Mic2496 runs on a single 9 volt battery
and provides true 48 Volt phantom power to condensor microphones (switchable).
It also provides ganged concentric level
controls, individual "good level" (-12 dB) and "clip" (-1.5 dB) LED indicators,
externally switch-selectable sample rates of 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96
KS/s (176.4 and 192 KS/s available via internal jumpers), a battery "low
voltage" indicator, a "Phantom Power On" indicator, and both coaxial (via
1/8-inch miniplug) and optical (via Toslink) S/PDIF outputs. It has a DC
Power jack (7 to 14 VDC at 200 mA) to accept power from an AC adapter or
external battery packs. It also will interface cleanly to all Sony portable
DAT recorders, including the older TCD-D7 and -D8 (configured for the older
recorders via an internal jumper).
For microphone input, Mic2496 has a 5-pin
Mini-XLR jack that accepts a variety of breakout cables including one that
accepts two standard balanced XLR-M plugs and another that accepts a stereo
unbalanced 1/8-inch (3.5mm) mini-phone plug. Other custom cables can be
ordered.
Mic2496 is housed in a very rugged, black
anodized aluminum case. It's 5-1/16 inches long, 3 inches wide and 1-3/8
inch high. It's sized to neatly fit behind almost any PocketPC PDA (e.g.,
HP's iPAQ).
Mic2496 Specifications:
* Channels: 2
* Word width: 24-bits
* Sample rates: 44.1,
48, 88.2 and 96 KS/s via external switches; 32, 64, 176.4 and 192 KS/s
via internal jumpers
* Level controls: dual
concentric
* Gain: 13 to 53 dB
(nominal)
* Frequency response:
20 Hz to 40 KHz (+/- .2 dB), 30 Hz to 40 KHz (+/- .1 dB)
* Noise level: -135
to -140 dB (Ref: 0 dBFS, 20 Hz to 40 KHz, typical)
* Separation: greater
than 95 dB (20 Hz to 40 KHz, typical)
* Phantom power: switchable
P48V; 9 Volt or none via internal jumpers
* Input: 5-pin mini-XLR
jack; breakout cables available for two XLR-F and 1/8" mini jack, others
available
* Outputs: coaxial
(1/8" mono mini-jack), optical (Toslink)
* Output data format:
S/PDIF
* Output level: S/PDIF
standard; Sony TCD-D3/-D7/-D8 levels via internal jumper
* Indicators: Activity
(-12 dBFS) and Clip (-1.5 dBFS), per channel; low battery; P48V On
* Power:
Internal:
9 Volt battery (Type 1604)
External:
7 to 14 Volts DC @ 180 mA (5.0/2.1 mm DC power jack)
* Operating time: 6
hours (typical, P48V off), 4+ hours (typical, P48V on)
* Current consumption:
110mA (P48V off), 145mA (P48V on)
* Dimensions: 5-1/16"
L x 3" W x 1-3/8" H
