+15 U R +15 OO +15 U U +10 +15 U U R +15 OO INSERT LINE MIC 2 LINE MIC 1 2 INPUT LEVEL SET PAN LOW 80Hz MID 2.5kHz HI 12kHz EFX +20dB U HI 2 MON VOLUME CH. LOW NORMAL L -15 -12 +12 U -15 OO OO INSERT 1 INPUT LEVEL SET PAN LOW 80Hz MID 2.5kHz HI 12kHz EFX +20dB U HI 1 MON VOLUME CH.
CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES INTERIEURES PAR L'USAGER. CONFIER L'ENTRETIEN AU PERSONNEL QUALIFIE.
Lend Me Your Ears Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably in susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a period of time. The U.S. Government’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has specified the permissible noise level exposures shown in this chart. Duration Per Day In Hours 8 6 4 3 2 1.5 1 0.5 0.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a Mackie Designs PPM Series™ Powered Mixer! These powerful, compact mixers are designed to meet the needs of almost any small to medium-sized club/meeting room/sanctuary/outdoor gathering.
CONTENTS Lend Me Your Ears ......................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ............................................ 4 READ THIS PAGE! .......................................... 6 QUICK START .......................................... 6 APPLICATION DIAGRAMS .......................... 7 FEATURES AND CONTROLS ........................... 14 Channel Strip Description ........................ 14 INPUT LEVEL SET ............................. 14 VOLUME ........................................ 14 PAN ..
READ THIS PAGE! QUICK START We know you can’t wait to get your new mixer set up and working. Who has time to read the manual? But please, take a moment to read through this section at least to get the bare essentials. The Mackie Designs powered mixers are designed to set up and operate quickly and easily. Just follow these simple directions. Setup Place the powered mixer in a position where it is easy to reach the controls.
This is how to power the Main Front of House (FOH) speakers and the monitor speakers with the built-in amplifiers. Note: Since each amplifier is driving two speakers in parallel, each speaker must be 4 ohms or greater. 408M — Small Club Gig using a Mono PA System Monitor Speaker From MONITOR SPEAKER OUT From MAIN SPEAKER OUT FOH Speaker +15 U 1 +15 U U +15 U +10 U OO +20dB U HI +15 OO LINE MIC 2 LINE MIC 1 Vocal Mics INSERT 2 INPUT LEVEL SET LOW 80Hz MID 2.
This is a typical setup using both built-in amplifiers for the main Front of House (FOH) speakers and an external amplifier for the monitor speakers. Note: If you have a 406M, 408M, or 808M, there is no stereo output because these are mono versions. The Main Mix bus is routed to both internal amplifiers in these models. From LEFT SPEAKER OUT Left FOH Speaker +15 U R +15 OO U +15 U U +10 +15 U R +15 OO LINE MIC 2 LINE MIC 1 Vocal Mics INSERT 2 INPUT LEVEL SET PAN LOW 80Hz MID 2.
808M — Large Club or Auditorium using a Mono PA System 9 From POWER AMP 1 SPEAKER OUT This system uses the higher powered 808M (600W per side) with two speakers per side to provide more power and coverage for a larger club, hall, or auditorium, and an external amplifier for the monitor speakers. It also demonstrates how to connect a serial processor to the channel INSERT jack, an external (parallel) processor using the EFFECTS SEND and RETURN jacks, and a cassette deck to the TAPE IN and OUT jacks.
This shows how to connect an auxiliary FOH amplifier, which allows you to add additional speakers to your PA system and increase the overall power. Note: If you have a 406M, 408M, or 808M, there is no stereo output because these are mono versions. The Main Mix bus is routed to both internal amplifiers and there is just one MIXER LINE OUT in these models.
From LEFT SPEAKER OUT +15 U R +15 OO U +15 U U +10 +15 U R +15 OO INSERT LINE MIC 2 LINE MIC 1 2 INPUT LEVEL SET PAN LOW 80Hz MID 2.5kHz HI 12kHz EFX +20dB U HI 2 MON VOLUME CH. LOW NORMAL L -15 -12 +12 U -15 OO OO INSERT 1 INPUT LEVEL SET PAN LOW 80Hz MID 2.5kHz HI 12kHz EFX +20dB U HI 1 MON VOLUME CH.
Left FOH Speakers From LEFT SPEAKER OUT R +15 OO OO U +15 U U +10 +15 U R +15 OO OO U +15 U U +10 +15 U R +15 OO LINE 808S with External Mixer using PPM Amplifiers Vocal Mics MIC 3 LINE MIC 2 LINE MIC 1 INSERT 3 INPUT LEVEL SET PAN LOW 80Hz MID 2.5kHz HI 12kHz +20dB U HI 3 EFX MON VOLUME CH. LOW NORMAL L -15 -12 +12 U -15 OO INSERT 2 INPUT LEVEL SET PAN LOW 80Hz MID 2.5kHz HI 12kHz +20dB U HI 2 EFX MON VOLUME CH.
External Warm-up Band’s Mixer using 808S Amplifiers 13 Note: Since each amplifier is driving two speakers in parallel, each speaker must be 4 ohms or greater. This shows how to connect another mixer’s output to the PPM Series POWER AMP IN connectors. You might use this to patch a warm-up band’s mixer into the PPM Series so they can use the PPM amplifiers and PA speakers without having to set up a separate PA system or change the PPM mixer settings.
1 U MON OO INPUT LEVEL SET +10 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz -12 +12 U LOW 80Hz -15 Channel Strip Description +15 U EFX OO FEATURES AND CONTROLS If you haven’t done so already, please read the “Level-Setting” procedure on page 6. The INPUT LEVEL SET control adjusts the input sensitivity of the mic and line inputs (on channels 7 & 8 it affects only the mic input). This allows signals from the outside world to be adjusted to optimal internal operating levels.
EFX Send This taps the channel’s signal out to either the internal EMAC Digital Stereo Effects Processor or to an external device via the EFFECTS SEND jack for parallel effects processing. Each channel’s effects send signal is controlled by the channel’s EFX knob, and the overall effects send level is controlled by the EFX DRIVE LEVEL knob (located in the EMAC section).
EFX WIDE Depending on the effect selected, this switch adds more width or depth to the effect. Note that it doesn’t work with the DELAY and PHASER effects because they are monophonic. CUSTOM 32-BIT PRECISION DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSING NORMAL 0 12 EFX DRIVE LEVEL EFX CLIP EFX BYPASS EFX WIDE DELAY 1 DELAY 2 DELAY 3 DELAY 4 CHORUS FLANGE PHASER SPRING REVERSE GATED CATHEDRAL LG. HALL MD. HALL LG. PLATE MD. PLATE SM.
Delays There are four delays available. Delay 1 has one repeat after the original note. Delay 2 has two repeats, Delay 3 has three, and Delay 4 has four. The TIME/RATE PARAMETER controls the time between repeats, with the fastest repeats at the 0 position and the slowest repeats at 10. The DAMPING/DEPTH PARAMETER controls the damping, with the darkest tone at 0 and the brightest tone at 10. For an analog tape delay sound, use a darker setting so that each subsequent repeat is darker than the prior one.
TIME/RATE PARAMETER MAIN EQUALIZER If you have a reverb effect selected, this control adjusts how long the reverberation lasts, with 0 being a short reverb time and 10 being the longest. If you have a delay effect selected, this adjusts the amount of time between the original signal and the delayed signal, with 0 being a short delay time and 10 being the longest delay time. If you have a chorus, flange, or phaser effect selected, this control adjusts the rate or speed of the modulation of the effect.
EFX TO MON Use this control to add the EMAC internal effects (or external effects, if connected) to the monitor mix. The effects signal is added to the monitor signal path just prior to the RUMBLE REDUCTION switch and the MONITOR MASTER control. The EFX TO MON control ranges from off through unity (the center detent position) on up to +10 dB of extra gain. signal level at the MONITOR LINE OUT and the MIXER LINE OUT .
not hurt most dynamic mics. Check the microphone’s user manual if you’re not sure. Caution: Turn all output levels down before operating this switch to avoid the possibility of a “pop” in your speakers. Connecting a line-level input to an XLR input connector with the phantom power switched on could damage the output of the source device. We recommend using the 1/4" jacks for line-level inputs.
The TAPE IN LEVEL control ranges from off through unity (the center detent position) on up to +15 dB of extra gain. Note that this control only affects the TAPE IN level and not the TAPE OUT level (there is no tape out level control). The TAPE OUT level is pre-fader (actually pre-Master in this case) and is not affected by the MAIN MASTER control. POWER switch The POWER switch is located on the rear panel of the mixer, near the linecord socket.
SLEEVE SLEEVE TIP TIP TIP (HOT) SLEEVE (SHIELD) Unbalanced 1/4" TS Plug Unbalanced TS (tip-sleeve) lines can be accommodated via the TRS jack. Make sure the cord terminates with a TS plug (like a guitar plug), or if it’s a TRS plug (like a headphone plug), make sure the ring is tied to the shield, preferably at the source. You can connect an input signal to both the MIC input and the LINE input. The signals are summed together prior to the INPUT LEVEL SET control so they are both affected by it.
EFFECTS SEND and RETURN Serial effects device: The EFFECTS SEND jack is wired the same as the channel INSERT jacks, so you can use it to insert a processor in series with the EMAC effects. Refer to the “Channel Inserts” section to see how to make this connection. Parallel effects device: Plug a TS plug halfway into the EFFECTS SEND jack (to the first click). This allows you to use the EFFECTS SEND jack as a direct out without affecting the signal going to the EMAC.
When a 1/4" plug is inserted in the POWER AMP IN jacks, the internal connection between the mixer section and the amplifier section is cut. This completely separates the mixer from the amplifiers, and it allows you to connect an external equalizer, compressor or effects processor in-line between them as shown. With a plug inserted in the POWER AMP IN jacks, the amplifiers will only play the external signals plugged into them.
The TAPE IN signal is routed to the mixer bus just after the RUMBLE REDUCTION switch and just before the TAPE IN LEVEL control, MAIN MASTER control, and MAIN EQUALIZER. The TAPE OUT signal is tapped just after the RUMBLE REDUCTION switch, and before the MAIN MASTER control and MAIN EQUALIZER. Caution: When using the TAPE OUT connectors for recording, don’t connect the output of the tape deck to the TAPE IN connectors.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS Thermal Considerations The PPM Series Powered Mixers contain two powerful built-in amplifiers. All amplifiers produce heat, and the more power it produces, the more heat is produced. It is important to dissipate the heat away from an amplifier as quickly as possible. This results in increased reliability and longevity for the amplifier. That’s what the massive die-cast aluminum heatsink on the rear panel is for.
APPENDIX A: Service Info Warranty Service If you think your powered mixer has a problem, please do everything you can to confirm it before calling for service, including reading through the following Troubleshooting section. Of all Mackie products returned for service (which is hardly any at all), many are coded “CND” — Could Not Duplicate, which usually means the problem lay somewhere else in the system.
The bass frequencies diminish when standing center, but get louder as you approach one side! • Check the polarity of the speaker cable connections. You may have your positive and negative connections reversed at one end of one speaker cable. As soon as the music gets loud, the mixer shuts down! • Check the LEVEL meters. Be sure that the CLIP LED is not lighting up frequently or continuously. • Make sure there is room behind the powered mixer to provide sufficient ventilation to the heatsink.
6. Write the RA number in BIG PRINT on top of the box. 7. Ship the powered mixer to us. We suggest insurance for all forms of cartage. Ship to this address: Mackie Designs SERVICE DEPARTMENT 16140 Wood-Red Rd. NE, Ste. 5 Woodinville, WA 98072 8. We’ll try to fix the mixer within three business days. Ask Tech Support for current turn-around times when you call for your RA number. We normally send everything back prepaid using UPS Orange (three-day air).
TS phone plug. The balanced-to-unbalanced connection has been anticipated in the wiring of Mackie jacks. A 1/4" TS plug inserted into a 1/4" TRS balanced input, for example, automatically unbalances the input and makes all the right connections. Conversely, a 1/4" TRS plug inserted into a 1/4" unbalanced input automatically ties the ring (low or cold) to ground (earth). Grounding Grounding exists in your audio system for two reasons: product safety and noise reduction.
APPENDIX C: Technical Info Specifications PPM Series Powered Mixers 406M, 408M, 408S, 808M, 808S Mixer Section Frequency Response Mic Input to Main Mixer Output (Trim at 0 dB): +0, –1 dB, 32Hz to 20kHz +0, –3 dB, 16Hz to 80kHz Mic Input to Power Amp Output @ rated power output: +0, –1 dB, 32Hz to 20kHz +0, –3 dB, 16Hz to 55kHz Distortion THD and SMPTE IMD; 20Hz to 20kHz Mic Input to Main Mixer Output: < 0.005% @ +4 dBu output Mic Input to Power Amp Output: < 0.
Power Amplifier Section Maximum Power at 1% THD, midband, both channels driven 250 watts per channel into 2Ω 200 watts per channel into 4Ω 125 watts per channel into 8Ω > 40V/µs > 50V/µs 8(±jx) time independent at 8Ω 4(1±jx) time dependent at 4Ω High Frequency Overload and Latching: No latch up at any frequency or level.
STEREO CH 7-8 RIGHT LEFT/ MONO MIC/LINE CH 1-6 MID HI EFX LEVEL Off to +12dB EFX WIDE DAMPING/DEPTH TIME/RATE MID HI EFX BYPASS EMAC DSP EFX CLIP Off to +20dB EFX FOOT SWITCH EFX RETURN R EFX RETURN L Off to +20dB MONITOR 3-BAND EQ +/- 15db 80 2K5 12K LO EFX PAN Off to +10dB EFX TAPE IN LEVEL 75Hz HPF RUMBLE FILTER 75Hz HPF RUMBLE FILTER 75Hz HPF MONITOR LEVEL TAPE OUT R MAIN MASTER LEVEL Off to +12dB 9-BAND EQ 9-BAND EQ +/- 15dB 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K 63 125
MIC/LINE CH 1-6 TRIM (#21202CJM/DF/SE) TRIM Off to +12dB INSERT EFX WIDE DAMPING/DEPTH TIME/RATE EFX SEND (INPUT LEVEL SET) 0 to 40dB EFX LEVEL RIGHT LEFT/ MONO -20dB (INPUT LEVEL SET) 0 to 40dB HI EFX CLIP EFX BYPASS EMAC DSP MID HI Off to +20dB EFX FOOT SWITCH EFX RET R EFX RETURN EFX RET L Off to +20dB MONITOR 80 2K5 12K LO +/- 15db VOLUME Off to +20dB VOLUME 3-BAND EQ Off to +20dB MONITOR 3-BAND EQ 80 2K5 12K MID +/- 15dB LO Off to +10dB EFX TO MONITOR Off
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