Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MGP12X Yamaha
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EN O wner ’ s Manual Precautions pages 4, 5 Quick Start Guide pages 12 to 14 T roubleshooting page 27.
MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INS TR UCTIONS 1 Read t hese instructions. 2 Keep these instr uctions. 3 Heed all war n ings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparat us near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not bloc k any v e ntilation openings.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 3 Main Features ........... ..................... 3 PRECAUTIONS............ ..................... 4 Making the Most of Y our Mixer ............ 6 Balanced C ables and Unbalanced C ables ........... 6 Connect or T ypes .
MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 4 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PRO CEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a sa fe place f o r future r efer ence.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 5 • Remove the power plug from the AC outlet when cleaning the device. • 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.
MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 6 Making the Most of Y our Mixer Balanced Cables and Unbal- anced Cables T wo types of cables can be used to connect microphones, elec- tronic instruments, and other audio sources to the mix er’ s inputs, as well as to connect the mixer’ s outputs to a power amplif ier or related gear: balanced or unbalanced.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 7 Making the Most of Y our Mixe r Level Adjustment for Optimum Mix Equalizer T ips The best advice that can be gi ven reg arding equalization while recording is simply to use as li ttle equalization as possible. If you want a little more presence you ca n turn the HIGH end u p a bit.
MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 8 Setup DI P owered monit or speakers CD play er Computer/A udio interf ace iP od/ iPhone Headphones Synthesiz er Ex citer Po r t a b l e recorder P owered speak ers P ower e d monitor speaker s (For musician monitor ing) Ef fect pr ocessor Microphone x 2 Microphone x 4 Guitar Drum Bass Setup Examples 1.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 9 Set up iP od/ iPhone Headphones Computer/A udio interf a ce DJ m i xe r D VD player (v oice) CD play er P owered speak ers CH8 (f or MC) * MGP1 2X: CH4 Pow e r a m p Speaker s Instrument, Microphone 2.
Set up MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 10 Rack Mounting The unit requi res at leas t 11U* of rack s pace. T o t ake into account the cable conne ctions, we recommend to ensure at least 13U* of rack space. * 1 1U corresponds to about 489mm and 1 3U is about 578mm.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 11 Set up MGP12X 3. Pr epare the in cluded r ack-mount kit (2 sup- ports and 6 scre ws). 4. Use the inc luded scre ws to fast en the rac k- mount supports with a tr iangular mark ( ) on the t op side, to t he installed rac k-mount brac k- ets in st ep 2.
MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 12 Quick Start Guide W e’ll beg in this guide by co nnecting a pair of speakers and generating some ster eo output. Note that the oper - ations and procedures will vary somewhat according to the input devices you are using .
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 13 Quick Start Guide Step 4 Getting Sound to the Speakers 1. Adjust the channel GAIN controls so that the corr esponding peak indicat ors f lash brief ly on the high est pe ak levels. NOTE T o use the le vel met er to get an accurate r eading of the incom- ing signal lev el, tur n the channel PFL switch on.
Quic k Star t Guide MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 14 Step 6 <Application> Using the Ducker function 1. Connect a m usic play er or device for pla ying bac kgroun d music. Connect the de vice to CH13/14 or CH15/16 on the MGP16X, and to CH9/10 or CH11/12 on the MGP12X.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 15 Controls and Connectors Front Panel * Throughout this manual, all panel illustrations sho w the p anel of the MGP1 6X. On the MGP12X, there ar e four channels in the mono input section (see 1 b elow) and 1 2 channels in the c hann el I/O connector s section (see 10 on the ne xt page).
Controls and Connect ors MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 16 Rear Panel Rear Input/Output Block 1 0. Channel I/O connector s sect ion ............. .......... page 25 1 1 . Master I/O connector s sectio n .......... ................ p age 26 1 2. P ower section .
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 17 Controls and Connect ors Where Y our Signal Goes Once It’ s Inside the Box The purpose of configuring an audio system around a mixer is to collect signals from al l channels and mix their lev els and othe r settings to achie ve a good balance.
Controls and Connect ors MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 18 Channel Control Block Mono input section Mono and stereo input section Stereo input section q +48V s witch and indica tor This switch toggles phantom power on and of f. When this switch is turned on ( ), th e mix er supplies DC +48V power to pins 2 and 3 of all XL R input jacks.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 19 Controls and Connect ors t LEVELER swit ch and indicator When playing music from an iPod/iPhone or other audio players, the actual sound output level may dif fer for each song depending on the assigned ca te gory .
Controls and Connect ors MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 20 !3 P AN contr ol P AN/BAL contr ol B AL control The P AN co ntrol knob determines the stereo positioning of each mono channel signal in the GR OUP 1-2, 3-4 buses or in the stereo L and R buses.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 21 Controls and Connect ors Built-in digital effects section About the Detailed Setting Mode The detailed set ting mode lets you adjust the att enuation of the CH1 5/16 (CH1 1/1 2) for adjusting the pla y lev el f rom the iP od/iPhone, and also adjust the range of the Duck er function.
Controls and Connect ors MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 22 q Ef fect progr am display Displays the program number selected with the PR OGRAM knob ( w ). w PR OGRAM knob Selects one of 8 internal effe cts from FX1 and 16 internal effects from FX2. T urn the knob to sel ect the desired effect, and then press the knob to enable it.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 23 Controls and Connect ors Meter/PHONES section q PHONES jack Connect a pair of headphones to this TRS phone jack. The PHONES jack outputs the same signal as the MONITOR OUT jac ks. w PO WER indicator This indicator lights up when the mix er’ s power is ON.
Controls and Connect ors MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 24 SEND MASTER section q SEND MAS TER controls (A UX 1, A UX2, FX1, FX2) These adjust the signal lev el sent to the A UX, A UX2, FX1 and FX2 SEND jacks.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 25 Controls and Connect ors Rear Input/Output Block Channel I/O connectors section q Mono inputs • INSER T: These jacks ar e located bet ween the com- pressor and equalizer of the corr espondin g input channel.
Controls and Connect ors MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 26 Master I/O con nectors section r 2TR IN These RCA pin jacks can be used to input a stereo sound source. Use these jacks when you want to connect a CD player , and output the signal to the monitor or the STEREO L/R bus.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 27 T roubleshooting * If any specif ic problem should per si st, please contact your Y amaha dealer . P ower doesn’t come on. Is an independent power -supply unit such as a power generator , or a power strip w ith switch plugged into the mixer? Make sur e that the power is turned on.
MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 28 Appendix Digital Effect Program List FX1 REV -X (REV-X algorithm) FX2 SPX (SPX algorithm) * “LFO” stands f or Low F requency Oscillator . An LFO is nor mall y used to modulat e a nother signal, determining the modulation sp eed and wa veform shape.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 29 Appendix Jack List * These jack s will also accept connection to phone plugs. If y ou use monaural plugs, t he connection will be unbalanced.
Appendix MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 30 Specifications Electrical Characteristics 0 dBu=0.775 Vrms, 0 dB V=1 Vr ms All faders ar e set to nominal positi on if not specified.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 31 Appendix Analog Input Specifications 0 dBu=0.775 Vrms, 0 dB V=1 Vr ms *1 Sensit ivity: 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 se t to maxim um lev el.
Appendix MGP1 6X/MGP12 X Owner’ s Manual 32 Dimensions * Specifications and descr iptions in this owner’ s manual are f o r information pur poses only . Y amaha Cor poration reser ves the right t o modify products or s pecifications at an y time without prior notice.
MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 33 Appendix Block Diagram and Level Diagram FX1-IN FX2-IN MID LO W HIGH [0dB u ] +4 8V +4 8V RE 26d B PAD HA +4 8V +4 8V RE HA HPF 100 COMP COMP(TH) LO W MID HIGH 3-Sta.
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MGP16X/MGP12X Owner ’s Manual 35 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 pprov ed by Y a maha may v oid your authority , grant e d by the FCC , to use the product.
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