Yamaha PianoCraft E-410 manual

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    ii 1 T o assure the f inest performance, p lease read th is manual carefull y . Keep it in a safe plac e for fut ure refere nce. 2 Instal l this uni t (RX-E410 a nd CDX-E410 ) in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean pla ce with at l east 10 cm o n the top ( except for CDX-E410) , 10 cm on the left an d right, an d 10 cm at t he back of this unit ?[...]

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    1 En English PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION TUNER OPERA TIONS O THE R OPERA TIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION BA S I C OPERA TIONS Featur es ............ .......... ......... .......... ............ .......... ... 2 Supplied Accessorie s ......... .......... .......... ......... ....... 2 Controls and Func tions ........... .......... ............ ........[...]

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    FEATURES 2 En Receiver (RX-E410) • Maxim um RMS output power per c hannel 65W + 65W (1% THD, 1 kHz, 6 Ω ) • 40-station FM/AM preset tuning • iP od dock terminal • Pure Direct mode CD player (CDX-E410) • Pla ys Audio CDs, MP3 CDs, and WMA CDs. • CD T ext data displa y • Optical and coaxial digital outpu t jacks ■ About this man ual[...]

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    3 En English INTRODUCTION ■ Fr ont panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns the receiv er on or sets it to the standb y mode. 2 Remote control sensor Recei ves signa ls from the remo te control. 3 DISPLA Y Switches the information sho wn in the front panel d isplay (see page 20). 4 Fro nt panel displa y Sho ws the v arious infomaiton such as the clock tim e or[...]

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    4 En Controls and Functions ■ Rear panel 1 DOCK terminal Use to connect a Y AMAHA iP od uni versal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) where your iPod can be stationed (see page 16). 2 Antenna terminals See page 14 for connection information. 3 Speaker terminals See page 13 for connection information. 4 CD jacks See page 12 for connection infor[...]

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    5 En Controls and Functions English INTRODUCTION ■ Front panel displa y 1 SLEEP indicator Lights up when the sleep ti mer is on (see page 33). 2 PRESET indicator Lights up when you preset radi o stations manually (see page 27). 3 STEREO indicator Lights up when the receiv er is receiving a strong signal from an FM stereo broadcast. 4 A UTO indica[...]

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    6 En Controls and Functions ■ Fro nt panel 1 Disc tray Holds a disc to be played back. 2 Opens and closes the dis c tray . 3 s Stops playback (see page 21). 4 h / e Starts or pauses pl ayback (see page 21). 5 ST ANDBY/ON T urns the CD player on or sets it to the standby mode. 6 Front panel display Show s the current status of the CD player . 7 b [...]

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    7 En Controls and Functions English INTRODUCTION ■ Rear panel 1 LINE OUT jacks See page 12 for connection information. 2 OPTICAL jack See page 15 for connection information. 3 CO AXIAL jack See page 15 for connection information. 4 System connector (TO RX-E410) jack See page 12 for connection information. L R LINE OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT[...]

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    8 En Controls and Functions ■ Common functio ns This remote control can opera te the PianoCraft system components (including tuner functions) and an iPod stationed in a Y AMAHA iPod uni versal dock connected to the receiver . T o operate the CD player , tuner functions, or an iPo d using the remote control, you need to set the recei ver to the co[...]

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    9 En Controls and Functions English INTRODUCTION ■ CD mode Operations availab le in CD mode The following operations are a v ai lable for the CD play er if the CD player is connected to the recei v er with the system control connection (see page 12). y Press CD to set the recei ver to the CD mode before carrying out the fo llo wing operations. 1 [...]

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    10 En Controls and Functions ■ TUNER mode Operations a v ailable in TUNER mode The following operations are a vailable for the receiv er . y Press TUNER to set the receiver to the TUNER mode before carrying out the follo wing o perations. 1 Number keys (1 to 8) Selects preset stati on number (see page 28). 2 Radio Data System tuning keys FREQ/TEX[...]

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    11 En Controls and Functions English INTRODUCTION ■ Installing the batteries in t he remote contr ol 1 Press the mark on the battery cover and open the cover . 2 Inser t the tw o supplied batteries (AA, R06, UM-3) into the ba ttery compartment. Make sure you insert the batteries according to the polarity markings (+ and –). 3 Close the batter y[...]

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    CONNECTING THE SYSTEM 12 En Make sure you read the follo wing procedure and notes carefully be fore connecting the system . For information on the speakers (NX-E800), refer to the o wner’s manual supplied with it. Do not connect the power cable of the rece iver , CD player, or other components to the wall outlet until all cable connections a re c[...]

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    Connecting the System 13 En English PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting the speaker cab le • Be sure to connect the left chan nel (L), righ t channel (R ), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect , the sound will b[...]

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    CONNECTING ANTENNAS 14 En T o enjoy radio on the recei ver , connect the supplied AM and FM antennas to the designated terminals. If there is a problem of weak radio w ave reception in your area or you want to impro ve radi o reception, we recommend that you use optional outdoor antennas. F or details, consult the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer [...]

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    CONNECTING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS 15 En English PREP ARA TION Y ou can conn ect va rious audio components, such as an MD play er , a tape deck or a Y AMAHA iPod universal dock to the receiv er . Also you can connect an MD reco rder or a CD recorder to the CD player using the DIGIT AL OUT jacks. For information on your e xternal compone nt, refer to th[...]

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    Connect ing Exte rnal Comp onents 16 En The receiv er (RX-E410) is equipped with the DOCK terminal on the rear panel that allows you to connect a Y AMAHA iPod uni versal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) where you can station your iP od and control play back of your iPod using the supplied remote control. C onnect a Y AMAHA iPod uni versal dock[...]

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    CONNECTING THE POWER CABLES 17 En English PREP ARA TION Once all connection s are complete, co nnect the po wer cable of the CD play er to the A C OUTLET(S) termin al on the rear of the recei v er (or the A C wal l outlet if the A C OUTLET(S) terminal is not a vailable), a nd then plug the po wer cable of the receiver into the A C wall outlet. ■ [...]

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    ADJUSTING THE CLOCK 18 En Before starting playback operation, follow the procedure belo w to adjust the clock sett ing of the receiver . 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel of the receiver to turn on it. The front panel display lights up. 2 Press DISPLA Y. “Clock T ime” appears in the front panel display for a few seconds, and then “Set Cl[...]

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    Basic Receiver Operations 19 En English BA S I C OPERA TIONS Follo w the procedure belo w to select an input s ource and adjust the sound settings on the recei ver . 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON to turn on the receive r . The CD player also turns on by the system control connection (see page 12) . The front panel display lights up. y This system has the aut[...]

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    Basic Receiver Operations 20 En Follo w the procedure belo w to change the setti ngs of the receiver’ s front panel display . ■ T o switch the display mode Y ou can switch the informatio n displayed in the receiv er’ s front panel display between the current input and clock. Y ou cannot display the clock unless you adjust it (see page 18). Pr[...]

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    Basic Disc Playback Operations 21 En English BA S I C OPERA TIONS Y ou can enjoy playback of audio CDs, MP3 CDs, and WMA CDs with the CD player . Howe ver , depending on a disc format, some disc s may not be compati ble with the CD player . Before loading a disc into the CD player , be sure to check the disc compati bility of th e CD player (see pa[...]

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    Basic Disc Playback Operations 22 En Y ou can switch the disc pl ayba ck information sho wn in the CD player’ s front panel di splay . A vailable information dif fers depending on a disc type. Press TIME/INFO repeatedly while play ing back a disc. Each time you press the key , the information display changes as described in “Pla yback informati[...]

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    Basic Disc Playback Operations 23 En English BA S I C OPERA TIONS ■ Playb ack i nformat ion for MP3 and WMA discs The follo wing information is av ailable during playback of an MP3 or WMA disc. y Scrolling display shows the song tit le, artist name, and album name of the selected item in sequence. MP3 MP3 MP3 MP3 MP3 MP3 MP3 MP3 MP3 6 Artist name[...]

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    Basic Disc Playback Operations 24 En Y ou can repeat the pla yback of the selected item in a disc. 1 Play back the disc or track y ou want to repeat. 2 Press REPEA T to select the desired Repeat Play mode. Each time you press the key , the Repeat Play mode indicator in the CD player’ s front panel display changes as follo ws. A udio CD ↓ Off (N[...]

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    Basic Disc Playback Operations 25 En English BA S I C OPERA TIONS Y ou can customize th e playback order for 40 tracks sto red in the disc. 1 While the disc is loaded into the CD play er , press PROG. The PR OG indicator lights up and the program display appears in the CD player’ s front panel display . 2 Use the number keys to enter the track nu[...]

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    FM/AM Tuning 26 En There are 2 tuning methods: automatic a nd manual. Automatic tuning is ef fecti ve when st ation signals are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from the station you w ant to select is weak, tune into it manually . Y ou can also use the automatic and manual preset tun ing features to store up to 40 stations (A1 to [...]

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    27 En FM/AM Tuning English TUNER OPERA TIONS Follo w the procedure belo w to preset radio stations automatica lly . 1 Rotate INPUT on the front pan el of the receiver to select “TUNER” as an input source. 2 Hold down MEMOR Y for more than two seconds. The A UTO and MEMOR Y indi cator flash in the fr ont panel display . • Auto Preset starts at[...]

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    28 En FM/AM Tuning Y ou can tune into any desired station simply b y selecting the preset station group and number under which it was stored (see page 27). 1 Rotate INPUT on the front panel of the receiver to select “TUNER” as an input source. 2 Press PRESET/BAND repeatedly so that the preset indicator lights up i n the fron t panel displa y . [...]

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    29 En English TUNER OPERA TIONS Radio Data System (U.K. and Europe models only) is a data transmissi on system used by FM stations in man y countries. The Radio Data System function is carried out among the ne twork stations. This unit can receiv e various Radio Data System data such as PS (progra m service), PTY (program t ype), R T (radio text), [...]

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    30 En Radio Data System Tuning (U.K . and Europe Models Only) 4 Press PTY SEEK ST ART to star t searc hing for a vailab le Radio Data System preset stations. If a station broadcasting the selected program type is found, the receiv er stops se archin g, and then program service name and the PTY HOLD indicator lights up in the front pane l display . [...]

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    31 En Radio Data System Tuning (U.K. and Europ e Models Only) English TUNER OPERA TIONS ■ Additional CT (clock time) setting s Y ou can use CT information re ceived from the Radio Data System stations to adjust the built-in clock of the rece iv er . 1 While tuning into a Radio Data System station, press DISPLA Y re peatedly so that the cloc k app[...]

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    SETTING THE TIMER 32 En The receiv er is equipped with 2 types of time r functions: clock time r and sleep timer . The clock timer automa tically turns the recei ver on or sets it to t he standb y mode at the specif ied time. The sleep timer sets the recei ver to the standby m ode after the sp ecif ied time elapses. The CD player a lso turns on or [...]

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    33 En Setting the Timer English O THE R OPERA TIONS The sleep timer sets the recei ver to the standby mode a fter the specif ied time elapses. Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired duration. Each time you press the key , the duration changes as follo ws. The SLEEP indicator lights up in the front panel display . y • The sleep timer is canc[...]

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    SETTING THE AUTO-STANDBY MODE 34 En Y ou can turn on/off the auto-standby feature which automa tically set the system to th e standby mode if you do not operate the system for 30 minut es while the receiver is set to the CD input mode. (The defa ult setting is “A UTO ST ANDBY ON”.) • Unless you connect the receiver and the CD pl ayer with the[...]

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    35 En English O THE R OPERA TIONS In addition to controlling th e receiv er (RX-E410) and CD player (CDX-E4 10), you can operate your iPod stationed in a Y AMAHA iPod univ ersal dock conne cted to the receiver using the supplied remote control. Operations available in DOCK mode The follo wing opera tions are a v ailable for the iPod connected with [...]

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    36 En Controlling iPod Once you hav e stationed your iPod in a Y AMAHA iPod uni versal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of the receiv er (see page 16), you can enjoy playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. The operations of your iPod are av ailable with the aid of the recei ver’ s front panel d[...]

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    37 En Controlling iPod English O THE R OPERA TIONS ■ Menu br owse mode In the menu bro wse mode, you can operate the iPod menu using the receiv er’ s front panel display . Also you can configure the “Setup” parame ters with the menu browse mode. There are some characters that cannot be displayed in the front panel display of the receiver . [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 38 En Refer to the table below when this un it does not function properly . If the proble m you are experiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help, turn off this unit, disconnect the po wer cable, and cont act the nearest auth orized Y AMAHA dealer or service cente r . ■ General T roubleshooting Recei[...]

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    39 En English Troubleshooting ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner Prob lem Cause Remed y See page FM FM stereo r eception i s noisy . The charact eristics of FM stereo broadcas ts may cause th is problem when the transmitt er is too far awa y or the antenna input is poor . Check the a ntenna conn ections. 14 T ry using a hig h-quality di rectional F[...]

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    40 En Troubleshooting ■ iP od In case of a transmission error without a status message appear ing in the front panel of the r eceiver , check the connection to your iPod (see page 16). Note Status message Cause Remedy See page Loading... The receiver is in the midd le of recognizin g the connec tion with your iPod. The recei ver is in the middl e[...]

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    41 En English Troubleshooting ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION CD player (CDX-E410) Prob lem Ca use Remedy See page P owe r turns o n but immediately shuts o ff. The power cable is not conn ected or the plug is not com pletely inse rted. Connect the p ower cable firmly . 17 P owe r immediatel y shuts off dur ing playback . Auto-standb y function o f the rec[...]

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    NOTES ON DISCS 42 En The following tables e xplain the disc typ es supported by the CD player . Also, the CD player can play back 8-cm (3-inch) compact discs. y Disc logo marks are printed on the disc and the disc jacket. Do not load any other ty pe of disc into the CD player . Doing so may damage the CD player . The CD play er can play the f ollow[...]

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    43 En English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ MP3 (MPEG A udio Lay er -3) One of the audio compression methods used by MPEG. It employs the irrev ersible compression method, which achiev es a high compression rate by thinning out the data of hardly audible part to th e human ears. It is said to be capable of compressing the data quantity by about 1/11 [...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS 44 En ■ RX-E410 AMPLIFIER SECTION • Minimum RMS output powe r per chan nel (6 Ω , 1 kHz, 0.1 % THD) .................. ....................... . 55 W + 55 W • Maximum RMS outpu t pow er per chann el (6 Ω , 1 kHz, 1% THD) ..................... ....................... . 65 W + 65 W • Input sensiti vity/Imp edance CD/T APE /[...]