LG MIC/LINE MIXERS manual

CFX SERIES O WN E R’ S MAN U AL AND WARRANTY REGISTRA TION 12, 16, AND 20-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXERS WITH DIGIT AL EFFECTS CLIP WIDE BYPASS 10 0 10 0 REVERBS DELAYS CHORUS/FLANGE/PHASER DAMPING DEPTH TIME RATE NORMAL NORMAL EFX SM. ROOM MD. PLATE LG. PLATE LG. HALL GATED REVERSE CATHEDRAL MD. HALL SPRING PHASER DELAY 4 CHORUS DELAY 3 DELAY 1 FLANGE [...]

CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES INTE[...]

3 INTRODUCTION Comprehensive master section, with: • Four 60mm submix mono faders • Separate Left & Right assign for each sub • 60mm main mix stereo fader • TRS insert jacks for main mix • Balanced XLR stereo main outputs • Balanced XLR mono subwoofer output • 12-segment stereo LED metering • Mackie’s (in)famous Rude Solo Ligh[...]

4 Don’t forget to visit our website at www .mackie.com for more information about this and other Mackie products. CONTENTS MASTER SECTION FEA TURES ................................ 15 MAIN MIX F ADER ........................................ 15 METERS ...................................................... 1 5 RUDE SOLO ............................[...]

5 SUB 1 RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 ASSIGN SUB 2 ASSIGN SUB 3 ASSIGN SUB 4 ASSIGN STEREO M AIN MIX DOWN UP DOWN UP UP UP UP UP 1 3 - 4 1 - 2 MUTE U +1 5 O O U +1 5 [...]

6 5 6 7 8 12 11 10 9 2 1 1 2 R L R L R L R L 2 1 CHANNEL INSERTS STEREO EFX RETURNS MAIN INSERT P HONES OUT 12 3 4 CHANNEL INPUTS L L R L R TAPE OUT TAPE IN 12345678 UTIL OUT BAL/UNBAL SUB OUT 75Hz MAIN OUT L R MAIN OUT BAL/UNBAL AUX SENDS BAL/UNBAL 2 1 EFX SENDS BAL/UNBAL SUB OUTS BAL/UNBAL R 4 3 Guitar Effects Drum Machine K eyb oar d, or other l[...]

7 CFX•16 — Large Club Gig or Auditorium using a Subwoofer CFX•20 — Church Sound Reinforcement with Separate Utility Mix 5 6 7 8 91 0 1 1 1 2 16 15 14 13 2 1 1 2 R L R L R L R L 2 1 CHANNEL INSERTS STEREO EFX RETURNS MAIN INSERT PHONES OUT 12 3 4 CHANNEL INPUTS L L R L R TAPE OUT TAPE IN 12345678 UTIL OUT BAL/UNBAL SUB OUT 75Hz MAIN OUT L R [...]

8 P A TCHBA Y FEA TURES “tip” This plug connects to one of the mixer’s Channel Insert jacks. “ring” tip ring sleeve SEND to processor RETURN from processor (TRS plug) These unbalanced jacks ar e configured thusly: Direct out with no signal interruption. Insert only to first “c lick.” Channel Insert jack Channel Insert jack Channel Ins[...]

9 EFFECTS: SERIAL OR P ARALLEL? Effects devices are used either in serial or in parallel: “Serial” means that the entire signal is routed through the effects device. Examples: preamps, compr essor/limiters, graphic equalizers. “Parallel” means that a portion of the signal is tapped off to the device (usually via a mixer’s aux send), proce[...]

10 PHONES FOOT SWITCH EFX LAMP 12V 0.5A MAIN OUT L R 11 LEF T AUX SEND UTILITY OUT SUB OUT TAPE IN PUT T APE OUT PUT LL R 1 2 1 2 L LR R L R EFX SEN D STEREO EFX RET URN MAIN INSERT (MONO) (MONO) L R S 75Hz SUB OUT R 1 2 1 2 3 4 MAIN OUT 9 LEF T RIGHT 10 RIGHT 12 UTILITY OUT The stereo signal at these TRS jacks is the same as at the MAIN OUT , but [...]

11 T APE INPUT Patch the outputs of your intermission en- tertainment here. Any line-level mono or ster eo device can be used: tape, CD player , television audio, etc. See BREAK SWITCH for more information. When connecting a mono device (just one cord), you’ll need a “Y -splitter” RCA adapter . It turns a mono output cord into two cords; so b[...]

12 CHANNEL STRIP FEA TURES Through a stereo channel’ s ster eo LINE IN TRS inputs, there is 20 dB of attenuation fully down and 20 dB of gain fully up, with a “ U ” (unity gain) mark at 12:00 (knob halfway up). Having 20 dB of line-level attenuation can be very handy when you are injecting a signal that is very hot, when you want to add a lot[...]

13 PRE F ADER The aux send rule of thumb: For parallel effects processing, use aux sends in post-fader mode. For stage monitors, use pre-fader mode (see diagram below). With this switch disengaged (up), AUX 1 and 2 receive signals in post-fader mode: post- low cut, post-insert, post-EQ, post-mute, and POST -fader . Any changes made to the channel c[...]

14 1 3 - 4 1 - 2 MUTE 600 1.5k 150 8k 10 0 12 k HI MID FREQ 80Hz LOW EQ U +1 5 -1 5 U +1 5 -1 5 U +1 5 -1 5 ASSIGN LR PAN dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL PA N PA N adjusts the amount of channel signal sent, left versus right, to the SUB OUT s (and ultimately the MAIN OUT s via the SUB ASSIGN switches). On mono chan- nels, the knob places[...]

15 MASTER SECTION FEA TURES CLIP 0dB = 0dBu LEFT RIGHT ZERO LEV EL SE T 48v dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 POWER STATUS RUDE SOLO 22 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 STEREO M A IN MIX PHANTOM POWER W e hope you’ve understood, if not memo- rized, the CHANNEL STRIP FEA TURES you just read. If you’r e still confused, please look them over again before[...]

16 jacks and engage the BREAK SWITCH . In- stantly , the entire main mix is switched off and the intermission entertainment is switched on. Even if you just want silence during the breaks, this switch can act as a “Master Mute” switch, simply by plugging nothing into T APE INPUT . PHONES LEVEL After the MAIN MIX Fader , the mix is sent through [...]

17 AUX MASTER SEND Aux send signals are derived by each channel’s AUX knob, mixed together , then sent through this AUX MASTER SEND knob. T urned fully up, it provides 15 dB of additional gain, the center “ U ” mark is unity gain, and fully down is off. T ypically , when the talent (or lack thereof) wants a louder monitor mix, this is the kno[...]

18 EMAC effects, with their levels already deter - mined by the channels’ EFX 2 (EXT) knob, you’ll typically set this knob near the “ U ” mark and then leave it alone. EFFECTS TO MONITOR This works just like the channel AUX knobs, but here, the source signal is the EFX 2 RETURN and the EMAC output. T ypically , this knob is used to add effe[...]

19 slowest repeats at 10 . DAMPING/DEPTH controls the damping, with the darkest tone at 0 and the brightest tone at 10 . Since the delay effect is not stereo, it is not affected by the WIDE switch. DELA Y 1: One repeat. W orks best for slapback delay used in country and swing gui- tar , and for rockabilly and some country vocals. Delay range is adj[...]

20 APPENDIX A: Ser vice Info Bad Output • Are the SUB ASSIGN switches set correctly? • Are the MAIN MIX Fader and SUB Faders turned up? • If it’s one of the MAIN OUT s , try unplugging all the others. For example, if it’s a TRS MAIN OUT , unplug the associ- ated XLR outputs. If the problem goes away , it’s not the mixer . • If it’s [...]

21 Repair Se r v i ce f o r t he CFX Series mixers is a v a il - ab l e o n ly at our factor y , located in sunny W oodinville, W ashington. Service for Mackie mixers living outside the United States can b e obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your mixer needs service, follow these in- structions: 1 . Review the p r eceding troublesh[...]

22 Maximum V oltage Gain Mic Input to Insert Output: 50 dB Tape Output: 66 dB Sub Output: 66 dB Main Output: 76 dB Aux Send: 71 dB Line Input to Insert Output: 30 dB Tape Output: 46 dB Sub Output: 46 dB Main Output: 56 dB Aux Send: 51 dB Stereo Line Input to Tape Output: 40 dB Sub Output: 40 dB Main Output: 50 dB Aux Send: 45 dB Tape Input to Main [...]

23 A. Mackie warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this CFX Series product for a period of one year from the original date of purchase. If you complete the optional question- naire portion of the Product Registration Card, the warranty will be extended for an additional two years , but during the additional two years the labor[...]

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