Mackie U.420d Owner's Manual

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  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer with FireWire and DJ Features OWNER'S MANUAL OO 1 LEVEL 2 MIC SET MIC GAIN +3 -22 +50 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 AUX OO MAX CUE OO MAX CUE +10 5 0 -5 -10 -20 OO POWER 48V L R OL 10 7 4 0 4 10 20 CUE 48V MAX FW IN OO MAX PHONES LOOP OUT 3 LEVEL
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    of this product will contribute to the effective usage of natural resources. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, waste authority, or your household waste disposal service. 2 U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 3
    15 19. FADERS 15 CHANNEL 3 AND 4 SERVICE INFORMATION 20 APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS 22 APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL INFO 23 APPENDIX D: FIREWIRE 25 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 28 U.420d LIMITED WARRANTY 31 Need help with your new U.420d mixer? • Visit www.mackie.com and click Support to find: FAQs, manuals
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    External universal power supply. • Includes Tracktion, our professional, easy-touse, totally-amazing music production software. FEATURES • 2 stereo channels with line-level and phonolevel inputs. • 2 mono channels with mic-level and line-level inputs. • Built-in FireWire 2x2 interface provides easy
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 5
    's external power supply from the 2. Adjust the channel's rotary gain control so that the mixer. level set LED comes on while you are playing, and 2. Turn down all the gain, aux, and level controls, and center all the EQ controls. goes off when you stop. As a rough guide, adjust the gain until
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 6
    on the top of the mixer makes overdubbing a breeze. In it's normal "out" position, you can playback the mix from your DAW and it will not loop back through the FireWire. Only the analog inputs 1-4 will be available for recording. Track it! Music Production Studio 1 6 U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 7
    through switch on the top of the mixer makes overdubbing a breeze. In it's normal out position, you can play back the mix from your DAW and it will not loop back through the FireWire. Only the analog inputs 1-4 will be available for recording. Track it! Music Production Studio 2 Owner's Manual 7
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 8
    U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer pole mount SRM450 Powered Speakers pole mount SWA1501 Powered Subwoofers Microphone GND POWER 18V,1.5A MAIN OUT L (MONO) AUX OUT L LINE 4 PHONO PHONO L L 3 L LINE 2 MIC/LINE 1 MIC/LINE R R R R R Laptop Keyboards SRM350 Powered Stage Monitors
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 9
    to channel 3 and 4's phono inputs. The main outputs are fed to a pair of Mackie SRM450s for the audience's listening pleasure. The mixer's mighty Big Knob controls their volume. Use the stereo aux send to connect 2-SRM350s for the booth. A laptop is connected via FireWire. The U.420d provides
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 10
    U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer To on-air feed Headphones SRM450 Powered Speakers (Location PA) Broadcast Microphones GND POWER 18V,1.5A MAIN OUT L (MONO) AUX OUT L LINE 4 PHONO PHONO L L 3 L LINE 2 MIC/LINE 1 MIC/LINE R R R R R Laptop Incoming dedication of the next song to your
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 11
    . Push in the 48V switch [32] to supply 48 VDC to pins 2 and 3 of both XLR microphone connectors. Do not use phantom power with ribbon microphones. 2. LINE Inputs Channel 3 and 4 have stereo line-level inputs that accept either 1/4" TRS balanced or TS unbalanced connectors. You can connect stereo
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 12
    U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer GND POWER 18V,1.5A MAIN OUT L (MONO) AUX OUT L LINE 4 balanced inputs of the active speakers, or power amplifier(s) powering your main speakers. The main mix is the sum of all active channels currently playing, and any FireWire input. How much of each channel
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 13
    illuminate, indicating that the mixer is powered on, and ready for action. The universal external power supply that comes with your mixer can accept any AC voltage from 100 VAC to 240 VAC. 9. FireWire Connection FireWire (IEEE 1394) is a high-speed serial I/O interface for connecting digital devices
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 14
    CUE +10 5 0 -5 -10 -20 OO POWER 48V L R OL 10 7 4 0 4 10 guide channel 1's 1/4" TRS input can accept direct instrument-level signals from guitars or other instruments. They will be impedance-matched to the channel 1 input, without the need for a DI box. 14 U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 15
    a stage monitor for the guitar player. Connect an amplifier or a powered monitor to the aux outputs [5]. Set all aux level controls to minimum, then turn up the guitar channel's aux level to suit his tone-deaf hearing. Any adjustments of the faders [19] or main level [36] will not affect the stage
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 16
    U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer OO 1 LEVEL 2 MIC SET MIC GAIN +3 -22 +50 +25 +3 -22 U 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 AUX OO MAX CUE OO MAX CUE +10 5 0 -5 -10 -20 OO POWER 48V L R OL 10 7 4 0 4 10 20 CUE 48V MAX FW IN OO MAX PHONES LOOP OUT 3 LEVEL 4 SET U
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 17
    the right, channel 4 increases while channel 3 decreases. With two turntables connected to channels 3 and 4, the crossfader allows you to set up and run a nice DJ system. The characteristics of how the crossfader affects the audio signal are determined by the curve switch [26]. Owner's Manual 17
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 18
    phones, you are listening to those channels whose cue switch is engaged, and not the main mix. OO MAX FW IN OO MAX PHONES LOOP OUT OO MAX Control Section 28. POWER LED This will light whenever the external power supply is connected to the mixer and is supplying the correct DC voltage. The
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 19
    your headphones, FireWire outputs, or the aux outputs. OO OO FireWire input from computer OO MAX FW IN LOOP OUT PRESS IN TO MAKE THIS CONNECTION FireWire recording channels 1-4 and FireWire in 1 2 3 4 U U LEVEL MAX MAX OO OO FireWire recording channels 1-4 only Owner's Manual 19
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 20
    U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer Appendix A: Service Information If you think your U.420d has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the support section of our website (www.mackie.com/support) where you will find • If you are
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 21
    's Manual Repair For warranty repair or replacement, refer to the warranty information on page 31. Non-warranty repair for Mackie products is available at a factory-authorized service center. To locate your nearest service center, visit www.mackie.com, click "Support" and select "Locate a Service
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 22
    U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer Appendix B: Connections XLR Connectors 1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks The mixer's combo inputs 1 3 2 SHIELD COLD HOT 1/4" TS Unbalanced Wiring: Sleeve = Shield Tip = Hot (+) XLR Balanced Wiring: Pin 1 = Shield Pin 2 = Hot (+) Pin 3 = Cold (-) 1/4" TRS Phone
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 23
    Power Supply: 100 VAC - 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz Physical Dimensions and Weight: Height: 10.0 in/254 mm Width: 9.4 in/239 mm Depth: 3.7 in/94 mm Weight: 3.0 lb./1.36 kg (See the lovely dimensions drawing on the previous page.) LOUD Technologies Inc. is always striving to improve our products
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 24
    -fader NOTE: Switches are shown in the default (out) position. 07/21/07 SSE Channel 4 L MAIN R L R MAIN AUX L R L R AUX CUE L R L R CUE U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer Channel Sum L R Main Mix Sum L R Main Out Level Main Out Level Main Out L Firewire In from Computer DAC L Firewire
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 25
    Owner's Manual Appendix D: FireWire System Requirements FireWire stream to computer These are the minimum requirements for your computer system to use the U.420d FireWire interface. For the PC: • Windows XP (service pack 2) • Pentium 4 or Athlon XP processor • 256 MB RAM For the Mac: • OS X (10
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 26
    new track, you will hear the previously recorded tracks coming into the mixer's FireWire input, while you simultaneously hear the current track you are recording directly through the mixer hardware. • Repeat these steps until you have built up all the tracks of your recording. 26 U.420d 4-Channel
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 27
    computer or not enough memory. When recording using the overdub method, it is important to set the U.420d's latency to it's lowest operable setting. This means going into the audio interface property page of your recording program and setting the latency property to the lowest setting the device and
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 28
    420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer Software installation For the PC: When using the mixer with a PC, it is necessary to first install the drivers and the control panel. The control panel allows you to set the sample rate and adjust the latency of the audio passing through the mixer's FireWire interface
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 29
    Manual 9. Wait until the "Found New problem occurred.." Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Now you are ready to use the FireWire capabilities of your U.420d a shortcut to the console on your desktop. 11. The drivers and control panel will be installed on your computer. • Adjust
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 30
    U.420d 4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer For the Mac: Selecting the device (Mac/PC): Macintosh OS X Audio MIDI Setup (version 10.3.9 or later): Macintosh OS X does not require FireWire drivers to be installed. OS X provides a dedicated setup utility for audio and MIDI. You can use the Audio MIDI Setup
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 31
    . 3. Repair: When you call Mackie Technical Support, explain the problem and obtain a Service Request Number. Have your Mackie product's serial number ready. You must have a Service Request Number before you can obtain factoryauthorized service. • Pack the product in its original shipping carton
  • Mackie U.420d | Owner's Manual - Page 32
    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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OWNER’S MANUAL
4-Channel Mic/Line Mixer with FireWire and DJ Features
GAIN
U
HIGH
EQ
+10
KILL
U
U
U
+10
KILL
MID
U
+10
KILL
U
+10
KILL
LOW
U
+10
KILL
U
U
U
+10
KILL
+14
-14
+14
-14
MID
MID
FREQ
HIGH
12kHz
LOW
80Hz
EQ
AUX
AUX
+50
+3
O
O
+15
-15
U
MAX
O
O
MAX
8k
100
600
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+25
-22
MIC
+50
+3
+25
-22
MIC
150
1.5k
8k
100
600
150
1.5k
CURVE
GAIN
1
2
3
4
3
4
O
O
-20
-10
+10
-5
0
5
O
O
MAX
O
O
MAX
LEVEL
O
O
MAX
O
O
MAX
LEVEL
SET
LEVEL
SET
SLOW
FAST
OL
10
7
4
0
4
10
20
POWER
48V
L
R
MAX
FW IN
MAX
O
O
O
O
MAX
PHONES
O
O
CUE
LOOP
OUT
CUE
CUE
CUE
CUE
48V