Mackie QUAD EQ - Manual

10 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 11 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual Front Panel Controls Filters The Quad EQ has thirty Adaptive-Q filters across the audio frequency range, for each of the four channels. Each filter can be adjusted in level from 12 dB of boost to 12 dB of cut. The Adaptive-Q design allows the actu...

10 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 11 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual You can also select a group of filters by holding one, then turning the KNOB to select a band of adjacent filters. Let go of the first one, then turn the KNOB to adjust the level of this group. Setting a filter to 0 dB Press and hold the EDIT [13]...

12 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 13 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual 16. FILTER button This button provides you with access to the variable high-pass and low-pass filters of the current EQ chan-nel. Pressing the FILTER button engages and disengages these two pass filters at their currently edited settings. For the ...

14 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 15 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual 17. RTA button Pressing this button engages the real time analysis function, and lights the button solid. The RTA looks at the input signal of the currently-selected channel. It is not related to the external measurement mic input. The RTA and MIC...

14 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 15 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual 18. MIC button Pressing this button will engage the measurement mi- crophone input as the source for the analysis function, and it will light the button solid. The gain structure for this microphone input is set for the included measurement microp...

16 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 17 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix A: Service Information Warranty Service Details concerning Warranty Service are spelled out in the Warranty section on page 23. If you think your Quad EQ has a problem, please do ev-erything you can to confirm it before calling for servic...

18 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 19 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual Repair Service for Mackie products is available at a factory-authorized service center. Service for Mackie products living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your Quad EQ needs service, follow these...

18 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 19 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix B: Connections XLR Connectors The Quad EQ inputs accept 3-pin male XLR connec-tors. These are wired as follows, according to standards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering Society). 2 2 3 1 1 SHIELD COLD HOT

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22 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 23 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual OPERATION Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Change a Filter’s EQ Level Press a Filter Select button (blinks) Rotate KNOB to adjust thedB level Group Filter Select (method 1) Hold a Filter Select button Press multiple Filter buttons, then let go of first Rotate...

22 QUAD EQ Quad EQ 23 Owner’s Manual Owner’ s Manual A. LOUD Technologies Inc. warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of two years from the original date of purchase. If any defects are found in the materials or workmanship or if the product fails to fu...

EQ Channel Filter SELECT CHANNEL A A STEREO LINK A and B hold A + hold B STEREO-LINK C and D hold C + hold D LOCK A CHANNEL hold EDIT + A BYPASS A CHANNEL BYPASS ENGAGE FILTER FILTER ADJUST FILTER HP FREQ EDIT + FILTER ADJUST FILTER LP FREQ EDIT + FILTER X 2 ADJUST FILTER HP SLOPE EDIT + FILTER X 3 ...