Mackie 802VLZ4 Owner's manual - Mono, Stereo, Whatever

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Manual is about: 8-channel Ultra-Compact

Summary of 802VLZ4

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    802vlz4 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l 8-channel ultra-compact mixer.

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    802vlz4 2 802vlz4 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 the ...

  • Page 3: Contents

    Owner’ s manual 3 owner’s manual part no. Sw0969 rev. B 08/13 ©2013 loud technologies inc. All rights reserved. Please write your serial number here for future reference (i.E., insurance claims, tech support, return authorization, make dad proud, etc.) purchased at: date of purchase: contents import...

  • Page 4: Features

    802vlz4 4 802vlz4 features • 8-channel mixer featuring our signature high-headroom, low-noise design • 3 boutique-quality onyx mic preamps • ultra-wide 60 db gain range • 128.5 db dynamic range • +22 dbu line input handling • extended frequency response • distortion under 0.0007% [20 hz – 50 khz] • ...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Owner’ s manual 5 owner’s manual getting started the following steps will help you set up the 802vlz4 mixer quickly. 1. Make all initial connections with the power switches off on all equipment. Make sure the gain knobs and main mix knob are fully down [counter-clockwise]. 2. Set the level knobs and...

  • Page 6: Hookup Diagrams

    802vlz4 6 802vlz4 hookup diagrams live band pa system ipod tm docking station microphone acoustic guitar bass guitar vocal compressor (connected to insert) compressor (connected to insert) send return send return keyboards srm650 powered speakers effects processor (connected to aux send) return ampl...

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    Owner’ s manual 7 owner’s manual home studio condenser microphone acoustic guitar amplifier modeler electric guitar mr8mk3 studio monitors synth headphones headphone amp laptop electronic drum kit this diagram shows a condenser microphone connected to the mic input of channel 1, with phantom power e...

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    802vlz4 8 802vlz4 keyboard submixer headphones keyboard submix to front-of-house mixer mono synth 1 stage monitor mix from foh mixer main mix to foh mixer mono synth 2 synth 4 synth 3 stage snake srm150 powered personal monitor this diagram shows mono synths connected to the mono line inputs of chan...

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    Owner’ s manual 9 owner’s manual video editing/production bay desktop computer video out video monitor dvd player 1 dvd player 2 stereo sound effects hard disk player mr8mk3 studio monitors broadcast microphones this diagram shows two voice-over microphones connected to the mic inputs of channels 1 ...

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    802vlz4 10 802vlz4 combined home studio and home theater condenser microphone amplifier modeler electric guitar mr8mk3 studio monitors synth headphones laptop tv set dvd player video 1 video 2 cable box effect processor this system is useful if you are short on space, or you are in love with a reall...

  • Page 11: Patchbay Description

    Owner’ s manual 11 owner’s manual patchbay description this is where you plug everything in: microphones, line-level instruments and effects, headphones, and the ultimate destination for your sound: a recorder, pa system, etc. Appendix b has details and drawings of the connectors you can use with th...

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    802vlz4 12 802vlz4 when connecting a mono device (just one cord), always use the left (mono) input (jacks 3, 5, or 7) and plug nothing into the right input (jacks 4, 6, or 8)— this way the signal will appear on both sides. This trick is called “jack normalling.” 4. Channel insert (channels 1–2) thes...

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    Owner’ s manual 13 owner’s manual 5. Low cut (channels 1–3) each low-cut switch, often referred to as a high-pass filter (all depends on how you look at it), cuts bass frequencies below 100 hz at a rate of 18 db per octave. We recommend that you use low-cut on every microphone application except kic...

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    802vlz4 14 802vlz4 12. Phantom switch and led this global switch controls the phantom power supply for condenser microphones plugged into the mic [1] inputs. See the phantom power details on page 11 before using this switch. Press the switch in to engage phantom power to the three mic inputs. Press ...

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    Owner’ s manual 15 owner’s manual 14. Tape out these unbalanced rca connections tap the main mix output to make simultaneous recording and pa work more convenient. Connect these to your recorder’s inputs. (see also main mix [29] on page 19.) mono out: if you want to feed a mono signal to your tape d...

  • Page 16: Channel Strip Description

    802vlz4 16 802vlz4 channel strip description 22. Pre fader solo this lovable switch allows you to hear signals through your headphones or control room without having to route them to the main mix or alt 3-4 mix. You don’t even have to have the channel’s level [21] knob turned up. Folks use solo in l...

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    Owner’ s manual 17 owner’s manual when doing live sound or mixdown, it’s often handy to control the level of several channels with one knob. That’s called subgrouping. Simply assign these channels to the alt 3–4 mix, engage alt 3–4 in the source [30] matrix, and the signals will appear at the contro...

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    802vlz4 18 802vlz4 moderation during eq with eq, you can also upset things royally. We’ve designed a lot of boost and cut into each equalizer circuit, because we know everyone will occasionally need that. But if you max the eqs on every channel, you’ll get mix mush. Equalize subtly and use the left ...

  • Page 19: Output Section

    Owner’ s manual 19 owner’s manual output section 29 34 35 32 33 31 30 39 36 37 38 now, you probably know what the main mix is. Alt 3-4 is that additional stereo mix bus. Tape is the stereo signal coming in from the tape input [13] jacks. Selections made in the source matrix deliver stereo signals to...

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    802vlz4 20 802vlz4 whatever your selection, you can also use the control room [10] outputs for other applications. Its sound quality is just as impeccable as the main outs [16 and 17]. It can be used as additional main mix output, which may sound silly since there are already three, but this one has...

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    Owner’ s manual 21 owner’s manual the engineer is listening either to the control room [10] outputs or the phones [11] outputs. The only difference is that while the listening levels are controlled by the control room / submix [32] knob, the meters read the source mix before that control, giving you...

  • Page 22: Repair

    802vlz4 22 802vlz4 appendix a: service information repair for warranty service, please refer to the warranty information on page 27. Non-warranty service is available at a factory- authorized service center. To locate the nearest service center, visit www.720trees.Com, click “contact tech support” a...

  • Page 23: Balanced 1/4" Trs Connector

    Owner’ s manual 23 owner’s manual be sure the cables are wired per aes (audio engineering society) standards: balanced xlr output connector pin 1 – shield (ground) pin 2 – positive (+ or hot) pin 3 – negative (– or cold) balanced 1/4" trs connector trs stands for tip-ring-sleeve, the three connectio...

  • Page 24: Mono, Stereo, Whatever

    802vlz4 24 802vlz4 vlz4 stereo inputs and returns: mono, stereo, whatever stereo line inputs and stereo returns are a fine example of our philosophy (which we just made up) of maximum flexibility with minimum headache. The inputs and returns will automatically be mono or stereo, depending upon how y...

  • Page 25: Specifications

    Owner’ s manual 25 owner’s manual appendix c: technical information specifications main mix noise (20 hz–20 khz bandwidth, channels 1–3 gain @ unity gain, channel eq flat, all channels assigned to main mix, channel 1 panned left, 2 panned right, 3–8 centered.) main mix knob down, channel level knobs...

  • Page 26: Block Diagram

    802vlz4 26 802vlz4 block diagram l r aux 1 (post) solo(pfl) logic main solo logi c l r solo (p fl) logic main contro l room leve l main leve l l r insert (ch1-2 only ) hpf solo leve l pa n solo leve l aux send s pa n leve l tape left righ t left/3 right/ 4 aux 1 ou t aux 1 leve l phones control room...

  • Page 27: 802Vlz4 Limited Warranty

    Owner’ s manual 27 owner’s manual 802vlz4 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-authorize...

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