Page 2 - Precautions; —For safe operation—; WARNING; Installation
MG16/6FX 2 Precautions —For safe operation— WARNING ● Connect this unit’s AC power adaptor only to an AC outlet of thetype 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 the unit to becom...
Page 3 - —For correct operation —; Connector pin assignments
Precautions MG16/6FX 3 —For correct operation — ● XLR-type connectors are wired as followsPin 1: ground; Pin 2: hot (+); Pin 3: cold (–). ● INSERT TRS phone jacks are wired as followsSleeve: ground; Tip: send; Ring: return. ● The performance of components with movable contacts—suchas switches, rotar...
Page 4 - Introduction; Features
MG16/6FX 4 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the YAMAHA MG16/6FX mixing console. This mixing consolecombines ease of operation with support for multiple usage environments, and is ideal for SRsetups, installed systems, and many other such applications. Please read through this Owner’s Manu...
Page 5 - Before Turning on the Mixer
Introduction MG16/6FX 5 (1) Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is in the STANDBY position. Use only the PA-30 adaptor included with this mixer.Use of a different adaptor may result in equipment damage, overheating, or fire. (2) Connect the power adaptor to the AC ADAPTOR IN con- nector ( 1 ) on t...
Page 6 - Making the Most Of Your Mixer; An Introduction; You’ve got yourself a mixer and now you’re ready to use it.
MG16/6FX 6 Making the Most Of Your Mixer An Introduction 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 ...
Page 7 - The Venerable RCA Pin Jack; The Sturdy XLR
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 7 A Place For Everything and Everything In Its Place 1-1. A Plethora Of Connectors—What Goes Where? Questions you’re likely to encounter when setting up a system for the first time might include “Why allthese different types of connectors on the back of my mixe...
Page 8 - How Do Balanced Lines Reject Noise?; A balanced cable has three conductors:
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 8 1-2. Balanced, Unbalanced—What’s the Difference? In a word: “noise.” The whole point of balanced lines is noise rejection, and it’s something they’re verygood at. Any length of wire will act as an antenna to pick up the random electromagnetic radiation we’rec...
Page 9 - -3. Signal Levels—Decibel Do’s and Don’ts
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 9 1-3. Signal Levels—Decibel Do’s and Don’ts From the moment you start dealing with things audio, you’ll have to deal with the term “decibel” and itsabbreviation, “dB”. Things can get confusing because decibels are a very versatile unit of measure usedto descri...
Page 10 - -1. Greatly Simplified Mixer Block Diagram; Head Amp; Master Section; Summing Amplifier
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 10 Where Your Signal Goes Once It’s Inside the Box At first glance the block diagram of even a modest mixer can look like a space-station schematic. In reality,block diagrams are a great aid in understanding how the signal flows in any mixer. Here’s a greatly s...
Page 12 - -2. Level Setup Procedure For Optimum Performance
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 12 3-2. Level Setup Procedure For Optimum Performance Now that we know what we have to do, how do we do it? If you take another quick look at the mixerblock diagram you’ll notice that there’s a peak indicator located right after the head amplifier and EQstages,...
Page 13 - Overall Effects
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 13 External Effects, Monitor Mixes, and Groups 4-1. AUX Buses For Monitor Sends and Overall Effects There are a number of reasons why you mightwant to “tap” the signal flowing through yourmixer at some point before the main outputs: thetwo most common being 1) ...
Page 16 - Faders Down; Music First—Then Mix
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 16 Making Better Mixes 5-1. Approaching the Mix—Where Do You Start? Mixing is easy, right? Just move the faders arounduntil it sounds right? Well, you can do it that way,but a more systematic approach that is suited tothe material you’re mixing will produce muc...
Page 17 - Cut For a Cleaner Mix
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 17 5-2. Panning For Cleaner Mixes Not only does the way you pan your individualchannels determine where the instruments appearin the stereo sound field, but it is also vital to giveeach instrument it’s own “space” so that it doesn’tconflict with other instrumen...
Page 18 - Reverb Tone
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 18 5-4. Ambience Judicious application of reverb and/or delay viathe mixer’s AUX busses can really polish a mix,but too much can “wash out” the mix and reduceoverall clarity. The way you set up your reverbsound can make a huge difference in the way itmeshes wit...
Page 19 - Channel Control Section
MG16/6FX 19 Front & Rear Panels 1 GAIN Control Adjusts the input signal level. To get the best balance betweenthe S/N ratio and the dynamic range, adjust the level so that the peak indicator ( 2 ) comes on only at about maximum input level. The –60 to –16 scale indicates the MIC-input adjustment...
Page 21 - Master Control Section
Front & Rear Panels MG16/6FX 21 1 ST Master Fader Adjusts the signal level to the ST OUT jacks. 2 GROUP Faders (1-2, 3-4) Adjust the signal level to the GROUP OUT 1 to 4 jacks. 3 TO ST Switch If this switch is on ( ), the mixer sends the signals processed by the GROUP faders ( 2 ) onto the Stere...
Page 23 - Rear Input/Output Section
Front & Rear Panels MG16/6FX 23 1 Channel Input Jacks • MIC jacks (CHs 1 to 8, 9/10, 11/12) These are balanced XLR-type input jacks. • LINE jacks (CHs 1 to 8) These are balanced phone-type input jacks. You can connecteither balanced or unbalanced phone plugs to these jacks. Where an input channe...
Page 25 - Setting Up; Setup Procedure; Setup Examples
MG16/6FX 25 Setting Up (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. (2) For each connection, connect one end of the cable to the rele- vant microp...
Page 27 - Rack Mounting
Setting Up MG16/6FX 27 ■ Mounting (1) Two metal rack-mount supports are screwed onto the unit. Use a screwdriver to remove these supports. (2) Turn the supports over, and fasten them into place again using the same screws. (3) Mount the unit into the rack, and fasten it into place. If you wish you m...
Page 28 - Appendix; Specifications
MG16/6FX 28 Appendix ■ General Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V and 0 dBV = 1 V 1 Rs = 150 ohms Measured with 12.7 kHz, –6 dB/oct. low pass filter (equivalent to 20 kHz, – ∞ filter). (CH MIC INPUT to ST, GROUP OUT/AUX, EFFECT SEND) 2 Turning PAN/BAL to left or right. 3 Shelving turnover/rolloff ...
Page 30 - Dimensional Diagrams
Appendix MG16/6FX 30 Dimensional Diagrams 393 31.5 309.6 D 416.6 H 108 101.3 3 W 423 428 27.5 480 When mounted on rack Unit: mm MG16-6FX.book Page 30 Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:13 AM
Page 31 - Block Diagram and Level Diagram
Appendix MG16/6FX 31 Block Diagram and Level Diagram MG16-6FX.book Page 31 Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:13 AM
