User manual YAMAHA TX-300

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA. NOTE : This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class "B" digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit "OFF" and "ON", please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures: Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference. Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s. In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to coaxial type cable. If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Electronics Corp. , U. S. A. A good earth ground is a metal stake driven into moist earth. CONNECTIONS TO THE AMPLIFIER q Before making any connections, switch OFF the power to this unit and the amplifier or other component. q Be sure that the connections from the left ("L") and right ("R") OUTPUT terminals are connected to the corresponding (left and right) input terminals of the amplifier or other component. Amplifier TUNER Connection cord (included) L R * This unit has a remote control sensor. It receives signals from a remote control transmitter provided with a YAMAHA amplifier. OUTPUT Remote control sensor R L 6 TUNING OPERATIONS 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 3 1 2 1 POWER 4, 5 4 Tune to a desired station. TUNING 2 Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display. FM/AM FM or To tune to a higher frequency, slightly turn the control to the right. 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. 9 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 to the preset station buttons in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on the previous page. 3 12 To store stations 1 FM/AM After the automatic preset tuning is completed FM The display shows the frequencies of the first preset station (stored to A1). Check the contents and the number of preset stations by following the procedure of the section "To recall a preset station" on the previous page. 2 To recall a preset station MEMORY Simply follow the procedure of the section "To recall a preset station" on the previous page. Notes q The automatic preset tuning search will be performed through all frequencies until 40 stations are stored. If the number of received stations is less than 40, the search will stop after searching through all frequencies. q With this function, only FM stations with sufficient signal strength are stored automatically. [. . . ] Because of the characteristics of FM stereo broadcasts, this is limited to cases where the transmitter is far away or the antenna input is poor. There is distortion and clear reception cannot be obtained even with a good FM antenna. No stereo effect even with a stereo broadcast. A desired station cannot be tuned in with Automatic tuning. [. . . ]