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Behringer PRODI4000 manual

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  • Page 1

    1 E User´s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Version 1.0 July 1999 D www.behringer.de ULTRA-DI ® PRO DI4000[...]

  • Page 2

    2 acc. to the Directives 89/336/EWG and 73/23/EWG We, BEHRINGER INTERNA TIONAL GmbH Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Straße 36-38 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: UL TRA-DI PRO DI4000 T ype desig[...]

  • Page 3

    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 constitute 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 INSTRUCTIONS[...]

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    4 DI4000 ULTRA-DI PRO Professional 4-Channel Active Direct Inject Box s Professional and multi-purpose 4-channel Direct Inject box for stage and studio applications s Ultra-flat frequency response due to renowned BEHRINGER OT-1 transformers s Allows direct connection to speaker outputs for more than 3000 Watts s Ultra-low noise audio operational am[...]

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    5 E FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of ULTRA-DIPRO users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this DI box. 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 a[...]

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    6 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. ..... 7 1.1 Before you begin ............................................................................................................ ................ 8 1. 2 Control elements ....................[...]

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    7 E 1 . INTRODUCTION Whether you are on the stage or in the studio, you often find that you need to connect an audio source to your mixing console, but you dont have the appropriate connectors. For example, only few keyboards feature balanced outputs; guitars should not be connected directly to the console; and placing a microphone in front of a[...]

  • Page 8

    8 1.1 Before you begin Your BEHRINGER ULTRA-DI PRO was carefully packed in the factory and the packaging was designed to protect the unit from rough handling. Nevertheless, we recommend that you carefully examine the packaging and its contents for any signs of physical damage, which may have occurred in transit. + If the unit is damaged, please do [...]

  • Page 9

    9 E Fig. 1.2: Rear p anel elements of the BEHRINGER UL TRA-DI PRO LINK . This is the unbalanced parallel output of the ULTRA-DI PRO. Connect this to the input of the backline or monitor amplifier. INPUT. Connect the source to this 1/4" jack to input the signal. And The -20 dB ATTENUATION switches greatly increase the operating range of the ULT[...]

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    10 2. APPLICATIONS 2.1 Tapping signal from a (bass)guitar Fig. 2.1: Guitar ß DI box ß Guitar Amp/Mixer This figure shows the standard application of any Direct Inject box. The signal to the amplifier is unaffected, it is just tapped off to be routed to the microphone input of the mixer. Especially bass guitars benefit from this application. It is[...]

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    11 E 2.3 Converting a microphone signal Fig. 2.3: Connecting a microphone Sometimes all thats available (especially when all other mics are in use) is an unbalanced high impedance microphone with an unbalanced jack. With the ULTRA-DI PRO long cable runs to the console can be established without fear of picking up noise and hum. Just plug the jac[...]

  • Page 12

    12 3.1 Rack mounting The BEHRINGER ULTRA-DI PRO fits into one standard 19" rack unit of space. Please allow at least an additional 4" depth for the connectors on the back panel. + Be sure that there is enough air space around the unit for cooling and please do not place the ULTRA-DI PRO on high temperature devices such as power amplifiers[...]

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    13 E 1 2 3 2 1 3 Pin 1 Cable Input Output Pin 2 = (+) Signal Positive Pin 3 = (-) Signal Shield (+) Signal + Hum (-) Signal + Hum Negative (+)Hum + Signal (-)Hum + Signal 2 x Signal Ground RFI and Hum = Signal + 6 dB Fig. 3.1: Compensation of interference with balanced connections Unbalanced use of mono 1/4" jack plugs Ring Balanced use of ste[...]

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    14 4. SPECIFICATIONS Audio input Connectors XLR and 1/4" jack Type DC - decoupled, unbalanced input Impedance max. 220 kOhm Max. input level +20/+40/+60 dBu Audio output Connectors X LR Type transformer-balanced output stage Impedance 600 Ohms balanced Max. output level +20dBu System specifications Bandwidth (100 kOhm) 23Hz to 120 kHz (?[...]

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    15 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 and UL TRA-DI are reg[...]