Power Indicator; Rude Solo Light; Lamp Connector - Mackie SR24•4 Owner's Manual

LAMP
CLIP
28
10
7
4
2
0
2
4
7
10
20
30
40
LEVEL SET
LEFT RIGHT
OPERATING LEVEL
0dB = 0dBu
RUDE POWER
SOLO
LIGHT
The small green LED under the meters is
the POWER indicator, and glows whenever
the POWER switch on the rear panel is
switched on and the SR24•4 is receiving proper
mains power voltage.

RUDE SOLO LIGHT

The RUDE SOLO LIGHT is the large red
LED under the meters. The RUDE SOLO
LIGHT is the closest thing to a tradition that
we have here at Mackie. It's kind of a small
and stupid tradition, we admit, but we're a
young company and you have to start some-
where. And it does get its point across: if
anything on the entire SR24•4 is in solo, the
RSL will certainly let you know.
The RUDE SOLO LIGHT blinks and
flashes so brilliantly it will cast a shadow of
your head across the room. It elbows in on your
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check input, aux send,
aux return and submix
levels. Also, if you have
engaged the TAPE TO
PHONES/C-R switch,
the meters will show the
tape levels. Whatever you
hear in the monitor
speakers or headphones
when you solo you will
also see on the meters
(the meters are also
affected by the solo
MODE switch.)
In fact, using SOLO is
the recommended way to
set level. See the section
titled Important
Sensivity Adjustment
Procedure!. We feel
strongly about it.
Each meter has 13 LED
segments displaying levels
from –40dB through
+28dB. The +10dB seg-
ment is yellow and the
+28dB segments are red
to give you a clear notice
when the audio levels are
high. The meters are cali-
brated so that a 0dB
meter reading indicates a
0dBu signal level at the
main output jacks.

POWER INDICATOR

thoughts and sleepy daydreams and jerks you
back from the edge of unconsciousness scream-
ing "SOLO! SOLO! YOU'RE IN SOLO, YOU
FOOL! THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T HEAR
ANYTHING!"
Most of us need that kind of help every now
and then. If you don't, and the peace and grace
of your own Magic Mixing Moments are dis-
turbed by the RSL, you can order a Mackie
RUDE SOLO LIGHT-OBSCURING OCCULTANT/
ATTENUATOR KIT — hand-woven from Pygmy
African Hedgehog underhair — and tape it right
over that bright, blinking sucker.
A note about all this flashing. As the RSL
flashes, the channel(s)
that you soloed will also
flash. If the channel(s) is
muted, the SOLO function
will not operate — but the
channel MUTE/SOLO
LED will pulsate to let you know that some-
thing is goofy.

LAMP CONNECTOR

There was quite a bit of discussion in our
Mackie Engineering Meetings as to whether
or not we should place the LAMP connector
where it is. One group of engineers felt some
users would think it was another TRIM knob;
another faction feared it would be mistaken
for an extra AUX ZEN MASTER. But we
realized that we have very intelligent custom-
ers and that no one would mistake the LAMP
connector for a knob after they had tried to
turn it a few times. The pokey little bayonets
on the sides would give it away.
The LAMP connector is a female BNC con-
nector with 12 volts AC on the center pin. It is
designed to mate with and power a small
gooseneck mixer lamp. Mackie doesn't offer
lamps, but most dealers do. We recommend
the Littlite #12G or #12G-HI (a high-intensity
version).
(This connector is not found on the SR32•4.)
MAIN OUTS AUX SENDS STEREO AUX RETURNS SUB OUTS
L 1 4 R L 1
1
5 R L
R 2 2
2
L 3 6 R L 3
3
R R L R L 4
4
MAIN INSERTS CONTROL ROOM OUT (MONO)
POWER PHANTOM
120VAC
ON ON
50/60 HZ 60W
1A/250V SLO BLO
FUSE INSIDE
CAUTION:
TO REDUCE
THE RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE
WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE
OFF OFF
AND RATING
SUB INSERTS 23 21 20
1
5
L L
MONO MONO
INSERT
6 2
R R
LINE IN
24 22
3
7 (BAL OR UNBAL) (BAL OR UNBAL)
MIC 20
L L
4
8
R R
TAPE IN TAPE OUT
PHONES PHONES TALK BACK
MIC
1 2
19
INSERT
LINE IN
MIC 19