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CFX SERIES
OWNER'S MANUAL
AND WARRANTY REGISTRATION
12, 16, AND 20-CHANNEL
MIC/LINE MIXERS
WITH DIGITAL EFFECTS
CFX12 MIXER
12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER
REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING.
DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE
MONO PLUG
STEREO
PLUG
INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO
TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE
THE "SECOND CLICK"
RING RETURN FROM EFFECTS
DIRECT OUT WITH SIGNAL
FOR USE AS AN EFFECTS LOOP
INTERRUPTION TO MASTER
(TIP = SEND, RING = RETURN)
OPTIONAL USES FOR INSERTS
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER.
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
AVIS:
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE — NE PAS OUVRIR
UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE.
DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE
CFX 12 MIXER
12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER
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- Page 1 CFX SERIES OWNER’S MANUAL AND WARRANTY REGISTRATION 12, 16, AND 20-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXERS WITH DIGITAL EFFECTS CFX12 MIXER 12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER MONO PLUG STEREO PLUG INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE THE "SECOND CLICK"...
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Page 2: Safety Instructions
Mackie product is not defeated. 16. Power Precaution — Unplug this Mackie product during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Note that this Mackie product is not completely disconnected from the AC mains service when the power switch is in the OFF position. -
Page 3: Introduction
• PFL solo • 60mm stereo fader Part No. 820-104-00 Rev. C 1/02 ©2002 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in China. Comprehensive master section, with: • Four 60mm submix mono faders • Separate Left & Right assign for each sub •... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
ASSIGN ... 14 FADER ... 14 SOLO PFL... 14 Don’t forget to visit our website at for more information about this and other Mackie products. MASTER SECTION FEATURES MAIN MIX FADER METERS ... 15 RUDE SOLO ... 15 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ TAPE LEVEL ... -
Page 5: Quick Start
QUICK START We know you can’t wait to get the show on the road. Who has time to read a booooring manual? That’s fine — the CFX Mixer is designed to set up quickly and operate intu- itively — but please, READ THIS PAGE! ZERO THE CONSOLE: 1. -
Page 6: Applications Diagrams
TWEAK THE MIX: 1. Engage MUTE on all channels except your rhythm section (drums & bass). 2. Adjust the rhythm section’s channel faders to get a good balance of levels. 3. Un-mute the other active channels and adjust their faders. 4. - Page 7 Keyboard, or other line-level input Keyboard, or other line-level input Drum Machine Direct Box Guitar Effects Guitar Effects CHANNEL INPUTS CHANNEL INSERTS AUX SENDS EFX SENDS STEREO EFX RETURNS BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL Mono in / stereo out Reverb Stereo Compressor Stereo Compressor Mono EQ Mono Power Amplifiers Stage Monitor...
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Page 8: Patchbay Features
PATCHBAY FEATURES At the risk of stating the obvious, this is where you plug everything in: microphones, line-level instruments, effects, headphones and the ultimate destination for your sound: PA system, tape recorder, etc. The CFX Mixer is equipped with rugged, low SHIELD COLD noise, phantom-powered microphone pream-... -
Page 9: Effects: Serial Or Parallel
EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL? Effects devices are used either in serial or in parallel: “Serial” means that the entire signal is routed through the effects device. Examples: preamps, compressor/limiters, graphic equalizers. “Parallel” means that a portion of the signal is tapped off to the device (usually via a mixer’s aux send), processed and returned (usually via a mixer’s aux return), to be mixed with the origi- nal “dry”... -
Page 10: Utility Out
UTILITY OUT The stereo signal at these TRS jacks is the RING (COLD) same as at the MAIN OUT (HOT) important difference: SLEEVE (SHIELD) After the MAIN MIX Fader TRS BALANCED WIRING sent through the UTILITY OUT LEVEL trol, allowing you to set levels as desired without disturbing the main mix level. -
Page 11: Tape Input
TAPE INPUT Patch the outputs of your intermission en- tertainment here. Any line-level mono or stereo device can be used: tape, CD player, television audio, etc. See BREAK SWITCH information. When connecting a mono device (just one cord), you’ll need a “Y-splitter” RCA adapter. It turns a mono output cord into two cords;... -
Page 12: Channel Strip Features
Phantom power is required to operate most condenser microphones (some condenser microphones are battery-powered). The CFX Series provide +48VDC phantom pow- ering on pins 2 and 3 of the XLR connectors. If you have dynamic, ribbon, or tube mics that do not require phantom power, leave the PHANTOM POWER switch out. -
Page 13: Pre Fader
PRE FADER The aux send rule of thumb: For parallel effects processing, use aux sends in post-fader mode. For stage monitors, use pre-fader mode (see diagram below). With this switch disengaged (up), AUX 1 and 2 receive signals in post-fader mode: post- low cut, post-insert, post-EQ, post-mute, and POST-fader. -
Page 14: Pan
Conversely, if the fader is set way down, your TRIM may be set too high. “U” LIKE UNITY GAIN Mackie mixers have a “U” symbol on almost every level control. This “U” stands for “unity gain,” meaning no change in signal level. -
Page 15: Master Section Features
0 dB actually 0 dB? Right now! At the risk of creating another standard, Mackie’s compact mixers address the need of both crowds by calling things as they are: 0 dBu (0.775V) at the output shows as 0 dB VU on the meters. -
Page 16: Tape Level
CFX 12 MIXER 12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER 3. Slowly turn up the MAIN MIX Fader until feedback just begins to occur. BE CAREFUL! Feedback can occur quickly and become very LOUD, very fast. 4. Cut the appropriate slider until feedback stops. -
Page 17: Aux Master Send
AUX MASTER SEND Aux send signals are derived by each channel’s AUX knob, mixed together, then sent through this AUX MASTER SEND knob. Turned fully up, it provides 15 dB of additional gain, the center “U” mark is unity gain, and fully down is off. -
Page 18: Effects To Monitor
EMAC effects, with their levels already deter- mined by the channels’ EFX 2 (EXT) knob, you’ll typically set this knob near the “U” mark and then leave it alone. EFFECTS TO MONITOR This works just like the channel AUX knobs, but here, the source signal is the EFX 2 RETURN and the EMAC output. -
Page 19: Time/Rate
slowest repeats at 10. DAMPING/DEPTH controls the damping, with the darkest tone at 0 and the brightest tone at 10. Since the delay effect is not stereo, it is not affected by the WIDE switch. DELAY 1: One repeat. Works best for slapback delay used in country and swing gui- tar, and for rockabilly and some country vocals. -
Page 20: General Precautions And Considerations
Doing so might save you from the deprivation of your mixer and the as- sociated suffering. Of all Mackie products returned for service (which is hardly any at all), roughly 50% are coded “CND” — Could Not Duplicate, which usually means the problem lay somewhere other than the mixer. -
Page 21: Repair
Repair Service for the CFX Series mixers is avail- able only at our factory, located in sunny Woodinville, Washington. Service for Mackie mixers living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your mixer needs service, follow these in- structions: 1. -
Page 22: Block Diagram
EFX SEND 2 RETURN 2 SELECT RIGHT TIME/RATE EMAC DAMPING/DEPTH EFX WIDE FOOT SWITCH EFX BYPASS MACKIE DESIGNS CFX SERIES BLOCK DIAGRAM (#62399CJM/DF) 50 dB 66 dB 66 dB 76 dB 71 dB 30 dB 46 dB 46 dB 56 dB... -
Page 23: Contributors And Colophon
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