Mackie 1202-VLZ3 manual

1 20 2-VLZ3 POWER ON PHANTOM ON L MAIN MAIN OUTPUT LEVEL 4 3 R/4 L/ 3 CHANNEL INSERT BAL /UNBAL BALANCED BAL /UNBAL ALT OUTPUT R L CONTROL ROOM SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RA TING. DISCONNECT SUPPL Y CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE. DE[...]

2 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such[...]

3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Part No. 0019814 Rev . A ©2006 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Only trained professional union stunt hamsters were used to staple this manual.) Other Nuggets of Wisdom For optimum sonic performance, the channel LEVEL knobs and the MAIN MIX knob should be set near the “U” (unity gain) markings[...]

4 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie professional com- pact mixer . The 1202-VLZ3 is equipped with our pre- cision-engineered XDR TM Extended Dynamic Range premium studio-grade mic pr eamp. Now that you have your 1202-VLZ3, fi nd out how to get the most from it. That’s wher e this manual comes in. How T o Use This [...]

5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Contents Output Section ...................................................... 16 32. MAIN MIX ............................................. 16 33. CONTROL ROOM SOURCE MA TRIX .......... 16 34. CONTROL ROOM/SUBMIX ..................... 16 A WORD ABOUT PRE-F ADER SOLO (PFL) 17 35. RUDE SOLO LIGHT ...............[...]

6 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 Hookup Diagrams Powered Studio Monitors Keyboard or other line level input Stereo Guitar Effects Tape Player Out (play) In (record) Drum Machine Stereo Compressor Mono Compressor Direct Boxes Vocal Mics Multi Effect Processor Digital Delay Powered Studio Monitors for Studio Headphone Distribution Amp Headphones for Studio 3 4[...]

7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Out (play) Tape Player In (record) Stereo Compressor Mono Compressor Multi Effect Processor Mono Power Amplifier Stage Monitors Stereo EQ Mono EQ Headphones Keyboard or other line level input Stereo Guitar Effects Drum Machine Bass Guitar Guitar dad bought you for your birthday Way-cooler Guitar dad bought your[...]

8 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 Patchbay Description At the risk of stating the obvious, this is where you plug everything in: microphones, line-level instruments and effects, headphones, and the ultimate destination for your sound: a tape r ecorder , PA system, etc. See Appendix B for further details and drawings of the connectors you can use with the 1202[...]

9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 5. STEREO LINE INPUTS (Channels 5–6, 7–8, 9–10 and 11–12) These fully balanced inputs are designed for stereo or mono, balanced or unbalanced signals, from –10 dBV to +4 dBu. They can be used with just about any profes- sional or semi-pro instrument, effect or tape player . In the stereo audio world, [...]

10 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 7. STEREO RETURNS This is where you connect the outputs of your par - allel effects devices (or extra audio sources). These balanced inputs are similar to the ster eo LINE IN [2] inputs (without EQ, Aux Sends, Pan, Mute, and Solo). The circuits will handle stereo or mono, balanced or unbalanced signals, either instrument lev[...]

11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual loed channels, or the T ape input. The volume is adjust- able with the CONTROL ROOM/SUBMIX [34]knob. These balanced outputs ar e capable of delivering 22 dBu into a 600 ohm balanced or unbalanced load. 16. AL T 3–4 OUTPUT These 1⁄4" outputs are the sum of any channels that have the MUTE/AL T 3-4 [25] [...]

12 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 18. POWER CONNECTION Just in case you lose the cord provided with the 1202- VLZ3, its power jack accepts a standard 3-prong IEC cord like those found on most professional recorders, musical instruments, and computers. W ARNING: Before you plug the AC power cord into the 1202-VLZ3, you must make sure that the VOL T AGE SELECT[...]

13 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Channel Strip Description mix, or to just check out what a particular channel is up to anytime during a session. Y ou can solo as many chan- nels at a time as you like. Solo is also the key player in the Level- Setting Proce- dure on page 3. Soloed channels are sent to the SOURCE mix, which ultimately feeds yo[...]

14 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 TROL ROOM [15] and PHONES [12] output s. If you want the AL T 3–4 signals to go back into the main mix, engage the ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX [36] switch, and the CONTROL ROOM/SUBMIX [34] level control becomes the one knob to control the levels of all the channels assigned to AL T 3–4. Another way to do the same thing is assign [...]

15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 29. HI EQ This control gives you up to 15 dB boost or cut above 12 kHz, and it is also fl at at the detent. Use it to add sizzle to cymbals, and an overall sense of transpar- ency , or edge to keyboards, vocals, guitar and bacon frying. T urn it down a little to reduce sibilance, or to hide tape hiss. MODERA [...]

16 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 Output Section 33. CONTROL ROOM SOURCE MA TRIX T ypically , the engineer sends the main mix to an audience (if live) or a mixdown deck (if recording). But what if the engineer in the control room needs to hear something other than the main mix? With the 1202- VLZ3, the engineer has several choices of what to listen to. This [...]

17 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Whatever your selection, you can also use the CON- TROL ROOM [15] outputs for other applications. Its sound quality is just as impeccable as the MAIN OUTS [11 and 13]. It can be used as additional main mix output, which may sound silly since there ar e already three, but this one has its own level control. How[...]

18 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 At the risk of creating another standard, Mackie’ s compact mixers address the need of both crowds by calling things as they are — 0 dBu (0.775 V) at the output shows as 0 dB VU on the METERS. What could be easier? By the way , the most wonderful thing about standards is that there ar e so many to choose from. Remember ,[...]

19 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual T ypically , these knobs can just live at the center detent, and the effects device’s output control should be set at whatever they call unity gain (check their manual). If that turns out to be too loud or too quiet, adjust the effects device’s outputs, not the mixer . That way , the mixer’ s knobs are e[...]

20 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 Appendix A: Ser vice Information W arranty Service Details concerning the Limited W arranty are spelled out on page 27 of this manual. If you think your 1202-VLZ3 has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confi rm the problem. Visit the Support section of our website (www .mackie[...]

21 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual “XLR” Connectors Mackie mixers use 3-pin female “XLR” connectors on all microphone inputs, with pin 1 wired to the grounded (earthed) shield, pin 2 wired to the “high” (”hot” or positive polarity) side of the audio signal and pin 3 wired to the “low” (“cold” or negative polarity) side o[...]

22 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 Special Mackie Connections The balanced-to-unbalanced connection has been anticipated in the wiring of Mackie jacks. A 1 ⁄ 4 " TS plug inserted into a 1 ⁄ 4 " TRS balanced input, for example, will automatically unbalance the input and make all the right connections. Conversely , a 1 ⁄ 4 " TRS plug insert[...]

23 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Direct out with no signal interruption to master. Insert only to first “c lick.” Channel Insert jack Channel Insert jack Channel Insert jack Direct out with signal interruption to master. Insert all the way in to the second “c lick.” For use as an effects loop. (TIP = SEND to effect, RING = RETURN from[...]

24 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 Appendix C: T echnical Information Specifi cations Main Mix Noise (20 Hz–20 kHz bandwidth, 1/4" Main out, channels 1–4 T rim @ unity gain, channel EQs fl at, all channels assigned to Main Mix, channels 1 and 3 Pan left, 2 and 4 Pan right.) Main Mix knob down, channel Gain knobs down: –100 dBu Main Mix knob unity[...]

25 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Block Diagram 75Hz HPF MID HI 80 2K5 12K LO MID HI 80 2K5 12K LO MID HI 80 2K5 12K LO SOLO RELA Y 20 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 MAIN L MAIN R AL T L AL T R AUX SEND 1 PRE AUX SEND 1 POST AUX SEND 2 POST SOLO LOGIC PHANT OM POWER MIC IN LINE IN GAIN INSERT LO CUT 3-BAND EQ LEVEL P AN MAIN / AL T AUX SENDS SOLO ([...]

26 1202-VLZ3 1202- VLZ3 T rack Sheet - 1 0 d B V GAIN +15dB - 45dB M I C G A I N 0 U 60 LINE IN 1 MIC 1 LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB /OC T LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB /OC T LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB /OC T LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB /OC T BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 2 MIC 2 BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 3 MIC 3 BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN 4 MIC 4 BAL OR UNBAL AUX SEND 1 2 1 2 R R L / MONO L / MONO STEREO [...]

27 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of three years from the original date of purchase. If any defects are found in the materials or workmanship or if the product fails to function properly during the applicable warranty period, LOUD T[...]

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