Kxe 300
Kxe 300
OWNER’S MANUAL
                    I CAUTION
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                                                                                                       SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
                      d)    If the product does not operate normally by following
                            the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls
                            that are covered by the operating instructions as an
                            improper adjustment of other controls may result in
                            damage and will often require extensive work by a
                            qualified technician to restore the product to its normal
                            operation,
                      e) If the product has been dropped or damaged in any
                            way, and
                      f) When the product exhibits a distinct change in
                            performance - this indicates a need for service.
                20    Replacement Parts – When replacement parts are required,
                      be sure the service technician has used replacement parts
                      specified by the manufacturer or have the same
                      characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized
                      substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other
                      hazards.
                21    Safety Check – Upon completion of any service or repairs
                      to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety
                      checks to determine that the product is in proper operating
                      condition.
                22    Wall or Ceiling Mounting – The unit should be mounted to
                      a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.
                23    Heat – The product should be situated away from heat
                      sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
                      products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
                                                                                                                                    CAUTION II
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                        CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT
                    1    To assure the finest performance, please read this manual        16 Be sure to read the “Troubleshooting” section on
                         carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference.            common operating errors before concluding that this unit
                    2    Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place      is faulty.
                         away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust,        17 Before moving this unit, press STANDBY/ON to set the
                         moisture or cold. In a cabinet, allow about 2.5 cm (1               unit in standby mode, then disconnect the AC power plug
                         inch) of free space all around this unit for adequate               from the wall outlet.
                         ventilation.
                                                                                           To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not
                    3    Locate this unit away from other electrical appliances,           expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
                         motors, or transformers to avoid humming sounds.
                    4    Do not expose this unit to sudden temperature changes
                         from cold to hot, nor locate this unit in an environment          The unit is not disconnected from the AC power
                         with high humidity (i.e., a room with a humidifier) to            source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet,
                         prevent condensation inside this unit, which may cause            even if this unit itself is turned off. This state is called
                         an electrical shock, fire, damage to this unit, and/or            the standby mode. In this state, this unit is designed to
                         personal injury.                                                  consume a very small quantity of power.
                    5    Avoid installing this unit in a location where foreign
                         objects may fall onto this unit or where this unit may be         IMPORTANT
                         exposed to liquid dripping or splashing. On the top of this       Please record the serial number of this unit in the
                         unit, do not place:                                               space below.
                         • Other components, as they may cause damage and/or
                           discoloration on the surface of this unit.                      MODEL:
                         • Burning objects (i.e., candles), as they may cause fire,        Serial No.:
                           damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.                    The serial number is located on the rear of the unit.
                         • Containers with liquid in them, as they may fall, spilling      Retain this Owner’s Manual in a safe place for future
                           the liquid and causing an electrical shock to the user and/
                           or damage to this unit.
                                                                                           reference.
                    6    Do not cover this unit with a newspaper, tablecloth,
                         curtain, etc. in order not to obstruct heat radiation. If the      SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.K. MODEL
                         temperature inside this unit rises, it may cause fire,
                         damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.                      IMPORTANT:
                    7    Do not plug in this unit to a wall outlet until all               The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance
                         connections are complete.                                         with the following code:
                    8    Do not operate this unit upside-down. It may overheat,            Blue: NEUTRAL
                         possibly causing damage.                                          Brown: LIVE
                    9    Do not use excessive force on switches, knobs and/or
                         cords.                                                            As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
                    10   When disconnecting the power cord from the wall outlet,           apparatus may not correspond with the coloured
                         grasp the plug; do not pull the cord.                             markings identifying the terminals in your plug,
                    11   Do not clean this unit with chemical solvents; this might         proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE
                         damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth.                        must be connected to the terminal which is marked
                                                                                           with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which
                    12   Use only the voltage specified on this unit. Using this
                                                                                           is coloured BROWN must be connected to the
                         unit with a higher voltage than specified is dangerous and
                                                                                           terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured
                         may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal
                                                                                           RED. Making sure that neither core is connected to the
                         injury. YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any
                         damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage
                                                                                           earth terminal of the three pin plug.
                         other than as specified.
                    13   To prevent damage by lightning, disconnect the power             For U.K. customers
                         cord from the wall outlet during an electrical storm.            If the socket outlets in the home are not suitable for the
                    14   Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit. Contact               plug supplied with this appliance, it should be cut off and
                         qualified YAMAHA service personnel when any service              an appropriate 3 pin plug fitted. For details, refer to the
                         is needed. The cabinet should never be opened for any
                         reason.
                                                                                          instructions described above.
                    15   When not planning to use this unit for long periods of
                                                                                          Note: The plug severed from the mains lead must be
                         time (i.e., vacation), disconnect the AC power plug from
                         the wall outlet.                                                 destroyed, as a plug with bared flexible cord is hazardous
                                                                                          if engaged in a live socket outlet.
                  Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
                  “DOLBY” and the double-D symbol       are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
                                                                                       CONTENTS
                 FEATURES .............................................. 1                     CONNECTIONS
                 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ....................... 1                                Connecting CRX-E300 ......................................... 3
                                                                        SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
                Check that the following items are included.
                • Audio pin cable x 2                                                          • System control cable x 1
                                                                                                                                                                    1
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                                                            NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS
                                                                                              Front panel
                                                       1                                           2        3            4               1 Tape tray (P.5)
                                                                                                                                         2 (Open / Close) (P.5)
                                                  NATURAL SOUND   STEREO CASETTE DECK KX-E300                           DOLBY B-C NR
                                           MODE                                                  REC/
                                                                                                PAUSE
                                                                                                                          MIN      MAX
                                                                                                                                         7 MODE (P.5)
                                                                                                                                         8 Multi-information display (P.2)
                                                                                                                                         9 REC/PAUSE (P.6)
                       5          6   7                               8                                 9 0q w e                         0 DOLBY NR (P.1)
                                                                                                                                         q DIRECTION @# (P.5)
                                                                                                                                         w ! / ⁄ (Rewind, Music search
                                                                                                                                           backward/Fast-forward, Music search
                                                                                                                                           forward) (P.5)
                                                                                                                                         e REC LEVEL (P.6)
                                                                                                        Display
                                  1               2        3          4           5 6                   7         8                      1 Counter display
                                                                                                                                         2 Reverse mode indicator
                                                                                                                                         3 Dolby Noise Reduction indicator
                                                                                       SEARCH
                                                     BC                            REC PLAY                                              4 Direction indicator
                    L
                                                                                                                                         5 REC indicator
                      – 30 dB 20      15     10        8          6      4        2       0             2    4          6+
                    R                                                                                                                    6 Music SEARCH indicator
                                                                                                                                         7 PLAY indicator
                                                                  9
                                                                                                                                         8 Rewind/Fast-forward indicator
                                                                                                                                         9 REC/PLAY level indicator
                2
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                                                                                        CONNECTIONS
                Do not plug in this unit (or other components) until all connections are
                complete.
                •   Connections should be made to the correct input/output jacks on the other component.
                •   Also refer to the owner’s manual supplied with the component you are connecting.
                •   If the placement of this unit causes noise in other equipment, such as a tuner, move them farther apart.
                •   The connection using the SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack allows you to control this unit as well as the connected
                    components of YAMAHA Piano Craft series. Make connections between the Piano Craft series components using the
                    system control cable.
                                                           Connecting CRX-E300
                                                 CD receiver (CRX-E300)
                                                                                   DIGITAL        SUBWOOFER
                                                                                      OPTICAL
                                                                                       OUT        OUT
SYSTEM CONNECTOR
                                                                                                              6Ω MIN. /SPEAKER
                                                                        C
                                                                       IN
                                                                        MD
                                                                       OUT
                                                                        D
                                                                        A                                                                                 To wall outlet
                                                                       IN
                                                                       TAPE
                                                                       OUT
                                                                        AUX
                                                                       IN
                                                       R         L
To CRX-E300
IN B A OUT
                                                           L
                                                                                                  SYSTEM
                                                                                                CONNECTOR
               • The analog OUT jacks on this unit are marked Å and the analog IN jacks are marked ı. When connecting this unit to
                 CRX-E300 whose jacks are marked Å, ı, Ç and Î, connect this unit’s analog OUT jacks to the input jacks marked Å
                 and connect this unit’s analog IN jacks to the output jacks marked ı on the rear panel of CRX-E300.
               • The SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack should be connected to the SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack on CRX-E300.
               • To reduce the standby power consumption, connect the AC power cord of this unit to the switched AC outlet on
                 CRX-E300 (except for the U.K. model).
               • If you add MDX-E300 (not available in some areas) to your system, you can connect the system connector jack to the
                 SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack on MDX-E300. Also, you can connect the power cord to the AC OUTLET on MDX-E300
                 (except for the U.K. model).
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                 CONNECTIONS
                                                     IN
                                                    MD
                                                                                                                                                                         To wall outlet
                                                    OUT
                                                                                  FM ANT
                                                     D                            75Ω UNBAL.
                                                     A                                             R              L
                                                     IN                         GND
                                                    TAPE
                                                    OUT
                                                                                AM
                                                     B
                                                                                ANT                                   +
                                                     IN                                                               –   SUBWOOFER     SYSTEM
                                                    CD                                                                      OUT       CONNECTOR
                                                     E
IN
AUX 6Ω MIN./SPEAKER
R L SPEAKERS
L OUT
IN B A OUT
                                                               L
                                                                                                  SYSTEM
                                                                                                CONNECTOR
               • The analog OUT jacks on this unit are marked Å and the analog IN jacks are marked ı. When connecting this unit to
                 RX-E400 whose jacks are marked Å, ı, Ç, Î and ‰, connect this unit’s analog OUT jacks to the input jacks marked
                 Å and connect this unit’s analog IN jacks to the output jacks marked ı on the rear panel of RX-E400.
               • The SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack should be connected to the SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack on CDX-E400 or
                 CDC-E500.
               • To reduce the standby power consumption, connect the AC power cord of this unit to the switched AC outlet on
                 RX-E400 (except for the U.K. model).
               • If you add MDX-E300 (not available in some areas) to your system, you can connect the system connector jack to the
                 SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack on MDX-E300. Also, you can connect the power cord to the AC OUTLET on MDX-E300
                 (except for the U.K. model).
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                                                                                                                                 PLAYBACK
                      STANDBY/ON       COUNTER
                                       RESET
                                                                                            DOLBY
                                                                                              NR
                                                                                                                                      To fast-forward or rewind the tape
                                                                                                    DIRECTION       REC LEVEL
MIN MAX
                                                                                                                                                                                                    5
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                                                                                                                                  RECORDING
                                                                                                                   MIN      MAX
                                                                                                                                        certain point on the tape. Pressing COUNTER RESET
                                                                                                                                        will reset the tape counter to “0000”.
                2    Press REC/PAUSE.
                     • This unit turns into standby mode for recording
                        and the REC indicator flashes.
                                                                                                                                         Note
                3    Press MODE to select the reverse mode.                                                                              Please check the copyright laws in your country to
                     • Each time you press MODE, the reverse mode                                                                        record from records, compact discs, radio, etc.
                        changes and the corresponding mode indicator                                                                     Recording of copyright material may infringe
                        lights up as follows:                                                                                            copyright laws.
                                   : One side of the tape is recorded.
                                   : Both sides of the tape are recorded.
                6    Press #.
                     • The REC and PLAY indicators light up during
                        recording.
                If this unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the
                simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the symptom column, disconnect the
                power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. When receiving service, other Piano
                Craft components you are using together with this unit may be needed.
                  Tape does not move during playback                              Slack tape wrapped around pinch roller.                      Take up slack with a pencil before using.
                  or recording.
                  Cannot record.                                                  Erasure prevention tab is broken off.                        Replace tape or cover erasure prevention hole with
                                                                                                                                               adhesive tape.
                  Poor sound quality                                              The DOLBY NR type is not correct.                            Select an appropriate DOLBY NR type. The same
                                                                                                                                               noise reduction type should be used both on recording
                                                                                                                                               and playback.
Excessive noise Head has become magnetized. Demagnetize heads with head eraser.
                  Tape travel stops in the middle of                              Slack tape coming out of cassette shell.                     Take up slack by turning reels with a pencil.
                  playback or recording.
                                                                                  Tape is worn.                                                Replace the tape.
                  The synchronized recording function                             System control cable is not connected.                       Connect this unit and the source component with the
                  does not work.                                                                                                               system control cable firmly.
                  Cannot search for the beginning of                              Silent gaps between tracks are too short.                    The function of searching for the beginning of a
                  desired track of the tape                                                                                                    desired track does not operate unless the silent gaps
                                                                                  Excessively soft passages in the middle of                   between tracks are at least four seconds long.
                                                                                  selections.
                Maintenance
                Dirty heads, capstans, and pinch rollers can cause poor sound and tape jams. Clean these parts with a commercially
                available cleaning tape.
                                                                                              SPECIFICATIONS
                Type ................................................. Auto reverse stereo cassette deck              General
                Frequency response (–20 dB)                                                                           Power supply
                  Type 1 (Normal) ...................................................... 30 to 15,000 Hz               [U.S.A. and Canada models] ................................. AC 120 V, 60 Hz
                  Type 2 (High) .......................................................... 30 to 16,000 Hz             [U.K. and Europe models] ..................................... AC 230 V, 50 Hz
                  Type 4 (Metal) ......................................................... 30 to 18,000 Hz            Power consumption ..................................................................... 12 W
                Wow and flutter .......................................................... 0.09%, W.RMS               Power consumption (standby mode) ............................................. 3 W
                Signal-to-Noise ratio ...................................... 58 dB (Dolby NR OFF)                     Dimensions (W x H x D) ....................................... 217 x 88 x 291 mm
                                                                              66 dB (Dolby B NR ON)                   Weight ........................................................................................ 3.0 kg
                                                                              74 dB (Dolby C NR ON)
                Harmonic Distortion ..................................................................... 1.0%
                                                                                                                      Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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