Mackie DL Series User Manual

DL806 and DL1608 Owner’s Manual
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L/R Main Outs
The male XLR connectors provide a balanced line-level signal that represent the end of the mixer, where
the fully mixed stereo signal enters the real world. Connect these to the left and right line-level inputs of
powered speakers or to the left and right line-level inputs of an amplier (with speakers already attached).
XLR Balanced Wiring:
Pin 1 = Shield (ground)
Pin 2 = Positive (+ or hot)
Pin 3 = Negative (– or cold)
Aux Sends
These 1/4" connectors allow you to send balanced and unbalanced line-level outputs to external eects
devices, headphone ampliers, or stage monitors. These could either be passive stage monitors powered
by an external amplier, or powered stage monitors with built-in power ampliers. You may run separate
aux mixes since all aux sends are independent of each other. There are four aux sends on a DL806 mixer
and six aux sends on a DL1608 mixer.
To connect balanced lines to these inputs, use a 1/4" Tip-Ring-Sleeve (TRS) plug. “TRS” stands for
Tip-Ring-Sleeve, the three connection points available on a stereo 1/4" or balanced phone jack or plug.
TRS jacks and plugs are used for balanced signals and stereo headphones and are wired as follows:
1/4" TRS Balanced Mono Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot (+)
Ring = Cold (–)
To connect unbalanced lines to these inputs, use a 1/4" mono (TS) phone plug, wired as follows:
1/4" TS Unbalanced Mono Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot (+)
Unbalanced cables can be noisy. If the input of the next device in the chain supports
balanced cables, we highly recommend using those instead of unbalanced cables
to connect gear.
2
1
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
3
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
3
2
1
SLEEVE
TIPSLEEVE
TIP
RING
RING
TIP
SLEEVERING
SLEEVE
TIP
TIPSLEEVE
TIP
SLEEVE

Mackie DL Series Specifications

General

Brand	Mackie
Model	DL Series
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English