[coldufo]

Hey,
I'm in charge of a small show tonight where I'll be setting up the sound equipment. I've worked with sound equipment for about 2 years, but I've never used this Mackie 1604VLZ pro. I have two powered Mackie speakers that I'm not sure how to hook up. I do not have the manual for the speakers.

My question is:
The sound board that I'm used to using has two clear XLR ports for the speakers, where as I don't see that for the Mackie. How do I hook up these speakers? I see two 1/4" ports that look like they may be for the speakers, but I'm not sure. Also, do the speakers hook up to the snake at all?

I know some of this may be simple stuff, but please don't give me sarcasm and the typical "read the manual". I really need some help because later tonight I'll have 45 minutes to set this system up, and I need to make sure I get the speakers right.

Thanks

[hank alrich]

coldufo wrote:

Hey,I'm in charge of a small show tonight where I'll be setting up the
soundequipment. I've worked with sound equipment for about 2 years,
but I'venever used this Mackie 1604VLZ pro. I have two powered Mackie
speakersthat I'm not sure how to hook up. I do not have the manual for
thespeakers. My question is:The sound board that I'm used to using has
two clear XLR ports for thespeakers, where as I don't see that for the
Mackie. How do I hook upthese speakers? I see two 1/4" ports that
look like they may be for thespeakers, but I'm not sure. Also, do the
speakers hook up to the snakeat all? I know some of this may be simple
stuff, but please don't give mesarcasm and the typical "read the
manual". I really need some helpbecause later tonight I'll have 45
minutes to set this system up, and Ineed to make sure I get the
speakers right.Thanks-- coldufo

Connect the outputs (XLR) of the mixer to the XLR inputs of the powered
Mackie speakers. Initially set the gain pot on the speakers at unity
gain

The 1/4" TRS outputs on the mixer duplicate the signal that's at the XLR
outputs, so if you don't have two spare mic cables to connect the mixer
to the speakers you can patch make the connection using a pair of 1/4"
TRS (three conductor) cables.

In a pinch you could use a regular guitar cable for this, but you might
well be asking for trouble there if it's an RF/EMF noisy environment.

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[Mike Rivers]

On 11/15/2010 10:31 AM, coldufo wrote:

never used this Mackie 1604VLZ pro. I have two powered Mackie speakers
that I'm not sure how to hook up. I do not have the manual for the
speakers.

The sound board that I'm used to using has two clear XLR ports for the
speakers, where as I don't see that for the Mackie. How do I hook up
these speakers? I see two 1/4" ports that look like they may be for the
speakers, but I'm not sure. Also, do the speakers hook up to the snake
at all?

The 1604 VLZ Pro doesn't have XLR outputs. They didn't have
enough room on the panel for them. You'll want to use the
MAIN 1/4" outputs. Since this is a line level signal and
there's no significant power, you can run them through the
snake if it has the proper connections.




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