Yamaha NS-SW210: CAUTION: Read this before operating your unit

Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA product.

CAUTION: Read this before operating your unit

Please read the following operating precautions before use.

• Do not place this unit where foreign material, such as

YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any damage

dripping water. It might cause fire, damage to this unit,

and/or injury caused by not following the cautions below.

and/or personal injury.

• To assure the finest performance, please read this

• Never put a hand or a foreign object into the YST port

manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future

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

reference.

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

• Install this unit in a cool, dry, clean place - away from

injury and/or damage to this unit.

windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration,

• Never place a fragile object near the YST port of this

dust, moisture and cold. Avoid sources of humming

unit. If the object falls or drops as a result of the air

(transformers, motors). To prevent fire or electrical

pressure, it may cause damage to the unit and/or personal

shock, do not expose this unit to rain or water.

injury.

• Never open the cabinet. If something drops into the set,

• Never open the cabinet. It might cause an electric shock,

contact your dealer.

since this unit uses a high voltage. It might also cause

• The voltage to be used must be the same as that specified

personal injury and/or damage to this unit.

on the rear panel. Using this unit with a higher voltage

• When using a humidifier, be sure to avoid condensation

than specified is dangerous and may cause a fire and/or

inside this unit by allowing enough space around this

electric shock.

unit or avoiding excess humidification. Condensation

• To reduce the risk or fire or electric shock, do not expose

might cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or electric

this unit to rain or moisture.

shock.

• Do not use force on switches, controls or connection

• Super-bass frequencies reproduced by this unit may

wires. When moving the unit, first disconnect the power

cause a turntable to generate a howling sound. In such a

plug and the wires connected to other equipment. Never

case, move this unit away from the turntable.

pull the wires themselves.

• This unit may be damaged if certain sounds are

• When not planning to use this unit for a long period (ie.,

continuously output at high volume level. For example,

vacation, etc.), disconnect the AC power plug from the

if 20 Hz - 50 Hz sine waves from a test disc, bass sounds

wall outlet.

from electronic instruments, etc., are continuously

• To prevent lightning damage, disconnect the AC power

output, or when the stylus of a turntable touches the

plug when there is an electric storm.

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

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

unit from being damaged.

radiate from the rear panel. Place the unit apart from the

• If you hear distortion (i.e., unnatural, intermittent

walls, allowing at least 20 cm of space above, behind and

“rapping” or “hammering” sounds) coming from this

on both sides of the unit to prevent fire or damage.

unit, reduce the volume level. Extremely loud playing of

Furthermore, do not position with the rear panel facing

a movie soundtrack’s low frequency, bass-heavy sounds

down on the floor or other surfaces.

or similarly loud popular music passages can damage

• Do not cover the rear panel of this unit with a newspaper,

this speaker system.

a tablecloth, a curtain, etc., in order not to obstruct heat

• Vibration generated by super-bass frequencies may

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

distort images on a TV. In such a case, move this unit

cause fire, damage to the unit and/or personal injury.

away from the TV set.

• Do not place the following objects on this unit:

• Do not attempt to clean this unit with chemical solvents

Glass, china, small metallic, etc.

as this might damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth.

If glass, etc., falls as a result of vibrations and breaks,

• Be sure to read the “TROUBLESHOOTING” section

it may cause bodily injury.

regarding common operating errors before concluding

that the unit is faulty.

A burning candle etc.

• Install this unit near the wall outlet and where the AC

If the candle falls as a result of vibration, it may cause

power plug can be reached easily.

fire and bodily injury.

• Secure placement or installation is the owner’s

A vessel containing water

responsibility. YAMAHA shall not be liable for any

If the vessel falls as a result of vibration and water

accident caused by improper placement or

spills, it may cause damage to the speaker, and/or you

installation of speakers.

may get an electric shock.

Be sure to allow spaces of at least 20 cm above, behind

WARNING

and on both sides of the unit.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO

RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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