Connections And Controls; Front Panel; Rear Panel - Yamaha YST-MSW8 Owner's Manual

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Cautions
Please read the following operating precautions before
use:
• When disconnecting the AC power cord from an AC
receptacle, hold and pull the plug, not the power cord.
• If the YST-MSW8 is not going to be used for a while,
disconnect the AC power cord from the AC receptacle.
• Always disconnect the AC power cord from the AC
receptacle before making any connections.
• The YST-MSW8 does not contain any user serviceable
parts. Refer all servicing to your Yamaha dealer.
• Never open the cabinet. If a foreign object drops into
the set, contact your dealer, and do not use the
YST-MSW8. Otherwise, you may cause a fire.
• Do not expose the YST-MSW8 to temperature extremes,
direct sunlight, excessive dust, humidity, or vibration.
• Position the YST-MSW8 on a level, stable surface. Do
not drop the YST-MSW8, apply excessive force to
their controls, or put heavy items on top of them.
• Since this unit has a built-in power amplifier, heat will
radiate from the rear panel. Therefore, place the unit
apart from the walls, allowing a space of at least 10 cm
(3-15/16") above, behind and on the both sides of the
unit. Also, do not position with the rear panel facing
down on the floor or other surface.
• Do not obstruct the port with your hand or a foreign
object.
• To protect the YST-MSW8 speaker, avoid microphone
feedback, continuous and excessive output from elec-
tronic musical instruments, and excessive signal dis-
tortion.
• If the YST-MSW8 is located close to fluorescent or
neon lights, a slight hum may be heard. In this case,
relocate the YST-MSW8 away from the light.
• Although the YST-MSW8 speaker is magnetically
shielded, keep floppy disks and tapes away from them.
• The YST-MSW8 may cause picture distortion when
located close to a television or computer monitor. In
this case, move them away a short distance.
• Avoid sources of hum (transformers, motors). To prevent
fire or electrical shock, do not expose to rain and water.
• Do not use force on switches, knobs or cords. When
moving the YST-MSW8, first turn the YST-MSW8 off.
• Always turn the volume control counterclockwise
before starting to play the audio source: increase the
volume gradually to an appropriate level after the play-
back has started.
This unit is not disconnected from the AC power
source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet,
even if this unit itself is turned off. This state is called
the standby mode.
In this state, this unit is designed to consume a very
small quantity of power.
Connections & Controls

Front Panel

Refer to the illustrations on page 1.
1
(power) switch and indicator: Press the
(power) switch to turn on the YST-MSW8; the power
indicator lights up. Press again to turn off. Turn down
the BASS and VOLUME controls before turning on
and off the YST-MSW8.
2
BASS control: Use this control to adjust the volume
of the YST-MSW8. Turn it clockwise to increase the
volume; counterclockwise to decrease it.
3
VOLUME control: Use this control to adjust the vol-
ume of the YST-MSW8 and other equipment con-
nected to the rear panel LINE OUT jack.
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Rear Panel

4
LINE IN: This 3.5 mm jack is used to input signals to
the YST-MSW8.
5
LINE OUT: This jack is used to output the LINE IN
signal to the main speakers. The low frequencies of
the signal are cut before being output to the speakers.
This prevents small speakers from becoming over-
loaded.
6
AUTO STANDBY switch: When the AUTO
STANDBY switch is in the ON position, and no input
signal is received after 5–10 minutes, the unit turns
into the standby mode automatically. (and the power
indicator dims*) When an input signal is received, the
unit is turned back on automatically. When the AUTO
STANDBY switch is in the OFF position, this AUTO
STANDBY on/off function doesn't work.
* U.K. and Europe model only.
LINE IN LINE OUT
ABOVE 150Hz
4 5
Note: The unit may turn off automatically when the
input signal level is very low. If this does occur,
increase the output level from the source device and
reduce the YST-MSW8 VOLUME control accordingly.
BASS VOLUME
0 10 0 10
2 3
AUTO
STANDBY
ON OFF
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2