HR626 HIGH RESOLUTION ACTIVE STUDIO MONITOR OWNER'S MANUAL CAUTION AVIS plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit this Mackie product. 11. Object and Liquid Entry -- Care should be taken so that objects do not fall into, and liquids are not spilled into this Mackie product. 12. Damage Requiring Service -- This Mackie product should be serviced only by qualified service personnel when: A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has spilled into this Mackie product; or C. This Mackie product has been exposed to rain; or D. This Mackie product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or E. This Mackie product has been dropped, or its chassis damaged. 13. Servicing -- The user should not attempt to service this Mackie product beyond those means described in this operating manual. All other servicing should be referred to the Mackie Service Department. 14. To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES INTERIEURES PAR L'USAGER. CONFIER L'ENTRETIEN AU PERSONNEL QUALIFIE. AVIS: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D'INCENDIE OU D'ELECTROCUTION, N'EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU A L'HUMIDITE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure, that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Le symbole éclair avec point de flèche à l'intérieur d'un triangle équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter l'utilisateur de la présence à l'intérieur du coffret de "voltage dangereux" non isolé d'ampleur suffisante pour constituer un risque d'éléctrocution. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Le point d'exclamation à l'intérieur d'un triangle équilatéral est employé pour alerter les utilisateurs de la présence d'instructions importantes pour le fonctionnement et l'entretien (service) dans le livret d'instruction accompagnant l'appareil. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions -- All the safety and operation instructions should be read before this Mackie product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions -- The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings -- All warnings on this Mackie product and in these operating instructions should be followed. 4. Follow Instructions -- All operating and other instructions should be followed. 5. Water and Moisture -- Do not place water, hot or chilled drinks on top of this Mackie Product as it may cause a shock hazard. This Mackie product should not be used near water; for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool, swamp, or salivating St. Bernard dog, etc. 6. Cleaning -- Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Ventilation -- This Mackie product should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, the Component should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block any ventilation openings, or placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through ventilation openings. 8. Heat -- This Mackie product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators or other devices which produce heat. 9. Power Sources -- This Mackie product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in these operation instructions or as marked on this Mackie product. 10. Power Cord Protection -- Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked upon or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at Pour prévenir les chocs électriques ne pas utiliser cette fiche polariseé avec un prolongateur, un prise de courant ou une autre sortie de courant, sauf si les lames peuvent être insérées à fond sans laisser aucune pariie à découvert. 15. Grounding or Polarization -- Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of this Mackie product is not defeated. 16. Power Protection -- Unplug this Mackie product during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Note that this Mackie product is not completely disconnected from the AC mains service when the power switch is in the OFF position. 17. This apparatus does not exceed the Class A/Class B (whichever is applicable) limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. ATTENTION --Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant las limites applicables aux appareils numériques de class A/de class B (selon le cas) prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par les ministere des communications du Canada. WARNING -- To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. · Please write the serial number for your studio monitor here (all studio monitors if you have more than one) for future reference (i.e., insurance claims, tech support, return authorization, etc.): Monitor 1 Monitor 2 Monitor 3 Purchased at:___________________________________ Date of Purchase:_____________ Lend Me Your Ears Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably in susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a period of time. The U.S. Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has specified the permissible noise level exposures shown in this chart. According to OSHA, any exposure in excess of these permissible limits could result in some hearing loss. To ensure against potentially dangerous exposure to high sound-pressure levels, it is recommended that all persons exposed to equipment capable of producing these levels use hearing protectors while this unit is in operation. Ear plugs or protectors in the ear canals or over the ears must be worn when operating this amplification system in order to prevent a permanent hearing loss if exposure is in excess of the limits set forth here. Duration Per Day In Hours 8 6 4 3 2 1.5 1 0.5 0.25 or less Sound Level dBA, Slow Response 90 92 95 97 100 102 105 110 115 Typical Example Duo in small club Subway Train Very loud classical music Patrice screaming at Ron about deadlines Loudest parts at a rock concert The HR626 can produce a maximum SPL of 118 dB @ 1m INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Mackie Designs' HR626 Studio Monitors. We realize that monitors are a critically important tool whether your application is studio recording, audio/ video post production, hi-fi, or home theater. Knowing this, Greg Mackie had a simple mandate: Design a reference monitor with a degree of accuracy and versatility unmatched by any other in its size and price category -- or any size and price category for that matter. The mandate was simple, but accomplishing it was another story! What are they? The Advantages... The HR626 Studio Monitors are high-resolution, two-way, bi-amplified, active monitors employing a 6th-order Butterworth system with a built-in rear-firing mass-loaded passive radiator. Whew! There are many benefits to integrating an active crossover, power amplifiers, and drivers into a single cabinet, and we've taken full advantage of these benefits in the design of the HR626. · The crossover point is designed so that the high and low frequency drivers are fed only the frequencies they are best able to reproduce. · The amplifiers are designed to provide maximum acoustic output from the speakers, yet minimize the danger of speaker damage due to overdriving. · In addition, the amplifiers' gain and frequency responses are individually handtrimmed to compensate for typical manufacturing tolerances between the drivers and produce a smooth frequency response from 42Hz to 20kHz (±1.5 dB). · The connecting wire between the amplifier outputs and the drivers are kept to an absolute minimum, so the damping factor of the amplifier isn't compromised by the resistance of long speaker cables. Investments in Excellence... To accomplish the task at hand, Greg and the New Product Development team realized that a commitment was required in terms of new resources and new equipment. So we recruited some of the best speaker and acoustic engineers in the industry to assist in the design of our first studio monitor, the HR824. And we invested in some advanced (and need we say expensive) measurement and analysis tools for the design team to use. The result? The HR824 Studio Monitors, and their siblings the HR624 and HR626, are extremely accurate and versatile, loaded with unique controls that allow you to fine-tune the sound to match your individual environment precisely. You're gonna love these! 3 · The acoustic sum of the outputs from the drivers are optimized electronically, as well as physically, so the amplitude response is unity and the phase difference is minimal. In short, all the complex interconnected components in the system are designed to work in harmony with each other to produce the best possible sound. provides a smooth response down to 42Hz -- an astounding accomplishment for a cabinet of this size! And since the radiator is producing most of the sound at the lowest frequencies, there is very little distortion from the woofer because its cone movement is minimal at those frequencies. The Cabinet... The cabinet is made of black oak veneered MDF wood. Two internal "H" braces further increase the strength and rigidity (stiffness) of the box. An open-cell adiabatic foam material fills the inside of the box to absorb internal reflections and dampen standing waves. The Transducers... The monitors feature two 6.7-inch die-cast aluminum frame woofers and a 1-inch viscous edge-damped aluminum-alloy dome tweeter on the front, and a 6-inch x 9-inch elliptical flat piston passive radiator in the back. The high-frequency driver is mounted on a massive, acoustically non-resonant die-cast zinc exponential waveguide, centered between the two low-frequency drivers, which results in wide, controlled dispersion of high-frequency sounds. The unique passive radiator design Power Amplifiers... The low-frequency amplifier produces up to 100 watts continuous before clipping, while the high-frequency amplifier produces up to 40 watts continuous. QUICK START We realize that you can't wait to hook up your new Mackie Designs HR626 High Resolution Studio Monitors and try them out. Nevertheless, please take the time to read this page NOW, and the rest can wait until you're good and ready. Make sure the Voltage on the Selector Switch bottom of the cabinet is set to the correct voltage setting for your AC Mains supply. Each of the HR626 cabinets has its own builtin power amplifiers. That's right, two amplifiers per speaker cabinet; one for the high-frequency tweeter and one for the low-frequency woofers. You should turn the INPUT SENSITIVITY control on the back of the cabinet down (fully counterclockwise) before turning on the Studio Monitors for the first time. Also be sure to set on the front panel to its the mute switch standby position (in). This will prevent you from accidentally connecting a hot signal source to the monitors and getting a rude surprise. There are a number of other settings you can make on the back of the HR626, and you can look at the graphic instructions relating to each of them on the back of the cabinet (or wait until you read about them later on in this manual so you really know what they do). For now, just leave them at the factory default set4 tings (ACOUSTIC SPACE = WHOLE; LOW FREQ = 40Hz; HIGH FREQ = 0), except for switch. Be sure it is set the POWER MODE to the STANDBY position. 1. Connect the line-level monitor signal from your mixer, preamp, or other signal source to the SIGNAL INPUT jack on the HR626 Studio Monitor (1/4-inch PHONE, XLR, or RCA). 2. Connect the supplied AC power cord to the on the back of the monitor. IEC socket Plug the other end into an AC outlet properly configured with the voltage corresponding setting. to the Voltage Selector Switch 3. Set the ...