MACKIE 400F - Manual (Page 15)

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Owner’s Manual
Owner’
s Manual
The signal at the CR OUTs (and the PHONES Out) is
determined in the Onyx 400F Console, either mirroring
LINE OUTs 1 and 2 or LINE OUTs 7 and 8.
18. WORD CLOCK IN/OUT
These BNC connectors send and receive word clock
signals.
This WORD CLOCK IN connector receives word clock
from another device when the CLOCK SOURCE selec-
tor in the Console Settings Panel is set to WORD. Use
this connector when you want to slave the 400F to an
external master word clock.
Use 75 Ω coaxial cable when connecting a word clock
to the WORD CLOCK IN jack. If there is more than one
device to connect to the word clock, either use a master
word clock distribution box, which distributes the
master word clock to multiple devices, or use the WORD
CLOCK OUT to feed the signal on to the next device in
the chain (see illustrations below).
Note: The WORD CLOCK IN connector has a built-in 75 Ω
termination.
15. LINE IN (Channels 5-8)
These are 1/4" TRS connectors, which accept a bal-
anced or unbalanced line-level input signal from almost
any source.
When connecting a balanced signal to the LINE inputs,
wire them as follows:
Tip = Positive (+ or hot)
Ring = Negative (– or cold)
Sleeve = Shield or ground
When connecting an unbalanced signal, wire them as
follows:
Tip = Positive (+ or hot)
Sleeve = Shield or ground
16. LINE OUT
These 1/4" TRS output connectors provide balanced or
unbalanced line-level analog signals. The signal at the
LINE OUTs depends on the settings in the 400F Console.
The Onyx 400F must be connected to a PC or Mac
with a FireWire cable in order to make changes to the
mix at the analog line-outputs with the 400F Console.
When the DSP Mixer is turned on in the Onyx 400F
Console (in the Settings tab), you can create a separate
mix for each pair of LINE OUTs using the Matrix Mixer
in the Console. These could be connected to a head-
phone distribution amp to provide individual headphone
mixes for the talent.
When the Console is closed and the 400F is discon-
nected from the PC or Mac, the 400F retains its settings
and saves them in fl ash memory. Even if you turn the
400F off, it will turn back on with the settings that are
saved in its memory (autosave).
17. CR OUT
These 1/4" TRS jacks provide a balanced line-level
signal that can be used to provide a monitor mix to a
pair of powered studio monitors, or an additional head-
phone mix to a headphone amplifi er.
Word Clock to Other Slaves
(The last device must be terminated)
Onyx 400F
Word Clock
Distribution Amplifier
Word Clock
From Master
Word Clock
To Next
Device
4 3 2 1
WORD CLOCK
IN OUT
LINE OUT CR
~ 100-240 VAC
50-60Hz 20W
R
L
2
1
4
3
6
5
8
7
FIREWIRE
MIDI
IN OUT
WORD CLOCK
IN OUT
IN
OUT
S/PDIF