Yamaha HTR-5950 manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCA RBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R 1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 7731[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS i • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is in tended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitut e a risk of electric shock to persons. The[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ii EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING MAST GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810–20) GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810–21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250. PART H) ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT NEC – NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE d) If the product does[...]

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. iii 1 T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . K eep it in a safe place for f uture reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , c lean place – away fro m direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. Allow ventilatio[...]

1 PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION FEATU RES .... ......... ............ .......... ............ .......... .... 2 GETTING STARTED ... .......... ............ ............ ....... 3 Supplied accessories .............. ................ ............ ........ 3 Installing [...]

FEATURES 2 Built-in 6- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (0.7% THD, 1 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 110 W + 110 W Center: 110 W Surround: 110 W + 110 W Surround back: 110 W Sound field pr ograms ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology f or the creation of sound fie ld s ◆ Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX decoder ◆ DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, Dis[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION Check that you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. 1 T ake off the battery compar tment cover . 2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) accor ding to the polarity markings (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Snap the battery comp artment co ver bac k into place. • Change all of the [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 The XM Satellite Radio controlling functi ons in the following b u ttons (SEARCH MO DE, CA TEGOR Y, PRESET /TUNING/CH l / h , MEMOR Y, and DISPLA Y) are only applicable to the U.S.A. model and are operational only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, see “XM Sate llite Ra dio controls and functions?[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 INTRODUCTION 8 MEMOR Y (MAN’L/AUT O FM) Stores a preset station in the memory . Hold down this button for more than 3 seconds to start automatic preset tuning (see page 47). 9 TUNING MODE (A UT O/MAN’L) Switches between automatic tu ning (the A UT O indicator is turned on) and manual tuni ng (the A UTO indicator is turn[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 This section describes the function of ea ch control on the remote control used to control this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 90. • The XM Satellite Radio controlling functions in the followi ng b uttons (XM, XM MEMOR Y , SRCH MODE, DISPLA Y, cursor buttons u / d / j / i [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTRODUCTION 8 Cursor buttons u / d / j / i , ENTER Select and adjust the sound field program parameters or the “SET MENU” para meters. 9 RETURN Returns to the pre vious menu le ve l when adjusting the “SET MENU” parame ters. 0 TRANSMIT indicato r Flashes while the remote control is sending infrared signals. A ST AN[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 ■ Contr olling the TUNER functions Set the component selector sw itch to SOURCE and then press TUNER to select “T UNER” as the input source. 4 Numeric buttons Use numbers 1 through 8 to select preset stations. 7 BAND Switches the reception ba nd between FM and AM (see page 45). 8 Cursor b utton s u / d / j / i Press j[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION The XM indicator is only applicable to th e U.S.A. model and the cursor on the le ft of the XM indicator lights up only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, s ee “B asic XM Satellite Radio operations” on page 55. 1 Decoder indicator s The respectiv e indicator lights up when any of th[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 C V OLUME le vel indicator Indicates the curre nt volume le vel. D PCM indicator Lights up when this unit is reproducing PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) digita l audio signals. E ST AND ARD indicator Lights up when the “SUR . ST ANDARD” or “SUR. ENHANCED” program is se lected (see page 42). F SP A B indicators Light up[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 INTRODUCTION 1 Video component jac ks See pages 18 and 19 for connection information. 2 A udio component jac ks See page 21 for connection information. 3 MUL TI CH INPUT jacks See page 23 for connection information. 4 SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jac k See page 13 for connection information. 5 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jack See page 21 for conn[...]

CONNECTIONS 12 The speaker layout belo w sho ws the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enjo y CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International T elecommunication Union). Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The front speak ers are used fo r the main source sound p[...]

13 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Be sure to connec t the left cha nnel (L), right ch annel (R), “+” (red) and “–” ( black) properly . If the connections are f aulty , no sound will be heard from th e speakers, and if the polarity of the speake r connections is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • Before connecting the spe[...]

14 CONNECTIONS FRONT terminals Connect one or two front spea ker systems (1, 2) to these terminals. If you use only one front speaker system, connect it to the FR ONT A or B terminal. CENTER terminals Connect a center speaker (3) to these terminals. SURROUND terminals Connect surround speakers (4, 5) to these terminals. SURROUND B A CK terminals Co[...]

15 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting the speaker cab le 1 Remove ap pro ximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker cable and then twist the exposed wires of the cable together to pr e vent short circuits. 2 Loosen the knob. 3 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each terminal. 4 Tighten the knob to secure[...]

16 CONNECTIONS Y ou can use the digital jacks to input PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS bitstr eams. When you connect compon ents to bot h the COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks, priority is gi ven to th e signals input at the COAXIAL jack. All di gital input jacks are compatible with 96- k Hz sampling digital signals. ■ Aud i o j a cks This unit has four types[...]

17 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ A udio signal flow f or A UDIO OUT (REC) This unit handles digital and analog signals independently . Thus, audio signals inp ut at the analog jacks ar e output only at th e analog A UDIO OUT (RE C) jacks. Like wise, audio signals input at the DI GIT AL INPUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks are output only at the DIGIT A[...]

18 CONNECTIONS Connect your TV to the VIDEO MONIT OR OUT jack, the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack or the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks of this unit. Do not connect this unit or othe r components to the A C power supply until all connections between components are complete . Connecting a TV CA UTION MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO MONITOR OU[...]

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Connect your D VD player , D VD recorder , VCR or STB (set-top box) using the same type of video connections as those made for your TV (see page 18) . The cable TV recei v er and the sate llite recei v er are ex amples of the STB. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power suppl y until al l connecti[...]

20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a D VD recorder or a VCR ■ Connecting an STB AUDIO DVR COMPONENT VIDEO IN OUT DVR IN OUT DVR VIDEO S VIDEO P R P B Y V S V L R L R P R P B Y S D VD recor der or VCR Audio in Audio out V i deo in V i deo out Componen t video out S-video in S-video out (U .S.A. model) AUDIO DIGIT AL INPUT DTV/CBL DTV/CBL COMPONENT VIDE[...]

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Connect your CD player , MD pl ayer or tape deck via anal og and/or digital connections. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power suppl y until al l connections between componen ts are com plete. T o make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to each DIGIT AL[...]

22 CONNECTIONS This unit is equipped with the DOCK te rminal on the rear panel that allows you to connect a Y AMAHA iPod univ ersal dock (such as YDS-10 sold se parately) where you can station your iPod a nd control playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. Co nnect a Y AMAHA iPod univ ersal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) to t[...]

23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (FR ONT L/R, CENTER, SURR OUND L/R and SUBWOOFER) for discrete mu lti-channel input from a multi-format player , e xternal decoder or sound processor . Connect the output jacks on your multi-format player or externa l decoder to the MUL T I CH INPUT jacks. Be sure to m[...]

24 CONNECTIONS Both FM and AM indoor ante nnas are supplied with this unit. In general, these ante nnas should pr ovide suf ficient signal strength. Connect ea ch antenna correctly to the designated terminals. • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit. • The AM loop antenna should alwa ys be connected, e ven if an outdoor AM an[...]

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Once all connections are co mplete, plug the power cabl e into the A C wall outlet. ■ A C OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) Australia model ........ ......... ........... ........... ........... .... 1 outl et Other models .......... ........... ........... ........... ......... ..... 2 outlets Use these outlet(s) to suppl y po we[...]

26 CONNECTIONS If you are to use 4 or 6 ohm speakers, set “SP IMP .” to “6 Ω MIN” as follo ws BEFORE using this unit. 1 Make sure this unit is set to the standby mode. See page 27 for details about turning on this unit o r setting it to the standby mode. 2 Press and hold STRAIGHT (EFFECT) on the front panel and then press ST AND BY/ON to [...]

27 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION When all connec tions are complete, turn on th is unit. ■ T u rning on this unit Press ST ANDBY/ON on the fr ont panel (or PO WER on the remote cont rol) to turn on this unit. ■ Setting this unit to the st andb y mode Press ST ANDBY/ON on the fr ont panel again (or ST ANDBY on th e remote contr ol) t o set this unit[...]

BASIC SETUP 28 The “B ASIC SETUP” feature is a u seful wa y to se t up yo ur system quickly and with minimal ef fort. • Make sure you discon nect your headphones from this unit. • If you wish to configure this unit manually using more precis e adjustments, use th e detailed parameters in “SOUND MENU” (see page 78). • Altering any para[...]

29 BASIC SETUP PREP ARA TION 6 Press d to select “SUBWOOFER” and then j / i to select the desired setting. Choices: YES , NONE • Select “YES” if you have a subw oofer in your system. • Select “NONE” if you do not have a subw oofer in your system. 7 Press d to select “SPEA KERS” and then j / i to select the number of s peakers co[...]

30 BASIC SETUP 10 Press j / i to select the desired se tting. Choices: YES , NO • Select “YES” to comple te the setup procedure if the test tone le vels from each spea ker were satisfactory . • Selec t “NO” to procee d to the spea ker lev el adjustment menu in step 12 to balance the output lev el of each speake r . 11 Press ENTER to con[...]

PLAYBACK 31 BAS I C OPERA TION Extreme caution shou ld be exer cised when you play back CDs encoded in DTS. If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS- incompatible CD play er , yo u will onl y hear some unwanted noise that may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD pla yer supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output level of [...]

32 PLAYBACK 5 Rotate V OLUME on the front panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust the volume to the de sired output le vel. 6 Press T ONE CONTROL on the fr ont panel repeatedly to select “TREBLE” or “B ASS” and then press BASS/TREBLE +/– repeatedl y to adjust th e correspo nding freque ncy response level. • Select[...]

USING AUDIO FEATURES 33 BAS I C OPERA TION SILENT CINEMA allows you to enjoy mu lti-channel music or movie sound, including Dolby Digital and DTS sources, through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activ a tes automatically when e ver you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEM A DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (see page[...]

34 USING AUDIO FEATURES y “NIGHT :CINEMA” and “NIGHT:MUSIC” adjustments are stored independently . • Y ou cannot use the night listeni ng modes in the follo wing cases: – w hen the “DIRECT STEREO” mode (see page 38) is selected. – w hen the component connected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page [...]

35 USING AUDIO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION 3 Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to set the amount of time . Each time you press SLEEP, the front panel display changes as show n below . The SLEEP indicator flashes while you are switching the amount of time for the sl eep timer . Once the sleep timer is set, the SLEEP indi cator lights up i[...]

36 USING AUDIO FEATURES 2 Press j / i on the rem ote cont r ol to adjust the speaker output level. • Press i to increase the v alue. • Press j to decrease the va lue. Control range: –10 dB to +10 dB 3 Press ENTER on the remote control when yo u have completed y our adjustment. Compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) are created by a lo[...]

37 USING AUDIO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION 1 Set the compon ent selector switch to AMP and then press ENHANCER on the remote control repeatedl y to select the desired Compresse d Music Enh ancer mo de. The follo wing display is sho wn in the OSD a nd the ENHANCER indicator lights up in the front panel display . Choices: 2ch Stereo , 6ch Stereo, Off[...]

38 USING AUDIO FEATURES Y ou can mix do wn multi-cha nnel sources to 2 channels and enjoy playback in 2- channel stereo. Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press STEREO on the remote control repeatedly to select “2ch Stereo”. y • Y ou can use a subwoofer with this program when “LFE/B ASS OUT” is set to “SWFR” or “BO T[...]

USING VIDEO FEATURES 39 BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can display the format, sa mpling frequency , channel, bit rate and flag data of the current in put signal. 1 Set the compon ent selector switch to AMP and then press SET MENU on the remote contro l. The top “SET MENU” disp lay appears in the OSD. 2 Press d repeatedly to select “SIGNAL INFO” a[...]

40 USING VIDEO FEATURES Y ou can display the operating information of this u nit on a video monitor . If you displa y the “SET MENU” and sound field progr am parameter setti ngs on a video monitor , it is much easier to see th e av a ilable options and parameters than it is to read the informa tion in the front panel display . 1 T urn on the vi[...]

ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 41 BAS I C OPERA TION If you connected a surround back speaker , use this feature to enjoy 6.1-channel playback for multi-channel sources using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolb y Digital EX or DTS-ES decoders. 1 Set the compon ent selector switch to AMP and then press EXTD SU R. on the remote control repeatedl y to switch betwe[...]

42 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND Signals input from 2-channel s ources can also be played back on multi-channels. 1 Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press ST AND ARD on the re mote control repeatedl y to switc h between the “SUR. ST AND ARD” and “SUR. ENHANCED” programs or press MO VIE to select the “MO VIE THEA TER” program.[...]

43 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND BAS I C OPERA TION V irtual CINEMA DSP allo ws you to e njoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surr ound speakers. It creates virtual speakers to repr oduce the natural sound f ield. If you set “SUR. L/R SP” to “ NONE” (see page 79), V irtual CINEMA DSP activ ates automatically whene v er you select a CINEMA DSP sou[...]

RECORDING 44 Recording adjustments and ot her operations are performed from the reco rding components. Re fer to the operating instructions for those components. The DTS signal is a digital bitstream. Attemptin g to digitall y recor d the DTS bitstream will result in noise being recorded. Therefore, if y ou want to use this unit to r ecor d sources[...]

FM/AM TUNING 45 BAS I C OPERA TION There are 2 tuning methods: automatic a nd manual. Automatic tuning is effecti v e when station signa ls are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from th e station you want to select is weak, t une into it manually . Y ou can also use the automatic and ma nual preset t uning featur es to store up to [...]

46 FM/AM TUNING If the signal receiv ed from the station you w ant to select is weak, tune into it manua lly . Manually tuning into an FM st ation automatically switches the tuner to monaural reception to increa se the signal quality . 1 Rotate the INPUT selector to select “TUNER” as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band.[...]

47 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can use the automati c pres et tuning feature to store FM stations with strong signals up to 40 (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in ea ch of the 5 preset station groups) of those stations in order . Y ou can then recall an y preset station easily by sele cting the preset station number . 1 Rotate the INPUT[...]

48 FM/AM TUNING ■ A utomatic preset tuning options Y ou can specify the preset number from which this unit stores FM stations and/or be gins tuning tow ard lo wer frequencies. First carry out steps 1 through 3 in “ Automatic preset tun ing” on page 47. • Press A/B/C/D/E an d then PRESET/TUNING/ CH l / h to select the preset station number u[...]

49 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 4 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) w hile the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. • Press h to select a higher preset station number . • Press l to select a lower preset station number . 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) while t he MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. The station [...]

50 FM/AM TUNING 2 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote contro l) to sel ect the desired preset station n umber ( 1 to 8). The preset station group and number appear in the front panel display along wi th the station band and frequency . Y ou can exchange the assignments of two preset stations with each o[...]

51 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 3 Select pres et station “A 5” using A/B /C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h . “A5” and the MEMOR Y indi cator flash in the front panel display . See “Selecting preset stations” on page 49. 4 Press EDIT again. “EDIT E1–A5” appears in th e front panel display and the assignments of the two preset st[...]

XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 52 XM Satellite Radio is the satelli te radio service with millions of liste ners across the United States, broad casting li ve daily . The XM Satellite Radio ch annel lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 67 commercial-free music cha nnels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to[...]

53 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION The following controls are av ailable only wh en “XM” is selected as the input source . Rotate the INPU T selector on the fr ont pan el (or set the component selector switch to SOURCE and then pre ss XM on the remote contro l) to select “XM” as the input source. ■ Front panel functio ns 1 [...]

54 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING T o sign up for an account with the XM Satellite Radio service, an XM Sa tellite Ra dio ID number is required. Follo w the procedure belo w to check your ID number , and then visit the websit e at “http://acti vate.xmradio.com /” or call “1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-2346)” with a major credit card handy for sign[...]

55 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 1 Set the component se lector switch to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control to select “XM” as the input source. The cursor on the left of th e XM indicator lights up in the front panel display a nd the XM Satellite Radio information (such as cha nnel number , channel name, category , [...]

56 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Y ou can search for the desired channel using one of the three search modes (All Cha nnel Search, Category Search, and Preset Search modes). Y ou can also enter the channel number directly to select the desired channel by using the Direct Number Access mode (see page 59). ■ All Channel Sear ch mode 1 Rotate the INPU[...]

57 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Category Searc h mode 1 Rotate the INPUT select or on the front panel (or set the component selector switc h to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control) to select “XM” as the input source. 2 Press SEARCH MODE on the front panel (or SRCH MODE on the remote control) repeatedly to select[...]

58 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Preset Sear ch mode Prior to selecting a preset channe l in the Preset Search mode, you must preset XM Sa tellite Radio channels. F or details, see “Sett ing the XM Sate llite Radio preset channels” on page 60. y All preset channels (A1 to E8) r ecalls “ 001 Previe w” by the initial factory setting. 1 Rota[...]

59 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Direct Number Access mode 1 Set the component se lector switch to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control to select “XM” as the input source. 2 Press SRCH MODE on the remote control repeatedly to select “ALL CH SEARCH” or “CA T SEARCH”. 3 Press the numeric buttons on the remot[...]

60 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Y ou can use this feature to store up to 40 XM Satellite Radio channels (A1 to E8: 8 preset channel numbers in each of the 5 preset channel groups). Y ou can then recall any preset channel e asily by selecting the preset channel group and number as describe d in “Preset Search mode” on page 58. 1 Search f or a cha[...]

61 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 4 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) repeatedly to select a preset channel n umber (1 to 8) while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. The preset channel number appears in the front panel display . 5 Press MEMOR Y on the front panel (or XM MEMOR [...]

62 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING When the channel number / name is displa yed: When the channel cat egory is displa yed: When the artist name / song ti tle is disp layed: y • The fron t panel displa y can indicate up to 14 alphan umeric characters at once. Y ou can set whether to display the XM Satellite Radio information in the front panel display[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 63 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 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 reflections enabl e us to tell where the playe r is situat ed as well as the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting. ■ Ele[...]

64 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 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 stereo or multi-ch annel sound source. This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing se ve ral sound field program s which you can use to enhan ce[...]

65 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ For mu sic sour ces Y ou can select from the follo wing sound fields when play i ng music sources, like CD, FM /AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. y Press PR OGRAM l / h on the front panel repeated ly (or set the component selector switch to AMP and then press one of the soun d field program selecto r butt[...]

66 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Y ou can enjoy good quality sound with the initial factory settings. Although you do not hav e to change the initial factory settings, you can change some of the parameters to better suit the input source or your listening room. • Use the “P ARAM. INI” fe ature in “OPTION MENU ” to initialize the parameters of each[...]

67 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Sound field para meter descriptio ns Y ou can adjust the values of certain digi tal sound f ield parameters so that the sound fields are recreated accu rately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in e very pro gram. y T o change sound field parameter settings to suit [...]

68 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ROOM SIZE P.ROOM SIZE S.ROOM SIZE SB ROOM SIZE Room size. Presence, surround, an d surround back room size. Adjusts the appar ent size of the surround so und f ield. The lar ger the v a lue, the larger the surroun d sound field b ecomes. As the sound is repeatedly reflected around a room, the larger the hall is, the longer t[...]

69 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS REV.TIME Re verberation time. Adjusts the amount of time taken for the de nse, subsequent rev erberation sound to decay by 60 dB at 1 kHz. This change s the apparent size of the acoustic en vironment over an extremely wide range. Set a longer re v erberation time for “dead” sources and listening room[...]

70 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS REV.LEVEL Re verberation lev el. Adjusts the volume of the rev erberation sound. The larger the value, the stronger the reverberation becomes. Control range: 0 to 100% 2ch Stereo DIRECT 2-channel stereo direct. Byp asses the decoders and DSP processors of this unit for pure hi-f i stereo sound when playing 2-channel analog s[...]

71 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS y The “PR O LOGIC IIx Music”, “PR O LOGIC II Music”, and “DTS Neo:6 Music” parameters can be se t only when “SUR . ST AND ARD” is selected. Set the component sele ctor switch to AMP and then press ST AND ARD on the remote control repeatedly to select “SUR. ST ANDARD” (see page 42). PR[...]

72 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Sound output from each speaker depends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to th e diagrams in the table below to understand the speake r lay out for each sound f ield program. Be advised that there ma y be no or not e nough sound output from speak ers dependin g on the type of input source being play ed bac k. F[...]

73 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS MOVIE THEATER Spectacle Sci-Fi Adventure General SUR. STANDARD DOLBY DIGITAL PRO LOGIC DTS Pro Logic Pro Logic SUR. STANDARD PLII Movie PLII Music PLII Game PLIIx Movie PLIIx Music PLIIx Game Pro Logic II/Pro Logic IIx Pro Logi c II Pro Logic IIx SUR. STANDARD Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Music Cinema Cine ma/Musi[...]

74 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SUR. ENHANCED DOLBY DIGITAL PRO LOGIC DTS Pro Logic Pro Logic SUR. ENHANCED PLII Movie PLIIx Movie Pro Logic II Pro Logic IIx SUR. ENHANCED Neo:6 Cinema STRAIGHT Monaural playback DIRECT STEREO Monaural playback Sound field program 2-channel audio (monaural) 2-channel audio (stereo) 5.1/6.1-channel audio * L C R SL SB SR L C[...]

SET MENU 75 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can use the follo wing paramete rs in “SET MENU” to adjust a v ariety of system settings and customiz e the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listenin g en vironment. ■ Basic setup BASIC SETUP Use this feature to set [...]

76 SET MENU Option menu 3 OPTION MENU Use this menu to manually adjus t the optional system parameters. The “XM RADIO SET” para meter is only applicable to the U.S.A. model. ■ Signal information SIGNAL INFO Use this feature to check audio signal information (see page 39). Par a m e t e r Features Pag e A)DISPLAY SET Adjusts the brig htness of[...]

77 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use the remote control to acce ss and adjust each parameter . y • Y ou can change the “SET MENU” parameters while this unit is reproducing sound. • If you press one of the so und field program selector b uttons during the “SET MENU” operation, the “SET MEN U” operation is canceled. • Repeat the fo[...]

78 SET MENU 5 Press u / d repeatedly and then press ENTER to select and enter the desired submenu. The following display is an example where “SPEAKER LEVEL” is selected. 6 Press u / d to select the desired parameter and then j / i to change the parameter settings. • Press i to increase the v alue. • Press j to decrease the va lue. 7 Press S[...]

79 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Center speaker CENTER SP Choices: NONE, SML , LRG • Select “NONE” (none) if you did not connect a center speaker . The low-frequenc y signals of the center channel are dire cted to the speakers sele cted in “LFE/ B ASS OUT”, and the rest of the center channel signals are directed to the front left and rig[...]

80 SET MENU Crosso ver CROSS OVER Use this feature to select a crossov er frequency of all the speakers set to “SML” (or “SMALL”) or to “NONE” in “SPEAKER SET” (see pages 78 and 79). All frequencies below the selected frequenc y wi ll be sent to the subwoo fer or to the speakers set to “L RG” (or “LARGE”) in “SPEAKER SET?[...]

81 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker dista nce C)SP DISTANCE Use this feature to manually adj ust the distance of each speaker and the delay applied to the respective channel. Ideally , each speaker should be the same di stance from the main listening position. Ho wev e r , this is not possible in most home situations. Thus, a certain amou[...]

82 SET MENU ■ Dynamic range F)DYNAMIC RANGE Use this feat ure to select the amount of dynamic range compression to be applied to your speakers or headphones. This sett ing is ef fecti ve only when this unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals. Speaker SP Adjusts the speaker compre ssion. Headphone HP Adjusts the headphone compression. Choic[...]

83 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this menu to reassign the i nput/output jacks, select the input mode or rename the input source. ■ Input/output assignme nt A)I/O ASSIGNMENT Use this feature to assign th e input/output jacks according to the component to be used if the initial settings of this unit do not correspond to your needs. Change the[...]

84 SET MENU ■ Input mode B)INPUT MODE Use this feature to set this unit to reset “I NPUT MODE” back to “A UTO” (see page 34) regardless of the pre vious setting or to recall the last input mode (“A UT O”, “DTS”, or “AN ALOG”) used for that source whene ver you turn on this unit. Choices: AU T O , LAST • Select “A UTO” to[...]

85 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ V olume T rim D)VOLUME TRIM Use this feature to adjust the le vel of the signal input at 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. Choices: CD, MD/CD-R, TUNER, DVD, DTV/CBL, V -A UX, D VR Control ra[...]

86 SET MENU OSD shift OSD SHIFT Use this feature to adjust the v ertical position of the OSD. Control range: –5 (upward) to +5 (do wnward) Control step: 1 Initial setting: 0 • Press j to raise the position of th e OSD. • Press i to lower the position of the OSD. Gr ay ba ck GRAY BACK Use this feature to display a gray background in the OSD wh[...]

87 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Zone set D)MULTI ZONE SET Use this feature to spec ify the location of speake rs connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals of this unit. Speaker B setting SP B Use this feature to sel ect the location of t he front speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals. Choices: FR ONT , ZONE B • Select “FR ONT” to t[...]

ADVANCED SETUP 88 This unit has additional menus th at are displayed in the front panel disp lay . The adv anced setup menu of fers additional operations to adjust and cust omize the way this unit operate s. Change the init ial settings (indicate d in bold under each parameter) to reflect the need s of your listening en vironment. • The settings [...]

89 ADVANCED SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker impedance SP IMP. Use this feature to set the speak er impedance of this unit so that it matches that of your speakers. Choices: 8 Ω MIN , 6 Ω MIN • Select “8 Ω MIN” to set the speaker impedance to 8 Ω . • Select “6 Ω MIN” to set the speaker impedance to 6 Ω . * The Canada [...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 90 In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other audiovisual component s made by Y AMAHA and other manufacture rs. T o control your TV or other components, you mu st set the appropriate re mote control code for each input source (see page 9 2). ■ Controlling this unit Set the component sel[...]

91 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Controlling other compone nts Set the component selector sw itch to SOURCE to control other components sele cted with the input selector buttons, , or . Y ou must set the a ppropriate remote control code for each input source (see page 92). The follo wing table show s the function of each control[...]

92 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can control your TV and other components by setting the appropriate remote control code for each inpu t source. For a complete list of availabl e remote cont ro l codes, refer to “LIST OF REMOTE CONTR OL CODES” at the end of this manual. The following table sho ws the default component in the “Library (componen[...]

93 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can operate multiple Y AMAHA receivers or amplifiers in the same room wi th the supplied remot e control simulta neously . Set the appropriate library code to select and operate the de sired compone nt with the supplied remote control. ■ Setting remote control AMP ID library codes Select one o[...]

94 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Setting remote control XM ID library codes (U .S.A. model only ) Select one of the follo wing codes to set the remot e control XM ID library code for the component you want to use. 1 Press XM to select “XM” as the input source. 2 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or a similar object. The TRANSMIT indicato r on [...]

USING IPOD® 95 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Once you hav e stationed your iPod in a Y AMAHA iPod univ ersal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (see pa ge 22), you can enjoy playback of your iP od using the supplied remote control. Y ou can also use the Compressed Music Enhancer mode of this unit to improve t[...]

96 USING iPod® ■ Controlling iP od using the OSD Once “V -A UX” is selected as the input source, y ou can perform the adv anced operatio n s of your iPod using the supplied remote control with the aid of the OSD of this unit. Y ou can also browse the songs stored on your iPod in the OSD. Further , you can cha nge or adjust settings for your [...]

RESETTING THE SYSTEM 97 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to reset all the para meters of this unit to the initial f actory sett ings. • This procedure completely resets all the parameters of this unit including the “SET MENU” parameters. Howeve r , the advanced se tup menu parameters will not be initialized. • The initial factory set [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 98 Refer to the table below when this un it does not function properly . If the proble m you are experiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruc tion belo w does not help, set this unit t o th e standb y mode, disconnect the power cable, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or s ervice center . ■ General TROUBLESH[...]

99 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remed y See page The sound su ddenly goes off. The protect ion circuitr y has been act iv ated because of a short circu it, etc. Check that the speaker i mpedance set ting is corr ect. 26, 89 Check that the speaker wir es are not t ouching eac h other and the n turn this uni t back on. — T[...]

100 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Ca use Remedy See page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolb y Digital or DTS indicator in the front panel display does not ligh t 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 compone[...]

101 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner ■ XM Satellite Radio (U.S.A. model only) If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the follo wing messages may appear in the front panel display . In this case, read the caus e and follo w the co rresponding remedies. Prob lem Cause Remed y See page FM FM stereo r ece[...]

102 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Remote contr ol ■ iP od In case of a transmission error w ithout a status message appearing in the f ront panel and in the OSD, check the connection to y our iPod (see page 22). Problem Ca use Remedy See page The remote control does not work nor function properly . Wrong dist ance or ang le. The remote control fu nctions w[...]

GLOSSARY 103 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that giv es you completely independent mu lti-channel audio. W ith 3 front channels (front L/R and center), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolb y Digita l pro vides 5 full-range audio channels. W ith an additional channel especially for bass ef [...]

104 GLOSSARY ■ LFE 0.1 channel This channel reproduces lo w-frequenc y signals. The frequency range of this channe l is from 20 Hz to 120 Hz. This channel is counted as 0. 1 because it only enforces a low-frequenc y range compared to the full-range reproduced by the other 5/6 ch annels in Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1/6.1-ch annel systems. ■ Neo:6 N[...]

105 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ CINEMA DSP Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in mo vie theaters, their ef fect is best felt in a t heater havi ng man y speakers designed for acoustic effects. Since home conditions, such as room size, wall material, number of speakers, and so on, can dif fer so widely[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 106 A UDIO SECTION • Mi nimum RMS Ou tput Power for Front, C enter, Surround, Surround ba ck 1 kHz, 0.7% THD, 8 Ω ................ ....................... ................ 110 W • Maximum Power (EIAJ) [Ch ina model] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ................. ....................... ................. 135 W • D ynamic Power (IHF) [...]

APPENDIX-i LIST OF REMO TE CONTROL CODES CABLE TV RECEIVER ABC 10003, 10008, 10014, 10017, 10033 AMERICAST 10899 BELL & HOWELL 10014 BELL SOUTH 10899 CLEARMASTER 10883 CLEARMAX 10883 COOLMAX 10883 DIGEO 11187 DIGI 10637 DIRECTOR 10476 DUMONT 10637 GENERAL INSTR UMENT 10003, 10276, 10476, 10810 GOLDST AR 10144 HAMLIN 10009, 10273 I3 MICRO 11602 [...]

APPENDIX-ii R OKU 11486 SAMSUNG 11190, 11490 SASEM 11641 SENSOR Y SCIENCE 11126 SHARP 11010 SMC 11456 SONY 11272, 11324, 11364 ST A CK 9 11272 STREAMZAP 11309 SYL V ANIA 11563 SYSTEMAX 11272 T AGAR SYSTEMS 11272 TELEMANN 11604 TOSHIB A 11272 TOUCH 11272 VIEWSONIC 11272, 11329 VIZIO 11126 V OODOO 11272 ZT GROUP 112 72 TV ADMIRAL 20093, 20463 AD VENT[...]

APPENDIX-iii SQUAREVIEW 20171 SSS 20180 ST ARLITE 20180 STUDIO EXPERIENCE 20843 SUPERSCAN 20093, 20864 SUPREME 2000 0 SV A 20587, 20748, 20865, 20870, 20871, 20872 SYL V A NIA 20030, 20054, 20171, 21931, 21944 SYMPHONIC 20171, 20 180, 21904 T AND Y 20093 T A TUNG 21756 TECHNICS 20051, 20250 TECHVIEW 20847 TECHWOOD 20051 TEKNIKA 20054, 20060, 20092,[...]

APPENDIX-iv STS 30042 SYL V ANIA 300 35, 30043, 30081, 30593, 31593 SYMPHONIC 30593, 3 1593 SYSTEMAX 31972 T AGAR SYSTEMS 31972 T A TUNG 30041 TEAC 30041 TECHNICS 30035, 30162 TEKNIKA 30035, 30037 TIV O 30618, 30636, 30739, 31503 TMK 30240 TOSHIB A 30043, 30045, 30209, 31008, 31972, 31988 TO TEVISION 30037, 30240 TOUCH 31972 UNITECH 30240 VECTOR 30[...]

APPENDIX-v P ANASONIC 50490, 51010, 51011 PHILIPS 50646 PIONEER 50631, 51475, 51476 POLAROID 51086 RCA 50522 SAMSUNG 50490 SENSOR Y SCIENCE| 51158 SHARP 50675, 51550, 51556, 50630 SONY 51033, 51069, 51070, 51431 SYL V A NIA 50675 TOSHIB A 51510 VICTOR 51275 Y AMAHA 51544 ZENITH 50741 CD PLA YER AIW A 60157 ARCAM 60157 BURMESTER 60420 CALIFORNIA A U[...]

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