Mackie PPM1012 owner manual Speakons, Loudspeaker Cable, Interrupting normal operation

PPM1012	Speakons
	When using the Speakon outputs to connect your loud-
	speakers, wire the Speakon connectors as shown below:

1–

1+

COLD

1–

MONO PLUG

Channel Insert jack

Direct out with no signal interruption to master.

Insert only to first “click.”

MONO PLUG

Channel Insert jack

Direct out with signal interruption to master.

HOT 2+

1+

Insert all the way in to the second “click.”

2–

Figure E

TRS Send/Receive Insert Jacks

Mackie’s single-jack inserts are the three-conductor, TRS-type 1⁄4" phone. They are unbalanced, but have both the mixer output (send) and the mixer input (return) signals in one connector. See Figure F.

	ring		SEND to processor
tip		(TRS plug)	“tip”
	sleeve
This plug connects to one of the			“ring”
mixer’s Channel Insert jacks.
			RETURN from processor

STEREO

PLUG

Channel Insert jack

For use as an effects loop.

(TIP= SEND to effect, RING = RETURN from effect.)

Figure G

Loudspeaker Cable

Use loudspeaker cables with a minimum conductor size for the length you need as listed in these tables.

Figure F

The sleeve is the common ground (earth) for both signals. The send from the mixer to the external unit is carried on the tip, and the return from the unit to the mixer is on the ring.

Using the Send-only on an Insert Jack

If you insert a TS (mono) 1⁄4" plug only partially (to the first click) into a Mackie insert jack, the plug will not activate the jack switch and will not open the insert loop in the circuit (thereby allowing the channel signal to continue on its merry way through the mixer).

This allows you to tap out the channel signal without

This will minimize power losses to less than 0.5 dB. The cable lengths listed are “up to” lengths. For in- between lengths, use the next larger con- ductor gauge. Using larger than the rec- ommended conductor size is always permis- sible. Using smaller than recommended conductor size will result in higher power losses.

Minimum AWG	4 ohm	8 ohm
18	10 ft	25 ft
16	25	50
14	25	75
12	50	125
10	100	200
Min Metric WG	4 ohm	8 ohm
12	3 m	8 m
14	8	15
16	8	25
20	15	40
25	30	60

interrupting normal operation.

If you push the 1⁄4" TS plug in to the second click, you will open the jack switch and create a direct out, which does interrupt the signal in that channel. See Figure G.

NOTE: Do not overload or short-circuit the signal you are tapping from the mixer. That will affect the internal signal.

30 PPM1012

The recommended conductor gauges are listed for AWG (American Wire Gauge) and Metric WG (Metric Wire Gauge). Note that smaller AWG numbers = larger conductors and smaller Metric WG numbers = smaller conductors. The Metric WG is equal to ten times the nominal conductor diameter in millimeters.

Longer Lengths

For cable lengths over 200 feet / 60 m at 8 ohms, and over 100 feet / 30 m at 4 ohms, the conductor sizes need- ed for less than 0.5 dB power losses are rarely practical for physical and cost reasons. As a practical compromise for these situations the recommended conductor gauge is 10 AWG or 25 metric.