Yamaha DSP-AZ1 Bedienungsanleitung

DSP-AZ1 A V Amplifier O WNER ’ S MANU AL B STANDBY /ON INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR VOLUME SPEAKERS BASS SILENT PHONES A B NEXT PROCESSOR DIRECT BASS EXTENSION 6CH INPUT STEREO EFFECT ON S VIDEO VIDEO OFF LR PHONO CD TUNER CD – R MD/TAPE DVD SOURCE/REMOTE D – TV/LD CABLE SAT VCR 1 VCR 2 VCR 3/DVR VIDEO AUX SET MENU TREBLE VIDEO AUX L AUDIO OPTIC[...]

CA UTION CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT . 1 T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . Kee p it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place with at least 30 cm on the top, 10 cm on the right and left, and 10 cm at the back of this unit — away f[...]

INTRODUCTION English E- 1 PREP ARA TIONS BASIC OPERA TIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS APPENDIX Contents Contents INTRODUCTION 3 Features ......................................................................................................................... 4 Controls and functions ..................................................[...]

E- 2 CHECKING THE P ACKAGE CONTENTS Check your package to make sure it has the follo wing items. PUSH TRANSMIT RE–NAME CLEAR LEARN MACRO OFF ON MACRO SYSTEM POWER STANDBY V–AUX TUNER PHONO CABLE SAT MD/TAPE CD–R CD D–TV/LD VCR 1 VCR 2 VCR3/DVR DVD 6CH INPUT TITLE DISPLAY MENU SOUND ENTER SOURCE SEARCH POWER STOP PAUSE PLAY REC CHAPTER SELEC[...]

E- 3 INTRODUCTION English Intr oduction Intr oduction This section describes the features of the DSP-AZ1, and its controls and functions. FEA TURES ........................................................................................................... 4 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS .....................................................................[...]

E- 4 FEA TURES ■ Built-in 8-channel po wer amplifier • Main: 130 W + 130 W (8 Ω ) RMS Output Power , 0.015% THD, 20 – 20,000 Hz • Center: 130 W (8 Ω ) RMS Output Power , 0.015% THD, 20 – 20,000 Hz • Rear: 130 W + 130 W (8 Ω ) RMS Output Power , 0.015% THD, 20 – 20,000 Hz • Front: 45 W + 45 W (8 Ω ) RMS Output Power , 0.05% T[...]

E- 5 INTRODUCTION English ■ V arious input and output jacks The DSP-AZ1 has v ar ious output jacks for audio and video signals as well as a digital recording output jack. Many input jacks a re also av ailable for connection to multiple audio-video sources. All the video inputs and outputs have S-video jacks in addition to st andard composite vide[...]

E- 6 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel STANDBY /ON INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR VOLUME SPEAKERS BASS SILENT PHONES A B NEXT PROCESSOR DIRECT BASS EXTENSION 6CH INPUT STEREO EFFECT ON S VIDEO VIDEO OFF LR PHONO CD TUNER CD–R MD/TAPE DVD SOURCE/REMOTE D–TV/LD CABLE SAT VCR 1 VCR 2 VCR 3/DVR VIDEO AUX SET MENU TREBLE VIDEO AUX L AUDIO OPTICAL R BALA[...]

E- 7 INTRODUCTION English w B ASS EXTENSION ON/OFF When pushed in (ON), this feature boosts the bass frequency of the left and right main channels by +6 dB (60 Hz) while maintaining overall tonal balance. This boost is useful if you do not use a subwoofer . Howe ver , this boost may not be noticeable if the main speakers are set to “SMALL” and [...]

E- 8 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Remote control 1 Infrared window Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this window at the component you want to operate. 2 TRANSMIT Flashes while the remote control is sending signals. 3 ST ANDBY Sets this unit in the standby mode. 4 SYSTEM PO WER T urns on the power of this unit. 5 Display windo w Shows the source compo[...]

E- 9 INTRODUCTION English CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS w ON SCREEN Selects the On-Screen Display mode for your video monitor (see page 33). e SLEEP Sets the sleep timer . r TEST Selects the test mode. t Remote control pr ogramming function buttons/ MA CRO switc h Programs ne w remote control functions, sets manufacturer codes, renames the input source na[...]

E- 10 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ■ Installing batteries in the remote contr ol 1 1 Open the battery compar tment cover . 2 2 Insert three supplied batteries (LR6) in the correct direction by aligning the + and – marks on the batteries with the polarity markings (+ and – ) on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 3 Replace the cover as pressing[...]

E- 11 INTRODUCTION English CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel display 1 Input source indicator Shows the current input source with the ar row-shaped cursor . 2 DSP indicator Lights up when you select a digital sound field program. 3 96kHz / 24bit indicator Lights up when the DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit. 4 Processor indicator s When any f[...]

E- 12 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Rear panel 1 DIGIT AL OPTICAL/CO AXIAL jacks See page 19 for detailed information. 2 A udio component jacks See pages 19 and 20 for connection information. 3 Video component jacks See pages 21 to 28 for connection information. 4 Speaker terminals See pages 29 and 30 for connection information. 5 MAINS Use this inlet to [...]

PREP ARA TIONS English E- 13 Preparations Preparations This section explains ho w to make preparations (speaker selection and placement, subwoofer usage, connection with other components, speaker mode setting, and speak er le vel adjustment) to fully use the DSP-AZ1. SPEAKER SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS ...................................................[...]

E- 14 SPEAKER SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS The most complete speaker configur a tion consists of eight speakers: the left and right main speak ers, a center speaker , the lef t and right rear speakers, the left and right front ef fect speakers, and a rear center speaker . If you do not use eight speakers, you can direct the signals for speakers that are [...]

E- 15 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS ■ 5-speaker configuration –standard 5.1 c hannel– This configuration does not e xpress the height of the sound field as well as the 7- or 8-speaker conf iguration. Howe ver , it positions the dialogue sound as coming directly from the screen. For this speaker conf iguration, change S[...]

E- 16 SPEAKER PLACEMENT Refer to the following diagram when you place the speak ers. Caution • Use magnetically shielded speakers. If this type of speakers still creates the interfer ence with a monitor , place the speakers away from the monitor . ■ Placing the main speaker s Place the left and right main speakers an equal distance from the mai[...]

E- 17 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER PLA CEMENT ■ Placing the subwoof ers Place the front subwoofer near the main speakers. T urn it slightly tow ard the center of the room to reduce wall reflections. If you use a rear subwoofer , place it behind the main listening position. The placement of the rear subwoofer is not critical b ecause of the ultr[...]

E- 18 CONNECTIONS Before connecting components CA UTION Ne ver connect this unit and other components to mains power until all connections between components ha ve been completed. • Some components require dif ferent connection methods and ha ve dif fer ent jack names. Refer to the operation instructions for ea ch component also. • Input and ou[...]

E- 19 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS Connecting digital jacks This unit has digital jacks for direct transmission of digital signals through either coaxial or fiber optic cab les. Notes • DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks and analog OUT (REC) jacks are independent. Only digital signals are output from DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks and analog signals from OUT (RE[...]

E- 20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a CD pla yer The CO AXIAL CD and OPTICAL CD jacks are av ailab le for a CD player which has coaxial or optical digital outputs. ■ Connecting an MD recor der/tape dec k Note • T o connect the OPTICAL (CO AXIAL) output jack for an MD recorder with this unit, you can use any of the OPTICAL (CO AXIAL) IN jacks by ch[...]

E- 21 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS Connecting video components Before you connect any components, disconnect the po wer supply to all the components y ou plan to connect including this unit an d deter - mine which jacks are for the left and right channels and for input and output. After you finish all connections, check them aga in to make su[...]

E- 22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a D VD play er • Connect the left and right analog signal output jacks on your D VD player to the DV D L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your D VD player to the D VD VIDEO jack. • If your D VD player has an S-video output or component video output, you can connect it to this unit. [...]

E- 23 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a digital TV/TV • Connect the left and right analog signal output jacks on your digital TV/TV to the D-TV/LD L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your digital TV/TV to the D-TV/LD VIDEO jack. • If your dig ital TV/TV has an S-video output or component video outp[...]

E- 24 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a cable TV tuner • Connect the left and right analog signal output jacks on your cable TV tuner to the CABLE L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your cable TV tuner to the CABLE VIDEO jack. • If your cable TV tuner has an S-video output or component video output, you can connect it t[...]

E- 25 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a satellite tuner • Connect the left and right analog signal output jacks on your sa tellite tuner to the SA T L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your satellite tuner to the SA T VIDEO jack. • If your satellite tuner has an S-video output or component video ou[...]

E- 26 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a VCR • Connect the left and right audio signal output jacks on your VCR to the VCR 1 IN L and R jacks. Connect the left and right audio signal input jacks on your VCR to the VCR 1 OUT L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your VCR to the VCR 1 VIDEO IN jack. Connect the composite video [...]

E- 27 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting an LD play er • Connect the left and right audio signal output jacks on your LD player to the D-TV/LD L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your LD player to the D-TV/LD VIDEO jack. • If your LD player has an S-video output, you can connect it to this unit. Conne[...]

E- 28 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a video monitor • Connect the composite video signal input jack on your video monitor to MONIT OR OUT 1 VIDEO jack. • If your video monitor has an S-video input or component video input, you can connect it to this unit. Connect the S-video signal input jack on your video monitor to the MONIT OR OUT 1 S VIDEO jac[...]

E- 29 PREP ARA TIONS English Connecting speakers • Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • Connect [...]

E- 30 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a fr ont subw oofer Connect the signal input jack on your subwoofer to the PREOUT/ MAIN IN SUBWOOFER MONO jack. By connecting two subwoofers to the SUBW OOFER SPLIT jacks, this unit can reproduce subtle directional changes in the low frequency sounds. When you use two subwoofers, connect both of them to the SUBWOOFE[...]

E- 31 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS Connecting other components ■ Connecting external amplifier s If you want to increase the po wer output to the speakers, or want to use another amplif ier, connect an e xternal amplifier to the PREOUT/ MAIN IN terminals as follo ws. Caution • W hen an RCA pin-plug cable is connected to the PREOUT jack in[...]

E- 32 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting an e xternal decoder This unit is equipped with six additional input jacks (left and right MAIN , CENTER , left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER ) for discrete multi-channel input from an e xternal decoder , sound processor , or pre-amplifier . Connect the output jac ks on your external decoder to the 6CH INPUT jack[...]

E- 33 PREP ARA TIONS English ON-SCREEN DISPLA YS (OSD) Y ou can display the operation information for this unit on a video monitor . If you display the SET MENU and DSP sound field pro gram parameter settings on a screen, it is much easier to see the a vailable options and parameters than it is by reading this inform ation on the front panel displa[...]

E- 34 SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS This unit has sev en SPEAKER SET items in the SET MENU that you must set according to the number of speak ers in your configuration and their size. The follo wing table summarizes these SPEAKER SET items, and sho ws the initial settings as well as other possible settings. If the initial settings are not appropriate for y[...]

E- 35 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS ■ 1A CENTER SP (center speaker mode) By adding a center speaker to your speak er configuration, this unit can pro vide good dialogue localization for many listeners and superior synchronization of sound and images. The OSD sho ws a large, small, or no center speaker depending on ho w you set this[...]

E- 36 SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS ■ 1C REAR L/R SP (rear speaker mode) The OSD shows lar ge, small, or no rear speakers depending on how you set this item. The initial setting is “LRG”. LRG: Select the “LRG” setting if you ha ve lar g e left and right rear speakers or if you use a rear subwoofer . The entire range of rea r channel signals is se[...]

E- 37 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS ■ 1E LFE/B ASS OUT (bass output mode) LFE signals carry lo w frequency effects when this unit decodes DTS or Dolby Digital signals. Lo w frequency signals are def ined as 90 Hz and belo w . The initial setting is “BO TH”. SW: Select the “SW” (subwoofer) setting if you use a subwoofer . Th[...]

E- 38 SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS This section explains ho w to set the speaker output levels using the test tone generator . The “TEST DOLBY SUR. ” is for balancing the output lev els of the six speakers required for surround sound systems. The “TEST DSP” is for balancing the front effect speakers with the main speakers for the DSP sound f ield [...]

E- 39 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS TEST DOLBY SUR. Select “TEST DOLBY SUR. ” to ma tch the output le vels of the center , rear center and left and right rear speakers to the left and right main speakers. 1 1 Press TEST on the remote control. “TEST DOLBY SUR. ” appears on the video monitor and front panel display . The test t[...]

E- 40 SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS TEST DSP Select “TEST DSP” to match the output lev els of the front ef fect speakers to the main speakers. Caution • Y ou cannot enter the TEST DSP mode if “1F FR ONT EFCT SP” is set to “NONE”. 1 1 Press TEST repeatedly . “TEST DSP” appears on the video monitor and front panel display . The test tone is[...]

B ASIC OPERA TIONS English E- 41 Basic operations Basic operations This section explains the playback oper ation, DSP program selection and recording operation. B ASIC PLA YBA CK ............................................................................................. 42 Input modes and indications ..............................................[...]

E- 42 BASIC PLA YBACK 1 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the po wer . The front panel (and the monitor screen) sho ws the lev el of the volume for a fe w seconds and then switches to show the current sound field program. 2 2 Press SPEAKERS A or B to select the main speakers to be used. If you are using two sets o[...]

E- 43 B ASIC OPERA TIONS English 5 5 Adjust the v olume to the desired output level. If desired, use B ASS , TREBLE , BASS EXTENSION and B ALANCE . These controls ar e only effecti ve for sound from the main speakers. Cautions • If the component connected to the VCR 1 OUT , VCR 2 OUT , VCR 3/D VR OUT , CD-R OUT and MD/T APE OUT jacks is turned of[...]

E- 44 B ASIC PLA YBA CK Input modes and indications This unit comes with various input jacks. If your exter nal compo- nent is connected to more than one type of input jack, you can set the priority of the input signal. Press INPUT MODE on the front panel or an input selector button (press it repeatedly) on the remote control to display or change t[...]

E- 45 B ASIC OPERA TIONS English B ASIC PLA YBA CK ■ Notes on playing DTS-CD/LDs • If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any way , you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you make a digital connection between this unit and the player . • If you play a source encoded with a DTS signal and set the input mode[...]

E- 46 B ASIC PLA YBA CK Selecting a sound field program Y ou can enhance your listening experience by selecting a DSP program. There are 12 programs with sub-programs a vailable with this unit. Howe ver the selection depends on the input signal format and not all the sub-programs are possible for all input signal formats . F or details about each p[...]

E- 47 B ASIC OPERA TIONS English B ASIC PLA YBA CK ■ Normal stereo repr oduction Press STEREO/EFFECT to turn off the sound ef fect for normal stereo reproduction. When “STEREO” is selected while Dolby Digital, DTS, or PCM signals are being played, the following information will be sho wn on the front panel display . When Dolby Digital signals[...]

E- 48 B ASIC PLA YBA CK ■ Playing the Dolb y Digital EX or DTS ES software Press EX/ES to turn on the Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES decoder to listen to the Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES software with a rear center speaker . The display changes A UTO ^ Discrete 6.1 ^ Matrix 6.1 ^ OFF each time the EX/ES is pressed. AU TO : This mode automatically swit[...]

E- 49 B ASIC OPERA TIONS English B ASIC PLA YBA CK ■ Vir tual CINEMA DSP W ith the V irtual CINEMA DSP , you can enjoy all the DSP programs without rear speakers. It creates the virtual speakers to reproduce the natural sound field. The sound field processing is chang ed to the V irtual CINEMA DSP mode according to the selected DSP program by set[...]

E- 50 BASIC RECORDING REC OUT/ZONE 2 allows y ou to record one source while viewing and/or listening to another source. 1 1 T urn on the power to this unit and all connected components. 2 2 Select the source component y ou want to record from b y using REC OUT/ZONE 2. T o record the current input source that you are watching or listening to, set RE[...]

AD V ANCED OPERA TION English E- 51 Ad v anced operation Ad v anced operation This section explains SET MENU setting, remote control fea tures and the other functions. SET MENU ITEMS .............................................................................................. 52 Operating the SET MENU ..............................................[...]

E- 52 SET MENU ITEMS The SET MENU consists of eighteen items including the Speaker Set, Center Graphic Equalizer and Parameter Initialization featur es. Choose the appropriate item and adjust or select the v alues as necessary . Notes • Y ou can adjust the items in the SET MENU while reproducing a source. • W e recommend that you adjust the ite[...]

E- 53 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS Operating the SET MENU Adjustment should be performed with the remote control. Notes • Some items require extra steps to change to the desired setting. • NEXT and SET MENU +/– on the front panel can be also used. 1 1 Set P ARAMETER/SET MENU to SET MENU. 2 2 Press / repeatedly to select the it[...]

E- 54 SET MENU ITEMS 1 SPEAKER SET Set the speaker mode depending on your speaker system. See “SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS” on pages 34 to 37 for details about the setting items. 2 LOW FREQ. TEST Use this feature to adjust the output lev el of the subwoofer so it matches that of the other speakers in your configuration. 1 1 Press +/ – to set “ TE[...]

E- 55 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS 3 HP TONE CTRL (headphone tone control) Use this feature to adjust the lev el of the bass and tre ble when you use your headphones. Control range (dB): –6 – +3 for both BASS and TRBL (treble) Initial setting: 0 dB for both B ASS and TRBL (treble) 1 1 Select “ BASS ” or “ TRBL ” . 2 2 Pr[...]

E- 56 SET MENU ITEMS 6 CINEMA EQ Use this feature to match the tonal quality of four groups of speakers: the main and center speaker group, the front ef fect spe ak ers group, the rear speakers group, and the rear center speaker group. CINEMA-EQ consists of a high-shelving equalizer (HIGH) and a parametric equalizer (PEQ). The high-shelving equaliz[...]

E- 57 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS ■ 6B FRNT EFCT EQ (front eff ect equaliz er) Use this feature to adjust the tonal quality of the front effect c hannels. Control range: 1.0 kHz – 12.7 kHz (HIGH: FRQ, PEQ: FRQ), –9 dB – +6 dB (HIGH: GAIN, PEQ: GAIN) Initial setting: 12.7 kHz (HIGH: FRQ), 8.0 kHz (PEQ: FRQ), 0 dB (HIGH: GAIN[...]

E- 58 SET MENU ITEMS 8 I/O ASSIGNMENT It is possible to assign jacks according to the component to be used if this unit’ s COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT jack or DIGIT AL INPUT/ OUTPUT jack settings (component names for jacks) differ fr om tha t component. This mak es it possible to change the jack assignment and effecti vely connect more component. Once [...]

E- 59 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS 9 INPUT MODE (initial input mode) Use this feature to designate the input mode for sources connected to the CO AXIAL (OPTICAL) IN jacks when you turn on this unit (see page 44 for details about the input mode). Choices: A UTO, LAST Initial setting: AU T O A UTO: Select this to allow this unit to au[...]

E- 60 12 DYNAMIC RANGE Use this feature to adjust the dynamic range. This setting is ef fective only when this unit decodes Dolby Digital signals. Choices: MAX, STD, MIN Initial setting: MAX (for both speakers and headphones) Caution • Some types of the Dolby Digital software do not support “MIN” for the dynamic range. If “MIN” is selecte[...]

E- 61 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS ■ Setting by “ msec ” Control range: 0 – 5.0 ms (for center), 0 – 30.0 ms (for rear center) Initial settings: 0 ms (for center), 3.0 ms (for rear center) ■ Setting by “ meters ” Control range: 0.15 – 30.48 m (for main L/R, center , rear L/R, rear center) Initial settings: 3.04 m ([...]

E- 62 SET MENU ITEMS 15 DISPLA Y SET Use this feature to set the background and the location of the OSD, and the brightness of this unit’ s front panel display . ■ DIMMER Y ou can adjust the brightness of the front panel display . Control range: –4 – 0 Initial setting: 0 ■ OSD SHIFT (OSD off-set position) This setting is used to adjust th[...]

E- 63 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS 17 ZONE2 SET Use this feature to change the volume control setting for audio output to ZONE 2 OUT . Choices: V AR., FIX Initial setting: FIX V AR.: T o adjust the ZONE 2 OUT volume with V OLUME +/ – on the remote control. FIX: T o f ix the ZONE 2 OUT volume to the v olume level of this unit. 18 6[...]

E- 64 REMOTE CONTROL FEA TURES The remote control can operate not only the main unit but also other Y amaha and other manufactures’ audio and video components by using the Learning function and other manufactures’ code settings. The Macro feature also impro ves the operability of this unit allo w ing you to program a series of operations in seq[...]

E- 65 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Source select Y ou can control another component independently from the input you selected by pressing an input selector button. Press SOURCE SELECT / to choose a component and set the remote control to be used for it. ■ About Zone2 When you make up a second audio-video room with this unit’ s Zone2 system[...]

E- 66 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Setting the manufacturer code Y ou can control other components by setting a manufacturer code. A code can be set up in each component control area except for the OPTN area. The Y amaha code is factory preset for TUNER , MD/T APE , CD-R , CD and DVD . 1 1 Select the source component y ou want to preset by using the i[...]

E- 67 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Changing the component category (Library) Although a component category (Library) is preset for each input selector button, you can change it. F or example, “VCR” is preset in V- A U X . If you want to operate your TV with V- A U X , you can change Library to TV . 1 1 Repeat step[...]

E- 68 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Programming a new remote control function (Learn feature) If you want to program functions not included in the basic operations cov ered by the manufacturer code, or a manufacturer code is not av ailab le, the follo wing pr ocedure needs to be performed. The possible programming area is the same as a component contro[...]

E- 69 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Programmab le b uttons The shaded area sho wn below shows the b uttons can be used for programming (Learn) for each component selected by the input selector button. TRANSMIT RE – NAME CLEAR LEARN MACRO OFF ON MACRO SYSTEM POWER STANDBY V – AUX TUNER PHONO CABLE SAT MD/TAPE CD –[...]

E- 70 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Each component control area The general operational buttons are sho wn for each area. Some of them may not function depending on the component you have. Aft er setting the manufacturer code, press an input selector button, or SOURCE SELECT / to select a component you want to control. Caution • “Y amaha” is fact[...]

E- 71 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating a CD pla yer/CD recor der (CD and CD-R areas) Operation example 1 DISPLA Y 2 SEARCH 3 PO WER 4 ST OP 5 INDEX 6 TV INPUT * 7 TV V OL +/ – * 8 TV MUTE * 9 Skip 0 PLA Y q P AUSE w Numeric buttons e Clear r DISC +/ – (disc skip) Note • For a Y amaha CD player , if you pre[...]

E- 72 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating a D VD player (D VD area) Operation example 1 TITLE 2 MENU 3 DISPLA Y 4 SEARCH 5 PO WER 6 Return 7 ST OP 8 T itle/Index 9 TV INPUT * 0 TV V OL +/ – * q TV MUTE * w Menu cursor/ ENTER e Audio r Skip t PLA Y y P AUSE u Numeric buttons i Clear o DISC +/ – (disc skip) * TV V OL +/ – , TV INPUT , and T[...]

E- 73 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating a VCR (VCR 1, VCR 2 and VCR3/DVR areas) Operation example 1 SEARCH 2 PO WER 3 REC (Press twice to start recording) 4 ST OP 5 TV/V ideo input 6 TV INPUT * 7 TV V OL +/ – * 8 TV MUTE * 9 PLA Y 0 P A USE q Numeric buttons w CH +/ – (channel) Note • If more than two manuf[...]

E- 74 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating a cable or satellite TV tuner (CABLE and SA T areas) Operation example 1 MENU 2 DISPLA Y 3 PO WER 4 Enter 5 TV INPUT * 6 TV V OL +/ – * 7 TV MUTE * 8 Menu cursor/ ENTER 9 Numeric buttons 0 Recall q CH +/ – (channel) * TV V OL +/ – , TV INPUT , and TV MUTE function to operate your TV without switch[...]

E- 75 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Using the Macro feature The Macro feature makes it possible to perform a series of operations by pressing just one b utton. For example, when you want t o play a CD , normally you would turn on the components, select the CD input, and press the play b utton to star t playback. The Macro [...]

E- 76 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating the macr o 1 1 Set MA CRO ON/OFF to ON. 2 2 Press a macro b utton. Cautions • When you hav e f inished using the Macro feature, set MA CRO ON/OFF to OFF . • While this unit is carrying out a macro program, this unit does not recei ve any other button ’ s function until the macro operation has been[...]

E- 77 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Cautions •“ A GAIN ” appears in the display window when a button other than the macro buttons is pressed. • If you want to change the source component, use SOURCE SELECT / or input selector buttons. When you use the input selector buttons, selecting the input is programmed as a m[...]

E- 78 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Changing the source name in the display window Y ou can change the name that appears in the display window on the remote control if you want to use the dif ferent name from the original input selector button names. This is useful when different component is set in the input selector button. TRANSMIT RE – NAME CLEAR[...]

E- 79 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Clearing a learned function or macro ■ T o clear a learned function 1 1 Press an input selector button to select the sour ce component y ou want to clear the function. 2 2 Press LEARN by using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “ LEARN ” and the selected component name appear alter[...]

E- 80 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Clearing learned functions, macros, renamed source names, and setup manufacturer codes Y ou can reset the remote control to its factory setting by clearing the changed Libraries, programmed macros, set manufacturer codes and learned functions. 1 1 Press CLEAR by using a ballpoint pen or similar object. Caution • If[...]

E- 81 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ADJUSTING THE LEVELS OF THE EFFECT SPEAKERS Y ou can adjust the volume le vel of each effect speak er (center , right rear, rear center , left rear, front effect, and subw oofer ) while listening to a music source. PUSH ON SCREEN SLEEP LEVEL TEST SET MENU PARAMETER 2 1 3 1 1 Set P ARAMETER/SET MENU to P ARAMETER.[...]

E- 82 SLEEP TIMER Use this feature to automatically set this unit in the standby mode after the amount of time you hav e set. The sleep timer is u seful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source. The sleep timer also automatically turns of f the external components connected to A C OUTLET(S) . PUSH ON SCREEN SLEEP[...]

E- 83 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ZONE 2 Y ou can make up a multi-room audio-video system with this unit. W ith this fea ture, you can set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main room and second (Zone 2) room using the supplied remote control in the second room. ONL Y ANALOG SIGNALS ARE SENT T O THE SECOND ROOM. FOR ANY SOURCE Y[...]

E- 84 ZONE 2 Remote control in ZONE 2 In the second (Zone 2) room, the supplied remote control can be used as the Zone 2 remote control. Y ou can select the input source and control the component which is located in the main room directly from the second room regardless of the listening condition in the main room. 1 1 Press SOURCE SELECT to display[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English E- 85 Sound field pr ograms Sound field pr ograms This section explains the sound f ield programs and its parameters. DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PR OCESSING (DSP) ................................................. 86 Understanding sound fields ....................................................................................[...]

E- 86 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Understanding sound fields A sound field is def ined as the “characteristic sound reflections of a particular space”. In concert halls and other music venues, we hear early reflections and re verberations as well as the direct sound produced by the artist(s). The v ariations in the early reflections a[...]

E- 87 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Recreating a sound field Recreating the sound field of a concer t hall or an opera house requires localizing the virtual sound sources in your listening room. The traditional stereo system that uses only two speakers is not capable of r ecr eating a realistic sound field. Y am[...]

E- 88 HI-FI DSP-SOUND FIELD PROGRAM Programs and features • These programs are the most suitable for the stereo music sources such as CDs. • Sound f ield is created using four effect speak ers (front L, front R, rear L and rear R) in addition to the main speakers. • When “8ch Stereo” is selected, input signals are output from the all spea[...]

E- 89 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English HI-FI DSP-SOUND FIELD PROGRAM CONCER T HALL 1 ■ Europe Hall A This is a large fan-sha ped concert hall in Munich which has approximately 2500 seats. Almost the whole interior is made of wood. There is relati vely little reflection from the walls, and sound spreads f inel y and beautifully . ■ Europe Hall B Thi[...]

E- 90 CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PROGRAM The sound design of CINEMA-DSP sound field programs Filmmakers intend the dialog to be located right on the screen, the ef fect sound a little farther back, the music spread e ven f arther back, and the surround sound around the listener . Of course, all of these sounds must be synchronized with the images on th[...]

E- 91 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PR OGRAM Programs and features If a Dolby Digital signal or DTS signal is input when the input mode is set to “ AUT O”, the DSP program will be automatically sw itched to the Dolby Digital playback sound field or DTS playback sound f ield. Features A deep and spatial feeling to reinforce[...]

E- 92 CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PROGRAM ■ T able of program names f or each input format According to the input signal format, this unit automatically chooses the appropriate decoder and DSP sound field pattern. *1 means the EX/ES decoder is ON. *2 means the DOLBY DIGIT AL EX software is input. *3 means the DTS ES software is input. *4 means the DTS[...]

E- 93 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PR OGRAM MOVIE THEA TER programs Most movie software has four -channel (left, center, r ight and sur round) sound information encoded using Dolby Surround matrix p rocessing and stored on the left and right tracks. These signals are processed by the DOLBY PR O LOGIC decoder . The MO VIE THEA[...]

E- 94 CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PROGRAM ENTERT AINMENT ■ Game This program adds a deep and spatial feeling to video game sounds and is also suitable for karaoke. CONCER T VIDEO 1 ■ P op/Rock This program produces an enthusiastic atmosphere and lets you feel as if you are at an actual jazz or rock concert. ■ DJ The sound field makes the v oice of[...]

E- 95 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM P ARAMETER EDITING Y ou can enjoy good quality sound with the preset parameters. Although you do not have to change the initial settings, you can c hange some of the parameters to better suit the input source or your listening room. Changing parameter settings PUSH TV VOL CH VOLUME DISC PRESET [...]

E- 96 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS Y ou can adjust the values of certain digital sound f ield parameters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listen ing room. Not all of the following parameters are found in e very program. ■ EFCT TRIM (Effect T rim) Function This parameter adjusts the le vel of all the ef fect sou[...]

E- 97 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ LIVENESS Function This parameter adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual walls in the hall by c hanging the rate at which the early reflections decay . Control range 0 – 10 Description The early reflections of a sound source decay much faster in a room with acoust[...]

E- 98 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ S. DELA Y (Surr ound Dela y) Function This parameter adjusts the delay between the direct sound and the first r ef lection in the surround sound field. Control range 0 – 49 ms (The range depends on the signal format.) Description When Dolby Digital signals are decoded: the lar ger the paramet[...]

E- 99 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ REV . TIME (Reverberation Time) Function This parameter adjusts the amount of time it takes for the dense, subsequent re verberation sound to decay by 60 dB (at 1 kHz). This changes the apparent size of the acoustic en vironment over an extremely wide range. Control[...]

E- 100 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS For 8ch Stereo ■ CT LEVEL (Center Level) ■ RL LEVEL (Rear Left Level) ■ RC LEVEL (Rear Center Le vel) ■ RR LEVEL (Rear Right Le vel) ■ FL LEVEL (Fr ont Left Level) ■ FR LEVEL (Fr ont Right Level) Function These parameters adjust the v olume level for each channel in 8-channel stereo mo[...]

APPENDIX English E- 101 Appendix Appendix TROUBLESHOO TING ...................................................................................... 102 CINEMA EQ FREQUENCY CHARA CTERISTICS ........................................... 105 REFERENCE CHART FOR THE INPUT AND OUTPUT J A CKS ..................... 106 SPECIFICA TIONS ........................[...]

E- 102 TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function pr oper ly . If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit in the standby mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA de aler or service center . ■ General Prob lem Thi[...]

E- 103 APPENDIX English Cause The input source is being played with normal stereo reproduction. (“STEREO” is shown in the front panel display .) Digital signals that are over 96 kHz sampling frequency are input into this unit. “1A CENTER SP” on the SET MENU is set to “NONE”. One of the Hi-Fi DSP programs (1 to 6 except for Game and 8ch [...]

E- 104 Prob lem The sound field parameters and some other settings on this unit cannot be changed. This unit does not operate properl y . “CHECK SP WIRES” appears on the front panel displa y . The sound is degraded when listening with headphones connected to a tape deck or CD play er that is connected to this unit. There is noise interference f[...]

E- 105 APPENDIX English CINEMA EQ FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS ■ L, C, R preset v alue HIGH: FRQ 12.7 kHz/GAIN –3 dB PEQ: FRQ 12.7 kHz/GAIN –4 dB ■ FRONT and REAR preset v alue HIGH: FRQ 12.7 kHz/GAIN 0 dB PEQ: FRQ 8.0 kHz/GAIN –3 dB +6 +3 0 –3 –6 –9 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k PEQ HIGH HIGH + PEQ GAIN FRQ +6 +3 0 – 3 – 6 ?[...]

E- 106 PHONO CD TUNER CD-R MD/T APE DV D D-TV/LD CABLE SA T VCR 1 VCR 2 VCR 3/D VR VIDEO A UX 6CH INPUT MAIN SURROUND CENTER SUBWOOFER PREOUT/MAIN IN MAIN REAR (SURROUND) CENTER REAR CTR SUBWOOFER FRONT MONIT OR OUT ZONE 2 OUT PHONES SPEAKERS MAIN A/B, REAR (SURROUND), CENTER, REAR CENTER, FR ONT OUT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ [...]

E- 107 APPENDIX English SPECIFICA TIONS ■ A udio Section Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel MAIN L/R, CENTER, REAR L/R/C (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.015% THD, 8 Ω ) ............................... 130 W FR ONT L/R (1 kHz, 0.05% THD, 8 Ω ) ............................... 45 W Maximum Po w er [for General and China models] MAIN L/R, CENTER, REAR L/R/[...]

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