User manual BEHRINGER MIC800

[. . . ] MIC800 User's Manual Version 1. 0 October 2005 MINIMIC MINIMIC MIC800 IMPORTANT SAFETY 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. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain and moisture. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. [. . . ] However, most types of audio equipment can only process line-level signals, which average +4 dBu for studio equipment and -10 dBV for Hi-Fi and home-recording equipment. For example, you cannot route microphone output directly to a compressor. When the MIC800 receives a low-level signal, the MIC800 immediately raises the signal to line level. Before the MIC800 outputs the line-level signal to another piece of audio equipment, you can: adjust the level and the polarity of the audio signal add warmth and other characteristics to the audio signal 2. 1. 1 MIC800 input The MIC800 can receive low-level signals from the following types of audio equipment: microphones that you use to convert vocals and some instrument sounds into electrical energy DI boxes that you use to input signals from most types of electric instruments (electric guitars and basses, for example) The MIC800 can also receive line-level signals when these signals are also mono signals. Phantom power is the + 48 volts that condenser microphones need to polarize condenser diaphragms. Before you turn on phantom power, connect your condenser microphone to the MIC800. 20 dB PAD button: To reduce the input sensitivity by 20 dB, use this button to turn on the pad. It is not recommended to reduce the input sensitivity for microphone input. Ø (phase inversion) button: If you encounter phase cancellation, use this button to turn on the phase inversion feature. Phase cancellations occur when you combine the output signal with other signals and the combined signals cancel each other. CONTROL ELEMENTS 7 DEUTSCH MINIMIC MIC800 INPUT GAIN control: To boost the level of the input signal, turn this control toward +26 dB (minimum setting) or, alternatively +60 dB (maximum setting). SIGNAL/CLIP meter: To monitor the status of the input signal, use this meter. At any given time, one of the following LEDs illuminate on this meter: SIGNAL: The MIC800 receives the input signal. If this LED: occasionally illuminates, the MIC800 clips only some peaks in the input signal constantly illuminates, the MIC800 clips a large part of the input signal. If this control is set to + 26 dB (minimum setting) and clipping still occurs, use the 20 dB PAD button to turn on the pad. LOW CUT control: To filter floor rumble and other low-frequency sounds, turn this control toward 15 Hz (minimum filtering) or, alternatively 360 Hz (maximum filtering). PREAMP MODELING control: To select a preamp model, turn this control, which includes several groups of preamp models. About the preamp models Sometimes an audio signal lacks characteristics that you need. On the MIC800, you select the preamp model that describes the characteristics you need. BEHRINGER created many of the preamp models for specific input sources (guitars, vocals, and so on). However, these models might not meet your needs for a specific environment or for a specific application. Consider the preamp models a starting point in the sound shaping process. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]