Yamaha GF24/12 - Manuals

Front and rear panel 5 —Owner’s Manual Front and rear panel This section explains the names and functions of each section of the GF24/12, GF16/12, and GF12/12. The functionality of these mixers is grouped into ten sections. These are the two chan-nel control sections, seven master control sections, ...

6 Front and rear panel —Owner’s Manual Channel controls ■ Mono input channels Here are the 20 {12, 8} mono input channels of the GF24/12 {GF16/12, GF12/12}. The input channel section processes the signal from the input jacks of the connector section, and sends the result to the GROUP buses, AUX buse...

Channel controls 7 —Owner’s Manual 7 PRE switches These switches select whether the pre or post -fader signal will be sent to AUX buses 3–6. This setting is switched in pairs: AUX 3/4 and 5/6. When the switch is pressed in, the pre-fader sig-nal will be sent to the corresponding pair of AUX buses. W...

8 Front and rear panel —Owner’s Manual ■ Stereo input channels Here are the two stereo input channels provided by the GF24/12, GF16/12, and GF12/12. The INPUT 21/22 and 23/24 {13/14 and 15/16 on the GF16, and 9/10 and 11/12 on the GF12/12} jacks ( 6 and 0 of the connector section) are pairs of conne...

Channel controls 9 —Owner’s Manual 6 AUX controls (1–6) These knobs adjust the level at which the input channel signal is sent to the AUX buses 1–6. AUX controls 1 and 2 are fixed at pre-fader, and AUX controls 3–6 can be switched between pre/post fader using the PRE switch ( 7 ). When a knob is in ...

10 Front and rear panel —Owner’s Manual Master controls ■ GROUP section This section individually controls the output sig-nal of GROUP buses 1–4. The signal that passes through the GROUP 1–4 output channels can be sent individually from the GROUP OUT 1–4 output jacks (page 20, D in the connector sec...

Master controls 11 —Owner’s Manual ■ AUX section This section individually controls the output sig-nals of AUX buses 1–6. The signal that has passed through the AUX 1–6 output channels can be sent individually to the AUX OUT jacks 1–6 (page 17, 1 in the connector section), and can also be sent to th...

12 Front and rear panel —Owner’s Manual ■ STEREO/MONO section This section separately controls the STEREO OUT jacks (page 17, 3 in the connector section) which are the main output of the mixer, and the MONO OUT jack (page 17, 2 in the connector section) which outputs a monaural mix of the STEREO OUT...

Master controls 13 —Owner’s Manual ■ AUX RETURN section This section controls the two stereo AUX returns. By using the L and R jacks of AUX RETURN 1/2 (page 19, A in the connector section) in pairs, you can input stereo signals. If only the L jack of AUX RETURN 1/2 is connected, this can be used as ...

14 Front and rear panel —Owner’s Manual ■ TAPE IN section This section controls the signal that is input from the TAPE IN jacks (page 17, 4 in the connector section). The input signal from the TAPE IN jacks can be sent directly from the ST bus, and can also be monitored from the C-R OUT jacks or PHO...

Master controls 15 —Owner’s Manual 3 TAPE IN switch This selects the signal that will be monitored by the C-R OUT jacks and PHONES jack: either the PFL/AFL bus, or the TAPE IN jacks. 4 C-R MONITOR LEVEL (control room moni-tor level) control This adjusts the level of the signal that is sent to the C-...

16 Front and rear panel —Owner’s Manual ■ Meter section This is a peak level meter that shows (according to the setting of the METER SELECT switch, page 14) the output levels of GROUP buses 1–4, the ST bus, and the PFL/AFL bus, and the input level of the TAPE IN jacks. The status of the mixer’s powe...

Connectors 17 —Owner’s Manual Connectors 1 AUX OUT jacks 1–6 These are TRS phone output jacks (balanced) that individually output the signals of AUX buses 1–6. Nominal level is +4 dB. These jacks can be connected to your foldback system or to the inputs of external effect processors. The pin wir-ing...

18 Front and rear panel —Owner’s Manual 5 REC OUT jacks These are phono jacks (unbalanced) that output the signal from the ST bus, with a nominal level of –10 dBV. This output signal is not affected by external effect processors connected to the ST INSERT I/O jacks ( B ) or by the position of the ST...

Connectors 19 —Owner’s Manual 9 INSERT I/O jacks 1–20 {1–12 on the GF16/12, 1–8 on the GF12/12} These are TRS phone input/output jacks for inserting external effect processors between the EQ and channel fader of a monaural input chan-nel. Nominal level is 0 dB. The pin wiring is shown in the followi...

20 Front and rear panel —Owner’s Manual B ST INSERT I/O jacks These are TRS phone input/output jacks for inserting external effect processors between the ST bus and the STEREO fader. The nominal input/output level is 0 dB. The pin wiring is shown in the following diagram. C C-R OUT (control room mon...

Specifications 21 —Owner’s Manual Specifications General specifications • 0 dB is referenced to 0.775 Vrms. Frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz +1 dB, –3 dB @+4 dB into 600 Ω (GROUP OUT, AUX OUT, ST OUT, MONO OUT) Input gain control: minimum Total harmonic distortion Less than 0.1%, @20 Hz–20 kHz, +14 d...

22 Specifications —Owner’s Manual Input specifications Output specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. For European Model Purchaser/User Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush Current: 3A Conformed Environment: E1, E2, E3 and E4 †1. Sensitivity is t...

Dimensions 23 —Owner’s Manual Dimensions 300 119 D: 487 H: 157 119 119 349 119 119 463 119 119 349 351 GF12/12 GF16/12 GF24/12 Unit: mm W: GF24/12: 938GF16/12: 701GF12/12: 587

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Monaural input channels 3 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual I ON switches These switches are used to turn on and off the signals routed from the input channel to MIX buses 1–4. J M5–M10 mix level controls These controls route the input channel signals to MIX buses 5–10. Use the PRE switches K to selec...

4 Front Panel GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual Stereo input channels The GA32/12 and GA24/12 provide two stereo input channel modules. Use the paired INPUT 13/14 and 15/16 jacks (see page 17, rear panel 5 ) to input stereo signals. If you connect signals only to the 13L (MONO) jack or 15L (MONO) jack...

Stereo input channels 5 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual I PRE (Pre-fader) switches These switches are used to select pre- or post-fader for signals sent from the stereo input channel to MIX buses 5–10. Each switch is effective for one pair of MIX buses:5/6, 7/8, or 9/10. When you turn these switches...

6 Master Section GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual Master Section Variable/Fix select section The GA32/12 and GA24/12 feature a GA (Group/Aux) diversity function, which enables you to use the MIX bus 1–4 signals as group bus signals or AUX bus signals. This section of the console allows you to select ...

Mix section 7 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual ■ M1–M4 These modules function as output channels for either a group bus or an AUX bus, depending on the setting of the switches in the Variable/Fix select section. The MIX bus 1–4 signals that pass these output channels can be routed to MIX OUT 1–4 jack...

ST (Stereo) section 9 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual ST (Stereo) section This section enables you to control the ST bus signals output from the ST1 OUT jacks (see page 17, rear panel 9 ) and ST2 OUT jacks (see page 17, rear panel J ). A POST ST1 (Post stereo 1) switch This switch toggles between pr...

10 Master Section GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual AUX RETURN section The GA32/12 and GA24/12 provide four stereo AUX returns. Use the paired AUX RETURN1–4 L/R jacks (see page 17, rear panel 8 ) to input stereo signals. Alternatively, connect signals only to the AUX RETURN 1–4’s L jack to use the rou...

MATRIX section 11 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual Signal flow in the AUX RETURN section MATRIX section The GA32/12 and GA24/12 provide two matrix modules that allow you to mix MIX buses 1–4 and ST bus signals at desired levels. Matrix 1–2 signals are output in monaural via the MATRIX OUT 1–2 jacks (...

12 Master Section GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual C-R MONI (Control room monitor) sectionPHONES (headphones) section This section enables you to control signals monitored via the C-R MONITOR OUT jacks (see page 18, rear panel M ) and the PHONES jack on the front panel (C-R MONI section/ PHONES secti...

TAPE IN section 13 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual TAPE IN section This section enables you to control line-level signals input from the TAPE IN jacks. Input signals from the TAPE IN jacks can be routed to the ST bus or directly to the C-R MONITOR OUT jacks and PHONES jack. A ST (Stereo) control Thi...

14 Master Section GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual TALKBACK section This section is used to route talkback signals to the MIX buses and the ST bus. A INPUT jack This XLR-3-31 unbalanced input jack is used to connect a talkback microphone with an output impedance of 50–600 Ω . See the figure below for...

METER SELECT section 15 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual METER SELECT section You can select the signal source to be displayed in the Meter bridge section. A Source select switch This switch enables you to select the signal source to be displayed on the MATRIX (PFL•AFL/TAPE) meter (Meter bridge 3 ) i...

16 Rear Panel GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual Rear Panel A INPUT A jacks 1–12, 17–32 {1–12, 17–24} These are balanced, XLR-3-31 monaural input jacks. Usually their nominal input levels range from –16 dB to –60 dB. However, when the pad switches (see page 2, front panel 1 ) are turned on, the nominal...

Rear Panel 17 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual E INPUT jacks 13–16 These are unbalanced phone jacks for the stereo input channels, with nominal input levels ranging from –34 dB to +10 dB. If you are using the stereo input modules as monaural channels, connect a plug to 13L (MONO) or 15L (MONO) jack. ...

18 Rear Panel GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual L ST INSERT I/O jacks These TRS phone jacks are used to insert an external processor into the ST bus, with nominal input/output levels of 0 dB. See the figure below for wiring. M C-R MONITOR OUT jacks These unbalanced phone jacks are used to monitor inpu...

GA Diversity Function 19 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual GA Diversity Function What is GA Diversity? GA Diversity is an output select function that allows you to use the MIX OUT jacks as group output jacks or AUX output jacks on the GA32/12 and GA24/12. You can route either MIX (Variable) bus signal...

20 Specifications GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual Specifications General specifications * Turn over/Roll off frequency of shelving: 3 dB below maximum variable level. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz +1 dB, –2 dB, +4 dB 600 Ω (ST1 OUT, ST2 OU...

Input specifications 21 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual Input specifications Output specifications 1. Sensitivity is the lowest level that will produce an output of +4 dB (1.23 V) or the nominal output level when the unit is set to maximum gain.2. Balanced3. Unbalanced4. T: OUT, R: IN, S: GND • 0 dB...

22 Specifications GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual Dimensions Unit: mm D: 705 H: 161 800 172 400 107 500 172 186 186 500 W: 1144 W: 1372 GA32/12 GA24/12

Block and Level diagram 23 GA32/12, GA24/12—Owner’s Manual Block and Level diagram ST2 OUT ST1 OUT C-R MONITOR PHONES –60 –50 –40 –30 –20 –10 0 +10 Ch INSERT MIX OUT REC OUT TAPE IN ST INSERT I/O MIX(VARIABLE) 1-10 MIX(FIX) 1-4 MIX INSERT I/O AUX RETURN Talkback INPUT Ch1-12, 17-24/32 PAD Off, GAIN ...