Yamaha YDG2030 manual

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    YDG2030 GRAPHIC EQUALIZER OPERA TING MANUAL MANUEL D’UTILISA TION BEDIENUNGSHANDBUCH INPUT LEVEL 0 +10 - ∞ LR L R CLIP -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 MEMORY FG Q GRAPHIC EQUALIZER NOTCH 123 4 HPF LPF STORE RECALL MEMORY DISPLAY FLAT UTILITY LR BYPASS POWER ON OFF[...]

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    YDG2030 FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly appro v ed by Y amaha ma y v oid your authority , granted b y the FCC , to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : When connecting t[...]

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    1 – Contents – YDG2030 Contents Congratulations .......................................................................................................................... 2 Precautions ................................................................................................................................. 3 The front panel .............[...]

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    2 – Congratulations – YDG2030 Congratulations Y our new YDG2030 Digital Graphic Equalizer uses the most advanced Y amaha digital sig- nal processing to pr ovide extr emely precise, stable equalization. As well as a stereo 30 band graphic equalizer , YDG2030 Digital Graphic Equalizer has a high and low pass filter , and 4 notch filters which c[...]

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    3 – Precautions YDG2030 Precautions W arnings 1. Connect this unit’s power cord only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner ’s Man- ual or as marked on the unit. Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazar d. 2. Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow the unit to become wet. Fire or electrical shock may result. 3. [...]

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    4 – The front panel YDG2030 The front panel From left to right, the contr ols on the fr ont panel are: 1 INPUT LEVEL – two concentric rotary contr ols (inner contr ol is left channel) to adjust the level of the signal fed into the YDG2030. 2 Level meters – L and R . These meters come after the A-D convertors in the signal chain. A “CLIP” [...]

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    5 – The rear panel YDG2030 The rear panel 1 Y -485 – these bi-dir ectional connectors are used to connect the unit on a network “chain” using the Y -485 control pr otocol. They do not carry audio signals. When making a Y -485 connection, either terminal may be used for IN or OUT . Please use digital audio cable (impedance 90 ~ 120 Ω shiel[...]

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    6 – Memory areas YDG2030 Memory areas How the memories are arranged in the YDG2030 The unit contains 40 memory areas which contain equalization settings, all of which ar e user-pr ogrammable. This allows you to set up and stor e frequently-used equalization set- tings which you can recall at any time. These settings can be stor ed to a mass-stora[...]

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    7 – Using the display YDG2030 Using the display The [DISPLAY] key Using the large LCD scr een, your YDG2030 has several differ ent ways of displaying set- tings, and being able to edit them. These differ ent modes ar e accessed with the [DISPLAY] key , as shown: Press the [DISPLAY] key to change from one display to the next. NOTE Only one channel[...]

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    8 – Using the display – The notch filter, and HPF and LPF indicators YDG2030 The notch filter , and HPF and LPF indicators The small round LEDs above each notch and filter selector indicate whether or not the corr e- sponding notch or filter is active (turned on). If the indicator is on, the notch or filter is active. T o turn a specific n[...]

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    9 – Utilities YDG2030 Utilities The [UTILITY] key allows you to set up various system parameters for the unit. Repeated presses of the key will cycle you thr ough the following modes. Y ou can also use the [%] and [%] keys to cycle through these parameters (but this will not r eturn to the equalization set- ting display): NOTE Y ou can also exit [...]

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    10 – Utilities – BULK DUMP YDG2030 BULK DUMP Three parameters ar e available her e: Use the F encoder to select whether bulk dump operations will take place through the MIDI or Y -485 connections. Use the G encoder to select what kind of data will be dumped. Y ou can choose between: ALL DA T A (all memory areas will be dumped), SYSTEM (the para[...]

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    11 – Utilities – Y-485 COMM. I/O YDG2030 Y -485 COMM. I/O Only one parameter is available here: the data which will be recognized by the unit over the Y -485 network. There are thr ee values, selectable with the F encoder: OFF , PGM CHANGE and ALL. When OFF , no Y -485 messages will be recognized by the unit, when PGM CHANGE, only Pr o- gram Ch[...]

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    12 – Utilities – MIDI CONTROL YDG2030 MIDI CONTROL The unit will respond to MIDI Pr ogram Change messages sent fr om a master keyboard, sequencer or other device. It may be useful to remap pr ogram change settings so that a Pr o- gram Change message of 2, for instance, selects memory area 40. There ar e four “banks” of Pr ogram Change table[...]

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    13 – TUTORIAL YDG2030 TUTORIAL In this section we will go over the setting up of the YDG2030, fr om the graphic equalizer and the filters, to the delay and input attenuation. The information is presented as a tutorial— from it, you should be able to pick up the techniques necessary to make settings for any sit- uation. Finding a suitable memor[...]

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    14 – TUTORIAL – Linking the L and R channels YDG2030 4 Press the [DISPLAY] key to r eturn to the equalization screen. NOTE This operation will clear the entire contents of the curr ent memory ar ea. Don’t do this to set- tings you wish to keep. Linking the L and R channels Frequently you will want to set up the L and R channels identically (a[...]

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    15 – TUTORIAL – Using the sweep function YDG2030 4 Once you have created the desir ed settings, don’t for get to store them inside one of the memory ar eas, so you can use them again at a later time. Using the sweep function The sweep function allows you to move a given gain cut or boost through a number of dif- ferent fr equencies quickly an[...]

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    16 – TUTORIAL – Using the notch filters, and the HPF and LPF YDG2030 Example II: “T uning” a room One method of “tuning” a room (compensating for dead and live fr equencies) with a con- ventional graphic equalizer is to move the faders up and down one at a time while putting white noise through the sound system. Then, if “ringing” i[...]

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    17 – TUTORIAL – Using the notch filters, and the HPF and LPF YDG2030 II. Editing the filters graphically 1 Press the [DISPLAY] key until you see a scr een similar to the one here. (It comes immediately after the SWEEP screen.) The actual settings on your scr een will pr oba- bly be differ ent to the ones shown her e. 2 T o select a filter for[...]

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    18 – TUTORIAL – Setting up the input level, attenuation and delay YDG2030 Setting up the input level, attenuation and delay I. Input level and input attenuation There ar e two operations on the YDG2030 that affect the input level—the input level contr ol in the analog domain (pre A/D converters), and the attenuation parameter (INP .A TT) in t[...]

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    19 – Specifications YDG2030 Specifications For European Model Purchaser/User Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush Current: 1A Conformed Environment: E1, E2, E3 and E4. Frequency r esponse 20Hz to 20kHz 0 ± 1, 0dB Dynamic range Emphasis ON typical, 1 10dB > 104dB Emphasis OFF typical, 106dB > 100dB Hum and noise Emphas[...]

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    MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart / T ableau d'implantation MIDI / MIDI-Implementation-Chart[...]

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    66 – User programs / Programmes utilisateur / User-Programme – YDG2030 User programs / Programmes utilisateur / User-Programme Unit number: ________ Programmer: _____________ Backed up to: ________ Date: ______ Memo- ry area Program name: Date: Comments: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 3[...]

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    67 – Program change table / Tableau de changement de programme / Program-Change-Tabelle – YDG2030 Program change table / T ableau de changement de programme / Program-Change-T abelle Unit number: ________ Bank: ________ Backed up to: ____________ Date: ________ Received Selects: Received Selects: Received Selects: Received Selects: 13 3 6 5 9 7[...]

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    68 – Block diagram / Schéma de principe / Blockdiagramm – YDG2030 Block diagram / Schéma de principe / Blockdiagramm L INPUT INPUT LEVEL Pre Emphasis LEVEL De Emphasis OUTPUT OFF ON +4 -20 OFF ON +4 -20 A/D HA ATT HPF LPF 4-band Notch 30-band GEQ Delay 730ms D/A ATT L R OFF ON +4 -20 OFF ON +4 -20 A/D HA HPF LPF 4-band Notch 30-band GEQ Delay[...]

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    69 – Dimensions / Abmessungen – YDG2030 Dimensions / Abmessungen All measurements given in mm (inches). Inch values giv en to nearest 1 / 16 ” . T outes les mesures sont donn é es en millim è tres (pouces). Pr é cision d ’ 1 / 16 pour les valeurs en pouces . Alle Ma ß e in mm (Zoll). Zoll-Angaben mit einer Genauigkeit von 1 / 16 ” . 2[...]

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    R4 1 CR 72 00 01 500 CR Printed in Japan VQ95490 Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division P.O. Box 3, Hamamatsu, 430-8651, Japan[...]