Yamaha YST-SW005 manual

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  • Page 1

    I O WNER’S MANU AL U B YST - SW005 Subwoofer System[...]

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    II • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an [...]

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    III W e W ant Y ou Listening For A Lif etime Y AMAHA and the Electronic Industr ies Association ’ s Consumer Electronics Group want y ou to get the most out of your equipment b y playing it at a safe le vel. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without anno ying blaring or distortion – and, most impor tantly , without aff ecting [...]

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    IV Nonskid pads UNP A CKING After unpacking, chec k that the f ollowing item is contained.[...]

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    English E- 1 ● T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a saf e place for future reference . ● Install this unit in a cool, dry , clean place – awa y from windows , heat sources, sources of e xcessive vibr ation, dust, moisture and cold. Av oid sources of humming (transf ormers, motors). T o prev ent f[...]

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    E- 2 FEA TURES ● This subwoof er system emplo ys Advanced Y AMAHA Active Servo T echnology which Y AMAHA has developed for reproducing higher quality super-bass sound. (Ref er to page 12 f or details on Advanced Y AMAHA Activ e Ser vo T echnology .) This super-bass sound adds a more realistic, theater-in-the-home eff ect to your stereo system. ?[...]

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    English E- 3 PLA CEMENT One subwoof er will hav e a good effect on your audio system, howe ver , the use of two subwoofers is recommended to obtain more eff ect. If using one subwoof er , it is recommended to place it on the outside of either the right or the left main speaker . (See fig. Å .) If using two subwoof ers, it is recommended to place t[...]

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    E- 4 INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT2 /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH CUT OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 SPLIT SUBWOOFER SUBWOOFER ( LOW PASS ) INPUT2 /MONO CONNECTIONS Caution: Plug in the subw oofer and other components after all connections are completed. ● All connections must be correct, that is to sa y L (left) to L ,[...]

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    English E- 5 INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT2 /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH CUT OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT2 /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH CUT OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 SPLIT SUBWOOFER INPUT2 /MONO INPUT2 /MONO Notes ● If your amplifier has tw o sets of PRE [...]

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    E- 6 INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT2 /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH CUT OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 AB INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT2 /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH CUT OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS Connecting to [...]

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    English E- 7 INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT2 /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH CUT OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT2 /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH CUT OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS INPUT1 FROM AMPLIFIER OUTPUT TO SPEAKERS F or conn[...]

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    E- 8 CONTR OLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 1 P ower indicator Lights up GREEN when the PO WER switch ( 2 ) is pressed in to the ON position and goes off when set to the OFF position. * Standby mode If the PO WER switch ( 2 ) is pressed in to the ON position and the A UTO ST ANDBY switch ( 4 ) is set to the HIGH or LO W position, this indicator lights up RE[...]

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    English E- 9 If the source being pla yed is stopped and the input signal is cut off f or 7 to 8 minutes, the subw oofer automatically s witches to the standby mode . (When the subwoofer s witches to the standby mode b y the automatic power- s witching function, the power indicator lights up in red.) When you pla y a source again, the power of the s[...]

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    E- 10 ADJUSTING THE SUBW OOFER BEFORE USE 1 Set the V OLUME control to minimum (0). 2 T ur n on the power of all the other components. 3 Press the PO WER switch to the ON position. * The power indicator on the front panel lights up in green. 4 Pla y a source containing low-frequency components and adjust the amplifier ’ s v olume control to the d[...]

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    English E- 11 20 50 100 200 500Hz 40 50 60 70 80 90 10 0 YST-SW005 䡵 Frequency c haracteristics Fig. 1 shows the frequency characteristics of the subw oofer with each position (HIGH/LO W) of the HIGH CUT s witch. HIGH CUT LOW HIGH VOLUME 0I 0 Fig. 2 shows the optimum v olume lev el with the HIGH CUT s witch at the HIGH position, and the frequency[...]

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    E- 12 AD V ANCED Y AMAHA A CTIVE SER V O TECHNOLOGY The theor y of Y amaha Active Servo T echnology has been based upon two major f actors, the Helmholtz resonator and negative-impedance driv e. Active Servo Processing speakers reproduce the bass frequencies through an “ air woof er ” , which is a por t or opening in the speaker ’ s cabinet. [...]

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    English E- 13 Prob lem P ower is not supplied e ven though the PO WER switch is set to the ON position. No sound. Sound level is too lo w . The subwoof er does not turn on automatically . The subwoof er does not turn into the standby mode automaticall y . The subwoof er turns into the standby mode une xpectedly . The subwoof er turns on unexpectedl[...]

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    E- 14 T ype .............. Advanced Y amaha Active Servo T echnology Driver ....................................... 16 cm (6-1/2 ” ) cone woof er Magnetic shielding type Amplifier Output USA and Canada models .................................. 55 W/5 Ω Other models ..................................................... 50 W/5 Ω Frequency Respo[...]

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    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR, 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN, BEI HAMBURG, F.R. OF GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 773[...]