Mackie 1402-VLZ3 manual

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 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 Important 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 a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do no[...]

3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Part No. SW0544 Rev . C 01/09 ©2006-2009 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. Other Nuggets of Wisdom For optimum sonic performance, the channel faders and MAIN MIX faders should be set near the “U” (unity gain) markings. Always turn the MAIN MIX and CONTROL ROOM/ SUBMIX faders down before making c[...]

4 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie professional com- pact mixer . The 1402-VLZ3 is equipped with our pre- cision-engineered XDR TM Extended Dynamic Range premium studio-grade mic pr eamp. Now that you have your 1402-VLZ3, find out how to get the most from it. That’s wher e this manual comes in. How T o Use This[...]

 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Contents OUTPUT SECTION .................................................. 16 32. M A I N MI X F ADERS ................................... 16 33. CONTROL ROOM S O U RC E MA TR I X ............ 16 34. CONTROL ROOM/SUBMIX ....................... 16 35. SOLO MODE (AFL/PFL) .......................... 17 36. RUDE [...]

6 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS P ow e r ed S tu d i o M o ni t o rs K ey b o ar d or o th e r l in e le v e l i n pu t S te r e o G u it a r E f f ec t s O u t ( p la y) I n ( r ec or d ) D ru m M ac h i ne S te r e o C o mp r e ss o r M on o Co m p re s s or V oc a l M i c s M ul t i E f f ec t P ro c e ss o r D ig i t al D el a y P ow e[...]

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8 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 Patchbay Description At the risk of stating the obvious, this is where you plug everything in: microphones, line-level instruments and effects, headphones, and the ultimate destination for your sound: a tape recorder , P A system, etc. See Appendix B for further details and drawings of the connectors you can use with the 14[...]

9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 5. STEREO LINE INPUTS (Channels 7–8, 9–10, 11–12 and 13–14) These fully balanced inputs are designed for ster eo or mono, balanced or unbalanced signals, from –10 dBV to +4 dBu. They can be used with just about any profes- sional or semi-pro instrument, effect or tape player . In the stereo audio worl[...]

10 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 7. STEREO RETURNS This is where you connect the outputs of your par - allel effects devices (or extra audio sources). These balanced inputs are similar to the ster eo LINE IN [2] inputs (without EQ, Aux Sends, Pan, Mute, and Solo). The circuits will handle stereo or mono, balanced or unbalanced signals, either instrument l[...]

11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 3-4 stereo bus (see MUTE/AL T 3-4 on page 13), Soloed channels, or the T ape input. The volume is adjustable with the CONTROL ROOM/SUBMIX [34] fader . These 1⁄4" jacks are balanced outputs capable of de - livering 22 dBu into a 600 ohm balanced or unbalanced load. 16. AL T 3–4 OUTPUT The output here i[...]

1 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +15 dB -45dB M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +15 dB -45dB M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +15 dB -45dB M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +15 dB -45dB M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +15 dB -45dB M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +15 dB -45dB U O O +1 0 U O O +2 0 U O O +2 0 U O O +1 5 U [...]

13 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Channel Strip Description The 1402-VLZ3 has "dual-mode solo." The SOLO MODE [35] switch in the Master section determines which mode you'll be hearing. With the switch up, you'll get "AFL" (After-Fader -Listen), which is post-FADER, post-P AN, making it ideal for mixdown soloing. W[...]

14 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB - 4 5d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB - 4 5d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB - 4 5d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB - 4 5d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB -45d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB -45d B U O O +1 0 U O O +2 0 U O O +2 0 U[...]

1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 29. HI EQ This control gives you up to 15 dB boost or cut above 12 kHz, and it is also flat at the detent. Use it to add sizzle to cymbals, and an overall sense of transpar- ency , or edge to keyboards, vocals, guitar and bacon frying. T urn it down a little to reduce sibilance, or to hide tape hiss. MODERA[...]

16 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB - 4 5d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB - 4 5d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB - 4 5d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB - 4 5d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB -45d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5dB -45d B U O O +1 0 U O O +2 0 U O O +2 0 U[...]

1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Whatever your selection, you can also use the control room outputs for other applications. Its sound quality is just as impeccable as the main outputs. It can be used as additional main mix output, which may sound silly since there ar e already three, but this one has its own level control. However , should [...]

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19 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Signals passing through these STEREO RETURN level controls will proceed directly to main mix, with one ex- ception (see next paragraph). The STEREO 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[...]

0 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 Appendix A: Ser vice Information W arranty Ser vice If you think your Mackie product has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the Support section of our website (www .mackie.com/support) where you will find lots of useful information such as F AQs[...]

1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual “XLR” Connectors Mackie mixers use 3-pin female “XLR” connectors on all microphone inputs, with pin 1 wired to the grounded (earthed) shield, pin 2 wired to the “high” (”hot” or positive polarity) side of the audio signal and pin 3 wired to the “low” (“cold” or negative polarity) side[...]

 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 Special Mackie Connections The b ala nc ed -to -u nba la nc ed co nne ct io n h as be en ant ic ipa te d in th e w ir in g o f Mac ki e jac ks . A 1 ⁄ 4 " TS plug inserted into a 1 ⁄ 4 " TRS balanced input, for example, will automatically unbalance the input and make all the right connections. Conversely [...]

3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual D i r e c t o u t w i t h n o s i g n al i n te r r u pt i o n t o m as t e r . I n s e r t o n l y t o f i r st “ cl i c k . ” C ha n n el In s e rt ja c k C ha n n el In s e rt ja c k C ha n n el In s e rt ja c k D i r e c t o u t w i t h s i gn a l in t e r ru p t i on t o m a s t er . I n s e r t a l[...]

4 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 Appendix C: T echnical Information Specifications Main Mix Noise (20 Hz–20 kHz bandwidth, 1/4" Main out, channels 1–6 T rim @ unity gain, channel EQs flat, all channels assigned to Main Mix, channels 1, 3 and 5 Pan left, 2, 4 and 6 Pan right.) Main Mix fader down, channel faders down: –101 dBu Main Mix @ uni[...]

 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Block Diagram MAIN MIX MAIN F ADERS 30dB P AD T APE OUT L LINE OUT L BAL OUT L BAL OUT R LINE OUT R AL T MIX AL T OUT L AL T OUT R AL T T APE MAIN SOURCE CONTROL R OOM & PHONES F ADER METERING (0dBu = 0VU) CONTROL R OOM LEFT CONTROL R OOM RIGHT PHONES OUT AUX 1 MIX AUX 1 PRE / POS T AUX 2 OUT AUX 1 OUT[...]

6 140-VLZ3 1402- VLZ3 T rack Sheet M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5d B -45d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5d B -45d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5d B -45d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5d B -45d B M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5d B -45dB M I C G A I N 0 U 60 - 1 0 d B V +1 5d B -45dB U O O +1 0 U O O +2 0 U[...]

 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 Pro[...]

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