Mackie 1202VLZ4 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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1202VLZ4
1202VLZ4
7. Stereo Returns
Thisiswheretoconnecttheoutputsofparallel
effectsdevices(orextraaudiosources).These
balancedinputsaresimilartothestereolinein[2]
inputs(withoutEQ,auxsends,pan,mute,andsolo).
Thecircuitswillhandlestereoormono,balancedor
unbalancedsignals,eitherinstrumentlevel,–10dBV
or+4dBu.Theycanbeusedwithjustaboutanypro
orsemiproeffectsdeviceonthemarket.Thesignals
comingintotheseinputscanbeadjustedusingthe
stereoreturn[40]knobsbeforepassingontothe
mainmixbus,seepage19.
Onedevice:ifyouhavejustoneparalleleffectsdevice
(twocords),usestereoreturn1andleavestereoreturn
2unplugged.thatway,theunusedstereoreturn2level
controlcanbeusedtofeedstereoreturn1toyourstage
monitors,viathereturntoaux1[41]switch.
Monodevice:ifyouhaveaneffectsdevicewitha
monooutput(onecord),plugthatintostereoreturn1,
l/mono,andleavestereoreturn1,right,unplugged.
Thiswaythesignalwillbesenttobothsides,magically
appearinginthecenterasamonosignal.Thiswon’t
workwithstereoreturn2—you’llneedaY-cord.
8. Aux Send 1&2
Theauxsend[31]knobstapaportionofeach
channel'ssignaltoprovideanoutputheretofeed
externalparalleleffectsprocessorsorstagemonitoring.
Seetheauxsenddetailsonpage15.
These1⁄4"jacksarebalancedoutputscapable
ofdelivering22dBuintoa600ohmbalancedor
unbalancedload.
9. Tape In
TheseRCAjacksaredesignedtoworkwithsemipro
aswellasprorecorders.Tocompensatefortypically
lowlevels,signalscominginherewillbeautomatically
boostedby6dB.
Connectyourtaperecorder’soutputshere,using
standardhi-(RCA)cables.
Usethesejacksforconvenienttapeplaybackofyour
mixes.You’llbeabletoreviewamixandthenrewind
andtryanotherpasswithoutrepatchingordisturbing
themixerlevels.Youcanalsousethesejackswith
aportableCDplayertofeedmusictoaPAsystem
betweensets.
WARNING:Engagingboththetapeandassign
tomainmixbuttonsinthecontrolroom
source[33]matrixcancreateafeedback
pathbetweentapeinputandtapeoutput.Makesure
yourtapedeckisnotinrecord,record-pause,orinput
monitormode,whenyouengagetheseswitches,or
makesurethecontrolroom/submix[34]levelknob
isfullycounterclockwise(off).
10. Tape Out
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.(Seealsomainmix[32]onpage16.)
Monoout:Ifyouwanttofeedamonosignaltoyour
tapedeckorotherdevice,simplyuseanRCAY-cordto
combinetheseoutputs.Donotattemptthiswithany
otheroutputsonthe1202VLZ4.
11. 1/4" Main Outs
The1/4"TRSoutputconnectorsprovidebalancedor
unbalancedline-levelsignals.Connectthesetothenext
deviceinthesignalchainlikeanexternalprocessor
(compressor/limiter),ordirectlytotheinputsofthe
mainamplier.Thesearethesamesignalthatappears
attheXLRmainoutputs[13],but6dBlowerwhenthe
XLRisusedbalanced.
Toconnectbalancedlinestotheseinputs,usea1⁄4"
Tip-Ring-Sleeve(TRS)plug,wiredasfollows:
Tip=Positive(+orhot)
Ring=Negative(–orcold)
Sleeve=Shieldorground
Toconnectunbalancedlinestotheseinputs,usea
1⁄4"mono(TS)phoneplug,wiredasfollows:
Tip=Positive(+orhot)
Sleeve=Shieldorground
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