Yamaha RX-V459 manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGE THORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90 620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBORO UGH, ONTAR IO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 2 5462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMB URG, GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBO URG 77[...]

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . K eep it in a safe place for future ref erence. 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 ventilation sp[...]

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

FEATURES 2 Built-in 6-channel power amplifier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (0.06% THD, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 90 W + 90 W Center: 90 W Surround: 90 W + 90 W Surround back: 90 W Sound field featur es ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ Dolby Digita l/Dolb y Digital EX decoder ◆ DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, D[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION English Check that you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert the two suppl ied batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) according to th e polarity markings (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Slide the cover back unt il it sn aps into place. ?[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 1 ST AND BY/ON T urns on this unit or set it to the standby mode (see page 25). • In the standby mode, this unit cons umes a small amount of power in order to recei ve infr ared signals from the remote control. • When you turn on this unit, th ere w ill be a 4 to 5-second delay before this u nit can reproduc e sound. 2 [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 INTRODUCTION English 8 Fro nt panel displa y Show s information about the oper ational statu s of this unit (see page 8). 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 turned of f) (see page 43). 0 VO L U M E Controls the outp[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 This section describes the func tion of each control o n the remote control used to contro l this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 78. ■ Contro lling this unit Press AMP to control this unit. 1 Infrared signal transmitter Outputs infrare d control signals. Aim t he transmitt[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTRODUCTION English A MUL TI CH IN Selects the component connected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks as the input source when using an external decoder , etc. (see page 36). B CODE SET Use to set up remote cont rol codes (see page 80). C SLEEP Sets the slee p ti mer (see page 33). D AMP Sets the remote control to th e operation[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 1 Decoder indicator s The respecti ve indicator lights up when any of the decoders of this unit function. 2 ENHANCER indicator Lights up when the Compressed Music Enhancer mode is turned on (see page 35). 3 Sound field indi cators Light up to indicate the activ e DSP sound f ields. 4 VIRT U AL indicator Lights up when V irt[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION English F Headphones indicator Lights up when headphones are connected (see page 31). G NIGHT indica tor Lights up when you select a night listening mode (see page 31). H HiFi DSP indicator Lights up when you select a HiFi DSP sound field program (see page 55). I Multi-inf ormation displ ay Show s the name of t[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 1 Video component ja cks See pages 17 and 18 for connection information. 2 A udio compon ent jac ks See page 20 for connection information. 3 MUL T I CH INPUT jac ks See page 21 for connection information. 4 SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jac k See page 13 for connection information. 5 DIGIT AL INPUT jacks See pages 18 and 19 for connec[...]

CONNECTIONS 11 PREP ARA TION English The speaker layout belo w sho ws the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International T elecommunication Union). Front speaker s (FL and FR) The front speakers are used for the main source so[...]

12 CONNECTIONS Be sure to connect the left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) prope rly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the spea kers, and if the polarity of the speaker co nnections is incorrec t, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • Before connecting the speakers, m ake sur[...]

13 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English FRONT termina ls Connect one or two front spea ker syst ems (1, 2) to these terminals. If you use only one front spea ker system, connect it to the FR ONT A or B terminal. CENTER terminals Connect a center spea ker (3) to these termi nals. SURROUND terminals Connect surround speake rs (4, 5) to these terminals. [...]

14 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the speak er cable 1 Remove appro x imately 10 mm (0.4 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker cable and then twist the e xposed wires of the cable together to pr event short circuits. 2 Loosen the knob. 3 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each term inal. 4 Tighten the knob to secure the wire. ?[...]

15 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English ■ A udio jac ks This unit has four types of audio jacks. Connection depends on the av ailability of audio jacks on your other components. A U DIO jacks For con ventional analo g audio signals transmitted via left and right analog audio cables . Connect red plugs to the right jacks and white pl ugs to the left [...]

16 CONNECTIONS ■ Audio signal flow for A U DIO OUT ( REC) This unit handles digital and analog signa ls independently . Thus, audio signals in put at the analog jacks are output only at th e analog A UDIO OUT (REC) jacks. ■ Video signal flo w for MONIT OR OUT Audio and video signal flow Note L R R L PORT ABLE A UDIO Output A UDIO OUT (REC) Inpu[...]

17 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English Connect your TV to the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack, the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack or the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks of this unit. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power supp ly until all connections between componen ts are co mplete. Connecting a TV CA UTION MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO V[...]

18 CONNECTIONS Connect your D VD player , DVD recorder , VCR or STB (set-top box) using the same type of video c onnections as those made for your TV (see page 17). The cable TV recei ver and the satellite recei ver are examples of the STB. Do not connect this uni t or othe r components to the A C power supply until all connections between componen[...]

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English ■ Connecting a D VD recor der or a VCR ■ Connecting an ST B AUDIO DVR COMPONENT VIDEO IN OUT DVR IN OUT DVR VIDEO S VIDEO P R P B Y V S V S R L R L P R P B Y D VD recorder or VCR V i deo out S-video o ut S-video in Component vi deo out Audio out V i deo in Audio in AUDIO DIGIT AL INPUT DTV/CBL DTV/CBL COMPON[...]

20 CONNECTIONS Connect your CD player , MD player or tape deck via analog connection. Do not connect this uni t or othe r components to the A C power supply until all connections between components are complete . T o make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to each DIGIT AL INPUT jack, select the correspond[...]

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English 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 , sound processor or pre-amplif ier . Connect the output jacks on your multi- format player or e xternal decoder to the MUL TI CH [...]

22 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 each antenna correctly to designated terminals. • Be sure to set the tuner frequency step (Asia and General models only) according to the frequen cy spacing in your ar ea (see page 77). • T[...]

23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English Once all connections are co mplete, plug the power cabl e into the A C w all outlet. V OL T A GE SELECT OR (Asia and General mode ls only) The V OL T A GE SELECTOR on the rear panel of this unit must be set for your local voltage BEFORE plugging the power cable into the A C wall outlet. Impr oper setting of the [...]

24 CONNECTIONS If you are to use 4 or 6 ohm speakers, set “SP IMP .” to “6 Ω MIN” as f ollows BEFORE using this unit. 1 Make sure this unit is in the stand by mode. See page 25 for details about turning on this unit o r standby mode. 2 Press and hold STRAIGHT (EFFECT) on the front panel and then press ST AND BY/ON to turn on this unit. Th[...]

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English When all connection s are complete, turn on this unit. ■ T ur ning on the power Press ST A NDBY/ON on the front panel (or PO WER on the remote cont r ol) to turn on this unit. ■ Setting this unit to th e standb y mode Press ST ANDBY/ON on the fr ont panel again (or ST ANDBY on the remote contr ol) to set thi[...]

BASIC SETUP 26 The “B ASIC SETUP” feature is a u seful way t o se t up yo ur system quickly and with minimal ef fort. • Make sure you discon nect your headphones from this un it. • If you wish to configure this unit manua lly using mo re precise adjustments, use the detailed parameters in “SOUND MENU” (see page 70). • Altering any par[...]

27 BASIC SETUP PREP ARA TION English 5 Press d to select “SUBWOOFER” and then j / i to select the desired setting. Choices: YES , NONE • Select “YES” if you ha ve a subw oofer in your system. • Select “NONE” if you do not ha ve a subw oofer in your system. 6 Press d to select “SPEA KERS” and then j / i to select the number of s [...]

28 BASIC SETUP 9 Press j / i to select the desired se tting. Choices: YES , NO • Sele ct “YES” to complete the setup procedure if the test tone le vels from each spea ker were satisfactory . • Select “NO” to proc eed to the speaker level adjustment menu to balance the output lev el of each speaker . 10 Press ENTER to confirm your select[...]

PLAYBACK 29 BAS I C OPERA TION English Extreme caution shou ld be exer cised when you play bac k CDs encoded in DTS. If you play bac k a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-incompatible CD pla yer , yo u will onl y hear some unwanted noise that may damage your speakers. Check whether y our CD player supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output [...]

30 PLAYBACK 5 Rotate V O LUME on the fr ont panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote contro l) 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 B ASS/TREBLE +/– buttons to adjust the corresponding frequency response level. • Select ?[...]

USING OTHER FEATURES 31 BAS I C OPERA TION English 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 ates automatically when e ver you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEM A DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (s[...]

32 USING OTHER 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: – when the “DIRECT ST EREO” mode (see page 37) is selected. – when the component connected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page [...]

33 USING OTHER FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION English Use this feature to automa tically set this unit to the standby mode after a certai n amount of time. The sleep timer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source. The sleep timer also automatically turns off any e xternal components connected to A C OUTLET[...]

34 USING OTHER FEATURES Y ou can adjust the output lev el of each speaker while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. This operation will override the le vel adjustments made in “B ASIC SETUP” (see pa ge 26) and “SP LEVE L” (see page 71). y This operation can also be perf[...]

35 USING OTHER FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION English Compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) are created by a lossy compression scheme where the audio is resampled to lower the bitrat e and to remov e sounds that are indistinguishabl e to typical human hearing. The Compressed Music Enhancer fe ature of this unit enhances your listening e xperi[...]

36 USING OTHER FEATURES Use this feature to select th e component connected to the MUL T I CH INPUT jacks (see page 21) as the input source. Press MUL TI CH INPUT on the front panel (or MUL TI CH IN on the remo te contr ol) so that “MUL TI CH INPUT” appears in the front panel display . MULTI CH INPUT When “MUL TI CH INPUT” is shown in the f[...]

37 USING OTHER FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION English The “DIRECT STEREO” mode allows sources to b ypass the decoders and DSP processo rs of this unit so that you can enjoy pure h i-fi sound from 2-chan nel PCM and analog sources. Press AMP on the remote control and then press DIRECT ST . on the remote control to select “DIRECT STEREO”. • T [...]

38 USING OTHER FEATURES The follow ing information appears in the front panel display for a fe w seconds. Signal format Signal format display . When this unit ca nnot detect a digital signal, it automa tically switches to analog input. Display status: Analog, Digital, Dolb y Digital, DTS, PCM, Unknown Digital “Unknown Digital” appears when this[...]

ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 39 BAS I C OPERA TION English 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 Press AMP on the remote contro l and then press EXTD SUR. on the remote contr ol repeatedly to switc h betwee[...]

40 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND Signals input from 2-channel s ources can also be played back on multi-channels. 1 Press AMP and then press ST AND ARD on the remote control repeatedly to s witch between the “SUR. ST ANDARD” and “SUR. ENHANCED” programs or press MO VIE to select the “MO VIE THEA TER” prog rams. 2 Press SELECT on the remote co[...]

41 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND BAS I C OPERA TION English 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. LR” to “ NONE” (see page 70), V irtual CINEMA DSP activ ates au tomatically whenev er you select a CINEMA DSP[...]

RECORDING 42 Recording adjustments and ot her operations are performed from the reco rding components. Re fer to the operating instructions for those components. • When this unit is set to the standby mode, you cannot r ecord between other componen ts connected to this unit. • The setting of the TONE CONTROL (see page 30), V OLUME, the speaker [...]

FM/AM TUNING 43 BAS I C OPERA TION English 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 automati c and manual preset t uning featur es to stor[...]

44 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.[...]

45 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION English Y ou can use the automatic 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 th[...]

46 FM/AM TUNING ■ A utomatic preset tuning option s 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 tuning ” on page 45. • Press A/B/C/D/E an d then PRESET/TUNING l / h to select the preset station number unde[...]

47 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION English 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. • Press h to select a higher preset station number . • Press l to select a lo wer preset station number . 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/AU T O FM) while t he MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. The sta[...]

48 FM/AM TUNING 2 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h on the fr ont panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) to select the desired preset station number (1 to 8). The preset station group and number appear in the front panel display along wi th the station band and frequency . y Y ou can select the desire d preset st ation num ber (1 to 8) directly b[...]

49 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION English 3 Select pres et station “A5” using A /B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING l / h . “A5” and the MEMOR Y indi cator flash in the front panel display . See “Selecting preset stations” on page 47. 4 Press EDIT again. “EDIT E1–A5” appears in th e front panel display and the assignments of the two prese[...]

RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING (U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) 50 Radio Data System (U.K. and Eu rope models only) is a data transmission syst em used by FM stations in many countries. The Radio Data System function is carr ied out among the netw ork stations. This unit can recei ve v a rious Radio Data System data suc h as PS (program service), PTY (progr[...]

51 RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING (U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) BAS I C OPERA TION English 4 Press PTY SEEK ST ART on the remote control to start searc hing for all the av ailable Radio Data System preset stations. The name of t he selected program type flashes and the PTY HOLD indicator light s up in the front panel display while this unit is searc hing[...]

52 RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING (U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) 3 Press EON on the r emote control repeatedly to select one of the 4 Radio Data Sys tem prog ram types (NEWS, AFF AIRS, INFO or SPORT). The name of the selected program type appears in the front panel display . y T o cancel the EON feature, press EON on the remote control repeatedly until th[...]

53 RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING (U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) BAS I C OPERA TION English 2 Press FREQ/TEXT on the remote contr ol repeatedly to select the desired Radio Data System display mode. • S elect “PS” to displa y th e name of the Radio Data System program currently being recei ved. • S elect “PTY” to displa y th e type of the Radio[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 54 What really crea tes the rich, full tones of a live instrument are the multiple reflections from the wal ls of the room. In addition to making the sound liv e, these reflec tions enable us to tell where the player is situated as we ll as the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting. ■ Elements of a sound field Th[...]

55 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital de coders that allo w you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any stereo or multi-channel sound source. This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing sev era l sound field programs whi[...]

56 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ For music sour ces Y ou can select from the following sound f i elds when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. y Press the PR OGRAM l / h buttons on the front panel (o r press AMP and then pre ss on e of the sound f ield program selector b uttons on the remote control) to select t he de sired s[...]

57 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English Y ou can enjoy good quality sound with the initial f actory 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” feature in “OPTIO N MENU” to init[...]

58 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Sound field parame ter descriptions Y ou can adjust the v alues of certain digi tal sound f ield parameters so that the sound f ields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the follo wing parameters are found in e v ery program. y T o change sound field par ameter settings to suit yo ur listening en [...]

59 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English ROOM SIZE P.ROOM SIZE S.ROOM SIZE SB RM SIZE Room size. Presence, su rround, and surround back room size. Ad justs the apparent size of the surround sound f ield. The lar ger the v alue, the lar ger the surround sound field becomes. As the sound is repeatedly reflected ar ound a room, the la rger[...]

60 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS REV.TIME Re verberation time. Adjusts the amount of time taken for the dense, subsequent re verberation sound to decay by 60 dB at 1 kHz. This chan ges the apparent size of the acoustic environment over an e xtremely wide range. Set a longer r e v erberation time for “de ad” sources and listening room en vironments, and [...]

61 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English REV.LEVEL Re verberation le vel. Adjusts the volume of the re verberation so und. The larger the v alue, the stronger the rev erberation becomes. Control range: 0 to 100% 2ch Stereo DIRECT 2-channel s tereo dire ct. Bypasse s the decode rs and DSP pr ocessors o f this uni t for pure hi-fi stereo [...]

62 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS y The “PR O LOGIC IIx Music”, “PRO LOGIC II Music”, and “DTS Neo:6 Music” parameters can be set only when “SUR. ST AND ARD” is selected. Press AMP and then press ST ANDARD on the remote cont rol repeate dly to select “SUR. ST AND ARD” (see page 40). Sound field pa rameter Features PRO LOGIC IIx Music PRO [...]

63 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English Sound output from each speaker de pends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to the diagrams in the table below to understand the speaker layout for each sound f ield program. Be advised that there may be no or not eno ugh sound output from speak ers depending on the type of input sou [...]

64 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 SUR. STANDARD Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Music Cinema Cinema/Music Music Sound field program 2-channel audio (monau[...]

65 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English Sound field p rog ram 2-channel audio (monaural) 2-channel audio (stereo) 5.1/6.1-channel audio * 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 Monau[...]

SET MENU 66 Y ou can use the follo wing parameters in “SET MENU” to adj ust a v ariety of syst em settings and cust omi ze the way this unit operates. Change the ini tial settings (indicated in bold under ea ch parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vironment. ■ BA SIC SETUP BASIC SETUP Use this feature to set up yo ur system qu[...]

67 SET MENU AD V AN CED OPERA TION English Option menu 3 OPTION MENU Use this menu to manually adjust the optional system parameters. Par a m e te r Features Pag e A)DISPLAY SET Adjust s the brigh tness of t he display. 75 B)MEMORY GUARD Locks sound field program param eters and oth er “SET MENU” set tings. 75 C)PARAM. INI Initializes the pa ra[...]

68 SET MENU Use the remote control to access an d adjust each parameter . y • Y ou can change the “SET MENU” parameter s while this unit is reproducing soun d. • If you pr ess one of th e sound field progra m selector buttons during the “SET MENU” ope ration, the “SET MENU” operation is canceled. • Repeat the following procedur e [...]

69 SET MENU AD V AN CED OPERA TION English 5 Press u / d repeatedly and then press ENTER to select and enter the desired submenu. Repeat step 5 and 6 to na vigate to and enter the items you want to adjust. T o return to the previous menu le vel, press RETURN. 6 Press u / d to select the de sired parameter and then j / i to change the parameter sett[...]

70 SET MENU Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker settings or compensate for video signal processin g delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. ■ Speaker setti ngs A)SPEAKER SET Use this feature to manual ly adjust an y speake r settings. y If you are not satisfied with the bass sounds from your speakers, you can change these settings [...]

71 SET MENU AD V AN CED OPERA TION English LFE/Bass out BASS OUT Use this feature to se lect the spea kers that outp ut the LFE (low- frequency ef fect) and the lo w-frequency signals. Choices: SW FR, FRNT , BO TH • Select “SWFR” (subwoofe r) if you connected a subwoofer . The LFE signals as well as the lo w- frequency sign als of other speak[...]

72 SET MENU ■ Speaker distan ce C)SP DISTANCE Use this feature to manual ly adjust the distance of each speaker and the delay applied to the respecti ve channe l. Ideally , each speaker should be the same distance from the main listening position. Howe ve r , this is not possible in most home situati ons. Thus, a certain amoun t of delay must be [...]

73 SET MENU AD V AN CED OPERA TION English ■ Dynamic range F) D. RANGE Use this feature to select the amount of dynamic range compression to be applied to your speakers or headphones. This setting is ef fecti v e only when this unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals. Speaker SP D.R Adjusts th e speak er compressi on. Headphone HP D.R Adju[...]

74 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 32) regardless of the previous 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 [...]

75 SET MENU AD V AN CED OPERA TION English Use this menu to adjust the optional system par ameters. ■ Display settings A)DISPLAY SET Dimmer DIMMER Use this feature to adjust the brightness of the front panel display . Control range: – 4 to 0 Control step: 1 •P r e s s j to make the front panel display dimmer . •P r e s s i to make the front[...]

ADVANCED SETUP 76 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 [...]

77 ADVANCED SETUP AD V AN CED OPERA TION English ■ 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 [...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 78 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 8 0). ■ Controlling this unit Press AMP to control [...]

79 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V AN CED OPERA TION English ■ Controlling other compone nts Once you set the appropriate remote control codes (see page 80), use the input selector b uttons and to select the component you want to control. Note that some b uttons may not correctly operate the selected com ponent. *1 This button functions only when th[...]

80 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can control other components b y setting the appropriate remote control c odes. Y ou can set the remote control codes for each input s ource. For a complete list of av ailable remote control c odes, refer to “LIST OF REMO TE CONTR OL CODES” at the end of this manual. The following table sho ws the default compone[...]

RESETTING THE SYSTEM 81 AD V AN CED OPERA TION English Use this feature to reset all the para meters of this unit to the initial f actory settings. • This procedure completely resets all the parameters of this unit including the “SET MENU” parameters. Howev er , the advanced se tup menu parameters will not be initialized. • The initial fact[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 82 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 to th e standb y mode, disconnect the power cable, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ■ General TROUBLESHOO[...]

83 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English Prob lem Cause Remed y See page The sound su ddenly goes off. The protect ion circuitr y has been activated because of a short cir cuit, etc. Check that the speaker i mpedance set ting is co rrect. 24 Check that the speaker wi res are not touching each other and the n turn this uni t back on. — T[...]

84 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Ca use Remedy See page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolby Digital or DTS indicator in the 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 following the ope rating instruct ions for your componen t[...]

85 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ T uner ■ Remote contr ol Prob lem Cause Remed y See page FM FM stereo r eception i s noisy . The charact eristics of FM stereo broadcas ts may cause this problem when the transmitt er is too far away or the antenna input is poor . Check the a ntenna co nnection s. 22 T ry using a hig h-qualit[...]

GLOSSARY 86 ■ Dolb y Digita l Dolby Digital is a d igital surround sound system that gi ves you completely independent mu lti-channel audio. W ith 3 front channels (front L/R and center), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolby Digita l pro vides 5 full- range audio channels. W ith an additional channel especially for bass effects, called LFE (L ow[...]

87 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ LFE 0.1 channel This channel reproduces lo w-frequenc y signals. The frequency range of this cha nnel is from 20 Hz to 120 Hz. This channel is counted as 0.1 because it only enforces a low-f requency range compared to the full-rang e reproduced by th e other 5/6 ch an nels in Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1/[...]

88 GLOSSARY ■ CINEMA DSP Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in movie theaters, their effect is best felt in a theat er ha ving man y speak ers designed for acoustic ef fect s. Since home conditions, such as room size, wall material, number of speak ers, and so on, can diff er so widely , it is ine vitable th[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 89 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English A U DIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Po we r for Front, C enter , Surr ound, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ....................... ............... 90 W • Ma ximum Power (EIAJ) [Asia, China, Korea and General models] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ............... ................... ..[...]

LIST OF REMO TE CONTR OL CODES LISTE DES COD ES DE COMMANDE LISTE DER FERN BEDIENUNGSCODES LIST A Ö VER FJÄRRS TYRN INGSKODER LIJST MET AFST A NDSBEDIENINGSCODES СПИСОК КОДОВ ДИСТАНЦ ИОННОГО УПРАВЛЕНИЯ TV ADMIRAL 292, 293 AIW A 276, 283, 284, 294 AKAI 295, 296 ALBA 296 A OC 297 BELL&HOWELL 292 BEST AR 298 BL[...]

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