Yamaha MV6 manual

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    MIXER Owner’ s Manual Thank you f or purchasing the Y AMAHA MV12/6 Mix er . The MV12/6 mix er is designed to pro v ide the user with an ideal balance of operabilit y , functionality , and simplicity . In orde r to get the most out of your MV12/6 mix er and its functions, and to enjoy y ears of t r ouble-free use, please read this Ow ner’ s M an[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connect[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual Important Read the following before operating the MV12/6 Important 1 W arnings • Do not place a container with liquid or small metal objec ts on t op of this unit. Liquid or metal objects inside this unit are a fir e and electrical shock hazard. • Do not allow water t o enter this unit or allow the unit to bec ome w[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual 2 MV12/6 Features • The MV12/6 offers 12 input channels that can be mix ed into stere o, monaural, or t o four group outputs. • A MONITOR jack offers easy c onnection to a sub amp for monito r- ing. I t allows monit oring of the main ster e o output, T APE IN inpu t and the signals from groups 1-2, 3-4. • The mixe[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual Front & Rear Panels 3 q y tt o u e ii r r w Channels 1-8 (Monaural) Channels 9-12 (Stereo) Response [dB] +5 +10 +15 – 15 – 10 – 5 0 Frequency [Hz] 10k 1k 100 20k 20 +20 – 20 Front & Rear Panels Channel Control Section q GAIN Control Adjusts the inpu t level of the sig nal entering the mix er t o an optim[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual 4 Front & Rear Panels y EFFECT Control Controls the level of the signal sent from each channel to the EFFECT bus. This control is located aft er the channel fad er so its level will also be affected by the channel fader setting. When a st ereo channe l is used, L and R channel signals are c ombined and sent t o the [...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual Front & Rear Panels 5 q i !5 w !3 !0 er !1 !4 !2 t o y u q ST Master Fader Controls the level of the signal that is sent to the ST OUT jacks. w MONO Control Controls the level of the signal (the monaural sig nal that is formed by c ombining the signals from the STEREO bus) that is sent to the MONO OUT jack. e GROUP [...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual 6 Front & Rear Panels u DIGIT AL EFFECT • PROGRAM Select Switch Selects a program from the built-in digital effects. VOCAL ECHO 1 VOCAL ECHO 2 VOCAL ECHO 3 VOCAL ECHO 4 VOCAL REVERB 1 VOCAL REVERB 2 VOCAL REVERB 3 VOCAL REVERB 4 • P ARAMETER Control Controls paramet ers (effect level, speed, etc.) of the selecte[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual Front & Rear Panels 7 q INPUT Jacks (CH 1-8) Both balanced XLR typ e and E uro-block c onnectors ar e supplied. • XLR T ype (1:Ground, 2:Hot, 3:Cold) • Euro-block connectors ( : Hot, : Cold, G: Ground) U se Input Select Switch to mat ch the input to the type of mic or dev ice connected t o the INPUT jack. • MI[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual 8 Front & Rear Panels t SEND Jacks • AUX1, AUX2 These are impedanc e balanced phone typ e output jacks with a nominal output/impedance of +4dB/ 600 Ω . The A UX1, 2 bus sig nals ar e output from the ir respectiv e jacks. These jacks can be used to send the signal to monitor system suc h as a cue-bo x. • EFFECT[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual Front & Rear Panels 9 !1 MONO OUT Jack This signal is the monaural mix of the STEREO bus’ s stereo signal. Its level is co ntrolled with the MONO control. T wo ty pes of j acks ar e pro vided; balanced XLR typ e and E uro-block c onnectors. • XLR type (1: Ground, 2: Hot, 3: Cold) No minal output/impedance +4dB/6[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual 10 Front & Rear Panels ■ Changing the connector panel’ s location. The mixer allo ws attachment of the connecto r panel to either the rear or to the t op-side of the mixer t o pro vide optimum location of the connectors when installing the unit. The connector pane l is attached on the rear of the unit when it is[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual About the Accessories 11 About the Accessories Euro-block Connectors If you decide to use E uro-block connectors, please use the supplied connectors and attac h as shown in the illustration below . q T urn the PO WER switch OFF . w Loosen the screws holding the c ov er in place and r emov e the co v er . Euro-block conn[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual ST OUT AUX 1 SEND AUX 2 (PRE) SEND INSERT IN INSERT OUT PHONES TAPE IN REC OUT INPUT MONO OUT 12 Applications Applications Example 1) Basic Setup Procedure q Connect line input devices or micro pho nes t o the INPUT jacks and connect a pow er amp , that is connected t o the main sp eake rs, to the ST OUT J a cks. w U se[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual ST OUT AUX 1 SEND AUX 2 (PRE) SEND PHONES TAPE IN REC OUT INPUT GROUP OUT   1   2   3   4 Applications 13 Example 2) Banquet Room Setup Using Independent Speakers Procedure q Connect line input devices or micro pho nes t o the INPUT jacks and connect a pow er amp , that is connected t o the main sp eake rs, to t[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual Frequency response 20Hz — 20kHz +1dB, -3dB @+4dB, 600 Ω (INPUT GAIN Control at minimum level) T otal harmonic distortion <0.1% (THD+N) @+14dB, 20Hz — 20kHz, 600 Ω Hum & Noise -128dB Equivalent input noise -95dB Residual output noise -64dB (68dB S/N) ST OUT : Master fader and one channel fader at nominal l[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual Supplement 15 ■ Input Specifications Input Input GAIN Input Nominal Input level Connector type connectors Select Switch Control impedance impedance Sensitivity *1 Nominal Max. bef ore clipping MIC (+48V) -60 -80 dB (0.078mV) -60 dB (0.775mV) -40 dB (7.75mV) MIC 50-600 Ω INPUT LINE -34 3k Ω mics & -54 dB (1.55m[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual 16 Supplement 192 308 482 18.7 Units: mm Dimensions[...]

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    MV12/6 — Owner’ s Manual Supplement 17 CH INPUT 1~4ch INPUT [-60~+10dB] INSERT OUT [0dB] PAD HA GAIN [-60dB~-16dB] [-34dB~+10dB] [0dB] Lo Mid Hi 3-Stage EQ PEAK Ch.Fader [-10dB] BA [0dB] [0dB] 1-2 3-4 ST [-6dB] PAN POST AUX1 AUX2 EFFECT INSERT IN [0dB] MIC(+48V) MIC LINE +48V BA CH INPUT 5~8ch PAD ST INPUT 9/10ch, 11/12ch [-34~+10dB] L R HA HA [...]

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    Y AMAHA CORPORA TION Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division P .O. Box 3, Hamamatsu, 430-8651, Japan V639260 R2 1 CP 20 NP Printed in T aiwan[...]