Mackie 400F manual

STUDIO RECORDING PREAMP with 192kHz FIREWIRE I/O

O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L

Contents

Page Important Safety Instructions CAUTION AVIS AVIS Table of Contents Purchased at: Date of purchase: Introduction HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL the Neophyte Getting Started READ THIS PAGE Zero the Controls Connections Set the Levels Start Recording to DAT Start Recording to DAW Other Nuggets of Wisdom Hookup Diagrams Onyx 400F 2-TrackRecording Onyx 400F with DAW and External Controllers Onyx 400F Audio/Video Application Front Panel 1. Power Switch 2. CLOCK SOURCE Indicators 3. FireWire Indicator 4. MIDI Indicators 8. 48V Phantom Power Switch 9. Channel GAIN 10. Signal Level Indicators 11. Instrument Switch 12. Instrument Input Rear Panel 13. MIC/Line Inputs 14. INSERTS 15. LINE IN (Channels 5-8) 16. LINE OUT 17. CR OUT 18. WORD CLOCK IN/OUT 19. FIREWIRE 20. MIDI IN/OUT 21. S/PDIF IN/OUT Installing the Software Computer Requirements A Note about Hard Drive Speed: Installing the Drivers and Onyx 400F Console For the PC: Page Macintosh OS X Audio MIDI Setup Installing Tracktion Authorizing Tracktion Using the Onyx 400F Console Settings Sample Rate Clock Source Headphones DSP Mixer S/PDIF Format Buffer Size About Version Information Save/Load Outputs Channel Strips Appendix A: Service Information Warranty Service Troubleshooting Repair Need Help You can reach a technical support representative After hours, visit www.mackie.com and click Support or email us at: techmail@mackie.com Appendix B: Connections XLR Connectors 1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks RCA Plugs and Jacks 1/4" TRS Phone Plugs and Jacks Mults and “Y”s FireWire Connection Appendix C: Technical Info Onyx 400F Speciﬁcations Page Onyx 400F Block Diagram Page Onyx 400F Limited Warranty