Yamaha EMX5016CF Quick Guide

EMX5016CF Owner’s Manual

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Mixer Basics

Quick Guide

We begin by connecting up two speakers and generating some stereo output. Note that opera-

tions and procedures will vary somewhat according to the input devices you are using.

1

Connect up the speakers and your input devices

(microphones, instruments, etc.).

Use non-powered speakers and dedicated speaker cable. Connect

one speaker to SPEAKERS jack A (A1 or A2), and the other to jack B

(B1 or B2). Then connect your input devices (microphones, guitar,

etc.) to the appropriate input jacks on the top panel. For details, see

page 33.

NOTE

We recommend that you avoid connecting electric instruments (such as elec-

tric guitars and basses) directly to the EMX. Instead, these instruments

should be connected through an intermediary device such as a direct box, a

preamp (guitar amp), or an amp simulator.

Getting Sound to the Speakers

Input jacks

SPEAKERS jacks

WRONG!!

RIGHT

CAUTION

•Before connecting input devices to the EMX, be sure that all of these

devices (including microphones) are powered off. And before turning

the power to any device on or off, be sure to turn the volume of that

device all the way down.

•Never connect both A and B jacks to a single speaker. Connection of

both jacks to the same speaker may result in damage to the mixer.

Mixer Basics

Contents

Main Explanation of Graphical Symbols IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Handling caution Do not open * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) About this Manual Reference (starts on page 19) Mixer Basics (starts on page 7) Reference Contents Mixer Basics Features Turning the Unit On and Off Connecting to Power Before Turning On the Mixer Quick Guide Getting Sound to the Speakers Page 6 10 8 7 1 To select a reverb effect, turn the dial to any value from 1 to 5. 2 to its ON position ( ). 3 4 1 Using the Compressors to Enhance Vocals Making the Most of Your Mixer An Introduction A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place A Plethora of ConnectorsWhat Goes Where? The Venerable RCA Pin Jack Balanced, UnbalancedWhats the Difference? How Do Balanced Lines Reject Noise? To summarize A balanced cable has three conductors: Signal Levels and the Decibel 60 dBu + 20 dBu 0 dBu 0.775 V 20 dBu Making Better Mixes Approaching the MixWhere Do You Start? Faders Down Example1: Vocal Ballad Backed by Piano Trio Example2: Funky R&B Groove To EQ or Not to EQ Cut for a Cleaner Mix Boost with Caution Ambience Reverb and Delay Time Reverb Tone Reverb Level The Modulation Effects: Phasing, Chorus, and Flanging Compression Music FirstThen Mix Front & Rear Panels Controls on Each Channel 2 to 8) 2 Page Channel Fader PFL (Pre-Fader Listen) Switch G SIGNAL Indicator PAN Control (Channels 1 to 8); BAL Con- trol (Channels 9/10 to 15/16) Digital Effects Section Master Section 24 X b Y Z X \ [ a [ \ ] ^ a c d c k i e f i j k l 28 Rear Panel 2+ 2- o m n Speaker Connections 2-channel connection 2-channel parallel connection Setting the GEQ with the FRC function Setting up the GEQ by Pink Noise Measurement 1 2 3 4 5 Setting up GEQ by Music Playback Measurement Rack Mounting How to install the rack-mount hardware 2 3 EMX5016CF Owners Manual 33 Setup CAUTION Power Amp Speakers Recorder Troubleshooting torted, or noisy. stopped. off. on. Specications General Specications Input Characteristics Output Characteristics Max. before clip CH INSERT IN 1-8 XLR-3-31 type *3 Digital Effect Program List EFFECT 2 EFFECT 1 Dimensional Diagrams EMX5016CF Owners Manual CH1-8 CH INPUT MIC INPUT A