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Mackie 402-VLZ3 manual

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  • Page 1

    40 2-VLZ3 OWNER’S MANUAL 4-Channel Premium Mic/Line Mix er[...]

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     40-VLZ3 402- 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 su[...]

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    3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Part No. SW0634 Rev . B ©2007-2008 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. Duration Per Day in hours Sound Level dBA, Slow Response T ypical Example 8 90 Duo in small club 6 92 4 95 Subway T rain 3 97 2 100 Very loud classical music 1.5 102 1 105 Dave screaming at Steve about deadlines 0.5 110 0.25 or les[...]

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    4 40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 W e realize that you must be anxious to try out your new 402-VLZ3. All we ask is that you read this page now , and the rest can wait until you’r e good and ready . But do read it — you’ll be glad you did. A d j u s t in g in p u t l e v e l s It’s not even necessary to hear what you’r e doing to set optimal levels. [...]

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     Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie profes- sional compact mixer . The 402-VLZ3 is equipped with our precision-engineer ed XDR2 TM Extended Dynamic Range premium studio-grade mic preamp. The small size of this mixer and the qual- ity of its design make it an ideal choice for recording, sound r einfor[...]

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     40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 Seattle Coffeehouse Gig i P od TM D o ck i ng S ta t io n L ap t o p S R M 1 50 p o we r e d p e r s o na l m o n it o r A co u s t i c G u i t ar C o n d e ns e r m i c r o ph o ne S R M 3 5 0 P ow er e d S p e a k er This diagram shows a microphone connected to channel 1's mic input, with the phantom power switch pre[...]

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     Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Recording with a Computer A na l o g S y n t h H e a d ph on e s L a p t o p r u n n i ng T r a c k ti o n A m p l i fi e r m o d e l er C o n d e ns e r m i c r o ph o ne E l e c t ri c G u i ta r H R6 2 4m k I I S t u d i o M on i t or s This diagram shows a condenser microphone connected to channel 1'[...]

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     40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 Location Sound H e a dp h o ne s S t e r e o m i cr o ph o n e L o c a t io n r ec or de r This diagram shows the outputs of a stereo microphone connected to the mic inputs of channels 1 and 2. The stereo pan switch is pressed in, so channel 1 goes only to the left of the main mix, and channel 2 goes to the right. The tape [...]

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     Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual K e yboard Submix er H e a d p h o ne s D u al D I B ox E f f e c t s / S a m p l e r K e y bo ar d s ub mi x to f r o nt -o f- ho us e m i x er S y n t h 1 S y n t h 2 S t a ge S na ke This diagram shows the stereo outputs of a synth connected to the line inputs of channels 1 and 2. The stereo pan switch is [...]

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    10 40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 V ideo Editing/Production Bay D e s k t op c om p ut er r u n ni n g F i n a l Cu t TM V i d eo ou t V i d eo Mo ni to r D V Pl a ye r L a p to p ru n n i n g s o u nd ef f e c t s s o ftw a r e B r o ad c as t M i c ro p ho ne s H R 6 24 m kI I S t u di o Mo ni to rs This diagram shows two voice-over microphones connected t[...]

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    11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Combined Home Studio/Home Theater H e a dp ho ne s T V S e t D V D Pl ay er C a b l e bo x v i d e o 1 v i d e o 2 L a pt o p f or r ec o r d i ng C h .1 an d 2 C o n d en se r m i c r op ho ne H R 6 2 4m kI I S t u di o M on it or s A m p l if ie r m o d e le r El ec t ri c G u i ta r This diagram shows how y[...]

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    1 40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 Features 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 16 12[...]

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    13 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 1. POWER SWITCH Press the top of this rocker switch inwards to turn on the mixer . The power LED [23] on the top surface of the mixer will glow with happiness. Press the bottom of this switch to turn off the mixer . As a general guide, turn on your mixer first, before the power amplifier or power ed speakers[...]

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    14 40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 for “unity gain,” meaning no change in signal level. Once you have adjusted the input signal to line-level, you can set every control at “U” and your signals will travel through the mixer at optimal levels. What’s mor e, all the labels on our level controls are measur ed in decibels (dB), so you’ll know what you?[...]

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    1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual range repr esents the punch in bass drums, bass guitar , fat synth patches, and some really seri- ous male singers. Used in conjunc- tion with the low cut [5] switch, you can boost the low EQ without injecting a ton of subsonic debris into the mix. 10. STEREO P AN SWITCH (Ch. 1–2) With this switch out, eac[...]

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    1 40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 15. T APE ASSIGN to MAIN Press this switch in to add the tape input to the main mix. Press it out if you do not want the tape input to play in the main mix. This allows DJ-style cueing of the tape input in your headphones before it is added to the main mix for your audience. This also allows for overdubbing with the tape i[...]

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    1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 21. PHONES LEVEL This knob allows you to adjust the level of the signals going to your headphones. W ARNING: When we say the headphone amp is loud, we’re not kidding. It can cause permanent ear damage. Even intermediate levels may be painfully loud with some headphones. BE CAREFUL! Always turn the phones k[...]

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    1 40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 Appendix A: Ser vice Information If you think your 402-VLZ3 has a problem, please check out the following troubleshoot- ing tips and do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the support section of our website (www .mackie.com) where you will find lots of useful information such as F AQs, documentation and user forums. [...]

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    1 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[...]

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    0 40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 Appendix C: T echnical Information Specifications Main Mix Noise (20 Hz–20 kHz bandwidth, 1/4" main out, chan- nels 1–2 gain @ unity , channel EQs flat, stereo-pan button in. Main mix knob down, channel level knobs down: –103 dBu Main mix knob unity , channel level knobs down: –98 dBu (102 dB Signal to Noise[...]

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    1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Block Diagram L R Main L R Main Main level Low-cut Level Level Left Right Phones L sum R sum Me ter Tape in L R 2-band E Q Pho ne s l eve l NOTE: Switches are shown in th eir default (out ) position. Main out Gain Mic: 0 ~ +60dB Line: -15 ~ +45dB Stereo Channels 3-4 L R LO 80 12K HI OL tape assign to main Ri[...]

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     40-VLZ3 402- VLZ3 Dimensions[...]

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    3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 402-VLZ3 Limited W arranty A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of one year from the original date of purchase. Y ou may purchase an additional 24-month Extended W arranty (for a total of 36 months of coverage). Visit our website and[...]

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