Yamaha MX400 User Manual

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    Mixing console consoles de mixage mischpulte consola de mezcla user’s guide manuel d’utilisation bedienungsanleitung manual de uso 24 a b 20db gain –16 –60 high –15 +15 mid freq 250 5k mid –15 +15 low –15 +15 aux 1 0 10 aux 2 0 10 aux 3 0 10 aux 4 0 10 aux 5 0 10 pan l odd r even ∞ 40 30 25 20 15 10...

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    Important notice for the united kingdom connecting the plug and cord important: the wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: blue : neutral brown : live as the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings i...

  • Page 3: Contents

    Contents i mx400 user’s guide contents 1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 features of the mx400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 front and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 input modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 4: Precautions

    Ii precautions mx400 user’s guide precautions 1. Location keep the unit away from locations where it is likely to be exposed to high tem- peratures or humidity — such as near radiators, stoves, etc. Also avoid locations which are subject to excessive dust accumulation or vibration which could cause ...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction 1 mx400 user’s guide introduction thank you for purchasing the yamaha mx400. The mx400 series is designed for easy operation and versatility in a wide range of applications, including pa and installed systems. The mx400 series includes three models; 8 channel, 12 channel, 16 channel, an...

  • Page 6: Front and Rear Panels

    2 front and rear panels mx400 user’s guide front and rear panels input modules 1 a/b switch this switch selects the signal source of the input module. Select input a (xlr type) or input b (1/4” phone type). 2 20db pad switch this is a 20db input pad (attenuator) that affects input a and input b. If ...

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    Input modules 3 mx400 user’s guide 5 high pass filter switch this switch cuts the input signal below 80 hz at 12db/octave. The filter is turned on when the switch is pressed in. By using the high pass filter, you can reduce or eliminate wind noise, mic pop noise, and power supply hum etc. 6 eq contr...

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    4 front and rear panels mx400 user’s guide 9 assign switches (1-2, 3-4, st) these switches assign the signal of the input module to the group outputs and the st output. The pan control located below adjusts the stereo posi- tion of the signal between the odd (odd) group and left (l) outputs and the ...

  • Page 9: Stereo Module

    Stereo module 5 mx400 user’s guide stereo module 1 a/b switch this switch selects the signal source for the stereo module. Select either st input a (unbalanced 1/4” phone type) or st input b (rca pin) input. This switch is not provided for [st3] or [st4]. 2 sensitivity select (+4/–10) switch this sw...

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    6 front and rear panels mx400 user’s guide 9 on switch this switch turns the stereo module on/off. When the switch is pressed the stereo module is on. Be sure to turn off input modules that are not in use. Even when a module is off, the signal and peak indicators will light if a signal is being inpu...

  • Page 11: Aux Send Module

    Aux send module 7 mx400 user’s guide aux send module 1 aux send fader this adjusts the signal level of the aux send output. A position at the zero (0) marking is the nominal level. Raising the fader above 0 provides up to 10db of gain. 2 peak indicator this indicator lights when the level of the inp...

  • Page 12: St2/monitor Module

    8 front and rear panels mx400 user’s guide st2/monitor module 1 pfl indicator this indicator (yellow) will light when the pfl switch of one or more mod- ules is turned on. 2 2tr in switch this switch selects the 2tr in input signal. This signal will be sent to the headphone jack and to the st2/moni ...

  • Page 13: Master Module (L-St1-R)

    Master module (l-st1-r) 9 mx400 user’s guide master module (l-st1-r) 1 power indicator this indicator lights when the power switch is turned on. 2 phantom indicator this indicator lights when the phantom switch is turned on, indicating that phantom power is being supplied. 3 talkback in jack this is...

  • Page 14: Meters

    10 front and rear panels mx400 user’s guide meters the mx400 provides six led meters, and three types of output level can be viewed on the meters. 1) group 1/2, 2) group 3/4 or st2/monitor l/r, 3) stereo l/r. The “0” position indicates the nominal output level. The “peak” position indicates that the...

  • Page 15: Rear Panel

    Rear panel 11 mx400 user’s guide rear panel 1 input a jacks these are unbalanced xlr3-31 type jacks which input the signal for each input module. Use the a/b switch to select these jacks. • nominal input level: –60db phantom power (+48 v) can be supplied to these jacks. Phantom power is turned on/of...

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    12 rear panel mx400 user’s guide 5 group sub in jacks (+4db) these are unbalanced 1/4” phone jacks which input signals from sub-mixers or other devices. • nominal input level: +4db 6 2tr in jacks (–10dbv) these are rca pin jacks used to input a stereo sound source. • nominal input level: –10dbv 7 st...

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    Rear panel 13 mx400 user’s guide b st input 3/4 jacks these are unbalanced 1/4” phone jacks which input a stereo source. • nominal input level: +4db or –10db c aux send jacks (+4db) these are unbalanced 1/4” phone jacks which output the signals of the aux send buses. • nominal output level: +4db d g...

  • Page 18: Appendix

    14 appendix mx400 user’s guide appendix general specifications. Frequency response 20 hz~20 khz +1, –2db (st l/r, group @ 600 Ω aux send @ 600 Ω ) total harmonic distortion less than 0.1% (20 hz~20 khz @ 14db*) (st l/r, group @ 600 Ω aux send @ 600 Ω ) crosstalk (@1 khz) –70db (between adjacent chan...

  • Page 19: Input Specifications

    Input specifications 15 mx400 user’s guide * 0db=0.775v r.M.S input specifications *1. Sensitivity is the lowest input level that will produce an output of +4db (1.23v) or the nominal output level when mx400 is set to maximum gain (i.E. All level controls and faders set to maximum). *2. Xlr-type con...

  • Page 20: Output Specifications

    16 appendix mx400 user’s guide output specifications *1. Xlr-type connectors and phone jacks are balanced (tip=hot, ring=cold, sleeve=gnd). *2. Insert phone jacks (trs) are unbalanced (tip=out, ring=in, sleeve=gnd). *3. Phone jacks are unbalanced. *4. In these specifications, when db represents a sp...

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    Block/level diagram schéma de connexions/de niveau block- und pegelschaltbild diagrama en bloques/de nivel (+v) pfl pad ha ha pad low high eq eq bal/pan peak signal on level talkback in group 1 tb level group sub in +4db 1-4 st sub in +4db l,r b a r l/ mono l/ mono st input 3-4 st input 1-2 r r l ta...

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    Yamaha corporation r0 1 ip printed in korea p.O.Box 1, hamamatsu, japan.