Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product A Mackie
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S TUDIOCOMMANDS Y STEM Oper a tionGuide IN PUT S OUR CE( S) PH ONE S MIX IN PU T OF F ON POWER POWER MUTE DIM MONO TO PHONE S/ STUDI O TO 2-TRA CKS LEVEL LEVEL 1 O O MA X O O MA X 2 O O M.
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 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. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions.
Part No. SW0581 Rev . E 04/09 ©2004-2009 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s I n tr o d u ct i o n . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .. .
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 4 I n t r o d u c t i o n Thank you for choosing the Mackie Big Knob, your signal routing and monitoring solution for your DA W -based studio. Big Knob provides a control room matrix and the basic features of an expensive mixer , but tailored for the requirements of your DA W (Digital Audio W orkstation) environment.
Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 5 3. Connect the MONITOR A output jacks on the rear panel of Big Knob to a pair of active studio monitors (or the inputs of an amplifier that is powering a pair of passive studio monitors). These will be located at your mixing position.
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 6 POWER ON AC SE LECT 220 - 240V 10 0 - 120 V BAL/UNB AL MONITO R A 2 - TRA CK A 2 - TRAC K B OUTP UTS DAW OUTPUT PHONES AMP STUDIO BAL/UNB AL + 4 dB -10 dB + 4 dB -10 dB + 4 dB -1.
Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 7 B i g K n o b F e a t u r e s F r o n t P a n e l I N P U T S O U R C E S E LE C T S e c t i o n These buttons turn on or off the four input signals connected to Big Knob.
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 8 DIM Pressing this button turns down the signal going to the MONITOR A, B, and C outputs by 20 dB. This lets you turn down the speakers to converse with- out affecting the speaker level you have set. Note: Like the Big Knob VOLUME control, the MONO, MUTE, and DIM buttons ONL Y af fect the MONITOR A, B, and C outputs.
Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 9 When the button is down (PHONES MIX INPUT), the STUDIO/PHONES outputs are fed the signal from the DA W PHONES MIX INPUT jacks on the rear panel.
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 10 2-TRACK A Level Switch This two-position switch sets the input level of the 2-TRACK A inputs to either +4 dB (balanced input) or –10 dB (unbalanced input).
Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 11 For example, the DA W’ s 1-2 outputs can send the main mix to the DA W MIX inputs on Big Knob, and the DA W’ s 3-4 outputs can send a custom head- phone mix to the DA W PHONES MIX INPUT . Y ou can then use the PHONES/STUDIO OUTS SOURCE button to select the mix for the PHONES and STUDIO OUTS .
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 1 P H O N E S A MP a nd S TU D I O O U T The PHONES AMP and STUDIO OUTS have the option of being fed signal by the currently selected INPUT SOURCE SELECT buttons .
Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 1 • If there is no sound in the PHONES or STUDIO outputs: Make sure the PHONES/STUDIO OUTS SOURCE button on the front panel is up (INPUT SOURCES selected). Make sure the PHONES or STUDIO Level control is turned up.
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 14 R e p a i r For warranty service, refer to the warranty infor - mation on page 19. Non-warranty service for Mackie products is avail- able at a factory-authorized service center . T o locate your nearest service center , visit www .
Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 15 A p p e n d i x B : C o n n e c t i o n s 1 / 4 " T S P h o n e P l u g s a n d J a c k s “TS” stands for T ip-Sleeve, the two connection points available on a mono 1/4" phone jack or plug.
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 16 A p p e n d i x C : T e c h n i c a l I n f o B i g K n o b S p e c i c a t i o n s Frequenc yResponse Line-level Inputs and Outputs +0, –1 dB, 10 Hz to 50 kHz +0, –3 dB, 5 Hz to 100 kHz RIAA Equalization Deviation (Phono Input) ± 0.
Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 17 InputVUMeters 6 Segment (OL, +8 dB, 0 dB, –4 dB, –8 dB, –24 dB) T alkbackSection Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Range ±15 dB Nominal Output Level +4 dBu (+4 dB output level setting) Output Level Range Of f to +10 dB Nominal Microphone Input Sensitivity 80 dB SPL A CPo werRequirement U.
BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 18 MA C KI E BI G KN OB BL OC K DI A GR AM (# 01 26 04 ) CL IP 8 0 –4 –8 –2 4 CO MPR ES SOR TA LKB ACK L EVE L IN TER NAL TA LKB ACK M IC RE MOT E TA LKB ACK TA LKB ACK TO 2-.
Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 19 B i g K n o b L i m i t e d W a r r a n t y Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This Limited Product W arranty (“Product W arranty”) is provided by LOUD T echnologies Inc.
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