OC818 Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
with Multiple Polar Patterns
Owner Manual ’s
Introduction Safety Instructions and
Please read understand, and follow all instructions in this manual ,
before using this product.
This product was made for professional users and we ask you to
follow a few restrictions to guarantee a hassle-free workflow for you,
and to keep the product in perfect working condition:
• Please do not operate this product in other than the
intended use cases.
• Do not use if the product is defective
• Always keep and operate the product in dry and safe place a
• Do not expose it to excessive heat (for example, do not leave
it in your car parked in the sun)
• If you need to bring the product inside from the cold, please
give it time to reach adequate temperature before use
(allowed storage temperature range: -25°C 60°C). to
• Do not operate outside the intended operating temperature range: 0°C 55°C to
• Do not use this product in wet or in humid environment a
• Do not drop
• When used upside down (for example in the OCH8 or OCS8) make sure that a tight fit is
achieved and do not operate it upside down right above personnel
• Only connect the back output of the OC818 to an OCR8 Bluetooth® dongle or the OCC8 mini
XLR cable. Do not connect that output to any other devices
• This product requires a phantom power source of 48V (+/-4V), max draw is 4mA (with OCR8
connected).
• Please keep this product away from small children and persons who are not able to operate
professional audio equipment (some sound technicians with gray pony-tails included)
• If you need to clean the product, do this only with a soft dry cloth
• Please do not use any third-party accessories unless otherwise stated
• Do not disassemble the product, as there are no user-serviceable parts inside (but plenty of
components to mess up)
• The length of the XLR cable must not exceed 30m.
• Do not remove the sticker
Thank you for reading the instructions so far, and thank you for putting your trust in Austrian Audio.
