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B-CONTROL 

AUDIO

  BCA2000

8. WARRANTY

8. WARRANTY

§ 1 OTHER WARRANTY RIGHTS AND NATIONAL LAW

1. This warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer’s statutory

rights provided by national law, in particular, any such rights against

the seller that arise from a legally effective purchase contract.
2.  The  warranty  regulations  mentioned  herein  are  applicable

unless they constitute an infringement of national warranty law.

§ 2 ONLINE REGISTRATION

Please do remember to register your new BEHRINGER equipment

right  after  your  purchase  by  visiting  www.behringer.com

(alternatively www.behringer.de) and kindly read the terms and

conditions of our warranty carefully. Registering your purchase

and  equipment  with  us  helps  us  process  your  repair  claims

quicker and more efficiently. Thank you for your cooperation!

§ 3 WARRANTY

1. BEHRINGER (BEHRINGER International GmbH including all

BEHRINGER subsidiaries listed on the enclosed page, except

BEHRINGER  Japan)  warrants  the  mechanical  and  electronic

components of this product to be free of defects in material and

workmanship for a period of one (1) year* from the original date

of  purchase,  in  accordance  with  the  warranty  regulations

described  below.  If  the  product  shows  any  defects  within  the

specified  warranty  period  that  are  not  excluded  from  this

warranty  as  described  under  §  5,  BEHRINGER  shall,  at  its

discretion, either replace or repair the product using suitable new

or reconditioned parts. In the case that other parts are used which

constitute an improvement, BEHRINGER may, at its discretion,

charge the customer for the additional cost of these parts.
2. If the warranty claim proves to be justified, the product will be

returned to the user freight prepaid.
3. Warranty claims other than those indicated above are expressly

excluded.

§ 4 RETURN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER

1. To obtain warranty service, the buyer (or his authorized dealer)

must call BEHRINGER (see enclosed list) during normal business

hours 

BEFORE

  returning  the  product.  All  inquiries  must  be

accompanied by a description of the problem. BEHRINGER will

then issue a return authorization number.
2.  Subsequently,  the  product  must  be  returned  in  its  original

shipping carton, together with the return authorization number to

the address indicated by BEHRINGER.
3. Shipments without freight prepaid will not be accepted.

§ 5 WARRANTY REGULATIONS

1.  Warranty  services  will  be  furnished  only  if  the  product  is

accompanied  by  a  copy  of  the  original  retail  dealer’s  invoice.

Any product deemed eligible for repair or replacement under the

terms of this warranty will be repaired or replaced.
2.  If  the  product  needs  to  be  modified  or  adapted  in  order  to

comply with applicable technical or safety standards on a national

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

materials  or  workmanship.  The  warranty  does  not  cover  any

such  modification/adaptation,  irrespective  of  whether  it  was

carried  out  properly  or  not.  Under  the  terms  of  this  warranty,

BEHRINGER shall not be held responsible for any cost resulting

from such a modification/adaptation.
3. Free inspections and maintenance/repair work are expressly

excluded from this warranty, in particular, if caused by improper

handling of the product by the user. This also applies to defects

caused  by  normal  wear  and  tear,  in  particular,  of  faders,

crossfaders, potentiometers, keys/buttons, tubes, guitar strings,

illuminants and similar parts.
4. Damages/defects caused by the following conditions are not

covered  by  this  warranty:

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improper handling, neglect or failure to operate the unit in

compliance with the instructions given in BEHRINGER user

or service manuals.

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connection or operation of the unit in any way that does

not comply with the technical or safety regulations applicable

in the country where the product is used.

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damages/defects caused by force majeure or any other

condition that is beyond the control of BEHRINGER.

5. Any repair or opening of the unit carried out by unauthorized

personnel  (user  included)  will  void  the  warranty.
6. If an inspection of the product by BEHRINGER shows that the

defect in question is not covered by the warranty, the inspection

costs are payable by the customer.
7. Products which do not meet the terms of this warranty will be

repaired  exclusively  at  the  buyer’s  expense.  BEHRINGER  will

inform the buyer of any such circumstance. If the buyer fails to

submit  a  written  repair  order  within  6  weeks  after  notification,

BEHRINGER will return the unit C.O.D. with a separate invoice

for  freight  and  packing.  Such  costs  will  also  be  invoiced

separately when the buyer has sent in a written repair order.

§ 6 WARRANTY TRANSFERABILITY

This  warranty  is  extended  exclusively  to  the  original  buyer

(customer  of  retail  dealer)  and  is  not  transferable  to  anyone

who may subsequently purchase this product. No other person

(retail dealer, etc.) shall be entitled to give any warranty promise

on behalf of BEHRINGER.

§ 7 CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

Failure of BEHRINGER to provide proper warranty service shall

not  entitle  the  buyer  to  claim  (consequential)  damages.  In  no

event shall the liability of BEHRINGER exceed the invoiced value

of  the  product.
* Customers in the European Union please contact BEHRINGER

Germany Support for further details.

Technical specifications and appearance subject to change without notice. The information contained herein is correct at the time of

printing.  The  names  of  companies,  institutions  or  publications  pictured  or  mentioned  and  their  respective  logos  are  registered

trademarks of their respective owners. Their use neither constitutes a claim of the trademarks by BEHRINGER nor affiliation of the

trademark owners with BEHRINGER. BEHRINGER 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. Colours and specification may vary slightly

from product. Products are sold through our authorised dealers only. Distributors and dealers are not agents of BEHRINGER and have

absolutely no authority to bind BEHRINGER by any express or implied undertaking or representation. No part of this manual may be

reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording of any kind,

for any purpose, without the express written permission of BEHRINGER International GmbH. BEHRINGER

®

 is a registered trademark.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. © 2006 BEHRINGER International GmbH,

Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Str. 36-38, 47877 Willich-Muenchheide II, Germany.

Tel. +49 2154 9206 0, Fax +49 2154 9206 4903

Содержание B-Control Audio BCA2000

Страница 1: ...Version 1 3 July 2006 User s Manual B CONTROL AUDIO BCA2000 ...

Страница 2: ...urpose 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 The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or ...

Страница 3: ...32 MIDI channels s Versatile digital input and output formats like ADAT ADAT S MUX AES EBU and S PDIF including Dolby Digital and DTS support s Simultaneous use of 3 analog input sources 1 mono 1 stereo digital input sources plus full multi channel playback at 24 bit 96 kHz s High resolution 2 x 12 segment LED stereo in out level meter s High speed USB 2 0 interface with 24 bit 96 kHz supports 8 i...

Страница 4: ...ly flexible connections let it assume the central control role in almost any computer studio The task of designing our new B CONTROL certainly meant a great deal of responsibility which we assumed by focusing on you the discerning computer user and musician Meeting your expectations also meant a lot of work and night shifts But it was fun too Developing a product usually brings a lot of people tog...

Страница 5: ... 2 Initial operation Please make sure the unit is provided with sufficient ventilation and never place the B CONTROL on top of an amplifier or in the vicinity of a heater to avoid the risk of overheating A power supply unit which meets the necessary safety requirements is enclosed for connecting the B CONTROL to the mains 1 1 3 Online registration Please do remember to register your new BEHRINGER ...

Страница 6: ...atency buffer size setting will be effective after you close the control panel ADAT 96 kHz operation is indicated in all windows right field along with the current sample rate ASIO and USB driver version and firmware version SETUP window Fig 2 1 Control panel software SETUP window The following settings can be made in the Setup window Dig 2 Ch Output Format The format for two channel digital outpu...

Страница 7: ... 16 bit max sample rate 48000 max number of outputs 4 USB INFO window Fig 2 3 Control panel software USB INFO window The USB INFO window allows you to adapt the B CONTROL to the USB connection you are using If you are running your B CONTROL on Full Speed USB only limited functionality is available The table shows which input output combinations are possible with your USB interface If USB2 0 mode d...

Страница 8: ...r speakers PAN positions the signal in the stereo field If the LINE STEREO button is pressed the PAN control adjusts the BALANCE between L and R signals in the stereo input channel The 100 mm channel faders control the level of the input signal that is routed to the A D converter MIC A and LINE L are the two possible positions of this switch which controls the input that is routed to a particular ...

Страница 9: ... The status LEDs for buttons to are located in the audio routing diagram SAMPLE RATE LEDs All digital inputs and outputs have the same sample rate which is determined by your host software unless you are synchronizing to an external wordclock source If you change the sample rate in the software the display on your BCA2000 automatically switches to the new value For example if you select 44 1 kHz i...

Страница 10: ...uts allow you to process input signals with outboard equipment compressors EQs effects processors and so on Additional information on using these connections is found in chapter 6 2 The POWER switch turns your BCA2000 on and off It should always be in the OFF position out when connecting the unit to or disconnecting the unit from the mains Please note The power switch does not completely separate ...

Страница 11: ...tween a microphone input B MIC B and the right line input Line R The LINE STEREO button gives you yet another routing option directing both left and right line inputs into this channel which then operates as a stereo channel In this case the mono input channel can no longer carry the left line signal However you can still select a microphone or guitar signal so that a total of 3 signals 1 x mono 1...

Страница 12: ...t selection AES EBU or S PDIF via control panel software Table 4 2 Input routing In Full Speed USB operation the USB interface can only transmit 4 audio channels Transmitting audio signals with a sampling rate of 96 kHz is not possible 4 2 Output routing On the output side eight channels can also be transmitted via High Speed USB Various combinations of analog and digital outputs are available for...

Страница 13: ...e input signal s level is too high and could possibly cause audible distortion We incorporated a bit of headroom here so that the LED illuminates a few dBs before clipping distortion Adjust the trim control so that the CLIP LED only occasionally illuminates during the loudest passages The input signal now has an optimal level Use the channel fader to adjust the recording volume Be sure not to over...

Страница 14: ...ed via headphones connected to one of the phones outputs on the front panel of your BCA2000 while the volume is adjusted using the corresponding PHONES control Of course you can connect a second set of separately adjustable headphones 5 APPLICATIONS Fig 5 2 Extended mobile studio In this illustration we have augmented the first example with a microphone and a MIDI expander To record acoustic instr...

Страница 15: ... separately with each MIDI expander in this case a sound module and a sampler via 16 MIDI channels each The Audio wiring also represents an expansion of the setup shown in fig 5 2 the microphone and sound module signals are mixed together in stereo in the BCA2000 before they pass through the A D converter Additionally an extra sound generator stereo player effects unit or hardware sampler as shown...

Страница 16: ... BCF2000 and BCR2000 as input devices Similarly the sampler and sound module A as well all MIDI capable effects processors here ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496 V VERB PRO REV2496 and VIRTUALIZER PRO DSP2024P are all connected to the MIDI patchbay The patchbay is connected to the BCA2000 via MIDI IN and MIDI OUT A which in turn transmits the entire studio s MIDI data through a maximum of 16 MIDI channels to...

Страница 17: ... this setup all options can be used simultaneously A pair of BEHRINGER TRUTH B2030A active monitors with an additional active subwoofer are used here as main monitors The control room outputs are connected to the subwoofer from there the signal is passed on to the TRUTH loudspeakers The same signal is also available via two sets of headphones e g for musicians whereby their volume can be adjusted ...

Страница 18: ...ay with a maximum of eight channels and monitor your recording in 5 1 surround Recording In our example an orchestral performance is being recorded Six microphones are being used 5 studio condenser microphones and a so called boundary microphone which is placed on the floor close to the orchestra Of course you can also use other microphones and positioning as your experience and or preferences dic...

Страница 19: ...19 B CONTROL AUDIO BCA2000 5 APPLICATIONS Fig 5 6 Multi channel recording with 5 1 surround monitoring ...

Страница 20: ...er format S PDIF AES EBU signals are usually transmitted using balanced cables with XLR connectors enabling extremely long cable runs without signal degradation or additional noise See also S PDIF Clock Many digital devices feature Sync Clock or Wordclock connections usually in the form of coaxial BNC connectors When using two or more interconnected digital devices simultaneously they must be sync...

Страница 21: ...z with the limitation that only 4 audio channels can be transmitted instead of the usual 8 See also ADAT The BCA2000 supports this format as well as the standard ADAT format on the optical digital inputs and outputs S PDIF The Sony Philips Digital Interface Format is a consumer standard for transmitting digital audio This unbalanced interface utilizes RCA or optical TOSLINK connections From the po...

Страница 22: ...priate LEDs on the BCA2000 and in the control panel software Wordclock See Clock and Sync 6 2 Audio connections You will need many different types of cables for various applications The following illustrations show how these cables should be wired Please always use high quality cables The B CONTROL s analog audio inputs are electronically balanced to avoid hum problems Of course you can also conne...

Страница 23: ...Max output level 20 dBu Main Out Type Main 1 2 Cinch 3 6 Impedance approx 120 W signal to noise ratio 100 dB Crosstalk 80 dBu 1 kHz Max output level 20 dBu Headphones outputs 2 Type TRS connector with separate volume controls Max output level 20 dBu INSERTS 2 Type TRS connector unbalanced DYNAMIC SECTION Noise Gate Threshold to 0 dB Limiter Threshold 15 to 0 dB 7 SPECIFICATIONS DIGITAL INPUTS Type...

Страница 24: ...sly excluded from this warranty in particular if caused by improper handling of the product by the user This also applies to defects caused by normal wear and tear in particular of faders crossfaders potentiometers keys buttons tubes guitar strings illuminants and similar parts 4 Damages defects caused by the following conditions are not covered by this warranty s improper handling neglect or fail...

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