Mackie Mix 260FX Owners Manual - Page 6

INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a TAPCO MIX FX Series mixer. The TAPCO family of mixers hails back to the days of TAPCO Corporation, Greg Mackie's first company. TAPCO revolutionized the audio industry back in 1969 with the very first 6-channel mixer specifically designed for keyboards and rock 'N' roll PA. The first TAPCO mixer, although primitive by today's standards, was truly innovative for its time. It had the headroom to handle screaming singers, was priced for the pocketbook of starving psychedelic musical neophytes, and durable enough to withstand mammoth levels of wear and tear on the road, and at nowlegendary concerts. In essence, TAPCO re-defined the price/performance ratio and made high-quality professional audio mixers accessible to virtually anyone. Today, TAPCO is reborn with the same ideals and is backed by the world-class engineering and manufacturing horsepower of LOUD Technologies. These compact mixers are perfect for small to medium-sized live sound reinforcement applications, keyboards and synths, video, and small-project studio applications. HERE'S A QUICK GLANCE AT ALL THE FEATURES PACKED INTO THESE MIXERS: Mono mic/line channels: • XLR microphone input jack • 1/4" TRS line-input jack • Phantom power, globally switched • Variable input trim (0 to +50 dB) • Overload (OL) indicator LED • Monitor Aux Send with Pre/Post switch • Post-fader FX Aux Send • 3-band EQ • 75 Hz low-cut filter • Pan control • Mute switch (Mute/Alt 3-4 switch on 220FX) • Solo switch • Sub 1-2 and L-R assign switches (260 FX only) • 60 mm fader Stereo line channels: • Left and right 1/4" TRS line input jacks • +4/-10 input level switch • Monitor Aux Send with Pre/Post switch • Post-fader FX Aux Send • 3-band EQ • Balance control • Mute switch (Mute/Alt 3-4 switch on 220FX) • Solo switch • Sub 1-2 and L-R assign switches (260 FX only) • 60 mm fader Master section: • 60mm fader Main Mix controls • 60mm fader Alt 3-4 controls (220FX only) • 60mm fader Sub 1-2 controls (260FX only) with 6 Assign to Main Mix switches • Balanced 1/4" TRS stereo main outputs • 12-segment stereo LED VU metering • 1/4" TRS Aux Sends with rotary level controls • Stereo RCA tape out and tape in • Stereo 1/4" Phones output • Internal digital effects section with effects select control, variations control, input level control, FX overload LED, and FX bypass switch • 1/4" Footswitch jack to bypass the internal effects, duplicates the FX bypass switch • Source select switches for Control Room/Phones output • Rotary Ctrl Room/Phones level control • Tape to Main switch • Solo mode switch (PFL/AFL) • Aux Return 1 level control with Main/Sub 1-2 assign switch • Aux Return 2 (FX) level control with Return to Aux 1 level control • Inter-Planetary Space Drive control • OK, we made that last one up, but we can pencil it in for next time Rear panel: • Main power switch • Master +48V phantom power switch with LED indicator (except Mix.50) • Left and Right XLR Main Outs • Left and Right 1/4" Alt 3/4 Outs (220FX) or Sub 1-2 Outs (260FX) • Left and Right 1/4" TRS Control Room outputs • 1/4" Insert jacks for channels 1-4 (260FX only)