Mackie MR8W Speaker System User Manual


 
WARNING: Consult a professional rigger or
structural engineer prior to suspending
loudspeakers from a structure not intended
for that use. Always know the working load
limit of the structure supporting the
loudspeaker array. Always make sure that
the rigging hardware minimum rating is at
least five times the actual load.
Rear Panel Features
and Controls
1. Use these gold-plated banana jacks to
connect the speaker wiring.
2. This is a Neutrik
®
Speakon connector. It
provides a safe and sec ure method of
connecting speaker cables to the MR8.
The connector has a twist-locking
mechanism that prevents it from being
pulled out accidentally.
Connections
The gold-plated banana jacks are designed to
accept single or double banana plugs. They
provide a method of quickly connecting and
disconnecting speaker cables to and from the
speaker. Double banana plugs have a tab on
onw side to indicate the ground (GND) side of
the connector. This side connects to the
negative (–) terminal.
G
N
D
The Speakon connectors use the following
wiring standard:
Pin 1+ = Signal (+)
Pin 1– = Ground (–)
Installation
The MONITOR MR8 can be mounted using
the optional mounting brackets. These include
the following:
MA8-3 (MA8-3W):
U-bracket, Black (White)
MA8-7: Speaker tilt bracket for 4 clustered
speakers, Black
COLD HOT
1+
1+
1–
1–
2–
2+
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