X48C2 / C3 / C4

ISCHELL Pickups

Thank you for purchasing a system ISCHELL. We are delighted to welcome you to the growing number of world-renowned music, technician, audio engineers and artist users who have chosen to use our systems.

We are at your disposal and we will always remain so over time, for any question relating to the use of our systems on your instrument. Your complete satisfaction is a priority for us. Consult the online help and contact us if you cannot find the solution to your problem.

• These models X48C2, X48C3-T ou X48C4-T are equipped with contact microphones C2, C3 or C4 developed by the brand ISCHELL since 2008 in order to reproduce with the greatest fidelity the acoustics of your instrument, the attack, the timbre, the woody color, your playing and your playing nuances, without feedback problems and without picking up the sounds around you. Our hybrid Air / Contact technology works without a filter between the membrane and the soundboard of your instrument. We thus reproduce on a reduced and isolated scale an aerial sound recording, controlled by the immediate environment of our specific putty audio adhesive.
• The sound is comparable to an aerial microphone, fidelity, warmth, width, air… With the acoustic insulation and the feedback resistance of a cell allowing high levels face / returns. You can easily use it in an amp, apply effects or make clean loops. A revolution in the amplification of many instruments on stage! An innovation ISCHELL !
• All our products are manufactured and assembled in France by hand, with the awareness and respect for a job well done, only with high quality components, for products that we hope will bring you satisfaction for many years on stage. , in the studio and at each of your amplified performances.
• You made the right choice, the models X48C2, C3 ou C4 are easy to use, they operate on 48 volt phantom power. They are suitable for many instruments.
• We strongly recommend that you take a few minutes to read this manual. Indeed, it is important to respect a few principles in order to benefit simply and quickly from these new systems.

What you need to know !

• Always unplug your instrument before attempting placement again or changing the low cut.
• Wash your hands before kneading the putty and carefully clean the bonding areas before doing your tests, they must be dry, non-greasy, clean and smooth.
• You will find two doses of audio adhesive putty with your system. A white and a gray, they do not have the same sound.
• Carefully read the instructions for preparing the various contact microphones and those relating to positioning on your instrument in this knowledge base.
• C2, C3 and C4 contact microphone preparation page
• Use only the audio adhesive putty ISCHELL ! Any other putty will distort the quality of the sound.
• This system requires 48v phantom power to operate.
• This system is like your instrument, it is fragile. Never pull on the cables, always remove the microphone delicately from your instrument by taking it by the shell and gently tilting it while removing the putty, to avoid a too sudden suction effect, the membrane is fragile, and to preserve the surface of your instrument.

Low cut – High pass

• X48C2, the switches on the box allow three cut-off positions, at 360Hz/180Hz/Flat.
• The two switches at the top cut the bass below 360Hz, this is the maximum cut.
• To have all the bandwidth, in Flat mode, put the left switch at the bottom, the right one remains at the top as in the photo.
• The 180Hz position is obtained by putting the right switch down, the left one stays up.
• On the X48C3-T and C4-T, The switch allows two positions, 180Hz and Flat.

Characteristics

• systems X48C2, X48C3-T et X48C4-T
• Contact microphone C2, C3 or C4
• Technical specifications of ISCHELL microphones
• Cable 45cm to 80cm depending on the instrument, 2mm in diameter
• Fixing of the module on the instrument or in the instrument by double face or Velcro
• Operates on 48v phantom power. Requires an XLR/XLR cable. available here
• C2 low cut 3 positions: Flat / 180Hz / 360Hz
• C3 and C4 low cut 2 positions, 180Hz and Flat
• Balanced XLR output
• audio adhesive putty Ischell provided
• Microphone dimensions: Height 12/13 mm with the putty - Diameter: approximately 25 mm
• Module dimensions: 70 x 30 x 25 mm
• Online user manual
• Storage bag

After-Sales Service

• Our products are guaranteed against any manufacturing defect for 2 years from the date of purchase.
• We are at your disposal and we will always remain so in time for any question relating to the use of our systems on your instrument.
• Your complete satisfaction is a priority for us. Consult the online help and contact us if you cannot find the solution to your problem.
• Refer to the CGV on www.ischell.com for more information on the warranty.

Contact

ISCHELL MICROPHONES  119 impasse de la gare – 44800 Saint-Herblain – FRANCE

Tel: +33 (0)6 62 09 54 91 - E-mail : [email protected]