CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE

Not only is the new 1604-VLZPRO 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 and

One of the things that revolutionized the compact

faders. This is a lifesaver in applications that demand

mixer industry was the “convertible pod” found

frequentrepatching,andcostsaheckofa lot less than

on the original, classic CR-1604. Using an ordi-

an external patchbay, not to mention all the inter-

nary Phillips screwdriver, the mixer could be

face and patch cords: . Please visit your dealer

converted from desktop mode (as it comes from

for more exciting details. Be sure to order the

the factory) to rackmount mode.

“VLZ” version so you don’t end up with the one for

Fear not. We wouldn’t dare take that feature out

the classic CR-1604!
of the New Improved 1604-VLZ PRO. It’s still

 

there and still takes just a few minutes with your

 

trusty screwdriver. Here’s how it’s done:

 

1. Remove ALL the cords from the mixer —

 

audio, power, lamps, everything.

 

2. Place the mixer, face down, on a clean soft

 

surface, like a blanket or very large dog.

 

3. Remove the four screws securing the cable

 

cover and set the plate aside.

 

4. Replace two of the screws; the ones at the pod

 

end of the mixer .

 

5. Remove two pod-mounting screws on each

 

side of the mixer .

 

6. Gently pull the pod away from the slots, rotate it,

 

and place it, tabs first, into the rackmount tabs

 

, located on the underside of the main chas-

 

sis. 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

rotate

 

 

screws

pod

replace

 

 

 

screws

 

flush mount

 

sunken

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