Mackie HR824 MK2 manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL HR824 MK2 High R esolut ion Ac tive S tudio Monitor[...]

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     HR84 MK HR824 MK2 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. Use a non-scratch cloth to protect the finish. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instr[...]

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     Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual INTRODUCTION • The amplifiers are designed to provide maximum acoustic output from the speakers, yet minimize the danger of speaker damage due to overdriving. • In addition, the amplifiers’ gain and frequency r e - sponses are individually hand-trimmed to compen- sate for typical manufacturing toleran[...]

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    4 HR84 MK HR824 MK2 T he C a bi ne t .. . The cabinet is made of MDF with a high-gloss piano- black finish. Internal bracing increases the str ength and rigidity (stiffness) of the box. An open-cell adiabatic foam material fills the inside of the box to absorb inter- nal reflections and dampen standing waves. Mounting hardware is installed[...]

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     Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual AUT O STA NDBY ON MA INS I NPU T 1 20 VAC 60 Hz 1 50W SI GNA L INP U TS B AL /UN B AL AC OU STIC SP AC E 0 d B – 2d B – 3d B – 4 dB 20 10 0Hz LO W FREQ LOW C UT 24d B/ oct L OW CU T BUT TE RWO RT H 47H z 80Hz HIGH FR EQ 0 d B – 2dB 10 kH z + 2 dB AC O US TIC S PAC E APP LI CAT IO NS C SPE AKER S A GAI[...]

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     HR84 MK HR824 MK2 F e e l f r e e t o e x p e ri m e n t . In many respects, every room is unique in terms of its acoustics. Even after you’ve read about how to set the HR824 MK2’s r ear panel switches, try other settings t o se e if your particular room environment requires d if fe r en t adjustments. And, even after you’ve placed [...]

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    Part No. 0022104 Rev . B1 11/07 ©2007 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.  Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Monitor 1 Monitor 2 • Please write the serial number for your studio monitor here (all studio monitors if you have more than one) for future reference (i.e., insurance claims, tech support, return authorization, etc.): Purch[...]

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    8 HR84 MK HR824 MK2 REAR P ANEL D ES CR IP TI ON . IN P U T S E N SI TI V IT Y AU TO ST AN DBY O N ON ACOUSTIC SPACE LOW FREQ HIGH FREQ. POWER MODE NORMAL OFF HA LF QU AR T E R W H OL E ( N OR M A L ) 37 Hz 80 Hz 0 ( N OR MAL ) – 2d B + 2d B 47 Hz INPUT SENSITIVITY LO W CUT – 10 dB ( N OR MAL ) THX = NORMAL The HR824 MK2 expects a line[...]

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    9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual AU T O ST A ND B Y ON M A I N S I N P U T 1 2 0 V A C 6 0 H z 1 5 0 W S I G N A L I N P U T S B A L / U N B A L AC OU S T IC S P AC E 0 d B – 2d B – 3d B – 4 dB 20 1 0 0H z LO W F R EQ LO W CU T 24 dB /o ct LO W CU T BU TT ER WOR TH 47 H z 80 H z HIGH FR EQ 0 d B – 2d B 10 kH z + 2 dB A C OU ST IC S P A[...]

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    10 HR84 MK HR824 MK2 AUTO STAN DBY ON MAI NS I NPU T 1 20 VAC 60 Hz 1 50W SIG NA L INP UTS BA L/ UNB AL ACO UST IC SP ACE 0 dB – 2dB – 3dB – 4 dB 20 100 Hz LOW FR EQ LOW CUT 24dB /oct L OW C UT BUTT ERWO RTH 47Hz 8 0Hz HIGH FRE Q 0 dB – 2dB 10k Hz + 2dB ACO US TI C S PA CE AP PL ICA TI ON S C SPEA KER S A GAIN ST WALL SPEA KER S I N C[...]

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    11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual • Wh en th e POW ER MO DE [6 ] swi tc h i s in th e O N po si t i on ( and t he fr ont p ane l pow er sw it ch [9 ] i s in th e IN p osi ti on) , app ly ing A C p ow er ac tiv at es th e m ut ing ci rc uit f or ab out f our s eco nd s w hi le th e p ow er su ppl y an d int er nal c irc ui try s tab il ize , [...]

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    1 HR84 MK HR824 MK2 FRONT P ANEL DESCRIPTION O v e r l o a d P r o t e ct • If y ou se e t he ov er loa d ind ic ato r [10 ] bli nk ing m or e th an ju st oc ca sio na lly , it ’ s a n in di cat io n t ha t y ou sh ou ld r ed u c e t he s i g na l lev el co mi ng fr om yo ur mi xer o r o th er si gn al so urc e. • Th e bli nk ing o v[...]

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    1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual T he rm a l Pr ot ec t All amplifiers produce heat. The HR824 MK2 is de- signed to be efficient both electrically and thermally . • If f or so me r e a s on t h e h ea ts ink s get t oo ho t, a the rm al sw it ch ac tiv at es, p lac in g t he HR 82 4 M K2 in to St an dby mo de (i nd ica te d w he n t he [...]

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    14 HR84 MK HR824 MK2 SER VICE INFO Details concerning W arranty Service are spelled out in the W arranty section on page 19. If you think your monitor has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the Support section of our website (www .mackie.com/support) where you will ?[...]

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    1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual R ep ai r If your HR824 MK2 needs service, follow these instructions: 1. Review the preceding troubleshooting suggestions. Please. 2. Call T ech Support at 1-800-898-3211, 7 am to 5 pm PST , to explain the problem and obtain a Service Request Number . Have your HR824 MK2’s serial number ready . (Service fo[...]

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    1 HR84 MK HR824 MK2 TECHNICAL INFORMA TION Amplier Section Low-frequency power amplifier Rated Power (at 1 kHz with 1% THD): 150 watts Rated Load Impedance: 4 ohms Burst Power Output: 350 watts Rated THD (1W to –1 dB of rated power): 0.1 % Slew Rate: 35V/µS Distortion (THD, SMPTE IMD, DIM 100): < 0.035% Signal-to-Noise (20Hz-20kH[...]

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    1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Acoustic Section Free-Field Frequency Response: ±1.5 dB, 37 Hz to 20 kHz Lower cutoff frequency: –3 dB @ 35 Hz Upper cutoff frequency: –3 dB @ 22 kHz Sound Pressure Level at 1 meter , –7.5 dBu into balanced input: 100 dB SPL @ 1m Maximum peak SPL per pair: 120 dB SPL @ 1m Maximum short term SPL on axi[...]

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    18 HR84 MK HR824 MK2 +2 d B 0 2 3 1 –2 d B HI GH FR EQ . CL IP SE NS E CL IP SE NS E CI R CUI T HF T RAN SD UCE R TH ER MAL M ODE LE R B AL ANC ED LI NE IN PU TS UN B ALA NC ED LI NE IN PU T SE NS ITI VI TY CO MP RES SO R CR OSS OVE R HI -F REQ WH OL E HA LF QU AR TE R A CO U S TI C SP AC E LO -FR EQ SE NS IT IV E C AL LO US HF O UT LF T RA[...]

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    19 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual HR824 MK2 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. If any defects are found in the materials or workmanship or if the product fails to function properly during the applicabl[...]

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    16220 W ood-Red Road NE • W oodinville, W A 98072 • USA United States and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe, Asia, Central and S outh America: 425.487 .4333 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000 F ax: 425.487 .4337 • www .mackie.com E -mail: sales@mackie.com[...]