[. . . ] Risk of damage Please make sure that the piece of equipment your microphone will be connected to fulfills the safety regulations in force in your country and is fitted with a ground lead. [. . . ] To connect the microphone to an unbalanced microphone input (1/4" jack), use a cable with a female XLR connector and a 1/4" TS jack plug. Please note that unbalanced cables may pick up interference from stray magnetic fields near power or lighting cables, electric motors, etc. This may cause hum or similar noise when you use a cable that is longer than 16 feet (5 m). switching the microphone Microphones with name suffix "S" have an on/off switch. On/off 1) To switch the microphone on, slide the on/off switch toward the front grill ("ON" position) 2) To switch the microphone off, slide the on/off switch toward the microphone cable ("OFF" position) To prevent unwanted bursts of noise, be sure to switch the microphone off before connecting or disconnecting the microphone cable. Microphone Internal Windscreen Use a soft cloth moistened with water to clean the surface of the microphone body. [. . . ] To order a free copy of the Declaration of Conformity, visit http://www. [. . . ]