Yamaha GX707 manual

UCA DISC 3 OPEN / CLOSE DISC CHANGE DISC 2 DISC 1 3–DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY / ON STANDBY TIMER PROGRAM B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E / VOLUME UP DOWN DIRECTION AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX – 707 DOLBY B NR OPEN / CLOSE DOLBY SURROUND PRO•LOGIC DIGITAL AUDIO[...]

Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilatera[...]

19 For US customers only: Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna is connected to this unit, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the ma[...]

Unpac king ● After unpacking, chec k that the f ollo wing par ts are contained. Déballage ● Après le déballage, vérifier que les pièces suivantes sont incluses . ● Main unit ● Appareil principal ● Remote control ● Télécommande ● Batteries (size AA, UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7) ● Piles (f ormat AA, UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7) ● Mounting brac[...]

Setting this system Installation de ce système English Set this system by allowing enough spaces around and behind the main unit to assure good ventilation. Be sure not to place another unit or any object on top of the main unit to prevent the ventilation holes from being obstructed. Otherwise, it may cause fire or damage to the main unit. Caution[...]

Fr ont panel Fr ont panel Panneau avant DISC 3 OPEN / CLOSE DISC CHANGE DISC 2 DISC 1 3–DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY / ON STANDBY TIMER PROGRAM B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E / VOLUME UP DOWN DIRECTION AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR OPEN / CLOSE PHONES BASS TREBLE MODE DOLBY NR REC / PAUSE AUTO / MANUAL TIMER MEMOR[...]

1 Display P anneau d'affichage 2 Remote control sensor Capteur de télécommande 3 TIMER 4 ST ANDBY [p. 13] 5 B. BOOST [p. 32] 6 PROGRAM [p. 35] 7 PHONES [p. 33] Amplifier/tuner Amplificateur/tuner 8 B ASS/TREBLE [p. 32] 9 Front co ver Couverc le avant 0 / [p. 20, 22] A A/B/C/D/E [p. 22] B PRESET/TUNING/B AND [p. 20] C V OLUME [p. 32] D MUSIC [...]

Remote control T elecommande POWER 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 PRESET TUNER + I0 PRESET TIME A PROG B R.TIME C EDIT D DISC SKIP MODE E CD / DIRECTION LEVEL REC / P AUSE TEST — PROGRAM CENTER / REAR / DELA Y MUSIC SLEEP INPUT T APE VOLUME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 0 A B C D POWER 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 PRESET TUNER + I0 PRESET TIME [...]

1 T ransmission window Fenêtre de transmission [p. 5] 2 Numeric buttons T ouches numériques [p. 22] 3 A, B, C, D , E [p. 22] 4 TEST [p. 11] 5 CENTER/REAR/DELA Y [p. 36] 6 LEVEL (–/+) [p. 36] E Numeric buttons T ouches numériques [p. 14] F TIME [p. 16] G PROG [p. 16] 7 PO WER [p. 13] 8 SLEEP [p. 38] 9 PRESET ( / ) [p. 20, 22] 0 TUNER [p. 20] A [...]

For basic source play, the following illustrations on top of the pages will help you look for the section you need. ...... CD play ....... Tuning ...... Tape playback/recording Contents Precautions ....................................... 1 Features ............................................ 4 Preparations and connections ........ 5 Installing bat[...]

E -1 English ■ To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. ■ Choose the installation location of this system carefully. Avoid placing it in direct sunlight or close to a source of heat. Also avoid locations subject to vibration and excessive dust, heat, cold or moisture. Kee[...]

E -2 As the laser beam used in this unit is harmful to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. This system is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if this system itself is turned off. This state is called the standby mode. In this stat[...]

E -3 English Precautions: Read this before operating your system To prevent a malfunction of this system: • Do not use any nonstandard shaped disc (heart etc.) available on the market because it might damage the system. • Do not use a disc with tape, seals, or paste on it. If you use such a disc, a disc may get stuck in the system, or damage to[...]

E -4 Featur es General • 5-Speaker Multi-Channel Audio System (Two Front, One Center and Two Paralleled Rear Speakers) • High Power Output Front L, R: 80W + 80W (6 Ω ) RMS, 0.9% THD, 1 kHz Center: 80W (6 Ω ) RMS Output Power, 0.9% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 25W (6 Ω ) RMS Output Power, 0.9% THD, 1 kHz • 4 External Audio/Video Component Connecting[...]

E -5 English Pr eparations and connections 1 Turn the remote control over and remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it in the direction of the mark. 2 Insert the batteries (AA, R6, UM-3 type) according to the polarity markings on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Attach the battery compartment cover. Notes • Be sure the polaritie[...]

E -6 Preparations and connections ■ 4 channel 5 speaker configuration This system employs a 5 speaker configuration: 2 front speakers, 2 rear paralleled speakers and a center speaker. The front speakers are used for outputting main source sound. The rear speakers are for effect and surround sounds when the sound field program PRO LOGIC or HALL is[...]

E -7 English Preparations and connections ■ Mounting the rear speakers Mount the rear speakers on a shelf, rack or on the floor, or hang them on the wall. To mount the rear speakers by using commercially available speaker stands The provided mounting bracket has 1 pair of screw holes (at an interval of 60 mm). They are for mounting the speaker on[...]

E -8 MAINS SUBWOOFER OUT VIDEO SIGNAL OUT IN VCR VIDEO R L OUT IN AUX/MD SPEAKERS SEE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR CONNECTION. REAR CENTER REAR R L CENTER: 6 MIN./SPEAKER REAR: 12 MIN./SPEAKER FRONT R L 6 MIN./SPEAKER SPEAKERS MONITOR OUT R L L R Preparations and connections Connections Never plug the AC supply lead of this system into the AC outlet unt[...]

E -9 English DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL SUBWOOFER OUT OUT IN VCR VIDEO R L OUT IN AUX/MD SEE FOR REAR R CENTE R REAR: R VIDEO SIGNAL MONITOR OUT FREQUENCY STEP 50 K H Z 9 K H Z 100 K H Z 10 K H Z FM AM DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL ANTENNA FM GND AM 75 UNBAL. ANTENNA FM GND AM 75 UNBAL. ANTENNA FM GND AM 75 UNBAL. FREQUENCY STEP 50 K H Z 9 K H Z 100 K H Z 10 K H Z [...]

E -10 Setting the clock 1 While the power is on, press DISPLAY to display time. 2 While holding down TIME ADJ , press HOUR and set the hour. * Press HOUR once to advance the time by 1 hour. Press and hold to advance continuously. 3 While holding down TIME ADJ , press MIN and set the minute. * Press MIN once to advance the time by 1 minute. Press an[...]

E -11 English Preparations and connections Speaker balance adjustment You can adjust the sound output level balance between the front, center, and rear speakers using the built-in test tone generator. This is important for the best performance of the built-in Dolby Pro Logic surround decoder. You can adjust the sound output level of center and rear[...]

E -12 CD player operation Display information Each indicator mentioned with a number on pages 13–18 corresponds to the indicator with the same number on this page. 1 TRA CK (track number) 2 Time display 3 Disc indicator The number on the top of this indicator shows the currently selected disc. 4 CD (input source indicator) 5 (pla y) 6 RANDOM 7 Mu[...]

E -13 English CD player operation Basic play 1 Turn on the power. 2 Press INPUT or (or INPUT on the remote control) until “CD” ( 2 ) appears on the display. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. * The carousel will turn when you open the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE ; therefore, make sure the carousel stopped moving completely before yo[...]

E -14 CD player operation T o change the disc play mode If necessary, change the disc play mode by pressing MODE on the remote control. All disc play mode: All discs on the disc tray are played sequentially (originally set to this mode). Single disc play mode: Only the designated disc is played. Lights up only when the all disc play mode is selecte[...]

E -15 English T o play the desir ed track (Skip) To advance to the next track During play, press ( ). Pressing ( ) repeatedly advances to other tracks. To return to the beginning of current track During play, press ( ) once. To return to previous track During play, press ( ) twice in succession to return to the previous track. Repeatedly press ( ) [...]

E -16 CD player operation Program play You can program up to 20 tracks in any desired order. 1 When the CD player is being stopped, press PROG to prepare for programming. * “PROG” ( 9 ) and “P-01” ( 2 ) will light up on the display, and all track numbers on the selected disc ( 7 ) will begin blinking. 2 If necessary, select the desired disc[...]

E -17 English CD player operation Repeat play All discs, a disc, a single track or a programmed sequence can be repeated continuously. Press REPEAT once or more to select the desired repeat play mode so that the S REP or F REP indicator ( 0 ) is illuminated. Repeat play modes SINGLE REPEAT (S REP) A single track is played repeatedly. * This is also[...]

E -18 Random play Tracks on a selected disc or all discs on the disc tray can be played randomly. 1 If necessary, switch the disc play mode by pressing MODE . * If the single disc play mode is selected, select the desired disc by pressing DISC SKIP . 2 Press RANDOM to begin random play. * The “RANDOM” indicator ( 6 ) will light up. To cancel th[...]

E -19 English T uning operation Display information Each indicator mentioned with a number on pages 20–22 corresponds to the indicator with the same number on this page. 1 Preset station group and n umber indicator 2 Multi-information displa y 3 STEREO 4 AU TO 5 TUNED 6 MEMOR Y 7 TUNER (input source indicator) 100 350 1K 3.5K 10K MUSIC VOLUME PRE[...]

E -20 Tuning operation Automatic tuning 1 Turn on the power. 2 Press INPUT or until “TUNER” ( 2 , 7 ) appears on the display, or simply press TUNER on the remote control. 3 Select the reception band (FM or AM) by pressing PRESET/ TUNING/BAND (or TUNER on the remote control), and confirm it on the display ( 2 ). * Do not select the preset tuning[...]

E -21 English Tuning operation Automatic preset tuning You can make use of an automatic preset tuning function. With this function, the built-in tuner performs automatic tuning. Up to 40 stations [8 stations x 5 groups (A, B, C, D and E)] are stored automatically. 1 Turn on the power. 2 Press INPUT or until “TUNER” ( 2 , 7 ) appears on the disp[...]

E -22 Tuning operation Manual preset tuning The built-in tuner can store station frequencies selected by tuning operation. With this function, you can select any desired station only by calling the corresponding preset station number. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) can be stored. ■ To store stations 1 Turn on the power. 2 Press INPUT o[...]

E -23 English Playing back a tape Display information Each indicator mentioned with a number on pages 24–30 corresponds to the indicator with the same number on this page. 1 T ape counter 2 NR (DOLBY NR) 3 T ape direction indicator General information Dolby B Type Noise Reduction Dolby noise reduction is an extremely effective method of reducing [...]

E -24 Playing back a tape Basic operation 1 Turn on the power. 2 Press INPUT or until “TAPE” ( 1 , 5 ) appears on the display. 3 Open the tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE . 4 Load the tape on the tray with side A facing upward, and close the tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE or pushing the front edge of the tray gently. 5 Press MODE or DIRECTION to change[...]

E -25 English Winding the tape 1 Press or to wind the tape. 2 Press to stop. Note When the tape is wound to the end, the tape deck will then function as described below. : The tape stops at the end. : If the winding direction is , playback automatically starts from the reverse side when the tape reaches the end. If the winding direction is , the ta[...]

E -26 Recor ding Notes • Adjusting the VOLUME , BASS and TREBLE controls, and the use of B. BOOST , MUSIC and YMERSION have no effect on the recorded sound. The recording level is automatically adjusted. • A sound field program except for YMERSION may have effect on the recorded sound. If a sound field program is selected, cancel it before you [...]

E -27 English Recording To stop recording temporarily Press REC/PAUSE . * Press on the tape deck to resume recording. To stop recording Press on the tape deck. To change the disc and track when recording from a CD 1 Press on the CD player. * The recording stops temporarily. 2 Select the disc by pressing DISC SKIP if necessary. 3 Choose the track yo[...]

E -28 Recording fr om CDs utilizing the EDIT function The EDIT function performs recording on both sides of the tape. ■ EDIT recording 1 Press INPUT or repeatedly until “CD” ( 1 ) appears on the display, and load the disc to be recorded. 2 Select the disc by pressing DISC SKIP . 3 Load a tape on the tray with side A facing upward. 4 Select ?[...]

E -29 English Recording POWER 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 PRESET TUNER + I0 PRESET TIME A PROG B R.TIME C EDIT D DISC SKIP MODE E CD / ■ Auto-EDIT recording This recording automatically changes the order of tracks so that the unrecorded space of side A is minimized. 1 Follow steps 1–5 on the previous page. 2 Press PROG . 3 Press R. TIME[...]

E -30 Recording ■ Manual EDIT recording You can program tracks manually while watching the remaining time on both sides of the tape. 1 Press INPUT or repeatedly until “CD” ( 1 ) appears on the display, and load a disc (or discs) on the disc tray. 2 Follow steps 3–5 on page 28. 3 Press PROG . * “PROG” and “P-01” will light up on the [...]

E -31 English Operating an exter nal unit connected to this system Use an external unit connected to the VCR, VIDEO or AUX/ MD terminals on the rear of the main unit. ■ To listen to or watch a source played on an external unit connected to this system 1 Select the input source (VIDEO, VCR or AUX/MD) you want to play by using INPUT or (or INPUT on[...]

E -32 V arious sound contr ol 1 Spectrum analyzer The spectrum of the input source which is divided into five bands will be indicated in real time. 2 B ASS BOOST General sound control ■ VOLUME control Front panel operation Rotate VOLUME in the “UP ” direction to increase the volume, and the “DOWN ” direction to decrease the volume. Remote[...]

E -33 English Various sound control ■ Listening with headphones • Be sure that your headphones have a 3.5 mm (1/8”) diameter plug and between 16 ohms and 50 ohms impedance. Recommended impedance is 32 ohms. • When you listen with headphones, connect the headphones to the PHONES jack. You can listen to the sound that is normally outputted fr[...]

E -34 Various sound control Sound field pr ocessor The Sound Field Processor built into this system enables you to enjoy listening to a source with an ambience of actual concert hall or three-dimensional acoustics. This system provides preset sound field programs shown below. You can enjoy an excellent sound field by selecting any one of them and b[...]

E -35 English Various sound control ■ Listening to the music with a sound field effect 1 Play a source. 2 Press PROGRAM repeatedly until the name of the desired program lights up on the sound field program indicator ( 5 ). * Whenever you press PROGRAM , the program changes and is displayed as follows. 3 If desired, adjust the delay time and the o[...]

E -36 Various sound control If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the center and/ or rear speakers even if the output level is already set in “Speaker balance adjustment” on page 11. CENTER LEVEL Control range : +10 to –21 1 Press CENTER/REAR/DELAY repeatedly until “CENTER” appears on the display. 2 By pressing LEVEL + or ?[...]

E -37 English Using the built-in timer Timer play By using the built-in timer, you can set the time when this system turns on and a source play begins, and the time when this system is set to the standby mode. 1 Press DISPLAY . Whenever DISPLAY is pressed, the display mode changes as follows. → 1 Current time (TIMER on/off mode) ↓ 2 Source sele[...]

E -38 Timer r ecording 1 Follow steps 2–3 of “Basic recording” on page 26. 2 Tune in to the station you want to record. 3 Follow step 1 of “Timer play” on page 37. * In step 2 , select “TUNER”, and then press REC/PAUSE . (“REC >TAPE” and the frequency will flash alternately on the display.) * In step 3 , set the time when you w[...]

E -39 English Appendix T roubleshooting Refer to the chart below when this system does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, disconnect the supply lead and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center. Problem This system does not work normally. The sound[...]

E -40 Problem A disc cannot be played normally, or there is a noise during play. Play will not begin even if disc is loaded. No sound. Sound stops suddenly (always at the same spot). Tape will not move during playback or recording. Recording is not possible. Sound is distorted or fades out, or stereo balance is poor. Poor sound quality. Excessive n[...]

E -41 English Specifications Appendix ■ Amplifier section Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel FRONT 6 ohm, 1 kHz, 0.9% THD ........................... 80W+80W 6 ohm, 1 kHz, 10% THD ........................ 100W+100W CENTER 6 ohm, 1 kHz, 0.9% THD ...................................... 80W 6 ohm, 1 kHz, 10% THD ....................................[...]

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