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Mackie C300 manual

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    C300/C300i TWO-WAY POR T ABLE SOUND REINFORCEMENT SPEAKER USER’S MANUAL AND WARRANTY REGISTRA TION[...]

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    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Duration Per Day Sound Level dBA, Typical In Hours Slow Response Example 8 90 Duo in small club 69 2 4 95 Subway Train 39 7 2 100 Very loud classical music 1.5 102 1 10 5 Patrice screaming at Ron about deadlines 0.5 110 0.25 or less 115 Loudest parts at a rock concert 9. Servicing — The user should not attempt to service this [...]

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    3 Part No. 820-188-00 Rev. A 7/99 ©1999 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved. INTRODUCTION The Crossover This unique Low Impedance Compen- sated Crosso ver (LICC) design places inductors in series with the woofer whose values ar e markedly lo w er than conven- tional designs. This reduces the amount of energy that is typically w asted as heat a[...]

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    4 Mixer or P reamplifier Right Line level Output Lef t Line level Output 1202-VLZ PRO Stereo P ower Am plifier C300i C300i SERIAL NUMBER MANUF ACTURING DATE SOUND REINFORCEMENT SPEAKER SYSTEM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS MAY LEAD TO PERMANENT HEARING DAMAGE. PLEASE USE CARE WHEN SETTING MAXIMUM LOUDNESS. CONCEIVED, DESIGNED, AND[...]

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    5 Mixer or P reamplifier Right Line level Output Lef t Line level Output 1202-VLZ PRO Stereo P ower Am plifier C300i C300i C300i C300i SERIAL NUMBER MANUF ACTURING DATE SOUND REINFORCEMENT SPEAKER SYSTEM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS MAY LEAD TO PERMANENT HEARING DAMAGE. PLEASE USE CARE WHEN SETTING MAXIMUM LOUDNESS. CONCEIVED, D[...]

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    6 PLACEMENT The C300 loudspeakers ar e designed to sit on the floor , a tabletop, or to fit on a standard tripod speak er stand. They can also be suspended by the rigging points, shown her e . Y ou can lay the cabinet do wn on its side and use the C300 as a floor monitor . The asymmetrical trapezoidal shape of the cabinet pro vides a perfect angle [...]

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    7 RIGGING The C300 cabinets ar e fitted with rigging points as shown in the diagr am below . W ARNING: Ne ver at- tempt to suspend the C300 loudspeak ers by their handles. If y ou want to suspend them, use the rigging points only . Full details concerning rigging the C300s can be found with Mackie’s Certified Rigging A ccessories, including hardw[...]

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    8 Poor bass performance • Check the polarity of the connections between the amplifier and the loud- speakers. Y ou ma y hav e y our positive and negative connections r eversed at one end of one cable . It hurts when I touch my arm, or my leg, or even my head! • Y ou ha ve a br ok en finger . Bad sound! • Is it loud and distorted? F ollow the [...]

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    9 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Y our Mackie loudspeakers will pr ovide many y ears of reliable service if y ou follo w these simple guidelines: • A void exposing the loudspeak ers to moisture . If they are set up outdoors, be sure the y ar e under cov er if you e xpect r ain. • A void exposur e to extr eme cold (belo w freezing temper atur es). If you [...]

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    10 SPECIFICA TIONS Transducer Specifications Low-Frequency Transducer Diameter 300mm (12”) Voice Coil Diameter 175mm (3”) Sensitivity ( 1W@1m) 98 dB Nominal Impedance 8 ohms Power Handling 300 watts Frequency Range 50Hz – 3000Hz High-Frequency Driver and Horn Diaphragm Diameter 44.5mm (1.75˝) Exit Throat Diameter 24.5mm (1˝) Diaphragm Mater[...]

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    11 A. Mackie warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this C300 for a period of one year from the original date of purchase. If you complete the optional questionnaire portion of the Product Registration Card, the warranty will be extended for an additional FOUR years with the following exception: warranty on all its loudspeaker [...]