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ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing this YAMAHA product. We hope it will give you many years of trouble-free enjoyment. For the best performance, read this manual carefully. It will guide you in operating your YAMAHA product. FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 35W + 35W (6Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.
PRECAUTIONS: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT ■ To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. • ■ This system is equipped with the newly developed Active Servo Processing Speaker System. It is not designed for use with conventional speakers. Therefore, do not attempt to connect other speakers than the provided speaker system. • ■ Choose the installation location of this unit carefully.
WARNING CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT APPAREIL À LASER DE CLASSE 1 PRODUCTO LASER DE CLASE 1 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. This compact disc player is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the rear exterior. (Europe and U.K.
NAMES OF CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND REAR PANEL PARTS CD Player (CDX-S50) 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 3 4 5 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Double Cassette Tape Deck (KXW-S70) 50 51 52 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 53 54 55 67 66 56 58 57 60 61 59 63 62 65 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67.
NAMES OF CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND REAR PANEL PARTS 1 2 3 4 Rear Panel of Receiver 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Names of control buttons 1 TUNER DIRECT 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 A B C D E TAPE EDIT +I0 STOP PLAY/PAUSE CD A/B/C/D/E TUNER PLAY TAPE TIME PROG PRESET REPEAT 4 RANDOM DOWN UP PLAY STOP DECK 5 6 0 14 PHONO/AUX REC/PAUSE A/B EFFECT LEVEL - + POWER SLEEP DSP MODE SP/PHONES 13 DISPLAY VOLUME - + 12 7 8 9 10 11 E-7 ■ Receiver Control Buttons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER ■ 15. Track Number Input Buttons 16. TIME Button 17. SKIP Buttons: / (SEARCH Buttons: / ) 18. REPEAT Button 19. RANDOM Button 20. STOP Button: 21. PLAY/PAUSE Button: 22. EDIT Button 23. TAPE Button 24.
Loading the batteries for the remote control transmitter 1 1 Remove the battery compartment cover. (Press the left edge of the cover to right with a finger, and then pull it upward.) 2 Insert 2 “AA” size batteries (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or equivalent) into the battery compartment. * Installing the batteries improperly may cause failure. 3 3 Replace the battery compartment cover. 2 • • • • Precautions for battery use Insert the batteries according to the direction indicated in the battery compartment.
PREPARATION FOR USE Placing the system Placing examples RX-S50 CDX-S50 This system can be placed any way you like, however, be sure not to place another unit or any object on top of the receiver to prevent the ventilation holes on the top panel of the receiver from being obstructed. If doing so, it may damage the receiver. Notes • If the system is put in a rack, allow a space of at least 5 cm (1-15/16”) above and behind the unit.
Speaker connection Connect each speaker wire to the SPEAKERS terminals. R Cautions • Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other as this could damage the receiver and/or speakers. • When connecting the speakers to the unit, be sure to connect the speaker wires properly. Do not mistake the right channel for the left channel and the plus (+) terminal for the minus (–) terminal. • Do not connect these SPEAKERS terminals to speakers other than the provided speaker system NX-S50.
OPEN/CLOSE THE CONTROL DOOR When it is not necessary to operate controls inside the control door, close the door. To open or close the door, press the right edge until it clicks. TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF TO THIS SYSTEM If the AC supply lead is connected to the AC outlet, this system can be turned ON and OFF (STANDBY mode) by pressing the POWER switch on the front panel of the receiver or the POWER button on the remote control transmitter.
1 1 While the power is on, press the DISPLAY button to display the time. If the power is off, you can proceed to the next step. 2 While pressing the TIME ADJUST button, press the HOUR button and set the hour. * Press the HOUR button once to advance the time by 1 hour. Press and hold to advance continuously. 3 While pressing the TIME ADJUST button, press the MINUTE button and set the desired time. * Press the MINUTE button once to advance the time by 1 minute. Press and hold to advance continuously.
SOUND CONTROL Volume Front panel operation Rotate the VOLUME control towards 10 to increase the volume, and towards 0 to decrease the volume. VOLUME Remote control operation Press the VOLUME + button to increase the volume and the VOLUME – button to decrease the volume. VOLUME - 0 + I0 Balance Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused from the speaker settings or the listening room condition.
Listening to the music with the DSP Phones mode indicator Receiver HALL 1 Press the DSP ON/OFF switch so that “ON DSP” illuminates on the display. 2 Select a desired DSP mode by pressing the DSP MODE selector button once or more until the name of the mode appears on the display. 3 Playback a source. (For source playback, refer to other sections described later.) 4 Adjust the level of effects by pressing the EFFECT LEVEL down (–) or up (+) button.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION CD playback 1 Receiver 1 Select the CD player so that “CD” appears on the display by pressing the INPUT selector or button. 2 3 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc table. 4 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc table. * The total number of tracks and the total playing time of the disc will be displayed for several seconds. * The music calendar will be displayed only for the number of tracks on the disc.
Direct operation Even when an input source other than CD player is selected, pressing the play/pause button, a track number input button or the RANDOM play button, or pressing the front edge of the disc table gently will start playback directly. In this case, if the tape deck is playing back a tape, it will be stopped automatically. * These ways of playback can also be used to close the disc table.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION “Skip search” and “Manual search” are performed using the same buttons. Skip search 1 The beginning of any track can be found automatically. CD Player 1 2 2 Load a disc and begin playback. Press the button to advance or button to reverse through the disc. Press once for each track to be advanced or reversed. once to advance to the track following the • Press one now playing back. once to return to the start of the track now • Press playing back.
Program play 6 1 You can program up to 20 tracks in any desired order. CD Player 1 2 Load a disc and close the disc table. 3 Use the track number input buttons to select the desired track number. * The selected track number and the total play time of the programmed tracks will illuminate on the display, and soon it is replaced by the display of the next playback order. Programmed track numbers will stop flashing and illuminate on the music calendar.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION To stop program play • • / CD Player Press the stop button. The first track number programmed 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. • Press the stop button while the unit is stopped. • Open the disc table • Switch off the power. To check program data PROG 1. If during playing back, press the stop button. 2.
Repeat play An entire disc, a single track or a programmed sequence can be continuously repeated. CD Player 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. Repeat play modes 2 SINGLE REPEAT (S REP) A single track is played back repeatedly. * This is also available in the program play mode and the random play mode.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION Random play CD Player The tracks on the disc can be played back in a random order. 1 2 Load a disc and close the disc table. Press the RANDOM button to begin random play. * The “RANDOM” indicator will light up. To cancel the random play Press the stop 2 1 button. The “RANDOM” indicator goes out. Note This feature will not function during programming, or during program play.
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). Automatic tuning 1 Receiver 4, 3 3, 2 1 Select the tuner so that “TUNER” appears on the display by pressing the INPUT selector or button. 2 Select the reception band [FM or AM (MW or LW)] by pressing the BAND button while watching the display.
TUNING OPERATION 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 areas) can be stored. To store stations 4, 2 (Example: To store a station to A1) Receiver 3, 1 2, 5 1 Tune to a desired station. (Refer to the previous page for tuning procedure.) 2 Press the MEMORY button.
Automatic 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. 1 Receiver 1 Select the tuner so that “TUNER” appears on the display by pressing the INPUT selector or button. 2 Press and hold the AUTO MEMORY button for about 2 seconds.
TAPE DECK OPERATION General information • • • • • • • • Detection hole Tab E-26 Do not use C-120 tapes, tapes with internal reels or poorquality tapes, since they can cause malfunctions. Before loading a tape into the cassette compartment, tighten the slack tape with a pen or pencil. Tapes have removable tabs which prevent accidental recording or erasing from taking place. Removing the tab on the top left protects the side facing you from erasure.
Tape A or tape B playback 1 Receiver 1 Select the tape deck so that “TAPE” appears on the display by pressing the INPUT selector or button. 2 Open the DECK A or DECK B cassette compartment by pressing the EJECT button. 3 Load the tape into the DECK A or DECK B cassette compartment, and close the lid panel completely by pressing the upper part of the center of the panel as figured left.
TAPE DECK OPERATION Winding the tape Tape Deck 1 2 If during playback, first press the stop 3 Press the stop Next press the fast wind wind the tape. or fast wind button. button to button to stop. * While winding the tape, the corresponding play direction indicator flashes rapidly. 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 switch. : The tape stops at the end.
English TAPE DECK OPERATION Continuous playback 3 Tape Deck 1 Load the tapes into the DECK A and DECK B cassette compartments. 2 Set the reverse mode switch to .
RECORDING A COMPACT DISC • Receiver • • • 1 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. Adjusting the VOLUME, BALANCE, TREBLE and BASS controls have no effect on the recorded sound. If, however, the DSP is on, the DSP effect is recorded along with the source.
To stop recording temporarily 1 2 / CD Player Press the stop button of the CD player. Choose the selection to be recorded next by using the SKIP or button, and then press the play button of the CD player to resume recording (or simply press the track number input button on the remote control transmitter). To stop recording Press the stop button of the tape deck. (At this time, CD playback does not stop.) Recording programmed tracks Programmed tracks can also be recorded in the same way.
RECORDING A COMPACT DISC Recording CD on both sides of a tape automatically Receiver 1 Select the CD player so that “CD” appears on the display by pressing the INPUT selector or button, and load the disc to be recorded. 2 3 Load a tape into the cassette compartment. 4 5 Set the reverse mode switch to 1 CD Player 1 Tape Deck When recording with the Dolby NR system, set the Dolby NR switch to B or C; if not, set it to OFF.
English RECORDING A COMPACT DISC Automatic tape-editing This convenient feature can be used to program tracks on a disc for recording to tape. By only memorizing the tape’s total possible recording time, the unit will automatically program tracks or help you to program tracks so they will fit onto the tape with the least amount of unrecorded space remaining at each end of the tape.
RECORDING A COMPACT DISC Note The CD player’s repeat play mode will be canceled during this recording mode. CD player To cancel tape-editing function Before recording, press the stop or the tape deck. button of the CD player To stop recording Press the stop button of the tape deck. (At this time, CD playback automatically stops.
To record programmed tracks Receiver 1 CD Player 1 Select the CD player so that “CD” appears on the display by pressing the INPUT selector or button, and load the disc to be recorded., and load a disc on the disc table. 2 3 Follow steps 2–5 on page 33. 4 Use the track number input buttons to select the desired track number. 5 Repeat step 4 to set more programs for the side A of the tape. You can select the same track again.
OTHER RECORDINGS Recording from the built-in tuner 1 Select the tuner so that “TUNER” appears on the display by pressing the INPUT selector or button. 2 Tune to the desired station. (Refer to the “TUNING OPERATION” on pages 23 and 24.) 3 4 Load a tape into the cassette compartment. 5 Set the reverse mode switch to to record on only one side, or to (or ) for continuous recording on both sides. 6 Press the REC/PAUSE button.
English OTHER RECORDINGS Dubbing • Receiver • 1, 2 During dubbing, adjusting the VOLUME, BALANCE, TREBLE and BASS controls have no effect on the recorded sound. If, however, the DSP is on, the DSP effect is recorded along with the source. * Music with DSP effect is suitable for listening to inside a car etc. Try to use the same tape formula and length for the recording tape as for the master tape. 1 Select the tape deck so that “TAPE” appears on the display by pressing the INPUT selector or button.
HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER Timer play By using the built-in timer, you can set the time when the unit turns on and a source begins playing automatically, and the time when the unit turns off automatically. 1 Prepare the source to be played. For tuner: Tune in to the station you will listen to. For tape deck: Load a tape into the cassette compartment. (If tapes are loaded in both the compartments, tape A takes priority of tape B, and is played back by the timer play.
POWER ➂ At ON TIME/time setting mode [“ON TIME” appears on the display, and soon it is changed to a time setting mode.] Set to the time when the timer play begins by using the HOUR button and the MINUTE button. ➃ At OFF TIME/time setting mode [“OFF TIME” appears on the display, and soon it is changed to a time setting mode.] If necessary, set to the time when you want to finish the timer play (to turn this unit off) by using the HOUR button and the MINUTE button.
HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER To begin CD playback from a desired track by the timer play. CD Player 1. Play back the track which you want to play back from the beginning of the timer play. 2. Press the RESUME button on the CD player so that “ ” appears on the display. 3. Make the timer play setting. 4. Turn the power off while the track is being played back. when the time comes, the timer play begins from the beginning of the track.
English HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER Sleep timer operation This unit can be turned off automatically. POWER Receiver Play the desired sound source. 3 Press the SLEEP button repeatedly until the desired sleep time appears in the display. The display will change as described below. (Time is displayed by the minute.) Press the SLEEP button. “SLEEP” appears on the display, and soon it is replaced by “120”. 60 ↑ AUTO MEMO 90 ↑ 120 ↑ ↑ 30 OFF SLEEP (Sleep timer is off.
USING EXTERNAL UNITS Auxiliary (AUX) INPUT R 1 Connect the output lead of a video cassette player, video disc player, etc. to the AUX inputs of this unit. (red → right channel, white → left channel) 2 Press the INPUT selector or button once or more until “AUX” appears on the display. 3 4 Operate the unit connected to the AUX inputs. L PHONO AUX Start recording with this unit, if so desired. (See page 36.) INPUT Turntable (PHONO) R L PHONO 1 Connect the output lead of a turntable.
Headphones • PHONES • Be sure that your headphones have a 3.5 mm (1/8”) diameter plug and are between 16 ohms and 50 ohms impedance. Recommended impedance is 32 ohms. When headphones are connected, the speakers are defeated automatically. Adjust the VOLUME control for desired volume. MAINTENANCE Internal care DECK A • • Dirty heads, capstans and pinch rollers can cause poor sound and tape jams.
SPECIFICATIONS 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. ■ Receiver (RX-S50) ■ Tape Deck (KXW-S70) Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel 6 ohms, 50 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.08% THD .......................... 35W+35W 6 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD [U.K. and General models only] ...............................
If your unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. Should be service required, the servicer will need all three pieces (RX-S50, CDX-S50, KXW-S70). CAUSE SYMPTOM AC supply lead is not plugged in. Plug in the AC supply lead.
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