Yamaha DSP-A970 manual

DSP- A9 70 DSP- A9 70 CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................. Inside Front Cover SETUP & ADJUSTMENT .......................................................... 3 1-1.GETTING STARTED ........................................................... 3 1-2.SETUP ..........................................................................[...]

1 Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2 Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 Heed Warnings – All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4 Follow Instructions – All oper[...]

1 To ensure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install your unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from windows, heat sources, and too much vibration, dust, moisture or cold. Avoid sources of hum (transformers, motors). To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not expose to r[...]

2 Congratulations! Y ou are the pr oud owner of a Y amaha Digital Sound Field Processing (DSP) System—an extremely sophisticated audio component. The DSP system takes full advantage of Y amaha’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[...]

1-1. GETTING ST AR TED Unpac king If you ha v en’t already done so , carefully remo v e this unit and its accessories from the box and wr apping material. Y ou should find the unit itself and the f ollo wing accessories. Installing the Remote Contr ol Unit Batteries Since the remote control unit will be used f or man y of this unit’ s control o[...]

● When you notice that remote control oper ation has become erratic , or the distance from which the remote control will function has decreased, it’ s time to replace the batter ies. Alwa ys replace all batteries at the same time. ● Make sure that the YPC/USER/LEARN switch on the remote control unit is set to the YPC or USER position f or nor[...]

Dolb y Pro Logic Surr ound The Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder prog r am lets y ou e xperience the dramatic realism and impact of Dolb y Surround mo vie theater sound in y our own home . Dolby Pro Logic gets its name from its prof essional-g rade steering logic circuitr y , which provides g reater eff ectiv e channel separ ation f or a much higher[...]

Setting Up Y our Speaker System This unit has been designed to provide the best sound field quality with a full se v en-speaker system setup , using two e xtr a pairs of eff ect speak ers to gener ate the sound field plus one center speaker f or dialog, when using Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoding. W e theref ore recommend that y ou use a se v en-s[...]

Four P ossible T ypes of Speaker System Configurations Recommended 7 English 4 Speaker System Simplest system. You can enjoy widely diffused sound by only adding two additional speaker units at the rear. FRONT MIX switch—Set to ON. (See page 12.) Center Mode—Set to PHNTM. (See page 25.) 5 Speaker System Good for Audio/Video sources and Dolby Pr[...]

Speakers and Speaker Placement Y our full se v en-speak er system will require three speak er pairs: the MAIN SPEAKERS (y our normal stereo speakers), the FR ONT EFFECT SPEAKERS , and the REAR EFFECT SPEAKERS , plus the CENTER SPEAKER. Y ou ma y also be using a subw oof er . Y ou will probab ly use y our present stereo speak ers as the MAIN SPEAKER[...]

VIDEO SUPERIMPOSE If you connect y our video cassette recorder , video disc play er , video monitor , etc. to this unit, you can take adv antage of this unit’ s capability to displa y prog ram titles , par ameter data and inf or mation about other v arious settings and adjustments on your video monitor’ s screen. This information will be super [...]

1-2. SETUP Bef ore you star t making connections make sure all related electronic components are turned OFF . REAR P ANEL CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. 10 (General Model)[...]

1 A udio Signal Connection J ac ks (f or Audio Source Equipment) Connect the inputs and/or outputs of y our audio equipment. 2 A udio/Video Signal Connection J ac ks (f or Video Source Equipment) Connect the audio and video inputs and/or outputs of y our video equipment. In place of the VIDEO jacks, the S VIDEO jacks can be used f or higher resolut[...]

E V oltage Selector (General Model only) Be sure to set to the line v oltage in y our area bef ore applying pow er . Consult your dealer if unsure of the correct setting. F Switched A C Outlets Y ou ma y plug other audio components into these soc k ets as long as their combined pow er consumption does not e xceed the specified v alue sho wn. “Swi[...]

13 English CONNECTING A UDIO/VIDEO SOURCE EQUIPMENTS T O THIS UNIT CD player Video disc player TV/Satellite tuner Video cassette recorder 1 Video cassette recorder 2 Tuner Tape deck 1 Tape deck 2 Turntable Monitor TV[...]

CONNECTING T O S VIDEO JA CKS If your video cassette recorder , video disc pla y er , etc. and your monitor are equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video ter minals, connect them to this unit’ s S VIDEO jac ks , and connect this unit’ s S VIDEO MONIT OR OUT jac k to the “S” video input of your monitor . Otherwise, connect the composite [...]

CONNECTING THE MAIN SPEAKERS AND CENTER SPEAKER(S) T O THIS UNIT Connect the MAIN speak ers to the MAIN speak er output ter minals of this unit. Connect the CENTER speak er to the CENTER speak er output ter minals. If you will be using one CENTER speak er , connect it to either the A or B ter minals and set the CENTER speak er impedance s witch to [...]

CONNECTING THE EFFECT SPEAKERS T O THIS UNIT Connect the FR ONT eff ect speak ers to the FR ONT eff ect speaker output terminals of this unit. If the FRONT eff ect speakers are not used, the FR ONT MIX s witch should be set to “ON”. Connect the REAR eff ect speak ers to the REAR eff ect speaker output ter minals of this unit. NO TE: The speaker[...]

ADDING A SUBW OOFER Y ou ma y wish to add a subwoof er to reinf orce the bass frequencies. This unit provides a line-le vel subwoof er output, which contains only the frequencies under 200 Hz from the main and center channels. Connect the LOW P ASS jac k to the INPUT jac k of the subwoof er amplifier , and connect the speaker terminals of the subwo[...]

18 1-3. CONTR OLS & ADJUSTMENTS FR ONT P ANEL 1 P ower Switch * ST ANDBY Mode (Europe model only) While the pow er is on, pressing the PO WER k ey on the remote control unit s witches the unit to the ST ANDBY mode. (In this mode, the indicator is half illuminated.) 2 Remote control sensor Signals from the remote control unit are receiv ed here.[...]

5 Input T r im Control Adjusts the input le vel of each source respectiv ely . 6 Program Selector Sequentially selects the digital sound field processing programs in the + or – direction. 6 Displa y P anel Shows prog ram names , par ameters and inf or mation about other v arious settings and adjustments. 7 Eff ect Switch Nor mally ON, this s witc[...]

REMO TE CONTR OL UNIT 1 T ransmit/Lear n Indicator In Lear n mode, lights to indicate that the k ey just pressed is ready f or learning input. In User mode, blinks when a learned ke y is pressed to show that a control signal has been sent to y our equipment. 2 YPC/USER/LEARN Switch Set to YPC for oper ating this unit and Y amaha equipments. Set to [...]

8 Center Le v el +/– K eys Increase (+) or decrease (–) the v olume le v el of the center speaker(s). 9 Rear Le v el +/– K eys Increase (+) or decrease (–) the v olume le v el of the rear eff ect speakers . 0 Reset Button Press this button to “reset” the inter nal microcomputer which controls remote control operations . Microcomputer ?[...]

1-4. ADJUSTMENT MAIN/CENTER/EFFECT SPEAKER LEVEL B ALANCE ADJUSTMENT This operation uses an internal test-tone generator f or balancing the le v els of the main, center and eff ect speakers. 1. Depress the TEST switch on the remote control so that “TEST DOLBY SUR. ” appears in the displa y panel to enter test mode . A hiss-like calibr ation sig[...]

INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT This adjustment is impor tant for obtaining the best perf or mance from the inter nal circuits of this unit. The optimum input le v el of this unit is pre-adjusted on the basis of the CD source le v el. This adjustment should be perf ormed on all input sources in your system respectiv ely , so that their lev els match the CD [...]

O THER IMPORT ANT SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS IN THE “SET/MENU” MODE The f ollo wing fiv e types of settings and adjustments should be done bef ore enjo ying audio and video sources . Note that these settings and adjustments cannot be done without monitoring the displa y inf or mation (or the inf ormation displa y ed on the monitor screen). 1. CEN[...]

DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ITEMS 1. Selecting Center Mode (CENTER MODE NRML/WD/ PHNTM) In Nor mal (NRML) position, any frequency belo w 100 Hz will be divided between the main left and main right speakers . For this reason e v en a speaker smaller than the main left and right speak ers can obtain a sufficient eff ect. In Wide (WD) position, all range of f[...]

3. Initializing parameters on a DSP pr ogram (P ARAMETER INIT) Y ou can initializ e all edited par ameters on a DSP progr am. Note that a DSP program (e xcept CHURCH) has two sub-programs; all parameters on both sub-prog rams are initializ ed b y this oper ation. Operating procedure After selecting this item (title) in step 2 on page 24, press the [...]

2-1. PLA YING A SOURCE 1. Set the MASTER V OLUME control to minimum. 2. T ur n the power on. 3. Select an input source. (The selected source is shown b y the displa y panel, the monitor screen and illumination of the corresponding indicator o v er the input selector s witches .) * On the front panel, VCR 1, CD or LD can be selected directly b y pre[...]

28 2-2. RECORDING A SOURCE T O A UDIO/VIDEO T APE (OR DUBBING FR OM A T APE T O ANO THER) T o recor d an input sour ce to be pla y ed 1. Press the REC OUT s witch (so that “REC OUT ... ” appears on the displa y and the monitor screen). Front panel 2. Within 5 seconds after the REC OUT s witch is pressed, select the “SOURCE” position with th[...]

T o recor d a sour ce other than the input sour ce to be pla yed This unit has a function of selecting a source to be recorded to tape deck or VCRs independent of the selection of input source . 1. Press the REC OUT s witch ( so that “REC OUT ... ” appears on the displa y and the monitor screen). F ront panel 2. Within 5 seconds after the REC O[...]

NO TE: Adjusting the MASTER V OLUME, BASS , TREBLE controls, etc., or selecting a sound field progr am has no eff ect on the material being recorded. NO TE: Composite video and S video signals pass independently through this unit’ s video circuits. Therefore , when recording or dubbing video signals betw een two video cassette recorders , if y ou[...]

3. All sound field programs e xcept CHURCH hav e tw o “sub- programs” (see “2-7. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS”). The sub-progr ams are selected using the P arameter +/– ke ys on the remote control unit. The CONCERT HALL 1 program, f or example , contains the sub-prog rams “Hall A in Europe” and “Hall B in Europe”. When[...]

32 2-7. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS The f ollo wing list giv es brief descriptions of the sound fields produced by each of the DSP prog r ams. K eep in mind that most of these are precise digital recreations of actual acoustic en vironments . The data f or them was recorded at the locations described using sop histicated sound field me[...]

3. CONCER T HALL 3 Hall E in Europe: A classic large shoe-bo x type concer t hall with appro ximately 2200 seats . It has a circular stage and seats located behind the stage. Liv e Concer t: A large round concer t hall with a r ich surround eff ect. Pronounced reflections from all directions emphasize the e xtension of sounds . Y ou will experience[...]

7. TV THEA TER 1 Game/Amusement: The sound field of a disco is used f or the front presence side, and the sound field of a concer t hall in Vienna is used f or the rear surround side. This program reproduces video game music etc. more vividly emphasizing the f ast tempo and lightness of the m usic. If the music is in stereo , more effectiv e sound [...]

9. CONCER T VIDEO Classical/Opera: This program pro vides e xcellent depth of v ocals and o v er all clarity , restraining e xcessiv e re verberation. F or oper a, the orchestra pit and the stage are ideally combined, letting y ou f eel a full presence sound. The rear surround side of the sound field is relativ ely moder ated, how e v er , it repro[...]

11. MO VIE THEA TER Ideal f or reproducing video discs , video tapes and similar sources which are Dolby Surround encoded and bear the “DOLBY SURROUND” logo . 70 mm Adv enture: This program is ideal f or precisely reproducing the sound design of the new est mo vies . The sound field is made according to the design of the ne west movie theaters [...]

37 English 2-8. REMO TE CONTR OL “LEARNING” FUNCTION The remote control unit, in addition to controlling the most commonly used functions of the main unit and other connected Y amaha audio and video equipment, has a sophisticated “lear ning” function that allows it to control other equipment in y our system equipped with infrared remote con[...]

NO TE: The originally preset function of a ke y is still a v ailable in the USER position if the k e y does not learn a new function. NO TE: If all signals lear ned are long signals, it is possib le that the capacity of the memor y could be completely filled bef ore all of the ke ys lear n new functions , and so no further lear ning is possible. Th[...]

39 English 3-1. SELECTING AND EDITING PR OGRAM P ARAMETERS WHA T IS A SOUND FIELD? In order to e xplain the impressiv e functions of the DSP system, we need to first understand what a sound field really is . What really creates the rich, full tones of a live instrument are the multiple reflections from the w alls of the room. In addition to making [...]

In addition to the “TYPE” parameter which selects the sub- programs within each sound field prog r am (e .g. “Hall A in Europe” and “Hall B in Europe” for prog r am 1, “CONCER T HALL 1”), each program also has a set of par ameters that allo w y ou to change the characteristics of the acoustic environment to create precisely the eff [...]

41 English 3-2. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETERS Not all of the f ollo wing par ameters are f ound in e v ery program. ● ROOM SIZE How it Aff ects the Sound: Changes the apparent size of the m usic v en ue . The larger the v alue , the larger the simulated room will sound. What it Does: Adjusts the timing between the early ref[...]

● LIVENESS How it Aff ects the Sound: This parameter changes the apparent reflectivity of the w alls in the hall. The early reflections from a sound source will lose intensity (deca y) m uch f aster in a room with acoustically absorbent w all surf aces than in one which has mostly reflectiv e surf aces . A room with highly reflectiv e surf aces i[...]

43 English ● DIR. ENHANCEMENT (Directional Enhancement) This circuit emphasizes the position of sound. If this circuit is activ ated, the unity constituent of the input left and right channels (those signals which are common to the left and right channels) will be output from the center speak er , and the dispar ity constituent of the left and ri[...]

44 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE WHAT TO DO Power does not come on. AC cord not properly plugged in. Carefully plug AC plug into outlet. Hum. Bad cable connection. Firmly plug in all connection cables. No sound. Bad or incorrect input connection. Check connections. Incorrect input source selection. Select the appropriate input source with the input select[...]

Minimum RMS Output Power Per Channel Main (20 Hz – 20 kHz 0.015% THD 8 Ω /6 Ω ) [U.S.A. and Canada models] .............................................................. 65W/80W [Australia, Europe, U.K. and General models] ................................... 60W/75W Center (20 Hz – 20 kHz 0.015% THD 8 Ω /6 Ω ) [U.S.A. and Canada models][...]

Tone Control Characteristics Bass Boost/Cut .................................................................................... ±10 dB (50 Hz) Turnover frequency .................................................................................. 350 Hz Treble Boost/Cut ...............................................................................[...]