Behringer B1220 manual

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    EUROLIVE ® SERIES www.behringer.com Version 1.0 May 2000 User´s Manual F1220 F1520 B1520 B1800 B1220 ENGLISH[...]

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    2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS EUROLIVE speaker boxes are equipped with interlocking plastic corners, which allow for slip-free stacking. However, to ensure both your own and your audience’s safety, please follow the instructions given below. Caution! EUROLIVE speakers are not designed to be suspended! EUROLIVE speakers are designed exclusively for floor-m[...]

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    3 Foreword Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of EUROLIVE users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this P.A. loudspeaker box. It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this letter to you, because it is the culmination of many months of hard work delivered by our engineering team to reach a [...]

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    4 SERIES EUROLIVE ® Professional Loudspeaker System s Powerful, durable P.A. speaker cabinets with incredible cutting power s Extremely high sound pressure level for first-class sound and optimum performance s Distortion-free reproduction of audio material s Optional bi-amping or full range operation on all multi-way systems s 1" Titanium twe[...]

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    5 ATTENTION! + The EUROLIVE SERIES loudspeakers are capable of producing extreme volumes. Please bear in mind, that high sound pressures do not only temporarily damage your sense of hearing, but can also cause permanent damage. Be careful to select a suitable volume. T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ..............................................[...]

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    6 1. INTRODUCTION With the BEHRINGER EUROLIVE you have acquired a first-class P.A. loudspeaker system. You now own (at least) one component of an expandable system that gives you an undistorted and well balanced reproduction of your music material. Its numerous features make the EUROLIVE SERIES the ideal P.A. loudspeaker system both for club gigs a[...]

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    7 2. OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE We designed the EUROLIVE SERIES for use in a variety of applications. Naturally, the sound of your speaker box largely depends on the acoustic properties of the environment in which it is set up. The following points will give you a few hints enabling you to fully exploit all features of your EUROLIVE speaker system. 2. 1 T[...]

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    8 3. OPERATING MODES Except for the PA SUBWOOFER all speaker systems from the EUROLIVE SERIES can be operated in two different modes: FULL RANGE and BI-AMPING. In both modes, the speakers are connected using the high- quality inputs. + Never change the operating mode, while an audio signal is active on the EUROLIVE. 3.1 FULL RANGE operation Except [...]

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    9 4.2 BI-AMPING Operation s Use the selector on the rear to set the unit to BI-AMPING mode. s Assign the subwoofer signal to PINS 1-/1+ and the tweeter signal to PINS 2-/2+. 4. 3 Subwoofer s Assign the subwoofer signal to PINS 2-/2+. s Signal loop through: PINS 1-/1+ are arranged in parallel, so you can loop through a full range and/or high-pass si[...]

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    10 6. SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM SPECIFIC ATIONS F1220/B1220 F1520/B1520 B1800 Frequency response 50 Hz - 18 kHz (-10 dB) 50 Hz - 18 kHz (-10 dB) 42 Hz - 250 Hz (- 6 dB) Power rating (RMS) 200 W atts 200 W atts 400 W atts Power rating 1 (pink nois e) 400 W atts 400 W atts 600 W atts Impedanc e 8 Ohms 8 Ohms 8 Ohms Sound pressure level 2 (1 W @ 1 m) 95 d[...]

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    11 7. WARRANTY 7 . WARRANTY § 1 WARRANTY CARD/ONLINE REGISTRATION To be protected by the extended warranty, the buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in § 3. Failure to return the card in due time (dat[...]