User manual MACKIE CFX 12 MIXER

[. . . ] CFX SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL AND WARRANTY REGISTRATION 12, 16, AND 20-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXERS WITH DIGITAL EFFECTS 12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER MONO PLUG STEREO PLUG CFX12 MIXER INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO THE "SECOND CLICK" TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE RING RETURN FROM EFFECTS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. WARNING: SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE -- NE PAS OUVRIR UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE. DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING. DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE CONCEIVED AND DESIGNED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC · WOODINVILLE · WA · USA · MADE IN CHINA · FABRIQUE AU CHINE · COPYRIGHT ©1998 · THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGNS INC. : "MACKIE", "EMAC", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE · PATENT PENDING POWER DIRECT OUT WITH SIGNAL INTERRUPTION TO MASTER FOR USE AS AN EFFECTS LOOP (TIP = SEND, RING = RETURN) OPTIONAL USES FOR INSERTS 120V, 50/60 Hz, 35 WATTS ON MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 MIC 5 MIC 6 MIC 7 MIC 8 L STEREO EFX RETURN EFX SEND R 1 L R TAPE TAPE INPUT OUTPUT MAIN INSERT MAIN OUT MAIN OUT LAMP 12V 0. 5A 1 L L L L 2 2 BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL (MONO) LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN (MONO) R R 1 L 2 R UTILITY OUT AUX SEND SUB OUT R EFX 1 3 R FOOT SWITCH 9 LEFT RIGHT 11 LEFT RIGHT 2 4 S 75Hz SUB OUT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT 10 9 10 -20 12 11 12 PHONES U IC GAIN M 1 ZERO U IC GAIN M 2 ZERO U IC GAIN M 3 ZERO U IC GAIN M 4 ZERO U IC GAIN M 5 ZERO U IC GAIN M 6 ZERO U IC GAIN M 7 ZERO U IC GAIN M 8 ZERO U U 6 +50 LEVEL -15dB +30dB 6 +50 LEVEL -15dB +30dB 6 +50 LEVEL -15dB +30dB 6 +50 LEVEL -15dB +30dB 6 +50 LEVEL -15dB +30dB 6 +50 LEVEL -15dB +30dB 6 +50 LEVEL -15dB +30dB 6 +50 LEVEL -15dB +30dB -20 +20 +20 TRIM LOW CUT 100 Hz U TRIM LOW CUT 100 Hz TRIM LOW CUT 100 Hz TRIM LOW CUT 100 Hz TRIM LOW CUT 100 Hz TRIM LOW CUT 100 Hz TRIM LOW CUT 100 Hz TRIM LOW CUT 100 Hz TRIM TRIM MASTER SEND AUX U 15 10 5 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 0 5 10 +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 15 +15 U EFX (EXT) +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U PRE FADER PRE FADER EFX (EXT) O O PRE FADER EFX (EXT) O O PRE FADER EFX (EXT) O O PRE FADER EFX (EXT) O O PRE FADER EFX (EXT) O O PRE FADER EFX (EXT) O O PRE FADER EFX (EXT) O O PRE FADER EFX (EXT) O O PRE FADER EFX (EXT) STEREO GRAPHIC EQ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EFX (EXT) O O 1 1 CFX 12 MIXER 12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER PHANTOM POWER 48v U POWER STATUS O O +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) +15 U EFX (INT) O O +15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 CUSTOM 32-BIT PRECISION DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR CLIP 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 O O +15 U O O +15 U EFX 2 (INT) RETURN MASTERS U U U U EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k LEFT RIGHT O O -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 U HI MID 3k -15 +15 U HI MID 3k +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 EFX 2 SEND TO MAIN MIX AUX 1 AUX 2 EFFECTS TO MONITOR +20 EFX 1 RETURN U O O 22 10 7 CLIP -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW MID 400Hz -15 +15 U LOW MID 400Hz 150 100 150 100 150 100 150 100 150 100 150 100 150 100 150 100 -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz REVERSE GATED CATHEDRAL LG. [. . . ] This frequency represents the punch in bass drums, bass guitar, fat synth patches, and hightestosterone male singers. When adding boost to the channel's low EQ, simultaneously engaging the LOW CUT switch can create an audible low frequency boost without boosting stage rumble, mic handling clunks, and breath pops. -15 +15 U HI MID 3k EQ The CFX Mixer has low shelving, mid peaking, and high shelving EQ. "Shelving" means that the circuitry boosts or cuts all frequencies past the specified frequency. For example, boosting the LOW EQ knob boosts bass frequencies at GAIN (FADER) PAN 1-2 INPUT TRIM LO CUT INSERT -15 +15 U LOW MID 400Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 PAN EQ MUTE 3-4 L R "POST" SIGNAL "PRE" SIGNAL PRE-POST AUX 1 TO AUX 1 MASTER SEND LEVEL AUX 2 TO AUX 2 MASTER SEND LEVEL 17-18 ASSIGN MUTE TO EFX 1 MASTER SEND LEVEL EFX 2 TO EFX 2 MASTER SEND LEVEL EFX 1 "Pre vs. Post" Auxiliary Signal Flow Diagram Stereo Channel 13 PAN PAN adjusts the amount of channel signal sent, left versus right, to the SUB OUTs (and ultimately the MAIN OUTs via the SUB ASSIGN switches). On mono channels, the knob places the signal somewhere between hard left and hard right. On stereo channels, it works like the balance control on your home stereo, by attenuating one side or the other. With the PAN knob hard left, the signal will feed SUB 1 and SUB 3 (assuming the channel's ASSIGN switches are engaged). With the PAN knob hard right, the signal will feed SUB 2 and SUB 4 (assuming the switches are engaged). channel's ASSIGN With the PAN knob set somewhere in between, the signal will be shared across both sides of the mix. nal. Subtle adjustment of the channels' fader positions is the key to a finely-tuned mix. knob is set Typically (providing the TRIM correctly) the fader position will be positioned somewhere between 0 dB ("U") and ­30 dB. If you have a fader set all the way up, adding 10 dB of gain, that's usually a sign that your TRIM knob is set too low. Conversely, if the fader is set way down, your TRIM may be set too high. "U" LIKE UNITY GAIN Mackie mixers have a "U" symbol on almost every level control. This "U" stands for "unity gain, " meaning no change in signal level. Once you have adjusted the input signal to line-level, you can set every control at "U" and your signals will travel through the mixer at optimal levels. What's more, all the labels on our level controls are measured in decibels (dB), so you'll know what you're doing level-wise if you choose to change a control's settings. MUTE U EQ HI 12k -15 +15 U MID -15 +15 600 1. 5k FREQ 8k U LOW 80Hz 150 100 When you engage a channel's mute switch, its signal disappears from these outputs: MAIN , MAIN INSERT , SUB OUT 1-4 , OUT AUX SEND 1 & 2 , EFX SEND 1 & 2 (including the send to the EMAC EFFECTS ). The only thing it doesn't PROCESSOR switch, so mute is the channel's SOLO PFL you can audition channels, via headphones, without sending them to the main mix. SOLO PFL Engaging a channel's SOLO switch causes this dramatic turn of events: The PHONES and Meters , which ordinarily receive the main mix signals, instead receive the SOLO PFL signal. PFL, being a mono signal, is sent to both sides of the PHONES outputs and to the LEFT meter. Additionally, the RUDE SOLO LED flashes obnoxiously to remind you that "you're in solo. " The SOLO PFL signal is tapped before the channel's MUTE and Fader controls. It , LOW CUT , does, however, follow TRIM settings, making it the perfect tool and EQ for quick inspections of individual or multiple , MUTE channels. [. . . ] with billing for labor, materials, return freight, and insurance. Products repaired under warranty at Mackie's factory will be returned freight prepaid by Mackie to any location within the boundaries of the USA. This warranty is extended to the original purchaser and to anyone who may subsequently purchase this product within the applicable warranty period. Mackie does not authorize any third party, including any dealer or sales representative, to assume any liability on behalf of Mackie Designs or to make any warranty for Mackie Designs. [. . . ]