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EG-Declaration of Conformity Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH acc. to the Directives 89/336/EWG and 73/23/EWG We, BEHRINGER INTERNATIONAL GmbH Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Straße 4 D - 47877 Willich Name and address of the manufacturer or the introducer of the product on the market who is established in the EC herewith take the sole responsibility to confirm that the product: PRO MIXER DX100 o Type designation and, if applicable, Article-N which refers to this declaration, is in accordance with the follow
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. E This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated you to important operating and mainte- dangerous voltage inside the enclosure nance instructions
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PRO MIXER DX100 Professional DJ mixer with a total of 4 stereo sources on 2 dual-input channels s High-class microphone input with peak indicator 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 s Replaceable and ultra-high quality Panasonic cross fader guarantees 200.000 lifecycles s Large Punch buttons at the cross fader - your big plus for creative mixing! s
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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 E 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. The task to develop our new PRO MIXER series certainly meant a gr
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TABLE OF CONTENT 1. THE MANUAL ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Nomenclature .................................................................................................................................. 7 2. DX100 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................7 2.1 Highly accurate Main / PFL Peak - reading bargraph meters.
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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. Please, please at least read through all the text in this section, which co
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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. These and other DJ mi
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+ 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. 3.2 Input gain E When you select PHONO or LINE your DX100 input channels gain
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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. These methods are still valid, but if you are looking for instantaneous transforming check out our ergonomic alternative - a pair of big PUNCH b
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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 E foldback system or headphones, because both are to some extent drowned out by the main PA system. You should, however, be able to hear the PFL signal loud enough to
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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). Unbalanced use of Balanced use of mono 1/4" jack plugs stereo 1/4" jack plugs Tip = Tip = Signal hot (+ve) Ring = cold (-ve) Sleeve = Ground / Shield Sleeve = Ground / Shield Tip Tip Ring Sleeve Sleeve Strain relief clamp Stra
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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.) Balance relative levels of left/right in a stereo pair, usually controlled by a panoramic potentiometer (panpot) BPM Beats Per Minute Channel input strip on a mixing desk Clip, Clipping overload, severe distortion Compressor device or program for limiting dynamic range (increasing energy) Cross fader fades in one music track while
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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. not using a mic close to a speaker driven from the mics own
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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 E Route signal path RPM Revolutions Per Minute Sampler device for digitally storing and playing back sound Scratching manually spinning vinyl discs e.g. backwards and forwards Sequencer device or program for recording and playing back compositions (see MIDI) Slipmat Fabric t
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9. SPECIFICATIONS INPUT CHANNELS Mic input Electronically balanced, discrete input configuration Gain +20 to +40 dB Frequency response 10 Hz to 40 kHz, +/- 3 dB THD 0.004 % typ. @ -30 dBu, 1 kHz S/N ratio 115 dB Phono/line unbalanced input Frequency response Line 10 Hz to 80 kHz, +/- 3 dB Phono 20 Hz to 20 kHz, RIAA THD Line 0.006 % typ. @ +4 dBu, 1 kHz, Gain 1 Phono 0.023 % typ. @ -30 dBu, 1 kHz S/N ratio Line 105 dB Phono 87 dB Crosstalk Line -78 dB Phono -77 dB EQ Low 50 Hz, +/- 12 dB Mid 700
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10. WARRANTY § 1 WARRANTY CARD ship. The warranty does not cover any such modification/adapta- To be protected by this warranty, the buyer must complete and tion, irrespective of whether it was carried out properly or not. Un- return the enclosed warranty card (signed/stamped by retail dealer) der the terms of this warranty, BEHRINGER INTERNATIONAL shall within 14 days of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER INTERNA- not be held responsible for any cost resulting from such a modifica- TIONAL (addre
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Front Panel Rear Panel
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BLOCK DIAGRAM
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User´s Manual E E
Bedienungsanleitung D
Version 1.0 July 1998
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