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OWNER’S MANUAL

MODE D’EMPLOI

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

BRUKSANVISNING

MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODE D’EMPLOI

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

BRUKSANVISNING

MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING

3–DISC CD CHANGER

STANDBY

TIMER

DOWN

VOLUME

MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX–500

STANDBY/ON

AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK

DOLBY B NR

PTY SELECT

PRESET/ TUNING/ BAND

A/B/C/D/E

DISC

DISC CHANGE

OPEN / CLOSE

YMERSION

B.BOOST

MUSIC

INPUT

DIRECTION

MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX-500

PUSH OPEN

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Page 1: ...NLEITUNG BRUKSANVISNING MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING 3 DISC CD CHANGER STANDBY TIMER DOWN UP VOLUME MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX 500 STANDBY ON AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR PTY SELECT PRESET TUNING BAND A B C D E DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC CHANGE OPEN CLOSE YMERSION B BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT DIRECTION MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX 500 PUSH OPEN ...

Page 2: ...P 7 Batterier Storl AA UM SUM 3 R6 HP 7 Batterie dimensioni AA o UM SUM 3 o R6 o HP 7 Pilas tamaño AA tipo UM SUM 3 R6 HP 7 Batterijen maat AA UM SUM 3 R6 HP 7 Speakers Enceintes Lautsprecher Högtalare Altoparlanti Altavoces Luidsprekers Speaker cords Câbles d enceintes Lautsprecherkabel Högtalarledningar Cavi per gli altoparlanti Cables de los altavoces Luidsprekerdraden AM loop antenna Antenne c...

Page 3: ...re altri dispositivi o oggetti sulla parte superiore dell apparecchio centrale onde evitare di ostruirne le aperture per la ventilazione presenti In caso contrario possono verificarsi incendi o l apparecchio può subire danni Nota Se si installano gli altoparlanti lontano dall apparecchio principale quest ultimo deve essere posizionato in modo da avere almeno 20 cm di spazio libero sopra dietro e s...

Page 4: ... MIN PTY SELECT PRESET TUNING BAND A B C D E DISC CHANGE OPEN CLOSE TREBLE BASS AUTO MANUAL TIMER MEMORY TIME ADJ REC PAUSE DOLBY NR HOUR FREQ PS PTY RT CT RANDOM MODE PTY SEEK START REPEAT TIME DISPLAY MODE Y W Z X L K J I H V G U F T E D C A R 0 Q M O N 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 P B S a Front panel Panneau avant Frontseite Frampanelen Pannello anteriore Panel delantero Voorpaneel ...

Page 5: ...p 16 B PRESET TUNING BAND p 15 C VOLUME p 31 D MUSIC p 31 E INPUT p 9 15 23 30 F FREQ PS PTY RT CT p 18 HOUR p 7 33 G PTY SEEK START p 20 H PTY SEEK MODE p 7 9 MIN p 7 33 I DISPLAY p 7 33 J MEMORY p 16 17 TIME ADJ p 7 K STANDBY ON p 9 L AUTO MANUAL p 15 TIMER p 33 Tape deck Platine cassette Kassettendeck Kassettdäck Registratore Platina Tapedeck CD player Lecteur de disque compact CD Spieler CD sp...

Page 6: ...UME A B TAPE TUNER CD I 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 TIME PROG R TIME C EDIT D PRESET E MODE REPEAT RANDOM TUNER DISC SKIP A B TUNER CD REC PAUSE DIRECTION YMERSION BASS BOOST MUSIC POWER SLEEP INPUT VOLUME TAPE I I0 2 3 5 4 6 B A 9 8 7 0 C D F E G H I J K L M N S R Q P O 1 Remote control Telecommande Fernbedienung Fjärrkontrollen Telecomando Control remoto Afstandbediening ...

Page 7: ... numerici Botones numéricos Cijfertoetsen p 16 C Numeric buttons Touches numériques Zahlentasten Sifferknappar Tasti numerici Botones numéricos Cijfertoetsen p 10 DTIME p 13 3 A B C D E p 16 4YMERSION p 32 5 POWER p 9 6 SLEEP p 34 7 PRESET p 16 8TUNER p 15 E PROG p 11 F MODE p 9 G DISC SKIP p 10 H REPEAT p 12 I p 10 J RANDOM p 12 K p 9 L p 9 M EDIT p 27 N R TIME p 27 O REC PAUSE p 25 P p 24 Q p 23...

Page 8: ... exchange a disc or discs while playing PLAYXCHANGE 10 Program play 11 Random play 12 Repeat play 12 Switching the time display 13 Tuning operation 14 Automatic tuning 15 Manual tuning 15 Manual preset tuning 16 Automatic preset tuning 17 Receiving RDS stations 18 Page Playing back a tape 22 General information 22 Basic operation 23 Winding the tape 24 Searching for the beginning of the desired se...

Page 9: ...t may change the magnetic characteristics of the heads causing a deterioration in reproduction performance quality Although the tape deck s record playback heads are high quality heads with outstanding reproduction characteristics they can become dirty through the use of old tapes or from dust accumulation over time This can have a serious effect on reproduction quality Clean the heads regularly w...

Page 10: ...it with discs remaining in it CAUTION FOR MOVING THE MAIN UNIT Before moving the main unit first remove all discs from the disc tray and close the tray by pressing the OPEN CLOSE button After you confirm that NO DISC lights up on the display turn this system into the standby mode by pressing the STANDBY ON switch and then disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet For U K customers If the socket...

Page 11: ...des ROCK POPS and JAZZ Compact Disc Player 3 Disc Carousel Type CD Changer PLAYXCHANGE Disc changing while playing 20 Track Random Access Programming Repeat Play for Single Track Entire Disc All Discs Random Sequence Play Tape Deck Automatic Synchronized Recording with CD EDIT Function Useful for Recording CD s Automatic Reverse Dolby B Type Noise Reduction System Tuner 40 Station Preset Tuning Au...

Page 12: ...e of batteries together Do not use a new battery and an old battery together Installing batteries in the remote control Notes The area between the remote control and the main unit must be clear of large obstacles Do not expose the remote control sensor to strong lighting in particular an inverter type fluorescent lamp Otherwise the remote control may not work properly If necessary position the mai...

Page 13: ...al is 200 Hz m Connecting speakers Connect the speakers to the corresponding speaker terminals on the rear of the main unit respectively by using the speaker cords Make sure that the polarity of the speaker cords is correct that is the and markings are observed If these cords are reversed the sound will be unnatural and lack bass On the main unit Red positive Black negative 1 Press up the tab 2 In...

Page 14: ...ion where the strongest signal can be received 2 Supplied AM loop antenna Connect the AM loop antenna wires to the corresponding terminals Position the AM loop antenna for optimum reception Notes When static is still heard even after adjusting the position of the AM loop antenna try reversing the wire connections from the right terminal to the left one and vice versa The AM loop antenna should be ...

Page 15: ... hold to advance continuously The hour setting will not advance even if minute is advanced from 59 to 00 Note In the event of a power failure or when the AC supply lead is disconnected the time display will go out however the clock will function for about 5 minutes without any power supply Otherwise the time display will flash on and off to indicate that the time must be reset If desired you can a...

Page 16: ...op of this indicator is now being selected 4 CD input source indicator 5 play 6 RANDOM Display information 7 Music calendar Track numbers on the currently selected disc will be illuminated up to the number 15 8 OVER 15 This indicator will be illuminated when the currently selected disc has more than 15 tracks 9 PROG program 0 S F REP single full repeat Each indicator mentioned with a number on pag...

Page 17: ...re than 15 tracks the OVER 15 indicator 8 will light up If the disc tray is closed by pushing the front edge of the tray play will begin automatically 6 Press to begin play To pause 1 1 Press The indicator 5 will flash 2 2 Press to resume play from the same point To stop play Press To finish using this system Turn this system into the standby mode by pressing STANDBY ON The STANDBY indicator will ...

Page 18: ... This function can also be performed while the CD player is stopped Press when the desired track number appears on the track number display Play will begin from the beginning of the track Press DISC SKIP on the remote control once or more so that the corresponding disc number is located on the top of the disc indicator 3 Pressing DISC 1 2 or 3 will select the disc directly and play will begin from...

Page 19: ...ammed tracks 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 TIME PROG R TIME C EDIT D PRESET I0 E MODE REPEAT RANDOM TUNER DISC SKIP REC PAUSE A B TUNER CD 1 2 5 TIME 3 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY ON DIRECTION YMERSION B BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PTY SELECT PRESET TUNING BAND A B C D E DISC CHANGE OPEN CLOSE AUTO MANUAL TIMER MEMORY TIME ADJ REC PAUSE DOLBY NR HOUR FREQ PS PTY RT CT RANDOM ...

Page 20: ...play mode or the random play mode will be resumed FULL REPEAT F REP When the CD player is in the single disc play mode The designated disc is played repeatedly In the random play mode the selected disc is repeatedly played but the order of tracks is different every time When the CD player is in the all disc play mode All discs on the disc tray are played repeatedly In the random play mode the rand...

Page 21: ...ay time of the disc will be displayed 4 The total remaining play time of the disc will be displayed TIME TIME 1 2 3 4 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DOWN UP VOLUME STANDBY ON DIRECTION YMERSION B BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT MIN PTY SELECT PRESET TUNING BAND A B C D E DISC CHANGE OPEN CLOSE AUTO MANUAL TIMER MEMORY TIME ADJ REC PAUSE DOLBY NR HOUR FREQ PS PTY RT CT RANDOM MODE PTY SEEK START REPEAT TIME DISPLAY ...

Page 22: ...MORY TUNER 2 1 8 3 4 5 7 6 5TUNED 6 MEMORY 7 PTY HOLD 8 TUNER input source indicator 1 Preset station group and number indicator 2 Multi information display 3 STEREO 4 AUTO Display information Each indicator mentioned with a number on pages 15 21 corresponds to the indicator with the same number on this page ...

Page 23: ...ystem is in the standby mode or another input source is selected Manual tuning 1 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of the Automatic tuning method 2 2 Press AUTO MANUAL so that AUTO 4 disappears from the display 3 3 Press and hold to tune to a higher frequency or press and hold to tune to a lower frequency Release it just before reaching the desired frequency and then press it repeatedly until the desired freq...

Page 24: ...x 5 groups can be stored m To store stations 1 Turn on the power 2 Press INPUT or until TUNER 2 8 appears on the display or simply press TUNER on the remote control 3 Tune in to the desired station 4 Press MEMORY MEMORY 6 and PRESET 1 will flash on the display for about 5 seconds 5 Select the desired group A E of preset stations by pressing A B C D E confirming it on the display before MEMORY 6 go...

Page 25: ...mply follow the procedure of the section To recall a preset station on the previous page Notes The automatic preset tuning search will be performed through all frequencies until 40 stations are stored If the number of received stations is less than 40 the search will stop after searching all frequencies Since FM stations are searched for first there may be a case that 40 preset stations are occupi...

Page 26: ... of data in addition to the normal radio signal RDS data contains various information such as PI Program Identification PS Program Service name PTY Program Type RT Radio Text CT Clock Time etc RDS function is carried out among the network stations The built in tuner utilizes PS PTY RT and CT to receive RDS broadcast stations m RDS modes The built in tuner uses the following four modes to display R...

Page 27: ... display for about 2 seconds and then returns to the frequency display mode If the station has PS data after that it turnsinto the PS mode 5 CT Clock Time mode Current time is displayed in the following form The CT data from the station being received changes every minute The tuner corrects the time of the built in clock by synchronizing it with the CT data This function can also be canceled if so...

Page 28: ...oadcasts a program of the program type is found the search stops at the station and turns into the frequency display If the station has PS data after that it turns into the PS mode If the called station is not the desired one press PTY SEEK START once more The tuner begins searching for another station which broadcasts a program of the same program type If no station is found NO PTY appears and th...

Page 29: ... If the setting of function 1 is ON the built in clock is synchronized with the local time data 3 ON OFF A M RDS AUTO MEMORY RDS Only RDS stations are searched instead of all FM stations by the automatic preset tuning operation when the setting is ON Refer to page 17 for the operating procedure If you switch this function OFF not only RDS stations but also other FM stations are programmed along wi...

Page 30: ...stem DOLBY NR is useful to both recording and playback be sure that the same noise reduction is used on recording and playback Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation DOLBY and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation General information About the tape counter The tape deck is equipped with a tape counter ...

Page 31: ...wer 2 Press INPUT or until TAPE 1 5 appears on the display 3 Open the tray by pressing 4 Load the tape on the tray with side A upward and close the tray by pressing or pushing the front edge of the tray gently 5 Press MODE or DIRECTION to change the current setting if necessary 5 2 3 4 6 5 4 6 Press Playback begins To stop playback Press To remove the tape Open the tray by pressing 6 2 5 Tape dire...

Page 32: ...m the reverse side If the winding direction is the tape stops at the end When the tape reaches the end playback automatically starts from the reverse side Searching for the beginning of the desired selection Press or during playback To listen to the same selection Press if the direction of the current playback is Press if the direction of the current playback is To listen to the next selection Pre...

Page 33: ...that NR 2 lights up on the display If not turn NR 2 off For details refer to Dolby B Type Noise Reduction on page 22 Basic recording 1 Turn on the power 2 Press INPUT or once or more to select the source you want to record 3 Load a tape on the tray with side A upward 4 Press DIRECTION or MODE to change the current setting if necessary 5 Press REC PAUSE TAPE REC 6 lights up on the display 6 Begin p...

Page 34: ...porarily Press REC PAUSE Press of the tape deck to resume recording To stop recording Press of the tape deck To change the disc and track when recording from a CD 1 Press of the CD player The recording stops temporarily 2 Select the disc by pressing DISC SKIP if necessary 3 Choose the track you want to record next by using or and then press of the CD player to resume recording or simply press the ...

Page 35: ...tape to be used Whenever pressed the display changes as shown below When using tapes other than C 46 C 54 C 60 or C 90 After pressing R TIME input the tape length by using the numeric buttons on the remote control 6 Press EDIT EDIT 8 lights up on the display The following operations are carried out automatically 1 Tracks on the disc are automatically divided into side A and side B You can check th...

Page 36: ...TO MANUAL TIMER MEMORY TIME ADJ REC PAUSE DOLBY NR HOUR FREQ PS PTY RT CT RANDOM MODE PTY SEEK START REPEAT TIME DISPLAY MODE Recording m Auto EDIT recording This function 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 Auto A will light up during programming for side A and Auto B will...

Page 37: ... 4 and 5 to program more selections for side A of the tape You can select the same track again Pressing TIME displays the total remaining time on side A of the tape for about 1 second and then it is replaced by the display of the next play order If TM OVER appears on the display the track number just selected cannot be programmed because there is not enough time remaining on side A of the tape How...

Page 38: ...TREBLE B BOOST and or YMERSION Refer to pages 31 32 for details Operating the external unit connected with this system 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 Use the external unit connected to the AUX MD terminals on the rear of the main unit m To record a source played on this system by using the MD recorder tape deck etc connected to this system If an MD recorder tape deck DAT etc is connected to the AUX MD te...

Page 39: ...crease the volume Remote control operation Press VOLUME to increase the volume and VOLUME to decrease the volume Adjusted volume level is shown by the volume level meter 3 and in figures on the display Mode ROCK POPS JAZZ Feature High and low frequencies are emphasized This mode is suitable for reproducing dynamic and powerful sounds of rock music etc Vocals are emphasized and whole sound is clear...

Page 40: ...se or counterclockwise to decrease the high frequency response m YMERSION button Press this button so that YMERSION 5 is illuminated on the display YMERSION is Yamaha s proprietary technology that enhances the spread of a normal stereo source play sound creating three dimensional acoustics using only two speakers Press this button again so that YMERSION 5 goes out from the display to cancel this s...

Page 41: ...so that TIMER lights up on the display 2 Source selecting mode Select the source to be played with INPUT or 3 ON TIME time setting mode ON TIME appears on the display and soon it is changed to a time setting mode Set the time when you want to begin the timer play Press HOUR and set the hour Press MIN and set the minute 4 OFF TIME time setting mode If necessary set the time when you want to finish ...

Page 42: ... 1 Follow steps 2 3 of Basic recording on page 25 2 Tune in to the station you want to record 3 Follow step 1 of Timer play on page 33 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 want to begin recording In step 4 set the time when you want to finish recording 4 Press TIMER This system will be set t...

Page 43: ... the main unit is turned off 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 Interference from source such as lightning fluorescent lights electric motors or thermostat of nearby electrical ...

Page 44: ...tape is being used Silent gaps between selections are too short Excessively soft passages in middle of selections Conversation etc is recorded Batteries are dead Remote control is too far away or tilted too much Direct sunlight or lighting of an inverter type of fluorescent lamp etc is striking the remote control sensor of the main unit Remote control is being used near TV set with a remote contro...

Page 45: ...n Tape deck section Type Auto reverse stereo cassette deck Frequency Response 20 dB Type 1 Normal 50 to 15 000 Hz Type 2 High 50 to 16 000 Hz Wow and Flutter 0 09 W RMS Signal to Noise Ratio 58 dB Dolby NR OFF 66 dB Dolby B NR ON Harmonic Distortion 0 8 n Speaker section Type 3 way bass reflex 13 cm woofer 5 cm tweeter 2 cm super tweeter Magnetic shielding type Maximum Input 240 W Impedance 6 ohm ...

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