Mackie 1642-VLZ Pro Owner's Manual - Page 4

INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a Mackie Designs professional compact mixer. The 1642-VLZ PRO is equipped with our new precision-engineered XDRTM Extended Dynamic Range premium mic preamps featuring: • Full gain range from 0 to 60dB • +22 dBu line signal handling capability • 130 dB dynamic range • Distortion less than 0.0007%, 20Hz to 20kHz • Bullet-proof RF rejection using DC pulse transformer circuitry Now that you have your 1642-VLZ PRO, find out how to get the most from it. That's where this manual comes in. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Since many of you folks will want to hook up your 1642-VLZ PRO immediately, the first pages you will encounter after the table of contents are the ever popular hookup diagrams. These show typical mixer setups for Record/Mixdown, Video, Stereo PA and a fixed installation. After this section is a detailed tour of the entire mixer. Every feature of the 1642-VLZ PRO will be described "geographically;" in other words, in order of where it is physically placed on the mixer's top or rear panel. These descriptions are divided into the first three manual chapters, just as your mixer is organized into three distinct zones: 1. PATCHBAY: The zillion jacks along on the top edge and the rear panel 2. CHANNEL STRIP: The channel strips on the left. 3. OUTPUT SECTION: The output section on the right. MIC 1 XDR MIC PRE MIC 2 XDR MIC PRE MIC 3 XDR MIC PRE MIC 4 XDR MIC PRE MIC 5 XDR MIC PRE MIC 6 XDR MIC PRE MIC 7 XDR MIC PRE MIC 8 XDR MIC PRE MIC 9-10 XDR MIC PRE MIC 11-12 XDR MIC PRE TAPE IN LEFT TAPE OUT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT LAMP 12V 0.5A 1642-VLZ PRO 16-CHANNEL MIC/ LINE MIXER WITH PREMIUM XDRTM MIC PREAMPLIFIERS LINE IN BAL UNBAL INSERT LINE IN BAL UNBAL INSERT LINE IN BAL UNBAL INSERT LINE IN BAL UNBAL INSERT LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN 9 LINE IN 11 LINE IN PATCHBAY BAL UNBAL INSERT BAL UNBAL INSERT BAL UNBAL INSERT BAL BAL BAL L UNBAL L UNBAL UNBAL INSERT LINE IN 10 LINE IN 12 R R MONO 13 LEFT BAL / UNBAL 14 RIGHT LINE IN MONO 15 LEFT PHONES A BAL / UNBAL 16 RIGHT B 1 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 2 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 3 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 4 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 5 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 6 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 7 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 8 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 190 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM 1112 U M-1IC0dGBAVIN TRIM TRIM U 13 14 TRIM U 15 16 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U 0 60 +15dB -45dB LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT AUX U -20 +20 AUX U -20 +20 AUX U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U +15 U 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U +15 PRE U 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 U U U U U U U U U U U U CHANNEL STRIPS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 800 FREQ 200 2k -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 800 FREQ 200 2k -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 800 -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 800 FREQ FREQ 200 2k 200 2k -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 800 FREQ 200 2k -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 800 FREQ 200 2k -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 800 FREQ 200 2k -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 800 FREQ 200 2k 100 8k U 100 8k U 100 8k U 100 8k U 100 8k U 100 8k U 100 8k U 100 8k U -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 U -15 +15 U LOW MID 800Hz -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 U -15 +15 U LOW MID 800Hz -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 U -15 +15 U LOW MID 800Hz -15 +15 U HI MID 3K -15 +15 U -15 +15 U LOW MID 800Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN OO OO OO OO OO OO AUX SEND U 1 1 +10 U 2 2 +10 EFFECTS TO MONITORS U U 1 TO AUX SEND 1 +20 U +15 U 2 TO AUX SEND 2 +20 +15 1 3 SOLO 2 4 SOLO PHAN PWR OO OO U ASSIGN OPTIONS +20 U MAIN MIX TO SUBS 31--24 +20 C-R / PHNS RETURNS ONLY SOLO STEREO AUX RETURN U MAX +20 LEFT RIGHT 0 dB=0 dBu OO OO PHONES TAPE IN 28 OUTPUT10 7 MAX TAPE TO MAIN MIX 4 OO OO SECTION CONTROL ROOM 2 0 TAPE 2 MAX SOLO 4 SUBS 1-2 7 10 MODE LEVEL SUBS 3- 4 SET NORMAL (AFL) 20 LEVEL SET (PFL) 30 MAIN MIX SOURCE RUDE SOLO LIGHT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LR 1 MUTE LR 2 MUTE LR 3 MUTE LR 4 MUTE LR 5 MUTE LR 6 MUTE LR 7 MUTE LR 8 MUTE LR 9-10 MUTE LR 11-12 MUTE LR 13-14 MUTE LR 15-16 MUTE dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL dB OL 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 5 -20 U U U U U U U U U U U U SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 10 1-2 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3- 4 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L/R 60 L /R RIGHT 1 5 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 RIGHT 2 6 RIGHT 3 7 RIGHT 4 MAIN 8 MIX dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK EFX EFX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B Whenever a specific 1642-VLZ PRO component is mentioned, it'll be in all capital letters sans-serif type. That can help you find references to specific controls much faster, without slowing you down as you read normally. For example: The quick brown fader jumped over the RUDE SOLO LIGHT. Throughout these chapters you'll find illustrations, with each feature numbered. If you're curious about a feature, simply locate it on the appropriate illustration, note the number attached to it, and find that number in the nearby paragraphs or refer to the table of contents. You'll also find cross-references to these numbered features within a paragraph. For instance, if you see "To wire your own cables: ," simply find that number in the manual and you've found your answer. (These are not page numbers.) You'll also notice feature numbers just floating in space, like this . These numbers direct you to relevant information. This icon marks information that is critically important or unique to the 1642-VLZ PRO. For your own good, read them and remember them. They will be on the final test. This icon will lead you to indepth explanations of features and practical tips. While not mandatory, they'll have some valuable information. A PLUG FOR THE CONNECTORS SECTION The Appendix gives details about connectors: XLR connectors, balanced connectors, unbalanced connectors and special hybrid connectors. RACK MOUNTING Optional rack ears are available which allow the 1642-VLZ PRO to be fitted in a standard 19" rack. This will take up a height of 12 rack spaces (including enough room to make the connections). Contact your Mackie dealer for more details. 4