Hmx-56 Features; Front Panel; Source A-D Level Controls; Effects Return Level Control - Mackie HMX-56 Owner's Manual

HMX-56 Features

Front Panel

All six headphone amplifiers share the same features:
• Four sources plus L/R main input for each channel
• Effects return for each channel
• Individual front panel level controls
• Rear panel phone outputs for each channel
• Balanced inputs

1. SOURCE A-D Level Controls

These controls adjust the source signal levels coming
into the SOURCE INPUT [13] jacks on the rear panel.

2. EFFECTS RETURN Level Control

This control adjusts the effects return signal level
coming into the Left and Right EFFECTS RETURN [12]
jacks on the rear panel.

3. PHONES LEVEL Control

This adjusts the volume for each individual
headphone output [14].
1 2
1
SOURCE SOURCE
A
+15 +15
O O O O
B
+15 +15
O O O O
C
+15 +15
O O O O
D
+15 +15
O O O O
SOURCE SOURCE
+15 +15
O O O O
EFFECTS EFFECTS
RETURN RETURN
PHONES PHONES
MAX MAX
O O O O
LEVEL LEVEL
8
HMX-56
3 4
2 3 4
SOURCE SOURCE SOURCE
A A A
+15 +15
O O O O O O
B B B
+15 +15
O O O O O O
C C C
+15 +15
O O O O O O
D D D
+15 +15
O O O O O O
SOURCE SOURCE SOURCE
+15 +15
O O O O O O
EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS
RETURN RETURN RETURN
PHONES PHONES PHONES
MAX MAX
O O O O O O
LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL

4. EFFECTS SEND A-D

These controls adjust the signal level being sent to
the EFFECTS SEND [11] jack on the rear panel for
each source input.

5. L/R MIX EFFECTS SEND

This adjusts the Left and Right MAIN INPUT [10] signal
level being sent to the EFFECTS SEND [11] jack on the
rear panel. The left and right main mix signals are summed
together and sent to the mono effects send output.

6. POWER LED

This lights up when the HMX-56 power switch [9] is
turned on.

7. INSTRUMENT LABELS

Your HMX-56 came with a set of nine magnetic
labels that you can place adjacent to the SOURCE level
controls to indicate which instruments are connected to
the SOURCE INPUTS [13].
5 6
5 6
EFFECTS
SOURCE SEND
A A A
+15 +15 +15
O O O O
B B B
+15 +15 +15
O O O O
C C C
+15 +15 +15
O O O O
D D D
+15 +15 +15
O O O O
SOURCE SOURCE
SEND
+15 +15 +15
O O O O
EFFECTS L/R MIX
RETURN EFFECTS SEND
PHONES
POWER
MAX MAX
O O
LEVEL
HMX-56
5 X 6 HEADPHONE MATRIX
MIXER/AMPLIFIER
INSTRUMENT LABELS
MAGNETS WITH INSTRUMENT NAMES
LABEL EACH CHANNEL.
THEY CAN BE STUCK TO THE BOTTOM
WHEN NOT IN USE.
BASS
LEAD
VOCALS
LEAD
GUITAR
RHYTHM
GUITAR
HORNS
BKGND
VOCALS
KEYBOARDS
PERCUSSION
DRUMS