Mackie LM-3204 User manual

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1. GENERAL CONFIGURA-
TION. The audio mixer shall
have a rack-mountable
frame which accommodates
16 stereo input channels, 2
main output channels and 2
alternate output channels.
Each input channel shall be
capable of accepting either
stereo or monaural signals,
and shall be fitted with
stereo level, equalization,
balance, solo, muting and
auxiliary send controls,
level-indicating (-20)LEDs
and overload (O/L)LEDs.
Input channels 1 through 4
shall each be fitted with left
and right insert jacks. The
main output channels shall
each have a level control, an
electronic level meter and a
bus insert jack.
Additionally, the mixer shall
include a solo function, a
monitor switching and
control function, 4 stereo
effects return inputs with
alternate routing switching,
2 stereo pairs effects send
outputs, 2 monaural effects
send outputs, 1 stereo pair
control room output, 1
stereo headphone output,
1 set of stereo tape re-
corder RCA outputs, and 1
set of stereo tape monitor
RCA inputs. The mixer shall
also include 2 independent
patchable microphone pre-
amplifiers, each fitted with
an electronically balanced
XLR input switchable phan-
tom microphone powering, a
preamplifier gain control and
a balanced line-level output.
2. POWER SUPPLY. All
necessary operating volt-
ages for the mixer shall be
provided by an internal
shielded power supply.
3. INPUT CHANNEL CON-
NECTIONS. Each mixer
input channel shall have a
left and a right electroni-
cally balanced line-level
input, accommodating a
nominal line level of be-
tween –10 dBV and +4
dBu, and appearing on the
rear panel as 1⁄4" TRS
phone jacks (tip hot, ring
cold). The jacks shall be fit-
ted with internal switches
to accommodate monaural
configuration. Additionally,
input channels 1 through 4
shall offer left and right
unbalanced insert connec-
tions, appearing on the rear
panel as 1⁄4" TRS phone
jacks (tip send, ring return).
4. INPUT CHANNEL LEVEL
AND ASSIGNMENT CON-
TROLS AND INDICATORS.
Each mixer input channel
shall be equipped with a
rotary dual gain control, a
solo switch, a mute switch
which also functions as an
assignment switch to the
alternate output channels,
and a stereo balance control.
5. INPUT CHANNEL
EQUALIZATION. Each mixer
input channel shall be
equipped with a stereo
equalization function. The
equalizer shall have three
sections: a low-frequency
shelving equalizer with the
knee set at 80 Hz and a
range of ±15 dB; a mid-
frequency peaking equalizer
centered at 2.5 kHz featur-
ing a bandwidth of 2 oc-
taves and a range of ±12
dB; and a high-frequency
shelving equalizer with the
knee set at 12 kHz and a
range of ±15 dB.
6. INPUT CHANNEL AUXIL-
IARY SENDS. Each mixer
input channel shall have 1
stereo auxiliary send control
and 1 monaural auxiliary
send control. The auxiliary
send controls shall be
switchable between 2 sets
of auxiliary send buses,
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and shall appear on the rear
panel as 1⁄4" phone TRS
phone jacks. The jacks shall
be fitted with internal
switches to accommodate
monaural configuration, by
using only the left jack(s).
13. AUXILIARY RETURN
CONTROLS AND SWITCHES.
The mixer shall include 4
dual-channel auxiliary return
gain controls, each feeding
the main stereo buses. Auxil-
iary return #3 shall have its
signal source switchable be-
tween the auxiliary return #3
inputs or the signals avail-
able on the alternate (3–4)
mix outputs. Auxiliary return
#4 shall be assignable to
two different destinations,
feeding either the main left
and right buses or the
monitor system only.
14. MICROPHONE PRE-
AMPLIFIERS. The mixer
shall include two micro-
phone preamplifiers
mounted on the rear of the
mixer frame. Each micro-
phone preamplifier shall
feature electronically
balanced transformerless
inputs using female
XLR-3-type connectors with
gold-plated pins, a rotary
sensitivity control adjust-
able from –50 dBu to –10
dBu, and a line-level im-
pedance-balanced output
appearing at a 1⁄4" TRS
phone jack. Globally switch-
able phantom power shall
be available at the
microphone inputs.
15. MIXER EXPANDER
FUNCTION. The mixer buses
shall accommodate up to
48 additional stereo input
channels when connected
to up to 3 Mackie Designs
LM-3204E Expander units.
The mixer shall be fitted with
a 20-pin IDC-type “expander
input” connector mounted
on the rear of the mixer
frame, which shall carry all
audio and control signals
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accommodating a total of
2 stereo auxiliary send
buses and 2 monaural
auxiliary send buses.
7. MAIN OUTPUT CONNEC-
TIONS. The mixer shall have
electronically balanced, line-
level left and right main out-
puts, appearing as 1⁄4" TRS
jacks (tip hot, ring cold) on
the rear panel. Additionally,
the main buses shall offer
left and right unbalanced
insert connections, appear-
ing on the rear panel as 1⁄4"
phone TRS jacks.
8. OTHER OUTPUT AND
MONITORING CONNEC-
TIONS. The mixer shall have
the following balanced line-
level connections, appearing
as 1⁄4" TRS jacks on the rear
panel: left and right alter-
nate (3–4) outputs, left and
right control room outputs.
For convenience, the left
and right main outputs and
the left and right tape moni-
tor inputs shall also appear
as RCA phono jacks on the
rear panel. There shall also
be a stereo headphone out-
put on the front panel of the
mixer, carrying the control
room monitor signals at lev-
els and impedances proper
for headphones. The head-
phone output connection
shall be a stereo 1⁄4" TRS
jack (tip left, ring right).
9. OUTPUT AND MONI-
TORING CONTROLS AND
SWITCHES. The mixer shall
include 2 linear fader con-
trols for gain adjustment of
the main L/R outputs, cov-
ering a range from infinite
attenuation to +10 dB
above unity gain. A tape
monitor switch shall alter-
nately select either the
main L/R outputs or the
signal at the tape inputs as
the source for the control
room and headphones
monitoring circuits. There
shall be a stereo linear
fader control for level ad-
justment of the control
room monitor output, and
a stereo rotary control for
level adjustment of the
headphone monitor output.
The mixer shall have a
stereo control for adjust-
ment of the monitoring
level of the internal solo
signals, and a blinking LED
to indicate channel solo
condition. Additionally, any
soloed channel(s) shall
have their -20 and O/L
LEDs light steadily, to indi-
cate a solo condition.
10. OUTPUT METERING.
The mixer frame shall in-
clude 2 12-segment LED
meters each displaying a
signal range from –40 dBu
to +10 dBu, each with an
additional LED indicating
mixer clipping level at +22
dBu. The meters shall moni-
tor the main left and right
output channels; alternately,
the meters shall monitor the
tape return signals when
the tape monitor switch is
depressed; or, the soloed
input channel signals when
any combination of solo
switches is depressed.
11. AUXILIARY SEND CON-
NECTIONS. The mixer shall
include balanced line-level
outputs from the auxiliary
send buses. The left and
right outputs of the 2 stereo
auxiliary send buses and the
outputs of the 2 monaural
send buses shall appear on
the rear panel as 1⁄4" TRS
phone jacks (tip hot).
12. AUXILIARY RETURN
CONNECTIONS. The mixer
shall include 4 stereo auxil-
iary return inputs. Each aux-
iliary return shall have a left
and a right unbalanced line-
level input, accommodating
a nominal line level of be-
tween –10 dBV and +4 dBu,

between the mixer and the
optional expander unit(s), if
used; and which shall be
designed to mate with the
connectors on the expander
ribbon cable provided with
each Expander unit.
16. PHYSICAL CONFIGU-
RATION. The mixer shall
have a steel chassis frame
painted grey-black and
designed to mount in a
standart 19" relay rack. The
mixer’s dimensions shall be
8.73" high (5 rack units) by
19.00" wide (rack ears are
built-in) by 9.66" deep.
17. OVERALL MINIMUM
SPECIFICATIONS. In ad-
dition to specifications
previously cited, the
mixer shall meet or
exceed the following
performance criteria:
Noise. (20 Hz–20 kHz
bandwidth, Line inputs to
Main L/R outputs, all chan-
nels assigned.) Master
fader down, Channel gains
down, –104.2 dBu. Master
fader unity, Channel gains
down (Mix Noise), –86.6
dBu. Master fader unity,
Channels gains unity,
–84.0 dBu.
Total Harmonic Distortion.
(1 kHz @ +14 dBu,
20 Hz–20 kHz.) Channel
input to any output, below
.0025% typical.
Attenuation (1 kHz @
0 dBu. 20 Hz–20 kHz
bandwidth, Channel in, to
Main Left outputs.) Chan-
nel gain down, –73 dBu.
Channel muted, –81 dBu.
Frequency Response.
(Any input to Main out-
put.) 20 Hz to 60 kHz,
+0 dB/–1 dB. 10 Hz to
100 kHz, +0 dB/3 dB.
Maximum Levels. Mic
preamp input, +14 dBu. All
other inputs, +22 dBu. All
outputs, +22 dBu.
Impedances. Mic preamp
input, 2.5 kΩ. All other in-
puts, 10 kΩ. All outputs,
120 kΩ.
Equalization. Lo EQ Shelv-
ing @ 80 Hz, ±15 dB. Mid
EQ Peak @ 2.5 kHz,
±12 dB. Hi EQ Shelving @
12 kHz, ±15 dB.
Microphone Preamp. E.I.N.
(150 Ωterminated, maxi-
mum gain), –129 dBm.
18. DESIGNATION. The
audio mixer shall be a
Mackie Designs LM-3204.
21. INPUT CHANNEL
CONNECTIONS. Each
expander input channel
shall have a left and a right
electronically balanced line-
level input, accommodating
a nominal line level of
between –10dBV and
+4dBu, and appearing on
the rear panel as 1/4" TRS
phone jacks (tip hot, ring
cold). The jacks shall be
fitted with internal switches
to accommodate monaural
configuration. Additionally,
input channels 1 through 4
shall offer left and right
unbalanced insert connec-
tions, appearing on the rear
panel as 1/4" TRS phone
jacks (tip send, ring return).
22. INPUT CHANNEL LEVEL
AND ASSIGNMENT CON-
TROLS AND INDICATORS.
Each expander input chan-
nel shall be equipped with a
rotary dual gain control, a
solo switch, a mute switch
which also functions as an
assignment switch to the
alternate output channels,
and a stereo balance
control. Additionally, any
soloed channel(s) shall have
their –20 and O/L LEDs light
steadily, to indicate a solo
condition.
23. INPUT CHANNEL
EQUALIZATION. Each
expander input channel shall
be equipped with a stereo
equalization function. The
equalizer shall have three
sections: a low-frequency
shelving equalizer with the
knee set at 80Hz and a range
of ±15dB; a mid-frequency
peaking equalizer centered
at 2.5kHz featuring a band-
width of 2 octaves and a
range of ±12dB; and a high-
frequency shelving equalizer
with the knee set at 12kHz
and a range of ±15dB.
24. INPUT CHANNEL
AUXILIARY SENDS. Each
expander input channel
shall have one stereo
19. GENERAL
CONFIGURATION. The
expander unit shall not be
designed to operate alone,
but in conjunction with a
Mackie Designs LM-3204
Line Mixer. The expander
shall have a rack-mount-
able frame which accom-
modates 16 stereo input
channels. Each input
channel shall be capable of
accepting either stereo or
monaural signals, and shall
be fitted with stereo level,
equalization, balance, solo,
muting and auxiliary send
controls, level-indicating
(–20) LEDs and overload
(O/L) LEDs. Input channels
1 through 4 shall each be
fitted with left and right
insert jacks.
Additionally, the expander
shall include 4 stereo
effects return inputs.
20. POWER SUPPLY. All
necessary operating voltages
for the expander shall be
provided by an internal
shielded power supply.
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auxiliary send control and
one monaural auxiliary
send control. The auxiliary
send controls shall be
switchable between 2 sets
of auxiliary send buses,
accommodating a total of 2
stereo auxiliary send buses
and 2 monaural auxiliary
send buses.
25. AUXILIARY RETURN
CONNECTIONS. The ex-
pander shall include 4 ste-
reo auxiliary return inputs.
Each auxiliary return shall
have a left and a right un-
balanced line-level input,
accommodating a nominal
line level of between
–10dBV and +4dBu, and
shall appear on the rear
panel as 1⁄4" phone TRS
phone jacks. The jacks
shall be fitted with internal
switches to accommodate
monaural configuration, by
using only the left jack(s).
26. AUXILIARY RETURN
CONTROLS AND
SWITCHES. The expander
shall include 4 dual-
channel auxiliary return
gain controls, each feeding
the main stereo buses.
27. EXPANDER FUNCTION.
The expander shall be fitted
with an “expander output”
connector and an “ex-
pander input” connector
mounted on the rear of the
expander frame, each of
which shall be a 20 pin
IDC-type connector and
shall be designed to mate
with the connectors on the
expander ribbon cable pro-
vided with the each Ex-
pander unit. The expander
output connector shall carry
all audio and control sig-
nals between the expander
and the mixer (or next
downstream expander).
The expander input connec-
tor shall carry all audio and
control signals between the
expander and the next up-
stream expander, if used.
28. PHYSICAL CONFIGU-
RATION. The expander shall
have a steel chassis frame
painted grey-black and
designed to mount in a
standard 19" relay rack. The
expander’s dimensions
shall be 8.73" high (5 rack
units) by 19.00" wide (rack
ears are built-in) by 9.66"
deep.
29. OVERALL MINIMUM
SPECIFICATIONS. When
properly interfaced and
used with the LM-3204
Stereo Line Mixer, the total
system (mixer plus expander)
specifications remain the
same as the mixer specifica-
tions cited in paragraph 17.
30. The mixer expander
shall be a Mackie Designs
LM-3204E.
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to improve its products with new components
and manufacturing methods, all specifications
are subject to change without notice. Rev 1.2
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