Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product d.4 Pro Mackie
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OWNER’S MANUAL 4-Channel DJ Pr oduction Console with F ireW ire C UE C UE C UE C UE.
d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................... 2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4 GETTING ST ARTED .................................................
4 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie d.4 Pro mixer . It contains all of your favorite features in a DJ mixer , along with an internal FireW ire interface, and other signifi- cant extras that you will come to appreciate.
5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Getting Started READ THIS P AGE!! Please read and digest the safety instructions on page 2, and this page before you begin using the d.4 Pro mixer . Zero the Controls 1. T urn the rear panel power switch off. 2. T urn down the level and aux controls for mic, pro - gram 1, 2, 3 and 4, and center all EQ controls.
d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Hookup Diagrams Mobile DJ System: Rental, or W edding M i c r o ph on e s H e a d p h o n e s P l u g in to f r o n t p .
7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Radio Show Recor ding/Podcasting L a pt op Co mp ut er H ea d ph o n es P lu g in t o f ro n t p a n el h ea d p ho n e j a c k T u rn ta bl es w it h p ho no -l .
8 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Producer’s Dream System M i c r o p h o n e s t o h e a d p h o n e j a c k E f f e c t s P r oc es s o r L a p to p Ke .
9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Ultimate Performance Rig H e a dp h o n e s P l u g i n t o f r o nt p a ne l h e a dp h o n e ja c k S R M 4 5 0 P ow e r e d Sp ea k e r s B oo th Le f t B oo t.
10 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Rear Panel Features 1 . M IC I n pu t s These Neutrik “combo” input connectors accept either balanced male XLR connectors, or 1/4" TRS balanced or TS unbalanced connectors.
11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 7 . F W O U T These switches affect how the program channels send their discrete signals to the internal Fir eWire interface. In the post-EQ position (out), the channel sends its signal to the internal FireW ire interface after it has passed through the EQ section.
1 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole 1 4. R C A MA I N O UT S These RCA connectors provide an unbalanced line- level signal from the main mix, either pre- or post-main level [55] control, depending on the setting of the live/record [15] switch.
1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual T op Panel Features MIC Input Section There ar e two completely independent microphone preamplifiers, arranged in vertical columns. The left col- umn controls mic input 1, and the right column controls mic input 2.
14 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Program Channel Section 9 . LE VE L This knob adjusts the gain of the input signals selected by the position of the source [30] switch. The knob ranges from off, to +12 dB of gain at maximum.
15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 4. FI L T ER SE L EC T This three-position switch allows you to pass the program material through either of two filters before reaching the main mix bus (not the aux bus.
1 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole The program faders [38] and the crossfader [43] control the signal levels as follows: After the audio signals pass through the EQ section they enter a pair of VCAs (voltage controlled amplifiers).
17 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 4 1. AU X R ET U RN This adjusts the processed signal level coming in from your external effects processor via the aux return [9] jacks. Use it to adjust the returned signal level going onto the main mix bus. 4 .
18 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Output Control Section 4 8. PH ON E S S O U R C E This control only works if the split cue [49] switch is in the up (off) position. It provides the cued source in stereo when panned hard left, and the main mix in stereo when panned to the right.
19 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 5 . B O O TH LE V EL This knob adjusts the output level at the booth out- puts [10]. 5 . B O O TH S T E RE O / M O NO With this switch up, the booth [10] outputs provide a stereo left and right output of the main mix.
0 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole W arranty Ser vice Details concerning W arranty Service are spelled out in the W arranty section on page 31. If you think your d.4 Pro has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confirm the problem.
1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual • It often helps to plug all the audio equipment into the same AC circuit so they share a common ground. R ec o r d i n g t o F i r e W i r e • If you ar e.
d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Appendix B: Connections XLR Connectors The d.4 Pro mic combo input accepts 3-pin male XLR connectors; the main outs accept 3-pin female XLR con- nectors. These are wir ed as follows, according to stan- dards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering Society).
Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix C: T echnical Info Specifications Frequenc y Response (0 Hz to 0 kHz) : Mic input to any output: +0/–0.
4 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Block Diagram L R MAIN MAIN MAIN LEVEL BAL L BOO TH OUTPUT L Sum R Sum R A UX L A UX MAIN MIX METERS Bal R L R BOOTH LE.
5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix D: Crossfader Replacement The crossfader is designed to give you many years of use, but in the event of a problem (or many years of use) we have made it very easy to replace.
d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole Appendix E: FireWire S y st em R e qu i r e m en t s These are the minimum r equirements for your com- puter system to use the d.
7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Figure 1: FireWire output to your computer from a turntable switches takes it out via FireW ire to your computer . Y ou can use the source switch to select FireW ire or a CD to play into this program channel without upsetting the phono FireW ire output (see dashed lines in figure 1).
8 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole MIDI notes The d.4 Pro will show up on a Mac or PC as a 1 input, 0 output MIDI interface named “D.Pro Mixer .” On a PC, the 0x1 MIDI interface shows up in all MIDI compatible applications.
9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 6. The next window reminds you to make sur e the d.4 Pro is NOT connected to your computer yet. Read the instructions and click “Continue.” 7. Y ou may get a warning about running the installer because it hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing.
0 d.4 Pr o DJ Production Console d. 4 Pr o 4-channel DJ Pr oduc tion Cons ole C o n s o l e ( PC on ly ) Y ou can use the Console to change the sample rate and latency for your d.Pro. The sample rate and latency value (also known as buffer size) may also be set in your DJ performance software application’ s “Settings” window.
1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of three years from the original date of purchase.
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