Mackie SRM450 User's Manual And Warranty Registration

Mackie SRM450 User's Manual And Warranty Registration

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SRM450 ACTIVE

SOUND REINFORCEMENT

SPEAKER USER'S MANUAL
AND WARRANTY REGISTRATION

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  • Page 1: Sound Reinforcement

    SRM450 ACTIVE SOUND REINFORCEMENT SPEAKER USER’S MANUAL AND WARRANTY REGISTRATION...
  • Page 2 10. Object and Liquid Entry — Care should be taken so that L'ENTRETIEN AU PERSONNEL QUALIFIE. objects do not fall into and liquids are not spilled into this Mackie AVIS: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D'INCENDIE OU D'ELECTROCUTION, N'EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE product.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ......... 9 ACCESSORY Plate ........9 Don’t forget to visit our website at www.mackie.com for more information about these and other Mackie products. Part No. 820-158-00 Rev. C 10/2000 ©2000 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    FR Series Power Amplifiers To power these beautiful things, each Thank you for choosing Mackie Designs’ SRM450 includes two of our acclaimed FR active sound reinforcement speakers. Series “Fast Recovery” power amplifiers. Our The SRM450 is an active two-way loud-...
  • Page 5 The Cabinet mised by the resistance of long speaker cables. In addition, all the power from The SRM450 cabinet was designed to be the amplifier is transferred directly to the strongest molded composite cabinet on the drivers with no speaker cable losses.
  • Page 6: Hookup Diagrams

    Left Right Line level Line level Output Output Next Next 1202-VLZPRO Mixer or Preamplifier Thru Thru 1202-VLZPRO Daisy-chaining SRM450s SRM450: STEREO OPERATION WITH A MIXER, AND USING THE THRU JACK...
  • Page 7 Take great care to point any micro- phones away from the SRM450s, otherwise you may get feedback. THRU Output SRM450: USING A MICROPHONE AND THE THRU JACK The SRM450 can be used with a Mackie SRS1500 Subwoofer to create an incredibly powerful system.
  • Page 8: Rear Panel Description

    When this occurs, the built-in amplifiers POWER Switch shut down until the heatsink temperature Switch up to turn the SRM450 on, and cools back down. Then the thermal switch switch down to turn it off. Make sure the resets itself, the THERMAL indicator turns level control is down before you turn it on.
  • Page 9: Contour

    This is used to adjust the signal level, go- line-level signal. ing into the built-in power amplifiers, from THRU Connector Off up to 40 dB of gain. Since the SRM450 incorporates Mackie’s world-class low-noise This is a male XLR-type connector that mic preamp technology, you can connect ei-...
  • Page 10: Connections

    AES shown opposite. (Audio Engineering Society) standards: You can lay the cabinet down on its side and use the SRM450 as a floor monitor. The asymmetrical trapezoidal shape of the cabinet Hot (+) Pin 2 provides a perfect angle for aiming up toward Cold (–)
  • Page 11: Rigging

    (Since sound travels about 1 foot per set the TIMED TURNOFF switch if you millisecond, it takes about 1/10 of a second to want the SRM450 to turn on when there is travel 100 feet). a signal present. It will also turn off after...
  • Page 12: Thermal Considerations

    AC POWER CONSIDERATIONS CONSIDERATIONS The amplifiers inside Be sure the SRM450 is plugged into an the SRM450 are con- outlet that is able to supply the correct volt- vection cooled by a age specified for your model. If the voltage large heatsink.
  • Page 13 A maximum of five SRM450s can be wired improperly! This connected per 15A service. is to protect yourself as This allows each SRM450 to be safely well as your equipment. operated at its maximum level. When turning your system on, turn on Never remove the the SRM450s last.
  • Page 14: Service Information

    If you do find the prob- is at least six inches of free space behind lem, make sure that you the heatsinks. Allow the SRM450 to cool turn down the LEVEL off and it will turn back on. controls and turn off the...
  • Page 15 TV dealers, or based device on the same AC circuit as you can make your own from two TV the SRM450? Use an AC line filter or baluns (standard TV 75/300 ohm plug the SRM450 into a different AC adaptors): circuit.
  • Page 16: Repair

    REPAIR Service for the SRM450 is available only 8. We’ll try to fix the speaker within three from one of our authorized domestic ser- business days. Ask Tech Support for the vice stations or at the factory, located in latest turnaround times when you call sunny Woodinville, Washington.
  • Page 17: Specifications

    Line: +4 dBu (center detent) at any time without notice. Mic: –36 dBu “Mackie,” the “Running Man” figure, and Maximum Input Level “FR Series” are trademarks or registered trademarks Line: +22 dBu of Mackie Designs Inc.
  • Page 18: Block Diagram

    SRM450 BLOCK DIAGRAM...
  • Page 19: Srm450 Limited Warranty

    A. Mackie warrants all materials, workmanship and 3. Make sure that the problem can be dupli- proper operation of this SRM450 for a period of one cated. If you bring your active speaker to an year from the original date of purchase. If you...
  • Page 20 ™ ® Mackie Designs Inc. Mackie Designs Inc. 16220 Wood-Red Rd. NE • Woodinville, WA 98072 • USA US & Canada: 800/898-3211 Europe, Asia, Central & South America: 425/487-4333 Middle East & Africa: 31-20-654-4000 Fax: 425/487-4337 • www.mackie.com E-mail: sales@mackie.com...

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