G YAMAKA CA OLSYAMAHA offers you thanks and congratulations on your choice of the Stereo Controt Amplifier C4, The C-4 combines in a modern and functional control amplifier the same standards of knowhow that have made availble YAMAHA’s top-notch control amplifiers C1 and C2 with new developments including the improved signal-to-noise ratio at the © installation and the continuously variable frequency tuenover ability It further embodies many functional facilis, ie. TONE BYPASS, REC OUT SELEC. TOR, CARTRIDGE LOAD CONTROLS as well as the built-in headphone amplifier and the MC amplifier, to make itself a trully talented performer. In oxder to ‘make the most of the C-l's excelent performance ability for its long service life, please read this manual carefully before starting #0 use it. FEATURES: The Eauolae Arai Te eal age om = 6 + The TONE Bv2A85 Sey esi bys See eee ee le en mony e cance: ‘kHz, 0.01% distortion) and an excellent 8508 ‘ms rich functional talents, allows @ simple 8018 orn Seat vontnonten mss tar wd Est tthe 4 1 Nah SN roto snd ity. Mi deoriet eam tee Giese! 6 wigs ronnie eee Fret RA ewan win some ‘0 a eon ad tron | Goneaatenarerttenmoyrgonm, Oa rary kg ei Rah ety ec en ae ke Thad roti for MC erage am «fale A tani) cacao {Gtge mera marl eet. eos TT cool Cra ble of ti sri to iin of oon eu ee ea a op crate retainers Sosleaa eee re ota Teomec zp rum as pong Stal igh a AMM cartridge lad nich expe of ottp sutehove wad rosacea ued © Yamaha's unique REC OUT Selector Switch Insaittion of the 1008 positon, expecially, ™praduiny on, rans improved matching carat with [REC OUT and PRE OUT termi ge 3 [Dw impedence ana nghoutput MG eatreges, muting relay 10 preven noise with One Avaitblty of 8 varying load capacity means Ot of the owe. Giteret characters al obtuiae tom © The Foretionl pare! yout is enhanced to the same and one phono carrie to parm unaut Yamaha beauty, withthe Keynote of | fig teton of sound uatyineeprodiacion. Pn Black. CONTENTS Cceuvion: aad tis Betove Oper [Ronnecson Daron [ront Pans and Conia 5 te (Soecteatnsal 16 ceca) 18 IMPORTANT! | Pie record the serial number of your ‘unit inthe space below Model Namo C4 Serial No, “The serial number i located on the rear of the chasis, Fetain this Owner's Manual in a safe ple for future reference.The C4 3 hah petormanee peampiiiar smith tr tortion and vara contos This manda 8 requed yang 1 you ae te get the Bast from is sec fates an ‘Boot dip or oreo jar th C4, whieh DYnot plan the C4 where tw be x owe to ret sig, excess heat Irwtance over arity, eld, most, oF out 4 ‘moe oF seahall to remo aes of it Wipe cnt wa sat gi damp eth, S 05 net stmt to cay intemal at rent or tp, Les Har t0 your lea 6 15 not asume your C4 is tet botre fhcking the Trouble Shaoting Ist on Bae 19 or comman oprting rior. Z pat ltzitnes an nbs in sezardance twin tw insrctons, Aid sping undue {ere ich snout ever be nace, a bo noe attempt fo use nares seins \ [ \_GAUTION ; READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR C-4 8 Note that thn mating circuit hes the C4 sn for sora conde ster ity ON, to prevent the pope and cok that can 02 9 Bo ot connect other auto eauipment to ‘he spre AC outlet saat onthe opal Ite wi requie mere power than the out let aerated to prove 10 Keap this manual in sate pace for tune you a partctiy seis with si con {Woe and fonctions,‘TAPE DECKPower Amp.That, the OC equine connects withthe OC fat amples dees, and secrdnay ensues high round quality.The button pushes once mote, te ght anes of and the tone conto! ecu Pie the lame is ghted, the for sites @ , a the tone conrols@- @. on @ , ‘han the tone contol i it furthest 0 the ‘ight (others a sigen change of the toured wohene teased ard i wil exercon @REC OUT selector Switch “This swith sends out sna for resorting 10 epi of the pottion ofthe INPUT slr "1. Recouing i imposibo when the sviteh is in OFF postin. 2, Plane ror 10° Page 12 Yor ow to ue @uPUT Selector Swicoh “his is 4 sith for slactin of eonnatd Grange te sith maton wth 2 progam tourer aecorcing to the table upper Hh AUK ‘Playback from an equipment connate Aux tm TUNER | Brosdoaine Reeption PHONO” | DISC. Avdition TAPE Payback rom an Tape Da TAPE? | Payback Wom Tape Dace 2 connected tothe TAPE? @PHOMNG Inpur Selector Switch Ie isthe itch fo let» trtabe connected Note: Pleas be ares» trntabie witha fentrije ie connmcte 0 he PHONOSIC “Tarths PHONO MC seminal, do nt connect bian output cigs nck 35 = AM ca tye FeHONoa | Wik ypo (i eyes te) | (Ge moving magnet ype) | PHONO? Te, ] PHONO IMG | MC wpe moving collie) | fare | @aumO MUTING Swicen tlt aod a staght 2018 reduction ie mace i fe ample arn “The button presed ones mor, the lomp thts fe the gin I row bac, © Suppose that this switch i et ON fhe the light keape of) and the VOLUNE @ is trrad to th ght to effect an incest Inthe ‘ter that svtching OFF the button in thie ‘te products «sudan ange the sound Soren wil rentarty exercie 89d in uence on the seater. Phase Be cael 0 @VOLUME Contra! ‘Ths krob_parmis you to contol the oval ‘ound volume, turn this switch fully counterlockwite fof 0 tot to be giten an incest lnge sous Oueve, (Headphone Leva! Contrat) It onols the heaiphore sour volume “Turning He tothe rgb (lake) ives an FMlmen the VOLUME @ i ot furthest tothe Toft (antdockwie), no sound i prosuesd@PHONES (Headphonas Jeck) ‘Connect your stro headphones to this jack, se tothe fel conto! @ to obtain sound volume @URNOVER FREQUENCY Controle. BASS: Tm varie me wnoverfaquaney in she tow Hequeney range of Wi tone ‘Suet an incre inthe turnover fe ate oer 0"TONE CONTROLS! TURNOVER FREQUENCY CON. TROLS" in Poe 14, TREBLE: I varies the turnover raqueney in the high fequoney range ofthe toe en to, Turing it to tei produces on rete in tht turnover frequency ot the high frequen range, and turing {tt tho Jt prodas.a deeus in he iene afr t9 “TONE CONTROLS! TURNOVER FREQUENCY “CON TROLS” in Page 4 @FILTER Switches LOW: hen this buon ste pea |), tea lw frequeney noize below 15H fut th aie fegueey range, normal Iy unneesaary for music reproduction, 1 cutott 0 a to prevent the speakers lea tow frequency restion tering (of cone paper) ve 10 2 Warped de Leave this sth ON (an hie he TONE BYPASS. Switch ie OFF 10 protect the spaskere HiGH: using thie Buon atch Cm} cuts Kus "Lane iF OFF (AR) for normal us @MovE switches The itch kes choice of made to match 2 progam source cnmected to the input formas STEREO" Won the button is puted (= REV: Pushing thls button (m} producs reverse stare reproduction, hae the ‘igh and Int cannot are revere ONO: Mora reproduetion is obtained by pushing the button) @rHoNo-1,-2 CARTROGELOAD Switches, The "£2 ster allow sation ofthe optima bb eesiunce for a MM roving mag Be foruidge on the turntable comectad 10 the slows wneton of the optimum load capesty theta w “CARTRIDGE LOAD SWITCH” In Pa 15 @PRe OUT switones ‘These ovtchs are ued te put ON and OFF ‘te output sass Wom the PAE OUT Terai Vand 2 To turn them ON, push them (a), and to turn them OFF Um) ie another pa, @BaLance conere! “Turning it to he right produces a decease in the ft channel suns volume, and turning 16 {hw lt, & cent in she ght ohare [To bring the at and right evel nals,‘CONNECTION OF Ac POWER —— Plug the power supply ead to an AC Socket power amoltaralfor to 2 turntable, do not {allt tly arm ehe VOLUME site 0 delet 1) before sitchin poser Inte site button Wht. IF 1h Fa) Gomctmot Ae ower cxrmacting cord Not hat Land Roe corety ‘onmacad a soa in Fi. 2 “Tee PHONO int trminas are prone fo Ii aed ME cai. Connect 2. tentaple wth MM (moving mee tet) earvige to the PHONO: and PHONO? [Fae In ease of MC (moving ei) cage, connect the ouput cord eet to the PHONO nen conection, cont tard ofthe pin pig provided st the tp of out cord torn a tur table, and then conoest 9 tunable wih MAM fo the PHONO or PHONO teria fe urtable with RIC erg 0 the PHONO INC tari (F 3) Nt ground cord is provided together with the bin pia, connat it tothe GND terminal on the1 Paying DISC 1) Pease noe that connections ae rat 21 Burn the POMER sich "ON" +The VOLUME control wll be fully tre to the lft 3) Sat tho PHONO INPUT slater switch onthe ‘wont pana! sete peitonevrerpandia ta the Input termine 0 which the turtle econ * For exame, set the PHONO INPUT sector _sttcn to the "PHONO.1” poston for tet table conned to he PHONO terial. 4) Sete INPUT sleztor ste "PHONO". MODE sorte 1 Push the TONE BYPASS swith bution 1 Spina tone contol eat edie eeu os UASS, TREBLE, ond TURNOVER FREQUENCY BASS and TREBLE a well 45 LOW and HIGH FILTERS do not tne 2) Bush the "t" oF "2" PRE OUT snitch button 8) Commence BISC plying. 19) Turn the VOLUME domty to the sight end btn dead sound! volume. Alo work om BALANCE contol so that te sound volumes of lettand rit sakes ea 10) Shen utng a HE erage on the triable ft tne "iP" SWNTCN of PHONO, 2 CAR TRIOGE LOAD so a1 to bait rast the car ledge’ impadanc [Also by means of the "pF sitch, sleet the 111 han the TONE BYPASS switch it inthe (OFF position, the tone contol exeut fun. TAESLE, ant TURNOVER FREQUENCY BASS and TREBLE The FILTER eveult keeps aso functioning, Uhettore eat of unwanted nie companents by Boing the HIGH and/or LOM itch ‘Siow the LOW sites cut of ula low Irequeney components blow TSHe ot the Busi ange, you may lee inthe Ale postion (a=) eo that works a8 12} sen you destiny die lay ten the VOLUME contol to the faethe lft uh the POWER snitch OFF ‘utput cord of 8 curable connate withthe rst of the cord In principe, use te" uiteh to aioe inpedonce matching for 8 eartdge 10, nae pF iteh to make chicn of dicate tone verti nthe high acuTTUNER input tials on the Yea panel sig thot the ft hand and the Fgh hand outers ae friay your tuner et the INPUT secon toh “Than, fol the procedures 8) 112) fr paying ose pada ee eer ete) The cuput cord provided withthe Tope Duck thw TAPE PO tarminals Us the TAPE T soma for your main deck Use the TAPE 2 vermin for 2 Second dk oF aa spare Bl. Set the INPUT Selector swieh to TAPE Ito play bock tape ot of eo “The tsp deck cord provide ate wed to comet ‘hoor LINE IN trmanl to the AEC OUT ts ‘it for your main dec, Keoping the TAPE 2 teri acs secondo spe wil be recoded via thew tensa The REC (OUT terminlt sera is deci by the REC (OUT eter siteThe C4 groves tor dubbing from tape 16 ape th he tape decks 1 ae 2 connected tothe TAPES ani2 terials epectivly. To dub om the tape dec 10 the tp dace, place the EC (OUT switch inthe TAPE COPY 12 postion 9 shown in Fig 6 an operate the tape ce 1 inthe Moyne rnd and th tape deck? inthe reais Ingiode To da rom the TAPE? tothe TAPE, place ‘be REC OUT miter inthe TAPE COPY 2» postion, and operate the tape docks 1 and 2 in th reorcng a payack modes especity “hiss © spare Input for any ued sore you wen to connest to the C4. then conection ieee source to thee tarmial nse the lt nda the rghand plgs ee Isr nthe proper emia “This input has sent of 150MV an canbe Ui for auoh inputs ee me mixer ampli, B Pug theteadphon into the headphone [PHONES] inck onthe font pare You ea ten by hae Done whan te PRE OUT awe (1,2 tt the ore tne yon your srs hen win ‘Agjutt the LEVEL kre to cool nesdphone Fin ‘Streo Howes hone she | oF |( Wo o/ 41 \ “5 \_ apprionat Functions {hom 10010 00H. The further titan to the right ee grater inoeae in het IC tune othe atthe gener dra In | "ede. Tote tone contol ara the contra cuts oxcaiely ceipned fr eomgeratis "Ns TREBLE cone (high tauéney tone eon tra) can sno be mace in the sve manner BASS and TREBLE vrntins effected by the ‘Omen the TURNOVER FREQUENCY Gass fhange in the high ane low tequerey shea tert te pradcnd for even the me extent ‘of turnig of the BASS and TREBLE controle ‘ound cuaity seceding to your preteen, In {he low (BASS) and high ITAESLE) tenuancy ‘anaes independently. (Fi 10) BASS (Low Frequency Tone Control cn be fehlowed by mane oF the BASS contol end "The BASS contol produces the eter further eis curbed to the ak, and the Ii tured tothe lt | rol vive an tower rqueney inthe anae i} Fe Tore bye 6 Fray the CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS Le Soo Be i Z an |‘The TONE BYPASS sth ie ariqu in that i Aecty connects th exalt spueze mpi: tnd the D2 st ample [Av hoon in ig 1, hen the TONE BYPASS Gniteh te pul ON a. when the pusbutton is fuihed and the limp ise lighted on) the Dviput from the eoulze bypones the tone Cora ont ker eval and aiety reaches the fs ample Apifer vie the sch smpliiog cul com Fauravion Wen to dtferent program soues reconnect: 2 fo thearpliflar and whan two pow amit Sndlor two pais of speakers ave in use, this STONE BYPASS” swten allows cosy switching over for ether tat characterises or eompensitid tone chatacters at your option to beter meet Whie the TONE BYPASS avtch & ON (ie cai the mg its en, eho the tone eo {ios (GASS, TREBLE, TURNOVER FREQUEN: {Cv par te FILTER suitches do funtion. Fer, alo nos that potting the TONE BYPASS fitch OFF li_putting the kamp of) badly intluence the spears whan bot the VOLUME {Gris ant the TURNOVER FREQUENCY BASS Conti ae turd tothe Frtes ight (i. fly ‘Sookie ov wen the LOW FILTER SWTCH ite in she OFF (IR poston. ‘ernie har aaay 13 g l is re pa Bae Sono a eee a Ra7 006% a fF ot ce ia scenes “Sei aa Al Tere 6 ore scr ae 8 pot avin, Ming 8 - Sao 2007 Sm or rosea oe ey 6a a) Poe Sei ae aig Sad Sects che nau aanHEMATIC DIAGRAM NGie pana athou POMER teh Nos stag INPUT uth sO, ate sod andr Bo ar oY aw ove det ce dng aon ‘Awl coated npn (Bion owe etn nt wn ing VOLUME ig co anos ny can NE TT FRONT TINCT 1 Fa ch FE FW Tp ow ale~~ @ YAMAHA NIPPON GAKKICO, LID. HAMAWMATSU, JAPAN