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. [. . . ] "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. The channel's PAN and Fader settings have no effect on the SOLO signal. signal before the fader If you have a channel's fader set well below "U" (unity gain), SOLO won't know that and will send a unity gain signal to the PHONES output. That may result in a startling level boost in your headphones. ASSIGN PAN -15 +15 L R 1 ASSIGN MUTE dB 10 5 1-2 3-4 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O SOLO PFL Used in conjunction with the PAN knob, ASSIGN determines the final destination of a channel's signal. Engaging ASSIGN 1-2, for instance, sends that channel's signal to the SUB 1 and 2 Faders and, via their SUB ASSIGN switches, the MAIN MIX Fader . Typically, ASSIGN 1-2 will be engaged on all channels destined for the main mix. By configuring SUB 1 and 2 to feed the main mix, the channel ASSIGN 1-2 switches become the equivalent of being "Main Mix" switches. Some channels can use ASSIGN 3-4 instead; creating a submix for a set of channels (all the drum channels, for instance). Then, by configuring SUB 3 and 4 to also feed the main mix, you can "ride" the SUB 3 and 4 Faders independently of the rest of the mix. SUB Faders , SUB ASSIGN , and MAIN MIX Fader will explain this further. FADER Although the most self-explanatory item on a mixer, we'll explain it anyway: The fader is the master level control for the channel's sig14 MASTER SECTION FEATURES We hope you've understood, if not memorized, the CHANNEL STRIP FEATURES you just read. If you're still confused, please look them over again before you tackle this section. Don't worry, it's easy to swallow as long as you take it a bite at a time. A "+4" mixer, with a +4 dBu signal pouring out the back, will actually display 0 dB on its meters. A "­10" mixer, with a ­10 dBV signal trickling out, will also display 0 dB. At the risk of creating another standard, Mackie's compact mixers address the need of both crowds by calling things as they are: 0 dBu (0. 775V) at the output shows as 0 dB VU on the meters. [. . . ] Mackie may, at their option, require proof of the original date of purchase in the form of a dated copy of the original dealer's invoice or sales receipt. Final determination of warranty coverage lies solely with Mackie Designs Inc. Mackie CFX Series products returned to Mackie and deemed eligible for repair or replacement under the terms of this warranty will be repaired or replaced within thirty days of receipt by Mackie at our rainforest factory complex. Products returned to Mackie that do not meet the terms of this Warranty will be repaired and returned C. O. D. [. . . ]