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    IT RU ZH JA ES FR DE EN MIXING CONSOLE Owner’s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones Manuale di istruzioni English Italiano Español Français Deutsch[...]

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    1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly appro ved b y Y amaha may v oid your authority , gr anted by the FCC , to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : When connecting this product to accessories and/or [...]

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    The abov e warning is located on the rear of the unit. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric[...]

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    English Owner’s Manual 4 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place f or future ref erence. W ARNING 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 precaut[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 5 English Always turn the power off when the device is not in use. The performance of components with moving contacts, such as switches, volume controls, and connectors, deteriorates over time. Consult qualifi ed Y amaha ser vice personnel about replacing defective components. SPECIAL NOTICES • This manual is the exclusive copyr[...]

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    English Introduction Owner’s Manual 6 Intr oduction Thank you f or your purchase of the Y amaha IM8 mixing console. Please read through this manual carefully bef ore beginning use, so that y ou will be able to tak e full adv antage of your mix er’ s superlative f eatures and enjo y trouble-free oper ation for y ears to come. After you’v e rea[...]

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    English Introduction Owner’s Manual 7 ■ Computer System Requirements For latest infor mation about the minimum system require- ments etc., check the web site below. <http://www .yamahaproaudio.com/> ■ Cubase AI 4 System Requirements For information about the minimum system r equirements and latest information on Cubase AI, check the web[...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 8 Contr ols and Functions • Rear P anel 1 INPUT Jack (monaural) These monaural input jacks are used to connect micro- phones or musical instruments. Each input channel fea- tures two types of jacks (INPUT A and INPUT B). • INPUT A Jack These are balanced XLR-3-31 type input jacks (1: Ground; 2: Ho[...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 9 •T op P anel 5 +48V Switch/Indicator This switch toggles phantom power on and off for a monaural channel. When the switch is tur ned on, the +48V indicator will light, and DC +48V phantom power will be supplied to Pin 2 and 3 of the corresponding XLR-type INPUT A jacks. T ur n this switch on when [...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 10 0 COMP Control/Indicator Adjusts the amount of compression applied to the chan- nel. As the COMP knob is tur ned to the right the com- pression ratio increases while the output gain is automatically adjusted accordingly . The result is smoother , more even dynamics because louder signals are attenu[...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 11 K PFL Switch/Indicator When the PFL switch is on, the indicator will light and the channel pre-fader signal is output to the PHONES and MONITOR OUT jacks for monitoring. NOTE ·W hen you turn on the PFL switch, the PFL indicator of the MONITOR section (page 18) will light. L Channel Fader Adjusts t[...]

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    Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 12 English Rear P anel T op Panel Master Contr ol Section DC PO WER INPUT REC OUT/USB Section (page 14) T ALKBACK Section (page 15) MONIT OR Section (page 18) STEREO MASTER Section (page 17) MA TRIX OUT Section (page 14) 2TR IN/USB Section (page 13) MONO Section (page 19) A UX SEND Section (page 16) DC POWER [...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 13 STEREO AUX RETURN Section 1 A UX RETURN Jacks These are unbalanced phone-jack type line inputs. Sig- nals input from these jacks can be sent to the GROUP 1/ 2–7/8, ST L/R, MONO, and AUX 1–4 buses. T o the MONO and AUX 1–4 buses, a mix of the L/MONO and R signal is sent. These jacks are typica[...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 14 the data. If the computer or the instrument freezes, r estart the application software or the computer OS, or turn the power to the instrument of f then on again. 3 Bus Assign Switches These switches deter mine the bus(es) to which the sig- nal received from the 2TR IN jacks and the USB con- nector[...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 15 4 MONO Control This control adjusts the level of the signal sent from MONO OUT to the MA TRIX OUT jacks. 5 MA TRIX master Control This control adjusts the overall level of the signal output to the MA TRIX OUT jacks. The “ ▼ ” position of the knob is nominal level (0 dB). 6 AFL Switch/Indicato[...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 16 AUX SEND Section 1 A UX INSERT Jack This is an input/output jack located before the AUX SEND fader . Y ou can connect a graphic equalizer or other signal processor . This is a TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) phone jack that carries both the send and retur n signal (tip = send/out; ring = return/in; sleeve [...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 17 2 GROUP OUT Jac ks These are TRS phone type impedance-balanced (page 19) output jacks that output the GROUP OUT sig- nals. Y ou can connect these jacks to a multi-track recor der , external mixer , or other such device. 3 P AN Controls These adjust the stereo position of the signals sent from GROUP[...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 18 NOTE · Patching external devices via an INSERT jack requir es a special insert cable such as illustrated below (inser t cable sold separately). 2 STEREO OUT Jacks These are XLR-3-32 type balanced output jacks that output the mixed stereo signal. They output the signal adjusted by the STEREO OUT ma[...]

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    English Controls and Functions Owner’s Manual 19 MONO Section 1 MONO INSERT Jac k This is an input/output jack located before the MONO fader . Y ou can connect a graphic equalizer or other signal pr o- cessor . This is a TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) phone jack that carries both the send and return signal (tip = send/out; ring = return/in; sleeve = gro[...]

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    English Troubleshooting Owner’s Manual 20 Tr oubleshooting Po wer doesn’t come on. • Is the dedicated PW8 power supply properly plugged into an appropriate AC power outlet? • Is the dedicated PW8 power supply properly connected using the included power supply cable? The PW8 itself will not power-on unless it is correctly con- nected via the[...]

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    English About the accessory disk Owner’s Manual 21 About the accessor y disk SPECIAL NO TICE The software included in the accessory disk and the copyrights thereof ar e under exclusive ownership by Steinberg Media T echnologies GmbH. Use of the software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the pur chaser fully agrees to upon[...]

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    English About the accessory disk Owner’s Manual 22 A TTENTION SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THIS SOFTW ARE. YOU ARE ONL Y PERMITTED TO USE THIS SOFTW ARE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT . THIS AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN YOU (AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR L[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 23 English[...]

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    English Italiano Español Français Deutsch Specifications Owner’s Manual 166 Specifications Electrical Specifications All faders are nominal when measur ed. (The nominal position is 10 dB lower than the maximum position.) Output impedance of signal generator: 150 ohms * IM8-40: 1-40, IM8-32: 1-32, IM8-24: 1-24 MIN TYP MAX UNIT Frequency Respon[...]

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    English Italiano Español Français Deutsch Specifications Owner’s Manual 167 General Specifications All faders are nominal when measur ed. (The nominal position is 10 dB lower than the maximum position.) Output impedance of signal generator: 150 ohms * IM8-40: 1-40, IM8-32: 1-32, IM8-24: 1-24 Analog Input Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V r[...]

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    English Italiano Español Français Deutsch Specifications Owner’s Manual 168 Analog Output Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V rms and 0 dBV = 1 Vrms Digital Input/Output Specifications Output Connectors Output Impedance Appropriate Impedance Nominal Level Max. before clipping Connector Specifications STEREO OUT L/R 75 Ω 600 Ω Lines +4 d[...]

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    English Italiano Español Français Deutsch Specifications Owner’s Manual 169 Jack List Input/Output Jacks P olarities Configurations INPUT A (monaural), AUX SEND, STEREO OUT , MONO OUT , T ALKBACK Pin 1: Ground Pin 2: Hot (+) Pin 3: Cold (-) XLR-3-31/XLR-3-32 Jack LAMP Pin 1: NC Pin 2: NC Pin 3: Ground Pin 4: +12 V XLR-4-31 Jack INPUT B (monaur[...]

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    English Italiano Español Français Deutsch Specifications Owner’s Manual 170 Dimensional Diagram IM8-40 IM8-32 W: 1716 1320 198 198 D: 739 H: 219 17 495 131 113 Units: mm W: 1471.5 198 1075.5 198 D: 739 H: 219 17 495 131 113 Units: mm[...]

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    English Italiano Español Français Deutsch Specifications Owner’s Manual 171 IM8-24 W: 1227 198 831 198 D: 739 H: 219 17 495 131 113 Units: mm[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 172 5 4 3 2 16 7 8 4 3 2 1 4 2 13 MIXING CONSOLE Monaural Input Stereo Input T rack Sheet[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 173 Title: Date: Place: Notes: Session Information 5 4 3 2 1 6 7 8 4 3 2 1 4 2 1 3[...]

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    GROUP OUT 1 GROUP OUT 2 GROUP OUT 3 GROUP OUT 4 ST OUT L ST OUT R MONO OUT GROUP OUT 5 GROUP OUT 6 GROUP OUT 7 GROUP OUT 8 MATRIX M1-4 BUS(from TB) SUM INV [0dBu] [-6dBu] AFL [+4dBu] GR G1 G2 G3 G4 L R MONO G5 G6 G7 G8 [+4dBu] [0dBu] [0dBu] BA [+4dBu] ON YE PEAK 0dB -20dB [0dBu] INSERT [0dBu] PA N [-10dBu] GR GROUP ST AF L [+4dB u] MONO [+4dBu] SUM[...]

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    For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha representative or the authorized distrib utor listed belo w . CANAD A Y amaha Canada Music Ltd. 135 Milner A venue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada T el: 416-298-1311 U .S.A. Y amaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe A ve., Buena Park, Calif. 90620, U.S.A. T el: 714-522-9011 [...]

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    U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation ©2008 Yamaha Corporation WN16170 805 IPDHx.x-01A0 Printed in Ja p an Yamaha Pro Audio global web site: http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/[...]