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RX-E400
CRX-E500 CDC-E500
Receiver/CD Player
YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A.
YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA
YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, F.R. OF GERMANY
YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE-LA-VALLEE CEDEX02, FRANCE
YAMAHA ELECTRONICS (UK
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 10 Ventilation – Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the CAUTION product and to protect it from overheating, and these RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings DO NOT OPEN should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RIS
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS d) If the product does not operate normally by following 24 Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna or the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls cable system is connected to the product, be sure the that are covered by the operating instructions as an antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some improper adjustment of other controls may result in protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. damage and will often require ex
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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this 16 Be sure to read the “Troubleshooting” section on manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future common operating errors before concluding that this reference. unit is faulty. 2 Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean 17 Before moving this unit, press STANDBY/ON to set the place away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, unit in standby mode, then disconnect the AC
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FEATURES • Minimum RMS output power per • 3-Disc CD changer channel 40 W + 40 W • PLAYXCHANGE (6Ω , 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.1% THD) Disc changing while playing • Full operation system remote control • S-bit DAC and 8fs digital filter • 40-Station FM/AM preset tuning • Optical digital output • SUBWOOFER output terminal • Random, repeat, and program play • CD TEXT display • CD-RW compatible The receiver (RX-E400) and CD player (CDC-E500) are the main units of the YAMAHA Piano Craft
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES After unpacking, check that the following parts are contained. • AM loop antenna POWER 1 2 3 • Remote control 123 4 5 6 456 7 8 9 78 0 +10 +100 REP RANDOM PROG ABC MODE TEXT/TIME DISC SKIP DE TAPE • Indoor FM antenna DIRECTION PRESET TUNER PRESET MD CD TAPE AUX MD TAPE REC/PAUSE REC/PAUSE MODE DUBBING START SLEEP DISPLAY VOLUME • Audio pin cable • Batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) • System control cable CD PREVENTIVE CARE • This compact disc player is
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NAT URAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER CDC–E500 GETTING STARTED Installing the transportation pad Notes on the Keep the pad and the caution label, and reattach it as transportation pad described below whenever the unit is moved. Before attaching it, remove all discs from the disc tray. CDC-E500 is shipped with a transportation pad to prevent impact to the internal mechanism that could occur during 1 Press DISC 1 , DISC 2 or DISC 3 to open transportation. Before turning CDC-E500 on, make sure t
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30° GETTING STARTED Remote control operation range Remote control VOLUME NATURAL SOUND STEREO RECEIVER RX–E400 STANDBY/ON This remote control controls a whole system: not only RX-E400 but also CDC-E500. Moreover, a cassette deck DISPLAY MEMORY AUTO/MAN'L PRESET/BAND PRESET/TUNING TIMER MIN MAX TIMER ADJ TIMER HOUR MIN INPUT BASS TREBLE BALANCE (KX-E300) and MD recorder (MDX-E300) that level up PHONES your system can be operated by it. Operating buttons for –+ + – L R each unit are explained
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GETTING STARTED Connecting the speakers and antennas Never plug the AC power cord to the wall outlet until all connections are completed. Follow the steps as shown below to connect the system using the supplied cords and accessories. Be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left) to L, R (right) to R, “+” to “+” and “–” to “–”. Right speaker Left speaker 3 FM antenna 2 AM antenna C IN MD OUT FM ANT D 75Ω UNBAL. A R L IN GND TAPE OUT AM ANT + B – IN SUBWOOFER SYSTEM CONNECTOR
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GETTING STARTED Connecting the system Connecting RX-E400 and CDC-E500 1 Connect ‰ to ‰ using the Audio pin cable. Insert the plugs into the jacks of the same color. 2 Connect RX-E400 and CDC-E500 with the system control cable. The other SYSTEM CONNECTOR of CDC-E500 is for connecting MDX-E300 or KX-E300. 3 Connect the AC power plug of CDC-E500 to AC OUTLET of RX-E400. This connection reduces the standby power consumption of CDC-E500. C IN To wall outlet MD OUT FM ANT D 75Ω UNBAL. A R L IN GND TAP
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GETTING STARTED Setting the clock Adjusting the brightness of the display You must set the clock before you use the timer functions. The clock is based on a 12-hour system for U.S. and You can adjust the brightness of the display. If you have Canada models, and 24-hour system for Australia model. connected the CD player (CDC-E500), cassette deck STANDBY/ON DISPLAY HOUR MIN (KX-E300), and/or MD recorder (MDX-E300) to this unit, the brightness of the displays is automatically VOLUME adjusted to th
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RX-E400 NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Front panel 12 345678 9 VOLUME NATURAL SOUND STEREO RECEIVER RX–E400 STANDBY/ON DISPLAY MEMORY AUTO/MAN'L PRESET/BAND PRESET/TUNING TIMER MIN MAX TIMER ADJ TIMER HOUR MIN INPUT BASS TREBLE BALANCE PHONES L R –+ + – 0 q we r t 1 STANDBY/ON (P.10) 9 VOLUME (P.10) 2 TIMER indicator (P.13) 0 PHONES (P.10) 3 DISPLAY (P.13) q Remote control sensor (P.4) 4 TIME ADJ (P.7) / MEMORY (P.12) w BASS (P.10) 5 AUTO/MAN’L (P.11) / TIMER (P.13) e TREBLE (P.10) 6 PRESET/B
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RX-E400 NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Remote control 1 POWER (P.10) POWER 2 Preset numbers (P.12) 1 3 A/B/C/D/E (P.12) 1 2 3 4 PRESET / (P.12) 123 4 5 6 5 TUNER (RX-E400) (P.12) 2 456 6 MD (MDX-E300) (P.21) 7 8 9 78 7 TAPE (KX-E300) (P.21) 0 +10 +100 8 CD (CDC-E500) (P.16) REP RANDOM PROG 9 AUX (The equipment connected to the AUX ABC terminal) (P.6) 3 MODE TEXT/TIME DISC SKIP 0 SLEEP (P.14) DE q DISPLAY (P.13) w VOLUME %/fi (P.10) TAPE Note DIRECTION • 5~9 are operation buttons and input selector
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1 Set the volume to “MIN” by turning VOLUME. Listening to a source 2 Turn on the power by pressing STANDBY/ON on STANDBY/ON TREBLE VOLUME the front panel, or POWER on the remote control. • Piano Craft series components that have correct VOLUME system connections made to RX-E400 can be NATURAL SOUND STEREO RECEIVER RX–E400 STANDBY/ON controlled to turn to the on or standby mode by RX-E400. However, once the connected components are turned to the standby mode with DISPLAY MEMO
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TUNING Manual tuning Listening to the radio 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 described in “Automatic You can find radio stations automatically and manually. tuning.” AUTO/MAN’L PRESET/TUNING / 2 Press AUTO/MAN’L so that “AUTO” disappears from the display. VOLUME NATURAL SOUND STEREO RECEIVER RX–E400 STANDBY/ON 3 Press PRESET/TUNING (For a higher frequency) or (For a lower frequency) to select your desired station. DISPLAY MEMORY AUTO/MAN'L PRESET/BAND PRESET/TUNING TIMER MIN MAX TIMER ADJ TIMER HOUR
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TUNING To preset stations automatically Presetting stations 1 Select TUNER as input source by turning INPUT. The unit can preset station frequencies selected by 2 Press MEMORY for about 2 seconds. Automatic tuning or Manual tuning. Up to 40 stations can • The unit starts presetting stations, “AUTO” and be stored. With this function, you can select any desired “MEMORY” will flash on the display. station by pressing the corresponding preset station number. Received stations are stored to A1, A2...
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USING THE BUILT-IN TIMER 3. Timer REC Before using the timer Select the recording component by turning INPUT. If you like to enjoy timer play with If you want to use the cassette deck, KX-E300 or the MD TUNER or AUX, select “REC Mode OFF”. Recorder, MDX-E300 for timer play or recording, you (Example) must first make the connections as shown in “Connecting the system” on page 6. For details, refer to the instructions supplied with the MDX-E300 or KX-E300. Timer play and recording 4. ON Time By us
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USING THE BUILT-IN TIMER Sleep timer The unit can be turned off automatically at a selected SLEEP time. PRESET TUNER PRESET MD CD TAPE AUX MD TAPE REC/PAUSE REC/PAUSE MODE DUBBING START SLEEP DISPLAY SLEEP VOLUME 1 Play the desired sound source. 2 Press SLEEP repeatedly until the desired sleep time appears in the display. Each time you press SLEEP, the sleep time changes as follows: SLEEP 2h00m SLEEP 1h30m SLEEP 1h00m SLEEP 0h30m SLEEP OFF About 4 seconds after setting, the normal disp
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CDC-E500 NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Front panel 123 45 NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER CDC-E500 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC SKIP STANDBY/ON 678 1 STANDBY/ON 5 DISC 1/2/3 (Open/Close) (P.17) 2 Display (this page) 6& (Stop) (P.17) 3 Disc tray (P.17) 7^ (Play/Pause) (P.17) 4 DISC SKIP (P.18) 8$/! (Skip/Search Backward) ⁄/› (Skip/Search Forward) (P.17) Display 1 234 5 6 7 1DISC REP PROG RANDOM CD–TEXT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 3DISCS S F TITLE ARTIST TRACK 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 OOO
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CDC-E500 NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Remote control 1 Numeric buttons (P.17) POWER • +100 button is used when operating MDX-E300. 1 2 3 2 REP (Repeat) (P.19) 123 3 RANDOM (Random) (P.19) 4 5 6 1 4 PROG (Program) (P.20) 456 7 8 9 5 MODE (P.19) 78 0 +10 +100 6 TEXT/TIME (P.18) 2 7 DISC SKIP (P.18) REP RANDOM PROG 4 8^ (Play/Pause) (P.17) ABC 3 MODE TEXT/TIME DISC SKIP 9& (Stop) (P.17) 7 5 DE 0$ ! (Skip/Search Backward) (P.17) 6 8 q⁄ › (Skip/Search Forward) (P.17) 9 w CD input (P.17) 0q TAPE DIRE
