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- Page 1 382i Sonic Maximizer User Guide and Reference Manual ...
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Page 2: Installation
For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance, and keep this manual for future reference. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the appliance and described in the operating instructions supplied with the appliance. INSTALLATION Water and Moisture - Do not install the appliance near water: for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool. -
Page 3: Product Description
BBE Sound, Inc. conducted extensive studies of numerous speaker systems over a ten year period. With this knowledge, it became possible to identify the characteristics of an ideal speaker and to distill the corrections necessary to return the fundamental and harmonic frequency structures to their correct order. -
Page 4: Things To Remember
APPLICATIONS Music and P.A. Systems The BBE Sonic Maximizer is a welcome addition to any live sound P.A. system because the BBE circuit dramatically improves the clarity and intelligibility of vocals and musical instruments. Night club and mobile DJ systems will also benefit greatly from the BBE Process, with more depth, detail and punch over the entire mix. -
Page 5: Front Panel Controls
Front Panel Controls � � � � � � 1. CLIP LED INPUT A: When illuminated this LED indicates that the output of the 382i has reached +15dBu. 2. LO CONTOUR: Each channel shares a common LO CONTOUR CONTROL. This control regulates the amount of phase corrected bass frequencies. -
Page 6: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS process mode Program controlled Frequency Response bypass mode 5Hz to 30kHz +/-0.5dBu, -10dBu input THD in process mode less than 0.1% at -10dBu input, 20-20kHz +20dBu Maximum Output (may vary due to control settings) Input Impedance 47k Ohms, unbalanced 1/4” phone jack or RCA jack Output Impedance 1k Ohms, unbalanced 1/4”... - Page 7 LIVE APPLICATION: NON-POWEREd MIXER Connect the BBE 382i to the output of the mixing console or external equlization, if used. The output of the BBE will drive either a crossover or a power amplifier directly. MAIN OUTPUTS CHANNEL B CHANNEL A CAUTION: WARNING: ®...
- Page 8 LIVE APPLICATION: POWEREd MIXER Option 1: Connect via the “pre-amp out/power amp in” section of the mixing console. CHANNEL B CHANNEL A CAUTION: WARNING: ® FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION T O RE DUC E T HE AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME RI S K OF FI RE OR OUTPUT INPUT...
- Page 9 RECORdING The BBE 382i can be utilized in the recording studio on individual instruments or on groups on instruments to improve the sound quality. MIXER KEYBOARD OR OTHER INSTRUMENT CHANNEL B CHANNEL A CAUTION: WARNING: ® FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TO R E DUCE T HE OUTPUT INPUT...
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Page 10: Main Outputs
SOUNd CONTRACTORS The BBE 382i will accept the output level of most sound contractor type mixers and provides a dramatic improvement in the intelligibility of music and the spoken word.. PAGING/MUSIC PREAMP CHANNEL B CHANNEL A WARNING: CAUTION: ® FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION T O RE DUC E T H E AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME OUTPUT... -
Page 11: Warranty
BBE Sound, Inc. so that the service can be expedited. As the repair turnaround time is minimal, we request that the unit be sent to BBE Sound, Inc. We also need to add reliability data to our files so that future revision may be undertaken, if necessary, to improve the product. - Page 12 5381 Production Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 714-897-6766 • FAX 714-896-0736 www.bbesound.com covered by U.S. Patent 5,736,897 and other U.S. and foreign patents pending. BBE is the registered trademark of BBE Sound, Inc. rev.2 7-2010...