User manual YAMAHA RX-550

[. . . ] Retain Instructions ­ The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings ­ All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. Follow Instructions ­ All operating and other instructions should be followed. Water and Moisture ­ The unit should not be used near water ­ for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. [. . . ] Also, refer to the owner's manual for each component to be connected to this unit. RX-550 Speakers A Video cassette player etc. Tape deck 2 Right Left AUDIO OUT LINE OUT LINE IN (U. S. A. The power to the SWITCHED outlets is controlled by this unit's POWER switch or the provided remote control transmitter's POWER key. These outlets will supply power to any component whenever this unit is turned on. The maximum power (total power consumption of components) that can be connected to the SWITCHED AC OUTLET(S) is 100 watts. REMOTE CONTROL (PHONO) connector RX-550 only If you have a YAMAHA turntable with a terminal for remote control, connect it to this connector by using the cable provided with the turntable. This connection allows you to control the turntable from the provid 8 OPERATIONS 3 2 1, 6 4 TO PLAY A SOURCE 7 4 Select the speakers to be used. SPEAKERS A ON 1 VOLUME B ON OFF OFF 0 -- dB Set to the " " position. * If you use two speaker systems, press both the A and B switches. 2 POWER 5 6 Play the source. (For detailed information on the tuning operations, refer to the page 12. ) VOLUME 3 Select a desired input source. RX-550 MONITOR TAPE 2 TAPE 1 AUX INPUT TUNER CD PHONO 0 -- dB COPY Adjust to the desired output level. RX-385 TAPE MONITOR INPUT AUX TUNER CD PHONO 7 If desired, adjust the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls, etc. (Refer to page 11. ) * The name of the selected input source will appear in the display. * Note that pressing on each input selector button selects the source which is connected to the corresponding input terminals on the rear panel. Notes RX-550 only q If you select AUX, TUNER, CD or PHONO, be sure that TAPE 1 and/or TAPE 2 are not being selected. q If you select TAPE 1 and TAPE 2 at the same time, the result will be the sound from the tape deck 1. If, however, the power is cut for more than one week, the memory may be erased. If so, it can be re-programmed by simply following the PRESET TUNING steps. PRESET STATIONS UP 5 MEMORY MAN'L/AUTO FM PRESET STEREO FM MHz 0 20 40 60 l00 AUTO TUNING Shows the displayd station has been programmed to A1. * In the same way, program other stations to A2, A3 . . . * You can program more stations on other pages in the same way by selecting other pages in step 3. 13 AUTOMATIC PRESET TUNING You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function for FM stations only. By this function, this unit performs automatic tuning and stores FM stations with strong signals sequentially. Up to 40 stations are stored automatically in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on page 13. 2 1 To store stations 1 When the automatic preset tuning is finished FM/AM FM The display shows the frequency of the last preset station. Check the contents and the number of preset stations by following the procedure of the section "To recall a preset station" on page 13. To recall a preset station 2 Simply follow the procedure of the section "To recall a preset station" on page 13. MEMORY MAN'L/AUTO FM Press and hold for about 3 seconds. PRESET and MEMORY AUTO TUNING Flashes. Flashes. Notes q You can replace a preset station by another FM or AM station manually by simply following the procedure of the section "To store stations" on page 13. q If the number of received stations is not enough to be stored up to E8, the search is finished automatically when it reaches the highest frequency after searching through all frequencies. q With this function, only FM stations with sufficient signal strength are stored automatically. If the station you want to program is week in signal strength, tune to it in monaural manually and program it by following the procedure of the section "To store stations" on page 13. After 5 seconds, the automatic preset tuning begins from A1. Received stations are programmed to A1, A2 . . . * If more than 8 stations are received, they are also programmed to the preset station numbers on other pages (B, C, D and E) in that order. If you want to store the first station received by the automatic preset tuning to a desired preset station number. If, for example, you want to store the received first station to C5, select "C5" by using the A/B/C/D/E button and the PRESET STATIONS button soon after the display begins flashing on/off in step 2. [. . . ] This will help somewhat but it is difficult to eliminate all noises. Change position of the main unit. There is distortion and clear reception cannot be obtained even with a good FM antenna. A desired station cannot be tuned in with Auto tuning. A desired station cannot be tuned in with Auto tuning. [. . . ]