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Yamaha GX-500VCD, Owner'S Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL

OWNER’S MANUAL

3–DISC VCD CHANGER

STANDBY

TIMER

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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-500VCD

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Summary of Contents for GX-500VCD

Page 1: ...MER 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 500VCD PUSH OPEN ...

Page 2: ... UP VOLUME STANDBY ON AUTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK DOLBY B NR DIRECTION YMERSION B BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT PRESET TUNING BAND A B C D E DISC CHANGE OPEN CLOSE MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM GX 500VCD 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 TIME PROG R TIME C EDIT 10 D PRESET E MODE REPEAT RANDOM TUNER SELECT RETURN TIME INDEX DISC SKIP DIRECTION DIGEST KARAOKE INTRO KEY ECHO YMERSION BASS BOOST MUSIC POWER SLEEP...

Page 3: ...y 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 Note When placing the speakers apart from the main unit be sure to allow a space of at least 20 cm 3 15 16 above behind and on both sides of the main unit If the main unit is put in a rack the front of it must be fully opened The values must be applied to C...

Page 4: ...SETTE DECK DOLBY B NR DIRECTION YMERSION B BOOST MUSIC INPUT INPUT PHONES MIN 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 RANDOM REPEAT TIME DISPLAY MODE MIC MIXING KARAOKE MIN MAX 1 MIC 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 0 B N M L K J I H G F E D C 9 A 7 1 a ...

Page 5: ...er C p 18 19 D A B C D E p 19 E PRESET TUNING BAND p 18 F VOLUME p 29 G MUSIC p 29 H INPUT p 9 18 22 28 I HOUR p 7 33 J MIN p 7 33 K DISPLAY p 7 33 L MEMORY p 19 20 TIME ADJ p 7 M STANDBY ON p 9 N AUTO MANUAL p 18 TIMER p 33 R OPEN CLOSE p 9 S p 11 16 T p 9 U p 9 V RANDOM p 14 W TIME p 14 X REPEAT p 13 Y Tray p 22 Z MODE p 22 p 22 DIRECTION p 22 p 23 p 22 a p 22 b REC PAUSE p 24 c DOLBY NR P 21 24...

Page 6: ...T RANDOM TUNER SELECT RETURN TIME INDEX DISC SKIP DIRECTION DIGEST KARAOKE INTRO KEY ECHO YMERSION BASS BOOST MUSIC POWER SLEEP INPUT VOLUME A B TAPE TUNER VCD CD LEVEL I REC PAUSE 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 SELECT RETURN TIME INDEX DISC SKIP DIGEST KARAOKE INTRO A B TUNER VCD CD 2 3 4 5 7 8 E D C A 0 9 B 1 6 F G I H K J L N M...

Page 7: ...3 8 SLEEP p 34 9 PRESET p 19 0 TUNER p 18 AYMERSION p 30 B BASS BOOST p 30 C MUSIC p 29 D VOLUME p 29 E INPUT p 9 18 22 28 K DISC SKIP p 10 L p 11 16 M INTRO p 15 N TIME INDEX p 15 O DIGEST p 15 P RETURN p 16 Q SELECT p 16 R p 9 S EDIT p 26 27 T R TIME p 26 U RANDOM p 14 V p 9 W p 23 X REC PAUSE p 24 Amplifier tuner CD Video CD player Tape deck Y DIRECTION p 22 Z p 22 TUNER TAPE VCD CD AUX MD p 22...

Page 8: ...ng 35 Specifications 37 Page Precautions 1 Features 3 Preparations and connections 4 Installing batteries in the remote control 4 Remote control operation range 4 Setting the video output format selector TV MODE switch 4 Connections 5 Setting the clock 7 Adjusting brightness of the display 7 CD Video CD player operation 8 Basic play 9 To change the disc play mode 10 To select another disc 10 To se...

Page 9: ...ly scratch or damage the head s mirror smooth finish it 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 effe...

Page 10: ...re 110 120 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz FREQUENCY STEP switch China and General models only Because the interstation frequency spacing differs in different areas set the FREQUENCY STEP switch located at the rear according to the frequency spacing in your area Be sure to change the setting of this switch with the AC supply lead of this system disconnected from the AC outlet This system is not disconnected...

Page 11: ... High Power Output 100W 100W 6Ω RMS 10 THD 1 kHz Multi use Timer Sleep Timer SUBWOOFER Output for Low Frequency Expansion Remote Control Capability YMERSION BASS BOOST 5 Band Spectrum Analyzer 3 Preset Graphic Equalizer Modes ROCK POPS and JAZZ Video Output Format Selector TV MODE Switch CD Video CD Player 3 Disc Carousel Auto Changer for Video CDs and Compact Discs PLAYXCHANGE Disc changing while...

Page 12: ...ur TV monitor employs PAL Set to this position if your TV monitor employs the PAL format AUTO Set to this position if your TV monitor can be switched in between the PAL and NTSC formats automatically NTSC Set to this position if your TV monitor employs the NTSC format ANTENNA 75Ω UNBAL FM GND AM TV MODE PAL NTSC AUTO OUT SUBWOOFER AUX MD VIDEO SIGNAL MONITOR OUT TV MODE OUT SUBWOOFER VIDEO SIGNAL ...

Page 13: ...tive Servo Processing Subwoofer System are designed so that the amplifier and subwoofer are in the same unit The SUBWOOFER OUT terminal outputs low frequencies from both left and right channels The cut off frequency of this terminal 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 s...

Page 14: ...a if you need better reception Consult your dealer Use an external AM antenna if you need better reception Consult your dealer 1 2 ANTENNA 75Ω UNBAL FM GND AM ANTENNA 75Ω UNBAL FM GND AM DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL ANTENNA 75Ω UNBAL FM GND AM m Connecting external components TV monitor Connect a TV monitor to enjoy playing Video CDs on the built in CD Video CD player Connect a TV monitor to the MONITOR OU...

Page 15: ...ssed press MIN and set the minute Press MIN once to advance the time by 1 minute Press and hold to advance continuously The hour setting will not advance even if minute is advanced from 59 to 00 Singapore model uses a 24 hour display For China and General models either the 24 hour display or the 12 hour display shown by AM PM 12 00 is selected depending on the setting of the FREQUENCY STEP switch ...

Page 16: ...r Track numbers on the currently selected disc will be illuminated up to the number 15 0 OVER 15 This indicator will be illuminated when the currently selected disc has more than 15 tracks A PROG program B S F REP single full repeat Each indicator mentioned with a number on pages 9 16 corresponds to the indicator with the same number on this page 100 350 1K 3 5K 10K MUSIC PROG S F REP VOLUME OVER ...

Page 17: ... and the total playing time of the disc 2 will be displayed for several seconds If the disc contains more than 15 tracks the OVER 15 indicator 0 will light up If the disc tray is closed by pushing the front edge of the tray play will begin automatically If the selected disc is a Video CD VCD 4 lights up on the display 6 Press to begin play If a Video CD version 2 0 is selected PBC 5 lights up on t...

Page 18: ...ay mode Only the designated disc is played All disc play mode All discs on the disc tray are played sequentially To select the desired track directly By using the numeric buttons on the remote control any track you wish to listen to can be played directly Use the numeric buttons to select the desired track number Play will begin automatically A For example to choose track 5 Press 5 B For example t...

Page 19: ...AYXCHANGE During play you can open the disc tray by pressing DISC CHANGE without interrupting play However in this case pressing DISC SKIP or DISC 1 2 or 3 is invalid 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 0 TIME PROG R TIME C EDIT 10 D PRESET E MODE REPEAT RANDOM TUNER SELECT RETURN TIME INDEX DISC SKIP DIRECTION DIGEST KARAOKE INTRO KEY ECHO YMERSION BASS BOOST MUSIC POWER SLEEP INPUT VOLUME A B TAPE...

Page 20: ...deo CD player is in the Playback Control mode PBC 5 is illuminated on the display and the play is stopped pressing PROG cancels the Playback Control mode and so you can make programming operations If the total time of the programmed tracks becomes 100 minutes or more the highest position of the figure will not be displayed The total time of the programmed tracks will not be displayed if track numb...

Page 21: ...n the random play mode the random play is performed among all discs and repeated with a different order of tracks every time Notes In the program play mode a sequence of programmed tracks is played repeatedly When the CD Video CD player is in the Playback Control mode PBC 5 is illuminated on the display no repeat play mode can be selected To cancel the repeat play Press REPEAT once or more so that...

Page 22: ...dicator 8 will go out Notes This feature will not function during programming or program play RANDOM can work when the CD Video CD player is in the Playback Control mode and stopped In this state pressing RANDOM cancels the Playback Control mode Switching the time display Every time TIME is pressed the display will change as described below Example When the second track is being played The elapsed...

Page 23: ...r changes Notes While playing a disc you can skip forward or backward through the entire disc While playing a Video CD version 2 0 in the Playback Control mode you can skip forward or backward through the selected track To get a quick overview of a track or a disc for Video CDs Press DIGEST to see the scenes of a selected track on a Video CD Press INTRO to see the beginning of all tracks on a Vide...

Page 24: ...rk when the CD Video CD player is in the Playback Control mode and stopped In this state pressing one of these buttons cancels the Playback Control mode To return to the previous screen mode during play Press RETURN once To return to the first screen mode press RETURN repeatedly until the first screen mode appears To stop play Press To play a Video CD version 2 0 without Playback Control operation...

Page 25: ...and number indicator 2 Multi information display 3 STEREO 4 AUTO Display information Each indicator mentioned with a number on pages 18 20 corresponds to the indicator with the same number on this page 100 350 1K 3 5K 10K PROGRAM MUSIC KARAOKE VOLUME PRESET STEREO AUTO TUNED MEMORY TUNER 2 1 7 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 26: ...gher frequency or press to tune to a lower frequency When tuned in to a station TUNED 5 will light up on the display 6 If the station where tuning search stopped is not the desired one follow step 5 again If the tuning search does not stop at the desired station change to the Manual tuning method as described below STEREO 3 will light up when an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength ...

Page 27: ...ions 8 stations x 5 groups can be stored m To store stations 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 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 be...

Page 28: ...check the contents and the number of preset stations follow the procedure of the section To recall a preset station on the previous page To recall a preset station Simply 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 station...

Page 29: ...n system 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 coun...

Page 30: ...ation 1 Turn on the power 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 pr...

Page 31: ...cally starts from 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 ne...

Page 32: ...t NR 2 lights up on the display If not turn NR 2 off For details refer to Dolby B Type Noise Reduction on page 21 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 play...

Page 33: ...k to resume recording To stop recording Press of the tape deck To change the disc and track when recording from a CD or Video CD 1 Press of the CD Video 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 Video CD player to resume recording or simply press the corresponding nu...

Page 34: ...n 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 the process by watching the display The tape side indicator 9 shows the s...

Page 35: ...t selected cannot be programmed because there is not enough time remaining on side A of the tape However at this time if any other track number is flashing continuously on the display you can program it instead of the unprogrammable one 7 When the programming for side A is finished press R TIME Side B appears on the display You can begin programming for side B After following this step you can che...

Page 36: ... 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 back 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 terminals on the rear of the main unit you can record a source played on the built in CD Video CD player tape deck ...

Page 37: ...s listed below 1 Spectrum analyzer The spectrum of the input source which is divided in five bands will be indicated in real time 2 BASS BOOST 3VOLUME volume level meter 4 MUSIC preset equalizer mode indicator 5YMERSION m VOLUME control Front panel operation Rotate VOLUME in the UP direction to increase the volume and the DOWN direction to decrease the volume Remote control operation Press VOLUME ...

Page 38: ...tton so that BASS BOOST 2 is illuminated on the display to boost the bass frequency response at the left and right channels while maintaining overall tonal balance This function is effective for reinforcing the bass frequencies when a subwoofer is not used m BASS and TREBLE controls BASS Turn this knob clockwise to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the low frequency response TREBLE Turn thi...

Page 39: ...e mode is selected For a karaoke source without vocals For a multisound source For a normal music source Mode L R KARAOKE L L ONLY R R ONLY VOCAL CUT Feature Signals on the left channel and the right channel are output from the left and right speakers respectively Only signals on the left channel of the source are output from the left and right speakers Only signals on the right channel of the sou...

Page 40: ...the key to50 Press to stop play m Recording your vocal onto a tape You can record your vocal input from the microphone s along with the source onto a tape or MD etc in the karaoke mode In addition the effects of adjusting MIC MIXING ECHO and KEY can be recorded with the vocal and the source Recording sound will be monitored by the speakers To record them follow the basic recording procedures Note ...

Page 41: ...be automatically set so that the timer play finishes after 1 hour 2 Press TIMER to complete the timer play setting This system turns into the standby mode The STANDBY and TIMER indicators light up If you will continue using this system press STANDBY ON to turn on this system To cancel the timer play setting Press DISPLAY and then press TIMER so that the TIMER indicator goes out Note Unless there i...

Page 42: ...hen 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 to the standby mode The STANDBY and TIMER indicators light up To cancel the setting of timer recording Press DISPLAY once or more so that REC TAPE flashes on the di...

Page 43: ...rear of 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 elec...

Page 44: ...sed or torn Endless 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 ...

Page 45: ...lter Key Control Width 56 steps n Tape deck section Type Auto Reverse stereo Cassette Deck Frequency Response 20 dB Type 1 Normal 50 15 000 Hz Type 2 High 50 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 Speakers 3 Way Bass Reflex 13 cm woofer 5 cm tweeter 2 cm super tweeter Magnetic shielding type Maximu...

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