Behringer B212/B215 user manual Foreword, Table of Contents, Introduction

EUROLIVE B212/B215

FOREWORD

Dear customer,

welcome to the team of EUROLIVE users, and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in us by purchasing these PA loudspeakers.

Writing this foreword for you gives me great pleasure, because it represents the culmination of many months of hard work delivered by our engineering team to achieve a very ambitious goal: to develop an outstanding PA system that offers a maximum in flexibility and performance

through its impressive sound character and outstanding features. The task of designing our new B212/B215 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 B212/B215 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

	TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION		4
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. CONNECTIONS		5
3. OPTIMAL OPERATION		5
3.1 HF drivers		5
3.2	How to prevent feedback	5
3.3	How to avoid feedback when working
	with record players (DJ applications)	5
3.4	Loudspeaker protection
	by using a low-cut filter	6
4.ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS		6
4.1	Length and diameter of loudspeaker cables	6
4.2	Power amp rating	6
4.3	Fuses	6
	4.3.1 Protecting your equipment	6
5. APPLICATION EXAMPLES		6
5.1	Full-range stereo operation	6
5.2 Using several B212/B215 loudspeakers		6
5.3	Stereo operation with a subwoofer	7
6. INSTALLATION		7
7. SPECIFICATIONS		7
8. WARRANTY		8

1. INTRODUCTION

Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the EUROLIVE B212/B215. This extremely compact loudspeaker has been designed specifically for those applications in which space is a problem. The compact dimensions and the low weight as well as the option to mount the loudspeaker on a wall give this product maximum flexibility. The EUROLIVE B212/B215 is equipped with both 1/4" TS and pro-level speaker connectors (Neutrik® Speakon®-compatible), so that you can expand your set-up flexibly at any time. All of these features make this loudspeaker a high-quality and highly reliable companion on the road.

1.1 Before you get started

1.1.1 Shipment

Your B212/B215 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.

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.

Please always use the original packaging to avoid damage due to storage or shipping.

Never let unsupervised children play with the B212/B215 or with its packaging.

Please dispose of all packaging materials in an environmentally friendly fashion.

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