Mackie MR5mk2 User Manual

Owner’

s Manual

Switch up to turn the MR5mk2 on. Make sure the 

level control is down before you turn it on. When the 
power switch is turned on and the MR5mk2 is plugged 
into an AC outlet, the power LED on the front of the 
monitor lights up to let you know the MR5mk2 is ready 
to go.

Press the bottom of this switch to put the speaker 

into standby mode. It will not function, but the 
circuits are still live. To remove AC power, either turn 
off the AC supply, or unplug the power cord from the 
speaker and the AC supply.

Connect the power cord to this IEC socket securely, 

and plug the other end into a live AC outlet. Make sure 
the AC outlet has the correct voltage indicated next to 
the IEC socket.

The fuse is located behind the fuse cover, at the    

bottom of the IEC socket. See the “Troubleshooting”  
section on page 9 for information about replacing the 
fuse.

A bass reflex system uses the radiation from the rear 

of the woofer cone to extend the low-frequency response 
of the speaker. The size of the port is carefully designed 
with respect to the volume of the cabinet and the 
characteristics of the woofer to produce low-frequency 
extension.

Conversely, if the mixes are consistently too bright, 

then adding some additional high-frequency energy in 
the monitors satisfies your ears, and the resultant mix 
has less HF content.

It’s a real rush to mix really loud. But remember that 

the resulting mix only sounds good when you play it at 
least that loud. However strange it may sound, mixes 
made at lower levels sound even better when played 
loud, perhaps even a bit bigger than life.

Get that sound level meter out. Decide what level to 

mix at and use the meter to help keep mixing at that 
level. Your ears will thank you, and your mixes will be 
better for it.

This switch tailors the overall low-frequency response 

by +2 dB or +4 dB at 100 Hz.

•   For most applications, use the “0 (NORMAL)” setting. 

This takes the equalization circuit out of the signal path.

•   If a little extra low-frequency output is necessary, use 

the +2 dB setting.

•   If even more low-frequency output is necessary, use the 

+4 dB setting. Remember how things work in reverse, 
so boosting the deep bass content on playback may 
actually decrease it in the final mix. 

The power indicator lights up when the power 

switch [5] on the back of the MR5mk2 is turned on 
and AC power is available at the mains input [6].