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ULTRAWAVE B300 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock.
ULTRAWAVE B300 Foreword Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of ULTRAWAVE users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this fully active loudspeaker system.
ULTRAWAVE B300 ULTRAWAVE ® Fully Active 2-Way Loudspeaker System with Integrated EQ and Mic Preamp B300 s 2-way bi-amping for excellent sound reproduction s Two integrated high-power amps for low and high frequency ranges delivering a total of 300 Watts s High-efficiency components for extremely high sound pressure levels and ultra-low distortion s Extensive phase and time correction ensures perfect system alignment s Innovative Reflex Cooling System for automatic convection-type cooling s Extreme
ULTRAWAVE B300 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 The concept .................................................................................................................................... 1.2 Before you begin ............................................................................................................................. 1.2.1 Mains voltage ...........................
ULTRAWAVE B300 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! With our new BEHRINGER ULTRAWAVE B300 you purchased an absolutely reliable and versatile active loudspeaker system. You now own an audio tool that gives you an undistorted and well balanced reproduction of your program material, be it for presentations, P.A. system or monitoring applications. Despite its built-in high-power stages, the B300 is compact enough to be handled with ease.
ULTRAWAVE B300 1.3 Control elements Fig. 1.1: Rear panel control and connecting elements of the ULTRAWAVE 1 The OVL LED (= overload) lights up as soon as any one of the built-in protections has been activated. For improved control a second overload LED is installed on the front panel of the speaker cabinet. 2 The LINE LED lights up when the input sensitivity of the B300 has been set to LINE level with switch . When you have a mixing console or any other playback device (e.g.
ULTRAWAVE B300 2. SETTING UP THE B300 The sound of your B300 largely depends on the room acoustics. Please observe the following hints to get the most out of your B300. 2.1 Tweeter High frequencies are the very part of the audio spectrum that ensures a clear sound and speech intelligibility. Although these frequencies can be located most easily, they are also the first to be blocked acoustically.
ULTRAWAVE B300 2.3 Flying operation of the B300 A special fixture designed by BEHRINGER allows the flying operation of your B300. Safe and reliable flying of speakers requires some know-how and expertise. So, please make sure that your B300 will be set up by qualified personnel only. BEHRINGER assumes no liability for any damage or personal injury resulting from improper operation of your loudspeakers! Use the fixture on the top side of the B300 to fly the speaker.
ULTRAWAVE B300 Fig. 3.1: Different plug types 4. LEVEL SETTING Please set the levels as follows: s Turn the Master Volume control on your mixing console until it provides a level of 0 dB, or s Raise the output level of the stereo signal source (if equipped with a volume control), so that there is no overloading, or s Speak into the microphone connected. Now, turn up the VOLUME control of your B300. The overload LED (OVL) helps you control the level.
ULTRAWAVE B300 5. APPLICATIONS 5.1 Presentations Owing to the built-in microphone preamp you only need a B300 and a dynamic microphone to set up a straightforward sound reinforcement system. Mount the B300 on a speaker stand for optimum presentation and intelligibility of announcements. If one B300 is not enough, you can of course use a second or even more loudspeakers. How to wire them is shown in chapter 3.2.2. Fig. 5.1: Stand-mounted B300 used for presentations 5.2 P.A. systems P.A.
ULTRAWAVE B300 6. SPECIFICATIONS SPEAKER COMPLEMENT High-performance woofer 15P200A3 Diameter Sensitivity Impedance Power (RMS / music) 15" (385 mm) 98 dB @ 1 W / 1 m 3 ohms 200 W / 400 W Tweeter compression driver 34P30A8 Diameter Sensitivity (with horn) Impedance Power (RMS) 1.25" (34 mm) 105 dB @ 1 W / 1 m 8 ohms 30 W / 2 kHz @ 12 dB/oct. Horn (dispersion angle) 100° x 40° AMPLIFIERS Woofer range Power (RMS) Power (Peak) 175 W @ 3 ohms / 0.
ULTRAWAVE B300 7. WARRANTY § 1 WARRANTY CARD/ONLINE REGISTRATION To be protected by the extended warranty, the buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in § 3. Failure to return the card in due time (date as per postmark) will void any extended warranty claims.
