Magma MDR 24/96 Quick Start Manual - Power-Up

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Quick Start Guide

Quick 

Star

t 

Guide

M

FOOT SW

TO HDR/MDR

REMOTE JACK

REMOTE 24

DO NOT PLUG INTO

ETHERNET

WARNING

 TAPE IN/OUTS

INPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT

ANALOG I/O ANALOG I/O ANALOG I/O

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note: The Remotes

duplicate nearly all

of the front panel

operating controls.

When we describe a

front panel opera-

tion, you’ll probably

find it available on

the Remote also. If

you have a Remote,

try it both ways. If

you don’t have a Re-

mote yet, think of

how convenient it

would be.

Remote

connection

Footswitch

Ethernet Jack

Back panel of the

Mackie Remote 24

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note:  The MDR24/96 ‘REMOTE’ and Eth-

ernet jacks both accept CAT-5 Ethernet

cables - don’t get them mixed up!

Footswitch

Remote 24 / Remote 48 (Optional)

Installing either remote is as simple as plugging in a telephone. Connect one end

of the cable (supplied with the Remote) to the ‘REMOTE’ jack on MDR24/96 rear

panel, and the other end to the ‘TO HDR REMOTE JACK’ jack on the Remote 24,

or to the “TO HDR” jack on the Remote 48. It’s OK to plug or unplug either

Remote with the MDR24/96 powered on. However, if you plug the Remote 48 into

the MDR24/96 while both are powered on, you must power cycle the Remote 48 to

reset the connection.

Footswitch (Optional)

For hands-free do-it-yourself punches and other frequently-used functions like

Play/Stop, Punch In/Out and Take Select, connect the cable of a momentary,

normally open footswitch to the ‘FOOT SWITCH’ 1/4" TS jack on the rear panel of

the MDR24/96, the Remote 24, or Remote 48. If you have a Remote installed you

can connect two foot switches, one to the MDR24/96 and one to the Remote. Each

footswitch functions independently of the other. Footswitch functionality is

assigned in the front panel System menu. See the MDR24/96 Technical Reference

Manual for more details.

Power-Up

OK, NOW you can turn it on. Assuming you have already connected the MDR24/96

to your console, power up the MDR24/96 first, then the outboard equipment and

console, and finally the power amplifiers or powered monitors. Audio equipment

tends to generate unexpected clicks and pops when you power it up, so by

powering up your monitoring system last, you’ll save your speakers and your ears.

Before you read the next section, take a quick, self-guided tour of the front panel

display and controls to get a sense of where they are.

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note:  If you are us-

ing an MDR24/96

with the Mackie

Digital 8•Bus con-

sole, you may need

to turn on the Digi-

tal 8•Bus first. The

Clock I/O on the

D8B prefers not to

see an active signal

at its Word Clock

input when it pow-

ers up.