Mackie CFX SERIES 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 ................................ 1 5 MAIN MIX F ADER ........................................ 15 METERS ...................................................... 15 RUDE SOLO ............................[...]

5 SUB 1 RIGHT LEF T RIGHT LEF T RIGHT LEF T RIGHT LEF T 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 A IN MIX DOWN UP DOWN UP UP UP UP UP 1 3 - 4 1 - 2 MUTE U +1 5 O O U [...]

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 are configur ed thusly: Direct out with no signal interruption. Insert only to first “ click. ” Channel Insert jack Channel Insert jack Channel In[...]

9 EFFECTS: SERIAL OR P ARALLEL? Effects devices ar e 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), proc[...]

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 ster eo 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 stereo LINE IN TRS inputs, ther e 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 br eaks, 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 ar e 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 ther eof) wants a louder monitor mix, this is the k[...]

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 Service for the CFX Series mixers i s avail- able onl y at ou r f ac tor y , l ocated in sunny W oodinville, W ashington. Service for Mackie mixers living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your mixer needs service, follow these in- structions: 1. Review the preceding troubleshooting sugges[...]

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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