Yamaha DSP-Z9 manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCAR BOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R 1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , F.R. OF GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB O[...]

1 T o assure th e finest performance, please read this manual carefully . K eep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 In stall this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place — awa y from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture , and/or cold. Allow ventilation space of at least 30 cm on the top, 20 cm on the [...]

1 English PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION FEATURES ........... ............ .......... ............ ............ .... 2 GETTING START ED .... ............ ............ .......... ...... 3 Supplied accessories ......... ............... ................ .......... 3 Ins[...]

FEATURES 2 Built-in 9-channel power amplifier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (0.015% THD, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 170 W + 170 W Center: 170 W Surround: 170 W + 170 W Surround back: 170 W + 170 W Presence: 50 W + 50 W Sound field features ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ THX Ultra 2 ◆ Dolby Digita l/D[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 English INTRODUCTION Please check t hat you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. GETTING ST ARTED Supplied accessories TRANSMIT RE-NAME STANDBY TUNER MULTI CH IN PURE DIRECT TOP EXIT INPUT MODE SOUND SYSTEM CLEAR LEARN MACRO OFF ON MACRO PHONO CD DVD DVR VCR 2 TITLE MENU CHAPTER PA USE STOP POWER REC STEREO EX/ES AMP 10KEY JAZZ [...]

GETTING STARTE D 4 Notes on batteries • Change all of the batteries if you notice the following conditions: the operation rang e of the remote control de creases, the i ndicator does not flash or its light becomes dim. • Do not use old batteries together with ne w ones. • Do not use different types of batteries (such as alkaline and ma nganes[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 English INTRODUCTION 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. When you turn on this unit, you will hear a cli ck and there will be a delay of a fe w seconds befo re this unit can reproduce sound. In standby mode, this unit consum es a small amou nt of power in order to receive infrared-sign als from[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 0 MUL TI JOG Rotate to select or adjust ite ms when used with the DSP PR OGRAM, B ALANCE or TONE CONTR OL buttons. A BALANCE Adjusts the left/right bala nce of the front, presence, surround and surround back speak e rs. B T ONE CONTROL Press this button befo re rotating MUL TI JOG to adjust the bass/treble balance for the f[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 English INTRODUCTION This section describes the func tions of each control on the remote control. See “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 80 to operate other co mponents with this remote control. 1 Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signa ls. Aim this window at the component you want to operate. 2 RE-NAME Used f[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 G LEARN Used for setting up the ma nufacturer code or for programming the functions of other remote controls (see pages 81 and 82). H MA CRO Used to program a series of operations for control by a single button (see page 84). I MA CRO ON/OFF T urns the macro function on and off. J Input selector buttons Selects the input so[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 English INTRODUCTION The remote controls transmit dire ctional infrared beams. Be sure to aim the remote controls direct ly at the remote control sensor on the ma in unit during operation. ■ Handling the remote contr ols • Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote controls. • Do not drop the remote controls. ?[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 1 i.LINK indicator Lights up when this unit is playing back i.LINK signals. 2 Decoder indicator s When any of this unit’ s decode rs function, the respectiv e indicator lights up. 3 HiFi DSP Lights up when you select a HiFi DSP sound field program. 4 VIRT U AL indicator Lights up when V irtual CINE MA DSP is activ e (see[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 English INTRODUCTION 1 PHONO See page 24 for connection information. 2 Speaker terminals See page 14 for connection information. 3 A C INLET Use this inlet to plug in th e supplied po wer cable (see page 27). 4 AC O U T L E T ( S ) Use to supply power to your other A/V components (see page 27). 5 A udio component jac ks Se[...]

SPEAKER SETUP 12 Since CINEMA DSP and THX are different surround post-processing technologie s, we recommend the follow ing speaker setup in o rder to enjoy the best surroun d sound of each technology . ■ CINEMA DSP speaker la yout y The speaker layout above sho w s the standard ITU -R speaker setup. Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP, multi-cha[...]

13 English SPEAKER SE TUP PREP ARA TION ■ Di-pole speaker l ay out Either di-pole or di rect radiati ng speake r types can be used for THX surround. If you choos e di-pole speakers, please place the surround and surround back speakers according to the speaker layout below . Be sure to connect the lef t channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red[...]

14 SPEAKER SETUP L L R R + + – + – + – – FRONT A FRONT B FRONT B FRONT A SURROUND CENTER SURROUND BACK PRESENCE /ZONE 2 SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK (SINGLE) SURROUND SPEAKERS PRESENCE /ZONE 2 SUBWOOFER R 1 2 4 11 9 7 3 6 8 5 10 Right subw oofer system Center speaker Front right speaker (A ) Surround back right speak er Surround right speaker 1 2[...]

15 English SPEAKER SE TUP PREP ARA TION ■ FRONT terminals Connect one or two speak er systems to these terminals. If you use only one speaker system , connect it to either of the FR ONT A or B terminals. The Canada model cannot output to two separate speak er systems simultaneously . Bi-wired connection The unit also allows you to ma ke bi-wired [...]

CONNECTIONS 16 Do not connect this unit or other components to the mains power until all connections between components are completed. ■ Signal dire ctions and cable indications ■ Analog jac ks Y ou can input analog signals from audio components by connecting an audio pin cable to each of this unit’ s analog jacks. Connect red plugs to th e r[...]

17 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or D VD playbac k Connecting video components R R + + – – FRONT A FRONT B SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT PURE DIRECT CD DVD DTV/LD IN(PLA Y) MD/T APE CD-R OUT(REC) OUT(REC) CENTER SURROUND BACK PRESENCE /ZONE 2 SPEAKERS AC I L R CENTER (SINGLE) PHONO TUNER SURROUND BACK SURROUND GND MUL TI CH INP[...]

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 8 additional input jacks (left and right FR ONT, CENT ER, left and right SURR OUND, left and right SURR OUND BA CK and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-c hannel input from a univ ersal disc player, e xternal decoder , sound processor or pre-amplifier . Connect the ou[...]

19 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f o r digital TV bro adcasts or LD play back * A demodulator circuit is built into the Dolb y Digital RF input so you can connect it di rectly to the Dolby Digital RF signal ou tput on your LD player . Make sure you set Coaxial Input to 1 LD-RF in the Assign system parameter (page 59). R R + + ?[...]

20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or cable TV br oadcasts R R + + – – FRONT A FRONT B SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT PURE DIRECT CD DVD DTV/LD CBL SA T VCR 1 IN(PLA Y) MD/T APE CD-R OUT(REC) OUT(REC) CENTER SURROUND BACK PRESENCE /ZONE 2 SPEAKERS AUDIO A C OUTLETS AC IN L R CENTER (SINGLE) PHONO SURROUND BACK SURROUND GND MUL TI CH INPUT 2CH IN IN(PLA[...]

21 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or satellite broadcasts R R + + – – FRONT A FRONT B SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT PURE DIRECT CD DVD DTV/LD CBL SA T VCR 1 IN(PLA Y) MD/T APE CD-R OUT(REC) OUT(REC) CENTER SURROUND BACK PRESENCE /ZONE 2 SPEAKERS AUDIO A C OUTLETS AC IN L R CENTER (SINGLE) PHONO SURROUND BACK SURROUND GND MUL TI [...]

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or VCR playbac k and recor ding ■ Connections to VIDEO A UX jacks (on the fr ont panel) Use these jacks to connect an y vide o source, such as a game console or video camera, to this unit. R R + + – – FRONT A FRONT B SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT PURE DIRECT CD DVD DTV/LD CBL SA T VCR 1 IN(PLA Y) MD/T APE CD-R OUT([...]

23 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or DVD recor der playbac k and recording L R + + – – FRONT A FRONT B FRONT A SURROUND UBWOOFER FRONT PURE DIRECT CD DVD DTV/LD CBL SA T VCR 1 IN(PLA Y) MD/T APE CD-R OUT(REC) OUT(REC) CENTER D SPEAKERS AUDIO A C OUTLETS AC IN CENTER M UL TI CH INPUT 2CH IN IN(PLA Y) IN(PLA Y) OUT(REC) VCR 2[...]

24 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or audio playbac k ■ Connecting a turntab le PHONO jacks are for connecting a turntable with an MM or high-output MC cartridge. If you hav e a turntable with a low-output MC cartridge, use an in-line boosting transformer or MC-head ampl ifier when con necting to these jacks. y Connect your turntable to the GND ter[...]

25 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or audio playback and re cording R R + + – – FRONT A FRONT B SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT PURE DIRECT CD DVD DTV/LD CBL SA T IN(PLA Y) MD/T APE CD-R OUT(REC) OUT(REC) CENTER SURROUND BACK PRESENCE /ZONE 2 SPEAKERS AUDIO AC IN L R CENTER (SINGLE) PHONO SURROUND BACK SURROUND GND MUL TI CH INPUT [...]

26 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting external power amplif iers If you want to increase the po wer output to the speakers, or want to use another po wer amplifier , connect an external amplifi er to the pre out jacks. • When RCA pin plugs are connected to the pre out jacks for output to an external amplifier , it is not necessary to use the correspondin[...]

27 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting the A C power cord Plug the po wer cord into the A C inlet after all other connections are com plete, then plug the po wer cord into an A C wall outlet. Do not use an A C power cord other than the one provided. Use of other power co rds may re sult in f ire or electrical shock. ■ A C OUTLET(S) ([...]

28 CONNECTIONS If you are using 6-ohm speakers , set the impedance to 6 ohms as follows befor e turning on the power . Be sure this unit is in the standb y mode . 1 On the fr ont panel, while hold ing do wn SPEAKERS A, press ST ANDBY/ON. “SP Imp. Set” appears on th e front panel display for a few seconds, then “Minimum 8ohms” appears. 2 Pre[...]

USING THE GUI REMOTE CONTROL 29 English PREP ARA TION The GUI (graphical user inte rface) remote control provides a simple and con venient way to control this unit while vie wing a GUI display on your video monitor . Y ou can use the following steps to: • Configure i.LINK connections • Select and conf igure sound field programs • Select and c[...]

30 USING THE GU I RE MOTE CONTROL 4 Use k / n / l / h to navigate thr ough the categories, menus and parameters. 5 T o select the parame te r you want to adjust press ENTER. 6 Use k / n / l / h to adjust the parameters. y For details about each parameter see page 55. 7 When finished , press EXIT to exit. All GUI remote control operations featured i[...]

AUTO SETUP 31 English PREP ARA TION This unit employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoust ic Optimizer (YP A O) technolo gy which lets you a void troublesome listeni ng-based speaker setup and achie ves highly accurate sound ad justments. The supplied optimizer microphone collec ts and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening en[...]

32 AUTO SETUP For best results, make sure th e room is as qu iet as possible during the auto setup proce dure. If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisf actory . y If your subwo ofer can adjust the output v olume and crossover frequency , set the volume to abou t half way (or slightly less), and set the crossover frequency t[...]

33 English AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION For Equalizing, select: Skip T o skip the selected item and perf orm no adjustments. Flat T o average the frequency response of all speakers. Recommended if all of your speakers are of similar quality . Front T o adjust the frequency response of each speaker in accordance with the sound of your front speakers. Re[...]

34 AUTO SETUP Y ou can confirm the results of each analysis. If yo u set Setup T ype to Auto. The results are displayed afte r all items ha ve been analysed. •P r e s s n and select Setup to set the measured values. •P r e s s k and select Retry to retry the auto setup procedure. •P r e s s h and select Detail to view information about measur[...]

35 English AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION ■ T roub leshooting for the auto setup pr ocedure Before auto setup During auto setup Press l / h to display detailed information for indi vidual errors . Sele ct Retry to try the auto setup procedure again. Error message Cause Remedy Connect MIC! Optimizer microphone i s not conne cted. • C onnect th e suppl[...]

36 AUTO SETUP After auto setup The follo wing warning messages are disp layed af ter analysis is c omplete to inform you of possible problems. W e recommend that you check the contents of each message, then select Retry to try the auto setup procedure again. W arnin g message Cause Remedy W1:Out of Phase Speaker polarity is in correct. This message[...]

PLAYBACK 37 English BAS I C OPERA TION 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the po wer . 2 T urn on the video moni tor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or B to select the speakers yo u want to use. Each press turns the respectiv e speakers on and off. y When bi-wiring, select both A and B. 4 Select the inpu[...]

38 PLAYBACK 7 Select a sou nd field program if desired. Press DSP PR OGRAM then rotate MUL TI JOG (or on the remote control, set 10KEY/AMP to AMP, then press one of the sound field program b uttons repeatedly) to select a sound field program. (See page 48 for details about sound f ield programs.) When this unit detects Dolby Digital signals, the fo[...]

39 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Selecting MUL TI CH INPUT Press MUL TI CH INPUT so that “Input MUL TI CH” appears in the front panel display and “MUL TI CH ON/ OFF” appears on the video monitor . If you want to select another input source with INPUT SELECTOR (or one of the input selector buttons on the remote control) when “Inp[...]

40 PLAYBACK ■ Remote contr ol operation Set 10KEY/AMP to AMP, th en press one of the sound field program b u ttons repeatedly to select the desired program. The name of the selected program appears on the front panel display and on the video monitor . y • Y ou can also perform these operations using the GUI remote control (see page 29 ). • Ch[...]

41 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION • 6.1/7.1-channel playback is not possible ev e n if EX/ES is pressed in the following cases: – When Surround or Surround Back is set to “None” (see page 68). – When the source being played does not contain surround L/R channel signals. – When a Dolby Digital KARA OKE source is being played. – Wh[...]

42 PLAYBACK ■ Listening at night This mode reproduces dialog clearly while reducing the volume of lou d sound effects for easier listening at low volumes or at night. Press NIGHT on the remote contr ol. The NIGHT indicator in the front panel display lights up. Press NIGHT again to cancel. The NIGHT indicator goes of f. y • Y ou can use the nigh[...]

43 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION PURE DIRECT allo ws you to enjoy the highest possible fidelity from audio sources connected to the 2CH IN PURE DIRECT or MUL TI CH IN jacks. This function bypasses all of this unit's dec oders and digital circuitry to provide uncompromised audio f idelity . It also turns off the front panel display and th[...]

44 PLAYBACK This unit comes with a v ariety of input jacks. Do the follow ing to select the type of input signals you want to use. 1 Select the input source. 2 Press INPUT MODE (or INPUT MODE when 10KEY/AMP is set to AMP) to sel ect an input mode. In most cases, use Auto. Auto Automatically se lects input signals in the follow ing order: 1) i.LINK [...]

45 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Displayin g infor mation about the inpu t sour ce Y ou can display signal informat ion for the audio or video signal currently being input. Remote contr ol operation 1 Press T OP on the GUI remote control. 2 Press n repeatedly to select Signal Inf o. The signal information appe ars on the GUI display . y P[...]

RUNNING H/F 1 46 Y ou can use the REC OUT/ZONE 2 control to record one source while w atching and/or listening to another source. Recording adjustments a nd other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operating instructions for these components. . 1 T urn on this un it’ s power and all connected components. 2 Select[...]

47 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Special conside rations when recor ding DTS software The DTS signal is a digital bitstr eam. Attempting to digitally record t he DTS bitstream will result in noise being recorded. Therefore, if you w a nt to use this unit to record sources that ha ve DTS signals recorded on them, the following consideratio[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 48 This unit is equipped with a variety of precise d igital de coders that allow you to enjo y multi-channel playback from almost any sound source (stereo or multi-channel). This unit is also e quipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing sev eral sound field programs which you can use[...]

49 English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S THX : Ultra2 Cinema THX processi ng for non EX/ES encode d 5.1 channe l sources. Thi s program outputs soun d from the surro und back L/R speakers usin g ASA (advanced speaker array) pro cessing. This mode is only available when you have set up a 7.1 spea ker system (i. e. two surrou[...]

50 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SUR. STANDARD : Multi In Indicate s that signa ls are bein g input thro ugh the MUL TI CH INPU T jacks. MUL TI SUR. STANDARD : MultiIn+DolbyD Dolby D igital proce ssing for sign als input through the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. SUR. STANDARD : MltIn+PLIIxMovie Dolby Pro Logi c IIx Movie proce ssing for s ignals in put[...]

51 English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S Y ou can select from the follo wing s ound fields when playing music sources. For music sources Program Features Sources SUR. STANDARD : PLII Music Dolby Pr o Logic II proce ssing for music so ftware. 2-CH SUR. STANDARD : PLIIx Music Dolb y Pro Logic II x processi ng for music s oftw[...]

52 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS CHURCH : Tokyo HiFi DSP proce ssing. The a coustic environment of a n ordinary ch urch with mo derate reverberations. The reverberation lasts 2.5 s econds. Thi s is ideal fo r reprod ucing churc h organ and choral music. MUL TI 2-CH CHURCH : Freiburg HiFi DSP pro cessing. Th is program r ecreates the acoustic e n[...]

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 53 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can also display simple te xt information about this unit’ s operation status on your video monitor . 1 T urn on the video moni tor connected to this unit. 2 Press ON SCREEN repeatedly to turn the OSD mode on or off. ON Briefly sho ws the contents of the front panel display at the bottom o[...]

54 ADVANCED OPERATIONS Y ou can use the test tone feature to manually balance your speaker le vels. Please note that this operation will o verride the le vel adjustments made in the auto setup procedure (page 31) and “Speaker Lev el” (page 69). Use the test tone to set speak er le vels so that the v olume from each speake r is identical when he[...]

SYSTEM OPTIONS 55 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can use the follo wing parameters to adjust a v ariety of system settings and customize the way this unit opera tes. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to refl ect the needs of your listening en vironment. ■ Stereo/Surr ound (Stereo/Surround) Use to manually ad[...]

56 SYSTEM OPTIONS Video (Video) Use to manually adjust the video parameters. Option (Option) Use to adjust the optional system settings. ■ A uto Setup (A uto setup) Use to specify which speaker paramete rs auto setup will adju st, and to acti vate the auto setup procedure (see page 31). ■ Memor y Guard (Memor y Guard) Use to lock the on-screen [...]

57 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use the GUI remote control to access and adjust each parameter . y Y ou can also perform this operatio n using the r emote control (see page 29). 1 Press T OP on the GUI remote control. 2 Press k / n repeatedly to select a men u, then press h to enter the selected menu. 3 Press k / n repeatedly to sel[...]

58 SYSTEM OPTIONS • The av ailable parameters may be displayed on more than one page of the on-screen display . T o scroll through pages, press k / n . • Y ou cannot change parameter va lues when Memory Guard is set to “Guard”. If you want to change the parameter values, set Memory Guard to “Free” (see page 78). Use this feature to reas[...]

59 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ V olume T rim (V olume trim) Use this feature to adjust the le vel of the signal input to each jack. This is useful if you want to balance the le vel of each input source to av oi d sudden changes in v olume when switching between input sources. Input Select > input sour ce (D VD, etc.) > V [...]

60 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Analog Leve l (Analog lev el) Use this feature to select the analog input signal. Input Select > input sour ce (D VD, etc.) > Analog Level Choices: STD, HIGH • Normally , select STD. • Select HIGH if the analog input lev el is higher than normal or the soun d seems distorted. ■ BGV (Bac kground video) Use this feat[...]

61 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this menu to adjust the sound parameters. 1 Press T OP on the GUI remote control. 2 Select Manual Setup, then press h . 3 Select Sound, then press h . 4 Select the desired parameters, then press h to access and adjust. ■ Cinema EQ (Cin ema equalizer) Use this feature to adjust PEQ and high frequ[...]

62 SYSTEM OPTIONS EQ Select (Equalizer select) Choices: A uto Setup PEQ , Manual GEQ, EQ Defeat • Select Auto Setup PEQ to use the equalizer adjusted in auto setup. • Select Ma nual GEQ to ad just the b uilt-in 9-band graphic equalizer so that the tonal quality of the presence L/R, center , surround L/R and surround back L/R speaker s matches t[...]

63 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION T reble (T reble control) Use this feature to adjust high-frequencies output to your speakers or headphones. Choices: –6 to +6 (dB), Initial: 0 dB Y ou can adjust three frequenc y bands: 2.5kHz, 3.5kHz, 8.0kHz. TONE CONTR OL is not effectiv e when: – The THX (page 49) or DIRECT STEREO (page 43) pr[...]

64 SYSTEM OPTIONS Muting T ype (Muting type) Use to adjust how much the mute function reduces the output volume. Choices: Full, –20dB • Select Full to com pletely halt all output of sound. • Select –20dB to reduce the current volume by 20 dB. Use this menu to set up basic system parameters. 1 Press T OP on the GUI remote control. 2 Select M[...]

65 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ THX Set (THX settings) Use to manually adjust the THX settings. Manual Setup > Basic > THX Set > THX Ultra2 SWFR (THX Ultra2 subwoof er) Use this feature to select the THX Ultra2-compatible subwoofer . Choices: No*, Y es • Select No if you do not want to use the subwoofer . • Select Y[...]

66 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Subw oofer Set (Subw oofer set) Use to manually adjust any setting for your subwoofer . Manual Setup > Basic > Subwoofer Set > Config. (Subw oofer configuration) Use this feature to conf igure the position of the subwoofers. Choices: Front & Rear, Stereo, Monaural, None • Select Front & Rear if your tw o sub[...]

67 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Bass Out (Bass out) LFE signals carry low-frequenc y effects when this unit decodes Dolby Digital or DTS signals. These low- frequency signals can be direct ed to both front left and right speakers, and to the s ubwoofer (which can be used for both stereo reproduction and sound f ield programs). Choic[...]

68 SYSTEM OPTIONS Surr ound (Surr ound left/right speakers) Choices: Large, Small , None • Select Lar ge if you hav e large surround left and right speakers or if a rear subw oofer is connected to the surround speakers. The entire range of the surround channel signal is directed to the surround left and right speakers. • Select Sm all if you ha[...]

69 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Presence (Presence spea kers) Choices: None, Ye s • Select None if you do not ha ve presence speakers. This unit directs all presence channe l signa ls to the front left and right speakers. • Select Y es if you have presence speakers. When Zone2 Amplifier is set to Internal (see page 78), Presence[...]

70 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Speaker Distance (Speaker dista nce) Use this feature to manually input the distance of each speaker and adjust the delay applied to the respective channel. Ideally , each speake r should be the same distance from the main listening po sition. Ho wev er, this is not possible in most home situa tions. Thus, a certain amount of [...]

71 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this menu to adjust the video parameters. y If output to the monitor fails while you are performin g the parameter setup procedure, th e setting of this unit’ s video parameters could be incompatible with your video monitor. Press and hold down EXIT on the remote contr ol for 5 secon ds or longe[...]

72 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Picture Mode (Pictu re mode) Use this feat ure to select the video picture mode and adjust each mode to suit the video picture. Manual Setup > V ideo > Picture Mode > Choices: Cinema, Standard, Dynamic • Select Cinema for movies. • Select Standard for general video sources. • Select Dynam ic for encode d fully a[...]

73 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Aspect (Aspect) Use this feature to select the aspect ratio for the output image con verted using the video processing circuit. Manual Setup > V ideo > Aspect Choices: Thro ugh , Auto, 16:9 Normal, 16:9 Zoom • Through: Does not change the aspect ratio of the input video signal in any way .[...]

74 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Aspect con version e xamples The images with bold outline s indicate the most suitable setting for each inp ut signal/TV combination. If you want to w atch 16:9 softwar e on a 4:3 TV , you need to change the aspect ratio on your TV . ■ Cross Color (Cross color) Use this feature to remove noise from the brightness of displaye[...]

75 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ S Video (S Video) Use this feature to match the video output to the input on your monitor . S1 allows you to automatically resize wide screen software compressed at 4: 3 so that it is displayed at 16:9. S2 allows you to auto matically resize letter box software so that it is displa yed in wide scr[...]

76 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Surr .Initialize (Surroun d initialize) Use this feature to initialize the parameters for each sound field program within sound f ield program groups. When you initialize a sound f ield program group, all of the parameter valu es within that group rev ert to their initial settings. Adjusted sound field parameter settings are d[...]

77 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Display (Display) Use this feature to adjust the on-screen and front panel displays. Manual Setup > Option > Display > W all Paper (W allpaper) Use this feature to select the background when no image is input from an external source. If you do not w ant to display the backgr ound, select [...]

78 SYSTEM OPTIONS Zone2 Amplifier (Zone 2 Amplifier) Use to select ho w the ZONE 2 speakers are amplifie d. Choices: Internal, External, None • Select External if you conne ct your Zone 2 speakers through an exter nal amplifier connected to this unit’ s ZONE 2 OUTPUT jacks. • Select Inte rnal to use this uni t’ s internal amplif ier if you [...]

79 English SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Manual Setup (Manual set up) Choices: Free, Guar d • Select Guard to prev ent changes to the manual setup parameters. When Guard is set, you can select the Picture Mode (Cinema, Standard or Dynamic), b ut cannot adjust th e settings of each mode. • Select Free to enable changes to the manual s[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 80 In addition to controlling this unit, th e remote control can also operate other A/V compone nts made by Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o control other components, you must se t up the remote control with the appropriate manufacturer code(s). This remote control also has tw o other sophisticated featur es: learn and m[...]

81 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can control other co mponents by setting the appropriate manufacturer codes. Codes can be set for each input area. The follow ing table sho ws the input area (default component), component category (Librar y) and manufacturer code for each area. Y ou may not be a ble to oper ate your Y A[...]

82 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 5 Press LEARN again to exit fr om the setup mode. • The supplied remote control does not contain all possib le manufacturer codes for commercially av ailable A V components (including Y AMAHA A V components). If operation is not possible with any of the manufacturer codes, program the new remote control function with th[...]

83 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 6 Press and hold the button you want to program on the remote control f or your component until “OK” appears in the display window . • “NG” appears in the display windo w if programming was unsuccessful. In this case, start over from step 5. • This remote control can lear n approx[...]

84 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES The macro feature ma kes it possible to perform a seri es of operations with the press of a single button. F or example, when you want to play a CD, normally you would turn on the components, select the CD i nput, and press the play b utton to start playback. The macro feature lets you perform all of these operations simp[...]

85 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Macro operations 1 Set MA CRO ON/OFF to ON. 2 Press a macro button. • When you hav e finished using the macro featu re, set MA CRO ON/OFF to OFF. • While the remote is carrying out a macr o program, it w ill not accept any other b utton’ s functio n until the macro operation is comp[...]

86 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press MA CRO again wh en the operation sequence you want to pr ogram is complete . Y ou can clear all changes made in each function set, such as learned functions, ma cros, renamed component (source) names and set up manufacturer codes. 1 Press CLEAR by using a ballpoint pen or similar object. y Complete each of the fol[...]

87 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Clearing a learned function Y ou can clear the functions learned in programmed buttons for ea ch area. 1 Press an input selector button to select the source component that contains the function yo u want to clear . The selected component name appears in the display window . 2 Press LEARN [...]

88 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Once you set the appropriate manufacturer codes, you can use this remote to co ntrol your other components. Note that some button s may not correctly operate the selected compone nt. Y ou can use the input sele ctor buttons to select the component you want to operate and automa tically switch the remote control to the app[...]

89 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Operating a digital TV (DTV/LD area) or ca ble/satellite TV (CABLE or SA T areas) *1 SEARCH, REC, STOP, P A USE and PLA Y operat e your VCR without sw itching the input to VCR 1 if the manufacturer code for your VCR is set in the VCR 1 area. *2 TV VOL +/–, TV INPUT and TV MUTE operate y[...]

90 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Operating a C D player (CD area) ■ Operating a CD recor der (CD-R area) or MD recor der (MD/T APE area) ST ANDBY TUNER MUL TI CH IN PURE DIRECT TOP EXIT INPUT MODE SOUND SYSTEM PHONO CD DVD DVR VCR 2 TITLE MENU CHAPTER P AUSE STOP POWER REC STEREO EX/ES AMP 10KEY JAZZ MOVIE THX MUTE VOLUME STRAIGHT TV INPUT TV VOL C[...]

91 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Operating a tape de ck (MD/ T APE area) Y ou need to set the manufacturer code for your tape deck following the setting procedur e described on page 81 because MD/T APE is factory-set to operate MD de cks. ■ Operating a tuner ( TUNER area) ST ANDBY TUNER MUL TI CH IN PURE DIRECT TOP EXI[...]

92 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Operating optional compon ents (OPTN area) OPTN is an additional compone nt control area that can be programmed with re mote control functions independently from any input sour ce. • Y ou cannot set a manufacturer code for this area. S ee page 82 to progra m buttons operated with in this component control area. • [...]

ZONE 2 93 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit allows you to conf igure a multi-room audio-video system. The Zone 2 feature enable s you to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the ma in room and second room (Zone 2) usi ng the supplied remote control from the second room. Y ou need the follo wing additi onal equipment to use thi[...]

94 ZONE 2 Using this unit’ s internal amplifier T o use this unit’ s internal amplifi er , select ON in ZONE 2 AMP. The supplied remote control ca n be used to control Zone 2. Y ou can ev en select th e input source and control components located in the main room directly from the second room regardless of the listening condition in the main ro[...]

95 English ZONE 2 AD V ANCED OPERA TION 3 Press an input selector button to select the input sour ce y ou want to listen to in the second room. The display window sho ws “2: name of selected input”. Signals input to V -A UX and PHONO jacks cannot be sent to Zone 2. 4 Y o u can control this unit from Zone 2 using the input selector , ST ANDBY, S[...]

USING I.LINK 96 This unit is fitted with tw o i.LINK (A UDIO) connectors. By connecting components that support i.LINK (A UDIO) connections, in addition to di gital transmission of 2-ch linear PCM signals and audi o signals that hav e been compressed in multi-channe l format, you can also send and receiv e uncompressed mu lti-channel audio signals,[...]

97 English USING i.LINK AD V ANCED OPERA TION When an i.LINK component is connected, this unit automatically recogni zes the connection and registers the connected component. Regist ered i.LINK components, such as CD or D VD players, can be assigned to a specific input. Assigning an i.LINK com ponent to a specific input allows you to select the vi [...]

98 USING i.LINK If MUL TI CH INPUT is assigned for the i.LINK component 1 Press MUL TI CH INPUT. 2 Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to set “Auto” or “i.LINK” as the inpu t mode. 3 Start playback on the connected i.LINK component. Refer to the operating instru ctions supplied with the component. y If multiple i.LINK components are connected to th[...]

99 English USING i.LINK AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Informat ion (Inf ormation) Use this feature to display the follo wing information: operation status of re gistered i.LINK devices, re gistered i.LINK de vices that hav e been deleted, and i.LINK signals that are current ly being recei ved. i.LINK Select > Information > Choices: Deta ils, Dele[...]

100 USING i.LINK Status display messages The follow ing messages may appear on the front pane l display depending on the status of this unit. Error messages The following messages appear on the front panel display if a connection or registr ation error is detected. i.LINK display messages Message Contents Link Check Appear s while the i .LINK compo[...]

SOUND FIELD OPTIONS 101 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION What really creat es the rich, full tones of a li ve instrumen t are the multiple reflectio ns from the walls of the room. In addition to making the sound “liv e”, these re flections enable us to tell where the player is situated, and the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting.[...]

102 SOUND FIELD OPTIONS SB Room Size Adjusts the a pparent si ze of the su rround back sound field. 105 SB Liveness Adjusts th e apparent reflectivity of the virtua l wall in the surround ba ck sound field. 105 Panor ama Extends the fr ont stereo im age to includ e the surround speak ers for wrap around ef fect. 106 Center Width Adjus ts the cen te[...]

103 English SOUND FIELD OPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Y ou can adjust the values of certain digital sound f ield parameters so that the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room. The follo wing parameters are not alw ays found in ev ery program. 1 Press T OP on the GUI remote . 2 Select Stereo/Surround, then press h . 3 Select [...]

104 SOUND FIELD OPTIONS ■ Livenes s (Livenes s) This parameter adjusts the reflec tivi ty of the virtual walls in the hall b y changing the rate at which the early reflections decay . The early re flections of a sound source decay much f aster in a room with acoustica lly absorbent wall surf aces than in one which has highly reflecti ve surfaces.[...]

105 English SOUND FIELD OPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Rev . Delay (Re verberation delay) This parameter a djusts the time di ff erence between the beginning of the direct sound and the beginning of the re verberation sound. The lar ger the value, the later the re verberation sound begins. A later re verberation sound makes you feel like you a[...]

106 SOUND FIELD OPTIONS For PR O LOGIC II Music ■ P anorama (P anorama) This parameter e xtends the fr ont stereo image to include the surround speaker s for wraparound effect. Choices: OFF/ON, initial sett ing is OFF. ■ Center Width (Cente r width) This parameter adjusts the center image from all three front speakers to varying degrees. A larg[...]

107 English SOUND FIELD OPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Decode T ype (Decoder type) For THX Cinema Function: Selects the decode r used to playback 2- channel sources us ing THX Cinema. Choices: Pro Logic / Pro Logic II / Pro Logic II x / Neo:6 For Surro und Enhanced Function: Selects the decode r used to playback 2- channel sources using Surrou[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 108 Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly . If the problem you are experiencin g is not listed below , or if the remedy e xplanation does not help, set this unit to the standb y mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact your nearest authorized Y A MAHA dealer or s ervice center . ■ General TROUBLESH[...]

109 English TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page The sound su ddenly goes off. The protect ion circuitr y has been act iv at ed due to a short c ircuit, etc. Check that the correc t impedan ce is set. 28 Check that the speaker wir es are not t ouching eac h other and the n turn this uni t back on. — The slee[...]

110 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (The Dolby Digital or DTS indicator on t he front panel display does not light up .) The connecte d componen t is not se t to output Dolby Dig ital or DTS digital signals. Make an appropriat e setting fol lowing the operating instruct ions for your[...]

111 English TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Remote contr ol Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page There is noise interference f rom digital or high- frequency equip ment, or this unit . This unit is too close to digital o r high- frequency equi pment. Move this unit further away from such equi pment. — The pict ure is disturbed. The vid[...]

PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER INFORMATION 112 This unit employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YP A O) technology to optimize the frequenc y characteristics of its parame tric equalizer to match your listening en vironment. YP A O uses a combination of the follow ing three parameters (Frequency, Le vel and Q factor) to provide highly precise ad[...]

GLOSSARY 113 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Dolby Surr ound Dolby Surround uses a 4 channel analog recording system to reproduce realis tic and dynamic sound ef fects: 2 front left and right channels (stere o), a center channel for dialog (monaural), and a surround channel for special sound effects ( monaural). The surround channel reproduces [...]

114 GLOSSARY ■ Neo:6 Neo:6 decodes the con ventional 2-channel sources for 6 channel playback by the spec if ic decoder . It enables playback with the full- ra nge channels with higher separation just like digital discrete signal playback. T wo modes are av ailabl e; “Music mode” for playing music sources and “Cinema mode” for movies. ■[...]

115 English GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ THX Cinema pr ocessing THX is an exclusi ve set of standards and technologies established by the w orld -renowned f ilm production company , Lucasfilm Ltd. THX gre w from George Lucas’ personal desire to make your experience of the fi lm soundtrack, in both movie theatr es and in your home theatre,[...]

116 GLOSSARY ■ THX MUSIC MO DE For the repla y of multi-channel music the THX Mu sic Mode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 encoded music sources such as DTS, and Dolby Digital to provide a wide stable rear soun dstage. This mode is to be used with multi-channel musi c sources such [...]

BLOCK D IAGRA MS 117 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Block diagram * T uner section for U.S.A., Cana da and Australia models only . BLOCK DIAGRAMS COAX/RF RF- Demodulator COAX x3 OPT RX x8 OPT TX OPT TX OPT TX COAX MUL TI ch INPUT i.LINK IEEE1394 2ch Direct IN FM/AM PHONO PHONO EQ TUNER * L/R L/R L/R SEL SEL SEL PURE DIRECT MUL TI PURE DIRECT[...]

118 BLOCK DIAGRAMS ■ Video matrix ■ P ower suppl y D VD etc DV D e t c DV D e t c INPUT Selector SOURCE SOURCE S1/S2 REC REC SOURCE REC OUT Selector REC/Source SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL VIDEO DECODER REC OUT Zone2 OUT COMPOSITE D VD etc INPUT Selector REC OUT Selector REC/Source SEL OSD COMPONENT VIDEO DECODER IP/CONVERTER ENHANCER VIDEO ENCODER REC [...]

SPECIFICATIONS 119 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A UDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Po wer 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.015% THD, 8 Ω Front, Center, Surround, Surround back .............. ............. 170 W 1 kHz, 0.05% THD Presence ............ ....................... ................... .................. ...... 50 W • Ma ximum Power (EIAJ) [Chi[...]

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