Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro Owner's Manual - Read This Page!!!
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Part No. 0006980-90 Rev. A1 6/03
©2003 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved.
We realize that you must be dying to try out
your new 1202-VLZ PRO. Or you might be one of
those people who never read manuals. Either
way, all we ask is that you read this page NOW,
and the rest can wait until you’re good and ready.
But do read it — you’ll be glad you did.
Other Nuggets of Wisdom
For optimum sonic performance, the channel
GAIN knobs and the MAIN MIX knob should be
set near the “
U” (unity gain) markings.
Always turn the
MAIN MIX and CONTROL
ROOM/SUBMIX level controls down before
making connections to and from your
1202-VLZ PRO.
If you shut down your equipment, turn off
your amplifier(s) first. When powering up, turn
on your amplifier(s) last.
Save the shipping box! You may need it
someday, and you don’t want to have to pay for
another one.
INSTANT MIXING
Here’s how to get going
right away, assuming you own a
microphone and a keyboard:
1. Plug your microphone into channel
1’s MIC
input.
2. Turn on the 1202-VLZ PRO.
3. Perform the Level-Setting Procedure .
4. Connect cords from the
MAIN OUTS (XLR,
1
⁄
4
" or
RCA, your choice) to your amplifier.
5. Hook up speakers to the amp and turn it on.
6. Turn up the 1202-VLZ PRO’s channel
1 GAIN
knob to the center detent and the
MAIN MIX
knob one quarter of the way up.
7. Sing like a canary!
8. Plug your keyboard into stereo channel
5-6.
9. Turn that channel’s
GAIN knob to the center
detent.
10. Play like a madman and sing like a canary!
It’s your first mix!
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Please write your serial number here for
future reference (i.e. insurance claims,
tech support, return authorization, etc.):
LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE
Message to seasoned pros: do not set
levels using the old “Turn the trim up until
the clip light comes on, then back off a
hair” trick. When a Mackie Designs mixer
clip light comes on, you really are about to
clip. We worked and slaved to come up
with a better system, one that provides low
noise and high headroom.
Adjusting input levels (Chs. 1–4 only)
On the first four channels, it’s not even
necessary to hear what you’re doing to set
optimal levels. But if you’d like to: Plug
headphones into the
PHONES jack, then
set the
CONTROL ROOM/SUBMIX knob
about one-quarter of the way up.
The following steps must be performed
one channel at a time:
1. Turn the
TRIM, GAIN and AUX send
knobs fully down (counterclockwise).
2. Set the
EQ knobs at the center detent.
3. Connect the signal source to the input.
4. Engage (push in) the
SOLO switch.
5. Play something into the selected input.
This could be an instrument, a singing
or speaking voice, or a line input such
as a CD player or tape recorder output.
Be sure that the volume of the input is
the same as it would be during normal
use. If it isn’t, you might have to
readjust these levels during the middle
of the set.
6. Adjust the channel’s
TRIM control so
that the display on the right LED
meter stays around “
0” and never goes
higher than “
+7.”
7. If you’d like to apply some
EQ, do so now
and return to step 6.
8. Disengage that channel’s
SOLO switch.
9. Repeat for each of channels
1
through
4.
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