Yamaha mLan Interface Card manual

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    Owner’s manual mLAN Interface Card MY8-mLAN Bedienungsanleitung Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones English Deutsch Français Español[...]

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    2 WARNING 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. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the card. Do not apply excessive force to card con[...]

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    3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Y amaha MY8-mLAN. The MY8-mLAN is an interface card that provides mLAN interfacing. mLAN is a digital network designed for music and based on the IEEE 1394 high performance serial bus. mLAN makes it easy to construct sophisticated networks for audio and MIDI signals that can be re-configured without chan[...]

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    4 T able of Contents Introduction ................................................................................... 3 Package Contents ........................................................................... 3 How to install the MY8-mLAN ....................................................... 5 Names and Functions .............................[...]

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    5 How to install the MY8-mLAN 1. Set the MY8-mLAN’ s DIP switch (SW1) according to your application. For details refer to page 7. It is not possible to change the setting of the DIP s witch (SW1) after the MY8-mLAN is installed. Y ou must set the DIP switch bef ore installation. If you want to change the settings, you m ust tur n off the host dev[...]

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    6 English Names and Functions A mLAN (IEEE1394) jacks These jacks are used to connect mLAN devices or IEEE1394-compatible devices via IEEE1394 stan- dard (6-pin) cables. Each jack has an LED in the upper left corner to indicate the following statuses. green : The MY8-mLAN or connected device is a “leaf” node. off : Not connected. red : When the[...]

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    7 English DIP switch (SW1) settings The MY8-mLAN has a switch that specifies whether audio input/output and MIDI input/output via mLAN will be enabled. In this switch, moving the white slider toward the number will turn the setting “OFF ,” and moving it toward the side marked ON will turn the setting “ON.” The following settings are assign[...]

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    8 English By setting these settings appropriately for the device in which the MY8-mLAN is installed, you can construct an uncluttered and stable system. For example on a device such as the Y amaha DA-824 (D/A converter) which provides only the audio INPUT -Plugs described in , enabling the audio OUTPUT -Plugs described in will cause an invalid plug[...]

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    9 English DIP switch settings for typical applications ■ When the MY8-mLAN is installed in the Y amaha AD824 This device performs A/D conversion of analog audio input, and sends it to other devices on the mLAN bus. Thus for the MY8-mLAN installed in this device, only the audio output plugs are valid, and the audio input plugs and MIDI input/outpu[...]

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    10 English Connections Here’ s how to make connections from the MY8-mLAN to other mLAN devices or to your computer . Connecting an mLAN (IEEE1394) device Use an IEEE 1394 standard cable (6 pin) to connect the mLAN (IEEE 1394) jack of the MY8-mLAN to the mLAN (IEEE 1394) connector of the other mLAN (IEEE 1394) device. When doing so, it is not nece[...]

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    11 English About mLAN connections If you want to use an IEEE 1394 cable to connect mLAN-compatible devices via their IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connectors and exchange audio or MIDI signals, you must make connection settings. There are three ways to make connection settings. • Use the “mLAN Patchbay” application program to make settings from a Maci[...]

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    12 English Internal Configuration of the MY8-mLAN The signal flow within the MY8-mLAN is shown by the following diagram. mLAN device mLAN jacks1, 2 MY8-mLAN mLAN audio input mLAN MIDI IN mLAN audio/Audio direct conversion Audio/mLAN audio direct conversion mLAN audio output mLAN MIDI OUT AW4426, 01V, etc. OPTION I/O slot MIDI/ mLAN MIDI conversio[...]

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    13 English LED Messages LED messages Error messages * If the RT/ERR LED is lit green or is dark, these LEDs indicate the status of the mLAN (IEEE 1394) jacks. Function Status mLAN1, 2 Indicates the status of the mLAN (IEEE 1394) jack. Red ..... Disconnecting the connection will interrupt the sound on the bus (system). Green ... The connection is a [...]

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    14 English Specifications mLAN IEEE1394 High Performance Serial Bus Data Rate S200, Isochronous Resour ce Manager capable, Bus Manager capable, Connection Manager Conforms to IEC61883-6 Audio and Music Protocol Digital Audio 8in/8out, MIDI 1in/1out Sampling rate 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Jacks Front: mLAN IEEE1394 (1/2), Rear: OPTION I/O slot connector Dis[...]

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    15 English MEMO MY8-(E).book Page 15 Thursday, October 11, 2001 10:05 AM[...]

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    16 English MEMO MY8-(E).book Page 16 Thursday, October 11, 2001 10:05 AM[...]

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