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Features

Input Channels...................................................................page 12

With up to 16 (MG166CX/MG166C: 10) mic/line inputs or up to four

stereo inputs, the MG mixer can simultaneously connect to a wide

range of devices: microphones, line-level devices, stereo

synthesizers, and more.

Compression......................................................................page 10

Compression increases the overall level without introducing

distortion by compressing excessive peaks in the signals from

microphones and guitars.

AUX Sends and Stereo AUX Return.................................page 16

You can use the AUX SEND jack to feed the signal sent to an

external signal processor, and then return the processed stereo

signal through the RETURN jack.

High-quality digital effects (MG166CX)....................pages 15, 19

With digital effects built in, the MG166CX can deliver a wide range

of sound variations all by itself.

Caractéristiques

Canaux d’entrée.................................................................page 48

Avec 16 entrées micro/ligne (MG166CX/MG166C: 10) ou quatre

entrées stéréo maximum, la console de mixage MG peut connecter

simultanément une grande variété d’appareils : micros, appareils

de ligne, synthétiseurs stéréo, etc.

Compression......................................................................page 46

La compression augmente le niveau général sans engendrer de

distorsion en comprimant les pics excessifs des signaux des

micros et des guitares.

Envois AUX et retour AUX stéréo.....................................page 52

Vous pouvez utiliser la prise jack AUX SEND pour envoyer le signal

vers une unité de traitement de signaux externes, puis pour

renvoyer le signal stéréo traité via la prise jack RETURN.

Effets numériques de qualité supérieure (MG166CX)

...pages 51, 55

Grâce aux effets numériques intégrés, la console MG166CX peut

proposer de nombreuses variations de sons.

Funktionen

Eingangskanäle..................................................................Seite 30

Mit bis zu 16 Mikrofon-/Line-Eingängen (MG166CX/MG166C: 10)

oder bis zu vier Stereoeingängen können viele Geräte gleichzeitig

am MG-Mischpult angeschlossen werden: Mikrofone, Geräte mit

Leitungspegel, Stereo-Synthesizer uvm.

Kompression......................................................................Seite 28

Kompression erhöht den Durchschnittspegel, ohne Verzerrung

hinzuzufügen, indem übermäßige Pegelspitzen der Signale von

Mikrofonen oder Gitarren komprimiert werden.

AUX Sends und Stereo AUX Return.................................Seite 34

Von der AUX SEND-Buchse können Sie das Signal einzeln an

einen externen Signalprozessor führen, und das verarbeitete

Stereosignal über die RETURN-Buchse zurück in das Pult führen.

Hochwertige Digitaleffekte (MG166CX)....................Seiten 33, 37

Mit den eingebauten digitalen Effekten kann das MG166CX aus

sich heraus eine Reihe von Klangvariationen liefern.

Características

Canales de entrada.........................................................página 66

Con un máximo de 16 entradas de micrófono/línea

(MG166CX/MG166C: 10) o cuatro entradas estereofónicas, la

mezcladora MG puede conectarse simultáneamente con una gran

variedad de dispositivos: micrófonos, dispositivos de nivel de línea,

sintetizadores estereofónicos, etc.

Compresión.....................................................................página 64

La compresión aumenta el nivel general sin causar distorsión,

mediante la compresión del exceso de picos en las señales de los

micrófonos y guitarras.

Envíos AUX y retorno AUX estereofónico....................página 70

Puede utilizar la toma AUX SEND para introducir la señal enviada

en un procesador de señales externo y luego devolver la señal

estereofónica procesada a través de la toma RETURN (retorno).

Efectos digitales de alta calidad (MG166CX)........páginas 69, 73

Gracias a sus efectos digitales incorporados, la mezcladora

MG166CX puede producir por sí misma una amplia gama de

variaciones de sonido.

Owner’s Manual

Bedienungsanleitung

Mode d’emploi

Manual de instrucciones

Summary of content (29 pages)

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English Caractéristiques Input Channels...................................................................page 12 With up to 16 (MG166CX/MG166C: 10) mic/line inputs or up to four stereo inputs, the MG mixer can simultaneously connect to a wide range of devices: microphones, line-level devices, stereo synthesizers, and more. Canaux d’entrée.................................................................
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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 makings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/Power cord Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the device.
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Connections Handling caution • Before connecting the device to other devices, turn off the power for all devices. Before turning the power on or off for all devices, set all volume levels to minimum. • When turning on the AC power in your audio system, always turn on the power amplifier LAST, to avoid speaker damage. When turning the power off, the power amplifier should be turned off FIRST for the same reason. • Do not insert your fingers or hands in any gaps or openings on the device (vents, etc.).
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Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the Yamaha MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C mixing console. The MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C feature input channels suitable for a wide range of usage environments. And the MG166CX includes high-quality built-in digital effects that can provide some very serious sound. The mixer combines ease of operation with support for multiple usage environments.
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Mixer Basics Getting Sound to the Speakers We begin by connecting a pair of speakers and generating some stereo output. Note that operations and procedures will vary somewhat according to the input devices you are using.
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide 1 Be sure that your mixer is turned off and that all level controls* are turned all the way down. * STEREO OUT Master fader, Channel faders, GAIN controls, etc. NOTE 2 Set the equalizer and the PAN/BAL controls to their ▼ positions. Turn off any other external devices, then connect microphones, instruments, and speakers. NOTE • For information on connecting external devices see the Connection Example on page 11.
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Mixer Basics Making the Most of Your Mixer You’ve got yourself a mixer and now you’re ready to use it. Just plug everything in, twiddle the controls, and away you go … right? Well, if you’ve done this before you won’t have any problems, but if this is the first time you’ve ever used a mixer you might want to read through this little tutorial and pick up a few basics that will help you get better performance and make better mixes. Balanced, Unbalanced—What’s the Difference? In a word: “noise.
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Mixer Basics Making the Most of Your Mixer To EQ or Not to EQ In general: less is better. There are many situations in which you’ll need to cut certain frequency ranges, but use boost sparingly, and with caution. Proper use of EQ can eliminate interference between instruments in a mix and give the overall sound better definition. Bad EQ—and most commonly bad boost—just sounds terrible.
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Mixer Basics Making the Most of Your Mixer Ambience Your mixes can be further refined by adding ambience effects such as reverb or delay. The MG166CX’s internal effects can be used to add reverb or delay to individual channels in the same way as external effects processors. (Refer to page 15).
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Reference Setup Reference Guitar Rear panel Effect processor Recorder Powered monitor speakers Bass CD Player Powered speakers Synthesizer Microphone DI Effect processor (exciter) Headphones Powered monitor speakers MG206C MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual 11
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Reference Front & Rear Panels Channel Control Section ● MG206C ● MG166CX/MG166C * A MG166C : EFFECT → AUX3 Channels 1 to 8 (Monaural) Channels 9 to 12 (Monaural) Channels 13/14 and 15/16 (Stereo) Channels 17/18 and 19/20 (Stereo) 1 1 5 6 7 12 4 Channels 9/10 and 11/12 (Stereo) 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 6 7 6 7 8 9 9 0 0 A Channels 7 and 8 (Monaural) 1 2 3 Channels 1 to 6 (Monaural) 9 9 0 0 A A B B A B B C C C C D E D E D E D E F G H F G H F G H F G H I I I I MG20
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Reference Front & Rear Panels 1 MIC Input jacks 7 These are balanced XLR-type microphone input jacks. (1: Ground; 2: Hot; 3: Cold) 2 LINE Input Jacks (monaural channels) These are balanced TRS phone-jack line inputs. (T: Hot; R: Cold; S: Ground). You can connect either balanced or unbalanced phone plugs to these jacks. 3 LINE Input Jacks (stereo channels) These are unbalanced phone-jack stereo line inputs. 4 LINE Input Jacks (stereo channels) These are unbalanced stereo RCA pin jacks.
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Reference Front & Rear Panels A AUX, EFFECT Control Adjusts the level of the signal sent from the channel to the AUX and EFFECT buses. These knobs should generally be set close to the “▼” position. These controls send either the signal from immediately prior to the channel fader (pre-fader signal) or the signal after the channel fader (post-fader signal) to the corresponding buses.
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Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effects * Only the MG166CX has digital effects. 1 FOOT SWITCH Jack A Yamaha FC5 foot switch (sold separately) can be connected to this jack and used to toggle the digital effects ON and OFF. 1 2 PROGRAM Dial Selects one of the 16 internal effects. See page 19 for details about the internal effects. 3 PARAMETER Control 2 Adjusts the parameter (depth, speed, etc.) for the selected effect. The last value used with each effect type is saved.
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Reference Front & Rear Panels Master Control Section ● MG206C ● MG166CX/MG166C * 1, C MG166C : EFFECT → AUX3 Rear panel 1 4 6 3 6 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 5 2 8 7 9 0 9 0 A A C C B D B E E H H F I G 16 MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual D F I G
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Reference Front & Rear Panels 1 SEND Jacks (AUX, EFFECT) These impedance balanced* TRS phone jacks output the signals from the AUX/EFFECT buses. The pre-fader send option should be selected if you are connecting to a monitor system, while the post-fader send option is the best choice when connecting to external signal processors (e.g. effects units). See “AUX, EFFECT Control” on page 14 for information on the types of signals sent by the AUX and EFFECT controls on each mixer model.
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Reference Front & Rear Panels C Master SEND Controls (AUX, EFFECT) Adjusts the signal level sent to the SEND (AUX, EFFECT) jacks. NOTE If you are using the MG166CX, the Master SEND control (EFFECT) does not affect the level of the signal sent from the EFFECT bus to the internal digital effect processor.
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Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effect Program List (Only MG166CX) No Program Parameter Description 1 REVERB HALL 1 REVERB TIME 2 REVERB HALL 2 REVERB TIME 3 REVERB ROOM 1 REVERB TIME 4 REVERB ROOM 2 REVERB TIME 5 REVERB STAGE 1 REVERB TIME 6 REVERB STAGE 2 REVERB TIME 7 REVERB PLATE REVERB TIME Simulation of a metal-plate reverb unit, producing a more hard-edged sound. 8 DRUM AMBIENCE REVERB TIME A short reverb that is ideal for use with kick drum.
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Reference Troubleshooting 20 Power doesn’t come on. ❑ Is the supplied power adaptor properly plugged into an appropriate AC wall outlet? ❑ Is the supplied power adaptor properly plugged into the mixer? No sound.
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Reference Specifications MG206C ■ Electrical Specifications Frequency Response Total Harmonic Distortion (THD + N) Hum & Noise STEREO OUT GROUP OUT AUX SEND MONITOR OUT, REC OUT STEREO OUT Hum & Noise are measured with a 6 dB/octave filter @ 12.7 kHz; equivalent to a 20 kHz filter with infinite dB/octave attenuation. Crosstalk (1 kHz) Maximum voltage gain (1 kHz) All faders and controls are maximum when measured.
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Reference Specifications ■ Input Specifications Input Connectors CH INPUT MIC (CHs 1–12) CH INPUT LINE (CHs 1–12) ST CH MIC INPUT (CHs 13/14–19/20) ST CH LINE INPUT (CHs 13/14, 15/16) ST CH INPUT (CHs 17/18, 19/20) Gain Input Impedance Appropriate Impedance 3kΩ 50–600Ω Mics 10kΩ 600Ω Lines 3kΩ 50–600Ω Mics 10kΩ 600Ω Lines 10kΩ 600Ω Lines -60 dB -16 dB -34 dB +10 dB -60 dB -16 dB -34 dB +10 dB -34 dB +10 dB Sensitivity * Nominal Level Max. before Clipping -80 dBu (0.
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Reference Specifications MG166CX/MG166C ■ Electrical Specifications Frequency Response Total Harmonic Distortion (THD + N) Hum & Noise STEREO OUT GROUP OUT EFFECT/AUX* SEND MONITOR OUT, REC OUT STEREO OUT Hum & Noise are measured with a 6 dB/octave filter @ 12.7 kHz; equivalent to a 20 kHz filter with infinite dB/octave attenuation. Crosstalk (1 kHz) Maximum voltage gain (1 kHz) All faders and controls are maximum when measured.
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Reference Specifications ■ Input Specifications Input Connectors Gain 3kΩ 50–600Ω Mics 10kΩ 600Ω Lines 3kΩ 50–600Ω Mics 10kΩ 600Ω Lines -16 dB -34 dB +10 dB -60 dB ST CH MIC INPUT (CHs 9/10, 11/12) ST CH LINE INPUT (CHs 9/10, 11/12) Appropriate Impedance -60 dB CH INPUT MIC (CHs 1–8) CH INPUT LINE (CHs 1–8) Input Impedance -16 dB -34 dB +10 dB Sensitivity * Nominal Level Max. before Clipping -80 dBu (0.078 mV) -60 dBu (0.775 mV) -40 dBu (7.75 mV) -36 dBu (12.
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Reference Specifications ■ Dimensional Diagrams (MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C) 444 102 5 488.5 496 98 478 43 41 Unit: mm ■ Rack Mounting To mount the MG mixer, it requires 12U of rack space. CAUTION If the MG mixer is to be mounted with devices that tend to generate heat, such as power amplifiers, be sure to install ventilation panels to prevent high temperatures from developing inside the mixer. 12U * 12U (Approx.
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(CH1 to 12) [-60 to -16dBu] MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual -60dBu -50dBu -40dBu -30dBu -20dBu -10dBu 0dBu +10dBu +20dBu +30dBu (CH17/18, 19/20) ST CH INPUT [6 to 50dB] [-10dBV] [-7.8dBu] 2TR IN R CH IN MIC Gain:Max [-60dBu] CH IN LINE Gain:Max [-34dBu] CH IN MIC Gain:Min [-16dBu] ST CH IN MIC Gain:Max [-60dBu] ST CH IN LINE Gain:Max [-34dBu] ST CH IN MIC Gain:Min [-16dBu] 3-Stage EQ 3-Stage EQ [0dBu] PEAK RE YE [0dBu] YE ON ST CH IN [-10dBu] [-7.
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[-60 to -16dBu] MG206C/MG166CX/MG166C Owner’s Manual -60dBu -50dBu -40dBu -30dBu -20dBu -10dBu 0dBu +10dBu +20dBu +30dBu (CH9/10, 11/12) L R L R CH IN MIC Gain:Max [-60dBu] CH IN LINE Gain:Max [-34dBu] CH IN MIC Gain:Min [-16dBu] CH IN LINE Gain:Min [+10dBu] FOOT SW EFFECT ON/OFF only MG166CX [-10dBV] [-7.
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For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below. Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. 135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada Tel: 416-298-1311 U.S.A. Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, Calif. 90620, U.S.A.
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