INPUT OUTPUT User Manual TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 Audiophile Vacuum Tube Preamplifier with Preamp Modeling Technology
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual Table of Contents Thank you............................................................................................. 2 Important Safety Instructions............................................................ 3 Legal Disclaimer................................................................................... 5 Limited Warranty................................................................................. 5 1. Introduction...........................................
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual Important Safety Instructions Caution To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the top cover (or the rear section). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. Caution Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual LEGAL DISCLAIMER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND APPEARANCES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AND ACCURACY IS NOT GUARANTEED. BEHRINGER, KLARK TEKNIK, MIDAS, BUGERA, AND TURBOSOUND ARE PART OF THE MUSIC GROUP (MUSIC-GROUP.COM). ALL TRADEMARKS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. MUSIC GROUP ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS WHICH MAY BE SUFFERED BY ANY PERSON WHO RELIES EITHER WHOLLY OR IN PART UPON ANY DESCRIPTION, PHOTOGRAPH OR STATEMENT CONTAINED HEREIN.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 1. Introduction With the MIC200, you have purchased an extremely musical mic preamp that is equipped with a 12AX7 vacuum tube. Thanks to BEHRINGER’s preamp modeling, its main advantages are the number of preamp settings you can select. Additionally, features like an integrated limiter, phase reverse function, phantom power supply, highly accurate LED meter, switchable pad function and low cut filter make the MIC200 a very powerful piece of equipment. 1.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 1.2 Online registration Please register your new BEHRINGER equipment right after your purchase by visiting http://behringer.com and read the terms and conditions of our warranty carefully. Should your BEHRINGER product malfunction, it is our intention to have it repaired as quickly as possible. To arrange for warranty service, please contact the BEHRINGER retailer from whom the equipment was purchased.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 2. Control Elements INPUT OUTPUT (1) (2) (4) (5) (6) (7) (3) (8) Fig. 2.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 2.1 User interface (1) The GAIN control allows you to control the gain from +26 to +60 dB to the input signal. This control should be set all theway to the left when (dis) connecting a sound source from the MIC200. When all connections are made, slowly start raising the gain control. (2) We recommend using the LED meter to adjust gain. The LED chain displays the output signal level in dB. Please make sure that the clip LED never lights up permanently.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual (8) The OUTPUT control governs the output level within a range from -∞ to +10 dB. If the control is turned all the way to the left, there is no output signal at all. The more the control is turned to the right, the higher the output level. (9) The PREAMP MODE rotary switch gives you a wide selection of preamp presets.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual LIMITER (moving clockwise, starting at 3 o’clock): Select these settings if you wish to use the limiter function without adding tube warmth. • • • • BASS: Bass guitar A-GTR: Acoustic guitar PERC: Percussion and drums LIMIT: Neutral limiter setting NEUTRAL (moving clockwise, starting at 6 o’clock): These settings are ideal for neutral and natural sound reproduction without limiter and without tube sound.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 2.2 Rear panel (12) (11) (10) Fig. 2.2: The rear panel of your MIC200 (10) The balanced ¼" TRS INPUT of your MIC200 can be used to connect your electric guitar, for example. This input is wired parallelly to the XLR input. Ideally, the balanced XLR INPUT should be used to connecta microphone. ◊ In contrast to its outputs, the MIC200’s inputs should never be used simultaneously! (11) This is the balanced XLR OUTPUT of your MIC200.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 3. Wiring Examples You’ll be surprised how flexibly you can set up your MIC200. The following chapter describes some typical wiring examples. 3.1 Enhancing vocals and instruments in live applications Here, the MIC200 is wired before the mixer’s channel input. Thus, the sound gains in warmth and transparency. Thanks to the limiter setting for vocals (VOCAL), distortion is eliminated effectively. XLR-input INPUT Fig. 3.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 3.2 “Direct to Disk” application in studio or homerecording environments If you are looking for a device that considerably enhances the sound of your digital workstation, this is where the MIC200 comes in. Many hard disk recorders lack a certain “liveliness”. In addition, they are often equipped with “lousy” microphone preamps. Such problems can be solved perfectly with the MIC200. XLR input ¼" TRS output INPUT OUTPUT Fig. 3.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 3.3 The MIC200 as DI-box Your MIC200 is excellently suited for this application. For example, you can connect an unbalanced acoustic guitar signal to the MIC200 to prevent hum or interference noise. What you get is a balanced, noise-free signal. ¼" TRS output ¼" TRS input INPUT XLR output Insert OUTPUT Microphone input Fig. 3.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 4. Audio Connectors Balanced use with XLR connectors 2 1 3 1 2 3 input output 1 = ground/shield 2 = hot (+ve) 3 = cold (-ve) For unbalanced use, pin 1 and pin 3 have to be bridged Fig. 4.1: XLR connectors Unbalanced ¼" TS connector strain relief clamp sleeve tip sleeve (ground/shield) tip (signal) Fig. 4.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual Balanced ¼" TRS connector strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield ring cold (-ve) tip hot (+ve) For connection of balanced and unbalanced plugs, ring and sleeve have to be bridged at the stereo plug. Fig. 4.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 5. Specifications Audio Inputs XLR Input Connector balanced / unbalanced Type transformerless, DC-decoupled input Impedance approx. 2 kΩ Max. input level +7 dBu / -20 dB with pad ¼" TRS Input Connector balanced / unbalanced Type transformerless, DC-decoupled input Impedance approx. 1 MΩ Max. input level +16 dBu / -20 dB with pad E.I.N.1 (20 Hz - 20 kHz) @ 0 Ω source resistance -125.5 dBu / -128.
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual System Data Signal-to-noise ratio 90 dB A-weighted @ -28 dBu input level Frequency Response Mic input <10 Hz to 47 kHz (±3 dB) Line input <10 Hz to 55 kHz (±3 dB) Function Controls GAIN variable (+26 dB to +60 dB) OUTPUT variable (-∞ to +10 dB) Preamp mode control selection of various preamp settings for microphone and instruments Function Switches 20 dB PAD level attenuation (20 dB) +48 V activates the phantom power LOW CUT High pass filter
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual Power Supply Mains Voltage USA/Canada 120 V~, 60 Hz Europe/U.K./Australia 230 V~, 50 Hz China 220 V~, 50 Hz Korea 220 V~, 60 Hz Japan 100 V~, 50 / 60 Hz Mains connector external power supply 9 V~ / 1300 mA Physical / Weight Dimensions (H x W x D) approx. 2.5 x 5.3 x 5.3" / 64 x 135 x 135 mm Weight (without power supply) approx. 1.0 kg Equivalent Input Noise 1 BEHRINGER is constantly striving to maintain the highest professional standards.
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