Thank you for purchasing Yamaha’s YST-MSW8 Powered Multimedia Subwoofer. Yamaha’s Active Servo Technology offers exceptionally high performance.

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Cautions

Please read the following operating precautions before use:

• When disconnecting the AC power cord from an AC

receptacle, hold and pull the plug, not the power cord.

• If the YST-MSW8 is not going to be used for a while,

disconnect the AC power cord from the AC receptacle.

• Always disconnect the AC power cord from the AC

receptacle before making any connections.

• The YST-MSW8 does not contain any user serviceable

parts. Refer all servicing to your Yamaha dealer.

• Never open the cabinet. If a foreign object drops into

the set, contact your dealer, and do not use the

YST-MSW8. Otherwise, you may cause a fire.

• Do not expose the YST-MSW8 to temperature extremes,

direct sunlight, excessive dust, humidity, or vibration.

Connections & Controls

Front Panel

Refer to the illustrations on page 1.

1 (power) switch and indicator: Press the (power) switch to turn on the YST-MSW8; the power

indicator lights up. Press again to turn off. Turn down the BASS and VOLUME controls before turning on and off the YST-MSW8.

2BASS control: Use this control to adjust the volume of the YST-MSW8. Turn it clockwise to increase the volume; counterclockwise to decrease it.

3VOLUME control: Use this control to adjust the vol- ume of the YST-MSW8 and other equipment con- nected to the rear panel LINE OUT jack.

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Position the YST-MSW8 on a level, stable surface. Do

 

not drop the YST-MSW8, apply excessive force to

 

their controls, or put heavy items on top of them.

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Since this unit has a built-in power amplifier, heat will

 

radiate from the rear panel. Therefore, place the unit

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POWERED MULTIMEDIA SUBWOOFER YST-MSW8

BASSVOLUME

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apart from the walls, allowing a space of at least 10 cm

(3-15/16") above, behind and on the both sides of the

unit. Also, do not position with the rear panel facing

down on the floor or other surface.

• Do not obstruct the port with your hand or a foreign

object.

• To protect the YST-MSW8 speaker, avoid microphone

feedback, continuous and excessive output from elec-

tronic musical instruments, and excessive signal dis-

tortion.

• If the YST-MSW8 is located close to fluorescent or

neon lights, a slight hum may be heard. In this case,

relocate the YST-MSW8 away from the light.

• Although the YST-MSW8 speaker is magnetically

shielded, keep floppy disks and tapes away from them.

• The YST-MSW8 may cause picture distortion when

located close to a television or computer monitor. In

this case, move them away a short distance.

• Avoid sources of hum (transformers, motors). To prevent

fire or electrical shock, do not expose to rain and water.

• Do not use force on switches, knobs or cords. When

moving the YST-MSW8, first turn the YST-MSW8 off.

• Always turn the volume control counterclockwise

before starting to play the audio source: increase the

volume gradually to an appropriate level after the play-

back has started.

This unit is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if this unit itself is turned off. This state is called the standby mode.

In this state, this unit is designed to consume a very small quantity of power.

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Rear Panel

4LINE IN: This 3.5 mm jack is used to input signals to the YST-MSW8.

5LINE OUT: This jack is used to output the LINE IN signal to the main speakers. The low frequencies of the signal are cut before being output to the speakers. This prevents small speakers from becoming over- loaded.

6AUTO STANDBY switch: When the AUTO STANDBY switch is in the ON position, and no input signal is received after 5–10 minutes, the unit turns into the standby mode automatically. (and the power indicator dims*) When an input signal is received, the unit is turned back on automatically. When the AUTO STANDBY switch is in the OFF position, this AUTO STANDBY on/off function doesn’t work.

*U.K. and Europe model only.

LINE IN

LINE OUT

AUTO

 

ABOVE 150Hz

STANDBY

ON OFF

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Note: The unit may turn off automatically when the input signal level is very low. If this does occur, increase the output level from the source device and reduce the YST-MSW8 VOLUME control accordingly.

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