Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ProFX12 del fabbricante Mackie
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ProFX8 and ProFX12 OWNER’S MANUAL Pr ofessional Mic/Line Mixers with FX and USB I/O MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT USB (BALANCED) 8K 4K 2K 1K 500 250 125 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 TA P E .
2 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and Pr oFX12 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings.
3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Part No. SW0713 Rev . A ©2008 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved, No electrons were harmed during the production of this PDF . 2. For mono channels, adjust the gain control so the level set LED just comes on occasionally during the loudest parts of your performance.
4 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie professional ProFX mixer . It is equipped with our rather lovely microphone preamps, an internal FX processor , and a USB port for playing and recording 2 channels of audio using a com- puter .
5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Contents Need help with your ne w mixer? • Visit www .mackie.com and click Support to fi nd: F AQs (Fr equently Asked Questions), manuals, addendums, and user forums.
6 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Band System ProFX12 MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT USB (BALANCED) DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2008 • "MACKIE" AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual House of W or ship System ProFX12 MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT USB (BALANCED) DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2008 • "MACKIE" AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
8 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 DJ System ProFX8 MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT USB (BALANCED) POWER ON DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2008 • "MACKIE" AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Karaok e System ProFX8 MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT USB (BALANCED) POWER ON DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2008 • "MACKIE" AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
10 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Home Studio System ProFX8 MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT USB (BALANCED) POWER ON DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2008 • "MACKIE" AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Podcast System ProFX8 MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT USB (BALANCED) POWER ON DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2008 • "MACKIE" AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
12 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Rear Panel Features 1. POWER CONNECTION This is a standard 3-prong IEC AC power connector . Securely connect the supplied detachable linecord in here, and plug the other end into an AC outlet. The mixer has a universal power supply that can accept any AC voltage ranging from 100 V AC to 240 V AC.
13 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Front Panel Features Connection Section This is where you plug things in: microphones, line- level instruments and effects, headphones, and the ultimate destination for your sound: P A system, stage monitors, effects processors, CD player/recorder , etc.
14 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 The insert point is after the gain control [20], level set LED [21], and low cut switch [22], but before the channel EQ [23-25] and fader [31]. The channel signal can go out of the insert jack to an external device, be processed (or whatever) and come back in on the same insert jack.
15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 13. MON SEND Stage monitors allow the talented musicians in your band to hear themselves clearly on stage, and this can often be a good thing. The monitor mix can be care- fully adjusted in level using the aux mon controls [26].
16 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 18. T APE INPUT These stereo unbalanced RCA inputs ar e designed to work with semipro as well as pro player/recorders. Y ou can also connect any standard source with an unbal- anced line-level output, such as a CD or DVD player , iPod dock, and so on.
17 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Channel Controls The vertical channel strips look very similar , with only a few differences between them. Each channel works independently , and just controls the signals plugged into the inputs directly above it.
18 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 For hybrid channels (mic input and stereo line input), the gain control just affects the microphone input. For stereo channels (no mic input) the gain control just affects the line-level inputs, with 20 dB of gain, and 20 dB of attenuation.
19 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Another way to consider low cut’s function is that it actually adds fl exibility during live performances. With the addition of low cut, you can safely use low EQ on vocals. Many times, bass shelving EQ can really ben- efi t voices.
20 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 27. AUX FX These knobs tap a portion of each channel's signal to set up a nice FX mix feeding the internal FX processor , and to feed external processors via the FX output [14]. The aux FX feed from hybrid and stereo channels is a mono sum of the left and right sides of these channels.
21 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Master Controls 32. PHANTOM POWER SWITCH If your microphones need phantom power , press in this switch to add phantom power to all the XLR mi- crophone inputs of the mixer . This lets the mixer send low-current DC voltage to the mic’ s electronics through the same wires that carry audio.
22 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 35. BREAK SWITCH This important "take-a-break" switch quickly mutes all the microphones and line-level inputs when the band is between sets. This will prevent protestors or rogue karaoke singers from storming the stage at the interval.
23 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 41. USB THRU In addition to a mix of the other channels, the USB output to your computer can contain any input from your computer , if this switch is down. (This switch only affects the output to your computer , not the headphones or main mix.
24 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Stereo Effects Processor The Mackie Running-Man 32-bit internal effects pro- cessor is a mono-in, stereo-out effects processor , with 16 presets. It is fed by adjusting the aux FX control [27] on each channel.
25 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual No. T itle Description Example of its use 1 BRIGHT ROOM This room has a bright tone with lots of scattered refl ections to simulate harder , more refl ective surfaces. Useful on vocals that require a brighter re- verb to cut through the mix, or for giving acoustic instruments a livelier vibe.
26 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Appendix A: Ser vice Information If you think your ProFX mixer has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confi rm the problem. Visit the support section of our website (www .
27 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual “XLR” Connectors Mackie mixers use 3-pin female “XLR” connectors on all microphone inputs, with pin 1 wired to the grounded (earthed) shield, pin 2 wired.
28 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Mackie Ster eo Inputs and Returns: Mono, Ster eo, Whate ver Stereo line inputs and ster eo returns are a fi ne example of the Mackie philosophy (which we just made up) of Maximum Flexibility with Minimum Headache.
29 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix C: T echnical Information Specifi cations Noise 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 150 Ohm Source Impedance Equivalent Input Noise (Mic in to Insert Send out, max gain).
30 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Dimensions Meters Main L/R Mix T wo columns of 12 segments each: OL (+20 dBu), +15, +10, +6, +3, 0 (0 dBu), -2, -4, -7, -10, -20, and -30 7 Band Graphic EQ Frequency Centers 125, 250, 500, 1k, 2k, 4k, 8k Gain ±15 dB Assignable to Main or Monitor Bypassable USB Format USB 1.
31 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Block Diagram L R Main Phones Level Main Fader Insert HPF Fader Pan Left Right FX level Phones L sum R sum Mon (pre) Mon (pre) 3-Band EQ FX (post) FX (post) Internal FX L R Stereo Return L R Main Fader 100 Hz NOTE: Switches are shown in the default (out) position.
32 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 Appendix D: USB interface Syst em Requir ements These are the minimum r equirements for your com- puter system to use the mixer's USB interface. For the PC: • Windows XP (service pack 2) • Pentium 4 or Athlon XP processor • 256 MB RAM For the Mac: • OS X (10.
33 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Monitoring When recording to computer softwar e with a ProFX mixer , use direct hardwar e monitoring: • Listen to the track you are r ecording directly off of your mixer , while also listening to previously- recorded tracks on your DA W softwar e, as they are fed back into the mixer .
34 ProFX8 and Pr oFX12 Pr oFX8 and ProFX12 In T racktion, to disable input monitoring for the track you are r ecording onto, select the input to the track (it will be highlighted in red) and disable the end-to-end function.
35 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual ProFX8 and ProFX12 Limited W arranty A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of one year from the original date of purchase. Y ou may purchase an additional 24-month Extended W arranty (for a total of 36 months of coverage).
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Mackie ProFX12 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Mackie ProFX12 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Mackie ProFX12 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Mackie ProFX12 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Mackie ProFX12, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Mackie ProFX12.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Mackie ProFX12. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Mackie ProFX12 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
