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Behringer DX1000 manual

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    PRO MIXER DX1000 www.behringer.com Version 1.1 February 2001 User’s Manual ENGLISH[...]

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    2 PRO MIXER DX1000 This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclo- sure—voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. Read the manual. SAFE[...]

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    3 PRO MIXER DX1000 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 [...]

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    4 PRO MIXER DX1000 BLOCK DIAGRAM[...]

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    5 PRO MIXER DX1000 DX1000 PRO MIXER Professional DJ mixer with a total of 10 stereo sources on 5 dual-input channels s Two professional high-class microphone channels with peak indicator and effects send facility s High-precision phono preamps for bass power and crystal clean sound s Ultra-musical 3-band EQ with independent defeat switch on all cha[...]

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    6 PRO MIXER DX1000 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . THE MANUAL ................................................................................................................... ..... 7 1.1 Nomenclature .................................................................................................................................. 7 2 . PRO MIXER OVERVIEW [...]

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    7 PRO MIXER DX1000 1 . THE MANUAL We know that reading manuals can be a bore, and that you are probably impatient to get started with your new DX1000 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 p[...]

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    8 PRO MIXER DX1000 2.1 Highly accurate main and PFL peak—reading bargraph meters The main output level is constantly monitored by a pair of highly accurate main bargraph meters . In addition, all channels have PFL (Pre-Fader-Listen) . This means that you can see (on a separate PFL bargraph meter) and hear (on your headphones and/or monitors) the [...]

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    9 PRO MIXER DX1000 3 . MONO INPUT CHANNEL Plug a mic or line source (tape, CD player etc.) into the appropriate MIC or LINE input. Speak or play music at typical volume to check out and set up the channel. + The mic pre-amps are of the same quality as those in our award-winning EURODESK studio consoles. These give an incredibly warm, clear and nois[...]

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    10 PRO MIXER DX1000 3. 4 Equalizer The mic channel EQ section comprises three control knobs and one switch. Depressing the LOW CUT switch rolls off the bass end (-18 dB/oct @ 75 Hz). We recommend using this feature with microphones to eliminate “popping” and handling noise. Where loud music is playing, LOW CUT also helps to avoid bass feedback.[...]

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    11 PRO MIXER DX1000 Channel Input 1 Input 2 3 PHONO 1 CD 1 4 PHONO 2 CD 2 5 PHONO 3 CD 3 6 LINE 1 CD 4 7 L INE 2 T APE* T ab. 4.1: Stereo channel configuration * Channel 7 ’ s TAPE input is parallel-wired to the TAPE IN on the top panel. + Never patch line level devices into your highly sensitive phono inputs. Phono cartridge output is measured i[...]

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    12 PRO MIXER DX1000 4. 3 Equalizer The channel EQ section comprises three control knobs and two switches. The EQ ON switch activates the tone controls which enable cut and boost of TREBLE , MID and BASS frequencies respectively (see below for specs.) EQ can sweeten or effect a track, with the fading out and in of frequency bands being very popular.[...]

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    13 PRO MIXER DX1000 + Take care to ensure that SENSITIVITY is not set too high, otherwise spill from loudspeakers into the mic could trigger the talk over system, and the music volume will just keep going up and down! (You have set up an intermittent negative feedback loop.) Once SENSITIVITY has been set so that talk over is only being activated by[...]

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    14 PRO MIXER DX1000 + This is the first time we have come across any really BIG buttons on the DX1000. At this point it’s worth pointing out that all the smaller switches on your DX1000 are latching. This means they stay down until you hit them again. Big buttons are all non-latching, or momentary in operation. This means that they are only activ[...]

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    15 PRO MIXER DX1000 7 . HEADPHONES, MONITORS & PFL 7.1 Monitoring A separate stereo MONITOR output is provided. Level is controlled by a single 60 mm MONITOR stereo fader . The monitor signal is taken directly from the main mix. Engaging PFL anywhere on the board changes the monitor source to PFL. + Main fader adjustments will not affect the le[...]

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    16 PRO MIXER DX1000 + Another way to keep the monitors fixed on PFL is to make sure a PFL button is always left engaged somewhere on the desk. You could simply leave a PFL button depressed on an unused, unassigned channel. If your channel fader is always brought up to +6 dB (i.e. full-on as per usual with you DJ types) then comparing PFL values wil[...]

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    17 PRO MIXER DX1000 10. CONNECTIONS 10.1 PRO MIXER DX1000 connections Follow us on a walk along the rear panel of your PRO MIXER, starting left: Channel inserts. For inserting into the channel signal, pre-EQ and pre-fader. Unbalanced, send and return on a single 1/4 " jack socket, wired tip = send (out), ring = return (in) and sleeve = ground/[...]

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    18 PRO MIXER DX1000 Unbalanced use of mono 1/4" jack plugs Ring Balanced use of stereo 1/4" jack plugs Balanced use with XLR connectors 1 2 3 2 1 3 Input Output Tip = Signal Tip = hot (+ve) Sleeve = Ground / Shield Sleeve = Ground / Shield Tip Ti p Sleeve Sleeve Strain relief clamp Strain relief clamp Ring = cold (-ve) For connection of b[...]

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    19 PRO MIXER DX1000 Fig. 10.3: Insert send/return plug 11 . CROSSFADER ADJUSTMENT On the main motherboard you can find two potentiometers, which you can adjust with a little screwdriver. These potentiometers are identified as OVERLAP and SLOPE. You can unscrew the bottom of your mixer to reach the main motherboard. + Please be aware that the BEHRIN[...]

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    20 PRO MIXER DX1000 Fig. 1 1.1: V olume curve I (SLOPE potentiometer completely left) Fig. 1 1.2: Volume curve II (SLOPE potentiometer completely right) 12. SPECIFICATIONS MONO INPUT CHANNELS Mic input Electronically balanced, discrete input configuration Gain +10 to +60 dB Frequency response 10 H z to 100 kHz, +/-3 dB T H D 0.06 % typ. @ -30 dBu, [...]

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    21 PRO MIXER DX1000 EQ L o w +/-12 dB @ 50 Hz Mi d +/-9 dB @ 750 Hz High +/-12 dB @ 10 Hz Low cut 75 Hz, 18 dB/oct. STEREO INPUT CHANNELS Phono/line/CD input unbalanced input Gain Line/CD +/-15 dB P h o n o +/-15 dB (variable from +25 dB to +55 dB) Frequency response Line/CD 1 0 H z t o 100 kHz, +/-3 dB P h o n o 20 Hz to 20 kHz, RIAA THD Line/CD 0[...]

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    22 PRO MIXER DX1000 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 Spezielle Studiotechni[...]