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B-CONTROL 

AUDIO

  BCA2000

8. WARRANTY

8. WARRANTY

§ 1 WARRANTY CARD/ONLINE REGISTRATION

To  be  protected  by  the  extended  warranty,  the  buyer  must

complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days

of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik

GmbH, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in § 3. Failure

to return the card in due time (date as per postmark) will void any

extended warranty claims. Based on the conditions herein, the

buyer may also choose to use the online registration option via

the  Internet  (www.behringer.com  or  www.behringer.de).

§ 2 WARRANTY

1. BEHRINGER (BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik 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 § 4, 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.

§ 3 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.

§ 4 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.

§ 5 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.

§ 6 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.

§ 7 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.

* 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. WINDOWS

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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,

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Содержание B-Control-Audio BCA2000

Страница 1: ...Version 1 0 February 2004 User s Manual ENGLISH B CONTROL AUDIO BCA2000 ...

Страница 2: ...plifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose 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 ou...

Страница 3: ...ls 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 24 bit 96 kHz s High resolution 2 x 12 element LED level indicator for stereo In Out signals plus 2 element LED level indicator for input and output channel...

Страница 4: ...y 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 toge...

Страница 5: ...ided 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 Warranty Please take a few minutes and send us the completely filled out warranty card within 14 days of the date of purchas...

Страница 6: ...ffective 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 The following settings can be made in the Setup window Dig 2 Ch Output Format The format for two channel digital output is switchable between AES EBU and S PDIF Format selection has an effect on both the coaxial...

Страница 7: ...7 B CONTROL AUDIO BCA2000 Fig 2 1 Control panel software SETUP window Fig 2 2 Control panel software USB INFO window Fig 2 3 Control panel software BLOCK DIAGRAM window 2 INSTALLATION ...

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: ...e 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 in y...

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: ...n 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 x s...

Страница 12: ...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 p...

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 5 APPLICATIONS you can connect a second set of separately adjustable headphones 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: ...ers 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 VERBPROREV2496andVIRTUALIZERPRODSP2024P 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 yo...

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: ... 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 poi...

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: ...z Max output level 20 dBu Main Out Type Main 1 2 Cinch 3 6 Impedance approx 120 Ω signal to noise ratio 100 dB Crosstalk 80 dBu 1 kHz Max output level 20 dBu Headphones outputs 2 Type 1 4 TRS connector with separate volume controls Max output level 20 dBu INSERTS 2 Type 1 4 TRS connector unbalanced DYNAMIC SECTION Noise Gate Threshold to 0 dB Limiter Threshold 15 to 0 dB 7 SPECIFICATIONS DIGITAL I...

Страница 24: ...ing conditions are not covered by this warranty s improper handling neglect or failure to operate the unit in compliance with the instructions given in BEHRINGER user or service manuals s 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 s damages defects caused by force majeure or any ot...

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