fifine K669 Pro 3 Condenser Microphone User Manual

fifine K669 Pro 3 Condenser Microphone

Product Information

Specifications

• Product Name: K669 Pro 3
• Manufacturer: Unknown
• Model Number: K669
• Package Contents:
  • 1 x Condenser Microphone with Pop Filter
  • 1 x Tripod Stand
  • 1 x 6.5ft (2m) USB C to USB Cable
  • 1 x User Manual
• RGB Lighting Modes: Static solid color, dynamic multi-colour gradient, dynamic solid-colour gradient
• Headphones Jack: Yes

Product Usage Instructions

Setting Up the Microphone

1. Attach the microphone to the tripod stand and ensure it is securely tightened.
2. Connect the provided USB cable to the Type-C port at the bottom of the microphone.
3. Plug the USB-A connector into the USB port of your computer or compatible game console (excluding Xbox).

Adjusting Microphone Settings

• Use the thumbscrew to adjust the angle of the microphone to face the sound source.
• For optimal recording, maintain a distance of 6-8 inches from the sound source.
• Adjust the mic gain gradually for desired loudness while monitoring the LED indicator light.

Mute Button Operation
Tap the mute button to toggle between muting and unmuting the microphone. The LED indicator will show green when active and red when muted.

RGB Button Operation
Press the RGB button to cycle through different RGB lighting modes. Long-press for 3 seconds to turn RGB lighting off or on. The mic retains the last mode used even when powered off and on again.

RGB Lighting Modes
The RGB lighting modes include static solid color, dynamic multi-colour gradient, and dynamic solid-colour gradient. Each mode offers unique lighting effects.

Headphones Jack Operation
If you wish to monitor your voice in real time, connect headphones to the headphone jack at the bottom of the microphone.
Select the mic as the input device on your computer for voice monitoring.

Computer Set Up
For Apple macOS, plug the USB cable into your computer’s USB port to power the microphone. The RGB light indicates power status.
Your computer should automatically recognize the device and install necessary drivers.

FAQ

Q: How do I change the RGB lighting mode?
A: Press the RGB button on the microphone to cycle through different lighting modes or colors. Long-press for 3 seconds to turn off or on the RGB lighting.

Q: Can I use this microphone with an Xbox console?
A: The included USB cable guarantees compatibility with most game consoles except Xbox. Ensure to use the provided cable for optimal performance.

Dear customer,
Thank you for purchasing our product. Please read the following instructions carefully before first use and keep this user manual for future reference. Pay particular attention to the safety instructions. If you have any questions or comments about the device, please contact the customer line.

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Importer Alza.cz a.s., Jankovcova 1522/53, Holešovice, 170 00 Prague 7, www.alza.cz

What’s in the Box?

• 1 x Condenser Microphone with Pop Filter
• 1 x Tripod Stand
• 1 x 6.5ft (2m) USB C to USB Cable
• 1 x User Manual

1. Microphone Capsule-Condenser microphone element with cardioid polar pattern.
2. Microphone Gain-Control the sensitivity of the mic capsule.
3. Mute Button and LED Indicator – Tap to mute or unmute the mic. If the indicator is green, the mic is activated and if it is red, the mic is muted.
4. RGB Lighting – The multicoloured RGB lighting on mic with static solid colour, dynamic multi-colour gradient and dynamic solid-colour gradient lighting effects.
5. RGB Button – Tap to select or turn on/off the RGB lighting. Select RGB modes or colours with one tap. RGB lighting can be off on by long pressing the button for 3 seconds.
6. USB C Port – Connect the mic directly to computer or game console (expect Xbox) via the included USB cable.
7. Thumbscrew – Screw to adjust the microphone angle.
8. Pivot Mount – Used to connect the mic with tripod stand.
9. Metal Ring – Used to hold the mic in pivot mount.
10. Pop Filter – Filter out the harsh “p”, “t”, and “b” sounds.
11. Tripod Stand – Used to hold the mic.
12. USB Cable (6.5ft) – Type A to Type C cable for connecting the mic to computer or game console (expect Xbox). (Only the included USB cable is 100% guaranteed for compatibility.)
13. 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Guidance for Use

• Attach the mic onto the tripod stand and tighten it.
• Tightly plug the provided USB cable into the Type-C port at the bottom of the mic microphone. Plug the USB-A connector to the USB port of your computer or game console (expect Xbox)
• Adjust the angle of the mic with the thumbscrew to keep the mic capsule facing the sound source. We suggest the optimal recording distance for 6-8 inches.
• To get the optimum result of recording, we suggest to turn down the mic gain first, and then turn it up gradually until you get the desired loudness.

Mute Button Operation

Tap the mute button to mute/unmute the mic. The LED indicator light is green when the mic is active, and it is red when the mic is muted.

Tips:

• Make sure the LED light is green when you use the mic.
• RGB lighting effects are not affected by mute function operation.

RGB Button Operation
Tap the RGB button to select RGB modes or colour. RGB lighting can be off or on by long pressing the button for 3 seconds.

Power-off memory function: When the mic is powered or RGB is turned on next time, it is still in the mode you last powered/turned off. (Static solid colour modes still keeps the last colour that was off. The two dynamic modes start over the default first colour.)

RGB Lighting Modes
There are three lighting modes in total: static solid colour, dynamic multi- colour gradient and dynamic solid-colour gradient lighting effects.
The colour order of static solid colour mode is red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and white.

Headphones Jack Operation
Plug the headphone to the headphone jack at the bottom of the mic if you want to monitor your voice in real time. Choose the mic “fifine Microphone” as the input device of your computer if you want to monitor your voice mixed with the sound from computer.

Tips:

• Connect to computer. Plug the microphone into rear back USB port of your computer.
• When the mic is on (the mute button indicates green) and the mic gain is not turned to zero, you will hear your voice at once. No need to login any recording software (Apple-Macintosh systems) or click “Listen to this device” (Windows system).
• If you don’t want to monitor your voice but just listen to computer audio, you can follow below steps. Go to Sound Control Panel – “Playback” tab-select “Fifine Microphone” Speaker-Properties- “Level” tab-disable the microphone volume. No need to login any recording software (Apple-Macintosh systems) or click “Listen to this device”. (Windows system).

Computer Set Up

Apple MAC OS
Plug the free end of the provided USB cable into the USB port on your computer. The RGB light will be on while the indicator light will be green, indicating the mic is powered. Your computer will automatically recognize the USB device and install a driver. There may be no pop-up window or message though.

Input Settings

1. Go to System Preferences.
2. Click Sound to display the Sound preference pane.
3. Click the Input tab and make certain “fifine Microphone” is selected as the default input device. Drag progress bar to adjust volume of input. (You can also turn up or down the mic volume by adjusting the gain knob on the mic.)

Output Settings
Choose the output device you need and adjust the output volume here.

Tips:

• Make sure the speaker and the microphone are active under the Levels tab.
• If you want to monitor when using MacBook, you must turn on any recording software first (Audacity for example), make sure to click “Software Playthrough (on)”, then click the record button to begin, otherwise you cannot hear any sound when you speak to the mic.
• Choose the default Dictation & Speech software when you use the speech to text in MacBook, click “On” under Dictation window, so that your microphone can be recognized by the software.
• If your Mac only has USB C port, you will need a genuine Apple USB-C to USB female adapter for connection. And please plug the USB adapter into your Mac first, then connect the mic with the adapter.

Windows
Plug the free end of the provided USB cable into the USB port on your computer. The RGB light will be on while the indicator light will be green, indicating the mic is powered. Your computer will automatically recognize the USB device and install a driver. There may be no pop-up window or message though.

Input Settings

1. Right click the speaker icon at the bottom right of the screen. Click “Open Sounds Settings”.

2. Click the Sound Control Panel.

3. Click the Recording tab, and choose “fifine Microphone” as the default device.
   When you speak into mic, bar-type icon will turn green and bounce. If it remains unchanged, please reset computer and replug the mic in the available USB ports of the computer.

4. Adjust input volume. Double click the “Fifine Microphone” to open the Microphone Properties window and click the “Level” tab. Drag the process bar to adjust the mic level. (You can also turn up or down volume by adjusting the gain knob on the mic.)

Output Settings

1. Confirm the loudspeaker is open.
2. Click the loudspeaker is being used – “Properties” – “Levels” – drag progress bar to adjust output volume.
3. If you want to monitor your recording, click Microphone “fifine Microphone” – “Properties” – “Listen” – click “Listen to this device” – “Apply”. No sounds is heard through earphone/built-in speaker of computer, if you don’t follow this procedure.

Tips:

• Make sure the speaker and the microphone are active under the Levels tab.
• Click off “Listen to this device” when you are using any recording software or chatting software (Skype).

Note (Applicable for MAC and Windows):

1. If computer prompts that it’s unable to identify USB devices, please restart computer and replug the microphone into USB port of your computer.
2. If the mic is recognized but no sound coming out, please check whether System Sound is muted and make sure LED indicator on the top is green (means the mic is active)
3. If the mic is recognized but no sound comes out, and your PC is running on Windows 10, please go to Settings – Privacy – Microphone and click the “Allow apps to access the microphone” to ON, then restart your PC.
4. If the sound of your mic is inconsistent or the volume randomly changes, pleas disable the sound activated recording function of the application (like “Automatically adjust volume” of Zoom). And if you’re using Windows computer, please go to Settings-Privacy-Microphone, disable XBOX Console Companion and XBOX Game Bar under it.
5. If your computer runs windows, please check off the box “Listen to this device” when you are using any recording software (such as Audacity) or chatting software (such as Skype)m, otherwise you would hear a double audio just like echo.

Click the “Recording” tab and click the fifine Microphone – Properties – Listen – check off the box “Listen to this device” – Apply.

Recording Software Settings

1. Make sure you have to correct input/output selected. Please select “fifine Microphone” as the input device from the setting when using recording software. Take the Audacity for example.
   Tips: If you find the USB microphone is unavailable, log out the Audacity (or other recording software are using), and then restart the software after the mic is re-plugged.

2. Make sure click off “Listen to this device” in your computer system when you are using any recording software, or else you would hear duet of yourself just like too much echo. (Click the “Recording” tab and click the fifine Microphone – Properties –Listen – check off “Listen to this device” – Apply.)

3. There are several ways to improve the usage. Come to our website, find Technical Support under the “SUPPORT” tab or directly search the Technical Support solution for your interested subject.

4. For windows computers, we recommend audacity. For Apple computer, you can use Apple’s own QuickTime player to test the recording.

Important Notice

Setting your software levels
Correct adjustment of microphone level is important for optimum performance. Ideally, the microphone level should be as high as possible without overloading the input of your computer. If you hear distortion, or if your recording program shows levels that are consistently overloaded (at peak levels), turn the microphone volume (or level) down through the gain control on the mic or through computer settings. If your recording program shows insufficient level, you can increase the microphone gain through the gain control on the mic or through computer setting.

Selecting software
You have many choices in recording software. Audacity available for free online is widely used software. If you plug in the mic AFTER you load Audacity, it may not recognize the mic while it may still record, the results will be unsatisfactory. If that happens, just restart Audacity AFTER plugging the USB into your computer and click on the fifine microphone option.

Positioning the microphone
To achieve the best frequency response, it is important to have the mic capsule (the side with pop filter) pointed at the user’s mouth, instrument or any other sound of the microphone is directly in front of the person who is speaking/singing. The same position is optimal when miking an instrument such as an acoustic guitar, drums or piano. Test the mic in different distances to find the best sound for your particular setup.

Protecting your microphone
Avoid leaving your microphone in the open air or in areas where temperatures exceed 110°F (43°C) for extended periods. Extremely high humidity should also be avoided.

Specification

• Power Supply 5 ± 0.25V
• Polar Pattern Uni-directional
• Sensitivity -40 ± 3dB
• Bit Rate 16bit
• Sampling Rate 48K
• Electrical Current 80 – 140 ± 5mA

Warranty Conditions

A new product purchased in the Alza.cz sales network is guaranteed for 2 years. If you need repair or other services during the warranty period, contact the product seller directly, you must provide the original proof of purchase with the date of purchase.
The following are considered to be a conflict with the warranty conditions, for which the claimed claim may not be recognized:

• Using the product for any purpose other than that for which the product is intended orfailing to follow the instructions for maintenance, operation, and service of the product.
• Damage to the product by a natural disaster, the intervention of an unauthorized person or mechanically through the fault of the buyer (e.g., during transport, cleaning by inappropriate means, etc.).
• Natural wear and aging of consumables or components during use (such as batteries,etc.).
• Exposure to adverse external influences, such as sunlight and other radiation or electromagnetic fields, fluid intrusion, object intrusion, mains overvoltage, electrostatic discharge voltage (including lightning), faulty supply or input voltage and inappropriate polarity of this voltage, chemical processes such as used power supplies, etc.
• If anyone has made modifications, modifications, alterations to the design or adaptation to change or extend the functions of the product compared to the purchased design or use of non-original components.

EU Declaration of Conformity
This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/30/EU and Directive 2011/65/EU amended (EU) 2015/863.

WEEE
This product must not be disposed of as normal household waste in accordance with the MEU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE – 2012/19 / EU). Instead,it shall be returned to the place of purchase or handed over to a public collection point for the recyclable waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. Contact your local authority or the nearest collection point for further details. Improper disposal of this type of waste may result in fines in accordance with national regulations.

References

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