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Owner’s Manual

Precautions

pages 4, 5

Quick Start Guide

pages 12 to 14

Troubleshooting

page 27

Summary of Contents for MGP12X

Page 1: ...EN Owner s Manual Precautions pages 4 5 Quick Start Guide pages 12 to 14 Troubleshooting page 27 ...

Page 2: ...ot fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tri pod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold ...

Page 3: ...hnology specifically for the MGP to create an EQ with exceptionally musical characteris tics Furthermore the cutoff frequency can also be adjusted enhancing use of the EQ in sound reinforcement applications and extending the sonic control range of the mixer Digital effects REV X and SPX pages 21 28 Two powerful digital effect blocks are built into the mixer REV X 8 types and SPX 16 types REV X giv...

Page 4: ...plug becomes frayed or damaged It emits unusual smells or smoke Some object has been dropped into the instrument There is a sudden loss of sound during use of the device If this device should be dropped or damaged immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the electric plug from the outlet and have the device inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel CAUTION Always follow the basic pre...

Page 5: ...turning on the power until the condensation has completely dried out Avoid setting all equalizer controls and faders to their maximum Depending on the condition of the connected devices doing so may cause feedback and may damage the speakers Do not apply oil grease or contact cleaner to the faders Doing so may cause problems with electrical contact or fader motion When turning on the AC power in y...

Page 6: ...esigned receiving circuitry cables with this type of connector can also be used for unbalanced signals XLR type connectors are the standard for microphone connections as well as most profes sional audio gear Phone jacks Phone jacks are available in mono and stereo versions Stereo types are also known as TRS connectors Tip Ring Sleeve and are used for stereo headphone jacks insert jacks and also to...

Page 7: ...o tame a vocal that has a wide dynamic range in order to tighten up the mix Compression can also be applied to guitar tracks to add extra sustain Too much compression can be a cause of feedback however so use it sparingly Use the High pass Filter for Microphone Input As the name implies a high pass filter allows only signals above a certain frequency to pass Conversely signals below that cutoff fr...

Page 8: ... Headphones Synthesizer Exciter Portable recorder Powered speakers Powered monitor speakers For musician monitoring Effect processor Microphone x 2 Microphone x 4 Guitar Drum Bass Setup Examples 1 Sound Reinforcement for Live Performance MGP16X USB iPod iPhone signal CH15 16 MGP12X USB iPod iPhone signal CH11 12 ...

Page 9: ...eadphones Computer Audio interface DJ mixer DVD player voice CD player Powered speakers CH8 for MC MGP12X CH4 Power amp Speakers Instrument Microphone 2 For Events and Parties MGP16X USB iPod iPhone signal CH15 16 MGP12X USB iPod iPhone signal CH11 12 ...

Page 10: ...spaces uncovered or install appropri ate ventilating panels to minimize the possibility of heat buildup To ensure sufficient airflow leave the rear of the rack open and position it at least 10 centimeters from walls or other surfaces If the rear of the rack cannot be left open install a commer cially available fan or similar ventilating option to secure suffi cient airflow If you ve installed a fa...

Page 11: ...k and fasten it into place Security Cover Mounting In order to prevent the control knobs of the front panel from being operated inadvertently you can attach a protective cover using four screw holes on the unit Size M3 horizontal spacing 410mm for MGP16X and 311mm for MGP12X vertical spacing 208 5mm Yamaha does not sell such a cover however you can easily make one yourself and attach it to the fro...

Page 12: ... up the devices in the following order peripheral devices instrument micro phone iPod MGP mixer power amps or powered speakers Reverse this order when turning the power off CAUTION If you are using condenser microphones that require phan tom power turn the mixer s 48V switch on before turning on the power to the power amps or powered speakers See page 18 for details Be sure to turn the power on of...

Page 13: ...The overall headphone level is adjusted by the MONITOR PHONES control NOTE If the PEAK indicator lights frequently slightly lower the chan nel faders to avoid distortion Step 5 Using the Built in Digital Effects 1 Turn the PROGRAM knob to select the desired effect type To select a reverb effect use the knobs and set FX1 to any program or FX2 to one of the programs 1 to 5 2 Turn on the FX1 FX2 ON b...

Page 14: ...rb delay time can actually have a significant effect on the sound The optimum reverb time for a piece of music will depend on the music s tempo and density but as a general rule longer reverb times are good for ballads while shorter reverb times are more suited to up tempo tunes Delay times can be adjusted to create a wide variety of grooves When adding delay to a vocal for example try set ting th...

Page 15: ...channels in the channel I O connectors section see 10 on the next page Channel Control Block 1 Mono input section page 18 2 Mono and stereo input section page 18 3 Stereo input section page 18 Master Control Block 4 iPod iPhone section page 20 5 Built in digital effects section page 21 6 Meter PHONES section page 23 7 RETURN 2TR IN section page 23 8 SEND MASTER section page 24 9 GROUP STEREO secti...

Page 16: ...trols and Connectors MGP16X MGP12X Owner s Manual 16 Rear Panel Rear Input Output Block 10 Channel I O connectors section page 25 11 Master I O connectors section page 26 12 Power section page 26 11 10 12 ...

Page 17: ...uously make sure that sig nals are not amplified too much by the equalizer and if needed adjust the GAIN control of the head amp to reduce the level It is important to know the mixer stage for which the PEAK indicators are indicating signal levels The PEAK indicator of this unit detects the signal after the head amp and EQ stage r Channel fader A channel fader enables you to adjust the level of th...

Page 18: ... 4 faders all the way down when turning phantom power on Neglect of these precautions may result in large noise bursts that may damage your equipment your ears or both w 26dB PAD switch When this switch is turned on the input signal from the MIC LINE jack of the mono channel is attenuated by 26dB Turn this switch off if you ve connected a microphone or other device with a low input level to the ch...

Page 19: ... Equalizer HIGH MID and LOW This three band equalizer adjusts the channel s high mid and low frequency bands Setting the knob to the t position produces a flat response in the corresponding band Turning the knob to the right boosts the corresponding frequency band while turning to the left attenuates the band The upper knob sets the center fre quency for the mid range while the lower knob sets the...

Page 20: ...er sliders for any unused channels all the way down Master Control Block iPod iPhone section q USB connector and indicator This is a USB port dedicated for iPod iPhone use Using the USB cable that came with the iPod iPhone connect the iPod iPhone The indicator lights when the mixer recognizes the iPod iPhone If the mixer does not recognize the device or if a non compli ant iPod iPhone is connected...

Page 21: ...ange 4 Use the FX2 PARAMETER control to adjust the attenua tion Please refer to the above table for the range 5 Press the PROGRAM knob again The mixer saves the settings and then exits the detailed setting mode NOTE The mixer retains the last setting made even after the power is turned off To restore the default settings press the TAP button while in the condition of step 3 above When the paramete...

Page 22: ...ith the tempo when the DELAY or SINGLE DELAY is selected NOTE The tempo is not set when the average interval at which you tap the button is out of the range of 80 300BPM For more information on the tempo range see page 28 The mixer retains the last tempo setting made even after the power is turned off y ON button This button turns the corresponding internal digital effect on or off When the functi...

Page 23: ...level of the signal output to the PHONES jack and the MONITOR OUT jacks RETURN 2TR IN section q RETURN AUX1 AUX2 controls Adjust the level at which the L R signal received at the RETURN jacks L MONO and R is sent to the AUX1 and AUX2 buses STEREO control Adjusts the level at which the signal received at the RETURN jacks L MONO and R is sent to the STEREO L R bus NOTE If you supply a signal to the ...

Page 24: ... q GROUP 1 2 fader Adjusts the signal level to the GROUP OUT 1 and GROUP OUT 2 jacks w GROUP 3 4 fader Adjusts the signal level to the GROUP OUT 3 and GROUP OUT 4 jacks e ST switch If this switch is on the signals are sent to the STEREO L R bus via the GROUP1 2 or 3 4 fader The Group 1 and 3 signal goes to Stereo L and the Group 2 and 4 signal goes to Stereo R r AFL switch and indicator When the A...

Page 25: ...n connecting to other types of device A reversed phased signal may result in degraded sound quality or even complete sound cancellation MIC LINE These are combo jacks that support both XLR type and TRS phone type plugs and are for connection of both microphones and or instru ments w Mono Stereo inputs LINE These are unbalanced phone jack stereo line inputs MIC These are balanced XLR type microphon...

Page 26: ...c NOTE These jacks can also be used as an auxiliary stereo input If you connect to the L MONO jack only the mixer will rec ognize the signal as monaural and will send the identical sig nal to both the L and R jacks i GROUP OUT These impedance balanced TRS phone jacks output the GROUP 1 2 3 4 signals Use these jacks to connect to the inputs of a multi track recorder external mixer or another simila...

Page 27: ...6dB PAD switch of the mono channels or use stereo channels Stereo channel Is the DUCKER switch turned on When a signal is constantly input to CH4 MGP12X CH8 MGP16X the sound becomes faint No effect is applied Check that the EFFECT knob on each channel is correctly adjusted Check whether the ON button of FX1 FX2 is turned on or off Be sure that the PARAMETER control and FX RTN fader are correctly a...

Page 28: ... a small space room 3 PLATE Reverb Time 0 3 s 10 0 s Reverb simulating a metal plate producing a more hard edged sound 4 LARGE STAGE Reverb Time 0 3 s 10 0 s Reverb simulating a large stage 5 SMALL STAGE Reverb Time 0 3 s 10 0 s Reverb simulating a small stage 6 VOCAL ECHO Delay Time 30 0 ms 743 0 ms Echo suitable for vocals 7 KARAOKE ECHO Delay Time 40 0 ms 265 0 ms Echo suitable for karaoke 8 DE...

Page 29: ...s Polarities Configurations MIC LINE MIC AUX SEND STEREO OUT Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Hot Pin 3 Cold XLR Jack LINE mono channels GROUP OUT STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT FX SEND Tip Hot Ring Cold Sleeve Ground TRS Phone Jack INSERT Tip Output Ring Input Sleeve Ground PHONES Tip L Ring R Sleeve Ground RETURN LINE stereo channels Tip Hot Sleeve Ground Phone Jack INPUT OUTPUT Ring Tip Sleeve Sleeve Tip ...

Page 30: ...REO OUT Residual Output Noise 102 dBu Crosstalk at 1 kHz 2 Adjacent Input Between input channels 74 dB Input to Output STEREO OUT L R PAN panned hard left or right 74 dB Maximum Voltage Gain 1 kHz 3 CH INPUT MIC to CH INSERT OUT 60 dB STEREO OUT 84 dB GROUP OUT 84 dB REC OUT 62 dB MONITOR OUT 80 dB PHONES OUT 69 dB AUX SEND AUX2 PRE 76 dB AUX SEND AUX2 POST 86 dB FX SEND 86 dB RETURN to STEREO OUT...

Page 31: ...5 mV 40 dBu 7 75 mV XLR 3 31 type 3 16 dB 36 dBu 12 3 mV 16 dBu 123 mV 6 dBu 389 mV 34 dB 10k ohms 600 ohms Lines 54 dBu 1 55 mV 34 dBu 15 5 mV 14 dBu 155 mV Phone jack 4 10 dB 10 dBu 245 mV 10 dBu 2 45 V 30 dBu 24 5 V STEREO CH INPUT MGP16X 13 16 MGP12X 9 12 34 dB 10k ohms 600 ohms Lines 54 dBu 1 55 mV 34 dBu 15 5 mV 14 dBu 155 mV Phone jack 4 RCA pin jack 10 dB 10 dBu 245 mV 10 dBu 2 45 V 30 dBu...

Page 32: ... Yamaha Corporation reserves the right to modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice Since specifications equipment and options may not be the same in every locale please check with your Yamaha dealer 447 444 excluding screw heads 146 143 495 4 7 8 MGP16X MGP12X Unit mm 348 345 excluding screw heads 146 143 495 4 7 8 ...

Page 33: ...u 0dBu INV 0dBu 0dBu AUX1 BA SUM 0dBu 6dBu FX1 4dBu YE AFL 0dBu 0dBu SUM 0dBu 0dBu 6dBu AUX2 BA 4dBu YE AFL AUX2 SEND 4dBu AUX1 SEND 4dBu 4dBu BA 4dBu BA SUM 0dBu 6dBu FX2 MAIN FX2 SEND 4dBu FX1 SEND 4dBu DR MONITOR PHONES LED METER L 1 3 DR R 2 4 16dBu L R PHONES 3mW 40ohms 2TR IN 10dBV RETURN 4dBu Same as CH1 3 MGP12X Same as CH1 7 MGP16X ON YE RE GR PEAK SIG 0dBu BA BA 10dBu ST CH Fader AUX1 PA...

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