Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto XR4400 del fabbricante Behringer
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MULTIGATE ® PRO XR4400 www.behringer.com E Version 1.1 April 2001 Users Manual ENGLISH.
2 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and mainte- nance instructions in the accompanying literature. Read the manual. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS C A U T I O N: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back).
3 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of MULTIGATE PRO users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this unit.
4 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 XR4400 MULTIGATE ® PRO Audio interactive 4-channel expander/gate of the high-end class s High-precision parametric filter for frequency selective operation s UTR (Ultra Trans.
5 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 T ABLE OF CONTENT 1 . INTRODUCTION .. ................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 T echnical background ............................................
6 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 1. INTRODUCTION With the BEHRINGER MULTIGATE PRO you purchased a dynamics processor of the high-end class designed to meet highest requirements: professional recording, broadcast and television studios, CD and digital production facilities, etc.
7 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 + The following operational manual will introduce you to the BEHRINGER MULTIGATE PRO and its various functions. After reading the manual carefully, make sure it is always on hand for future reference.
8 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 Ear Microphone Amplifier Power Amplifier T ape Recorder Radio Cassette Recorder P/dB 140 120 100 80 60 40 Fig. 1.1: The dynamic range capabilities of various devices It is therefore useful to keep the operating level as high as possible without risking signal distortion in order to achieve optimum transmission quality.
9 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 of distortion or, for example, to avoid loudspeakers being damaged by overload, Compressors or Limiters are used. The principal function used in these devices is dependent on .
10 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 For the first time, the MULTIGATE PRO XR4400 uses SMD technology (Surface Mounted Device). These sub-miniature components known from aerospace technology allow for an extreme packing density, plus the units reliability could be improved.
11 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 1 2 3 2 1 3 Pin 1 Cable Input Output Pin 2 = (+) Signal Positive Pin 3 = (-) Signal Shield (+) Signal + Hum (-) Signal + Hum Negative (+)Hum + Signal (-)Hum + Signal 2 x Signal Ground RFI and Hum = Signal + 6 dB Fig.
12 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 4. CONTROLS Fig. 4.1: MUL TIGA TE PRO front p anel The BEHRINGER MULTIGATE PRO has four channels. Each of these channels is equipped with 3 or 4 push- buttons, 6 rotary controls and 11 LEDs. 4. 1 The front panel control elements Fig.
13 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 6 This traffic light LED chain shows the current operating mode of the unit: the + LED (red) indicates that the sidechain signal is below the threshold, the HOLD .
14 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 5. TECHNICAL BACKGROUND 5. 1 EXPANDER mode As already described, a so-called downward expander automatically reduces the overall level of all signals that drop below an adjustable threshold, and thus expands the dynamic range of the program material.
15 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 5.2 .2 Attack, release and hold times The BEHRINGER MULTIGATE PRO is equipped with a MODE switch as well as a HOLD and RELEASE control to adjust the time-domain parameters that determine the so-called envelope: Fig.
16 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 gain reduction applied. Thus, you can use smaller amounts of gain reduction making it possible to retain the natural sound of the program materialin particular, with signals that contain plenty of interference noise. 5.2 .
17 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 point of time. Also when synchronizing several instruments, inaccurate entries of individual musicians can be avoided. To expand phase-coherent stereo signals (i.e. signals having the same phase), it is imperative that the control processes be triggered simultaneously in both channels.
18 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 multitrack mixdowns, stage microphones currently not in use and to suppress background noise and crosstalk in multi-track recordings. In particular, when processing percussive instrument the use of the hard gating function is recommended.
19 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 signal will not be suppressed completely. Although the MULTIGATE PRO allows for a maximum gain reduction of 80 dB, it is usually not useful to reduce the signal level by this maximum amount.
20 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 The high sound pressure levels of the individual instruments lead to crosstalk in adjacent microphones. Frequency cancellations and a non-defined sound (comb filter effect) are the result. It has proven wise to use a separate microphone for each drum instrument and to gate each microphone channel.
21 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 7. SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO INPUT Connectors XLR and 1/4" jack T yp e RF filtered, servo-balanced input Impedance 50 kOhm balanced, 25 kOhm unbalanced Max.
22 MUL TIGA TE PRO XR4400 8 . 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.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Behringer XR4400 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Behringer XR4400 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Behringer XR4400 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Behringer XR4400 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Behringer XR4400, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Behringer XR4400.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Behringer XR4400. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Behringer XR4400 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
