Page 2 - The Owner’s Manual Revisions; POWER amp section; Other indicators and controls; Rear panel
EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 1 The Owner’s Manual Revisions Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 Powered Mixer. Parts of the EMX5000-20, EMX5000-12 owner’s manual have been revised. Please refer to the following revisions rather than the corresponding sections of the original owner’s m...
Page 4 - • Explanation of Graphical Symbols; C A U T I O N; IMPORTANT
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. IM...
Page 5 - Precautions; WARNING
Precautions 3 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Precautions WARNING • Connect this unit’s power cord only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner’s Manual or as marked on the unit. Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard. • Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow th...
Page 6 - PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION – FOR CORRECT OPERATION –
4 Precautions EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual • XLR-type connectors are wired as follows: 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. • The performance of components with moving contacts, such sw...
Page 7 - Introduction; Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha; Features; Contents
Introduction 5 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 Powered Mixer. In order to take full advantage of the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 and enjoy long, trouble-free performance, please read this owner’s manual carefully, and keep it in a...
Page 8 - Connection; Connecting speakers; Setting the power amplifier mode
6 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 Quick Guide EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 Quick Guide The following steps (1–5) explain the basic con-nection and operation of the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12. Also, please read “Front and Rear Panel” and “Basic Operation” following this Quick Guide sec...
Page 10 - Connecting an electronic musical instrument; Power on; Turn on the power to all external devices con-; Sound output; ” position, and while playing the
8 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 Quick Guide EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Connecting an electronic musical instrument To the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12’s LINE or ST SUB IN jacks, you can connect an electronic musical instrument such as a synthesizer, drum machine, signal processor connected to an elec-tri...
Page 12 - Front and rear panel; Control panel; Channel control section; 6 dB pad switch; lights occasionally.
10 Front and rear panel EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Front and rear panel Control panel ■ Channel control section In this section, you can adjust equalization (fre-quency response), volume level, effect and AUX output levels for the input signal of each channel. 1 26 dB pad switch This switc...
Page 13 - (after the channel fader; PEAK indicator; Stereo sub input section; The amount of signal that is sent to the
Control panel 11 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual 5 AUX1, AUX2 controls / POST switches These knobs adjust the level at which the input signal will be sent to the AUX1 and 2 buses. Nominal level is when the knob is set to the “ √ ” position. The position from which the signal is sent can be set ...
Page 14 - Master control section; AUX 1 fader; TR IN section
12 Front and rear panel EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual G PFL (pre-fader listen) switch When this switch is turned on, the signal at the point before the ST control knob F is sent to the PHONES jack (input/output panel D ). ■ Master control section In this section, you can adjust the final leve...
Page 15 - Digital effect section; PROGRAM selector; will be sent to the
Control panel 13 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual ■ Digital effect section This section enables you to turn the built-in two-channel digital effects on/off and select the effect type. O PROGRAM selector This knob selects the effect type for the internal digital effect. P PARAMETER control This k...
Page 16 - Graphic equalizer section; Graphic equalizer; This switch turns the graphic equalizer on/off.; Power amp section; and appropriate fader so that the; The indicator lights up or flashes for a
14 Front and rear panel EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual ■ Graphic equalizer section This section enables you to adjust the tone of the STEREO bus signal. V Graphic equalizer This is a 9-band graphic equalizer that allows you to adjust the frequency response of the STEREO bus signal, providing a...
Page 17 - POWER indicator; YAMAHA SPEAKER PROCESSING; Peak level indicator; Use this when you are using a sub-woofer.
Control panel 15 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual ■ POWER indicator [ POWER indicator This indicator will light up when the power of the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 is turned on. ■ YAMAHA SPEAKER PROCESSING \ ON/OFF switch This switch enables you to compensate the low range of the speakers. The low ra...
Page 18 - By using the GAIN control (control panel; E F G; It is not possible to simultaneously use
16 Front and rear panel EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Input/output panel 1 Channel input jacks (INPUT A, INPUT B)EMX5000-20: 1–16, EMX5000-12: 1–8 By using the GAIN control (control panel 2 ) you can connect any of the jacks to a wide range of sources, from mics to line-level devices (includi...
Page 20 - When; LAMP jack; AC inlet; These jacks are used to connect speakers.
18 Front and rear panel EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual F FOOT SW (EFFECT 2) TAP jack When TAP DELAY is selected as the internal effect type for the EFFECT 2 RTN channel, you can connect a separately sold FC5 foot switch to this jack, and press the foot switch to set the delay time to the corre...
Page 21 - Installation/Connections; Installation; Connecting main speakers; • Two channel connections
Installation/Connections 19 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Installation/Connections Installation The EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 uses a forced cooling system with air intake on the right side and exhaust on the rear. When placing the unit, make sure that the cooling ports are not obstructed. Connect...
Page 22 - • Two channel parallel connections; do not connect a speaker to the B or A 2 jack.; Two-channel connection; Bridge connection
20 Installation/Connections EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual • Two channel parallel connections If you connect two speakers in parallel to the SPEAKERS A and SPEAKERS B jacks, use speakers with an impedance in the range of 8–16 ohms. A maximum output of 500W + 500W will be obtained when 8-ohm sp...
Page 23 - Connecting input/output equipment
Connecting input/output equipment 21 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Connecting input/output equipment Cassette deck Foot switch (YAMAHA FC5) (EFFECT ON/OFF) Foot switch (YAMAHA FC5) (TAP) Microphone CD player Headphones Effect processor (compressor) Synthesizer Effect processor (reverb) Drum m...
Page 24 - Basic operation; Using the digital effect; You cannot use channel 1–16
22 Basic operation EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Basic operation Connecting microphones and instruments 1 Before connecting mics or instruments, make sure that the power of all equip-ment (where applicable) is turned off. Also make sure that each channel fader and the faders in the master sec...
Page 25 - Digital effect program list; Common to EFFECT 1 and 2
Using the digital effect 23 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Digital effect program list Common to EFFECT 1 and 2 EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 * The LED can not blink any faster than an interval of 256 ms (234.3 bpm). No. Program Description Controllable parameter Parameter Variable range REVERB HALL Rever...
Page 26 - Example setups; As a conference/entertainment hall sound system
24 Example setups EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Example setups This section provides some ways in which the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 can be used, and explains connec-tions and operation. As a conference/entertainment hall sound system Here is an example of using the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 as a co...
Page 27 - Connections; • Connect mics to channel inputs 1–8.; Playing back a CD player
As a conference/entertainment hall sound system 25 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual ■ Connections • Connect mics to channel inputs 1–8. • A CD player/cassette deck can also be connected to the input jacks of channels 17/18 and 19/20 (EMX5000-20), 9/10 and 11/12 (EMX5000-12). • To record a meetin...
Page 28 - As a band PA
26 Example setups EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual As a band PA Here is an example of using the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12 as a small PA for a band. In this example, the monitor speakers are being sent a mix that is independent of the MAIN speaker mix. An external effect such as delay or reverb is al...
Page 29 - Set the AUX 1 fader to the “0” position.; Using an external effect processor
As a band PA 27 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual ■ Connections • Connect mics or instruments, such as keyboards, to channel input jacks 1–20 (EMX5000-20), 1–12 (EMX5000-12). • Connect the main speakers to the SPEAKERSB 1/ 2 jacks, and connect the monitor speakers to the SPEAKERS A 1/2 jacks. Set...
Page 30 - Using a subwoofer; Here is an example of using a subwoofer in the speaker system.
28 Example setups EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Using a subwoofer Here is an example of using a subwoofer in the speaker system. If you are using a sub-woofer, press the LPF ON/OFF switch (located in the lower right of the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12) to send the low-range signal to the sub-woofer....
Page 31 - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 29 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting The following table describes the possible malfunctions of this device, and the appropriate actions to be taken in each case. Powered Mixer Q&A Problem Cause Action Sound is no longer out-put from the speakers. The POWER ind...
Page 32 - Specifications; General specifications
30 Specifications EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Specifications ■ General specifications Maximum output power SPEAKERS: 500 W+500 W/4 Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz 325 W+325 W/8 Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz BRIDGE: 1000 W/8 Ω @0.5% THD at 1 kHz Frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz +1 dB, –3 dB @1 W output into 8 Ω ...
Page 33 - Input specifications
Input specifications 31 EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual ■ Input specifications ■ Output specifications For European ModelPurchaser/User Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush Current: 70AConformed Environment: E1, E2, E3 and E4 Dimensions (WxHxD) 682 × 158 × 538 mm (EMX5000-20...
Page 34 - Dimensions; Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.; Installing an optional rack mount kit; You will need a 13U space to install the rack mount.; Attaching the rack mount hardware.; Attach the rack mount hardware to the other side in the same way.
32 Specifications EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12—Owner’s Manual Dimensions Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. ■ Installing an optional rack mount kit By using the RK124 rack mount kit, you can install the EMX5000-12 in a rack. Before you rack-mount the EMX5000-20/EMX5000-12, make sure...
Page 38 - YAMAHA CORPORATION
YAMAHA CORPORATION V821290 R0 1 AP 36 Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division P.O. Box 3, Hamamatsu, 430-8651, Japan NP Printed in Taiwan
