20 Most Recent Behringer XENYX 2442FX Mixer - Page 3 Questions & Answers

It is likely you do not have the levels set correctly and are over driving the mixer. Reduce the trim settings using the PFL buttons and monitor the level indicators to insure you are not clipping.

With a condenser mic you CANNOT have any speaker in the room that the mic can hear of course. These mics are so sensitive. Your mixer and monitor speakers and recording will be in a separate room from the soundproof studio typically.

To monitor the system anywhere in the same room as the mic you MUST use headphones that do NOT leak sound or you will get feedback and distortion.

That sounds bad! I haven't heard of a runaway supply for these... Testing of the power supply is in order. The LED's are all driven from the +15 volt supply which is secondary regulated by a three terminal regulator... probably a 7815. I have seen failures of this chip in another Behringer product so it may be a bad batch. The question now is if this has fried the main switching power supply.

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You should find +/-15 volts and probably +12 volts an +5 volts as well as the +48 phantom supply. If only one of these is missing, check the regulator for it... most are three terminal regulators. If the one that is missing has a hot regulator you have a short someplace and this requires skill to locate Probably the fastest way is to use a thermal imaging camera... however I have often used a millivoltmeter to find where the supply drops tpo near zero. Using a "calibrated" finger and search for a hot component on the circuit board can be very effective. Likely one of the surface mounted chips has shorted. Replacing these requires skill so best leave board repair to a skilled repair person as you can easily damage the board permanently.

First, connect the USB audio interface which came with the Xenyx to a USB port on the PC. Then connect the TAPE OUT from the Xenyx to the IN of the USB audio interface. And connect the OUT of the USB audio interface to the TAPE IN of the Xenyx. You should now be able to record from any of the Xenyx channels. To listen back, engage the control room button which reads CD/TAPE. Contact me if you need any clarification.

You need to connect the speakers using an XLR cable into the Main output jack on the back of the mixer. If they are powered speakers you will need to connect them into a power source and turn them on AFTER connecting them. Once powered on you can control the signal going to the mixer with the Main Mix fader.

1. Turn mixer on
2. Ensure Main Mix level is at zero
   
3. Connect from Main Output to Monitors
4. Turn Monitors on
5. Turn up Main mix to desired level
   

For decent signal to noise ratio your channel faders should be about 75% up. You should set the trims when punching down the PFL button for each channel so that peaks go up the meter to about 80% of max. Your master levels shoulld be from 50 to 80% up. You should be using BALANCED cables (TRS or XLR) everywhere. Your equipment should ALL be powered from a single receptacle or power conditioning module, even if it means running extension cords. Many people try to run unbalnced cables from this to their amps... it doesn't work and noise results. You didn't give us much info on your system so that we could analyze further

Hi Parksrus,
Here it is: http://yatesparks.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/XENYX%20Behringer%20Mixers.pdf
I hope this helps.
Cheers,

It sounds like the 2tr/usb to main button is engaged. Its the red one above the phones/ control room volume control.

you need a cable with two A3F  XLR s going to a 1/8" stereo phone plug, male. plug the XLRs into the Main out L&R on the mixer. plug the 1/8" into the LINE Input on the laptop. You should be able to get the cable from any music store,or Radio Shack. below is a link to the manual,in case you don't have one. Good Luck!http://www.behringer.com/assets/1622FX_P0557_M_EN.pdf 

The C23 part is a capacitor and the 7085 is more likely a 7805 which is a voltage regulator. The regulator is easy to find. For the capacitor, you will need the service manual to determine the value required. The main issue is that the leg of hte 7805 is lifted. This implies that the part was conducting more current than expected. This is an indication that the problem with the regulator is a RESULT of a problem, not the defect itself. I would not suggest replacing the power supply blindly as the root cause may beon another board. Just changing the power supply board may result in the same problem again.

I would suggest a trip to the repair shop to get a detailed repair estimate. The shop shouldbe able to determine whether or not the only issue is the power board.

Also, from the experience I have with Behringer units, the power boards are unique to each model.

Dan

The list is too long to post here... and you have not told us the configuration of your system. There are hundreds of mistake an operator can make... and you don't tell us what the "speakers" are you are mentioning... I ASSUME that these are NOT just computer speakers. From the main outputs you should have BALANCED cables (TRS or XLR) cables tying to your amplifies or powered speakers. Put a signal into channel 1 and make sure the mute button is up for that channel... move the main fader up and some sound should go through. When tied to a PC you have to have drivers installed and WIndows configured to use the mixer for VOICE input and SOUND recording in "Sounds and Devices" in the Windows control panel. Use headphones to verify the audio is going through the mixing buss portion of the mixer.

We need more information about how you are using this... specifically what is it connected to and with what type cables... You MUST use balanced lines either XLR or TRS cables. You MUST power this from the same receptacle as amps or other connected equipment. Use of plain old guitar type cables as audio interconnects from the output of this is a big no-no.

You need to either connect it using a MIDI interface card and cables from the PC or you can use a RS232 serial cable which may be hard to find for your PC. It appears to use the 7 wire RS232 type connector at the mixer board end. You can get USB to MIDI converter devices from several sources.

Here:
http://www.behringer.com/assets/1622FX_P0557_M_EN.pdf

The 2442 is just an extended version of the 1622FX. The manual covers the whole series.

You will need a power amp for the monitors or powered monitors. I also use Behringer, they are good quality for a very good price

Hope that helped