Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MG166C Yamaha
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EN DE FR ES English Deutsch Français Español Features Input Channels...................................................................page 12 With up to 16 (MG166CX/MG166C: 10) mic/line inputs or u.
MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 2 * This applies only to products distr ibuted by Y amaha-Kemble Music (U .K.) Ltd. (2 wires) IMPORT ANT NO TICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORT ANT .
MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place f or future reference . 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.
MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 4 • Before connecting the device to other devices, turn off the power for all devices. Before turning the power on or off for all devices, set all volume levels to minimum. • When turning on the AC power in your audio system, always turn on the power amplifier LAST , to avoid speaker damage.
MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 5 Introduction .......................................... 5 Contents........................................................... 5 Before Turning on the Mixer ............................ 5 Turning the Power On ..
MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 6 Quic k Guide We begin b y connecting a pair of speakers and generating some stereo output. Note that operations and procedures will v ary somewhat accor ding to the input devices y ou are using.
Mixer Basics Quick Guide MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 7 1 Be sure that y our mixer is turned off and that all level contr ols* are turned all the way do wn. * STEREO OUT Master fader , Channel faders, GAIN controls, etc. Set the equalizer and the P AN/BAL controls to their ▼ positions.
MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 8 Making the Most of Y our Mixer You’ve got yourself a mixer and now you’re ready to use it. Just plug everything in, twiddle the controls, and .
Mixer Basics Making the Most of Your Mixer MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 9 To EQ or Not to EQ In general: less is better . There are many situations in which you’ll need to cut certain frequency ranges, but use boost sparingly , and with caution.
Making the Most of Your Mixer MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 10 Ambience Y our mixes can be fur ther refined by adding ambi- ence eff ects such as rev erb or dela y . The MG166CX’ s inter nal eff ects can be used to add re verb or dela y to individual channels in the same wa y as e xter nal eff ects processors.
Reference MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 11 Setup DI Recorder Synthesizer CD Play er Microphone Po w ered speakers Po w ered monitor speakers Bass Headphones Guitar Effect processor Effect pro.
MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Reference 12 Fr ont & Rear P anels Channel Contr ol Section 1 2 1 5 6 6 C C D D F G H F G H I I E E 0 A 9 9 7 7 8 0 A B B 4 3 Channels 13/14 and 15/16 (Stere.
Reference Front & Rear Panels MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 13 1 MIC Input jac ks These are balanced XLR-type microphone input jacks. (1: Ground; 2: Hot; 3: Cold) 2 LINE Input Jac ks (monaural channels) These are balanced TRS phone-jack line inputs.
Front & Rear Panels MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Reference 14 A A UX, EFFECT Control Adjusts the lev el of the signal sent from the channel to the A UX and EFFECT b uses. These knobs should generally be set close to the “ ▼ ” position.
Reference Front & Rear Panels MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 15 1 FOO T SWITCH Jac k A Y amaha FC5 foot switch (sold separately) can be connected to this jack and used to toggle the digital effects ON and OFF . 2 PROGRAM Dial Selects one of the 16 internal effects.
Front & Rear Panels MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Reference 16 Master Contr ol Section 0 A I G D E C 9 B 6 8 7 5 4 3 2 1 H F 0 A I G E 9 B H F 6 8 4 1 3 7 2 5 D C Rear panel ● MG206C .
Reference Front & Rear Panels MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 17 1 SEND Jacks (A UX, EFFECT) These impedance balanced* TRS phone jacks output the sig- nals from the A UX/EFFECT buses.
Front & Rear Panels MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Reference 18 C Master SEND Contr ols (A UX, EFFECT) Adjusts the signal lev el sent to the SEND (A UX, EFFECT) jacks.
Reference Front & Rear Panels MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 19 Digital Effect Pr ogram List (Onl y MG166CX) * “LFO” stands for Lo w Frequency Oscillator . An LFO is nor mally used to modulate another signal, determining the modulation speed and wa ve fo rm shape.
MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Reference 20 Tr oubleshooting Power doesn’t come on. ❑ Is the supplied power adaptor properly plugged into an appropriate AC wall outlet? ❑ Is the supplied power adaptor properly plugged into the mixer? No sound.
Reference MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 75 Specifications ■ Electrical Specifications ■ General Specifications All faders are nominal if not specifi ed.
Specifications MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Reference 76 ■ Input Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms and 0 dBV= 1 Vr ms * Sensitivity : The lowest lev el that will produce an output of +4 dB (1.23 V), or the nominal output le vel when the unit is set to the maximum le vel.
Reference Specifications MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 77 ■ Electrical Specifications ■ General Specifications All faders are nominal if not specifi ed.
Specifications MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Reference 78 ■ Input Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms and 0 dBV= 1 Vr ms * Sensitivity : The lowest lev el that will produce an output of +4 dB (1.23 V), or the nominal output le vel when the unit is set to the maximum le vel.
Reference Specifications MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 79 ■ Dimensional Diagrams (MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C) ■ Rack Mounting To mount the MG mixer , it requires 12U of rac k space.
Specifications MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual Reference 80 ■ Block Dia gram and Level Dia gram (MG206C) AUX SEND 1 [+4dBu] L MONITOR OUT [+4dBu] R PHONES [3mW,40ohms] R L YE CH Fader [-10dBu.
Reference Specifications MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 81 ■ Block Dia gram and Level Dia gram (MG166CX/MG166C) BA [-10dBu] L R 2TR IN [-10dBV] [-7.
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