Yamaha EMX68s manual

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EMX88S/EMX68S 1 The Owner’ s Manual Revisions Thank you for pur chasing the Y amaha EMX88S/EMX68S P o wered Mix er . P arts of the EMX88S, EMX68S owner’ s manual hav e been rev ised. Please refer to the following revisions rather than the corresponding sections of the original owner’ s manual. P .12 ■ MAIN section F Level Meter This LED dis[...]

6 EMX88S/EMX68S ■ Block and Level diagram CH INPUT (CH1-2) (CH1-4) CH INPUT (CH3-4) (CH5-6) CH INPUT (CH5-6) (CH7-8) Hi-Z [–40/–10dB] Low-Z [–50/–20dB] Low-Z [–50/–20dB] LINE [–10dB] MIC [–50dB] L/MONO R L/MONO R R L Super Hi-Z [–30/0dB] PHANTOM OFF ON +15V PA D (30dB) PA D (30dB) [–10dB] [–10dB] [–10dB] [–10dB] HA HA BA[...]

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[...]

3 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Precautions WARNING • Connect this unit’ s power c o r d only t o an AC outlet of the t ype stated in this Owner’ s M anual or as marked on the unit. Failur e to do so is a fire and electrical sho ck hazard. • Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow the unit to become wet. Fire or electrical sho ck[...]

4 Precautions EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual[...]

5 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Introduction Thank you for pur chasing the Y amaha EMX88S/EMX68S P owered M ixer . The EMX88S/EMX68S has the following features. In order t o take full advantage of the EMX88S/EMX68S and enjoy long and trouble-free performance, please read this owner’ s manual car efully , and k eep it in a safe place for future[...]

6 EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide The following steps (1–5) explain the basic c on- nection and operation of the EMX88S/EMX68S. Also , please read “Fr ont and Rear P anel” and “Basic Operation ” following this Quick Guide section to learn more about using the EMX88S/ EMX68S. Connection [...]

EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide 7 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Connecting a microphone Mak e sure that the powe r is tur ned off to the EMX88S/EMX68S. Connect a micr ophone to the Low-Z jack or MIC jack. Using a condenser microphone T ur n on the PHANT OM switch (located in the upper right corner on the panel). • Do not connect or disc onnect a con[...]

8 EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Connecting an electric acoustic guitar or electr ic bass Connect an electric acoustic guitar or electric bass to the Super H i-Z jacks. • If you wish to use a guitar signal processor or bass effect unit, connect them to the Hi-Z jack or LINE jack. Y ou cannot use the H i-Z jack and the [...]

EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide 9 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Sound output Set the MASTER contr ol in the MAIN section to “ √ √ √ √ , ” then while playing an inst rument co n- nected to a c hannel to be checked (or while speaking to a c onnected micr ophone), adjust the LEVEL c ontrol of the corresponding c hannel so that the 0 LED of th[...]

10 Front and rear panel EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Front and rear panel Control panel ■ Channel section U se these controls t o adjust factors such as the equalization, (frequency response), volume, effect and monitor output level for the input sig- nal to each c hannel. 1 Equalizer controls (HIGH, MID, LOW) This is a 3-band equalizer that [...]

Control panel 11 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual ■ DIGIT AL EFFECT section This section allows y ou to turn the built-in digital effect on/off and to select the effect type. 7 PROGRAM selector This knob selects the effect ty pe for the internal digital effect. 8 P ARAMETER control This knob adjusts the parameter of the internal digital effect. *[...]

12 Front and rear panel EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual D 2TR IN control This adjusts the amount of signal that is sent from the 2TR IN jacks t o the stereo (MAIN L, R) bus. E MASTER control This contr ol adjusts the stereo (MAIN L, R) bus signal output level. This setting is output to the SPEAKERS A, B , BRIDGE jacks and the MAIN (STEREO) jack (i[...]

Control panel 13 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual ■ POWER AMP section He re y ou can select the oper ating mode of the powe r amp. Y ou can also check the operation of the limiter circuit. M LIMITER indicator This indicator lights up when the level of the sig- nal output from the po wer amp section reaches the maximum and the limiter is acti vat [...]

14 Front and rear panel EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Input/output panel 1 Channel input jacks (Hi-Z, Low-Z) 1 – 6 (EMX88S), 1 – 4 (EMX68S) These are the input jacks for channels 1–6 (EMX88S), 1–4 (EMX68S). By using the P AD sw itches (c ontrol panel 6 ) you can connect an y of the jacks to a wide range of sources fr om mics to line leve[...]

Input/output panel 15 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual 4 EFFECT OUT jack The input of an exte r nal effect such as a dela y or echo can be co nnected to this jack. The signal adjusted by the EFFECT co nt r ol of each channel will be sent to the EFFECT bus, its level adjusted b y the EFFECT OUT control, and output from this jack. The nominal output [...]

16 Front and rear panel EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Rear panel 1 Speaker output jacks (SPEAKERS) Connect speak ers here. The EMX88S/EMX68S has two internal po wer amps. Ther e are three ways in whic h speakers can be connected t o the EMX88S/EMX68S. • Two-channel connection • Two-channel parallel connection • Bridge connection At this ti[...]

Connections 17 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Connections W hen connecting various dev ices, make sur e the cables and plug s ha ve the correct rating. Be sure to use cables designed for the purpose when you c onnect speakers to speak er jacks. ■ Connecting main speakers There ar e three ways in which speak ers can be connected to the EMX88S/EM[...]

18 Connections EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual ■ When the power amp select switch is set to MAIN (L+R) BRIDGE: • Bridge connection Connect only one 8–16 ohm speak er t o the BRIDGE jack. The speak er will output the combined signal of the MAIN L bus + R bus. A maximum output of 800 W will be obtained when an 8-ohm speaker is used. ■ Connec[...]

Connections 19 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual ■ Example connections 88 Cassette Deck Foot switch (YAMAHA FC5) Microphone Monitor Speakers Main Speakers Synthesizer, Drum Box Power amp Effect Processor CD Player * Speakers normally connect to the jacks on the rear panel. When more speaker outputs are needed, use the MAIN (STEREO) jacks are for s[...]

20 Basic Operation EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Basic Operation This section explains basic operation of the EMX88S/EMX68S. Connecting microphones and instruments 1 Before connecting mics or instruments, make sure that the power of all equip- ment (where applicable) is turned off. Also make sure that the level controls of each channel of the EM[...]

Using the digital effect 21 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual * The LED can not blink an y f aster than an inter val of 256 ms (234.3 bpm). No. Program Description Controllable parameter Parameter V ariable range REVERB HALL Re verberation simulating a spacious e xpanse such as a concer t hall. Re verb time 0.3 – 10.0s REVERB ROOM Re verberation s[...]

22 Example setups EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Example setups This section pro v ides some ways in whic h the EMX88S/EMX68S can be used, and explains c onnections and operation. As a conference P A system/installed sound system This example shows the EMX88S/EMX68S used as a c onference P A system or sound system. A sound mix dif- ferent fr om t[...]

As a band PA 23 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual As a band P A Her e is an example of using the EMX88S/EMX68S as a small P A for a band. I n this example, an external effect such as dela y or reve r b is also being used. Connections SPEAKERS A Set to MAIN (L+R) - MON 1 2 SPEAKERS B 1 2 88 Main Speakers Microphone Monitor Speakers Effect Processor S[...]

24 Example setups EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual • Connect mics or instruments, such as k eyboards, to the channel input jacks. • Connect the main speakers to the SP EAKERS A, B 1/2 jacks and the monitor speak ers. • If you will be using an exte r nal effect such as delay or r e v er b , c onnect the EMX88S/EMX68S’ s EFFECT OUT jack to th[...]

Installing an optional rack mount kit 25 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Installing an optional rack mount kit Y ou can rack-mount the EMX88S/EMX68S using an optional rack mount kit (RK-88). Rack mount kit RK-88 •B r a c k e t × 2 • Screw × 6 Before y ou r ack-mount the EMX88S/EMX68S, make sur e that sufficient ventilation will be maintaine[...]

26 Troubleshooting EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual T roubleshooting The following table describes the possible malfunctions of this dev ice, and the appropriate actions t o be taken in each case. Powered Mixer Q&A Prob lem Cause Action Sound is no longer out- put from the speakers . The PO WER indicator is lit. The load on the ampli fi er of [...]

Specifications 27 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual Speci fi cations ■ General speci fi cations Maximum output po wer MAIN L, R: 400 W+400 W/4 Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz, 270 W+270 W/8 Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz MAIN BRIDGE: 800 W/8 Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz +1 dB, – 3 dB @1 W output into 8 Ω (SPEAKERS OUT) 20 Hz –[...]

28 Specifications EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual ■ Input speci fi cations ■ Output speci fi cations • All output jacks are unbalanced. • 0 dB=0.775 Vrms, 0 dBV=1 Vrms. Specifications are subject to c hange w ithout prior notice. For E uropean M odel Pur chaser/U ser Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush C ur rent: 7[...]

Dimensions 29 EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual ■ Dimensions 482 305 328 Unit: mm[...]

30 Specifications EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual ■ Block and Level diagram CH INPUT (CH1-2) (CH1-4) CH INPUT (CH3-4) (CH5-6) CH INPUT (CH5-6) (CH7-8) Hi-Z [ – 40/ – 10dB] Low-Z [ – 50/ – 20dB] Low-Z [ – 50/ – 20dB] LINE [ – 10dB] MIC [ – 50dB] L/MONO R L/MONO R R L Super Hi-Z [ – 30/0dB] PHANTOM OFF ON +15V PA D (30dB) PA D (3[...]

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