Behringer B1800X, B1020, B1500X User Manual
Users Manual
Version 1.2 June 2001
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F1520
ENGLISH
SERIES
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B1020
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B1500X
B1800X
EUROLIVE
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EUROLIVE SERIES
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
For your own safety, as well as that of your colleagues and your audience, please:
- carefully read the following safety precautions and operating instructions prior to operation
- observe the following safety precautions and operating instructions during operation and
- store this manual in a safe place for future reference.
Thank you.
Caution! EUROLIVE speakers are not designed to be suspended!
EUROLIVE SERIES enclosures are designed exclusively for floor-mounted use. Although the enclosures will
withstand rough handling over many years, they are not designed to be suspended. If suspension of the
speakers is unavoidable, please be sure that suitable fixtures are mounted by qualified personnel.
Suspension of your EUROLIVE enclosures will always be at your own risk!
Check the condition of the protective corners:
EUROLIVE loudspeaker enclosures are equipped with interlocking protective corners, which allow for slip-free
stacking. Damaged corners reduce the stability of speaker stacks. Please inspect them at regular intervals
and replace damaged corners immediately.
Safe speaker installation:
- Be sure to mount your speakers on a solid, stable and level base or stand. Vibrating floors (e.g. elements/
components on the stage), as well as tables, chairs or similar objects do not provide reliable support for
speaker enclosures or stacks.
- Setting up your speakers at a distance from the audience area, dance floor, musicians and/or personnel will
minimize the risk of accident.
- Should local conditions prevent you from following these safety precautions, please be sure to secure the
speakers so that they cannot fall or be knocked over. Always consult a P.A. or rigging expert.
Prevention of speaker damage:
Please protect your speakers from damage due to objects or liquids entering the enclosure.
Damage and repair:
EUROLIVE enclosures must be repaired by qualified personnel if:
- objects or liquids have entered the enclosure,
- the speakers have been subject to rain or excessive moisture,
- the enclosure does not work properly or displays obvious performance deterioration or
- the enclosure has been dropped or otherwise physically damaged.
Maintenance:
Maintenance or modifications which may be carried out by the user is defined in the users manual. Any
additional maintenance/repair work should be carried out by qualified service personnel only.
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EUROLIVE SERIES
FOREWORD
Dear Customer,
Welcome to the team of EUROLIVE users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in
BEHRINGER products by purchasing this P.A. loudspeaker enclosure.
It is with great pleasure that I write this letter to you. It represents the culmination of many months of hard work
delivered by our engineering team to reach a very ambitious goal: to present you with an outstanding P.A.
loudspeaker system that gives you maximum flexibility and performance along with unique audio qualities and
a broad range of features. Designing the new EUROLIVE SERIES was a great challenge filled with responsibility,
which we tackled by focusing on you, the discerning user and musician. It was also a lot of work, with night and
weekend shifts. But it was fun, too. Developing a product usually brings a lot of people together, and its a great
feeling when everybody involved can be proud of what theyve achieved.
It is part of our philosophy to share our gratification with you, since youre the most important member of the
BEHRINGER team. With your highly competent suggestions for new products, youve contributed immensely
to the development and success of our company. In return, we bring you uncompromising quality, guaranteed
by the stringent BEHRINGER quality control system, as well as excellent technical and audio specifications,
at an extremely favorable price. We hope that this will enable you to fully unfold your creativity without being
hampered by budget constraints.
We are often asked how we manage to produce such high-grade devices at such unbelievably low prices. The
answer is quite simple: its you, our customers! Lots of satisfied customers means large sales volumes, which
in turn enables us to reduce production and logistics expenses. We believe its only fair to pass this benefit
back to youafter all, your success is our success!
I would like to thank everyone who helped make the EUROLIVE SERIES project possible and successful.
Each of those people made very personal contributions, from our engineers and designers to our numerous
staff members and finally to you as a BEHRINGER user.
My friends, its been worth the trouble!
Thank you very much,
Uli Behringer
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EUROLIVE SERIES
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EUROLIVE
Professional Loudspeaker System
SERIES
s Powerful, durable P.A. loudspeaker enclosures with excellent cutting power
s Extremely high sound pressure levels for first-class sound and optimum performance
s Distortion-free reproduction of audio material
s Switchable bi-amping mode on all multi-way systems (except B1020)
s Switchable crossover on all subwoofers for optional passive or active (bi-amping) operation
s 1" titanium diaphragm on all multi-way systems for brilliant, natural high-frequency reproduction
s Specially developed BEHRINGER CD horn technology for optimal wide-angle dispersion
s Integrated HF driver protection
s Trapezoidal enclosures for perfect cluster formation
s Ultra-rugged carpet covering for efficient cabinet protection
s Rugged protective corners with stacking profile
s Recessed, ergonomically shaped die-cast handles for easy transport
s Rugged steel grilles plus acoustically transparent polyester foam for optimal speaker protection
s Die-cast socket for stand or pole mounting on all EUROLIVE systems (except F1220/F1520)
s Floor wedges allow angles of 30 or 60 degrees
s Professional Speakon® connectors on sturdy aluminum panel
s Enclosures constructed entirely of environmentally-friendly E1 MDF wood
s The EUROLIVE SERIES includes floor wedges, full-range enclosures and subwoofers
s Manufactured under the stringent BEHRINGER quality control system
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