User manual BEHRINGER MX602A

[. . . ] MX602A User's Manual Version 1. 3 December 2001 EURORACK ® www. behringer. com ENGLISH EURORACK MX602A SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure - voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. [. . . ] However, if the PEAK LED does not light the input gain cannot be too high. If a reasonable input level is selected, auditioning a single signal should result in a reading of around 0 dB on the main mix meters , provided that both channel and output level controls are set to unity gain (0 dB). 3. 2 Equalizer All mono input channels are fitted with three-band EQ. The upper and lower shelving controls have their frequencies fixed at 12 kHz and 80 Hz respectively. The mid range control has a peaking response, with Q fixed at 2 octaves, frequency at 2. 5 kHz. All three bands have up to 15 dB of cut and boost, with a centre detent for "off". 3. 3 Aux send The aux send is mono, post-EQ and post-fader. For almost all FX send purposes, you will want aux sends to be post-fader, so that when a channel level is adjusted, any reverb send from that channel follows the channel volume. Otherwise, when the volume control is turned down, the reverb from that channel would still be audible. independent of the channel volume. 3. 4 Fading and panning Level to the main mix bus is ultimately determined by the channel volume control . Its constant-power design ensures Channel pan there are no level discrepancies whether a signal is hard-panned, centre-stage, or somewhere inbetween. Such pin-point accuracy will be a revelation if you have been working on consoles with lower quality circuits. 4. STEREO INPUT CHANNEL Each stereo channel comes with two balanced line level inputs on 1/4" TRS jacks signals. , for left and right 4. 1 Input level setting The stereo inputs are designed for any line level signal. Most line level sources such as MIDI instruments and FX units will have their own output level control. Those that don't, like CD-players, all have an output level within the scope of the MX602A. When the channel and master fader are set to unity gain the meters should read between -4 and +7 dB. Remember that there is 15 dB gain on both the channel as well as master fader. If a reasonable input level is selected, auditioning a single signal should result in a reading of around 0 dB on the main mix meters , provided that both channel and output level controls are set to unity gain (0 dB). MONO INPUT CHANNEL 7 EURORACK MX602A 4. 2 Equalizer The EQ is in principle identical to that on mono channels (see 3. 2), except that the EQ is stereo, of course!A stereo equalizer is generally preferable to using two mono equalizers when EQ-ing a stereo signal, as often discrepancies between left and right settings can occur. 4. 3 Aux send It is the same as for mono channels (see 3. 3). Note that a mono sum is taken from the stereo input. 4. 4 Volume control and panning/balancing The only difference here from the mono channel described in 3. 4 is in the implementation of the balance control . When a channel is run in stereo, this control determines the relative balance of the left and right channel signals being sent to the left and right main mix buses. For example, with the balance control turned fully clockwise, only the right portion of the channel's stereo signal will be added to the main mix. [. . . ] To obtain warranty service, the buyer (or his authorized dealer) must call BEHRINGER (see enclosed list) during normal business hours BEFORE returning the product. Subsequently, the product must be returned in its original shipping carton, together with the return authorization number to the address indicated by BEHRINGER. Warranty services will be furnished only if the product is accompanied by a copy of the original retail dealer's invoice. Any product deemed eligible for repair or replacement by BEHRINGER under the terms of this warranty will be repaired or replaced within 30 days of receipt of the product at BEHRINGER. [. . . ]