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Behringer X2442USB manual

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    behringer .com U ser Ma nu al XE NY X X 1 622US B/ X 1 832US B/ X 22 22US B/ X 24 42U S B P re miu m 1 6 / 1 8/2 2/2 4 -Inp ut 2/2 , 3 /2 , 4/ 2-Bu s Mix er wit h X EN Y X Mic P rea mps , Brit is h EQ s, 2 4 -Bit Mu lti-FX P roc es sor an d U SB / A udi o In terfac e[...]

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    behringer .com 2 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual Thank y ou Congratulat ions! In purchasi ng the BEHRINGER XENY X you have acquired a mixer whos e small size belies i ts inc redib le vers atilit y and audio p er forman ce. The XENY X Ser ies repr esent s a miles tone in the develop ment of mix ing console technol og[...]

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    3 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com T erminals marked with this symbol carr y ele ctric al curr ent of su cie nt magnit ude t o constitute risk of electric shock. Use only hig h-qua lity co mme rc ial ly- av ailab le spea ker cabl es wit h ¼" TS p lug s p re-i nst all ed . A ll othe r inst alla[...]

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    behringer .com 4 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual Subsequently , the product must be returned in [2] its or igin al sh ippi ng carto n, to gether with the r eturn authorization number to the addr ess indicated by MUSIC Group . Shipments without freight pr epaid will not [3] be accepted . W arranty Exclusions § 4 Thi[...]

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    5 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com Introduc tion 1 . XENY X Mi c Preamp The micr ophone chann els featur e high- end XENY X Mic Preamps t hat compare well with cos tly ou tboard p reamps in ter ms of sound q ualit y and dynamic s and boas t the follow ing featur es: 1 30 dB dy namic r ange fo r an inc [...]

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    behringer .com 6 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual Mix: • All other mix ing console f unc tion s fall under t his vita l categor y. Creating a mix means pr imarily adju sting t he volume levels of indi vidual ins trumen ts and voices to one anot her as well as giv ing them the ap propr iate weight within t he ove[...]

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    7 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com MIC Each mo no input chan nel oer s a balanced mic ropho ne input via t he XLR connec tor and als o feature s swi tchable +4 8 V phantom p ower supply for condense r microph ones. The X ENYX p reamps prov ide undis tor ted and nois e-f ree gain as is t ypic ally kn[...]

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    behringer .com 8 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual Monitor and e ec t s busse s (A UX sends) source their si gnals via a contr ol fr om one or mor e channels and sum th ese signals to a s o- called b us. This bus sig nal is sent to an aux s end connec tor (for mo nitoring ap plicati ons: MON OUT) an d then rou ted,[...]

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    9 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com Stereo chann els 2. 2 Channel inputs 2. 2 . 1 The various ster eo channel inputs Fig . 2.5: Each s tereo c hannel has t wo balanced line leve l input s on jack s for le f t and right c hannels. Channels 9/1 0 an d 1 1 /1 2 on t he X2442 USB feature an ad ditional XLR [...]

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    behringer .com 10 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual AUX SEND 3 (FX) The FX control de termines t he signal level for e ec t s proce ssing, i.e. regulates the level to an ex ter nal ( or the inter nal) ee ct s device. X1 622USB and X 183 2USB: On these cons oles, this f unc tion is p er form ed by the AUX SEND 2 [...]

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    11 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com MUTE Press th e MUTE sw itch to mute th e monitor sen d. SO LO The SOLO sw itch route s the monito r send to the so lo bus (pos t-fader and pos t-mute ) o r to the PFL bus (pre -fader an d pre- mute) . The p osition o f the MODE sw itch in the main s ec tion de termi[...]

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    behringer .com 12 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual STER EO AUX RETURN 4 (X 2442USB only) This contr ol behaves the s ame way as the oth er stere o aux retu rns. Additionally, it provide s for a simple m onitor pat h using the s witch PHONES/CTR L ROOM ONL Y . PHONE S/ CTR L ROOM O NL Y Use this sw itch to rou te the [...]

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    13 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222US B/ X2442 USB U ser M anual behringer .com Lam p socket ( X2442USB only) 2 . 3.9 Use this BNC so cket to connec t a go osene ck lamp (1 2 V D C, max. 0.5 A). Level mete r and mon itoring 2. 3. 1 0 Contr ol room and phones sections of the X2442USB Fig . 2.16: C D / TA P E The CD/TAP E swi tch route s the sign[...]

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    behringer .com 14 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual MAIN SO LO The MAIN SOLO LED light s up as so on as a channel o r aux send s olo swi tch is pres sed. The MOD E switch m ust be s et to “Solo” . PFL (L EVE L SET ) The PFL (LEVEL SET ) LED indicates t hat the peak me ter is set to PFL mode. PHONES jack Fig. 2.17:[...]

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    15 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com Digital eects module Fig . 4.1: The built-in s tereo e ec ts pr ocess or has the adv antage that i t does not ne ed to be wire d up. This exclude s the danger of hu mming or level mismatch r ight f rom the st ar t and thus consi derably f acilit ates use. These[...]

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    behringer .com 16 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual Inserts 5.3 Insert points Fig . 5.3: On the 2442FX the c hannel i nser t po ints ar e loc ated ◊ on the co ntrol p anel b et ween the lin e input a nd the GAIN cont rol. Inser t poin ts are ver y us eful to p rocess c hannel signals wi th dynamic p rocess ors or eq[...]

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    17 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com Installation 6. Rack mounting 6. 1 The pack aging of your mi xing cons ole contains t wo 19" rack mount s for inst allation on the sid e panels of the co nsole. Bef ore you can at t ach the rac k mount s to the mixi ng console, you nee d to remove the sc rews ho[...]

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    behringer .com 18 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual ¼" stereo plug Fig . 6.4: Insert send/return stereo plug Fig . 6.5: Stereo plug for headphones c onnection Fig . 6.6: strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield For connection of balanced and unbalanced plugs , ring and sleeve have to be bridged a[...]

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    19 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com Spec ica tion s 7 . Mic ro pho ne in put s (XE NY X Mi c Pre amp) T y pe XLR, ele ct ronic ally balanced, discr ete input c ircuit Mic E.I.N. (20 Hz - 20 kHz) @ 0 Ω source re sist ance - 1 3 4 dB / 1 35. 7 dB A-weighted @ 50 Ω source re sista nce - 1 31 dB / 1[...]

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    behringer .com 20 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual Mai n mix s ys tem da ta 2 Noise Main mix @ - oo, Channel f ader @ -o o - 10 1 dB - 100 dB (X2442US B) Main mix @ 0 dB, Channel f ader @ -o o -93 dB -96 dB (X1 622US B) -87 dB (X 2 4 42US B) Main mix @ 0 dB, Channel f ader @ 0 dB -81 dB -83 dB (X1 622U SB) -80 dB ( X[...]

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    21 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual behringer .com FEDERAL C OMMUNICA TIONS C OMMISS ION C OMPL IA NCE INF ORMA TION Respo nsible p ar ty n ame: BEH RIN GE R USA, In c. Address: 1 891 2 Nor t h Creek Pa rk way , Suite 2 00 Bo the ll, WA 980 1 1, USA Phone/ Fax No.: Phone: + 1 425 6 72 081 6 Fax: + 1 425 6 73 7 6 47 X[...]

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    behringer .com 22 XENYX X 1 622 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X2222U SB/X2442 USB U s er Manual[...]

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    behringer .com T erminals marked with this symbol carr y ele ctric al curr ent of su cie nt magnit ude t o constitute risk of electric shock. Use only hig h-qua lity co mme rc ial ly- av ailab le spea ker cabl es wit h ¼" TS p lug s p re-i nst all ed . A ll othe r inst allat ion or modi cation should be performed only by quali ed per[...]