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Basic Operation

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EMX860ST—Owner’s Manual

Basic Operation

Connecting microphones 
and instruments

1

Before connecting mics or instruments, 
make sure that the power of all equip-
ment (where applicable) is turned off. 
Also make sure that the level controls of 
each channel of the EMX860ST and the 
MASTER control of the MAIN section are 
turned down.

2

Connect cables to your mics and instru-
ments, and insert the other end of the 
cable firmly into the appropriate Lo-Z/Hi-
Z jack (channels 1–6) or the MIC/LINE 
jack (channels 7–8).

3

Turn the power on in the order of periph-
eral devices 

 EMX860ST.

4

Set the MAIN section MASTER control to 
the 

 position.

Adjusts the stereo image of each channel using 
the PAN controls. (Adjust the balance between 
the left and right volume levels of the sound 
sources connected to the LINE connectors L/R 
for channels 7 and 8 using the BAL/PAN con-
trols.)

5

While speaking into the mic (while play-
ing the instrument), adjust the channel 
LEVEL control so that the 0 LED of the 
MAIN section peak level meter lights 
occasionally.

6

If you wish to adjust the tone of each 
channel, rotate the equalizer controls as 
desired.

7

Use the MAIN section graphic equalizer 
and MASTER control to adjust the overall 
volume and tone.

Sending an independent 
mix to the monitor speakers

1

Set the MONITOR section MASTER con-
trol to the 

 position.

2

Adjust the MONI control to increase the 
level of the channel you want to hear 
from the monitor speaker, and also adjust 
so that the peak level meter 0 LED of the 
monitor section lights up occasionally.

3

Use the graphic equalizers and MASTER 
controls of the MAIN/MONITOR sections 
to adjust the overall volume and tone.

Using the digital effect

The EMX860ST has a built-in digital effect, 
allowing reverberation or ambiance to be added 
to vocals or instrumental sounds.

1

Connect a mic or instrument to the 
desired channels, and adjust the volume 
and tone.

2

Press the DIGITAL EFFECT ON switch of 
the DIGITAL EFFECT section.

3

Use the effect select switches of the DIGI-
TAL EFFECT section to select the effect 
type.

VOCAL ...... Reverb appropriate for vocals.

L. HALL...... Reverb typical of a large hall.

S. HALL...... Reverb typical of a small hall.

4

Raise the EFFECT control of the channels 
to which you wish to apply the digital 
effect.

5

Use the MAIN/MONITOR section EFFECT 
RTN control to adjust the level of the 
sound processed by the effect.

Note:   When connecting a line level device to 
channels 1–6, turn on the PAD switch.
You cannot use a channel’s Lo-Z and Hi-Z 
jacks, and MIC and LINE jacks at the same 
time. 

Note:   When turning the power off, reverse this 
sequence.

Note:   The MONI controls are not affected by 
the level settings of each channel. This allows 
you to create a mix that is independent of the 
MAIN section.

Note:   If the effect sound is distorted even if the 
EFFECT RTN is turned all the way down, lower 
the EFFECT controls of each channel.

Summary of Contents for EMX860ST

Page 1: ... PAN EFFECT MIC LINE L R MONO 8 8 Lo Z Hi Z 5 5 Lo Z Hi Z 4 4 Lo Z Hi Z 3 3 Lo Z Hi Z 2 2 Lo Z Hi Z 1 1 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 0 10 0 10 0 10 HIGH MID LOW LEVEL 0 10 L R 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 10 0 10 LEVEL LOW PAD MONI PAN EFFECT MID HIGH 0 10 L R 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 10 0 10 LEVEL LOW PAD MONI PAN EFFECT MID HIGH 0 10 L R 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 10 0 10 LEVEL LOW PAD MONI PAN EFFECT M...

Page 2: ...one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to coaxial type cable If these correc...

Page 3: ...ult If the power cord is damaged i e cut or a bare wire is exposed ask your dealer for a replacement Using the unit with a damaged power cord is a fire and electrical shock hazard Do not remove the unit s cover You could receive an electrical shock If you think internal inspection maintenance or repair is necessary contact your dealer Do not modify the unit Doing so is a fire and electrical shock ...

Page 4: ...nnectors are wired as follows pin 1 ground pin 2 hot and pin 3 cold Do not set all equalizer controls and faders to maximum Doing so may cause oscillation depending on the condition of the connected unit and speakers and may damage the speakers The performance of components with moving contacts such switches rotary controls faders and connectors deteriorates over time The rate of deterioration dep...

Page 5: ...akers on stage simultaneously in a sophisticated PA system environment Individual seven band graphic equalizers are provided to the main and the monitor sections In this way you can individually adjust the vol ume level and frequency response of the main speakers and monitor speakers Two limiter circuits are built in to prevent exces sive input levels to the amp A digital effect with three selecta...

Page 6: ...ontrols the amount of sig nal that is sent to the EFFECT bus The signal of the EFFECT bus passes through the EFFECT section and the built in digital effect and is sent to the external effect device connected to the EFFECT OUT jacks input output panel 3 4 PAN control BAL PAN control for CH7 8 This knob adjusts the stereo image L R for each channel Adjust for equal volume on left and right with a so...

Page 7: ...ilt in digital effect is sent to the ST bus and MONI bus The mix level of the effect sound is adjusted with the EFFECT RTN control in the MAIN and MONITOR sectins EFFECT section This section allows you to adjust the level of the signal sent from the EFFECT bus to an external effect device 9 EFFECT OUT control This adjusts the effect send level for an external effect device connected to the EFFECT ...

Page 8: ... mix level of the built in effect and the mix level of the external input D Graphic equalizer The EMX860ST has a 7 band graphic equalizer for adjusting the frequency response of the ST bus signal This allows you to cut or boost each frequency band by a maximum of 12dB These graphic equalizer settings affect both the ST bus signal output to the speakers and the line level signal output from the MAI...

Page 9: ... bus is output to the SPEAKERS L R BRIDGE jack However the ST bus signal output from MAIN STEREO jack is still a ste reo signal A bridge connection is then made between the stereo power amps 200 W 200 W to use them as a 400 W monaural power amp STEREO MAIN bus signals are output from the POWER AMP 1 A B and POWER AMP 2 A B jacks Only the MASTER control H is effective POWER indicator PHANTOM switch...

Page 10: ...utput jack EFFECT OUT The input of an external effect such as a delay or echo can be connected to this jack The signal adjusted by the EFFECT control of each channel will be sent to the EFFECT bus its level adjusted by the EFFECT OUT control and output from this jack The nominal output level and impedance are 4 dB 10 kΩ 4 Foot switch jack FOOT SW You can connect a Yamaha FC5 foot switch sold separ...

Page 11: ... IN jack and 10 dBV 600Ω for the TAPE IN jacks 6 REC OUT MONITOR MAIN STEREO jacks These are output jacks which send line level sig nals from the EMX860ST to external devices A stereo recording device such as a cassette recorder or MD recorder can be connected to the REC OUT jacks and a playback device such a power amp can be connected to the MONITOR and MAIN STEREO jacks The signals sent from eac...

Page 12: ...ance of 4 8Ω to either or both the A or B pair of the SPEAKER L R jacks total of two speakers You can connect two pairs of speakers with an impedance of 8 16Ω to both A and B pairs or the SPEAKER L R jacks total of four speakers This connection provides a maximum output of 200 W 200 W When the Stereo Bridge select switch is set to L R BRIDGE BRIDGE connection L R channel signals are mixed in the S...

Page 13: ...ection connect the speakers to the SPEAKERS L R jacks If you select the BRIDGE connection connect the speakers to the SPEAKERS L R BRIDGE jack Depending on the number of connected speakers and the type of connection speaker impedance requirements vary Be sure to maintain speaker impedance at the specified value or higher Refer to the figure below B B A MONITOR B B A MONITOR 4Ω 8Ω 8Ω 16Ω 8Ω 16Ω Con...

Page 14: ...R MONO MIC LINE L R MONO Lo Z Hi Z Lo Z Hi Z Lo Z Hi Z Lo Z Hi Z Lo Z Hi Z Cassette Deck Foot switch YAMAHA FC5 Microphone Monitor Speakers Main Speakers Synthesizer Drum Box Powe AMP Effect Processor 88 CD Player Speakers normally connect to the jacks on the rear panel When more speaker outputs are needed use the MAIN STEREO jacks are for stereo output and the MONITOR jack is for monaural output ...

Page 15: ...position 2 Adjust the MONI control to increase the level of the channel you want to hear from the monitor speaker and also adjust so that the peak level meter 0 LED of the monitor section lights up occasionally 3 Use the graphic equalizers and MASTER controls of the MAIN MONITOR sections to adjust the overall volume and tone Using the digital effect The EMX860ST has a built in digital effect allow...

Page 16: ... FOOT SW MIC Lo Z Hi Z LINE EFFECT OUT INPUT TO MAIN DIGITAL EFFECT MAIN STEREO MASTER POWER AMP EFFECT RTN EFFECT OUT 0 10 0 10 L R 0 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 AUX IN TAPE IN 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k L R MONO 6 7 6 7 MONI BAL PAN EFFECT MIC LINE L R MONO 8 8 Lo Z Hi Z 5 5 Lo Z Hi Z 4 4 Lo Z Hi Z 3 3 Lo Z Hi Z 2 2 Lo Z Hi Z 1 1 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 0 10 0 10 ...

Page 17: ...ayer 1 Turn the power on in the order of periph eral devices EMX860ST 2 Adjust the MASTER control of the MAIN section to the position 3 Start playback on the CD player and use the MAIN section TAPE IN control to adjust the level so that the 0 LED of the MAIN section peak level meter does not light ...

Page 18: ...Lo Z Hi Z 4 4 Lo Z Hi Z 3 3 Lo Z Hi Z 2 2 Lo Z Hi Z 1 1 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 6 0 6 12 12 0 10 0 10 0 10 HIGH MID LOW LEVEL 0 10 L R 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 10 0 10 LEVEL LOW PAD MONI PAN EFFECT MID HIGH 0 10 L R 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 10 0 10 LEVEL LOW PAD MONI PAN EFFECT MID HIGH 0 10 L R 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 10 0 10 LEVEL LOW PAD MONI PAN EFFECT MID HIGH 0 10 L R 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 10 0 10 LEV...

Page 19: ...position 2 Raise the EFFECT controls for the channels to which you want the external effect to be applied 3 Adjust the input level of the external effect so that the sound is not distorted at the input of the external effect 4 Use the MAIN section AUX IN control to adjust the level of the sound processed by the effect ...

Page 20: ...icator is lit The load on the amplifier of this device was too great and the protection circuit for the amplifier has operated Possible reasons for the excessive load are an excessive level setting in the channel con trol section or main section insufficient ventilation or insufficient load imped ance of the connected speakers Please wait When the device cools off normal opera tion will resume aut...

Page 21: ...4 dB EFFECT OUT Master level control nominal level 1 channel level control nominal level Maximum voltage gain PAD OFF 86 dB CH IN Lo Z to POWER AMP OUT CH1 6 66 dB CH IN Lo Z to MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT CH1 6 72 dB CH IN Lo Z to EFFECT OUT CH1 6 48 dB CH IN Lo Z to REC OUT CH1 6 56 dB CH IN Hi Z to MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT CH1 6 26 dB AUX IN to MAIN OUT 24 dB TAPE IN to MAIN OUT 66 dB MIC IN to MAIN OUT C...

Page 22: ...mV 10 dB 245 mV Phone jack TRS 2 ON 600Ω Lines 22 dB 61 6 mV 10 dB 245 mV 20 dB 7 75 V MIC INPUT CH7 8 3 kΩ 50 600Ω Mics 62 dB 616 µV 50 dB 2 45 mV 20 dB 77 5 mV XLR 3 31 type 2 LINE INPUT CH7 8 L R 10 kΩ 600Ω Line 22 dB 61 6 mV 10 dB 245 mV 20 dB 7 75 V Phone jack 3 TAPE IN L R 10 kΩ 600Ω Line 22 dBV 79 4 mV 10 dBV 316 mV 17 8 dBV 7 V Phono jack AUX IN L R 10 kΩ 600Ω Line 22 dB 61 6 mV 10 dB 245 ...

Page 23: ... EFFECT OUT MONITOR MAIN STEREO REC OUT R L INPUT TO MAIN R AUX IN MONO L EFFECT OUT FOOT SW ON S HALL L HALL VOCAL Input 7 8 MIC R LINE MONO L Hi Z Input 1 6 Lo Z LEVEL LEVEL L R BRIDGE MONITOR A B B A B A INV EFFECT OUT 4dB REC OUT 10dBV MONI 16dB EFFECT 6dB MAIN 0dB 7 BAND GEQ 7 BAND GEQ 7 BAND GEQ 125 250 4k 8k LIMITER MONI HA 3 Band EQ 3 Band EQ LOW MID HIGH EFFECT PAD MONI EFFECT MONI ST PAN...

Page 24: ...YAMAHA CORPORATION V296250 R0 1 IP 24 Pro Audio Division 18 3 P O Box 3 Hamamatsu 430 8651 Japan Printed in Taiwan ...

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