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POWERED MIXER
Owner’s Manual
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Precautions 1 Precautions • Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow the • This unit has ventilation holes at the rear to pre- unit to become wet. Fire or electrical shock may vent the internal temperature rising too high. Do result. not block them. Blocked ventilation holes are a fire hazard. • Connect this unit’s power cord only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner’s Manual • Clean the contacts of the phone plug before con- or as marked on the unit. Failure to do so
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Introduction 3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha EMX660 Powered Mixer. The EMX660 has the following features. In order to take full advantage of the EMX660 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 Contents • The EMX660 provides six input channels com- Front and rear panel ...................................................4 patible with mic/line signals, including h
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4 Front and rear panel Front and rear panel Control panel Channel section In this section, you can adjust equalization (fre- 2 Monitor controls (MONI) quency response), volume level, effect and moni- For each channel, this controls the amount of sig- tor output levels for the input signal of each nal that is sent to the MONITOR bus. channel. The signal of the MONITOR bus is sent to the speakers connected to the POWER AMP 2 A/B jacks (only if the power
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Control panel 5 DIGITAL EFFECT section MONITOR section This section allows you to turn the built-in digital This section allows you to adjust the tone and effect on/off and to select the effect type. volume of the MONITOR bus, and specify the mix level of the built-in effect and the external input signals. VO. ECHO 1 8 VO. ECHO 2 +6 +12 +12 • • +3 6 6 • • VO. REV. 1 0 0 0 B • • 6 6 –5 • • VO. REV. 2 –12 –12 –10 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 6 HALL. 1 9 0
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6 Front and rear panel MAIN section POWER AMP section This section allows you to adjust the tone and This section allows you to select the signals that volume of the MAIN bus, the mix level of the will be output from the built-in two-channel built-in effect, and the mix level of the external power amplifier, and to select the BRIDGE mode. input. 2AMPs +6 +12 +12 300W 300W • • 6 +3 6 • • 1 2 0 0 0 H C • • 6 6 –5 • • LIMITER I –12 –1
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Control panel 7 POWER indicator & PHANTOM switch POWER K ON PHANTOM OFF L K POWER indicator This indicator will light when the power of the EMX660 is turned on. L PHANTOM switch This switch turns the phantom power supply on/ off for the Lo-Z input jacks of channels 1–4 and MIC input jacks of channels 5–6. Turn this switch off if you do not use it. EMX660—Owner’s Manual
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8 Front and rear panel Input/output panel Hi-Z Hi-Z Hi-Z Hi-Z 1 LINE2 1 INST2 EFFECT OUT MONITOR TAPE REC IN OUT 11 Lo-Z Lo-Z Lo-Z Lo-Z MIC MIC FOOT SW AUX IN MAIN 22 EEEngine SEE REAR PANEL CAUTION INPUT OUTPUT 1 2 34 5 6 1 Hi-Z, Lo-Z input jacks 2 MIC, LINE, INST input jacks These are the input jacks for channels 1–4. By These are the input jacks for channels 5–6. using the PAD switches (control panel 5) you Microphones can be connected to the MIC jacks, can connect
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Input/output panel 9 5 External input jacks (AUX IN/TAPE IN) These are input jacks that allow the signal from an external device to be added to the MAIN out- put. Monaural output devices such as external effects can be connected to the AUX IN jack, and stereo output devices such as cassette recorder or CD players can be connected to the TAPE IN jacks. The nominal input level and impedance are –10 dB/ 600Ω for the AUX IN jack, and –10 dBV/600Ω for the TAPE IN jacks. 6 External output jacks
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10 Front and rear panel Rear panel 2 1 SPEAKERS BA BA POWER POWER AMP 2 BRIDGE POWER AMP 1 ON / OFF 1 Speaker output jacks (POWER AMP 1 A/B, Caution: POWER AMP 2 A/B, BRIDGE) When using a bridge connection, do not con- Speakers can be connected to these jacks. The nect anything to the POWER AMP 1 and POW- EMX660 contains a two-channel power amp, and ER AMP 2 jacks. Likewise, when using the there are three ways in which the speakers can be POWER AMP 1 and/or POWER AMP 2 jacks, connected to
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Installation/Connection 11 Installation/Connection Installation The EMX660 uses a forced cooling system with intake on the bottom of the rear panel and exhaust on the top of the rear panel to avoid blocking the heated air flow. Front 30cm or less Exhaust Front NO NO Intake Connection When connecting various devices, be sure to use cables and plugs of the appropriate standard. Speaker connection There are three ways in which speakers can be connected to the EMX660. 1 Two-channel connection — A
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12 Installation/Connection Example connections Recorder (Cassette, DAT, MD) CD player Effects processor 88 Synthesizer, Drum machine, Guitar processor Monitors Speakers Power AMP 1 1 Hi-Z Hi-Z Hi-Z Hi-Z LINE2 INST2 EFFECT OUT MONITOR TAPE REC IN OUT 11 Lo-Z Lo-Z Lo-Z Lo-Z MIC MIC FOOT SW AUX IN MAIN 22 EEEngine SEE REAR PANEL CAUTION INPUT OUTPUT Footswitch (YAMAHA FC5) Microphone Main Speakers Electric-acoustic guitar Normally, connect speakers to the jacks on the rear panel. If more speak
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Basic Operation 13 Basic Operation This section explains basic operation of the EMX660. Connecting microphones Monitoring By connecting a powered monitor speaker to the and instruments MONITOR OUTPUT, you can create a monitor 1 Before connecting mics or instruments, mix independent of the MAIN mix, since the make sure that the power of all equip- input channel MONI controls are not affected by ment (where applicable) is turned off. the LEVEL controls. Also make sure that the level controls
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14 Example setups Example setups This section provides some ways in which the EMX660 can be used, and explains connections and operation. As a conference PA system/installed sound system Here is an example of using the EMX660 as a conference PA system or as an installed sound system. Main Speakers Power AMP 1 A/B Power AMP 2 A/B 1 2 3 4 5 6 HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH VO. ECHO 1 +12 +12 +6 POWER • • 6 6 +3 • • –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15 VO. ECHO 2 0 0 0 • • ON 6 6 –5 PHANT
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As a band PA 15 As a band PA Here is an example of using the EMX660 as a small PA for a band. In this example, the monitor speakers are being sent a mix that is independent of the MAIN speaker mix. An external effect such as delay or reverb is also being used. Connections Note: Set the power amp select switch of the POW- • Connect mics or instruments, such as keyboards, ER AMP section to the “MAIN MONITOR” posi- to the channel input jacks 1–6. tion. If you are using an external effect, we
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16 Example setups Sending an independent mix to the Using an external effect monitor speakers 1 Raise the EFFECT controls for the channels to which you want the external effect to 1 Set the MONITOR section MASTER con- be applied. √ √ trol to the √ √ position. 2 Adjust the input level of the external 2 Raise the MONI controls for the channels effect so that the sound is not distorted at that you wish to hear from the monitor the input of the external effect. speakers. 3 Use the MAIN section
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Troubleshooting 17 Troubleshooting The following table describes the possible malfunctions of this device, and the appropriate actions to be taken in each case. Problem Cause Action Please wait. When the device cools off, normal operation will resume automatically. However, The load on this device was too great, please check the following two points to prevent the and the protection circuit for the inter- problem from recurring. The POWER nal transformer has operated. Possi- If the input to
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18 Specifications Specifications General specifications 300 W + 300 W/4Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz (POWER AMP OUT 1, 2) Maximum output power 215 W + 215 W/8Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz (POWER AMP OUT 1, 2) 600 W/8Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz (BRIDGE) 20 Hz~20 kHz +1 dB, –3 dB @1 W output into 8Ω (POWER AMP OUT) Frequency response 20 Hz~20 kHz +1 dB, –3 dB @+4 dB output into 10 kΩ (MAIN OUT, MONITOR OUT, EFFECT SEND) Less than 0.5% @20 Hz~20 kHz, 150 W output into 4Ω (POWER AMP OUT 1, 2) Total harmonic distortion Less
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Input specifications 19 Input specifications Input level Actual load Nominal Connector Input connectors PAD impedance impedance type Max. before 1 Nominal level Sensitivity cliping 50~600Ω OFF –62 dB (0.616 mV) –50 dB (2.45 mV) –20 dB (77.5 mV) CH INPUT (Lo-Z) Mics 2 3 kΩ XLR-3-31 type (CH1~4) ON 600Ω Lines –32 dB (19.5 mV) –20 dB (77.5 mV) +10 dB (2.45 V) 50~600Ω OFF –52 dB (1.95 mV) –40 dB (7.75 mV) –10 dB (245 mV) Phone jack CH INPUT (Hi-Z) Mics 10 kΩ 2 (CH1~4) (TRS) ON 600Ω Lines –22 d
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20 Specifications Dimensions W:497 (67.5) 45.5 380 45.5 16 57.5 150 487 D:275 Unit mm EMX660—Owner’s Manual H:275 259 (45.5) (45.5) 168
