MIXING CONSOLE Owner’s Manual MG32/14 FX MG24/14 FX E
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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 • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the device.
XLR-type connectors are wired as follows (IEC60268 standard): pin 1: ground, pin 2: hot (+), and pin 3: cold (–). Insert TRS phone jacks are wired as follows: sleeve: ground, tip: send, and ring: return. Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the device, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the device is not in use.
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Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the YAMAHA MG32/14FX or MG24/14FX mixing console. This console offers excellent cost-performance and is ideal for use as the main mixer in an SR setup or as part of an installed system. Please read through this Owner’s Manual carefully before beginning use, so that you will be able to take full advantage of the mixer’s superlative features and enjoy trouble-free operation for years to come. Be sure to retain this manual in a safe place.
Introduction Connecting to Power Setting Up (1) Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is off ( ). (2) Connect the socket end of the power cord to the AC IN connector on the rear of the mixer. (1) Before connecting to microphones and instruments, be sure that all devices are turned off. Also be sure that all of the mixer’s channel faders and master control faders are set all the way down.
Front & Rear Panels Front Panel 7 6 5 11 8 9 10 8 1 2 4 3 Note: Within this manual, all panel illustrations show the MG32/14FX panel. Channel Control Block Master Control Block 1 MONAURAL CHANNELS Section (p. 10) 3 STEREO/MONO Section (p. 13) 2 STEREO CHANNELS Section (p. 10) 4 GROUP Section (p. 14) 5 SEND Section (p. 14) 6 RETURN Section (p. 15) 7 INTERNAL DIGITAL EFFECTS Section (p. 16) 8 METER/PHONES Section (p. 17) 9 2TR INPUT Section (p. 17) 10 TALKBACK Section (p. 18) 11 LAMP Jack (p.
Front & Rear Panels Rear Panel 13 12 Note: Within this manual, all panel illustrations show the MG32/14FX panel. Rear Input/Output Block 12 CHANNEL I/O Section (p. 19) 13 MASTER I/O Section (p.
Front & Rear Panels 1 PAD Switch Channel Control Block When this switch is on ( signal by 26 dB. ■ MONAURAL CHANNELS Section STEREO CHANNELS Section Monaural Channels 1 to 24 (MG32/14FX) 1 to 16 (MG24/14FX) ), the mixer attenuates the input 2 GAIN Control Adjusts the gain applied to the input signal level. To get the best balance between the S/N ratio and the dynamic range, adjust the gain so that the PEAK indicator (B) comes on just as the signal approaches its maximum level.
Front & Rear Panels 5 AUX Controls (AUX1 to AUX6) 0 ON Switch These knobs adjust the channel’s signal levels into AUX buses 1 to 6. Each knob controls the signal into the corresponding AUX bus. Sets the channel on or off. To turn the channel on, press the switch in ( ) so that it lights up orange. Be sure to turn on all the channels that you wish to use. If you set the channel off For AUX1 to AUX4, you use the PRE switch (6) to select whether the pre-fader or post-fader signal is fed to the bus.
Front & Rear Panels G PHANTOM +48 V Switch Toggles phantom power on or off to a set of eight adjacent channels. The MG32/14FX has three of these switches: for CHs 1 to 8, for CHs 9 to 16, and for CHs 17 to 24. The MG24/14FX has two: for CHs 1 to 8 and for CHs 9 to16. If using condenser microphones, set the switch on ( ) for all channels to which these microphones are connected.
Front & Rear Panels Master Control Block ■ STEREO/MONO Section You use this section to independently adjust the levels of the outputs from the ST bus. You can independently adjust the main stereo output, the sub stereo output, and the mixed monaural output. 1 5 LPF (MONO) • LPF Switch Set this switch ON to apply a low-pass filter to the signal output from the MONO output jack, or OFF to turn this LPF off.
Front & Rear Panels ■ GROUP Section ■ SEND Section This section adjusts the level and controls the flow of the signals from the four GROUP buses. While the signal from each GROUP bus is always fed into the corresponding GROUP OUT jack (see page 20), you are also free to use the TO ST and AFL switches to selectively feed these groups into the ST and AFL buses. This section adjusts the levels and controls the flow of the signals from the six AUX buses and the two EFFECT buses.
Front & Rear Panels ■ RETURN Section This section adjusts the levels of the input from the RETURN 1 and RETURN 2 jacks (see page 20). For each RETURN, you can set independent levels for feeds into the ST bus and AUX buses 1 to 4. 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 AUX Mix Controls (1 to 4) Each knob adjusts the level of the signal from the corresponding RETURN jack into the corresponding AUX bus (AUX1 to AUX4). If you are inputting a stereo signal, the L and R signals are mixed before moving to the AUX buses.
Front & Rear Panels ■ INTERNAL DIGITAL EFFECTS Section You use this section to control the dual internal effects processor: to select the two effect types, to set the effects on or off, and to adjust the related signal levels and flows. 3 AUX PRE Controls (1 to 4) Each knob adjusts the level of the effected sound into the corresponding AUX bus (AUX1 to AUX4). 4 TAP Button and Indicator This feature lets you set the delay time for internal EFFECT 2 by tapping on the button.
Front & Rear Panels ■ METER/PHONES Section 5 PHONES Jack and Control You use these meters to view various signal levels: the levels to the ST OUT jacks, the PFL and AFL levels, and the levels to the GROUP OUT jacks. The PFL or AFL signals indicated by these meters can be monitored through the PHONES jack. 1 2 3 • PHONES Jack An unbalanced stereo phone output jack, for connection to headphones. • PHONES Control Controls the level of the signal output to the PHONES jack for monitoring.
Front & Rear Panels ■ TALK BACK Section ■ LAMP Jack 1 2 LAMP Jack An XLR3 pin-type output jack, for connection to a lamp. 3 NOTE Supported lamps: 12V (AC or DC), max. 5W. Supplies 12V to Pins 2 and 3. Pin 1 is not connected. 4 IMPORTANT: Please read carefully before connecting a lamp. • Do not use a lamp that grounds Pin 2 or Pin 3 to the shell (body). Use of the wrong lamp type may result in damage to the mixer. Recommended lamps: Littlite's X-HI series of gooseneck lamps.
Front & Rear Panels L Rear Input/Output Block ■ CHANNEL I/O Section 2 3 1 1 Monaural-Channel Input Jacks (MG32/14FX: CHs 1 to 24, MG24/14: CHs 1 to 16) • INPUT A These are balanced XLR input jacks. • INPUT B These are balanced phone input jacks. You can connect either balanced or unbalanced phone plugs to these jacks. NOTE On any given channel, you may use either INPUT A or INPUT B, but not both. If you connect to both of these inputs, only INPUT B will be effective.
Front & Rear Panels ■ MASTER I/O Section B A C 0 8 7 9 1 6 1 RETURN Jacks (1, 2) These are unbalanced phone input jacks. The signal into each of these jacks feeds into the ST bus and into AUX buses 1 to 4. These jacks are typically used to receive a return signal from an external effector (reverb, delay, etc.). NOTE These jacks can also be used as an auxiliary stereo input.
Front & Rear Panels 7 ST INSERT I/O (L, R) Jacks 9 ST OUT Jacks (L, R) These are balanced TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) phone-type bidirectional jacks. You use these jacks, for example, to connect to an external effector, submixer, or other such device. Connection to an INSERT I/O jack requires a special separately-sold insertion cable such as illustrated below.
Appendix Specifications ■ General Specifications Frequency Characteristics (Master Output) Total Harmonic Distortion (Master Output) Hum and Noise (20 Hz - 20 kHz) Input GAIN = Maximum Input PAD = OFF Input sensitivity = –60 dBu 1 Maximum Voltage Gain 2 Monaural/Stereo Input Gain Control Monaural High Pass Filter Channel Input PAD Crosstalk (1 kHz) Monaural Input Channel Equalization: Max. Variation 3 Stereo Input Channel Equalization: Max.
Appendix ■ Input Specifications Input Connector PAD Gain Input Appropriate Impedance Impedance 0 Sensitivity 1 Rated Level Max. Before Clipping –80 dBu (0.078 mV) –60 dBu (0.775 mV) –40 dBu (7.75 mV) –54 dBu (1.55 mV) –34 dBu (15.5 mV) –-14 dBu (155 mV) –36 dBu (12.3 mV) –16 dBu (123 mV) +4 dBu (1.23 V) –10 dBu (245 mV) +10 dBu (2.45 V) +30 dBu (24.5 V) –54 dBu (1.55 mV) –34 dBu (15.5 mV) –14 dBu (155 mV) –10 dBu (245 mV) +10 dBu (2.45 V) +30 dBu (24.5 V) –10 dBu (245 mV) 0 dBu (0.
Appendix ■ Digital effect type list • Common to EFFECT 1 and 2 No. Type 1 REVERB HALL 2 3 Controllable parameter Description Parameter Variable range Reverberation simulating a spacious expanse such as a concert hall. Reverb time 0.3–10.0 s REVERB ROOM Reverberation simulating the acoustics of a small room. 0.3–3.2 s REVERB PLATE Simulation of a plate reverb device. Produces a hard-sounding rever- Reverb time beration. 0.3–10.0 s 4 REVERB VOCAL 1 Ideal reverb for vocals. Reverb time 0.
Appendix Dimensional Diagrams ■ MG32/14FX 765 101 98.5 1027 415 551 48 140 Unit: mm ■ MG24/14FX 819 98.
Appendix Block and Level Diagram 26 MG32/14FX, MG24/14FX
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