Phones; Xlr Main Outs; Xlr Main Output Level Switch; Control Room - Mackie 1202-VLZ3 Owner's Manual

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12. PHONES

This stereo jack will drive any standard headphone
to very loud levels. Walkperson-type phones can also be
1 2
MIC MIC
used with an appropriate adapter. To learn how signals
are routed to these outputs, see SOURCE MATRIX
[33] on page 16. If you're wiring your own cable for the
PHONES output, follow standard conventions:
BAL BAL
OR OR
UNBAL UNBAL
Tip = Left channel
LINE IN 1 LINE IN 2
LOW CUT LOW CUT
75 Hz 75 Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
Ring = Right channel
U U
Sleeve = Common ground
0 60 0 60
+15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB
GAIN GAIN
WARNING: When we say the headphone
amp is loud, we're not kidding. It can cause
AUX AUX
U U
permanent ear damage. Even intermediate
+15 +15
O O O O
levels may be painfully loud with some earphones. BE
U U
CAREFUL! Always turn the CTL ROOM/ SUBMIX [34]
+15 +15
O O O O
knob all the way down before connecting headphones.
EQ EQ
U U
HI HI
Keep it down until you've put the phones on. Then turn 12kHz 12kHz
-15 +15 -15 +15
U U
it up slowly. Why? "Engineers who fry their ears find
MID MID
2.5kHz 2.5kHz
themselves with short careers."
-15 +15 -15 +15
U U
LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz

13. XLR MAIN OUTS

-15 +15 -15 +15
PAN PAN
Use these to send the main mix out into the line-level
L R L R
balanced inputs of your amplifier or powered speakers.
1 2
MUTE MUTE
ALT 3 – 4 ALT 3 – 4
These low-impedance outputs are fully balanced
PRE FADER PRE FADER
SOLO SOLO
U U
and capable of driving +4 dBu lines with up to 28 dB
of headroom. This output is 6 dB hotter than other
outputs.
+12dB +12dB
O O O O
LEVEL LEVEL

14. XLR MAIN OUTPUT LEVEL SWITCH

Engaging this switch reduces the level of the bal-
anced XLR main outputs by 40 dB, so you can feed the
microphone input of, say, another mixer. (You can safely
connect the XLR outputs into an input that provides 48V
phantom power.)

15. CONTROL ROOM

These 1⁄4" outputs are provided so you can listen
to something other than the main mix. The source is
selected using the SOURCE MATRIX [33] switches (see
page 16). You can choose to listen to the main mix, the
Alt 3-4 stereo bus (see MUTE/ALT 3-4 on page 13), So-
PHANTOM
ON
L MAIN
BALANCED
MAIN
13
OUTPUT
LEVEL
14
3 4
MIC MIC
L / MONO
1
L
2
BAL BAL
OR OR
UNBAL UNBAL
MONO
LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4
L
LOW CUT LOW CUT
75 Hz 75 Hz
BAL
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
OR
UNBAL
U U
R
0 60 0 60
+15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB
LINE IN 5 – 6
GAIN GAIN
AUX AUX AUX
U U U
+15 +15 +15
O O O O O O
U U U
+15 +15 +15
O O O O O O
EQ EQ EQ
U U U
HI HI HI
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U U U
MID MID MID
2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U U U
LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R
3 4 5/6
MUTE MUTE MUTE
ALT 3 – 4 ALT 3 – 4 ALT 3 – 4
PRE FADER PRE FADER PRE FADER
SOLO SOLO SOLO
U U U
+12dB +12dB +12dB
O O O O O O
LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL
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TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER.
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
AVIS:
DO NOT OPEN
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE — NE PAS OUVRIR
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CONTROL ALT
ROOM OUTPUT
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
R L R/4 L/3
15 16
loed channels, or the Tape input. The volume is adjust-
able with the CONTROL ROOM/SUBMIX [34]knob.
These balanced outputs are capable of delivering 22
R ALL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
TAPE TAPE
INPUT OUTPUT
1
dBu into a 600 ohm balanced or unbalanced load.
L L
R
2
16. ALT 3–4 OUTPUT R R
AUX SEND MAIN OUT
These 1⁄4" outputs are the sum of any channels that
MONO MONO MONO
have the MUTE/ALT 3-4 [25] switch pressed in (see
L L
BAL BAL
page 13 for the tender details).
OR OR
UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL
R R
These balanced outputs are capable of delivering 22
LINE IN 7 – 8 LINE IN 9 – 10 LINE IN 11 – 12
dBu into a balanced or unbalanced load.
AUX AUX AUX
U U U
17. CHANNEL INSERT (Channels 1–4 )
+15 +15 +15
O O O O O O
U U U
These rear-panel jacks are where you connect serial
effects such as compressors, equalizers, de-essers, or
+15 +15 +15
O O O O O O
EQ EQ
U U U
filters. Since most people don't have more than a few of
HI HI
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
these gadgets, we've included inserts for just the first
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U U U
four channels. If you want to use this kind of process-
MID MID
2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz
ing on channels 5 through 12, simply patch through the
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U U U
LOW processor before you plug into the 1202-VLZ3. LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
PAN PAN PAN
The channel insert points are after the GAIN [4] and
LOW CUT [3] controls, but before the channel's EQ
L R L R L R
7/8 9/10 11/12
[27] and LEVEL [23] controls. The send (tip) is low-
MUTE MUTE MUTE
ALT 3 – 4 ALT 3 – 4 ALT 3 – 4
impedance (120 ohms), capable of driving any line-level
PRE FADER PRE FADER PRE FADER
SOLO SOLO SOLO
device. The return (ring) is high-impedance (over 2.5 k
U U U
ohms) and can be driven by almost any device.
+12dB +12dB +12dB
O O O O O O
LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL
ring
(TRS plug)
tip
sleeve
This plug connects to one of the
mixer's Channel Insert jacks.
See Appendix B for details and drawings about Insert
cables, and a diagram showing three ways to use the
jacks.
Besides being used for inserting external devices,
these jacks can also be used as channel direct outputs;
post-GAIN, post-LOW CUT, and pre EQ. In fact, Mackie
mic preamps have become so famous, that people buy
these mixers just to have four of these in their arsenal.
SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE
CHANNEL INSERT
( PRE-FADER / PRE EQ TIP SEND / RING RETURN )
4 3 2 1
17
L
R
L
BAL
OR
R
EQ
POWER
HI
LEFT RIGHT
CONTROL
0dB=0dBu
ROOM
SOURCE 20
10
MID
7
MAIN MIX
4
2
ALT 3 – 4
0
2
4
TAPE
7
10
20
30
ASSIGN
TO MAIN MIX RUDE
SOLO
LIGHT
U U
MAX +12dB
O O O O
/SUBMIX MAIN MIX
CTL ROOM
SEND to processor
RETURN from processor
Owner's Manual
CLIP
LEVEL
SET
"tip"
"ring"
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