Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MR8 Mackie
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MR8 MR8 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 dry cloth. Use a non-scratch cloth to protect the finish. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings.
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4 MR8 MR8 INTRODUCTION • The connecting wires between the amplifier outputs and the drivers are kept to an absolute minimum, so the damping factor of the amplifier isn’t compro- mised by the resistance of long speaker cables.
5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual QUICK ST AR T W e realize that you can’t wait to hook up your new Mackie MR8 Studio Monitors and try them out. Neverthe- less, please take the time to read this page NOW , and the rest can wait until you’re good and r eady .
6 MR8 MR8 REAR P ANEL D ES CR IP TI ON . IN P U T L E V E L The MR8 expects a line-level signal at its input. Use this control to adjust the sensitivity of the input section according to the signal strength at its input.
7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 5 . P o w er S w it c h Use this switch to turn on or off the MR8. When the power switch is turned on and the MR8 is plugged into an AC outlet, the power LED on the front of the monitor lights up to let you know the MR8 is ready to go.
8 MR8 MR8 PROTECTION CIRCUITS I np ut Si gn a l Wi r i n g Y ou should use high-quality , shielded cable to connect the signal source to the SIGNAL INPUT jack [1] on the MR8. • Fo r bal an ced s ign al s, fo il sh iel de d c ab les , suc h as Be ld en 84 51, 8 761 , or 95 01 ar e co m mo nl y us ed fo r st ud io wi rin g.
9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix A: SER VICE INFO No Sound • Is t he po wer i ndi ca tor [ 8] on th e fro nt pa ne l i ll umi - na te d? If no t, r ef e r to “ No Po we r” ab ove .
10 MR8 MR8 R ep ai r Fo r wa rr ant y r ep ai r o r r ep la c em en t, r ef er to t he war - ra nt y in fo rma ti on o n p age 15 . No n-w ar ran ty re pa ir fo r Ma ck ie p ro duc ts is a va il - ab le at a fa cto ry -au th ori ze d se rv ice ce nte r .
11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix B: CONNECTORS XLR Connectors XLR connectors are used to make balanced connec- tions to the MR8. They are wir ed as follows, according to standards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering Society).
1 MR8 MR8 Appendix C: TECHNICAL INFORMA TION Equalization Low Frequency EQ: +2 dB/+4 dB @ 100 Hz, shelving High Frequency EQ: ±2 dB @ 5 kHz, shelving A C Po wer Requirements US: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Europe: 240 V AC, 50 Hz Korea: 220 V AC, 60 Hz Japan: 100 V AC, 50/60 Hz Note: The MR8 does not support multiple voltage configura- tions.
1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual The following are trademarks or r egistered tra de- mar ks of LOUD T echnologies Inc. : T he Ma cki e logo, MR Series, Zero Edge Baffle, and the Running Man. This manual also contains names and marks of ot he r companies which belong to those respective companies, and are her eby acknowledged.
14 MR8 MR8 INPUT SETTINGS CAUTION: REP LAC E WIT H T HE SAM E FUS E A ND RAT ING. DIS CO NNE CT SUP PL Y C ORD BE FOR E CHA NGI NG FU SE. ON LOW FREQ FILTER HIGH FREQ FILTER 0 – 2dB + 2dB + 2d B + 4.
15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual MR8 Limited W arranty Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of one year from the original date of purchase.
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