Mackie 1604-VLZ PRO INTRODUCTION, HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL, A PLUG FOR THE CONNECTORS SECTION, PATCHBAY, RUDE SOLO LIGHT, •130 dB dynamic range, This icon will lead you to

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing a Mackie Designs professional compact mixer. The 1604-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 1604-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 1604-VLZ PRO immediately, the first pages you will encounter after the table of contents are the ever popular 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 1604-VLZ PRO will be 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: The zillion jacks on the back of the “pod.”2.CHANNEL STRIP: The sixteen channel strips on the left.3.OUTPUT SECTION: The output section on the right.

120 VAC 50/60 Hz 20W

POWER

PHANTOM

MAIN OUT

MAIN INSERT

TAPE

TAPE

C-R OUT

SUB OUT

AUX RETURN

AUX SEND

DIRECT OUT

(TIP SEND

1A/250V SLO-BLO

ON

ON

RING RETURN)

INPUT

OUTPUT

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

3

1

L

L

L

3

1

4

3

2

1

5

3

1

7

5

L

L

L

L

L

MONO

R

R

4

2

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

6

4

2

8

6

4

2

R

R

R

R

CAUTION:

R

R

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

PATCHBAY

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

LINE

16

LINE 15

LINE

14

LINE

13

LINE

12

LINE

11

LINE 10

LINE

9

LINE

8

LINE

7

LINE

6

LINE 5

LINE

4

LINE

3

LINE 2

LINE

1

MIC 16

MIC 15

MIC 14

MIC 13

MIC 12

MIC 11

MIC 10

MIC 9

MIC 8

MIC 7

MIC 6

MIC 5

MIC 4

MIC 3

MIC 2

MIC 1

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

XDR

EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE MIC PREAMPLIFIERS ARE PROPRIETARY TO MACKIE DESIGNS, INC.

DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • COPYRIGHT ©1998 • THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "VLZ", "XDR", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE • US PATENT NUMBER 29/049,129

TRIM

BV

1

TRIM

BV

2

TRIM

BV

3

TRIM

BV

4

TRIM BV

5

TRIM BV

6

TRIM

BV

7

TRIM BV

8

TRIM

BV

9

TRIM

BV 10

TRIM BV

11

TRIM

BV 12

TRIM

BV 13

TRIM

BV

14

TRIM

BV

15

TRIM

BV 16

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

AIN

1604-VLZPRO

16-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER

WITH PREMIUM XDR

MIC PREAMPLIFIERS

LAMP

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

U

U

U

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

TO AUX

SEND 1

EFFECTS TO

U

U

U

MONITORS

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

TO AUX

SEND 2

CHANNEL STRIPS

AUX

S EREO AUX RETURN

SEND

U

ASSIGN OPTIONS

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

3

5

1

3

SOLO

MAIN MIX

1–2

PHAN OUTPUT

U

TO S BS

3–

4

2

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

4

6

SOLO

4

PWR

C-R / PHNS

RE URNS

ONLY

SOLO

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

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HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

U

LEFT RIGHT

10

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

CTL ROOM / PHONES

TAPE IN

7

4

TAPE

TAPE TO

2

MAIN MIX

0

SUBS 1–2

2

4

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

SUBS 3–4

SOLO

7

10

20

MAIN MIX

MODE

30

CTL ROOM

SOURCE

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX

LEFT

LEFT

LEFT

LEFT

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

PHONES

RIGHT

RIGHT

RIGHT

RIGHT

MAIN

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

1

2

3

4

MIX

10

10

5

5

U

U

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

5

5

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

10

10

20

20

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

3–4

30

30

40

40

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

L - R

50

50

60

60

TRACK

TRACK

TRACK

TRACK

TRACK

TRACK

TRACK

TRACK

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Whenever a specific 1604-VLZ PRO component is mentioned, it’ll be in all capital letters sans-serif type. That can help you find references to specific controls much faster, without slowing you down as you read normally. For ex- ample: The quick brown fader jumped over the

RUDE SOLO LIGHT.

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, note the number attached to it, and find that number in the nearby paragraphs or refer to the table of contents.

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. (These are not page numbers.)

You’ll also notice feature numbers just floating in space, like this . These numbers direct you to relevant information. This icon marks infor- mation that is critically important or unique to the 1604-VLZ PRO. For your own good, read them and remember them. They will be on the final test.

This icon will lead you toin-depth explanations of fea-

tures and practical tips. While not mandatory, they’ll have some valuable information.

A PLUG FOR THE CONNECTORS SECTION

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

More resources on our website @ www.mackie.com

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