Mackie 406M Owner's Manual - Page 4

INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a Mackie Designs PPM Series™ Powered Mixer! These powerful, compact mixers are designed to meet the needs of almost any small to medium-sized club/meeting room/sanctuary/outdoor gathering. This chart illustrates the differences between the various models at a glance: PPM Series Features 6 Mono Channels 2 Mono/Stereo Channels Pan Controls Effects Return(s) Tape Inputs Tape Outputs Mixer Line Output(s) Two 250W Amplifiers Two 600W Amplifiers ** Summed to Main Bus ** Mono Tape Outputs 406M  1 * ** 1  408M  * 1 * ** 1  808M  * 1 * ** 1  408S    2   2  808S    2   2  In addition, the PPM Series boast solid design features such as: • Two FR Series™ (Fast Recovery) power amplifiers 808M/808S 1200 total watts (600 watts x 2 into 2 ohms) 406M/408M/408S 500 total watts (250 watts x 2 into 2 ohms) • Built-in compressor to prevent clipping • Two built-in graphic equalizers for Mains and Monitors • Two switchable low-cut Rumble Reduction filters for Mains and Monitors • EMACTM custom 32-bit precision digital stereo effects processor • Global phantom power switch • Exclusive Break switch mutes channels 1-6 while break music is playing • Power amp routing switch selects main out only or main on one output and monitor on the other output • 3-band EQ on each channel • Monitor and Effects send on each channel • Balanced/unbalanced 1/4" and XLR inputs on each channel • 1/4" Insert jacks on channels 1-6 • 1/4" Mixer line output(s) and Monitor line output • 1/4" Power Amp line inputs • Two 1/4" Speaker outputs per side • RCA stereo Tape In and Tape Out • Three year warranty At Mackie, we know what it takes to be roadworthy. After all, our mixers have traveled all over the world under the worst of conditions, and we've applied what we've learned to the mechanical design of our powered mixers. Reliability is paramount to sound reinforcement. That's why our engineers have subjected our powered mixers to the most rigorous and fiendish tests imaginable to fine-tune the design and extend its limits beyond those of ordinary mixers or amplifiers. Our Fast Recovery (FR) amplifiers used in the Professional Powered Mixer Series perform better than conventional designs when presented with adverse conditions such as clipping. Conventional designs use lots of negative feedback to provide stability and lower distortion. When clipping occurs, this "feedback" causes high-frequency sticking, keeping the amplifier "latched" in the clipping state longer than necessary. This results in painfully audible distortion. The Fast Recovery design eliminates this high-frequency sticking and allows the amplifier to remain stable when powering highly reactive loads at high volume levels. Please read the "Quick Start" section on page 6. It gives an overview of the powered mixer, and the rest of the manual explains the wealth of features and operating instructions in more detail. Please write your serial number here for future reference (i.e., insurance claims, tech support, return authorization, etc.): Purchased at: Date of purchase: 4