User manual MACKIE CR-1604

[. . . ] CR- 604 OWNER'S MANUAL 1 ­10 · ­10 · ­10 · ­10 · ­10 · ­10 · ­10 · ­10 · ­10 · ­10 · ­10 ­10 ­10 ­10 ­10 ­10 · +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­25 +4 ­40 +4 · ­40 +4 · ­40 +4 · ­40 +4 · ­40 +4 · ­40 SENSITIVITY ADD 10dB FOR MIC INPUTS U 16 U 15 U 14 U 13 U 12 U 11 U 10 U 9 U 8 U 7 U 6 U 5 U 4 U 3 U 2 U 1 MAINS PHANTOM +48V UNBALANCED LINE INPUTS BALANCED/UNBALANCED LINE INPUTS CHANNEL ACCESS TIP=OUT RING=IN LOW Z BALANCED MICROPHONE INPUTS BAL MAIN OUT MONO AUX OUTPUTS ALT 3/4 OUT BUSS INSERT AUX RETURNS 6 L LEFT 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 LEFT LEFT 1 R 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 RIGHT MONITOR 4 5 6 RIGHT RIGHT 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PHANTOM MAINS CR1604 16 CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER LAMP 12 VAC AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U AUX U U STEREO AUX RETURNS C 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +15 MON U 1 00 +20 U 1 L C R 1 2 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +15 U 2 00 +20 U 2 L C R 3 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +15 U 5 3 00 +20 U 3 L C R 4 MONO 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 5/6 SHIFT 6 +15 4 00 +20 4 L R AUX SOLO LEVEL 0 HI BALANCE 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI 0 HI ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID ­15 +15 0 MID CR1604 16 CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER CLIP +8 ALT PREVIEW ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO ­12 +12 0 LO +4 +2 0 -4 MAIN OUTPUT MUTE ­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 -8 -12 -16 -20 SOLO TO MAIN EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 EQ 0 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 PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO PAN SOLO POWER SOLO LEVEL 1 MUTE ALT 3/4 2 MUTE ALT 3/4 3 MUTE ALT 3/4 4 MUTE ALT 3/4 5 MUTE ALT 3/4 6 MUTE ALT 3/4 7 MUTE ALT 3/4 8 MUTE ALT 3/4 9 MUTE ALT 3/4 10 MUTE ALT 3/4 11 MUTE ALT 3/4 12 MUTE ALT 3/4 13 MUTE ALT 3/4 14 MUTE ALT 3/4 15 MUTE ALT 3/4 16 MUTE ALT 3/4 1/LEFT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL 2/RIGHT LEVEL SOLO/PHONES +20 + 20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +10 U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1 CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AVIS: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D'INCENDIE OU D'ELECTROCUTION, N'EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU A L'HUMIDITE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure, that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Le symbole éclair avec point de flèche à l'intérieur d'un triangle équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter l'utilisateur de la présence à l'intérieur du coffret de "voltage dangereux" non isolé d'ampleur suffisante pour constituer un risque d'éléctrocution. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. [. . . ] No, you cannot go inside the CR-1604 and merely flip the wires around; doing so would short out your meters and void your warranty. If you absolutely must change the polarity try internally modifying a TRS adaptor or use an external phase reverser. NOT ONE FINAL NOT-SO-OBVIOUS OUTPUT NEED MORE OF A GOOD THING? You can create a 32 or 48-channel mixer with the Mackie Designs MixerMixer combiner. It connects all the outputs of up to three mixers without losing channels via "cascading. " You can hook up two or three CR-1604s together, providing you with more of everything you love about our mixer as your budget and/or needs grow. And we offer an optional 100mm Remote Fader to control the combined Main L/R outputs. Not satisfied with this stroke of flexibility, we've put together an ultra-affordable CordPack that includes all the cables necessary to interconnect three CR-1604s. This way, you won't go broke buying 36 mono and three stereo cables piecemeal, which could add up to almost as much as the MixerMixer itself. The CR-1604's stereo PHONE jack. As you'll see from the Applications Guide, we recommend connecting your monitor power amp to this output in several cases. If in the past you've had to put up with conventional, grungy-sounding headphone amps, you may initially be reluctant to "trust" the CR-1604's headphone output. The sound quality is exactly the same as the main outputs and will not degrade your audio in any way. A CLOSER LOOK 14 Part 4 -- CONNECTION TIPS It's now time to begin hooking up all the cool stuff you want to mix together. At this point, you rack mounters may want to rotate the CR-1604's input/output pod to its jacks-to-back position. jacks on the same plane as the controls, get our RotoPod bracket (see details on page 20). Instead of being included in this manual we have provided an incredibly detailed Applications Guide with much more detailed (and colorful) drawings than could be managed in a 2-color, letter-size manual. NOTE: If you somehow lost the Applications Guide in the frenzied heat of unpacking your CR-1604, your Mackie dealer should have some extras stashed someplace. through a Channel Access or Stereo Bus insert or before/after the mixer. Processors include compressors, limiters, filters or external equalizers. ODD DUCKS Some newer, digital "Swiss Army Audio Knives" can be switched for compression, limiting and whatever else struck the whim of the product designer. You'll probably want to connect them based on how you're using them in your mix. HOOK UP CONNECTING AN EFFECT WITH STEREO OUTPUTS Use two separate cables and plug into a LEFT/ RIGHT pair of an AUX return. The corresponding stereo AUX RETURN Level knob will control both sides of the effect equally. EFFECTS AND PROCESSORS Most recording and PA setups use external signal processors to enhance the sound: reverb, delay, digital delay, equalizers and compressors are the most common, but perhaps you have a harmonizer or enhancer as well. All of these devices can be grouped into two categories -- effects and processors, depending on what they do and how they're used. CONNECTING A MONO OUTPUT EFFECT If you want a signal to return to just the right side, plug the effect output into just the RIGHT AUX RETURN. SEPARATE MONO EFFECTS IN L & R If you plug different mono effects into an AUX RETURN's left and right jacks and press the corresponding MONO button, you get up to eight mono returns. EFFECTS (parallel processing) These generate additional sounds that you add to the mix, usually by making two simultaneous mixes: one is of the unmodified dry signal that goes directly to the main outputs via the input channels; the other is an auxiliary mix that is sent to the effects device. The output of the effect is then mixed with the main output, usually through an AUX return. The most common effects are reverb and digital delay. CHANNEL INSERTS To connect a processor using the CR-1604's CHANNEL ACCESS jacks, use tip-ring-sleeve plugs wired as shown. The "tip" plug goes to the processor INPUT; the "ring" plug goes to the processor's OUTPUT. If you're using these jacks as channel inserts, adjust the TRIM controls after you plug the processor in. PROCESSORS (serial processing*) These devices modify the signal and completely replace it with the processed version. [. . . ] The mixer outputs shall be 1/4" phone jack; there shall be 1 Left and 1 Right Main Outputs, 1 Mono Main Output, 1 Monitor Output, 6 AUX Outputs, Alternate Outputs on buses 3 and 4, and 1 Stereo Headphone Output. Maximum Main Output level shall be +28dBu balanced (+22dBu unbalanced); all other Outputs shall be capable of +22dBu maximum output level. The main frame shall be grey-black, consisting of two parts: a Main Mixing Board with steel chassis, and an Input/Output Pod with aluminum/steel chassis which shall be mechanically connected by metal screws and electrically connected by ribbon cables. The Pod shall be designed in such a way that it may be attached in one of two ways: 1) With input/outputs to the top of the mixing console or 2) with input/outputs to the rack of the mixing console. [. . . ]