User manual MACKIE LM3204

[. . . ] LM-3204 OWNER'S MANUAL U 1 U U U U U U U U U U 2 3 3 1 O O STEREO STEREO STEREO STEREO STEREO STEREO STEREO STEREO 3 3 1 O O 4 3 1 O O 5 3 1 O O 6 3 1 O O 7 3 1 O O 8 3 1 O O 9 3 1 O O 10 3 1 O O 11 U 12 3 1 O O STEREO U 13 3 +15 U 14 U 15 U 16 U U 3 1 O O STEREO STEREO 3 1 O O STEREO 3 +15 3 1 O O STEREO +15 O O 1 +15 U U U U U U U U U +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 U +15 U U U 1 O O +15 1 O O +15 1 O O +20 SOURCE ALT 3-4 O O +20 3 STEREO STEREO STEREO U U U U U 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 2 O O 4 +15 4 2 O O 4 +15 4 2 O O 4 +15 +15 SHIFT MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO +15 SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 SHIFT 2 MONO O O +15 SHIFT MONO 2 SHIFT MONO O O +15 SHIFT MONO 2 AUX AUX AUX AUX O O +15 2 O O +20 MONO SHIFT MONO SHIFT MONO SHIFT LEVEL AUX RETURN TO CONTROL ROOM ONLY O O +20 4 LEVEL AUX U 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k AUX HI U U U U U U U U AUX HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX U 12k AUX HI U 12k AUX HI U 12k STEREO AUX RETURNS HI U 12k HI U 12k HI U 12k HI U 12k HI LM-3204 STEREO LINE MIXER ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 POWER U ­15 +15 ­15 +15 + U 22 MID 2. 5k U CLIP U MID 2. 5k 2. 5k 2. 5k 2. 5k 2. 5k 2. 5k 2. 5k 2. 5k U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID MID 2. 5k U MID 2. 5k U MID 2. 5k U MID 2. 5k U MID 2. 5k U MID 2. 5k U MID 10 2. 5k 7 O O +20 SOLO ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 4 ­12 +12 ­12 +12 2 U U 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 LO U U U U U U LO LO LO LO LO LO LO 80 U LO 80 U LO 80 U LO 80 U LO 80 U LO 80 U LO 80 U LO 80 U LO 0 80 2 O O LEVEL 4 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 ­15 +15 7 PHONES EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ 10 20 30 L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R ­ 40 TAPE MONITOR BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 MUTE ALT 3-4 MUTE ALT 3-4 MUTE ALT 3-4 MUTE ALT 3-4 MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE BALANCE BALANCE BALANCE BALANCE BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 BALANCE BALANCE MUTE ALT 3-4 MUTE ALT 3-4 dB 10 dB 10 SOLO OL OL OL OL SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO OL SOLO OL SOLO OL SOLO OL SOLO OL SOLO OL SOLO OL SOLO OL SOLO OL SOLO SOLO SOLO OL OL OL , , , , , , , 5 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , U , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , CHANNEL 5 U 5 -20 5 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , CHANNEL 1 U U U -20 CHANNEL 2 -20 CHANNEL 3 -20 CHANNEL 4 -20 5 CHANNEL 6 U -20 CHANNEL 7 U -20 CHANNEL 8 U -20 CHANNEL 9 U -20 CHANNEL -20 10 U CHANNEL -20 11 U CHANNEL -20 12 U CHANNEL -20 13 U CHANNEL -20 14 U CHANNEL -20 15 U CHANNEL -20 10 10 16 15 15 20 20 U U U 30 30 40 40 O O O O O O +30dB O O O O +30dB +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB O O +30dB GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN LEFT RIGHT CONTROL RM ® CAUTION AVIS 9. Object and Liquid Entry -- Do not drop objects or spill liquids into the inside of the LM-3204 Console. Damage Requiring Service -- The LM-3204 Console should be serviced only by qualified service personnel when: A. LM-3204 Console power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or B. [. . . ] The Tape In RCA jacks are connected in parallel with the Tape In 1/4" phone jacks. NOTE: Using the 1/4" Tape In jacks will deactivate the RCA Tape In jacks. The LM-3204 has four sets of stereo AUX returns for bringing that fine stereo reverb and delay back into your mix. (Even though sends 2 and 4 are mono, all the AUX returns are ready for stereo signals generated within your effects boxes. ) Each input is a line level, unbalanced 1/4" TS standard phone jack, which routes the signal directly to the AUX Return amplifiers and front panel controls, and on to the main L/R mix bus. See page 10, "Stereo Aux Returns, " for switching options. Just like the channel inputs, using the (Mono) Left input jack only will apply the return signal equally to both the left and right AUX inputs for a mono return. STEREO AUX RETURNS 1 (MONO) 2 3 4 L R AUX SENDS 1 2 3 4 MONO L STEREO STEREO L R R USE ONLY WITH LM-3204E EXPANDERS. EXPANDER IN ALT 3/4 OUTPUTS The Alt 3/4 Outputs are straightforward: Left and Right line level unbalanced 1/4" TS jacks, each connected to the Alt 3/4 buses. For instance, you could use them to send selected channels to your multitrack deck for bouncing or overdubbing (see the hook-up diagrams farther on for more possibilities). AUX SENDS Remember that on the front panel, AUX Sends 1 and 3 were stereo sends and AUX Sends 2 and 4 were mono?Well, it's true back here too, where they finally come out of the mixer. 14 CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS This is where you plug in your monitor power amplifier. The Left and Right Control Room Outputs are line level unbalanced 1/4" TS jacks, controlled by the Control Room fader on the front panel. CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS MAIN/TAPE OUTPUTS EXPANDER IN The Expander In jack is where you plug in your optional LM-3204E expander. See Appendix B. STEREO AUX RETURNS LAYOUT AND FUNCTION 1 (MONO) 2 3 4 L L R L R L R R AUX SENDS 1 L ALT 3/4 OUTPUTS 2 3 4 MONO R L R MAIN INSERTS L STEREO STEREO L R MICROPHONE CONNECTIONS Here's a Mackie bonus: two mic preamps hidden away on the back panel!The Mic In connectors are standard female XLR3-type microphone connectors, wired to a pair of classic Mackie balanced mic preamplifiers with more headroom than a Kenworth cab and less noise than a mortuary at midnight. Pin 2 is wired high, pin 3 is low and pin 1 is grounded, per AES standards. Phantom mic powering can be applied to both inputs with a flick of the Phantom Power switch . Mic preamp levels are individually adjusted by two Trim controls. The mic sigMIC PREAMP GAIN nals won't go 1 2 anywhere unless you patch them. Each preamp has a line level unbalanced 1/4" TS MIC IN Mic Out jack. You can patch the mic out signal into any channel input or even into other pieces of line level equipment in your rack. GAIN R USE ONLY WITH LM-3204E EXPANDERS. EXPANDER IN PHONES OUT The Phones jack is located on the front panel to the right of the meters and below the Phones Level knob. The jack is a standard 1/4" TRS stereo headphone jack with the left channel on the tip, the right channel on the ring, and the common ground connection on the sleeve. It is an IC, and it will not drive a speaker and it will toast a power amp (if turned up). WARNING: Turn down the Phones level control before you plug in the headphones. Then inch the control up until you feel groovy. U PHANTOM POWER GAIN +48V 10dB 50dB 10dB 50dB + 22 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 CLIP O O +20 SOLO O O LEVEL PHONES ­ 40 TAPE MONITOR 15 SECTION 3: GENERAL INFORMATION Maybe you don't need to read this at all. Beginners: face the blackboard, please. Many of you reading this manual have a lot of experience in using mixers and mixing consoles. For you battle-scarred pros, Section 2 and the Block Diagram will probably be all that you need to look at. [. . . ] This sounds insultingly simple, but if the whole mixer is completely dead, it's time to make sure that: the power cable is connected into a live source of power, the mixer is turned on, the fuse is OK, etc. Faulty plugs and cables are often the culprits. A TRS plug can sit in a socket for months doing its job and then suddenly decide (based on the phase of the moon and barometric pressure) 38 4. Write the RA number plainly on the outside of the shipping carton in BIG print (those huge stinky sign markers work well for this). [. . . ]