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    MIXING CONSOLE Owner’ s Manual MG32/14 FX MG24/14 FX E MG32-14FX_E.book Page 1 Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:10 PM[...]

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    Please read carefully bef ore connecting a lamp to the LAMP Jac k. (page 18) • Do not use a lamp that grounds Pin 2 or Pin 3 to the shell (body). Use of the wrong lamp type may result in damage to the mixer . Recommended lamps: Littlite’ s X-HI series of gooseneck lamps. • Do not inadvertently connect a talkback microphone to the LAMP jack. A[...]

  • Page 3

    MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 2 The above 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 constit[...]

  • Page 4

    MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 3 PRECA UTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place for future ref erence. W ARNING Alwa ys follo w the basic precautions listed belo w to av oid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shoc k , short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazar ds. These prec[...]

  • Page 5

    MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 4 Alwa ys turn the power off when the de vice is not in use. The performance of components with moving contacts , such as s witches, v olume controls, and connectors , deteriorates ov er time. Consult quali- fied Y amaha ser vice personnel about replacing defectiv e components. Copying of commercially a vailable music data and[...]

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    MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 5 MG32-14FX_E.book Page 5 Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:10 PM[...]

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    MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 6 Intr oduction Thank you f or your purchase of the Y AMAHA MG32/14FX or MG24/14FX mixing console. This console off ers e xcellent cost-perf ormance and is ideal for use as the main mix er in an SR setup or as par t of an installed system. Please read through this Owner’ s Manual carefully bef ore beginning use, so that y ou [...]

  • Page 8

    Introduction MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 7 (1) Be sure that the mixer’ s power switch is off ( ). (2) Connect the socket end of the po wer cord to the A C IN connec- tor on the rear of the mixer . (3) Plug the other end of the power cord into a standard household power outlet. Be sure to unplug the power cord from the outlet if you are not going to use [...]

  • Page 9

    MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 8 Fr ont & Rear P anels Front P anel Note: Within this manual, all panel illustrations sho w the MG32/14FX panel. 11 8 10 3 4 2 7 6 5 1 9 8 Channel Control Bloc k Master Control Bloc k 1 MONA URAL CHANNELS Section (p. 10) 3 STEREO/MONO Section (p . 13) 2 STEREO CHANNELS Section (p . 10) 4 GROUP Section (p . 14) 5 SEND Secti[...]

  • Page 10

    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 9 Rear P anel Note: Within this manual, all panel illustrations sho w the MG32/14FX panel. 12 13 Rear Input/Output Block 12 CHANNEL I/O Section (p . 19) 13 MASTER I/O Section (p . 20) MG32-14FX_E.book Page 9 Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:10 PM[...]

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    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 10 ■ MONA URAL CHANNELS Section STEREO CHANNELS Section 1 P AD Switch When this switch is on ( ), the mixer attenuates the input signal by 26 dB. 2 GAIN Control Adjusts the gain applied to the input signal le vel. T o get the best balance between the S/N ratio and the dynamic range, adjust the gain so [...]

  • Page 12

    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 11 5 A UX Controls (A UX1 to A UX6) These knobs adjust the channel’ s signal levels into A UX buses 1 to 6. Each knob controls the signal into the corresponding A UX bus. For A UX1 to A UX4, you use the PRE switch ( 6 ) to select whether the pre-fader or post-fader signal is fed to the b us. For A UX5 [...]

  • Page 13

    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 12 G PHANT OM +48 V Switch T oggles phantom power on or of f to a set of eight adjacent channels. The MG32/14FX has three of these switches: for CHs 1 to 8, for CHs 9 to 16, and for CHs 17 to 24. The MG24/14FX has two: for CHs 1 to 8 and for CHs 9 to16. If using condenser microphones, set the switch on ([...]

  • Page 14

    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 13 ■ STEREO/MONO Section Y ou use this section to independently adjust the levels of the out- puts from the ST bus. Y ou can independently adjust the main stereo output, the sub stereo output, and the mixed monaural output. 1 ST SUB OUT Control Adjusts the lev el of the signal that feeds from the ST b [...]

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    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 14 ■ GROUP Section This section adjusts the lev el and controls the flo w of the signals from the four GR OUP b uses. While the signal from each GR OUP bus is al ways fed into the corresponding GR OUP OUT jack (see page 20), you are also free to use the T O ST and AFL switches to selectiv ely feed the[...]

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    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 15 ■ RETURN Section This section adjusts the lev els of the input from the RETURN 1 and RETURN 2 jacks (see page 20). For each RETURN, you can set independent lev els for feeds into the ST b us and A UX b uses 1 to 4. 1 A UX Mix Controls (1 to 4) Each knob adjusts the lev el of the signal from the corr[...]

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    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 16 ■ INTERNAL DIGIT AL EFFECTS Section Y ou use this section to control the dual internal effects processor: to select the two ef fect types, to set the ef fects on or off, and to adjust the related signal lev els and flo ws. 1 PROGRAM Dials This dial sets the effect type for the corresponding interna[...]

  • Page 18

    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 17 ■ METER/PHONES Section Y ou use these meters to view various signal le vels: the lev els to the ST OUT jacks, the PFL and AFL levels, and the le vels to the GR OUP OUT jacks. The PFL or AFL signals indicated by these meters can be monitored through the PHONES jack. 1 PO WER Indicator Lights up when [...]

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    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 18 ■ T ALK B A CK Section 1 MIC Jack An unbalanced XLR input jack, for connection to a talkback microphone. This jack does not supply phantom po wer . 2 T alkback Contr ol Adjusts the talkback lev el. 3 A UX1-4 Switch If this switch is on ( ), the mixer feeds the signal from the MIC jack into A UX b us[...]

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    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 19 ■ CHANNEL I/O Section 1 Monaural-Channel Input Jacks (MG32/14FX: CHs 1 to 24, MG24/14: CHs 1 to 16) • INPUT A These are balanced XLR input jacks. • INPUT B These are balanced phone input jacks. Y ou can connect either balanced or unbalanced phone plugs to these jacks. On any giv en channel, you [...]

  • Page 21

    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 20 ■ MASTER I/O Section 1 RETURN Jacks (1, 2) These are unbalanced phone input jacks. The signal into each of these jacks feeds into the ST bus and into A UX buses 1 to 4. These jacks are typically used to receiv e a return signal from an external ef fector (re verb, delay , etc.). These jacks can also[...]

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    Front & Rear Panels MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 21 7 ST INSERT I/O (L, R) Jacks These are balanced TRS (tip, ring, slee ve) phone-type bidirec- tional jacks. Y ou use these jacks, for example, to connect to an external ef fector , submixer , or other such de vice. Connection to an INSERT I/O jac k requires a spe- cial separately-sold insertion cable s[...]

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    MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 22 Appendix ■ General Speci fi cations Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V and 0 dBV= 1 V 1 Rs = 150 ohms Measured with 12.7 kHz, –6 dB/oct. low pass filter (equivalent to 20 kHz, – ∞ filter). 2 T ur ning P AN/BAL to left or right. 3 Shelving turnover/rolloff frequency: 3 dB before maximum cut or boost. Specifications F requency [...]

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    Appendix MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 23 ■ Input Speci fi cations Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V and 0 dBV= 1 V 1 Input sensitivity: the lowest lev el that will produce the nominal output level when the unit is set to maxim um gain. 2 MG32/14FX: CH29(L)/30(R), CH31(L)/32(R), MG24/14FX: CH21(L)/22(R), CH23(L)/24(R) ■ Output Speci fi cations Where 0 dBu = 0.775[...]

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    Appendix MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 24 ■ Digital effect type list • Common to EFFECT 1 and 2 • EFFECT 1 • EFFECT 2 * The LED can not blink any f aster than an interval of 256 ms (234.3 bpm). No. T ype Description Controllable parameter Parameter V ariable range 1 REVERB HALL Rev erberation simulating a spacious expanse such as a concert hall. Re [...]

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    Appendix MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 25 ■ MG32/14FX ■ MG24/14FX Dimensional Diagrams 1027 765 98.5 101 140 551 415 48 Unit: mm 819 98.5 557 101 140 551 415 48 Unit: mm MG32-14FX_E.book Page 25 Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:10 PM[...]

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    Appendix MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 26 Block and Level Diagram[...]

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    Appendix MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX 27[...]

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    F or details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha representat i v e or the authorized distri b utor listed bel o w . Pour plus de détails sur les produits, v euillez-vous adresser à Y amaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de v ous figurant dans la liste suiv ante. Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgeführten Nie[...]