Mackie 1604 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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1604VLZ4
1604VLZ4
Converting To Rackmount Mode
Notonlyisthe1604VLZ4acompact,professional-
qualitytabletopmixer...it’srack-mountable!
Theuniquerotatinginputpodmakesthispossible.
Withatrustyphillipsscrewdriver,nervesofsteel,grit,
determination,charminggoodlooksandafewmoments
ofyourvaluabletime,itmaybeconvertedfromdesktop
mode(fromthefactory)torackmountmode:
1. TurnoffthepowerandremoveALLthecords
fromthemixer—powercord,audio,lamps,
everything.
2. Placethemixer,facedown,onacleansoft
surface,likeablanketorverylargedog.
3. Removethefourscrewssecuringthecable
cover[a]andsettheplateaside.
4. Replacetwoofthescrews;theonesatthepod
endofthemixer[b].
5. Removetwopod-mountingscrewsoneachside
ofthemixer[c].
6. Gentlypullthepodawayfromtheslots,rotate
it,andplaceit,tabsrst,intotherackmount
tabs[d],locatedontheundersideofthemain
chassis.Becarefulnottoconstrictorpinchany
oftheribbonorpowercables.
remove
screws
rackmount
tab slots
remove
plate
replace
screws
remove
screws
flush mount
rotate
pod
replace
screws
use the longer screws
that come in a little bag
sunken
position
use the longer screws
that come in a little bag
7. Carefullyinstallthepod-mountingscrewsin
theirnewlocations[d].
8. Installtherackearsthatcamewiththemixer,
usingthesuppliedpacketofscrews.These
screwsareabitlongerthantheonesyouhave
totakeout.Therackearsmaybeinstalledin
eitheroftwodepthsasshownatthebottom
ofthispage:[e]mixer’ssurfaceushwiththe
rackrails,likeordinaryrackmountequipment,
or[f]mixer’ssurfacesunkenintotherack,to
protecttheknobsfrombeingbumped.
NOTE:Ifyouremovetherackearsatalaterdate,
usetheoriginal(shorter)screwstosecurethe
sides.
AnoptionalaccessorycalledtheRotopod-VLZis
availableandmaybeusedindesktoporrackmount
installations.Itwillputthepatchbayjacksonthe
sameplaneasalltheknobs,buttonsandfaders.
Thisisalifesaverinapplicationsthatdemandfrequent
repatching,andcostsaheckofalotlessthanan
externalpatchbay,nottomentionalltheinterface
andpatchcords.Pleasevisityourdealerformore
excitingdetails.Besuretoorderthe“VLZ4”version
soyoudon’tendupwiththeonefortheclassicCR-1604!
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