Mackie 1202VLZ4 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
Getting Started
Werealizethatyoumustbereallykeentotryout
themixer.Pleasereadthesafetyinstructionsonpage
2,thenhavealookthroughsomeofthefeaturesand
detailsinthismanual.
Setup
Usethemixerinanicecleananddryenvironment,
freefromdryerlintanddustbunnies.
Zero the controls
1. Fullyturndownalltheknobstominimum,
exceptforthechannelEQandpancontrols,
whichshouldbecentered.
2. Makesureallbuttonsareintheoutposition.
Connections
1. MakesuretheACpowerswitchisoffbefore
makinganyconnections.
WARNING:BeforepluggingtheACpower
cordintothemixer,makesuretheVOLTAGE
SELECTORswitchissettothesamevoltage
asthelocalACmainssupply(seepage12).
2. PushthelinecordsecurelyintotheIEC
connectorontherearpanel,andplugitintoa
3-prongACoutlet.Themixermayaccept
any
ACvoltagerangingfrom100VACto240VAC.
3. Plugabalancedmicrophoneintooneofthemic
XLR(3-pin)connectors.Orconnectany
line-levelsignal(keyboard,orguitarpreamp)
toalineinputjackusingaTSoraTRS 
1/4"plug.
4. Ifyourmicrophonerequiresphantompower,
turnonthe48Vphantompowerbutton.
5. Allmonochannelshaveinsertjacksthatcanbe
usedtoconnectanexternaleffectsordynamics
processorintothesignalchain.
6. Connectthemainoutputsofthemixer(either
XLRorTRS1/4")tothelinelevelinputsofyour
amplier(withspeakersalreadyattached)or
tothelinelevelinputsofpoweredspeakers.
Set the levels
It’snotevennecessarytohearwhatyou’redoingto
setoptimallevels.Butifyou’dliketo:Plugheadphones
intothephonesoutputjack,thenturnupthephones
knobjustalittle.
1. Turnonthemixerbypressingthetopedgeof
thepowerswitch.
2. Foronechannel,pressthesoloswitchin,and
therudesololightwillturnon.
3. Playsomethingintothatinputatreal-world
levels.
4. Adjustthatchannel'sgaincontroluntilthe
rightmainmeterstaysaroundthe0dBLED
(marked“levelset”)andnevergoeshigher
than“+7.”
5. Disengagethechannel'ssoloswitch.
6. Repeatsteps2to5fortheremainingchannels.
7. Turnupthechannellevelknobtothe“U”mark.
8. Slowlyturnupthemainmixknobuntilyou
hearthesignalsintheheadphones.
9. Ifneeded,applysomechannelEQwisely.
10.Adjustthechannellevelstogetthebestmix.
Keepthegaincontrolsandlevelsfullydownon
unusedchannels.
11.Duringtheperformance,ifyounoticeachannel
OLLEDturningonduringpeaks,carefullyturn
downthatchannel'sgaincontroluntilOLdoes
notturnon.
Things to Remember
• Neverlistentoloudmusicforprolonged
periods.PleaseseetheSafetyInstructionson
page2forinformationonhearingprotection.
• Alwaysturndownthephoneslevelwhen
makingconnections,pressingsolo,ordoing
anythingthatmaycauseloudnessinthe
headphones.Thiswillhelpprotectyour
hearing.
• Alwaysturndownthemainmixleveland
controlroom/submixlevelswhenmaking
connections
tothemixer.Betteryet,turnoffthepower.
• Whenshuttingdown,turnoffanypower
ampliersorpoweredspeakersrst.When
poweringup,turnthemonlast.Thiswill
reducethechanceofturn-onorturn-off
thumps.
• Savetheshippingbox!
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