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Owner’s Manual

Owner’

s Manual

Onyx 1200F Limited Warranty

A.

 LOUD Technologies Inc. warrants all materials, 

workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period 

of 

one year

 from the original date of purchase. You may 

purchase an additional 24-month Extended Warranty (for a 

total of 36 months of coverage). Visit our website and follow 

the “Product Registration” links for details (www.mackie.com). 

If any defects are found in the materials or workmanship or 

if the product fails to function properly during the applicable 

warranty period, LOUD Technologies, at its option, will repair 

or replace the product. 

This warranty applies only to equipment 

sold and delivered within the U.S. and Canada by LOUD 

Technologies Inc. or its authorized dealers.
B.

 For faster processing (not to mention a free gift), register 

online or mail in the product registration card.

C.

 Unauthorized service, repairs, or modification of Mackie 

products will void this warranty. To obtain repairs or 

replacement under warranty, you must have a copy of your 

sales receipt from the authorized Mackie dealer where you 

purchased the product. It is necessary to establish purchase 

date and determine whether your Mackie product is within 

the warranty period.  

D.

 To obtain warranty repair or replacement:

 1. 

Call Mackie Technical Support at 800/898-3211, 7 AM  

to 5 PM Monday through Friday (Pacific Time) to get 

authorization for repair or replacement. Alternately, go to 

the Mackie website, click “Support” (www.mackie.com/

support), and follow the instructions for reporting a warranty 

issue and submitting a request for an advance replacement. 

 

2. Advance Replacement:

 Mackie will ship a replacement 

unit to you along with an invoice for the suggested 

retail price of the replacement unit. You must return the 

defective unit immediately to cancel the invoice. If you do 

not return the defective unit within 30 days, you must pay 

the full amount stated in the invoice to satisfy your debt.

 

3. Repair:

 When you call Mackie Technical Support, 

explain the problem and obtain a Service Request 

Number. Have your Mackie product’s serial number 

ready. 

You must have a Service Request 

Number before you can obtain factory-

authorized service.

 

 

•  Pack the product in its original shipping carton. Also 

include a note explaining exactly how to duplicate the 

problem, a copy of the sales receipt with price and date 

showing, your daytime phone number and return street 

address (no P.O. boxes or route numbers, please!), and 

the Service Request Number. If we cannot duplicate the 

problem or establish the starting date of your Limited 

Warranty, we may, at our option, charge for service time 

and parts.

 

• Ship the product in its original shipping carton, 

freight prepaid

 to the authorized service center. Write 

the Service Request Number in 

BIG PRINT

 on top of 

the box. The address of your closest authorized service 

center will be given to you by Technical Support, or it 

may be obtained from our website. Once it’s repaired, 

the authorized service center will ship it back by ground 

shipping, pre-paid (if it qualified as a warranty repair). 

 

Note:

 Under the terms of the warranty, you must ship 

or drop-off the unit to an authorized service center. 

The return ground shipment is covered for those units 

deemed by us to be under warranty.

 

Note:

 You must have a sales receipt from an authorized 

Mackie dealer for your unit to be considered for 

warranty repair.

IMPORTANT:  Make  sure that the Service Request 

Number is plainly written on the shipping carton. No 

receipt, no warranty service.
E.

 LOUD Technologies reserves the right to inspect any 

products that may be the subject of any warranty claims before 

repair or replacement is carried out. LOUD Technologies may, 

at our 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 LOUD Technologies. 

F.

 Any products returned to one of the LOUD Technologies 

factory-authorized service centers, and deemed eligible 

for repair or replacement under the terms of this warranty 

will be repaired or replaced. LOUD Technologies and its 

authorized service centers may use refurbished parts for repair 

or replacement of any product. Products returned to LOUD 

Technologies that do not meet the terms of this Warranty 

will not be repaired unless payment is received for labor, 

materials, return freight, and insurance. Products repaired 

under warranty will be returned freight prepaid by LOUD 

Technologies to any location within the boundaries of the USA 

or Canada.

G.

 LOUD Technologies warrants all repairs performed 

for 90 days or for the remainder of the warranty period. 

This warranty does not extend to damage resulting from 

improper installation, misuse, neglect or abuse, or to exterior 

appearance. This warranty is recognized only if the inspection 

seals and serial number on the unit have not been defaced or 

removed.

H.

 LOUD Technologies assumes no responsibility for the 

timeliness of repairs performed by an authorized service 

center.

I.

 This warranty is extended to the original purchaser. This 

warranty may be transferred to anyone who may subsequently 

purchase this product within the applicable warranty period 

for a nominal fee. A copy of the original sales receipt is 

required to obtain warranty repairs or replacement.

J.

 This is your sole warranty. LOUD Technologies does not 

authorize any third party, including any dealer or sales 

representative, to assume any liability on behalf of LOUD 

Technologies or to make any warranty for LOUD Technologies 

Inc.

K.

 THE WARRANTY GIVEN ON THIS PAGE IS THE SOLE 

WARRANTY GIVEN BY LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC. 

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, LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC. SHALL 

HAVE NO FURTHER WARRANTY OBLIGATION OF ANY 

KIND. LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC. 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 limitations 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.

Summary of Contents for Onyx 1200F

Page 1: ...O W N E R S M A N U A L STUDIO RECORDING PREAMP with 192kHz FIREWIRE INTERFACE...

Page 2: ...d by LOUD Technologies Inc could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules 19 This apparatus does not exceed the Class A Class B whichever is applicable limits for radio noise...

Page 3: ...Onyx1200FFeatures 14 FrontPanel 14 1 SignalLevelIndicators 14 2 48VPhantomPowerSwitch 14 3 LINESwitch 14 4 ChannelGAIN 14 5 InstrumentInput 14 6 InstrumentSwitch 15 7 PHONES1 4Level 15 8 PHONES1 4Out...

Page 4: ...LINELEVELOUTPUT 21 32 MONA BFOOTSWITCH 21 33 TALKBACKFOOTSWITCH 21 34 ACPowerReceptacle 21 Onyx1200FConsole 21 InstallingtheSoftware 21 ComputerRequirements 21 ANoteaboutHardDriveSpeed 21 Installingth...

Page 5: ...OUT connectors are provided for sending and receiv ing MIDI information The Onyx 1200F is designed to be a transparent audio interface for direct tracking to a DAW recording applica tion on a PC or M...

Page 6: ...the ever popular hook up diagrams that show typical setups for recording Then when you have time read the Features Descrip tion section This describes every knob button and con nection point on the On...

Page 7: ...or that channel 5 Open the Onyx 1200F FireWire Console software application 6 Connect the S PDIF output from the Onyx 1200F to the S PDIF input on a CD recorder or other S PDIF compatible recorder Set...

Page 8: ...lay your heart out Standalone Mode 1 Now you can use the Onyx 1200F in Standalone mode by closing the 1200F Console and disconnect ing the FireWire connection from your computer It retains the setting...

Page 9: ...nyx 1200F Inputs FireWire from DAW FireWire to DAW FireWire to DAW Onyx 1200F Audio Outputs 34 Onyx 1200F DSP Mixer ON 30 34 Onyx 1200F Inputs Onyx 1200F Audio Outputs FireWire from DAW Onyx 1200F DSP...

Page 10: ...8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 MASTER FADER BANKS EQ INSTRUMENT PLUG IN TRACK SEND PAN SURROUND VPOT ASSIGN GROUP MARKER NUDGE REC REWIND FAST FWD PLAY STOP RECORD ASSIGNMENT TICKS SUB DIVISION BEATS BARS SMPTE BEAT...

Page 11: ...IC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE CONTROL RM MONITORS L 2 1 R INSERTS BALANCED Mics Stereo DAT Recorder with S PDIF Input Headphones For Engineer To Monitor Recording Mics Electric Guitar to Instrument...

Page 12: ...FireWire Hard Drive MIDI Keyboard Controller MIDI Drum Controller USB MIDI Interface USB MIDI MIDI Stereo Compressor Out Out In In Bass and Electric Guitars to Instrument Inputs 11 and 12 on Front Pa...

Page 13: ...tings panel and routed to the DAW software application on a laptop or desktop computer via the FireWire connection 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz 45W FOOTSWITCH TALK BACK MON A B ADAT IN OUT 1 2 SEND RETURN MIDI...

Page 14: ...out since the gain control provides a wide range of control over the input level However if you have a particularly hot mic or line level signal push in this switch to reduce the overall gain by 20 dB...

Page 15: ...and unique mix WARNING The headphone amps are designed to drive any standard head phones to a very loud level We re not kidding They can cause permanent hearing damage Even intermediate levels may be...

Page 16: ...tivity on the MIDI 1 and MIDI 2 OUT connectors 14 TALKTOPHONESLevelControl The talkback feature allows the engineer to communi cate with the talent through the PHONES 8 outputs using a microphone conn...

Page 17: ...AW s source channels The indicating LED next to the BYPASS switch lights when the bypass function is on This might be useful for sending a two channel mix to a record er or for using these outputs alo...

Page 18: ...r the Control Room Monitors in the Console Settings window 25 MIDIIN OUT 1and2 These are standard 5 pin DIN MIDI connectors for sending and receiving MIDI commands When a MIDI controller is connected...

Page 19: ...r each other and are always active 28 S PDIFIN OUT These are RCA connectors that send and receive two channels of digital audio in the S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface format The S PDIF inputs sh...

Page 20: ...nels on digital A and eight channels on digital B TIP If you are recording a live show you can use the second ADAT OUT to make a backup recording to a separate independent recorder just in case At 88...

Page 21: ...ferably a 7200 rpm drive with an 8 MB cache but you should check with the manufacturer to make sure 31 8CHANNELBALANCEDLINELEVEL OUTPUT This is a DB25 connector which provides balanced line level anal...

Page 22: ...1 Insert the CD provided with the Onyx 1200F into your CD drive 2 Click Start Run Browse and navigate to the CD drive Double click the file named SetupOnyxFSeries_xxx exe where xxx is the revi sion l...

Page 23: ...ard drive to whatever location you prefer i e the Applications folder 4 Double click the Onyx Console zip file that you just copied to your hard drive and OS X automati cally unzips the Onyx Console f...

Page 24: ...s in the Tracktion Installer to complete the installation To install Tracktion on a Mac running OS X version 10 3 9 or later 1 Insert the CD R or DVD R into the CD or DVD drive 2 Double click the CD o...

Page 25: ...u can also select the sample rate in the DAW application Note When the Onyx 1200F is connected to a computer with a FireWire cable you cannot change the sample rate with the front panel Sample Rate se...

Page 26: ...rio is for overdubbing where you are adding another track to some tracks already recorded which are routed from the DAW to the 1200F via the DAW Outputs Digital Input This selects whether the S PDIF d...

Page 27: ...The buffer size in the ASIO control panel should be the same as the buffer size selected in the Onyx 1200F Console Note The DAW software application s ASIO control panel has priority over the Onyx 120...

Page 28: ...own tab so make sure you have the cor rect one selected before making any changes Note The mixes you create in the Console matrix mixing section apply to the physical outputs on the Onyx 1200F analog...

Page 29: ...48 for the two outputs and a left and right meter 49 to indicate the signal level at the outputs Overload OL indicators 50 let you know if you need to reduce the Main Mix level control There are also...

Page 30: ...level input signals the meters should indicate signal is present in the Onyx 1200F Console Make sure the correct audio interface is selected in the DAW In Tracktion this is selected in the Set tings t...

Page 31: ...ter Reinstall the drivers from the CD Glitchy Distorted Audio into your Computer Increase the buffer size This can be done in your DAW application Repair For warranty repair or replacement refer to th...

Page 32: ...EVE RCA Unbalanced Wiring Sleeve Shield Tip Hot XLR Connectors Inputs 1 12 accept 3 pin male XLR connectors on the Neutrik combo inputs They are wired as follows according to standards specified by th...

Page 33: ...to the balanced input low cold con nection only In some cases you may have to make up special adapters to interconnect your equipment For example you may need a balanced XLR female connected to an un...

Page 34: ...dB to 40 dB Phantom Power 48 VDC Rated Output Line 4 dBu Maximum Rated Output 21 dBu balanced line level outputs Appendix C Technical Info Onyx 1200F Specifications Frequency Response Mic Input to Co...

Page 35: ...onnector for AES EBU output Two 5 pin DIN connectors for MIDI output Two Toslink optical connectors for ADAT output DSP TMS320C6713 Floating Point Digital Signal Processor operating at 225 MHz deliver...

Page 36: ...p XDR Preamp Mic 0 to 60 dB Line 20 to 40 dB 2 3 1 Insert A D Converter 24 bit 192 kHz Ch 1 12 48V Phantom Channel 11 12 Mic Line Gain Mic 0 to 60 dB Line 20 to 40 dB 2 3 1 Instrument Mic Line Line 20...

Page 37: ...J24 Bal Line Out 1 Bal Line Out 8 D A Conversion Out 1 8 Outputs 1 8 Level Out 1 8 Bypass ON OFF Digital Level Control DSP a k a BRAIN Digital Audio Mixer Router 30 input x 34 output OL 10 20 30 Firew...

Page 38: ...NYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE 1 PHONES 2 3 4 O O MAX O MAX O O MAX CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS 1 8 A B SAMPLE RATE 176 4k...

Page 39: ...for those units deemed by us to be under warranty Note You must have a sales receipt from an authorized Mackie dealer for your unit to be considered for warranty repair IMPORTANT Make sure that the S...

Page 40: ...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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