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  • Page 1

    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX User Manual A50-81233-00001[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX 2 Important Safety Instructions This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the * presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure - voltage that may be sufcient to constitute a risk of shock. This symb ol, w herev er it appe ars, aler ts yo u to i mpor tant ! operating and maintenance instructions in[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX 3 T able of contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................... 4 1.1 Before you get started .................................................. 4 1.1.1 Shipment ............................................................. 4 1.1.2 Initial operation ...........................[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Introduction 4 Introduction 1. Congratulations! With the EURODESK you have acquired a sta te- of-the-art mixing console that sets new standards. Right from the very start it has been our goal to design a revolutionary unit that can be used for a great variety of applications. And indeed, this overwhelmi ng mixing console [...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Control elements and connections 5 The manual 1.2 This manual is designed to give you an overview of all control ele- ments and at the same time inform you in detail about how to use them. T o provide you with a clear structure, we have grouped the control elements according to their function. They can easily be found on [...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Control elements and connections 6 Aux/FX send buses 2.1.3 Aux sends enable you to take the signals from one or multiple channels and collect them on one bus. This signal is then present at one of the aux send jacks, from where it can be routed to an active monitor speaker or external effects device, for example. The FX r[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Control elements and connections 7 (20) All stereo channel strips have a TRIM control for gain adjust - ment. Its scale ranges from +20 to -20 dB and allows you to adapt the input level to the line inputs. Stereo channel equalizer 2.2.2 Stereo channel equalizer Fig. 2.6: The stereo channels are equipped with a stereo equa[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Control elements and connections 8 Subgroup outputs 1 - 4 Fig. 2.10: (28) These four SUBGROUP OUT (puts) carry the signals of the individual subgroups. For multi-tracking connect the outputs to the inpu ts of a mul ti- tra ck reco rde r (see chap ter 4.1 “Studi o set-up”). Mono out section for 2.5 subwoofer applicatio[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Control elements and connections 9 (37) The red “ +48 V ” LED illuminates when phantom power is on. Phantom power is required for the operation of condenser mic rop hon es , and can be swit ch ed on with the corr esp ond ing switch on the rear of the console. (38) The POWER LED is illu min at ed when th e cons ol e is[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Control elements and connections 10 Master aux send outputs Fig. 2.23: (52) Use the AUX SEND outputs 1 and 2 to take the masterAUX SEND signals and route them to an external ef fects device or your monitor speakers. Subsequently , you can return the effect signal, e.g. via the STEREO FX RETURN inputs (see (67) ) or speci?[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Digital effects processor 11 (66) The FX SEND 1 and 2 conne cto rs also pro vid e the maste r FX send signal s, for examp le, to conn ect them to the inpu ts of an exte rnal ef fect s device. However , these are “dry” signa ls only with no “effect signals” from the built-in ef fects processor! (67) The Stereo FX R[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Wiring examples 12 Wiring examples 4. Studio set-up 4.1 The following wiring example shows a studio set-up for 4-track-recording: the drums are mixed down to two subgroups and then routed via the subgroup outputs to two tracks of the multi-track recorder. The remaining two subgroups are used to record the guitar , keyboar[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Wiring examples 13 Live set-up 4.2 Wiring the console for live operation Fig. 4.2: This example shows a classic live set-up. As in the studio example, four drum microphones, bass, keyboard (stereo channel), guitar and two vocal microphones are connected. The four drum channels (kick drum, snare, overhead L, overhead R) ar[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Audio connectors 14 Audio connectors 5. The inputs and outputs of the BEHRINGER EURODESK are designed as unbalanced 1/4" TS connectors—except for the bal- anced line inputs of the mono and stereo channels and the main out connectors. Of course, all inputs and outputs work with both balanced and unbalanced connector[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Presets 15 Presets 6. Effect Description Application examples P ARALLEL EFFECTS Cathedral V ery dense and long reverberation of a large cathedral. Solo instruments / vocals in slow pieces. Plate Simulates the sound of early plate reverberators. A classic for drums (snare) and vocals. Concert Simulates a small theater or l[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX Specications 16 Specications 7. Mono inputs Microphone inputs (XENYX Mic preamp) T ype XLR connector , electronically balanced, discrete input circuit Mic E.I.N. 1 (20 Hz - 20 kHz) @ 0 Ω source resistance -134 dB / 135.7 dB A-weighted @ 50 Ω source resistance -131 dB / 133.3 dB A-weighted @ 150 Ω source resist[...]

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    EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX W arranty 17 W arranty 8. Other warranty rights and national law § 1 1. This warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer’s statutory rights pro- vided by national law , in particular, any such rights against the seller that arise from a legally effective purchase contract. 2. The warranty regulations mentioned herein [...]

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    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION Responsible party name: BEHRINGER USA, Inc. Address: 18912 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200 Bothell, WA 98011, USA Phone/Fax No.: Phone: +1 425 672 0816, Fax: +1 425 673 7647 hereby declares that the product(s) complies/comply with the FCC rules as mentioned in the following paragraph: This dev[...]