was surprised at how easy that one was). In addition to the specific isolators/filters you plug cords into, you can also get small suppression devices (RF suppression) that snap on the existing cords. I haven't had much luck with those for my specific problems. When you buy a cable with those cylindrical bulges at the ends, that's often the same sort of thing built into the cord.
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Well, in my humble opinion we (Jandy owners) have been taken to the cleaners on everything they sell salt-wise. Did you clean the cell with diluted acid? If so try that. Did you install the sensor with the new chip adaptor? If so, take off the adapter. It is a really bad fix. It seems to make all the bugs that everyone complains about worse by increasing, rather than decreasing, the sesitivity of the sensor. I got a few months (my non-heated season) out of my sensor (with one cleaning midway) by removing that jumper. I too am now getting a 121. I am going to clean the cell tomorrow, make sure the three prone plugs are clean, reboot the whole thing, and see what happens. If it doesn't fix, I am turning the whole thing off, saving my money, and buying something that works. Good luck.
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The nubs on the speakers are the microphones, the microphones should point towards your voice making sure they are symmetrically pointed in the same direction. Here is a video to help! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjM_39GWjjI
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this should be very simple install, if you have fine motor control fingers, a little patience and some faith in yourself... protractor comes with cartridge, gets you very close to optimum horizontal alignment. Vertical alignment is intuitive, think ...stylus as 90 degrees to platter plane and your'e there. Adjust tonearm counterweight to float arm horizontal (level) then add 3/4 gram to counterweight, if cartridge skips, add slight heavier increments until it quits skipping... JOIN vinyl engine.com and you can find the specs and a lot of really knowledgeable fine folks to give further guidance. ANALOG is more fun than mp3 !!
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You are correct. the mechanics work by pressing down on the top of the pencil for the lead to come out. Its a relatively light mechanical pencil.Hope this helps to make your decision.
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Must be defective because I don't have that problem with mine. I don't know how to help you. Sorry.
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I'm not sure -- I had the same question myself!! I recommend searching the GenVibe forums online - maybe they've talked about it there. (The MATRIX uses a different hvac assembly, so I'm not sure if you can get accurate information on this particular part). I just decided to follow the "Up" arrow indicator on the actual filter, but that's certainly NOT the direction of the airflow in a Vibe!
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Hi, I'll take a look when I get home tonight. I'm pretty sure it's a 360 degree turn. My 7-year-old has a school set up in our basement and plays teacher with it. Loves it!
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Center-tip-negative polarity is not the norm, easier to buy one here. You'll see one in the "customers...also bought" links--e.g. Planet Waves 9V Power Adapter, which has the polarity you need. Just make sure any adapter you use is "center tip negative".
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The black (carbon) face is supposed to face forward to the front of the unit. There is a notch in the filter that lines up with a notch in the filter base. The filter really won't really fit right if you put it in backward. NOW! my True Air machine plugs plugs directly into the wall socket - so we may be talking apples and oranges. Had my wall mount unit for 6 years, but I don't know if it is the same unit that you have?
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polar pattern is 360 - it's omnidirectional. have been very happy with the performance.
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Thank. I just returned mine to Amazon as well. I ordered another unit from another retailer (Amazon was out of stock) and am hoping for a better unit.
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Richard, If you've never used it, and it came out of the shipping box that way she was dammaged prior to shipping, or mfg. flaw. Prongs are supposed to be straight. No in, out, left or right. Sir I hope it helps you. Best wishes..Dennis US Army Ret.
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Hi Coralio,No, this is not normal. Having a small kid I experienced that these recorders are very impact/pressure resistance and what you've received sound like a defected product.Cheers, Pejman
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Thanks, i'll check for the switch on the back tonight. i'm sure the polarity is correct, red to lead (+) and black to ground (-) right?