Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HA4400 Behringer
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Version 1.1 January 2001 Users Manual POWERPLAY PRO HA4400 www.behringer.com ENGLISH.
2 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure - voltage that may be sufficient to con- stitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and mainte- nance instructions in the accompanying literature.
3 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of POWERPLAY PRO users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this unit.
4 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 HA4400 POWERPLAY PRO Professional, multi-purpose headphone amplifier system for stage and studio applications s Four totally independent stereo high-power amplifiers in 1 RU pa.
5 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 T ABLE OF CONTENT 1 . INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 6 2 . THE DESIGN CONCEPT .................................................
6 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 1. INTRODUCTION In purchasing the new POWERPLAY PRO HA4400, you have acquired a headphone amplifier of the high-end class which meets all the demands and requirements of studio work. Due to its extensive functions and the new design the POWERPLAY PRO is an extremely efficient and universal headphone amplifier.
7 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 WARNING! + It should be pointed out, that extreme output volumes may damage your ears and/or your headphone set. Turn down the LEVEL controls before you switch on the unit. + The following operational manual will introduce you to the BEHRINGER POWERPLAY PRO and its various functions.
8 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 3. 3 Audio connections The MAIN inputs on the BEHRINGER POWERPLAY PRO are fully balanced. If possible, connect the unit to other devices in a balanced configuration to allow for maximum interference immunity. + Please ensure that only qualified persons install and operate the POWERPLAY PRO.
9 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 Unbalanced use of mono 1/4" jack plugs Ring Balanced use of stereo 1/4" jack plugs Balanced use with XLR connectors 1 2 3 2 1 3 Input Output Tip = Signal Tip = hot (+.
10 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 4. 1 The front panel control elements Fig. 4.2: Controls on the front panel 1 The DIRECT IN stereo input is used to apply the signals coming from an external source. When using the DIRECT IN input, the MAIN signal applied on the rear panel is interrupted automatically (fig.
11 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 4. 2 The elements of the rear control panel Fig. 4.3: The control elements of the rear panel 12 FUSE HOLDER / VOLTAGE SELECTOR . Please make sure that your local voltage matches the volt- age indicated on the unit, before you attempt to connect and operate the POWERPLAY PRO.
12 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 Fig. 5.1: Example of a studio playback application 5.2.1 Using the amplifiers as independent power amplifiers In addition to the joint control of all channels via the MAIN input, each of the four power amplifiers can also be used independently.
13 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 5.3 Using the DIRECT IN input The DIRECT IN connector can be found on the left side of the front panel. For instance, it is often necessary to replay a song for the musicians in the studio via a cassette recorder. This can be done easily and rapidly using the DIRECT IN connector.
14 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 5. 6 Connecting multiple headphones All of the four stereo amplifiers feature one front and one rear panel headphone output connector. Multiple headphones can be connected per channel, on condition that the resulting connection impedance does not fall below 100 Ohms.
15 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 6. SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO INPUT MAIN input Connectors XLR and 1/4" jack T yp e RF filtered, servo balanced input Impedance 50 kOhms balanced, 25 kOhms unbalanced Max. input level +21 dBu balanced and unbalanced (unity gain) CMRR typ.
16 POWERPLA Y PRO HA4400 7. WARRANTY The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, .
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