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MAIN OUT
LEFT

MAIN OUT
RIGHT

STEREO EFX
RETURN 1 RIGHT

STEREO EFX
RETURN 1 LEFT

SOLO CONTROL
(ACTIVE LOW)

RUDE SOLO

LIGHT

SOLO

OFF

SOLO

ON

UTILITY OUT LEFT

EFX SEND 2

EFX SEND 2

EFX
SELECT

STEREO EFX
RETURN 2
RIGHT

STEREO EFX
RETURN 2 LEFT

EFX TO MAIN MIX

AUX SEND 1

AUX SEND 2

EFX TO AUX 1

EFX TO AUX 2

TO LEFT MAIN

TO RIGHT MAIN

PFL

SIGNAL

TO PHONES

PFL

UTILITY
LEVEL

PHONES LEVEL

PHONES

UTILITY OUT RIGHT

 PFL

SIGNAL
TO LEFT

METER

22

10

7

4

2

0

2

4

7

10

20

30

100 Hz

HPF

MID FREQ HI

80

12K

LO

1-2

3-4

AUX 1

AUX 2

EFX 1

EFX 2

PRE-P0ST

PAN

FADER

GAIN

LINE IN
STEREO
CHANNELS

MIC/LINE IN
MONO CHANNELS

LOW CUT

INSERT

LEVEL

SET

SOLO

3-4

MID

HI

80 800

12K

LO

MID

3K

MID

HI

80 800

12K

LO

MID

3K

AUX 1

AUX 2

EFX 1

EFX 2

PRE/POST

PAN

MAIN

GAIN

LEFT

RIGHT

SOLO

1-2

MUTE

EFX RETURN 1

SUBWOOFER

OUT

1

2

3

63 125 250500 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K

TAPE OUT
RIGHT

BREAK

MAIN
LEVEL

MAIN INSERT

LEFT
ASSIGN

RIGHT
ASSIGN

SUB 1 OUT

63 125 250500 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K

TAPE OUT
LEFT

BREAK

TAPE
LEVEL

MAIN
LEVEL

MAIN INSERT

TAPE IN
LEFT

TAPE IN
RIGHT

E

F

X 2

E

F

X 1

S

O

LO

S

O

LO

C

O

N

TR

O

L

A

U

X 2

A

U

X 1

S

U

B

 1

S

U

B

 2

S

U

B

 3

S

U

B

 4

LE

F

T

M

A

IN

R

IG

H

T

M

A

IN

EFX SEND 1

AUX SEND 2

AUX SEND 1

EFX SEND 1

FROM EFX
TO MAIN MIX

75 Hz

LPF

MUTE

PHANTOM POWER

+48 VDC

MACKIE
CFX MKII SERIES
BLOCK DIAGRAM
(#122104CJM/DF)

+5
VDC

2

3

1

1

2

3

1

2

3

DAMPING/DEPTH

TIME/RATE

EFX WIDE

EFX BYPASS

EFX BYPASS

EFX
FOOT
SWITCH

+5
VDC

GL

OBA

L PH

ANT

OM P

OWER

WOODINVILLE

EXIT

BOTHELL                MONROE

EMAC

DSP

EFX LEVEL SET

L

R

SOLO CONTROL
(ACTIVE LOW)

SOLO

OFF

SOLO

ON

SUB 2 OUT

LEFT
ASSIGN

RIGHT
ASSIGN

LEFT
ASSIGN

RIGHT
ASSIGN

LEFT
ASSIGN

RIGHT
ASSIGN

SUB 4 OUT

SUB 3 OUT

Maximum Voltage Gain

Mic Input to

   Insert Output:

50 dB

   Tape Output:

66 dB

   Sub Output:

66 dB

   Main Output:

76 dB

   Aux Send:

71 dB

Line Input to

   Insert Output:

30 dB

   Tape Output:

46 dB

   Sub Output:

46 dB

   Main Output:

56 dB

   Aux Send:

51 dB

Stereo Line Input to

   Tape Output:

40 dB

   Sub Output:

40 dB

   Main Output:

50 dB

   Aux Send:

45 dB

Tape Input to

   Main Output:

30 dB

Effects Return to

   Main Output:

30 dB

Input Impedance

Mic Input:

3k

, balanced

Line Input:

40k

, balanced

Insert Input, Stereo Line Input, Tape Input, and
Effects Returns:

10k

, unbalanced

Output Impedance

Main Output, Insert Output, Tape Output, Sub
Output, and Effects Sends:

150

Digital Effects

Resolution:

16-bit, 2-channel

Number of Presets:

16

Channel Level Set LED (Sensitivity)

0 dBu (normal operating level)

VU Meters

Main L/R
   12 segments:
   Clip, +10, +7, +4, +2, 0, –2, –4, –7, –10, –20, –30

Disclaimer

Since we are always striving to make our products
better by incorporating new and improved materi-
als, components, and manufacturing methods, we
reserve the right to change these specifications at
any time without notice.

Block Diagram

CFX MKII Series

4.6 in/117 mm

15.7 in/400 mm

16.0 in/406 mm

5.0 in/127 mm

2.1 in/53 mm

16.2 in/

412 mm

18.

4 in

/4

67

 mm

22

.9 in

/582 mm

26.8 in

/681 mm

CFX20

WEIGHT

 24.3 lb/

11.0 kg

CFX16

WEIGHT

 21.0 lb/

9.5 kg

CFX12

WEIGHT

 17.8 lb/

8.1 kg

Summary of Contents for CFX 12

Page 1: ...O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PF...

Page 2: ...amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two bla...

Page 3: ...s like this Every feature on the CFX mixer has one of these numbers assigned to it Whenever a feature is mentioned described or illustrated its number will be right next to it Thank you for choosing a...

Page 4: ...Info 20 Warranty Service 20 Troubleshooting 20 Repair 21 APPENDIX B Technical Info 21 Specifications 21 Block Diagram 22 Contributors and Colophon 23 CFX MKII SERIES LIMITED WARRANTY 23 IMPORTANT SAFE...

Page 5: ...trip GAIN AUX EFX and Fader down 3 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ sliders centered 4 MASTER AUX and EFX SENDS and EFX RETURNS down 5 Channel strip EQ and PAN controls centered 6 Channel strip ASSIGN 1 2 and MUTE s...

Page 6: ...n up the MAIN MIX Fader to a comfortable listening level 5 If the overall mix has an equalization problem make adjustments to the STEREO GRAPHIC EQ If an individual channel is the problem use its EQ i...

Page 7: ...t Reverb Digital Delay Mono Power Amplifiers Digital Multitrack Recorder Guitar Effects Direct Box 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 19 18 17 2 1 1 2 R L R L R L R L 2 1 CHANNEL INSERTS STEREO EFX RET...

Page 8: ...3 MIC 4 MIC 5 MIC 6 MIC 7 MIC 8 At the risk of stating the obvious this is where you plug everything in microphones line level instruments effects headphones and the ultimate destination for your sou...

Page 9: ...signal enters the real world The XLR balanced outputs will add 6 dB when connected to balanced inputs thereby elevating signal from the noise floor by that amount The TRS balanced outputs offer the a...

Page 10: ...TRS outputs is post fader only so they cannot be used as traditional stage monitor cues They re in tended to patch into effects device inputs hence the name EFX See EFX 1 EXT and EFX 2 INT for more in...

Page 11: ...levels Walkperson type phones can also be used with an appropriate adapter Note Please see the Safety Instructions on page 2 for information on hearing protection EFX FOOT SWITCH You can connect a nor...

Page 12: ...ges from off through unity the center detent position on up to 15 dB of extra gain fully clockwise The line level stereo channels AUX knobs control a mono sum of the channel s stereo sig nals For inst...

Page 13: ...ou can also screw things up If you max the EQs on every channel you ll get mix mush not to mention driving your mix levels near or beyond clipping So equalize subtly use the left sides of the knobs cu...

Page 14: ...dependently of the rest of the mix SUB Faders SUB ASSIGN and MAIN MIX Fader will explain this further FADER Although the most self explanatory item on a mixer we ll explain it anyway The fader is the...

Page 15: ...results try to keep your peaks between 0 and 7 You may already be familiar with 4 4 dBu 1 23V and 10 10 dBV 0 32V operating levels Basically what determines the operat ing level is the relative 0 dB...

Page 16: ...e mixer via its TRS jacks and SUB ASSIGN sends it to the MAIN MIX Fader LEFT RIGHT SUB ASSIGN As discussed in ASSIGN the only way to get channel outputs to the main mix is via the sub mixes and this s...

Page 17: ...e EMAC EFFECTS PROCESSOR FOR THE IMPATIENT Set EFX 2 SEND and TO MAIN MIX at the center U mark As suming you have your basic mix up and run ning turn up the EFX 2 INT per channel This feeds in individ...

Page 18: ...ng pre delay and late reflections Tails are very warm with some additional high end reflections imitating the stone walls of a cathedral A very dramatic effect that works well with wind instruments su...

Page 19: ...a dramatic effect to vocals particularly group harmonies and choirs The channel s EFX 2 INT should be set halfway or higher Rate is adjust able from 0 5 Hz to 30 Hz Depth is adjustable from 0 to 100...

Page 20: ...S AND CONSIDERATIONS When setting up for a show oftentimes you are plugging into an AC power distribution sys tem you know nothing about You may even be faced with 2 wire outlets that are missing the...

Page 21: ...surance for all forms of cartage 8 We ll try to fix the mixer within five business days Once it is repaired we ll ship it back the same way in which it was received This paragraph does not neces saril...

Page 22: ...EFX BYPASS EFX FOOT SWITCH 5 VDC GLOBAL PHANTOM POWER WOODINVILLE EXIT BOTHELL MONROE EMAC DSP EFX LEVEL SET L R SOLO CONTROL ACTIVE LOW SOLO OFF SOLO ON SUB 2 OUT LEFT ASSIGN RIGHT ASSIGN LEFT ASSIGN...

Page 23: ...location within the boundaries of the USA G LOUD Technologies warrants all repairs performed for 90 days or for the remainer of the warranty period This warranty does not extend to damage resulting fr...

Page 24: ...Red Road NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA US and Canada 800 898 3211 Europe Asia Central and South America 425 487 4333 Middle East and Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail sales m...

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