XENYX 1622FX/1832FX/2222FX/2442FX User Manual
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XENYX 1622FX/1832FX/2222FX/2442FX User Manual
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Lev el-setting
Sig nals f ed into the mixer using a DI-bo x (D i r ect
In je ct io n) o r th e o ut pu t of a s o un d ca r d or a k ey bo ar d ,
of te n ha v e t o be a dj u st ed t o t he o pe ra t in g le v el o f y ou r
mixing console.
Fr equency response correction
U si ng t he e qu al i ze rs f o un d in e a ch c ha nn el s tr ip , yo u c an
si mp ly , qu ic kly an d e e cti v el y ad ju st t h e wa y a s ig na l
sounds.
Eects mixing
In addition to the eects processor contained in y our
mi x er , us i ng t he i ns ert c o nn ect o rs o n th e mo no ch an ne ls
and both aux busses lets you insert additional signal
processors int o your signal path.
Signal distribution• :
Individual signals adjusted at each channel strip are laid
ou t a t th e au x se n ds a nd r e tu rn s, a n d ar e e it he r f ed i nt o
ex te rn al e ec ts p ro c es so rs o r f ed b a ck t o th e i nt er na l
e e cts pr oc e ss or . Th en , th e s ig na ls a r e br o ug ht b ac k i nt o
th e ma i n mi x ei th er v i a th e au x r et ur n co nn e cto rs or v ia
direct internal wiring. The mix f or the on-stage musicians
is a ls o c re a te d us in g t he a ux s en ds (m on it or m i x) .
Si mi la rl y , fo r e xa mp le , s ig n al s f or r ec o r di ng e qu ip me n t,
po w er a m pl i e rs , h ea dp ho n es a nd 2 -t ra c k ou tp ut s ca n
also be taken.
Mix• :
A l l o t h e r m i x i n g c o n s o l e f u n c t i o n s f a l l u n d e r t h i s v i t a l c a t e g o r y .
C r e a t in g a m ix m e a n s p r i m a r i l y a d j u st i n g t he v ol u m e
l e v e l s o f i n d i v id u a l i ns t r u m en t s an d v oi c es t o o n e an o t h e r
a s w e l l as g iv i n g t he m t h e a p p r op r i a te w e i g h t w i t h i n t h e
o v e r al l f r e q u e n cy s p ec t r u m . L i k e wi s e , y ou ’ l l h a v e t o se n s i b ly
s p r e a d i nd i v i d u al v oi c es a c r o s s t h e s t e r eo i m a ge o f a s i g na l .
A t t h e e nd o f t hi s p r oc es s , a d ju s t i n g t h e l e v e l o f t h e e n t i r e
m i x t o o t h er e q u i pm e n t i n t h e s i g na l p a th i s r e qu i r ed ( e . g .
recor der/crossover/amplier).
T h e c o n tr ol s u r f a c e o f B E HR I N G E R m i x i n g c o ns o l e s is
opti-mized in such a way that these functions become easy
to full while the signal path r emains simple to follow .
The user’ s manual 1.2
The user’ s manual is designed to g ive you both an ov er view
of t he co nt r ol s , as w e ll a s de ta il e d in f or ma ti on o n ho w t o u se
th em . In o r de r t o he lp y o u un de rs ta nd t h e li nk s be tw ee n
th e c on tr o ls , w e ha v e a rr an ge d th e m in g r ou ps a c co r di ng
t o th ei r fu nc ti on . If y ou n e ed t o kn ow m or e a bo ut s pe c i c
is su es , p le a se v is it o ur w e bs it e a t ht t p: // www .be hr in ge r .c om .
Additional information and e xplanations about various
mu si c i nd us try /a ud io t e ch no lo gy t e rm in ol og y ca n be fo un d
on i nd i vi du al p r od uct p a ge s as w e ll a s in t he g l os sa ry .
T he b lo ck d ia g ra m s up pl ie d wi th t h e mi xi ng c o ns ol e ◊
gi v es y o u an ov e rvi ew o f t he c on ne ct io ns b et w ee n th e
in pu ts an d ou tp ut s , as w e ll a s th e a ss oc ia t ed s wi t ch es
and controls .
Before y ou get star ted 1.3
Shipment 1.3.1
Y our mixing console was carefully packed in the factor y to
guarantee saf e transpor t. Nevertheless, we r ecommend
that you carefully e xamine the pack aging and its cont ents
for an y signs of physical damage , which may have
occurred during transit.
If t he u ni t i s da ma ge d , pl ea se d o N O T r et ur n it t o u s, ◊
bu t no t if y y ou r de al er a nd th e sh ip pi ng c o mp an y
immediately , otherwise claims for damage or
replacement ma y not be granted .
Initial operation 1.3.2
Be s ur e t ha t t he re i s e no ug h sp ac e a ro u nd t he u ni t f or
c oo li ng p ur po se s an d t o a vo id o v e r- he at in g p le as e do n ot
place your mixing console on high-t emperature devices
su ch a s r ad ia t or s or p o we r a mp s. The co ns ol e is co nn ec te d
t o th e ma in s vi a t he s up pl ie d ca b le . Th e c on so le m ee t s
th e r eq ui r ed s af e ty s ta nd ar d s. Bl ow n fu se s m us t on ly b e
replaced by fuses of the same type and rating .
Please note that all units must be properly g rounded. ◊
F or your own safety , y ou should never remo ve any
gr o un d c on ne ct or s fr o m el ect ri c al d ev ic e s or p o we r
cables, or render them in operative.
Pl e as e en su r e th at o nl y q ua li e d pe op l e in st al l an d ◊
op er a t e th e mi xi ng c o ns ol e . Du ri ng in st al la ti o n an d
op er a ti on , t he u se r mu st ha v e su c ie n t el ect r ic al
c on ta ct t o ea rth , ot h erw is e el ect r os ta t ic d is ch ar g es
might aect the operation of the unit.
Online registra tion 1.3.3
P le as e do r e me mb er t o r eg i st er y o ur n ew BE HR IN GE R
eq ui pm e nt r ig ht a ft er yo ur p ur c ha se b y v is it in g
www .be h rin g er .c om ( al t er na ti v el y www .be h rin g er .d e) a n d
kindly read the terms and conditions of our warranty carefully .
Sh ou ld yo ur B E HR IN GE R pr o du ct m al fu nct io n, ou r go al
is t o h av e i t r ep ai r ed a s qu ic kl y as p os si bl e . T o ar ra ng e f or
wa rr a nt y se rvi ce , p le as e c on ta ct t he r e ta il er f r om w ho m th e
equipment was purchased . Should your BEHRINGER dealer
no t be lo ca te d i n yo u r vi ci ni ty , y o u ma y d ir ec tl y co n ta ct
one of our subsidiaries. Corresponding c ontact information
is i nc l ud ed i n th e or ig i na l eq ui pm e nt p ac kag i ng ( G lo ba l
C on ta ct In f or ma ti o n/ Eu r op ea n C on ta ct In f or ma ti o n) . Sh ou ld
your country not be listed, please contact the distributor
nearest you . A list of distributors can be found in the support
area of our websit e (ww w .behringer .com).
Re gi s te ri ng y o ur p ur c ha se a nd e qu i pm en t wi th us h el ps u s
pr o ce ss yo ur r e pa ir c la i ms q ui ck er a nd mo re e ci en tl y .
Thank you for your c ooperation!
C O N T R O L E L E M EN T S A N D 2.
C O N N E CT O R S
T hi s ch ap te r d es cr ib es t he v a ri ou s co n tr ol e l em en ts o f y ou r
mi xi ng co ns ol e . Al l c on tr o ls , s wi tc h es a nd c on n ect or s w il l be
discussed in detail.
Mono channels 2.1
Microphone and line inputs 2.1.1
Fig . 2.1: Connectors and controls of mic/line inputs
MIC
Ea ch m o no i np ut c ha nn e l o e rs a b al an c ed m ic r op ho ne
in pu t v ia t he X LR c o nn ect o r an d al so f e a tu re s s wi tc ha bl e
+48 V phantom pow er supply for condenser microphones .
T he X EN Y X pr e am ps pr o vi de u n di st ort ed an d n oi se-f r ee ga in
as is typically k nown only fr om costly outboard preamps .
Pl e as e mu te y o ur m o ni to r sy s te m b ef or e y o u sw it c h ◊
on phantom pow er . Otherwise potentially damaging
th um ps wi ll b e se n t to y o ur s pe ak e rs . P le as e al s o
note the instructions in chapter 5.5 “ V oltage supply ,
phantom pow er and fuse” .
LINE IN
Each mono input also has a balanced line input on a ¼" ja ck.
Y ou ca n al so c o nn ect u nb a la nc ed d ev i ce s us in g m on o ja ck s
to these inputs.
Please remember that y ou can use either the ◊
mi cr o ph on e in p ut o r th e li ne i n pu t of a c ha nn e l, b ut
not both at the same time!
INSERT
In se rt po in t s en ab le t he p r oc e ss in g of a s i gn al w it h ◊
dy na mi c p ro c es so rs o r e qu al iz er s . Th ey ar e so ur c e d
pr e-f ad e r , p r e-EQ a n d pr e-a ux s en d . De ta il e d
in f or ma t io n on u si ng i n se rt po in ts c an be f o un d in
chapter 5.3.
Unlike the 2442FX, the 1622FX, 1832FX and 2222FX ◊
ha v e t he ir i ns ert p oi n ts l oc a te d on t he re ar o f t he
console.
GAIN
Use the GAIN c o nt r ol t o ad j us t th e in pu t ga i n. T hi s c on tr o l
sh ou ld al wa y s be t ur ne d f ul ly c ou n te r-c l oc kwi se w h en ev er
y ou c on n ect o r di sc o nn ect a si gn al so ur c e to o ne of t he
inputs.
T he s ca le h as 2 di e r en t v al ue r a ng es : th e r st va lu e ra n ge
(+10 t o +60 dB) ref ers to the MIC input and shows the
amplication for the signals f ed in there.
The second value range (+10 to -40 dB) r ef e rs t o t he l in e
input and shows its sensitivity . The settings f or equipment
with st andard line-level signals (-10 dBV or +4 dBu) look
li ke t h is : Whi le th e GA IN c o nt r ol i s tu rn ed a ll t h e wa y d ow n,
c on ne ct y ou r eq ui pm e nt . Se t th e GA I N co nt r ol t o t he
ex te rn al d ev i ce s ’ st an da r d ou tp ut l e ve l . If t ha t un it h a s an
ou tp ut si gn al l e ve l di sp l ay , it s ho ul d sh o w 0 dB d ur in g si g na l
pe ak s . F o r +4 d Bu , t ur n up G AI N s li gh tl y , fo r - 10 d BV a b it
mo r e . F in e-t un in g of a si gn al b e in g f ed i n is d on e u si ng t he
le v el m et e r . T o r o ut e th e c ha nn el s ig n al t o th e l ev el me te r ,
y ou h a ve t o p re s s th e SO L O s wi t ch a nd s et th e MO DE s wi t ch
in the main section to PFL (LEVEL SE T ).
Using the GAIN contr ol, drive the signal to the 0-dB mark.
T hi s wa y y ou ha v e a va st a m ou nt o f dr iv e h ea dr o om f o r us e
wi th v e ry dy na mi c s ig na ls . T h e CL IP d is pl a y sh ou ld li gh t up
on ly r a re l y , p r ef er a bl y ne v er . Whi l e n e-t un in g , th e eq ua li z er
should be set to neutral.
L OW CUT
A dd it io na ll y , th e mo no c ha n ne ls o f th e mi x in g co ns ol e s ha v e
a high-slope L OW CUT lter f or eliminating unwanted , low-
frequency signal components (75 Hz, 18 dB/octave).
Equalizer 2.1.2
All mono input channels have a 3-band equaliz er with semi-
parametric mid bands. All bands pro vide boost or cut of up
to15 dB. In the central position, the equaliz er is o (at).
T he c ir c ui try o f th e Br it is h EQ s i s ba se d on t h e te ch no lo g y
us ed i n t he b es t- kn ow n t op-o f- th e-l in e c on so le s an d
pr o vi di n g a wa rm s ou nd wi th ou t an y u n wa nt e d si de e ec ts .
T he r es u lt a re ext r em el y mu si c al e qu al iz e rs w hi ch , un li k e
simple equalizers, cause no side e ects such as phase
sh if ti ng o r ba n dw id th l im it a ti on , ev e n wi th e xt re m e ga in
settings of ±15 dB.