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    >F=4A½B<0=D0; .3 High Reso lution Activ e St udio Monito r[...]

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     MR8 MR8 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. Use a non-scratch cloth to protect the finish. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufac[...]

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    Part No. SW0568 Rev . D 01/09 ©2007-2009 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.  Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Don’t forget to visit our website at www .mackie.com for more information about this and other Mackie products. R Monitor 1 Monitor 2 • Please write the serial number for your studio monitor here (all studio monitors if[...]

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    4 MR8 MR8 INTRODUCTION • The connecting wires between the amplifier outputs and the drivers are kept to an absolute minimum, so the damping factor of the amplifier isn’t compro- mised by the resistance of long speaker cables. • The acoustic sum of the outputs from the two driv - ers are optimized electronically , as well as physi- cally , s[...]

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    5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual QUICK ST AR T W e realize that you can’t wait to hook up your new Mackie MR8 Studio Monitors and try them out. Neverthe- less, please take the time to read this page NOW , and the r est can wait until you’re good and r eady . 1. T u rn t h e I N PU T L EV E L [2 ] co n t r ol o n t h e b a c k o f th e ca b[...]

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    6 MR8 MR8 REAR P ANEL D ES C R I P T I O N . I N P U T L E V E L The MR8 expects a line-level signal at its input. Use this control to adjust the sensitivity of the input section according to the signal strength at its input. • Th e M R8 i s d e s ig n e d t o op e r a te w it h a + 4 dB u s ig n a l wh e n th e IN P U T L E V E L c o nt r o l[...]

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    7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 5 . P o w e r S w i t c h Use this switch to turn on or off the MR8. When the power switch is turned on and the MR8 is plugged into an AC outlet, the power LED on the front of the monitor lights up to let you know the MR8 is ready to go. 6 . M a i n s I n p u t a n d F u s e Connect the power cord to this IEC s[...]

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    8 MR8 MR8 PROTECTION CIRCUITS I n pu t S i gn a l Wi r i n g Y ou should use high-quality , shielded cable to connect the signal source to the SIGNAL INPUT jack [1] on the MR8. • Fo r b al a n ce d s ig n a l s, f oi l s hi e l de d c ab l e s, s u ch a s Be l d e n 8 4 51 , 8 76 1 , or 9 50 1 a r e co m m on l y us e d f o r st u d i o w i ri n [...]

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    9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix A: SER VICE INFO No Sound • Is t h e p o we r i nd i c a to r [8 ] o n t h e f r o nt p an e l il l u mi - na t e d ? I f n o t , r ef e r t o “N o Po w e r ” a b ov e . • Is t h e I N PU T L EV E L [2 ] co n t r ol t ur n e d u p ? • I s t h e s i g n a l so u r ce t u r n e d u p ? M a k e [...]

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    10 MR8 MR8 R e pa i r Fo r w ar r a n ty s e rv i c e , p l e as e r efe r t o th e w ar r a n ty in f o r ma t i on o n p ag e 1 5 . No n - wa r r a nt y s er v i c e f o r Ma c k i e p r o du c t s is a v ai l - ab l e a t a f a ct o r y -a u t h or i z ed s e r vi c e ce n t e r . T o l oc a t e yo u r n ea r es t s e r v ic e c en t e r , v i s[...]

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    11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix B: CONNECTORS XLR Connectors XLR connectors are used to make balanced connec- tions to the MR8. They are wir ed as follows, according to standards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering Society). XL R B al a n ce d W i r i ng Pi n 1 = S hi e l d Pi n 2 = H ot ( + ) Pi n 3 = C ol d ( –) 1/4" T[...]

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    1 MR8 MR8 Appendix C: TECHNICAL INFORMA TION Equalization Low Frequency EQ: +2 dB/+4 dB @ 100 Hz, shelving High Frequency EQ: ±2 dB @ 5 kHz, shelving A C Po wer Requir ements US: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Europe: 240 V AC, 50 Hz Korea: 220 V AC, 60 Hz Japan: 100 V AC, 50/60 Hz Note: The MR8 does not support multiple voltage configura- tions. Make sure t[...]

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    1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual The following are trademarks or r egister ed tra de- mar ks of LOUD T echnologies Inc .: Th e M ack ie logo, MR Series, Zero Edge Baffle, and the Running Man. This manual also contains names and marks of ot he r companies that belong to those respective companies, and are her eby acknowledged. MR8 Block Dia[...]

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    14 MR8 MR8 INPUT SETTINGS CAUTION: REP LAC E WIT H T HE SAM E FUS E A ND RAT IN G. DIS CON NE CT SUP PL Y C ORD BE FOR E CHA NGI NG FU SE. ON LOW FREQ FILTER HIGH FREQ FILTER 0 – 2dB + 2dB + 2d B + 4d B (NO RMAL ) 0 (NO RMAL ) LEVEL INPUT OFF MAX (BALANCED) XLR (BALANCED) (UNBALANCED) RCA TRS[...]

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    15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Mackie Limited W arranty Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This Limited Product W arranty (“Product W arranty”) is provided by LOUD T echnologies Inc. (“LOUD”) and is applicable to products purchased in the United States or Canada through a LOUD-authorized reseller or dealer . The Product[...]

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    16220 W ood-Red Road NE • Woodinville, W A 98072 • US A United States and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe, Asia, Central and S outh America: 425.487 .4333 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000 F ax: 425.487 .4337 • www .mackie.com E -mail: sales@mackie.com[...]