Channel Strips - Mackie 1642-VLZ PRO Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing a Mackie Designs
professional compact mixer. The 1642-VLZ PRO
is equipped with our new precision-engineered
TM
XDR Extended Dynamic Range premium mic
preamps featuring:
• Full gain range from 0 to 60dB
• +22 dBu line signal handling capability
• 130 dB dynamic range
• Distortion less than 0.0007%, 20Hz to 20kHz
• Bullet-proof RF rejection using DC pulse
transformer circuitry
• Made in Woodinville, Washington, USA
Now that you have your 1642-VLZ PRO, find
out how to get the most from it. That's where
this manual comes in.
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
Since many of you folks will want to hook up
your 1642-VLZ PRO immediately, the first pages
you will encounter after the table of contents are
the ever popular hookup diagrams. These show
typical mixer setups for Record/Mixdown, Video,
Stereo PA and a fixed installation. After this sec-
tion is a detailed tour of the entire mixer.
Every feature of the 1642-VLZ PRO will be
described "geographically;" in other words, in
order of where it is physically placed on the
mixer's top or rear panel. These descriptions are
divided into the first three manual chapters, just
as your mixer is organized into three distinct
zones:
1. PATCHBAY: The zillion jacks along on the
top edge and the rear panel
2. CHANNEL STRIP: The channel strips on
the left.
3. OUTPUT SECTION: The output section on
the right.
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 MIC 5 MIC 6 MIC 7 MIC
LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN
PATCHBAY
BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL
UN- UN- UN- UN- UN- UN- UN-
BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
U U U U U U U U
0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0
+15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB
LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT
75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
U U U U U U U
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O
U U U U U U U
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O
PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE
U U U U U U U
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O
U U U U U U U

CHANNEL STRIPS

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
U U U U U U U
HI HI HI HI HI HI HI
12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15
U U U U U U U
HI HI HI HI HI HI HI
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID
3K 3K 3K 3K 3K 3K 3K
- 15 +15 - 15 +15 - 15 +15 - 15 +15 - 15 +15 - 15 +15 - 15 +15 - 15
800 800 800 800 800 800 800
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
200 2k 200 2k 200 2k 200 2k 200 2k 200 2k 200 2k 200
100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100
U U U U U U U
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
-20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20
U U U U U U U U
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
L/R L/R L/R L/R L/R L/R L/R
60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK
1 2 3 4 5
4
TAPE TAPE
8 MIC 9-10 MIC 11-12 IN OUT
LAMP
1642-VLZPRO
LEFT LEFT
16-CHANNEL MIC/ LINE MIXER
WITH PREMIUM XDR TM MIC PREAMPLIFIERS
12V
0.5A
RIGHT RIGHT
LINE IN 9 LINE IN 11 LINE IN LINE IN PHONES
MONO MONO
13 15
BAL BAL BAL
L L A
UN- UN- UN-
BAL BAL BAL LEFT LEFT
BAL / BAL /
LINE IN 10 LINE IN 12
UNBAL UNBAL
14 16
R R
B
RIGHT RIGHT
TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM AUX SEND EFFECTS TO MONITORS
8 9 11 U 13 U 15
U U U
U 10 U 12 14 16
1 1 1 TO AUX
SEND 1
60 0 60 0 60 -20 +20 -20 +20 +10 +20 +15
O O O O O O
+15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB
U U U
LOW CUT LOW CUT
75 Hz 75 Hz
TO AUX
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 2 2 2
SEND 2
AUX AUX AUX AUX
U U U U U
O O +10 O O +20 O O +15
1 1 1 1
U ASSIGN OPTIONS
+15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15
U U U U U 1 3
–
SOLO MAIN MIX 1 2
2 2 2 2 O O +20 3 – 4
TO SUBS
U
+15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15
PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE
2 4
U U U U U
SOLO C-R / PHNS RETURNS
O O +20 ONLY SOLO
PHAN PWR
3 3 3 3
STEREO AUX RETURN
+15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15
U U U U U U
4 4 4 4
LEFT RIGHT
0 dB=0 dBu
+15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O MAX O O +20
PHONES TAPE IN
OUTPUT 28
EQ EQ EQ EQ
U U U U U
10
HI HI HI HI HI 7
12k 12k 12k 12k 12k
TAPE TO 4
+15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 O O MAX MAIN MIX
SECTION 2
U U U U U CONTROL ROOM
HI HI HI HI HI 0
MID MID MID MID MID
3K 3K 3K 3K
3K 2
TAPE
+15 15 - +15 - 15 +15 15 - +15 - 15 +15 O O MAX
4
800 U U U U SOLO
7
SUBS 1 – 2
FREQ LOW LOW LOW LOW
2k
MID MID MID MID
10
800Hz 800Hz 800Hz 800Hz
MODE LEVEL
8k - 15 +15 - 15 +15 - 15 +15 - 15 +15 20
SET
–
U U U U U SUBS 3 4 NORMAL (AFL)
30
LEVEL SET (PFL)
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
MAIN MIX
RUDE SOLO LIGHT
+15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 SOURCE
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT
L R L R L R L R L R
RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT
9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16
1 2 3 4 MAIN
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
5 6 7 8 MIX
OL OL OL OL OL
dB dB dB dB
dB dB
10 10 10 10 10 10
5 5 5 5 5 5
-20 -20 -20 -20 -20
U U U U U U
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
5 5 5 5 5 5
10 10 10 10 10 10
1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
20 20
20 20 20 20
3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 30
40 40 40 40 40 40
50 50 50 50 50 50
L/R L/R L/R L/R L/R
60 60 60 60 60 60
O O O O O O O O O O O O
TRACK TRACK TRACK EFX EFX
6 7 8 A B
Whenever a specific 1642-VLZ PRO compo-
nent is mentioned, it'll be in all capital letters
sans-serif type. That can help you find refer-
ences to specific controls much faster, without
slowing you down as you read normally. For ex-
ample: The quick brown fader jumped over the
RUDE SOLO LIGHT.
Throughout these chapters you'll find illus-
trations, with each feature numbered. If you're
curious about a feature, simply locate it on the
appropriate illustration, note the number at-
tached to it, and find that number in the nearby
paragraphs or refer to the table of contents.
You'll also find cross-references to these num-
bered features within a paragraph. For instance, if
you see "To wire your own cables:
that number in the manual and you've found your
answer. (These are not page numbers.)
You'll also notice feature numbers just float-
ing in space, like this
direct you to relevant information.
This icon marks information
that is critically important or
unique to the 1642-VLZ PRO.
For your own good, read them
and remember them. They will
be on the final test.
This icon will lead you to in-
depth explanations of features
and practical tips. While not
mandatory, they'll have some
valuable information.
A PLUG FOR THE CONNECTORS SECTION
The Appendix gives details about connec-
tors: XLR connectors, balanced connectors,
unbalanced connectors and special hybrid
connectors.
RACK MOUNTING
Optional rack ears are available which allow
the 1642-VLZ PRO to be fitted in a standard 19"
rack. This will take up a height of 12 rack
spaces (including enough room to make the
connections). Contact your Mackie dealer for
more details.
," simply find
. These numbers