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Yamaha CD8-mLAN manual

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    Owner’s manual CD8-mLAN Bedienungsanleitung Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones English Deutsch Français Español[...]

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    2 FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained 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 ac[...]

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    3 WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the card. Do not apply excessive force to card con[...]

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    4 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Y amaha CD8-mLAN. The CD8-mLAN is an interface card that provides mLAN interfacing. mLAN is a digital network designed for music and based on the IEEE 1394 high performance serial bus. mLAN makes it easy to construct sophisticated networks for audio and MIDI signals that can be re-configured without chan[...]

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    5 T able of Contents Introduction ................................................................................... 4 Package Contents ........................................................................... 4 Names and Functions ..................................................................... 6 Connections................................[...]

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    6 English Names and Functions A SERIAL I/O jack This jack is used to connect the CD8-mLAN directly to a personal computer via a serial cable. Use this jack to connect the CD8-mLAN and the computer when you are using the mLAN Patchbay and mLAN Mixer on W indows. This is not used to input or output MIDI and audio signals. Refer to page 7 for more inf[...]

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    7 English Connections Here’ s how to make connections from the CD8-mLAN to other mLAN devices or to your computer . Connecting an mLAN (IEEE1394) device Use an IEEE 1394 standard cable (6 pin) to connect the mLAN (IEEE 1394) jack of the CD8-mLAN to the mLAN (IEEE 1394) connector of the other mLAN (IEEE 1394) device. It is not necessary to turn of[...]

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    8 English Connections Connections for transmitting/receiving MIDI messages For the 02R If you wish to transmit/receive MIDI messages via the CD8-mLAN installed in an 02R, you will need a separately sold external device (with power supply: e.g., an MU series tone generator) that has a TO HOST connector and MIDI connectors. A Use an 8-pin system peri[...]

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    9 English Internal Configuration of the CD8-mLAN The signal flow within the CD8-mLAN is shown by the following diagram. mLAN device mLAN jacks1, 2 CD8-mLAN mLAN audio input mLAN MIDI IN mLAN audio/Audio direct conversion Audio/mLAN audio direct conversion mLAN audio output mLAN MIDI OUT 02R, 03D YGDAI slot SERIAL I/O MIDI/ mLAN MIDI conversion mL[...]

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    10 English DIP switch settings The circuit board of the CD8-mLAN has several DIP switches. T wo of these (switches 1 and 3) must be set appropriately for your situation. Refer to the following explanation and make the appropriate settings. DIP switch 1: SERIAL I/O Set this “ON” if you wish to use SERIAL I/O for MIDI message input and output. Se[...]

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    11 English LED Messages LED messages Error messages Function Status mLAN1, 2 Indicates if sound from sources other than the device being disconnected is interrupted. Red ... Sound is interrupted. Green ... Sound is not interrupted. (leaf node) RT/ERR Indicates root and error . Red/orange ... An error has occurred. Green ... The CD8-mLAN is a “roo[...]

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    12 English Specifications mLAN IEEE1394 High Performance Serial Bus Data Rate S200, Isochronous Resour ce Manager capable, Bus Manager capable, Connection Manager Conforms to IEC61883-6 Audio and Music Protocol Digital Audio 8in/8out, MIDI 1in/1out Sampling rate 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Jacks Front: mLAN IEEE1394 (1/2), SERIAL I/O, Rear: YGDAI Display mLA[...]