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Yamaha EM5014C Owner's Manual

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Summary of EM5014C

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    Powered mixer powered mixer owner’s manual owner’s manual en making the most of your mixer pages 12 to 18 quick guide pages 7 to 11.

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    2 emx5014c owner’s manual the above warning is located on the rear of the unit. Explanation of graphical symbols the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure th...

  • Page 3: Precautions

    Emx5014c owner’s manual 3 (5)-4 precautions please read carefully before proceeding * please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. Warning always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuitin...

  • Page 4: Fcc Information (U.S.A.)

    4 emx5014c owner’s manual always turn the power off when the device is not in use. The performance of components with moving contacts, such as switches, volume controls, and connectors, deteriorates over time. Consult qualifi ed yamaha service personnel about replacing defective components. About th...

  • Page 5: ■ Mixer Basics

    Emx5014c owner’s manual 5 thank you for your purchase of this yamaha emx5014c powered mixer. Please read through this man- ual carefully before beginning use, so that you will be able to take full advantage of your mixer’s super- lative features and enjoy trouble-free operation for years to come. Af...

  • Page 6: Features

    6 emx5014c owner’s manual features input channels ................................................................................................ Page 19 the emx offers eight monaural mic/line input channels (1 to 9/10) and four stereo input channel pairs (7/8 to 13/14), allowing you to freely mix ...

  • Page 7: Quick Guide

    Emx5014c owner’s manual 7 mixer basics quick guide we begin by connecting up two speakers and generating some stereo output. Note that opera- tions and procedures will vary somewhat according to the input devices you are using. 1 connect up the speakers and your input devices (microphones, instrumen...

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    8 emx5014c owner’s manual quick guide mixer basics 2 turn the channel faders and the st master fader all the way down. 3 set the power amp switch to its upper position (to l-r). For information about this switch, see page 25. 4 if you have connected input devices to channels 1 to 6, set the [26db] s...

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    Quick guide mixer basics emx5014c owner’s manual 9 6 turn on the power. First turn on the power to all connected devices other than powered speakers and amp, and then turn on the emx itself. If using powered speakers or amps, turn these on last. Note to prevent an unpleasant burst of noise from the ...

  • Page 10: Adding Some Reverb

    10 emx5014c owner’s manual quick guide mixer basics you can use the reverb effect to simulate the sound of a concert hall or jazz club. 1 turn the program dial to select the desired effect type. To select a reverb effect, turn the dial to any value from 1 to 7. 2 to turn on the effector, set the eff...

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    Quick guide mixer basics emx5014c owner’s manual 11 the compressor evens out the input level, reducing the level of loud passages and bringing up softer passages. The result is a cleaner sound where nuances remain audible and the lyrics are easier to hear. 1 adjust the comp knobs on the relevant cha...

  • Page 12: An Introduction

    12 emx5014c owner’s manual mixer basics making the most of your mixer an introduction a place for everything and everything in its place a plethora of connectors—what goes where? Questions you’re likely to encounter when setting up a system for the first time might include “why all these different t...

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    Making the most of your mixer emx5014c owner’s manual 13 mixer basics balanced, unbalanced—what’s the difference? In a word: “noise.” the whole point of balanced lines is noise rejection, and it’s something they’re very good at. Any length of wire will act as an antenna to pick up the random electro...

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    14 emx5014c owner’s manual making the most of your mixer mixer basics a balanced cable has three conductors: 1) a ground conductor which carries no signal, just the “ground” or “0” reference against which the signal in the other conductors fluctuates. 2) a “hot” or “+” conductor which carries the no...

  • Page 15: Making Better Mixes

    Making the most of your mixer emx5014c owner’s manual 15 mixer basics making better mixes approaching the mix—where do you start? Mixing is easy, right? Just move the faders around until it sounds right? Well, you can do it that way, but a more systematic approach that is suited to the material you’...

  • Page 16: To Eq Or Not to Eq

    16 emx5014c owner’s manual making the most of your mixer mixer basics to eq or not to eq in general: less is better. There are many situations in which you’ll need to cut certain frequency ranges, but use boost sparingly, and with caution. Proper use of eq can eliminate interference between instrume...

  • Page 17: Ambience

    Making the most of your mixer emx5014c owner’s manual 17 mixer basics ambience your mixes can be further refined by adding ambience effects such as reverb or delay. On the emx mixers these effects are built in. The internal dsp (digital signal processor) can be used to add reverb or delay to individ...

  • Page 18: Compression

    18 emx5014c owner’s manual making the most of your mixer mixer basics compression have you ever wondered why professionally produced recordings sound so different from your own? There are numerous reasons, of course, but one important factor is the judicious use of compression. One form of compressi...

  • Page 19: Front & Rear Panels

    Emx5014c owner’s manual 19 reference front & rear panels controls on each channel 1 input a and input b jacks (channels 1 to 6) you can connect an input source to either jack. Be sure to set the [26 db] switch 4 to match the type of device you are connecting. Input a: a balanced xlr-type microphone ...

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    20 emx5014c owner’s manual front & rear panels reference 3 insert i/o jack (channels 1 to 6) each of these jacks is positioned between the equalizer and fader of the corresponding input channel (1 to 6). You can use these jacks to connect channels to devices such as graphic equalizers, compressors, ...

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    Front & rear panels emx5014c owner’s manual 21 reference 8 fcl (feedback channel locating) lamp (channels 1 to 9/10) this lamp is used during setup to identify any channel that might be howling. Check these lamps when setting up for a performance. If the lamp lights up, adjust the channel’s equalize...

  • Page 22: Digital Effects Section

    22 emx5014c owner’s manual front & rear panels reference digital effects section i send jack • eff this unbalanced phone output jack outputs the signal from the effect bus. You use this jack, for example, to connect to an external effector. You can then return the signal by connecting the external e...

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    Front & rear panels emx5014c owner’s manual 23 reference m effect on switch/indicator switches use of the internal effect on or off. The inter- nal effect is applied only if this switch is turned on. To set the switch on, press it in so that it lights up. As an alternative to the on switch, you can ...

  • Page 24: Master Section

    24 emx5014c owner’s manual front & rear panels reference master section p rec out jacks these rca pin-type unbalanced output jacks can be used to send the main stereo signal to an external dat recorder or cassette recorder. The jacks output the ste- reo signal pre adjustment by the st master fader g...

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    Front & rear panels emx5014c owner’s manual 25 reference y maximum output switch this selector lets you set the maximum output from for the 2-channel internal amp to any of three levels. Set this to match the size of your room or the input capac- ity of your speakers. 500w: maximum 500w + 500w/4 ohm...

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    26 emx5014c owner’s manual front & rear panels reference d pfl (pre-fader listen) switch set this switch on if you want to monitor the pre-fade of the signal that is being output at the st out or st sub out jacks. If the switch is on, the signal (prior to adjustment by the st master fader and st sub...

  • Page 27: Rear Panel

    Front & rear panels emx5014c owner’s manual 27 reference rear panel h speakers jacks use these jacks to connect to speakers. Note that the output directed to these jacks varies according to the setting of the power amp switch y. A1, b1: neutrik nl4 speakon outputs. Polarities are as shown below. A2,...

  • Page 28: Speaker Connections

    28 emx5014c owner’s manual reference speaker connections when making 2-channel and 2-channel parallel connections to the speakers jacks, be sure that the impedance of your speakers meets the conditions indicated below. Note that actual speaker impedance varies according to the connection method and ...

  • Page 29: Rack Mounting

    Emx5014c owner’s manual 29 reference rack mounting rack mounting to prepare the unit for rack mounting, use the (separately sold) rk5014 rack mount kit. If rack-mounting the unit, be sure to maintain adequate ventilation so the unit does not overheat. Consider attaching a vent panel, and do not use ...

  • Page 30: Setup

    30 emx5014c owner’s manual reference setup top panel rear panel emx installation vents are located on the front and rear of the emx unit. Position the unit so that the vents are not blocked by nearby walls or objects. Di down up octave scene sf1 sf 2 sf 3 sf 4 sf 5 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 5 f 6 informatio...

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    Emx5014c owner’s manual 31 reference troubleshooting ■ power doesn’t come on. ❑ be sure that you are using the supplied power cord, and that it is correctly connected to the ac in connector and plugged into a working power out- let. ■ power suddenly went off. ❑ check whether the vents at the front a...

  • Page 32: Specifications

    Emx5014c owner’s manual 32 reference specifications ■ general specifications output impedance of signal generator: 150 ohms * these specifications apply to rated power supplies of 120v, 230v and 240v . Min typ max unit maximum output power (speakers) (rl=4 ohms) both ch drive, 1khz, thd+n 0.5% 500 w...

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    33 emx5014c owner’s manual specifications reference ■ input characteristics *1 0 dbu is referenced to 0.775 vrms. *2 input sensitivity: the lowest level that will produce an output of +4 dbu(1.23 v), or the nominal output level when the unit is set to maxi- mum level. (all faders and level controls ...

  • Page 34: Dimensional Diagrams

    Specifications emx5014c owner’s manual 34 reference dimensional diagrams 485 8 493 145 6 155 unit: mm 444 (440 excluding screw heads).

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    35 emx5014c owner’s manual specifications reference block diagram and level diagram ch input ch1-6 a b ha ba pa d [-60dbu~-16dbu] [-60dbu~-16dbu] [-34dbu~+10dbu] [-34dbu~ +10dbu] gain [-34dbu~+10dbu] gain [-30dbu~+14dbu] inser t i/o st ch mic st ch line [-34dbu~+10dbu] st ch line r l [-34dbu~+10dbu]...

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