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Soavo-900SW SUBWOOFER SYSTEM UB OWNER’S MANUAL[...]
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i En IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1 Read these instr uctions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilat ion openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruc tions. 8 Do not install near any heat sour[...]
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ii En W e W ant Y ou Listening For A Lifetime YAMAHA and the Electronic I ndustries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come throug h loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion – and, most importantly, without affecting your sen[...]
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iii En Thank you for selecting th is YAMAHA subwoofer system. Please read the following oper ating precautions before use. YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any damage and/or injury caused by not follo wing the cautions below. 1 To assure the finest performance , please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for fu ture referenc [...]
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1 En • VOLTAGE SELECTOR (Asia and General models only) The voltage selector switch on the rear panel of this unit must be set for your local main voltage BEFORE plugging this unit into the AC main supply. Voltages are 110/120/220/230-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. For U.K. customers If the socket outlets in the home are not suitable for the plug supplied wi[...]
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2 En ◆ High 600 W dynamic power ◆ L.F.E input terminal ◆ Sleep timer ◆ Remote control capability You can make setting changes and adjustments for this unit by using the remote c ontrol from your listening position. ◆ Advance d Yamaha Active Servo Tech nology II This unit employs Advanc ed Yamaha Active Servo Technology II which Yamaha has[...]
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3 En GETTING ST ARTED ■ Front panel 1 Remote control sensor Receives signals from the remote control. 2 STANDBY/ON indicator Green : Lights up when this unit is on. Red : Lights up when this unit is in the standby mode. Orange : Lights up when the sleep timer is on. 3 PHASE indicator Green : Lights up when the phase is set in the reverse mode. Re[...]
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4 En GETTING ST ARTED ■ Rear panel 1 GND terminal See page 12 for connection information. 2 INPUT 3 terminals See pages 7 - 8 for connection information. 3 INPUT 2 (LFE) terminals See page 8 for connection information. 4 OUTPUT terminals See page 10 for connection information. 5 INPUT 1 terminals See pages 10 - 11 for connection information. 6 AC[...]
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5 En GETTING ST ARTED ■ Installing the batteri es in the remote control 1 Press the mark on the battery cover and open the cover. 2 Insert the two supplied type AA, R6, UM-3 batteries following the indications (+/–) inside the battery compartment. 3 Close the battery cover. Replacing the batteries Change all of the batteries if you notice condi[...]
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6 En The position of the subwoofer is not so critical because bass sound is not highly direc tional. For a sonorous sound field, the use of two subwoofers is recommende d, althou gh you can obtain a good effect with one subwoofer. ( : subwoofer, : front speaker) ■ When using one sub woofer Place the subwoofer on the outside of either the right or[...]
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7 En See pages 7 - 8 when your amplifier has subwoofer (line out) terminal(s), or se e pages 9 - 11 when your amplifier has no subwoofer (line out) terminal. • Do not connect the power cord of this unit and other components into an AC outlet until all connect ions between components ar e completed. • Be sure to connect the left channel (L), rig[...]
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8 En CONNECTIONS ■ Using two s ubwoofers Connect the “R” side subwo ofer terminal of your amplifier to the INPUT 3 ( ) terminal on this unit using a commercially available mono pin cable, and connect th e “L” side subwoofer terminal of your amplifier to the INPUT 3 ( /MONO) terminal of this unit using a comm ercially availabl e mono pin c[...]
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9 En CONNECTIONS Connect an amplifier (and front speakers) to this unit using co mmercially available speaker cables. Refe r to the following instructions to make connections. ■ Connecting to the sp eaker cable 1 Remove approximately 10 mm (3/8”) of insulation from each of the speaker cables. 2 Twist the exposed wires of the cable together to p[...]
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10 En CONNECTIONS When y our amplifier has one set of fr ont speaker terminal s Connect the speaker terminals of the ampl ifier to the INPUT 1 terminals of this unit, and connect th e OUTPUT terminals of this unit to the front speakers using a comm ercially available speaker cable. y Connecting front speakers via this unit does not affect the sound[...]
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11 En CONNECTIONS When y our amplifier has t wo sets of f ront speaker terminals and both terminals c an output sound signals sim ultaneously • Connect one set of front speaker termin als of the amplifier to the INPUT 1 ter minals of this unit, and connect another set of front speaker terminals of the amplifier to the fr ont speakers using commer[...]
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12 En CONNECTIONS If this unit or the amplifie r makes a hamming noise when connecting to the speaker te rminals of your amplifier, connect both of the GND (ground) terminals on your amplifier and this unit usi ng commercia lly available grounding wire as shown in fig. . When your amplifier has no GND (gr ound) terminal, connect to the screw that f[...]
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13 En Before using this unit, adjust the volu me balance of this unit to obtain the opt imu m volume and tone balance between the front speakers and this unit by following the procedures below. 1 Set POWER switch on the rear panel of this unit to the ON position, and then press POWER to turn on this unit. The STANDBY/ON indi cator lights up green. [...]
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14 En USING THIS UNIT You can store up to 3 sets of your favorite settings (volume, high-cut, phase and B.A.S.S. setting) in this uni t. ■ Storing t he setting In the following procedure, PRESET 1 is used as an example. 1 Adjust the sound balance between the volume, high cut, phase and B.A.S.S. (see page 13). 2 Press MEMORY . The PRESET indicator[...]
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15 En USING THIS UNIT * This function is available only for Yamaha amplifiers that meet the following conditions: – The amplifier was released in 2005 or later. – The remote control of th e amplifier has two different buttons for STANDBY and ON. When the AMP ID library code of the remote control has been changed, this function may not work. ■[...]
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16 En USING THIS UNIT Frequency re sponse of this unit The figures below show the optimum adjustment of each control and the frequency respons e when this subwoofer is combined with a typical front spea ker system. ■ EX.1 When combined with a 10 cm or 13 cm (3-15/ 16” or 5-2/16”) a coustic suspensi on, 2 way system front speakers If you are u[...]
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17 En In 1988, Yamaha brought to th e speaker systems utilizing YST (Yamaha Active Servo Te chnology) to give powerful, high quality bass re production. This technology uses a direct connection between th e amplifier and speaker, allowing accurate si gnal tran smission and precise speaker control. As this technology uses spea ker units controlled b[...]
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18 En Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instructions given below do not help, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized Yamaha dealer or service center. • When an excessive level of signa l is input to this unit for 5 to 15 minutes, the[...]
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19 En Type .... Advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology II Driver .. ........... ........... ........... ... 25 c m (10”) cone woofer Magnetic shielding type Amplifier Output (100 Hz, 4 ohms, 10% T.H.D) ...................... ............ ...................... ........... ............ 600 W Frequency Respons e ............. ........... ..... 18 [...]
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