Mackie CR1604 - VLZ owner manual Converting to Rackmount Mode, Switching Positions

CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE

Not only is the new CR1604-VLZ a compact,		An optional accessory called the ROTOPOD-
professional-quality tabletop mixer, it’s rack-		VLZ is available and can be used in desktop or
mountable! Its unique rotating input pod		rackmount installations. It will put the patchbay
makes this possible.		jacks on the same plane as all the knobs, buttons
One of the things that revolutionized the com-		and faders. This is a lifesaver in applications that
pact mixer industry was the “convertible pod”		demand frequent repatching, and costs a heck of a
found on the original, classic CR-1604. Using		lot less than an external patchbay, not to mention
an ordinary Phillips screwdriver, the mixer		all the interface and patch cords: . Please
could be converted from desktop mode (as it		visit your dealer for more exciting details. Be
comes from the factory) to rackmount mode.		sure to order the “VLZ” version so you don’t
Fear not. We wouldn’t dare take that feature		end up with the one for the classic CR-1604!
out of the New Improved CR1604-VLZ. It’s		SWITCHING POSITIONS
still there and still takes just a few minutes
with your screwdriver. Here’s how it’s done:		You may have noticed the white stripes printed
1. Remove ALL the cords from the mixer —		just above most of the pushbutton switches on
audio, power, lamps, everything.		your CR1604-VLZ. We’ve put them there to
2. Place the mixer, face down, on a clean soft		make it easier for you to see if the switch is
surface, like a blanket or very large dog.		engaged (down). Here’s how they work:
3. Remove the four screws securing the cable		With the mixer in desktop mode, you’ll be
		sitting just in front of it, viewing the control
cover	and set the plate aside.
		panel at an oblique angle. When a switch is
4. Replace two of the screws; the ones at the
		disengaged (up), the button will hide the
pod end of the mixer .
		white stripe from your field of vision. When
5. Remove two pod-mounting screws on each
		you engage the switch, the stripe will suddenly
side of the mixer .
		appear. Although it may not seem obvious at
6. Gently pull the pod away from the slots, rotate
		first, you’ll soon find that the indicator stripe
it, and place it, tabs first, into the rackmount		really helps you determine switch positions at
tabs	, located on the underside of the	a glance. Clever, ain’t it?

main chassis. Be careful not to constrict or pinch any of the ribbon or power cables.

7.Carefully install the pod-

mounting screws in their new locations .

8. Install the rack ears that came
with the mixer. They can be in-	remove	replace
stalled in either of two depths:
	screws	screws
mixer’s surface flush with
the rack rails, like ordinary
rackmount equipment, or	remove
	plate
mixer’s surface sunken into
the rack, to protect the
knobs from being bumped.

rackmount

tab slots

remove screws

rotate
pod	replace
	screws

flush mount sunken

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