Yamaha A-S201 Black: BASIC OPERATION

BASIC OPERATION: Yamaha A-S201 Black

BASIC OPERATION

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Playing a source

1 Press A (power) to turn on this unit.

2 Press one of the Input selector buttons to

select the desired input source.

A (power)

3 Press SPEAKERS A and/or SPEAKERS B on

the front panel to select desired speaker(s).

Input selector

buttons

Notes

When one set of speakers is connected using bi-wire

connections, or when using two sets of speakers simultaneously

(A and B), make sure SP A and SP B are displayed on the front

panel display.

TREBLE –/+

When listening with headphones, turn off the speakers.

BASS –/+

BALANCE L/R

4 Play the source.

5 Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the sound

VOLUME +/

output level.

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You can adjust the tonal quality by using BASS –/+,

TREBLE –/+, and the left/right sound balance of speakers

by using BALANCE L/R (see page 5).

6 When finished listening, press A (power) to

set this unit to standby mode.

Press A (power) to turn this unit on again.

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You can also use the buttons or knobs on the front panel if they

SPEAKERS A/B

have the same or similar names as those on the remote control.

For recording, see page 4.

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Enjoying pure, high fidelity sound

Using the sleep timer

(Pure Direct)

Use this feature to automatically set this unit to standby

mode after a certain amount of time. The sleep timer is

The Pure Direct function bypasses unnecessary circuitry

useful when you are going to sleep while this unit is

in this unit to reduce electrical noise when playing the

playing or recording a source.

selected source. This allows you to enjoy high fidelity

sound quality.

The PURE DIRECT indicator lights up and the front panel

display turns off after a few seconds.

SLEEP

A (power)

PURE DIRECT

Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the amount of

button

time before this unit is set to standby mode.

Each time you press SLEEP, the front panel display

changes cyclically as shown below.

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PURE DIRECT indicator

Note

The SLEEP indicator blinks while setting the amount

The BASS, TREBLE, and BALANCE controls do not function

of time for the sleep timer.

while the PURE DIRECT feature is turned on.

If the sleep timer is set, the SLEEP indicator on the

front panel display lights up.

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To cancel the sleep timer, do one of the following:

Select “SLEEP OFF”.

Set this unit to standby mode.

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