Yamaha M3000-24 User Manual

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Control panel
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N
ST (stereo) switch
When this switch is on, the signal of the input channel 
will be sent to the (ST) stereo bus.
O
BAL (balance) control
This sets the left/right balance of the signal that is sent 
from the input channel to the ST bus.
P
ON/EDIT switch/ONCHECK indicators
The function of this switch and these indicators will 
depend on the mode of the M3000.
In normal mode
The ON/EDIT switch will turn on the stereo input 
channel. When on, the ON indicator will light. Chan-
nels which are turned off will send no signal to the ST 
bus or the MIX buses. However even in this case, you 
can use the PFL switch (T) to monitor the channel 
from the MONITOR OUT jacks or the PHONE jack.
In check mode
You can use the CHECK indicators to view the on/off 
status of each channel stored in a scene before you 
actually recall the scene. This is convenient when you 
wish to verify the status of each channel before you 
recall a scene.
In check mode, you can also use the ON/EDIT 
switches to change only the lit/dark status of the 
CHECK indicators. (The actual on/off setting will not 
be affected.)
For details on Check mode, refer to page 33.
Q
PEAK/NOM/SIGNAL indicators
Three indicators show the level of the stereo input 
channel signal after it passes through the EQ.
• PEAK indicator
This will light when the sum of the L and R signals 
exceeds the nominal level by 18 dB.
• NOM (nominal) indicator
This will light when the sum of the L and R signals 
reaches nominal level (0 dB).
• SIGNAL indicator
This will light when the sum of the L and R signals 
reaches 10 dB below the nominal level.
R
VCA GROUP select switches
These switches select the VCA master fader(s) which 
will control the signal output level of this stereo input 
channel. When you select a VCA group 1–8, the indi-
cator located at the left of each switch will light, and 
the corresponding VCA master fader (VCA master 
section 3) will control the channel. It is possible to 
select two or more VCA groups for one stereo input 
channel, or to control two or more channels by the 
same VCA group.
Stereo input channels for which a VCA group is 
selected
The signal output level of the channel can be con-
trolled both by the corresponding VCA master 
fader(s) and by the channel fader (S).
Stereo input channels for which a VCA group is 
not selected
The signal output level of the stereo input channel can 
be controlled only by the channel fader (S).
S
Channel fader
This fader adjusts the signal output level of the stereo 
input channel. This fader will affect the level of the 
signal that is sent to the ST bus and to the MIX buses 
(if the PRE switch is off). If one or more VCA groups 
are selected by the VCA GROUP select switches (R), 
the signal output level of that channel will also be 
affected by the corresponding VCA master fader(s).
T
PFL (pre-fader listen) switch
When this switch is on (
), the pre-fader/post-EQ 
signal of this stereo input channel will be sent to the 
PFL bus, allowing it to be monitored from the MONI-
TOR OUT jacks or the PHONES jack.
ST
ON/
EDIT
PFL
CHECK
ON
PEAK
NOM
SIGNAL
BAL
R
L
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
VCA
GROUP
10
5
0
5
10
20
30
40
50
60
O
S
N
P
R
T
Q
Note: For details on VCA functions, refer to 
page 38.