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Owner’s Manual HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH –15 –15 –15 –15 –15 –15 –15 –15 MONI MONI MONI MONI EFFECT EFFECT EFFECT EFFECT LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL Hi-Z Hi-Z Hi-Z Hi-Z Lo-Z Lo-Z Lo-Z Lo-Z Keep This Manual For Future Reference. HIGH HIGH VOCAL...
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300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to coaxial type cable. If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.
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Important Read the following before operating the EMX620 Warnings • Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow the unit to become wet. Fire or electrical shock may result. • 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.
• The performance of components with moving contacts, such switches, rotary controls, faders, and connectors, deteriorates over time. The rate of deterioration depends on the operating environment and is unavoidable. Consult your dealer about replacing defective components. EMX620—Owner’s Manual...
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha EMX620 Powered Mixer. In order to take full advantage of the EMX620 and enjoy long and trouble-free operation, read this owner’s manual carefully, and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
The MONI control is not affected by the chan- nel’s LEVEL control, since the MONI signal is sourced before that control. EMX620—Owner’s Manual EFFECT control The EFFECT control determines the level of the input signal that is fed to the EFFECT bus and subsequently the onboard effects processor and EFFECT OUT jack.
MAIN OUT, speaker outputs, and PHONES. Level meter The 5-LED meter displays the level of the MAIN output signal. Control Panel LIMITER –12 • • • • AUX IN TAPE IN MASTER MAIN EMX620—Owner’s Manual –5 –10...
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POWER PHANTOM POWER indicator The POWER indicator lights up when the EMX620 is powered up ready for use. PHANTOM switch The PHANTOM switch is used to turn on and off the +15 V phantom power for the Lo-Z XLR-type inputs on input channels 1 through 4.
FOOT SW jack The FOOT SW jack is used to connect an optional footswitch, such as the Yamaha FC5, which can be used to turn the built-in digital effects processor on and off. The DIGITAL EFFECT ON switch must be in the ON position in order to use the footswitch.
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MASTER level control, and can be con- nected to a pair of stereo headphones for personal monitoring. MONITOR—OUTPUT The MONITOR—OUTPUT phone jack outputs the MONI bus signal after the MONI MASTER control, and can be connected to the input of a powered monitor speaker. EMX620—Owner’s Manual...
POWER switch The POWER switch is used to turn on and off the power to the EMX620. Note: Before turning on or off the EMX620, it’s a good idea to turn down the MAIN MASTER and MONI MASTER controls. SPEAKERS A & B jacks The SPEAKER A &...
EMX620, in practice, only one effects processor, internal or external, will be used at a time, so the footswitch is not required when using external effects.
Basic Operation Connecting Sources Before connecting any microphones or instru- ments, make sure that the EMX620 and any other applicable equipment is turned off. Also make sure that the LEVEL control on each EMX620 input channel, and the MAIN MASTER and MONI MASTER controls are turned down.
Connections between devices have come loose. Other Other EMX620—Owner’s Manual Cause Please wait. When the device cools off, normal operation will resume automatically. However, the protection circuit has operated. Possible please check the following three points to prevent the problem from recurring.