Mackie SP260 - Getting Started Guide

Owner’s Manual
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Owner’s Manual
Things to Remember:
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Please see the Safety Instructions on page 2 for
information on hearing protection.
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amplifiers first to prevent thumps and other
noises generated by any upstream equipment
from coming out of the speakers. When powering
up, turn on the amplifiers last.
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You may need them someday. Besides, the
cats will love playing in them and jumping out at
you unexpectedly. Remember to pretend like you
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Getting Started
The following steps will help you set up your system
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.
 #ONNECTTHELINELEVELOUTPUTSFROMYOURMIXING
console (or other signal source) to the inputs of the
SP260 2x6 Speaker Processor.
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of power amplifiers OR directly to the inputs of
POWERED loudspeakers and/or subwoofers.
4. If using amplifiers, connect the outputs from
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loudspeakers.
5. Turn on the mixing console (or other signal source).
6. Turn on the SP260 2x6 Speaker Processor.
7. Select the system setup that best matches your PA
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Two full-range loudspeaker pairs and
a pair of [mono by default] subwoofers
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Two bi-ampable full-range loudspeakers
and a pair of [mono by default] subwoofers
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Two tri-ampable full-range loudspeakers
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Three full-range loudspeaker pairs
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Mono 6-way setup
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[See page 12 for details.]
9. Turn on the amplifier(s) OR powered
loudspeakers. Turn up the volume or gain
control(s) as recommended by the manufacturer.
10. Start the signal source and raise the mixer’s
main L/R fader up until audio may be heard
through the loudspeakers.
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point. We strongly encourage that you read the rest of
this owner’s manual to learn basic navigation, how to
edit the inputs and outputs, set security features and
more.