Yamaha RM1x User manual

HAMAMATSU,JAPAN
1.92K-*** I Printed in Japan’98.12
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SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................3/5
PANEL LAYOUT .......................................................................................7
CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT .....................................................................9
DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE...............................................................10
LSI PIN DESCRIPTION.........................................................................13
IC BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................................................18
BLOCK DIAGRAM..................................................................................19
CIRCUIT BOARDS.................................................................................20
TEST PROGRAM & INITIALIZE........................................................25/33
ERROR MASSAGE............................................................................41/43
CONFIRMATION OF MIDI DATA .......................................................42/44
MIDI IMPLEMENTION CHART ..............................................................45
MIDI DATA FORMAT.........................................................................47/53
PARTS LIST
PANEL SWITCH TABLE
OVERALL CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
SERVICE MANUAL
SY 011446
19981201-99800

IMPORTANT NOTICE
This manual has been provided for the use of authorized Yamaha Retailers and their service personnel. It has been assumed that
basic service procedures inherent to the industry, and more specifically Yamaha Products, are already known and understood by
the users, and have therefore not been restated.
WARNING: Failure to follow appropriate service and safety procedures when servicing this product may result in
personal injury, destruction of expensive components and failure of the product to per form as specified.
For these reasons, we advise all Yamaha product owners that all service required should be performed by
an authorized Yamaha Retailer or the appointed service representative.
IMPORTANT: This presentation or sale of this manual to any individual or firm does not constitute authorization, certifica-
tion, recognition of any applicable technical capabilities, or establish a principal-agent relationship of any
form.
The data provided is believed to be accurate and applicable to the unit(s) indicated on the cover. The research engineering, and
service departments of Yamaha are continually striving to improve Yamaha products. Modifications are, therefor, inevitable and
changes in specification are subject to change without notice or obligation to retrofit. Should any discrepancy appear to exist,
please contact the distributor's Service Division.
WARNING: Static discharges can destroy expensive components. Discharge any static electricity you body may have
accumulated by grounding yourself to the ground buss in the unit (heavy gauge black wires connect to this
buss).
IMPORTANT: Turn the unit OFF during disassembly and parts replacement. Recheck all work before you apply power to
the unit.
WARNING: CHEMICAL CONTENT NOTICE!
The solder used in the production of this product contains LEAD. In addition, other electrical / electronic and / or plastic (where
applicable) components may also contain traces of chemicals found by the California Health and Welfare Agency (and possibly
other entities) to cause cancer and / or birth defects or other reproductive harm.
DO NOT PLACE SOLDER, ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONIC OR PLASTIC COMPONENTS IN YOUR MOUTH FOR ANY REASON
WHAT SO EVER!
Avoid prolonged, unprotected contact between solder and your skin! When soldering, do not inhale solder fumes or expose eyes to
solder / flux vapor!
If you come in contact with solder or components located inside the enclosure of this product, wash your hands before handling
food.
LUTHIUM BATTERY HANDLING
This product uses a lithium battery for memory back-up.
WARNING: Lithium batteries are dangerous because they can be exploded by improper handling. Observe the follow-
ing precautions when handling or replacing lithium batteries.
●Leave lithium battery replacement to qualified service personnel.
●Always replace with batteries of the same type.
●When installing on the PC board by soldering, solder using the connection terminals provided on the battery cells.
Never solder directly to the cells. perform the soldering as quickly as possible.
●Never reverse the battery polarities when installing.
●Do not short the batteries.
●Do not attempt to recharge these batteries.
●Do not disassemble the batteries.
●Never heat batteries or throw them into fire.
ADVARSEL!
Lithiumbatteri—Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Levér
det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandoren.
VARNING
Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av
apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri enlight fabrikantens instruktion.
VAROITUS
Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin. Hävitä
käytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti.
The following information complies with Dutch Official Gazette 1995. 45; ESSENTIALS OF ORDER ON THE COLLECTION OF
BATTERIES.
・Please refer to the diassembly procedure for the removal of Back-up Battery.
・Leest u voor het verwijderen van de backup batterij deze beschrijving.
RM1x
WARNING
Components having special characteristics are marked and must be replaced with parts having specification equal to those originally
installed.

RM1x
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Sequencer block
Data capacity approximately 110,000 notes
Note resolution 480 clocks per quarter note
Polyphony 64 notes
BPM(Tempo) 25.0 - 300.0
Recordingmethod Realtime Recording(Replace)
Realtime Recording(Overdub)
Realtime Recording(Punch In) - only the Song mode
Step Recording
Grid Step Recording
Tracks Pattern : 16 tracks
Song :16 tracks, BPM track
Patterns 960 preset patterns (60 styles x 16 sections)
800 user patterns (50 styles x 16 sections)
Measures : Up to 256
Phrases Over 7,000 preset phrases
256 user phrases/1 user style
Pattern Chain 20 chains
Songs 20 user songs
Edit Phrase edit
Song edit
Jobs Pattern jobs :36
Pattern chain jobs: 8
Song jobs :28
Split Split song, Split pattern
Groove Grid Groove (Note offset, Clock shift, Gate time offset, Velocity offset)
Play Fx Harmonize(Unison, Octaver, Harmonize1, 2)
Play Fx (Beat stretch, Clock shift, Gate time, Velocity offset)
MIDI delay MIDIdelayedit, Feedback edit
Arpeggio Type (Up, Down, Alternate1, 2, Random) , Sort, Hold, Octave range
Sequence file formats RM1x native sequence format, SMF format 0
Demo song 4 (Included disk)
Tone generator block
Type AWM2 tone generator
Maximum polyphony 32 notes
Multi-timbral capability 16 timbres (with DVA)
Preset voices Normal voices 654 (except GM voices)
Drum voices 46 kits (exceptGMkits)
Effects 3 systems (Reverb effect, Chorus effect, Variation effect)
Reverb 11 types
Chorus 11 types
Variation 43 types
Digital low boost Frequency (50Hz - 2.0kHz), Gain (+/ - 24dB)
Controls
Standby / On switch (STANDBY / ON)
Volume control (VOLUME)
Assignable knobs (x 8)
Display knobs (x 4)
CONTRAST control
Mode buttons [PATTERN], [PATTCHAIN], [SONG],[UTILITY]
Submode buttons [GROOVE], [PLAY FX], [MIDI DELAY], [ARPEGGIO],[VOICE], [VOICE EDIT],
[EFFECT], [SETUP], [DISK], [JOB], [EDIT], [SPLIT]
Function buttons [F1] - [F4]
Knob A/B button [KNOB]

RM1x
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Eject button [EXIT]
Display button [DISPLAY←],[DISPLAY→]
Sequencer buttons , , , , ,
Data entry buttons [NO -1], [YES+1]
Cursor buttons [CURSOR↑], [CURSOR↓], [CURSOR←], [CURSOR→]
Shift button [SHIFT]
Keyboard mode buttons [TRACK], [TRANSPOSE], [NUM], [MUTE], [SECTION]
Arpeggio on button [ARPEGGIOON]
Octave button [OCT DOWN] , [OCT UP]
Keyboard pad E2 - F4, Tap tempo button [TAP]
Display(LCD) 64 x 240 dot graphic LCD
(with CFL backlight, adjustable contrast)
LED indicators MODE ( x 4) (green)
REC (red)
PLAY (green)
TRACK (x 16) (red)
KEYBOARD MODE - MUTE (red), SECTION (red),
ARPEGGIO ON (red)
FUNCTION BUTTON (red x 4)
KNOB A/B (red)
MIDI IN (red), MIDI OUT (green)
7 segments LED (x 4)
Connectors PHONES (stereo phone jack)
OUTPUT (phone jack x 2) (L/MONO, R)
FOOTSW
DC IN
MIDI IN, MIDI OUT
Floppy disk drive 3.5 inch 2HD (MF2HD) and 2DD (MF2DD) types
Power supply AC adaptor (PA-5C)
Dimensions 420 mm (W) x 282 mm (D) x 98 mm (H)
Weight 4.4kg
Included items Power adaptor (PA-5C)
Floppy disk (Demo song)
Owner’s manual
* Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for
improvement of the product.

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1. BPM Display
2. MIDI Data Monitors
3. LCD Display
4. Display Knobs
5. Function Buttons and Indicators
6. VOLUMEControl
7. Real Time Controller Knobs & [KNOB] Button
8. Cursor Buttons
9. [NO -1] and [YES +1] Buttons
10.DISPLAY [<-] and [->] Buttons
11. MODE and SUBMODE Buttons
12. [EXIT] Button
13.Sequencer Buttons and Indicators
14. Keyboard
15.Keyboard Mode Buttons
16. [OCT DOWN] and [OCT UP] Buttons
17.[SHIFT] Button
18. [ARPEGGIO ON] Button
19. [TAP/ENTER] Button
PANEL LAYOUT
●Front Panel