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CR1604-VLZ MIC
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Other Nuggets of Wisdom
INSTANT MIXING
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LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE
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SENDS
STEREO AUX RETURNS
INTRODUCTION
PATCHBAY CHANNEL STRIPS
OUTPUT SECTION
CONTENTS
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HOOKUP DIAGRAMS
CR1604-VLZ 8-Track Tracking
DIRECT OUT
Studio Monitors
Digital Delay
CR1604-VLZ Stereo P.A.
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CR1604-VLZ Video Setup
CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE
SWITCHING POSITIONS
E-Z INTERFACE
MIC/LINE INPUTS ON EVERY CHANNEL
MIC INPUTS
PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION
PHANTOM POWER
LINE INPUTS
TRIM
INSERT
DIRECT OUT
SPLIT MONITORING
AUX SEND OUTPUTS
EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL?
AUX RETURN INPUTS
SUB OUTS
Double Busing
C-R OUTS (CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS)
PHONES OUTPUT
TAPE OUTPUT
TAPE INPUT
MAIN INSERT
MAIN OUTS
MONO OUTPUT
MONO LEVEL
POWER CONNECTION
POWER SWITCH
POWER LED
PHANTOM SWITCH
PHANTOM LED
BNC LAMP SOCKET
CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION
A Clean Fade
ASSIGN (12, 34, LR)
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FADER
SOLO
20 (SOLO) LED
OL (MUTE) LED
CONSTANT LOUDNESS ! ! !
3-BAND MID-SWEEP EQ
MUTE
PAN
Stereo Sources
LOW CUT
AUX 1, 2, 3, & 4
PRE
5/6 SHIFT
SUBGROUP FADERS
ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX
OUTPUT SECTION DESCRIPTION
MAIN L-R MIX FADER
VLZ MIX ARCHITECTURE
C-R/PHONES
TAPE IN (LEVEL)
TAPE TO MAIN MIX
SOURCE
MODE (NORMAL (AFL)/LEVEL SET (PFL))
LEVEL SET LED
SOLO (LEVEL)
RUDE SOLO LIGHT
METERS
Meters vs. Reality
AUX TALK
AUX SENDS (MASTER)
AUX SENDS SOLO
AUX RETURNS (LEVEL)
EFFECTS TO MONITORS
MAIN MIX TO SUBS (AUX RET 3)
12/34 (AUX RET 3)
C-R/PHNS ONLY (AUX RET 4)
RETURNS SOLO
MODIFICATIONS
CR1604-VLZ Post-EQ Mod
UL Warning
Mackie Disclaimer
About Jumpers
CR1604-VLZ Source Mod
CR1604-VLZ BLOCK DIAGRAM
CR/PHN R
CR/PHN L
PFL
16-41097.VSD.DF
GAIN STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
LEVEL DIAGRAM
MACKIE CR1604-VLZ
SPECIFICATIONS
Main Mix Noise
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
Attenuation (Crosstalk)
Frequency Response
SERVICE INFO
TROUBLESHOOTING
Bad Channel
Bad Output
Noise
APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY
AFL
assign
attenuate
aux
console
cueing
dB dBm
dBu
dBv
echo
effects devices
EIN
EQ
EQ curve
gain
gain stage
graphic EQ
ground
ground loop
input module
knee
level
line level
main house speakers
pan, pan pot
parametric EQ
peaking
PFL
phantom power
RCA phono jackor RCA jack or phono jack
RCA phono plug
regeneration
return
reverberation, reverb
stereo
sweep EQ
symmetrically balanced
tinnitus
trim
APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS
XLR CONNECTORS
SPECIAL MACKIE CONNECTIONS
SWITCHED 14" PHONE JACKS
RCA PLUGS AND JACKS
UNBALANCING A LINE
TRS Send/Receive Insert Jacks
Using the Send Only on an Insert Jack
MACKIE STEREO INPUTS AND RETURNS: Mono, Stereo, Whatever
MULTS AND Ys
APPENDIX C: BALANCED LINES, PHANTOM POWERING, GROUNDING AND OTHER ARCANE MYSTERIES
Balanced Lines
Phantom Powering and Microphones
PHANTOM POWER DO & DONT CHART
DO DONT
Dos and Donts of Fixed Installations
Maximum wire run for 0.5dB power loss in feet
Grounding
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TRIM
TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM
CR1604-VLZ
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16-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER
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CR1604-VLZ
16-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER
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