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Mackie 1642-VLZ3 Owner's Manual
Summary of 1642-VLZ3
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1642-vlz3 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l 16-channel mic/line mixer.
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164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 important safety instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with t...
Page 3: Other Nuggets of Wisdom
3 owner’s manual owner’ s manual part no. Sw0552 rev. F 01/09 ©2007-2009 loud technologies inc. All rights reserved. Are your teeth really so-brilliantly-white that you can't stand it? Do all the popular kids all giggle as you walk past on the beach? Me too. Ever thought about a career as a technica...
Page 4: Introduction
4 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 introduction thank you for choosing a mackie professional com- pact mixer. The 1642-vlz3 is equipped with our precision-engineered xdr2 tm extended dynamic range premium studio-grade mic preamps now that you have your 1642-vlz3, find out how to get the most from it. That’s whe...
Page 5: Contents
Owner’s manual owner’ s manual contents important safety instructions ........................ 2 introduction ...................................................... 4 hookup diagrams............................................... 6 patchbay description e-z interfacing ..................................
Page 6: Hookup Diagrams
6 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 hookup diagrams recording system stereo processor powered monitors cassette recorder 8 track recorder out in from mics, keys, drum machines etc. Headphones efx a stereo compressor efx b c h a n n e l in s e r t s c h a n n e l in p u t s a u x s e n d s b a l/ u n b a l ta p e...
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Owner’s manual owner’ s manual live stereo pa system mic 1-5 processor processor drum machine mono eqs, m-1400i amps, and (c300) passive stage monitors keyboard bass mono effects stereo effects phono preamp additional stereo source stereo compressors ta p e o u t ta p e in p h o n e s o u t s u b o ...
Page 8: Patchbay Description
8 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 patchbay description at the risk of stating the obvious, this is where you plug everything in: microphones, line-level instruments and effects, and the ultimate destination for your sound: a tape recorder, pa system, etc. Many of the features de- scribed in this section are on...
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9 owner’s manual owner’ s manual this 15 db of attenuation can be very handy when you are inserting a signal that is very hot, or you want to add a lot of eq gain, or both. Without this “virtual pad,” a scenario like this might lead to channel clipping. The gain controls for stereo channels 9-10 and...
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10 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 5. Direct out only on channels 1–8, these 1/4" balanced jacks deliver the signal from the very end of the channel path; post-gain [3], post-eq [32], post-low cut [34], post- fader [25], and post-mute [30]. Use these for record- ing, making the 1642-vlz3 perfect for an 8-track...
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11 owner’s manual owner’ s manual dry signal processed signal insert send insert return dry signal(s) dry signal(s) aux send aux return wet signal channel path mix stage output section processed signal signal processor (e.G., compressor) signal processor (e.G., reverb) dry signal processed signal in...
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1 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 11. Tape output these unbalanced rca jacks tap the main mix outputs to make simultaneous record- ing and pa work more convenient. Connect these to your 2-track recorder’s inputs. See main mix fader [37] on page 18 for details of the signal routing to these outputs. Mono: if yo...
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13 owner’s manual owner’ s manual standby mode. It will not function, but the circuits are still live. To remove ac power, either turn off the ac mains supply, or unplug the power cord from the mixer and the ac mains supply. As a general guide, you should turn on your mixer first, before the power a...
Page 14: Channel Strip Description
14 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 channel strip description 26. Assign (1–2, 3–4, l/r) alongside each channel fader are four buttons, labeled solo, 1–2, 3–4 and l/r. The bottom three are collectively referred to as channel assignment switches. 1, 3 and l are the left sides of these stereo pairs, and 2, 4 and ...
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1 owner’s manual owner’ s manual level set (pfl) taps the channel signal before the fader. If you have a channel’s fader set way below “u” (unity gain), solo won’t know that and will send a unity gain signal to the con- trol room, headphones, and meters. That may result in a startling level boost at...
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16 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 constant loudness ! ! ! The 1642-vlz3’s pan [31] controls employ a design called “constant loudness.” it has nothing to do with living next to a freeway. As you turn the pan knob from left to right (thereby causing the sound to move from the left to the center to the right), ...
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1 owner’s manual owner’ s manual 33. 4-band fixed-frequency eq the stereo channels (9-16) have a 4-band, fixed-fre- quency equalization: low shelving at 80 hz, low mid peaking at 400 hz, hi mid peaking at 2.5 khz, and hi shelving at 12 khz. Each of these filters provides up to 15 db of boost or cut....
Page 18: Output Section Description
18 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 output section description you’ve just learned about the input channels and how the signals get in and out. The signals come in via mic [1] and line [2] input jacks, are manipulated by the channels, and then sent to the output section. In the output section, things get a bit ...
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19 owner’s manual owner’ s manual 40. Tape in (level) this knob controls the level of the stereo signal com- ing from the tape [12] input rca jacks. Its range is off when fully down, unity at the center detent, with 20 db additional gain turned fully up, which may come in handy if you’ve patched in ...
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0 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 44. Mode (normal (afl)/level set (pfl)) you may have already seen some of this in the solo discussion, but in case you missed it: the 1642-vlz3’s solo system comes in two flavors: • normal (afl) (sometimes called sip, or solo- in-place) • level set (pfl) (sometimes called pfl,...
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1 owner’s manual owner’ s manual meters vs. Reality you may already be an expert at the world of “+4” (+4 dbu=1.23 v) and “–10” (–10 dbv=0.32 v) operating levels. Basically, what makes a mixer one or the other is the relative 0 db vu (or 0 vu) chosen for the meter display. A “+4” mixer, with a +4 db...
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164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 50. Aux sends solo and led in live sound situations, aux send [6] outputs 1 and 2 are likely to feed your stage monitors. You’ll want to check the mix you’re sending them, and that’s what these two buttons are for. (aux 3 and 4 have no such switch.) beside each switch is a green...
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3 owner’s manual owner’ s manual 55. C-r/phns only (for return 4) once again, the default for all the stereo returns [7] is to feed them directly into the main mix. You’ve just learned about the optional exceptions involving stereo return 3. Not wanting to be left out, stereo return 4 also has an op...
Page 24: Warranty Service
4 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 appendix a: service information warranty service if you think your mackie product has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the support section of our website (www.Mackie.Com/support) where you will find l...
Page 25: “Xlr” Connectors
Owner’s manual owner’ s manual “xlr” connectors mackie mixers use 3-pin female “xlr” connectors on all microphone inputs, with pin 1 wired to the grounded (earthed) shield, pin 2 wired to the “high” (”hot” or positive polarity) side of the audio signal and pin 3 wired to the “low” (“cold” or negativ...
Page 26: Special Mackie Connections
6 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 special mackie connections the balanced-to-unbalanced connection has been anticipated in the wiring of mackie jacks. A 1 ⁄ 4 " ts plug inserted into a 1 ⁄ 4 " trs balanced input, for example, will automatically unbalance the input and make all the right connections. Conversely...
Page 27: Stereo, Whatever
Owner’s manual owner’ s manual direct out with no signal interruption to master. Insert only to first “click.” channel insert jack channel insert jack channel insert jack direct out with signal interruption to master. Insert all the way in to the second “click.” for use as an effects loop. (tip = se...
Page 28: Specifications
8 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 appendix c: technical information specifications main mix noise (20 hz–20 khz bandwidth, 1/4" main out, channel gains @ unity gain, channel eqs flat, all channels assigned to main mix, odd channels panned left, even channels panned right.) main mix fader unity, channel faders ...
Page 29: Block Diagram
9 owner’s manual owner’ s manual block diagram main l sub 3 main r sub 2 sub 1 sub 4 aux 1 aux 2 aux 3 aux 4 sip l sip r pfl logic 75hz hpf mi d h i 80 10 0 ?8k 12 k lo l r 1 2 3 4 sip l sip r pfl phan to m powe r (glob al swit ch ) tri m mic in line in direct out (ch's 1-8 on ly ) inse rt low cut ?...
Page 30: Track Sheet
30 164-vlz3 164 2- vlz3 track sheet se ss io n: no te s: da te :.
Page 31: Mackie Limited Warranty
31 owner’s manual owner’ s manual mackie limited warranty please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This limited product warranty (“product warranty”) is provided by loud technologies inc. (“loud”) and is applicable to products purchased in the united states or canada through a loud-authorized...
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