Mackie 402-VLZ3 Owner's Manual - Page 5

Owner's Manual Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie professional compact mixer. The 402-VLZ3 is equipped with our precision-engineered XDR2TM Extended Dynamic Range premium studio-grade mic preamp. The small size of this mixer and the quality of its design make it an ideal choice for recording, sound reinforcement, multimedia use, or post-production work. The Mackie VLZ3 series of mixers consist of the 802, 1202, 1402, 1642, and 1604-VLZ3. We had a few of these high quality channels left over in engineering, so we decided to put them to good use in the 402-VLZ3. Some of the features include: • 2 mono mic/line channels and 1 stereo line-level channel • 2-band EQ on mono channels • Instrument input switches on channels 1 and 2 • Stereo pan button allows mono channels to be used in either summed mono or discrete stereo operation • Mix bus allows monitoring of any combination of main mix and tape input • Low-cut filter and overload LED on mic channels • Separate main mix and phones outputs with individual volume controls • DJ Style "cueing" of the tape input using the "Assign to Main" button • Tape input and output with analog RCA connectors • Solid and stylish mechanical design • Optional mic stand adapter (see p.22) How To Use This Manual Since many of you folks will want to hook up your 402-VLZ3 immediately, the first pages you will encounter after this introduction are the ever-popular hookup diagrams. These show typical mixer setups for various applications. After this ­section is a ­detailed tour of the entire mixer, where you will find illustrations with each feature numbered. If you're curious about a feature, simply locate it on the ­appropriate illustration, notice the number ­attached to it, and find that number in the nearby paragraphs. This icon marks infor­mation that is critically ­important or unique to the 402-VLZ3. This icon will lead you to ­i­n-depth explanations of ­features and some practical tips. Appendix A is a section on troubleshooting and service information. Appendix B is a section on connectors. Appendix C shows the technical specifications, and a block diagram. Owner's Manual 5