Mackie HR824 Owner's Manual

Mackie HR824 Owner's Manual

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HR626
HIGH RESOLUTION
ACTIVE STUDIO MONITOR
OWNER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 HR626 HIGH RESOLUTION ACTIVE STUDIO MONITOR OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    5. Water and Moisture — Do not place water, hot or chilled drinks on top of this Mackie Product as it may cause a shock hazard. This Mackie product should not be used near water; for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool, swamp, or salivating St.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    HR824. And we invested in some advanced (and need we say expensive) measurement and analysis tools for the design team to use.
  • Page 4: Quick Start

    The unique passive radiator design QUICK START We realize that you can’t wait to hook up your new Mackie Designs HR626 High Resolution Studio Monitors and try them out. Nevertheless, please take the time to read this page NOW, and the rest can wait until you’re good and ready.
  • Page 5 Set the Voltage Selector Switch to “120” for 100-120 VAC mains, and to “240” for 220-240 VAC mains.
  • Page 6: An Extremely Important Note On Hr626 Bass Response And Your Control Room

    When using as left and right front or rear speak- ers, you might position the speakers vertically. Note: The Mackie logo can be rotated 90º so that it is oriented correctly when placing the speakers either vertically or on their sides.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    HR Series THX pm3 Certification All of the monitor speakers in Mackie’s HR Series line have passed the THX pm3 Certifica- tion on the first try with no modifications! Anyone seeking THX Certification for their...
  • Page 8: Rear Panel Description

    Pin 1 Shield • The HR626s can be used with a home receiver even if the receiver lacks a preamp output by using a speaker-level to line-level signal attenuator. (See page 13 for more information.) INPUT SENSITIVITY The HR626 expects a line-level signal at its input connectors.
  • Page 9: Low Freq Filter

    (like a certain popular 2-way nearfield monitor). You may need to do this if a small speaker is the eventual destina- tion of your mix, or perhaps just to see how your mix sounds on a clock radio.
  • Page 10: Power Mode

    Conversely, if your mixes are consistently too bright, then adding some additional high frequency energy in the monitors satisfies your ears, and the resultant mix has less HF content. The timbre of your monitors affects the way that your mixes play on other equip- ment.
  • Page 11: Mains Input

    (bass reflex system) or soak it up (acoustic suspension system). • A bass reflex system uses the rear radiation to extend the low-frequency response.
  • Page 12: Front Panel Description

    FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION Mute Switch Use this switch to turn on or off the HR626 from the front. It works with the POWER MODE switch on the rear panel in the following way: • If the POWER MODE switch on the rear panel is set to STANDBY, the front panel POWER AUTO...
  • Page 13: Thermal Protect

    You can, however, insert a speaker-level to line-level signal attenuator between the receiver’s speaker output and the HR626’s input. Your Mackie dealer may be able to help you find one, or you can build your own. Contact our tech support department for more information.
  • Page 14: Service Info

    Troubleshooting section. Doing so might save you from deprivation of your monitor and the associated suffering. Of all Mackie products returned for service (which is hardly any at all), roughly 50% are coded “CND” — Could Not Duplicate, which usually means the problem lay somewhere else in the system.
  • Page 15: Repair

    4. Pack the monitor in its original packing box. This is very important. When you call for the RA number, please let Tech Support know if you need new packaging. Mackie is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non-factory packaging.
  • Page 16: Technical Information

    TECHNICAL INFORMATION Specifications Enclosure Materials and Construction: ⁄ -inch (16mm) thick MDF construction with 1-inch (25.4mm) thick MDF front panel with radiused edges to minimize diffraction. Proprietary die-cast zinc exponential wave guide for controlled, wide dispersion from high-frequency driver. Two internal “H” braces adds to cabinet stiffness. Open cell adiabatic “foam fill”...
  • Page 17 0.51 cubic feet (14.4 liters) Weight: 31.0 lbs. (14.1 kg) Mackie Designs is always striving to improve our products by incorporating new and improved materials, components and manufacturing methods. Therefore, we reserve the right to change these specifications at any time without notice.
  • Page 18: Hr626 Block Diagram

    FUSE TOROIDAL POWER LO VDC TRANSFORMER – trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc.: The Mackie logo, HR Series, and the Running Man. Lucasfilm Ltd. Used by permission. marks of other companies which belong to those respective companies, and are hereby acknowledged.
  • Page 19: Graphs

    Graphs HR626 Acoustic Space Filter Response HR626 High Frequency EQ Filter Response HR626 Low Frequency Filter Response HR626 Free-Field Frequency Response...
  • Page 20 ™ ® Mackie Designs Inc. Mackie Designs Inc. 16220 Wood-Red Rd. NE • Woodinville, WA 98072 • USA US & Canada: 800/898-3211 Europe, Asia, Central & South America: 425/487-4333 Middle East & Africa: 31-20-654-4000 Fax: 425/487-4337 • www.mackie.com E-mail: sales@mackie.com...

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