User manual BEHRINGER BCA2000

[. . . ] BCA2000 Users Manual Version 1. 3 July 2006 B-CONTROL AUDIO B-CONTROL AUDIO BCA2000 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Read these instructions. CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the top cover (or the rear section). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. [. . . ] To this end, turn the LIMITER control slowly from its off position (fully clockwise) counterclockwise until the LIMIT LED begins to illuminate during the loudest signals. Playback: If you want to add tracks or vocals to an already recorded piece (overdub), you will want to hear the recorded tracks while overdubbing. The monitor section of the B-CONTROL offers various options for this purpose. Generally, you will be listening to the stereo sum signal of your software mixer. This signal is routed to the main output and can be adjusted using the main fader. It is also available at the headphone outputs and the control room outputs . DIRECT monitoring: During a recording, you probably not only want to hear the playback, but also the sound of what you are singing or playing. In AUTO monitoring mode (MONITOR button not pressed), your audio software automatically switches between input and playback signals, i. e. , as soon as you start recording in your software, you can hear the input signal being recorded. When you switch to playback, you will only hear your recorded audio tracks. In AUTO mode, system-specific latency times occur between the input signal and its playback from the computer. To avoid this, you can switch to DIRECT monitoring mode before a recording. This routes the input sum (pre-A/D converter) directly to the control room and headphone outputs for monitoring. The signal remains in the analog section of the B-CONTROL while recording, resulting in latency-free monitoring. The mix between the input signal and the playback signal from your computer can be adjusted using the MONITOR BALANCE control . VT7P 6hytP 8hPP 8hPP ## #'xC (%xC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 High-Speed Mode (480 Mbit/s) Main Out 1/L Digital Out L1 Digital Out L1 1 Main Out 2/R Digital Out R Digital Out R1 Analog Out 3 Analog Out 4 Analog Out 5 Analog Out 6 Digital Out L1 Digital Out L1 Digital Out R1 Digital Out R1 Full-Speed Mode (12 Mbit/s) Main Out 1/L Digital Out L2 Analog Out 5 Main Out 2/R Digital Out R2 Analog Out 6 Analog Out 3 Analog Out 4 Digital Out L2 Digital Out R2 - 1) Sw itchable betw een USB Outs 1-2 and USB Outs 7-8 (High-Speed Mode) via button 23. 2) Sw itchable betw een USB Outs 1-2 and USB Outs 3-4 (FullSpeed Mode) via button 23. Format selection (AES/EBU or S/PDIF) via control panel software. Table 4. 4: Output routing in two-channel mode In Full-Speed USB operation, the USB outputs are not only reproduced on the main outputs but also in parallel via analog outputs 5 and 6. USB outputs 3 and 4 are routed to analog outputs 3 and 4 and to both digital outputs, provided the CH. The position of this button affects both digital outputs. 4. 3 First steps with the B-CONTROL Connections (see also application examples in ch. 5): Make sure the B-CONTROL is off before connecting it to other equipment. Amplified instruments or other line-level equipment (keyboards, CD players, external microphone preamplifiers etc. ) are connected to the line inputs. If you want to record an electric guitar or other highimpedance instrument (e. g. acoustic instruments with passive pickups), connect this instrument to the HI-Z input on the B-CONTROLs front panel. [. . . ] Any product deemed eligible for repair or replacement under the terms of this warranty will be repaired or replaced. If the product needs to be modified or adapted in order to comply with applicable technical or safety standards on a national or local level, in any country which is not the country for which the product was originally developed and manufactured, this modification/adaptation shall not be considered a defect in materials or workmanship. The warranty does not cover any such modification/adaptation, irrespective of whether it was carried out properly or not. Under the terms of this warranty, BEHRINGER shall not be held responsible for any cost resulting from such a modification/adaptation. [. . . ]