Mackie 1604-VLZ Owner's Manual

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900LEVELSOLO/PHONESMAIN OUTPUTMUTESOLOTOMAINALT PREVIEW• The effect of this button follows the setting ofthe SOLO TO MAIN button (i.e. if SOLO TOMAIN

10Always turn the SOLO/PHONES LEVEL con-trol down before you put the phone on. Thenadvance it for best levels with a typical soundsource. Engineers wh

11INPUT SENSITIVITY CONTROLSThe first set of items on our tour are thesensitivity controls for the 16 input channels.These knobs adjust the input sens

12UNBALANCED INPUTS (Channels 7–16)These inputs are designed for mono unbal-anced signals from instrument level to –10dBV or+4dBu. They can be used wi

13fate befalls the cord, you can use any standardIEC cord like those found on most professionalrecorders, musical instruments and computers(for exampl

14BAL/UNBAL MAIN OUT – STEREOThese outputs are electronically balanced(since they have both polarities available and arecapable of driving +4dBu lines

15through a Channel Access or Stereo Bus in-sert or before/after the mixer. Processorsinclude compressors, limiters, filters or exter-nal equalizers.O

16• Direct out with no signal interruption tomains. Push a MONO plug into a CHANNELACCESS jack until you feel it click once. Inthis configuration the

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18CAN YOU TRUST YOUR EARS?Even if you have perfecthearing, your ears will not al-ways give you a true idea of whatis being heard.Expecially if you lik

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19SENSITIVITY/LEVEL ADJUSTMENT —The long versionAs we noted at the be-ginning of this manualachieving the CR-1604’s im-pressive noise andheadroom spec

20CHANGING THE POD TORACK MOUNT POSITIONIt only takes about five minutes and aPhillips-head screwdriver to change the CR-1604’s input/output pod from

21WARRANTY SERVICEThe complete fine print of our Warranty isattached to the warranty card that came withyour mixer. If you can’t find it, call us andw

226. Include a note stating:a. Your return address and phone numberb. A brief description of the CR-1604’sproblem7. Write the RA number in BIG PRINT o

23CR-1604 DIMENSIONS(including XLR10 & MixerMixer add-ons, RotoPod bracket)TECHSTUFF3.05"5.5"3.05"2.3"2.3"4.8"15.8&q

24CR-1604 BLOCK DIAGRAMlevel up +20level up +15000000000000000max out +22+14 max in-8 trim dnMIC INPUT AUX RETURN CH. LEVEL MIX OUTPUTOUTPUTMIX-48 tri

25TECHSTUFF L R MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT ALT 3-4 LEFT ALT 3-4 RIGHT SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUX 1 AUX 1 MONITOR AUX 2 OUTPUT AUX 3 OUTPUT AUX 4

261. How do I get the effects into my monitors?2. How do I get effects out the ALT 3/4 Bus?3. How do I set up a monitor or auxiliary send master?4. Wh

27The channel should be set up as if it werereceiving any line input signal. This means set-ting the proper input trim level with the faderat unity an

28(8) Q: Can I use the XLR Mic Inputs forbalanced line inputs?A: No and Yes. IMPORTANT!!!!!! The waythe board is configured from the factory it isnot

29. Object and Liquid Entry — Care should be taken so thatobjects do not fall into and liquids are not spilled into theinside of the CR-1604.10. Damag

29PODMAIN CHASSISMAIN CHASSISabbPODPODMODIFICATIONS-O-RAMAThe CR-1604 can be modified to move theposition of AUX Sends and ChannelInserts in the signa

30Modification 1&2Modification 3&4PODMAIN CHASSISMAIN CHASSISabbPODPODModification 1 — AUX SENDPRE-EQ • PRE-FADER • PRE-ALT/MUTEThis modificat

31Modification 2 — AUX SENDPOST-EQ • PRE-FADER • PRE-ALT/MUTEThis modification converts AUX Sends intopost-EQ / pre-fader / pre-ALT/mute MonitorSends.

32Modification 3 — AUX SENDPOST-EQ • POST-FADER • PRE-ALT/MUTEThis modification converts AUX Sends intopost-EQ/post-fader/pre-ALT mute MonitorSends. Y

33PODMAIN CHASSISMAIN CHASSISabbPODPODModification 4 — Channel InsertPRE-EQ • PRE-FADER • PRE-ALT/MUTEThis modification moves the CR-1604’sChannel Acc

34Modification 5 — Channel InsertPOST-EQ • PRE-FADER • PRE-ALT/MUTEThis modification moves the CR-1604’sChannel Access points to post-EQ/pre-fader.You

35Modification 6 — Solo TieFOR MIXERMIXER APPLICATIONThis modification connects the solo functionof multiple CR-1604’s.1. Follow steps 1 through 5 at

36Additionally, the mixer shall accommodatethe RotoPod Bracket Set which shall allowthe Input/Output Pod to be rotated in such away the input/outputs

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38This is the back of a master track sheet, whichcame in the Mackie CR-1604 ManualIf you find this sheet in a copy machine, pleasereturn it to the eng

3IF YOU IGNOREMANUALS OR ARE JUSTHOT TO GET STARTED…Please at least read the sections markedwith these two icons:They cover information that is absolu

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40This is the back of a master track sheet, whichcame in the Mackie CR-1604 ManualIf you find this sheet in a copy machine, pleasereturn it to the eng

41SEMIOFFICIAL LAST PAGE

42Whaddya say on thelast page of a manual?Well, we’d like to rollthe credits.Film output by Art-works of Woodinville.Set in ITC CenturyCondensed and A

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4All the knobs and buttons on the CR-1604’sfront panel can be broken down into sixteenidentical input modules (channel strips) plusone Master Output s

5WUTZA DEEE-TENT?Occasionally in thismanual you will see areference to detents. Adetent is a simple buteffective control featurethat will aid in easy

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7SOLOThis control does just what it’s name im-plies. By pushing the SOLO button, you canlisten in on only that channel while mutingthe rest of the mix

8Part 2 — THE MAINOUTPUT SECTIONNow that you have become more familiarwith the CR-1604’s channel strips, let’s move ourguided tour on to the Master co