Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
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Disconnected—Let’strysomething.Turnthemixeroandseewhatchanges.Noticethatthe
mixerislistedas“Disconnected”inthewirelesslist.Additionally,ared“disconnected”appearsunder
the tools icon.
Sohowdoesdisconnecteddierfromoine?Gladyouasked!Disconnectedmeansthatyouaretrying
toconnecttoamixerwirelessly,butcan’tatthistime.Themostlikelycauseforthisintherealworld
is that you have wandered just out of range of the wireless router. However, it could also be caused
by some kids moshing in the pit accidentally unplugging the mixer from its power source. Oops!
But the Master Fader app remembers that you were once connected and it is trying to reconnect.
We know because the DL Series mixer icon is still there and the wireless selection is highlighted blue.
If you would prefer to stay permanently disconnected (even when the mixer returns to the
wirelessnetwork)simplyselect“WorkOine/Demo”fromthedeviceslist.Ifyoudothis,youwill
eventually see the mixer disappear from the wireless list. This is because it is not currently available
ANDyouarenolongertryingtoconnecttoit.
Be patient. The wireless device will not immediately disappear after it is powered o.
ThisisoneofthesafetyfeaturesoftheiPadauto-discovery.Itisnormaltoseedeviceshang
around longer than you might expect.
Obviously, since we are walking around the room mixing wirelessly, there is no wired device
available. This is indicated with a grayed out DL806 or DL1608 icon and text explaining that
thereis“NoConnectedDevice”.