Channel Strips - Mackie 1604-VLS PRO Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing a Mackie Designs pro-
fessional compact mixer. The 1604-VLZ PRO is
equipped with our new precision-engineered
XDR TM Extended Dynamic Range premium
studio-grade mic preamp 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
Now that you have your 1604-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 1604-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,
Disc Jockey and Stereo PA. After this section is a
detailed tour of the entire mixer.
Every feature of the 1604-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 on the back
of the "pod."
2. CHANNEL STRIP: The sixteen channel
strips on the left.
3. OUTPUT SECTION: The output section on
the right.
MAIN INSERT C-R OUT SUB OUT
120 VAC 50/60 Hz 20W POWER PHANTOM MAIN OUT TAPE TAPE
1A/250V SLO-BLO ON ON BAL/UNBAL (TIP SEND INPUT OUTPUT BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
RING RETURN)
L L 3 1
L
L L
MONO
R R R 4 2
R R
CAUTION:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
FIRE REPLACE WITH SAME
TYPE FUSE AND RATING
O O +6
UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE. DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE
PATCHBAY
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL
UN- UN- UN- UN- UN- UN- UN- UN- UN-
BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL
MIC 16 MIC 15 MIC 14 MIC 13 MIC 12 MIC 11 MIC 10 MIC 9 MIC 8
XDR TM EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE MIC PREAMPLIFIERS ARE PROPRIETARY TO MACKIE DESIGNS, INC.
DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • COPYRIGHT ©1998 • THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "VLZ", "XDR", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE • US PATENT NUMBER 29/049,129
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TRIM 1 TRIM 2 TRIM TRIM 4 TRIM 5 TRIM 6 TRIM 7 TRIM 8 TRIM 9 TRIM 10 TRIM
U U U U U U U U U U
0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60
+15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
U U U U U U U U U U
1 1 1 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 +15 O O +15 O O +15
U U U U U U U U U U
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
+15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
PRE PRE PRE

CHANNEL STRIPS

PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE
U U U U U U U U U U
3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15
U U U U U U U U U U
4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15
5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6
SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI
U U U U U U U U U U
12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800
200 2k 200 2k 200 2k 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 8k 100 8k 100 8k
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
U U U U U U U U U U
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT 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 75 Hz 75 Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
-20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2
3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4
L - R L - R L - R L - R L - R L - R L - R L - R L - R L - R
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
TRACK TRACK
1 2
4
AUX SEND DIRECT OUT
AUX RETURN
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
4 3 2 1 5 3 1 7 5 3 1
L L L L
(MONO) (MONO) (MONO)
6 4 2 8 6 4 2
R R R R
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL
UN- UN- UN- UN- UN- UN- UN-
BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL
MIC 7 MIC 6 MIC 5 MIC 4 MIC 3 MIC 2 MIC 1
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11 TRIM 12 TRIM 13 TRIM TRIM 15 TRIM 16
U U U U U U 1604-VLZPRO
12V
0.5A
16-CHANNEL MIC/ LINE MIXER
WITH PREMIUM XDR TM MIC PREAMPLIFIERS
0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 LAMP
+15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
U U U
U U U U U U
TO AUX
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SEND 1
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +10 O O +20 O O +15
EFFECTS TO
U U U U U U U U U MONITORS
TO AUX
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SEND 2
+15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +10 +20 +15
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE AUX
SEND U
U U U U U U ASSIGN OPTIONS
5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 1 3
SOLO MAIN MIX 1–2
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 OUTPUT O O +20 TO SUBS 3–4
U U U U U U U
2
6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 SOLO 4
C-R / PHNS RETURNS
O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +20
PHAN PWR ONLY SOLO
SECTION
5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6
STEREO AUX RETURN
SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ LEFT RIGHT
HI HI HI HI HI HI U
U U U U U U
12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 12k 0 dB=0 dBu
28
10
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 O O MAX O O +20
CTL ROOM / PHONES
U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID U MID TAPE IN 7
4
2
TAPE TAPE TO
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 MAIN MIX
0
800 800 800 800 800 800
2
SUBS 1–2
2k 200 2k 200 2k 200 2k 200 2k 200 2k
4
100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k O O MAX
LEVEL 7
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW SET
U U U U U U SUBS 3–4 SOLO
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
10
20
MAIN MIX MODE
30
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT CTL ROOM NORMAL (AFL) RUDE
75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz SOURCE LEVEL SET (PFL) SOLO
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT LIGHT
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX
LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT
L R L R L R L R L R L R
PHONES
11 12 13 14 15 16
RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MAIN
1 2 3 4
MIX
OL OL OL OL OL OL dB dB
10 10
5 5
-20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20
U U
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
5 5
10 10
1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2
20 20
3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4
30 30
40 40
L - R L - R L - R L - R L - R L - R 50 50
60 60
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK
3 4 5 6 7 8
Whenever a specific 1604-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 . These numbers
direct you to relevant information.
This icon marks infor-
mation that is critically
important or unique to the
1604-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 fea-
tures and practical tips. While
not mandatory, they'll have
some valuable information.
A PLUG FOR THE CONNECTORS SECTION
Appendix is a section on connectors:
XLR connectors, balanced connectors, unbal-
anced connectors, special hybrid connectors.
More resources on our website @
www.mackie.com
THE GLOSSARY: A Haven of Non-Techiness For
The Neophyte
The "Glossary of Terms" is a fairly compre-
hensive dictionary of pro-audio terms. If terms
like "clipping," "noise floor," or "unbalanced"
leave you blank, refer to this glossary for a
quick explanation.
ARCANE MYSTERIES ILLUMINATED
"Arcane Mysteries" discusses some of the down 'n'
dirty practical realities of microphones, fixed installa-
tions, grounding, and balanced versus unbalanced
lines. It's a goldmine for the neophyte and even the
seasoned pro might learn a thing or two.
," simply find