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User’s Manual

Version 1.2     July 2002

ENGLISH

B300

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Summary of Contents for ULTRAWAVE B300

Page 1: ...User s Manual Version 1 2 July 2002 ENGLISH B300 www behringer com ...

Page 2: ...e power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance or the appliance has been exposed to rain or the appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or the appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged Servicing The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that which is d...

Page 3: ...are the most important member of the BEHRINGER family With your highly competent suggestions for new products you ve greatly contributed to shaping our company and making it successful In return we guarantee you uncompromising quality manufactured under ISO9000 certified management system as well as excellent technical and audio properties at an extremely affordable price All of this will enable y...

Page 4: ...s Special design allows for flying operation s High efficiency 1 25 compression driver with titanium dome for excellent high frequency reproduction s 15 long throw woofer with high power magnet s Integrated 2 band equalizer and on board crossover network with integrated limiter ensures speaker protection s Balanced audio inputs on XLR and TRS connectors s High quality microphone preamplifier allow...

Page 5: ...tions 9 3 2 1 Audio connections to a mixing console 9 3 2 2 Direct audio connection to a microphone 9 3 2 3 Direct audio connection to a stereo signal source 9 4 LEVEL SETTING 10 5 APPLICATIONS 11 5 1 Presentations 11 5 2 P A systems 11 5 3 Monitoring application 11 6 SPECIFICATIONS 12 7 WARRANTY 13 CAUTION Please note that extreme output volumes can lead to permanent hearing damage Turn down the ...

Page 6: ...components Additionally the B300 is manufactured in compliance with a ISO9000 certified management system 1 2 Before you begin Your B300 was carefully packed in the factory and the packaging is designed to protect the unit from rough handling Nevertheless we recommend that you carefully examine the packaging and its contents for any signs of physical damage which may have occurred during transit I...

Page 7: ... switch must be set to MIC 9 This XLR connector is a balanced input for the signal source You can also connect a microphone in this case switch must be set to MIC 10 The LINK OUTPUT is directly connected to the inputs of the B300 and provides a one to one copy of the input signal for example to loop the signal through to the input of another device e g a second B300 11 Use the POWER switch to put ...

Page 8: ...peech intelligibility 2 2 How to avoid feedback Always place the microphones viewed from the audience behind the B300 never in front of it Fig 2 1 Dos and don ts of speaker positioning Use professional floor monitors e g BEHRINGER EUROLIVE F1220 or F1520 so that the musicians on stage can hear themselves You can also use your B300 as a monitor speaker because it can also be set up at an angle as s...

Page 9: ... 4 TRS input of your B300 and adjust the input sensitivity with switch Never use both inputs at the same time 3 2 1 Audio connections to a mixing console The standard application of the B300 is the direct connection of two speakers to one mixing console Connect the inputs of each B300 to one Main Output of your console The inputs of the B300 are on balanced XLR and 1 4 TRS connectors To avoid inte...

Page 10: ... your B300 The overload LED OVL helps you control the level The LED lights up as soon as one of the internal protections has been activated due to an overload condition For optimum control the B300 has a second overload LED on its front panel The OVL LED may light up with signal peaks but it should never light all the time If the amplifiers built into the B300 are muted temporarily this is an indi...

Page 11: ...300 to the XLR input of the second on the same stereo side With several B300 s connected to each other their input impedance will be reduced by half two B300 s or to one third three B300 s etc Always use the output impedance of the mixing console as a basis for your calculations 5 3 Monitoring application In contrast to P A speakers stage monitors are used to radiate the sound directly to one spec...

Page 12: ...y line 4 dB to 18 dB mic 24 dB to 4 dB AUDIO OUTPUT XLR connector SYSTEM DATA Frequency range 50 Hz to 18 kHz Crossover frequency 2 kHz 12 dB 24 dB Bass reflex alignment 6th order Max SPL 124 dB 1 m POWER SUPPLY Mains voltage U S Canada 120 V 60 Hz U K Australia 240 V 50 Hz Europe 230 V 50 Hz General export model 100 120V 200 240V 50 60Hz Power consumption 300 W max Fuse 100 120 V T 6 3 A H 200 24...

Page 13: ...ill be repaired or replaced within 30 days of receipt of the product at BEHRINGER 2 If the product needs to be modified or adapted in order to comply with applicable technical or safety standards on a natio nal or local level in any country which is not the country for which the product was originally developed and manufactured this modification adaptation shall not be considered a defect in mater...

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