ENTRETIEN DE PIECES INTERIEURES PAR L'USAGER. CONFIER
L'ENTRETIEN AU PERSONNEL QUALIFIE.
AVIS: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D'INCENDIE OU
D'ELECTROCUTION, N'EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure, that may be
of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
Le symbole éclair avec point de flèche à l'intérieur d'un triangle
équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter l'utilisateur de la présence à
l'intérieur du coffret de "voltage dangereux" non isolé d'ampleur
suffisante pour constituer un risque d'éléctrocution.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
Le point d'exclamation à l'intérieur d'un triangle équilatéral est
employé pour alerter les utilisateurs de la présence d'instructions
importantes pour le fonctionnement et l'entretien (service) dans le
livret d'instruction accompagnant l'appareil.
DO NOT OPEN
CHOC
NE PAS OUVRIR
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)
A LA PLUIE OU A L'HUMIDITE
SHOCK
ELECTRIQUE
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operation instructions should be
read before this Mackie product is operated.
2. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should be kept
for future reference.
3. Heed Warnings — All warnings on this Mackie product and in these operating
instructions should be followed.
4. Follow Instructions — All operating and other instructions should be
followed.
5. Water and Moisture — This Mackie product should not be used near water
– for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet
basement, near a swimming pool, swamp or salivating St. Bernard dog, etc.
6. Cleaning — Clean only with a dry cloth.
7. Ventilation — This Mackie product should be situated so that its
location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For
example, the Component should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or
similar surface that may block any ventilation openings, or placed in a
built-in installation such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the
flow of air through ventilation openings.
8. Heat — This Mackie product should be situated away from heat sources
such as radiators, or other devices which produce heat.
9. Power Sources — This Mackie product should be connected to a power
supply only of the type described in these operation instructions or as marked
on this Mackie product.
10 . Power Cord Protection — Power supply cords should be routed so that
they are not likely to be walked upon or pinched by items placed upon or
against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit this Mackie product.
11 . Object and Liquid Entry — Care should be taken so that objects do not
fall on, and liquids are not spilled into, this Mackie product.
12 . Damage Requiring Service — This Mackie product should be serviced
only by qualified service personnel when:
A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has spilled into this Mackie product; or
C. This Mackie product has been exposed to rain; or
D. This Mackie product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits
a marked change in performance; or
E. This Mackie product has been dropped, or its chassis damaged.
13 . Servicing — The user should not attempt to service this Mackie product
beyond those means described in this operating manual. All other servicing
should be referred to the Mackie Service Department.
14 . To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized plug with an
extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully
inserted to prevent blade exposure.
Pour prévenir les chocs électriques ne pas utiliser cette fiche polariseé avec un
prolongateur, un prise de courant ou une autre sortie de courant, sauf si les
lames peuvent être insérées à fond sans laisser aucune pariie à découvert.
15 . Grounding or Polarization — Precautions should be taken so that the
grounding or polarization means of this Mackie product is not defeated.
16 . Power Precaution — Unplug this Mackie product during lightning storms
or when unused for long periods of time.
Note that this Mackie product is
not completely disconnected from the AC mains service when the power
switch is in the OFF position.
17 . This apparatus does not exceed the Class A/Class B (whichever is
applicable) limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the
radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
ATTENTION —Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits
radioélectriques dépassant las limites applicables aux appareils numériques de
class A/de class B (selon le cas) prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage
radioélectrique édicté par les ministere des communications du Canada.
18 .
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 the following chart.
According to OSHA, any exposure in excess of these permissible limits could
result in some hearing loss. To ensure against potentially dangerous exposure to
high sound pressure levels, it is recommended that all persons exposed to equipment capable of producing high sound pressure levels use hearing protectors
while the equipment is in operation. Ear plugs or protectors in the ear canals or
over the ears must be worn when operating the equipment in order to prevent a
permanent hearing loss if exposure is in excess of the limits set forth here.
Duration Per DaySound Level dBA,Typical
In Hours Slow ResponseExample
890Duo in small club
692
495Subway Train
397
2100Very loud classical music
1.5102
1105Patrice screaming at Ron about deadlines
0.5110
0.25 or less115Loudest parts at a rock concert
WARNING— To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,
do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
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 DaySound Level dBA,Typical
In Hours Slow ResponseExample
890Duo in small club
692
495Subway Train
397
2100Very loud classical music
1.5102
1105Lori screaming at Ron about deadlines
0.5110
0.25 or less115Loudest parts at a rock concert
According to OSHA, any exposure in excess
of these permissible limits could result in some
hearing loss. To ensure against potentially
dangerous exposure to high sound-pressure
levels, it is recommended that all persons
exposed to equipment capable of producing
these levels use hearing protectors while this
unit is in operation. Ear plugs or protectors in
the ear canals or over the ears must be worn
when operating this amplification system in
order to prevent a permanent hearing loss if
exposure is in excess of the limits set forth here.
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
• Two built-in graphic equalizers for Mains
and Monitors
• Two switchable low-cut Rumble Reduction
filters for Mains and Monitors
• EMAC
TM
custom 32-bit precision digital
stereo effects processor
• Global phantom power switch
• Exclusive Break switch mutes channels 1-6
while break music is playing
• Power amp routing switch selects main out
only or main on one output and monitor on
the other output
• 3-band EQ on each channel
• Monitor and Effects send on each channel
• Balanced/unbalanced 1/4" and XLR inputs
on each channel
• 1/4" Insert jacks on channels 1-6
• 1/4" Mixer line output(s) and Monitor line
output
• 1/4" Power Amp line inputs
• Two 1/4" Speaker outputs per side
• RCA stereo Tape In and Tape Out
• Three year warranty
At Mackie, we know what it takes to be
roadworthy. After all, our mixers have traveled
all over the world under the worst of conditions,
and we’ve applied what we’ve learned to the
mechanical design of our powered mixers.
Reliability is paramount to sound reinforcement. That’s why our engineers have subjected
our powered mixers to the most rigorous and
fiendish tests imaginable to fine-tune the
design and extend its limits beyond those of
ordinary mixers or amplifiers.
Our Fast Recovery (FR) amplifiers used in
the Professional Powered Mixer Series perform
better than conventional designs when presented with adverse conditions such as clipping.
Conventional designs use lots of negative feedback to provide stability and lower distortion.
When clipping occurs, this “feedback” causes
high-frequency sticking, keeping the amplifier
“latched” in the clipping state longer than
necessary. This results in painfully audible
distortion. The Fast Recovery design eliminates
this high-frequency sticking and allows the
amplifier to remain stable when powering
highly reactive loads at high volume levels.
Please read the “Quick Start” section on
page 6. It gives an overview of the powered mixer,
and the rest of the manual explains the wealth of
features and operating instructions in more detail.
Please write your serial number here for
future reference (i.e., insurance claims, tech
support, return authorization, etc.):
Purchased at:
Date of purchase:
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Don’t forget to visit our website at www.mackie.com
for more information about these and other Mackie products.
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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. All the controls
and input connection points are located on the
front panel so you can make quick adjustments
and connections onstage.
Make sure there is at least 6
inches of airspace behind
the powered mixer for ventilation. There is no fan
built into the Mackie PPM
Series. It relies on convection cooling, which
means the heatsink on the back is cooled by the
natural flow of air through the heatsink fins.
Connections
1. Be sure the
OFF
is
2. Plug a balanced microphone into one of
MIC
the
front panel. Or you can connect any linelevel signal (keyboard, guitar preamp, DI
box) to the
TRS 1/4" plug.
3. The
4. Plug the speakers (2 ohms or greater)
6
INSERT
external effects or dynamics processor
into the signal chain. See page 21 for
more info.
into the
panel. If you plug two speakers into a side,
each speaker must be 4 ohms or greater
to maintain a 2-ohm minimum load on
the amplifier. Use at least 18 gauge
speaker cable with 1/4" TS plugs.
POWER
before making any connections.
XLR (3-pin) connectors on the
LINE
jacks are used to connect an
SPEAKER OUT
switch on the back
jack using a TS or a
jacks on the rear
Don’t use guitar cords for
speaker cables! They’re
not designed to handle
speaker-level signals and
could overheat.
Level Setting
1. Turn down the channel
INPUT LEVEL SET,
(fully counterclockwise). Set all the
controls to center, including the graphic
EQ sliders. Turn down the
and
MONITOR MASTER
2. If your microphone is a condenser mic,
push in the
you are using both condenser and dynamic
mics, don’t worry. Phantom power will not
hurt most dynamic mics. Check the microphone’s user manual if you’re not sure.
3. Leave the
switch in the OUT position (
or
STEREO MAINS
4. Push the linecord securely into the IEC
connector on the rear panel, and plug it
into a 3-prong AC outlet properly configured for the type of plug supplied with
your powered mixer. Turn on the
switch, which is located on the rear panel.
5. Play something into the selected input.
This could be an instrument, a singing or
speaking voice, or a line input such as a
CD player or tape recorder output. Be
sure that the volume of the input signal
is the same as it would be during normal
use. If it isn’t, you might have to readjust
these levels during the middle of the set.
6. Turn up the
until the LED next to it begins to blink.
7. Turn up the channel
unity (center).
8. Slowly turn up the
until you can hear the signal in the speakers.
9. Repeat steps 5, 6, and 7 for the remaining channels.
10. Now you’re ready to rock and roll!
Things You Must Remember:
• Never plug amplifier outputs into
anything except speakers (unless you
have an outboard box specifically
designed to handle high-power speakerlevel signals).
• Before making connections to an external amp or reconfiguring an amp’s
routing, turn the amp’s level (gain)
controls down, turn the power off, make
the changes, turn the power back on,
and then turn the level controls back up.
• When you shut down your equipment, turn
off any external amplifiers first. When
powering up, turn on the amplifiers last.
• Save the shipping box and packingmaterial! You may need them someday,
and you probably don’t want to have to
pay for them again.