Mackie SRM2850 - Introduction; How to Use This Manual; Getting Started; Things to Remember

SRM1850 • SRM2850 Powered Subwoofers
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SRM1850 • SRM2850 Powered Subwoofers
Getting Started
Introduction
SRM18"PoweredSubwoofersare“Built-like-a-Tank,”
delivering1600Wofintensepowerinanultra-highout-
putdesignthatcanshaketheroom.Theprofessional-
grade,internally-bracedall-woodenclosureprovides
tourlevelroad-worthinesswithmaximumlow-frequen-
cyextensionandpunch.
SRMsubwoofersfeaturestereoXLRinputs,full-range
andhigh-passoutputsplusavariabledigitalcrossover
thatincludespresetsforSRMtopboxes.
TheSmartProtect
™
DSPisalsoinplacetoprotect
yourinvestmentwhenthingsgetpushedalittletoo
hard.Getthehigh-output,air-movinglowsyoudemand
inarocksolidsubwooferwithourprovenperformance.
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SRMsubwoofers.
Thisiconmarksinformationthatiscritically
importantoruniquetothesubwoofer.For
yourowngood,readandrememberthem.
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SRMsubwoofers.
3.ConnectthehighpassoutputsfromtheSRM
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below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set
thehighpassmode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,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.