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CFX SERIES

OWNER’S MANUAL

AND WARRANTY REGISTRATION

12, 16, AND 20-CHANNEL

MIC/LINE MIXERS

WITH DIGITAL EFFECTS

CLIP

WIDE

BYPASS

10

0

10

0

REVERBS

DELAYS

CHORUS/FLANGE/PHASER

DAMPING

DEPTH

TIME

RATE

NORMAL

NORMAL

EFX

SM. ROOM

MD. PLATE

LG. PLATE

LG. HALL

GATED

REVERSE

CATHEDRAL

MD. HALL

SPRING

PHASER

DELAY  4
CHORUS

DELAY  3

DELAY  1

FLANGE

DELAY  2

1

3-4

1-2

MUTE

CLIP

0dB=0dBu

LEFT RIGHT

MID

400Hz

MID

400Hz

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

1

2

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

ASSIGN

SUB

1

MIC

 

1

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

MIC

 

2

MIC

 

3

MIC 

4

MIC

 

5

MIC

 

6

MIC

 

7

MIC

 

8

ZERO
LEVEL

SET

TAPE LEVEL

O

O

MAX

PHONES LEVEL

UTILITY OUT LEVEL

1

(EXT)

48v

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

L

R

PAN

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

3-4

1-2

MUTE

3-4

1-2

MUTE

3-4

1-2

MUTE

3-4

1-2

MUTE

3-4

1-2

MUTE

3-4

1-2

MUTE

3-4

1-2

MUTE

3-4

1-2

MUTE

3-4

1-2

MUTE

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

15

15

5

10

0

5

10

15

15

5

10

0

5

10

1

EFX

2

(INT)

EFX

1

(EXT)

POWER

STATUS

RUDE

SOLO

BREAK SWITCH

(MUTES ALL CHANNELS)

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

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

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

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

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

1

2

EFX

2

(INT)

EFX

1

(EXT)

PRE FADER

AUX

2

ASSIGN

2

3

ASSIGN

3

4

ASSIGN

4

5

ASSIGN

5

6

ASSIGN

6

7

ASSIGN

7

8

ASSIGN

8

9-10

ASSIGN

9

10

11-12

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+20

O

O

U

+20

O

O

U

+10

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

1

2

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

SUB

2

ASSIGN

SUB

3

ASSIGN

SUB

4

ASSIGN

11

12

AUX

EFX

MASTER SEND

U

TRIM

+20

-20

U

TRIM

+20

-20

LOW

LOW

22

10

7

4

2

0

2

4

7

10

20

30

STEREO

MAIN MIX

TRIM

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

M

IC GAIN

6

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

TRIM

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

M

IC GAIN

6

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

TRIM

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

M

IC GAIN

6

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

TRIM

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

M

IC GAIN

6

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

TRIM

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

M

IC GAIN

6

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

TRIM

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

M

IC GAIN

6

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

TRIM

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

M

IC GAIN

6

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

TRIM

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

M

IC GAIN

6

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

PHONES

FOOT

SWITCH

EFX 

LAMP

12V 0.5A

MAIN OUT

L

R

11

LEFT

AUX SEND

UTILITY OUT

SUB OUT

TAPE

INPUT

TAPE

OUTPUT

L

L

R

1

2

1

2

L

L

R

R

L

R

EFX SEND

STEREO EFX

RETURN

MAIN INSERT

(MONO)

(MONO)

L

R

S

75Hz

SUB OUT

R

1

2

1

2

3

4

MAIN OUT

9

LEFT

RIGHT

10

RIGHT

12

EFX  

RETURN

EFX 2 (INT) RETURN MASTERS

EFX 

2

SEND

TO MAIN MIX

EFFECTS TO MONITOR

AUX 

1

AUX 

2

PHANTOM POWER 

CFX 12 MIXER

STEREO GRAPHIC EQ

1K

500

250

63

125

16K

2K

4K

8K

12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER 

CUSTOM 32-BIT PRECISION

 DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR

12k

HI

HI

MID

3k

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

12k

HI

HI

MID

3k

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

POWER

ON

120V, 50/60 Hz,

35 WATTS

CFX12 MIXER

12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER

SERIAL NUMBER

MANUFACTURING DATE

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING.
DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE

UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE.
DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE

WARNING: 

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT 

EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER. 
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

 

AVIS:

 RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE — NE PAS OUVRIR

CONCEIVED AND DESIGNED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC • WOODINVILLE • WA • USA • MADE IN CHINA • FABRIQUE AU CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©1998 • THE FOLLOWING 

ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGNS INC.: "MACKIE", "EMAC",  AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE •  PATENT PENDING

TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE
RING RETURN FROM EFFECTS

STEREO 

PLUG

FOR USE AS AN EFFECTS LOOP

(TIP = SEND, RING = RETURN)

DIRECT OUT WITH SIGNAL 

INTERRUPTION TO MASTER

OPTIONAL USES FOR INSERTS

INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO

THE "SECOND CLICK"

MONO PLUG

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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