User manual MACKIE X-200 QUICK GUIDE REV1.0.4

[. . . ] Manual Rev 1. 0. 4 31st December 2004 Q U I C K - S TA R T G U I D E X. 200 Digital X Bus Table of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 I/O Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIC/LINE 4 CARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIC/LINE 8 CARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LINE CARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] This is used primarily to transmit tape transport commands from the Digital X Bus to a recorder. 11. MIDI IN and OUT These standard MIDI connectors (female 5-pin DIN) can be used to send or receive MIDI Time Code (MTC) and MIDI Machine Control (MMC) when connecting to equipment with transport controls and a position display. USB ETHERNET MIDI IN MIDI OUT SERIAL 9-PIN FOOT SWITCH 1 2 1 V 9amp 60Hz 15V 9 p6 230V 4. 5amp 50Hz V 4. 5 p5 1100W Max 1100W M 6 X. 200 Quick-Start Guide 15. Power Switch This one is self-explanatory. When the POWER switch is turned ON, power is supplied to the Digital X Bus and it boots up. When turning off the Digital X Bus, you should select Shutdown from the File menu. At the end of the shutdown procedure, the touchscreens go blank, indicating that it is okay to turn off the power switch. 16. Mouse This 6-pin miniDIN connector is used to connect a PS/2-style mouse. 17. Keyboard This 6-pin miniDIN connector is used to connect a PS/2-style keyboard. 18. USB These are four additional USB ports for connecting more USB devices to the Digital X Bus. If you are connecting a USB CD-ROM drive, use one of these ports rather than the USB ports on the rear panel (13). More Connections There are even more connections available behind the removable panel on the back of the Digital X Bus, which we call the Motherboard Access Area. These are connections to the motherboard, and include four additional USB connections, and the PS/2-style mouse and keyboard connections. First, turn off the Digital X Bus (select File > Shutdown and then turn off the power switch). Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the eight screws securing the panel to the chassis. MOUSE KEYBOARD USB PORTS Quick-Start Guide 7 Digital X Bus Operational Basics Are you ready to get started?Let's turn on the Digital X Bus and go over some of the general operational features before we start passing audio through it. About V-Pot Controls Just below the touchscreens are a row of rotary controls called V-Pots, which is short for virtual potentiometer. Again, unlike an analog console where a rotary pot can control one function, a digital console allows you to assign a V-Pot to many different functions. Using the buttons to the right of the touchscreens, you can assign the V-Pots to control the following functions: PAN L/R (Left/Right) PAN F/B (Front/Back, for surround sound) AUX 1-8 Send AUX 9/10 and 11/12 Send AUX 9/10 and 11/12 PAN Digital TRIM LEVEL TO TAPE When one of the above buttons is selected (lit), all 24 V-Pots control that function for each of the 24 channels in the selected bank. What would take 384 controls on an analog console can be done with 24 controls and 16 buttons on the Digital X Bus! CUE 1 9-10 Turning on the Digital X Bus Connect the supplied power cord to the male IEC connector on the rear panel. Plug the other end of the power cord into an outlet properly configured for the voltage indicated on your particular model. The faders start moving and the Digital X Bus loads its software into memory. When the screens display the channels strips, you're ready to go. CUE 2 11-12 PAN PAN MIC TRIM LINE LEVEL TO TAPE About Fader Banks If you have used a digital console before, then you are probably familiar with the concept of fader banks. Unlike an analog board, a digital mixing console can reassign a channel strip to route any input to any output. This can be done on an individual channel basis, or globally, by switching banks and reassigning all 24 channel strips at once. [. . . ] Three DIGITAL cards provide 24 output tracks to a hard disk recorder via ADAT optical connections (and Fader Bank 1) and 24 input tracks via ADAT optical connections (and Fader Bank 2) from the hard disk recorder for mixdown. The MIDI IN/OUTs provide MMC (MIDI Machine Control) to the hard disk recorder and MTC (MIDI Time Code) to the Digital X Bus. An AES card provides digital sends and returns for external effects so you can keep the signal in the digital domain, and the MIX OUT card provides two stereo line-level control room outputs (1=NEAR; 2=MAIN [not shown]) and two stereo headphone outputs for monitoring the input sources. Quick-Start Guide Quick-Start Guide Powered Studio Monitors for Control Room 13 Digital X Bus Matching Powered Studio Monitors Left Front Left Center Center Right Center Right Front 14 Left Rear Powered Subwoofer Right Rear 8 Bus Outputs THREE ONE LINE CARD DIGITAL CARDS WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT SERIAL NUMBER MANUF. DATE EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. [. . . ]