Shure Beta 53 and Beta 54 User Guide English...1 English Introduction Shure models BETA 53 and BETA...
Transcript of Shure Beta 53 and Beta 54 User Guide English...1 English Introduction Shure models BETA 53 and BETA...
Subm
inia
ture
Con
dens
er H
eadw
orn
Mic
roph
ones
Mod
els
BETA
53™
, BET
A 5
4™ U
ser G
uide
BETA
54
BETA
53
1
English
Intr
oduc
tion
Shur
e m
odel
s BET
A 53
™ an
d BE
TA 5
4™ ar
e su
bmin
iatu
re, e
lect
ret c
onde
nser
hea
d w
orn
mic
roph
ones
. The
y pr
ovid
e un
com
prom
ised
soun
d qu
ality
and
relia
bilit
y w
ith m
inim
al v
isibi
lity
in a
pplic
atio
ns su
ch a
s bro
adca
st, t
heat
er, a
nd
tour
ing.
Des
pite
thei
r sm
all s
ize, e
ach
mic
roph
one’s
cond
ense
r ele
men
t del
iver
s ful
l, cle
ar, a
nd n
atur
al re
prod
uctio
n of
sp
eech
and
voc
als.
The
mic
roph
one
feat
ures
a d
urab
le, lo
w-p
rofi l
e w
ire fr
ame
head
band
whi
ch is
fully
adj
usta
ble
for
stab
ility
and
com
fort
. A p
last
ic ca
rryi
ng ca
se p
rote
cts t
he m
icro
phon
e an
d its
acc
esso
ries.
BETA
53
Fea
ture
s
• O
mni
dire
ctio
nal p
olar
pat
tern
for m
inim
al h
andl
ing
noise
and
fl ex
ible
mic
roph
one
plac
emen
t
• Ex
tend
ed, fl
at f
requ
ency
resp
onse
pro
vide
s acc
urat
e sp
eech
and
voc
al re
prod
uctio
n
• Tw
o in
terc
hang
eabl
e pr
otec
tive
caps
for r
espo
nse
shap
ing
• Fo
am w
inds
cree
ns m
inim
ize b
reat
h no
ise a
nd “p
oppi
ng”
• Av
aila
ble
with
an
in-li
ne p
ream
p or
with
a TA
4F co
nnec
tor f
or w
irele
ss a
pplic
atio
ns
• Ch
oice
of b
lack
or t
an fi
nish
to su
it yo
ur p
erfo
rman
ce e
nviro
nmen
t
BETA
54
Fea
ture
s
• Su
perc
ardi
oid
pola
r pat
tern
pro
vide
s max
imum
gai
n-be
fore
-feed
back
and
am
bien
t rej
ectio
n
• Ex
tend
ed fr
eque
ncy
resp
onse
tailo
red
for v
ocal
per
form
ance
s
• Ab
le to
han
dle
extre
mel
y hi
gh so
und
pres
sure
leve
ls (S
PL)
• Sn
ap-fi
t foa
m w
inds
cree
ns st
ay in
pla
ce d
urin
g in
tens
ive
mov
emen
t
• Av
aila
ble
with
an
in-li
ne p
ream
p or
with
a TA
4F co
nnec
tor f
or w
irele
ss a
pplic
atio
ns
• Ch
oice
of b
lack
or t
an fi
nish
to su
it yo
ur p
erfo
rman
ce e
nviro
nmen
t
2 EnglishA
vail
able
Mod
els
BETA
53
MO
DEL
S•
Om
nidi
rect
iona
l•
For b
road
cast
and
stag
e
BETA
54
MO
DEL
S•
Supe
rcar
dioi
d•
For s
tage
and
voc
al p
erfo
rman
ce
BETA
53
• Bl
ack
fi nish
• D
etac
habl
e in
-line
pre
amp
for w
ired
appl
icat
ions
• Re
quire
s pha
ntom
pow
er
WBH
53B
• Bl
ack
fi nish
• TA
4F co
nnec
tor f
or w
irele
ss a
pplic
atio
ns
WBH
53T
• Ta
n fi n
ish•
TA4F
conn
ecto
r for
wire
less
app
licat
ions
All m
odel
s inc
lude
: mic
roph
one
and
head
band
(1 e
ach)
, foa
m w
inds
cree
ns (2
), st
anda
rd
prot
ectiv
e ca
p (2
), fi l
tere
d pr
otec
tive
cap
(2),
swiv
elin
g la
pel c
lip (1
), bo
om h
olde
r (2)
, lo
go p
ad (1
) and
pla
stic
carr
ying
case
(1).
BETA
54
• Bl
ack
fi nish
• D
etac
habl
e in
-line
pre
amp
for w
ired
appl
icat
ions
• Re
quire
s pha
ntom
pow
er
WBH
54B
• Bl
ack
fi nish
• TA
4F co
nnec
tor f
or w
irele
ss a
pplic
atio
ns
WBH
54T
• Ta
n fi n
ish•
TA4F
conn
ecto
r for
wire
less
app
licat
ions
All m
odel
s inc
lude
: mic
roph
one
and
head
band
(1 e
ach)
, sna
p-fi t
foam
win
dscr
eens
(2),
stan
dard
pro
tect
ive
cap
(2),
swiv
elin
g la
pel c
lip (1
), bo
om h
olde
r (2)
, logo
pad
(1) a
nd
plas
tic ca
rryi
ng ca
se (1
).
BETA
53
WBH
53B
WBH
53T
BETA
54
WBH
54B
WBH
54T
3
English
1
2
3
4
5
Adj
usti
ng t
he H
eadb
and
and
Mic
rop
hone
1Ad
just
hea
dban
d w
idth
2Ad
just
boo
m h
eigh
t
3Ad
just
boo
m le
ngth
4D
o no
t atte
mpt
to b
end
the
mic
roph
one
boom
!
5“R
oll”
the
boom
for s
ubtle
adj
ustm
ents
of m
icro
phon
e po
sitio
n
4 EnglishU
sing
the
Win
dscr
eens
and
Pro
tect
ive
Cap
s
Grip
the
inte
rnal
fram
e of
the
win
dscr
een
fi rm
ly w
hen
conn
ectin
g or
re
mov
ing.
Do
not p
ull o
n th
e fo
am it
self.
• To
conn
ect,
push
the
win
dscr
een
until
it sn
aps i
nto
plac
e ov
er th
e ca
rtrid
ge.
• To
rem
ove,
pul
l the
win
dscr
een
dire
ctly
off
of th
e ca
rtrid
ge.
Alw
ays u
se th
e BE
TA 5
4 w
ith th
e st
anda
rd p
rote
ctiv
e ca
p on
ly.
Usin
g th
e m
icro
phon
e w
ith n
o ca
p, o
r with
the
fi lte
red
cap,
will
de
grad
e so
und
qual
ity a
nd a
lter
the
mic
roph
one’s
pol
ar p
atte
rn.
BETA
53
BETA
54
Stan
dard
pro
tect
ive
cap
• G
old
mes
h
• N
o at
tenu
atio
n
Filte
red
prot
ectiv
e ca
p
• S
ilver
mes
h
• A
ttenu
ates
hig
h fre
quen
cies
(s
ee p
age
52)
• F
oam
win
dscr
eens
may
be
clea
ned
with
soap
and
wat
er.
• F
or th
e be
st so
und
qual
ity, r
epla
ce d
amag
ed o
r clo
gged
pr
otec
tive
caps
and
win
dscr
eens
.
5
English
Wea
ring
the
BET
A 5
3 an
d BE
TA 5
4
6 English
13 m
m(.5
in.)
13 m
m(.5
in.)
Posi
tion
ing
the
Mic
rop
hone
BETA
53
BETA
54
• P
ositi
on th
e om
nidi
rect
iona
l BET
A 53
mic
roph
one
near
the
corn
er o
f the
mou
th
• If
nec
essa
ry, r
oll t
he b
oom
to a
void
cont
act w
ith
skin
and
faci
al h
air
• P
oint
the
unid
irect
iona
l BET
A 54
mic
roph
one
at
the
corn
er o
f the
mou
th
7
English
1
2
3
4
5
Wea
ring
the
Mic
rop
hone
on
Eith
er S
ide
All m
odel
s may
be
wor
n w
ith th
e m
icro
phon
e on
the
left
or th
e rig
ht.
• C
aref
ully
det
ach
the
boom
hol
der (
1), lo
go p
ad (2
), an
d m
icro
phon
e ca
ble
(3) f
rom
the
head
band
.•
Rea
ttach
the
boom
hol
der t
o th
e op
posit
e sid
e of
the
wire
fram
e (4
).
• R
eatta
ch th
e lo
go p
ad (5
) and
mic
roph
one
cabl
e (6
).
6
8 English
Com
pone
ntBl
ack
Tan
1Fo
am W
inds
cree
n (5
pie
ces)
RPM
304
RPM
306
2St
anda
rd P
rote
ctiv
e Ca
p (g
old
mes
h) (5
pie
ces)
RPM
208
RPM
212
Filte
red
Prot
ectiv
e Ca
p* (s
ilver
mes
h) (5
pie
ces)
RPM
220
RPM
214
3M
icro
phon
e/Bo
om A
ssem
bly
with
TA4F
Con
-ne
ctor
(1 p
iece
)RP
M13
2RP
M13
4
4Sw
ivel
ing
Lape
l Clip
(5 p
iece
s)RP
M51
0RP
M51
2
5Bo
om H
olde
r and
Log
o Pa
d (2
eac
h)RP
M57
0RP
M58
0
6He
adba
nd (1
pie
ce, w
ith b
oom
hol
der a
nd
logo
pad
)RP
M55
0RP
M56
0
74-
Pin
Min
i Con
nect
or (T
A4F)
(1 p
iece
)W
A331
**
8In
-Lin
e Pr
eam
p (1
pie
ce)
RPM
626*
*
Not
Pict
ured
Batte
ry P
ower
ed P
ream
p (1
pie
ce)
MX1
BP**
Not
Pict
ured
Phan
tom
Pow
er S
uppl
y (1
pie
ce)
PS1A
**
*See
the
frequ
ency
resp
onse
curv
e on
pag
e 52
**Av
aila
ble
in b
lack
onl
y
BETA
53
Rep
lace
men
t Pa
rts
and
Acc
esso
ries
5
3 24 6
7 8
1
9
English
Com
pone
ntBl
ack
Tan
1M
icro
phon
e/Bo
om A
ssem
bly
with
TA4F
Con
-ne
ctor
(1 p
iece
)RP
M64
6RP
M64
8
2St
anda
rd P
rote
ctiv
e Ca
p (g
old
mes
h) (5
pie
ces)
RPM
208
RPM
212
3Sn
ap-fi
t Foa
m W
inds
cree
n (4
pie
ces)
RPM
316
RPM
318
4Sw
ivel
ing
Lape
l Clip
(5 p
iece
s)RP
M51
0RP
M51
2
5Bo
om H
olde
r and
Log
o Pa
d (2
eac
h)RP
M57
0RP
M58
0
6He
adba
nd (1
pie
ce, w
ith b
oom
hol
der a
nd
logo
pad
)RP
M55
0RP
M56
0
74-
Pin
Min
i Con
nect
or (T
A4F)
(1 p
iece
)W
A331
*
8In
-Lin
e Pr
eam
p (1
pie
ce)
RPM
626*
Not
Pict
ured
Batte
ry P
ower
ed P
ream
p (1
pie
ce)
MX1
BP*
Not
Pict
ured
Phan
tom
Pow
er S
uppl
y (1
pie
ce)
PS1A
*
*Ava
ilabl
e in
bla
ck o
nly
5 3
2
4
7
BETA
54
Rep
lace
men
t Pa
rts
and
Acc
esso
ries
8
1 6
10 EnglishSp
ecif
icat
ions
BETA
53
BETA
54
Spec
ifi ca
tion
Wire
dW
irele
ssW
ired
Wire
less
Type
Cond
ense
r (el
ectre
t bia
s)Co
nden
ser (
elec
tret b
ias)
Freq
uenc
y Re
spon
se20
Hz t
o 20
KHz (
see
page
52)
50H
z to
20KH
z (se
e pa
ge 5
2)
Pola
r Pat
tern
Om
nidi
rect
iona
l (se
e pa
ge 5
2)Su
perc
ardi
oid
(see
pag
e 52
)
Out
put N
oise
(equ
ival
ent
dBSP
L, A
-wei
ghte
d)39
.0 d
B ty
pica
l; 42.
0 dB
max
imum
39.0
dB
typi
cal; 4
2.0
dB m
axim
um
Sign
al-to
-Noi
se R
atio
55 d
B at
94
dB S
PL55
.0 d
B at
94
dBSP
L
Reco
mm
ende
d M
inim
um In
put
Impe
danc
e>1
kΩ
20 k
Ω>1
kΩ
20 k
Ω
Prea
mp
Out
put I
mpe
danc
e13
6Ω13
6Ω
Out
put L
evel
, ope
n ci
rcui
t, re
f. 1v
/Pa
at 1
kH
z-5
0.0
± 3.
0dB
3.16
mV
-54.
0 ±
3.0d
B2.
0mV
-52.
0 ±
3.0d
B2.
51m
V-5
6.0
± 3.
0dB
1.58
mV
Max
imum
Sou
nd P
ress
ure
Leve
l14
7 dB
SPL
at 1
% T
HD/1
kΩ
load
142
dBSP
L at
1%
THD
/20
kΩ lo
ad14
9 dB
SPL
at 1
% T
HD/1
kΩ
load
144
dBSP
L at
1%
THD
/20
kΩ lo
ad
Dyn
amic
Ran
ge10
8 dB
(max
. SPL
with
1k
load
, min
us
typi
cal A
-wt.
noise
)10
3 dB
(max
. SPL
with
20k
load
, m
inus
typi
cal A
-wt.
noise
)11
0 dB
(max
. SPL
with
1k
load
, min
us
typi
cal A
-wt.
noise
)10
5 dB
(max
. SPL
with
20k
load
, m
inus
typi
cal A
-wt.
noise
)
Curre
nt D
rain
4.6
mA
(pre
amp
and
mic
roph
one)
60-1
30 µ
A (m
icro
phon
e on
ly)
4.6
mA
(pre
amp
and
mic
roph
one)
60-1
30 µ
A (m
icro
phon
e on
ly)
Out
put P
olar
ityPo
sitiv
e pr
essu
re o
n th
e di
aphr
agm
pro
duce
s a p
ositi
ve
volta
ge a
t:
Pin
2 re
lativ
e to
pin
3 a
t the
out
put
conn
ecto
r of t
he p
ream
pPi
n 3
(bla
ck le
ad) r
elat
ive
to p
in 1
(s
hiel
d le
ad) a
t the
out
put c
onne
ctor
of
the
mic
roph
one
Pin
2 re
lativ
e to
pin
3 a
t the
out
put
conn
ecto
r of t
he p
ream
pPi
n 3
(bla
ck le
ad) r
elat
ive
to p
in 1
(s
hiel
d le
ad) a
t the
out
put c
onne
ctor
of
the
mic
roph
one
Pow
er R
equi
rem
ents
Phan
tom
pow
er; 1
1 to
52 V
dc p
ositi
ve
on p
ins 2
and
3, re
turn
on
pin
1 (g
roun
d)+5
Vdc
on
pin
2, re
turn
on
pin
1 (g
roun
d)Ph
anto
m p
ower
; 11
to 5
2 Vdc
pos
itive
on
pin
s 2 an
d 3,
retu
rn o
n pi
n 1
(gro
und)
+5 V
dc o
n pi
n 2,
retu
rn o
n pi
n 1
(gro
und)
Net W
eigh
t13
5.35
g (4
.75
oz.)
mic
roph
one
and
in-li
ne p
ream
p35
.35
g (1
.25
oz.)
mic
roph
one
only
135.
35 g
(4.7
5 oz
.) m
icro
phon
e an
d in
-line
pre
amp
35.3
5 g
(1.2
5 oz
.) m
icro
phon
e on
ly
Cabl
e1.
5 m
(5 ft
.), sm
all-d
iam
eter
, shi
elde
d, w
ith m
ini 4
-pin
conn
ecto
r (TA
4F)
51Po
lar
Patt
erns
and
Fre
quen
cy R
esp
onse
BETA
53
BETA
54
2020000
1000
10000
50100
9876
54
32
9876
54
32
+10 0
–10
Hz
dB –20
+20
2020000
1000
10000
50100
9876
54
32
9876
54
32
+10 0
–10
Hz
dB15mm(.6in)
606mm(2ft)
+20
–20
–30
0º 125º
Stan
dard
Cap
1
Filte
red
Cap2
1 Capu
chon
stan
dard
2 Capu
chon
à fi
ltre
1 Stan
dard
mäß
ige
Kapp
e2 Ge
fi lte
rte
Kapp
e
1 Tapa
est
ánda
r2 Ta
pa co
n fi l
tro
1 Capp
ucci
o st
anda
rd2 Ca
ppuc
cio
dota
to d
i fi lt
ro
–5dB
–10dB
–15dB
–20dB 500Hz
1000Hz
250Hz
–5dB
–10dB
–15dB
–20dB
2.5kHz
6.3kHz
10kHz
–5dB
–10dB
–15dB
–20dB 500Hz
1000Hz
250Hz
–5dB
–10dB
–15dB
–20dB
2.5kHz
6.3kHz
10kHz
52W
irin
g an
d C
erti
fica
tion
Mic
roph
one
Cart
ridge
5
Case
(gro
und)
4
Shie
ld (g
roun
d)3
Red1 (+
5Vdc
)Bl
ack
(aud
io o
ut)2
Wire
less
Test
Circ
uit6
+5Vd
c10
0k20
k
1.0
uf1 2
3 4
1 2
3 42S
K110
9
1. R
ouge
2. N
oir (
sort
ie a
udio
)3.
Blin
dage
(mas
se)
4. C
orps
(mas
se)
5. C
apsu
le d
e m
icro
phon
e6.
Circ
uit d
’essa
i san
s fi l
+ –
Elig
ible
to b
ear C
E m
arki
ng. C
onfo
rms
to E
urop
ean
EMC
dire
ctiv
e 89
/336
/EEC
. M
eets
app
licab
le te
sts a
nd p
erfo
rman
ce
crite
ria in
Eur
opea
n EM
C St
anda
rd E
N 55
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C st
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N 30
1 48
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rts 1
and
9.
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à po
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. Con
form
e à
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1) e
t d’in
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test
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Prü
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Leist
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urop
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Norm
EN
551
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für e
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rfüllt
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Prü
fung
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Leist
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krite
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der e
urop
äisc
hen
Norm
EN
301
489
Teil
1 un
d 9.
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ca
para
por
tar l
a m
arca
CE.
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ple
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euro
pea
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trom
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mag
nétic
a EN
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, par
tes
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2, p
ara
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s res
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es (E
1) y
zona
s de
indu
stria
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ra (E
2). S
e aj
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s cr
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s cor
resp
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tabl
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ma
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01 4
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s 1 y
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la d
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elat
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com
patib
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a no
rma
EN 5
5103
(199
6) p
arti
1 e
2, re
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am
bien
ti do
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E1) e
d in
dust
riali
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eri
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. Sod
disf
a i c
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ne e
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gola
men
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com
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EN 3
01 4
89 P
arti
1 e
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war
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dioa
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rra)
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sula
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