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Part No. 0008669 Rev. A 5/04
©2004 LOUD Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Owner’s Manual

Owner’

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Table of Contents

Introduction................................................................................................................4

Getting Started ..........................................................................................................5

Zero the Controls .......................................................................................................................................5

Connections.................................................................................................................................................5

Set the Levels ..............................................................................................................................................5

Instant Mixing.............................................................................................................................................5

Hookup Diagrams......................................................................................................6

Onyx 1640 Features.................................................................................................10

Channel Strips...........................................................................................................................................10

Control Room Matrix, Metering, and Phones.................................................................................. 13

TALKBACK Section ...................................................................................................................................14

Auxiliary Section...................................................................................................................................... 17

Rear Panel..................................................................................................................................................20

Appendix A: Service Information....................................................................... 24

Warranty Service..................................................................................................................................... 24

Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................... 24

Repair ..........................................................................................................................................................25

Appendix B: Connections ..................................................................................... 26

Appendix C: Technical Info .................................................................................. 29

Onyx 1640 Speciﬁ cations...................................................................................................................... 29

Onyx 1640 Block Diagram...................................................................................................................... 31

Appendix D: Rotopod Instructions.....................................................................32

Rear Mounting the Pod Section...........................................................................................................32

Rack Mounting the Onyx 1640.............................................................................................................34

Onyx 1640 Limited Warranty...............................................................................35

Summary of Contents for 1640

Page 1: ...O W N E R S M A N U A L...

Page 2: ...posed to sufficiently intense noise for a period of time The U S Government s Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA has specified the permissible noise level exposures shown in the follow...

Page 3: ...nnections 5 SettheLevels 5 InstantMixing 5 HookupDiagrams 6 Onyx1640Features 10 ChannelStrips 10 ControlRoomMatrix Metering andPhones 13 TALKBACKSection 14 AuxiliarySection 17 RearPanel 20 AppendixA S...

Page 4: ...cluded rack ears HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL We know that many of you can t wait to get your new mixer hooked up and you re probably not going to read the manual first sigh So the first section after this...

Page 5: ...e volume of the input source is the same as it would be during normal use If it isn t you might have to readjust these levels during the middle of the set 3 Adjust the channel s GAIN 4 control so that...

Page 6: ...n Out In SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT 7 8 6 8 8 7 6 7 5 6 5 3 4 2 1 15 16 14 13 11 12 10 9 5 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 16 16 15 14 15 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 11 9 10 9 1 2 L R L R 3 4 L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS CHANNE...

Page 7: ...Multitrack Hard Disk Recorder SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT 7 8 6 8 8 7 6 7 5 6 5 3 4 2 1 15 16 14 13 11 12 10 9 5 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 16 16 15 14 15 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 11 9 10 9 1 2 L R L R 3 4 L R L R C...

Page 8: ...7 6 7 5 6 5 3 4 2 1 15 16 14 13 11 12 10 9 5 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 16 16 15 14 15 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 11 9 10 9 1 2 L R L R 3 4 L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS CHANNEL INPUTS AUX RETURNS MONO OUT PHONES OUT AUX SE...

Page 9: ...3 11 12 10 9 5 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 16 16 15 14 15 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 11 9 10 9 1 2 L R L R 3 4 L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS CHANNEL INPUTS AUX RETURNS MONO OUT PHONES OUT AUX SEND L 3 4 5 1 2 6 R L R IN TAPE...

Page 10: ...ese aside there isn t much down there that you want to hear and filtering it out makes the low stuff you do want much more crisp and tasty Not only that but the Low Cut filter can help reduce the poss...

Page 11: ...sweepable from 400 Hz to 8 kHz and HIGH shelving at 12 kHz Shelving means that the circuitry boosts or cuts all frequencies past the speci fied frequency For example rotating the LOW EQ knob 15 dB to...

Page 12: ...continue to provide a signal when a channel is muted The LED next to the MUTE switch lights to let you know when the MUTE function is active 14 ChannelFader The fader controls the channel s level fro...

Page 13: ...it ideal for mixdown soloing Soloed channels are sent to the SOURCE mix 18 which ultimately feeds your CONTROL ROOM PHONES and Meters Whenever SOLO is engaged all SOURCE selections MAIN MIX TAPE SUB...

Page 14: ...t to play during the break Get the optional FireWire card and engage the ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX button to play your MP3s directly from your computer into the MAIN MIX 20 CONTROLROOMKnob This controls the...

Page 15: ...signal to the SUB 1 4 OUTs 60 By the way it is okay to have any combination or all of the destination switches pushed in at the same time The talkback signal will be routed to all the destinations But...

Page 16: ...e tricked into think ing that something is wrong with your mixer Hence the RUDE SOLO light It s especially handy at about 3 am when no sound is coming out of your monitors but your multitrack is playi...

Page 17: ...AUX1 6MASTERS The AUX MASTERS provide overall control over the AUX SEND levels just before they are delivered to the AUX SEND outputs 62 These knobs go from off to 15 dB when turned all the way up Th...

Page 18: ...deck a house PA or both and you want to play along to a click track You could run the click track directly into the MAIN MIX but you don t want the mixdown deck or the audience to hear it Oh yeah you...

Page 19: ...y up pro vides 10 dB of additional gain Typically this fader is set near the U label and left alone but it can be used for song fade outs or quick system wide mutes These two knobs feed their respecti...

Page 20: ...ow impedance capable of driving any device The return ring is high impedance and can be driven by almost any device Special insert cables are available specially designed for this kind of insert jack...

Page 21: ...rd hi fi hookup cables The signal is routed to the CONTROL ROOM PHONES SOURCE matrix 18 Push in the TAPE button to route the tape input to the CONTROL ROOM and PHONES outputs 59 30 This allows you to...

Page 22: ...recorder s analog inputs and use the TASCAM standard pinout for analog signal connections the same standard used on the ana log cards for the Mackie D8B and Hard Disk Recorder The signal at the RECOR...

Page 23: ...WA USA MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE COPYRIGHT 2004 THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC MACKIE ONYX AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE US PATENT NUMBER 29...

Page 24: ...u ll know which input source is causing the problem Sometimes it helps to plug all the audio equipment into the same AC circuit so they share a common ground Warranty Service Details concerning Warran...

Page 25: ...due to non factory packaging 5 Include a legible note stating your name shipping address no P O boxes daytime phone number RA number and a detailed description of the problem including how we can dup...

Page 26: ...nec tions are wired to each other and that the balanced signal low cold goes to the ground earth connection at the unbalanced input In most cases the balanced ground earth will also be connected to th...

Page 27: ...to the external unit is carried on the tip and the return from the unit to the mixer is on the ring tip this plug connects to one of the mixer s Channel Insert jacks ring tip ring sleeve SEND to proce...

Page 28: ...ignal Description REC OUTS 1 8 REC OUTS 9 16 REC OUTS 1 8 REC OUTS 9 16 Pin 14 Ch 8 Ch16 Pin 15 Ch 7 Ch15 Pin 16 shield Ch 7 Ch15 Pin 17 Ch 6 Ch14 Pin 18 Ch 5 Ch 13 Pin 19 shield Ch 5 Ch 13 Pin 20 Ch...

Page 29: ...els Phantom Power 48 VDC Equalization Mono Channel EQ High 15 dB 12 kHz High Mid 15 dB sweepable from 400 Hz to 8 kHz Low Mid 15 dB sweepable from 100 Hz to 2 kHz Low 15 dB 80 Hz Mixer Rated Output Ma...

Page 30: ...Technologies Inc is always striving to improve our prod ucts by incorporating new and improved materials components and manufacturing methods Therefore we reserve the right to change these specificati...

Page 31: ...re Aux 2 Level Aux 2 to CR Phones to Aux 1 4 Ext TB Talkback Mic Internal External Firewire I O 16 C R DIM From Channel Recording Outs To Firewire Out optional Firewire Outputs option On Off Assign Ma...

Page 32: ...order the bracket please con tact your Mackie dealer or Mackie technical sup port for details The bracket comes with complete installation instructions Rear Mounting the Pod Section Tools and qualific...

Page 33: ...connections are secure 10 This orientation is ideal for rack mounting so you will want to add the rack ear brackets at this time The details are described in the next section 5 Undo the four screws an...

Page 34: ...Place the mixer face up on a soft and dry flat surface 3 Remove the six screws as shown below and keep them in a safe place for further use Do not remove all the screws on each side as two remain in p...

Page 35: ...cking can be found in the Service section of this manual 5 Contact the Authorized Mackie Service Center to arrange service or bring the Mackie product to them F LOUD Technologies and Authorized Mackie...

Page 36: ...Road NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA United States and Canada 800 898 3211 Europe Asia Central and South America 425 487 4333 Middle East and Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail s...

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