Mackie HR626 Owner's Manual
HR626
HIGH RESOLUTION
ACTIVE STUDIO MONITOR
OWNER’S MANUAL
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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.
CHOC
NE PAS OUVRIR
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 — Do not place water, hot or chilled drinks
on top of this Mackie Product as it may cause a shock hazard. 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 into, 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 Protection — 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.
WARNING — To reduce the risk of fire or
electric shock, do not expose this appliance to
rain or moisture.
• Please write the serial number for your studio monitor here (all
studio monitors if you have more than one) for future reference
(i.e., insurance claims, tech support, return authorization, etc.):
Monitor 1 Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Purchased at:___________________________________ Date of Purchase:_____________
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 Sound Level dBA, Typical
In Hours Slow Response Example
8 90 Duo in small club
692
4 95 Subway Train
397
2 100 Very loud classical music
1.5 102
1 105 Patrice screaming at Ron about deadlines
0.5 110
0.25 or less 115 Loudest 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.
The HR626
can produce a
maximum SPL of
118 dB @ 1m
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing Mackie Designs’
HR626 Studio Monitors. We realize that monitors are a critically important tool whether
your application is studio recording, audio/
video post production, hi-fi, or home theater.
Knowing this, Greg Mackie had a simple mandate: Design a reference monitor with a degree
of accuracy and versatility unmatched by any
other in its size and price category — or any
size and price category for that matter. The
mandate was simple, but accomplishing it was
another story!
Investments in Excellence...
To accomplish the task at hand, Greg and
the New Product Development team realized
that a commitment was required in terms of
new resources and new equipment. So we recruited some of the best speaker and acoustic
engineers in the industry to assist in the design
of our first studio monitor, the HR824. And we
invested in some advanced (and need we say
expensive) measurement and analysis tools for
the design team to use.
The result? The HR824 Studio Monitors,
and their siblings the HR624 and HR626, are
extremely accurate and versatile, loaded with
unique controls that allow you to fine-tune the
sound to match your individual environment
precisely. You’re gonna love these!
What are they? The Advantages...
The HR626 Studio Monitors are high-resolution,
two-way, bi-amplified, active monitors employing a 6th-order Butterworth system with a
built-in rear-firing mass-loaded passive radiator.
Whew! There are many benefits to integrating
an active crossover, power amplifiers, and drivers into a single cabinet, and we’ve taken full
advantage of these benefits in the design of the
HR626.
• The crossover point is designed so that the
high and low frequency drivers are fed only
the frequencies they are best able to
reproduce.
• The amplifiers are designed to provide
maximum acoustic output from the
speakers, yet minimize the danger of
speaker damage due to overdriving.
• In addition, the amplifiers’ gain and
frequency responses are individually handtrimmed to compensate for typical
manufacturing tolerances between the
drivers and produce a smooth frequency
response from 42Hz to 20kHz (±1.5 dB).
• The connecting wire between the amplifier
outputs and the drivers are kept to an
absolute minimum, so the damping factor
of the amplifier isn’t compromised by the
resistance of long speaker cables.
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• The acoustic sum of the outputs from the
drivers are optimized electronically, as well
as physically, so the amplitude response is
unity and the phase difference is minimal.
In short, all the complex interconnected
components in the system are designed to
work in harmony with each other to produce
the best possible sound.
The Transducers...
The monitors feature two 6.7-inch die-cast
aluminum frame woofers and a 1-inch viscous
edge-damped aluminum-alloy dome tweeter on
the front, and a 6-inch x 9-inch elliptical flat
piston passive radiator in the back.
The high-frequency driver is mounted on a
massive, acoustically non-resonant die-cast
zinc exponential waveguide, centered between
the two low-frequency drivers, which results in
wide, controlled dispersion of high-frequency
sounds. The unique passive radiator design
QUICK START
We realize that you can’t
wait to hook up your new
Mackie Designs HR626
High Resolution Studio
Monitors and try them out.
Nevertheless, please take the time to read this
page NOW, and the rest can wait until you’re
good and ready.
Make sure the Voltage
Selector Switch
bottom of the cabinet is set
to the correct voltage setting
for your AC Mains supply.
Each of the HR626 cabinets has its own builtin power amplifiers. That’s right, two amplifiers
per speaker cabinet; one for the high-frequency
tweeter and one for the low-frequency woofers.
You should turn the
control on the back of the cabinet down (fully
counterclockwise) before turning on the Studio
Monitors for the first time. Also be sure to set
the mute switch
standby position (in). This will prevent you
from accidentally connecting a hot signal source
to the monitors and getting a rude surprise.
There are a number of other settings you
can make on the back of the HR626, and you
can look at the graphic instructions relating to
each of them on the back of the cabinet (or
wait until you read about them later on in this
manual so you really know what they do). For
now, just leave them at the factory default set-
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INPUT SENSITIVITY
on the front panel to its
on the
provides a smooth response down to 42Hz —
an astounding accomplishment for a cabinet of
this size! And since the radiator is producing most
of the sound at the lowest frequencies, there is
very little distortion from the woofer because its
cone movement is minimal at those frequencies.
The Cabinet...
The cabinet is made of black oak veneered
MDF wood. Two internal “H” braces further increase the strength and rigidity (stiffness) of
the box. An open-cell adiabatic foam material
fills the inside of the box to absorb internal reflections and dampen standing waves.
Power Amplifiers...
The low-frequency amplifier produces up to
100 watts continuous before clipping, while the
high-frequency amplifier produces up to 40
watts continuous.
ACOUSTIC SPACE = WHOLE; LOW
tings (
FREQ = 40Hz; HIGH FREQ = 0
POWER MODE
the
STANDBY
to the
1. Connect the line-level monitor signal from
your mixer, preamp, or other signal source
to the
SIGNAL INPUT
HR626 Studio Monitor (
XLR
, or
RCA
2. Connect the supplied AC power cord to the
IEC socket
Plug the other end into an AC outlet properly
configured with the voltage corresponding
to the Voltage Selector Switch
3. Set the
rear panel to the
front panel mute switch
power amplifier is in Standby mode.
4. Start your signal source (tape deck, CD, DAW,
or whatever), but leave the master volume
control on your mixer or preamp down.
5. Set the mute switch
HR626 to the OUT position. The green
power
6. Slowly turn up the
control on the back of the monitor to its
fully clockwise position
7. Adjust the master volume on your mixer to
a comfortably loud listening level. Enjoy
the silky smooth highs and authoritative,
commanding lows of the HR626.
Then read the rest of this manual.
POWER MODE
switch. Be sure it is set
position.
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on the back of the monitor.
ON
LED will turn on.
INPUT SENSITIVITY
), except for
jack on the
1
⁄4-inch
PHONE
setting.
switch on the
position. With the
depressed, the
on the front of the
(NORMAL)
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GUARANTEED FLAT
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IXES TRANSLATE BRIGHT
MIXES TRANSLATE DULL
WHOLE
(NORMAL)
HALF
QUARTER
AUTO
STANDBY
+
(NORMAL)
–
40Hz
(NORMAL)
80Hz
LOW CUT
10dB
–
ON
MODE
2dB
HIGH
0dB
FREQ FILTER
2dB
LOW
FREQ FILTER
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ACOUSTIC
B
SPACE
A
NORM
INPUT
SENSITIVITY
OFF
120VAC/
220-240 VAC
50-60 Hz 130W
SIGNAL INPUTS
BAL/UNBAL
RCA
XLR
PHONE
BOTTOM OF CABINET
Set the Voltage Selector
Switch to “120” for 100-120
120
VAC mains, and to “240” for
220-240 VAC mains.
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AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NOTE ON HR626 BASS RESPONSE AND YOUR CONTROL ROOM
Your new HR626s achieve
their best bass response in
a room that’s optimized for
bass reproduction. A lot of
factors can conspire to
thwart the HR626s’ extended low frequency —
including room shape, room volume and
acoustical treatment.
This is not a cop-out or an apology. It’s plain
old physics in action. Luckily we’ve armed you
with some compensating controls which you
can use to optimize the frequency response of
the speakers in your particular room. Consider
the following:
The ACOUSTIC SPACE switch
must be set correctly
When you put your HR626s in a corner or
up against walls, their bass characteristics
change. Adjust the
switch setting accordingly to avoid muddy or
exaggerated low frequency response.
Feel free to experiment
In many respects, every room is unique in
terms of its acoustics.
Even after you’ve read about how to set the
HR626’s rear panel switches, try other settings
to see if your particular room environment
requires different adjustments.
And, even after you’ve placed your monitors
where you think they’ll sound best, try moving
them around. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Finally, keep an open mind about
improving your room’s acoustics
and bass-handling ability
Nobody likes to buy a new set of monitor
speakers and then be told that they should
spend extra bucks on bass traps or a remodeling
ACOUSTIC SPACE
job. But the simple fact is, “standard” rooms,
i.e. rectangular rooms in conventional business
or residential structures, are rarely if ever
conducive to optimal low bass reproduction
without some modifications.
Luckily, there are plenty of options short of
building a new control room, many of which
are covered in this manual.
Additional Tidbits of Wisdom
• When you shut down your equipment, turn
off the HR626 studio monitors first to
prevent thumps and other noises generated
by any upstream equipment from coming
out the speakers. When powering up, turn
on the monitors last.
• Save the shipping box! You may need it
someday, and you don’t want to have to pay
for another one.
• Save your sales receipt in a safe place.
• Also record all HR626 serial numbers in the
space provided on the inside front cover,
along with where and when you bought them.
Placement
The HR626s were designed to be placed in
either a horizontal or vertical position, and can
be used in either position for virtually any application. For example, when using the HR626 as
a center speaker, you might position the speaker
horizontally above or below your video screen.
When using as left and right front or rear speakers, you might position the speakers vertically.
Note: The Mackie logo can be rotated 90º
so that it is oriented correctly when placing
the speakers either vertically or on their
sides. Gently pull out on the Mackie emblem,
rotate it, and push it back into place.
Figure 1. Horizontal Placement
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