Yamaha QL5, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...EN Owner s Manual Keep This Manual For Future Reference...

Page 2: ...ces 30 Audio input output connections 32 Installing an optional card 33 Quick Guide 34 Connecting the devices 34 Setting the input channels 35 Sending an input channel signal to the STEREO bus 36 Appl...

Page 3: ...torms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service per sonnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been dam aged in any way such as power supply cord or...

Page 4: ...pparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN and YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the pl...

Page 5: ...plug becomes frayed or damaged It emits unusual smells or smoke Some object has been dropped into the device There is a sudden loss of sound during use of the device If this device should be dropped o...

Page 6: ...ave the device inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not rest your weight on the device or place heavy objects on it and avoid use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do...

Page 7: ...p battery is running low the LCD display indicates Low Battery when you start up the system In this case contact your Yamaha dealer and have qualified Yamaha service personnel replace the backup batte...

Page 8: ...mware are available for the unit Console firmware Dante module firmware You must update each type of firmware separately Details on updating the firmware are available on the following website For inf...

Page 9: ...ain compensation function will maintain network audio streams at a constant level to help you enjoy the benefits of a large scale sound system The Dante Virtual Soundcard software enables you to carry...

Page 10: ...d MPEG 4 AAC Advanced Audio Coding formats are supported This function can be useful if you want to record certain bus mix outputs or play music for a sound check through speakers Security functions a...

Page 11: ...ng sections 1 Channel Strip section page 12 2 SENDS ON FADER section page 12 3 Display section page 13 4 Selected Channel section page 13 5 USB connector page 15 6 USER DEFINED KEYS section page 14 7...

Page 12: ...ently selected MIX MATRIX bus 5 Channel name display Indicates the channel name fader value etc You can set the display so that it will indicate only the channel name The information to be shown can b...

Page 13: ...ce between the hot and cold output impedance of an external device connected to the INPUT connector 2 PAN knob When a monaural channel is selected this knob adjusts the panning of the signal sent to t...

Page 14: ...s you to control the principal parameters of the assigned channels When the unit is in the default state STEREO MONO channels are assigned 1 SEL key Selects the channel you wish to control Pressing th...

Page 15: ...tion of all USB flash drives The FAT16 and FAT32 formats are supported Prevention of accidental erasure Some USB flash drives have a write protect setting that lets you prevent data from being erased...

Page 16: ...akes or exhaust vents 5 Power Switch This switch turns the power on off Caution Rapidly turning the unit on and off in succession can cause it to malfunction After turning the unit off wait for at lea...

Page 17: ...put output ports C Dante PRIMARY SECONDARY connectors Used to connect to other Dante audio network devices such as an Rio3224 D I O device Use standard Ethernet cables with Neutrik etherCON CAT5e comp...

Page 18: ...esponding parameter Also by pressing a knob you can recall a specific screen For certain parameters you can adjust the value in finer steps greater detail by simultaneously holding down the knob and r...

Page 19: ...rmed Press the OK button to execute the operation The operation will be canceled if you press the CANCEL button Tabs Tabs enable you to switch between multiple pages Each tab indicates its page name B...

Page 20: ...function to operate 7 I O DEVICE When you press this button the I O DEVICE screen will appear in the main area allowing you to make I O device settings and external head amp settings 8 MONITOR When y...

Page 21: ...ions You can use these buttons to recall related libraries or to copy the parameters of a channel to a different channel 1 LIBRARY button This button opens the library associated with the current wind...

Page 22: ...hannel section In this case a mini window indicating the value of that parameter will appear on screen when you operate a knob Using the top panel Channel Strip section The Channel Strip section of th...

Page 23: ...key MIX MATRIX in the Fader Bank section If you press the currently selected MIX MATRIX bus select button again cue monitoring will be turned on for the related MIX MATRIX channel This method is conv...

Page 24: ...bols while this button is on and lowercase characters and numerals while this button is off ENTER button Finalizes the name you entered 3 When you ve entered the name press the STORE button or the ENT...

Page 25: ...Rack for which you want to recall settings The method of selecting a channel rack will depend on the type of window that is currently displayed HPF EQ window 1ch DYNAMICS 1 2 window 1ch Use the panel...

Page 26: ...nnel selected via the SEL key is different from the one selected in the list in the output channel library CONFLICT appears to the right of CURRENT TYPE You can recall the data even if CONFLICT appear...

Page 27: ...7 Press the OK button to execute the Store operation The current settings will be stored to the library number you selected in step 4 If you decide to cancel the Store operation press the CANCEL butt...

Page 28: ...destination has the same type GATE DUCKING COMPRESSOR EXPANDER COMPANDER H COMPANDER S or DE ESSER as the copy source Between effects GEQ mounted in a rack Between the same processors mounted in a pre...

Page 29: ...you can initialize the channel or rack and edit the second set of settings from an initialized blank slate state if desired 5 To compare the first set of settings with the current settings the second...

Page 30: ...er management should be negotiated automatically in switches that support EEE some switches do not perform the negotiation properly This may cause EEE to be enabled in Dante networks when it is not ap...

Page 31: ...k consists of two circuits a primary circuit and a secondary circuit Normally the network operates on the primary circuit However if the primary connection is broken the secondary circuit will automat...

Page 32: ...UT L R C channels and the direct out signals of the input channels For information about patches refer to Patching the mixer output to the I O device see page 35 in the Quick Guide section The console...

Page 33: ...he slot Push the card all the way into the slot so that the connector at the end of the card is correctly inserted into the connector inside the slot NOTE When installing a card carefully align both e...

Page 34: ...press the OK button Wait approximately 30 seconds for the buttons that have been changed to switch from red to white for the settings to be applied 5 Set BIT to 24 and LATENCY to 0 25 Connecting an I...

Page 35: ...e must be turned on first Make sure that phantom power is turned OFF unless it is needed When turning phantom power ON make sure that no equipment other than phantom powered devices such condenser mic...

Page 36: ...hear sound from the speaker system patched to the STEREO channel If you don t hear sound check whether the L R meters are moving in the METER field of the function access area If the L R meters are m...

Page 37: ...tput channel that you want to operate in the Channel Strip section 3 Press any one of the knobs in the Selected Channel section 4 Edit the EQ and dynamics parameters in the same way as for the input c...

Page 38: ...NSERT field in the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen 10 Press the INSERT field farthest to the right for the post fader in the INSERT DIRECT OUT 1ch screen 11 Repeat steps 5 to 10 to set 8 channels 12 Pres...

Page 39: ...used for Effect Return in the Channel Strip section 12 Adjust the effect return level using the fader 13 If necessary press the RACK button then the rack container in the EFFECT tab and then set the...

Page 40: ...ect the bank that contains the channel for which you want to set up INSERT or DIRECT OUT in the Channel Strip section 2 Press the SEL key of the channel for which you want to change the patching 3 Pre...

Page 41: ...et or release a channel link in the display Setting a DCA or MUTE group 1 Press the SEL key of the channel that you want to control 2 Press the DCA tab or MUTE tab in the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen...

Page 42: ...ore destination scene number 3 Press the STORE button in the SCENE LIST screen 4 Enter the scene name and comments in the SCENE STORE screen 5 Press the STORE button in the SCENE STORE screen 6 Press...

Page 43: ...ing level 6 Press the REC button to arm recording 7 Press the PLAY button to start recording 8 When you have finished recording press the STOP button Playing audio files from a USB flash drive 1 Conne...

Page 44: ...a name and comments then press the SAVE button Loading the unit settings from a USB flash drive 1 Press the SETUP button in the touch screen 2 Press the SAVE LOAD button 3 To select the file that you...

Page 45: ...me way Now you can switch between the BANK A and BANK B buttons to change the brightness of the touch screen LCD channel name displays and lamps in a single operation You can also assign this paramete...

Page 46: ...rt up in normal operating mode NOTE Alternatively you can continue operation by selecting a different menu instead of pressing the EXIT button Adjusting the faders Calibration function Depending on th...

Page 47: ...ts 9 When calibration has been completed press the APPLY button The calibration settings will be saved in internal memory If the RESTART button appears calibration has failed Press the RESTART button...

Page 48: ...nel raised Could the EQ gain be turned down excessively Are EQ s attenuators raised Could the GATE COMP threshold or ratio setting be set to an extreme value Is the fader of the output channel raised...

Page 49: ...reen but it is automatically defeated This is defeated automatically when you switch screens in the display When you recall a scene it takes a certain amount of time for the faders to stop Could you h...

Page 50: ...ews A and detach the side pads NOTE Keep the side pad screws together with the pads you removed 3 Use the screws included with RK1 to install the hardware Tighten the screws at the locations indicated...

Page 51: ...rtion 3 Less than 0 05 20Hz 20kHz 4dBu into 600 INPUT to OMNI OUT Input Gain Min Hum Noise 4 128dBu typ Equivalent Input Noise Input Gain Max 88dBu Residual output noise ST master off Dynamic Range 11...

Page 52: ...Dimensional Diagrams Owner s Manual 52 Dimensional Diagrams 19 828 4 272 563 QL5 468 272 562 19 QL1 Units mm...

Page 53: ...20 I I O devices 30 Input port 35 INSERT 40 K Keyboard window 19 L Lamp 45 Libraries 24 Link 41 M Main area 21 MIX MATRIX buses 23 MUTE group 41 O Optional I O cards 33 Oscillator 42 P Patch 40 PREMI...

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Page 55: ...COMPAND EXPAND INSERT POST EQ LEVEL PRE EQ INSERT OUT PRE EQ GR METER METER DYNA OUT METER EQ OUT METER PRE EQ Keyin Self PRE EQ Self POST EQ MIX13 16 OUT MATRIX1 8 POST EQ PRE FADER ON POST ON METER...

Page 56: ...160 24 4 170 180 190 Digital Analog Digital Analog dBu Analog 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 24 4 170 180 190 Nominal Output 24dBu 4dBu 30 30 OMNI OUT 1 16 8 Default se...

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