Mackie 16X2 User's Manual
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1. gt QO 000 e m00 O00 gt O O00 g sa SS ee J ACKS TO BACK Note Dimensional drawings are shown with optional XLR10 and RotoPod assembly MACKIE DESIGNS INC 16220 WOOD RED RD N E WOODINVILLE eWA USA ePHONE TOLLFREE 800 258 6883 FAX 425 487 4337 OUTSIDE THE U S PHONE 425 487 4333 Mackie Designs Inc is engaged in a continuous program of product evaluation and improvement and reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without rights reserved Mackie is a registered trademark of Mackie Designs Inc2. OO000 O O O o OO000 0000 O 000 000 0 O 00 0 d0 0gO O 000 00 0gO O OOOO 0 0gO O 000 00 O90 O 000 000 0 O 000 00 0 0 O 000 00 O90 O 000 00 0 0 O 000 00 O O O O00000 OgO O 0000000 lo O 0000000 lo O 0000000 lo O 000 00 0 0 o a n0 an Gnana 0O O G G O O G G GO E Max Output 28 dBu main output bal 22 dBu all outputs unbal Dynamic Range 108dB Max Gain Mic 50 dB Lines 1 6 40 dB Lines 7 16 25 dB Mic in to balanced line out 86dB Mic in to unbalanced line out 80dB Channel faders 1 16 20 dB AUX retum 20 dB L R master 10 dB Headphone Impedance 20 2000 ohms Equalization Hi Shelving 15 dB 12kHz Mid Peaking 12dB 2 5kHz Lo Shelving 15 dB 80Hz Weight 18 Ibs Power consumption 35 watts 15 bottomrack space allons gap at top for cables 1g6 m Note RotoPod rack rail places mier flush with ROTOPOD jacks on control plane alii i craw heads aon oe ob oe ea a O O OO d O wO A OD DOD O Emr O O G G O OGO G O o So B DO OGA ae G GO O GOGO S E o
3. ALT 3 4 LEFT ALT 3 4 RIGHT SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT BON working S N and 108dB dynamic range In the field this translates into two times more headroom than old style mixers where it counts in the critical mix amp stage Instead of afterthought XLRs stuck on the back we provide real phantom pow ered mic inputs with discrete balanced micro phone preamps as good as large consoles Four conju gate pair transistors with large emitter geometry re duce distortion at all levels while delivering extremely low noise our published spec of 129 5dBm 150 ohms is real and verifiable and ultra wide 10Hz 300kHz bandwidth A WEALTH OF INNOVATIVE FEATURES Constant power pan pots maintain consistent acoustic power while panning center to side In place stereo solo maintains stereo perspective when the user solos a chan nel and the same button provides individual channel metering An additional ALT 3 4 Bus provides an extra stereo output mix for broad cast or recording AUX sends provide an extra 15cB of gain above unity to maximize effects at low volume levels allowing you to monitor selected channels without having to give up send capa bilities on other channels Equalization is at 80Hz 2 5kHz and 12kKHz points that prove to be more musi cally useful than those used by most compact mixers The ultimate proof that the CR 1604 stands above other compact mixers Is the sheer number that are being
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5. 7 1 95 n 1604 16x2 RACK MOUNT MIC LINE MIXER THE BEST PRICE TO PERFORMANCE RATIO EVER Our CR 1604 16 channel mic line mixer has proven itself to be rugged versatile and quiet in a wide range of applications It is cur rently in use in high Quality church school and commercial installa tions broadcasting studios video post suites and large recording studios The CR 1604 s durability has also made it a favorite of touring systems and rental houses A COMPLETE EXPANDABLE SYSTEM l While the CR 1604 s overall sound a lt Jota specifications and features are in themselves outstand Ing itis also unique because it s part of a sixccom ponent system The CR 1604 may be physically configured in a vanety of ways Ten extra mic inputs can be added Up to three CR 1604s can be combined with no loss of inputs and full use of combined head phone and AUX outputs And it can be automated with full fader and muting of all inputs four AUX retums ALT 3 4 bus and main outputs No other compact mixer on the market offers this range of problem solving possibilities Our imitators are also hard pressed to match Mackie s proven track record of reliability and product support DURABILITY NOT CALLBACKS The 1604 is a built like a tank professional tool designed for non stop 24 hour a day professional duty In church school and business sound systems In TV and radio stat
6. Installed every day Join the growing roster of system designers and contractors who are specifying the CR 1604 on the basis of its features sound and above all its undispu table rock solid reliability SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 1dB Distortion less than 0 025 20Hz 20kHz Noise Mic E l N 129 5 dBm 150 ohm source 131 2 dBv 150 ohm source 131 5 dBm input shorted 133 7 dBv input shorted Main output noise 90 dBu Working S N ratio 90 dBu ref 4 dBu o O00 Q O20 O 1 00000070 gt qn O COOGOO ogo qn OO 0_d 0 OGO gt qn O O O_O 0 OGO gt ggo O O OpO O OO gt ggo O OO OpO O 0go e ggo O OO O_O O OgO gt go O O OpO O 0 0 gt yg O00000 gt gt gg O OO OpO O 0gO e gn O CO O_O O 0go gt go OO O_O O 0gO gt gp O OO O_O O OGO gt 49 OO O_O 0 OFO gt qn O OO OpgO O OO o O Q O O o o D rackspaces B T J ACKS TO TOP 90090000900909 K O er E E E S E E E OOOO OOOO 0000000 OO eoocccos 0000000 oo0o0o0000000000000 0 0O00 O
7. NPUTS ONLY ON CHANELS 7 5 FOR MIC INPUTS USE XR D EXPANDER MODULE AUXRETURNS 14 CHANNELS 16 GAIN TRIM POWER MIC GAIN DcB to 50dcB LINE GAIN UNITY TO 40dB DISCRETE MIC AMP GAIN i aay OFF TO 20cB GAIN And the mixer also has exceptional protection from RF interference Other compact mixers use plastic washers to secure 1 4 jacks to the chassis Grounding is done intemally to a circuit board trace This means that RF can enter the mixer and propagate throughout the circuitry The CR 1604 uses metal lockwashers to make electrical contact be tween jack and outer chassis Internally a shunt ing capacitor is placed across the inputs routing RF back through the metal chassis where it is dissi pated before it can propagate via CR 1604 circuit boards You can lit erally operate a 1604 under a transmitter tower without RF interference No Mackie clone can make that claim SOUNDS SO GOOD IT S USED TO MIX COMPACT DISCS In terms of specs and features it s quite under Standable why the CR 1604 has redefined small mixers It put an end to the dassic trade off of low noise OR high headroom but not both In fact numerous A Radio World magazine reviewer did just that See the March 25th 1992 issue for the full story CHANNEL ACCESS 3 BAND EQUALIZER 80 2 5K DPK PRE MONITOR SIGNAL RING IN FIRST CLUCK SAOSW DIRECT OUT NOSIGNAL INTER
8. UPTION TIP OUT CHANNEL FADER J F TO 20dB GAIN ALT 3 4 LEFT RIGHT MAIN ALT 3 4 RIGHT Youre a AUXAMP AUX1 AUX 2 ATIV AUX 1MONITOR 7 1 95 lah A e QQQHOHCCee 000 6 6 6606 6 CR 1604 is also regularly een 1 ILOCOS 0000 0 0 0006 used for TV scoring The 8000000000000002 Simpsons Night Shade sae ICRC CH CHCHECHEC Beverly Hills 90210 and O G G G G ili mh pae z ASE ae a z J 336 HO J nN eee l OhOlG 6 FR loe _ Rz SA pz i HIN HIN many others and live TV _ 0 9 Q 0 O 0 O Q elo a0 show music mixing Arsenio Or OOOO OOO OOO OOOO Hall Tonight Show and olola halo aloa o Alo AoAo Saturday Night Live Lucas 20220 A E e a E Film s Skywalker Ranch uses ES 9 919 O OG ETEA over twenty of them on a 9191919191001999 QB OQ g 2 2 Q g daily basis As does a very 2 2 2 2 Q 2 QQQ QQQ QQQ Q famous theme park 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 Q QI fe zs 2s zz fo zz One explanation is the CR 1604 s specifications Real world specs that we in vite you to confirm on your test bench You ll find that the CR 1604 delivers 90dB continued on back page ze SH H 2
9. ions and post editing suites Any job where nothing must ever go wrong This isn t just a hollow claim It s backed up by how we ve built this mixer For example the CR 1604 uses sealed con trols rather than open frame second generation lo iM Ee RELATED PRODUCTS XLR10 MIC EXTENDER MIXER MIXER CORDPACK REMOTE FADER ROTOPOD MORE INFORMATION CR 1604 ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS SPECIFICATIONS IN YOUR FACE ALL PRODUCT BROCHURE FEATURES m 7 AUX sends per channel via 4 knobs E 4 stereo 8 mono AUX retums 6 studio quality mic preamps with 129 5dBm E N Bal unbal main outputs 3 band EQ at musical points Stereo in place solo Constant power pan pots Individual channel signal metering via solo function UnityPlus gain structure Altemate 3 4 bus Built in power supply BNC lamp connector amp intemal power supply Steel main chassis Gold plated intemal interconnects H 3 Year Limited Warranty CR 1601 potentiometers that event ually deteriorate from airoome contamination The mixer has a steel chassis rugged double sided through hole plated fiber glass circuit boards built in power supply instead of a wall wart BNC lamp power connector even par allel wired dual faders for two times redundancy The CR 1604 s inputs and outputs are protected against power surges static dis charges and even impedance mismatches NOTE LINE I
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