Mackie hui User Manual
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
SAFETY INFORMATION .................................................. 2
INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 3
Welcome! ................................................................... 3
What This Manual Will Do For You ..................... 3
Manual Flowchart .................................................... 4
CONTENTS ......................................................................... 5
INTENDED USE — WHY HUI? ......................................... 6
HUI Does What Your DAW Does .......................... 7
HUI SELF-DEMO ................................................................. 7
An Installation Note ................................................ 7
QUICK START ..................................................................... 8
Quick Start Audio Test ........................................... 8
Quick Start DAW Controller Test ........................ 9
HUI FEATURES AND CONTROLS ................................. 10
Front Panel (Control Surface) ............................. 10
Channel Strip ................................................. 10
Left Control Strip .......................................... 10
DSP Edit/Assign Section .............................. 11
Switch Matrix Section .................................. 12
Control Room Section ................................. 12
Talkback Section ............................................ 13
Transport Section ......................................... 14
Rear Panel ................................................................. 15
Controller Input/Output Section ............. 15
Analog Audio Input/Output Section ........ 15
Talkback and Mic Preamp Section ............ 16
AUDIO INPUT AND OUTPUT ....................................... 17
Signal Flow Primer ................................................. 17
Stereo Monitor Mode ........................................... 17
1:1 Discrete Monitor Mode ................................... 17
Stereo & Discrete Mode Diagram .............. 17
Analog Audio Connections .................................. 18
Microphones .................................................. 18
Adjusting the Mic Trim Control ................. 18
Talkback Mic .................................................. 18
Monitor Outputs ........................................... 18
DIGITAL CONNECTIONS ............................................... 19
MIDI ........................................................................... 19
RS-232/RS-422 Serial Port ................................... 19
Keyboard (computer) ............................................ 19
Mouse ....................................................................... 19
Expansion Port ........................................................ 19
Typical System Hookup ....................................... 20
APPLICATION HOOKUPS .............................................. 21
Some Application Basics ...................................... 21
TV/Radio Production Hookup and Diagram ... 21
Tracking/Mixing Hookup and Diagram ............ 22
Surround-Sound Hookup and Diagram ............. 23
Full-On Major League Hookup and Diagram ... 24
TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................... 25
Troubleshooting Flowchart ................................. 25
Perform a HUI Hardware Self-Test .................... 25
Audio ......................................................................... 25
Fader Touch-Circuits ............................................. 26
Digital/MIDI ........................................................... 26
SERVICE ............................................................................. 27
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................. 28
HUI MIDI Implementation Chart ........................ 28
RS-232 Connection Diagram ................................ 28
HUI Audio Section Gain Structure Diagram .... 29
HUI Block Diagram - Audio Section ................... 30
Footswitch In Block Diagram ................................ 31
Relay Out Block Diagram ...................................... 31
Remote Talkback Trigger Block Diagram .......... 31
Function Key Table ................................................. 31
Serial Port Pin-Out Chart ...................................... 31
Expansion Port Pin-Out Chart .............................. 31
HUI Audio Specifications ..................................... 32
GLOSSARY ........................................................................ 33
COLOPHON ...................................................................... 34
HUI LIMITED WARRANTY ............................................. 35
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