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PPM608
8-Channel, 2 x 500 W Professional Powered Mixer
O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L
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Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 19.NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with 2. Keep these instructions. the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection 3. Heed all warnings. against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip- 4. Follow all instructions. ment generates, uses,
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Owner’s Manual Ready, steady, go! Read This Page! 1. Turn the channel level, mon 1, and FX/mon 2 We realize that you must be really keen controls fully down. to try out your new powered mixer, but 2. Turn down the compressor controls (ch. 1–4). please read the safety instructions on page 2, and this page first. 3. Set all the EQ controls to the center, including the graphic EQ sliders. 4. Turn down the main level and monitor 1 level Setup controls, and turn on the powered mixer. The PPM
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Introduction • 12-segment stereo output meters on main mix, Thank you for choosing a Mackie professional and mono meter on monitor 1 powered mixer. These powerful mixers are designed to meet the needs of almost any small to medium-sized • Break switch mutes all mono channels club, meeting room, sanctuary, or outdoor gathering. • Speakon and 1/4" power amp outputs At Mackie, we know what it takes to be roadworthy. • Precision passive switch for enhanced clarity After all, our mixers have t
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Owner’s Manual Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................ 2 MASTER CONTROLS READ THIS PAGE! .................................................... 3 31. POWER LED ........................................... 20 INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4 32. MAIN MASTER GRAPHIC EQ ................... 20 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS............................................... 6 33. FX TO MAIN .......................................... 20 REAR PANEL FEATURES ...
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Hookup Diagrams Front Panel Power Amp Mode switch set to Rear Panel Stereo Main Microphones press HI-Z button press HI-Z button Adjust Vocal Compression Keyboards Portable Recorder SRM450v2 Powered Stage Monitors (plays mon 1 output) Passive Speakers (plays stereo main mix) Powered Subwoofers (plays main mix below 100 Hz) This diagram shows microphones attached to channels 1 and 2, electric guitars connected directly to channels 5 and 6 (with hi-z switch pressed in), and a keyboard attached t
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Owner’s Manual Microphones Acoustic Guitar and Mic Front Panel Power Amp Mode switch set to Mains/Mon 1 Rear Panel press HI-Z button Adjust Vocal Compression Drum Machine Power Amplifier C200 Passive Stage Monitors dual-mono (plays mon 1 output) mode Keyboards SRM150 Powered Monitor (plays mon 1 output) C300z Passive Speakers Passive Subwoofers House System (plays main mix below 100 Hz) (plays mono main mix) This diagram shows microphones attached to the mic inputs of channels 1 to 4, an electri
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Wireless Microphone Microphones Front Panel Power Amp Mode switch set to Stereo Mains Rear Panel Graphic EQ TM iPod Docking Station Wireless Mic Receiver Mackie d.2 Pro DJ Production Console HD1521 HD1521 Powered Powered Speaker Speaker MAIN OUT BOOTH FX PGM 2 PGM 1 MIC PHONO CD PHONO CD SEND L R L L R L L L L LINE MIC R R R R LIVE RETURN RECORD R L(MONO) R LINE LINE ~100-240 VAC 50-60Hz 20W GND GND L PHONO PHONO R Passive Speakers (plays stereo main mix) Turntables with phono-level output Powe
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Owner’s Manual Microphones Front Panel Power Amp Mode switch set to Mon 1/Mon 2 Rear Panel press HI-Z buttons Adjust Vocal Compression Send HD1531 HD1531 Return Guitar Processor Powered Powered (connected to INSERT) Speaker Speaker C200 Passive Stage Monitors (plays mon 2 output) Keyboards C300z Passive Stage Monitors (plays mon 1 output) Powered Subwoofer Powered Subwoofer Electronic Drum Kit (plays right main mix) (plays left main mix) This diagram shows microphones attached to the mic inputs
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Rear Panel Features 4 2 6 3 6 1 5 1. POWER CONNECTION 3. SPEAKER-LEVEL OUTPUTS This jack accepts the supplied 3-prong IEC AC power These output connections provide speaker-level cord. output power from the internal power amplifiers to your passive speakers. The power output of the PPM608 is Before you plug the AC power cord into the 300 watts rms per channel into 4 ohms. powered mixer, make sure that the voltage of your unit is the same voltage as your local AC Only passive loudspeakers sh
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Owner’s Manual • 1/4" TS outputs are wired Tip positive, and 5. VENTILATION and REAR PANEL Sleeve negative. Ventilation holes in the rear panel and the bottom SLEEVE SLEEVE TIP panel allow the internal fans to flow breezy and minty- fresh cooling air over the internal power amplifiers. Do TIP TIP not obstruct these holes, or the amplifiers may overheat and shut down. SLEEVE Do not remove the feet, as these keep the 1/4" TS Connection powered mixer off the ground for ventilation. These two
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Front Panel Features 11 12 14 10 8 9 13 7 Patchbay section 7. MIC INPUTS This is where you plug in things such as: microphones, We use phantom-powered, balanced microphone line-level instruments, guitars, and effects, a recorder, inputs just like the big studio mega-consoles, for exactly PA system, powered monitors, powered subwoofer etc. the same reason: This kind of circuit is excellent at (The speaker-level outputs from the internal power rejecting hum and noise. You can plug in
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Owner’s Manual PHANTOM POWER 12. INSERT (CH. 1 to 6) Most modern professional condenser mics are These unbalanced 1/4" jacks on channels 1 to 6 are for equipped for phantom power, which lets the mixer connecting serial effects processors such as compres- send low-current DC voltage to the mic’s electronics sors, equalizers, de-essers, or filters. The insert point through the same wires that carry audio. (Semi-pro is after the gain switch [28] and compressor circuits condenser mics often have
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15 17 19 20 16 18 If they want "more me, and less Keith," you can turn 15. FX/MON 2 SEND OUTPUT up their channel's FX/mon 2 control, and turn down 1 This /4" TRS line-level output can be used to feed an Keith's. (If you were using monitor 1 to feed the stage external effects processor (FX) or a second set of stage monitor, then you would adjust the mon 1 control [21] monitors (mon 2). The output from here is a copy of on each channel.) what goes into the internal FX processor, being t
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Owner’s Manual (The main mix still plays the full frequency range, EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL? this sub output is just a mono copy of the range below “Serial” means that the entire channel signal 100 Hz for external subwoofers.) leaves the mixer (insert [12] send), is routed through the effects device, and returns to the 19. MAIN OUTPUTS mixer (insert return). Examples: compressor, limiter, graphic equalizer. Line-level sources can also be These 1/4" balanced TRS outputs supply the ster
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 Channel Controls “U” like Unity gain Mackie mixers have a “U” symbol on almost every level The eight vertical channel strips look very similar, control. It stands for “unity gain,” meaning no change in with only a few differences between them. Each chan- signal level. The labels on the controls are measured in nel works independently, and just controls the signals decibels (dB), so you’ll know what you’re doing level- plugged into the inputs directl
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Owner’s Manual 21. MON 1 CHANNEL EQUALIZATION (EQ) This control allows you set up a nice monitor mix, The PPM608 channels have 3-band equalization: low independent of the main mix or the monitor 2 mix. shelving, mid peaking, and high shelving. It’s probably Adjust these controls on each channel until your band is all the EQ you’ll ever need! Shelving means that the happy with the stage monitor mix. The controls are off circuitry boosts or cuts all frequencies past the specified when turned f
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 26. OVERLOAD (OL) LED 28. GAIN SWITCH This LED will come on when the channel’s input Press this in (low) if you are connecting a line-level signal is too high. This should be avoided, as distortion input source to channels 1 to 6. will occur. Press this out (high) if you are connecting a micro- If the LED is coming on regularly, check that the gain phone-level signal to channels 1 to 8, or a instrument- switch [28] is set correctly for your input device
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Owner’s Manual 29. COMPRESSOR +20 Channels 1 to 4 have an in-line compressor circuit with a variable threshold. This is very useful for com- pression of vocals, for example. +15 When the incoming signals exceed the threshold level set by this knob, the signal level is automatically com- +10 pressed. This reduces the dynamic range, and reduces the chance of distortion due to overloading the input +5 signals. +0 Dynamic range is the difference in level be- tween the quietest part of your song
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Master Controls As with the channel EQ, just take it easy. 31 There is a large amount of adjustment, and if you are not careful, you can upset the 33 delicate balance of nature. Although it may 36 not seem cool to actually turn down controls, with EQ it is often your best option. Turn 32 down the offending frequency range, rather 34 than boost the wanted range. You can reduce 35 the level of some frequency bands where feedback occurs. 38 With this constant–Q graphic 41 EQ, the ban
