Behringer XENYX XL2400 Manual - Page 17

17 XENYX XL3200/XL2400/XL1600 User Manual MON Use the MON controls to add an effect signal to the monitor buses 1 and 2. For this application, the effects unit needs a signal: turn up the respective master FX SEND control and the FX send controls on the channel strips (34) and pull up the channel faders. 1-2, 3-4 These selector switches route the effect signal to the main mix or to the subgroups 1-2 or 3-4. For example, if you create a subgroup for a choir, you need to feed the effect, which processes the vocal signal, to the same subgroup so that all signals can be adjusted equally. In this case it doesn't matter that the FX sends are routed post-fader as long as the choir's volume level is adjusted with the subgroup fader. Otherwise, the effect signal is perceived as unaffected in the main mix. MUTE Each monitor send has a MUTE switch and MUTE LED. SOLO For acoustic control of the stage sound, use the SOLO switch to feed the monitor signal to the headphone and speaker output. If you connect the speaker output to a monitor that is identical with the monitor speakers on stage, you can tell how the stage sound is perceived. 5.9 AUX master section MUTE The MUTE switch mutes the effect return path. Use this function to deactivate the reverb effect of a vocalist who makes announcements between songs. The corresponding MUTE LED indicates that the channel is muted. SOLO Press the SOLO switch to listen in on the effect signal on the headphones/speakers as well as see it on the monitor meter 1/2. The corresponding LED lights up when the solo function is activated. FX RETURN The FX return fader adjusts the volume level of the returned effect signal in the main mix and subgroups (this depends on the routing switch you have pressed). 5.8 Monitor send section This section is split up in an aux send section (left side) and an aux return section (right side). The aux send paths 1 and 2 can individually be switched from pre-fader to post-fader depending on whether you want to use them as monitor or effect signal paths. As with all outputs, both aux master outputs feature 10 dB headroom as well as a MUTE and SOLO switch. In the aux return section, you can adjust the signals of the devices (CD player, effects unit, submixer, etc.) connected to the aux inputs which are then routed to the monitor buses and the main mix. PRE/POST This is the global PRE/POST switch for the aux buses. For utmost flexibility, each AUX bus can individually be switched from pre-fader to post-fader. AUX SEND The Master AUX SEND controls 1 and 2 adjust the signals' volume level of the respective aux send connector. This way you adjust the sum of the AUX 1 and AUX 2 signals on the input channels. MUTE The MUTE switch mutes the aux outputs. SOLO The aux send signals can individually be listened to using the SOLO function. MON A signal sent from AUX RETURN can be added to the stage mix using the MON control. The monitor send section merges the monitor signals of all channels. Then the mix is sent to the monitor outputs. The monitor fader provides precise adjustment and optical control of the monitor output signals. AUX RETURN The AUX RETURN controls adjust the volume level of the aux return signals in the main mix. SEND The SEND faders control the output level of the monitor buses. Each fader is 60 mm long and features 10 dB headroom.