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1 OWNER’S MANUAL2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIESAfter unpacking, check that the following parts are contained ACCESORIOS INCLUIDOS Remote control transmitter AM loop antenna Transmisor del control remoto Antena de cuadro AM ● Indoor FM antenna ● Antena interior de FM ●Batteries (size AA, UM/SUM-3,R6, HP-7) ●Pilas (tamaño AA, tipo UM/SUM-3,R6, HP-7) KHz MHz 3 90 A B C D E F G H IJ K L MN4 OP Q R S T UV W 5 JK L MNQ R S0.2 m – 6 m (8” – 20’) 6 Rear speakersAltavoces traseros Center speaker Altavoz central Front speakers Altavoces delanteros (General model) (Modelo General) Subwoofer system Sistema de altavoz de graves secundarios 7 White lineLinea blanca 8 LD player etcMonitor TV Tocadiscos de discos láser, etc Monitor de TV (General model) (Modelo General) Tape deck, MD recorder, etc Video cassette recorder Platina, grabador de MD, etc Videograbador 9 INTRODUCTIONCONTENTSPage PRECAUTIONS TUNING OPERATION FEATURES OPERATING EXTERNAL UNITS NAMES OF CONTROLS CONNECTED WITH THIS UNIT AND INDICATORS USING GRAPHIC EQUALIZER REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER USING SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS KARAOKE OPERATION CONNECTIONS HOW TO USE THE BUILT-INTIMER STARTING THE OPERATION TROUBLESHOOTING OF THIS UNIT SPECIFICATIONS ADJUSTMENTS VIDEO CD PLAYER OPERATION PLAYBACK CONTROL OF VIDEO CD (Ver. 2.0) 10 PRECAUTIONS: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT■Do not operate this unit upside-down.It may overheat, possibly causing damage ■Never open the cabinet. If something drops into the set, contact your dealer ■For Singapore model : To eliminate condensation: •Pickup •Remote control ■To prevent a malfunction of this unit: IMPORTANT Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below Model: Serial No.: WARNING 11 NOTECAUTION FOR CARRYING THIS UNIT CAUTION FOR MOVING THIS UNIT VOLTAGE SELECTOR (China and General models only) Voltages are 110/120/220/240V AC, 50/60 Hz WARNING CAUTION Laser Diode Properties The Video CD player on this unit can play discs of the following types only Video CD (including CD-G) VIDEO CD Video CD, version 12 FEATURESGeneralc5-SpeakerConfiguration Front L, R: 100W + 100W (6Ω ) RMS Output Power, 10% THD,1 kHz Center: 32W (6Ω ) RMS Output Power 10% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 28W (8Ω ) RMS Output Power cAdjustable Display Brightness cMulti-useTimer/Sleep Timer cAutomatic Turning This Unit into the Standby Mode c4 External Audio/Video Component Connecting Capability cSUBWOOFER Output Terminal which Passes Low Frequencies Only cVideo Output Format Selector (TV MODE) Switch cRemote Control Capability Video CD Playerc3-DiscCarousel Auto-Changer(for Playing Back Video CDs and Compact Discs) cPLAYXCHANGE; Disc Changing Capability while Playing Back Another c20-TrackRandom Access Programmable Playback cSingle Track/Entire Disc/All Disc Repeat Play cRandom-sequencePlay cPlayback Control Function Available for Video CDs, Version Tunerc40 Station Random Access Preset Tuning c40 Station Automatic Preset Tuning Sound Field Processor Including Dolby Pro Logic Surround DecodercAutomatic Input Balance Control for Dolby Pro Logic Surround c2 Center Channel Modes (NORMAL/PHANTOM) cTest Tone Generator for Easier Speaker Balance Adjustment Graphic Equalizerc3-BandGraphic Equalizer c2 Equalizer Pattern Storing Capability Karaoke-functionsc4 Modes for Singing Karaoke c2 Microphone Connecting Capability cMIC Mixing Level and MIC Tone Controls cEcho Level and Key Level Control Capability Dolby Pro Logic Surround 13 (See figure 1 on page 3 at the beginning part of this manual.)1Preset Equalizer Mode Indicator (MUSIC) 2Sound Field Program Indicator (PROGRAM) 3Karaoke Mode Indicator (KARAOKE) 4Center Channel Mode (NOR/PHANTOM) Indicator 5TEST Indicator 6TIMER Set Indicator 7STEREO Indicator 8TUNED Indicator 9MEMORY Indicator 0AUTO Tuning Indicator ASLEEP Indicator BVolume Level Meter (VOLUME) CGraphic Equalizer Level Indicators DPreset Number Indicator (PRESET) EMulti Information Display (Time, Station Frequency, Volume Level, etc.) Switch 2PROGRAM Selector Button 3Equalizer Control Buttons (ECHO Buttons) (Key Level Control / Buttons) Button Selector Button Jack 9User Program MEMORY Button 0Remote Control Sensor Tuner UST IINPUT SELECTOR (Down)/ (Up) Buttons JMIC TONE (Microphone Tone) Control KMIC (Microphone) Jacks LMIC MIXING (Microphone Mixing) Level Control Control N Tuning (Down)/ (Up) Buttons 14 (See figure 3 on page 5 at the beginning part of this manual.)1Remote Control Transmitter Window 2Preset Station Number Buttons 3A, B, C, D, E Selector Buttons 4TUNER Input Selector Button 5VCD/CD Input Selector Button Selector Button Selector Button) 7TEST Button 8LEVEL Control Buttons 0PRESET Number (Down)/ (Up) Buttons AINPUT Selector Buttons EVOLUME – (Down)/+ (Up) Buttons FTrack Number Input Buttons GTIME Button HPROGRAM Button IDisc Play MODE Selector Button KINDEX Buttons LSkip Buttons: (Search Buttons: / ) (PREV/NEXT Buttons) NSTOP Button: (RETURN Button) Button) Buttons (See figure 4 on page 5.) (See figure 5 on page 5.) 15 Speaker configurationSpeaker placement 16 GoodNo good Only for customers who use the YAMAHA NS-P30speaker system (separate purchase)“NS-P30” ■Mounting the rear speakers (NX-E70) To mount the rear speakers on a wall *Make sure that the screws are caught by a narrow part of the holes securely Notes ●Never attach the bracket to the speaker backwards 17 To hang in a side long wayWARNING: ■Mounting the center speaker (NX-C70) 18 Connecting speakers(See figure 6 on page 6.) (See figure 7 on page 7.) 19 (1)(2) (4) (3) Antenna connection(1) Supplied FM antenna (2) Supplied AM loop antenna (3) External FM antenna (4) External AM antenna Use an external AM antenna if you need better reception. Consult your dealer FREQUENCY STEP switch (China and General models only) 20 Connecting external components(See figure 8 on page 8.) Connecting the AC supply lead 21 Turning this unit on or into the standby modeVolume control 22 Listening with headphonesSetting the clock 23 Adjusting brightness of the displayAdjusting input level of sources respectively(L and R) Press the VOLUME + (up) button to increase the volume Press the TEST button * “TEST” flashes on and off on the display 24 Speaker balance adjustmentBefore operation NORMAL (For 5-speaker configuration): PHANTOM (For 4-speaker Press the STANDBY/ON switch to turn the power on Turn the VOLUME control counterclockwise to decrease the volume to minimum Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc table 26 VIDEO CD PLAYER OPERATIONSTANDBY/ON DISC selector buttons CD/Video CD playback*If you play back a Video CD, turn on the monitor TV connected to this unit 3 Place discs on the trays, label side up *Up to three discs can be loaded on the trays *8 cm (3”) discs may be played without an adaptor 4 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc table *If the selected disc is a Video CD, “VCD” lights up on the display Music calendar The disc on the tray located now being selected Total number of tracks Total playing time Single disc play mode: Only a designated disc is played back All disc play mode: All discs on the disc table are played back sequentially 27 7 Press the play/pause / button to start playback from trackFor easier operation To interrupt playback 1 Press the play/pause / button * The “ ” indicator will flash 2 Press the play/pause / button to resume playback from the same point To stop playback Press the stop button To turn the unit into the standby mode after use Direct playback Direct operation On the front panel: OPEN/CLOSE, DISC (1, 2, 3), INPUT SELECTOR (VCD/CD, TUNER) On the remote control transmitter: OPEN/CLOSE, VCD/CD, TUNER, PLAY/PAUSE PLAYXCHANGE Precautions •Subjecting the unit to shock or vibration can cause mistracking •Do not pull open the disc table forcibly with your hands •Do not push the disc table while it is moving 28 Direct-selectionplaybackA. For example, to choose selection Press the “5” button B. For example, to choose selection (1)Press the “+10” button (2)Within a few seconds, press “2” button C. For example, to choose selection “Skip search” and “Manual search” are performed using the same buttons To play back a desired track on the disc (Skip search)The beginning of any track can be found automatically 1 Select a disc and begin playback 2 Press the button to advance or button to reverse through the disc Press once for each track to be advanced or reversed •Press once to advance to the track following the one now playing back •Press once to return to the start of the track now playing back •Press twice to return to the track before the track now playing back 29 To advance or reverse playback rapidly (Manual search)1 Begin playback 2 Press and hold the button to advance playback rapidly, and the button to reverse playback rapidly Index searchDisplay information during programming Playback order Selected track number 30 Program playYou can program up to 20 tracks in any desired order 2 When in the stop mode, press the PROG button to prepare for programming “PROG” and 3 If necessary, select a desired disc by pressing the DISC SKIP button 4 Use the track number input buttons to select the desired track number *For example, to choose selection 12 (1)Press the “+10” button (2)Within 3 seconds, press the “2” button 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other track. Up to 20 tracks can be programmed 6 Press the play/pause / button to start playback of programmed tracks •During playback or pause, programming is not possible To stop program play •Press the stop button. The first programmed track number will be displayed To resume playback, press the play/pause To cancel a programmed sequence There are several methods as described below •Press the stop button while the unit is stopped •Open the disc table •Turn this unit into the standby mode To check program data 1.If during playing back, press the stop button 2.Press the PROG button pressing the button To correct program data 1.Follow the procedure described in “To check program data” 2.Display the track number to be corrected by pressing the or button 4.When the correction is finished, press the PROG button or play/pause / button once again 31 Random play1 Load discs and close the disc table To cancel the random play cThis feature will not function during programming or program play (off) S REP F REP 32 Repeat playRepeat play modes SINGLE REPEAT (S REP) FULL REPEAT (F REP) When the unit is in the all disc play mode: To cancel the repeat play 33 Switching the time display[Example] To cancel DIGEST and INTRO operations 34 To get a quick overview of a track or a disc (for Video CDs only)To watch scenes of a selected track on a Video CD To watch the beginning of all tracks on a Video CD 35 RETURN: RETURN buttonNEXT: NEXT button PREV: PREV 1, 2, 3, 4: Track number input buttons 36 Basic operationUse the remote control transmitter for making Playback Control operations 37 To stop playbackPress and hold the RETURN button for more than 2 seconds To return to a previous screen mode during playback Press the RETURN button once If the disc has index numbers To playback a Video CD (ver. 2.0) without Playback Control operation 38 TUNING OPERATIONAutomatic tuning3 Press the AUTO/MAN’L button so that “AUTO” lights up on the display (In this mode, stations are received in stereo or monaural automatically.) 4 Press the button to tune to a higher frequency, or press the button to tune to a lower frequency (When tuned in to a station, “TUNED” will light up on the display.) Manual tuning1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of the Automatic tuning method 2 Press the AUTO/MAN’L button so that “AUTO” disappears from the display (In this mode, stations are received in monaural.) 3 Press and hold the button to tune to a higher frequency, or press and hold the button to tune to a lower frequency Tune in to a desired station (Refer to the previous page for tuning procedure.) 39 Manual preset tuningTo store stations (Example: To store a station to A1) 2 Press the tuner MEMORY button *“MEMORY” and “PRESET” will flash on the display for about 5 seconds (In this case, select group A.) (In this case, select “1”.) 5 Within about 5 seconds, press the tuner MEMORY button again The currently displayed station has been programmed to A1 *In the same way, program other stations to A2, A3 ... A8 To recall a preset station 1 Select a group of preset stations by pressing the A/B/C/D/E button 2 Select the desired preset station number by pressing the or button repeatedly •A new setting can be programmed in place of the former one Memory back-up 40 Automatic preset tuningWhen the automatic preset tuning is completed; 41 To listen to or watch a source on an external unit connected with this unitTo record a source to tape 42 USING GRAPHIC EQUALIZER100 1K 10KPreset graphic equalizer modes (MUSIC) Mode Feature ROCK POPS JAZZ USER Listening to the music with a preset equalizer effectPOPS JAZZ USER ROCK OFF USER 43 Adjusting the graphic equalizer for your desired sound tasteTurning the equalizer to “flat” (the state with no equalization applied) 44 Storing your own equalizer patterns45 USING SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR46 Listening to the music with a sound field effectPRO LOGIC 3 STEREO HAL OFFARENA MONO MOVIE STADIUM DISCO 47 Adjusting CENTER LEVELAdjusting REAR LEVEL 48 Adjusting DELAY TIME49 KARAOKE OPERATIONSinging karaoke1 Connect one or two microphones to the MIC jack(s) on the front panel L R VOCAL CUT (off) For descriptions of the karaoke modes, see the list below 3 Play back a source. (For source playback, refer to page 18–33.) *Turning the MIC TONE control clockwise makes tonal quality softer To cancel the karaoke mode Karaoke modes (KARAOKE) For a karaoke source L R (without vocals) (STEREO) respectively background music and no vocal For a multisound source (L ONLY) suitable for singing karaoke (R ONLY) For a normal source VOCAL CUT you sing karaoke using a normal audio source with vocals 50 Adjusting the level of echo effectControl range: On the front panel: On the remote control transmitter: Adjusting key level of the source currently played back 52 HOW TO USE THE BUILT-INTIMERTimer play1 Prepare the source to be played For tuner: Tune in to the station you will listen to For Video CD player: 2 Press the DISPLAY button Whenever the DISPLAY button is pressed, the display mode changes as follows → ➀ Current time (TIMER on/off mode) → ➁ Source selecting mode (TUNER, VCD/CD) Setting procedure: ➀Current time ➁Source selecting mode using the PRESET/TUNING/BAND selector button A/B/C/D/E button and / buttons 53 ➂ ON TIME/time setting modeSTANDBY/ON HOUR MIN TIME ADJ TIMER ➃OFF TIME/time setting mode To cancel the timer play setting How to make time setting in the ON TIME or OFF TIME mode For the hour: For the minute: Play the desired sound source 54 Sleep timer operationThis unit can be turned into the standby mode automatically 3 Press the SLEEP button repeatedly until the desired sleep OFF SLEEP ↑ *The SLEEP indicator will light up to indicate that the sleep timer is on To confirm the sleep time setting To change the sleep time To stop the sleep timer operation Using the timer and the sleep timer at the same time1 Prepare timer play. (See pages 44 to 45) 2 Press the SLEEP button and set the sleep time 55 TROUBLESHOOTING57 Video58 Printed in Malaysia
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