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. [. . . ] Another way to do the same thing is assign the chanALL BAL/UNBAL R L /MONO MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 TAPE TAPE nels to the XALT P3­4 mix, then patch out ofDR MIC PALT 3­4 XDR MIC PRE the RE DR MIC PRE DR MIC RE INPUT OUTPUT X X 1 If you have a channel panned hard1left (or right) and OUTPUT [16]back into an unused stereo channel LINE reading 0 dB, it must dip down about 4 dB on the left L L INPUT [2]. If that's your choice, don't ever engage the (or right) when panned center. To do otherwise (the MUTE/ALT 3­4 switch on that stereo channel, or you'll R L 2 way Brand X compact mixers do) would make the sound 2 have every dog in the neighborhood howling at your R R appear much louder when panned center. feedback loop. BAL/UNBAL L R BAL BAL BAL Another benefitOR the ALT 3­4OR of feature is thatBAL can it 3-BAND EQ MAIN OUT AUX SEND OR OR UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL MONO MONO MONO MONO act as a "SIP" (Solo-In-Place): just engage a channel's The 1202-VLZ3 has 3-band equalization at carefully MUTE/ALT 3­4 switch LINE IN 2 ALT 3­4 switch in the LINE IN 4 and the LINE IN 1 LINE IN 3 L L L L selected points -- LOW shelving at 80 Hz, MID peaking LOW CUT CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT SOURCE matrix75 Hz you'll getLOWHz channel, all by itself, and that 75 75 Hz 75 Hz BAL BAL at 2. 5 kHz, and HI BAL shelving at 12 kHz. "Shelving" BAL means 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT OR OR OR OR in the control0dBV and phones. room -1 GA -10dBV -10dBV -10dBV UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL that the circuitry UNBAL or cuts all frequencies past the boosts IN IC IC GAIN IC GAIN IC GAIN M M M M U U U U MUTE/ALT 3­4 is one of those controls that can bewil- specified frequency. RFor example, rotating the LOW EQ R R R der newcomers, so take your time and play around with 0 knob 15 dB to the right boosts bass starting at 80 Hz and 60 60 60 60 0 0 0 +15dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB -45dB to note it. Once you've-45dB it down, GAIN probably GAIN of a +15dBcontinuing down 5­6the lowestIN 7­ 8 you never heard. LINE IN 11­12 got you'll think LINE IN LINE IN 9 ­10 LINE GAIN GAIN "Peaking" means that certain frequencies form a "hill" hundred uses for it!around the center frequency -- 2. 5 kHz in the case of U U U U the MID EQ. U U U U AUX 26. PAN AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX 31 30 29 28 27 26 PAN adjusts the amount of 27. LOW EQ+15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 channel signal sent to the left U+15 U U U U U U +15 This control gives you versus the right outputs. 1­4 or +5 +15 +15 with connections to the L +15 +15 +15 circuit is +15 +15 +15 below 80 Hz. The 5­12 U U U U flat (no boost or cut) at the U 0 U U U EQ input only) these controls act EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ ­5 HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI as pan pots. This 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz ­10 frequency-15 +15 represents the -15 +15 (5­12) with stereo connections +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 -15 +15 -15 +15 ­15 U U U U 1kHz 100Hz 10kHz 20kHz U toUL and R inputs, the PAN knob U punch in bass drums, bass U 20Hz Low EQ MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID guitar, fat synth patches, works like the balance2. 5kHz control 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz +15 and some -15 +15 serious -15 +15 really on +15 home stereo. your -15 +15 -15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 U U U U male singers. U U +10 U U PAN determines the fate of +5 LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz Used in conjunction with 0 80Hz the main mix and ALT 3­4 mix. -15 +15 -15 +15 the PAN knob hard left, -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 ­5 the LOW CUT [3] switch, With PAN the signal will feed either MAIN you can boost the PAN EQ ­10 PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN LOW ­15 OUT L (bus 1) or ALT OUTPUT without injecting a ton of 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz LL(bus 3), depending on the L R subsonic debris into the L R Low EQ withLLow Cut R R LR LR LR LR position of the ALT 3­4 switch. 1 2 3 5/6 7/8 9/10 11/12 MUTE MUTE the knob hard right, the MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE With ALT 3­4 ALT 3­4 ALT 3­4 ALT 3­4 ALT 3­4 ALT 3­4 ALT 3­4 ALT 3­4 signal feeds MAIN OUT R (bus 28. MID EQ PRE FADER PRE FADER PRE FADER PRE FADER PRE FADER PRE FADER PRE FADER PRE FADER +15 2) or SOLO SOLO ALT OUTPUT R (bus 4). SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO Short for "midrange, " SOLO +10 U U U U U U U U this knob provides 15 dB +5 of boost or cut, centered at 0 2. 5 kHz, also flat at the cen- ­5 ­10 +12dB +12dB +12dB +12dB +12dB +12dB +12dB +12dB ter detent. Midrange EQ LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL ­15 is often thought of as the LEVEL 100Hz 20Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz most dynamic, because the Mid EQ frequencies that define any particular sound are almost always found in this range. You can create many interesting and useful EQ changes by turning this knob down as well as up. O O +15 U O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 14 10-VLZ3 29. [. . . ] You probably will only want to use this sophisticated effect for special occasions. Owner's Manual Direct out with no signal interruption to master. Insert only to first "click. " MONO PLUG Channel Insert jack Mults and "Y"s A mult or "Y" connector allows you to route one output to two or more inputs by simply providing parallel wiring connections. You can make "Y"s and mults for the outputs of both unbalanced and balanced circuits. 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. [. . . ]