Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GX-900 Yamaha
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OWNER’S MANUAL OWNER’S MANUAL 3 – DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY TIMER DOWN UP VOLUME MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX–500 STANDBY/ON AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC CHANGE OPEN / CLOSE YMERSION B.
2 2 2 Main unit Remote control Batteries (size AA, UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7) Speakers Speaker cords AM loop antenna Indoor FM antenna DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 3 – DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY TIMER DOWN UP VOLUME PUSH OPEN MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX–900 STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR DIRECTION YMERSION B.
3 3 3 1 cm 1 cm 20 cm 20 cm 20 cm Setting this system Set this system allowing enough spaces around and behind the main unit to assure good v entilation. Be sure not to place another unit or any object on top of the main unit to pre vent the v entilation holes from being obstructed.
4 4 4 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 3 – DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY TIMER DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR DIRECTION YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT PHONES MIN PRESET / TUNING /.
5 5 5 T ape dec k CD pla yer 1 Displa y panel 2 Remote contr ol sensor 3 TIMER 4 ST ANDBY [p. 9] 5 B. BOOST [p. 41] 6 YMERSION [p. 41] 7 PHONES [p. 41] 8 B ASS/TREBLE [p. 41] L Disc tray [p. 9] M DISC (1, 2, 3) [p. 10] N DISC CHANGE [p. 10] Amplifier/tuner 9 Front cover 0 / [p.
6 6 6 1 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z / 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 R. T I ME C E DIT D + I0 E MODE REPEAT RANDOM SPACE TUNER DISC SKIP POWER SLEEP INPUT VOLUME 9 0 PRESET TIM .
7 7 7 T ape deck CD play er 1 T ransmission window [p. 4] 2 Numeric buttons [p. 16] 3 A, B, C, D, E [p. 16] 4 PO WER [p. 9] 5 SLEEP [p. 43] C Numeric buttons [p. 10] D TIME [p. 13] E PROG [p. 11] F MODE [p. 9] 6 PRESET ( / ) [p. 16] 7 TUNER [p. 15] 8 YMERSION [p.
Contents Pag e Precautions ................................................. 1 Features ...................................................... 3 Preparations and connections .................. 4 Installing batteries in the remote control .............
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.
2 Precautions: Read this before operating your system IMPORT ANT Please record the serial number of this system in the space below . Model: Serial No.: The serial number is located on the rear of the main unit. Retain this Owner’ s Manual in a saf e place f or future reference.
3 English Features General ● High P o wer Output 80W + 80W (6 Ω ) RMS, 0.9% THD , 1 kHz ● Multi-use Timer/Sleep Timer ● SUBWOOFER Output f or Lo w Frequency Expansion ● Remote Contr ol Capab.
4 Preparations and connections 1. T ur n the remote control o v er and remo v e the battery compar tment cov er b y pulling it up while pressing the edge of the cov er in the direction of the mark. 2. Insert the batteries (AA, R6, UM-3 type) according to the polarity mar kings on the inside of the battery compar tment.
5 English Preparations and connections Never plug the A C supply lead of this system into the A C outlet until all connections are completed. Connections Caution Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other as this could damage the amplifier and/or speakers.
6 Preparations and connections m Connecting e xternal components This system can be connected with e xternal audio components . ● Connect an audio component to the A UX terminals on the rear of the main unit by using RCA pin plug connector cables correctly , that is to sa y L (left) to L and R (right) to R .
English 7 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 3 – DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY TIMER DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR DIRECTION YMERSION B.
8 Compact disc player operation 100 350 1K 3.5K 10K MUSIC PROG S F REP VOLUME OVER 15 123 4 789 1 0 13 14 15 5 11 6 12 TOTAL REM TRACK RANDOM CD PROGRAM 3 12 8 0 5 47 9 6 1 TRA CK (T rack number) 2 Time display 3 Disc indicator The disc of the number located on the top of this indicator is now being selected.
9 Basic pla y 1 T ur n on the po wer . 2 Select the CD play er b y pressing INPUT or until “CD” ( 2 , 4 ) appears on the displa y . 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tra y . 4 Place discs on the table , label side upward. * Up to three discs can be loaded on the table.
10 T o exc hange a disc (or discs) while pla ying (PLA YXCHANGE) During play , you can open the disc tr a y by pressing DISC CHANGE without interrupting play .
11 Compact disc player operation Pr ogram pla y Y ou can program up to 20 trac ks in any desired order . 1 When the CD play er is stopped, press PR OG to prepare f or programming. * “PROG” ( 9 ) and “P-01” ( 2 ) will light up on the display , and all trac k numbers on the selected disc ( 7 ) will begin flashing.
12 Compact disc player operation (off) S REP F REP DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE DIRECTION YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / .
13 Compact disc player operation Switching the time displa y Every time TIME is pressed, the displa y will change as described below . [Example] When the second trac k is being pla y ed. (Refer to the illustration on the left.) 1 The elapsed play time f or the current track will be display ed.
14 T uning operation 100 350 1K 3.5K 10K PROGRAM MUSIC KARAOKE VOLUME PRESET STEREO AUTO TUNED MEMORY TUNER 2 1 7 3 456 5 TUNED 6 MEMOR Y 7 TUNER (input sour ce indicator) 1 Preset station gr oup and .
15 English A utomatic tuning 1 T ur n on the po wer . 2 Press INPUT or until “TUNER” ( 2 , 7 ) appears on the displa y , or simply press TUNER on the remote control. 3 Select the reception band (FM or AM) by pressing PRESET/TUNING/BAND confirming it on the displa y ( 2 ).
16 1 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z / 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 R. T I ME C E DIT D + I0 E MODE REPEAT RANDOM SPACE TUNER DISC SKIP POWER SLEEP INPUT VOLUME 9 0 PRESET TIM E A.
17 English 3 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE DIRECTION YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E DISC CHANGE OPEN / CLOSE.
18 Playing back a tape 100 350 1K 3.5K 10K PROGRAM MUSIC KARAOKE VOLUME REC TAPE TAPE NR AB EDIT 1 2 34 5 8 7 6 9 ● Do not use C-120 tapes or poor-quality tapes, since they can cause malfunctions. ● Bef ore loading a tape on the tra y , tighten the tape slack with a pen or pencil.
19 English DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 3 – DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY TIMER DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR DIRECTION YMERSION B.
20 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 dec k will then function as described below . : The tape stops at the end. : If the winding direction is , when the tape reaches the end, pla yback automatically starts from the re verse side .
21 English DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE DIRECTION YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E DISC CHANGE OPEN / CLOSE A.
22 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE DIRECTION YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E DISC CHANGE OPEN / CLOSE AUTO/MANU.
23 English DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE DIRECTION YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E DISC CHANGE OPEN / CLOSE A.
24 1 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z / 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 R. T I ME C E DIT D + I0 E MODE REPEAT RANDOM SPACE TUNER DISC SKIP POWER SLEEP INPUT VOLUME 9 0 PRESET TIM E A.
25 English DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E DISC CHANGE OPEN / CLOSE AUTO/MANUAL TIMER MEMORY TIME ADJ DOL.
26 Playing an MD 100 350 1K 3.5K 10K PROGRAM MUSIC KARAOKE PROG S F REP VOLUME AB OVER 15 123 4 789 1 0 13 14 15 5 11 6 12 TOTAL REM DISC TRACK REC TOC DIGITAL MONO MANUAL RANDOM MD MD NR EDIT MD 12 3.
27 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 3 – DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY TIMER DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR DIRECTION YMERSION B.
28 Pla ying an MD Switching the displa y Every time TIME is pressed, the display will change as described below . During play [Example] When the second trac k is being play ed. (Refer to the illustration on the left.) 1 The elapsed pla y time f or the current trac k will be displa y ed.
29 K K 10K P ROGRAM O LOGIC HALL T EREO YMERSION EDIT PROG S F REP VOLUM E AB OVER 15 123 4 789 1 0 13 14 15 5 11 6 12 TRACK VCD PBC TIMER SLEEP NOR TEST PHANTOM RANDOM TUNER MD TAPE PROGRAM O LOGIC H.
30 Recording to MD The MD recorder allows you to make recordings from a wide variety of program sources (both analog and digital). When recording an analog source (such as an LP or tape), the MD recorder converts the analog signals to 44.1 kHz digital signal before recording them onto the MD.
31 Recording to MD T rac k-marking The MD recorder provides both automatic and man ual methods f or the trac k number-marking. ● A utomatic (default setting) When making a recording, the trac k-marking is made automatically .
32 T o cancel the EDIT function Bef ore recording, press of the CD play er or the MD recorder . T o stop recor ding Press of the MD recorder. (At this time, CD pla y automatically stops .) 1 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z / 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 R.
33 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E DISC CHANGE OPEN / CLOSE AUTO/MANUAL TIMER MEMORY TIME ADJ DOLBY NR HO.
34 Editing and titling MD Editing an MD One of the main advantages of MD is its editing capabilities, you can remove the commercials from a radio broadcast, arrange songs into the order you want, remove songs, combine songs, even remove part of a song.
35 Editing and titling an MD m Erase This function lets you erase the entire disc , a trac k or par t of a track quic kly and easily . Y ou can also erase the title of a disc , or the titles of trac ks on a disc. Please note that once erased, the data can be recov ered by using the Undo function.
36 Editing and titling an MD m Mo ve This function lets you change the position of an y trac k. When you mo v e trac ks, all the trac ks are automatically renumbered. Example: Mo ving track 2 to the trac k n umber 4 1 Turn the jog dial or press / to select the track you want to move.
37 Editing and titling an MD m Divide This function lets you divide one trac k into two separ ate trac ks by adding a ne w trac k number to a certain point in the track.
38 1 Press CHARACTER. * The cursor appears on the display. 2 Press CHARACTER repeatedly to select the group of capital letters “ABC..”, small letters “abc..” or numbers “012..”. * If you need the group of symbols, select “012..”. 3 Turn the jog dial or press a character button (on the remote control) to select the desired character.
English 39 1 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z / 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 R. T I ME C E DIT D + I0 E MODE REPEAT RANDOM SPACE TUNER DISC SKIP POWER SLEEP INPUT VOLUME 9 0 PRESET.
40 V arious sound contr ol 100 350 1K 3.5K 10K MUSIC ROCK POPS JAZZ VOLUME BASS BOOST CD PROGRAM YMERSION 3 12 5 4 Preset graphic equalizer modes Listening to the music with a preset equalizer effect 1 Play back a source. 2 Press MUSIC once or more so that the name of the desired mode appears on the preset equalizer mode indicator (MUSIC) ( 4 ).
English 41 P Q RS T UV W XY Z / R. T I ME C E DIT D + I0 E MODE REPEAT RANDOM SPACE TUNER DISC SKIP POWER SLEEP INPUT VOLUME TIM E A PROG B CD YMERSION BASS BOOST MUSIC INPUT MODE M–MARK SCROLL TAPE MD REC/PAUSE ENTER DELETE REC/PAUSE DIRECTION MD EDIT m Listening with headphones ● Be sure that your headphones ha v e a 3.
42 Using the built-in timer Timer pla y 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 will be set to the standby mode automatically . 1 Press DISPLA Y . Whene v er DISPLA Y is pressed, the displa y mode changes as f ollows .
43 English Using the built-in timer DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY/ON MINIDISC RECORDER MD TAPE DIRECTION YMERSION B.BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PRESET / TUNING / BAND A / B / C / D / E D.
44 Appendix Ref er to the char t belo w when this system does not function properly . If the prob lem y ou are e xperiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help , disconnect the pow er cord and contact your authoriz ed Y AMAHA dealer or service center.
English 45 Appendix Prob lem T ape will not move during pla ybac k or recording. Recording is not possible . Sound is distorted or fades out, or stereo balance is poor . P oor sound quality . Excessive noise . T ape trav el stops in middle of pla ybac k or recording.
46 MD system limitations The recording system in your MD recorder is radically different from those used in tape and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are inherent to the MD recording system and are not a result of mechanical trouble.
47 English Appendix Display messa ges f or MD recor der Can’t Copy Digital recording cannot be performed. (See “Copy protection (SCMS)” on page 46.) Can’t Edit Edit operations are not possible. Can’t Play! Timer playback is not possible. The loaded disc may be blank, damaged, or an incompatible format.
Appendix Specifications n Amplifier section Minimum RMS Output P o wer per Channel 6 ohm, 1 kHz, 0.9% THD ..................................... 80W+80W Input Sensitivity/Impedance AU X ......................................................... 200 mV/47 k-ohm Spectrum Analyzer Band .
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