Yamaha AV1 manual

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E-1 English ENGLISH INTR ODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this YAMAHA product. We hope it will give you many years of trouble-free enjoyment. For the best performance, read this manual carefully. It will guide you in operating your YAMAHA product. A Brief Guide to Pr oper Use of This System and The Owner’ s Manual The f ollowing pr ocedure shows[...]

Page PRECAUTIONS ........................................................3-4 NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER ............................................................5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .......................................6 FEATURES ..................................................................7 DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR[...]

E-3 English PRECA UTIONS ■ To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. ■ Choose the installation location of this unit carefully. Avoid placing it in direct sunlight or close to a source of heat. Also avoid locations subject to vibration and excessive dust, heat, cold or moi[...]

E-4 W ARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. NOTE Please check the copyright laws in your country to record from records, compact discs, radio, etc. Recording of copyright material may infringe [...]

E-5 English Loading the batteries f or the remote contr ol transmitter 1 Remove the battery compartment cover. (Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow.) 2 Insert 2 “AA” size batteries (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or equivalent) into the battery compartment. * Installing the batteries improperly may cause failure. 3 Replace the battery compartment[...]

MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM AV–1 POWER PUSH OPEN OPEN / CLOSE CD TUNER TAPE / MD VCR VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 / VOLUME MHz K Hz TRACK PRESET PRO LOGIC DSP OFF ENHANCED MONO MOVIE ROCK CONCERT VIDEO DISCO HALL STADIUM TIMER F REP SLEEP AUTO ST MEMORY PTY HOLD Active Servo Technology 6CH POWER AMPLIFIER ACTIVE SERVO PROCESSING SUBWOOFER E-6 OUTLINE OF THIS SYSTEM[...]

E-7 English OUTLINE OF THIS SYSTEM The System ● 6 Speaker Multi-Channel A udio System Including T wo Fr ont Speakers, One Center Speaker , T wo Rear Speakers and One Subw oofer ● Minim um RMS Output P ower per Channel Fr ont L, R: 30W + 30W (6 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 10% THD , 1 kHz Center : 30W (6 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 10% THD , 1 kHz Re[...]

E-8 OUTLINE OF THIS SYSTEM DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PR OCESSOR (DSP) The Digital Sound Field Processor (DSP) built into this system takes advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully when setting up your sy[...]

E-9 English SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS Speaker configuration This system employs a 6 speaker configuration: 2 front speakers, 2 rear speakers, a center speaker and a subwoofer. The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus the effect sounds. The rear speakers are used for the effect and surround sounds, and the cen[...]

E-10 SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS ■ Mounting the fr ont and center speakers Place the front speakers on a rack or on a shelf, and place the center speaker on top of the TV or on a shelf or inside the TV rack so that it is stabilized. To obtain more stability and usefulness, we recommend that you mount those speakers on the provided mounting brackets ([...]

E-11 English 3 Fasten screws into a firm wall or wall support as shown in the figure, and hang the holes of the mounting bracket on the protruding screws. * Make sure that the screws are caught by a narrow part of the holes securely. Note If desired, you can hang the speaker on the protruding screws on the wall without using the bracket. WARNING: ?[...]

E-12 FROM TCD–AV1 FRONT INPUT SYSTEM CONNECTOR MARK CENTER REAR REAR RL RCL L R ANTENNA FM 75 Ω UNBAL. GND AM VIDEO SIGNAL TO SW-AV1 MARK SYSTEM CONNECTOR AUDIO OUTPUT IN MONITOR OUT VIDEO 1 OUT IN VCR OUT IN TAPE/MD FROM TCD–AV1 INPUT SYSTEM CONNECTOR MARK L R TO SW-AV1 MARK SYSTEM CONNECTOR AUDIO OUTPUT ■ Making a system connection betwee[...]

E-13 English CONNECTIONS Right front speaker Left front speaker Right rear speaker Center speaker Left rear speaker ■ Connecting the speakers (NX-A V1) to the power amplifier/subw oofer (SW -A V1) FROM TCD–AV1 FRONT INPUT SYSTEM CONNECTOR MARK L R CENTER REAR REAR R L R C L FRONT CENTER REAR REAR R L R C L Power amplifier/subwoofer ( SW-AV1 )[...]

E-14 Connect the provided speakers (NX-AV1) to the SPEAKERS terminals on the rear of SW-AV1. All of the speakers (NX-AV1) are identical. The speakers connected to the FRONT R and L terminals should be used as the right and left front speakers. The speaker connected to the CENTER terminal should be used as the center speaker. The speakers connected [...]

E-15 English ANTENNA FM 75 Ω UNBAL. GND AM ANTENNA FM 75 Ω UNBAL. GND AM (1) (2) (3) (4) ANTENNA FM 75 Ω UNBAL. GND AM or Earth rod 7.5 m (25 feet) 15 m (49 feet) ANTENNA FM 75 Ω UNBAL. GND AM VIDEO SIGNAL TO SW-AV1 AUDIO OUTPUT IN MONITOR OUT VIDEO 1 OUT IN VCR OUT IN TAPE/MD MARK SYSTEM CONNECTOR ■ Antenna connection (1) Supplied FM ant[...]

E-16 E-16 ■ Connecting e xternal components This system can be connected with external audio and video components. Make connections between this system and other components using RCA pin plug connector cables correctly, that is to say L (left) to L and R (right) to R . Also, refer to the owner’s manual for each component to be connected to this[...]

E-17 English ■ Connecting the A C supply lead • After completing all connections, plug the AC supply lead into a convenient AC outlet. • Unplug the AC supply lead from the AC outlet if this system is not to be used for a long period of time. CONNECTIONS TV MODE switch This system is designed for use with the NTSC and PAL television formats. S[...]

E-18 CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS CONTR OLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS FR ONT P ANEL 1 PO WER switch Press this switch to switch the power on. Press it again to switch this system into the standby mode. 2 Disc tray When you will play back a compact disc, load the disc on this tray. When the CD playback is finished, unload the disc from this tray. Open and[...]

E-19 English 8 CD input selector button [ (Stop), / (play/pause)] When an input source other than the built-in CD player is selected, pressing this button selects the CD player as an input source and starts playback if a disc is loaded on the disc tray. While playing back a disc, pressing the lower side ( / ) of this button pauses the playback. Pre[...]

E-20 CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Open and close the contr ol door When it is not necessary to operate controls inside the control door, close the door. To open the door To close the door // VIDEO 2 PHONES // VIDEO 2 PHONES Press until it “clicks”. Press until it “clicks”. G (skip)/ (searc h) When the CD player is selected, this button is u[...]

E-21 English CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS DISPLA Y P ANEL 1 DSP program indicator s The name of a selected DSP program lights up when the built-in digital sound field processor and/or the Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder is on. 2 DSP OFF indicator Lights up if neither the digital sound field processor nor the Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder is on.[...]

E-22 CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS REMO TE CONTROL TRANSMITTER For tuner 1 PRESET station number selector (/ ) buttons Controls tuner. : Selects lower preset station number. : Selects higher preset station number. If the tuner is not selected as the input source, pressing one of these buttons selects the tuner, and then selects a preset station numb[...]

4 Stop ( ) b utton Stops playing back the disc. If the CD player is not selected as the input source, pressing this button selects the CD player with the CD player stopped. If this system is in the standby mode, pressing this button turns this system on, and then operates in the same way. 5 Play/pause ( / ) button Pressing this button starts playin[...]

E-24 Standby mode While the power is on, pressing the POWER switch (or the POWER switch on the remote control transmitter) switches the system to the Standby mode. (In this mode, the display shows only the time.) In this mode, main voltage is still present inside the system. If you want to switch off the system completely, disconnect the AC power p[...]

E-25 English ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE LISTENING OPERA TIONS SETTING THE CLOCK 1 While the power is on, press the DISPLAY button to display the time. If this system is in the standby mode, you can proceed to the next step. 2 While holding the TIME ADJ button pressed, press the HOUR button and set the hour. * Press the HOUR button once to advance the time [...]

E-26 ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE LISTENING OPERA TIONS SPEAKER B ALANCE ADJUSTMENT MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM AV–1 POWER PUSH OPEN / CLOSE CD / PRO LOG ENHANCED M ROCK CONCE R DISCO HALL MEMORY TIME ADJ AUTO/MAN’L TIMER PRESET/BAND HOUR MIN REPEAT DISPLAY // VIDEO 2 PHONES OPEN / CLOSE CD TUNER TAPE / MD VCR VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 / VOLUME MHz K Hz TRACK PRESET PRO[...]

E-27 English ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE LISTENING OPERA TIONS POWER SLEEP VOLUME TEST ON/OFF C/R/D CENTER/REAR /DELAY PRESET TUNER CD DSP LEVEL PROGRAM SUBWOOFER INPUT AMP 6 Adjust the sound output levels of the center speaker and the rear speakers by using the LEVEL +/– buttons so that they become almost as same as that of the front speakers. ● When t[...]

E-28 ENJO YING LISTENING T O A SOURCE B ASIC LISTENING OPERA TIONS When you have completed all connections and adjustments before listening operations, begin listening to a source on this system. 1 Press the POWER switch to turn the power on. * When the power is on, the display on the main control unit shows the name of currently selected input sou[...]

E-29 English ENJO YING LISTENING T O A SOURCE T o finish listening to a source 1 Stop playing a source. 2 Press the VOLUME “ ” (or “–”) button to decrease the volume to minimum until “MIN” is shown on the display. 3 Press the POWER switch to turn this system into the standby mode. * In this mode, only the time is shown on the display.[...]

OPEN / CLOSE CD TUNER TAPE / MD VCR VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 / VOLUME MHz K Hz TRACK PRESET PRO LOGIC DSP OFF ENHANCED MONO MOVIE ROCK CONCERT VIDEO DISCO HALL STADIUM TIMER F REP SLEEP AUTO ST MEMORY PTY HOLD E-30 CD pla yback 1 Press the CD input selector button. 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray. 3 Place a disc on the tray, label side u[...]

E-31 English LISTENING T O A COMP A CT DISC Direct operation When this system is in the standby mode, pressing the CD input selector button will turn the power on and start CD playback automatically. * In this way, however, the display will not show the total number of tracks and the total playing time of the disc. Precautions • If TV or radio in[...]

E-32 T o adv ance or reverse pla y rapidly (Manual sear ch) 1 Begin playback. 2 Press and hold the button to advance playback rapidly, and the button to reverse playback rapidly. * The sound can be heard (although slightly garbled) during manual search in either direction. This is convenient for reviewing the contents quickly. Note Manual search ca[...]

E-33 English Normally, if station signals are strong and there is no interference, quick automatic-search tuning (Automatic tuning) is possible. However, if signals of the station you want to select are weak, you must tune to it manually (Manual tuning). A utomatic tuning 1 Select the built-in tuner as the input source by pressing the TUNER input s[...]

E-34 Manual tuning 1 If the built-in tuner is not selected as the input source, press the TUNER input selector button. 2 Select the reception band [FM or AM (MW or LW)] by pressing the PRESET/BAND button confirming it on the display. * Do not select a preset tuning mode (Do not select the mode in which “PRESET” lights up on the display.) 3 Pres[...]

E-35 English Preset tuning This unit can store station frequencies selected by tuning operation. With this function, you can select any desired station by only calling the corresponding preset station number. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) can be stored. T o store stations (Example: To store a station to the preset station number A1) 1 T[...]

E-36 LISTENING T O A RADIO PROGRAM T o recall a preset station On the remote control transmitter: Select the desired preset station number by pressing the PRESET station number selector “ ” or “ ” button. On the front panel: 1 If “PRESET” is not illuminated on the display, press the PRESET/BAND button once or more so that “PRESET” l[...]

E-37 English A utomatic preset tuning You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function. By this function, this tuner performs automatic tuning and stores stations with strong signals sequentially. Up to 40 stations are stored automatically in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on page 35. 1 Select the built-in tuner as t[...]

E-38 PS (Pr ogram Service name) mode: Displays the name of the RDS station now being received instead of the frequency. PTY (Pr ogram T ype) mode: Displays the type of the program on the RDS station now being received. There are 15 program types to classify RDS stations as shown on the next page. R T (Radio T ext) mode: Displays information about t[...]

E-39 English News: Short accounts of facts, events and publicly expressed views, reportage and actuality. Current affairs: Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the news, generally in different presentation style or concept, including documentary debate, or analysis Information: Program whose purpose is to impart advice in the widest sense, i[...]

E-40 MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM AV–1 POWER PUSH OPEN / CLOSE CD / PRO LOGI C ENHANCED M O ROCK CONCE R DISCO HALL MEMORY TIME ADJ AUTO/MAN’L TIMER PRESET/BAND HOUR MIN REPEAT RDS MODE RDS START FREQ PS/PTY/RT/CT DISPLAY // VIDEO 2 PHONES FREQ PS/PTY/RT/CT Changing the RDS modes When an RDS station is received, by pressing the FREQ PS/PTY/RT/CT selec[...]

E-41 English ➃ RT (Radio T ext) mode Information about the program on the station being received is displayed. Information is displayed by a maximum of 64 Roman Alphabets including umlaut sign. * If other characters are used on the RT data, they are displayed with underbars. “RT WAIT” may flash while the unit is receiving the data. * If the R[...]

E-42 Calling a pr ogram of y our desired pr ogram type from among preset RDS stations (PTY SEEK) By designating a program type, the unit automatically searches all preset FM stations for an RDS station which broadcasts a program of that program type. * There are 15 program types to classify RDS stations. For details, refer to page 39. 1 Turn the tu[...]

E-43 English RECEIVING RDS ST A TIONS < U .K. and Eur ope models only > ➀ ON (OFF) CT > CLOCK This unit corrects the time of the built-in clock automatically by synchronizing it with the CT data on the RDS station being received. * If you receive an RDS station of some other country, the built-in clock is synchronized with the time setti[...]

E-44 LISTENING T O A SOURCE ON AN EXTERNAL UNIT OPERA TING EXTERNAL UNITS CONNECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM T o listen to or watch a sour ce on an external unit connected with this system 1 Select a desired input source by pressing the corresponding input selector button. * The name of selected input source is shown on the display. * The names of input se[...]

E-45 English USING DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) USING DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PR OCESSOR (DSP) This system incorporates a sophisticated, multi- program digital sound field processor. The processor allows you to electronically expand and change the shape of the audio sound field from both audio and video sources, creating a theater-like experie[...]

E-46 Listening to a sour ce with effect sounds b y the digital sound field pr ocessing (including the Dolb y Pro Logic Surr ound decoding) 1 Play back a source. (For source playback, refer to the sections beginning from page 30.) 2 If no DSP program name is illuminated on the display, press the DSP ON/OFF button so that a name of program lights up [...]

E-47 English Adjusting center speaker level If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the center speaker even if the output level is already set in “SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT” on pages 26 to 27. Control range : +10 to –20 1 Press the CENTER/REAR/DELAY selector button once or more so that “CENT” appears on the display. 2 By con[...]

E-48 USING DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) Adjusting dela y time You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the sound from the front speakers and the beginning of the effect sound from the rear speakers. The larger the value, the later the effect sound is generated. This adjustment can be made to all programs individually. Con[...]

E-49 English HO W T O USE THE BUIL T -IN TIMER TIMER PLA Y By using the built-in timer, you can set the time when this system turns on and a source begins playing automatically, and the time when this system turns into the standby mode automatically. 1 Prepare the source to be played. For tuner: Tune in to the station you will listen to. For CD pla[...]

E-50 ➂ ON TIME/time setting mode [“ON TIME” appears on the display, and soon it is changed to a time setting mode.] Set to the time when you want to begin the timer play by using the HOUR button and the MIN button. ➃ OFF TIME/time setting mode [“OFF TIME” appears on the display, and soon it is changed to a time setting mode.] If necessa[...]

E-51 English HO W T O USE THE BUIL T -IN TIMER SLEEP TIMER OPERA TION This system can be turned into the standby mode automatically. 1 Play the desired sound source. 2 Press the SLEEP button. “SLEEP” appears on the display, and soon it is replaced by “2h00m”. 3 Press the SLEEP button repeatedly until the desired sleep time appears on the di[...]

E-52 TROUBLESHOO TING If your 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, 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. CAUSE AC supply [...]

E-53 English SPECIFICA TIONS As a part of policy of continuous improvement, YAMAHA reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. ■ Amplifier section Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Front L, R 6 o[...]

E-54 SPECIFICA TIONS ■ Speaker section Type Front, Center, Rear ..................... 1-Way, 1-Speaker, Acoustic-Suspension Type (Magnetically-Shielded Type) Subwoofer .......................... Active Servo Processing Speaker System (Magnetically-Shielded Type) Speakers Front, Center, Rear ............................... 8 cm (3-1/8”) Subwoofe[...]

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