Behringer Ultrabass BB210 - Manual (Page 5)

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ULTRABASS BB210
2. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS
1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for expressing your confidence in our products by
purchasing the BEHRINGER ULTRABASS BB210. This cabinet
is built with the outstanding BUGERA TM bass speakers. The
speaker cones are made of special high-quality paper that provide
rich bass tone and clear middle frequencies.
Bass players, who love the warm and direct sound of a classic
paper cone, will appreciate the high quality and workmanship as
well as the extremely high power output of these speakers. All
these characteristics make your ULTRABASS BB210 a high-
value, dependable companion on the stage, in the studio or in
your practice room.
1.1 Shipment
The BB210 was carefully packed at the assembly plant to assure
secure transport. Should the condition of the cardboard box
suggest that damage may have taken place, please inspect the
unit immediately and look for physical indications of damage.
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Damaged equipment should NEVER be sent directly to
us. Please inform the dealer from whom you acquired
the unit immediately as well as the transportation
company from which you took delivery. Otherwise, all
claims for replacement/repair may be rendered invalid.
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Always use the original packing carton to prevent
damage during storage or transport.
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Never let unsupervised children play with the
ULTRABASS or with its packaging.
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Please dispose of all packaging materials in an
environmentally friendly fashion.
1.2 Initial operation
Connect the ULTRABASS BB210 to a power amplifier using
the speaker connectors located in the back.
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Please make sure to completely lower the volume on
your amp before connecting it to the BB210.
1.3 Warranty
Please take a few minutes and send us the completed warranty
card within 14 days of the date of purchase. You may also register
online at www.behringer.com. The serial number needed for the
registration is located in the back of the unit. Failure to register
your product may void future warranty claims.
2. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND
CONNECTIONS
Fig. 2.1.: Control elements and connections
You can connect a footswitch (e.g. MIDI FOOT
CONTROLLER FCB1010) to this 1/4" TS connector to
remotely enable/disable the tweeter. When the tweeter is
enabled, you get a harder, more direct sound (Hard Attack).
When the tweeter is disabled, the entire sound spectrum is
reproduced only on the bass speakers (Soft Attack).
The loudspeakers of the ULTRABASS series feature a
1/4" TS connector in the INPUT/LINK section as well as two
professional speaker connectors (compatible with
NEUTRIK ® SPEAKON ® ). All connectors are wired in parallel,
which means that all three connections are identical in their
function. Therefore, you can connect a second speaker to
the link connector output without going directly to the
amplifier. This way, you can utilize short cables and will
require no additional connectors on your amp.
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Connecting several ULTRABASS cabinets via the link
connector r educes the input impedance: if you connect
two identical speakers, the impedance is reduced to
one half of the original value, with three speakers to a
third, and so on. Therefore, always keep in mind the
impedance value of your amplifier to avoid causing
damage by overloading. Ideally, the impedance of your
speakers corresponds to the impedance of your
amplifier. If the speaker has a higher impedance than
the amplifier, this will have no negative consequences
on the amp, but it won’t be able to pass its full power to
the speaker. See chapter 4. “INSTALLATION” for more
information.
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Attention! Never connect two amps to one BB210.
Otherwise, you may destroy both your amps and your
speakers.
This table shows the correct polarity of the connectors:
Plus pole (POS) = Tip (TIP) on the 1/4" TS connector or 1+
on the professional speaker connector.
Minus pole (NEG) = Sleeve (SLV) on the 1/4" TS connector
or 1- on the professional speaker connector.
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Please observe the illustrations 4.1 and 4.2.
SERIAL NUMBER. Please take a few minutes and send us
the completed warranty card within 14 days of the date of
purchase; failure to do so may void future warranty claims.
You may also register online at www.behringer.com.