Yamaha IMX644 Manager Owner's Manual

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Summary of IMX644 Manager

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 1 • the software and this manual are the exclusive copyrights of yamaha corporation. • please read carefully the software licensing agreement at the end of this manual before installing the software. • copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or i...

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 2 what is imx644 manager?...................................................................................... 3 system requirements ............................................................................................. 3 installation procedure ....................

  • Page 3: What Is Imx644 Manager?

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 3 imx644 manager is application software that lets you make detailed parameter settings for the imx644. Imx644 manager has the following functionality. • edit the imx644’s parameters when connected online with the imx644, you can perform detailed editing of the imx644’s...

  • Page 4: Installation Procedure

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 4 this section explains how to install imx644 manager and the imx644 usb driver. The imx644 usb driver installation procedure will depend on the os you are using. Windows 7 users .........................Page 5 windows vista users ...................Page 8 windows xp us...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 5 installing the imx644 usb driver (windows 7 users) 1 turn the imx644 power switch off. 2 turn the imx644 on while holding the front-panel memory [d] button, then connect the imx644 to the computer’s usb connector. 3 select [start] → [control panel] → [hardware and sou...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 6 5 click [browse my computer for driver software]. 6 click [browse] and select “c:\program files (x86)\yamaha\imx644\usbimx644” if you’re running the 64- bit version of the os, or “c:\program files\yamaha\imx644\usbimx644” if you’re running the 32-bit ver- sion. Click ...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 7 8 when the installation process has finished, “windows has successfully updated your driver software” will appear. Click [close] to close the window, and check that “yamaha imx644 usb serial converter” has been added to the “univer- sal serial bus controllers” item in...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 8 installing the imx644 usb driver (windows vista users) 1 power-off the imx644. 2 use a usb cable to connect the imx644 to your computer. The “found new hardware” screen will appear. Note • make the usb connection directly to your computer without going through a usb h...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 9 7 click the [browse] button, and inside the imx644 folder, select the folder that contains the driver (“c:\program files\yamaha\imx644\usbimx644” by default), and click [next]. Note • if a windows security dialog box appears, click [install this driver software anyway...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 10 9 the “found new hardware” window will appear. Click [don’t search online]. Note • depending on your computer’s windows update driver settings, the above window may not appear. If the window does not appear, go on to the next step. 10 click [i don’t have the disk. Sh...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 11 12 when the installation is completed, a message indicating this will appear. Click the [close] button to close the screen. 13 while holding down the imx644’s memory [d] button, power-on the imx644. The imx644 will start up in imx644 manager mode. 14 start up imx644 ...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 12 installing the imx644 usb driver (windows xp users) 1 power-off the imx644. 2 use a usb cable to connect the imx644 to your computer. The “found new hardware wizard” screen will appear. Note • make the usb connection directly to your computer without going through a ...

  • Page 13: Uninstallation Procedure

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 13 this section explains how to uninstall imx644 manager and the imx644 usb driver. The uninstall procedure will depend on the os you are using. Windows 7 users 1 select [start] → [control panel] → [uninstall a program] to display the “uninstall or change a program” win...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 14 windows xp users 1 choose [start] → ([settings]) → [control panel] → [add or remove programs] to access the “add or remove programs” screen. 2 in the upper left of the screen, click [change or remove programs], and in the list at the right, select “yamaha imx644 mana...

  • Page 15: Starting Imx644 Manager

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 15 note • in order for the imx644 and your computer to be connected online, you must connect the imx644 to your computer and then power-on the imx644 while holding down its memory [d] button (imx644 manager mode). Use either a usb cable or an rs-232c cable to make this ...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 16 2 [file transfer] button this button loads a file of settings and sends it to the imx644. If you click this when the [status] indicator is “online,” the “password” dialog box will appear. Enter the assigned password for the imx644 and click the [ok] button; the file ...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 17 here you can edit parameters and save parameter settings to a file. • header area 1 [return to start window.] button click this to return to the starting screen. A confirmation dialog box will appear; click [yes] if you want to save your settings. A confirmation dial...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 18 • parameter editing area here you can use mouse operations to visually edit the various parameters. The screen that is shown will depend on the tab that’s selected. • screen switching tabs 1 [block] tab opens the block screen ( page 19 ). This shows a block diagram o...

  • Page 19: Block Screen

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 19 this shows a block diagram of the entire signal route from input to output, and allows you to make parameter settings. By clicking the buttons in the block screen, you can open parameter editing dialog boxes or move to other edit screens. This screen will appear firs...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 20 4 [eq] button this button opens the “input eq” dialog box, where you can edit the eq (equalizer) that is provided on each input channel. Click the [close] button to close the dialog box. “input eq” dialog box the editable parameters differ between mono input channels...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 21 5 [level] button this opens the “level” dialog box, allowing you to adjust the volume of the input/output channels. 6 [matrix] button opens the matrix screen ( page 24 ). Here you can specify the output channels to which the input channel signals are sent. 7 [stereo/...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 22 ) [bal] button this opens the “balance” dialog box, allowing you to specify the volume balance between outputs a/b (l/r) of output channels 1 and 2. Click the [close] button to close the dialog box. ! Output level meter, output signal/peak indicator output level mete...

  • Page 23: Input Screen

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 23 here you can edit the input channel parameters. 1 pad when editing online, this will indicate “mic” if the rear panel pad (34 db) switch is off, or “line” if the switch is on. When editing offline, this will indicate “mic” by default. 2 +48v indicator when editing on...

  • Page 24: Matrix Screen

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 24 7 [priority]/[override] button this turns on/off the priority ducker function (mono input channels only) or the music override function (stereo input channels only). The on/off state of this button is linked with the priority ducker key source select or music overrid...

  • Page 25: Output Screen

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 25 here you can edit parameters other than eq for output channels 1–4. 1 output level meter/indicator output level meters shows level meters for the output signals of output channels 1 and 2. Output indicators shows [-2 dbfs]/[-44 dbfs] indicators for the output signals...

  • Page 26: Output Eq Screen

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 26 here you can edit the parameters of the 6-band equalizers provided for output channels 1 through 4. 1 channel use this to select the output channel whose eq you want to edit. 2 [a&b]/[a]/[b] buttons if output channel 1 or 2 is selected, you can choose whether to edit...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 27 7 eq response curve this indicates the frequency response of the current eq settings. This is an approximate curve for your reference. The markers ( ) indicate the parameter values for each band. The color of the markers corresponds to the band number (1–6) shown bel...

  • Page 28: Misc Screen

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 28 here you can edit settings for functions such as priority ducker, music override, and feedback suppressor. • priority ducker key source select when a signal is applied to the specified mono input channel, the level of all stereo input signals assigned to the same out...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 29 4 [stereo 1]–[stereo 4] check boxes these turn on/off the music override function for each stereo input channel. These check boxes are linked with the [override] buttons of the input screen. The default setting is off for all channels. Note • if this is turned on for...

  • Page 30: Gpi Screen

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 30 • memory assign of the sixteen memories specified in the memory screen, any four can be assigned to the front panel memory [a]–[d] buttons. When you click the name shown beside each button [a]–[d], a list of the assignable memories will appear. Select the memory that...

  • Page 31: Memory Screen

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 31 here you can save your edited parameter settings in sixteen different memories, or recall previously-saved settings. 1 memory list this area shows the names of the sixteen memories. If you want to edit the name of a memory, recall that memory; then click the memory f...

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 32 *1 accessing the device manager • windows 7 users choose [start] → [control panel] → ([hardware and sound]) → [device manager]. Yamaha imx644 usb serial converter is shown in [universal serial bus controllers]. • windows vista users choose [start] → ([settings]) → [c...

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    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 33 *3 accessing the screen dpi setting • windows 7 users choose [start] → [control panel] → [appearance and personalization] → [personalization]. In the left side of the window, click [adjust font size (dpi)] to access the screen dpi setting dialog box. • windows vista ...

  • Page 34: Attention

    Imx644 manager owner’s manual 34 attention please read this software license agreement (“agreement”) carefully before using this software. You are only permitted to use this software pursuant to the terms and conditions of this agree- ment. This agreement is between you (as an individual or legal en...

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    6. Third party software third party software and data (“third party software”) may be attached to the software. If, in the written materials or the electronic data accompanying the software, yamaha identifies any software and data as third party software, you acknowledge and agree that you must abid...