Yamaha NS-SW700 manual

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    NS-SW700 Subwoofer Caisson de grave UCAB OWNER ’S MANUA L MODE D’EMPLOI[...]

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    i En IMPORTANT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instruct ions. 3 Heed all warnings . 4 Follow a ll inst ructions. 5 Do not use this appa ratus near wa ter. 6 Clean on ly with dr y clot h. 7 Do not block any ve ntilatio n openings. Insta ll in accordance wit h the manufact urer’s inst ructions. 8 Do not instal l near a[...]

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    ii En We Want You Listening For A Lifetime YAMAHA and the Electronic Industri es Association ’s Consume r Elec troni cs Grou p want you to get th e most ou t of your e quipme nt by p laying it a t a safe l evel. One that lets the s ound come throug h loud and clear w ithou t anno ying blarin g or disto rtion – and, most import antly , wit hout [...]

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    iii En Thank you for s electin g this YAMAHA product . Please read the fo llowing op erating p recautions before use. YAMAHA will not be held respons ible for any damage and/or injury cause d by not follo wing the ca utions belo w. • To assure the fine st performanc e, please read this manual careful ly. Keep it in a safe place fo r future refere[...]

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    English 1 En • VOLTAGE SELECTOR (Asia and Gener al models only) The vo ltage selector switc h on the rear pan el of t his unit must be set to your local main volta ge BEFORE plugging this unit into the A C main s upply. Vol tages are 1 10/12 0/22 0/23 0-240 V AC , 50 /60 Hz . For U.K. custom ers If the sock et outlets in the h ome are no t suitab[...]

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    2 En • Th is sub woofer s yst em e mpl oys A dva nced Y am aha Active Ser vo Tech nology II, which Yamaha ha s devel oped f or th e prod uctio n of higher quality, sup er- bass s oun d. (R efer to pa ge 14 for detail s on Adva nced Yamaha Active Servo Technology II. ) This super-bass sound add s a more realistic , theater-in-the-hom e effect to y[...]

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    English 3 En One subwoof er will have a good eff ect on yo ur audio sys tem, how ever , the use of two sub woofer s is recommended to obta in more effect. If using one su bwoofer, it is reco mmended to pl ace it on the outsid e of either the right or the left front speaker . (See fig. .) If using two sub woofers, it is recommended to place them on [...]

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    4 En B.A.S.S. (Ba ss Acti on Selec tor Sys tem) bu tton When this but ton is pressed in to the MUSIC positio n, the bass sound in au dio softw are is wel l reprod uced. By pressin g the button again so that it pops o ut at the MOVIE pos ition , the bass sound in vid eo softw are is well r eprod uced. HIGH CUT co ntrol Adjusts the hi gh frequenc y c[...]

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    CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS English 5 En POWER switch Set this switch to the ON positi on to use the subw oofer. In this state, you ca n turn on the subwoofer or tu rn the subw oofer into th e standby mode by pressin g the STANDBY/ON button. Se t this swit ch to th e OFF position t o completely cut off the subwoofer’s p ower supply from the AC o[...]

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    6 En Choo se one of the f ollowin g two conn ecting met hods most sui table for y our audio system. ■ Choose (pages 6-7) if your amplifie r has line output (pin jack) terminal(s) ■ C hoose (pages 8-9) if your amplifier has no l ine output (pin jack) terminal(s) Caution: Unplug the subwoofer and ot her audio/video components before making connec[...]

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    CONNECTIONS English 7 En ■ Using two subwoofers ■ Connecting to the LFE (INPUT3) terminal(s ) If your amplifier can cut off high frequencies from the signals for sending to th e subwoofer, co nnect the amplifier to the subwoofer's LFE (INPU T 3) terminal(s).This will bring yo u high er sound quality b ecause t he signal routin g in the sub[...]

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    CONNECTIONS 8 En Select th is method if your am plifier ha s no lin e output (pin jac k) termina l(s). If your amplifier has two sets of front speaker out put terminals and both terminals can output sound signals simultaneously. • Conn ect on e set of front speaker output ter minals of the amplifier to the INPUT1 terminals o f the sub woofer, and[...]

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    CONNECTIONS English 9 En If your amplifier has only one set of front speaker output terminals. Connect t he speaker outp ut terminals o f the amplifi er to the INPUT1 terminal s of the subw oofer, and conn ect the OUTPUT terminals o f the sub woofer to th e front speak ers. ■ Using one subwoofer (w it h speaker c ables) ■ Using two subwoofers ([...]

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    CONNECTIONS 10 En For connect ion, keep the speaker cables as sh ort as possible. Do not b undle or ro ll the e xcess cabli ng. If the connectio ns are fa ulty, no soun d will be heard from the subwoof er or the speakers, or both. Make sure that the + and – po larity markin gs of the speak er cables are ob served and co nnected correctly. If thes[...]

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    English 11 En This fun ction au tomatica lly switches th e unit between st andby and powe r-on mode . The subwoof er automatic ally pla ces itself in stand by mode if i t does n ot receiv e an input sig nal for 7 or 8 minutes. (The power ind icator lights red.) When the subwo ofer detects a bas s signal inp ut of below 20 0 Hz, it automati cally pl[...]

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    12 En Before usin g the s ubwoofer, adjust the subwoo fer to o btain the optimum volume a nd tone balance between th e subwo ofer and the front spe akers by fol lowing the p rocedur e describ ed bel ow. 1 Set the VOLUME control to minimum (0). 2 Turn on the power of al l the other compo nents. 3 Make sure that the POWER switch is se t to the ON pos[...]

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    ADJUSTING THE SUBWOOFER BEFORE USE English 13 En This su bwoofer ’s frequ ency char acterist ics The figures below show the opt imum adjustm ent of each co ntrol and the frequ ency charact eristics wh en this subwo ofer is combin ed with a typi cal front speake r system. ■ EX.1 When combined w ith 10 cm (4”) or 13 cm (5”) acoustic suspensio[...]

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    14 En In 19 88, Ya maha brou ght t o the m arke tpla ce spe aker systems utilizing YST (Yamaha Acti ve Servo Technol ogy) to give powerful , high quality bass rep roduct ion. Th is techniq ue uses a direc t connect ion betwee n the ampli fier and speak er, allowing ac curate sig nal trans mission and precise sp eaker control . As this tech nol ogy [...]

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    English 15 En Refer to t he chart below if this u nit doe s not fun ction p roperly. If the pro blem you are expe riencing i s not li sted bel ow, or if the instructions given below do no t help, disco nnect the power cord an d contact an au thorized YAMAHA dea ler or service ce nter. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Caus e What to Do Powe r is not suppl ie[...]

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    16 En Type .......... Advanc ed Yamah a Activ e Servo Te chnol ogy Driver ........... ........... .............. ....25 cm (10”) cone woofer Magnetic shiel ding typ e Amplif ier Outpu t (100 Hz, 5 ohms, 10 % THD) ........... .................. .................. .................. ........ ....... 300 W Frequenc y Re spons e ............ ........[...]

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    Type ......... Technologie Advanc ed Y amaha Ac tive Se rvo Pilote ......... ....... .........E nceint e de g raves à cône de 25 cm Typ e à bl inda ge ma gnét ique Sortie de l’amplific ateur (10 0 Hz, 5 ohms, 10% THD) ........... .................. .................. .................. ........ ....... 300 W Réponse en fréquence ...........[...]