Mackie ProFX12 Owner's Manual - Page 12

ProFX8 and ProFX12 Rear Panel Features POWER ON MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT (BALANCED) 1 2 USB 3 4 MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC (UNBALANCED) 1. POWER CONNECTION L TAPE IN This is a standard 3-prong IEC AC power connector. R L TAPE OUT ThR e XLR outputs are 6 dB higher output than Securely connect 1 LINE HI-Z the su2pplied d3etachab4le linec5o/6rd here7/8 9/10 t1h1e/112/4" TRS main outputs [14]. Balanced and plug the other end into an AC outlet. The mixer has BAL/ UNBAL BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL (MONO) L (MONO) L (MONO) L con(MnONOe) ctions(MONoO)ffer L L beBtALt/er UNBAL immunity L to external a universal power supply that may accept any AC voltage noise (specifically, hum and buzz) than unbalanced LINE/HI-ZIN1 LINE IN 2 LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 LINE IN 5 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 7 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 9 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 11 BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL MON SEND BAL / UNBAL FOOTSWITCH ranging from 100 VAC to 240 VAC. No need for voltage R R connections. R Because R of R this, it is BAL/ UNBAL the preferred R select switches or step-up or step-down transformers; INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT LINE IN 6 LINE IN 8 it will work virtually anywhere in the world. It is less susceptible to voltage sags or spikes than conventional U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET MIC GAIN LEVEL SET MIC GAIN LEVEL SET power supplies and provides greater electromagnetic U -20dB +50 +30dB U -20dB +50 +30dB U -20dB +50 +30dB U -20dB +50 +30dB U +50 U +50 GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN isolation and better protection against AC line noise. LOWCUT 100 Hz LOW CUT 100 Hz LOW CUT 100 Hz LOW CUT 100 Hz LOW CUT 100 Hz LOW CUT 100 Hz U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ interconnect method, especially where very long LINE IN 10 LINE IN 12 ST RETURN FX SEND MAIN OUT PHONES lengths of cable are beSTiEnRgEOuGsReAPdH.IC EQ U U 15 4. 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Th5is will redu1c0 e the p1o0 ssibility10of any t1u0 rn-on or10 turn-of1f0 U The cUomputer mU ay alsoUplaybackU two chaU nnels into 5 5 5 5 5 5 10the mixe10r via the10USB int1e0 rface: 10 10 thumps in20 the sp2e0 akers. 20 30 30 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 • 30Left and30right sig3n0 als from30 the com30 puter are 40 50 40 50 40 50 40 50 40 50 40 50 40 50 4500added to4500the main40 50 mix. The40 50 USB i45n00 put level OO 3. XLR M60 AIN OU60TS OO 60 OO OO 60 OO 60 OO 60 OO 60 OO 60 60 60 60 60 OO OO OO OO control [39] allows you to adjust the level of These XLR connectors provide stereo line-level signals from the main mix. Connect these to the the incoming audio from the computer being added to the main mix. balanced inputs of the powered speakers, or to the power amplifier powering the main speakers. The main mix is the sum of all active channels currently playing, including any 2-channel USB input from the computer. How much of a channel that is heard in the main mix is determined by that channel's fader [30]. 12 ProFX8 and ProFX12