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Behringer VMX100 manual

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    www.behringer.com Version 1.0 July 2001[...]

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    2 PRO MIXER VMX100 This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. Read the manual.[...]

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    3 PRO MIXER VMX100 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of PRO MIXER users and thank you for demonstrating your faith in us by purchasing the BEHRINGER VMX100. Writing this foreword to you is an extremely pleasant task. After several months of intensive brainstorming and the subsequent realization of their ideas, our engineers finally achiev[...]

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    4 PRO MIXER VMX100 VMX100 PRO MIXER Professional 2-channel ultra low-noise DJ mixer s Intelligent dual auto-BPM counter with time and beat sync display s Super-smooth Ultraglide faders with up to 500,000 life cycles s Crossfader curve control s Gain and 2-band kill EQ (-32 dB) per channel s Extremely precise assignable level meter with peak hold fu[...]

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    5 PRO MIXER VMX100 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5 1. 1 Before you get started ...................................................................................................... ............... 5 2. FRONT P ANEL ...........[...]

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    6 PRO MIXER VMX100 2. FRONT PANEL 2 . FRONT PANEL[...]

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    7 PRO MIXER VMX100 2. FRONT PANEL + Never connect line-level equipment to the highly sensitive phono inputs! The output levels of phono cartridge systems are in the millivolt range, whereas CD and MD players, as well as tape decks, provide outputs levels in the volt range. In other words, the level of line signals is up to 100 times higher than pho[...]

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    8 PRO MIXER VMX100 3. REAR PANEL synchronization of channel 1 and 2 is shown in the TIME OFFSET LED display ( ) below the TEMPO DIFFERENCE display. When the center LED is lit, the tracks are in sync with each other. When the display moves to the left or right, the corresponding channel is running out of sync. The TEMPO DIFFERENCE and TIME OFFSET di[...]

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    9 PRO MIXER VMX100 3. REAR PANEL 22 The GND connection allows grounding of a turntable. 23 Use the AMP output to connect the VMX100 to an amplifier. The level is controlled by the MAIN knob in the MIC/MAIN section. + In order to avoid power-up thumps, which can damage your loudspeakers, please power up your amplifier last. There should be no signal[...]

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    10 PRO MIXER VMX100 4. SPECIFICATIONS 4. SPECIFICA TIONS AUDIO INPUTS Mic input 53 dB gain, servo-balanced Phono inputs 1 and 2 40 dB gain @ 1 kHz, unbalanced Line inputs 1 and 2 0 dB gain, unbalanced AUDIO OUTPUTS Main Out max. +21 dBu @ +15 dBu (LINE IN) T ape Out ty pic all y 0 dB u Headphones typically 125mW @ 1 % THD EQUALIZER (+/-8 dB) S tere[...]

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    11 PRO MIXER VMX100 5. WARRANTY The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording of any kind, for any purpose, without the express written permission of BEHRINGER S pezielle[...]