Mackie PPM608 DJ Equipment User Manual


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PPM608
PPM608
Introduction
Thank you for choosing a Mackie professional
powered mixer. These powerful mixers are designed to
meet the needs of almost any small to medium-sized
club, meeting room, sanctuary, or outdoor gathering.
At Mackie, we know what it takes to be roadworthy.
After all, our mixers have traveled all over the world
under the worst of conditions and the best of conditions,
and we’ve applied what we’ve learned to the mechanical
design of our powered mixers.
Reliability is paramount to sound reinforcement.
That’s why our engineers have subjected our powered
mixers to the most rigorous and fiendish tests imag-
inable to fine-tune the design, and extend its limits
beyond those of ordinary powered mixers.
Features
• Twointernalpowerampliers,eachratedat
500 watts peak into 4 ohms
• Threeselectableampliermodes(stereo
mains, mono-main/monitor 1, mon 1/mon 2)
• 8channels(6mono,2stereo)
• Micinputsonallchannels
• Line-levelinputs(6mono,2stereo)
• RCAinputsonstereochannels.
• Insertjacksonmonochannels
• Channels5and6allowdirectconnectionof
guitars and basses without a DI box
• 3-bandEQoneachchannel
• Monitor1send
• Mainmixstereolineoutputs
• Mainmixmonosubout
• Amplierline-levelinputsallowtheconnection
of external mixers if more channels are needed
• FootswitchconnectionforFXmute/unmute
• FX/monitor2send(selectablepre/post)
• +48vPhantompowercanbeappliedtoallmics
• Built-incompressorsontherst4monoinputs
(dedicated in-line compression)
• 24built-inRunningMan32-biteffectswith
input gain, tap delay, and a footswitch mute/un-
mute
• Independent7-bandgraphicEQswith
constant-Q filters on the main and monitor
outputs
• Tape/CDstereoRCAoutputs
• 12-segmentstereooutputmetersonmainmix,
and mono meter on monitor 1
• Breakswitchmutesallmonochannels
• Speakonand1/4"powerampoutputs
• Precisionpassiveswitchforenhancedclarity
and low-frequency response with Mackie pas-
sive speakers
• Ruggeddesignwithpolycarbonatesidesand
built-in metal handles
• Modernandstylishdesignfromourmodernand
stylish, hip and trendy design team (runners-up
in the coveted Golden Lock-Washer of Walton-
on-Naze design award)
How To Use This Manual
The first pages after the table of contents are the
hookup diagrams. These show typical setups for fun
times with your powered mixer.
Next is a detailed tour of the entire mixer. The de-
scriptions are divided into sections, just as your mixer is
organized into distinct zones:
• Rearpanel:TheACinput,powerswitch,speak-
er-level outputs and amplifier mode switch
• Patchbay:Thelowerfrontsection,whereyou
connect microphones and guitars etc.
• ChannelStrip:Thechannelstripswhereyou
adjust and control each channel
• MasterSection:Thesectionontheright,with
graphic EQ and main level controls
• StereoEffectProcessor
Throughout these sections you’ll find illustrations
with each feature numbered and described in the
nearby paragraphs.
This icon marks infor mation that is critically
important or unique to the powered mixer. For
your own good, read them and remember them.
This icon will lead you to some explanations of
features and practical tips. Go ahead and skip
these if you really need to go.
Appendix A: Service information.
Appendix B: Connectors.
Appendix C: Technical information.
Appendix D: Table of Effects Presets
The thickness of the manual makes it ideal for fit-
ting under wobbly table legs, or for defending yourself
against packs of angry ferrets.
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