Behringer Xenyx X2222USB manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Behringer Xenyx X2222USB, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Behringer Xenyx X2222USB one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Behringer Xenyx X2222USB. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Behringer Xenyx X2222USB should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Behringer Xenyx X2222USB
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Behringer Xenyx X2222USB item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Behringer Xenyx X2222USB item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Behringer Xenyx X2222USB alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Behringer Xenyx X2222USB, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Behringer service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Behringer Xenyx X2222USB.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Behringer Xenyx X2222USB item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    U ser Manual X 2 4 42 / X 2222 / X18 3 2 / X16 2 2 P re m i um 2 4/ 2 2/ 1 8/ 1 6 -In pu t 4 /2 , 3 /2 an d 2/2 -Bus M ix er wi th X E NYX Mic P re am ps & C omp res sors, B ri tis h EQ s, 2 4 - B it Mu lti-FX P roc es sor a nd U SB / A udi o In te r fac e[...]

  • Page 2

    2 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual Thank you Congratulat ions! In purchasing the BEHRINGER XENY X you have acquired a mixer whose sma ll size belies its i ncredible ver satilit y and audio per forma nce . The XENY X Series r epresent s a milestone in the d evelopment of mixin g console technology. With the new X[...]

  • Page 3

    3 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual Impor tant Safety Instructions LEGAL DISCLAIMER LIMITED W ARR ANTY 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 plug[...]

  • Page 4

    4 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual 1. Introduc tion XENYX M ic Preamp The micro phone channels feat ure high- end XENYX Mic Prea mps that compare well with cos tly outbo ard preamps in term s of sound qualit y and dynamic s and boas t the following fe atures: ◊ 1 30 dB dy namic rang e for an incr edible am oun[...]

  • Page 5

    5 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual • Mix: All other mix ing console fu nctions f all under this vi tal categor y . C reating a mix means pr imarily adjust ing the volume levels of indiv idual instr uments and voices to one anot her as well as giving the m the appropriate weig ht within t he overall freque n[...]

  • Page 6

    6 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual MIC Each mo no input channel o ers a balanced mic rophone inpu t via the XLR connec tor and also feat ures switc hable +48 V pha ntom power supply for condenser microphones. The XENY X preamps provide undistorted and noise - free gain as is t ypically k nown only from co stl[...]

  • Page 7

    7 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual Pre-fader/ post-fader When using e ect s on a channel signal, it is us ual to ha ve t he aux send pos t fader so that the b alance betwe en eec t and dr y signal stays cons tant even when the channe l fader is altered. I f this were not the cas e , the e ect s signal o[...]

  • Page 8

    8 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual LOW CUT and MIC GAIN These t wo control e lements oper ate on the XLR connec tors of t he X2 4 42 USB, and are use d to lter out fre quencies be low 7 5 Hz (LOW CUT) and to adjus t microp hone levels ( MIC GAIN) . LINE GA IN Use this cont rol to adjust the lin e signal level[...]

  • Page 9

    9 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual AUX SEND (FX) The AUX SEND (FX) jack c arries th e master aux mix (from t he channel’s FX controls) . You can connec t this to an ex ternal e ect s device to proce ss the FX bus. The pro cessed signal c an then be brough t from the e ect s device back into t he STEREO A[...]

  • Page 10

    10 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual Monitor mix with eec t In this ins tance, your eec ts device sh ould be set up as f ollows: the AUX S END2 jack should b e connec ted to the L/Mono inp ut of your ee cts d evice, with its outp uts coming bac k into the STEREO AUX RETURN 1 jack s. Connec t the AUX S[...]

  • Page 11

    11 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual Possible applic ations for t he V oice Can celler are obvious: you c an v er y simply sta ge background music f or Karaoke events. O f cours e , you can also do t his at home or at your r ehearsal r oom before yo u hit the stag e . Sin gers with t heir own band c an pract ice [...]

  • Page 12

    12 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual PFL (LEV EL SE T) T o ac tivate the PFL f unctio n , press t he MODE switch. Th e P FL func tion should, as a rule, be use d for level set ting (GAIN ) . The signal is so urced pre-f ader and assigne d to the mono PFL bus. In “ PF L ” mo de , only the le ft side of t he pe[...]

  • Page 13

    13 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual FBQ FEEDBACK DETECTIO N The sw itch turns on th e F BQ Fee dback Detec tion System. It us es the LEDs in the fre quency b and fader s to indicate the cr itical f requencies . On a per-need basis, lower the fr equenc y range in ques tion somewhat in or der to avoid feedbac k. T[...]

  • Page 14

    14 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual SUB OUTPUTS The subgr oup output s are unbalanced an d provide the mix of t hose channels assigne d to each subgroup w ith the SUB switch ( X2 442USB : s witches 1- 2 or 3-4) nex t to the channel f aders. Thu s, y ou can, fo r example, route a subg roup to a secon d console or[...]

  • Page 15

    15 XENY X X2 4 4 2US B/ X2222U SB/ X 1 83 2U SB/X 1 622 USB U s er Manual SERIAL NU M BER Please note the i mport ant informat ion on the serial num ber given in chapter1.3 .3. 6. Installation 6 .1 Rack mounting The pack aging of your mixin g console contains t wo 1 9" rac k mounts fo r inst allation on the side pane ls of the console. Bef [...]

  • Page 16

    16 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X1 83 2US B/X1 622 US B User Manual strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield Connect the insert send with the input and the insert return with the output of the eects device. Insert send return ¼" TRS connector ring return (in) tip send (out) Fig. 6 .5: Inser t sen d/retu rn ste reo plu g s[...]

  • Page 17

    17 XENY X X2 4 4 2U SB/X2222US B/ X 1 83 2 US B/ X 1 622 US B U ser Manual EQ S tereo Channels Low 80 Hz / ± 15 dB Low Mid 500 Hz / ± 1 5 dB High Mid 3 kHz / ± 15 dB High 1 2 kHz / ± 15 dB Aux Sen ds T y pe ¼ " TS con nector, unbalanced Impedance approx. 120 Ω Max. ou tput level + 22 dBu Stereo A ux Returns T y pe ¼ " TR S connec [...]

  • Page 18

    18 XENYX X 2 4 4 2U SB/ X2222 USB/X 1 83 2US B/ X 1 622 USB User Manual FEDERAL C OMMUNICA TIONS C OM MIS SI ON C OMPLIA NCE INF ORMA TI ON Responsible Par ty Name: MUSIC G roup Se rvice s US Inc. Address: 189 1 2 No rth Cre ek Park way , Suite 2 00 Both ell, WA 980 1 1 , USA Phone/Fax No .: Phone: + 1 425 6 72 0 8 1 6 Fax: + 1 425 6 73 7 6 4 7 XE [...]

  • Page 19

    W e Hear Y ou[...]