Yamaha LX36, LX26C User Manual

ELECTRIC

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ACOUSTIC GUITAR

Pickup

Bar Sensor

NOMENCLATURE

Control Section

Battery Holder

Owner’s Manual

Thank you for choosing a Yamaha electric-acoustic guitar.
In order to make the most of the advanced features and
performance provided by your guitar, please read this
manual carefully before using the instrument.

PRECAUTIONS

The output jack is an EIAJ-standard 1/4" phone jack. Be sure to use an
appropriate connection cable.

The built-in preamplifier is automatically turned on when a plug is
inserted into the output jack. When not using the instrument, or when
playing it without amplification, be sure to remove the plug from the
output jack so that the preamplifier power is turned off.

Always set the VOLUME control to “0” when plugging in or unplugging
the connection cable.

The battery check indicator (BATT.) will light briefly when a plug is
inserted or removed from the output jack. This is normal and does not
indicate a malfunction.

Be sure to remove the battery if the instrument will not be used for an
extended period of time in order to prevent possible damage due to
battery leakage.

SPECIFICATIONS

System SYSTEM-41 (Monaural 2 way)
Pickup • Yamaha Custom Bar Sensor (Piezo type)

Pickup by LR-Baggs

• Condenser Mic (with gooseneck)

Pre-amplifier Controls VOL., MIC.VOL., MIC TONE, EQ control for bar

sensor (piezo) : HIGH, MID, LOW, A.M.F.,
PHASE(Phase switch for mic)

Output jack Combination end pin/power switch
Output impedance 1 kΩ
Power supply 9V DC, S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery
Battery life Approx. 120 hours

Accessories • Hexagonal wrench for neck adjustment x1

• Sound hole cover for preventing feedback x1

• S-006P (6F22) dry cell battery x1

Sound Hole Cover

Pickup

Condenser Mic

Output Jack (with power switch function)

(Accessory)

THE CONTROLS

q VOL. (Volume) Control

Adjusts the overall output volume level.

* Make sure that the VOL. is turned to “0”

before connecting or disconnecting.

w BATT. (Battery Check) Indicator

When battery power is low, the indicator will
light. As battery power becomes further
depleted, the indicator will flash.
Please replace the battery with a fresh one as
soon as possible.

q
w

u

e Equalizer Controls for the Bar

Sensor (Piezo)

LOW : Boosts or cuts the level of the low frequencies.
MID : Boosts or cuts the level of the middle frequencies.

The AMF control r adjusts the center frequency of the band affected by
this control.

HIGH : Boosts or cuts the level of the high frequencies.

r AMF Control

Sets the center frequency of the band of frequencies affected by the MID equalizer
control. The range is from 80 Hz to 6 kHz.

* This control has no effect when the MID equalizer control is set to its center (“0”) position.

t MIC. VOL.

Controls the volume of the condenser mic that is located inside the body (to the back
of the preamplifier).

* Setting the volume level too high may result in feedback causing damage to your

sound system. If feedback occurs, turn down the MIC. VOL. control until the feedback
stops or use a sound hole cover to prevent feedback.

y MIC. TONE

Adjusts the tone quality of the condenser mic. Rotate the knob to the LOW side to
increase emphasis on low frequencies or, to the HIGH side to increase emphasis on
high frequencies.

u PHASE switch for the MIC

Using this switch will change the tone when the mic signal is added to the guitar’s
tone. It can be effectively used to control feedback depending upon the devices that
are used and knob settings. Use it as you like.

e

yt

r

BATTERY REPLACEMENT

Be sure to replace the battery as soon as possible when the battery check
indicator lights in order to avoid reduced sound quality.

* Be sure to remove the battery if the instrument will not be used for an

extended period of time in order to prevent possible damage due to
battery leakage.

q Press the catch on the battery holder in

the direction indicated by the arrow in the
illustration in order to unlock it.

Catch

e Remove the old battery from the battery

case, and insert the new battery making
sure that the (+) and (–) terminals of the
battery are positioned as shown in the
illustration. Use only a DC9V, S-006P
(6F22) or equivalent battery.

DC9V
S-006P (6F22)

w Slide out the battery case.

Battery case

r Slide the battery case back

into the battery holder and
press firmly so that the
battery case locks into
place.

USING THE SOUND HOLE COVER

Feedback often occurs when controls are boosted on the electric acoustic guitar to
match the volume of other instruments when playing in a band.
Another source of feedback results from using the MIC. VOL. control to increase the
output from the internal condenser mic.
When the instrument is used under the conditions described above, the Sound Hole
Cover should be inserted into the sound hole.
With the Sound Hole Cover in place, feedback is effectively reduced.

CONDENSER MIC ADJUSTMENT

The condenser mic is attached inside the body (behind the preamplifier) with a
flexible pipe that allows free adjustment of the mic's direction.
A variety of tone variations are achievable by changing the direction of the mic head.

• When the guitar was shipped from the factory, the mic head is positioned inside
the body slightly pointed towards the sound hole and about 10mm from the
guitar's top. (You can see it from the sound hole.) This setting is good for picking
up the sound of the strings being plucked. (See diagram 1)

• When the mic head is slightly pointing toward the inside of the body this setting
will pickup a bigger body sound. (See diagram 2)

*Try some different mic placements and select the one you prefer.

(Diagram 1)

(Diagram 2)

Strings

10 mm

Mic Head

To ward the
center of
the body

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

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.

3. 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 guaran-

tee 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 co-axial 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 Corporation of America, Elec­tronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park,
CA90620

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

This device complies with part 15 of the
FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, in­cluding interference that may cause undes­ired operation.

CANADA

This Class B digital apparatus complies
with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numéique de la classe B est
conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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