Yamaha M7CL Owner's Manual (V3)

Contents

1. Cover1
2. PRECAUTIONS4
3. Contents6
4. 1. Introduction9
5. Thank you9
6. An overview of the M7CL9
7. About the models11
8. The M7CL's channel structure14
9. About the MIX bus types (VARI / FIXED)15
10. About word clock15
11. Conventions in this manual15
12. About the firmware version16
13. 2. Panels and controls17
14. Top panel17
15. Rear panel24
16. Under the front pad27
17. 3. Basic operation of the M7CL29
18. Basic operations in the top panel / touch screen29
19. Pressing the touch screen29
20. Multiple selection (specifying a range)29
21. Special operations for keys29
22. Encoder operations29
23. Multifunction encoder operations30
24. The on-screen user interface30
25. Tabs30
26. Buttons30
27. Faders / Knobs31
28. List windows31
29. Keyboard window31
30. Popup windows32
31. Dialog boxes32
32. Viewing the touch screen32
33. Function access area32
34. Main area33
35. Entering names34
36. Using the tool buttons35
37. About the tool buttons35
38. Using libraries35
39. Initializing settings39
40. Copying/pasting settings40
41. Comparing two settings40
42. 4. Connections and setup43
43. Connecting SB168-ES units to the M7CL-48ES using the STAGE BOX SETUP function43
44. Audio input/output connections46
45. Setup items required when you start up the M7CL for the first time50
46. Restoring the current scene to the default state50
47. Word clock connections and settings50
48. Making HA (Head Amp) gain settings51
49. Sending an input channel signal to the STEREO bus54
50. 5. Input channel operations57
51. Signal flow for input channels57
52. Specifying the channel name and icon59
53. Making HA (Head Amp) settings61
54. Sending the signal from an input channel to the STEREO/MONO buses63
55. Sending the signal from an input channel to a MIX bus67
56. Using the SELECTED CHANNEL section67
57. Using the Centralogic section69
58. Using the faders (SENDS ON FADER mode)70
59. Sending the signal from an input channel to the MATRIX buses72
60. Using the SELECTED CHANNEL section72
61. Using the Centralogic section74
62. Using the faders (SENDS ON FADER mode)75
63. Channel library operations77
64. 6. Output channel operations79
65. Signal flow for output channels79
66. Specifying the channel name and icon81
67. Sending signals from MIX channels to the STEREO/MONO bus82
68. Sending signals from MIX channels and STEREO/MONO channels to MATRIX buses85
69. Using the SELECTED CHANNEL section85
70. Using the Centralogic section86
71. Channel library operations88
72. 7. Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section89
73. About the SELECTED CHANNEL section89
74. About the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen90
75. Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section91
76. 8. Operations in the Centralogic section97
77. About the Centralogic section97
78. About the OVERVIEW screen98
79. Operations in the Centralogic section100
80. Fixing the channels or DCA groups of the Centralogic section104
81. 9. Input/output patching105
82. Changing the output patch settings105
83. Changing the input patch settings108
84. Inserting an external device into a channel110
85. Directly outputting an INPUT channel112
86. 10. EQ and Dynamics115
87. About EQ and dynamics115
88. Using EQ115
89. Using dynamics118
90. Using the EQ or Dynamics libraries121
91. EQ library121
92. Dynamics library121
93. 11. Grouping and linking123
94. About DCA Groups and Mute Groups123
95. Using DCA groups123
96. Assigning channels to a DCA group123
97. Controlling DCA groups125
98. Using mute groups126
99. Assigning channels to mute groups126
100. Controlling mute groups127
101. Using the Mute Safe function129
102. The Channel Link function130
103. Linking the desired input channels130
104. Copying, moving, or initializing a channel132
105. Copying the parameters of a channel132
106. Moving the parameters of a channel133
107. Initializing the parameters of a channel134
108. 12. Scene memory135
109. About scene memories135
110. Using scene memories135
111. Storing a scene135
112. Recalling a scene138
113. Using user-defined keys to recall139
114. Editing scene memories140
115. Sorting and renaming scene memories140
116. Scene memory editing142
117. Copying/pasting a scene142
118. Clearing a scene143
119. Cutting a scene144
120. Inserting a scene144