Yamaha NS-P380: Precautions

Precautions

Please read the following operating precautions before use. Yamaha will not be held responsible for any damage and/or

injury caused by not following the cautions below.

1.

To assure the finest performance, please read this

1.

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

manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future

possibly causing damage.

reference.

2.

Do not use excessive force on switches, controls or

2.

Install the speakers in a cool, dry, clean place – away

connection wires. When moving this unit, first

from windows, sources of heat, sources of excessive

disconnect the power plug and the wires connected to

vibration, dust, moisture or cold. Avoid sources of

other equipment. Never pull the wires themselves.

electrical humming (e.g., transformers and motors). To

3.

Never put a hand or a foreign object into the port

prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose the

located on the right side of this unit. When moving this

speakers to rain or water.

unit, do not hold the port, as it might cause personal

3.

To prevent the enclosure from warping or discoloring,

injury and/or damage to this unit.

do not expose the speakers to direct sunlight or

4.

Since this unit has a built-in power amplifier, heat

excessive humidity.

radiates from the rear panel. Place the unit away from

4.

Avoid installing the speakers where foreign objects may

walls, allowing at least 20 cm (8") of space above,

fall onto them and/or where they may be exposed to

behind and on both sides of the unit to prevent fire or

liquid dripping or splashing.

damage. Furthermore, do not position the unit with the

5.

Do not place the following objects on top of the

rear panel facing down on the floor or other surfaces.

speakers:

5.

When using a humidifier, be sure to avoid condensation

– Other components, as they might damage or discolor

inside this unit by allowing enough space around the unit

the surface of the speakers.

and avoiding excess humidification. Condensation might

– Burning objects (e.g., candles), as they might cause

cause fire, damage to the unit, and/or electric shock.

fire, damage to the speakers or personal injury.

6.

Do not cover the rear panel of this unit with a

– Containers of liquid, as they might spill and cause

newspaper, tablecloth, curtain, etc. to avoid obstructing

electric shock to the user or damage to the speakers.

heat radiation. If the temperature inside the unit rises, it

6.

Do not place the speakers where they are liable to be

may cause fire, damage to the unit, or personal injury.

knocked over or struck by falling objects. Stable

7.

Do not plug this unit into a wall outlet until all

placement will also ensure better sound performance.

connections are complete.

7.

Placing the speakers on the same shelf or rack as the

8.

The voltage to be used must match that specified on the

turntable can result in feedback.

rear panel. Using this unit with a voltage higher than

8.

Any time you note distortion, reduce the volume control

specified is dangerous and may cause fire, damage to

on your amplifier to lower setting. Never allow your

the unit, and/or personal injury. Yamaha is not

amplifier to be driven into “clipping”. Otherwise, the

responsible for damage resulting from use of this unit

speakers may be damaged.

with a voltage other than specified.

9.

When using an amplifier with a rated output power

9.

Super-bass sound reproduced by this unit may cause a

higher than the nominal input power of the speakers,

turntable to generate audio feedback. In this case, move

care should be taken not to exceed the maximum input

the unit away from the turntable.

of the speakers.

10.

This unit may be damaged if certain sounds are

10.

Do not attempt to clean the speakers with chemical

continuously output at high volume level. For example,

solvents as this might damage the finish. Use a clean,

if 20 Hz–50 Hz sine waves from a test disc or bass

dry cloth.

sounds from an electronic instrument, etc. are

11.

Do not attempt to modify or fix the speakers. Contact

continuously output, or if a turntable stylus touches the

qualified Yamaha service personnel when service is

surface of a disc, reduce the volume level to prevent the

needed. The cabinet should never be opened for any

unit from being damaged.

reason.

11.

If you hear distorted noise (i.e., unnatural, intermittent

12.

Be sure to read the “Troubleshooting” section regarding

“rapping” or “hammering” sounds) from this unit,

common operating errors before concluding that the

reduce the volume level. Extremely loud movie

speakers are faulty.

soundtrack low frequency, bass-heavy sounds, or

13. Secure placement or installation is the owner’s

similarly loud popular music passages can damage this

responsibility. Yamaha is not liable for accidents

unit.

caused by improper placement or installation of

12.

Vibration generated by super-bass sound may distort

speakers.

images on a TV. In this case, move the unit away from

the TV set.

13.

When disconnecting the power cord from the wall

For NS-SW380

outlet, grasp the plug; do not pull the cord.

WARNING

14.

When you plan not to use this unit for a long period of

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC

time (i.e. vacation, etc.), disconnect the AC power plug

from the wall outlet.

SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO

15.

Install this unit near the wall outlet and where the AC

RAIN OR MOISTURE.

power plug can be reached easily.

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