DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 2 Yamaha LC4 Operation Guide Contents Page Controlling the Volume of the Teacher’s Speaking Voice (Microphone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Controlling the Teacher’s Instrument Volume Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Selecting Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Interacting With a Single Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Listening to a Single Student. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 1 Controlling the Volume of the Teacher’s Speaking Voice (Microphone) With the MIC button on, move the MIC slider up to the desired voice level. 9 17 10 18 11 19 12 20 13 21 14 22 15 23 16 24 25 33 41 26 34 42 27 35 43 28 36 44 29 37 45 30 38 46 31 39 47 32 40 48 Controlling Teacher’s Instrument Volume Level Use the built-in volume control on your instrument to raise or lower its volume in the LC4 lab.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 2 Selecting Students A BANK light will always be on no matter how many students are in the LC4 lab. The light will show the bank of students 1-8 at the bottom of the control unit. A fully expanded LC4 system will have a total of six banks (48 students). Each bank has eight students organized in the following fashion: BANK 1-8 BANK 9-16 BANK 17-24 BANK 25-32 BANK 33-40 BANK 41-48 Not all LC4s will have all banks available.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 3 Example One When listening to student 3, the BANK button would be set where the first light (1-8) is lit and student button 3 would be on. 9 17 10 18 11 19 12 20 13 21 14 22 15 23 16 24 25 33 41 26 34 42 27 35 43 28 36 44 29 37 45 30 38 46 31 39 47 32 40 48 Example Two To listen to student 10, press the BANK button until the second light is lit (signifying BANK 9-16). Then, press button number two for student 10.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 4 Interacting With a Single Student This is essentially paying a visit to a student’s virtual practice room. Once in the correct bank, select the student button and then turn on the MIC button. Think of turning on the MIC button as opening the practice room door. Make sure your MIC volume is up by using the MIC slider. When you’re ready to leave this student’s practice room, press the lit student button to turn it off.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 5 Broadcasting a Single Student for the Entire Class Select a student as if you were going to work with them, then turn on the BROADCAST button. The selected student’s performance will be heard by entire class. To exit this mode, effectively sending all students back to their virtual practice rooms, turn BROADCAST off by touching the student button again.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 6 Addressing and Isolating All Students Simultaneously To speak to and play for all students without hearing their instruments, and without them being able to hear each other, press the ALL button (the MIC will come on automatically). The students will not be able to hear each other speak or play but they will hear their own instruments.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 7 Allowing the Entire Class to Interact... the MEGAGROUP This is essentially your “all together now” mode. You can hear students, students can hear you, and students can hear each other speak and play. In a simple 8-student (non-expanded) lab, this can be as simple as turning on student buttons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. But in an expanded lab this would have to be done for each bank.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 8 Quickly Resetting All Buttons If you’re unsure about which settings/buttons are on or off, press and hold the MUTE ALL button and then tap the ALL button. This resets all of the controller’s student unit buttons to off. This is the same as turning the power off and then on again without making a trip to the power button on the hub.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 9 Setting Students In PAIRS To quickly get students working in simple pairs (two students per virtual practice room), press the PAIRS button. This will automatically place student 1 with 2, 3 with 4, 5 with 6, etc.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 10 Grouping Students If simply pairing students isn’t flexible enough for your needs, the LC4 Lab allows you to create easily recallable Groups. Think of a Group as a kind of virtual practice room in which multiple students can meet at the same time. You can have as many as four Groups (A/B/C/D) set up in the Controller at any given time.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 11 Example Two Students 1, 3, 5 and 7 are Group A, students 2, 4, 6 and 8 are Group B, students 9, 10, 11 and 12 are Group C, and students 13, 14, 15 and 16 are Group D. In the illustration below, you are working with GROUP A, which has a flashing light. Groups B, C and D are working by themselves.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 12 Example Four You are working with GROUP C, which has a flashing light. A, B and D are working by themselves. 9 17 10 18 11 19 12 20 13 21 14 22 15 23 16 24 25 33 41 26 34 42 27 35 43 28 36 44 29 37 45 30 38 46 31 39 47 32 40 48 Example Five You are working with GROUP D, which has a flashing light. A, B and C are working by themselves.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 13 It’s possible to group students from more than one bank—students 1 and 3 with student 10 and 11, for example. Simply press and hold the GROUP A button, select BANK 1, tap student 1 then 3, next select BANK 2 by pressing the BANK button and tap student number 10 (button 2) and 11 (button 3). Release the GROUP button A and it will begin to flash indicating the group is active and you are working with them.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 14 Recalling Custom Settings To RECALL a memory, tap the RECALL button, then tap the button of the MEMORY desired. (1 9 17 10 18 11 19 12 20 13 21 14 22 15 23 16 24 25 33 41 26 34 42 27 35 43 28 36 44 (2 29 37 45 30 38 46 31 39 47 32 40 48 ) Tap one numbered button (1-6) to recall a preset you have stored.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 15 Using a CD or MP3 Player For the entire class to hear audio from a playback device, simply connect an audio player to the AUX1 or AUX 2 IN jack on the hub. Turn on the corresponding AUX button from the control unit and move the AUX slider up to desired volume. When the AUX inputs are used, all students will hear the playback regardless of which student buttons are enabled.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 16 Recording a Student’s Performance (Audio) Connect a recording device to the REC OUT on the hub. Then, to record the student, select the student, press RECORD on the recording device and tell the student to play. Anything you hear gets sent to the audio recorder.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 17 Using the AUX Inputs For the entire class to hear audio from additional devices like MIDI file players, metronomes or computers, simply connect the device to the AUX IN jacks on the hub. Turn on thecorresponding AUX button on the control unit and then move the AUX slider up to desired volume. When the an AUX input is used, all students will hear the device regardless of which student buttons are enabled.
LC4 Wireless Kit By purchasing the optional LC4 Wireless Kit, you can add wireless control to your lab system. The LC4 Wireless Kit contains networking hardware, a wireless headset for the teacher, and the LC4 Controller app for iPad. Detailed installation and operational instructions are provided with the LC4 Wireless Kit.
DP7949 LC4 Manual - Operation Guide.qxp_Layout 1 3/24/15 8:39 AM Page 19 Limited Factory Warranty JLCooper Electronics (“JLCooper”) warrants this product to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. This warranty is non-transferable and the benefits apply to the original owner. Proof of purchase in the form of an itemized sales receipt is required for warranty coverage.
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