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60 8 2 x 300 W att P owered Mix er MANUEL DE L'UTILISA TEUR OWNER'S MANUAL TYPE: YS1088 0 5 28 7 6 4 3 9 1 10 0 5 28 7 6 4 3 9 1 10 MAIN MON Pa n Mon EFX GA IN Lo Mid Hi 1 Bal MON EFX Rtn MA IN EF X Rt n Po we r Rec Out Ta pe/CD Po st-EQ MAIN OUT MON OUT Po st-EQ MON OUT Rec OUT Ta pe/CD IN Footswitch EFX OUT Mic Line Line Mic Line Line M[...]
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T he e xclamation point within an equilatereal tr iangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of impo rt ant operating and maintenance (servicing) instr u ctions in t he literature accompan ying the appliance . Le point d’exclamation à l’intérieur d’un triangle équilatéral est pr év u pour aler ter l’utilisateur de la présen[...]
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1 MICROMI X Introduction Thank you for pur chasing a Y orkville powered mix er . W e at Y orkville Sound ar e con - fid ent that you’ll find th e M608 to be an excellen t and versatile mixer/amp. W e’ve used our experi ence in the d evelopment o f powered mixers to cr eate the sm allest, ligh test, and most powerful combin ation mixer/amplifi e[...]
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2 MICROMI X In additi on to the XLR inputs, each chann el features ¼-inch LINE in jacks . Channels 1-2, 5/6 and 7/8 ar e balanced line-level inputs and will accept eith er balanced ( T ip/ R ing/ S leeve) or unbalanced ( T ip/ S leeve) input cables fr om high impedan ce microph ones, mixer lin e outputs, keyboar ds, synth esizers, electri c pianos[...]
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3 MICROMI X Tip: Alternatively , this signal at this jack can be connected to the input of an e xter - nal stereo eff ects unit and returned via channel 5/6 or 7/8 Howe ver , if y ou do not require any eff ects at all, the effects b us output signal can be connected to the input of an additional monitor system or another amp/speaker system via the [...]
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4 MICROMI X 6. P ow er AMP IN Jacks The P ower AMP A IN an d Po wer AMP B IN jacks are dir ect inputs to the built-in power amplifiers . They ar e referred to as A and B r ather than left and ri ght simply because it is possible to power both main P A speak ers with one amplifier chann el and m onitors with the other . This can be accom - plished b[...]
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5 MICROMI X 10. P ow er LED and Switch The Po wer LED lets you know that th e M608 is plugged in, turn ed on and all systems are n ormal. The A C power on/off switch is on the r ear panel o f the M608 . 11. Phantom P ow er The Phantom Po wer LED indi cates that 48 volts of DC phan tom power is present on the XLR mi crophon e inputs for powering con[...]
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6 MICROMI X Note: The signal sent from the inter nal Digital Effects Processor to the MON mix is independent from the MON send controls on the channel strips. When a channel’s EFX control routes a signal to the internal Effects processor and the MON le vel con- trol (f or that channel) is turned off, the channel’ s wet eff ects will still be au[...]
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7 MICROMI X ii. T o adjust for d eficien cies in the speak er system’s high fr equency and bass r esponse , the M608 also has a 2-band rotary shelving equalizer . Th ese work in conjunction with the 9-ban d graphic . Y orkville engineers have d eveloped this technique to provi de you with greater ton e shaping capability . This allows th e graphi[...]
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8 MICROMI X General Operating Instructions 1. Connect th e AC power cord to a 120 V olt AC gr ounded power outlet (220 to 240 V olts in export units). 2. T urn the MAIN and M ON master contr ols to 0 initially , th en switch on the P ower . 3. Y ou can connect low-imped ance micr ophones to th e 3-pin XLR type MIC inputs . 4. Connect hi gh-impedanc[...]
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9 MICROMI X 9. Feedback d uring a perform ance is usually caused by on e of the stag e monitors . The main P A is less lik ely to feedback because the mics ar e usually a good distan ce from the m ain PA speakers . Theref ore , if you’re using m onitors, and feedback occurs , try the f ollowing proced ures: i. T urn the MON Master down un til the[...]
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10 MICROMI X Introduction Mer ci de vous être pr ocurer un mixeur amplifié d e Y orkville . Nous sommes certain s que votre nouvel M608 sera un e xcellent et polyvalen t mixeur/amplificateur . Nous avons jum elé notr e expéri ence dan s le développement et pr odu ction de mix eurs amplifiés avec notre systèm e inform atique à la fine pointe[...]
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11 MICROMI X En plus des prises XLR, chaque can al est muni de prise d’en trée LIGNE 1/4-pouce . Ces entrées sur les can aux 1-2, 5/6 et 7/8 sont symétrique et acceptent les si gnaux symé- triques ( P ointe- B ague- M an chon) ou asymétriques ( P ointe- M an chon) proven ant de sour ce haute impédan ce telles celles de micr ophones , guitar[...]
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12 MICROMI X 5. Commande de Canal EFX La comman de EFX (envoi aux effets) de chaque can al ajuste le niveau du sign al de canal étant ach eminé au bus d’effets du M608 . Ce sign al est post atténuateur et post égalisateur . Il sera d onc altéré par les comman des d’égalisation et d e Niveau de canal. Le si gnal d e sor - tie d u bus d’[...]
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13 MICROMI X P ost-EQ MAIN OUT P ost-EQ MON OUT 5. Sortie P ost-EQ Ces prises offr ent une gr ande variété d’opti ons de raccor demen t et d’acheminem ent d e signal. Elles sont située d ans l’achemin ement d u signal après les égalisateurs graphiques prin cipaux du M608 . Ces sign aux de bus sont d e niveau ligne et non d e niveau haut-[...]
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14 MICROMI X 8. MON Out Jack Le sign al de sortie d u bus de moniteur aux prises Mon OUT est d e niveau ligne et d evrait norm alement êtr e raccordé à l’en trée d’un amplificateur d e puissance mon o (ou un canal d’un ampli stéréo) alimen tant les haut-parleurs de r etour de scène . Rappelez-vous que lorsque le sélecteur Amp Assign e[...]
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15 MICROMI X Amp Assign Main/Mon Left /Right 14. Sélecteur Amp Assign La comman de MAIN détermine le niveau d e signal ach eminé au sélecteur Amp Assign : i. Lorsqu’en position Left/Right , le sélecteur Amp A ssign achemine les si gnaux prin- cipaux de gau che et dr oite aux égalisateurs A et B . Le signal est en suite dirigé aux entrées [...]
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16 MICROMI X Égalisateur Graphique Intégré à 9-Bandes et Égalisateur à Échelonnement 1. Général Chaque égalisateur consiste en un en semble de comman de de gain avec éten due de gamme d e +/- 15dB. Sur le M608 , il y a n euf curseurs par canal, chacun opéran t sur une portion d e 2/3-octave de la gamme médi ane de fréquen ces audibles[...]
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17 MICROMI X P anneau Arrière du M608 1. Amplificateurs de Puissance Chaque amplificateur d e puissance du M608 est m uni de deux prises d e raccord emen ts ¼-pouce et 1 prise Speak on pour haut-parleur . Les amplificateurs son t conçu pour offrir la pleine puissan ce avec une charg e de 4 ou 8 ohms . Connecter deux cabin ets de 4-ohm (créant u[...]
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18 MICROMI X Instructions Générales d’Opération 1. Bran chez le cord on d’alimentati on à une prise de cour ant 120V olt CA avec mise à la masse (220 ou 240 V olts dan s des unités 220-240V olts). 2. Réglez les contrôles m aître de m oniteur ( Monitor Master ) et Principal ( Main Master ) à «0» et mettez l’appar eil en march e. 3.[...]
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19 MICROMI X 9. Le feedback duran t une perform ance est habituellemen t causé par un des moni- teurs. Etan t donné la distance par r apport aux microph ones, le systèm e sono prin ci- pal est rar ement la cause d e feedback. Donc, si vous utilisez d es moniteurs et vous avez un problèm e de feedback, essayez les procéd ures suivantes: i. Réd[...]
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20 MICROMI X Specifications Number of Channels 8 Mono Channel EQ Low, Mid, High Stereo Channel EQ Low, High Channel Effects All Channels Monitors Effects Yes Balance Controls Ch. 5 - 8 Pan Controls Ch. 1 - 4 Channel Overload Protection no Inputs - XLR (bal) 6 Inputs - 1/4" 8 Inputs - RCA (unbal) 1 Pair Mute Switches Global 1 - 6 Activity / Sol[...]
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21 MICROMI X Spécifications Nombre de Canal 8 Égalsisateur-Canaux Monophoniques Graves,Méedianes,Aiguës Égalsisateur-Canaux Stéréophoniques Graves,Aiguës Effets Sur Canal Tous les canaux Effets Pour les Retours Oui Contrôle de Balance Canaux 5 - 8 Contrôle Panoramique Canaux 1 - 4 Protection de Surcharge Pour Canal no Entrées XLR (Symét[...]
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EFX M O N R EC-R EFX MO N AMP 2 AMP 1 Stereo Channel Input Details Channels 5/6 & 7/8 Phantom Power Phantom Power Phantom Power Mono Channel Input Details Channels 1-2 25 0 25 0 60 63 01 k 1.6k 4k 6. 3k 60 400 63 01 k 2.5k 4k 6. 3k Monitor Effect Send to Efx Bus B A L Left Left Main Right CLIP Gain Mon Right Main Mon Master Efx Main Efx Send Ef[...]
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Unlimited Warranty Yorkville's two and ten-year unlimited warranty on this product is transferable and does not require registration with Yorkville Sound or your dealer. If this product should fail for any reason within two years of the original purchase date (ten years for the wooden enclosure), simply return it to your Yorkville dealer with [...]
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U .S.A. Y orkville Sound Inc. 4625 Witmer Industrial Estate Niagara F alls , Ne w Yo rk 14305 USA Vo ice: (716) 297-2920 F ax: (716) 297-3689 WORLD HEADQ UA RTERS CANAD A Y orkville Sound 550 Granite Cour t Pic ke ring, Ontar io L1W -3Y8 CANAD A V oice: (905) 837-8481 F ax: (905) 837-8746 Manual-Owners-M608-00-1v1 • June 14/2011[...]