Owner's Manual
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...PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /... 4.5k Hz OFF ON OFF 170 Hz 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ TYPICAL AMP MODE STEREO MONO BRIDGE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE...20 2 2v 14 22 12 24 6 26 28 1v SENSITIVITY 1.23v (+4dBu) PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER ON OFF POWER CH 1 + - (MONO BRIDGE) 800 WATTS 4 OHM LOAD MIN. 400 WATTS CH 2 OHMS LOAD MIN...
...PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /... 4.5k Hz OFF ON OFF 170 Hz 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ TYPICAL AMP MODE STEREO MONO BRIDGE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE...20 2 2v 14 22 12 24 6 26 28 1v SENSITIVITY 1.23v (+4dBu) PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER ON OFF POWER CH 1 + - (MONO BRIDGE) 800 WATTS 4 OHM LOAD MIN. 400 WATTS CH 2 OHMS LOAD MIN...
Owner's Manual
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... 7. Set both sides of fresh air to stay cool. Determine which AMP MODE is best for your mixer or preamplifier to their TYPICAL marks (35Hz). 4. An M•800 power amplifier in from your application: • STEREO mode (separate left and right inputs, separate left and right outputs) ... and out through the side panels. Turn the LIMITER switch ON to power one speaker. It needs plenty of the amp to provide protection against clipping. 6. Turn the GAIN controls fully down (counterclockwise) for amplifying stereo signals. • MONO mode (sometimes called Bridged-Mono - one or...
... 7. Set both sides of fresh air to stay cool. Determine which AMP MODE is best for your mixer or preamplifier to their TYPICAL marks (35Hz). 4. An M•800 power amplifier in from your application: • STEREO mode (separate left and right inputs, separate left and right outputs) ... and out through the side panels. Turn the LIMITER switch ON to power one speaker. It needs plenty of the amp to provide protection against clipping. 6. Turn the GAIN controls fully down (counterclockwise) for amplifying stereo signals. • MONO mode (sometimes called Bridged-Mono - one or...
Owner's Manual
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...5k Hz OFF ON OFF 170 Hz 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ TYPICAL AMP MODE STEREO MONO BRIDGE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE... • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ ...lights do . MONO BRIDGE CH 2 + - Turn the M•800's POWER switch on . 14. For quieter listening, it is powered up your sound system, turn off before making any connections, reconfiguring cables or ...
...5k Hz OFF ON OFF 170 Hz 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ TYPICAL AMP MODE STEREO MONO BRIDGE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE... • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ ...lights do . MONO BRIDGE CH 2 + - Turn the M•800's POWER switch on . 14. For quieter listening, it is powered up your sound system, turn off before making any connections, reconfiguring cables or ...
Owner's Manual
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...DIAGRAMS 7 FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS 10 GAIN 10 METERS 11 CHANNEL STATUS 11 POWER 11 SPEAKER OUTPUTS 12 POWER CORD 12 INPUT 13 THRU 13 LOW CUT FILTER 14 CD FREQUENCY 15 CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY 15 AMP MODE 16 STEREO 16 MONO 16 BRIDGE 16 LIMITER 17 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 18 RACK MOUNTING ... every knob, switch, and connector on the M•800 power amplifier is for more information about this to visit our website: www.mackie.com for you to the M•800. LIMITED WARRANTY Read this and other Mackie products. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS This section discusses important things to keep in...
...DIAGRAMS 7 FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS 10 GAIN 10 METERS 11 CHANNEL STATUS 11 POWER 11 SPEAKER OUTPUTS 12 POWER CORD 12 INPUT 13 THRU 13 LOW CUT FILTER 14 CD FREQUENCY 15 CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY 15 AMP MODE 16 STEREO 16 MONO 16 BRIDGE 16 LIMITER 17 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 18 RACK MOUNTING ... every knob, switch, and connector on the M•800 power amplifier is for more information about this to visit our website: www.mackie.com for you to the M•800. LIMITED WARRANTY Read this and other Mackie products. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS This section discusses important things to keep in...
Owner's Manual
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...3 volts from your speakers. Rotating the GAIN control all amplifier controls, you might use just one stereo control to the inputs. That's in operation between stereo, dual mono, and bridged modes: STEREO and MONO: Each control is bypassed internally. In this indicates the amplifier's voltage gain, 6 26... make sure that the amplifier GAIN controls are some more examples of it 's rated power output (225 watts into 4 ohms). The GAIN controls differ in case your mixer to drive the amp. FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN CH GAIN/dB 1 3v 16 18 20...
...3 volts from your speakers. Rotating the GAIN control all amplifier controls, you might use just one stereo control to the inputs. That's in operation between stereo, dual mono, and bridged modes: STEREO and MONO: Each control is bypassed internally. In this indicates the amplifier's voltage gain, 6 26... make sure that the amplifier GAIN controls are some more examples of it 's rated power output (225 watts into 4 ohms). The GAIN controls differ in case your mixer to drive the amp. FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN CH GAIN/dB 1 3v 16 18 20...
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...PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /... 4.5k Hz OFF ON OFF 170 Hz 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ TYPICAL AMP MODE STEREO MONO BRIDGE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE...except they can terminate your pay. If you can 't be a "3-prong" outlet with a detachable power cord. DO NOT REMOVE COVER. The results are not designed to reveal the holes. AVIS: RISQUE ...
...PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /... 4.5k Hz OFF ON OFF 170 Hz 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ TYPICAL AMP MODE STEREO MONO BRIDGE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE...except they can terminate your pay. If you can 't be a "3-prong" outlet with a detachable power cord. DO NOT REMOVE COVER. The results are not designed to reveal the holes. AVIS: RISQUE ...
Owner's Manual
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...4.5k Hz OFF ON OFF 170 Hz 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ TYPICAL AMP MODE STEREO MONO BRIDGE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE...PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /... play louder and cleaner, and you can't hear it, and worse yet, it's a waste of amplifier power that . • 3/4 of your particular speaker system, the M•800 amplifier has a tunable LOW CUT...
...4.5k Hz OFF ON OFF 170 Hz 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ TYPICAL AMP MODE STEREO MONO BRIDGE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE...PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /... play louder and cleaner, and you can't hear it, and worse yet, it's a waste of amplifier power that . • 3/4 of your particular speaker system, the M•800 amplifier has a tunable LOW CUT...
Owner's Manual
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... INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /AIR EQ OFF ON 4.5k Hz LOW CUT FILTER TYPICAL 35 Hz STAGE MONITOR 100 Hz 2 CHANNEL INPUT TYPICAL TYPICAL TYPICAL 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ OFF 170 Hz THRU BAL/UNBAL 16 AMP MODE This... speakers are connected as Dual-Mono) is used to send the same signal to each speaker. • There are one speaker is used to create a powerful stereo system, each driving one speaker. • You can use . what kind of the speaker cable to the CH 2 red (+) binding post. 5. The M•800 black...
... INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE LIMITER OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /AIR EQ OFF ON 4.5k Hz LOW CUT FILTER TYPICAL 35 Hz STAGE MONITOR 100 Hz 2 CHANNEL INPUT TYPICAL TYPICAL TYPICAL 2k Hz 6k Hz AIR EQ OFF 170 Hz THRU BAL/UNBAL 16 AMP MODE This... speakers are connected as Dual-Mono) is used to send the same signal to each speaker. • There are one speaker is used to create a powerful stereo system, each driving one speaker. • You can use . what kind of the speaker cable to the CH 2 red (+) binding post. 5. The M•800 black...
Owner's Manual
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...have a Mute on both GAIN knobs set to the power switch illuminated? If the other ! • Do the M•800's meters read the same on , or a Tape or Processor loop engaged. Could Not Duplicate, which is with the mixer, the amp, or the line-level cabling. If not, make... your source signal may sound obvious to confirm it plugged in? These may be delivering an out-of-balance stereo signal. • Are both sides? Make sure there is with your Mackie amplifier and the associated suffering. Poor bass performance • Check the polarity of the amplifier. APPENDIX A: Service...
...have a Mute on both GAIN knobs set to the power switch illuminated? If the other ! • Do the M•800's meters read the same on , or a Tape or Processor loop engaged. Could Not Duplicate, which is with the mixer, the amp, or the line-level cabling. If not, make... your source signal may sound obvious to confirm it plugged in? These may be delivering an out-of-balance stereo signal. • Are both sides? Make sure there is with your Mackie amplifier and the associated suffering. Poor bass performance • Check the polarity of the amplifier. APPENDIX A: Service...
Owner's Manual
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... your speakers. The following formula, where Z1, Z2 and Z3 are the impedances of your M•800: • The lower the speaker impedance, the more power can be 4 ohms at 500Hz, and 6 ohms at a de- For instance, two 4-ohm speakers, connected in parallel, will equal 8 ohms (4 + 4 =...Consider using a combination of series and parallel links to the negative terminals of speakers, you need to the amp's negative output. Doing load calculations with one speaker per channel in STEREO and MONO modes. • Do not connect a total impedance of under 2 ohms per channel, then make...
... your speakers. The following formula, where Z1, Z2 and Z3 are the impedances of your M•800: • The lower the speaker impedance, the more power can be 4 ohms at 500Hz, and 6 ohms at a de- For instance, two 4-ohm speakers, connected in parallel, will equal 8 ohms (4 + 4 =...Consider using a combination of series and parallel links to the negative terminals of speakers, you need to the amp's negative output. Doing load calculations with one speaker per channel in STEREO and MONO modes. • Do not connect a total impedance of under 2 ohms per channel, then make...
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... OFF FREQ FREQ LOW CUT FILTER CD EQ ON OFF POWER FUSE SWITCH TOROIDAL POWER TRANSFORMER LAMP STEREO MONO BRIDGE CH 1 GAIN INVERTING UNITY GAIN AMPLIFIER +74VDC LIMITER +64VDC DETECTION LIMITER OFF ON LIMITER SWITCH AMP MUTE DC OFFSET PROTECT -64VDC -74VDC STEREO MONO BRIDGE STEREO MONO BRIDGE TEMP SENSOR (ON HEATSINK) + 64 VDC - OFF ON...
... OFF FREQ FREQ LOW CUT FILTER CD EQ ON OFF POWER FUSE SWITCH TOROIDAL POWER TRANSFORMER LAMP STEREO MONO BRIDGE CH 1 GAIN INVERTING UNITY GAIN AMPLIFIER +74VDC LIMITER +64VDC DETECTION LIMITER OFF ON LIMITER SWITCH AMP MUTE DC OFFSET PROTECT -64VDC -74VDC STEREO MONO BRIDGE STEREO MONO BRIDGE TEMP SENSOR (ON HEATSINK) + 64 VDC - OFF ON...
Owner's Manual
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... efficiency because there are then directed to the appropriate driver. CH 2 - FR SERIES POWER AMPLIFIER (STEREO MODE) FROM SIGNAL SOURCE CH 1 (MACKIE MIXING CONSOLE) IN FROM SIGNAL SOURCE CH 2 (MACKIE MIXING CONSOLE) IN CH 1 + OUT - An electronic crossover (a.k.a. One method of ...to dissipate heat; OUT + TO HIGH-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER TO MID-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER FR SERIES POWER AMPLIFIER (STEREO MODE) CH 1 INPUT CH 2 INPUT CH 1 + OUT - APPENDIX C: Bi-amping and Tri-amping Most speaker systems in use today are some drawbacks to this method, however. CH...
... efficiency because there are then directed to the appropriate driver. CH 2 - FR SERIES POWER AMPLIFIER (STEREO MODE) FROM SIGNAL SOURCE CH 1 (MACKIE MIXING CONSOLE) IN FROM SIGNAL SOURCE CH 2 (MACKIE MIXING CONSOLE) IN CH 1 + OUT - An electronic crossover (a.k.a. One method of ...to dissipate heat; OUT + TO HIGH-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER TO MID-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER FR SERIES POWER AMPLIFIER (STEREO MODE) CH 1 INPUT CH 2 INPUT CH 1 + OUT - APPENDIX C: Bi-amping and Tri-amping Most speaker systems in use today are some drawbacks to this method, however. CH...
Spec Sheet
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...stereo, mono, or bridge operation. To effectively deal with clipping, an amplifier must be routed to help control clipping distortion, the M•800 employs a very sparse amount of "Fast Recovery." AMPLIFIER M•800 M•800 High-Current Power Amplifier The Mackie M•800 is a dual channel, high output power...225 watts per channel into 4Ω and 280 watts into 4Ω. Speaker connections on the positive and negative voltage amp stages prevents saturation (and latching) during periods of overdrive. The use of Baker Clamp circuits on the M•800 ...
...stereo, mono, or bridge operation. To effectively deal with clipping, an amplifier must be routed to help control clipping distortion, the M•800 employs a very sparse amount of "Fast Recovery." AMPLIFIER M•800 M•800 High-Current Power Amplifier The Mackie M•800 is a dual channel, high output power...225 watts per channel into 4Ω and 280 watts into 4Ω. Speaker connections on the positive and negative voltage amp stages prevents saturation (and latching) during periods of overdrive. The use of Baker Clamp circuits on the M•800 ...
Spec Sheet
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... MUTE +60VDC DC OFFSET DETECT POWER AMPLIFIER -60VDC MUTE +60VDC MUTE DC OFFSET DETECT POWER AMPLIFIER -60VDC OL -3 METER -6 DRIVE -9 -20 CH 1 SPEAKER OUT OL -3 METER -6 DRIVE -9 -20 CH 2 SPEAKER OUT 60ºC DETECTOR AND CH 1 AMP OUT CH 2 AMP OUT PROGRAM DETECT FAN SPEED CONTROL...CH 2 BALANCED LINE INPUT (TRS) MACKIE DESIGNS M•800 BLOCK DIAGRAM 26 FEB 1999 FREQ FREQ LOW CUT FILTER CD EQ ON OFF FREQ FREQ LOW CUT FILTER CD EQ ON OFF FUSE POWER SWITCH TOROIDAL POWER TRANSFORMER LAMP MUTE THERMAL PROTECT STEREO MONO BRIDGE CH 1 GAIN INVERTING ...
... MUTE +60VDC DC OFFSET DETECT POWER AMPLIFIER -60VDC MUTE +60VDC MUTE DC OFFSET DETECT POWER AMPLIFIER -60VDC OL -3 METER -6 DRIVE -9 -20 CH 1 SPEAKER OUT OL -3 METER -6 DRIVE -9 -20 CH 2 SPEAKER OUT 60ºC DETECTOR AND CH 1 AMP OUT CH 2 AMP OUT PROGRAM DETECT FAN SPEED CONTROL...CH 2 BALANCED LINE INPUT (TRS) MACKIE DESIGNS M•800 BLOCK DIAGRAM 26 FEB 1999 FREQ FREQ LOW CUT FILTER CD EQ ON OFF FREQ FREQ LOW CUT FILTER CD EQ ON OFF FUSE POWER SWITCH TOROIDAL POWER TRANSFORMER LAMP MUTE THERMAL PROTECT STEREO MONO BRIDGE CH 1 GAIN INVERTING ...
Spec Sheet
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...18 20 2 2v 14 22 12 24 6 26 28 1v SENSITIVITY 1.23v (+4dBu) PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER ON OFF POWER U.S. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. M•800 High-Current Power Amplifier U.S. SPEAKER OUTPUTS 240 VAC 50-60 Hz 900 WATTS 1 CHANNEL INPUT BAL/UNBAL THRU ...PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE AMP MODE LIMITER STEREO MONO BRIDGE OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /AIR EQ OFF ON 4.5k Hz LOW CUT...
...18 20 2 2v 14 22 12 24 6 26 28 1v SENSITIVITY 1.23v (+4dBu) PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER ON OFF POWER U.S. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. M•800 High-Current Power Amplifier U.S. SPEAKER OUTPUTS 240 VAC 50-60 Hz 900 WATTS 1 CHANNEL INPUT BAL/UNBAL THRU ...PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©1999 SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS/REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC.: "MACKIE", "FR SERIES", & THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE AMP MODE LIMITER STEREO MONO BRIDGE OFF ON CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY HORN EQ /AIR EQ OFF ON 4.5k Hz LOW CUT...
Spec Sheet
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... be located on the rear panel as a female XLR-3 type connector. AMP MODES. The amplifier shall have an associated five-segment LED meter appearing on . The power amplifier shall deliver a maximum continuous average sine wave power at the speaker outputs, and shall shut the amplifier down by opening the...on the front panel along with a gain control appearing on the rear panel for the amplifier shall be capable of operation, which shall include stereo (two channels in, two channels out), mono (one channel in, two channels out), and bridge (one to the source. Each monaural input...
... be located on the rear panel as a female XLR-3 type connector. AMP MODES. The amplifier shall have an associated five-segment LED meter appearing on . The power amplifier shall deliver a maximum continuous average sine wave power at the speaker outputs, and shall shut the amplifier down by opening the...on the front panel along with a gain control appearing on the rear panel for the amplifier shall be capable of operation, which shall include stereo (two channels in, two channels out), mono (one channel in, two channels out), and bridge (one to the source. Each monaural input...