CX-1 CX-2 Natural Sound Stereo Pre-Amplifier CONTENTS Safety Instructions ... 2 Features ... 3 Supplied Accessories ... 3 Connections ... 4 Operations ... 7 Remote Control Transmitter ... 11 Specifications ... 16 Troubleshooting ... 18 IMPORTANT! Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below.
Grounding or Polarization – Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization is not defeated. often undetectable until it is too late, YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you to avoid prolonged exposure from excessive...
This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT : When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.
When making connections between this unit and other components, be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left) to L, R (right) to R. Also, refer to the owner’s manual for each component to be connected to this unit. < > CX-1 Turntable PHONO TUNER...
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< > CX-2 Tuner Compact disc player MC/MM TUNER PHONO Turntable LD player, TV tuner, etc. : Refer to “ABOUT THE ACCESSORY COMPONENTS ON THE REAR PANEL” on page 6. Video cassette recorder 1 Tape deck 1 POWER AMP REMOTE CONTROL TAPE 1 TAPE 2...
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REMOTE CONTROL (POWER AMP) connector If you have the YAMAHA power amplifier MX-1 or MX-2, connect this connector to the REMOTE CONTROL (PRE AMP) connector of the power amplifier by using the provided cable.
Illustration: CX-2 The part in shaded area ( is not present on CX-1. PHONES TO PLAY A SOURCE VOLUME –20dB –dB ∞ Set to the “ ” position. POWER Select a desired input source. < > CX-1 INPUT TUNER TAPE 1...
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Illustration: CX-2 The part in shaded area ( is not present on CX-1. TO RECORD A SOURCE TO TAPE (OR DUB FROM A TAPE TO ANOTHER) Select the source to be recorded. < > CX-1 REC OUT TUNER PHONO TAPE COPY Play the source.
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REC OUT selector setting on tape dubbing < > CX-1 To dub from tape deck 1 to tape deck 2 or 3 (or both tape deck 2 and 3 at the same time) To dub from tape deck 2 to...
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Adjusting the BALANCE control Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused from speaker location or listening room conditions. BALANCE Adjusting the continuously variable LOUDNESS control This control provides compensation for the human ears’ loss of sensitivity to high and low-frequency ranges at low volume.
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Battery installation < > CX-1 < > CX-2 (Australia, U.K. and Europe models) < > CX-2 (U.S.A., Canada and General models) Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit, the batteries are weak.
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The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of the unit. If the CD player, tuner, tape deck, etc. connected to this unit are YAMAHA components, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component.
For Other Component Control Identify the remote control transmitter keys with your component’s keys. If these keys are identical, their function will be the same. On each key function, refer to the corresponding instruction on your component’s manual. Tuner keys Controls tuner +: Selects higher preset station number.
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(Refer to page 16.) Set to this position when using preset key functions (for controlling this unit and/or YAMAHA components). * “YPC” is the abbreviation of YAMAHA Preset Code. Set to this position when using “learned” key functions. functions from other remote control transmitters.
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To Learn a New Function Set to the “LEARN” position. Press a key on this unit where a new function will be learned. This unit Press and hold the key (on the other remote control transmitter) where the desired new function is. Illuminates * When the TRANSMIT/LEARN indicator stops illuminating, the learning is finished.
If a key is not pressed soon after the CLEAR button is pressed, this unit will automatically return to the status that was in effect before the CLEAR button was pressed. SPECIFICATIONS < > CX-1 Input Sensitivity/Impedance PHONO MM ...2.5 mV/47 k-ohms PHONO MC ...100 µV/220 ohms, 1 k-ohms CD/TUNER/TAPE/AUX ...150 mV/47 k-ohms...
If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. SYMPTOM The unit fails to turn on when the POWER switch is pressed.
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