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WARNING:

 Consult a professional rigger or

structural engineer prior to suspending
loudspeakers from a structure not intended
for that use. Always know the working load
limit of the structure supporting the
loudspeaker array. Always make sure that
the rigging hardware minimum rating is at
least five times the actual load.

Rear Panel Features
and Controls

1. Use these gold-plated banana jacks to

connect the speaker wiring.

2. This is a Neutrik

®

 Speakon connector. It

provides a safe and sec ure method of
connecting speaker cables to the MR8.
The connector has a twist-locking
mechanism that prevents it from being
pulled out accidentally.

Connections

The gold-plated banana jacks are designed to
accept single or double banana plugs. They
provide a method of quickly connecting and
disconnecting speaker cables to and from the
speaker. Double banana plugs have a tab on
onw side to indicate the ground (GND) side of
the connector. This side connects to the
negative (–) terminal.

G

N

D

The Speakon connectors use the following
wiring standard:

Pin 1+ = Signal (+)
Pin 1– = Ground (–)

Installation

The MONITOR MR8 can be mounted using

the optional mounting brackets. These include
the following:

MA8-3 (MA8-3W):

U-bracket, Black (White)

MA8-7:

Speaker tilt bracket for 4 clustered
speakers, Black

COLD

HOT

1+

1+

1–

1–

2–

2+

4

Summary of Contents for MR8

Page 1: ...hould never attempt to make any repairs on this Mackie Industrial product unless otherwise indicated in the instruction manual All repairs should be made by qualified service technicians 5 5 5 5 5 Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation Do not install this Mackie Industrial product in any way that is not provided for in the instruction manual 6 6 6 6 6 Stacking multiple un...

Page 2: ...ith stood without causing damage which are shown in the table below According to the OSHA regulations any exposure over the maximum limits indicated in the table can reduce the hearing capacity of a person To prevent potentially dangerous exposure to high sound pressure levels anyone subjected to such levels must use suitable protection When a Mackie Industrial product capable of producing high so...

Page 3: ...SIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE INDUSTRIAL MADE IN ITALY COPYRIGHT 1999 THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS AND REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC MACKIE MACKIE INDUSTRIAL THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE MONITOR 8 SERIAL NO POWER CAPACITY 300W NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 8 Hookup 3 ...

Page 4: ...e connector has a twist locking mechanism that prevents it from being pulled out accidentally Connections The gold plated banana jacks are designed to accept single or double banana plugs They provide a method of quickly connecting and disconnecting speaker cables to and from the speaker Double banana plugs have a tab on onw side to indicate the ground GND side of the connector This side connects ...

Page 5: ...verage Angle 6 dB 90 averaged 800Hz 16kHz Directivity Factor Q DI 6 5 8 2 averaged 800Hz 16kHz System Sensitivity 1 91 dB 1W 1m Rated Maximum SPL 120 dB 1 m 3 3 ft peak Rated Nominal Impedance 8Ω bypassed System Input Power Rating 2 300W IEC 1200W Peak Recommended Amplifier 3 450W Crossover Frequency 1 6kHz 12 dB octave Transducers Low Frequency 8 200 mm carbon fiber woofer with 1 5 38mm coil High...

Page 6: ... UK 44 1268 571 212 FAX 44 1268 570 809 industrial rcf uk com ITALY 39 0522 354 111 FAX 39 0522 926 208 industrial rcf it FRANCE 33 3 8546 9160 FAX 33 3 8546 9161 rcf commercial wanadoo fr GERMANY 49 2572 96042 0 FAX 49 2572 96042 10 industrial mackie de Part No 910 196 20 Rev C1 2 02 2002 Mackie Industrial All Rights Reserved 6 ...

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