Mackie 1604-VLZ3 manual Contents

Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................		2
INTRODUCTION ......................................................		4
HOOKUP DIAGRAMS...............................................		6
CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE......................		8
PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION .........................................		9
	E-Z INTERFACE .........................................	9
1.	MIC INPUTS.............................................	9
	PHANTOM POWER ....................................	9
2.	LINE INPUTS ..........................................	10
3.	GAIN ....................................................	10
4.	INSERT ..................................................	10
5.	DIRECT OUT ...........................................	10
	SPLIT MONITORING ...............................	10
6.	AUX SEND OUTPUTS .............................	11
	EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL? ..............	11
7.	STEREO RETURNS...................................	12
8.	SUB OUTS .............................................	12
	DOUBLE BUSING ....................................	12
9.	C-R OUTS (CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS)...	12
10.	PHONES OUTPUT (ON FRONT PANEL)......	12
11.	TAPE OUTPUT ........................................	12
12.	TAPE INPUT ...........................................	13
13.	MAIN INSERT.........................................	13
14.	MAIN OUTS ..........................................	13
15.	MONO OUTPUT......................................	13
16.	MONO LEVEL .........................................	13
17.	VOLTAGE SELECTOR................................	13
18.	POWER CONNECTION.............................	13
19.	FUSE......................................................	14
20.	POWER SWITCH.....................................	14
21.	POWER LED ...........................................	14
22.	PHANTOM SWITCH ................................	14
23.	48V LED ................................................	14
24.	BNC LAMP SOCKET.................................	14

CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION...............................		15
	“U” LIKE UNITY GAIN ............................	15
25.	CHANNEL FADER.....................................	15
	A CLEAN FADE........................................	15
26.	ASSIGN (1–2, 3–4, L–R) ........................	15
27.	SOLO.....................................................	16
28.	–20 (SOLO) LED .....................................	16
29.	OL (MUTE) LED.......................................	16
30.	MUTE ....................................................	16
31.	PAN.......................................................	17
	STEREO SOURCES...................................	17
	CONSTANT LOUDNESS ! ! ! ......................	17
32.	3-BAND MID-SWEEP EQ .........................	17
33.	LOW CUT ..............................................	18
34.	AUX 1, 2, 3, & 4....................................	18
35.	PRE .......................................................	18
36.	5/6 SHIFT .............................................	18
OUTPUT SECTION DESCRIPTION.............................		19
37.	MAIN MIX FADER...................................	19
38.	SUBGROUP FADERS ...............................	19
39.	ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX............................	19
40.	TAPE IN (LEVEL) .....................................	20
41.	TAPE TO MAIN MIX................................	20
42.	SOURCE ................................................	20
43.	CTL ROOM/PHONES ..............................	20
44.	MODE (NORMAL (AFL)/LEVEL SET (PFL)). 21
45.	LEVEL SET LED........................................	21
46.	SOLO (LEVEL).........................................	21
47.	RUDE SOLO LIGHT..................................	21
48.	METERS .................................................	22
	METERS VS. REALITY..............................	22
	AUX TALK ..............................................	23
49.	AUX SENDS (MASTER)............................	23
50.	AUX SENDS SOLO ..................................	23
51.	STEREO RETURNS (LEVEL).......................	23
52.	TO AUX 1 AND TO AUX 2.......................	24
53.	MAIN MIX TO SUBS (STEREO RET 3) .......	24
54.	1–2/3–4 (STEREO RETURN 3)................	24
55.	C-R/PHNS ONLY (STEREO RETURN 4) .....	25
56.	RETURNS SOLO AND LED........................	25
APPENDIX A: SERVICE INFORMATION....................		26
APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS..................................		27
APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL INFORMATION ................		30
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................		30
TRACK SHEET..................................................		32
BLOCK DIAGRAM............................................		34
1604-VLZ3 LIMITED WARRANTY...........................		35

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