Mackie DFX12, DFX6 CONTENTS, About this manual:, Absolutely most important pages:, CHANNEL STRIP FEATURES, MASTER SECTION FEATURES, APPENDIX A: SERVICE INFO

About this manual:

This manual covers both the DFX•6 and DFX•12 mixers. They share the same design and operate in the same way, except that the DFX•12 has 2 more mono channels than the DFX•6, and it has 2 stereo line-only channels.

Absolutely most important pages:

Before connecting and using your mixer, please read the Safety Instructions on page 2. Before you start mixing, please read the Quick Start section starting on page 4. It’s a list of steps that will familiarize you with the mixer and help you

set up a basic performance.

CONTENTS

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......................	page 2	MASTER SECTION FEATURES
QUICK START .............................................	4	STEREO GRAPHIC EQ ..................	page 14
INTRODUCTION ..........................................	6	MAIN/AUX 1 EQ SWITCH ...................		15
APPLICATION DIAGRAMS ............................	7	BYPASS EQ SWITCH ............................		15
PATCHBAY FEATURES		POWER LED .......................................		15
		PHANTOM POWER SWITCH AND LED ...		15
MIC ....................................................	8	METERS ............................................		15
LINE IN (MONO) ..................................	8	PHONES LEVEL ...................................		15
LINE IN (STEREO) .................................	8	MAIN MIX FADERS .............................		15
INSERT ................................................	9	CD/TAPE RETURN FADER AND MUTE ....		15
EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL? .............	9	BREAK SWITCH ..................................		16
MAIN OUTPUTS .................................	10	VOCAL ELIMINATOR SWITCH ...............		16
PHONES ............................................	10	AUX 2/EFX SEND ...............................		16
AUX SEND 1/MON ............................	10	LEVEL SET LED ....................................		16
AUX SEND 2/EFX ...............................	10	AUX 2/EFX RETURN FADER AND MUTE 17
AUX 1 RETURN ..................................	11	AUX 1/MON SEND ............................		17
AUX 2 RETURN ..................................	11	EFFECTS TO MONITOR ........................		17
CD/TAPE INPUT .................................	11	AUX 1 RETURN FADER AND MUTE .......		17
TAPE OUTPUT ....................................	11	EMAC EFFECTS PROCESSOR .................		17
EFX FOOTSWITCH ...............................	11	QUICK START ..................................		17
AC POWER INPUT ..............................	11	BYPASS LED ....................................		17
POWER SWITCH ................................	11	PRESET SELECTION ...........................		18
CHANNEL STRIP FEATURES		APPENDIX A: SERVICE INFO
GAIN ................................................	12	WARRANTY SERVICE ..........................		20
LEVEL SET LED ....................................	12	TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................		20
LOW CUT ..........................................	12	REPAIR .............................................		20
2-BAND EQ ........................................	12	APPENDIX B: TECHNICAL INFO
HI EQ .............................................	12
LOW EQ .........................................	12	SPECIFICATIONS .................................		21
AUXILIARIES ......................................	13	DIMENSIONS .....................................		22
AUX 1/MON ..................................	13	AC POWER CONSIDERATIONS ..............		22
AUX 2/EFX .....................................	13	BLOCK DIAGRAM ...............................		23
PAN ..................................................	13
MUTE ................................................	13
FADER ...............................................	13
OL OVERLOAD LED .............................	13

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