Yamaha RX-V559 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 3R1, CAN ADA 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 constitute 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 future 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 ventilation[...]

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 b[...]

FEATURES 2 Built-in 6- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (0.06% THD, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 95 W + 95 W Center: 95 W Surround: 95 W + 95 W Surround back: 95 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[...]

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 suppl ied batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) accor ding to the p olarity markings (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Snap the battery comp artment co ver bac k into place. • Change all of th[...]

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 Satellite Ra dio controls and functions?[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 INTRODUCTION 8 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 45). 9 ZONE 2 ON/OFF T urns on Zone 2 or sets it to the standby mode (see page 96). This button is operational only when MASTER ON/OFF is presse[...]

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 [...]

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, see “B asic XM Satellite Radio operations” on page 55. 1 Decoder indicator s The respectiv e indicator lights up when any of the[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 C V OLUME le vel indicator Indicates the current v olume le v el. 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 AND ARD” or “SUR. ENHANCED” program is se lected (see page 42). F SP A B indicators Light [...]

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 ZONE 2 OUTPUT jacks See page 95 for connection information. These jacks output analog signals only . 5 SUB[...]

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 IT U (International T elecommunication Union). Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The front speak ers are used fo r the main source sound [...]

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 fro m th e speake rs, and if the polarity of the speake r connections is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • Before connecting the s[...]

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) o f 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 secur[...]

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 uni t 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 O[...]

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 all connectio[...]

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 all connections between componen ts are co mplete. 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 each ante nna correctly to the 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 89). [...]

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Once all connections are co mplete, plug the power cabl e into the A C wall outlet. ■ V O L T A GE SELECTOR (Asia and General models onl y) The V OL T A GE SELECT O R on the rear panel of this unit m ust be set f or y our local v oltage BEFORE plugging the power cable into the A C wall outlet. Impr oper setting of the[...]

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 turned off . See page 27 for details about turning on or of f this unit. 2 Press and hold STRAIGHT (EFFECT) on the front panel and then pr ess MASTER ON/OFF inward to the ON posi tion to turn on th[...]

27 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION When all connection s are complete, turn on this unit. ■ T urni ng on this unit Press MASTER ON/OFF on the fr ont panel inwar d to the ON position to turn on this unit. • Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel (or ST ANDBY on the remote control) to set the main zone to the standby mode. • Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF[...]

BASIC SETUP 28 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 manually using more precis e adjustments, use th e detailed parameters in “SOUND MENU” (see page 78). • Altering any par[...]

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 hav e a subwoofer in your system. • Select “NONE” if you do not hav e a subwoofer 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 com plete the setup proced ure if the test tone le vels from each spea ker were satisfactory . • Select “NO ” to proceed t o the speaker l ev el adjustment menu in step 12 to balance the output lev el of each speake r . 11 Press ENTER to co[...]

PLAYBACK 31 BAS I C OPERA TION Extreme caution shou ld be exer cised when you play bac k 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 y our CD player 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 rotate the PR OGRAM selector to adjust the corresponding frequency response level. • Select “TREBLE[...]

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: – when the “DIRECT STEREO ” mode (see page 38) is selected. – when 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 th e v alue. 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 l[...]

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 o f this unit 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 the av a ilable options and parameters than it is to read the information in the front panel display . 1 T urn on the vide[...]

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 ate s automatically when ev er you select a CINEMA DSP so[...]

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. Attemp ting to digitall y recor d the DTS bitstream will result in noise being recorded. Theref ore, if you 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 automati c and manual 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 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 the INPUT [...]

48 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 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 [...]

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) while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. • Press h to select a higher pr eset 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 website at “h ttp://acti v ate.xmra dio.com/” or call “1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-2346)” with a major credit card handy for sig[...]

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 mode s (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 Searc h mode 1 Rotate the INP[...]

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 mod e Prior to selecting a preset channe l in the Preset Search mode, you must preset XM Sa tellite Radio channels. F or details, see “S etting the XM Sate llite Radio prese t channels” on page 60. y All preset channels (A1 to E8) r ecalls “ 001 Previe w” by the initial factory setting. 1 Ro[...]

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 easil y 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 front p anel display can indicate up to 14 alphanum eric 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, thes e reflections en able us to tell where the pl ayer is situat ed as well as the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting. ■ El[...]

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 Rotate the PROGRAM selector on the front panel (or set the compone nt selector switch to AMP and then press one of the sound fie ld program se lector buttons [...]

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 ANDA RD 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 speakers depend ing on the type of input sou rce being played bac k. Fu[...]

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 Cinema /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 adj ust the optional syst em parameters. The “XM RADIO SET” para meter is only applic able 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 bright ness [...]

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 fi eld program selector b uttons during the “SET MENU” operation, the “SET MENU” 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 th e v alue. 7 Press [...]

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 se lected 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 sele ct 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 dis tance C)SP DISTANCE Use this feature to manual ly adjust 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 locatio n of the front speak ers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals. Choices: FR ONT , ZONE B • Select “FR ONT” to [...]

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 with 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 of[...]

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 remote cont rol 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 MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION 95 AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit allows you to conf igure a multi- zone audio system. The Zone 2 feature allo ws you to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main z one and the second zone (Zone 2). Y ou can control this unit from the seco nd zone using the supplied remote control. Y ou need the f[...]

96 USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION Y ou can select and control Z one 2 by using the control buttons on the front panel or on the remote control. The av ailable operations ar e listed as follo ws: • Selecting the input source of Zone 2 • T uning into FM or AM when “TUNER” is selected as the input source of Zone 2 (see page 45) • T uning int[...]

97 USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Setting the remote contr ol to the Zone 2 mode The remote control is originally set to the main mode to control the main zone. T o control Zone 2 with the remote control, you must first set the remote co ntrol to the Zone 2 mode. 1 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or a similar object. [...]

USING IPOD® 98 Once you hav e stationed your iPod in a Y AMAHA iPod universal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (see page 22), you can enjoy playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. Y ou ca n also use the Compressed Musi c Enhancer mode of this uni t to improve the sou nd quality of t[...]

99 USING iPod® AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Controllin g iP od using t he OSD Once “V -A UX” is selected as the input source, you can perform the advanced operati ons of your iPod using the supplied remote cont rol with the aid of the OSD of this unit. Y ou can also bro wse th e songs stored on your iPod in the OSD. Further , you can cha nge or a[...]

RESETTING THE SYSTEM 100 Use this feature to reset all the parame ters of this unit to the initial fa ctory settings. • This procedure completely resets all the pa rameters of this uni t including the “SET MENU” parameters. Howev er , the advanced se tup menu parameters will not be initialized. • The initial factory settings ar e activ a te[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 101 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Refer to the table belo w when this unit does not function prope rly . If the problem you are experien cing is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help, turn of f this unit, disconnect the po wer cable, and contact the near est authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ■ General [...]

102 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Ca use Remedy See page The sound suddenly goes off. The protec tion circuitry has been acti v ated because of a short cir cuit, etc. Check that th e speaker impedance settin g is correct. 26, 89 Check that the speaker wi res are no t touching each other and then turn t his unit back on. — The sleep ti mer has tur ned o[...]

103 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remed y 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 connect ed compon ent is not set to output Dolby Digital or DTS digital signals. Make an appropr iate sett ing following th e operating instruct[...]

104 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ T uner ■ XM Satellite Radio (U.S.A. model only) If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the following messages ma y appear in the front panel display . In this c ase, read the caus e and follow the corresponding remedies. Problem Cau se Remedy See page FM FM stereo recepti on is noisy . The chara[...]

105 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Remote contr ol ■ iP od In case of a transmission err or without a status message appearing in the front panel and in the OSD, check the connection to y our iPod (see page 22). Prob lem Cause Remed y See page The remote c ontrol does not work nor function properly . Wrong distan ce or angle. The rem[...]

GLOSSARY 106 ■ Dolb y Digital 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[...]

107 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ 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-range reproduced by th e other 5/6 ch annels in Dolb y Digital or DTS 5.1/6.1-chan[...]

108 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 speakers designed for acoustic ef fects. 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 109 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A U DIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Po wer for Front, Center , Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω . .................. .................... 95 W • Ma ximum Power (EIAJ) [Asia, China, Korea and General models] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ..................... .................. .....[...]

APPENDIX-i LIST OF REMO TE CONTR OL CODES CABLE TV RECEIVER ABC 10003, 10008, 10014, 10017, 10033 AMERICAST 10899 BELL & HOWELL 10014 BELL SOUTH 108 99 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 1160[...]

APPENDIX-ii R OKU 11486 SAMSUNG 11190, 11490 SASEM 11641 SENSOR Y SCIENCE 11126 SHARP 11010 SMC 11456 SONY 11272, 11324, 11364 ST ACK 9 11272 STREAMZAP 11309 SYL V A NIA 11563 SYSTEMAX 11272 T A GAR SYSTEMS 11272 TELEMANN 11604 TOSHIB A 11272 TOUCH 11272 VIEWSONIC 1127 2, 11329 VIZIO 11126 V OODOO 11272 ZT GR OUP 11272 TV ADMIRAL 20093, 20463 AD VE[...]

APPENDIX-iii SQU AREVIEW 20171 SSS 20180 ST ARLITE 20180 STUDIO EXPERIENCE 20843 SUPERSCAN 20093, 20864 SUPREME 20000 SV A 20587, 20748, 20865, 20870, 20871, 20872 SYL V ANIA 20030, 2 0054, 20171, 21931, 21944 SYMPHONIC 20171, 2 0180, 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 A NIA 30035, 30043, 30081, 30593, 31593 SYMPHONIC 30593, 31 593 SYSTEMAX 31972 T A GAR SYSTEMS 31972 T A TUNG 30041 TEA C 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 [...]

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

APPENDIX-vi TEA C 80163, 81074 TECHNICS 80039, 80309, 81308, 81518 THORENS 81189 TOSHIB A 80135 VICTOR 80074 W ARDS 80014, 80054, 80158, 80189 XM 81406, 81414 Y AMAHA 80176, 81 176, 81276, 81331, 81375, 81908, (TUNER ID1) 81916 (TUNER ID2) 81917 (XM ID1) 81 918 (XM ID 2) 81919 O THER A UDIO A CCESSORIES Y AMAHA (iPod) 81981[...]

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