Yamaha mLAN8E, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi mLAN EXPANSION BOARD mLAN8E English Deutsch Français ...

Page 2: ... all installations If this product is found to be the source of inter ference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line fil...

Page 3: ...res 5 Names and Functions 6 Connections 7 Internal Configuration of the mLAN8E 8 Settings on the device in which the mLAN8E is installed 10 For the A5000 A4000 10 For the CS6x CS6R S80 15 LED Messages 21 Specifications 22 English mLAN8E E book Page 3 Wednesday October 18 2000 3 31 PM ...

Page 4: ...lat cable for connecting mLAN8E and mLAN8E compatible devices Tape for fastening cables Owner s manual this document mLAN Guide Book mLAN Tools Installation Guide About the included CD ROM The included CD ROM contains software that is useful when used in conjunction with the mLAN8E The software includes mLAN Patchbay which allows audio MIDI signal routing between electronic musical instruments con...

Page 5: ...n mLAN refer to the separate mLAN Guidebook 16 channel mixer functionality A 16 channel digital audio mixer is built in Built in equalizer dynamics processor A four band equalizer and dynamics processor provide sophisticated audio control Mixer equalizer dynamics processor settings are made using the included mLAN Mixer application For details refer to the mLAN Mixer manual electronic manual mLAN8...

Page 6: ... green The mLAN8E or connected device is a leaf node off Not connected red If the cable is disconnected the sound will be interrupted on a connected device or other device C RT ERR LED This LED indicates the following statuses green The mLAN8E is a root orange An error has occurred IEEE1394 bus related red An error has occurred Other errors off Status other than above Refer to LED Messages on page...

Page 7: ...hat the power to the computer and the device in which the mLAN8E is installed is turned off Make this serial connection when using the included software on Windows To use on a Macin tosh connect the mLAN8E s mLAN jack and the Macintosh s FireWire port using an IEEE1394 cable See Connecting an mLAN device Use a standard D SUB 9P MINI DIN 8P cable mLAN8E mLAN IEEE1394 device IEEE1394 standard cable ...

Page 8: ...lect Tone generator section mLAN audio output mLAN MIDI OUT MIDI device audio device e g mixer powered speakers mLAN MIDI MIDI conversion MIDI mLAN MIDI conversion MIDI IN MIDI OUT ANALOG IN ANALOG OUT mLAN8E non mLAN signals mLAN signals mLAN cables non mLAN cables Input Output MIDI transmit receive section mLAN8E E book Page 8 Wednesday October 18 2000 3 31 PM ...

Page 9: ...ignals produced by the device that contains the mLAN8E The input output destinations of these signals and the mixer functionality can be easily controlled from your computer by using the included mLAN Tools The mLAN8E mixer section features Direct mode and Mixer mode When the mLAN Mixer is not being used the unit is in Direct mode in which signals are input and output directly When mLAN Mixer is b...

Page 10: ...ting other than MIDI IN mLAN Cnct mLAN connections mLAN connections tone generators are saved in the mLAN8E They cannot be saved on disk Cursor 1 Out output Knob 1 turn Move cursor switch pages Move the cursor or switch pages press Tree View Access the Tree View screen Knob 2 turn Out select output plug Select the mLAN plug of the mLAN8E that will be the output source Setting AS assignable 1 6 DIG...

Page 11: ...em When you select a valid mLAN device the top line will show the vendor name and the Nickname Settings cannot be modified for the connection number of an already estab lished connection Knob 5 turn Plug select connected mLAN plug Select the mLAN input plug of the connected mLAN device The connection is executed by CONNECT press knob 5 If after making your selection you change pages move the curso...

Page 12: ...nnected module Select an mLAN device on the mLAN bus system When you select a valid mLAN device the top line will show the vendor name and the Nickname Knob 5 turn Select connected mLAN plug Select an mLAN output plug on the connected mLAN device The connection is executed by CONNECT press knob 5 If after making your selection you change pages move the cursor or change the Out or Connect settings ...

Page 13: ...put source Setting ADIn Use two analog audio channels from the INPUT jacks of the A5000 A4000 mLAN Use two mLAN audio channels The audio signals from the INPUT jacks of the A5000 A4000 will not be input Cursor 2 Knob 1 turn Move cursor switch pages Move the cursor or switch pages press Tree View Access the Tree View screen Knob 3 turn Word Clock Mode Specify the word clock Setting Auto The word cl...

Page 14: ...s setting the same MIDI output data is sent from both MIDI OUT and mLAN MIDI Regardless of this setting the MIDI THRU connector will re transmit the data that was input to MIDI IN Setting MIDI IN MIDI messages input from the MIDI IN connectors will play the A5000 A4000 mLAN will not be used mLAN A MIDI messages from the mLAN MIDI input will be sent to the MIDI IN A port MIDI mes sages from the rea...

Page 15: ...e MIDI settings 1 Press the UTILITY key to enter Utility mode 2 Turn the PAGE knob to access the MIDI Other page 3 Use knob B to set In to mLAN For the CS6x CS6R S80 SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 MIDI Other In ThruPort Sync SeqCtrl Sys MIDI 1 int on SHIFT PAGE PART ELEMENT DATA A B C 1 2 MIDI Other In ThruPort Sync SeqCtrl Sys mLAN 1 int on mLAN8E E book Page 15 Wednesday October 18 2000 ...

Page 16: ... external device specify whether the CS6x CS6R S80 will operate using its own internal clock or the MIDI Clock received via the mLAN connector If you select Int internal the CS6x CS6R S80 will operate using its own internal clock Select this when using the CS6x CS6R S80 by itself or as the master of a synchronized performance using MIDI Clock If you select MIDI the CS6x CS6R S80 will operate accor...

Page 17: ...dicates an input setting or output setting In the example shown above the MIDI OUT plug of the mLAN8E is being connected to an external S80 Nickname Vivien C Vendor name of connected device D Nickname of connected device E Connection number of connected device F Module name of connected device G mLAN plug name of connected device H Connect disconnect ENTER toCnct press the ENTER key to connect ENT...

Page 18: ...lso ENTER To Cut will be displayed above knob 2 In this case pressing ENTER will cut the connection 2 Turn knob C to select an mLAN device on the mLAN bus system The upper line will show the vendor name and the lower line will show the module name 3 Turn knob 1 to select the mLAN input plug of the connected mLAN device and press the ENTER key The connection will be executed and the New indication ...

Page 19: ...me mLAN plug name of the con nected device exceed eight characters only the first eight characters will be displayed mLAN connections tone generators are saved in the mLAN8E They cannot be saved on a memory card mLAN Word Clock Select the Word Clock Mode Select whether the CS6x CS6R S80 will function as the Word Clock Master Group 1 Master of the connected mLAN Audio network or whether the slave m...

Page 20: ...x CS6R S80 in which the mLAN8E is installed The input proce dure is the same as when inputting a CS6x CS6R S80 voice name After inputting the name press ENTER to finalize it Other mLAN related settings Voice mode For OSC Pan oscillator pan Output you will be able to specify ind3 ind6 Performance mode For LYR Out layer out Output you will be able to specify ind3 ind6 Phrase Clip mode CS6x CS6R For ...

Page 21: ...acket is not transmitted to the bus Audio MIDI data cannot be transmitted Remove the malfunctioning device red red orange A malfunctioning device exists on the bus Remove the malfunctioning device green orange The number of hops exceeds 16 Check the number of hops green orange The power to the bus is insufficient Add a power provider to the bus or remove a power consumer from the bus red red MIDI ...

Page 22: ...I O mLAN plugs Direct mode A5000 A4000 AS1 6 OUT DG L OUT DG R OUT AD L IN AD R IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN CS6x CS6R S80 IND1 6 OUT L OUT R OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN Mixer mode Mix L Mix R AUX1 6 CH9 16 MIDI OUT MIDI IN For more information refer to mLAN plugs in Mixer mode on page 9 Display Rear panel mLAN 1 2 3 LED ACTIVE LED RT Root ERR Error LED Power consumption 4 W Specifications and descriptions in thi...

Page 23: ...té imprimé sur du papier recyclé non blanchi au chlore M D G Pro Audio Digital Musical Instrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2000 Yamaha Corporation V485680 010APAP2 2 02B0 Printed in Japan Yamaha Manual Library English versions only http www2 yamaha co jp manual english 8E Hyo4 fm Page 23 Wednesday December 20 2000 1 49 PM ...