Ol Leds; Bluetooth / Aux In; Mon Out; Channel 1 And 2 Buttons - Mackie Personal PA Owner's Manual

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To connect unbalanced lines to these inputs, use
a 1/4" mono (TS) phone plug, wired as follows:
1/4" TS Unbalanced Mono Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot (+)
NEVER connect the output of an amplifier
directly to a FreePlay's input jack. This could
damage the input circuitry and we wouldn't
want that now, would we?

4. OL LEDs

This LED will illuminate red when the channel's
input signal is too high, indicating a signal overload.
This should be avoided, as distortion will occur.
If the OL LED comes on regularly, check that the
level is set correctly for the input device. The signal
is at –2 dBu before hard clip begins.

5. Bluetooth / Aux In

The Bluetooth / Aux input channel may accept an
1/8" line-level or Bluetooth [stereo audio streaming]
signal from a smartphone, MP3 player, or other signal
source. This input level may be raised or lowered
via FreePlay's endless rotary level knob or FreePlay
Connect.
The Bluetooth may disconnect when affected
by Electrostatic Discharge [ESD]. Manually
reconnect the Bluetooth connection.
NEVER connect the output of an amplifier
directly to a FreePlay's input jack. This could
damage the input circuitry.
A Bluetooth connection and 1/8" line-level
connection may NOT be used simultaneously.
If there is a physical connection to the
aux input, it will take priority over any Bluetooth
connection. For example, if you are playing a song from
a smart phone (connected via Bluetooth) and connect
an MP3 player to the 1/8" jack, the smart phone song
will be interrupted and the MP3 player now takes
precedence.
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FreePlay Personal PA
SLEEVE SLEEVE TIP
TIP
TIP
SLEEVE
5
6
13
7
10
MAIN
7
11
15
14
FX

6. Mon Out

This balanced 1/4" connector provides a
mono-summed line-level output [i.e. copy of the
main bus] that is designed for connecting a powered
loudspeaker or subwoofer. It produces exactly the
same signal that is connected to the input jack(s).
This signal is post main fader, meaning that devices
fed by the Mon out will experience the same volume
changes that FreePlay does (whether controlled from
the hardware interface, or from the FreePlay Connect
app.).

7. Channel 1 and 2 Buttons

Press the Channel 1 or 2 button to select it. It will
illuminate white when selected. Once a channel is
selected, be sure to raise or lower that channel's input
level using the endless rotary level knob. The input
level will be represented in the meters with white LEDs.
After five seconds of inactivity, the selection changes
MAIN
back to the default "Main".
Press and hold the Channel 1 or 2 button to select and
adjust that channel's FX send level. It will illuminate
green when selected. Once a channel is selected, be
sure to raise or lower that channel's FX send level using
the endless rotary level knob. The FX send level will be
represented in the meters with green LEDs. After five
seconds of inactivity, the selection changes back to the
default "Main".
FX
9
12
8
16
EQ
EQ