Mackie 1402-VLZPRO manual

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    1 40 2-VLZ PRO 1 4-CHANNEL MIC / LINE MIXER O WNER ’ S MAN U AL L MONO L MONO L MONO L MONO LINE IN 7 – 8 RR R R LINE IN 9 – 10 LINE IN 1 1 – 12 LINE IN 1 3 – 14 BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 L R 1 2 1 2 RIGHT AUX SEND STEREO AUX RETURN MAIN OUT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR[...]

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    2 CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES IN[...]

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    3 Part No. 0006981-90 Rev. A1 06/03 ©2003 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved. W e realize that you must be dying to try out your new M ackie 1402-VLZ PRO. Or you might be one of those people that never read manuals. Either way , all we ask is that you r ead this page NOW , and the rest can wait until you’r e good and ready . But do read it [...]

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    4 L MONO L MONO L MONO L MONO LINE IN 7 – 8 RR R R LINE IN 9 – 10 LINE IN 1 1 – 12 LINE IN 13 – 14 BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 L R 1 2 1 2 RIGHT AUX SEND STEREO AUX RETURN MAIN OUT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 5 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNBAL[...]

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    5 LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE ............................ 3 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS ....................................... 6 1402-VLZ PRO P A TCHBA Y DESCRIPTION ....... 10 MIC INPUTS ............................................ 10 PHANTOM POWER .................................. 10 LINE INPUTS ........................................... 11 LOW CUT .........[...]

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    6 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS 1402-VLZ PR O 4-T r ack Recor d / 2-T rack Mix 5 6 4 14 13 12 11 10 9 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 L R L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS AUX RETURNS ALT 3/4 OUT P HONES OUT INPUTS L MONO R R R R L MONO L MONO L MONO AUX OUT L 7 1 2 8 CHANNEL R L R IN-TAPE-OUT MAIN OUT CNTRL ROOM OUTPUTS MAIN OUT L R out in out in Mono in / stereo out Reverb Digi[...]

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    7 1402-VLZ PR O Video Setup Compressor Multi Effect Processor in in L R L R L R L L R R L R V/O Mic Audio out Audio out Audio out out out Video Deck #3 Master Video Deck Video Deck #2 Video Deck #1 Mackie Designs: Video Setup scene #1 _ 23:94:10 Time Base Note: Aux Return #2 can be used as an extra stereo input Multi - VCR Video Switcher with time [...]

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    8 1402-VLZ PR O Disc J ockey Setup org red red out (play) in (record) Stereo Compressor Stereo Compressor Multi Effect Processor Left PA Speaker Right PA Speaker 2-track Deck Triggered Lights Stereo EQ *Note: Aux Return #2 can be used as an extra stereo input People dancing on the floor 4 3 1 1 2 L R L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS AUX RETURNS ALT 3/4 OUT [...]

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    9 1402-VLZ PR O Ster eo P A org org red red K eyb oar d or other line-level input Stereo Guitar Effects out (play) in (record) Drum Machine Stereo Compressor Mono Compressor Vocal Mics Multi Effect Processor Power Amp Stage Monitors Left PA Speaker Right PA Speaker 2-track Deck Stereo EQ This setup can be easily reconfigured to become a Mono PA set[...]

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    10 L MONO L MONO L MONO L MONO LINE IN 7 – 8 RR R R LINE IN 9 – 10 LINE IN 1 1 – 12 LINE IN 1 3 – 14 BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 L R 1 2 1 2 RIGHT AUX SEND STEREO AUX RETURN MAIN OUT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 5 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNB[...]

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    11 it out makes the low stuff you do want much more crisp and tasty . Not only that, but LOW CUT can help reduce the possibility of feed- back in live situations and it helps to conserve the amplifier power . Another way to consider LOW CUT ’s func- tion is that it actually adds flexibility during live performances. With the addition of LOW CUT ,[...]

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    12 L MONO L MONO L MONO L MONO LINE IN 7 – 8 RR R R LINE IN 9 – 10 LINE IN 1 1 – 12 LINE IN 1 3 – 14 BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 L R 1 2 1 2 RIGHT AUX SEND STEREO AUX RETURN MAIN OUT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 5 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNB[...]

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    13 ) SERIAL NUMBER MANUF ACTURING D ATE I NG. F USE UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE M Ê ME TYPE. DEBRANCHER AV ANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE W A RNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. A VIS:[...]

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    14 L MONO L MONO L MONO L MONO LINE IN 7 – 8 RR R R LINE IN 9 – 10 LINE IN 1 1 – 12 LINE IN 1 3 – 14 BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 L R 1 2 1 2 RIGHT AUX SEND STEREO AUX RETURN MAIN OUT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 5 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNB[...]

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    15 DIR ECT OUT W ITH SIGNAL INTER RUPTION TO MAST ER INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO THE "SECOND CLICK" MONO PLUG TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE RING RETURN FROM EFFECTS STEREO PLUG FOR USE AS AN EFF ECTS LOOP ( TIP = SEND, RING = RETURN ) R L CONT ROL ROOM MIC +4 BAL /UNBAL MAIN OUTPUT LEVEL MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT POWER ON PHANTOM ON 120 VAC 50/60 Hz [...]

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    16 L MONO L MONO L MONO L MONO LINE IN 7 – 8 RR R R LINE IN 9 – 10 LINE IN 1 1 – 12 LINE IN 13 – 14 BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 L R 1 2 1 2 RIGHT AUX SEND STEREO AUX RETURN MAIN OUT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNBAL BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 5 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB/OCT BAL OR UNBA[...]

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    17 ) DIRECT O UT WITH SIGNAL INTERRUP TION TO MASTER INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO THE "SECOND CLICK" MONO PLUG TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE RING RETURN FROM EFFECTS STEREO PLUG FOR USE AS AN EFFECTS LOOP (T IP = SEND, RING = RETURN ) SERIAL NUMBER MANUFA CTURING DATE RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK DO NO T OPEN REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING[...]

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    18 U +1 5 -1 5 U +1 5 -1 5 U +12 -12 HI 12kHz MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz EQ AUX 1 2 MON/ EFX EFX PAN LR SOLO 1 MUTE ALT 3 – 4 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION The ten channel strips look alike, and function identically . The only difference is that the six on the left are for individual mics or mono instr[...]

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    19 and PHONES outputs. If you want the AL T 3–4 signals to go back into the MAIN MIX , engage the ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX switch , and the CTL ROOM/SUBMIX fader becomes the one fader to control the levels of all channels as- signed to AL T 3–4 . Another way to do the same thing is to as- sign the channels to the AL T 3–4 mix, then patch out of the[...]

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    20 AUX 1 in POST -mode and AUX 2 are post- LOW CUT , post- EQ and post- F ADER . That is, the sends obey the settings of these controls. AUX 1 in PRE mode follows the EQ and LOW CUT settings only . P AN and F ADER have no ef- fect on the PRE send (see diagram below). All AUX send levels range from off through unity (with their channel gain controls[...]

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    21 30 20 O O 40 50 60 30 20 O O 40 50 60 dB 10 5 5 U 10 dB 10 5 5 U 10 U O O +10 U U O O +20 O O +20 28 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 LEVEL SET LEFT RIGHT MAIN MIX SOLO MODE LEVEL SET (PFL ) NORMAL (AFL) C-R/SOURCE POWER PHANTOM RUDE SOLO LIGHT AUX 1 SELECT EFX TO MONITOR AUX 1 MASTER AUX RETURN 1 2 PRE POST MAIN MIX CTL ROOM /SUBMIX NORMALLED 0dB=0dBu[...]

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    22 30 20 O O 40 50 60 30 20 O O 40 50 60 dB 10 5 5 U 10 dB 10 5 5 U 10 U O O +10 U U O O +20 O O +20 28 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 LEVEL SET LEFT RIGHT MAIN MIX SOLO MODE LEVEL SET (PFL ) NORMAL (AFL) C-R/SOURCE POWER PHANTOM RUDE SOLO LIGHT AUX 1 SELECT EFX TO MONITOR AUX 1 MASTER AUX RETURN 1 2 PRE POST MAIN MIX CTL ROOM /SUBMIX NORMALLED 0dB=0dBu[...]

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    23 Why? Y ou want the METERS to reflect what the engineer is listening to, and as we’ve cov- ered, the engineer is listening either to the CONTROL ROOM outputs or the PHONES outputs. The only differ ence is that while the listening levels are controlled by the CTL ROOM / SUBMIX fader , the METERS read the SOURCE mix before that control, giving yo[...]

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    24 AUX 1 SELECT Besides being used to work effects into your mix, Aux Sends serve another critical role — that of delivering cue mixes to stage monitors, so musicians can hear what they’r e doing. On the 1402-VLZ PRO, AUX SEND 1 can play ei- ther role, depending on the position of this switch. With the AUX 1 SELECT switch up (disen- gaged), AUX[...]

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    25 Signals passing through the AUX RETURN level controls will proceed directly to MAIN MIX , with one exception (see next para- graph). The AUX RETURNS do not have MUTE/AL T 3-4 switches, so if you want these signals to get to the AL T 3-4 mix, you’ll have to patch the effects device’s outputs into one of the stereo channels, and MUTE/ AL T tha[...]

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    26 1 4 0 2-VLZ PRO B L OCK D IA GR AM MAIN MIX MAIN FADERS 30dB PAD TAPE OUT L LINE OUT L BAL OUT L BAL OUT R LINE OUT R ALT MIX ALT OUT L ALT OUT R ALT TAPE MAIN SOURCE CONTROL ROOM & PHONES FADER METERING (0dBu = 0VU) CONTROL ROOM LEFT CONTROL ROOM RIGHT PHONES OUT AUX 1 MIX AUX 1 PRE / POST AUX 2 OUT AUX 1 OUT TAPE IN L R CONTROL ROOM & [...]

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    27 GAIN STRUCTURE DIAGRAM +22dBu max in 15dB loss, TRIM down 45dB gain, TRIM up +22dBu max in Unity gain LINE IN, Channels 7 – 14 LINE IN, Channels 1 – 6 MIC IN, Channels 1 – 6 60dB gain, TRIM up 0dB gain, TRIM down +22dBu max in +15dB up – 15dB down LOW +12dB up – 12dB down MID +15db up – 15dB down HIGH +10dB up FADER PAN – 4dB cente[...]

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    28 SPECIFICA TIONS Mackie Designs is always striving to improve our mixers by incorporating new and improved materials, components and manufacturing methods. Because we’re always trying to make things better, we reserve the right to change these specifications at any time, without notice. Main Mix Noise 20Hz–20kHz bandwidth, 1/4" Main out,[...]

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    29 SER VICE INFO Details concerning W arranty Service are spelled out on the W arranty Card included with your mixer (if it’s missing, let us know and we’ll rush one to you). If you think your 1402-VLZ PRO has a prob- lem, please do everything you can to confirm it before calling for service. Doing so might save you from the deprivation of your[...]

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    30 APPENDIX A: CONNECTIONS plug is connected tip to left, ring to right and sleeve to ground (earth). Mackie mixers do not directly accept 1-plug-type ster eo microphones. They must be sepa- rated into a left cord and a right cord, which are plugged into the two mic preamps. Y ou can cook up your own adapter for a ster eo microphone adapter . “Y?[...]

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    31 balanced ground (earth) will also be connected to the ground (earth) at the unbalanced input. If ther e are ground-loop problems, this connection may be left disconnected at the balanced end. • When connecting an unbalanced output to a balanced input, be sur e that the signal high (hot) connections are wir ed to each other . The un balanced gr[...]

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    32 Using the Send Only on an Insert Jack If you insert a TS (mono) 1 ⁄ 4 " plug only partially (to the first click) into a Mackie insert jack, the plug will not activate the jack switch and will not open the insert loop in the circuit (ther eby allowing the channel signal to continue on its merry way through the mixer). This allows you to ta[...]

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    33 U O O +10 U O O +20 U O O +20 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 U O O +1 5 (AFL) L MONO L MONO L MONO L MONO LINE IN 7 – 8 RR R R LINE IN 9 – 10 LINE IN 1 1 – 12 LINE IN 1 3 – 14 BAL OR [...]

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    34 COLOPHON (Roll cr edits please) M anua l w ritten by Jeff Gilbert, based on a short story by Ro n K oliha, now a major Broadway Musical. Man ual then defaced with proofreading pens in the hands of Mac kie’ s legendary T ech Su pp ort staff. Manual composed on a rinky-dink PC using a low-bud- get word processor , then converted to this amazing [...]

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    35 1402-VLZ PRO LIMITED W ARRANTY 3. Make sure that the problem can be dupli- cated. If you bring your product to an Authorized Service Center and they can’t find anything wrong with it, you may be charged a service fee. 4. If the Mackie Authorized Service Center is located in another city, pack the product in its original shipping carton. More i[...]

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    Mackie Designs Inc. 16220 W ood-Red Road NE • W oodin ville, W A 98071 • USA US and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe , Asia, Central and South America: 425.487.4333 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000 F ax: 425.487.4337 • www .mack ie.com E-mail: sales@mackie.com[...]