Behringer Eurodesk SX3242FX manual

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    U ser Manual EUROD ESK SX 32 42F X /S X 24 42 F X Ul t ra-Lo w No i se De s i gn 3 2/2 4 -Inp ut 4- B u s S t u di o / Li v e Mi x e r wi th X E NYX Mic P r e am p li e rs, B ri t i s h E Qs a nd D ua l M ul t i-FX P r oc e s sor[...]

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    2 EURODESK SX3 2 42FX/SX2 442 FX User Manual Thank you Congratulat ions! With the EURODESK you have acquire d a state- of-the-ar t mixing console t hat sets new s tandards. Righ t from the ver y star t it has be en our goal to design a re v olutionar y unit that c an be used f or a great variet y of applic ations. And indee d, this overwhe lming mi[...]

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    3 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual Impor tant Safety Instructions LEGAL DISCLAIMER LIMITED W ARR ANTY T erminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of su cient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed. Allo[...]

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    4 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual 1. Introduc tion FBQ F e edback Detection System One of the m ost out standing f eatures of this cons ole is the FBQFeed back Detec tion System, which i s part of t he graphic equalizer. This ingenious c ircuit makes it pos sible to detec t and subsequently eliminate feedback f requencies very quic[...]

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    5 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual 2. Con trol E lements and C onnec tions This chapter d escribe s the various cont rol element s of your mixing conso le . Allcontrols an d connect ions are explain ed in full det ail. 2 .1 Mono input channels 2 .1.1 Microphone and line inputs Fig . 2.1: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Connectors and contr ols [...]

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    6 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual (9) On each c hannel, the AUX 1 and AUX 2 controls allow you to deter mine the level of the aux si gnals sent from t he channel. The main aux s end signal comprisin g the aux send signals f rom all channels c an then be adjuste d with t he correspon ding master AUX SEND controls (51) , and is pre sent[...]

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    7 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual 2.2.3 Stereo channel aux/FX send buses Basic ally , the aux an d FX buses on t he stereo chann els are the same as on t he mono channe ls. Since aux buses are al ways mono, the signal from a s tereo channel is r st mixed to mo no before it i s routed to the aux bu s. 2.2.4 Stereo ch annel fade r an[...]

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    8 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual 2. 5 Mono out sect ion for subw ooferapplications Using this auxi liary mono ou tput you can r oute the main mix signal to a se parate power amp. The tunabl e low-pass lter allows you to limit t he signal content to the low-fr equenc y range to get a per fec t subwoofer sig nal . This signal is [...]

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    9 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual (40) The S OLO/ PFL s witch determine s whether the m onitored signal is pr e (PFL ) or pos t -f ader ( SOLO) after pre ssing the SOLO/PFL switch (the LED illuminates) . The level m eter indicates th e correspond ing signal (see (39) ). When you adjus t a signal with the G AI N contro l , i t is advis[...]

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    10 E UR ODESK S X 3 2 42 FX /SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual (51) T hese are the mas ter A U X SEN D controls 1 an d 2 for adjustin g the volume level sent to the co rrespondi ng auxsend connec tors (see (52) ) . T his way , youcan cont rol the mix of all AUX 1 or AUX 2 signals of the input c hannels. The AUX SEND sec tion also has a SOLO swi tch. (5[...]

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    11 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual (65) These s electo r switches r oute the eec t signal to the main mi x or to the subgro ups 1 -2 or 3-4. If the MAIN/ SUB switch is not p ressed, the e ec t signal is sent to t he main mix and the SUB 1/2 / SUB 3 /4 switch bel ow is inoper ative. If the upper sw itch is presse d ( SUB) , h [...]

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    12 EURODESK SX3 24 2FX/SX2 4 4 2FX U ser Manual 4. Wiring Example s 4 .1 St udi o se t-u p The follow ing wiring exam ple shows a studio s et -up fo r 4-track-recor ding: thedru ms are mixed down to t wo subgroups and t hen routed via th e subgroup outp uts to two t racks o f the multi-trac k recorder. The remaining t wo subgroups are use d to r[...]

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    13 EURODESK SX3 24 2FX/SX2 4 4 2FX U ser Manual 4. 2 Live se t-u p EUROLIVE PROFESSIONAL B1220 PRO EUROPOWER EP1500 EUROPOWER EP1500 2 x EUROLIVE PROFESSIONAL Stack (B1800X PRO & B1220 PRO) K I C K D R U M S N A R E O V E R H E A D L O V E R H E A D R L R Bass Guitar Vocals 1 Vocals 2 Keyboard L/R switch pressed MAIN switch pressed SUB 1-2 swit[...]

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    14 EURODESK SX3 24 2FX/SX2 4 4 2FX U ser Manual strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield For connection of balanced and unbalanced plugs , ring and sleeve have to be bridged at the ster eo plug. Balanced ¼" TRS connector ring cold (-ve) tip hot (+ve) Fig. 5. 2: ¼ " TR S conne cto r shield sleeve sleeve tip tip Fig. 5. 3 [...]

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    15 EURODESK SX3 2 4 2FX /S X2 4 4 2FX User Manual 6. Presets Eect Description Application examples P ARALLEL EFFEC TS Cathedral V er y dense and long rev erberation of a large ca thedral. Solo instruments/vocals in slow pieces . Plate Simulates the sound of early plate r everberators. A classic for drums (snare) and v ocals. Concert Simulates a [...]

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    16 EURODESK S X3 2 42 FX /SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual 7. Spe ci cations Mono Inputs Microphone inputs (XENY X Mic pr eamp ) T yp e XLR connec tor , elec tronically b alanced, discrete inpu t circuit Mic E.I.N. 1 (20 Hz - 2 0 k Hz ) @ 0Ω source re sistance - 1 34dB / 13 5.7dB A-weighted @ 50Ω source re sistance - 1 31dB / 1 33 . 3?[...]

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    17 EURODESK SX3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual Main Outputs (¼ ") T yp e ¼ " TRS jac k, elec tronically balanced Impedance approx. 2 4 0Ω balanced, approx. 120Ω unbalanced Max. ou tput level + 28dBu Main Inserts T y pe ¼ " TR S jack, unbalance d Max. inp ut level + 22d Bu Mono Output Ty p e ¼ " mo no jack, [...]

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    18 EURODESK S X 3 2 42 F X/SX2 4 4 2FX User Manual FEDERAL C OMMUNICA TIONS C OM MIS SIO N C OMPLI ANCE INF ORMA T ION Responsible Par ty Name: MUSIC G roup Se rvice s US Inc. Address: 1 891 2 Nor th Cree k Parkway, Suite 2 00 Both ell, WA 980 1 1 , USA Phone Number: + 1 425 6 72 081 6 EURO DESK SX 3 242FX /SX2442F X complies with the FCC rules as [...]

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