Behringer P16-HQ

P16-HQ

Reset all the channels

RECALL + STORE + MAIN (sets volume to 0)

Store Channels

STORE + CHANNEL NUM (2nd tap num)

Select Stored Channel

RECALL + CHANNEL NUM

Buttons

RECALL

• 01. Hold this button and press one of the 16 CHANNEL SELECT buttons (18) to load the corresponding user mix preset.

STORE

• 02. Hold this button and press one of the 16 CHANNEL SELECT buttons (18) to save your current settings to the corresponding user mix preset slot.

MAIN

• 03. button selects the main stereo mix, which has its own settings for volume, balance, and equalization.

ULTRANET

• 04. LED lights to indicate the ULTRANET input is connected and active.

LINK

• 05. Hold this button and press one of the 16 CHANNEL SELECT buttons (18) to combine adjacent mono channels into a linked stereo pair.

GROUP

• 06. Hold this button and press one of the 16 CHANNEL SELECT buttons (18) to combine any selected channels into one or more groups.

SOLO

• 07. button mutes all channels except for the selected mono channel or stereo-linked pair.

MUTE

• 08. Hold this button and press one of the 16 CHANNEL SELECT buttons (18) to mute or unmute that channel.

TREBLE

• 09. knob controls the high band gain for the selected mono channel, stereo-linked pair, or MAIN stereo bus signal. Press the encoder to reset its value.

MID

• 10. knob controls the mid band gain for the currently selected mono channel, stereo-linked pair, or MAIN stereo bus signal. Press the encoder to reset its value.

FREQ

• 11. knob selects the specific mid-range frequency band to be cut or boosted using the MID knob. Press the encoder to reset its value.

BASS

• 12. knob controls the low band gain for the selected mono channel, stereolinked pair, or MAIN stereo bus signal. Press the encoder to reset its value.

PANORAMA

• 13. knob adjusts the stereo placement of mono channels and the relative left-right balance of stereo-linked channels or the MAIN stereo bus signal. Press the encoder to reset its value.

VOLUME

• 14. knob adjusts the mix level for selected mono and stereo-linked channels or the MAIN stereo bus signal. Press the encoder to mute.

OUTPUT

• 15. knob controls the overall master output level.

GR LED

• 16. lights to show when the output limiter is active.

LIMITER

• 17. knob controls the limiter threshold for the master output.

CHANNEL SELECT

• 18. buttons focus the desired mono and stereo-linked channels and groups for individual mix adjustment.

DC IN

• 19. connects to the included external power supply. Please use only BEHRINGER external power supplies.

ON/OFF

• 20. Duh switch.

ULTRANET THRU

• 21. sends an unprocessed copy of the ULTRANET IN to additional ULTRANET devices.

ULTRANET IN

• 22. receives 16 channels from ULTRANET devices over a shielded CAT5 digital audio cable.

MIDI IN

• 23. for control of all parameters using external MIDI controllers, as well as for firmware updates.

LINE OUT

• 24. transmits a copy of the MAIN stereo mix over two TRS cables. Alternatively, a single TRS cable can be connected to the L/MONO jack.

PHONES

• 25. output transmits a copy of the MAIN stereo mix over a 6.35 mm (1/4") TRS connector.

P16-HQ Basic Setup

1. Turn the OUTPUT knob all the way down to the full

counterclockwise position.

1. Turn the LIMITER knob all the way up to the full clockwise position.
2. Confirm that the ULTRANET LED is lit.
3. The parameters for each individual channel can be adjusted by pressing the corresponding CHANNEL SELECT button. The LED in each CHANNEL SELECT button lights as follows:
   • Green (flickering): audio signal activity
   • Red (constant): mono channel or stereo-linked pair selected without audio signal activity
   • Yellow (flickering): mono channel or stereo-linked pair selected with audio signal activity
   • Red (blinking): the channel is part of the selected group, but the channel is currently not selected and there is no audio signal activity
   • Yellow (blinking): the channel is part of the selected group, but the channel is currently not selected and there is audio signal activity
4. While playing audio, slowly turn the OUTPUT knob clockwise until you have a comfortable monitoring level.
5. Slowly turn the LIMITER knob counterclockwise to get the limiter working and find an acceptable balance between dynamics and control of volume peaks.
6. To adjust any individual or stereo channel in the mix, press the corresponding CHANNEL SELECT button. The channel’s LED will light red indicating the channel is selected for adjustment.
7. Turn the VOLUME knob clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the channel’s relative level in the mix.
8. Turn the PANORAMA knob clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the channel’s position in the stereo field.
9. Adjust the channel’s low and high bands gain using the BASS and TREBLE knobs.
10. Select the mid band center frequency for adjustment using the FREQ knob, and then adjust the mid band gain using the MID knob.
11. Create stereo links by holding down the LINK button and then pressing the desired CHANNEL SELECT button. The related adjacent channel will become stereo-linked. Note that channels are always stereo-linked starting with an odd-numbered channel and assigning the odd-numbered channel to the left. All parameter values applied to the odd-numbered channel will be applied to both stereo-linked channels.
12. To group several channels together, hold down the GROUP button, and then press the CHANNEL SELECT buttons of the channels you want to assign to the group. The LEDs for the selected channels will blink. Press the same CHANNEL SELECT button again to deselect the channel. Release the GROUP button to create the group with your selection of channels.

After creating a group, it can be modified by holding down the GROUP button and pressing one of the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons assigned to the group. Now, channels can be added or removed from that group.

To create a new group from the remaining unassigned channels, hold down the GROUP button and then press the CHANNEL SELECT button on a channel that is not currently assigned to a group (LED is off). Pressing an unassigned CHANNEL SELECT button opens a new group. Add more channels as desired.

A channel can only be part of one group at the same time.

Adjusting the VOLUME of any channel within the group will modify the VOLUME of all the other grouped channels by the same amount. All other channel settings like EQ and PANORAMA remain independent.

1. To mute one or multiple channels, hold down the MUTE button and then press the CHANNEL SELECT buttons on the desired channels.
2. To solo the selected channel, press the SOLO button. Pressing another CHANNEL SELECTED button will solo the newly selected channel. To exit solo mode, press the SOLO button again.
3. Save your settings to a preset by holding the STORE button and then select the target preset slot by pressing any one of the
4. CHANNEL SELECT buttons.
5. Load a preset by holding the RECALL button and pressing the CHANNEL SELECT button containing the desired preset.