Table Of Contents; Introduction; Before You Get Started; Shipment - Behringer A500 User Manual

REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500
FOREWORD
is suitable for nearly all applications, from the recording studio to
setting up a P.A. system for small live events.
The task of designing the A500 certainly meant a great deal of
responsibility, which we assumed by focusing on you, the
discerning 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 together, and what a
great feeling it is when all who participated in such a project can
be proud of what they’ve achieved.
It is our philosophy to share our enjoyment with you, because
you are the most important member of the BEHRINGER team.
With your highly competent suggestions for new products you’ve
made a significant contribution to shaping our company and making
it successful. In return, we guarantee you uncompromising quality
as well as excellent technical and audio properties at an extremely
reasonable price. All of this will enable you to give free rein to
your creativity without being hampered by budget constraints.
We are often asked how we manage to produce such high-
quality devices at such unbelievably low prices. The answer is
quite simple: it’s you, our customers! Many satisfied customers
mean large sales volumes enabling us to get better purchasing
terms for components, etc. Isn’t it only fair to pass this benefit on
to you? Because we know that your success is our success
too!
I would like to thank all of you who have made the A500
possible. You have all made your own personal contributions,
from the developers to the many other employees at this company,
and to you, the BEHRINGER user.
My friends, it’s been worth the effort!
Thank you very much,
Uli Behringer
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Dear Customer,
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 4
welcome to the team of
BEHRINGER users, and
thank you very much for
expressing your confi-
dence in us by purchasing
this power amplifier.
2. CONTROL ELEMENTS ............................................... 5
Writing this foreword for
you gives me great plea-
sure, because it repre-
sents the culmination of
many months of hard
3. APPLICATION EXAMPLES ......................................... 7
work delivered by our
engineering team to
achieve a very ambitious
goal: to develop a studio
power amplifier, whose
4. INSTALLATION ........................................................... 7
sound and fetures leave
no wishes open,
delivering a product that
5. SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 8
6. WARRANTY .............................................................. 10
reference amplifier. It was developed for professional use in
recording studios, but at the same time it offers enough power
reserves to be used in smaller live setups as well. Its rich list of
features will make it a dependable part of your equipment with a
broad spectrum of possible uses.
from transients during start-up and your amp from overheating.
The amp is not put at any risk even if there is a short on its
outputs.
open up different possibilities for effective implementation with
the rest of your audio equipment, leaving little to be desired.
inputs (exception: RCA connectors
only for unbalanced connections). The automatic servo function
recognizes when unbalanced jacks are connected and internally
adjusts the nominal signal level so that no difference in the signal
level between inputs and outputs exists (6 dB correction).
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packaging was 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
that may have occurred during transit.

1. INTRODUCTION

INDEX
1.1 Before you get started ................................................... 4
1.1.1 Shipment ............................................................... 4
1.1.2 Initial operation ...................................................... 5
1.1.3 Online registration ................................................. 5
2.1 The front ......................................................................... 5
2.2 The back ......................................................................... 6
3.1 Stereo operation ............................................................. 7
3.2 Mono-bridged mode ........................................................ 7
4.1 Installation in a rack ........................................................ 7
4.2 Connections .................................................................... 8
4.3 Audio connections ......................................................... 8
1. INTRODUCTION
By purchasing an A500, you have obtained a high-end
The A500 features special circuitry that protects your speakers
Various operating modes, such as parallel and mono mode,
Your BEHRINGER A500 features electronically servo-balanced

1.1 Before you get started

1.1.1 Shipment

Your A500 was carefully packed at the factory, and the
and are intended