MACKIE CFX SERIES - Manual (Page 5)

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SUB 1
RIGHT
LEFT
RIGHT
LEFT
RIGHT
LEFT
RIGHT
LEFT
dB
30
20
10
O O
40
50
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5
U
60
10
dB
30
20
10
O O
40
50
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U
60
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20
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O O
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50
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60
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O O
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dB
30
20
10
O O
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50
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U
60
10
ASSIGN
SUB 2
ASSIGN
SUB 3
ASSIGN
SUB 4
ASSIGN
STEREO
MAIN MIX
DOWN UP
DOWN
UP
UP
UP
UP UP
1
3-4
1-2
MUTE
U
+15 O O
U
+15 O O
U
+15 O O
U
+15 O O
1
2
600
1.5k 150
8k 100
12k
HI
MID
FREQ
80Hz
LOW
EQ U
+15 -15
U
+15 -15
U
+15 -15
ASSIGN
L R
PAN
dB
30
20
10
O O
40
50
5
5
U
60
10
SOLO
PFL
1
EFX
2
(INT)
EFX
1
(EXT)
PRE FADER
AUX
TRIM
LOW CUT
100 Hz
ZERO
LEVEL
M IC GAIN
6 +50
U
-15dB +30dB
DOWN
UP
CLIP
WIDE BYPASS
10 0 10 0
REVERBS
DELAYS
CHORUS/FLANGE/PHASER
DAMPING
DEPTH
TIME
RATE
NORMAL NORMAL EFX
SM. ROOM
MD. PLATE
LG. PLATE
LG. HALL
GATED
REVERSE
CATHEDRAL
MD. HALL
SPRING
PHASER
DELAY 4
CHORUS
DELAY 3
DELAY 1
FLANGE
DELAY 2
CLIP
0dB=0dBu
LEFT RIGHT
ZERO
LEVEL
SET
TAPE LEVEL
O O MAX
PHONES LEVEL
UTILITY OUT LEVEL
48v
POWER STATUS
RUDE SOLO
BREAK SWITCH
(MUTES ALL CHANNELS)
U
+15 O O
U
+15 O O
U
+15 O O
U
+15 O O
U
+20 O O
U
+20 O O
U
+10 O O
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10
7
4
2
0
2
4
7
10
20
30
EFX 1 RETURN
EFX 2 (INT) RETURN MASTERS
EFX 2
SEND
TO MAIN MIX
EFFECTS TO MONITOR
AUX 1 AUX 2
PHANTOM POWER CUSTOM 32-BIT PRECISION
DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR
1
(EXT)
15
15
5
10
0
5
10
15
15
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10
0
5
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U
+15 O O
U
+15 O O
U
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AUX
EFX
MASTER SEND
CFX 12 MIXER
STEREO GRAPHIC EQ
1K 500 250 63 125 16K 2K 4K 8K
12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER
QUICK START
We know you can’t wait to
get the show on the road.
Who has time to read a
booooring manual? That’s
fine — the CFX Mixer is
designed to set up quickly and operate intu-
itively — but please, READ THIS PAGE!
ZERO THE CONSOLE:
1. Turn everything off, including the mixer’s
POWER switch and PHANTOM POWER
switch.
2. Channel strip TRIM, AUX, EFX, and
Fader down.
3. STEREO GRAPHIC EQ sliders centered.
4. MASTER AUX and EFX SENDS, and EFX
RETURNS down.
5. Channel strip EQ and PAN controls
centered.
6. Channel strip ASSIGN 1-2 and MUTE
switches down.
7. Channel strip LOW CUT, PRE FADER, and
ASSIGN 3-4 switches up.
8. SUB 1 ASSIGN LEFT, SUB 2 ASSIGN
RIGHT down; all other SUB ASSIGN
switches up.
9. MAIN MIX and SUB Faders down.
MAKE THE CONNECTIONS:
1. Connect your amp’s outputs to your
speaker inputs (unless, of course, you have
powered monitors).
2. Plug all the sound system components into
suitable AC outlets, properly grounded and
capable of delivering adequate current.
3. Using XLR or TRS cables, make connec-
tions from your mixer’s MAIN OUT to your
amplification system’s line inputs.
4. Make connections from your microphones
and instruments to the mixer: Connect
balanced microphones to the mono channel
MIC jacks. (For condenser microphones,
engage the
PHANTOM POWER switch,
located just above the meters.) Connect
line-level instruments (synthesizers, guitar
effects, direct boxes) to the mono or stereo
channel
LINE IN TRS jacks.
5. Turn all the power switches on, leaving the
amplifier’s switch for last.
6. Turn up the MAIN MIX Fader to the
“–30” label, for now. We’ll crank it up later on.
7. Turn up SUB Faders 1 and 2 to unity gain
(“ U” label).
SET THE LEVELS:
1. Choose one of the microphones or instru-
ments you connected. Make some noise. If
it’s a microphone, sing at your normal
singing volume. If it’s a synthesizer, play it
at its normal output level.
2. While making noise, turn up that channel’s
TRIM until the adjacent ZERO LEVEL starts
blinking.
3. Disengage (up) that channel’s MUTE.
4. Raise that channel’s fader to unity gain
(“ U” label). You should be hearing your
noise now.
5. If necessary, apply channel EQ changes.
(You may need to compensate for level
changes with the channel fader.)
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for the remaining
active channels.
7. Stop making noise. Everyone: start making
music.