Yamaha M2500 Bedienungsanleitung

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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessori[...]

M2500—Owner’s Manual iii Important Information Read the Following Before Operating M2500 W arnings • Do not allow wate r to enter this unit or allo w the unit to bec ome wet. Fire or electrical shock may result. • Connect this unit ’ s pow er cor d only to the powe r supply unit, and c onnect the pow er sup- ply unit to an A C outlet of t[...]

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M2500—Owner’s Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing the Y amaha M2500 mixing console. The M2500 is a highly cost- effectiv e mixing console that features functionality such as scene memory , P AN control that is switchable between LR/L CR, and GROUP/A UX F ADER FLIP sw itches. In order t o take full ad vantage of the M2500’ s functi[...]

2 M2500—Owner’s Manual Features of the system • The M2500-24 {32/40C/48C/56C} provides 24 {32/40/48/56} monaural input modules and four stereo input modules. I t also provides 14 A UX outputs, eight group outputs, ster eo out- put, and monaural output, for a gener ous total of 25 output buses. The M2500 is ideal for a wide r ange of applicati[...]

M2500—Owner’s Manual 3 Control panel Input channel section Monaural input channels The M2500-24 {32/40C/48C/56C} provides 24 {32/ 40/48/56} input channels. The specifications of each input channel are the same for all models of the series. A +48 V (phantom pow er) s witch This switches the +48 V phantom pow er supply on/ off for the correspond[...]

Control panel 4 M2500—Owner’s Manual I PRE s witches If these sw itches are turned on ( ), the post-EQ pre- fader signal w ill be sent to the corr esponding A UX buses. If these switches are turned off ( ), the post- fader signal w ill be sent. Switches ar e provided to independently switch three groups of A UX buses: 3– 6, 7–10, and 11–1[...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 5 L ON/EDIT s witch / ON , CHECK indicators The function of this switch and these indicators will change depending on the mode of the M2500. ● In normal mode Y ou can use the ON/EDIT sw itch t o turn the monau- ral input channel on/off. W hen the channel is switched on/off, the ON indicator will be lit/dark [...]

Control panel 6 M2500—Owner’s Manual Stereo input channels The M2500 provides four ster eo input channels, allowing line-level ster eo sources such as sub-mix ers, effect processors, and CD pla yers to be input. Of the stereo input c hannels 1–4, channel 1 pr ovides both XLR and RCA phono input jacks, and y ou can select and use one of these.[...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 7 E EQ s witch This turns the equalizer on/off. W hen the switch is pressed in ( ), the equalizer is on. F A UX 1 – A UX 14 controls These adjust the level at which the signal of the stereo input channel (the L/R input signals mixed t o a mon- aural signal) is sent to the A UX buses 1–14. Placing the contr[...]

Control panel 8 M2500—Owner’s Manual MONITOR ST LR MONO MONO R L ST PFL AFL ON ON (PFL) Same as ST CH 1 ST CH 2-4 from CPU INPUT AUX 1 1-14 Same as AUX 3-6 AUX 7-10 Same as AUX 3-6 B A ST CH 2-4 INPUT L/MONO R ST CH 1 INPUT B INPUT A R L R L ST MASTER LR MONO LR MONO/C STEREO BAL ON CHECK 2 stage EQ 2 stage EQ 2 stage EQ 2 stage EQ GAIN B GAIN [...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 9 GROUP/AUX master section AUX 1–6 section These are the output channels that c ontrol the signals of A UX buses 1–6. The signals that have passed through these output channels will be output indi- vidually from the A UX OUT 1–6 jacks (page 27). In addition, they pass through the MONITOR MASTER PFL/AFL b[...]

Control panel 10 M2500—Owner’s Manual A7/G1–A14/G8 section These output channels contr ol the signals of A UX buses 7–14 or GROUP buses 1–8. Y ou can use the GROUP/A UX FLIP switch (page 14) to select the sig- nals that will be controlled. ■ GROUP/AUX FLIP switch= GROUP ( ) The signals of A UX buses 7–14 w ill be sent to chan- nels A7[...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 11 G1/A7–G8/A14 section These are the output channels that c ontrol GR OUP buses 1–8 or A UX buses 7–14. U se the GROUP/A UX FLIP switch (page 14) to select which signals will be contr olled. ■ GROUP/AUX FLIP switch= GROUP ( ) The signals of GROUP buses 1–8 will be sent to chan- nels G1/A7–G8/A14 r[...]

Control panel 12 M2500—Owner’s Manual ■ GROUP/AUX FLIP switch= AUX ( ) The signals of A UX buses 7–14 w ill be sent to chan- nels G1/A7–G8/A14 respectiv ely , and will be output individually from the GRP/A UX OUT G1/A7–G8/ A14 jacks. D PA N control This adjusts the pan of the signal that is sent from the G1/A7–G8/A14 section to the ST[...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 13 F ON/EDIT s witch / ON , CHECK indicators The function of this switch and these indicators will change depending on the mode of the M2500. ● In normal mode Y ou can use the ON/EDIT sw itch t o turn each G1/ A7–G8/A14 channel on/off. W hen the channel is switched on/off, the ON indicator will be lit/dark[...]

Control panel 14 M2500—Owner’s Manual GROUP/AUX FLIP switch The M2500 provides a GR OUP/ A UX FLIP sw itch that ex changes the output destina- tions of GROUP buses 1–8 and A UX buses 7–14. ● When GROUP ( ) is selected The signals of GROUP buses 1–8 will be routed through the G1/A7–G8/A14 section, and sent to the GROUP/A UX OUT jacks, [...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 15 W hen you change the setting of the GROUP/A UX FLIP switch, numerous functions of the output chan- nels of GROUP buses 1–8 and A UX buses 7–14 w ill change in addition to the faders. The functions avail- able for the output channels of each bus are shown below for each setting (GR OUP/A UX) of the GROUP[...]

Control panel 16 M2500—Owner’s Manual Stereo/monaural master section This section controls the signals that ar e output from the rear panel ST OUT L/R and MONO/C OUT jacks (page 28). STEREO section A MA TRIX switch If this sw itch is on ( ), the post-fader ST OUT L/R signal w ill be sent to the matrix (page 18). B ON/EDIT s witch / ON , CHECK i[...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 17 H AFL s witch U sing this switch, the signal sent to the MONO/C OUT jack can be monitored fr om the MONIT OR OUT/PHONES jacks. If the PFL sw itches of all input channels are off, turning this AFL switch on (the indicator abov e the switch will lig ht) will allow you t o monitor the output signal of the MONO[...]

Control panel 18 M2500—Owner’s Manual Matrix section The M2500 provides an eight channel matrix section that allows the output signals from the G1/A7–G8/ A14 section, the output signals from the stereo/mon- aural master section, and the input signals from the SUB IN MA TRIX jacks to be mix ed at a desired level. Matrix 1–8 are output indivi[...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 19 Monitor section In this section y ou can select the signal that w ill be monitored fr om the MONIT OR OUT jacks and the PHONES jacks. Monitor signal priority order There is a priorit y order for the signals that can be selected as monitor sour ces. W hile a higher prior ity signal is being monitored, it is [...]

Control panel 20 M2500—Owner’s Manual D L+R s witch If this sw itch is on ( ), the monit or signal sent to the MONIT OR OUT/PHONES jacks will be mixed to monaural. E LEVEL control This adjusts the final output level from the MONI- T OR OUT jacks (L, R, MONO/C). It does not affect the signal that is output from the PHONES jack. The “ ▲ ” [...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 21 T alkback/oscillator section A OSCILLA T OR select switches These switches select a test tone oscillat or , and start oscillation. Only one switch at a time can be selected. The corresponding indicat or w ill light to show the switch that is turned on. • PINK s witch This generates pink noise. • 10 kHz [...]

Control panel 22 M2500—Owner’s Manual Meter select section In this section y ou can select the source whose level will be displayed by the met er bridge section. Only one of the sources 1 – 4 can be select ed. A MA TRIX switch If this sw itch is pressed, meters 1/7–8/14 (page 24) will display the output levels of MA TRIX OUT 1–8. At this [...]

Control panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 23 A UTILITY s witch Pr essing this sw itch will access U tility mode (page 34), in which you can mak e settings for scene memor y and MIDI. W hen Utility mode is selected, the indicator abov e the switch will lig ht. B RECALL s witch U se this switch to recall a pr ev iously-stored sc ene. I f you select a sc[...]

Control panel 24 M2500—Owner’s Manual Meter bridge A 1/7 – 8/14 le v el meters A ccor ding to the setting of the meter select switches (page 22), these indicate the output levels of MA TRIX OUT 1–8, A UX/GRP OUT A7/G1–A14/G8, A UX OUT 1–6, or GRP/A UX OUT G1/A7–G8/A14. (If the A UX 1–6 sw itch has been selected in the met er select [...]

M2500—Owner’s Manual 25 Rear panel Monaural input channel input/output jacks A INPUT jacks These are XLR -3-31 type input jacks (balanced). If the rear panel PHANT OM MASTER switch and the +48 V switch of the corresponding monaural input channel are on, phantom po wer will be supplied. The nominal input levels and pin wiring are as follows. ■[...]

Rear panel 26 M2500—Owner’s Manual Stereo input channel input/ output jacks C INPUT A jacks These are XLR -3-31 type input jacks (balanced) for stereo input c hannel 1. N ominal input level is +10 dB to –30 dB. In or der to use these jacks, you must set the A/B select switch of stereo input channel 1 t o the A position. The pin wir ing is as [...]

Rear panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 27 Master section input/output jacks A A UX OUT jacks These are XLR -3-32 output jacks (balanc ed) that individually output the signals of each channel of the A UX 1–6 section. N ominal output level is +4 dB. The pin wir ing is as follows. B GRP/A UX OUT jacks These are XLR -3-32 output jacks (balanc ed) that i[...]

Rear panel 28 M2500—Owner’s Manual E ST OUT , MONO/C OUT jacks These are XLR -3-32 output jacks (balanc ed) that out- put the signal of the stereo/monaural master section. N ominal output level of each jack is +4 dB. The pin wir ing is as follows. F MONIT OR OUT jacks These are XLR -3-32 output jacks (balanc ed) that out- put the signal of the [...]

Rear panel M2500—Owner’s Manual 29 L MIDI connectors These are standard fiv e-pin MIDI connect ors. B y connecting these t o a sequencer or to the MIDI inter - face of a computer , scenes can be select ed from an external device, or scene memories can be backed up . ● MIDI IN connector MIDI data is recei ved at this co nnector . U se a MIDI [...]

30 M2500—Owner’s Manual The Scene Memory function What is scene memory? Scene memory is a function that stores the on/off sta- tus of the monaural/stereo input channels, the G1/ A7–G8/14 section, the STEREO section, and the MONO/C section as one of 128 “ scenes. ” A scene that has been stored can be easily r ecalled at any time. Pr ogr am[...]

The Scene Memory function M2500—Owner’s Manual 31 Operation in Normal mode Recalling a scene 1. Use the ▲ / ▼ s witches or the 0–9/ENTER s witches of the control section to make the MEMOR Y displa y show the scene memory number that y ou wish to recall. The selected scene memory number will blink. 2. Press the RECALL s witch. The scene of[...]

The Scene Memory function 32 M2500—Owner’s Manual 2. Use the ▲ / ▼ s witches or the 0–9/EDIT switches to make the MEMOR Y display indicate the scene memor y number into which y ou wish to store the scene. (Scene memor y numbers 129 and 130 are recall-only , and cannot be selected.) The selected scene memory number will blink in the displa[...]

The Scene Memory function M2500—Owner’s Manual 33 3. If you wish to actually recall the selected scene , press the RECALL s witch. The scene whose on/off settings you checked will be recalled, and the M2500 will automatically return to N or - mal mode. If you wish to return to N ormal mode without recalling the scene, press the CHECK switch onc[...]

The Scene Memory function 34 M2500—Owner’s Manual Utility mode procedures In U tility mode you can make various settings related to scene memory and MIDI. I n this mode you can also transmit a bulk dump to backup the entire con- tents of scene memor y on your sequencer or c om- puter . Basic procedure in Utility mode 1. F rom Normal mode, press[...]

The Scene Memory function M2500—Owner’s Manual 35 (MIDI channel) ....................................... 1–16 (factory setting: “ ”) Select the MIDI channel that will be used when MIDI data is transmitted/recei ved via the MIDI IN/OUT connect ors. (program change transmission/reception) ... .... oFF/on/LoC (factory setting: “ ”) This [...]

The Scene Memory function 36 M2500—Owner’s Manual Control change table The M2500 is able to rec eive c ontrol change messages from the MIDI IN c onnector to switch on/off the ON/EDIT switches of the input channels, G1/A7–G8/ A14 section, and stereo/monaural master section. W hen a control change number with a value in the range of “0–63?[...]

The Scene Memory function M2500—Owner’s Manual 37 Mute groups By setting the U tility mode item oP (recall operation) to “ , ” you can use the on/off settings of scene memor y numbers 1–8 as “mute groups. ” In this case, the DIRECT RECALL 1–8 switches will function as “m ute group switches” that control mut e groups. The differe[...]

The Scene Memory function 38 M2500—Owner’s Manual Using mute groups 1. In a scene memor y number 1–8, store the mute (off) settings of the channels that you wish to use as a mute group . 2. Press the UTILITY s witch to mov e to Utility mode, select the oP (recall oper ation) item, and set its v alue to “ . ” (F or details on procedure in [...]

M2500—Owner’s Manual 39 Error messages W hile the M2500 is being operated or when the power is turned on, the MEMOR Y displa y may show one of the following error messages. If this occurs, refer to the c orresponding explanation and tak e appropriate action. An error occurred while receiving MIDI data. If an error occurs while receiving MIDI da[...]

40 M2500—Owner’s Manual Specifications General specifications 0 dB is referenced to 0.775 Vrms. T otal Harmonic Distor tion Less than 0.1% (THD+N) (Master output) 20 Hz–20 kHz @ +14 dB 600 Ω F requency Response 0+1, –3 dB (Master Output) 20 Hz–20 kHz @ +4 dB 600 Ω Gain control at minimum le vel Hum & Noise (20 Hz–20 kHz)*1 –[...]

Specifications M2500—Owner’s Manual 41 Input/output characteristics Input specifications *1 0 dB=0.775 Vrms. *2 Balanced. *3 Unbalanced. *4 Balanced (T=HO T , R=COLD , S=GND). *5 Unbalanced. *6 Unbalanced (T=SIGNAL, R=GND , S=GND). *7 Unbalanced (T=OUTPUT , R=INPUT , S=GND). *8 n=56, 48, 40, 32 or 24 *9 Sensitivity is the lowest le vel that wil[...]

Specifications 42 M2500—Owner’s Manual Other Connector wiring Included items P owe r supply connection cable (3 m, 10 pin) Pin No. Signal name 1 P ower supply remote 2 +15 V 3 ±15 V GND 4 +48 V GND 5 –15 V 6 +12 V 7 +12 V GND / power supply remote 8 P ower supply remote 9 +48 V 10 FRAME GND 321 10 9 8 7654[...]

M2500—Owner’s Manual 43 Dimensions 265 23 242 2385: M2500-56C 1899: M2500-40C 1642: M2500-32 1400: M2500-24 2142: M2500-48C 875 137 270 270 597 597 792 422 88 55 55 847 847 792 768 154 88 55 55 968 968 792 768 399 88 55 55 740 740 700 792 768 399 331 55 55 718 718 792 422 331 55 55 M2500-32 M2500-24 M2500-56C M2500-48C M2500-40C Units: mm Front[...]

44 M2500—Owner’s Manual MIDI data format 1. MIDI Channel The same channel is used for transmission and recep- tion. Select from channel numbers 1–16. 2. MIDI Program Change Pr ogr am change numbers (0–127) co rrespond to scene memory numbers 1–128. This c orrespondence cannot be changed. Ho wever , when M ute Gr oups are used, program cha[...]

MIDI Implementation Chart M2500—Owner’s Manual 45 MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA  [MIXING CONSOLE] Date:July/20, 1999 Model : M2500 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Memorized Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16  Default x OMNI off/OMNI on Memorized Mode M[...]

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