Behringer X AIR XR16 Owner's Manual

X AIR User Manual

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INPUTS accept balanced and unbalanced XLR and ¼" plugs. Inputs 1 and 2 

have high-impedance preamps for direct connection of guitars and basses.

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OUT L & R jacks send the main mix signal to PA or monitor speakers via 

XLR cables.

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RCA IN jacks (X18 only) accept unbalanced RCA cables for connecting MP3 

players, external mixers, iPad, etc. These inputs have limited processing 

compared to the other input channels.

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RCA OUT jacks (X18 only) send either the main mix signal or headphone 

signal via unbalanced RCA cables to a pair of active studio monitors.

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CONTROL ROOM button (X18 only) determines whether the main mix or 

headphone/solo signal is routed to the RCA OUT jacks.

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HEADPHONE jack accepts a ¼" TRS plug for connecting a pair of headphones.

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PHONES LEVEL knob determines the output of the headphones jack.

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POWER switch turns the power on and off . The LED on the main input panel 

will light when the unit is powered on.

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USB port (type B) accepts a USB cable for connection to a computer for 

multi-channel audio and MIDI recording. Up to 18 audio channels can 

be simultaneously recorded, and 18 channels are available for playback. 

The mixer application allows assignment of channels for recording and 

playback. 16 channels of MIDI I/O can also be transmitted on the same  

USB connection. Check the product page on music-group.com to download 

the required Windows* multi-channel driver. The interface is compatible 

with CoreAudio on Mac* computers, and to ALSA/Jack on Linux* computers.

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ETHERNET port allows the mixer to be controlled via LAN or connected 

Wifi router.

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RESET button resets the console to default network parameters when held 

for 2 seconds. When held for 10 seconds, all console functions are reset to 

factory default status.

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REMOTE switch selects between Ethernet, Wifi client, or Access Point. 

See the Network Connection chapter for details.

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MIDI IN/OUT jacks send and receive MIDI signals to and from external 

equipment. See the MIDI Implementation chart for details.

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ULTRANET port allows connection of BEHRINGER P16-M personal monitoring 

mixers or P16-D distribution hubs.

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AUX SEND jacks send your monitor mixes to active stage monitors or headphone 

mixers. The XR18 uses XLR connectors, while the X18 uses balanced ¼" jacks.

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Inputs 17 and 18 (XR18 only) accept balanced ¼ " cables for connecting 

line-level sources. These inputs have limited processing compared to the 

other input channels.

*Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc. Windows is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft 
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the 
U.S. and other countries

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