Yamaha Rmx 1 Manual

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Patternside
Ú2
PN: 2NA-V260490
•  PN 1/3Circuit Board 
						

							RM1x
24
PN:2NA-V260490 Note: See parts list for details of circuit board component parts.
See PANEL SWITCH TABLE on C2 of OVERALL CIRCUIT DIAGRAM.
Ú2
•  PN 2/3 Circuit Board•  PN 3/3 Circuit Board
to DM-CN8
to DM-CN2
TIME STRECH CLOCK SHIFTGATE TIME
VEROCITY
CUT OFF RESONANCE EG DECAYPITCH
BENDVOLUME
PatternsidePatternside Component side
Component side 
						

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1.TEST PROGRAM
ÔPR EPARATION S
Measuring instruments: low frequency  oscillator, frequency  counte r, oscillos cope,
volt meter (JIS-  C  curve), k eyboard amplifier,  etc .
Jigs : MIDI  cable, floppy dis k (2HD,  form atted), etc.
ÔTE ST PROGRAM
TEST No. TEST TEST RESULT
A   Ho w to enter the test program
B   Proceeding throug h the tests
C   Test prog ram
C-  1   SYST EM RAM   OK / NG
C- 2   RA M Battery   OK
C- 3   LCD   Vertical Stripes (by seconds)
C- 4   LED light up   Re d, green
C- 5   Panel switch   ON / OFF
C- 6   Encode r 1   OK, 0-30-0-30
C- 7   Encode r 2   OK, 0-30-0-30
C- 8   Encode r 3   OK, 0-30-0-30
C- 9   Encode r 4   OK, 0-30-0-30
C-10  Knob 1  OK, 64-128-0-64
C-11  Knob 2  OK, 64-128-0-64
C-12  Knob 3  OK, 64-128-0-64
C-13  Knob 4  OK, 64-128-0-64
C-14  Knob 5  OK, 64-128-0-64
C-15  Knob 6  OK, 64-128-0-64
C-16  Knob 7  OK, 64-128-0-64
C-17  Knob 8  OK, 64-128-0-64
C-18  FOOT SW  OK, 0-1-0
C-19  FD D  OK
C-20   MIDI  IN / OUT   OK
C-21  W AVE  ROM  OK
C-22   PCM  sine  wave soun d OUTPUT (L)   OUTPUT (L): +2  +/-  2  dB m  lo ad  1 0 k o hm
 OUTPUT (R ): less than -76 dBm
  PHONES (L): -5 +/- 2 dBm load 33 ohm
 PHONES (R ): less than -68 dBm
C-23   PCM  sine  wave soun d OUTPUT (R)   OUTPUT (R ): +2 +/- 2 dBm load 10 kohm
  OUTPUT (L): less than -76 dBm
 PHONES (R ): -5 +/- 2 dBm load 33 ohm
  PHONES  (L): les s than -68  dBm
C-24  Factory Set
C-25  EX IT
 * N oise level
OUTPUT (L), OUTPUT (R):
less  than -78 d Bm
PHONES (L), PHONES (R):
less  than -78 d Bm
*Note) OUTPUT (L) and  OUTPUT  (R) are  occasionally  abbreviated  as  L and  R.
TEST PROGRAM & INITIALIZE 
						

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A.  HOW TO ENTER THE TEST PROGRAM
While pressing the [PATTERN], [PATT CHAIN]
and [UTIL] buttons,  turn  the power switch on.
The following  message will appear on  the LCD
.
Use the [F1] , [F2] , [F3] and [F4] switches to
select the appropriate test mode.
When the [F1] switch is pressed, the auto mode
test is entered.
When the [F2] switch is pressed, the manual
mode  test  is entered.
The [F3]  switch is pressed,  the “
C-24 Factory
Set”
 is started.
The [F4] switch is pressed, the “
C-25 EXIT”
 is
s tar te d.
B. PROCEEDING THROUGH THE TESTS
Auto Mode
W hen the auto mode test is entered, the
following display will appear:
Use the [+1] and [-1] switches to  select the
appropriate test number.
W hen the  [ENTER]  swit ch i s pressed,  the t est i s
sequentially executed from the selected test number.
When the [ENTER] switch is pressed without
setting anything,   the test is automatically
executed from “
C-1 RAM”
.
The error  message is displayed  when an error
occurs and the test stops.
In this case,    the error is processed with either
of t he [ENTER],  [+1]  or [F4]  swi tches.
W h en  th e 
[ENTER] switch is pressed, the test is
automatically executed again from  the  test
whe re  th e  err or  oc c urs .When the [+1] switch is pressed, the test is
a uto mati ca ll y e x ec ut ed  f ro m th e te s t wh er e th e
error occur s.
The [F4] switch  is pressed,  the “
C-25 EXIT”
 is
s tar te d.
  
Manual Mode
When the manual mode test is enterd, the
f oll owin g di sp la y wil l a pp e ar:
Use the [+1] and [-1] switches  to select  the
appropriate test number.
W hen the [ENTER]  switch is  pressed,  the test of
th e  se le ct ed  n umbe r i s  ex ec u ted .
The [F4] switch is pressed, the “
C-25 EXIT”
 is
s tar te d.
Te st Selection When An Error Is Detected
In each tes t, if “
NG” (No Good) error is
detected, pressing [F4] switch will make the
undermentioned.
You can then retry the test or another test.
 
Auto Mode 
---------->
error processing state
 Manual Mode
 ------->test number waiting state
However, this method  does not correspond at
the test of  “
C-5  PANEL SWITCH”
.
C. TES T PROGRAM
This test program explains the manual  mode.
C-1 SYSTEM RAM READ / WRITE TEST
This is the read/write check for the MAIN CPU
RAM.    The test result appears on  the LCD.
Display Of Test Results
OK
NG
**RM1x  T EST **
  MAIN Ver #.##
  SUB   Ver #.##
  [F1]:AUTO
  [F2]:MANUAL
    [F3 ]: Facto ry Set
  
[F4]:Exit
**RM1x  T EST **MA NUAL
  MAIN Ver #.##
  SUB   Ver #.##
  01:RAM R/W
  [F4]:Exit
**RM1x  T EST ** AUT O
  MAIN Ver #.##
  SUB   Ver #.##
  01:RAM R/W
  [F4]:Exit
01: RAM R/W
01: RAM R/W
OK
01: RAM R/W
NG 
						

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Test End
After displaying the test result and the test will
be finished.
All the RAM data will be restored.
Press the [F4] switch to exit the tes t, press the
[+1] switch to proceed with the next test and
then the [ENTER] switch to execute the next
test.
C-2 RAM BATTERY TEST
This test checks that the voltage of the RAM      
backup battery is greater than 2.9V and less      
than 3.5V at the A / D input terminal of CPU.
Th e “
OK”
 will be displayed when the voltage
is within the range.
Display Of Test Results
OK
NG
Test End
Displays the test result and ends the test.
Press the [+1] switch to proceed with the next
test and then the [ENTER] switch to execute
the next test.
C-3 LCD ALL ON / OFF TEST
Confirm that all LCD dots blink. Each line should
blink  in one  (1) second  intervals.
Confirm  that  the LCD  dots light normally.
Confirm that the  LCD contrast changes when
rotating  the contrast adjustment volume.
Display Of Test Results
Not appearing
Te st End
Press the  [F4]  switch to end the  test.
Press the  [+1] switch to  proceed with  the next
test  and then the [ ENTER] switch to execute
the  next  test .
C-4 LED ON / OFF TEST
Confirm that LED lights on and off s equentially
fro m the left of Fig. 1 and all LED’
s light on
and off at the same time.
The above-mentioned procedure are repeated
until being interrupted.
Display Of Test Results
Not appearing
Test End
Press the [F4] switch to ends  the test.
Press the [+1] switch to proceed with the next
test and then the [ENTER] s witch to execute
the next test.
  (Fig. 1 )
  
Notes) Ó
  mark is  red LED, Ö
 mark is green LED,    mark is 7- Seg. LED
03: LCD Check
02: RAM Battery
02: RAM Battery
   3.2V          OK04: LED Check
02: RAM Battery
   #.#V Low      NG
02: RAM Battery
   #.#V High     NG
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RM1x
       LCD 
						

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C-5 PANEL  SWI TCH TEST
Pres s  t he  pa ne l swit ch es  co ns ec u tiv ely  fro m t he
[F1]   switch t o  t he  [ENTER]  switch,   according  to
th e ord er  in di ca te d b y th e L CD. Co nf ir m all
switches are working  properly.
Confirm  the 32  channel  sounds generate.When it  is normal, a piano tone is generated
while  being press on  the switch.
NG is di sp la yed  wh en  an o the r s witc h is  pr es se d
a nd  a  pi an o  ton e  do es  n ot  ge ne ra te . Aft er  th is,
th e  tes t  ad va nc es  to  t he  ne x t s wi tc h t es t wh en  a
correct switch is pressed.The test result is displayed if all switches are normal.
Ass ume  th at  th e o pe ra tio n  of  3 2CH wa s
confirmed  when 32  times the sound generates
c on tin uo us ly .
The  or de r o f  the  s wi tc h c h ec k  an d  the  p itc he s
are  shown  in the  Table 1 and Fig. 2.
Switch Pitch Switch Pitch Switch Pitch Switch Pitch
F1 C 3 UP G 3 OCT UP Eb2Db4Db4
F2 D 3 INC/YES A 3 E 2 E 2 D 4 D 4
F3 E 3 LEFT B 3 F 2 F 2 Eb4Eb4
F4 F 3 DOW N C 4 Gb2Gb2 E 4 E 4
KNOB G 3 RIGHT D 4 G 2 G 2 F 4 F 4
REC C 3 PATTERN C 3 Ab2Ab2 TAP Gb4
TOP D 3 PATT CHAIN D 3 A 2 A 2
STOP E 3 SONG E 3 Bb2Bb2
PLAY F 3 UTILITY F 3 B 2 B 2
BW D G 3 GROOVE G 3 C 3 C 3
FW D A 3 PLAY FX A 3 Db3Db3
SHIFT C 3 MIDI DELAY B 3 D 3 D 3
TRACK D 3 ARPEGGIO C 4 Eb3Eb3
TRANSPOSE E 3 VOICE D 4 E 3 E 3
NUM F 3 VOICE EDIT E 4 F 3 F 3
MUTE G 3 EFFECT F 4 Gb3Gb3
SECTION A 3 SETUP G 4 G 3 G 3
ARPEGGIO ON B 3 DISK A 4 Ab3Ab3
DISP LEFT C 3 JOB B 4 A 3 A 3
DISP RIGHT D 3 EDIT C 5 Bb3Bb3
EXIT E 3 SPLIT D 5 B 3 B 3
DEC/NO F 3 OCT DOWN D 2 C 4 C 4
(Table 1)
(Fig. 2)
   
Notes) Make sure all switches  marked 
Ù are working properly.
05: Panel Switch
05: Panel Switch
Push  [MODE ]
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RM1x
     LCD 
						

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Display Of Test Results
NG 
Te st End
After displaying the test result when the  check
to the  [TAP]  switch end  and the test  will be
f ini sh ed .
After Pressing the [F4] to exit the test, press the
[+1] switch to proceed with the next test and
then the  [ENTER]  swit ch to execute t he next test.
Refer to “
B PROCEEDING THROUGH THE
TESTS”
 if the “
NG”
 occurs while testing.
C-6 ENCODER 1 
[F1
] TEST
Con fi rm  th e En co de r c o rre sp on di ng  to  t he  [F1]
switch are working  properly from  the left side.
When you rotate the Encoder clockwise accordin g
to the LCD display, the value at the right of the
LCD simply increases from 0 to 30. When you
rotate  the Encoder countercl ockwise, the value
at the right of the LCD simply increases from 0
to 30.  After t hat,  conf irm t hat t he OK  appears  on
th e LCD.
       (where xx= current ENCODER 1 value)
Display Of Test Results
OK
NG Not appearing
Test End
After  displaying  the test result and the test will
be finished.
Aft er  Pressi ng the  [F4]  to  exit  the t est,  press  the
[+1] switch  to proceed  wi th the  next  test  and
then the [ENTER] switch to execute th e ne xt test.
Refer to “
B PROCEEDING THROUGH THE
TESTS”
 if the “
NG”
 occurs while testing.
C-7 ENCODER 2 
[F2
] TEST
C-8 ENCODER 3 
[F3
] TEST
C-9 ENCODER 4 
[F4
] TEST
These tests can be performed in the same manner
as the test C-6, “
ENCODER 1 
[F 2] TEST”
.
C-10 KNOB 1 (BEAT STRETCH) TEST
        
(where xxx= current  KNOB  1 value)
According to the target value displayed on the
LCD, slowly  rotate the KNOB 1.
Check that the  value changes from 64 to 128
th en  t o 0 0  a nd  ba c k  to  64  ( in  ot he r wo rds ,  ce n ter
to top t hen  to  bottom and back to cent er). Af ter
that , confi rm that  the “
OK”
 appears on  the LCD.
(where xxx= current KNOB 1 value and
yyy= target value)
Display Of Test Results
OK
NG Not appearing
W hen the value of the display pas ses 64 after
64-128-00 and passes 64 , OK is displayed.
Test End
After displaying the test result and the test will
be finished.
Aft er  Pressi ng the  [F4]  to  exit  the t est,  press  the
[+1] switch  to proceed  wi th the  next  test  and
then the [ENTER] switch to execute the next test
Refer to “
B PROCEEDING THROUGH THE
TESTS”
 if the “
NG”
 occurs while testing.
C-11 KNOB 2 (CLOCK SHIFT) TEST
C-12 KNOB 3 (GATE TIME) TEST
C-13 KNOB 4 (VELOCITY) TEST
C-14 KNOB 5 (CUTOFF) TEST
C-15 KNOB 6 (RESONANCE) TEST
C-16 KNOB 7 (EG DECAY) TEST
C-17 KNOB 8 (PITCH BEND) TEST
These tests can  be performed in  the  same
manner as the test 
C-10,“KNOB 1 (BEAT) TEST”
C-1 8 FOO T SW TEST
Connect a foot switch and press it on and off.
Che ck  th at  th e  di sp la y o n  the  L CD c h an ge s
from off to  on then  back  to off and verify that  to
the “
OK”
 result is displayed.
05: Panel Switc h
Push [MODE ]     NG10: Knob 1
xxx  64
10: Knob 1
xxx  yyy
06: Encoder 1
RIGHT  00
10: Knob1
064   064       OK
06: Encoder1
RIGHT  xx
06: Encoder1
LEFT   x x
06: Encoder1
LEFT   0 0 yy
   OK
18: FOOT SW
0 
						

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Display Of Test Results
OK
NG Not appearing
Test End
After displaying the test  result  the test  will be finished.
After pressing the [F4] to exit the test, press the
[+1 ] switch to proceed with the next test and t he n
the [ENTER] switch to execute the next test.
Refer to “
B PROCEEDING THROUGH THE
TESTS”
 if the “
NG”
 occurs while testing.
C-19 FDD TEST
Insert the floppy disk (2HD, formatted) which is
set to “
p rot ec t of f”
 position. Press the [ENTER]
to  ex ec ut e th e write /r ea d te st  b y us in g th e  t es t
two pattern.
Confirm that “
OK”
 is displayed.
Display Of Test Results
OK
NG
Error Code
RDERR : Read error
W RERR : W rite error
NODSK :  No disk  (FD  is not install ed)
UNFORM : Unformat (FD i s unformatted)
W RPRT : W rite prote ct
Test End
After  displaying  the test result and the test will
befinished.
After pressing the [F4] to exit the test, press the
[+1] switch  to proceed  wi th the  next  test  and
then the [ENTER] switch to execute the next test.
Refer to “
B PROCEEDING THROUGH THE
TESTS”
 if the “
NG”
 occurs while testing
.
C-20 MIDI IN/OUT TEST
After connecting the MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT
via- a MIDI cable, execute the test.
The  te st  re su lt  ap pe a rs  on  th e  LCD.
Display Of Test Results
OK
NG
TIME OUT
ERROR
(W hen the reception does not end
within the fixed time)
Test End
After displaying the test result  the test  will be  finished.
Pr ess  th e [ +1]  swit ch  to  pro cee d wi th  the  n ext tes t a nd
th en  the  [E NTER]  s witc h t o e xecu te  the  ne xt t est .
Refer to “
B PROCEEDING THROUGH THE
TESTS”
 if the “
NG”
 occurs while testing.
C-21 WAVE ROM TEST
Confi rm  that  the read  test  of  t he “
WAVE ROM”
and the  display of  OK appears.
Display Of Test Results
OK
NG
Test End
After displaying the test result  the test  will be  finished.
After pressing the [F4] to exit the test, press the
[+1] switch to proceed with the next test and t he n
the [ENTER] switch to execute  the next test.
C-22 PCM SOUND OUTPUT (OUTPUT L)
TEST
The VOLUME control must be set at maximum.
In se rt  th e a p pro pr ia te  ph on e  pl ug s  in to  ea ch
output jack and check the OUTPUT (L, R),
PHONES (L,  R) output s.
If  necessary, veri fy the  frequency,  output
waveform and output level  of each  output  using
a  fr eq ua nc y  co un to r,  os ci llo sc o pe  an d  AC
voltmeter (with JIS-C filter). Listed below are the
specifications and conditions of  each output
duri ng this test.
18: FOOT SW
1                 OK20: MIDI (IN/OUT)
                 OK
20: MIDI (IN/OUT)
                 NG
20: MIDI (IN/OUT)
            TIMEOUT
19: FDD
(W RITE/REA D)
21: W AVE ROM
19:FDD (W RITE/READ)
                  OK
19: FDD
(W RITE/REA D)21: W AVE ROM
               OK
21: W AVE ROM
               NG
20: MIDI (IN/OUT)
22: PCM SIN 1k Hz L 
						

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OUTPUT (L): 1  k Hz +/-  3. 0  Hz , Sin e  wa ve
+2  +/-  2  dBm (1 0 k Hz l oa d),
Dis to rti on :  l es s  tha n  0. 5%
OUTPUT 
(R) :less than -76 dBm
PHONES (
L) :5 +/- 2 dBm (33 ohm load),
Distortion :  less than 0.5%
PHONES 
(R):less than -68 dBm
The  LCD d is pla y  du rin g  th e s o un d o u tpu t.
Display Of Test Results
Not appearing
Te st End
Press the  [F4]  switch to f ini sh the test .
After  press the [F4] switch to exit the test, press
th e [ +1]  switc h  to  pro c ee d  wi th t he  n ex t te st  an d
then the [ENTER] switch to execute the next test.
C-23 PCM SINE WAVE 1kHz OUTPUT
(R) TEST
The VOLUME control must be set at maximum.
In se rt  th e a p pro pr ia te  ph on e  pl ug s  in to  ea ch
output jack and check the OUTPUT (L, R),
PHONES (L,  R) output s.  If  necessary, veri fy the
frequency, output waveform and output level of
each output using a frequancy countor,
oscill oscope and AC voltmeter (with JIS-C filter).
Listed below are  the specifications  and
conditions of  each output during this test.
OUTPUT (
R):1 k Hz  +/-  3. 0  Hz , Sin e  wa ve
+2  +/-  2  dBm (1 0 k Hz l oa d),
Dis to rti on :  l es s  tha n  0. 5%
OUTPUT 
(L):less than -76 dBm
PHONES (
R):  5 +/- 2 dBm (33 ohm load)
Distortion  :  less than 0.5%
PHONES 
(L):less than -68 dBm
The  LCD d is pla y  du rin g  th e s o un d o u tpu t.
Display Of Test Results
Not appearing
Test End
Press the  [F4]  switch to f ini sh the test .
Aft er  press t he [F4]  to exi t the test , press the
[+1] switch  to proceed  wi th the  next  test  and
th en the [ENTER] switch to execute the next test.
C-2 4. FACTORY SETTING S
This tes t is  used  to initi alize the  following  data to
the fact ory  settings.
System Data
Song Data
Sequenc e data
W h en  th is  tes t  is  ex ec u ted , t he  f ol lowin g
display will appear.
  [YES] : execute the factory s ettings.
  [NO]  : not execute the factory settings.
Display Of Test Results
W hen the fac tory set is set.
W hen the  fact ory set  is not  set.
Test End
After displaying the test result the test will  be
f ini sh ed .
After press the [F4] to exit the test, press the
[+1] switch to proceed with the next test and
then the  [ENTER]  swit ch to execute the next
test .
At t his t ime,  each dat a are set  as f ol lows.
Master Tune  fine =   0
Foot Switch  Assign  =  Start Stop
Pat ter n Ch an ge  q ua nt ize  = 1 6’
s note
Memory protect = OFF
LED Display =  BPM display
LCD Mode =  POSI
MTC Start Of fset  =  00:00:00:00
Metr on ome  =  REC
Click Beat =  4’
s note
Interval Time =  100 ms
Edit Event List TG View =  ON
MIDI SYNC =  Internal
MIDI Control =  Out
Echo Back = Thru
MIDI Filter  in =  All  Receive
MIDI Filter  out  =  All  Transmit
TG Parameter  =  OFF
Voice Setup to TG =  ON
24: Factory Set
22: PCM SIN 1k Hz L
                 ON
24: Factory Set
yy
[NO] or [YES] ?
24: Factory Set
               OK
23: PCM SIN 1k Hz R
24: Factory Set
             not set
23: PCM SIN 1k Hz R
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Keyboard Velocity setting =  100
Event  Chase =  OFF
Set up  Mod e =  Pat ter n Mo de
Song Number =  1
Rec. track =  1
Pat ter n Nu mb er  =  Pre se t 0 01
Section =  A
REC MODE = Step Rec.  Singl e
Track Recording
Phrase  Rec. Loop =  ON
Rec. Pre. Count =  1 Ber
Tempo =  120.0 bpm
Rhythm =  4 / 4
Transpose =  0
Jump Type =  OFF
C-25 EXIT
W h en  t he  RM1x  ex it s th e te st  p ro gr am, th e
RM1 X be co mes  t he  pla y mo de . W h en  t his  te st
is executed, the  following display will appear.
[YES] :  exit  the  test  program.
[NO] :  return  the t est ent ry  mode.
D. OTHERS
W hen the power switch is turned ON and
OFF, confirm that the click ing noises of the
OUTPUT an d PHONES a re le ss tha n 0.5V p -p.
W hen the RM1x exits the test program and
returns to play mode, confirm that the noise
levels of each output are as follows.
(A J IS- C c urve  fi lte r i s r equ ire d f or  the  m easu rem en ts. )
OUTPUT (L) ------------> less than -78 dBm
OUTPUT 
(R ) ------------> less than -78 dBm
PHONES (L) ------------> less than -78 dBm
PHONES 
(R ) ------------> less than -78 dBm
Confirm that the RM1x starts on a usual initial
screen when you turn on the power switch
again after the Factory Set is executed in 
“A
HOW  T O ENTER T HE TE ST PROGRAM”
,
the power switch is turned off and three
minutes or more pass.
W hen the RAM data are destroyed, “
Back up
Battey Low”
 or “
Factory Set”
 is displayed.  
25: Exit
25: Exit
    [NO] or [YES] ?
2. INITIARIZE
If you wish to reset the RM1x’s settings to the factory condition,
you can perform the Initialization operation.
1 While holding down the [OCT DOWN] and [OCT UP]
buttons and the F
#/Gb key [ALL] located at their right, turn on
the STANDBY/ON switch.
2 When “RM1x” appears in the display, release the keys.
3
When initialization has been performed, “Factory Set”
appears briefly in the display.
CAUTION!
When initialization is performed, all internal memory will be
erased. If you wish to keep any of your data, you must save
it to floppy disk before initializing.