Yamaha RX-V595A manual

RX-V59 5 a Natural Sound A V Receiver Ampli-T uner audio-vidéo OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U.S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA Y AMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROP A G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BE[...]

2 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 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 W arnings – All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4 Follow I[...]

3 English 19 For US customers only: Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna is connected to this unit, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A 70, provides informa- tion with regard to proper ground[...]

4 SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES ACCESSOIRES FOURNIS • After unpacking, check that the following parts are included. • Après le déballage, vérifier que les pièces suivantes sont incluses. • Indoor FM Antenna • Antenne FM intérieure • AM Loop Antenna • Cadre-antenne AM • Antenna adapter (U.S.A. and Canada models only) • Adaptateur d’an[...]

5 English 5-Channel P ower Amplification Mininum RMS Output (0.04% THD , 20 Hz – 20 kHz) U .S.A. and Canada models Main: 70 W + 70 W (8 Ω ) Center: 70 W (8 Ω ) Rear: 70 W + 70 W (8 Ω ) A ustralia and China models Main: 65 W + 65 W (8 Ω ) Center: 65 W (8 Ω ) Rear: 65 W + 65 W (8 Ω ) Multi-mode Digital Sound Field Pr ocessing ● Digita[...]

6 CA UTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR UNIT . 1. T o 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 (transfo[...]

7 English FEA TURES OF THE SOUND EFFECTS Welcome to the exciting world of digital home entertainment. This unit is one of the most complete and advanced A V receivers available. Some of the more advanced features may not be familiar to you, but they are easy to use. State-of-the-art technologies such as Dolby Digital and Digital Theater Systems (DT[...]

8 Dolb y Digital Dolby Digital is the next level of the Dolby Surround sound system that was developed for 35 mm-film movies by employing low bit-rate audio coding. Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that provides completely independent multi-channel audio to you. Dolby Digital provides five full-range channels in what is sometimes re[...]

9 English CINEMA DSP: Dolby Surr ound + DSP / DTS + DSP The Dolby Surround sound and DTS systems show their full ability in a large movie theater , because movie sounds are originally designed to be reproduced in a large movie theater that uses a multitude of speakers. T rying to create a sound environment similar to that of a movie theater in your[...]

10 ST ANDBY/ON T APE/MD MON /EXT . DECODER –dB 0 2 4 8 12 18 20 22 40 80 1 0 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 BALANCE TREBLE BASS VIDEO AUX PHONES SPEAKERS A B ON OFF PROGRAM INPUT VCR • V – AUX • TV / DBS • DVD / LD • CD • TUNER • PHONO VOLUME L 8 VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO R A / B / C / D / E1 2 3 4 5 678 TUNING MODE MEMORY EDIT FM/AM DOWN [...]

11 English q INPUT MODE This button switches between the DVD/LD and TV/DBS input signal modes. w V OLUME This control is used to raise or lower the volume level. e PHONES jack When you use headphones, connect the headphones to the PHONES jack. Y ou can listen to the sound to be output from the main speakers through the headphones. When using headph[...]

12 1 Multi-information displa y This displays various information, for example the station frequency , preset station number and name of the selected input source. 2 MEMOR Y indicator When MEMOR Y is pressed, this indicator flashes for about five seconds. During this period, the displayed station can be stored in the memory . 3 A UTO TUNING indicat[...]

13 English SPEAKER SETUP This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5-speaker configuration, using main speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker . The main speakers are used for the main source sound plus the effect sounds. They will probably be the speakers from your present stereo system. The rear speakers are used f[...]

14 A C OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) U.S.A., Canada and China models ....................... 2 OUTLETS Australia model ......................................................... 1 OUTLET Use these to connect the power cords from your components to this unit. The power to the A C OUTLET(S) is controlled by this unit’s ST ANDBY/ON or the provided remote cont[...]

15 English CONNECTING T O DIGIT AL (CO AXIAL AND/OR OPTICAL) TERMINALS If your DVD (LD) player , TV/DBS tuner , etc. are equipped with coaxial or optical digital audio signal output terminals, they can be connected to this unit’s CO AXIAL and/or OPTICAL digital signal input terminals. Digital audio signals are transmitted with less loss than anal[...]

16 S S CONNECTING T O S VIDEO TERMINALS If you have a VCR and a monitor equipped with “S” (high- resolution) video terminals, those terminals can be connected to this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Connect the VCR’s “S” video input and output terminals to this unit’s S VIDEO VCR OUT and IN terminals, respectively , and connect the monitor [...]

17 English CONNECTING T O AN EXTERNAL DECODER This unit is equipped with additional 6-channel audio signal input terminals for inputting signals from an external decoder to this unit. Connect the 6-channel audio signal output terminals of the decoder to the EXTERNAL DECODER INPUT terminals of this unit. Notes • When signals input to these termina[...]

18 Note Use speakers with the specified impedance shown on the rear panel of this unit. Main speaker connections One or two speaker systems can be connected to this unit. If you use only one speaker system, connect it to either of the SPEAKERS A or B terminals. Rear speaker connections A rear speaker system can be connected to this unit. Place them[...]

19 English How to connect Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge, cut as short as possible. If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers. Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct, that is the + and – markings are observed. If these wires are reversed, the sound [...]

20 Connecting the AM loop antenna • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit. The antenna may be hung on a wall. • The AM loop antenna should always be connected, even if an outdoor AM antenna is connected to this unit. 1 2 3 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS Each antenna should be correctly connected to the designated terminals, referring to[...]

21 English ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE USING THIS UNIT SELECTING THE OUTPUT MODES This unit provides you with the following five functions to determine the method of distributing output signals to speakers suitable for your audio system. When speaker connections have all been completed, select the proper setting for each function to make the best use of you[...]

22 ADJUSTMENT METHOD Adjustments should be made while watching the information on this unit’s display . When adjusting with the remote control, set the SELECTOR DIAL to the AMP/TUN or DSP position on the remote control. or 1 T urn the power on. Front panel Remote control or 2 Press SET MENU once or more to select the function “CNTR” on the di[...]

23 English SPEAKER B ALANCE ADJUSTMENT This procedure lets you adjust the sound output level balance between the main, center and rear speakers by using the built-in test tone generator . When this adjustment is performed, the sound output level heard at the listening position will be the same from each speaker . This is important for the best perf[...]

24 6 T urn up the volume. Remote control Y ou will hear a test tone (like pink noise) from each speaker for about two seconds in following order: left main speaker , center speaker , right main speaker , right rear speaker and left rear speaker . The display changes as shown below . * If the function “CNTR” in the SET MENU mode is set to the NO[...]

25 English 8 Adjust the sound output levels of the center speaker and the rear speakers so that they become almost the same as that of the main speakers. Press TIME/LEVEL once or more to select the speaker to be adjusted so that “CENTER”, “R SUR.” or “L SUR.” appears on the display . Remote control * Y ou cannot adjust the delay time wh[...]

26 B ASIC OPERA TION T O PLA Y A SOURCE 3 Select the desired input source by using INPUT . (T urn on the monitor TV for video sources.) Front panel Remote control or The name of the selected input source will appear on the display . T o play a tape or an MD Press T APE/MD MON / EXT . DECODER on the front panel or T APE/MD on the remote control so t[...]

27 English 7 Adjust the volume to the desired output level. Front panel Remote control or 8 If desired, adjust B ASS , TREBLE , BALANCE , etc. and use the digital sound field processor (see pages 36 to 37). B ASS: T urn this control clockwise to increase (or counterclockwise to decrease) the low- frequency response. TREBLE: T urn this control clock[...]

28 Notes on using INPUT • The audio source selected by INPUT will not be played if the “T APE/MD MON” indicator lights up or if “EXT . DECDR” is displayed. • If you select a video source by INPUT without canceling the selection of T APE/MD MON / EXT . DECODER on the front panel (or T APE/MD or EXT . DEC. on the remote control), the play[...]

29 English T O RECORD A SOURCE ON T APE, MD OR VIDEO CASSETTE 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 Select the source to be recorded. Front panel Remote control or 2 Play the source and then turn up the volume to confirm the input source. (See page 30 for detailed information on tuning.) Front panel Remote control or 3 Begin recording on the tape deck, MD recorder or VCR [...]

30 3 2 1 A UT OMA TIC TUNING TUNING Quick automatic-search tuning (AUTOMA TIC TUNING) is ef fective when station signals are strong and there is no interference. However , if the signal from the station you want to select is weak, you must tune in to it manually (MANUAL TUNING). MANU AL TUNING Check that the “A UT O TUNING” indicator goes off. [...]

31 English MANU AL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies to be selected by tuning. With this function, you can recall any desired station simply by selecting the preset station number with which it was stored. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) can be stored. 4 Select the preset station number with which you want to store the[...]

32 T o recall a preset station 1 Select the group of preset stations. Front panel Remote control or 2 Select the preset station number . Front panel Remote control or Notes • A new setting can be stored in place of the former one. • For presets, the setting of the reception mode (stereo or monaural) is stored along with the station frequency . [...]

33 English T o store stations 1 Select the FM band. Front panel 2 Press TUNING MODE so that the “AUTO TUNING” indicator lights up on the display . Front panel Lights up 3 Press MEMOR Y and hold for about three seconds. Front panel Flashes A UT OMA TIC PRESET TUNING (f or FM stations only) Y ou can also make use of the automatic preset tuning fu[...]

34 EXCHANGING PRESET ST A TIONS Y ou can exchange the assignment of two preset stations with each other as shown below . 3 Next, recall preset station “A5” by following the same procedure as that in step 1. Flashes 4 Press EDIT once more. Front P anel Shows the exc hang e of stations has been completed. Notes • Y ou can manually replace a pre[...]

35 English SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER The SLEEP timer can be used to make this unit automatically switch to the standby mode. When you are going to sleep while enjoying a broadcast or other desired input source, this timer function is useful. The SLEEP timer can only be controlled with the remote control. Notes • T o set the SLEEP timer for this uni[...]

36 No. PROGRAM 1 Normal Program [1] DOLBY PRO LOGIC ( ) • Input source : Dolby Surround 2-ch Dolby Digital • Output channel : 4 channels • DSP : — [2] DOLBY DIGIT AL ( ) • Input source : Dolby Digital • Output channel : 5.1 channels • DSP : — [3] DTS ( ) • Input source : DTS • Output channel : 5.1 channels • DSP : — 2 Enhanc[...]

37 English No. PR OGRAM 3 CINEMA DSP Program [1] 70 mm MOVIE THEA TER ( ) • Input source : Dolby Surround 2-ch Dolby Digital • Output channel : 3 channels • DSP : 2 (presence & surround) [2] 70 mm MOVIE THEA TER – DOLBY D. ( ) • Input source : Dolby Digital • Output channel : 5.1 channels • DSP : 3 (presence & surround L, R) [[...]

38 PLA YING A SOURCE WITH THE DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) EFFECT Follow steps 1 to 7 shown in “TO PLA Y A SOURCE” on pages 26 to 27. Select the desired DSP program that is suitable for the source. Front panel Remote control or Press DSP . While the indicator is lit up for about three seconds, select a DSP program with the numeric butto[...]

39 English 2 Press + or – to adjust the settings for the delay time or speaker output levels. Front panel Remote control or 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the settings of any other item. ADJUSTING THE DELA Y TIME AND SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS When using the digital sound field processor with the Dolby Pro Logic decoder , the Dolby Digital decoder o[...]

40 Adjusting the dela y time Y ou can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the sound from the main speakers and the beginning of the sound effect from the rear speakers. The larger the value, the later the sound effect is generated. This adjustment can be individually made to all programs. Notes • Adding too much delay will cause a[...]

41 English However , at the normal level suitable for listening in your room, the low-level parts of source sound often cannot be heard well because they will be lost among noise in your environment. Dolby Digital technology has also made it possible to reduce an original sound track’s dynamic range for a home audio format by “compressing” th[...]

42 C.DELA Y [Adjusting the delay of center sounds (dialog, etc.)] Control range: 0 ms to 5 ms (in 1 ms steps) Preset value: 0 ms * This adjustment is effective only when Dolby Digital or DTS is being decoded and the signals of the selected source encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS contain center-channel signals. This adjusts the delay between the ma[...]

43 English Y ou can use the remote control to control not only this unit but also other components connected to it. The remote control is factory set to control this unit and most YAMAHA audio components. T o control other brands of components, you must preset the remote contr ol with the manufacturers’ codes listed from page 105. 2 Press the des[...]

44 ■ AMP/TUN Note: TV PO WER and TV V OLUME function if you have preset the code for your TV . 1 PO WER This button turns the unit on. 2 INPUT Press one of these buttons to select the required input source. 3 EXT . DEC. Press this button when using an external decoder . 4 A/B/C/D/E Press this button to select a group of preset stations. 5 DSP Pre[...]

45 English The lightly marked b uttons do not function. See “AMP/TUN” on page 44 for those b uttons which are not described here. Please refer to the owner’ s manual for details of each component. 1 3 5 4 2 8 7 6 ■ CD ■ T APE/MD Note: TV PO WER , TV VOLUME and TV INPUT function if you have preset the code for your TV . 1 PO WER This butto[...]

46 ■ D VD MENU The lightly marked b uttons do not function. See “AMP/TUN” on page 44 for those b uttons which are not described here. Please refer to the owner’ s manual for details of eac h component. DISC SKIP SKIP/SEARCH PLA Y SUBTITLE (D VD)/SEARCH (LD) SUBTITLE ON/OFF (D VD) DISPLA Y P A USE ST OP ANGLE (D VD)/SEARCH (LD) A UDIO (DVD) [...]

47 English ■ CBL/DBS Note: TV PO WER , TV V OLUME and TV INPUT function if you have preset the code for your TV . ■ VCR Note: TV PO WER , TV V OLUME and TV INPUT function if you have preset the code for your TV . PO WER DISPLA Y CHANNEL CHANNEL ENTER VCR REC Press this button twice to start recording. CHANNEL UP DO WN PLA Y REWIND P AUSE STOP F[...]

48 Remote control operation range Notes • There should be no large obstacles between the remote control and the unit. • If the remote control sensor is directly illuminated by strong lighting (especially from an inverter type of fluorescent lamp), it might cause the remote control not to work correctly . In this case, reposition the unit to avo[...]

49 English SETUP CODES If you are using the DVD MENU position for a second (or third) VCR, you must preset the code for an LD player to the DVD/LD position. 1. Turn on the VCR to be used. 2. Set the SELECTOR DIAL to the CBL/DBS or DVD MENU position. 3. Press both V OLUME buttons ( ) for about four seconds at the same time so that the indicator flas[...]

50 SYMPT OM The unit fails to turn on when ST ANDBY/ON is pressed, or set in the standby mode suddenl y soon after the power has been turned on. The unit does not work normall y . No sound or no picture. No picture. The sound suddenl y goes off. Only the speaker s on one side can be heard. A “humming” sound can be heard. The volume le vel is lo[...]

51 English SYMPT OM No sound from the eff ect speakers. No sound from the rear speaker s. No sound from the center speaker . The sound field cannot be recorded. The D VD/LD , TV or DBS source cannot be recorded on a tape dec k, MD recorder or VCR connected to this unit. FM stereo reception is noisy . There is distor tion and c lear reception cannot[...]

52 Remote contr ol Others SYMPT OM The remote contr ol does not work. The sound is degraded when listening with the headphones to a CD pla yer or tape deck that is connected to this unit. There is noise interference fr om digital or high-frequency equipment or the unit. CA USE Direct sunlight or lighting (from an inverter type of fluorescent lamp, [...]

53 English A UDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. and Canada models] MAIN L/R ........................... 70 W + 70 W CENTER ......................................... 70 W REAR L/R .......................... 70 W + 70 W [Australia, Singapore, China and General models] MAIN L/R ........................... [...]

54 FM SECTION T uning Range [U.S.A. and Canada models] ..................................... 87.5 to 107.9 MHz [Australia and Singapore models] ................................. 87.50 to 108.00 MHz [China and General models] 100 kHz step ................ 87.5 to 108.0 MHz 50 kHz step .............. 87.50 to 108.00 MHz 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity (IH[...]

105 Quasar 0250 Quelle 0037, 0010, 0554, 001 1, 0070, 0074, 0084, 0200, 0213, 0306, 0327, 0328, 0361 Questa 0036 R-Line 0037 RBM 0070 RCA 0090, 0093 Radio Shack 0032 Radiola 0037, 0012, 0323 Rank Arena 0036 Realistic 0032 Rediffusion 0361 Revox 0037 Rex 0206, 0264, 0163, 0259 Rhapsody 0216 Roadstar 0218, 0418, 0009, 0264 SBR 0037, 0012, 0043 SEG 02[...]

106 T ensai 0218, 0294, 0320, 0317 T exet 0216, 0218 Thomson 0109, 0196, 0198, 0205, 0287, 0333, 0343, 0349 Thorn 0037, 0072, 0035, 0074, 0084, 0190, 0192, 0361 Thorn-Ferguson 0343 T omashi 0282 T oshiba 0036, 0035, 0070, 0243 T rical 0157 T riumph 0243 Uher 0206, 0320, 0303 Ultra 0192 Ultravox 0102 Universum 0037, 0370, 0264, 0105, 0346 V estel 00[...]

107 Micromega 6157 Mission 6157 Mitsubishi 6108, 6156 NAD 6000 NSM 6157 Naim 6157 Nikko 6525, 6164 Onkyo 6101, 6102 Optimus 6000, 6032, 6037, 6536, 6048, 6179, 6196, 6342 Panasonic 6303, 6029, 6367 Philips 6157, 6274, 6287 Pioneer 6032 Poppy 6164 Proton 6157 QED 6157 Quad 6157 Quasar 6029 RCA 6179 Realistic 6164, 6179 Revox 6157, 61 13 Roadstar 646[...]

108 LIST OF MANUF ACTURERS’ CODES (U.S.A, Canada and China models) LISTES DES CODES F ABRICANT (Modèles pour les Etats-Unis, le Canada et la Chine) TV A-Mark 0003 AOC 0030, 0019, 0003, 0052, 0185 Abex 0032 Acura 0009 Admiral 0093 Adventura 0046 Adyson 0032 Aiko 0092 Akai 0030, 0208 Akura 0264 Alaron 0179, 0216 Alba 0009, 0037 Ambassador 0177 Ams[...]

109 Vidtech 0178, 0019 Viking 0046 Wards 0054, 0165, 0030, 0178, 0021, 0019, 0179, 0056, 0016, 0080 Watson 0037 White Westinghouse 0037, 0216 Y amaha 0030, 0019 Y oko 0037, 0264 Zenith 0017, 0016, 0092 Zonda 0003 CABLE ABC 1003, 1008, 1014, 101 1 Allegro 1315 Archer 1797 BBT 1267 Belcor 1056 British T elecom 1003 Cable Star 1056 Citizen 1315 Colour[...]

110 SEG 3240 SEI 3081 STS 3042 Saba 3041, 3320, 3384 Saisho 3209, 3036, 3208 Salora 3043, 3046 Samsung 3240, 3045 Sanky 3048, 3039 Sansui 3000, 3067, 3041, 3271, 3479 Sanyo 3047, 3240, 3104, 3046 Schaub Lorenz 3000, 3104, 3041 Schneider 3081, 3000, 3072 Scott 3184, 3045, 3121, 3043, 3212 Sears 3035, 3037, 3047, 3000, 3042, 3104, 3046, 3054, 3066 Se[...]

RX-V59 5 a Natural Sound A V Receiver Ampli-T uner audio-vidéo OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U.S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA Y AMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROP A G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BE[...]

Quick Reference Card AMP/TUN DSP TAPE/MD CD DVD/LD POWER INPUT EXT. DEC. A/B/C/D/E DSP PRESET UP DOWN VOLUME MUTE SLEEP TV POWER TIME/LEVEL DSP program STANDBY SELECTOR DIAL TEST EFFECT ON/OFF TV VOLUME POWER TV POWER REC/PAUSE PLAY DIR A (TAPE) SKIP (MD) REWIND (TAPE) SEARCH (MD) INPUT TV VOLUME DISPLAY (MD) PAUSE (MD) DECK A/B (TAPE) DIR B (TAPE)[...]

VCR CBL/DBS TV DVD MENU TV POWER VCR REC (*1) PLAY REWIND CHANNEL POWER CHANNEL ENTER CHANNEL UP DOWN CHANNEL ENTER CHANNEL UP DOWN CHANNEL ENTER CHANNEL UP DOWN TV VOLUME DISPLAY PAUSE TV INPUT STOP FAST FORWARD POWER TV POWER +10 DISC SKIP MENU SELECT MENU LEFT SET UP TITLE Numeric buttons TV VOLUME CLEAR TITLE/INDEX MENU UP TV INPUT MENU RIGHT M[...]