For Canadian Customers

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot and fully insert.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

For U.K. customers

If the socket outlets in the home are not suitable for the plug supplied with this appliance, it should be cut off and an appropriate 3 pin plug fitted. For details, refer to the instructions described below.

Note: The plug severed from the mains lead must be destroyed, as a plug with bared flexible cord is hazardous if engaged in a live socket outlet.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.K. MODEL

IMPORTANT:

THE WIRES IN MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE:

Blue: NEUTRAL

Brown: LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug.

COMPONENTS OF THE PACKAGE

The speaker package “NS-P230 and NS-P236” is designed for use in a multi-channel audio system such as a home theater system.

NS-P230 includes four NX-230P speaker systems, one NX- C230 speaker system and one YST-SW005 subwoofer system.

NS-P236 includes five NX-230P speaker systems, one NX- C230 speaker system and one YST-SW005 subwoofer system.

<NX-230P>

Full range acoustic-suspension speaker system used for the main and rear speakers (and rear center speaker for NS-P236)

<YST-SW005>

Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System with a built-in power amplifier

●This subwoofer system employs Advanced YAMAHA Active Servo Technology which YAMAHA has developed for reproducing higher quality super-bass sound. (Refer to page 14 for details on Advanced YAMAHA Active Servo Technology.) This super-bass sound adds a more realistic, theater-in-the-home effect to your stereo system.

●This subwoofer can be easily added to your existing audio system by connecting to either the speaker terminals or the line output (pin jack) terminals of the amplifier.

●The AUTO STANDBY switch saves you the trouble of setting the POWER switch to the ON or OFF position.

<NX-C230>

Full range acoustic-suspension speaker system used for the center speaker

CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........

II

UNPACKING ..................................................

IV

CAUTION .........................................................

1

COMPONENTS OF THE PACKAGE ..............

2

SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS ......................

3

Placing the subwoofer ...................................

4

Placing the center speaker .............................

4

Mounting the rear speakers (and rear center

 

speaker for NS-P236) ....................................

5

Placing the main/rear speakers (and rear center

speaker for NS-P236) ....................................

6

E-2

 

CONNECTIONS ..............................................

7

An example of basic connections ....................

7

How to connect speaker cables to the input

 

and output terminals of the speakers ...............

9

Connecting the subwoofer to speaker output

 

terminals of the amplifier ..............................

10

USING THE SUBWOOFER (YST-SW005) ...

11

Controls and their functions ..........................

11

Adjusting the subwoofer before use ................

12

Frequency characteristics ................................

13

ADVANCED YAMAHA ACTIVE SERVO

 

TECHNOLOGY (for YST-SW005) ................

14

TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................

15

SPECIFICATIONS ........................................

16