Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product QUAD EQ Mackie
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OWNER’S MANUAL 4-CHANNEL DIGIT AL GRAPHIC EQUALIZER .
2 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 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. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings.
Part No. 0014679 Rev . A ©2005 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Don’t forget to visit our website at www .mackie.com for mor e information about this and other Mackie products. T able of Contents S a f e t y I n s t r u ct io n s .
4 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Introduction Thank you for choosing the Quad EQ processor from Mackie. It is part of a family of digital outboard gear based on our TT24 digital mixer engineering develop- ments.
4 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Getting Started READ THIS P AGE!! Even if you never read manuals, please read and digest the safety instructions on page 2, and this page before you begin using the Quad EQ. See page 22 also, if you are in the mood.
6 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Hookup Diagrams MONITORING EQ FROM A UX SENDS .
6 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual FRONT OF HOUSE MAIN MIX EQ .
8 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual STUDIO TUNING .
8 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Rear Panel Features 1 . A C I np ut r e c e p t a c l e This is a standard 3-prong IEC power connector . Con- nect the detachable linecord (included in the box with your Quad EQ) to this power receptacle, and plug the other end of the linecord into an AC outlet.
10 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Front Panel Controls Filters The Quad EQ has thirty Adaptive-Q lters across the audio frequency range, for each of the four channels. Each lter can be adjusted in level from 12 dB of boost to 12 dB of cut.
10 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Y ou can also select a group of lters by holding one, then turning the KNOB to select a band of adjacent lters. Let go of the rst one, then turn the KNOB to adjust the level of this group.
12 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 13 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 1 5 . N O I S E b ut t o n 1. Press a CHANNEL SELECT Button (A, B, C or D) and the NOISE button, then several inter- esting things will happen: • The audio input to the curr ently-selected chan- nel is interrupted.
12 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 13 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 1 6 . F I L T E R b u t t on This button provides you with access to the variable high-pass and low-pass lters of the current EQ chan- nel. Pressing the FIL TER button engages and disengages these two pass lters at their currently edited settings.
14 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 1 7 . R T A bu tt o n Pressing this button engages the r eal time analysis function, and lights the button solid. The RT A looks at the input signal of the currently-selected channel. It is not related to the external measur ement mic input.
14 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 1 8 . M I C b u t t o n Pressing this button will engage the measur ement mi- crophone input as the source for the analysis function, and it will light the button solid.
16 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 17 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 1 9 . K N O B an d 2 0 . D I SP LA Y The powerful KNOB is a 24-detent rotary encoder with a push-button action. It will normally scroll through the snapshot number to be stored and r ecalled, from num- ber 1 to 99 (see STORE [21] and RECALL [22]).
16 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 17 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix A: Ser vice Information W arranty Ser vice Details concerning W arranty Service are spelled out in the W arranty section on page 23. If you think your Quad EQ has a problem, please do ev- erything you can to conrm it before calling for service.
18 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 19 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Repair Service for Mackie products is available at a factory- authorized service center . Service for Mackie products living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors.
18 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 19 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix B: Connections XLR Connectors The Quad EQ inputs accept 3-pin male XLR connec- tors. These are wir ed as follows, according to standards specied by the AES (Audio Engineering Society).
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20 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 21 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual .
22 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 23 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual OPERA TION Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Change a Filter’s EQ Level Press a Filter Select button (blinks) Rotate KNOB to adjust the dB level Group Fi.
22 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 23 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 two years from the original date of purchase.
EQ Channel Filter SELECT CHANNEL A A STEREO LINK A and B hold A + hold B STEREO-LINK C and D hold C + hold D LOCK A CHANNEL hold EDIT + A B YP AS S A CHANNEL BYP ASS ENGAGE FIL TER FIL TER ADJUST FIL .
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If you have not bought Mackie QUAD EQ yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Mackie QUAD EQ - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Mackie QUAD EQ you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Mackie QUAD EQ will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Mackie QUAD EQ, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Mackie QUAD EQ.
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