Page 2 - Precautions; —For safe operation—; WARNING; Installation
MG16/4, MG12/4 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...
Page 3 - —For correct operation —; Connector pin assignments
Precautions MG16/4, MG12/4 3 —For correct operation — ● 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, suchsw...
Page 4 - Introduction; Features
MG16/4, MG12/4 4 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the YAMAHA MG16/4 or MG12/4 mixing console. This mixingconsole combines ease of operation with support for multiple usage environments, and isideal for SR setups, installed systems, and many other such applications. Please read through thi...
Page 5 - Before Turning on the Mixer
Introduction MG16/4, MG12/4 5 (1) Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is in the STANDBY position. Use only the PA-20 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 ...
Page 6 - Making the Most Of Your Mixer; An Introduction; You’ve got yourself a mixer and now you’re ready to use it.
MG16/4, MG12/4 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 u...
Page 7 - The Venerable RCA Pin Jack; The Sturdy XLR
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 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 m...
Page 8 - How Do Balanced Lines Reject Noise?; A balanced cable has three conductors:
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 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 ...
Page 9 - -3. Signal Levels—Decibel Do’s and Don’ts
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 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 ...
Page 10 - -1. Greatly Simplified Mixer Block Diagram; Head Amp; Master Section; Summing Amplifier
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 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 gre...
Page 12 - -2. Level Setup Procedure For Optimum Performance
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 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 EQs...
Page 13 - Overall Effects
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 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 bei...
Page 16 - Faders Down; Music First—Then Mix
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 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 produ...
Page 17 - Cut For a Cleaner Mix
Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 17 Spread them Out! Position your instruments so they have room to“breathe,” and connect in the most musical waywith other instruments. Sometimes, however,you’ll want to deliberately pan sounds closetogether, or even right on top of one another, toemphasi...
Page 18 - Channel Control Section
MG16/4, MG12/4 18 Front & Rear Panels Note: Within this manual, all panel illustrations show the MG16/4 panel. 1 GAIN Control Adjusts the input signal level.To get the best balance between the S/N ratio and the dynamic range, adjust the level so that the peak indicator ( 2 ) comes on only at abo...
Page 20 - Master Control Section
Front & Rear Panels MG16/4, MG12/4 20 1 ST Master Fader Adjusts the signal level to the ST OUT jacks. 2 GROUP 1-2 Fader Adjusts the signal level to the GROUP OUT 1 and GROUPOUT 2 jacks. 3 TO ST Switch If this switch is on ( ), the mixer sends the signals processed by the GROUP 1-2 fader ( 2 ) on...
Page 22 - Rear Input/Output Section; A B
Front & Rear Panels MG16/4, MG12/4 22 1 Channel Input jacks • MIC jacks (MG16/4: CHs 1 to 8, 9/10, 11/12. MG12/4: CHs 1 to 4, 5/6, 7/8) These are balanced XLR-type microphone input jacks(1:Ground; 2:Hot; 3:Cold). • LINE jacks (MG16/4: CHs 1 to 8. MG12/4: CHs 1 to 4) These are balanced TRS phone-...
Page 24 - Setting Up; Setup Procedure; Setup Examples
MG16/4, MG12/4 24 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 ...
Page 26 - Rack Mounting
Setting Up MG16/4, MG12/4 26 ■ Mounting the MG16/4 (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. ...
Page 27 - Appendix; Specifications
MG16/4, MG12/4 27 Appendix ■ General Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V and 0 dBV = 1 V 1 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 frequenc...
Page 29 - Dimensional Diagrams
Appendix MG16/4, MG12/4 29 ■ MG16/4 ■ MG12/4 Dimensional Diagrams 393 31.5 309.6 D 416.6 H 108101.3 3 W 423 428 27.5 480 When mounted on rack 317.4 D 416.6 325.6 102.6 2 H 108 W 322 480 322 When mounted on rack MG12-16_E.book Page 29 Monday, May 26, 2003 1:14 PM
Page 30 - Block Diagram and Level Diagram
Appendix MG16/4, MG12/4 30 Block Diagram and Level Diagram MG12-16_E.book Page 30 Monday, May 26, 2003 1:14 PM
