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Behringer ULTRAWAVE B300 manual

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    Users Manual Version 1.1 October 2000 ENGLISH ULTRAWAVE ® B300 www.behringer.com[...]

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    2 UL TRA W A VE B300 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. DET AILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: All the saf[...]

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    3 UL TRA W A VE B300 Foreword Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of ULTRAWAVE users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this fully active loudspeaker system. 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 o[...]

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    4 UL TRA W A VE B300 B300 ULTRAWAVE ® Fully Active 2-Way Loudspeaker System with Integrated EQ and Mic Preamp s 2-way bi-amping for excellent sound reproduction s Two integrated high-power amps for low and high frequency ranges delivering a total of 300 Watts s High-efficiency components for extremely high sound pressure levels and ultra-low disto[...]

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    5 UL TRA W A VE B300 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 The concept ............................................................................................................................... ..... 6 1. 2 Before you begin [...]

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    6 UL TRA W A VE B300 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! With our new BEHRINGER ULTRAWAVE B300 you purchased an absolutely reliable and versatile active loudspeaker system. You now own an audio tool that gives you an undistorted and well balanced reproduction of your program material, be it for presentations, P.A. system or monitoring applications. De[...]

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    7 UL TRA W A VE B300 1. 3 Control elements Fig. 1.1: Rear panel control and connecting elements of the UL TRAW A VE 1 The OVL LED (= overload) lights up as soon as any one of the built-in protections has been activated. For improved control a second overload LED is installed on the front panel of the speaker cabinet. 2 The LINE LED lights up when t[...]

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    8 UL TRA W A VE B300 2 . SETTING UP THE B300 The sound of your B300 largely depends on the room acoustics. Please observe the following hints to get the most out of your B300. 2. 1 Tweeter High frequencies are the very part of the audio spectrum that ensures a clear sound and speech intelligibility. Although these frequencies can be located most ea[...]

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    9 UL TRA W A VE B300 2. 3 Flying operation of the B300 A special fixture designed by BEHRINGER allows the flying operation of your B300. Safe and reliable flying of speakers requires some know-how and expertise. So, please make sure that your B300 will be set up by qualified personnel only. BEHRINGER assumes no liability for any damage or personal [...]

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    10 UL TRA W A VE B300 Fig. 3.1: Different plug types 4. LEVEL SETTING Please set the levels as follows: s Turn the Master Volume control on your mixing console until it provides a level of 0 dB, or s Raise the output level of the stereo signal source (if equipped with a volume control), so that there is no overloading, or s Speak into the microphon[...]

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    11 UL TRA W A VE B300 5. APPLICATIONS 5. APPLICATIONS 5. 1 Presentations Owing to the built-in microphone preamp you only need a B300 and a dynamic microphone to set up a straightforward sound reinforcement system. Mount the B300 on a speaker stand for optimum presentation and intelligibility of announcements. If one B300 is not enough, you can of [...]

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    12 UL TRA W A VE B300 6. SPECIFICATIONS 6. SPECIFICATIONS SPEAKER COMPLEMENT High-performance woofer 15P200A3 Diameter 15" (385 mm) Sensitivity 98 dB @ 1 W / 1 m Impedance 3 ohms Power (RMS / music) 200 W / 400 W T weeter compression driver 34P30A8 Diameter 1.25" (34 mm) Sensitivity (with horn) 105 dB @ 1 W / 1 m Impedance 8 ohms Power (R[...]

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    13 UL TRA W A VE B300 7 . WARRANTY 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 S pezie[...]