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Behringer MX802A manual

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    User’s Manual EURORACK ® MX802A Version 1.1 January 2001 www.behringer.com ENGLISH[...]

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    2 EURORACK MX802A 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. SAF[...]

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    3 EURORACK MX802A FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of EURORACK 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 [...]

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    4 EURORACK MX802A MX802A MX802A MX802A MX802A MX802A EURORACK ® Ultra-low noise 8-Channel Ultra-low noise 8-Channel Ultra-low noise 8-Channel Ultra-low noise 8-Channel Ultra-low noise 8-Channel Mic/Line Mixer Mic/Line Mixer Mic/Line Mixer Mic/Line Mixer Mic/Line Mixer V 4 mono input channels with gold plated XLRs and balanced line inputs V Ultra-l[...]

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    5 EURORACK MX802A T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 6 1. 1 Architecture .................................................................................................................................... 6 1. 2 Before you begin .[...]

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    6 EURORACK MX802A 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations. In purchasing our EURORACK MX802A you have acquired a mixer whose small size belies its incredible versatility and superlative audio performance. Your EURORACK is built to the same outstanding quality as our top-of-the range console, the BEHRINGER EURODESK MX9000. We recommend that you experiment w[...]

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    7 EURORACK MX802A 1.2.2 Warranty Please take the time to fill out and return the warranty card within 14 days from the date of purchase, so as to be entitled to benefit from our extended warranty. Or use our online registration option available on the Internet at www.behringer.com . 1.2.3 Packing Your BEHRINGER MX802A was carefully packed in the fa[...]

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    8 EURORACK MX802A 2.4 Fading and panning Level to the main mix bus is ultimately determined by the channel volume control . Channel pan positions the output of the channel in the stereo field. Its constant-power design ensures there are no level discrepancies whether a signal is hard-panned, centre-stage or somewhere inbetween. Such pinpoint accura[...]

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    9 EURORACK MX802A 4.2 Stereo aux returns There are two additional stereo line inputs (aux returns 1 and 2) on your MX802A. Their level can be adjusted with and . Aux returns 1 is permanently assigned to the main mix. If you connect a jack only to the left socket, the aux return 1 operates in mono. Aux return 2 can be switched between the main mix a[...]

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    10 EURORACK MX802A 5. SETTING UP Experience tells us that the cables in a studio environment get tangled very quickly (inviting mistakes). A patchfield will facilitate patching and repatching considerably. The BEHRINGER ULTRAPATCH PRO PX2000 makes patching easier and trouble free, increasing both ergonomics and productivity. 5.1 Desk normalization [...]

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    11 EURORACK MX802A 5.4 Auditioning a signal and setting up a channel 1 ) Where applicable, engage the low cut switch for most mics, except for signals with desired very low frequency content. 2 ) Turn up channel volume to unity gain ( to “0”). All other channel volume controls should be set fully counter-clockwise (minus infinity). 3 ) Generate[...]

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    12 EURORACK MX802A Mod ifi cati on on M ono Ch annel s After Before Add a ´pre´ link Cut th e ´p ost´ trac k PRE PR E AU X AUX JP n JPn POS T POS T 6. CONNECTIONS You will need a lot of cables for different purposes – see the following figures to make sure you have got the right ones. Unbalanced equipment may be connected to balanced inputs/o[...]

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    13 EURORACK MX802A Phantom power (+48 V DC) is provided. This can be switched on or off by the +48 V phantom switch .  Care should be taken NOT to plug mics into the console (or stagebox) while the phantom power is on. Also, mute the monitor/PA speakers when turning phantom power on or off. Allow the system to adjust for a couple of seconds afte[...]

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    14 EURORACK MX802A 7. APPENDIX 7.1 Front & back views 7. APPENDIX[...]

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    15 EURORACK MX802A 7.2 Block diagram[...]

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    16 EURORACK MX802A 7.3 Specifications Mono inputs Mic input electronically balanced, discrete input configuration Bandwidth 10 H z to 6 0 kHz, +/- 3 dB Distortion (THD&N) 0.007% at +4 dBu, 1 kHz, bandwidth 80 kHz Mic E.I.N. (22 Hz - 22 kHz) -129.5 dBu, 150 Ohm source -117.3 dBqp, 150 Ohm source -132.0 dBu, input shorted -122.0 dBqp, input short[...]

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    17 EURORACK MX802A 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 S tudiotechni[...]