Yamaha HTR-5990 manuel d'utilisation

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 constitut e a risk of electric shock to persons. The[...]

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

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. iii 1 T o assure th e finest performan ce, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future refer ence. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. A llow ventilatio[...]

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

FEATURES 2 Built-in 7- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS Output Power (0.04% THD, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 120 W + 120 W Center: 120 W Surround: 120 W + 120 W Surround Back: 120 W + 120 W Sound field features ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ THX Select2 ◆ Dolby Digita l/Dolb y Digital EX decode[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION Please check t hat you recei ved all of the following parts. GETTING ST ARTED Supplied accessories CLEAR LEARN RE–NAME MENU REC DISC SKIP EFFECT RETURN DISPLAY BAND SRCH MODE NIGHT AUDI O PURE DIRECT ENTER LEVEL TITLE SELECT DTV DVR/VCR2 VCR 1 DVD V - AUX CBL/SAT MD/T APE CD-R PHONO TUNER CD MULTI CH IN 1 2 B THX ST[...]

GETTING STARTE D 4 ■ Installing batteries 1 Press the par t and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert four supplied batteries (AAA, R03) accordin g to the polarity markings on the inside o f the battery compartment. 3 Slide the cover bac k until it snaps into place . • Change all of the batterie s if you notice co nditions such as t[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 INTRODUCTION The XM Satellite Radio controls (SEARCH MODE, 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 sele cted as the input source. For details, see “Front panel functions” o n page 51 . 1 MASTER ON/OFF Press inward to the ON p[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 7 FM/AM Switches the reception band (F M or AM) when TUNER is selected as the input source (see page 44). The frequency of the pre viously r ecei ved station is automatically recalled. 8 A/B/C/D/E Selects one of the 5 preset station groups (A to E) when TUNER is sele cted as the input source (see page 48). 9 PRESET/TUNING/C[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTRODUCTION This section describes the fu nction of each control on the remote control used to control this unit. Set AMP/ SOURCE/TV to AMP to operate this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 90. The XM Satellite Radio controls (XM, XM MEM OR Y, SRCH MODE, DISPLA Y, cursor butto[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 A ST ANDBY Sets this unit, Zone 2 and Zone 3 to the standby mode (see page 28). This button is operational only when MASTER ON/OFF on the front panel is pressed inward to the ON position. B PO WER T urns on this unit, Zone 2 and Zone 3 (see page 28). This button is operational only when MASTER ON/OFF on the front panel is p[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION The XM indicator is only applicable to the U. S.A. model. 1 YP AO indicator Lights up when the A UT O SETUP procedure is in progress and when t he A UTO SETUP speaker se ttings are used without any modifications. 2 HDMI indicator Lights up when HDMI compone nts are assigned to HDMI IN 1 and HDMI IN 2 jacks and [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 K 96/24 indicator Lights up when a DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit. L LFE indicator Lights up when the input signal contains an LFE signal. M Input channel and speaker indicators Input ch annel indicator s Indicate the channe l components of the current digital input signal. Presence and surround bac k speaker indic[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 INTRODUCTION 1 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks See pages 22, 23 and 25 for connection information. 2 DIGIT AL INPUT jacks See pages 22, 23 and 25 for details. 3 Video component jac ks See pages 22 and 23 for connection information. 4 A udio component jac ks See pages 22, 23 and 25 for connection information. 5 CONTROL OUT jac ks The[...]

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, multi-channel audio sources and THX. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International T elecommunication Union). Fro nt speaker s (FR and FL ) The front speakers are used fo r the main source sound plus effe[...]

13 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Di-pole speaker l ay out Either di-pole or di rect radiati ng speake r types can be used for THX surround. If you choos e di-pole speakers, please place the surround and surround back speakers according to the speaker layout below . Be sure to connect t he left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “?[...]

14 CONNECTIONS 1 Remove appro x imately 10 mm (3/8 in) of insulation from each of the speaker cables. 2 T wist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits. 3 Loosen the knob usin g the supplied speaker terminal wrench. 4 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each term inal. 5 Tighten the knob to secu re the wire us[...]

15 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) terminals Connect presence speakers to t hese terminals. Y ou can also use these terminals to connect the Zone 2 speakers (see page 103 ). 1 Open the tab. 2 Insert one bare wire into the hole of eac h terminal. 3 Return the tab to secure the wire . ■ Connecting the banana plug (W ith the e xception [...]

16 CONNECTIONS SPEAKERS FRONT SURROUND FRONT CENTER PRE OUT SUBWOOFER SURROUND BACK/PRESENCE SURROUND/ZONE 2(3) SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SURROUND BACK SINGLE CENTER SINGLE (SB) R L R R L L R L R L R L R L + – + – + – + + – – – + + + + + – – – – A B PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) Center speaker Front speakers (A) Surround back speakers Left Right L[...]

17 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Some of the speakers commercially available these days hav e speaker wire connections that allo w bi-wiring or bi- amplification to enhance the performance of the speaker system. This unit allo ws you to make bi-wire and bi-AMP connections to one speaker sy stem. Check if your speakers support bi-wiring or bi-amplif i c[...]

18 CONNECTIONS Do not connect this unit or other components to the main power until all connections between components are complete. ■ Cable indication s ■ Analog jacks Y ou can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin cables to the analog jacks on this unit. Connect red plugs to th e right jacks and white plugs to the[...]

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ A udio jac ks This unit has four types of audio jacks (analog audio, digita l audio coaxial, digital aud i o optical and HDM I). Connection depends on the a v ailability of audi o jacks on your other components. A UDIO jacks For con ventional analog audio signals. DIGIT AL A UDIO (CO AXIAL) jacks For digita l audio [...]

20 CONNECTIONS ■ Video jac ks This unit has four types of video jacks (composite, compone nt, S-video and HDMI). Connection depends on the av ailability of input jacks on your monitor . When V CONV . i s set to ON (see page 83), the anal og video signals input at the VIDEO, S VIDEO and COMPONENT V IDEO jacks can be output at the VIDEO, S VIDEO an[...]

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION This unit has the HDMI IN 1 and HDMI IN 2 jacks for digita l audio and video signal i nput as well as the HDMI OUT jack for digital audio and video signal out put. Connect the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack of this unit to the HDMI OUT jack of other HDMI components (such as a D VD player). Connect the HDMI OUT jack of this[...]

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a D VD player Check the availability of jacks on your D V D player and select one type of connection for audio/video input/output. Howe ver , in case you make an HDMI connection, you can mak e both a udio and video connections using a single HDM I cable. Connecting video components Note R L MONITOR OUT AUD I O VIDEO S [...]

23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting other video components Check the av ailability of jacks on your other video components and select one type of connec tion for audio/video input/output. Howe ver , in case you make an HDMI connection, you can make both audio and video conn ections using a single HDMI cable. Note R L AUD I O VIDEO S VIDEO C[...]

24 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 6 additio nal input jacks (left and right FR ONT , CENTER, left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete mu lti-channel input from a multi -format player , e xternal de coder , sound processor or pre-amplifier . If you set INPUT CH to 8ch in MUL TI CH SET (s[...]

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION • Check the av ailability of jack s on your audio components and sele ct one type of connect ion for audio/video input/output. • PHONO jacks are for connecting a turntable with an MM or high-output MC ca rtridge. If you have a turntable with a low-output M C cartridge, use an in-line boostin g transformer or MC-head[...]

26 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting an e xternal amplifier If you want to increase the po wer output to the speakers, or want to use another amplif ier , connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT j acks as follows. • When audio pin plugs are connected to the PRE OUT jacks for output to an external amplifier , it is not necessary to use the correspon[...]

27 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Both AM and FM indoor antennas are include d with this unit. In general, these an tenn as should provide suf ficient signal strength. Connect each antenna corr ectly to the designated terminals. ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop antenna . 2 Press and hold the tab to insert the AM loop antenna lead [...]

28 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the A C power cab le Plug the supplied A C power cable into the A C inlet after all other connections are complete, then plug the A C po wer cable to an A C wa ll outlet. Use the supplied A C cable. Do not use other A C power cables as doing so may result in f ire hazard or electrical sh ock. ■ A C OUTLETS (SWITCHED)[...]

29 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION 3 Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF , ZONE 2 ON/OFF or ZONE 3 ON/OFF o n the fr ont panel (or PO WER on the remote cont rol) to turn on this unit, Zone 2 or Z one 3. y • When MASTER ON/OFF is pre ssed inward to the ON position, you can also pres s PO WER or ST ANDBY on the remote control to turn on or set this unit, Zone 2 and Z[...]

AUTO SETUP 30 This receiv er employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimize r (YP A O) technology which lets you av oid troublesome listening-based speak er setup and achiev es highly accu rate sound adjustments. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in y our actual listening en vironment. • Pl[...]

31 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION For best results, make sure th e room is as quiet as possible during the A UTO SETUP procedure (YP A O). If there is too much ambient noise, the results ma y not be satisfactory . y • Y ou can run A UT O SETUP using the system menu that appe ars in the OSD or in the front panel display . This manual uses the OSD illust[...]

32 AUTO SETUP 4 Press k / n repeatedly to select WIRING, DIST ANCE, SIZE, EQ or LEVEL. 5 When WIRING, DIST ANCE, SIZE or LEVEL is selected, press l / h to select: CHECK T o automatically che ck and adjust the selected item. SKIP T o skip the sele cted item and perform no adjustments. When using THX speakers, set SI ZE to S K I P a n d m a ke s u r [...]

33 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION • If you change speakers, speaker positions, or the layout of your listening en vironment, run A UTO SETUP again to re-calibrate your system. • In the DIST ANCE results, the distance displayed may be longer than the actual di stanc e depending on the characteristics of your subwo ofer . • In the EQ results, differe[...]

PLAYBACK 34 Extreme caution should be exercised when you play back CDs encoded in D TS. If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a D TS-incompatible CD player , you will only he a r some unwanted noise that may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD player suppor ts CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output lev el of your CD player befor[...]

35 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION 6 Rotate V OLUME on the front panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust the v olume to the de sired output level. 7 Rotate the PR OGRAM se lector on the front panel (or press one of the sound field prog ram button s on the remote contro l) to select the desired sound field program. The name of the[...]

36 PLAYBACK ■ Adjusting the tonal quality Use this feat ure to adjust the balance of bass and treble for the front L/R and cent er speaker channels. 1 Press T ONE CONTROL on the fr ont panel repeatedly to select TREBLE or B ASS. 2 Rotate the PROGRAM sel ector to adjust the high-frequ ency respon se (TREBLE) or the low-frequency response (B ASS). [...]

37 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Selecting the MUL TI CH INPUT Press MUL TI CH INPUT on the front panel or MUL TI CH IN on the remote control so that M UL TI CH INPUT appear s in the fr ont panel displa y and on the video monitor . When MUL TI CH INPUT is shown in the front panel display and the video monitor , no other source can be played. T o [...]

38 PLAYBACK ■ Enjo ying 2-c hannel softw are in surr ound Signals input from 2-channel s ources can also be played back in multiple channe ls. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press ST AND ARD on the remote contro l to s witch between the Surround a nd Enhanced prog rams. Y ou can also press MO VIE or THX on the remote control to select the MO[...]

39 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Using PURE DIRECT PURE DIRECT bypasses the decoders and DSP processors of this unit as well as shuts down the video circuitry , allowing you to enjoy the highest possible sound fidelity from analog and PCM sources. • T o av oid unexpected no ise, do not play DTS-encoded CDs in the PURE DIRECT mode. • When a mu[...]

40 PLAYBACK ■ Using th e sleep ti mer Use this feature to automa tically set this unit in th e standby mode after a certain amount of time. The sleep timer is useful when you are goi ng to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a s ource. The sleep timer also automatically turns of f an y external components connected to the A C OUTLETS. 1[...]

41 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION 2 Press STRAIGHT (EFF ECT) on the fr ont panel or on the remote contr ol ag ain to turn the sound effect back on. STRAIGHT disappears from the front panel display . ■ Virtual CINEMA DSP V irtual CINEMA DSP allo ws you to e njoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surr ound speakers. It creates virtual speakers to repr o[...]

42 PLAYBACK y • W e recommend using A UTO in mos t cases. • Y ou can designate the default in put mode to be selected when the power of this unit is turne d on (see page 84). • If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any way , you may not be able to perform DTS decoding e ven if you make a digital connection betw een th[...]

RECORDING 43 BAS I C OPERA TION Recording adjustments a nd other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for those components. 1 T urn on th e power o f this unit and all connected components. See page 28 for details. 2 Rotate the INPUT select or on the front panel (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE [...]

FM/AM TUNING 44 Automatic tuning is ef fectiv e when station signals are strong and there is no interference. 1 Rotate the INPU T selector on the fro nt panel (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press TUNER on th e remote control) to select TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM on the front panel (or B AND on the remote control) to select t[...]

45 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Manual tuning is effective when stations signa ls are weak . Manually tuning into an FM station will automatic ally change the reception mode to monaural reception to increase the signal quality. 1 Repeat st eps 1 and 2 in “A utomati c tuning” to select TUNER and the reception band. 2 Press TUNING MODE (A UT O[...]

46 FM/AM TUNING 3 Press and hold MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) on the front panel for more than 3 seconds. The preset group and number as well as the MEMOR Y and A UTO indicators flash. After approximately 5 seconds, au tomatic presetting starts from the currently selected frequency and p roceeds to ward the higher freq uencies. When automatic pre se[...]

47 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can also store up to 40 FM or AM stations (8 stations in each of the 5 groups, A1 to E8) man ually . Y ou must first set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press TUNER on the remote control to select TU NER as the input source. 1 Repeat steps in “Automatic tuning” or “Manual tuning” to tu ne into a stat[...]

48 FM/AM TUNING 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UTO FM) on the front panel while the M EMOR Y indicator is flashing. The station band and frequenc y appear in th e front panel display with the preset group and nu mber you hav e selected. 6 Repeat step s 1 to 5 to store other sta tions. • Any stored station data e xis ting under a preset number is clea[...]

49 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 3 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or PRESET k / n on the remot e contro l) to select a preset station number (1 through 8). The preset group and number appear in the front panel display along with th e station band, frequency and the TUNED indicator lights up. Y ou can exchange the assignmen t of two preset stations[...]

XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 50 XM Satellite Radio is the satelli te radio service with millions of listene rs across the United States broadcasting li ve daily . The XM Satellite Ra dio channel lineup in cludes more than 130 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 68 commercial-free musi c channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to co[...]

51 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION This section describes the functions of each control used for XM Satellite Radio tuning. The following controls are only av ailable when XM is selected as the input source. Ro tate the INPUT selector on the front panel (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press XM on the re mote control) to select[...]

52 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 access the website a t “http://acti vate.xmradi o.com/” or call “1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-2346)” with a major credit card for signing up.[...]

53 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Rotate the INPUT selecto r (or press XM on the remote control) to select XM as the input sour ce. Information (such as channe l number/name, category , or artist name/song title) for the channel currently selected appears in the front panel di splay a nd the XM indicator lights up. y • Selecting the[...]

54 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 3 T o change the channel category , press CA TEGOR Y (or A-E/CA T . l / h on the remote control) repeatedl y . 4 T o sear ch a ch annel within all channels, press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or PRESET/CH k / n on the remote control) repeatedly . y Y ou can search a channel with the quick search by pressing and holding PRESE[...]

55 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Preset Sear ch mo de Prior to selecting a preset cha nnel in the Preset Search mode, you should preset XM Sa tellite Radio channels. For details, see “S etting XM Satellit e Radio preset channels” on page 56. All preset cha nnels (A1 to E8) recalls 001 Previe w b y the factory setting. 1 Carry[...]

56 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the desired channel number . For e xample, to enter the number 123, press the numeric buttons as sho wn below . The display changes as follo ws. 4 If y ou enter fewer than three number s, y ou may press ENT . to tune to the channel immediately or wait a few seconds to confirm the ent[...]

57 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 3 While the MEMOR Y indicator is fl ashing, press CA TEGOR Y (or A-E/CA T . l / h on the remote control) to select a preset group (A to E). The group letter appears. 4 While the MEMOR Y indicator is fl ashing, press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or PRESET/CH k / n on the remote control) to select a preset n[...]

58 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Y ou can display XM information (such as channel number/name, category , or ar tist name/song title) for the channel currently se lected in the OSD and in the front panel display . y Y ou can select the amount of time while the XM Satellite Radio information is displayed in the OSD (see pa ge 86). If a status message or[...]

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 59 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS A signific ant factor that creates the rich, full tone s of a li ve instrument are the multiple reflecti ons from the walls of the room. In addition to making the sound liv e, these reflections enable us to tell where the player is situa ted, and the size and shape of the room in which we are s[...]

60 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 3 Select the sound fie ld program y ou want to adjust. 4 Press k / n to sele ct the parame ters. 5 Press l / h to change the paramete r value. When you set a p arameter to a v alue other tha n the factory preset, an ast erisk mark (*) appears by the parameter name on the video monitor . 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 a[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 61 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital de coders that allo w you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any sound sour ce (stereo or mu lti-channel). Th is unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing se veral sound fi eld pro[...]

62 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS MUL TI 2-CH 5 THX THX Cinema THX processing for movie sof tware. THX THX Game THX processing fo r game softwa re. THX THX Select2 Cinema THX Select2 processing f or movie software. MUL TI 6 STANDARD DOLBY DIGITAL Standard 5. 1 channel pr ocessing for Dolb y Digital sour ces. STANDARD q D+PL x Movie Standard 7. 1 [...]

63 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Y ou can select from the follo wing sound fields when play i ng music sources, like CD, FM /AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. Pro gram selection methods v ary depending on sou nd field program types. For details on how to select sound field programs, see “Basic operations” on page 34. For musi[...]

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 64 Y ou can adjust the values of certain digital sound field para meters so 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. ■ DSP LEVEL (DSP level) Function: Adjusts the le vel of all the D SP eff ect sounds within a narro w ra[...]

65 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ LIVENESS (Liveness) Function: Adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual w alls in the hall by cha nging th e rate at which th e early reflections decay . Description: The early re flections of a source sound decay much faster in a room with acoustically absorbent wa ll surfaces than in on[...]

66 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ REV . TIME (Reverberation time ) Function: Adjusts the amount of time it takes for the dense, subsequent re verberation sound to decay by 60 dB (at 1 kHz). This changes the appare nt size of the acoustic environmen t ov er an extremely wide range. Description: The longer the re v erberation time, the more l[...]

67 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ DIALOG LIFT (Dialog lift) Function: Adjusts the height of the front and center ch annel sounds by assigning some of the front and center channel element s to the prese nce speakers. Description: The lar ger the parame ter , the higher the position of th e front and center channel sound.[...]

68 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ DECODE TYPE (Decoder type) For MO VIE THEA TER Function: Selects the deco der used to playback 2-channel s ources using MO VIE THEA TER programs. Choices: Pro Logic / Pro Logic x / Neo:6 For THX Cinema Function: Selects the decoder used to playback 2-channel sources using THX Cinema. Choices: Pro Logic / Pr[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS 69 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Sound output from each speak er depends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to the fo llowing diagrams in the table below to understand the speak e r layout for each sound f ield program. Be advised that there may be no or not eno ugh sound output from speaker s depending on th[...]

70 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS MUSIC Hall in Vienna The Bttm Line The Ro xy Thtr ENTERT AINMENT Disco MUSIC P op/Rock ENTERT AINMENT V ariety/Sports Mono Movie Game THX THX Cinema THX Surround EX THX THX Select2 Cinema THX Music THX THX Game ST ANDARD DOLBY DIGIT AL PRO LOGI C DTS PR O LOGIC PRO LOGIC MO VIE THEA TER Enhanc ed DOLBY DIGIT A[...]

71 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ST ANDARD PLIIx Movie PLII Music PLII Game Movie/ Game Movi e/Music /Game Music MO VIE THEA TER Enhanced PLII Movie When Prior ity is set to PRNS When Prior ity is set to SB ST ANDARD Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Music Cinema Cinema/M usic Music 2-channel audio (monaural) 2-channel audio (stereo) 5.[...]

72 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS MO VIE THEA TER Enhanc ed Neo:6 Cinema When Priority is set to PRNS When Priority is set to SB STRAIGHT Monaural playback PURE DIRECT Monaural playback 2-channel audio (monaural) 2-channel audio (stereo) 5.1/6.1-channel audio * 1 5.1/6.1-channel audio * 2 5.1/6.1-channel audio * 3 L PL C R PR SL SBR SBL SR L P[...]

MANUAL SETUP 73 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can use the following parameters in SET MENU to manuall y adjust a v a riety of system settings and customize the way this unit op erates. Change the initia l settings (indicated in bol d under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vironment. y • Y ou can run MANUAL SETUP using the sy[...]

74 MANUAL SETUP 4 OPTION MENU Use to manually adjus t the optional system settings. Item Features Pa ge A)DISPLA Y SET Adjusts the s ettings for the OSD and the front pane l display and con vert s video sign als. 83 B)MEMOR Y GU ARD Locks sou nd field program pa rameters an d other SET MENU settings. 84 C)A UDIO SELECT Selects the ty pe of input si[...]

75 MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use the remote control to acce ss and adjust each parameter . y Y ou can change the MANUAL S ETUP parameters while the unit is reproducing sou nd. Y ou cannot change some MANU AL SETUP parameters while the unit is in either cinema or music night listening mode. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press SET MENU[...]

76 MANUAL SETUP Use to manually adjust ba sic system parameters. ■ Speaker set A)SPEA KER SET Use to manually adjust any speak er setting. y If you are not satisfied with the bass sounds from your speakers, you can change these settings according to your preference. Set any THX speakers to SML (small). LFE/Bass out LFE/BASS OUT Low-frequenc y (ba[...]

77 MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION Surround back speakers SB L/R SP Choices: LRGx2, LRGx1, SMLx2 , SMLx1, NONE • Select LRGx2 if you hav e 2 large surround back speakers. The unit directs the en tire range of the surround back channel si gnal to the surround back speakers. • Select LRGx1 if you hav e a larg e surround back speaker . The unit[...]

78 MANUAL SETUP ■ Speaker le vel B)SP LEVEL Use these settings to manually balance the speak er le vels between the front left (or su rround left) speaker and each speaker sele cted in SPEAKER SET (page 76). Choices: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB Initial sett ing: 0.0 dB • FR. L adjusts the balance of the front left speaker . • FR. R adjusts the bal[...]

79 MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ THX set D)THX SET Use to manually adjust the THX settings. Surround bac k speaker distance SB DIST. Use this feature to optimize the surround sound field wh en you ha ve to place the surround back L/R speakers apart. Choices: under 0.3m, 0.3 – 1.2m , over 1.2m (under 1ft, 1 – 4ft , over 4 ft ) • Selec[...]

80 MANUAL SETUP T est tone TEST T urns the test tone output on or of f to compare the tonal quality of the center , surr ound L/R, surround back L/R, surround back and presence L/R speakers with that of the front L/R speakers. Choices: ON, OFF ■ Low-fre quency ef fect le vel B)LFE LEVEL Use to adjust the output lev el of the LFE (low-frequ ency e[...]

81 MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use to reassign digital input/out puts, select the input mode or rename your inputs. ■ Input/output assignme nt A)I/O ASSIGNMENT Y ou can assign jacks according to the component to be used if this unit’ s initial se ttings do not correspond to your needs. Change the follo wing para meters to reassign the re[...]

82 MANUAL SETUP ■ Input rename B)INPUT RENAME Use this feature to change the name of the inputs in the OSD and front panel display . 1 Press an input selector button to select the input you want to c hange the name of. 2 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP. 3 Press l / h to place the _ (under -bar) under the space or the character y ou want to edit. 4 Press[...]

83 MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use to manually adjust the optional syst em settings. ■ Display set A)DISPLAY SET Use this feature to adjust the displ ay settings. The parameter setti ngs for DISPLA Y SET (except for the DIMMER setting) can be initialized to the factory presets. Use the V -RESET feature in the ADV ANCED SETUP menu (see page[...]

84 MANUAL SETUP HDMI interlace/progressive up-con ve rsion HDMI I/P Use this feature to acti v ate or deacti vate the HDMI I/P up- con version of the analog video signals input at the composite video, S-video a nd component video jacks so that the analog video signals deinterlaced from 480i to 480p are output at the HDMI OUT jack. Choices: ON , OFF[...]

85 MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ P arameter initialization E)PARAM. INI Use this feature to initialize the parameters for each sound fie l d program within a sound fiel d program group. When you initialize a sound fie l d program group, all of the parameter values within that group rev ert to their initial settings. Press the corresponding[...]

86 MANUAL SETUP Zone 3 amplifi er ZONE3 AMP Use to select ho w the ZONE 3 speakers will be ampli fied . Choices: EXT , SUR, PRNS, BO TH • Select EXT if you want to connect your Zone 3 speakers through an external amplif ier connected to the ZONE 3 OUTPUT jacks o n the rear pane l of this unit. • Select SUR to use the internal surround amplif ie[...]

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 87 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can switch between the available OSD mod es and manually adjust the output lev el of each speaker . Y ou can display the operating in formation of this unit on a video monitor . If you display the SET MENU and sound field pro gram parameter settings on a monitor , it is much easier to see the av ail[...]

ADVANCED SETUP 88 This unit has additional menus that ar e displayed in the front panel displa y . The AD V ANCED SETUP menu of fers additional operatio ns to adjust and customize the w ay this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicate d in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vironment. 1 Press MASTER ON/[...]

89 ADVANCED SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Remote sensor REMOTE SEN Use to acti v ate or deacti v ate the signal-recei ving capability of the remote control sensor on the front panel of this unit. Choices: ON , OFF • Select ON if you want to ac ti v ate the signal-receiving capability of the remote con trol sensor . • Select OFF if you want to[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 90 In addition to controlling this unit, th e remote control can also operate other audio and video components made b y Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o cont rol these other components, you must set up the remote control with the appropriate remote control codes. This remote control also has a learn featur e which allo w[...]

91 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Once you set the appropriate remote control codes, you can use this remote to c ontrol your other components. Note that so me buttons ma y not correctly operate the selected component. Use the input selector buttons to select the component you wa nt to operate. The remote control auto matically switc[...]

92 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can control other components b y setting the appropriate remote control c odes. Codes can be set up for each input area. For a comple te list of a v ailable remote control codes, refer to “LIST OF REMO TE CONTR OL CODES” at the end of this manual. The following table sho ws the default component (Library: compone[...]

93 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Setting remote control AM P codes Select one of the following c odes to set the remote control AMP code for the component you w ant to use. Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AM P or SOURCE and then change the remote control cod e settings. • Y ou need to set the correspo nding remote control AMP ID (see page 89[...]

94 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 8 Press LEARN again to exit fr om the setup mode. 9 Press one of the buttons shaded below to see if you can contr ol y our component. If y ou can, the remote control code is correct. y If the manufactur er of your componen t has more than one code, try each of them until you find the correct one. • ERR OR appears in the[...]

95 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 4 Press LEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object. LEARN and the selected component name (e x. D VD) appear alterna tely in the displ ay windo w . • Do not press and hold LEARN. If you hold it down for more than 3 seconds, the remo te enters the remote control code setting mode. • If you do n[...]

96 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can change the name of the input source that appears in the display windo w on the remote control if you want to use a dif ferent name than the f actory preset. This is useful when you hav e set the input selector to control a different component. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press an input selector button[...]

97 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION The MA CR O feature makes it possible to perform a series of operation s with the press of a single butt on. For ex ample, when you want to play a CD, normally you would turn on the components, select the CD i nput, and press the play b utton to start playback. The MA CR O feature lets you perform al[...]

98 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ MA CR O operations 1 Set MA CRO ON/OFF to ON. 2 Press a macro b utton. • When you hav e fi nished using the MA CR O feature, set MA CR O ON/OFF to OFF. • While the remote is carrying out a MA CR O program, it will not accept any other button’ s function until the macro operation is complete (the transmission ind[...]

99 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 4 Press the bu ttons for th e functions y ou want to include in the macro operation in sequence. Y ou can set up to 10 steps (10 functions). After you hav e set 10 steps, FULL appears and the remote control automati cally exit s the macro mode. T o chan ge the sel ected sourc e component, press SELEC[...]

100 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 5 Release the obje ct us ed to press CLEAR to exit fr om the clearing mode. • C;NG appears in the display window if clearing was unsuccessful. In this case start over from step 3. • ERR OR appears in the display window if you press a b utton not indicated in the respectiv e step, or if you pr ess more than one button[...]

101 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Clearing a macr o function Y ou can clear the function programmed for a certain macro button. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press MA CR O using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “MCR ?” appears in the display windo w . If you do not complete each of the follo wing steps within 30 [...]

ZONE 2/ZONE 3 102 This unit allows you to conf igure a mul ti-room audio system. The Zone 2 and Zone 3 features enable you to set this unit to reproduce separate i nput sources in the main room, seco nd room (Zone 2) and third room (Z one 3). Y ou can control this unit from the second or third room using the supplied remote control. Y ou need the f[...]

103 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Using the internal amplifier s of this unit If y ou want to use one internal amplifier (surr ound or surr ound bac k) of this u nit Connect the Zone 2 or Zone 3 speake rs directly to the SURR OUND/ZONE 2( 3) or PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) speaker terminals and sele ct either SUR or PRNS fo r ZONE2 AMP or ZONE3 AMP[...]

104 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 y • Y ou must complete this step within 5 seconds while the selected zone flashes in the fr ont panel display . Otherwise, the currently selected zone mode is automatically canceled. In this case, press ZONE CONTROL again. • The initial setting is ZONE2 when both Zone 2 and Zone 3 are turned on. 3 Proceed to “Controlling Zon[...]

105 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Adjusting the v olume level of Zone 2 or Zone 3 Rotate V OLUME on the front panel (o r press V OLUME +/– on the remote control) to a djust the v olume le vel of the selected zone. Control range: –80 dB to +1 6.5 dB Control step: 0.5 dB V OLUME +/– can be used only when ZONE2 V OL or ZONE3 V OL is se[...]

HDMI 106 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedi a Interface) is the fi rst industry-supported, uncompresse d, all-digital A/V (audio/ video) interface. Provi ding an interface bet wee n any A/V source (such as a set-top box or A/V receiv er) and an audio/video monitor (such as a digital televi sion – DTV), HDMI supports standard, enhanced or high-de f i[...]

107 HDMI AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Assigning HDMI components Y ou can assign an HDMI component to the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack on the rear panel of this unit so that the audio and video signals i nput via HDMI connection can be simultaneously played back. Use the HDMI IN parameter in INPUT MENU to assign HDMI components (see page 81). ■ Con ve[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 108 Refer to the chart belo w when this unit does not function p roperl y . If the problem you are e xperiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruc tion belo w does not help, set this unit t o th e standb y mode, disconnect the power cable, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or s ervice center . ■ General TROUBL[...]

109 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page The sound su ddenly goes off. The protect ion circuitr y has been act iv ated because of a short circu it, etc. Check that the impedan ce selec tor setting is corre ct. 29 Check the s peaker wires a re not touc hing each other and then turn this u nit back on. — The s[...]

110 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolby Digital or DTS indicator in the front panel display does not ligh t up.) The connecte d componen t is not se t to output Dolby Dig ital or DTS digital signals. Make an appropriat e setting fol lowing the operations instruct ions for your com[...]

111 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner ■ XM Satellite Radio If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the follo wing messages may appear in the front panel display . In this case, read the caus e and follo w the co rresponding remedies. Problem Cause Remedy See page FM FM stereo r eception is noisy . The c[...]

112 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Remote contr ol Problem Cause Remedy See page The remote control does not work or function properly . Wrong dist ance or ang le. The remote control wi ll functi on within a maximum range of 6 m (20 ft) an d no more than 30 degrees off- axis from the fron t panel. 4 Direct sun light or ligh ting (from an inv erter type of flu[...]

113 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ AU T O S E T U P Before A UT O SETUP During A UT O SETUP Error message Cause R emedy See page Connect MIC! Optimizer microphone is not conn ected. Connect the sup plied op timizer mic rophone to the OPTIMIZER MIC j ack on the front panel . 30 Unplug HP! Headphones are conne cted. Unplug the headphone [...]

114 TROUBLESHOOTING After A UT O SETUP • If the ERROR or W ARNING screens appears, check the cause of the problem, then perform th e AUT O SETUP procedure again. • If warning W - 1 appears, corrections ar e ma de, but they may not be optimal. • If warning W -2 or W -3 a ppears, no corrections are made. • If error E-10 occurs repeatedly , pl[...]

GLOSSARY 115 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ ASA (Adv anced Speaker Array) ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal surround sound e xperience. When you set up your home theater syst em using all eight speaker outputs (Left, Center , Ri ght, Surround Right, Surround [...]

116 GLOSSARY ■ Neo:6 Neo:6 decodes con v entional 2-channel sources for 6 channel playback by . It enables playback with the full- range channels with higher separation comparable to digital discrete signal playba ck. T wo modes are av ailable; Music mode for playing musi c sources and Cinema mode for movies. ■ PCM (Linear PCM ) Linear PCM is a[...]

117 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Component video signal W ith the component video signal system, the video signal is separated into the Y sign al for the luminance and the P B and P R signals for the chrominance. Color can be reproduced more faithfully with this system because each of these signals is inde pendent. A monitor with component [...]

118 GLOSSARY This unit employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YP A O) technol ogy , together with the Parametr ic EQ settings (s ee page 79), to optimize the frequency characteristics of i ts parametric equa lizer to match your listening en vironment. YP A O uses a combination of the follo wing three parameters (Frequency, Gain and Q f[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 119 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A U DIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Powe r for Front, C enter , Surr ound, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω . .................. .................. 1 20 W • Dynamic Po wer (IHF) 8/6/4/2 Ω .................................... ................... . 155/195/250/330 W • Dynamic Headro[...]

i LIST OF REMO TE CONTROL CODES CABLE ABC 0030, 0035 AMERICAST 0926 BELL SOUTH 0926 BIRMINGHAM CABLE COMMUNICATIONS 0303 BRITISH T ELECOM 0030 CABLE & WIRELESS 1095 DAERYUNG 0035, 0504, 0904, 1904 DIRECTOR 0503 FILMNET 0470 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 0030, 0303, 0503, 0837, GOLDSTAR 0171 HAMLIN 0036, 0300 JERROLD 0030, 0303, 0 503, 0837 LG 0171 MNET 04[...]

ii CAPETRONIC 0558 CARVER 1116, 121 6 CENTREX 1284 DENON 1387 FERGUSON 0558 FINE ARTS 1216 GRUNDIG 1216 HARMAN/KARDON 0137, 1331 INTEGRA 0162, 1325 JBL 0137, 1333 JVC 0101 , 0558, 1401, 1522 KLH 1417, 1439 KENWOOD 1054, 1340 MCS 0066 MAGNAVOX 0558, 1116, 1216, 1296, MARANTZ 0066, 1116, 1216, 1316 MICROMEGA 1216 MUSICMAGIC 1116 MYRYAD 1216 NAD 0347 [...]

iii CONTEC 0036, 0207 CRAIG 0207 CROSLEY 0081 CROWN 0036, 0064, 0207, 0397, 0445 CURTIS MATHES 0057, 0 074, 0081, 0087, 0120, 0172, 0181, 0193, 0478, 0729, 1174, 1374 DAEWOO 0036, 0057, 0064, 0119, 0135, 0181, 0197, 0205, 0207, 0401, 0478, 0650, 0661, 1688 DANSAI 0064 DAYTON 0036 DE GRAAF 0235, 05 75 DECCA 0064, 0543 DENON 0172 DIGATRON 0064 DIXI 0[...]

iv SEARS 0074, 0081, 01 81, 0183, 0198, 0205 SELECO 0190, 028 6 SEMIVOX 0207 SEMP 0183 SHARP 0057, 0120, 06 77 SHEN Y ING 0036, 0119 SHENG CHIA 0036, 0120, 0263 SIAREM 0543 SIEMENS 0064, 0222 SINUDYNE 0543 SKANTIC 0383 SKYGIANT 0207 SKYWORTH 0064 SOLAVOX 0190 SONITRON 0235 SONOKO 0036, 0064 SONOLOR 0190, 023 5 SONTEC 0064 SONY 0027, 0677, 0861, 112[...]

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