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

103

(199

6) p

arts

1 a

nd 2

, for

resid

entia

l (E

1) a

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