Yamaha PC-8 PC-8 OWNERS MANUAL - Page 9

ANTENNA

CONNECTION

FM

Antenna

Turn

on

the

POWER

switch

and

tune

in

an

FM

station.

Then,

adjust

the

length,

direction

and

angle

of

the

telescopic

antenna

to

obtain

the

best

reception.

When

the

reception

is

unsatisfactory

using

the

telescopic

antenna,

which

could

occur

in

areas

far

from

the

FM

station,

where

nearby

traffic

causes

excessive

disturbances

or

where

high-rise

buildings

interfere

with

the

signal

transmision,

an

FM

indoor

or

outdoor

antenna

(300

ohms)

available

on

the

market

may

be

connected

to

the

"FM

ANT"

terminal

instead

of

using

the

telescopic

antenna.

When

using

an

external

FM

antenna,

fold

down

the

telescopic

antenna.

Note:

Please

refer

to

the

section

on

"Band

Selector

Switches

According

to

Area".

Note:

Do

not

carry

your

system

around

with

the

telescopic

antenna

extended

as

the

antenna

might

be

damaged

if

struck

against

something

hard.

MW

(AM)

Antenna

The

built-in

ferrite

bar

antenna

may

be

used

to

receive

local

MW

(AM)

stations.

This

antenna

is

a

directional

type,

which

means

that

broadcasts

from

distant

stations

may

sometimes

be

improved

by

rotating

the

unit,

itself.

When

the

ferrite

bar

antenna

is

used,

the

telescopic

antenna

should

be

folded

down.

CONNECTIONS

AND

POWER

SUPPLY

*

Turntable

installation

Note

the

colors,

white

(L)

and

red

(R),

of

the

record

player

output

jacks,

and

connect

the

white

jack

to

the

PHONO

L

(left)

terminal

and

the

red

jack

to

the

PHONO

R

(right)

terminal

on

the

back

panel.

*

Connection

to

the

recording

auxiliary

jacks

When

another

tape

deck

is

used

in

addition

to

the

one

housed

in

the

main

unit,

tape

-to

-tape

dubbing,

mixed

playback

of

tape

sources,

etc.

is

possible.

For

this

purpose,

connect

the

left

and

right

LINE

IN

jacks

of

the

tape

deck

to

the

left

and

right

auxiliary

jacks

on

the

back

panel.

*

Speaker

system

connection

In

accordance

with

the

connection

diagram,

connect

the

right

speaker

cord

to

the

right

SPEAKER

terminals

(left

and

right),

and

connect

the

left

speaker

cord

to

the

left

SPEAKER

terminals

(left

and

right),

making

sure

the

polarities

are

correctly

connected.

If

the

polarities

of

the

speaker

cords

are

reversed,

no

stereo

sound

is

obtained.

Connect

the

speaker

cords

to

the

SPEAKER

terminals

as

follows:

While

pressing

down

on

the

terminal

tab

just

below

the

terminal,

insert

one

end

of

the

cord

into

the

SPEAKER

terminal

hole,

and

then

release

the

tab.

This

locks

the

end

of

the

cord

in

the

terminal

hole.

POWER

SUPPLY

AC

OUTLET

*

Connect

the

attached

power

cord

to

the

AC

input

jack

on

the

back

of

the

unit.

Even

though

the

power

cord

is

connected

to.

an

AC

wall

outlet,

no

power

is

supplied

to

the

unit

itself

unless

the

power

is

turned

on.

CHECKING

THE

DC

POWER

SOURCE

(BUILT-IN

BATTERIES

OR

CAR

BATTERY)

1.

Depress

the

POWER

switch.

2.

Note

that

the

indicator

above

the

POWER

switch

will

light

up.

If

the

indicator

starts

to

flicker,

the

batteries

are

getting

weak.

If

the

unit

is

operated

with

a

weak

DC

source:

*

Recording

and

playback

is

impos-

sible

although

radio

broadcasts

may

be

heard.

In

addition,

the

YMS

(Yamaha

Music

Search)

system

may

fail

to

work

properly.

When

this

condition

arises,

replace

all

batteries

or

operate

the

unit

on

AC

power.

Note

on

Receiving

Bands

and

Antennas

U.S.A.

and

Canadian

models:

The

telescopic

antenna

provides

reception

for

the

FM

band,

and

the

built-in

ferrite

bar

antenna

provides

reception

for

the

MW

(AM)

bands.

Europe

and

U.K.

models:

The

tele-

scopic

antenna

provides

reception

for

the

FM

and

SW

bands,

and

the

built-

in

ferrite

bar

antenna

provides

reception

for

the

MW

and

LW

bands.

Other

Area

Models:

The

telescopic

antenna

provides

reception

for

the

FM

and

SW,

bands

and

the

built-in

ferrite

bar

antenna

provides

reception

for

the

MW

and

SW,

bands.

Band

Selector

Switches

According

to

Area

U.S.A.

and

Canada

FM

MW

(AM)

87.6

—

525

-

108.0MHz

1605kHz

Europe

and

U.K.

FM

MW

LW

87.6

-

525

-

153

-

108.0MHz

1605kHz

.

280kHz

SW

5.8

16.0MHz

Other

Area

FM

MW

87.6-

525-

108.0MHz

1605kHz

SW,

3.0-

8.0MHz

SW,

8.0

-

22.0MHz

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Section	Page
Connection diagram	8
Connections	9
Front panel	11
Functions	12
Recording	14

Yamaha PC-8 PC-8 OWNERS MANUAL - Page 9

ANTENNA, CONNECTION, Antenna, CONNECTIONS, POWER, SUPPLY, Turntable, installation, OUTLET, CHECKING

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