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A.

 Mackie warrants all materials, workmanship and

proper operation of this CFX Series product for a
period of 

one year

 from the original date of

purchase. If you complete the optional question-
naire portion of the Product Registration Card, the
warranty will be extended for an 

additional two

years

, but during the additional two years the labor

for replacing slide potentiometers will be excluded
from warranty coverage and may be billed to you. If
any defects are found in the materials or workman-
ship or if the product fails to function properly
during the applicable warranty period, Mackie, at
its option, will repair or replace the product. 

This

warranty applies only to equipment sold and
delivered within the U.S. by Mackie or its
authorized dealers.

B.

 Failure to return the card will not void the 1-year

warranty.

C.

 Service and repairs of Mackie products are to be

performed 

only

 at the factory. Unauthorized service,

repairs, or modification will void this warranty.

D.

 To obtain factory service:

1.

 Call Mackie at 

800/258-6883

, 8AM to 5PM

Monday through Friday (Pacific Time) to get a
Return Authorization (RA). Products returned
without an RA number will be refused.

2.

 Pack the CFX Series product in its original

shipping carton. If you do not have the carton,
just ask for one when you get your RA number,
and we’ll send a shipping carton out promptly.
More information on packing can be found in
the 

Service

 section of the appropriate manual.

Also include a note explaining exactly how to
duplicate the problem, a copy of the sales receipt
with price and date showing, and your return
street address (no P.O. boxes or route numbers,
please!). If we cannot duplicate the problem at
the Mackie Factory or establish the starting date
of your Limited Warranty, we may, at our
option, charge for service time.

3.

 Ship the product in its original shipping

carton, 

freight prepaid

 to:

           

Mackie Designs Inc.

SERVICE DEPARTMENT

16140 Wood-Red Road NE, Ste. 5

Woodinville, WA, 98072, USA

IMPORTANT:  Make sure that the RA number is
plainly written on the shipping carton.

E.

 Mackie reserves the right to inspect any products

that may be the subject of any warranty claims
before repair or replacement is carried out. Mackie
may, at their option, require proof of the original
date of purchase in the form of a dated copy of the
original dealer’s invoice or sales receipt. Final
determination of warranty coverage lies solely with
Mackie Designs Inc.

F.

 Mackie CFX Series products returned to Mackie

and deemed eligible for repair or replacement
under the terms of this warranty will be repaired or
replaced within thirty days of receipt by Mackie at
our rainforest factory complex. Products returned to
Mackie that do not meet the terms of this Warranty
will be repaired and returned C.O.D. with billing
for labor, materials, return freight, and insurance.
Products repaired under warranty at Mackie's
factory will be returned freight prepaid by Mackie
to any location within the boundaries of the USA.

G.

 This warranty is extended to the original

purchaser and to anyone who may subsequently
purchase this product within the applicable
warranty period.

H.

 This is your sole warranty. Mackie does not

authorize any third party, including any dealer or
sales representative, to assume any liability on
behalf of Mackie Designs or to make any warranty
for Mackie Designs.

I

. THE WARRANTY GIVEN ON THIS PAGE IS THE

SOLE WARRANTY GIVEN BY MACKIE AND IS IN
LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE WARRANTY GIVEN
ON THIS PAGE SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED IN
DURATION TO ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF
ORIGINAL PURCHASE FROM AN AUTHORIZED
MACKIE DEALER. UPON EXPIRATION OF THE
APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD, MACKIE
SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER WARRANTY OBLIGA-
TION OF ANY KIND. MACKIE SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT
FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE MACKIE PRODUCT
OR ANY WARRANTY CLAIM. Some states do not
allow exclusion or limitation of incidental, special,
or consequential damages or a limitation on how
long warranties last, so some of the above limita-
tions and exclusions may not apply to you. This
warranty provides specific legal rights and you may
have other rights which vary from state to state.

Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place.

CFX SERIES LIMITED WARRANTY

Contributors and Colophon

Manual composed by Jeff Gilbert, the original 10-year

Mackoid (not counting Greg, of course). It was created in just 3
hours, using a mascara pencil applied to cocktail napkins in the
back booth of a diner in Bothell WA. He then borrowed snippets
of text found lying on the floor of Mackie’s Engineering and Ad-
vertising departments and pasted them in, using cat saliva. It
was really quite disgusting, so he turned it all over to Dave
Franzwa, a REAL technical writer, to gussy it up.

Additional input provided by Paul Larson, Tech Support

guru, Rick Bos, CFX Series Product Manager (and tall, cool
guy), and CJ Murray, project engineer. Proofreading provided
by honorary Mackoid Linn Compton.

Typesetting was performed on a Power Macintosh

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8100/

100AV using Adobe

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PageMaker

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6.5. Illustrations were cre-

ated using Adobe

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Century Light Condensed, Avenir Roman, and Tekton. Sub-
headings were made with Futura Condensed. Font management
provided by Adobe

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 Deluxe 4.0 and Type

Reunion

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 Deluxe 2.0.

“Mackie.,” the “Running Man” figure, “CFX,” and “EMAC” are

trademarks or registered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc.

All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or regis-

tered trademarks of their respective holders, and are hereby
acknowledged.

©2002 Mackie Designs Inc., All Rights Reserved. Printed in China.

Summary of Contents for CFX SERIES

Page 1: ...15 O O 1 2 EFX 2 INT EFX 1 EXT PRE FADER AUX U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O 1 2 EFX 2 INT EFX 1 EXT PRE FADER AUX U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O 1 2 EFX 2 INT EFX 1 EXT PRE FADER AUX U 15 O...

Page 2: ...pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant las limites applicables aux appareils num riques de class A de class B selon le cas prescrites dans le r glement sur le broui...

Page 3: ...like this Every feature on the CFX Mixer has one of these numbers assigned to it Whenever a feature is mentioned described or illustrated its number will be right next to it Thank you for choosing a...

Page 4: ...Service Info 20 Warranty Service 20 Troubleshooting 20 Repair 21 APPENDIX B Technical Info 21 Specifications 21 Block Diagram 22 Contributors and Colophon 23 CFX SERIES LIMITED WARRANTY 23 SAFETY INST...

Page 5: ...ER switch 2 Channel strip TRIM AUX EFX and Fader down 3 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ sliders centered 4 MASTER AUX and EFX SENDS and EFX RETURNS down 5 Channel strip EQ and PAN controls centered 6 Channel strip...

Page 6: ...up the MAIN MIX Fader to a comfortable listening level 5 If the overall mix has an equalization problem make adjustments to the STEREO GRAPHIC EQ If an individual channel is the problem use its EQ ins...

Page 7: ...verb Digital Delay Mono Power Amplifiers Digital Multitrack Recorder Guitar Effects Direct Box 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 19 18 17 2 1 1 2 R L R L R L R L 2 1 CHANNEL INSERTS STEREO EFX RETURNS...

Page 8: ...IC 3 MIC 4 MIC 5 MIC 6 MIC 7 MIC 8 At the risk of stating the obvious this is where you plug everything in microphones line level instruments effects headphones and the ultimate destination for your s...

Page 9: ...ed stereo signal enters the real world The XLR balanced outputs will add 6 dB when connected to balanced inputs thereby elevating signal from the noise floor by that amount The TRS balanced outputs of...

Page 10: ...TRS outputs is post fader only so they cannot be used as traditional stage monitor cues They re in tended to patch into effects device inputs hence the name EFX See EFX 1 EXT and EFX 2 INT for more in...

Page 11: ...function of the BYPASS switch located in the EMAC EFFECTS PROCESSOR Closing the switch connection causes the EFX BYPASS indicator to light and mutes the effects Note When a foot switch is plugged int...

Page 12: ...UX send knobs PHANTOM POWER Ha We tricked you The phantom power switch is not located in the channel strip sec tion at all It s way over on the right side of the mixer see graphic on previous page We...

Page 13: ...you can also screw things up If you max the EQs on every channel you ll get mix mush not to mention driving your mix levels near or beyond clipping So equalize subtly use the left sides of the knobs c...

Page 14: ...dependently of the rest of the mix SUB Faders SUB ASSIGN and MAIN MIX Fader will explain this further FADER Although the most self explanatory item on a mixer we ll explain it anyway The fader is the...

Page 15: ...results try to keep your peaks between 0 and 7 You may already be familiar with 4 4 dBu 1 23V and 10 10 dBV 0 32V operating levels Basically what determines the operat ing level is the relative 0 dB V...

Page 16: ...ers 1 and 2 with SUB 1 carrying the left signal and SUB 2 carrying the right Engage SUB 1 ASSIGN LEFT and SUB 2 ASSIGN RIGHT and you re done Take a look at the block diagram on page 22 it ll explain t...

Page 17: ...stage monitor cues turn up the EFFECTS TO MONITOR knobs FOR THE CURIOUS EMAC stands for Extended Multiply and Accumulate which is a proprietary 32 bit digital stereo processor developed by our Digital...

Page 18: ...ds to 10 seconds Pre delay set at 75ms LG HALL Dense smooth reverb with long tail long pre delay and some early reflections Tails are warm with more apparent high end Works well with vocals and electr...

Page 19: ...a dramatic effect to vocals particularly group harmonies and choirs The channel s EFX 2 INT should be set halfway or higher Rate is adjust able from 0 5Hz to 30Hz Depth is adjustable from 0 to 100 FL...

Page 20: ...AND CONSIDERATIONS When setting up for a show oftentimes you are plugging into an AC power distribution sys tem you know nothing about You may even be faced with 2 wire outlets that are missing the th...

Page 21: ...s days Ask Tech Support for current turn around times when you call for your RA number We normally send everything back prepaid using UPS OR ANGE three day air However if you rush your mixer to us by...

Page 22: ...EFX TO AUX 1 EFX TO AUX 2 TO LEFT MAIN TO RIGHT MAIN PFL SIGNAL TO PHONES PFL UTILITY LEVEL PHONES LEVEL PHONES UTILITY OUT RIGHT PFL SIGNAL TO LEFT METER 22 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 100 Hz HPF MID...

Page 23: ...C O D with billing for labor materials return freight and insurance Products repaired under warranty at Mackie s factory will be returned freight prepaid by Mackie to any location within the boundarie...

Page 24: ...rope Asia Central South America 425 487 4333 Middle East Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail sales mackie com Some of the people at our factory who helped design build sell an...

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