Mackie CFX.MKII manual

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    1/6 P AGES CFX.mkII LIVE SOUND MIXERS WITH DIGIT AL EFFECT S FEA TURE S: ■ 12 -c h an nel , 16- c h ann el, and 20 -c h an nel / 4-b us c omp act mi xe r de si gne d fo r liv e sou nd ■ Hi gh- he ad ro om mi c pr ea mp s wit h RF rej ect ion ■ 32 -b it EMAC ™ dig it al eff ect s w ith 9 rev erb s, 4 del ay s, ph as er , ch oru s, flang e; [...]

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    2/6 P AGES CFX.mkII LIVE SOUND MIXERS WITH DIGIT AL EFFECTS ONYX 4 -BUS SPECIFIC A TIONS Fr equency Response (Mic Input to any Output, Gain @ unity) +0 dB/–1 dB 32 Hz to 20 kHz Distortion (THD and IMD) (Mic Input to Main Output @ +4 dBu) THD (20 Hz to 20 kHz bandwidth) <0.05% SMPTE IMD (7 kHz/60 Hz, 4:1) <0.05% Noise Equivalent Input Noise [...]

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    3/6 P AGES CFX.mkII LIVE SOUND MIXERS WITH DIGIT AL EFFECTS VU Meters Main Left and Right, 12 segments Clip, +10, +7, +4, +2, 0 (0 dBu), –2, –4, –7, –10, –20, –30 Power Consumption CFX12.mkII 35 watts CFX16.mkII 40 watts CFX20.mkII 45 watts Physical Properties (packaged pr oduct) CFX12.mkII Height 8.0 in / 203 mm Width 23.0 in / 584 mm [...]

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    4/6 P AGES CFX.mkII LIVE SOUND MIXERS WITH DIGIT AL EFFECTS 4. 6 i n/ 1 17 m m 15 .7 in /4 00 m m 16 .0 in /4 06 m m 5. 0 i n/ 12 7 mm 2. 1 i n/ 53 m m 16 .2 in /4 12 m m 18 .4 in /4 67 m m 22 .9 in /5 82 m m 26 .8 in /6 81 m m CFX.mkII SERIES DIMENSIONS[...]

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    5/6 P AGES CFX.mkII LIVE SOUND MIXERS WITH DIGIT AL EFFECTS POWE R ON TIP OUT TO E FFEC TS D EVIC E RING RET URN FROM EFF ECTS STE REO PLU G FOR US E AS AN EFF EC TS LOO P (TI P = S END , R ING = RE TUR N) DIR ECT O UT WIT H S IG NAL INT ERR UP TIO N T O M AS TER OP TI ON AL USE S F OR I NS ER TS INSE RT A LL T HE W AY I N TO THE "SEC OND CLIC[...]

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    6/6 P AGES CFX.mkII LIVE SOUND MIXERS WITH DIGIT AL EFFECTS Part No. SW0776 Rev . A 06/09 MAIN OUT LEFT MAIN OUT RIGHT STEREO EFX RETURN 1 RIGHT STEREO EFX RETURN 1 LEFT SOLO CONTROL (ACTIVE LOW) RUDE SOLO LIGHT SOLO OFF SOLO ON UTILITY OUT LEFT EFX SEND 2 EFX SEND 2 EFX SELECT STEREO EFX RETURN 2 RIGHT STEREO EFX RETURN 2 LEFT EFX TO MAIN MIX AUX [...]