Behringer Xenyx X2442USB manual

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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 [...]

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