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M7CL

Quick Start Guide Part 1

Part 1

An introductory guide to the M7CL group of consoles including features
included in Version 3 Firmware and the M7CL-48ES hardware.

These guides are for people about to use the
M7CL for the fi rst time, or for experienced
users requiring some tips and tricks for better
understanding of M7CL and its PC based
software partner the M7CL editor.

Quick Start Guide

A guide for people using M7CL Version 3 in the real world.

Summary of Contents for M7CL-48

Page 1: ...sion 3 Firmware and the M7CL 48ES hardware These guides are for people about to use the M7CL for the first time or for experienced users requiring some tips and tricks for better understanding of M7CL and its PC based software partner the M7CL editor Quick Start Guide A guide for people using M7CL Version 3 in the real world ...

Page 2: ...outputs selecting aux sub group pre post fade send point etc 17 Matrix outputs routing features 18 Trouble shooting ideas 19 M7CL Quick Start Guides The M7CL Quick Start Guide is in multiple parts It is available as a download from www yamahaproaudio com in the Self Training area Also available is the revised M7CL Short cuts and Tips List Part 1 is an introduction to the M7CL and its variations an...

Page 3: ...e rear There are 16 Omni output XLRs on the rear An Omni output is one that can be patched to different output channels by the user M7CL 48ES has the same 48 mono channels and four stereo channels as M7CL 48 but only 8 mic pre amps and 8 Omni output XLRs on the rear To connect more microphones remote mic input stage boxes such as SB168 ES should be added These are daisy chain connected via Cat5e c...

Page 4: ...c preamps patched to and controlled by the 48 channels in the console There is no need for AVS ES Monitor the PC based patching pro gram PW800W MBM7CL LA1L PW800W is an optional external redundant power supply MBM7CL is the meterbridge part Although an optional extra most consoles are supplied with this LA1L is Yamaha s LED gooseneck lamp LED lamps have a long reliable bulb life and white light M7...

Page 5: ... new project Note Note Initialization removes all user settings from the console and so should only be done if any valuable user data on the console is backed up To a USB memory key or Studio Manager M7CL Editor file on a PC Tip Tip Users particularly in fixed installs may wish to create their own Session Starting Point saved to a USB key rather than using the factory default This Session Starting...

Page 6: ...1 4 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 1 Connect a mic or other source CD etc to a chosen input eg 1 2 Connect your main L R to the Out puts 15 L and 16 R 7 and 8 for M7CL 48ES 3 Press the blue SEL button to select the channel and assign the encoders 4 Turn the HA or Headamp gain encoder to set the gain using the channel meter 5 Keep the signal below the red OVER at all times 6 Check the channel is ON and 7 push up th...

Page 7: ...tion of M7CL 48ES and SB168 ES will AUTO CONFIGURE the EtherSound network in daisy chain mode NO PC is required In AUTO CONFIGURE mode the EtherSound patching is locked if you wish to make changes or in corporate other EtherSound devices use AVS ES Monitor from AuviTran You can AUTO CONFIGURE in Ring Mode too for cable re dundancy In Ring mode set dip switches 5 and 6 instead of 7 and 8 Note Note ...

Page 8: ...o the channel you want To gain a broader channel view and operate other channel settings the channel must be selected to the Centralogic section Either select eight channel or single channel view SEL Select Keys Navigation Keys Eight Channel View Single Channel View Pressing one of the navigation keys will bring the eight channel overview to the screen From here you can see channel settings and le...

Page 9: ...et more detail of a particular parameter just touch the screen again From either main screen press the feature you require for example HA control and a pop up will appear Press Press Press Press To close pop ups press the X Tip Tip Or press anywhere outside the pop up in the grey area Touch the screen in the same way to access pop ups for Insert and Direct send EQ and Attenuator Dynamics 1 and 2 M...

Page 10: ...can access all the channel parameter pop ups and use the encoders below to make parameter changes Just press the relevant area of the screen The Basics PRESS Use the encoders below the screen to operate the highlighted knobs on the screen Tip Tip Try turning the knob whilst push ing to get fine resolution ...

Page 11: ...parameter changes Just press the relevant area of the screen The Basics Use the encoders below the screen to operate the highlighted knobs on the screen Where there are more than one row of knobs touch the screen the white rings show which row will be controlled Tip Tip Try turning the knob whilst pushing to get finer resolution Note Note Most Popups can be accessed from several different places ...

Page 12: ...assigned to be aux mix faders and each aux mix can be mixed in this way in turn This way of working is really popular with monitor engineers Faders Mix Monitors Note Note When in SENDS ON FADER mode all the SEL key lights are on except the SEL channel it flashes Tip Tip You can press the mix encoder but tons rather than the screen to select the different mixes if you prefer To access Matrix on Fad...

Page 13: ...Q section Each type has a slightly different audio character Tip Tip We suggest trying TYPE II for a more analog feel but use TYPE I when using large EQ cuts The ATT knob is a digital attenua tor Use this to boost or reduce dig ital input signals or to compensate for EQ boosts or cuts changing the level through the channel Use the 8ch and ALL tabs to see multiple EQ views This is especially useful...

Page 14: ...om the electronic source The channel nominal light Fader is at 0dB when green Icon Name max 8 characters The default Scene 000 names the input chan nels with ch N and uses the dynamic mic icon The outputs are named in a similar generic fashion but note the prepatched effect sends and returns are labelled as FX The selected channel Press the grey channel name button to open the PATCH NAME pop up Ic...

Page 15: ...oo Note Note In this procedure IN47 is patched to CH 1 However note that IN47 is still patched to CH47 The signal is Y split to two channels Note Note The Y split comes after the HA If you adjust the HA control then both CH1 and CH47 will be affected The M7CL 48ES has a very slightly different naming structure Input ports are labelled ES 1 ES 2 ES 3 etc If you don t make changes in the EtherSound ...

Page 16: ...he mono inputs routed one to one Note Note the STEREO channels have input sockets and preamps but these are not patched to the channels the STEREO channels are patched from the effects returns In M7CL 48ES when the auto configure mode is used no custom EtherSound patching using the AVS ES Monitor PC application the default Scene 000 has all the mono inputs similarly routed one to one Note Note the...

Page 17: ...B168 ES ID 1 2 3 if they are connected Press for output routing insert EQ or Dynamics popups Use encoders below to adjust sends from mix groups into matrix Route to Stereo and pan from here By default the 16 mix buses are all variable auxiliaries The first 12 are pre fade sends monitor and the last 4 are post fade effects but these can all be changed individually To change mixes pre post press on ...

Page 18: ...encoder adjustments It differs from the input channel view there is no HA or digital ATT to control there is only one dynamic unit and there is no DCA assignment Note Note In these views the coloured knobs show sends from the Mix buses not to them You can check the output routing of the matrixes on the table on page 16 of this guide Tip Tip or go to SETUP OUTPORT SETUP on the console To change the...

Page 19: ...re is also a master switch on the SETUP page This is not covered by scene recall The aux sends are in big steps when I turn the encoder I need a finer control on my output delays Try pushing and turning at the same time This gives a fine resolution mode When I press the navigation keys the screen changes but the faders don t copy to the chosen bank This is a feature often used to keep access to th...

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