Mackie HR824 MK2 Owner's Manual
Mackie HR824 MK2 Owner's Manual

Mackie HR824 MK2 Owner's Manual

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HR824 MK2
High Resolution Active Studio Monitor
OW N ER ' S M A N UA L

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  • Page 1 HR824 MK2 High Resolution Active Studio Monitor OW N ER ’ S M A N UA L...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, waste authority, or your household waste disposal service. HR824 MK2 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Mackie HR824 MK2 Studio Monitors. We began producing the original HR824 Studio Monitors in 1997, and they quickly became the standard by which near-field studio reference monitors were compared for extremely flat frequency response at a reasonable price.
  • Page 4: Quick Start

    There are a number of other settings you can make on the back of the HR824 MK2, and you can look at the graphic instructions relating to each of them on the back of the cabinet (or wait until you read about them later on in this manual so you really know what they do).
  • Page 5 ™ INTERNAL BI•AMPLIFICATION 150W. L.F. / 100W. H.F. QUARTER SPACE HALF SPACE WHOLE SPACE CONSOLE CONSOLE SPEAKERS IN CORNERS SPEAKERS AGAINST WALL SPEAKERS AWAY FROM WALLS ACOUSTIC SPACE APPLICATIONS LOW CUT LOW CUT 24dB/oct BUTTERWORTH +2dB – – – – 37Hz 47Hz 80Hz...
  • Page 6 • Save your sales receipt in a safe place. • Also record all HR824 MK2 serial numbers in the space provided on the next page, along with where and when you bought them.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    HR824 MK2 THX pm3 Certification When we submitted the HR824 MK2s for THX pm3 Certification, they passed on the first try with no...
  • Page 8: Rear Panel Description

    (39 inches) with the INPUT SENSITIVITY control set to its NORMAL position (in other words, wide open). • The HR824 MK2 is designed to operate with a +4 dBu signal when the INPUT SENSITIVITY control is in the NORMAL position.
  • Page 9: Low Freq Filter

    THX = 80Hz The LOW FREQ FILTER switch inserts a low-frequency rolloff into the response curve. • For some applications, the low-frequency output of the HR824 MK2 may impair your ability to make mix INPUT SENSITIVITY judgements. • For THX applications, use the 80Hz setting.
  • Page 10: Power Mode

    QUARTER HALF WHOLE INPUT (NORMAL) SENSITIVITY ACOUSTIC SPACE LOW FREQ SIGNAL INPUTS BAL/UNBAL PATENT NO: DES. 387,351 PHONE HR824 MK2 6. POWER MODE – 80Hz 47Hz 37Hz ( NORMAL ) LOW CUT WHOLE ( NORMAL ) LOW FREQ HIGH FREQ.
  • Page 11: Mains Input

    –3 dB frequency set by the design. Below this frequency, the frequency response falls at 24 dB/octave or more. The HR824 MK2 is a bass reflex 6th-order system. Rather than use ports, the vent takes the form of a passive radiator, a mass-loaded flat piston coupled to the air trapped within the enclosure.
  • Page 12: Front Panel Description

    FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 9. Power Switch Use this switch to turn on or off the HR824 MK2 from – 10dB the front. It works with the POWER MODE [6] switch on the rear panel in the following way: • If the POWER MODE switch on the rear panel is set...
  • Page 13: Thermal Protect

    You can, however, insert a speaker-level to line-level signal attenuator between the receiver’s speaker output and the HR824 MK2’s input. Your Mackie dealer may be able to help you find one, or you can build your own. CARE AND CLEANING Remove the protective plastic film that encases the cabinet.
  • Page 14: Service Info

    • If connecting an unbalanced output to the HR824 MK2 balanced input, make sure the shield is connected to the unbalanced ground of the source and to pins 1 and 3 of the XLR (or the sleeve and ring of the TRS jack).
  • Page 15: Repair

    Pacific Time), to explain the problem. They will tell you where the nearest factory-authorized service center is located in your area. Service for Mackie products living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors.
  • Page 16: Technical Information

    6-inch x 12-inch (152mm x 305mm) mass-loaded elliptical flat piston with variable thickness filleted edge rubber surround. Crossover Section Crossover Type: Modified Linkwitz-Riley, 24 dB/octave @ 1900 Hz HR824 MK2 Amplifier Section Low-frequency power amplifier Rated Power (at 1 kHz with 1% THD): 150 watts...
  • Page 17: Graphs

    220 VAC, 60 Hz Japan: 100 V, 50-60 Hz Note: The HR824 MK2 does not support multiple voltage configurations. Make sure the voltage rating for your particular model (as indicated on the rear panel near the IEC socket) corresponds with your local AC mains voltage.
  • Page 18: Hr824 Mk2 Block Diagram

    Lucasfilm is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. This manual also contains names and marks of other companies which belong to those respective companies, and are hereby acknowledged. HR824 MK2 design protected under the following patent: DES. 387,351 ©2007-2011 LOUD Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. TO CLIP...
  • Page 19 The Product Warranty will not extend to anyone other than the original purchaser of the product (hereinafter, “Customer,” “you” or “your”). For products purchased outside the U.S. or Canada, please visit www.mackie.com/warranty to find contact information for your local distributor, and information on any warranty coverage provided by the distributor in your local market.
  • Page 20 16220 Wood-Red Road NE • Woodinville, WA 98072 • USA United States and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe, Asia, Central and South America: 425.487.4333 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000 Fax: 425.487.4337 • www.mackie.com E-mail: sales@mackie.com...

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