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Part No. 0008667  Rev. B  4/04
©2004 LOUD Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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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 1220 Features .................................................................................................10

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

Control Room Matrix, Metering, and Phones..................................................................................14

Auxiliary Section...................................................................................................................................... 15

TALKBACK Section ...................................................................................................................................16

Front Panel Connectors..........................................................................................................................18

Rear Panel...................................................................................................................................................19

Appendix A: Service Information........................................................................ 21

Warranty Service...................................................................................................................................... 21

Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................... 21

Repair ..........................................................................................................................................................22

Appendix B: Connections ......................................................................................23

Appendix C: Technical Info .................................................................................. 26

Onyx 1220 Specifi cations ...................................................................................................................... 26

Onyx 1220 Block Diagram..................................................................................................................... 28

Onyx 1220 Track Sheet........................................................................................................................... 29

Onyx 1220 Limited Warranty ................................................................................31

Summary of Contents for Onyx 1220

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: ...5 ZerotheControls 5 Connections 5 SettheLevels 5 InstantMixing 5 HookupDiagrams 6 Onyx1220Features 10 ChannelStrips 10 ControlRoomMatrix Metering andPhones 14 AuxiliarySection 15 TALKBACKSection 16 Fr...

Page 4: ...p and you re probably not going to read the manual first sigh So the first section after the table of contents is a Quick Start Guide to help you get the mixer set up fast so you can start using it ri...

Page 5: ...ure that the 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 contro...

Page 6: ...3 4 2 12 11 10 9 8 7 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 L R L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS AUX RETURNS ALT 3 4 OUT PHONES OUT INPUTS L MONO R R R R L MONO L MONO L MONO AUX SEND L 5 1 2 6 CHANNEL R L R IN TAPE OUT MAIN...

Page 7: ...tudio Monitors for Studio Digital Multitrack Recorder Headphone Distribution Amp Headphones for Studio 3 4 2 12 11 10 9 8 7 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 L R L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS AUX RETURNS ALT 3 4 OUT PH...

Page 8: ...4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 L R L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS AUX RETURNS ALT 3 4 OUT PHONES OUT INPUTS L MONO R R R R L MONO L MONO L MONO AUX SEND L 5 1 2 6 CHANNEL R L R IN TAPE OUT MAIN OUT CONTROL RM OUTPUTS...

Page 9: ...4 2 12 11 10 9 8 7 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 L R L R L R CHANNEL INSERTS AUX RETURNS ALT 3 4 OUT PHONES OUT INPUTS L MONO R R R R L MONO L MONO L MONO AUX SEND L 5 1 2 6 CHANNEL R L R IN TAPE OUT MAIN OU...

Page 10: ...broken and the LEFT and RIGHT inputs become stereo inputs LEFT goes to the LEFT MAIN OUT and RIGHT goes to the RIGHT MAIN OUT 4 MIC HI ZSwitch Channels 1 and 2 have an extra button for switching betwe...

Page 11: ...ain fully up with a U unity gain mark at about 10 00 On the stereo channels the GAIN range is 20 dB to 20 dB with unity in the center 8 EQIN OUTSwitch This is a true hardware bypass of the Perkins EQ...

Page 12: ...ur home stereo panning left turns down the right channel and panning right turns down the left channel With the PAN knob hard left the signal feeds either the MAIN LEFT bus 1 or ALT LEFT bus 3 depend...

Page 13: ...djusted the input signal to line level you can set every control at U and your signals will travel through the mixer at optimal levels What s more all the labels on our level controls are measured in...

Page 14: ...ALT 3 4 TAPE and FIREWIRE optional By now you probably know what the MAIN MIX is ALT 3 4 is that additional stereo mix bus TAPE is the stereo signal coming in from the TAPE IN RCA jacks FIREWIRE is a...

Page 15: ...shows as 0 dB VU on the meters What could be easier By the way the most wonderful thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from Thanks to the Onyx 1220 s wide dynamic range you can g...

Page 16: ...EVEL control turned down and then slowly turn it up until you get confir mation from whoever is listening to headphones or monitors that they can hear you Once you have set the level you can leave it...

Page 17: ...you hold the switch down As long as you hold this switch down the talkback signal is routed to the outputs determined by the destination switches 33 34 Release the switch and the talkback circuit is t...

Page 18: ...CONTROL ROOM PHONES SOURCE matrix 20 Push in the TAPE button to route the tape input to the CONTROL ROOM and PHONES outputs 48 42 This allows you to playback recordings of your mixes Push in the ASSI...

Page 19: ...ar Panel There are just a few more connectors and switches to talk about and you ll have completed your tour of the Onyx 1220 Hang in there 43 POWERSwitch This one is self explanatory When the POWER s...

Page 20: ...ith more than 30 times the bandwidth of USB 1 1 You can install the optional Onyx FireWire interface card in this slot which provides three FireWire connectors for transferring digital audio to and fr...

Page 21: ...imes it helps to plug all the audio equipment into the same AC circuit so they share a common ground Warranty Service Details concerning Warranty Service are spelled out in the Warranty section on pag...

Page 22: ...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 duplicat...

Page 23: ...ot connec 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...

Page 24: ...e 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 processor...

Page 25: ...Ch10 Pin 6 N C Ch 9 Pin 7 Ch 4 Ch 8 Pin 8 shield Ch 4 Ch 8 Pin 9 Ch 3 Ch 7 Pin 10 Ch 2 Ch 6 Pin 11 shield Ch 2 Ch 6 Pin 12 Ch 1 Ch 5 Pin 13 N C Signal Description REC OUTS 1 4 REC OUTS 5 12 REC OUTS 1...

Page 26: ...d Stereo Channel Line Input 20 k balanced 10 k unbalanced Stereo Aux Returns 20 k balanced 10 k unbalanced Tape In 20 k unbalanced Onyx 1220 Specifications Frequency Response Mic Input to Main Output...

Page 27: ...9 in 15 0 cm WEIGHT 16 0 lb 7 3 kg Physical Dimensions and Weight Height 17 3 in 439 mm Width 13 9 in 353 mm Depth 5 9 in 150 mm Weight 16 0 lb 7 3 kg Options Onyx FireWire Interface Card Rack Mount K...

Page 28: ...3 Band EQ Phones Level Aux 2 pre Aux 2 pre Aux 2 Level Aux 2 to CR Phones to Aux 1 2 Ext TB Talkback Mic Internal External Firewire I O 12 C R DIM From Channel Recording Outs To Firewire Out optional...

Page 29: ...B GAIN 20dB 20dB GAIN 20dB 20dB GAIN 20dB 20dB PHONES RIGHT LEFT MONO BAL UNBAL BAL UNBAL BAL UNBAL AUX RETURN 2 1 RIGHT LEFT MONO 2 1 BAL UNBAL AUX SEND RIGHT LEFT MAIN OUT ALT 3 4 TAPE CONTROL ROOM...

Page 30: ...S R I G H T L E F T M O N O B A L U N B A L B A L U N B A L B A L U N B A L A U X R E T U R N 2 1 R I G H T L E F T M O N O 2 1 B A L U N B A L A U X S E N D R I G H T L E F T M A I N O U T A L T 3 4...

Page 31: ...on on packing 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 Authorize...

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