Mackie M2600 Bedienungshandbuch

M•2600OWNER’S MANUALHIGH-CURRENT POWER AMPLIFIER™OL–3–6–9–20–3–6–9–20SIGOLSIGCH13331292325212719171133312923252127191711001.23v (+4dBu)SENSITIVITYGAIN

10M•2600: MAIN SPEAKERS AND STAGE MONITORS WITH ONE AMPLIFIERSERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO N OT OP ENCAUTION2600 WATTS4 OHM

11M•2600: EIGHT MONITOR SPEAKERS-MONO MODEFROM MIXING CONSOLEMONITOR OUTSERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO N OT OP ENCAUTION2600

12M•2600: STEREO SYSTEM WITH TWO AMPLIFIERS IN BRIDGED MODESERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENCAUTION2600 WATTS4 OHM LO

13LOUDERQUIETERcrossover pointFREQUENCY IN HzFREQUENCY IN HzOUTPUT LEVEL dBLOUDERQUIETEROUTPUT LEVEL dBLOW OUTThe output level rolls off above the cro

14M•2600: STEREO SYSTEM BIAMPED WITH SUBWOOFERS, OPTION 1SERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENCAUTION2600 WATTS4 OHM LOAD

15SERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENCAUTION2600 WATTS4 OHM LOAD MIN.120 VAC 60 Hz 2000 WATTSSTEREOTYPICALCH1CH2+––+MON

16M•2600: STEREO SYSTEM BIAMPED WITH BRIDGED SUBWOOFER+–SERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENCAUTION2600 WATTS4 OHM LOAD

17FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS GAINThese front panel knobs allow you to controlthe levels going into the output section of theM•2600 amplifier. Their travel i

18You may wonder why wedidn’t use just one stereocontrol to control both sides.That’s in case your applica-tion requires a left/rightimbalance (due to

19 SHORTIf this LED comes on, the M•2600 has de-tected a short circuit in either of the outputs,meaning that the positive (+) and negative (–)speaker

CAUTION AVISRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPENRISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUENE PAS OUVRIRCAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT REMOVE COVE

20SERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENCAUTION2600 WATTS4 OHM LOAD MIN.120 VAC 60 Hz 2000 WATTSCH1CH2MONOBRIDGE• THE FOLLO

21What’s that? Why doesn’t thefan just go fast all the time?Well, if it did, you might actu-ally hear it whirring duringyour quiet moments (thereare q

22 SPEAKER OUTPUTSThe binding posts provide a secure and safeconnection for bare speaker wire.To use the binding post outputs, unscrewthem enough to r

23Ordinarily, applying a positivevoltage to a speaker’s positiveinput and negative voltage tothe negative input results inan outward excursion of thew

24You can connect an unbalanced XLR cableto the M•2600, although this would be unusual— as unusual as an unbalanced XLR output.However, if you have an

2510Hz1Hz100Hz1kHz10kHz20k–15dB–10dB–5dB0dB5dBLCFilLevel, dBFrequency, HzIn order to match the output bandwidthwith your particular speaker system, th

26STEREO mode (separate left and rightinputs, separate left and right outputs) is thetypical setup for amplifying stereo signals.MONO mode (sometim

27 OUTPUT APPLICATION SWITCHThe OUTPUT APPLICATION switch shouldbe configured before you turn on the amplifier.This switch allows you to choose betwee

28 LOW OUT (SUBWOOFER)Here’s a special surprise: If you bought theM•2600 amplifier to power a subwoofer system,you just saved yourself the cost of a c

29GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONSGNEMA 5-20P(Plug supplied with 120 VAC models)AC POWER CONSIDERATIONSBe sure the M•2600 is plugged into an out

3Lend Me Your EarsExposure to extremely highnoise levels may cause per-manent hearing loss.Individuals vary considerablyin susceptibility to noise-ind

30It is recommended that astiff supply of AC power beused because the amplifierplaces high current demandson the AC line. The morepower that is availa

3170V DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSA distributed sound system uses a constant-voltage, high-impedance network that feeds anumber of tapped transformers which,

32APPENDIX A: Service Info• If the OUTPUT APPLICATION switch is setto LOW OUT (SUBWOOFER), make sure theLOW CUT FILTER frequency control is setto OFF

33As soon as the music gets loud, the ampshuts down!• Check the M•2600’s meters. Be sure that OLis not lighting up frequently or continuously.• Can th

34APPENDIX B: Connectors(output from mixer), ring to signal return(input back into mixer), and sleeve to ground(earth).• Balanced mono circuits. When

35SPEAKONSSpeakon® connectors have become popularwith many loudspeaker manufacturers be-cause they provide a quick, yet safe and securemethod of conne

36connects to pin 1) to prevent it fromcontacting the connector shell.2. Don’t connect the XLR connector shell topin 1 of the XLR connector unless nec

3710. Walk outside — look at the horizon. Seeany radio towers? Locate potential sourcesof RF interference and plan for thembefore you begin constructi

38Biamplified and triamplified systems useseparate power amplifiers to power each indi-vidual low-frequency and high-frequencydriver. An electronic cr

39APPENDIX D: Technical Info“Parallel” means that the positive amp out-put connects to the positive terminals of all thespeakers, and the negative am

4READ THIS PAGE!OL–3–6–9–20–3–6–9–20SIGOLSIGCH13331292325212719171133312923252127191711001.23v (+4dBu)SENSITIVITYGAIN/dBCH2PROTECTCOLD HOTSHORTTEMP ST

40SPECIFICATIONS M•2600Maximum Power at 1% THD, midband:500 watts per channel into 8Ω850watts per channel into 4Ω1300 watts per channel into 2Ω1700 wa

4119.00" (483mm) ventilation slots(do not cover)17.24" (438mm) Depth 15.65" (398mm) NOTE: The Depth is measured from the rear face of t

42BLOCK DIAGRAM+–+–CH.1 100 VDC+–CH.1 115 VDC+–CH.2 115 VDCTOROIDAL POWERTRANSFORMERLAMPFUSEMACKIE DESIGNSM•2600BLOCK DIAGRAM9/21/1998LOW CUTFILTERCRO

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5SERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENCAUTION2600 WATTS4 OHM LOAD MIN.120 VAC 60 Hz 2000 WATTSSTEREOTYPICALCH1CH2MONOBRIDG

6HOW TO USE THIS MANUALA PLUG FOR THE CONNECTORS SECTIONAlso at the back of this manual is a section onconnectors: XLR, TRS, binding post connectors,b

7®CONTENTSSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS... 2INTRODUCTION ...

8APPLICATION DIAGRAMSThe following pages show some of the morecommon uses for the M•2600, includingstereo, mono, and bridged operation.USING THE LOW C

9TWO M•2600S: MAIN SPEAKERS AND STAGE MONITORSSERIAL NUMBERMANUFACTURING DATERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO N OT OPE NCAUTION2600 WATTS4 OHM LOAD MIN.120 V