Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GX-70 Yamaha
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Active Servo Technology EJECT DOLBY B NR EJECT Active Servo Technology Active Servo Technology 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY UP .
2 2 1 Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2 Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 Heed Warnings – All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
3 3 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE : DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.
4 4 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ● After unpacking, check that the following parts are contained. ACCESSOIRES FOURNIS ● Après le déballage, vérifier que les pièces suivantes sont incluses.
5 5 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK EJECT OPEN/CLOSE DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX – 70 1 2 3 DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY DOWN UP REC/PAUSE MODE HOUR MIN NORMAL .
6 6 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK EJECT OPEN/CLOSE DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX – 70 1 2 3 DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY DOWN REC/PAUSE MODE HOUR MIN NORMAL DUB.
7 7 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK EJECT OPEN/CLOSE DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX – 70 1 2 3 DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY DOWN REC/PAUSE MODE HOUR MIN NORMAL DUB.
8 8 Active Servo Technology Active Servo Technology 4 ij Front speakers Enceintes avant NX-GX70 Center speaker Enceinte centrale NX-C70 Rear speakers Enceintes arrière NX-E70 j.
9 9 TAPE STOP PLAY PLAY REC / PAUSE TAPE 1 / 2 LEVEL MUSIC TEST FLAT CENTER / REAR / DELAY PROGRAM USER POWER INPUT SLEEP VOLUME Y T UV W X 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 TIME A DISC SKIP PROG B TAPE C EDIT D + .
FRONT SPEAKERS DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO SPEAKERS OTHER THAN NX-C70 (CENTER) OR NX-E70 (REAR). RL R L RL SINCE THIS UNIT HAS AN ACTIVE SERVO CIRCUIT BUILT–IN.
ANTENNA FRONT SPEAKERS DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO SPEAKERS OTHER THAN NX-C70 (CENTER) OR NX-E70 (REAR). RL R L RL SINCE THIS UNIT HAS AN ACTIVE SERVO CIRCUIT BUILT–IN.
1 1 2 2 ANTENNA FRONT SPEAKERS DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO SPEAKERS OTHER THAN NX-C70 (CENTER) OR NX-E70 (REAR). RL R L RL SINCE THIS UNIT HAS AN ACTIVE SERVO CIRCUIT BUILT–IN.
E-1 English ENGLISH INTRODUCTION CONTENTS Page PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................2-3 FEATURES .........................................................................4-5 NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ...
E-2 PRECA UTIONS: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR UNIT ■ Although the cassette deck’s record/playback heads used in this unit are high quality heads with outstanding reproduction characteristics, they can become dirty through the use of old tapes or from dust accumulation over time.
E-3 English NOTE Please check the copyright laws in your country to record from records, compact discs, radio, etc. Recording of copyright material may infringe copyright laws. IMPORTANT Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below.
E-4 FEA TURES The System ● 5 Speaker Multi-Channel A udio System Inc luding T w o Front Speakers, One Center Speaker and T wo Rear Speaker s ● Active Serv o Processing Fr ont Speaker System (NX-GX.
E-5 English FEA TURES Dolb y Pro Logic Surr ound This unit employs a Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder similar to professional Dolby Stereo decoders used in many movie theaters. By using the Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder, you can experience the dramatic realism and impact of Dolby Surround movie theater sound in your own home.
E-6 NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICA T ORS For amplifier/tuner (See figure 1 on page 5 5 at the beginning part of this manual.) 1 A/B/C/D/E Button 2 PRESET/TUNING/BAND Selector Button 3 Remote Control Sen.
E-7 English For T ape dec k (See figure 3 on page 7 7 at the beginning part of this manual.) [ Reverse MODE Selector Button DOLBY NR Button ] Deck 1 Cassette Compartment ^ Deck 1 EJECT Button a Fast .
E-8 Loading the batteries f or the remote contr ol transmitter (See figure 6 on page 9 9 .) 1 Remove the battery compartment cover. (Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow.) 2 Insert 2 “AA” size batteries (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or equivalent) into the battery compartment.
E-9 English SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS This system is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5 speaker configuration: front speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker. You may omit the center speaker, if for some reason it is not practical to use a center speaker.
E-10 ■ Mounting the rear speakers Mount the rear speakers on a shelf, rack or on the floor directly, or hang them on the wall. To mount the rear speakers on a wall 1 Attach the provided mounting bracket to the rear of the speaker by using the provided screws.
E-11 English ■ Mounting the center speaker Place the speaker on top of the TV or on the floor under the TV or inside the TV rack so that it is stabilized. When placing the speaker on top of the TV, to prevent the speaker from falling down, put the provided pads at four points on bottom of the speaker.
E-12 (1) (2) (3) (4) ANTENNA R L 75 Ω UNBAL. REAR CENTER REAR FM GND AM ANTENNA 75 Ω UNBAL. FM GND AM ANTENNA 75 Ω UNBAL. FM GND AM ANTENNA 75 Ω UNBAL.
E-13 English Connecting external components (See figure 9 on page 1 1 1 1 .) This system can be connected with external audio and video components. Make connections between this system and other components using RCA pin plug connector cables correctly, that is to say L (left) to L and R (right) to R .
E-14 If desired, you can adjust brightness of the display. 1 Press and hold the DISPLAY button for more than 2 seconds so that “DIMMER±0” appears on the display. 2 Holding the DISPLAY button pressed, turn the VOLUME control clockwise to increase or counterclockwise to decrease brightness.
E-15 English SPEAKER B ALANCE ADJUSTMENT ANTENNA FRONT SPEAKERS DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO SPEAKERS OTHER THAN NX-C70 (CENTER) OR NX-E70 (REAR). RL R L RL SINCE THIS UNIT HAS AN ACTIVE SERVO CIRCUIT BUILT–IN. DO NOT CONNECT IT TO SPEAKERS OTHER THAN NX–GX70.
E-16 SPEAKER B ALANCE ADJUSTMENT 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 TIME A DISC SKIP PROG B TAPE C EDIT D + I0 E OPEN / CLOSE RANDOM REPEAT MODE 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 CD PRESET TUNER TAPE STOP STOP PLAY / PAUSE PLAY PLAY .
E-17 English CD pla yback 1 Press the CD input selector button. 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc table. 3 Place discs on the trays, label side up. * Up to three discs can be loaded on the trays. To load the third disc, rotate the disc table by pressing the DISC SKIP button on the remote control transmitter.
E-18 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 + I0 E 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 CD PRESET 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 TIME A DISC SKIP PROG B TAPE C EDIT D + I0 E OPEN / CLOSE RANDOM REPEAT MODE 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 CD PRESET TUNER TAPE STOP STO.
E-19 English COMP A CT DISC PLA YER OPERA TION “Skip search” and “Manual search” are performed using the same buttons. Skip sear ch The beginning of any track can be found automatically. 1 Select a disc and begin playback. 2 Press the button to advance or button to reverse through the disc.
TRACK TOTAL USER TAPE 1 PROGRAM OGIC HALL PROG VOLUME OVER 15 123 4 789 1 0 13 14 15 5 11 6 12 TRACK USER TAPE 1 PROGRAM OGIC HALL PROG VOLUME OVER 15 123 4 789 1 0 13 14 15 5 11 6 12 E-20 COMP A CT DISC PLA YER OPERA TION Pr ogram play You can program up to 20 tracks in any desired order.
E-21 English To stop program play • Press the stop button. The first programmed track number will be displayed. • To resume playback, press the play/pause / button. Playback will begin from the beginning of the program. To cancel a programmed sequence There are several methods as described below.
E-22 Repeat pla y All discs, an entire disc, a single track or a programmed sequence can be continuously repeated. 1 While watching the display, press the REPEAT button once or more to select a desired repeat play mode (S REP or F REP). 2 Press the play/pause / button.
E-23 English Random pla y Tracks on a selected disc or all discs on the disc table can be played back in a random order. 1 Load discs and close the disc table. 2 If necessary, switch the disc play mode by pressing the disc play MODE selector button. * If the single disc play mode is selected, select a desired disc by pressing the DISC SKIP button.
E-24 Normally, if station signals are strong and there is no interference, quick automatic-search tuning (Automatic tuning) is possible. However, if signals of the station you want to select are weak, you must tune to it manually (Manual tuning).
E-25 English TUNING OPERA TION Preset tuning This unit can store station frequencies selected by tuning operation. With this function, you can select any desired station by only calling the corresponding preset station number. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) can be stored.
E-26 A utomatic preset tuning You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function. By this function, this unit performs automatic tuning and stores stations with strong signals sequentially. Up to 40 stations are stored automatically in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on the previous page.
E-27 English Displa ying RDS data This unit can be turned into the following four modes to display RDS data. PS (Pr ogram Ser vice name) mode: Displays the name of the RDS station now being received instead of the frequency. PTY (Pr ogram T ype) mode: Displays the type of the program on the RDS station now being received.
E-28 Changing the RDS modes When an RDS station is received, by pressing the FREQ PS/PTY/RT/CT selector button once or more, you can change the display mode among the RDS modes employed by the received station in the order shown below. (The RDS mode not employed by the station cannot be selected.
E-29 English Calling a pr ogram of your desired pr ogram type from among preset RDS stations (PTY SEEK) By designating a program type, the unit automatically searches all preset FM stations for an RDS station which broadcasts a program of that program type.
E-30 RECEIVING RDS ST A TIONS < U .K. and Eur ope models only > 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK EJECT OPEN/CLOSE DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology 1 2 3 DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY DOWN .
E-31 English Detection hole Tab T APE DECK OPERA TION General inf ormation • Do not use C-120 tapes or poor-quality tapes, since they can cause malfunctions. • Before loading a tape into the cassette compartment, tighten the tape slack with a pen or pencil.
E-32 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK EJECT OPEN/CLOSE DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology 1 2 3 DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY DOWN UP REC/PAUSE MODE HOUR MIN NORMAL DUBBING HIGH MEMORY TIME ADJ DO.
E-33 English Winding the tape 1 If during playback, first press the stop button. 2 Next press the fast wind or fast wind button to wind the tape. 3 Press the stop button to stop. Note When the tape is wound to the end, this unit will then function as described below, according to the setting of the reverse MODE selector button.
E-34 Continuous pla ybac k 1 Load the tapes into the deck 1 and deck 2 cassette compartments. 2 If the reverse mode “ ” is not selected, press the reverse MODE selector button to select it.
E-35 English General inf ormation • When recording important selections, be sure to make a preliminary test to ensure that the desired source material is being properly recorded with good sound quality. • The automatic recording level control circuit automatically controls the level of the input signal used for recording.
E-36 To stop recording temporarily 1 Press the stop button of the CD player. 2 Choose the selection to be recorded next by using the or button, and then press the play/pause / button of the CD player to resume recording (or simply press the track number input button on the remote control transmitter).
E-37 English Recor ding CD(s) on both sides of a tape automatically 1 Press the CD input selector button and load the disc to be recorded. 2 Select the disc by pressing the DISC SKIP button.
E-38 A utomatic tape-editing This convenient feature can be used to program tracks on a disc (or discs) for recording to tape. By only memorizing the tape’s total possible recording time, the unit w.
E-39 English RECORDING COMP A CT DISCS Notes • When this CD player is in the all disc play mode, if the tape’s total possible recording time is longer than the total playing time of the selected disc, tracks on another disc are recorded continuously.
TRACK REM USER TAPE 1 RAM HALL PROG VOLUME OVER 15 123 4 789 1 0 13 14 15 5 11 6 12 B A TRACK USER TAPE 1 GRAM HALL PROG VOLUME OVER 15 123 4 789 1 0 13 14 15 5 11 6 12 B A E-40 RECORDING COMP A CT DISCS T o recor d programmed trac ks from one or more discs 1 Press the CD input selector button and load a disc (or discs) on the disc table.
E-41 English General inf ormation • When recording important selections, be sure to make a preliminary test to ensure that the desired source material is being properly recorded with good sound quality. • The automatic recording level control circuit automatically controls the level of the input signal used for recording.
E-42 Dubbing • During dubbing, adjusting the VOLUME control and using the built-in graphic equalizer and the sound field processor have no effect on the recorded sound. • Try to use the same tape formula and length for the recording tape as for the master tape.
E-43 English OPERA TING EXTERNAL UNITS CONNECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM T o listen to or watch a sour ce on an external unit connected with this system 1 Press the INPUT selector or button once or more and select the position of input source (MD/AUX, VCR or LD/TV) you will play back confirming it on the display.
E-44 The built-in graphic equalizer presents you with the pleasure of listening to music with various sound effects. This system provides 4 preset equalizer modes as listed right. You can enjoy listening to music with a desired sound effect by selecting one of these modes.
E-45 English Adjusting the graphic equalizer f or your desired sound taste The 5 band graphic equalizer allows you to adjust the level for each frequency band. * Make adjustment by monitoring the equalizer level indicators on the display. 1 Play back a source.
E-46 The Sound Field Processor built into this system presents you with the ambience of an actual concert hall etc. by adding effects as sonic reflections or reberverations that create the sound environment of a hall etc. This system provides preset sound field programs shown below.
E-47 English Listening to the m usic with a sound field effect 1 Play back a source. (For source playback, refer to the sections beginning on page 17.) 2 Press the PROGRAM button once or more so that the name of a desired program appears on the sound field program indicator.
Adjusting CENTER LEVEL If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the center speaker even if the output level is already set in “SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT” on page 15–16. Control range : +10 to –21 1 Press the CENTER/REAR/DELAY selector button once or more so that “CENT” appears on the display.
E-49 English USING SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR Adjusting DELA Y TIME You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the source sound and the beginning of the effect sound. This adjustment can be made to all programs (except DOLBY 3 STEREO) individually.
E-50 Your favorite pair of any equalizer mode (or an equalizer pattern of your own adjusting) and any sound field program can be stored as a user program. Up to 4 pairs can be stored as desired. To store 1 Select a desired equalizer mode by pressing the MUSIC button.
Feature Medium frequencies of the source sound (vocals etc.) are attenuated. This mode is suitable for singing karaoke using a normal audio source with vocals. Note There may be a case that vocals cannot only be attenuated effectively according to a source.
E-52 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK EJECT OPEN/CLOSE DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology 1 2 3 DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY DOWN UP REC/PAUSE MODE HOUR MIN NORMAL DUBBING HIGH MEMORY TIME ADJ DO.
E-53 English 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK EJECT OPEN/CLOSE DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology 1 2 3 DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY DOWN UP REC/PAUSE MODE HOUR MIN NORMAL DUBBING HIGH MEMORY TIM.
E-54 Timer recor ding (T o recor d a tuner program) 1 Load a blank tape into the deck 2 cassette compartment. 2 If desired, change the setting of the reverse mode and use the Dolby NR system. 3 Tune in to the station of which program you want to record.
E-55 English HO W T O USE THE BUIL T -IN TIMER 1 PLAYBACK 2 REC/PLAYBACK EJECT OPEN/CLOSE DISC CHANGE Active Servo Technology 1 2 3 DISC PROGRAM USER VOLUME DOWN UP MEMORY DOWN UP REC/PAUSE MODE HOUR .
E-56 Internal care • Dirty heads, capstans and pinch rollers can cause poor sound and tape jams. Clean these parts with a cotton swab moistened with commercially available head/pinch roller cleaner or isopropyl alcohol, or with a commercially available cleaning tape.
E-57 English CAUSE Interference from starting motor of nearby car. Interference from thermostat of nearby electrical appliance. Antenna input is too weak due to obstructions or excessive distance from broadcasting station. Insufficient antenna input. Preset memory has been erased.
E-58 SPECIFICA TIONS As a part of policy of continuous improvement, YAMAHA reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units.
E-59 English SPECIFICA TIONS ■ Speaker section Type Front .................. 3-Way Active Servo Processing Speaker System (Magnetic-Shielding Type) Center ................................................. Full Range Speaker System (Magnetic-Shielding Type) Rear .
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