English mLAN8E Owner’s manual Bedienungsanleitung Deutsch mLAN EXPANSION BOARD Français Mode d’emploi
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 2 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM 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.
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 3 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................... 4 Installing the mLAN8E ................................................................... 4 Features .......................................................................................... 5 Names and Functions..................................................................... 6 Connections.......................................
mLAN8E-(E)TOC.fm Page 4 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:52 PM English Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha mLAN8E. The mLAN8E is an expansion board that provides an mLAN interface. mLAN is a digital network designed for music and based on the IEEE 1394 high performance serial bus. mLAN makes it easy to construct sophisticated networks for audio and MIDI signals without having to re-configure the cabling as was necessary with previous systems.
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 5 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM Features mLAN is a digital network designed for music. It uses the IEEE 1394 high performance serial bus, and allows you to construct systems that are more sophisticated yet simpler than ever before. For details on mLAN, refer to the separate “mLAN Guidebook.” ■ 16 channel mixer functionality* English ■ Fast data transfer via mLAN A 16 channel digital audio mixer is built in.
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 6 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM Names and Functions Rear Panel 3 1 English 2 4 A SERIAL I/O jack This jack is used to connect the mLAN8E directly to a personal computer via a serial cable. Use this jack to connect the mLAN8E and the computer when you are using the mLAN Patchbay and mLAN Mixer on Windows. This is not used to input or output MIDI and audio signals. Refer to page 7 for more information on the connections.
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 7 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM Connections Connecting an mLAN (IEEE1394) device Use an IEEE1394 standard (6-pin) cable to connect the mLAN (IEEE1394) jack on the mLAN (IEEE1394) device to the mLAN (IEEE1394) jack on the mLAN8E. At this time, you do not have to turn off the power to either device. mLAN (IEEE1394) device CONTRAST ANALOG OUT-B OUT2/R mLAN8E DC IN OUT1/L COAXIAL OUT IN IN2/R English Here’s how to connect the mLAN8E to other mLAN devices or to your computer.
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 8 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM English Internal Configuration of the mLAN8E mLAN device mLAN jacks1-3 mLAN MIDI OUT mLAN MIDI IN mLAN MIDI/ MIDI conversion mLAN audio input*2 MIDI/ mLAN MIDI conversion mLAN audio output Digital Mixer section*1 mLAN8E MIDI transmit/ receive section Source select Tone generator section mLAN8Ecompatible device MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI device 8 ANALOG IN audio device ANALOG OUT e.g.
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 9 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM mLAN plugs (in Mixer mode) mLAN output plugs (Indicated in the “From” field in mLAN Patchbay.) mLAN audio mLAN input plugs (Indicated in the “To” field in mLAN Patchbay.
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 10 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM English Settings on the device in which the mLAN8E is installed For the A5000/A4000 If the mLAN8E is installed in the A5000/A4000, you will be able to make mLAN-related settings. mLAN settings are made in Utility mode. NOTE In order to use mLAN, you must first access the mLAN Configuration page and set MIDI Input to a setting other than MIDI IN. mLAN Cnct (mLAN connections) NOTE mLAN connections tone generators are saved in the mLAN8E.
mLAN8E-(E).book Page 11 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 3:31 PM Settings on the device in which the mLAN8E is installed [ turn] Connect# (select connection number of the connected mLAN device) Select the connection number of the connected mLAN device. In the case of numbers for which a connection has already been made, the module name and plug name will be displayed in parentheses. If there are fewer than 62 connections, you can select “New” and create a new connection (mLAN input plug).
