The Shure 450 Series II desktop microphone is a dynamic, omnidirectional unit created mainly for paging, according to the Shure website. The microphone has an attached cord, consisting of a shield with inner wires, which requires an electrical connector as a pass-through in order for the unit to be plugged in to other electronic devices. If you would like to connect a Shure 450 Series II microphone to another device, you can wire the microphone to a standard microphone connector, like an XLR.
Instructions
1. Hold the XLR connector so that the holes are on the left, right and bottom. The area of the connector with no hole should be at the top.
2. Connect the green wire from inside the shield to the positive input on the XLR connector. The positive input is the right hole when the connector is held with the holes on the left, right and bottom.
3. Insert the white wire from inside the shield to the negative input on the XLR connector. The hole at the bottom of the connector is the negative input.
4. Connect the wire that is attached to the shield to the chassis ground input. The chassis ground is the input on the left side.
5. Tape the wires in place in the inputs with electrical tape for a temporary hold. If you want the wires for the Shure 450 microphone permanently connected to the XLR connector, heat a low-wattage soldering iron and touch it to the wire connections to melt the wires into place.
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