CC-90 Active Servo Technology Natural Sound Mini Component System EMPTY CC-90 is composed of CTX-S90, MX-S90, CDC-S90, KX-S90 and NX-S90. IMPORTANT! Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below. Model: Serial No.: OWNER’S MANUAL The serial number is located on the rear of the unit. Retain this Owner’s Manual in a safe place for future reference. CONTENTS Page SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................Inside Front Cover-1 INTRODUCTION................................................
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (for U.S. customers) 10 Power Sources – The unit should be connected to a CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
SPECIAL NOTES FOR FCC COMPOSITE DEVICE Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. This device is a composite system. The digital device component may not cause harmful interference.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this YAMAHA product. We hope it will give you many years of trouble-free enjoyment. For the best performance, read this manual carefully. It will guide you in operating your YAMAHA product. FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 70W + 70W (6Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.
PRECAUTIONS: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT ■ To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. ■ Sudden temperature changes and storage or operation in an extremely humid environment may cause condensation inside the cabinet. Condensation can cause the unit to malfunction. Follow the procedure below to eliminate condensation. ■ Choose the installation location of this unit carefully.
NAMES OF CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND REAR PANEL PARTS CD Player (CDC-S90) 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Disc Table Stop Button: Play/Pause Button: / Disc Select Buttons TIME Button EDIT Button REPEAT Button RANDOM Play Button SKIP Buttons: / (SEARCH Buttons: / 10. PLAYXCHANGE Button 11. OPEN/CLOSE Button: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
NAMES OF CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND REAR PANEL PARTS Power Amplifier (MX-S90) 48 49 48. POWER Indicator 49. CLIPPING Indicator 50. POWER Switch 50 Cassette Tape Deck (KX-S90) 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
NAMES OF CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND REAR PANEL PARTS Rear Panel of Preamplifier/Tuner (CTX-S90) 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9 Antenna Terminals INPUT (PHONO and AUX) Terminals GND Terminal PRE OUT Terminals AC OUTLET (The shape of the AC OUTLET is different according to the destination of the model.) FREQUENCY STEP Switch (General model only) System Control Sockets AC Supply Lead VOLTAGE SELECTOR (General model only) Rear Panel of Power Amplifier (MX-S90) 10 11 12 13 10. 11. 12.
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Names of control buttons 1 TUNER DIRECT 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 6 7 8 9 A B C D E TIME PROG TAPE EDIT +I0 STOP PLAY/PAUSE SEARCH SKIP RANDOM DISC SKIP ■ Preamplifier/Tuner Control Buttons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER ■ Tape Deck Control Buttons 22 23 24 PLAY STOP 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 25 26 PLAY TAPE REC/PAUSE DECK 27 PHONO/AUX A/B POWER SLEEP DISPLAY VOLUME - + Play Button: Stop Button: Play Button: Fast Wind Button: (This button is unnecessary for this system.) Fast Wind Button: REC/PAUSE Button: 28 Loading the batteries for the remote control transmitter 1 Remove the battery compartment cover.
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Proper use of the remote control transmitter Aim (within the range of 60° with no obstacles) the remote control transmitter at the remote control sensor and operate as shown. Notes concerning use • Replace the batteries if control distance decreases or operation becomes unstable. • Periodically clean the transmitter window on the remote control transmitter and the sensor on the main unit with a soft cloth.
PREPARATION FOR USE Placing the system Placing example MX-S90 This system can be placed any way you like, however, be sure not to place another unit or any object on top of the power amplifier (MX-S90) to prevent the ventilation holes on the top panel of it from being obstructed. If doing so, it may damage the unit. CTX-S90 Notes • If the system is put in a rack, allow a space of at least 5 cm (1-15/16”) above and behind the unit.
PREPARATION FOR USE System connection • • CTX-S90 Connect the red connector on the rear of CDC-S90 to the red socket on the rear of CTX-S90. Connect the black connector on the rear of KX-S90 to the black socket. How to disconnect the system connector Grasp both sides of the connector to disconnect the connector.
PREPARATION FOR USE Speaker connection For connecting with NX-S90 Connect each speaker wire to the SPEAKERS terminals. R Cautions • Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other as this could damage the amplifier and/or speakers. • When connecting the speakers to this system, be sure to connect the speaker wires properly. Do not mistake the right channel for the left channel and the plus (+) terminal for the minus (–) terminal.
OPEN/CLOSE THE CONTROL DOOR When it is not necessary to operate controls inside the control door, close the door. To open or close the door, press the right edge until it clicks. TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF TO THIS SYSTEM If the AC supply lead of CTX-S90 is connected to the AC outlet, this system can be turned ON and OFF (STANDBY mode) by pressing the POWER switch on the front panel of CTX-S90 or on the remote control transmitter.
SETTING THE CLOCK 1 1 While the power is on, press the DISPLAY button to display the time. If the power is off, you can proceed to the next step. 2 While pressing the TIME ADJUST button, press the HOUR button and set the hour. * Press the HOUR button once to advance the time by 1 hour. Press and hold to advance continuously. 3 While pressing the TIME ADJUST button, press the MINUTE button and set the desired time. * Press the MINUTE button once to advance the time by 1 minute.
SOUND CONTROL Volume Front panel operation Rotate the VOLUME control towards 10 to increase the volume, and towards 0 to decrease the volume. VOLUME Remote control operation Press the VOLUME + button to increase the volume and the VOLUME – button to decrease the volume. VOLUME - 0 + I0 CLIPPING indicator The CLIPPING indicator illuminates if an overload is applied to this system due to excessive input. In this case, reduce the input level by using the VOLUME control.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION CD playback 1 Preamplifier/Tuner 1 2 3 Press the CD input selector button. 4 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc table. * The total number of tracks and the total playing time of the disc being selected will be displayed for several seconds. * The music calendar will be displayed only for the number of tracks on the disc being selected. * If the compact disc contains more than 21 tracks, the “OVER” indicator will light up on the music calendar.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION Direct operation Even when an input source other than CD player is selected, pressing the play/pause button, a disc select button, a track number input button or the RANDOM play button, or pressing the front edge of the disc table gently will start playback directly. In this case, if the tape deck is playing back a tape, it will be stopped automatically. * These ways of playback can also be used to close the disc table.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION “Skip search” and “Manual search” are performed using the same buttons. Skip search 1 The beginning of any track can be found automatically. CD Player 1 2 2 Select a disc and begin playback. Press the button to advance or button to reverse through the disc. Press once for each track to be advanced or reversed. once to advance to the track following the • Press one now playing back. once to return to the start of the track now • Press playing back.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION Program play 6 1 You can program up to 20 tracks in any desired order. CD Player 1 2 Load discs and close the disc table. 3 If necessary, select a desired disc by pressing the DISC SKIP button. 4 Use the track number input buttons to select the desired track number. * The selected track number and the total play time of the programmed tracks will illuminate on the display, and soon it is replaced by the display of the next playback order.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION To stop program play • • / CD Player Press the stop button. The first track number programmed will be displayed. To resume playback, press the play/pause / button. Playback will begin from the beginning of the program. To cancel a programmed sequence There are several methods as described below. • Press the stop button while the unit is stopped. • Open the disc table • Switch off the power. To check program data PROG 1. If during playing back, press the stop button. 2.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION Repeat play All discs, an entire disc, a single track or a programmed sequence can be continuously repeated. CD Player 1 While watching the display, press the REPEAT button once or more to select a desired repeat play mode (S REP, F REP or A REP). 2 Press the play/pause button. Repeat play modes 1 2 SINGLE REPEAT (S REP) A single track is played back repeatedly. * This is also available in the program play mode and the random play mode.
COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION Random play CD Player The tracks on the selected disc can be played back in a random order. 1 2 3 3 1 Load discs and close the disc table. Select a desired disc by pressing the DISC SKIP button. Press the RANDOM button to begin random play. * The “RANDOM” indicator will light up. To cancel the random play Press the stop button. The “RANDOM” indicator goes out. Note This feature will not function during programming, or during program play.
TUNING OPERATION 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 1 2 1 2 Press the TUNER input selector button. 3 Press the AUTO/MAN’L button so that “AUTO TUNING” appears on the display. (In this mode, stations are received in stereo or monaural automatically.
TUNING OPERATION Preset tuning This unit can store station frequencies selected by tuning operation. With this function, you can select any desired station by only calling the corresponding preset station number. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 areas) can be stored. To store stations 4, 2 (Example: To store a station to A1) Preamplifier/Tuner 3, 1 2, 5 1 Tune to a desired station. (Refer to the previous page for tuning procedure.) 2 Press the MEMORY button.
TUNING OPERATION Automatic preset tuning You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function. By this function, this unit performs automatic tuning and stores stations with strong signals sequentially. Up to 40 stations are stored automatically in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on the previous page. 1 1 2 Preamplifier/Tuner Press the TUNER input selector button. Press and hold the AUTO MEMORY button for about 2 seconds. * The MEMORY and AUTO TUNING indicators will flash.
TAPE DECK OPERATION General information • • • • • • • Detection hole • Tab Do not use C-120 tapes, tapes with internal reels or poorquality tapes, since they can cause malfunctions. Before loading a tape into the cassette compartment, tighten the slack tape with a pen or pencil. Tapes have removable tabs which prevent accidental recording or erasing from taking place. Removing the tab on the top left protects the side facing you from erasure.
TAPE DECK OPERATION To stop playback Press the stop button. Note When removing the tape, press the stop open the cassette compartment. button, and then Direct operation Even if an input source other than tape deck is selected, pressing the play button (or the fast wind button) will start playback (or fast winding) directly. Tape Counter (LINEAR COUNTER) and RESET button RESET LINEAR COUNTER This unit is equipped with a tape counter which is useful for searching and locating a desired point on tape.
TAPE DECK OPERATION Winding the tape Tape Deck 1 2 If during playback, first press the stop 3 Press the stop Next press the fast wind wind the tape. or fast wind button. button to button to stop. * While winding the tape, the corresponding play direction indicator flashes rapidly. Note When the tape is wound to the end, this unit will then function as described below, according to the setting of the reverse mode switch. : The tape stops at the end.
RECORDING COMPACT DISCS • Preamplifier/Tuner • • CD synchronized recording 1 1 Press the CD input selector button and load the disc to be recorded. 2 Load a tape into the cassette compartment. * Wind past the beginning part of the tape on which recording can not be performed. 3 When recording with the Dolby NR system, set the Dolby NR switch to B or C; if not, set it to OFF. * For selection of the Dolby B or C position, refer to the “Dolby B and C Type Noise Reduction” on page 27.
RECORDING COMPACT DISCS To stop recording temporarily 1 2 / CD Player Press the stop button of the CD player. Choose the selection to be recorded next by using the SKIP or button, and then press the play button of the CD player to resume recording (or simply press the track number input button on the remote control transmitter). To stop recording Press the stop button of the tape deck. (At this time, CD playback does not stop.
RECORDING COMPACT DISCS Recording CD(s) on both sides of a tape automatically Preamplifier/Tuner 1 CD Player 6 1 Press the CD input selector button and load the disc to be recorded. 2 3 4 Select the disc by pressing the DISC SKIP button. 5 6 Set the reverse mode switch to 1 Tape Deck 5 When recording with the Dolby NR system, set the Dolby NR switch to B or C; if not, set it to OFF. * For selection of the Dolby B or C position, refer to the “Dolby B and C Type Noise Reduction” on page 27.
RECORDING COMPACT DISCS Automatic tape-editing This convenient feature can be used to program tracks on a disc (or discs) for recording to tape. By only memorizing the tape’s total possible recording time, the unit will automatically program tracks or help you to program tracks so they will fit onto the tape with the least amount of unrecorded space remaining at each end of the tape.
RECORDING COMPACT DISCS Notes • If the tape’s total possible recording time is longer than the total playing time of the selected disc, tracks on another disc are recorded automatically. In this case, as many as three discs can be recorded continuously. • If programs are made selecting tracks from more than one disc, during recording, the PLAYXCHANGE button on the CD player is disabled. • The CD player’s repeat play mode (except for the “A REP” mode) will be canceled during this recording mode.
RECORDING COMPACT DISCS To record programmed tracks from one or more discs Preamplifier/Tuner 1 Press the CD input select button and load a disc (or discs) on the disc table. 2 3 Follow steps 3–6 on page 32. 4 If necessary, select a desired disc by pressing the DISC SKIP button. 5 Use the track number input buttons to select the desired track number. 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to set more programs for the side A of the tape. You can select the same track again.
OTHER RECORDINGS Recording from the built-in tuner Preamplifier/Tuner 1 1 2 Press the TUNER input selector button. 3 4 Load a tape into the cassette compartment. 5 Set the reverse mode switch to to record on only one side, or to (or ) for continuous recording on both sides. 6 Press the REC/PAUSE button. * The corresponding indicator lights up and the play direction indicators flash. 7 Press the play button to record on side A, or the play button to record on side B.
OTHER RECORDINGS Erasing recorded tapes 1 Load the tape to be erased into the cassette compartment. 2 3 Press the TAPE input selector button. 4 Press the REC/PAUSE button, then press the play button to erase side A of the tape, or the play button to erase side B.
HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER Timer play By using the built-in timer, you can set the time when the unit turns on and a source begins playing automatically, and the time when the unit turns off automatically. 1 Prepare the source to be played. For tuner: Tune in to the station you will listen to. For tape deck: Load a tape into the cassette compartment. Preamplifier/Tuner For CD player: Load a disc on the disc table.
HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER POWER ➂ At ON TIME/time setting mode [“ON TIME” appears on the display, and soon it is changed to a time setting mode.] Set to the time when the timer play begins by using the HOUR button and the MINUTE button. ➃ At OFF TIME/time setting mode [“OFF TIME” appears on the display, and soon it is changed to a time setting mode.] If necessary, set to the time when you want to finish the timer play (to turn this unit off) by using the HOUR button and the MINUTE button.
HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER Timer recording (To record a tuner program) Preamplifier/Tuner 1 2 3 Load a blank tape into the cassette compartment. Tune to the station of which program you want to record. Follow step 2 of the “Timer play” on pages 37 and 38. * DISPLAY TIMER TAPE TUNER POWER However, in step 2-➁, press the TAPE input selector button twice so that “REC” flashes on the display. While “REC” is flashing, press the TUNER input selector button.
HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER Sleep timer operation This unit can be turned off automatically. POWER Preamplifier/Tuner Play the desired sound source. 3 Press the SLEEP button repeatedly until the desired sleep time appears in the display. The display will change as described below. (Time is displayed by the minute.) Press the SLEEP button. “SLEEP” appears on the display, and soon it is replaced by “120”. 60 ↑ AUTO MEMO 90 ↑ 120 ↑ ↑ 30 OFF SLEEP (Sleep timer is off.
USING EXTERNAL UNITS Auxiliary (AUX) INPUT R 1 Connect the output lead of a video cassette player, video disc player, etc. to the AUX inputs of this unit. (red → right channel, white → left channel) 2 3 4 Press the AUX input selector button. L PHONO AUX Start recording with this unit, if so desired. (See page 35.) Turntable (PHONO) INPUT R Operate the unit connected to the AUX inputs. L 1 Connect the output lead of a turntable.
USING EXTERNAL UNITS Headphones • PHONES • Be sure that your headphones have a 3.5 mm (1/8”) diameter plug and are between 16 ohms and 50 ohms impedance. Recommended impedance is 32 ohms. When listening with headphones privately, press the POWER switch of the power amplifier to turn it off. Adjust the VOLUME control for desired volume. MAINTENANCE Internal care Head/pinch roller cleaning tape • • Dirty heads, capstans and pinch rollers can cause poor sound and tape jams.
SPECIFICATIONS As a part of policy of continuous improvement, YAMAHA reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. ■ Preamplifier/Tuner (CTX-S90) ■ CD player (CDC-S90) Input Sensitivity/Impedance PHONO MM ....................................................... 2.5 mV/47 k-ohms AUX ..................................................................
TROUBLESHOOTING If your 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, 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. Should be service required, the servicer will need all four pieces (CTX-S90, MX-S90, CDC-S90, KX-S90). CAUSE SYMPTOM AC supply lead is not plugged in. Plug in the AC supply lead.
ACTIVE SERVO TECHNOLOGY (for Speaker System NX-S90 only) Highamplitude bass sound Cabinet Air woofer (Helmholtz resonator) Port Active Servo Processing Amplifier Signals of low amplitude Signals Negative-impedance output drive Thus it is this problem that is resolved through the employment of a design in which the amplifier functions to supply the signals.
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