Yamaha AV Receiver manuale d’uso

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS i • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is in tended to al ert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that m ay be of suff icient magnitude to constitut e a risk of electric shock to persons. [...]

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 p erformance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, co ol, dry , clean place – away fr om direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or co ld. Allow ventilatio[...]

1 PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BA S I C OPERA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S ADV ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION FEATU RES ........... ............ .......... ............ ............ .... 2 GETTING STARTED ...... ............ ............ ............ .. 3 Supplied accessories . ................ ................... .............. 3 Installing [...]

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

GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION Please check t hat you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert four supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) according to th e polarity markings (+ / –) on the insi de of the battery compartment. 3 Slide the cover back unt il it sn aps into place. Note[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. When you turn on this unit, you will hear a click and ther e will be a 4 to 5-second delay before this unit can reproduce sound. In standby mo de, this unit consumes a small amount of po wer in order to receive infrared-signa ls from the remote control. 2 Rem[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 INTRODUCTION 9 VO L U M E Controls the output le vel of all audio channels. This does not af fect the REC OUT le v el. 0 PHONES (SILENT CINEMA) jac k Outputs audio signals for pri vate listening with headphones. When you connec t headphones, no sign als are output to the OUTPUT jacks or to the speakers. All Dolby Digital an[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 This section describes the func tion of each control o n the remote control used to contro l this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 65. 1 Infrared window Outputs infrare d control signals. Aim this window at the component you want to operate. 2 CODE SET Use to set up remote con[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTRODUCTION C SLEEP Sets the slee p timer . D MUL TI CH IN Selects multi-channel inpu t when using an external decoder (etc.). E AMP Selects the AMP mode. Y ou must select the AMP mode to control the main unit. F VO L U M E + / – Increases or decreases th e v olume le vel. G MUTE Mutes the sound. Press again to restore t[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 1 Decoder indicator s When any of this unit’ s decode rs function, the respecti ve indicator lights up. 2 VIRT U AL indicator Lights up when V irtual CINE MA DSP is acti ve (see page 31). 3 SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headphones are connected and a sound field progr am is sele cted (see page 26). 4 Input source[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION 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 signa l contains the LFE signal. M Input chann el indicators/s peaker indicators Indicate the channe l components of the current digital input signal. Indicate the n umber of speak ers connected i[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 1 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jack See page 18 for details. 2 MUL TI CH INPUT jacks See page 16 for connection information . 3 Video component ja cks See pages 15 and 17 for connection information. 4 Antenna terminals See page 19 for connection information . 5 REMO TE IN/OUT jac ks (U .S.A., Canada, A ustra lia, U. K. and Europe model[...]

SPEAKER SE TU P 11 PREP ARA TION The speaker layout belo w shows the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International T elec ommunication Union). Front speakers (FR and FL) The front speakers are used for the main source sound p[...]

12 SPEAKER SETUP Be sure to connect the left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) prope rly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speak ers, and if the polarity of the speaker connect ions is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • If you will use 4 or 6 ohm speakers, be [...]

13 SPEAKER SE TU P PREP ARA TION ■ FRONT terminals Connect one or two speaker systems (2, 3) to these terminals. If you use only one speaker system, connect it to the FR ONT A or B terminals. ■ CENTER terminals Connect a center spea ker (4) to these terminal s. ■ SURROUND terminals Connect surround speake rs (6, 7) to these terminals. ■ SUB[...]

CONNECTIONS 14 Do not connect this unit or other components to th e mains power until all connections between components are complete. ■ Cable indication s ■ Analog jac ks Y ou can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin ca ble to the analog jacks on this unit. Connect red plugs to the right jacks and white plugs to t[...]

15 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or D VD playbac k Be sure to connect your video source comp onents in the same w a y yo u connect your vi deo monitor to this unit if V . CONV . (see page 61) is set to OFF. For example, if yo u connect your video moni tor to this unit u sing a VIDEO co nnection, connect y our video source components t[...]

16 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-form at player , external decode r , sound processor or pre- amplifier . Connect the output jacks on your multi-format[...]

17 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or other video components • Be sure to connect your vi deo source comp onents in the sam e way you connect your video monitor to this un it if V . CONV . (see page 61) is set to OFF. For e xample, if you connect yo ur video monitor to this unit using a VIDEO connection, connect you r video source com[...]

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or audio componen ts Connecting audio components AUD I O R L IN ( PLA Y ) OUT ( REC ) MD/ CD-R CD DIGIT AL INPUT DIGIT AL OUTPUT MD/CD-R CD COAXIAL OPTICAL MD/CD-R L R L R L R O O C CD player MD recorder or tape dec k (U .S.A. model) Coaxial out Audio out Audio in Audio out Optical in Optical out[...]

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Both FM and AM indoor antennas ar e included with this unit. In genera l, these antenn as should pro vide suf ficient signal strength. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop ante nna , then connect it to the terminals on this unit. 2 Press and [...]

20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the A C power cor d Plug the po wer cord into an A C wall outlet. ■ A C OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) U.K. and Australia models ........... .. ........... .. .......... 1 outlet K orea mo del ...... ........... ........... ........... .............. .......... None Other models ..... ........... ........... .............. ...[...]

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION If you are using 4 or 6 ohm sp eakers, set the impedance to 4 or 6 ohms as follows before turning on the po wer . Be sure this unit is in the standby mode. 1 T urn off the power to th is unit, and while holding do wn STRAIGHT (EFFECT), press ST ANDBY/ON. This unit turns on, and the AD V ANCED SETUP menu appears in the f[...]

BASIC SETUP 22 The basic setup feature is a useful way to set up your system quickly and with minimal ef fort. y • If you wish to configure the un it manually using more precise adjustments, use the detailed parameters in SOUND MENU (page 58) inst ead of using B ASIC SETUP. • Altering any parameters in B ASIC SETUP will reset all parameters in [...]

23 BASIC SETUP PREP ARA TION 7 Press d to display the SPEAKERS parameter . 8 Press j / i to select the number of speakers yo u co nn ected. 9 Press d to display SET/CANCEL. 10 Press j / i to select the desired setting. >SET CANCEL SET T o apply the settings you chose in steps 4 through 8. CANCEL T o cancel the setup without makin g any changes. [...]

24 BASIC SETUP ■ T o balance the s peaker le vels Perform the follow ing steps af ter step 13 (see page 23). The unit outputs the test tone from the select ed speaker and the left front (or left surround) speaker in turn. The indicator of the speaker curre ntly outputting th e test tone blinks in the front panel display . 14 Press d / u to select[...]

PLAYBACK 25 BAS I C OPERA TION 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (or SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the po wer . 2 T urn on the video moni tor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or B (or press AMP to select the AMP mode , then press SPEAKERS A or B on the re mote control). Each press turns the respectiv e speakers on or off. 4 Select the[...]

26 PLAYBACK 7 Select a sou nd field program if d esired. Rotate PR OGRAM (or press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press one of the so und field program buttons on the remote control) to select a sound f ield program. (See page 51 for details about sound f ield programs.) ■ T o listen with headphones (“SILENT CI NEMA”) “SILENT CINEMA” al[...]

27 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Selecting MUL TI CH INPUT Press MUL TI CH INPUT (or MUL TI CH IN on the remote control) so that “MUL TI CH INPUT” appears in the front panel display . MULTI CH INPUT When “MUL TI CH INPUT” is shown in the front panel display , no other source can be played. T o select another input source with INPUT (or on[...]

28 PLAYBACK ■ Remote contr ol operat ion Press AMP to select th e AMP mode, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly to select the desired program. The name of the selected pr og ram appears in the front panel display . y Feel free to choose a sound field program based on your listening preference, and not purely on the name o[...]

29 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION • Some 6.1-channel compatible discs do not ha ve a signal (flag) which this unit can automatically detect. When playing these kinds of discs with 6.1-chan ne l, select a decoder manually (PLIIx Music, EX/ES or EX). • 6.1-channel playback is not possible e ven if EXTD SUR. is pressed in the following cases: – Whe[...]

30 PLAYBACK ■ Listening to high fidelity ster eo sound (Direct Stereo) Direct Stereo allo ws you to b ypass this unit’ s decoders and DSP processors to enjoy pure high fidelity so und from 2- channel PCM and analog sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or pr ess AMP to select the AMP mode, then press DIRE CT ST . on the remote control) to select “DIRECT S[...]

31 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Downmixing to 2 c hannels Y ou can enjoy 2-chann el stereo playback e ven from multi- channel sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or pre ss AMP to select the AMP mode, then press STEREO on the remote contr ol) to sele ct 2ch Stere o. 2ch Stereo y Y ou can use a subwoofer with this program when SWFR or BO TH is selected in ?[...]

32 PLAYBACK This unit comes with a v ariety of input jacks. Do the follow ing to select the type of input signals you want to use. 1 Rotate INPUT to select the input sour ce . 2 Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode. In most cases, use A UT O. AUTO Automatically selects input signals in the following order: 1) Digital signals * 2) Analog signals[...]

33 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION 3 Press u / d to displa y the f ollowing information about the input signal. (Format) Signal format display . When the unit cannot detect a digital signal it automatically switch es to analog input. in Number of source channels in the in put signal. F or exampl e, a multi-channel soundtrack with 3 front channels, 2 su[...]

FM/AM TUNING 34 There are 2 tuning methods ; automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is ef fectiv e when station signals are strong and there is no interference. ■ A utomatic tuning 1 Rotate INPUT to select TUNER as the input sour ce. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band. “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display . 3 Press TUNI[...]

35 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Manual tuning If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually . Manuall y tuning into an FM station will automatical ly switch the tuner to monaur al reception to increase the signal qua lity . 1 Select TUNER and the reception band follo wing steps 1 and 2 as descr ibed in “A[...]

36 FM/AM TUNING 3 Press and hold MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UTO FM) for more than 3 seconds. The preset number , the MEMOR Y and A UTO indicators flash. After a bout 5 seconds, automatic presetting starts from the frequency currently displayed and proceeds to ward the higher frequencies. When automatic pre set t uning is comple ted , the fron t panel displ[...]

37 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 4 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) w hile the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. Press h to select a higher preset station number . Press l to select a lower preset station number . 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) on the front panel while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. Th[...]

38 FM/AM TUNING 2 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote contr ol) to select a preset station number (1 to 8). The preset group and number appear in the front panel display along with the station band, frequenc y and the TUNED indicator lights up. Y ou can exchange the assignme nt of tw o preset stations with each other . Th[...]

39 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 3 Select pres et station “A5” u sing A/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h . “A5” and the MEMOR Y indi cator flash in the front panel display . 4 Press PRESET/TUNING (EDIT) again. The stations stored at the two pre set assignments are exchanged. CD TUNER MD/CD-R DVD DTV/CBL V- AU X VCR TUNED MEMORY A SP NEX[...]

XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 40 XM Satellite Radio is the satelli te radio service with millions of listen ers across the U.S., broadcasting li ve daily . XM’ s channel lineup incl udes more than 130 digital channels of choice from coast to co ast: 68 com mercial- free music channels, featuring hip hop to ope ra, classica l to country , bluegrass to[...]

41 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION This section describes the func tions of each control used for XM Satellite Radio tuning. ■ Front panel functions The following controls are only av ailable when the unit is in the TUNER mode and the XM Connec t and Play digital antenna accessory is connected to the XM jack on the rear of this unit.[...]

42 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 at “htt p://acti vate.xm radio.com” or call “1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-2346)” with a major credit card for signing up. [...]

43 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Selecting the XM S atellite Radi o mode 1 Rotate INPUT (or press TUNER on the remote control) to select TUNE R as the input source. 2 Press XM (or B AND on the remote contro l) to select “XM” as the reception band. Information (such as channel number/name, category , or artist name/song title)[...]

44 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Y ou can search for the channel you wa nt to listen to u sing one of three search modes. Y ou can also enter the number directly to select the desi re d channel. (For details, see “Direct Number Access mode” on page 46.) ■ All Channel Sear c h mode 1 Carry out “Selecting th e XM Satellite Radio mode” on pa ge [...]

45 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Category Searc h mode 1 Carry out “Selecting th e XM Satellite Radio mode” on pag e 43. 2 Press SEARCH MODE (or SRCH MODE on the remote control) repeatedl y to select “CA T SEARCH”. 3 T o change the channel category , press CA TEGOR Y (or A-E/CA T . j / i on the re mote control) repeatedly[...]

46 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Direct Number Acces s mode 1 Carry out “Selecting th e XM Satellite Radio mode” on pa ge 43. 2 Press SEARCH MODE (or SRCH MODE on the remote control) repe atedly to select “ALL CH SEARCH” or “CA T SEARCH”. 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the desired channel number . For e xample, to enter the number[...]

47 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can use this feature to store up to 40 XM Satellite Radio channels (eight p reset numbers in fi ve preset groups, A1 to E8). Y ou can then recall any preset channel easily by selecting the preset group and number as described in “Preset Se arch mode” on page 45. 1 Searc h the XM Satellite Rad[...]

48 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 5 While the MEMOR Y indicator is flashi ng, press MEMOR Y on the unit (or the remote control) to preset the selected XM Satellite Radio chan nel. A colon appears next to the preset number for confirmation, and the MEMO R Y indicator turns off. Presetting a new channel clears the former preset channel stored in the same [...]

49 XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Status and err or messages 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 follow the co rresponding remedies. Message Cause Remedy CHECK ANTENNA The XM Conne ct and Play di gital a[...]

RECORDING 50 Recording adjustments a nd other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operating instructions for those components. 1 T urn on the power of this unit and all connected c om po nents. 2 Select the source component y ou want to record fr om. 3 Start playback (or select a br oadcast station) on the source co[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 51 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S 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). This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound f ield processing (DSP) chip containing se vera l so und f ield [...]

52 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 4 MOVIE THEATER : Spectacle CINEMA DSP process ing. This program creates the extrem ely wide sound field of a 70-mm movie theater. It precisely reproduce s th e sou rc e so und in detail, making both t he video and t he sound field incr edibly real. This is ideal f or any kind of vi deo source enc oded with Do lb[...]

53 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S Y ou can select from the fo llowing sound fields when playi ng music sources, like CD, FM /AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. Pro gram selectio n meth od s v ary depending on sou nd field program types. For details on how to select sound field programs, see “Selecting sound fie ld programs” on[...]

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 54 Use this feature to automa tic ally set this unit in the 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 A C OUTLET(S). ■ Setting the slee[...]

55 ADVANCED OPERATIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can adjust the output lev el of each speaker while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources through th e MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. Please note that this operation will o verride the le vel adjustments made in “B ASIC SETUP” (pa ge 22) and “SP LEVEL” (page 59). 1 P[...]

SET MENU 56 Y ou can use the follo wing parameters in SET MENU to adjust a variety of system settings and customize the way this unit operates. Change the ini tial settings (indicated in bold un der ea ch parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vironment. ■ BASIC SETUP Use to quickly setup basic syst em parameters (see page 22). ■ [...]

57 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use the remote control to acce ss and adjust each parameter . y Y ou can change SET MENU para meters while the unit is reproducing sound . Y ou cannot change some SET MENU parameters while the unit is in either cinema or music ni ght listening mode. 1 Press AMP. 2 Press SET MENU. “B ASIC SETUP” appears in the f[...]

58 SET MENU Use to manually adjust any sp ea ker setting or compensate for video signal processin g delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. Most of the SOUND MENU parameters are set auto ma tically when you perform “B ASIC SETUP” (see page 22). ■ Speaker sett i ngs A)SPEAKER SET Use to manually adjust any speak er setting. y If you are [...]

59 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker le vel B)SP LEVEL Use these settings to manua lly balance the level of each speaker selected in SPEAKER SET (page 58). Choices: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB • FL adjusts the balance of the front left speaker . • FR adjusts the balance of the front right speaker . • C adjusts the balanc e of the ce nter [...]

60 SET MENU ■ A udio settings G)AUDIO SET Use to customize this units o verall audio settings. Muting type MUTE TYP. Use to adjust how much the mute function reduces the output volume. Choices: FULL , –20dB • Select FULL to com pletely halt all output of soun d. • Select –20dB to reduce the current volume by 20 dB. A u di o delay A. DELAY[...]

61 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Input rename C)INPUT RENAM E Use this feature to change the nam e of the inputs in the front panel display . 1 Press an input selector button to select the input y ou want to c hange the name of. 2 Press AMP. 3 Press j / i to place the _ (under-bar) under the space or the character you want to edit. 4 Press u /[...]

62 SET MENU ■ Pa rameter initialization C)PARAM. INI Use this feature to initialize the parameters for each sound field program within a sound f ield program group. When you initialize a sound f ield program group, all of the parameter valu es within that group re vert to their initial settings. Press the corresponding numeric button for the soun[...]

ADVANCED SETUP MENU 63 AD V ANCED OPERA TION The AD V ANCED SETUP menu is displayed in the front panel display . y • During the adv anced setup procedure, audio output is muted. • During the adv anced setup procedure, only the ST ANDBY/ON, STRAIGHT (EFFECT) b uttons, and PR OGRAM selector on the front panel are av ailable for operation. Be sure[...]

64 ADVANCED SETUP MENU ■ AD V ANCED SETUP menu items Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vironment. Speaker impedance SP IMP. Use to switch the speaker impedance for this unit. Choices: 8 Ω MIN , 4 Ω MIN • Select 8 Ω MIN to set the speaker impedance to 8 Ω . • [...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 65 AD V ANCED OPERA TION In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate ot her A/V components made by Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o contro l other components, you must se t up remote control with the appropriate remote control codes. ■ Controlling this unit The shaded areas belo w can be u[...]

66 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can control other components by setting the appropriate remote control c odes. Codes can be set up for each input area. For a comple te list of a vailable 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: component[...]

67 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[...]

68 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can select the unit you want to operate with the remote control by ente ring the library code. 1 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or similar object. The TRANSMIT indicato r on the remote co ntrol blinks twice. 2 Enter the code number “9991” or “9992” (see the table below). The TRANSMIT indicato r on the r[...]

ZONE 2 (U.S.A., CANADA, AUSTRALIA, U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) 69 AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit allows you to conf igure a mul ti-room audio system. Y ou ca n control this unit from the second room using the supplied remote control. Y ou need the follo wing additi onal equipment to use the mu lti -room functions of this unit: • An infrared sig[...]

70 ZONE 2 (U.S.A., CANADA, AUSTRALIA, U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ON LY) The supplied remote control ca n be used to control Zone 2. Y ou can e ven select th e input source and control components located in the main room directly from the second room regardless of the listening condition in the main room. y Y ou can also turn on/of f the main or Zone 2 [...]

71 ZONE 2 (U.S.A., CANADA, AUSTRALIA, U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ T o control the po wer of the main unit and Zone 2 unit T o turn all units (the main unit and Zone 2 unit) to standby: While holding down AMP , press ST ANDBY. T o turn on all units (the main unit and Zone 2 unit): While holding down AMP , press SYSTEM PO W[...]

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 72 What really crea tes the ri ch, full tones of a li ve instru ment are the multi ple reflections from the w alls of the room. I n addition to making the sound “live”, these reflections enable us to tell where the player is si tua t ed, and the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting. ■ Elements of a[...]

73 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 5 Repeat st eps 2 thr ough 4 as n ecessary to change other pr ogram parameters . Y ou cannot change parameter values when “MEMOR Y GU ARD” is set to ON. If you want to cha nge the parameter values, set “MEMOR Y GU ARD” to OFF (see page 61). ■ Resetting paramet ers to the fact ory p[...]

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 74 Y ou can adjust the values of certain digital sound field para meters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the follo wing parameters are found in e very program. ■ DSP LEVEL (DSP level) Function: Adjusts the lev el of all the D SP effect sounds within a narro w range[...]

75 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION For 6ch Stereo : Function: These parameters adjust the v olume le vel for each channel in 6-cha nne l stere o mode. Control range: 0 to 100% ■ CT LEVEL (Cen te r level) ■ SL LEVEL (Surr ound left level) ■ SR LEVEL (Surro und right level) ■ SB LEVEL (Surro und back le vel) For PR [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 76 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 below doe s not help, set this unit to the standby mode, disconnect th e po wer cord, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ■ General TROUBLESHO[...]

77 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page The sound su ddenly goes off. T he protecti on circuitry ha s been activated because of a short circuit, et c. Chec k that the impedance se lector se tting is cor rect. 64 Check that the speaker wir es are not tou ching each other and the n turn this unit ba ck on. — T[...]

78 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolb y 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 se tt i ng following the operat in g instruct ions for your [...]

79 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner ■ Remote contr ol Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page FM FM stereo r eception is noisy . The charact eristics of FM stereo broadcas ts may cause this pr oblem when the transmitt er is to o far a wa y or the antenna input is poo r . Check the a ntenna connecti ons. T ry using a high-q uality dir[...]

RESETTING THE FACTORY PRE SETS 80 If you want to reset all of your unit’ s parameters for any reason, do the follo wing. This procedure comple tely resets ALL parameters, including th e SET MENU, lev el, assign and tuner presets. Be sure this unit is in standb y mode. 1 With the unit in stand by mode, hold do wn STRAIGHT (EFFECT ) on the front pa[...]

GLOSSARY 81 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that giv es you completely independent mu lti-channel audio. W ith 3 front channels (left, center , and right), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolb y Digita l pro vides 5 full-range audio channels. W ith an additional channel especially for bass [...]

82 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 theater havi ng many speake rs and designed for acoustic effects. Since home conditions , such as room size, wall material, number of speak ers, and so on, can diff er so widely , it’ s inevitable [...]

83 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Component video signal W ith the component video signal system, the video signal is separated into the Y signa l for the luminance and the P B and P R signals for the chromi nance. Co lor can be reproduced more faithfully with this system because each of these signals is indepen d ent. The component signal is[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 84 A UDIO SECTION • Mi nimum RMS Out put Power for Front, C enter , Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ........ ....................... ........ 90 W • Maximum Power (EIAJ) [Asia, K orea and Ge neral models] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ...................... ....................... ............ 130 W • D ynami[...]

APPENDIX-i LIST OF REMO TE CONTROL CODES TV A T AND Y 0941 ABEX 1151 ADMIRA 1141 AD VENTURA 1131 AIKO 1121 AIW A 1481 AKAI 0331, 1101, 1111 ALBA 0431 ALLER ON 1091 AMBASSADOR 1081 AMSTRAD 0481, 1081 ANAM 0251, 104 1, 1051, 1061, 1071 ANAM N A TIONAL 1041 A OC 0361, 1021, 1031, 1111, 1161 ARCHER 1161 A UDIOSONIC 1001 A UDIOV OX 1051, 1161 B AUER 044[...]

APPENDIX-ii SONTEC 1001 SONY 0371, 0451, 0661, 0841, 0951, 1281, 1441 SOUNDESIGN 0861, 0961, 1051, 1091 SOUNDW A VE 1001 SPECTRICON 1161 SQU AREVIEW 0481 SSS 1031, 1051 ST AR-LITE 1051 SUPREM 0951 SUPRE-MA CY 1131 SURP A 0351, 0971 SYL V ANIA 0101, 0361, 0 441, 0581, 0591, 0601, 0611, 0631, 0961, 1111 SYMPHONIC 0481 SYSLINE 1001 T AND Y 0271, 0431,[...]

APPENDIX-iii MITSUBISHI 0452 , 0462, 0542, 0762, 0952, 1082 MOT OROLA 0472 , 0932 MTC 0922, 0992 MUL TITECH 0852, 099 2 NAD 0442 NEC 0122, 0202, 0292, 0422, 0432, 0542, 0632 NIKKO 0912 NOBLEX 0922 OL YMPUS 0412 , 0932 OPTIMUS 0442, 0472, 0912 OPTONICA 0402 ORION 0212, 0722, 0742, 0772 OSAKI 0912 P ANASONIC 0012, 0052, 0092, 0222, 0372, 0382, 0392, [...]

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