Behringer MDX1600 manual

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    AUTOCOM ® PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER ® PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM ® PRO-XL MDX4600 1.1 2002 6 www .behringer .com AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600 COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600 MUL TICOM PRO-XL MDX4600[...]

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    2 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 ( ) s s s s s BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH BEHRINGER COMPOSER AUTOCOM MULTICOM SUPER-X EURORACK © 2002 BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Str. 36-38 47877 Willich-Münchheide II T el. +49 (0) 21 54 / 9[...]

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    3 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. PRO-XL 1 / / ( ) BEHRINGER BEHRINGER BEHRINGER BEHRINGER BEHRINGER PRO-XL BEHRINGER (COMPOSER PRO-XL ) LED AUTOCOM PRO-XL COMPOSER PRO / BEHRIN GER MULTICOM PRO-XL ISO9000 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 IGC ( IGC ( IGC ( IGC ( IGC ( ) ) ) ) ) BEHRINGER IGC ( ) ( ) ( ) IGC ( ) 1 IGC COMPOSER PRO-XL PRO-XL BEHRINGER (6 dB ) + 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 COMPOSER PRO -XL AUTOCOM PRO-XL MULTIC OM PRO-XL + 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . .[...]

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    5 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 TRIGGER OFF +10 dB LED LED RELEASE ( ) ( ) GATE ( ) ( ) ( ) LED TRIGGE R OFF IRC 2. 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 THRESHOLD – 40 +20 dB 3 (AUTOCOM PRO-XL COMPOSER PRO-XL ) LED IKA (IKA ) SC EXT SC RETURN SC SEND SC RETURN 3 AUTOCOM PRO-XL COMPOSER PRO-XL SC[...]

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    6 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 2. + SC MONITOR SC MONITOR SC MONITOR SC MONITOR SC MONITOR L L L L L E E E E E D D D D D RATIO 10 dB IKA 10 dB 1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 12 GAIN REDUCTION (MDX4600 8 ) 1 30 dB LO CONTOUR ATTACK (MDX1600 MDX2600 ) 0.3 300 INTERACTIVE KNEE IKA 10 dB ¥ 10 dB IKA ( ) AUTO AUTO ATTACK RELEAS[...]

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    7 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 3 LEVEL (MDX1600) AUTOCOM PRO-XL LEVEL ENHANCER (MDX2600 MDX4600) ENHANCER LEVEL LED – 30 0 dB (MDX1600 ) IN/OUT (MDX1600) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 LEVEL (MDX2600) COMPOSER PRO-XL ( ) LEVEL DE-ESSER (MDX1600) AUTOCOM PRO-XL DE-ESSER LEVEL ( MDX2600) LE[...]

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    8 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 3. (+4 dBu) COMPOSER PRO-XL AUTOCOM PRO-XL MULTICOM PRO-XL 2.8 6.3 mm XLR 2.9 SIDECHAIN SIDECHAIN SEND SIDECHAIN RETURN SIDECHAIN SEND ( ) COMPOSER PRO-XL AUTOCOM PRO-XL 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. MDX1600 MDX2600 0 dB 3 3 3 3 3 . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 SIDECHAIN SEND SIDECHAI N RETURN GAIN RED[...]

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    9 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 / SC RETURN COMPOSER PRO-XL ( AUTOCOM PRO-XL ) SC EXT 4 4 4 4 4 . . . . . Aux CA CA UTION UTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! DO NOT OPEN! AT TENTION TENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE! NE PAS OUVRIR! CA CA UTION UTION T O REDUCE O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC[...]

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    10 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 5. 5.1 XLR 5.2 6.3 mm 5.3 6.3 mm 5.4 6.3 mm[...]

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    11 AUTOCOM PRO-XL MDX1600/COMPOSER PRO-XL MDX2600/MULTICOM PRO-XL MDX4600 6. 6. 6. 6. 6. XLR 6.3 mm RF-rejecting 90 k 45 k @ 1 kHz (+4 dBu) 180 k 90 k @ 1 kHz ( – 10 dBV) +4 dBu/ – 10 dBV +22 dBu CMRR 40 dB >60 dB @ 1 kHz XLR 6.3 mm 95 50 @ 1 kHz +21 dBu +20 dBm 6.3 mm RF-rejecting DC 45 k +24 dBu 6.3 mm RF-rejecting DC 50 +21dBu 20 Hz 20 kH[...]