Behringer DX100 manual

1 E PRO MIXER DX100 User´s Manual Bedienungsanleitung D E Version 1.0 July 1998 ww w .behringer .de[...]

2 acc. to the Directives 89/336/EWG and 73/23/EWG We, BEHRINGER INTERNA TIONAL GmbH Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Straße 4 D - 47877 Willich Name and address of the manufacturer or the introducer of the product on the market who is established in the EC herewith take the sole responsibility to confirm that the product: PRO MIXER DX100 Type designation and[...]

3 E This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure - voltage that may be sufficient to con- stitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and mainte- nance instructions in the accompanying literature. Read the manual. SAFETY INSTRUCTIO[...]

4 PRO MIXER DX100 Professional DJ mixer with a total of 4 stereo sources on 2 dual-input channels s High-class microphone input with peak indicator s High precision phono pre-amps for bass power and crystal clear sound s Ultra-musical 3-band EQ for maximum creative power s Ultra-low noise design comparable to studio grade consoles s Replaceable and[...]

5 E FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of PRO MIXER users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this unit. It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this letter to you, because it is the culmination of many months of hard work delivered by our engineering team to reach a very ambitiou[...]

6 T ABLE OF CONTENT 1. THE MANUAL ................................................................................................................... ...... 7 1. 1 Nomenclature .................................................................................................................................. 7 2. DX100 OVERVIEW ......................[...]

7 E 1. THE MANUAL We know that reading manuals can be a bore, and that you are probably impatient to get started with your new DX100 mixer, if you havent already! It is true that with a modicum of knowledge about audio equipment you could get up and running successfully, but chances are you will not be able to exploit the full potential of your [...]

8 2. 1 Highly accurate Main / PFL Peak - reading bargraph meters Both music channels have highly-accurate PFL (Pre-Fader-Listen) . This means that you can see (on the bargraph meters ) and hear (on headphones) the music you are about to play without disturbing the main mix - essential if you want to come in at the same level and in time with the mu[...]

9 E + Never patch line level devices into your highly sensitive phono inputs. Phono cartridge output is measured in millivolts. Line level signals are of the order of magnitude of a volt. With line levels you are looking at a signal up to 100 times more powerful than the phono pre-amplifier is designed to handle! , If for some reason your turntable[...]

10 the level of that side of the cross fader. This way it is possible to punch in a piece of music, typically a certain drum track or lyric, into the playing piece of music. Traditionally this is done by rapidly pushing the fader up from minus infinity to 0 or +6 dB or moving a cross fader from one side to the middle to give a stuttering or gate[...]

11 E 6 . HEADPHONES, MONITORS & PFL 6. 1 PFL : Pre-Fader listening When any PFL button is depressed the main meters will change to displaying PFL level. PFL is the way to hear, cue and set up a piece of music before you play it out in the mix. J In the club environment, things get messy. You cant hear any sound in isolation, either on a fold[...]

12 7. 2 Plug soldering guide You will need a lot of cables for different purposes - see the following figures to make sure you have got the right ones. Use custom-made RCA cables for all connections which use RCA sockets (centre post = signal (+ve) and sleeve = ground/screen). Unbalanced use of mono 1/4" jack plugs Ring Balanced use of stereo [...]

13 E Fig. 7.2: Headphones connector 8. GLOSSARY Ambient Music atmospheric/lacking in a strong beat (e.g. can be played with a drum track, can be rhythmically gated etc.) Balance relative levels of left/right in a stereo p air , usually controlled by a panoramic potentiometer (p anpot) BPM Beats Per Minute Channel input strip on a mixing desk Clip, [...]

14 Equalizing the use of filters for cutting or boosting selected frequencies Exciter/Enhancer device or program for improving treble and bass intelligibility Expander (see Noise Gate) Fader linear potentiometer with logarithmic response Feedback (howlround) unstable circuit (e.g. mic/speaker , input/output) where a signal is able to return to an i[...]

15 E Rapping adding dialog to a rhythmic track Recorder device or program for recording and playing back sounds (e.g. tape, hard disk) Regeneration (see Feedback) Resonance fast feedback Reverb device or program for adding reverb Route signal path RPM Revolutions Per Minute Sampler device for digitally storing and playing back sound Scratching manu[...]

16 9. SPECIFICATIONS INPUT CHANNELS Mic input Electronically balanced, discrete input configuration G ai n +20 to +40 dB Frequency response 10 Hz t o 4 0 kHz, +/- 3 dB T H D 0.004 % typ. @ -30 dBu, 1 kHz S/N ratio 1 15 dB Phono/line unbalanced input Frequency response Line 1 0 H z t o 8 0 kHz, +/- 3 dB Phono 2 0 Hz t o 2 0 kHz, RIAA THD Line 0 . 00[...]

17 E The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording of any kind, for any purpose, without the express written permission of BEHRINGER GmbH. BEHRINGER is a registered trade[...]

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