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2-Channel DJ Mixer with FireWire Option
OWNER’S MANUAL
MIC PGM 1 PGM 2 CONTROL
SOURCE SOURCE
OL U U MAIN
SIG 48V
LINE/ LINE/
PHONO PHONO
OFF
+3 +50 MAX MAX MAX
ON
CD CD
LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL
EQ EQ EQ BOOTH U
U
HIGH HIGH HIGH STEREO
MAX
MONO
LEVEL
-15 +15
KILL +10 KILL +10
FX
U
MID MID MID
+15
-15 +15 SEND
KILL +10 KILL +10
U
LOW LOW LOW +15
RETURN
-15 +15
KILL +10 KILL +10
PHONES U
PGM
MAIN
ON FX FX
MAX
LEVEL
PGM SOURCE
PAN BAL BAL
1 1 1
2
L R LR R L
PGM 1 PGM 2
TRANSFORM TRANSFORM
MAIN
LR
OL
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Important Safety Instructions 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long 1. Read these instructions. periods of time. 2. Keep these instructions. 14. Refer all servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. Servicing is required 3. Heed all warnings. when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power- supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have 4. Follow all instructions. fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been expos
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Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Safety Instructions................................... 2 Introduction...............................................4 Getting Started ......................................... 5 READ THIS PAGE!!....................................................5 Hookup Diagrams.....................................6 Rear Panel Features................................ 10 Top Panel Features...................................12 Microphone Input Section .............................
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Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie d.2 Premium VCA Optional user-installable FireWire card receives Mixer for scratch and club DJs. It contains all your fa- four program channels from PC/Mac and sends vorite features in a scratch mixer, along with signifi cant a stereo L-R recording stream to PC/Mac. extras that you will come to appreciate. Program faders and Crossfader have variable contour curves and reverse switches. The d.2 is the fi rst DJ mixer made by Mackie. We were Ult
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Owner’s Manual Set the Levels Getting Started To set the LEVEL controls, it’s not even necessary to hear what you’re doing at the outputs of the mixer. READ THIS PAGE!! If you want to listen while you work, plug headphones into the PHONES jack on the front panel, then set the Even if you never reads manuals, please PHONES knob up a little. read and digest the safety instructions on page 2, and this page before you 1. Select the input using the SOURCE switch. begin using the d.2 mixer. 2. P
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Hookup Diagrams (The following hookup diagrams show the d.2 with the optional FireWire card installed.) SRM450 SRM450 Powered Speaker Powered Speaker Main Left Main Right SWA1501 SWA1501 Powered Subwoofer Powered Subwoofer Pro CD Player Plug into Microphone front panel headphone jack DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2005 • "MACKIE", AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. • PATENT PENDING. MAIN OUT BO
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Owner’s Manual Plug into Microphone front panel headphone jack DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2005 • "MACKIE", AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. • PATENT PENDING. MAIN OUT BOOTH FX PGM 2 PGM 1 MIC PHONO CD PHONO CD SEND LR L L RLL L L LINE MIC RRRR LIVE RECORD RETURN R LR LINE LINE ~100-240 VAC 50-60Hz 20W GND GND PHONO PHONO ON L SERIAL / DATE CODE R FIREWIRE Headphones ground wire ground wir
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SRM450 SRM450 Powered Speaker Powered Speaker Main Left Main Right SWA1501 SWA1501 Powered Subwoofer Powered Subwoofer Plug into Microphone front panel headphone jack DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2005 • "MACKIE", AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. • PATENT PENDING. MAIN OUT BOOTH FX PGM 2 PGM 1 MIC PHONO CD PHONO CD SEND LR L L RLL L L LINE MIC RRRR LIVE RECORD R LR RETURN LINE GND LINE GND ~
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Owner’s Manual SA1532z SA1532z Powered Speaker Powered Speaker Main Left Main Right SWA1801 SWA1801 Powered Powered Subwoofers Subwoofers CD Turntable (PGM 2) CD Turntable (PGM 1) Plug into front panel Microphone headphone jack DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2005 • "MACKIE", AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. • PATENT PENDING. MAIN OUT BOOTH FX PGM 2 PGM 1 MIC PHONO CD PHONO CD SEND LR L L RLL
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Rear Panel Features DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2005 • "MACKIE", AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. • PATENT PENDING. MAIN OUT BOOTH FX PGM 2 PGM 1 MIC PHONO CD PHONO CD SEND LR L L RLL L L LINE MIC RRRR LIVE RECORD RETURN R LR LINE LINE GND GND ~100-240 VAC 50-60Hz 20W PHONO PHONO L ON SERIAL / DATE CODE R FIREWIRE (ACCESSORY CARD REQUIRED) 1. MIC Input 5. GND Terminal This is a Neutrik “co
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Owner’s Manual If you only have one monitor speaker, just use one of MAIN LEVEL control. This allows you to make a stereo the BOOTH Outputs and push in the BOOTH STEREO/ recording that is not affected by Main Out level changes MONO switch [34] in the CONTROL section on the top during a performance. panel. 13. POWER Switch 9. XLR MAIN OUTs When the POWER switch is turned ON, power is sup- These male XLR connectors provide a balanced mic- plied to the d.2 and the cool blue EQ knobs light up. or
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Top Panel Features MIC Input Section 16. MIC LEVEL Control MIC PGM 1 PGM 2 CONTROL This knob adjusts the gain SOURCE SOURCE OL U U MAIN of the mic preamp for any SIG 48V LINE/ LINE/ PHONO PHONO OFF +3 +50 MAX MAX MAX ON microphone plugged into the CD CD LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MIC input jack [1]. It ranges EQ EQ EQ BOOTH U U from +13 dB to +63 dB of HIGH HIGH HIGH STEREO MAX MONO LEVEL -15 +15 gain. Adjust this knob so KILL +10 KILL +10 FX U that the loudest speaking or MID MID MID shoutin
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Owner’s Manual 30. FX Switch Program Input Section Press this switch in to tap the PGM signal to the FX 25. LEVEL Control SEND outputs. This allows you to send the signal to an external effects processor, or even provide a direct feed This knob adjusts the gain of the PGM input signals for the PGM signal to another mixer. This switch will selected by the position of the SOURCE Select switch route the PGM signal to the FX send output connectors, [26]. This knob ranges from off to +13 dB of
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Control Section 32. MAIN LEVEL Control MIC PGM 1 PGM 2 CONTROL SOURCE SOURCE OL U U MAIN This knob adjusts the SIG 48V LINE/ LINE/ main output level at the PHONO PHONO OFF +3 +50 MAX MAX MAX ON CD CD LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MAIN OUT XLRs [9] EQ EQ EQ BOOTH U U (and to the RCA Main HIGH HIGH HIGH STEREO MAX Outs [11] when the MONO LEVEL -15 +15 KILL +10 KILL +10 LIVE/RECORD switch FX U [12] is out). (Remem- MID MID MID +15 SEND -15 +15 ber, when the LIVE RE- KILL +10 KILL +10 U CORD switch i
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Owner’s Manual Program Output Section PGM 1 PGM 2 40. TRANSFORM Switch The transform switch TRANSFORM TRANSFORM has three positions: Latch- MAIN LR ing, Center, and Momen- OL OL OL 10 10 10 tary. 7 7 7 4 4 4 When the switch is 2 2 2 0 0 0 Latched, this program’s 2 2 2 4 4 4 signal is on, and passes 7 7 7 through to the outputs. 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 When the switch is in REVERSE REVERSE REVERSE the center position, this program’s signal is muted at the outputs and FX infinium Send
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45. REVERSE LED PGM 1 PGM 2 This LED lights when the REVERSE switch [48] has been activated TRANSFORM TRANSFORM for the Crossfader. For MAIN more details, see the dis- LR OL OL OL cussion of the REVERSE 10 10 10 7 7 7 switches [48] on the 4 4 4 next page. 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 46. CROSSFADER 7 7 7 10 10 10 20 20 20 The crossfader is used 30 30 30 REVERSE REVERSE REVERSE to fade between the two PGM signals in the MAIN outputs. When the crossfader is all the infinium A B contact-free c
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Owner’s Manual Front Panel Features PGM 1 FADER CROSS FADER PGM 2 FADER REVERSE REVERSE REVERSE SLOW FAST SLOW FAST SLOW FAST CONTOUR CONTOUR CONTOUR 47. CONTOUR Controls 49. Headphones Jack This is where you plug in your stereo headphones. It is Use the CONTOUR controls to adjust how fast or a 1/4" TRS stereo jack. slow each fader responds to movement. In the SLOW position, the faders respond in a linear fashion, increas- If you have the PGM/MAIN switch [38] up, you can ing from minimum to
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Appendix A: Service Information If the FX button [30] is pressed on that channel, Warranty Service make sure your effects processor is connected cor- rectly and is working. Details concerning Warranty Service are spelled out in the Warranty section on page 27. Try the same source signal in the other channel, set up exactly like the suspect channel. If you think your d.2 has a problem, please do everything you can to confi rm it before calling for service. Doing so Bad Output might save y
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Owner’s Manual Repair Service for Mackie products is available at a factory- authorized service center. Service for Mackie products living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your d.2 needs service, follow these instructions: 1. Review the preceding troubleshooting suggestions. Please. 2. Call Tech Support at 1-800-898-3211, 7 am to 5 pm PST, to explain the problem and request a Service Request Number. Have your d.2’s serial number ready. You
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Appendix B: Connections XLR Connectors 1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks The d.2 MIC combo input accepts 3-pin male XLR “TS” stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connection points connectors; the MAIN OUTs accept 3-pin female XLR available on a mono 1/4" phone jack or plug. They are connectors. These are wired as follows, according to used for unbalanced signals. standards specifi ed by the AES (Audio Engineering Society). SLEEVE SLEEVE TIP 2 SHIELD TIP HOT TIP SLEEVE COLD 3 1 SHIELD 1 1/4" TS Unbalance
