Mackie 1604 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andfaders
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13).
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16channelshaveinsertjacksthatcanbe
usedtoconnectanexternaleffectsordynamics
processorintothesignalchain.
6. ConnecttheTRS1/4"mainoutputsofthe
mixer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
CR/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.
3. Engagethemodeswitchinthemaster
section.Agreenlevelsetlightwillturnon.
4. Playsomethingintothatinputatreal-world
levels.
5. Adjustthatchannel'sgaincontroluntilthe
leftmainmeterstaysaroundthe0dBLED
(marked“levelset”)andnevergoeshigher
than“+7.”
6. Disengagethechannel'ssoloswitch.
7. Repeatsteps2to6fortheremainingchannels.
8. Turnupthechannelfadertothe“U”mark.
9. Slowlyturnupthemainmixfaderuntilyou
hearthesignalsintheheadphones.
10.Ifneeded,applysomechannelEQwisely.
11.Adjustthechannelfaderstogetthebestmix.
Keepthegaincontrolsandlevelsfullydown
onunusedchannels.
12.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mainmixfaderand
controlroom/phonesknobdown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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