Mackie Onyx 1220 Owner's Manual

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  • Mackie Onyx 1220 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    OWNER'S MANUAL
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    employ pour alerter les utilisateurs de la pr sence d'instructions importantes pour le fonctionnement et l'entretien (service) dans le livret d'instruction accompagnant l'appareil. WARNING - To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. 2 ONYX 1220
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    21 Warranty Service...21 Troubleshooting ...21 Repair ...22 Appendix B: Connections 23 Appendix C: Technical Info 26 Onyx 1220 Specifications ...26 Onyx 1220 Block Diagram...28 Onyx 1220 Track Sheet...29 Onyx 1220 Limited Warranty 31 Don't forget to visit our website at www.mackie.com for
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    sound reinforcement and analog or digital studio recording in a durable, road-worthy package. The Onyx 1220 is equipped with four of our new premium precision-engineered studio-grade Onyx mic preamps. Mackie is renowned for the high-quality mic preamps used in our mixers, and the Onyx mic pre's are
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    the Onyx 1220 in real applications. After that, you can take the grand tour of the mixer, with descriptions of every knob, button, input, and output. We encourage you to take the time to read all of the feature descriptions, but at least you know it's there if you have any questions. Owner's Manual
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    OUTs or the optional FireWire card. The RECORDING OUTs provide an analog balanced direct output for each channel, and the FireWire card provides a digital direct output for each channel. 11 22 33 4 4 5L MONO 6R 7 L MONO 8R 9 L MONO 10 R 11 L MONO 12 R LR LR CHANNEL INPUTS MAIN OUT ALT
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    Headphone Distribution Amp Powered Studio Monitors for Studio Headphones for Studio The RECORDING OUTs provide an analog balanced direct output for each channel, tapped after the GAIN control but before the EQ controls. Onyx 1220 Multitrack Recording in a Studio (Tracking) Owner's Manual 7
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    in. This routes their signals to the ALT 3-4 OUT and on to the Sound Card or other analog audio interface to your DAW. IMPORTANT: The playback channels (channels 11-12 in this case) should have their MUTE/ALT 3-4 buttons out or you will get feedback. Ouch! Onyx 1220 Computer Recording 8 ONYX 1220
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    OUT OUTPUTS MAIN OUT RECORDING OUT 5-12 RECORDING OUT 1-4 Headphones Powered Studio Monitors for Control Room FIREWIRE (OPTION) Powered Studio Monitors for Studio Laptop Computer The optional FireWire card provides a digital direct output for each channel, tapped after the GAIN control but
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    channel strips on the Onyx 1220: Mono and Stereo. The mono channel strips (channels 1-4) have mic and line input connectors. In addition, channels 1 and 2 have high-impedance instrument inputs so you can connect a guitar directly to the mixer. The stereo channel strips (channels 5-12 amplifier power.
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    signal without EQ. We have completely redesigned the EQ circuits in the Onyx Series of mixers, based on the designs of Cal Perkins, an industry-leader in audio engineering for over three decades and long-time Mackie collaborator. This "neo-classic" design provides the sweet musicality of the British
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    channel signal sent to the left versus the right outputs. On the stereo channels (channels 5-12 The Onyx 1220's PAN control employs a design called "Constant Loudness." If you have a channel panned channels are summed together prior 16. MUTE/ALT 3-4 The dual-purpose MUTE/ALT 3-4 switch is a Mackie
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    down, you'll probably think of a hundred uses for it! 17. Channel Fader The fader controls the channel's level...from off to unity gain at the "U" marking, on up to 10 dB of additional gain. "U" Like Unity Gain Mackie mixers have a "U" symbol on almost every level control. This "U" stands for "unity
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    or headphones? With the Onyx 1220, the engineer has several PHONES SOURCE matrix. PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE OPTION 21. ASSIGN channel. What if you have a playlist of MP3 files on your laptop you want to play during the break? Get the optional FireWire card and engage the FIREWIRE
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    Owner's Manual 23. PHONES Knob This controls the volume at the PHONES output, from off (∞) to maximum gain (MAX). 24. LEFT/RIGHT Level Meters The Onyx 1220 (20) and no channels are in SOLO, the 0 dBu? Right now! Mackie mixers show things as they really case, the AUX RETURNS aren't used to return
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    (38). A talkback microphone is built into the Onyx 1220, or you have the option of connecting an external combined with the signals coming from all of the channel AUX 1 send controls. This is where the built your voice from anywhere in front of the mixer. 31. TALKBACK LEVEL Use this knob to
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    Owner's Manual 33. TALKBACK to PHONES 37. POWER LED Push in the CR/PHONES switch to route the 's voice to come through loud and clear. This LED performs one function-it lets you know when the Onyx 1220 is turned on and ready to go! 34. TALKBACK to AUX 1-2 This switch routes the talkback signal
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    ONYX 1220 Front Panel Connectors Besides the channel strip MIC and LINE input con- Push in the ASSIGN TO processor or other device. The stereo AUX RETURNS use jack normalling, like the stereo inputs on channels 5-12. If a signal is plugged into the LEFT (MONO) side and nothing is plugged into the
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    Owner's Manual Rear Panel There are just a few more connectors and switches to talk about and you'll have completed your tour of the Onyx 1220. Hang in there! 43. POWER Switch This one is self-explanatory. When the POWER switch is turned ON, power is supplied to the Onyx 1220 and the POWER LED on
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    can use it to turn your Onyx mixer into a high-quality computer audio interface for your DAW. The card also provides a return for two channels from a DAW or laptop, which can be routed through the CONTROL ROOM/PHONES SOURCE matrix (20) via the FIREWIRE button, to monitor the computer audio through
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    to get power restored. • If the POWER LED is not illuminated, and you are certain that the AC outlet is live, it will be necessary to have your Onyx 1220 serviced. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer to "Repair" at the end of this section to find out how to proceed. Bad Channel • Is the
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    or distributors. MACKIE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 16220 Wood-Red Road NE If your Onyx 1220 needs service, follow these instructions: Woodinville, WA 98072 1. Review the preceding troubleshooting suggestions. Please. 8. We'll try to fix the mixer within three to five busi- 2. Call Tech Support at 1-800
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    (cold) goes to the ground (earth) connection at the unbalanced input. In most cases, the balanced ground (earth) will also be connected to the ground (earth) at the unbalanced input. If there are ground-loop problems, this connection may be left disconnected at the balanced end. Owner's Manual 23
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    insert a 1/4" TS (mono) plug only partially (to the first click) into a Mackie insert jack, the plug will not activate the jack switch and will not open the insert loop in the circuit (thereby allowing the channel signal to continue on its merry way through the mixer). 24 ONYX 1220 Y-Cord Splitter
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    analog cards for the Mackie D8B and hard disk recorders. Normally, each DB25 connector provides eight balanced line-level inputs or outputs. Since the Onyx 1220 has only 12 channels to other mixers or audio gear are also readily available. See your Mackie dealer for details. Owner's Manual 25
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    @ 80 Hz Stereo Channel EQ: High: ±15 dB @ 12 kHz Mid: ±15 dB @ 2.5 kHz Low: ±15 dB @ 80 Hz Mixer Rated Output Main: +4 dBu Aux Send: +4 dBu Control Room: +4 dBu Alt 3/4: +4 dBu Maximum Rated Output: +27 dBu @ Main XLR Outputs +21 dBu @ TRS Outputs 26 ONYX 1220 Maximum Input Levels Mic
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    FireWire Interface Card Rack Mount Kit Channel Level Set LED (Sensitivity) 0 dBu (normal operating level) VU Meters Main Left and Right, 12 segments: Clip (+20), +10, +7, +4, +2, 0, -2, -4, -7, -10, -20, -30 0 LED = 0 dBu AC Power Requirements Power Consumption: 40 watts Universal AC Power Supply
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    Recording Outs Ch 5-12 To Firewire Out (optional) Solo Aux Sends L Aux Return 1 R L Aux Return 2 R Ext TB Internal Talkback Mic 2 External 1 3 Int TB Mic Ext TB Mic Level Level to Main L/R to Aux1 Level Talkback Talkback Assign to CR/Phones MACKIE ONYX 1220 BLOCK DIAGRAM (#021204_DB
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    Owner's Manual Onyx 1220 Track Sheet 1 ONYX MIC PRE HI-Z 1 MIC HI-Z 48V 2 ONYX MIC PRE 3 ONYX MIC PRE 4 ONYX PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE OPTION CONTROL ROOM/ PHONES SOURCE MAIN MIX FIREWIRE (OPTION 10 0 20 -20 30 40 50 60 MUTE ALT 3/4 11 12 dB 10 5 U OL 5 +10 10 0 20 -20 30
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    12 AUX RETURN 1 2 1 (MONO) LEFT RIGHT 2 (MONO) LEFT RIGHT ONYX MIC PRE 1 ONYX MIC PRE 2 ONYX MIC PRE 3 ONYX MIC PRE 4 BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BACK TALK POST PRE MIC +15 2 MON FX TO POWER EQ & FIREWIRE OPTION PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER ONYX 1220 Onyx 1220 Track Sheet The Other Side
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    Owner's Manual Onyx 1220 Limited Warranty Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. A. the Service section of this manual. Please seal the Mackie product in a plastic bag. 3. Also include a note explaining exactly how to duplicate the problem, a copy of the sales receipt with price and
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    16220 Wood-Red Road NE • Woodinville, WA 98072 • USA United States and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe, Asia, Central and South America: 425.487.4333 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000 Fax: 425.487.4337 • www.mackie.com E-mail: [email protected]
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