Mackie 402-VLZ3 Owner's Manual - Page 16

402-VLZ3 15. TAPE ASSIGN to MAIN Press this switch in to add the tape input to the main mix. Press it out if you do not want the tape input to play in the main mix. This allows DJ-style cueing of the tape input in your headphones before it is added to the main mix for your audience. 18. TAPE OUTPUT These unbalanced RCA connections tap the main mix output to make simultaneous recording and PA work more convenient. Connect these to your recorder's inputs. The output here is an unbalanced copy of the main mix, and it is affected by the main mix level [22]. Main Mix Main Mix Level Meters Main out 19. PHONES Assign to Main Tape out Tape input Tape Level Phones Level Phones output This also allows for overdubbing with the tape inputs/outputs without experiencing feedback, and it maintains isolation of your audio tracks. For example, you could be feeding the pre-recorded tracks from a computer into the tape inputs. Leave "assign to main" out so you can hear the pre-recorded tracks in the headphones, as you play along to them. Only your live performance will be recorded from the tape outputs, not the pre-recorded tracks. Press "assign to main" in if you want to play the completed songs in your main loudspeakers. 16. TAPE LEVEL This stereo jack will drive any standard headphone to very loud levels. iPod-type or computer headphones can also be used with an appropriate adapter. If you're wiring your own cable for the headphones output, follow ­standard conventions: Tip = Left channel Ring = Right channel Sleeve = Common ground In the headphones, you will hear the main mix as well as any source playing in the tape inputs [17]. Adjust the phones level [21] knob for comfortable and safe listening levels in your headphones. See the warning on the next page before using headphones. Adjusting the main mix level [22] will not affect the headphone output. Adjusting the tape level [16] will affect the level of the tape input signal heard in the headphones. Use this to adjust the level of the tape input playing in the main mix and headphones. 17. TAPE INPUT These dual, unbalanced RCA inputs accept line-level stereo signals. The signals entering the inputs are always routed to the phones output, and can be routed to the main output, depending on the position of the "assign to main" button. Use these jacks for convenient playback of your mixes. You'll be able to review a mix and then try another pass without repatching or disturbing the mixer levels. You can also use these jacks with an iPod dock, computer line-level audio output, or DVD player to feed ­music to a PA system between sets. 20. PHANTOM POWER SWITCH This global switch controls the phantom power supply for condenser microphones plugged into channel 1 and 2 mic [3] inputs. Press this in if your microphone requires phantom power. (The mixer can supply the microphone's power through the XLR connectors, using the same lines used for the audio.) Check with the microphone manufacturer if you are not sure. See the phantom power discussion on page 13 before using this switch. Press the switch in to engage phantom power to both mic inputs. The phantom LED next to the switch will light when phantom is engaged. Press the switch again to turn it off. Use the "assign to main" switch [15] to add the tape input to the main mix, and use the tape level knob [16] to adjust its level. 16 402-VLZ3