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Digital x bus – MACKIE DIGITALXBUS X.200 User Manual

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X.200

Digital X Bus

❏ Open Assign window (Windows > Assign) and

assign input sources for each channel used.

❏ Select phantom power button in the Assign

window for mic inputs if required.

Note: Condenser mics and active DIs use phantom
power. Moving coil mics, ribbon mics, and most
electronic instruments don’t need phantom power.

❏ If using MIC/LINE cards, select –10 dB button

on channels using line-level inputs.

❏ Assign Fader Bank 1 (Channels 1-24) to Out-

puts 25-48 (Options > Bank to Outputs > Out-
puts 25-48). This routes all 24 inputs on Fader
Bank 1 to the SLOT•B Outputs going to the
multitrack recorder(s).

❏ Confi gure Auxes for desired Pre/Post status.

❏ Select Setup (Windows > Setup) and set Mix

Options.

❏ Test each instrument and mic to verify suffi -

cient level at console input meter.

❏ Adjust input trim (Gain) for a reading around

–15 on the meter.

❏ Select L/R in the ASSIGN BUTTON SETUP

section to confi rm Assign lights are on for all
desired channels, or look on-screen to verify
that all necessary channels have L/R button
highlighted in Bus Assign section.

ASSIGN BUTTON

SETUP

REC

READ

WRITE

L - R