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EMX5016CF Owner’s Manual

Thank you for your purchase of this Yamaha EMX5016CF powered mixer. Please read through this

manual carefully before beginning use, so that you will be able to take full advantage of your mixer’s

superlative features and enjoy trouble-free operation for years to come. After reading the manual,

please store it in a safe place.

Features............................................................................................................................................... 6

Before Turning On the Mixer................................................................................................................6

■ Mixer Basics

Quick Guide...................................................................................................... 7

Getting Sound to the Speakers............................................................................................................ 7

Adding Some Reverb......................................................................................................................... 10

Using the Compressors to Enhance Vocals ......................................................................................11

Making the Most of Your Mixer.................................................................... 12

A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place............................................................................ 12

A Plethora of Connectors—What Goes Where?........................................................................12

Balanced, Unbalanced—What’s the Difference?............................................................................... 13

How Do Balanced Lines Reject Noise? .............................................................................................13

A balanced cable has three conductors:............................................................................................ 14

Signal Levels and the Decibel............................................................................................................14

Making Better Mixes...........................................................................................................................15

Approaching the Mix—Where Do You Start?.............................................................................15

To EQ or Not to EQ....................................................................................................................16

Ambience................................................................................................................................... 17

The Modulation Effects: Phasing, Chorus, and Flanging........................................................... 17

Compression.............................................................................................................................. 18

■ Reference

Front & Rear Panels....................................................................................... 19

Controls on Each Channel................................................................................................................. 19

Digital Effects Section........................................................................................................................ 22

Master Section................................................................................................................................... 23

Rear Panel......................................................................................................................................... 28

Speaker Connections ....................................................................................29

2-channel connection................................................................................................................. 29

2-channel parallel connection ....................................................................................................29

Setting the GEQ with the FRC function .......................................................30

Rack Mounting ...............................................................................................32

Setup ...............................................................................................................33

Troubleshooting............................................................................................. 34

Specifications................................................................................................. 35

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