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User Manual
XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200
Premium 16/24/32-Input 4-Bus Live Mixer with
XENYX Mic Preamps and British EQs
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2 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual Thank you Table of Contents Congratulations! By purchasing one of the XENYX mixing consoles you have Thank you ....................................................................... 2 acquired a state-of-the-art audio mixer that sets new standards. Right from Important Safety Instructions ...................................... 3 the very start it has been our goal to design a revolutionary unit that can be used for a great variety of applications. And
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3 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Important Safety Important Safety or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades Instructions Instructions § 1 Warranty with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide [1] This limited warranty is valid only if you purchased the product from a BEHRINGER authorized dealer in the blade or the third pr
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4 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual [2] Subsequently, the product must be returned in [7] Any repair or opening of the unit carried out by § 9 Amendment its original shipping carton, together with the return unauthorized personnel (user included) will void the Warranty service conditions are subject to change without authorization number to the address indicated by limited warranty. notice. For the latest warranty terms and conditions MUSIC Group. [8] If an inspection of the product b
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5 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 1. Before You Get Started 1.3 Online registration Please remember to register your new BEHRINGER equipment right after your 1.1 Shipment purchase by visiting behringer.com (alternatively behringer.de) and read the Your XENYX was carefully packed at the factory, and the packaging was designed terms and conditions of our warranty carefully. to protect the unit from damage caused by rough handling. Nevertheless, Should your BEHRINGER product malfunctio
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6 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 2. Quick Start 2.1 Hook-up example (inputs and inserts) 2-Ch Compressor 4-Ch Noise Gate Fig. 2.1: Input wiring behringer.com
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7 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 2.2 Hook-up example (outputs) Graphic Equalizer Bus Compressors Effects Device 2 Effects Device 1 Playback Device Stereo Recording Device Stage Monitors P.A. Fig. 2.2: Output wiring behringer.com
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8 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 3. Installation Balanced ¼" TRS connector 3.1 Rack mounting (XL1600 only) strain relief clamp The packaging of your XL1600 contains two 19" rack mounts that can be fastened sleeve to the side panels of the console. ring Before you can attach the rack mounts to the mixing console, you need to remove tip the screws holding the left and right side panels. Then, use these screws to fasten the two rack mounts, each specifically to one side. After attaching
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9 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual Insert send return ¼" TRS connector strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield ring return (in) tip send (out) Connect the insert send with the input and the insert return with the output of the effects device. Fig. 3.4: Insert send/return stereo plug ¼" TRS headphones connector strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield ring right signal tip left signal Fig. 3.5: ¼" headphones connector tip tip sleeve sleeve shield Fig. 3.6: RC
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10 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 4. Connectors Let's begin with the rear panel where the majority of inputs and outputs are located. 4.1 Power supply 4.2 Mono inputs IEC receptacle MIC The balanced XLR input connects to microphones, DI boxes and multicores. (Multicores are cables that have multiple cores and which run from the so-called stagebox to the mixer.) ◊ Connect the microphone and mute all mixer outputs before turning on the phantom power to avoid noise when the micropho
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11 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 4.3 Stereo inputs 4.6 CD/tape connectors LINE L (MONO), LINE R IN The stereo channels consist of two line inputs (¼" jacks), one for The CD/TAPE input connectors are used to hook up CD players, the left and one for the right channel. The inputs are balanced tape decks or other line-level sources. (TRS connectors), but it is also possible to connect to unbalanced plugs (TS connectors). These channels can also be used as mono OUT channels by connecting
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12 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 5. Control Elements 5.1.1 FX, MON, AUX send paths This chapter describes the various control elements of your mixing console. The send paths FX, MON and AUX allow you to tap the signals Each control and switch is explained in full detail. of one or more channels and route them to other outputs. This way you can create individual mixes for effects (FX) and 5.1 Mono channels musicians performing on stage (MON). Using the FX/MON/ AUX send outputs, the
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13 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 5.1.2 Channel fader, pan control, mute control, etc. 80 Hz Press the 80 Hz switch to activate the high-pass filter which blends out PAN low-frequency noise (-3 dB at 80 Hz, 18 dB/octave). The PAN control determines the position of the channel signal in the stereo mix as well as the subgroup to which the channel LINE TRIM signal is routed. The LINE TRIM control adjusts the amplification of the LINE input, ranging between -20 and +20 dB. When centered
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14 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual CLIP 5.4 Level meters The CLIP LED lights up as soon as the channel's level is too high. In this case, Four high-resolution LED meters indicate the levels turn the TRIM control to reduce the channel's input amplification until the LED of the monitor buses' and mixer sum's output signals. goes out. As soon as you have pressed the solo switch on the mixing console, the monitor LED meter automatically SIG shows the solo signal. The master signal is al
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15 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual order to maintain a balanced stereo image. In case you have created a mono PFL/AFL submix with only one subgroup, be sure to center the PAN control so that the Press the PFL/AFL switch to change the solo functionality from PFL mono signal is not only heard on one side. (pre-fader listen) to AFL stereo. The LED next to the switch indicates the selected state. In PFL mode, the signal is tapped before the fader when pressing the solo SOLO switch. In AFL
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16 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual 5.7 FX master section 5.8 Monitor send section This section has additional inputs for signals which do The monitor send section merges the monitor not require further signal processing. Ideally, use them signals of all channels. Then the mix is sent to the for signals returning from external effects units. This monitor outputs. The monitor fader provides precise is why these inputs are referred to as FX returns. It is adjustment and optical control
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17 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual MON 7. Specifications A signal sent from AUX RETURN can be added to the stage mix using the Mono inputs MON control. Microphone inputs (XENYX Mic preamp) AUX RETURN Type XLR connector, electronically balanced, The AUX RETURN controls adjust the volume level of the aux return signals in the discrete input circuit RF rejection filters main mix. 1 Mic E.I.N. (20 Hz - 20 kHz) @ 0 Ω source resistance -127 dB / 129.7 dB A-weighted 6. Modifications @ 50 Ω
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18 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual Stereo inputs Group inserts Type 2 x ¼" TRS jack, balanced Type ¼" TRS jack, unbalanced Impedance approx. 20 kΩ balanced, 10 kΩ unbalanced Max. output level +22 dBu Gain range -20 dB to +20 dB Main outputs A/B Max. input level +22 dBu @ 0 dB Gain Type XLR connector, electronically balanced CD/Tape in Impedance approx. 240 Ω balanced, 120 Ω unbalanced Type RCA connector Max. output level +25 dBu Impedance approx. 10 kΩ Main Inserts Max. input level +22 dB
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19 XENYX XL1600/XL2400/XL3200 User Manual Physical/weight Dimensions (H x W x D) XL1600 7.1 x 21.3 x 19.5" 180 x 495 x 540 mm XL2400 7.1 x 21.3 x 27.8" 180 x 705 x 540 mm XL3200 7.1 x 21.3 x 35.8" 180 x 910 x 540 mm Weight (net) XL1600 25.8 lbs / 11.7 kg XL2400 19.0 lbs / 8.6 kg XL3200 32.8 lbs / 14.9 kg BEHRINGER is constantly striving to maintain the highest professional standards. As a result of these efforts, modifications may be made from time to time to existing products without prior
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