Yamaha NS-SW300 Owner's Manual page 9

CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
1 Indicator
Green: The subwoofer is turned on.
Red: The Automatic power-switching function has activated, and the subwoofer
is in standby mode.
Off: The subwoofer is turned off.
2 VOLUME control ( page 11)
Adjusts the volume level. Turn the control clockwise to increase the volume, and
counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
3 STANDBY/ON switch
While the POWER switch is ON, press this switch to turn on the power to the
subwoofer. The indicator will light up green. Press the switch again to turn off the
power to the subwoofer. The indicator will turn off.
The subwoofer uses a small amount of power in standby mode.
4 Port ( page 1)
Outputs super-bass sound.
5 INPUT2 (NORMAL) terminals ( page 5)
Used to input line level signals from the amplifier.
6 INPUT3 (LFE) terminal ( page 6)
If your amplifier (or receiver) can cut off high frequencies from signals sent to the
subwoofer, connect the amplifier to the subwoofer's INPUT3 (LFE) terminal.
The HIGH CUT control m has no effect on signals input to the INPUT 3 LFE terminal.
7 AUTO STANDBY (HIGH/LOW/OFF) switch ( page 10)
This switch is originally set to the OFF position. By setting this switch to the HIGH or
LOW position, the subwoofer's automatic power-switching function operates. If you
do not need this function, leave this switch in the OFF position.
NOTE
Be sure to set the POWER switch to OFF before you set the AUTO STANDBY switch.
8 PHASE switch ( page 11)
This switch is to be set to the REV (reverse) position. However, depending on your speaker
system or listening conditions, there may be a case when better sound quality is obtained by
setting this switch to the NORM (normal) position. Select the best position by ear.
9 B.A.S.S. (Bass Action Selector System) switch (NS-SW300 only)
( page 11)
When this switch is set to MUSIC, the bass sound in audio
software is well reproduced. When the switch is set to
MOVIE, the bass sound in video software is well reproduced.
j SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack ( page 10)
Connect the supplied system control cable here. If you use the system control cable to
connect a subwoofer to a Yamaha component (that features a system connector jack),
turning on or off the power to the connected component automatically turns the
subwoofer on or off.
k OUTPUT (TO SPEAKERS) terminals ( page 7)
Can be used for connecting to the main speakers. Signals at the INPUT1 terminals are
sent to these terminals.
l INPUT1 (FROM AMPLIFIER) terminals ( page 7)
Used to connect the subwoofer with the speaker terminals of the amplifier.
m HIGH CUT control ( page 11)
Adjusts the high frequency cut off point.
Frequencies higher than the frequency selected by this
control are all cut off (and not output).
n POWER switch
During normal usage, set this switch to ON. If you plan not to use the subwoofer for a long
period of time, set the switch to OFF.
* One graduation
of this control
represents 10 Hz.
4 En