Yamaha A-S700 User Manual

Integrated Amplifier

Amplificateur Intégré

UAB

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODE D’EMPLOI

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K

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.

• Explanation of Graphical Symbols

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle
is intended to alert you to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.

IMPORTANT

Please record the serial number of this unit in the space
below.
MODEL:
Serial No.:
The serial number is located on the rear of the unit.
Retain this Owner’s Manual in a safe place for future
reference.

FOR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to
wide slot and fully insert.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.

1 Read these instructions.
2 Keep these instructions.
3 Heed all warnings.
4 Follow all instructions.
5 Do not use this apparatus near water.
6 Clean only with dry cloth.
7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance

with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat

registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that
produce heat.

9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or

grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with
one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two
blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the
third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug
does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10 Protect the power cable from being walked on or pinched

particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.

11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

12 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table specified by the
manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use caution when
moving the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.

13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused

for long periods of time.

14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is

required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way,
such as power-supply cable or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.

We Want You Listening For A Lifetime

Yamaha and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your
equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or
distortion – and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing. Since hearing damage from loud sounds is
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 volume levels.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

FCC INFORMATION (for US customers)

1 IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS

UNIT!

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. Cable/s supplied with this product
MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions.
Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC
authorization to use this product in the USA.

3NOTE: 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.

■ For U.K. customers

If the socket outlets in the home are not suitable for the
plug supplied with this appliance, it should be cut off and
an appropriate 3 pin plug fitted. For details, refer to the
instructions described below.

Note

The plug severed from the mains lead must be destroyed, as a
plug with bared flexible cord is hazardous if engaged in a live
socket outlet.

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. 6660 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, CA

90620.
The above statements apply ONLY to those products
distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its
subsidiaries.

■ Special Instructions for U.K. Model

IMPORTANT

THE WIRES IN MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE:

Blue: NEUTRAL
Brown: LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
apparatus may not correspond with the coloured
markings identifying the terminals in your plug,
proceed as follows:
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected
to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured
BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is
marked with the letter L or coloured RED.
Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth
terminal of the three pin plug.

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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT.

1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual

carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference.

2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean

place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration,
dust, moisture, and/or cold. Allow ventilation space of at least
30 cm (11-13/16 in) on the top, 20 cm (7-7/8 in) on the left
and right, and 20 cm (7-7/8 in) on the back of this unit.

3 Locate this unit away from other electrical appliances, motors,

or transformers to avoid humming sounds.

4 Do not expose this unit to sudden temperature changes from

cold to hot, and do not locate this unit in an environment with
high humidity (i.e. a room with a humidifier) to prevent
condensation inside this unit, which may cause an electrical
shock, fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

5 Avoid installing this unit where foreign objects may fall onto

this unit and/or this unit may be exposed to liquid dripping or
splashing. On the top of this unit, do not place:

– Other components, as they may cause damage and/or

discoloration on the surface of this unit.

– Burning objects (i.e. candles), as they may cause fire,

damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

– Containers with liquid in them, as they may fall and

liquid may cause electrical shock to the user and/or
damage to this unit.

6 Do not cover this unit with a newspaper, tablecloth, curtain,

etc. in order not to obstruct heat radiation. If the temperature
inside this unit rises, it may cause fire, damage to this unit,
and/or personal injury.

7 Do not plug in this unit to a wall outlet until all connections

are complete.

8 Do not operate this unit upside-down. It may overheat,

possibly causing damage.

9 Do not use force on switches, knobs and/or cords.
10 When disconnecting the power cable from the wall outlet,

grasp the plug; do not pull the cable.

11 Do not clean this unit with chemical solvents; this might

damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth.

12 Only voltage specified on this unit must be used. Using this

unit with a higher voltage than specified is dangerous and may
cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.
Yamaha will not be held responsible for any damage resulting
from use of this unit with a voltage other than specified.

13 To prevent damage by lightning, keep the power cable

disconnected from a wall outlet or the unit during a lightning
storm.

14 Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit. Contact qualified

Yamaha service personnel when any service is needed. The
cabinet should never be opened for any reasons.

15 When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time

(i.e. vacation), disconnect the AC power plug from the wall
outlet.

16 Install this unit near the AC outlet and where the AC power

plug can be reached easily.

17 Be sure to read the “TROUBLESHOOTING” section in the

owner’s manual on common operating errors before
concluding that this unit is faulty.

18 Before moving this unit, press POWER to turn off this unit

and then disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet.

19 VOLTAGE SELECTOR (Asia and General models only)

The VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel of this unit
must be set for your local main voltage BEFORE plugging
into the wall outlet. Voltages are:

Asia model..............................AC 220/230-240 V, 50/60 Hz

General model ..........AC 110/120/220/230-240 V, 50/60 Hz

20 The batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as

sunshine, fire or like.

21 Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones

can cause hearing loss.

As long as this unit is connected to the AC wall outlet,
it is not disconnected from the AC power source even
if you turn off this unit by POWER or set it to the
standby mode by button on the remote control.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN
OR MOISTURE.

This unit enters the standby mode when you press
POWER inward to the ON position and then press
button on the remote control. In this state, this unit is
designed to consume a very small quantity of power.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

FEATURES.............................................................1

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ................................. 1

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS .........................2

Front panel.................................................................2

Remote control...........................................................3

Installing batteries in the remote control................... 4

Using the remote control ...........................................4

Rear panel..................................................................5

OPERATION

PLAYING AND RECORDING.............................9

Playing a source......................................................... 9

Adjusting the tonal quality ......................................10

Recording a source .................................................. 11

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................12

SPECIFICATIONS...............................................15

PREPARATION

CONNECTIONS ....................................................6

Connecting speakers and other components.............. 6

Connecting the supplied power cable........................8

■ About this manual

• y indicates a tip for your operation.

• Some operations can be performed by using either the buttons on the main unit or on the remote control. In cases
when the button names differ between the main unit and the remote control, the names of the buttons on the remote
control are given in parentheses.

• This manual is printed prior to production. Design and specifications are subject to change in part as a result of
improvements, etc. In case of differences between the manual and the product, the product has priority.

INTRODUCTION

FEATURES

PREPARATIONINTRODUCTION

OPERATION

INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL

◆ Highly dynamic power, low impedance drive capability

◆ Continuously variable loudness control

◆ CD DIRECT AMP switch used to obtain the highest

sound quality of compact discs

◆ PURE DIRECT switch used to reproduce the purest
source sound

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

Please check that you received all of the following parts:

Remote control Batteries (× 2)

(AA, R6, UM-3)

◆ Minimum RMS output power
90 W + 90 W (8 Ω), 0.019% THD, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

◆ REC OUT selector independent of input source selection

◆ Remote control capability

Power cable

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Front panel

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

1 POWER

Press inward to the ON position to turn on the power of
this unit. You can set this unit to standby mode by
pressing button on the remote control or turn on the unit
by pressing button on the remote control when this unit is
turned on.
Press again to release it outward to the OFF position to
turn off this unit.

Note

Even when this unit is turned off, this unit consumes a small
amount of power to preserve the memory.

2 POWER on indicator

Lights up as follows:
ON: Bright
Standby mode: Dark
OFF: Off

3 Remote control sensor

Receives signals from the remote control.

4 INPUT selector and indicators

Select the input source you want to listen to.
The input source indicators light up when the
corresponding input sources are selected.

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The input source names correspond to the names of the
connection jacks on the rear panel.

Note

The input setting is retained for about 1 week after the power
cable is unplugged.

5 PHONES jack

Connect headphones for private listening.
Rotate the SPEAKERS selector on the front panel to the
OFF position to turn off the sound from the speakers.

6 SPEAKERS selector

Turn on or off the speaker set connected to the
SPEAKERS A and/or B terminals on the rear panel each
time the corresponding SPEAKERS selector is set to A, B
or A+B.

7 REC OUT selector

Select a source for recording independently of the INPUT
selector setting, allowing you to record the selected source
while listening to another source.
See page 11 for details.

8 BASS

Increase or decrease the low frequency response.
See page 10 for details.

9 TREBLE

Increase or decrease the high frequency response.
See page 10 for details.

0 BALANCE

Adjust the sound output balance of the left and right
speakers. See page 10 for details.

A LOUDNESS

Retain a full tonal range at any volume level.
See page 11 for details.

B CD DIRECT AMP and indicator

Reproduces CD sound in the highest signal quality
regardless of the INPUT selector setting.
The indicator above it lights up when this function is
turned on. See page 10 for details.

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

C PURE DIRECT and indicator

Reproduces any input source in the purest sound possible.
The indicator above it lights up when this function is
turned on. See page 10 for details.

Remote control

D VOLUME

Control the sound output level.
This does not affect the REC level for recording.

INTRODUCTION

4 Input selector buttons

Select the input source you want to listen to.

5 Amplifier control buttons

INPUT l / h

Select the input source you want to listen to.

VOL +/–

Control the sound output level.
This does not affect the REC level for recording.

MUTE

Mute the sound output. Press MUTE again to resume the
audio output. Selected Input indicator blinks when the
sound is muted.

■ Controlling other components

The functions of the buttons to control other Yamaha
components are the same as those of the corresponding
buttons on those components. Refer to the components’
instruction manuals for details.

6 Yamaha tuner control buttons

Control various functions of Yamaha tuner. Refer to the
owner’s manual of your tuner for details.

■ Controlling this unit

1 Infrared signal transmitter

Sends signals to the main unit.

2 POWER ( )

Turn on the unit.

Note

This button is operational only when POWER on the front panel
is pressed inward to the ON position.

3 STANDBY ( )

Set this unit to the standby mode.

Notes

• This button is operational only when POWER on the front
panel is pressed inward to the ON position.

• In the standby mode, this unit consumes a small amount of
power in order to receive infrared-signals from the remote
control.

Note

Not all Yamaha tuners or functions can be controlled by this
remote control.

7 Yamaha CD player control buttons

Control various functions of Yamaha CD player. Refer to
the owner’s manual of your CD player for details.

Note

Not all Yamaha CD players or functions can be controlled by this
remote control.

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