Yamaha NS-P280: Contents

Contents

Package contents................................................1

Connecting the power cables............................. 4

Installing the speakers.......................................1

Using the Subwoofer......................................... 4

Installing the front, center, and surround

Setting the subwoofer volume ........................... 4

speakers ..........................................................2

Frequency characteristics................................... 5

Installing the subwoofer .....................................2

Troubleshooting................................................. 5

Wa ll-mounting the speakers ..............................2

Specifications...................................................... 6

Connecting the speakers...................................3

Connection diagram ...........................................3

Package contents

Thank you for choosing the Yamaha NS-P280 5.1CH Speaker Package.

Make sure the package contains the following items.

 Subwoofer (NS-SW280 x1)

The Subwoofer features a built-in power amplifier and utilizes

Advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology to provide high-quality

sub-bass sound that adds real “punch” to your home theater.

 Front, center, and surround speakers (NS-B280 x5)

The front, center, and surround speakers are full-range

acoustic-suspension speakers.

 Front, center, and surround speakers

Subwoofer cable,

Non-skid pads: When

5 m (16 ft.) x1

placing the speakers on a flat

Speaker cable, 25 m (82 ft.) x1

surface, affix the included

(To be cut into 5 lengths for the

non-skid pads to the corners

front, center, and surround

of the speaker undersides, as

speakers. Take care to prevent

shown. The pads will prevent

injury when preparing the cables.)

the speakers from moving

Non-skid pads (20 pcs.) x1

Non-skid pad

around.

(For the front, center, and

surround speakers.)

Installing the speakers

•

Before you connect the speakers, place each speaker in

its respective location. Speaker positioning is very

important as it affects the overall sound quality of the

Front

system. Place the speakers in locations that will

right

optimize the sound quality at your listening position.

Refer to the illustration.

Subwoofer

TV

The position of the subwoofer is not as critical as the

Front

position of the other speakers because sub-bass

left

Center

sounds are not very directional. Refer to “Installing the

Surround

subwoofer” on page 2 for more information.

right

Note

•Placing the speakers too close to a CRT-type TV

may impair the picture color or cause a buzzing

Surround

left

noise. In this case, move the speakers at least 20 cm

(8") away from the TV. This is not an issue with LCD

and plasma TVs.

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Installing the speakers

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Installing the front, center, and

Wall-mounting the speakers

surround speakers

You can mount the speakers on the wall as follows.

Front speakers:

Place the two front speakers on the

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Install screws into a solid wall or wall support

left and right sides of the TV, at approximately the

as shown below. Use 3.5 to 4 mm (1/8")

same height as the TV, facing directly forward.

diameter self-tapping screws.

Surround speakers:

Place the left and right

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Hang each speaker by its keyhole slots onto

surround speakers behind your listening position,

the protruding screws.

facing slightly inward, about 1.8 meters (approx. 6 ft.)

above the floor.

Note

You can place the front and surround speakers on

•Make sure the shaft of the screw is seated in the

tables or other supports, or mount them on the walls.

narrow part of the keyhole slot. Otherwise, the

For more information, see “Wall-mounting the

speaker may fall.

speakers”.

Center speaker:

Place the center speaker centrally

Wall/wall

45 mm

between the front speakers, facing directly forward.

support

(1-3/4")

Installing the subwoofer

6 mm

(1/4")

Place the subwoofer on the outside of either the right

Minimum

or the left front speaker, as shown in

A

and

B

.

20 mm (3/4")

AB

Warnings

•Each speaker weighs 0.45 kg (1 lbs.). Do not

mount the speakers on thin plywood or on a wall

with a soft surface material. Otherwise, the screws

may pull out of the surface and the speakers may

fall, possibly damaging the speakers or causing

personal injury.

C

•Do not affix the speakers to a wall using nails,

adhesives, or unstable hardware. Long-term use

and vibration may cause the speakers to fall.

Note: Standing waves

may make it difficult to

•To avoid accidents resulting from tripping over

hear bass sounds here.

loose speaker cables, affix the cables to the wall.

•Mount the speakers in a wall location that will be

unlikely to result in injury to an individual’s head.

Subwoofer Front speaker

The placement shown in

C

is also possible, however, if

the subwoofer is placed directly facing a wall and your

listening position is in the center of the room, you may

not be able to obtain enough bass sound from the

subwoofer. This is because “standing waves” are

forming between the two parallel walls and cancelling

out the bass sounds. In this case, position the

subwoofer at an angle to the wall. It may be necessary

to break up parallel wall surfaces by placing

bookshelves, etc., along them.

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