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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 connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructio
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3 Precautions WARNING • Do not remove the unit’s cover. You could receive an electrical Installation shock. If you think internal inspection, maintenance, or repair • Connect this unit’s power cord only to an AC outlet of the type is necessary, contact your dealer. stated in this Owner’s Manual or as marked on the unit. Failure • Do not modify the unit. Doing so is a fire and electrical shock to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard. hazard. • Do not allow water to enter th
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4 Precautions EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual
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5 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha EMX88S/EMX68S Powered Mixer. The EMX88S/EMX68S has the following features. In order to take full advantage of the EMX88S/EMX68S and enjoy long and trouble-free performance, please read this owner’s manual carefully, and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Features • The EMX88S/EMX68S features eight input channels less, and reduced heat generation to 35% or less (in (EMX88S), six input channels (EMX68S) that support fi
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6 EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide Never connect the speakers in the manner shown EMX88S/EMX68S below. Otherwise, the EMX88S/EMX68S’s built- in power amplifier will be damaged. Quick Guide The following steps (1–5) explain the basic con- nection and operation of the EMX88S/EMX68S. Also, please read “Front and Rear Panel” and “Basic Operation” following this Quick Guide section to learn more about using the EMX88S/ EMX68S. STEP 1 Connection Connecting speakers Using speaker cables, co
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EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide 7 Connecting a microphone Connecting a CD player, MD player, and/or cassette Make sure that the power is turned off to the deck EMX88S/EMX68S. Connect a CD player or MD player to the 2TR IN jacks. Refer to the operation manual of the corre- Connect a microphone to the Low-Z jack or MIC sponding device for more information on the jack. input and output of the device. EMX88S (EMX68S) EMX88S (EMX68S) Microphone Using a condenser microphone CD player Recorde
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8 EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide Connecting an electric acoustic guitar or electric If you wish to connect multiple instruments, bass make a monaural connection as shown below. Connect an electric acoustic guitar or electric EMX88S (EMX68S) bass to the Super Hi-Z jacks. EMX88S (EMX68S) • You can also use the Hi-Z jacks and Super Hi-Z jacks to connect multiple instruments. You cannot use the Hi-Z jack and the Low-Z jack for the same channel at the same time. If a microphone has El
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EMX88S/EMX68S Quick Guide 9 STEP 3 STEP 4 Sound output Applying built-in effects Set the MASTER control in the MAIN section to 1 Turn on the ON switch in the DIGITAL EFFECT √ √ “√ √ ,” then while playing an instrument con- section. The ON switch indicator lights up. nected to a channel to be checked (or while 2 Using the Program selector, select one of 16 effect speaking to a connected microphone), adjust the types. LEVEL control of the corresponding channel so 3 Adjust the amo
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10 Front and rear panel Front and rear panel Control panel Channel section Use these controls to adjust factors such as the 2 MONITOR control equalization, (frequency response), volume, For each channel, this controls the amount of sig- effect and monitor output level for the input sig- nal that is sent to the MONITOR bus. nal to each channel. The signal of the MONITOR bus is sent to the MONITOR jacks (input/output panel 7). Note: The signal is sen
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Control panel 11 val between the last two presses will be set as the DIGITAL EFFECT section delay time. The specified time will be remem- This section allows you to turn the built-in digital bered even if the power is turned off. effect on/off and to select the effect type. The LED beside the switch will blink in synchro- nization with the delay time only when the effect type is TAP DELAY. MAIN section This section allows you to adjust the tone and volume
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12 Front and rear panel D 2TR IN control These graphic equalizer settings affect both the MONITOR bus signal output to the speakers and This adjusts the amount of signal that is sent the line level signal sent from MONITOR jack from the 2TR IN jacks to the stereo (MAIN L, R) signal (input/output panel 7). bus. H EFFECT RTN control E MASTER control This control adjusts the effect signal level sent to This control adjusts the stereo (MAIN L, R) bus the MONITOR bus from the
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Control panel 13 POWER AMP section YAMAHA SPEAKER PROCESSING Here you can select the operating mode of the O ON/OFF switch power amp. You can also check the operation of This switch enables you to compensate the low the limiter circuit. range of the speakers. The low range balance when this switch is on varies depending on the speakers. First, check the low range balance by auditioning M the resultant sound, then set this switch to on or off. N O M LIMITER indicator This indicator li
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14 Front and rear panel Input/output panel 2 4 1 357 6 1 Channel input jacks (Hi-Z, Low-Z) 2 Super Hi-Z jacks 1–6 (EMX88S), 1–4 (EMX68S) These two phone jacks are the input connectors These are the input jacks for channels for input channel 5–6 (EMX88S), 3–4 (EMX68S). 1–6 (EMX88S), 1–4 (EMX68S). They are unbalanced, can be used simulta- neously, and their high input impedance makes By using the PAD switches (control panel 6) you them ideal for use with instruments such as elec- can connect a
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Input/output panel 15 4 EFFECT OUT jack 7 REC OUT/MAIN (STEREO)/MONITOR- The input of an external effect such as a delay or OUTPUT jacks echo can be connected to this jack. These are output jacks which send line level sig- nals from the EMX88S/EMX68S to external The signal adjusted by the EFFECT control of devices. A stereo recording device such as a cas- each channel will be sent to the EFFECT bus, its sette recorder or MD recorder can be connected level adjusted by the EFFECT OUT control,
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16 Front and rear panel Rear panel 2 1 1 Speaker output jacks (SPEAKERS) 2 AC IN socket Connect speakers here. The EMX88S/EMX68S Connect the included power cord to this socket. has two internal power amps. There are three Connect the plug of the power cord to an AC out- ways in which speakers can be connected to the let that meets the requirements stated in the spec- EMX88S/EMX68S. ifications in this document. • Two-channel connection • Two-channel parallel connection • Bridge connection At this
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Connections 17 Connections When connecting various devices, make sure the cables and plugs have the correct rating. Be sure to use cables designed for the purpose when you connect speakers to speaker jacks. Connecting main speakers There are three ways in which speakers can be connected to the EMX88S/EMX68S. The speaker impedance requirement varies depending on how you connect the speakers. Refer to the dia- grams below to make sure the speaker impedance will not be lower than the specified val
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18 Connections When the power amp select switch is set to MAIN (L+R) BRIDGE: • Bridge connection Connect only one 8–16 ohm speaker to the BRIDGE jack. The speaker will output the combined signal of the MAIN L bus + R bus. A maximum output of 800 W will be obtained when an 8-ohm speaker is used. Power amp select switch Not used Not used 8Ω –16Ω Caution: When using two-channel connection or two-channel parallel connection, do not connect a speaker to the BRIDGE jack. When using a bridge connec
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Connections 19 Example connections Synthesizer, Drum Box Cassette Deck CD Player Foot switch (YAMAHA FC5) Microphone 88 Effect Processor Main Speakers Electric bass Electric-acoustic guitar Power amp * Speakers normally connect to the jacks on the rear panel. When more speaker outputs are needed, use the MAIN (STEREO) jacks are for stereo output and the MONITOR jack is for monaural output. Monitor Speakers EMX88S/EMX68S—Owner’s Manual
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20 Basic Operation Basic Operation This section explains basic operation of the EMX88S/EMX68S. Connecting microphones Sending an independent and instruments mix to the monitor speakers 1 Before connecting mics or instruments, 1 Set the MONITOR section MASTER con- √ √ make sure that the power of all equip- trol to the “√ √” position. ment (where applicable) is turned off. 2 Adjust the MONITOR control to increase Also make sure that the level controls of the level of the channel you want to he
