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EN O wner ’ s Manual PRECAUTIONS pages 4 to 5 Setup pages 7 to 9 T roubleshooting pages 40 to 41[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 2 The above w arning is located on the rear of the unit. L ’av ert issement ci-dess us est situé sur l e arrière de l’appare il. Explanation of Gr aphical Symbols Explication des s ymboles The lightning flash with arr owhead symbol w ithin an e quilateral triangle is intended to alert the us er to the presence [...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 3 Contents PRECAUTIONS ................ ............ .......... 4 Introduction................... ............ .......... 6 Main featur es ................ ............. ................ ..........6 Setup ........................... ............ .......... 7 Pr eparing the pow er suppl y .................. ..........[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 4 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PRO CEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a sa fe place f or future r efer ence. WA R N I N G Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid th e possibility of serious injur y or even death from electrical shock , short-circuiting, damages , fire or other hazard[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 5 • Do not insert your fingers or hands in any gaps or openings on the device (vents, ports, etc.). • A void inserting or dropping foreign object s (paper , plastic, metal, etc.) into any gaps or openings on the device (vents , ports, et c.) If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug th e power co[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 6 Introduction Main features D-PRE (Discrete Class-A MIC preamp) Mono input channels are equipped with Class-A discrete micro- phone preamplifiers. The head amp lif ier features an inv erted Dar- lington circuit* used in high-e nd audio de vices, and reproduces lo w frequencies with e xceptionally musical characteris[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 7 Setup Preparing the power supply 1. Make su re that the po wer s witch of the unit is set to the “ ” position (of f). 2. Connect the socket of the included pow e r cord to the [ AC IN] conne ctor . 3. Plug the pow er cord int o a pow er outlet. CAUTION • U nplug the power cor d from the outlet wh en not using[...]
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Set up MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 8 Microphones f or talkback D VD pla yer (voice) Comput er/Audio interf ace DJ m i xer Synthesizer Po w e r a m p P owered speak ers Microphone CH24 {CH16} (f or MC) Setup example Lamp (Y amaha LA-1L) CD play er P owered monit or speaker s Foy er e t c . Stage Speaker s P owered monit or speakers (F or musicia[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 9 Set up USB devic e iP od/iPhone Headphones Com pre ss or Instrument, Microphone Microphone x 8 Drum Bass Rear panel *The illustrations show the panel of the MGP32X. T op panel CAUTION • When using a condenser microphone, set the +48V ph an tom swi tch to O N (page 1 1 ). * If electr ic guitars and basses can be c[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 10 Controls and Connectors T op panel Mono input section (page 1 1) Ster eo inp ut section (page 1 1) USB device recor der section (page 15) Display section (page 16) iP od /iPhone section (page 15) Meter section (page 1 6) SEND MAS TER section (page 18) MA TRIX section (page 18) USB IN/iP o d IN section (page 1 9) P[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 11 Controls and Connect ors Channel control block Mono input section Stereo input section q 26dB (P AD) switch T urning this switch on ( ) at tenuates the input signal from the INPUT jack of the mono channel by 26dB. T urn this switch off ( ) if you ha ve connected a microphone or other de vice with a low input le ve[...]
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Controls and Connect ors MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 12 y DUCKER SOURCE indicator The indicator of the selected input source (CH24 {CH16} or GR OUP1) comes on. The input so urce can be selected on the display (page 37). u DUCKER switch T urning this switch on ( ) lo wers the volume of the ster eo channel autom a tically when a si gnal exceeding[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 13 Controls and Connect ors !2 A UX knob s (1 -4) These knobs adjust the channel’ s signal lev els into A UX buses 1 to 4. Each knob controls the signal into the corre- sponding A UX bus. On stereo channels, the LINE L (odd) and LINE R (ev en) input signals are mixed before moving into the A U X bus. These knobs sh[...]
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Controls and Connect ors MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 14 AUX1 AUX2 ST 1–2 3–4 AUX3 AUX4 Mono Channel Stereo Channel[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 15 Controls and Connect ors Master control block USB device recorder section W ith this section you can connect a USB device to record and play back music. (page 33) q USB IN connect or Connects the USB device. w USB A CCESS indicator Lights while the unit acce sses the USB device . T ransport section e REW b utt[...]
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Controls and Connect ors MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 16 Display section This section is for setting and operating the display . Refer to pages 24-25 for details. q Displa y Indicates the various messages an d settings re lated to the cur- rently sele cted operation or functi on. w Knob 1, Knob 2 Selects/sets the func tions and parameters appear[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 17 Controls and Connect ors FX R TN (effect return) section This section sets the effect re turns (FX1 and FX2) on/of f, and determines the le vel of the ef fect signal and to which b us the sig- nal is sent. q A UX (PRE) knobs (1 -4) These knobs adju st the lev el of the effect sent to the A UX1 to A UX4 buses. w FX[...]
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Controls and Connect ors MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 18 SEND MASTER section This section adjusts the leve ls and controls the output of sign als from the six A UX buses. Each of these signals outputs to the cor- responding SEND (A UX1-A UX6) jack respectiv ely . q A UX knobs (1 -6) These knobs adjust the lev el of the signal from the indicated [...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 19 Controls and Connect ors USB IN/iPod IN section This section determines the dest ination of the signal output from the connected USB device or iP od/iPhone, and adjusts the signal lev el. q USB IN knob Adjusts the playback le vel from the connec ted USB device. w T O STEREO/T O M ONIT OR switch Determines the dest[...]
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Controls and Connect ors MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 20 T ALKBACK section Use the talkback function to send in structions mainly from the operator to musicians and studio st af f. This section adjusts the lev el of the microphone signal receiv ed from the T ALKBA CK MIC IN jack, and determines the bus to be output. q T alkbac k knob Adjusts the[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 21 Controls and Connect ors MONO master section This section adjusts the lev el of the mixed monaural output from the STEREO bus. q ON swit ch T urning this switch on enables the MONO master fader . When the switch is turned on, the switch’ s lamp comes on. w LPF indicat or Lights when setting “LP F ON” to “O[...]
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Controls and Connect ors MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 22 Rear input/output block Channel I/O connectors section q Mono inputs • INPUT A: These are balanced XLR-3-31 t ype input jacks (1: Gr o und; 2: Hot; 3: Cold). • INPUT B: These are TR S phone-jack type ba lanced inputs. Y ou can conne ct either balanced or unbal- anced phone plugs to the[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 23 Controls and Connect ors t Scr ew hole s These are scre w holes for m ounting a stand for various devices (8 7mm between the holes). Stands and screws are not included with this product, and must be provided by the user . Use M5 scre ws that are no longer than 20mm. y STEREO INSER T (L, R) These are unbalanced TRS[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 24 Basic Operations and Display This chapter explains the ba sic operations about how to view the display and operate the screen. Viewing the display The display indicates the v arious parameters for operating the unit. Setting screen Press a button in the display secti on to display the desired screen. Example: [...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 25 Basic Operations and Displa y Operations of the screen Switching the pages The setting screen for each butto n consists of multiple pages. Press each button (FX1, GEQ, SETUP , etc.) in the display section repeatedly if ne cessary to select the desired page. Example: P ages when pressing the SETUP but ton S[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 26 Using Effects (FX) The MGP32X/MGP24X features two b uilt-in effects; FX1 and FX2. FX1 has REV -X rev erb (8 types), while FX2 has SPX multi effects (a to tal of 16 types, including re verb, delay , echo). The effects gi ve you a wide range of tools to further enhance y our mixes. Applying effects 1. Pr ess the FX1[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 27 Using Ef fects (FX) Applying two effects simultaneously T wo effects can be applied simu ltaneously by sending the signals from FX2 to FX1 (or fr om FX1 to FX2). This is especially useful f o r applying re verb to the delay sound. This section shows y o u how to send the signal from FX2 to FX1. 1. Pr ess the FX2 b[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 28 Using Graphic EQ About the graphic EQ (GEQ) Graphic EQ processing is inserted into the STEREO bus (L/ R). Y ou can select the 14bandGEQ or the Flex9GEQ. The Fle x9GEQ lets you adjust the gain by selecting up to nine bands from the 31 frequency bands. Setting the GEQ In the initial state, the GEQ is set to ON, and [...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 29 Using Gr aphic EQ Linking the right and left stereo signals Y ou can edit the right and left channels together by linking the right and left stereo signals. In the initial st ate, the link is set to “ON. ” Disabling the link allo ws you to set param eters separately for the right and left channels. 1. Pr e[...]
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Using Gr aphic EQ MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 30 Calling up/saving the GEQ program Eight user programs are av ailabl e that you can freely edit and sav e on the MGP32X/MGP24X. Calling up the program 1. Pr ess the GEQ but ton belo w the display re peatedly if necessary until the PRO GRAM page appear s. 2. Rotat e or press Kn ob 1 to call up [...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 31 Using the Compressor About the master compressor The MGP32X/MGP24X feature s two master compressors: Comp and Multiband. The Comp type h a s a simple single band, while the Multiband type has three se parate bands. The master com- pressor controls peak le vel by applying the compressor to the ste- reo L/R bus, and[...]
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Using the Compressor MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 32 Calling up/saving the compressor pro- gram 1. Pr ess the COMP bu tt on below the displa y re peatedly if necessary until the (4/4) PR O- GRAM pa ge appear s. 2. Rota te or press Knob 1 to displa y the progr am list. 3. Rota te Knob 1 to select the desir ed progr am, and pres s Knob 1 again to [...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 33 Recording/Playing back About USB device recording/playing back The MGP32X/MGP24X features an internal USB de vice recorder function that lets you record the output from the STE- REO bus L/R or MA TRIX bus 1 and 2 to a con ventional USB storage device as an audio f ile. It also lets you playback a song sav ed to a [...]
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Recor ding/Playing bac k MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 34 5. T o adjust the recording le vel, proceed as follo ws. q Pr es s the USB butt on be low the displ ay re peatedly if necessary until the (2/3) REC LEVEL page ap pears. w While pla ying back the sound sour ce to be recor ded, rot ate Knob 1 t o adjust the recor ding lev e l while checking [...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 35 Recor ding/Playing bac k NOTE • The file name is indicated if there is no title or ar tist information of the song. F or WA V format fi les, the file name is indicated since there is no title or artist information in the file. • The tit le, artist informatio n, and f i le name suppor t half-size alpha- bet and[...]
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Recor ding/Playing bac k MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 36 Playing back songs from an iPod/ iPhone Connecting your iPod or iPhone to th e unit lets you play back the song. NOTE Y ou cannot make recordings t o an iP od or iPhone. 1. Use a USB cable t o connect your iP od (or iPhone) t o the iPod /iPhone IN connector . When the iPod or iPhone is con[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 37 Using Other Functions Applying the Low Pass Filter (LPF) A Low Pass Filter (LPF) can be a pplied to the signal output from the STEREO b us L/R to the MONO OUT connector . LPF is com- monly used for subwoofer applications. 1. Pr es s the SETUP but ton below the display repeat edly if necessary until the SETUP (2/4)[...]
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Using Other F unctions MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 38 8. Play th e backgr ound music, and list en to con- fi rm that the sound v olume aut omatically tur ns down when y ou speak int o the microphone. NOTE The volume on the input source is det ected af ter fader adjust- ment. It is aff ected b y the setting of the ON sw itch and/or the channel f[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 39 Using Other F unctions Initializing the unit to the factor y default settings (resetting user mem- or y) The MGP32X/MGP24X unit has a fu nction to reset user memory by initializing the unit to the fa ct ory default settings. The parame- ter settings and user pr ograms will be reset to the factory default settings.[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 40 T roubleshooting P ower doesn ’ t come on. Is an independent po wer -supply unit such as a power gener ator , or a powe r strip wit h swit ch plugged int o the mixer? Make s ure that the p ower is turned on. No sound. Are mi crophones, external de vices, a nd speaker s connected corr ectly? I[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 41 T roubleshooting * If any specific pr oblem should persi st, please contact y our Y amaha dealer . Cannot re cord to a US B devic e Is the USB de vice writ e-protect ed? Does the USB de vice hav e suff icient capacity to sa ve the data? Is the USB de vice format ted in F A T32 format? Since hig[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 42 Appendix Message List MESSAGE WA RNING This warning scr een appears when an inappropriate device is c onnected to the USB connector , or when an operation results in an abnor- mal ex it. ERROR This error screen appears when trouble is found in a connection inside the MGP32X/M GP24X. Please contact your[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 43 Appendix Effect Program List FX1 REV -X (REV-X algorithm) FX2 SPX (SPX algorithm) No. Progr am Description 0 1 HALL Re verb simulating a lar ge space such as a hall. 02 W ARM HALL W ar m re verb simulating a hall. 03 BRIGHT HALL Bright r ev e rb simulating a hall. 04 PLA TE 1 Re verb simulating a met al-pl[...]
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Appendix MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 44 Parameter List The first parameter locate d in each program table appears on the FX1 screen’ s (1/2) MAIN page and the FX2 screen’ s (1/2) MAIN p age. Effect Parameter List FX1 REV-X (all programs; 01: HALL through 08: SLAP ROOM) FX2 SPX (01: HALL, 02: ROOM, 03: PL A TE, 04: LARGE ST AGE, [...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 45 Appendix FX2 SPX (14: SYMPHONIC) FX2 SPX (15: DOUBLER) FX2 SPX (16: RADIO VOICE) COMP/DUCKER/LEVELER Parameter List COMPRESSOR If a signal higher than a specified threshold le vel is input, the output lev el is adjusted by a specified ratio. T ype=Comp T ype=MulitiBand DUCKER If the selecte[...]
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Appendix MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 46 Jack List * These jacks will also accept connection t o phone plugs. If you use monaural plugs , t he connection will be unbalanced. Input and Outpu t Jac k s Po l a r i t i e s Configurations INPUT A (mono channels), MONO OUT , A UX SEND , STE R EO OU T Pin 1: Ground Pin 2: Hot (+) Pin 3: Cold (–) XLR-[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 47 Appendix Dimensions MGP32X MGP24X Unit: mm 1 027 16 9 81 9 16 9 565 565[...]
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Appendix MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 48 Specifications Electrical Characteristics 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms, 0 dB V = 1 Vr ms Output impedance of signal generator (Rs) = 1 50 Ω Output load impedance = 1 0 kΩ(TRS phone output), 600 Ω(XLR output) Nominal fader position is 1 0dB lower than the maximum position. All fader s are set to nominal posit[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 49 Appendix Analog Input Characteristics 0 dBu is ref erenced to 0.775 Vrms. 0 dB V is ref erenced to 1 Vrms. *1 Sensit ivity is the lowest lev el that will produce an output of +4 dB (1 .23 V), or the nominal output lev el when the unit is s et to maxim um lev el. (all fader s and level contr ols are at maximum [...]
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Appendix MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 50 General Specifications * The device may not function depending on your iP od/iOS software v ersion. F or updated information, check the Y amaha P ro A udio web site (ht tp://ww w .yamahapr oaudio.com/). * Specifications and descriptions in this o wner ’ s manual are f o r inf or mation pur poses onl[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 51 Appendix Index A AUX ............... ............. ................ ................ ........1 3 B Background m usic ..... ................ ................ ....6, 37 Backlight ....... ................ ................ ............. ........2 5 BAL (Balance) .................. ................ ................. .1[...]
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Appendix MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 52 Block Diagram and Level Diagram[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 53 Appendix[...]
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MGP32X/MGP24X Owner’ s Manual 55 1 . IMPORT AN T NO TICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicat ed in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC r equirements. Modif ica - tions not expr essly a ppro ved by Y a maha ma y void your authority , granted b y the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPOR T ANT : When conne[...]
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For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha representative or the authoriz ed distributor listed below . Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Y amaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten si nd bei Ihrer unten aufgeführten Niederlassung[...]