User manual MACKIE 1202-VLZ3

[. . . ] 1202-VLZ3 12-Channel Mic/Line Mixer OWNER'S MANUAL POWER ON PHANTOM ON CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE -- NE PAS OUVRIR EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING. DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE. DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE XDRTM EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE MIC PREAMPLIFIERS ARE PROPRIETARY TO MACKIE DESIGNS, INC. BALANCED L MAIN CONTROL ROOM R BAL/UNBAL L R/4 BAL/UNBAL ALT OUTPUT L/3 4 ( PRE-FADER / PRE EQ TIP SEND / RING RETURN ) CHANNEL INSERT 3 2 1 MAIN OUTPUT LEVEL MIC PR E XDR MIC 1 MIC PR E XDR MIC 2 MIC PR E XDR MIC 3 MIC PR E XDR MIC 4 L /MONO R ALL BAL/UNBAL 1 1 L TAPE TAPE INPUT OUTPUT L BAL /UNBAL L L 2 R 2 R R R BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL AUX SEND MONO MONO MONO MAIN OUT MONO LINE IN 1 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT -10dBV GAIN LINE IN 2 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT -10dBV GAIN LINE IN 3 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT -10dBV GAIN LINE IN 4 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT -10dBV GAIN L BAL OR UNBAL L BAL OR UNBAL L BAL OR UNBAL L BAL OR UNBAL IC UM IC UM IC UM IC UM R 60 0 +15dB -45dB R LINE IN 7­8 R LINE IN 9­10 R LINE IN 11­12 GAIN 60 0 +15dB -45dB GAIN 60 0 +15dB -45dB GAIN 60 0 +15dB -45dB GAIN LINE IN 5­6 U AUX O O U AUX O O U AUX O O U AUX O O U AUX O O U AUX O O U AUX O O U AUX O O +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U O O +15 U O O +15 U O O +15 U O O +15 U O O +15 U O O +15 U O O +15 U O O +15 U EQ HI 12kHz -15 MID 2. 5kHz EQ HI 12kHz -15 MID 2. 5kHz EQ HI 12kHz -15 MID 2. 5kHz EQ HI 12kHz -15 MID 2. 5kHz EQ HI 12kHz -15 MID 2. 5kHz EQ HI 12kHz -15 MID 2. 5kHz EQ HI 12kHz -15 MID 2. 5kHz EQ HI 12kHz POWER -15 +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U MID 2. 5kHz CONTROL ROOM SOURCE LEFT RIGHT 0dB=0dBu 20 10 CLIP -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz MAIN MIX 7 4 2 ALT 3­4 0 2 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 PAN LR LR PAN LR PAN LR PAN LR PAN LR PAN LR PAN LR PAN TAPE 4 7 10 20 30 LEVEL SET ALT 3­4 PRE FADER MUTE 1 ALT 3­4 PRE FADER MUTE 2 ALT 3­4 PRE FADER MUTE 3 ALT 3­4 PRE FADER MUTE 4 ALT 3­4 PRE FADER MUTE 5/6 ALT 3­4 PRE FADER MUTE 7/8 9/10 MUTE ALT 3­4 PRE FADER 11/12 MUTE ALT 3­4 ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX PRE FADER SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO RUDE SOLO LIGHT U U U U U U U U U U O O LEVEL +12dB O O LEVEL +12dB O O LEVEL +12dB O O LEVEL +12dB O O LEVEL +12dB O O LEVEL +12dB O O LEVEL +12dB O O LEVEL +12dB O O MAX CTL ROOM /SUBMIX MAIN MIX O O +12dB 1202-VLZ3 Important Safety Instructions 1. [. . . ] L L channel strips is actually two complete circuits. The controls are linked together to preserve stereo. ) We'll R L Soloed channels are sent to the 2 SOURCE mix, which R 2 start at the bottom and work our way up. . . ultimately feeds your control room, phones and meterR R display. Whenever SOLO is engaged, all SOURCE selections (MAIN MIX, ALT 3-4 and TAPE) are defeated, to "U" LIKE UNITY GAIN BAL BAL BAL BAL MAIN OUT AUX SEND OR OR OR OR allow UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL the soloed signal to do just that -- solo!MONO MONO MONO MONO Mackie mixers have a "U" symbol on almost every level LINE IN 1 This "U" stands for "unity gain, " meaning IN 4 control. LINE IN 2 LINE IN 3 LINE WARNING: PRE-FADER SOLO taps the chanL L L L LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT no change in signal level. OnceHz have adjusted the nel signal before the LEVEL knob. If BAL have you 75 Hz 75 you 75 Hz 75 Hz BAL BAL BAL 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT OR OR OR OR input signal 18dB/OCT to line-level, -1you can set every18dB/OCT at -10dBV control a channel's LEVEL knob set below "U" (unity 0dBV -10dBV -10dBV UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN IC IC IC IC M M M M "U" andU your signals will travel through the mixer at U U U gain), SOLO won't know that and will send a unity gain R R R R optimal levels. What's more, all the labels on our level signal to the control room, phones and meter display. 60 60 60 60 0 controls+15dB -45dB are measured in0 decibels (dB), 0 so-45dB know 0 -45dB may result in a startling level boost at these outyou'll +15dB -45dB +15dB +15dB That LINE IN 11­12 LINE IN 9 ­10 LINE IN 7­ 8 GAIN GAIN you choose to change a GAIN GAIN what you're doing level-wise if puts. LINE IN 5­6 control's settings. U Owner's Manual AUX O O +15 U O O O O +15 U O O EQ HI 12kHz U You won't have U check it here to AUX AUX and check it there, as you would with some other mixers. In fact, +15 +15 +15 U U some don't even have any refer- U ence to actual dB levels at all!You were smart -- you bought a +15 +15 +15 Mackie. U AUX MUTE/ALT 3­4 AUX O O O O U AUX O O U AUX O O U AUX EQ EQ 23. LEVEL -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 HI 12kHz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz U U This adjusts the channel's MID MID level. . . 2. 5kHz off, to unity gain at from 2. 5kHz the+15 detent, on -15 to 12 dB of ad- +15 up +15 -15 -15 U U U ditional gain. LOW LOW The dual-purpose MUTE/ALT 3­4 bus is a Mackie signature. When Greg was +15 designing our first product, +15 +15 +15 U he had to include a mute U switch for eachUchannel. MuteU switches do just what they sound like they do. They turn off the signal by "routing" it into oblivion. +15 what a +15 "Gee, +15 +15 waste, " Greg reasoned. "Why not have the mute button U U U U EQ EQ EQ EQ route the signal somewhere elseHIuseful. . . like a sepaHI HI HI 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz rate stereo bus?" So MUTE/ALT 3­4 really serves two -15 -15 +15 -15 -15 functions U+15muting (often used during U+15 -- a mixdown or U+15 U live show), and signal routing (for multitrack and live MID MID MID MID 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz work) where it 2. 5kHz as an extra stereo bus. [. . . ] You can make "Y"s and mults for the outputs of both unbalanced and balanced circuits. Remember: Only mult or "Y" one output into several inputs. If you need to combine several outputs into one input, you must use a mixer, not a mult or a "Y. " Direct out with signal interruption to master. Insert all the way in to the second "click. " STEREO PLUG Channel Insert jack For use as an effects loop. [. . . ]