Yamaha RX-V592 manual

O WNER’S MANU AL MODE D’EMPLOI MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES Natural Sound A V Receiver Récepteur audiovisuel “Son Naturel” Receptor A V de Sonido Natural R X- V692 R X- V592 Thank you f or selecting this Y AMAHA A V receiv er . Nous v ous remercions d’a v oir por té v otre choix sur ce récepteur audiovisuel Y AMAHA. Muchas gracias por hab[...]

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

1 English Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practica[...]

2 CONTENTS SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES After unpacking, check that the following parts are included. Saf ety Instructions ............... Inside the Front Cover Supplied Accessories ......................................2 F eatures ..........................................................3 Caution ........................................................[...]

3 English FEA TURES ● 5 Speaker Configuration RX-V692 < U .S.A. and Canada models > Main: 80W + 80W (8 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 0.04% THD , 20–20,000 Hz Center: 80W (8 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 0.07% THD , 20–20,000 Hz Rear: 40W + 40W (8 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 0.3% THD , 1 kHz < A ustralia, Singapore and General models > Main:[...]

4 CA UTION : READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR UNIT . 1. To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2. Install this unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold. Avoid sources of humming (transform[...]

5 English NO TES ABOUT THE REMO TE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Battery installation Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries with new ones. Notes ● Use only AA, R6, UM-3 batteries for replacement. ● Be sure the polarities are correct. (See th[...]

6 PR OFILE OF THIS UNIT You are the proud owner of a Yamaha stereo receiver –an extremely sophisticated audio component. The Digital Sound Field Processor (DSP) built into this unit takes advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences. Follow the instr[...]

7 English SPEAKER SETUP SPEAKERS T O BE USED This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5 speaker configuration. The most effective speakers to use with this unit are main speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker. You may omit the center speaker. (Refer to the “ 4-Speaker Configuration ” shown below.) The main spea[...]

8 CONNECTIONS Never plug in this unit and other components until all connections are completed. CONNECTIONS WITH O THER COMPONENTS When making connections between this unit and other components, be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left) to L , R (right) to R , “ + ” to “ + ” and “ – ” to “ – ”. Also, re[...]

9 English A C OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) (U.S.A., Canada, Singapore and General models) .......................................................... 2 SWITCHED OUTLETS (Australia model) ................................. 1 SWITCHED OUTLET Use these to connect the power cords from your components to this unit. The power to the SWITCHED outlets is controlled [...]

10 Connecting with a Dolb y Digital (A C-3) Decoder If you have a Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder unit or an LD player etc. which incorporates a Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder, its discrete outputs can be connected to this unit. Notes • The laserdisc player (or another unit) must be also connected to the DVD/LD (or TV/DBS) AUDIO SIGNAL input terminals[...]

11 English RX-V692 only CONNECTING T O S VIDEO TERMINALS If you have a video cassette recorder and a monitor equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video terminals, those terminals can be connected to this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Connect the video cassette recorder’s “S” video input and output terminals to this unit’s S VIDEO VCR IN an[...]

12 CONNECTING SPEAKERS MAIN CENTER REAR (SURROUND) OUTPUT SUB WOOFER REAR (SURROUND) CENTER CD DUAL SINGLE CAUTION SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR CORRECT SETTING. MAIN SPEAKERS A B A B IMPEDANCE SELECTOR SINGLE : 6 Ω MIN. /SPEAKER DUAL :3 Ω MIN. /SPEAKER CENTER MAIN REAR 6 Ω MIN. /SPEAKER A OR B :4 Ω MIN. /SPEAKER A B :8 Ω MIN. /SPEAKER SINGL[...]

13 English For connecting to the MAIN SPEAKERS terminals Red: positive (+) Black: negative (–) ➀ Unscrew the knob. ➁ Insert the bare wire. [Remove approx. 5mm (1/4”) insulation from the speaker wires.] ➂ Tighten the knob and secure the wire. Banana Plug connections are also possible (except for Singapore model). Simply insert the Banana P[...]

14 MAIN OUTPUT terminals These terminals are for main channel line output. There is no connection to these terminals when you use the built-in amplifier. However, if you drive main speakers with an external stereo power amplifier, connect the input terminals of the external amplifier (MAIN IN or AUX terminals of a power amplifier or an integrated a[...]

15 English ANTENNA CONNECTIONS ● Each antenna should be connected to the designated terminals correctly, referring to the following diagram. ● Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these antennas will probably provide sufficient signal strength. Nevertheless, a properly installed outdoor antenna will give clear[...]

16 CONTR OLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS FR ONT P ANEL PRO LOGIC ENHANCED 70 mm MOVIE THEATER TV SPORTS STADIUM POWER NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER RX–V692 SPEAKERS PHONES A ON OFF ON OFF B BASS TREBLE BALANCE VIDEO AUX S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R VOLUME 55 4 3 2 l 0 l 2 3 4 55 4 3 2 l 0 l 2 3 4 LR l6 20 28 40 60 l2 8 4 2 0 –dB BASS EXTENSION TONE BYPASS CINEM[...]

17 English 1 POWER switch Press this switch to switch the power on. Press it again to switch the power off. 2 Standby mode indicator (Except U.S.A. and Canada models) While the power is on, pressing the SYSTEM POWER OFF key on the remote control transmitter switches the unit to the standby mode. In this mode, this indicator is illuminated. 3 Remote[...]

18 DISPLA Y P ANEL PRESET kHz MHz MEMORY AM FM SLEEP TAPE 2 MONITOR DIGITAL STEREO 0 20 l00 ROOM 2 CONTROL NORMAL WIDEPHANTOM 40 60 SPEAKERS DSP PRO LOGIC DIGITAL AUTO TUNING A SPEAKERS B ROOM 2 70 mm ENHANCED dB ms 1 3 24 5 6 7 8 9 PRESET kHz MHz MEMORY AUTO SLEEP TAPE MONITOR STER EO ms dB PRO LOGIC ENHANCED CONCERT VIDEO MONO MOVIE STADIUM DISCO[...]

19 English 1 Multi-information display Displays various information, for example station frequency, preset station number and name of selected input source. 2 MEMORY indicator When the MEMORY button is pressed, this indicator flashes for about 5 seconds. During this period, the displayed station can be programmed to the memory by using the A/B/C/D/[...]

20 1 Set to the “ ∞ ” position. 2 Turn the power on. 3 Select the main speakers to be used. * If you use two main speaker systems, press both the A and B switches. 4 Set to the “0” position. 5 Set to the “OFF ( )”. 6 SPEAKER B ALANCE ADJUSTMENT This procedure lets you adjust the sound output level balance between the main, center, and[...]

21 English l6 20 28 40 60 l2 8 4 2 0 –dB 7 Select the center channel output mode suitable for your speaker configuration. (Refer to “ SPEAKER CONFIGURATION ” on page 7.) On the feature of each mode, refer to the “ Note ” shown below. Note In step 7, when you select a center channel output mode, note the following. For 5 speaker configurat[...]

22 10 Adjust the sound output levels of the center speaker and the rear speakers so that they become almost as same as that of the main speakers. a) Press once or more so that “CENTER” or “REAR” appears on the display. * Select “CENTER” to adjust the output level of the center speaker, and select “REAR” to adjust the output level of[...]

23 English 1 Set to the “ ∞ ” position. 2 Turn the power on. 3 Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the TV/monitor ON.) * The name of the selected input source will appear on the display. 4 Select the main speakers to be used. * If you use two main speaker systems, press both the A and [...]

24 1 Select the source to be recorded. 2 Play the source and then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source. (For detailed information on the tuning operations, refer to the page 26.) 3 Begin recording on the tape deck (or MD recorder etc.) or VCR connected to this unit. 4 If the tape deck (or MD recorder etc.) is used for recording, y[...]

25 English Selecting the SPEAKER system Because one or two speaker systems (as main speakers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B , or both at once. Adjusting the B ALANCE contr ol Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance cause[...]

26 1 Select the reception band (FM or AM) confirming it on the display. 2 3 Tune to a desired station manually. * To continue tuning search, press and hold the button. 1 Select the reception band (FM or AM) confirming it on the display. 2 3 To tune to a higher frequency, press the right side once. To tune to a lower frequency, press the left side o[...]

27 English 1 Tune to a desired station. (Refer to the previous page for tuning procedure.) 2 Select a desired group (A – E) of preset stations confirming it on the display. 3 4 Select a preset station number where you want to program the station before “MEMORY” goes off from the display. * In the same way, program other stations to A2, A3 ...[...]

28 1 2 3 To tune to higher frequencies, press right side once. To tune to lower frequencies, press left side once. * If the TUNING button is not pressed, in a while, the automatic preset tuning begins automatically toward higher frequencies. The automatic preset tuning begins from the frequency currently displayed. Received stations are programmed [...]

29 English EXCHANGING PRESET ST A TIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below. Example) If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5, and vice versa. 1 Recall the preset station on E1 (by following the method of “To recall a preset station” on page 27). 2 3 Next, recall the preset station on A5[...]

30 Brief Overview of Digital Sound Field Pr ograms The following list gives you a brief description of the sound fields produced by each of the DSP programs. Keep in mind that most of these are precise digital recreations of actual acoustic environments. The data for these sound fields was recorded at actual locations using sophisticated sound fiel[...]

31 English PROGRAM FEATURE 70 mm This program is effective for playback of sources encoded with Dolby Surround. MOVIE THEATER The Yamaha DSP technology is ideally combined with the Dolby Pro Logic to present you incredible listening experience of the 70 mm film movie theater. This program is ideal for precisely reproducing the sound design of the n[...]

32 1 Follow steps 1 – 6 shown in “ BASIC OPERATIONS ” on page 23. 2 Select the desired program that is suitable for the source. The selected program name is shown on the display. 3 If desired, adjust the delay time and the output level of each speaker. (For details, refer to the corresponding descriptions on page 33 and 34.) Notes ● Program[...]

33 English If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the center speaker even if the output level is already set in “ SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ” on page 22. 1 Press once or more so that “CENTER” appears on the display. 2 By continuously pressing the “+” or “–” side of the TIME/LEVEL button, the level value changes cont[...]

34 Adjustment of DELA Y TIME You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the sound from the main speakers and the beginning of the effect sound from the rear speakers. The larger the value, the later the effect sound is generated. This adjustment can be made to all programs individually. PRO LOGIC : from 15 to 30 milliseconds (Prese[...]

35 English 1 Whenever the SLEEP key is pressed, the SLEEP time will change as follows. After a while, the display returns to the indication before the SLEEP timer is set. 2 The unit will be turned off automatically at the selected SLEEP time. SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER If you use the SLEEP timer of this unit, you can make this unit turn off automatica[...]

B ASIC OPERA TIONS (When the lid is open) The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of this unit. If the CD player, tape deck, LD player etc. connected to this unit are YAMAHA components designed for remote control compatibility, then this remote control transmitter will also [...]

37 English 1 Tape deck keys Controls tape deck. (The A/B/C switch ( F ) should be set to the “A” position.) * DIR A, B and A/B are applicable only to double cassette tape deck. * For a single cassette deck with automatic reverse function, pressing DIR A will reverse the direction of tape running. 2 CD/LD player keys Controls compact disc player[...]

LEARNING NEW CONTR OL FUNCTIONS (When the lid is open) This is a learning remote control transmitter. The shaded keys in the illustration shown below can be programmed to “learn” control functions from other remote control transmitters. By learning key-functions from other remote control transmitter, this unit can then be used in place of one o[...]

39 English TAPE A CD TUNER VCR B DVD/LD V-AUX PHONO EFFECT ON/OFF TV/DBS C DIR TRANSMIT /LEARN LEARN CLEAR MACRO PRESET A/B/C/D/E PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER 7 0 m m 1 2 3 SPORTS STADIUM DISCO T V 4 5 6 ROCK JAZZ CLUB CHURCH 7 8 9 HALL TIME/LEVEL DELAY CENTER REAR SWFR TEST SLEEP 2CH/6CH MASTER VOLUME TV VCR OFF SYSTEM POWER 0 +1 0 MUTE REMOTE[...]

40 When the lid is closed, the OPERATION CONTROL keys substitute for the keys numbered 1 , 2 , 3 and the ( +10 ) key on the left illustration. To use these keys, you do not have to switch the A/B/C switch. The functions which the OPERATION CONTROL keys carry out are determined by which input selector key was pressed before you used the OPERATION CO[...]

41 English REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER TAPE CD TUNER VCR DVD/LD V-AUX PHONO TV/DBS TV VCR OFF SYSTEM POWER MUTE MASTER VOLUME OPERATION CONTROL EFFECT TRANSMIT MACRO QUICK OFF SLOW TAPE A CD TUNER VCR B DVD/LD V-AUX PHONO EFFECT ON/OFF TV/DBS C DIR TRANSMIT /LEARN LEARN CLEAR MACRO PRESET A/B/C/D/E PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER 7 0 m m 1 2 3 SPOR[...]

42 Macro key 1st (Turning the power of this unit on) 2nd (Selecting an input source) 3rd (Playing a source) “ ” on area A of keys 1 “ ” on area A of keys 2 – “ ” on area B of keys 1 “ ” on area B of keys 2 – “ ” on area C of keys 1 “ ” on area C of keys 2 – – – Function of the key (and area) which operates when a m[...]

43 English LEARNING A NEW FUNCTION 1 Place this remote control transmitter and the other remote control transmitter so that they face each other. 2 * If there is no operation for about 30 seconds after the LEARN button is pressed, the TRANSMIT/LEARN indicator flashes rapidly and the current mode is canceled. If this occurs, repeat this step. 3 If n[...]

44 1 * If there is no operation for about 30 seconds after the MACRO button is pressed, the TRANSMIT/LEARN indicator flashes rapidly and the mode before you pressed the MACRO button is restored. If this occurs, press the MACRO button again. 2 Press a preset macro key on which you want to make a new macro. * If a key other than a preset macro key is[...]

45 English 1 To clear a learned key function, press the LEARN button using the point of a mechanical pencil, etc. To clear a macro you made, press the MACRO button. 2 Press and hold the CLEAR button using the point of a mechanical pencil, etc. 3 Holding the CLEAR button pressed, press and hold the key whose function you want to clear until the indi[...]

46 Amplifier FM AM Others Remote control transmitter TR OUBLESHOO TING If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authoriz[...]

47 English SPECIFICA TIONS AUDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Main L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD < RX-V692 > [U.S.A. and Canada models] ..............................................80W + 80W [Australia, Singapore and General models] ....................75W + 75W < RX-V592 > [U.S.A. and Canada models] .........[...]

48 Alternate Channel Selectivity [U.S.A., Canada and General models] ..............................................................85 dB Selectivity (two signals, 40 kHz Dev. ± 300 kHz) [Australia and Singapore models] ........70 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF) Mono/Stereo [U.S.A., Canada and General models] ........................................[...]

Relación de supresión de AM ...............55 dB Relación de captura .............................1,5 dB Selectividad de canal alternativo [Modelos para EE.UU., Canadá y General] ............................................................85 dB Selectividad (dos señales, desviación de 40 kHz ±300 kHz) [ Modelos para Australia y Singapur ] ..[...]