Mackie DLM12S - Introduction; How to Use This Manual; Getting Started; Initial Setup Steps

DLM12S Powered Subwoofer
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DLM12S Powered Subwoofer
Getting Started
Introduction
Packinghugepoweranddeeplowendintothe
highest-outputcompactsubwooferonthemarket,
theMackieDLM12S12"PoweredSubwooferdelivers
2000wattsofchest-poundingpowerintoanysystem.
TheDLM12SfeaturesanintegratedMackieDLP
digitalprocessor,offeringintuitiveone-touchcontrol
overallofthetoolsyoudemandforyourprofessional
soundsystem.Aprecisiondigitalcrossoveroptimizes
anyloudspeaker,includingperfectpresetsforyour
Mackiefull-rangeloudspeakers.There’sevenalignment
delayforlargersystemdeploymentandSmartProtect
technologythatprotectsyourinvestment.
Therugged15mmpoplarcabinetisunbelievably
compactwithadurable,powder-coatedgrilleand
integratedpole-cup.PairitwithaMackieDLMseries
full-rangeloudspeakerforthemostpowerfulcompact
soundsystemever.
Thenewshapeofsound–MackieDLM12S.
How to Use This Manual:
Afterthisintroduction,agettingstartedguidewill
helpyougetthingssetupfast.Thehookupdiagrams
showsometypicalsetups,whiletheremainingsections
providedetailsoftheDLM12Ssubwoofer.
Thisiconmarksinformationthatiscritically
importantoruniquetothesubwoofer.For
yourowngood,readandrememberthem.
Thisiconleadsyoutoin-depthexplanations
offeaturesandpracticaltips.Theyusually
havesomevaluablenuggetsofinformation.
Thisicondrawsattentiontocertainfeatures
andfunctionsrelatingtotheusageofthe
subwoofer.
Thefollowingstepswillhelpyousetupthe
subwoofersquickly.
1.Makeallinitialconnectionswiththepower
switchesOFFonallequipment.Makesurethemaster
volume,level,orgaincontrolsareallthewaydown.
2.Connecttheline-leveloutputsfromthemixing
console(orothersignalsource)totheXLRinputson
therearpaneloftheDLM12Ssubwoofers.
3.ConnectthehighpassoutputsfromtheDLM12S
subwooferstotheinputsofpoweredloudspeakers
(ortoanamplierpoweringpassiveloudspeakers).
4.ConnectthesuppliedACpowercordstothe 
IECsocketsontherearpanelofeachsubwoofer. 
PlugtheotherendintoanACoutletproperlycongured
withthecorrectvoltageasindicatedtotheleftofthe
IECsocket.
5.Turnthemixer(orothersignalsource)on.
6.Turnthesubwooferson.
7.Turntheloudspeakerson.
8.Startthesignalsourceandraisethemixer’s
mainL/Rfaderupuntilaudiomaybeheard.
9.Adjustthemastervolumeofthemixertoa
comfortablyloudlisteninglevel.
10.Readtherestofthismanualtolearnhowtouse
theDLPintegrateddigitalprocessortoreallydialina
soundforthevenue.
Things to Remember:
• Neverlistentoloudmusicforprolongedperiods.
  PleaseseetheSafetyInstructionsonpage2for
  informationonhearingprotection.
• Asageneralguide,themixer(orothersignal
  source)shouldbeturnedonrst,DLM12S 
  subwoofersnext,andloudspeakerslast.Assuch,
  theloudspeakersshouldalsobeturnedoffrst,
  followedbythesubwoofers,thenthemixer. 
  Thiswillreducethepossibilityofanyturn-on
  orturn-offthumpsandothernoisesgenerated
  byanyupstreamequipmentfromcomingoutof
  thespeakers.
• Savetheshippingboxesandpackingmaterials!
  Youmayneedthemsomeday.Besides,the 
  catswillloveplayinginthemandjumpingoutat
  youunexpectedly.Remembertopretendlikeyou
  aresurprised!
• Saveyoursalesreceiptinasafeplace.