DX100 User´s Manual Bedienungsanleitung PRO MIXER Version 1.0 July 1998 www.behringer.
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DX100 Professional DJ mixer with a total of 4 stereo sources on 2 dual-input channels s High precision phono pre-amps for bass power and crystal clear sound s Ultra-musical 3-band EQ for maximum creative power s Ultra-low noise design comparable to studio grade consoles PRO MIXER s High-class microphone input with peak indicator s Replaceable and ultra-high quality Panasonic cross fader guarantees 200.
FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of PRO MIXER users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this unit. 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 very ambitious goal: presenting an outstanding mixer for flexible use in studios, clubs or at home.
TABLE OF CONTENT 1. THE MANUAL ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Nomenclature .................................................................................................................................. 7 2. DX100 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.
1. THE MANUAL We know that reading manuals can be a bore, and that you are probably impatient to get started with your new DX100 mixer, if you havent already! It is true that with a modicum of knowledge about audio equipment you could get up and running successfully, but chances are you will not be able to exploit the full potential of your DX100 (or yourself) until you have some of its more advanced features explained.
2.1 Highly accurate Main / PFL Peak - reading bargraph meters Both music channels have highly-accurate PFL (Pre-Fader-Listen) . This means that you can see (on the bargraph meters ) and hear (on headphones) the music you are about to play without disturbing the main mix - essential if you want to come in at the same level and in time with the music currently playing. (All professional DJs strive to do this, often overlapping two tracks, or slowly cross fading between them.
+ , Never patch line level devices into your highly sensitive phono inputs. Phono cartridge output is measured in millivolts. Line level signals are of the order of magnitude of a volt. With line levels you are looking at a signal up to 100 times more powerful than the phono pre-amplifier is designed to handle! If for some reason your turntable has a built-in RIAA pre-amp, you should patch it into a line level input. 3.
the level of that side of the cross fader. This way it is possible to punch in a piece of music, typically a certain drum track or lyric, into the playing piece of music. Traditionally this is done by rapidly pushing the fader up from minus infinity to 0 or +6 dB or moving a cross fader from one side to the middle to give a stuttering or gated effect.
6. HEADPHONES, MONITORS & PFL 6.1 PFL : Pre-Fader listening When any PFL button is depressed the main meters will change to displaying PFL level. PFL is the way to hear, cue and set up a piece of music before you play it out in the mix. J In the club environment, things get messy. You cant hear any sound in isolation, either on a foldback system or headphones, because both are to some extent drowned out by the main PA system.
7.2 Plug soldering guide You will need a lot of cables for different purposes - see the following figures to make sure you have got the right ones. Use custom-made RCA cables for all connections which use RCA sockets (centre post = signal (+ve) and sleeve = ground/screen).
E Fig. 7.2: Headphones connector 8. GLOSSARY Ambient Music atmospheric/lacking in a strong beat (e.g. can be played with a drum track, can be rhythmically gated etc.
Equalizing the use of filters for cutting or boosting selected frequencies Exciter/Enhancer device or program for improving treble and bass intelligibility Expander (see Noise Gate) Fader linear potentiometer with logarithmic response Feedback (howlround) unstable circuit (e.g. mic/speaker, input/output) where a signal is able to return to an input from an output, causing successive cycles of progressively higher gain (avoid it by e.g.
Rapping adding dialog to a rhythmic track Recorder device or program for recording and playing back sounds (e.g. tape, hard disk) Regeneration (see Feedback) Resonance fast feedback Reverb device or program for adding reverb Route signal path RPM Revolutions Per Minute Sampler device for digitally storing and playing back sound Scratching manually spinning vinyl discs e.g.
9. SPECIFICATIONS INPUT CHANNELS Mic input Gain Frequency response THD S/N ratio Phono/line Frequency response Line Phono THD Line Phono S/N ratio Line Phono Crosstalk Line Phono EQ Low Mid High CONNECTORS Main out Tape out POWER SUPPLY Mains Voltages Power supply unit Model MXEU2 Model MXUL2 PHYSICAL Dimension (approx.) Net weight (without PSU) Electronically balanced, discrete input configuration +20 to +40 dB 10 Hz to 40 kHz, +/- 3 dB 0.004 % typ.
10. WARRANTY § 1 WARRANTY CARD To be protected by this warranty, the buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card (signed/stamped by retail dealer) within 14 days of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER INTERNATIONAL (address see § 3). Failure to return the card in due time (date as per postmark) will void any extended warranty claims. ship. The warranty does not cover any such modification/adaptation, irrespective of whether it was carried out properly or not.
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