Control Elements; Front Panel - Behringer Miniamp AMP800 User Manual

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MINIAMP AMP800 User Manual

2. Control Elements

The AMP800 is a headphone amplifier that includes 4 Headphone
Channels, so you can share the
AMP800 with other musicians. In addition, each musician can choose
between 2 audio channels: Input Channel A and Input Channel B.
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Ensure that only qualified personnel set up and operate
the AMP800.
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Fig. 2.1: AMP800 front panel
In the previous illustration, each control element is associated with a
callout, for example . In this section, use these callouts to identify
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details about each control element. For each Input Channel (A and B),
the front panel includes control elements
signal in each of these Input Channels, use these control elements:
LEVEL control: To adjust the input level of a signal,
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turn this control toward 0 (minimum level) or,
alternatively 6 (maximum level).
BALANCE control: To adjust the stereo image of a signal,
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turn this control toward L (left) or, alternatively R (right).
A + B meter: To monitor the combined level of both signals
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(A and B), use this meter. An LED glows next to the value that
identifies the combined level (-24 dB to 0 dB). If the signal is too
strong, the CLIP LED glows. Most of the time, the optimal level
is 0 dB (a full signal).
For each Headphone Channel (1, 2, 3, and 4), the front panel includes
control elements through
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Channel, use these control elements:
(headphone) connector: To connect a headphone,
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use this stereo, ¼" TRS connector. For details about TRS plugs,
see 4. Audio Connections.
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and . To manage the
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. To manage each Headphone

2.1 Front panel

This section describes how to use the front panel of the AMP800,
illustrated as follows:
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INPUT button: To select an Input Channel, push this button.
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When you listen to:
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Input Channel A, this button is not pushed in and not lit
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Input Channel B, this button is pushed in and lit
PHONES LEVEL control: To adjust the level of a headphone
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signal, turn this control toward 0 (minimum volume) or,
alternatively 6 (maximum volume).
CH meter: To monitor the level of a headphone signal, use this
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meter. An LED glows next to the value that identifies the
headphone volume (-24 dB to 0 dB). If the signal is too strong,
the CLIP LED glows. Most of the time, the optimal volume is
0 dB (a full signal).
(power) button: To turn the AMP800 on and off, push this
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button. When you turn the AMP800:
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on, this button is pushed in and lit
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off, this button is not pushed in and not lit
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When you finish using the AMP800, unplug the power supply
unit from the power source. As long as the power supply
unit is connected to a power source, the power supply unit
consumes energy.
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