Behringer UB1204FX-PRO manual

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    User M anual EURO R A CK U B 12 0 4 - PRO Ultra-Low Noi se Design 1 2-Inpu t 2/2-Bus Mix er with P remi um Mic P ream pliers and Mu lti-FX Proc essor U B 12 0 4 - P R O Ultra-Low Noi se Design 1 2-Inpu t 2/2-Bus Mic/Line Mix er with P remi um Mic P ream pliers[...]

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    2 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual Thank you Congratulat ions! In purcha sing the BEHRINGER EURORACK you have acquired a mixer whos e small size belie s its inc redi ble vers atilit y and au dio per fo rmance. T a ble of C onten ts Thank you ....................................................................... 2 Important Safet[...]

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    3 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual Import ant Safety Instruct ions LEGAL DI SCL AI ME R LIM ITE D W ARR ANT Y T erminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of su cient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-inst[...]

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    4 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual “Support ” at behringer . com. Ifyour country is not listed, please check if y our problem can be dealt with by our “OnlineSupport” which may also be found under “Support ” at behringer . com. Alternativ ely ,please submit an online warranty claim at behringer . com BEFORE r[...]

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    5 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual 1. Introduc tion The BEHRINGER EURORACK mixing co nsole o ers you p remium- qualit y microp hone preamp lier s with o ptional phan tom power supply, balanced line input s and the abi lit y to connec t ex ter nal e ec ts d evices. B ecau se of it s ex tensive and car efu lly thought-o ut[...]

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    6 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual 2. Control Eleme nts and Connectors This chapter d escr ibes t he variou s control e lement s of your mix ing console. All controls, s witche s and conne cto rs wi ll be discu ssed in d etail. 2 .1 Mono channels 2 .1 .1 Microphone and line inputs Fig. 2 . 1: Conn ec to rs a nd con tr ols o f mic[...]

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    7 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual PRE When the PRE sw itch is pre sse d, aux send 1 is s ourced pr e-f ader . AUX 2 ( FX) The aux se nd labeled FX is for sending to e ec t s device s and is thus s et up to be pos t-fader. In the UB1 20 4FX-PRO, the FX sen d is routed d irec tly to t he built-in eect s proc essor . ◊ I[...]

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    8 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual 2. 3 Connector panel and m ain sect ion Whereas it w as use ful to tr ace the signal ow f rom top to b ot tom in order to ga in an under st anding of th e channel s trips, we now lo ok at the mix ing conso le fro m lef t to r ight. The signals ar e, so to speak, colle c ted f rom the s ame po[...]

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    9 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual STER EO AUX RETURN MO N The STEREO AUX RETURN MON control has a sp ecial f unc tio n: it can be us ed to add an e ec t to a monito r mix. For e xample: Monitor mix with eect In this ins tance, the e ec ts d evice should b e set up as f ollows: AUX SEND 2 is connec ted to t he L/Mo no in[...]

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    10 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual LEVEL METER The high- prec ision level me ter accuratel y displays the app ropriate sig nal level. LEVEL SETTING: When reco rding to a digi tal device, the r ecorde r’s peak meter should n ot exceed 0 dB. This is bec ause, unlike analog r ecordin gs, slightly e xcessive levels can c reate unp[...]

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    11 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual AL T 3- 4 OUTPUT S The A LT 3- 4 out put s are unbalance d and car r y the signals of t he channels that you have assigned to thi s group usin g the MUTE sw itch. This c an be use d to route a subgro up to a fur t her mixin g console f or examp le, or or it could be u sed as a recor ding outp u[...]

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    12 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual 4. Installation 4 .1 Rack mounting The pack aging of you r mixing cons ole cont ains t wo 1 9 " rack mou nt wings whic h can be in stalle d on the side p anels of the con sole. Bef ore you ca n att ach the r ack mount w ings to the mi xing conso le, you need to remove the sc rews ho lding [...]

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    13 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield For connection of balanced and unbalanced plugs , ring and sleeve have to be bridged at the ster eo plug. Balanced ¼" TRS connector ring cold (-ve) tip hot (+ve) Fig. 4 .4: ¼ " T RS c onne c tor strain relief clamp sleeve ring[...]

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    14 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual EQ Mono Channels Low 80 Hz / ± 1 5 dB Mid 2.5 kHz / ± 1 5 dB High 1 2 kHz / ± 15 dB EQ S tereo Channels Low 80 Hz / ± 1 5 dB Mid 2.5 kHz / ± 1 5 dB High 1 2 kHz / ± 15 dB Aux S end s T ype ¼ " TS connec tor, unbalanced Impedance approx. 120 Ω Max. ou tput le vel + 22 dBu Stereo A [...]

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    15 EURORACK UB 1 20 4FX-PRO/UB 1 20 4- PRO User Manual FEDERAL C OMMUNICA TIONS C OMMISSION C OMPLI ANCE INF ORMA TION Responsible Par t y Name: MUS IC Gr oup Se r vice s US Inc . Address: 1 89 1 2 No rt h Cre ek Park way, Suite 2 00 Bo the ll, WA 9801 1, USA Phone/Fax No .: Phone: + 1 425 67 2 081 6 Fax: + 1 42 5 67 3 7 647 EURORAC K UB 1 204 FX -[...]

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