Mackie 1402-VLZPRO INTRODUCTION, HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL, A PLUG FOR THE CONNECTORS SECTION, ARCANE MYSTERIES ILLUMINATED, OUTPUT SECTION20 SET

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing a Mackie Designs

professional compact mixer. The 1402-VLZ PRO is equipped with our new precision-engineered XDRTM Extended Dynamic Range premium studio-grade mic preamp featuring:

•Full gain range from 0 to 60dB•+22 dBu line signal handling capability•130 dB dynamic range

•Distortion less than 0.0007%, 20Hz to 20kHz

•Bullet-proof RF rejection using DC pulse transformer circuitry

Now that you have your 1402-VLZ PRO, find out how to get the most from it. That’s where this manual comes in.

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Since many of you folks will want to hook up your 1402-VLZ PRO immediately, the first pages you will encounter after the table of contents are the everpopular hookup diagrams. These show typical mixer setups for Record/Mixdown, Video, Disc Jockey and Stereo PA. After this section is a detailed tour of the entire mixer.

Every feature of the 1402-VLZ PRO is described “geographically;” in other words, in order of where it is physically placed on the mixer’s top or rear panel. These descriptions are divided into the first three manual chapters, just as your mixer is organized into three distinct zones:

1.PATCHBAY: Along the top and back.2.CHANNEL STRIP: The ten channel strips on the left.

3.OUTPUT SECTION: The section on the right.

Throughout these chapters you’ll find illus- trations, with each feature numbered. If you’re curious about a feature, simply locate it on the appropriate illustration, notice the number attached to it, and find that number in the nearby paragraphs.

You’ll also find cross-references to these numbered features within a paragraph. For instance, if you see “To wire your own cables: ,” simply find that number in the manual and you’ve found your answer.

Finally, you’ll notice feature numbers like this: . These numbers direct you to relevant information.

This icon marks informa-tion that is criticallyimportant or unique to the1402-VLZ PRO. For your

own good, read them and remember them. They will be on the final test. And the final test score will go down on your Permanent Record.

This icon will lead you to in-depth explanations of features and practical tips. While not mandatory, they usually have some valuable nuggets of information.

A PLUG FOR THE CONNECTORS SECTION

Appendix is a section on connectors: XLR connectors, balanced connectors, unbalanced connectors, special hybrid connectors.

MIC 1	MIC 2	MIC 3	MIC 4	MIC 5	MIC 6	LEFT/MONO	RIGHT ALL BAL/UNBAL	TAPE	TAPE	BAL/UNBAL
XDR MIC PRE	XDR MIC PRE	XDR MIC PRE	XDR MIC PRE	XDR MIC PRE	XDR MIC PRE	1	1	INPUT	OUTPUT	L

L

1402-VLZPRO

14-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER

2

2

R

WITH PREMIUM XDRTM MIC PREAMPLIFIERS

R

BAL

BAL

BAL

BAL

BAL

BAL

STEREO AUX RETURN

AUXSEND

MAIN OUT

MONO

MONO

MONO

MONO

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

UNBAL

UNBAL

U M-I1C0dGBAVIN

UNBAL

UNBAL

UNBAL

UNBAL

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R

R

R

U M-I1C0dGBAVIN

U M-I1C0dGBAVIN

PATCHBAYU M-I1C0dGBAVINU M-I1C0dGBAVINU M-I1C0dGBAVIN

L

L

L

L

LINE IN 1

LINE IN 2

LINE IN 3

LINE IN 4

LINE IN 5

LINE IN 6

BAL

BAL

BAL

BAL

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

OR

OR

OR

OR

75 Hz

75 Hz

75 Hz

75 Hz

75 z

75 Hz

UNBAL

UNBAL

UNBAL

UNBAL

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

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LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

PHONES

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60

0

60

0

60

0

60

0

60

0

60

+4

+4

+4

+4

+15dB

-45dB

+15dB

-45dB

+15dB

-45dB

+15dB

-45dB

+15dB

-45dB

+15dB

-45dB

-10

-10

-10

-10

TRIM

TRIM

TRIM

TRIM

TRIM

TRIM

LINE IN 7–8

LINE IN 9–10

LINE IN 11–12

LINE IN 13–14

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AUX

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AUX

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AUX

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AUX

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AUX

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AUX

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AUX

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AUX

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AUX

U

AUX

U

U

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1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

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MON/

MON/

MON/

MON/

MON/

MON/

MON/

MON/

MON/

EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

1

OO

+15

OO

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OO

+15

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+15

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+20

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AUX 1 MASTER

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PRE

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EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

EFX

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POST

AUX

AUX 1

EFX TO

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+15

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SELECT

MONITOR

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RETURN

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EQ

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EQ

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EQ

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EQ

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EQ

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EQ

C-R/SOURCE

LEFT

RIGHT

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

0dB=0dBu

28

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

MAIN MIX

10

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

7

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

ALT 3–4

4

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2

-12

+12

-12

+12

-12

+12

-12

+12

-12

+12

-12

+12

-12

+12

-12

+12

-12

+12

-12

+12

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

0

L

R

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

L

R

LOW

L

R

LOW

L

R

LOW

TAPE

2

80Hz

CHANNELL RL RL RL R

STRIPSL RL R

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

LEVEL SET (PFL)

30

80 z

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

4

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

OUTPUT SECTION20 SET

7

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

ASSIGN

10

LEVEL

TO MAIN MIX

NORMAL (AFL)

1

2

4

5

6

7–8

9–10

11–12

13–14

SOLO

3

MODE

RUDE

SOLO

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

LIGHT

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

ALT 3–4

PHANTOM POWER

CTL ROOM /SUBMIX

MAIN MIX

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

10

SOLO 10

SOLO 10

SOLO 10

SOLO 10

SOLO 10

SOLO 10

SOLO 10

SOLO 10

SOLO 10

SOLO

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