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High Resolution Active Studio Monitor
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 13.Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 2. Keep these instructions. 14.Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required 3. Heed all warnings. when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power- 4. Follow all instructions. supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or object
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Owner’s Manual Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........... INTRODUCTION..................................................4 QUICK START ............................................................................5 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION ..............................6 1. SIGNAL INPUTS................................................................ 6 . INPUT LEVEL .................................................................... 6 . HIGH FREQUENCY FILTER ............................
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the MR8 Mackie Reference • The connecting wires between the amplifier outputs Studio Monitors. Just as we revolutionized the studio and the drivers are kept to an absolute minimum, monitor market with our flagship HR824 Studio Monitor, so the damping factor of the amplifier isn’t compro- we have done it again with the most affordable precision mised by the resistance of long speaker cables. active studio monitors ever made. The MR8 features • The acousti
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Owner’s Manual AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NOTE QUICK START ON MR8 BASS RESPONSE AND We realize that you can’t wait to hook up your new Mackie MR8 Studio YOUR CONTROL ROOM. Monitors and try them out. Neverthe- less, please take the time to read this Your new MR8s achieve their best bass page NOW, and the rest can wait until response in a room that’s optimized you’re good and ready. for bass reproduction. A lot of fac- tors can conspire to thwart the MR8s’ 1. Turn the INPUT LEVEL [2] control o
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REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION This is where you connect your signal to the monitor, . INPUT LEVEL and make adjustments to the frequency response of the speakers to match the monitor’s location and your The MR8 expects a line-level signal at its input. Use room’s environment. this control to adjust the sensitivity of the input section according to the signal strength at its input. 1. SIGNAL INPUTS • The MR8 is designed to operate with a +4 dBu signal when the INPUT LEVEL control is in the MAX po
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Owner’s Manual Conversely, if your mixes are consistently too bright, 5. Power Switch then adding some additional high-frequency energy in the monitors satisfies your ears, and the resultant mix Use this switch to turn on or off the MR8. When the has less HF content. power switch is turned on and the MR8 is plugged into an AC outlet, the power LED on the front of the monitor It’s a real rush to mix really loud. But remember that lights up to let you know the MR8 is ready to go. the result
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PROTECTION CIRCUITS There are several protection mechanisms designed Input Signal Wiring into the MR8 to safeguard the loudspeakers and ampli- fiers from inadvertent damage. You should use high-quality, shielded cable to connect the signal source to the SIGNAL INPUT jack [1] on the CAUTION: The protection circuits MR8. are designed to prevent damage to the loudspeakers under reasonable • For balanced signals, foil shielded cables, such as and sensible conditions. Should you Belden 8451,
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Owner’s Manual Appendix A: SERVICE INFO If you think your Mackie product has a problem, No Sound please check out the following troubleshooting tips and • Is the power indicator [8] on the front panel illumi- do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the Support nated? If not, refer to “No Power” above. section of our website (www.mackie.com/support) • Is the INPUT LEVEL [2] control turned up? where you will find lots of useful information such as • Is the signal source turned up? Make sur
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Repair For warranty service, please refer to the warranty information on page 15. Non-warranty service for Mackie products is avail- able at a factory-authorized service center. To locate your nearest service center, visit www.mackie.com, click “Support” and select “Locate a Service Center.” If you do not have access to our website, please call our Tech Support department at 1-800-898-3211 (normal business hours, Pacific Time), to explain the problem. They will tell you where the neares
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Owner’s Manual Appendix B: CONNECTORS XLR Connectors 1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks XLR connectors are used to make balanced connec- “TS” stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connections avail- tions to the MR8. They are wired as follows, according able on a mono 1/4" phone jack or plug. They are used to standards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering for unbalanced signals. It is okay to connect an unbal- Society). anced 1/4" phone plug into the 1/4" TRS phone jack on the MR8. 2 SHIELD HOT SLEEVE
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Appendix C: TECHNICAL INFORMATION MR8 Specifications Acoustic Performance Equalization Free Field Frequency Response: Low Frequency EQ: +2 dB/+4 dB @ 100 Hz, shelving 40 Hz – 20 kHz (±3 dB) High Frequency EQ: ±2 dB @ 5 kHz, shelving Lower Cutoff Frequency: –3 dB @ 60 Hz AC Power Requirements Upper Cutoff Frequency: –3 dB @ 22 kHz US: 120 VAC, 60 Hz Sound Pressure Level @ 1 meter, +4 dBu into Balanced Input: Europe: 240 VAC, 50 Hz 100 dB SPL @ 1m Korea: 220 VAC, 60 Hz Maximu
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Owner’s Manual MR8 Block Diagram +HI VDC RCA HI-FREQUENCY HI-FREQUENCY UNBALANCED POWER AMPLIFIER DRIVER LINE INPUT HIGH FREQ CROSSOVER +2 dB HI-FREQ XLR 2 TWEET 1 0 BALANCED LO-FREQ 3 –2 dB LINE INPUT INPUT LEVEL 1/4" –HI VDC UNBALANCED LINE INPUT +HI VDC DARK SIDE OF THE MOON LO-FREQUENCY LO-FREQUENCY OVEREXCURSION LOW FREQ POWER AMPLIFIER DRIVER PROTECT +4 dB +2 dB 0 WOOF 60 Hz –HI VDC POWER FUSE POWER LED + HI VDC – + TOROIDAL POWER LO VDC MACKIE TRANSFORMER – MR5 BLOCK DIAGRAM 08.29.07 The
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INPUT SETTINGS CAUTION: REPLACE WITH THE SAME FUSE AND RATING. DISCONNECT HIGH FREQ SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE. RCA XLR FILTER (UNBALANCED) (BALANCED) INPUT –2dB 0 +2dB (NORMAL) ON TRS (BALANCED) LOW FREQ OFF MAX FILTER LEVEL +2dB +4dB 0 (NORMAL) 14 MR8 MR8
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Owner’s Manual Mackie Limited Warranty Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This Limited Product Warranty (“Product Warranty”) is provided by LOUD Technologies Inc. (“LOUD”) and is applicable to products purchased in the United States or Canada through a LOUD-authorized reseller or dealer. The Product Warranty will not extend to anyone other than the original purchaser of the product (hereinafter, “Customer,” “you” or “your”). For products purchased outside the U.S. or Canada, plea
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