Introduction; How To Use This Manual; Things To Remember; Getting Started - Mackie REACH Owner's Manual

Introduction

Reach is the ultimate all-in-one professional PA
™
system. The advanced ARC
array technology delivers clear, high-fidelity sound to
your entire audience, and with the EarShot
monitoring system, Reach
flexible built-in stage monitoring solution as well.
Plus, with wireless streaming and control over
the built-in 6-channel digital mixer via the Mackie
Connect app for iOS and Android devices, you get
™
wireless freedom to control everything from levels
and EQ to sound-enhancing tools like a feedback
destroyer for amazing sound in any situation.

How to Use This Manual:

After this introduction, a getting started guide will
help you get things set up fast. The hookup diagrams
show some typical setups, while the remaining sections
provide details of Reach.
This icon marks information that is critically
important or unique to Reach. For your own
good, read and remember them.
This icon draws attention to certain features
and functions relating to the usage of Reach.

Things to Remember:

• Never listen to loud music for prolonged periods.
Please see the Safety Instructions on page 2 for
information on hearing protection.
• As a general guide, Reach should be turned
on last, after any mixer or other signal source.
As such, it should also be turned off first.
This will reduce the possibility of any turn-on
or turn-off thumps and other noises generated
by any upstream equipment from coming out
of the speakers.
• Save the shipping box and packing materials!
You may need them someday. Besides, the cats
will love playing in them and jumping out at you
unexpectedly. Remember to pretend like you are
surprised!
• Save your sales receipt in a safe place.
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Getting Started

The following steps will help you set up Reach
quickly.
These startup instructions are intended for
the hardware only. Once proven that Reach
performs as desired, then pair it with a smart
device and control it via the Mackie Connect
app (as detailed on page 11).
1. Make all initial connections with the power switch
OFF.
2. Plug signal sources into Reach, such as:
• Microphones plugged into the mic inputs.
• Instrument level sources, such as acoustic
guitars w/ active pickups into the instrument
inputs
• Line-level sources such as keyboards, drum
machines, or MP3 players plugged into the
line-level inputs.
• Smart device paired and connected via
Bluetooth.
3. Push the line cord securely into the IEC connector
and plug the other end into a grounded AC outlet.
4. Turn Reach on.
5. Be sure that the volume of the input is the same
as it would be during normal use by selecting the
input channel on the rear panel and turning the
encoder to the right.
6. Slowly bring up the main output level to a
comfortable listening level by selecting the main
output on the rear panel and slowly turning the
encoder to the right.
7. Read the rest of this manual and the Mackie
Connect app manual for more details!
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