MACKIE C200 - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

C200 TWO-WAY

LOUDSPEAKER

USER'S MANUAL

C200

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Duration Per Day

Sound Level dBA,

Typical

In Hours

Slow Response

Example

Duo in small club

692

Subway Train

397

100

Very loud classical music

1.5

102

105

Tami screaming at Adrian about deadlines

0.5

110

0.25 or less

115

Loudest parts at a rock concert

9. 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.

10. Exposure to extremely high noise

levels may cause permanent hearing loss.

Individuals vary considerably in susceptibil-

ity 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 the following chart.

According to OSHA, any exposure in excess of these permissible limits

could result in some hearing loss. To ensure against potentially dangerous ex-

posure to high sound pressure levels, it is recommended that all persons

exposed to equipment capable of producing high sound pressure levels use

hearing protectors while the equipment is in operation. Ear plugs or protectors in

the ear canals or over the ears must be worn when operating the equipment in

order to prevent a permanent hearing loss if exposure is in excess of the limits

set forth here.

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 -- 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. Heat -- This Mackie product should be situated away from heat

sources such as radiators, or other devices which produce heat.

7. Object and Liquid Entry -- Care should be taken so that objects do

not fall on and liquids are not spilled into this Mackie product.

8. Damage Requiring Service -- This Mackie product should be serviced

only by qualified service personnel when:

A. Objects have fallen, or liquid has spilled into this

Mackie product; or

B. This Mackie product has been exposed to rain; or

C. This Mackie product does not appear to operate

normally or exhibits a marked change in perfor-

mance; or

D. This Mackie product has been dropped, or its

chassis damaged.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 3

HOOKUP DIAGRAMS ............................................... 4

Quick Start ........................................................ 4

CONNECTIONS ........................................................ 6

PLACEMENT ............................................................ 6

RIGGING .................................................................. 7

SERVICE INFO ......................................................... 8

Warranty Service ............................................... 8

Troubleshooting ................................................. 8

Repair ............................................................... 8

CARE AND MAINTENANCE ...................................... 9

C200 SPECIFICATIONS .......................................... 10

C200 LIMITED WARRANTY .................................... 11

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for more information about this and other Mackie products.

Part No. 0008986 Rev. A 1/04

INTRODUCTION

The Crossover

This unique Low Impedance Compen-

sated Crossover (LICC) design places

inductors in series with the woofer whose

values are markedly lower than conven-

tional designs. This reduces the amount of

energy that is typically wasted as heat and

increases the amount of energy that is

transformed into real acoustic power. It also

incorporates dynamic protection for the

compression driver from non-linear signals.

The Cabinet

The C200 cabinet was designed to be the

strongest molded composite cabinet on the

planet. This material is as strong as con-

crete, and rigid enough to prevent

unwanted vibrations and standing waves in

the cabinet. It has built-in fly points for

hanging, and a socket in the bottom for

mounting on a tripod stand. Although it is

an exceptional choice for installed sound

situations, its light weight and durable fin-

ish also make it ideal for portable sound

system use. The asymmetrical trapezoidal

design of the cabinet also makes it easy to

use as a floor wedge for stage monitor appli-

cations.

The C200 offers a portable, lightweight

solution for a variety of high-powered

sound reinforcement applications.

Thank you for choosing the Mackie C200

sound reinforcement loudspeakers.

The C200 is a portable two-way loud-

speaker system, specifically designed to

complement our PPM Series line of profes-

sional powered mixers. They are capable of

extremely high sound pressure levels, and

designed to give you the best performance of

any portable compact loudspeaker in its

class and price range.

The Transducers

The C200 features a 10-inch high-power

low-frequency woofer and a 1.4-inch tita-

nium diaphragm high-output compression

driver. The woofer incorporates technology

used in large-format touring systems and,

with a precision 2-inch voice coil, is virtu-

ally indestructible.

The high-frequency compression driver

is mounted on an acoustically non-resonant

exponential waveguide, providing a wide,

controlled dispersion pattern and precise re-

production of the critical upper mid-range

and high-frequencies. The result is an unbe-

lievably smooth off-axis response that allows

everyone in the audience to experience the

same high-resolution audio no matter

where they are seated.

Each driver has been specifically designed

by our engineers for optimum performance

in a lightweight high-strength cabinet.

Mixer or

Preamplifier

Right

Line level

Output

Left

Line level

Output

1202-VLZ PRO

Stereo

Power Amplifier

C300

C200

INPUT

THRU

PARALLEL

SERIAL NUMBER

MANUFACTURING DATE

THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES.:

"MACKIE", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE · PATENT PENDING

C200

INPUT

THRU

PARALLEL

SERIAL NUMBER

MANUFACTURING DATE

THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES.:

"MACKIE", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE · PATENT PENDING

HOOKUP DIAGRAMS

2. Connect the "Speaker Output" from

your power amplifier (or powered mixer)

to the

INPUT connector on the C200.

3. Turn on your mixing console (or other

signal source).

4. Turn on the amplifier. Turn up its

volume or gain control(s) as recom-

mended by the manufacturer.

5. Start the signal source, whether it be

speaking into a microphone or starting a

CD player. Adjust the volume controls

on the mixer (or other signal source) for

normal operation.

Quick Start

Make all initial connec-

tions with the power

switches OFF on all

equipment. Make sure all

master volume, level, or

gain controls are all the way down.

1. Connect the line-level outputs from

your mixing console (or other signal

source) to the inputs of your power

amplifier.

C200: WITH A MIXER AND POWER AMPLIFIER

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IN PARALLEL IS

2 PER POWERED MIXER OR AMPLIFIED CHANNEL

POWERED MIXER

C200: WITH A MACKIE POWERED MIXER, AND USING THE THRU JACK

Mixer or

Preamplifier

Right

Line level

Output

Left

Line level

Output

INPUT

THRU

PARALLEL

SERIAL NUMBER

MANUFACTURING DATE

THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES.:

"MACKIE", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE · PATENT PENDING

1202-VLZ PRO

Stereo

Power Amplifier

C200

INPUT

THRU

PARALLEL

SERIAL NUMBER

MANUFACTURING DATE

THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES.:

"MACKIE", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE · PATENT PENDING

C200

INPUT

THRU

PARALLEL

SERIAL NUMBER

MANUFACTURING DATE

THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES.:

"MACKIE", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE · PATENT PENDING

C200

INPUT

THRU

PARALLEL

SERIAL NUMBER

MANUFACTURING DATE

THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES.:

"MACKIE", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE · PATENT PENDING

C200

Stereo

Power

Amplifier

Pole

Mount

Tripod

Mount

C200

Line-Level

Hi-Pass Out

Full

Range

Power

Cord

SWA1501

Plays the Low

Frequencies

1202-VLZ PRO

ACTIVE

C200

C200: WITH A MIXER AND POWER AMPLIFIER, AND USING THE THRU JACK

C200: BIAMPING WITH A POWERED SUBWOOFER

The C200 can be

used with a Mackie

SWA1501 (or SWA1801)

subwoofer to create an

incredibly powerful

system.

The active crossover

inside the subwoofer

splits the full-range

stereo input signal into

two ranges. The SWA1501

sums the left and right

low-frequency range

and plays it through its

built-in amplifier and

15-inch woofer. It sends

the stereo high-pass range

to the C200s, via an ex-

ternal power amplifier.

The C200 can be pole

mounted on top of the

SWA1501 or 1801 as

shown.