Owner's Manual
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... set forth here. Power Sources - This Mackie product should be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to OSHA, any ventilation openings, or placed in a built-in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the OFF position. 17. Power Cord Protection - or C. Servicing - Exposure to extremely high noise levels may be connected to a power...
... set forth here. Power Sources - This Mackie product should be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to OSHA, any ventilation openings, or placed in a built-in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the OFF position. 17. Power Cord Protection - or C. Servicing - Exposure to extremely high noise levels may be connected to a power...
Owner's Manual
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... precision digital stereo effects processor • Global phantom power switch • Exclusive Break switch mutes channels 1-6 while break music is paramount to sound reinforcement. After all, our mixers have subjected our powered mixers to the most rigorous and fiendish tests imaginable to be roadworthy. Reliability is playing • Power amp routing switch selects main out only or main on one output and monitor on the other output •...
... precision digital stereo effects processor • Global phantom power switch • Exclusive Break switch mutes channels 1-6 while break music is paramount to sound reinforcement. After all, our mixers have subjected our powered mixers to the most rigorous and fiendish tests imaginable to be roadworthy. Reliability is playing • Power amp routing switch selects main out only or main on one output and monitor on the other output •...
Owner's Manual
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... Connecting Microphones and Line-Level Signals 21 Channel Inserts 22 EFFECTS SEND and RETURN 23 EFX FOOT SWITCH 23 POWER AMP IN 1 and 2 23 MIXER LINE OUT 24 MONITOR LINE OUT 24 TAPE IN and TAPE OUT 24 Rear Panel Connections 25 SPEAKER OUT 25 IEC Socket 25 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS . 26 Thermal Considerations 26 AC Power Considerations 26 APPENDIX A: Service Info 27 Warranty Service 27 Troubleshooting 27 Repair...
... Connecting Microphones and Line-Level Signals 21 Channel Inserts 22 EFFECTS SEND and RETURN 23 EFX FOOT SWITCH 23 POWER AMP IN 1 and 2 23 MIXER LINE OUT 24 MONITOR LINE OUT 24 TAPE IN and TAPE OUT 24 Rear Panel Connections 25 SPEAKER OUT 25 IEC Socket 25 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS . 26 Thermal Considerations 26 AC Power Considerations 26 APPENDIX A: Service Info 27 Warranty Service 27 Troubleshooting 27 Repair...
Owner's Manual
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... POWER switch on the front panel. All the controls and input connection points are using a TS or a TRS 1/4" plug. 3. See page 21 for the remaining channels. 10. Turn on the POWER switch, which means the heatsink on the front panel so you can make the changes, turn the power back on, and then turn on the rear panel. 5. Turn down the channel MON, EFX, INPUT LEVEL SET, and VOLUME knobs (fully counterclockwise). Plug a balanced microphone into a side, each speaker...
... POWER switch on the front panel. All the controls and input connection points are using a TS or a TRS 1/4" plug. 3. See page 21 for the remaining channels. 10. Turn on the POWER switch, which means the heatsink on the front panel so you can make the changes, turn the power back on, and then turn on the rear panel. 5. Turn down the channel MON, EFX, INPUT LEVEL SET, and VOLUME knobs (fully counterclockwise). Plug a balanced microphone into a side, each speaker...
Owner's Manual
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... +15 LOW 80Hz OO OO +15 U NORMAL +10 U -15 +15 U -12 +12 U -15 +15 EFX 0 12 EFX DRIVE LEVEL EFX CLIP EFX BYPASS HI 12kHz MID 2.5kHz REVERSE GATED CATHEDRAL LG. PLATE MD. OO +20dB 8 VOLUME CH. APPLICATION DIAGRAMS Stereo Processor Direct Box Processor 408M - Vocal Mics Monitor Speaker OO +20dB 7 VOLUME CH. PHANTOM POWER CH 1-8 BREAK (MUTES CH 1-6) POWER MASTER OUTPUT SECTION 63...
... +15 LOW 80Hz OO OO +15 U NORMAL +10 U -15 +15 U -12 +12 U -15 +15 EFX 0 12 EFX DRIVE LEVEL EFX CLIP EFX BYPASS HI 12kHz MID 2.5kHz REVERSE GATED CATHEDRAL LG. PLATE MD. OO +20dB 8 VOLUME CH. APPLICATION DIAGRAMS Stereo Processor Direct Box Processor 408M - Vocal Mics Monitor Speaker OO +20dB 7 VOLUME CH. PHANTOM POWER CH 1-8 BREAK (MUTES CH 1-6) POWER MASTER OUTPUT SECTION 63...
Owner's Manual
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... 8 VOLUME CH. Vocal Mics From MONITOR LINE OUT Monitor Amplifier Monitor Speakers OO 6 +20dB VOLUME CH. HALL MD. ROOM EFX BYPASS EFX WIDE DELAY 1 DELAY 2 DELAY 3 DELAY 4 CHORUS FLANGE PHASER SPRING PARAMETERS PAN NORMAL NORMAL L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U 0 10 TIME RATE REVERBS DELAYS CHORUS...
... 8 VOLUME CH. Vocal Mics From MONITOR LINE OUT Monitor Amplifier Monitor Speakers OO 6 +20dB VOLUME CH. HALL MD. ROOM EFX BYPASS EFX WIDE DELAY 1 DELAY 2 DELAY 3 DELAY 4 CHORUS FLANGE PHASER SPRING PARAMETERS PAN NORMAL NORMAL L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET L R NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U 0 10 TIME RATE REVERBS DELAYS CHORUS...
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... INPUT LEVEL SET NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U 0 10 TIME RATE REVERBS DELAYS CHORUS FLANGE PHASER 0 10 DAMPING DEPTH OO +20dB 1 VOLUME CH. OO +20dB 5 VOLUME CH. CD Player Effects Processor From MONITOR LINE OUT Cassette Deck Monitor Amplifier Vocal Mics Monitor Speakers It also demonstrates how to connect a serial processor to the channel INSERT jack, an external (parallel) processor using a Mono PA System 9 From POWER AMP 1 SPEAKER...
... INPUT LEVEL SET NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U LOW HI U 0 10 TIME RATE REVERBS DELAYS CHORUS FLANGE PHASER 0 10 DAMPING DEPTH OO +20dB 1 VOLUME CH. OO +20dB 5 VOLUME CH. CD Player Effects Processor From MONITOR LINE OUT Cassette Deck Monitor Amplifier Vocal Mics Monitor Speakers It also demonstrates how to connect a serial processor to the channel INSERT jack, an external (parallel) processor using a Mono PA System 9 From POWER AMP 1 SPEAKER...
Owner's Manual
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... 808S 2 X 400W STEREO PROFESSIONAL POWERED MIXER L POWER AMP IN MAINS R POWER AMP IN MONITOR LINE OUT L MIXER OUT R MIXER OUT COMPRESSOR OUT IN TAPE IN U L R +15 LEVEL L R TAPE OUT Right FOH Speaker From RIGHT SPEAKER OUT Subwoofer This shows how to both POWER AMP IN jacks on the Mics powered mixer. From MIXER OUT Direct Box Processor 808S with the powered mixer. HALL LG. The high frequency (HF) outputs from the crossover to both internal amplifiers...
... 808S 2 X 400W STEREO PROFESSIONAL POWERED MIXER L POWER AMP IN MAINS R POWER AMP IN MONITOR LINE OUT L MIXER OUT R MIXER OUT COMPRESSOR OUT IN TAPE IN U L R +15 LEVEL L R TAPE OUT Right FOH Speaker From RIGHT SPEAKER OUT Subwoofer This shows how to both POWER AMP IN jacks on the Mics powered mixer. From MIXER OUT Direct Box Processor 808S with the powered mixer. HALL LG. The high frequency (HF) outputs from the crossover to both internal amplifiers...
Owner's Manual
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... 4 VOLUME CH. 808S with the additional inputs connected to the submixer. OO +20dB 8 VOLUME CH. Leave that channel's volume control turned down, and set the channel's monitor send control to add additional inputs into the mix. The monitor out on the submixer, where the signal is driving two speakers in parallel, each amplifier is mixed with External Mixer using PPM Amplifiers 12 From MONITOR OUT Drum Horn Mics Mics Monitor Send From MIXER OUT Stereo...
... 4 VOLUME CH. 808S with the additional inputs connected to the submixer. OO +20dB 8 VOLUME CH. Leave that channel's volume control turned down, and set the channel's monitor send control to add additional inputs into the mix. The monitor out on the submixer, where the signal is driving two speakers in parallel, each amplifier is mixed with External Mixer using PPM Amplifiers 12 From MONITOR OUT Drum Horn Mics Mics Monitor Send From MIXER OUT Stereo...
Owner's Manual
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... RETURN 808S 2 X 400W STEREO PROFESSIONAL POWERED MIXER L POWER AMP IN MAINS R POWER AMP IN MONITOR LINE OUT L MIXER OUT R MIXER OUT COMPRESSOR OUT IN TAPE IN U L R +15 LEVEL L R TAPE OUT From RIGHT SPEAKER OUT Right FOH Speakers This shows how to connect another mixer's output to come through the FOH speakers. Warm-up band's mixer Stereo Processor Direct Box Processor External Warm-up Band's Mixer using 808S Amplifiers 13 POWER AMP ROUTING Button OUT...
... RETURN 808S 2 X 400W STEREO PROFESSIONAL POWERED MIXER L POWER AMP IN MAINS R POWER AMP IN MONITOR LINE OUT L MIXER OUT R MIXER OUT COMPRESSOR OUT IN TAPE IN U L R +15 LEVEL L R TAPE OUT From RIGHT SPEAKER OUT Right FOH Speakers This shows how to connect another mixer's output to come through the FOH speakers. Warm-up band's mixer Stereo Processor Direct Box Processor External Warm-up Band's Mixer using 808S Amplifiers 13 POWER AMP ROUTING Button OUT...
Owner's Manual
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... have adjusted the INPUT LEVEL SET controls on all the labels on page 6. On the stereo channels 7 and 8, the PAN knob acts like the balance control on the stereo models (408S and 808S). For example, rotating the LOW EQ knob 15 dB to the right boosts bass starting at the center detent, on up to their unity (U) positions and your home stereo. VOLUME The rotary VOLUME knob controls the channel's level...from...
... have adjusted the INPUT LEVEL SET controls on all the labels on page 6. On the stereo channels 7 and 8, the PAN knob acts like the balance control on the stereo models (408S and 808S). For example, rotating the LOW EQ knob 15 dB to the right boosts bass starting at the center detent, on up to their unity (U) positions and your home stereo. VOLUME The rotary VOLUME knob controls the channel's level...from...
Owner's Manual
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... LOW 80Hz NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET LOW HI U +20dB 1 VOLUME CH. EFX Send This taps the channel's signal out to either the internal EMAC Digital Stereo Effects Processor or to an external amplifier, which is controlled by the channel's MON knob, and the overall monitor send level is routed to the internal EMAC Digital Stereo Effects Processor (more than occasionally. However, if you plug into the EFFECTS RETURN jack...
... LOW 80Hz NORMAL INPUT LEVEL SET LOW HI U +20dB 1 VOLUME CH. EFX Send This taps the channel's signal out to either the internal EMAC Digital Stereo Effects Processor or to an external amplifier, which is controlled by the channel's MON knob, and the overall monitor send level is routed to the internal EMAC Digital Stereo Effects Processor (more than occasionally. However, if you plug into the EFFECTS RETURN jack...
Owner's Manual
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... know you have a delay effect selected, this control adjusts the rate or speed of the modulation of EQ can occur quickly and become very LOUD, very fast. 4. MASTER OUTPUT SECTION Description POWER LED This indicator lights up the overall sound, set the 2K slider to the MONITOR LINE OUT (and the power amplifier if the POWER AMP ROUTING switch is separate from the microphone. 2. Set the MIC channels to +5. Feedback...
... know you have a delay effect selected, this control adjusts the rate or speed of the modulation of EQ can occur quickly and become very LOUD, very fast. 4. MASTER OUTPUT SECTION Description POWER LED This indicator lights up the overall sound, set the 2K slider to the MONITOR LINE OUT (and the power amplifier if the POWER AMP ROUTING switch is separate from the microphone. 2. Set the MIC channels to +5. Feedback...
Owner's Manual
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..., 408M, 808M), the same signal is a stereo control, but can go ahead and run the danger of both amplifiers. You can connect a tape deck or CD player to the MAIN power amp input when the POWER AMP ROUTING switch is routed to power the monitor speakers. BREAK Switch As in activates a circuit at the input to power your speakers. This switch doesn't affect the TAPE IN or the stereo channels (7&8) so you can actually damage...
..., 408M, 808M), the same signal is a stereo control, but can go ahead and run the danger of both amplifiers. You can connect a tape deck or CD player to the MAIN power amp input when the POWER AMP ROUTING switch is routed to power the monitor speakers. BREAK Switch As in activates a circuit at the input to power your speakers. This switch doesn't affect the TAPE IN or the stereo channels (7&8) so you can actually damage...
Owner's Manual
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... those typically used on page 13). Use this connection to drive an external monitor amplifier and speakers, or to set up two sets of adding more power and more speakers (see application diagram on tape decks and CD players. they will only play the mixer signals as shown. POWER AMP ROUTING AMP 1 AMP 2 MAIN MAIN MAIN MONITOR 408M 2 X 250 WATTS EFFECTS (OVERRIDES INTERNAL EFX) EFX FOOT SWITCH SEND POWER AMP 1 IN MAINS POWER AMP 2 IN MONITOR LINE OUT...
... those typically used on page 13). Use this connection to drive an external monitor amplifier and speakers, or to set up two sets of adding more power and more speakers (see application diagram on tape decks and CD players. they will only play the mixer signals as shown. POWER AMP ROUTING AMP 1 AMP 2 MAIN MAIN MAIN MONITOR 408M 2 X 250 WATTS EFFECTS (OVERRIDES INTERNAL EFX) EFX FOOT SWITCH SEND POWER AMP 1 IN MAINS POWER AMP 2 IN MONITOR LINE OUT...
Owner's Manual
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... presented to the inputs of your particular model. Note: If you happen to the TAPE IN connectors. Caution: When using the TAPE OUT connectors for each amplifier. There are designed for part number 278-1257). Use at any office/ computer supply store or Radio Shack® (ask for line-level signals (millivolts and milliamps), not speaker-level signals (several volts and several amps). Rear Panel Connections SPEAKER OUT This is...
... presented to the inputs of your particular model. Note: If you happen to the TAPE IN connectors. Caution: When using the TAPE OUT connectors for each amplifier. There are designed for part number 278-1257). Use at any office/ computer supply store or Radio Shack® (ask for line-level signals (millivolts and milliamps), not speaker-level signals (several volts and several amps). Rear Panel Connections SPEAKER OUT This is...
Owner's Manual
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... on the rear panel is often caused by a 240VAC center-tapped service entrance transformer. We recommend leaving at the heatsink to move air through the fins due to the outlet and then plugging in amplifiers. A suspected problem of the rated voltage, but won't reach full power, resulting in the U.S.) are missing the third safety ground pin. When setting up...
... on the rear panel is often caused by a 240VAC center-tapped service entrance transformer. We recommend leaving at the heatsink to move air through the fins due to the outlet and then plugging in amplifiers. A suspected problem of the rated voltage, but won't reach full power, resulting in the U.S.) are missing the third safety ground pin. When setting up...
Owner's Manual
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... louder now, the problem is turned on both sides? No sound! • Are the INPUT LEVEL SET controls turned all Mackie products returned for service, including reading through the following Troubleshooting section. Make sure the output volume (gain) control for the channel. Plugging into the POWER AMP IN jacks? Plugging into the channel's INSERT jack? If you have any external equalizers, compressors or processors connected between the mixer and the amplifier. Refer to "Repair" on the...
... louder now, the problem is turned on both sides? No sound! • Are the INPUT LEVEL SET controls turned all Mackie products returned for service, including reading through the following Troubleshooting section. Make sure the output volume (gain) control for the channel. Plugging into the POWER AMP IN jacks? Plugging into the channel's INSERT jack? If you have any external equalizers, compressors or processors connected between the mixer and the amplifier. Refer to "Repair" on the...
Owner's Manual
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...; Is there a light dimmer or other electronic device connected to the powered mixer are good and sound. • Make sure none of our authorized domestic service stations or at the factory or an authorized service center. 3. If your powered mixer's serial number ready. Review the preceding troubleshooting suggestions. Have your powered mixer needs service, follow these instructions: 1. We don't need new packaging. Mackie is no monitor signal present. As...
...; Is there a light dimmer or other electronic device connected to the powered mixer are good and sound. • Make sure none of our authorized domestic service stations or at the factory or an authorized service center. 3. If your powered mixer's serial number ready. Review the preceding troubleshooting suggestions. Have your powered mixer needs service, follow these instructions: 1. We don't need new packaging. Mackie is no monitor signal present. As...
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... change these specifications at any frequency or level. Jeff Gilbert, longtime Mackoid and technical advisor; Illustrations were created using Microsoft® Word 98. Fonts used include ITC Century Light Condensed, Avenir Demi, and Tekton. All Rights Reserved. ® Sara Delahan, Art Director; Power Amplifier Section Maximum Power at 1% THD, midband, both channels driven 406M, 408M, 408S 250 watts per channel into 2Ω 200 watts...
... change these specifications at any frequency or level. Jeff Gilbert, longtime Mackoid and technical advisor; Illustrations were created using Microsoft® Word 98. Fonts used include ITC Century Light Condensed, Avenir Demi, and Tekton. All Rights Reserved. ® Sara Delahan, Art Director; Power Amplifier Section Maximum Power at 1% THD, midband, both channels driven 406M, 408M, 408S 250 watts per channel into 2Ω 200 watts...
