Yamaha RX-V4600 manuale d’uso

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBO ROUGH, 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 ar rowhead symbol, withi n an equilateral triangle, is in tended to alert you to the presence of uninsulat ed “dangerous v oltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient 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 performan ce, please r ead this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place f or future referen ce. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventila ted, cool, dry , clean place – away from direct sunlig ht , heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. A llow ventil[...]

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

FEATURES 2 Built-in 7-channel power amplifier ◆ Minimum RMS Output Power (0.04% THD, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 130 W + 130 W Center: 130 W Surround: 130 W + 130 W Surround Back: 130 W + 130 W Sound field features ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ THX Select2 ◆ SRS CS (U.S.A. model only) ◆ Dolby Digi[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION Please chec k that you rece ived all of the following parts. GETTING ST ARTED Supplied accessories CLEAR LEARN RE–NAME EXIT MENU REC DISC SKIP EFFECT RETURN DISPLAY STRAIGHT BAND PRG SELECT A/B/C/D/E NIGHT AUDI O PURE DIRECT ENTER TOP TITLE SELECT DTV DVR/VCR2 VCR 1 DVD V - AUX CBL/SAT MD/T APE CD-R PHONO TUNER CD M[...]

GETTING STARTE D 4 Notes on batteries • Change all of the batteries if you notice conditions such as th e operation range of the remote control decreases, the indicato r does not flash, or its light or display window become dim. • Do not use old batteries together with new ones. • Do not use different types of batteries (such as alkaline and [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 INTRODUCTION 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on the main unit only or sets it to the standby mode. When you turn on the main u nit, there will be a 6 to 7 second delay before the ma in unit can reproduce sound. • In the standby mode, this unit consumes a small am ount of power in order to receive infr ared-signals fr om the remote c[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 B STRAIGHT/EFFECT Switches the sound fields off or on. When STRAIGHT is selected, input signals (2-channel or multi-channel) are output directly from their re spective speakers without effect processing. C Remote control sensor Receives signals from the remote controls. D T ONE CONTR OL Use to adjust the bass/t reble ba lan[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTRODUCTION This section describes the fu nction of each control on the remote control used to contro l this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMOTE CONTROL FEA TURES” on page 70. Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP to operate this unit. 1 Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signa ls. Aim this window at the componen[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 B MA CR O Use to program a series of operations for control by a single button (see page 76). C ST ANDBY Sets this unit in the standby mode. D SYSTEM PO WER T urns on the power of this unit. E A UDIO SELECT T oggles the priority for the type of audio input jack (AUTO, i.LINK, HDMI, COAX/OP T, ANALOG) w hen one component is [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION This section describes the c ontrols and functions of the Zone 2/Zone 3 remote contro l. Use the Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control to control compon ents connected to this unit in Zone 2 (the second ro om) or Zone 3 (the third room). 1 Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this window at the compone[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 1 i.LINK indicator Lights up when an i.LINK co mponent is connected, and this unit is playing back signals input via i.LINK connections. Flashes when an i. LINK component is connected, but this unit is playing back signals input via connections other than i.LINK or no signals are being input via i.LINK connections. T urns [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 INTRODUCTION K SP A B indicators Light up according to the set of front speakers selected. Both indicators light up when both sets of speakers are selected, or when bi-wiring. L SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headphones ar e connected and a sound field program is sele cted (see page 36). M Multi-inf ormation displa[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 12 1 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks See page 22 for details. 2 i.LINK connector s See page 91 for connection information. 3 Antenna terminals See page 24 for connection information. 4 Video component ja cks See pages 19 and 21 for connection information. 5 A udio compon ent jac ks See page 22 for connection information. 6 Speaker term[...]

SPEAKER SE TUP 13 PREP ARA TION + The speaker layout below s hows the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP, multi-channel audio sources and THX. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International T eleco mmunication Union). Front speaker s (FR and FL) The front speakers are used for the main source [...]

14 SPEAKER SETUP ■ Di-pole speake r lay out Either di-pole or direct radiat ing speaker types can be used for THX surround. If you choose di-pole speakers, please place the surround and surrou nd back speakers accor ding to the speaker layout below . FL SR SL FR C SBR SBL 30˚ 30˚ : Di-pole sp eaker : Direction o f di-pole spea ker[...]

15 SPEAKER SE TUP PREP ARA TION Be sure to connect the left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker conne ctions is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • If y ou will use 6 ohm spea[...]

16 SPEAKER SETUP SPEAKERS FRONT SURROUND FRONT CENTER PRE OUT SUBWOOFER SURROUND BACK/PRESENCE SURROUND CLASS 2 WIRING 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 2 3 1 7 8 6 5 10 9 4 Center speaker Front speakers (A) Surround b[...]

17 SPEAKER SE TUP PREP ARA TION ■ FRONT terminals Connect one or two speaker systems to these terminals. If you use only one speaker sy stem, con nect it to eith er of the FRONT A or B terminals. The Canada model cannot output to two separate speaker sy stems simultaneously . Bi-wired connection The unit also allows you to make bi-wired connectio[...]

CONNECTIONS 18 Do not connect this unit or other components to the mains power until all connections bet ween components are complete. ■ Cable indication s ■ Analog jac ks Y ou can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin cables to the analog jacks on this unit. Connect red pl ugs to the right ja cks and white plugs to[...]

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or D VD pla yback Connecting video components R L MONITOR OUT AUD I O VIDEO S VIDEO DVD VIDEO OUTPUT DIGIT AL OUTPUT DIGIT AL INPUT OPTICAL DVD DVD COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO P R MONITOR OUT P B Y DVD C O L R D VD player Video monitor (U .S.A. model) Optical out V ideo out Audio out V i deo in Coaxial out[...]

20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 6 additio nal input jacks (left and right FRONT , CENTER, left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel inp ut from a multi -format player , external de coder, sound processor or pre-amplifier . If you set Multi CH Assign: Input Channels to 8ch[...]

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or other video components ■ VIDEO A UX jacks (on the fr ont panel) Use these jacks to connect a ny video source, such as a game console or video came ra, to this unit. R L AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO CBL/ SA T VIDEO OUT VCR 1 IN DIGIT AL OUTPUT DIGIT AL INPUT OPTICAL CBL/SA T COAXIAL DVR/VCR 2 COMPONENT VIDE[...]

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or audio components ■ Connecting a turntab le PHONO jacks are for connecting a turntable with an MM or high-output MC cartridge. If you have a turntable with a low-output MC cartridge, use an in-line boosting transformer or MC-hea d amplifier when connecting to these jacks. y Connect your turntable to the GND term[...]

23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting to an ext ernal amplifier If you want to increase the power output to the speaker s, or want to use another amp lifier , connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT jacks as follows. • When audio pin plugs are connect ed to the PRE OUT jacks for output to an external amplifier, it is not necessary to u[...]

24 CONNECTIONS Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these ante nnas should pr ovide sufficient signal strength. Connect ea ch antenna correctly to the designated terminals. ■ Connecting the AM loop ant enna 1 Set up the AM loop antenna. 2 Press and hold the tab to insert the AM loop antenna lead wires into the A[...]

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting the A C power cab le Plug the power cable into the AC inlet after al l other connections are compl ete, then plug the power cable to an AC wall outlet. Do not use other AC power cables. Use the provided cable. Use of other power cables may result in fire hazard or electrical shock. ■ A C OUTLET(S) (SWIT[...]

26 CONNECTIONS Follow the procedure below to cha nge the impedance setting for all speakers. If you are using 6 ohm speake rs, set the impedance to 6 ohms before using this unit. Be sure this unit is in the standb y mode. 1 On the fr ont panel, while hold ing do wn STRAIGHT/EFFECT, press ST ANDBY/ON. “SP IMP .–8 Ω MIN” appears on the front [...]

AUTO SETUP 27 PREP ARA TION This receiver employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YP AO) technology which lets you avoid troublesome listeni ng-based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate s ound adjustments. The supplied optimizer microphone collec ts and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening environment[...]

28 AUTO SETUP For best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible during the auto setup procedure (YP AO). If there is too much ambient noise, the resu lts may not be satisfactory . y If your subwoofer has ad justable volume and crossover/h igh cut frequency controls, set the volume between 9 and 1 1 o’clock (as viewed on a conventional [...]

29 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION For Equalizing, press k / n to select: Skip T o skip the selected item and perform no adjustments. Check: Natura l T o average out th e frequency response of all speakers with higher frequencies being less emphasized. Recommended if the “Flat” setting sounds a little harsh. Check: Flat T o average the fr eq uency res[...]

30 AUTO SETUP Y ou can confirm the resu lts of each analysis. If y ou set Setup T ype to “A uto” The results are displayed afte r all items have been analyzed. •P r e s s n and select Setup to set the measured values. •P r e s s k and select Retry to retry the auto setup procedure. •P r e s s h and select Detail to view inform ation about[...]

31 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION ■ T r oubleshoot ing for the auto setup pr ocedure Before auto setup During auto setup Press l / h to display detailed information fo r individual errors. Select Retry to try the auto setup procedure again. Error message Cause Remedy Connect MIC! Optimizer microphone i s not conne cted. • Conn ect the sup plied opti [...]

32 AUTO SETUP After auto setup The following warning messages are disp layed after analysis is complete to inform you of possible problems. W e recommend that you check th e contents of each message , then select Retry to try the auto setup procedure again. W arning message Cause Remedy W1:Out of Phase Speaker pola rity is incorr ect. This message [...]

PLAYBACK 33 BAS I C OPERA TION 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press 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 on the front panel (or press SPEAKERS A or B on the remote control). Each press turns the respec tive speakers on or of[...]

34 PLAYBACK 7 Select a sou nd field program if desired. Use PROGRAM (or press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly ) to select a sound field program. See page 48 for de tails about sound field programs. When this unit detects Dolby Digital signals, the following display appears for a few seconds. This shows ho w the signal level is bei[...]

35 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Remote contr ol operation Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AM P, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly to select the desired program. The name of the selected program appears in the front panel display and video monitor . y Choose a sound field program based on your listenin g preference, and not on the[...]

36 PLAYBACK ■ T o listen with headphone s (“SILENT CI NEMA”) “SILENT CINEMA” al lows you to enjoy multi-channel music or movie sound, incl uding Dolby Digital and DTS surround, through ordinary headp hones. “SILENT CINEMA” activates automatic ally whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES ja ck while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiF[...]

37 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION • Some 6.1-channel compatible discs do not have a signal (flag) which this unit can automatically detect. When playing these kinds of discs with 6.1-channel, select decoders (PL xMovie, PL xMusic, EX/ES or EX) manually . • 6.1/7.1-channel playback is not possible even if EXT D SUR. is pressed in the following case[...]

38 PLAYBACK ■ Listening to high fidelity ster eo sound (PURE DIRECT) PURE DIRECT bypasses this unit’ s decoders and DSP processors as well as shut s down the video circuitry , allowing you to enjoy the hi ghest possible so und fidelity from analog and PCM sources. Press PURE DIRECT to activate pure direct. The button lights up and the front pan[...]

39 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Downmixing to 2 c hannels Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback from multi- channel sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo. Y ou can use a su bwoofer with this program when SWFR or BOTH is selected in LFE/BASS OUT. ■ Listening to unp[...]

40 PLAYBACK This unit comes with a variet y of input jacks. Y ou can select the type of input signa l you want to use as follows. Press A UDIO SELECT to select an input mode. In most cases, use AUTO. AUTO Automatically selects input signals in the following order: 1) i.LINK 2) HDMI 3) Digital signals * 4) Analog signals i.LINK Selects only i.LINK s[...]

TUNING 41 BAS I C OPERA TION There are 2 tuning methods : automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is effe ctive when station signals are strong and there is no in terference. ■ A utomatic tuning 1 Rotate the INPUT selector to select TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band. “FM” or “AM” appears on the front pan[...]

42 TUNING ■ A utomaticall y preset ting FM stations Y ou can use the automa tic pres et tuning feature to store FM stations. This function enables this un it to automatically tu ne into FM stations wit h strong signals, and to store up to 40 (8 stations in 5 groups, A1 through E8) of those stations in orde r . Y ou can then recall any preset stat[...]

43 TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Manuall y presetting stations Y ou can also store up to 40 FM or AM stations (8 stations in 5 groups, A1 through E8) manually . 1 T une in to a station. See page 41 for tuning instructions. When tuned into a station, the front panel display shows the frequency of the station received. 2 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O[...]

44 TUNING Y ou can tune any desired sta tion simply by selecti ng the preset station number under which it was stored. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE, then press TUNER to set the remote to tuner mode. 2 Press A/B/C/D/E (or l / h on the remote control) to select the preset station group. The preset group letter appears on the front panel display and [...]

45 TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION HD Radio is a new technology that enables AM and FM radio stations to broadcast programs digitally . Digital broadcasting provide s list eners with radically improved audio quality and rece ption as well as new data services. Furthermore, supplemental program services allow listeners to select from up to 8 HD Radio prog[...]

46 TUNING Use this feat ure to select one of the 8 HD Radio audio programs (HD1 to HD8) when the unit is i n the tuner mode. Each audio program contains data programs. Press PRG SELECT on the remote control repeatedly to toggle betwe en HD Radio audio programs. Press PRG SELECT again with in 2 seconds to select another data program. The HD indicato[...]

RECORDING 47 BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can use the REC OUT/ZONE 2 control to record one source while watching and/or listening to a nother source. 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 comp[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 48 This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any sound source (stereo or mult i-channel). This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA di gital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing severa l sound field programs which you can use t[...]

49 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS MUL TI 2-CH 5 THX THX Cinema THX processing for movie softwa re. THX THX Game THX processi ng for game software. THX THX Select2 Cinema THX Select2 pro cessing for movie so ftware. MUL TI THX THX Surr. EX THX processi ng for any 5.1 channel s ource. 6 SUR. STANDARD DOLBY DIGITAL Standard 5.1 [...]

50 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS Y ou can select from the following sound fields when playin g music sources, lik e CD, FM/AM broadcas ting, tapes, etc. Prog ram selection methods v ary depending on sound field pr ogram types. For details on ho w to select sound field programs, see “Selecting sound fi eld programs” on pages 34 and 35. For mu[...]

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 51 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to automa tically set this unit in the standby mode after a certain amount of time. The sleep timer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source. The sleep timer also automatically turns off any external components connected to the AC OUTLET(S). [...]

SYSTEM OPTIONS 52 Y ou can use the following parame ters to adjust a variety of system settings and customize the wa y this unit operates. Change the initial settings (i ndicated in bold under each parameter) to refl ect the needs of your listening environment. ■ HDMI (HDMI menu) Use to edit HDMI para meters (see page 95) . ■ i.LINK Select ( i.[...]

53 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Option (Options menu) Use to adjust the optional system setting s. ■ A uto Setup (A uto se tup menu) Use to specify which speaker parameters auto setup will ad just, and to activate the aut o setup procedure (see page 27). ■ System Memory (System memory menu) Use to save and recall vari ous settings (see [...]

54 SYSTEM OPTIONS Use the remote control to acces s and adjust each parameter . (Speaker set is use d in the following example to change p arameter setting s.) Manual Setup > Basic > Speaker Set > 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press T OP on the remote control. The top display appears. 2 Press k / n repeatedly to select a menu, then pres[...]

55 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to reassign di gital input/output s, select the input signal, rename the inputs, or adjust the level of the signal input at ea ch jack. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press T OP on the remote contr ol. 2 Select Input Select, then press h . 3 Select the desired input (C D, DV D, e t c . ) , [...]

56 SYSTEM OPTIONS Example 2: T o clear a jack assignment . 1) Select Input Select, then select the input source (DVD, etc.). 2) Select I/O Assignmen t, then select the j ack assignment (Optical Output, Optical Input, Coaxial Input or Component V ideo). 3) Select NONE, then press ENTE R to clear the assignment. y This menu item is also available in [...]

57 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Rename (Rename) Use this feature to cha nge the name of the inputs in the GUI or the front panel displa y menu. (DVD is used as the source component in the following example.) Input Select > input sour ce (DVD, etc.) > Rename 1 Press an input selector button to select the input y ou want to change t[...]

58 SYSTEM OPTIONS Use this menu to adjust the sound parameters. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press T OP on the remote control. 2 Select Manual Setup, then press h . 3 Select Sound, then press h . 4 Select the desired parameters, then press h to access and adjust. ■ LFE Level (L ow-freq uency eff ect le vel) Use to adjust the output le vel of [...]

59 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ P arametric EQ (P ar amet ric equalizer) Use this feature to adju st the parametric equali zer for any speaker . Manual Setup > Sound > Parametric EQ > 1 Press k / n to select T est T one or the speaker yo u want to adjust. • Te s t To n e turns on or of f the test tone output when adjusting th[...]

60 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ T one Contr ol (T one control) Use to adjust the amount of bass and treble output to your speakers and headphones. Manual Setup > Sound > T one Contr ol > Choices: Control, Bass, T reble Control (T one control) Choices: Defeat, Sp eakers, Headphones • Select “Defeat” if you do not want to make any adjustments. ?[...]

61 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION PR/SB Select (Presence/surround bac k speaker selection) Surround back and presence speakers do not output sound simultaneously . Y ou can select to prioritize either speaker set when playing sources that contain surround back channel signals using CINEMA DSP sound field programs. Choices: Presenc e, Surround[...]

62 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ T est T one (T est tone) T urns the test tone output on or of f for Speaker Set, Speaker Distan ce and Speaker Level settings. Manual Setup > Basic > T est T one > Choices: Off , On y • If you use a handheld SPL meter , hold at arms length an d point upwards so that the meter is in the listening position. With the m[...]

63 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Surround Back (Surr ound back left/right speakers) Choices: Large x1, Sm all x1, Small x2 , Lar ge x2, None • Select “Lar ge x1” if you have a lar ge surround back speaker . The unit directs the entire range of the surround back channel signal to the surround back left speaker . • Select “Small x1?[...]

64 SYSTEM OPTIONS SWFR Phase (Subwoofer Phase) If bass sounds are lacking or unclear , use this feature to adjust the frequency phase characteristics of your subwoofer . Choices: Normal , Reverse • Select “Normal” not to re verse the phase for your subwoofer(s). • Select “Reverse” to re verse the phase for your subwoofer(s). y This menu[...]

65 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker Lev el (Speaker le vel) Use these settings to manually balance the speaker levels between the front left spea kers and each speaker selecte d in Speaker Set (see page 62). Manual Setup > Basic > Speaker Level Choices: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB Initial setting: 0.0 dB • Fr ont L adjusts the ba[...]

66 SYSTEM OPTIONS This menu adjusts the optional system settings. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press T OP on the remote control. 2 Select Manual Setup, then press h . 3 Select Option then press h . 4 Select the desired parameters, then press h to access and adjust. 5 When finished adjusting parameters, press ENTER. ■ Displa y (Disp la y) Use [...]

67 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Multi Zone (Multi zone) Use this feature to custo mize the Zone 2 and Zone B settings. Manual Setup > Option > Multi Zone > Choices: Speaker B, Zone2 Amplifier, Zone2 V olume, Zone3 V olume Speaker B (Speaker B) Use this feature to select the loca tion of the front speakers connected to the SPEAK[...]

68 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ A udio Select (A udio selection) Use this feature to designate the default input mode this unit selects when the power is turned on and the input source (such as a DVD play er) is connected to the DIGIT AL INPUT jacks on t his unit. Manual Setup > Option > Audio Select Choices: Au t o , Last • Select “Auto” if you [...]

69 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION This feature allows you to sa ve up to six of your favorite settings that can be easily recalled when needed. Y ou can save settings such as the following: • Sound field program parameters • Speaker settings • Speaker channel sett ings • LFE level • Dynamic range settings • Parametr ic equalizer s[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 70 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 feature which allows [...]

71 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Controllin g optional components (OPTN area) OP TN is an additional component control area that can be programmed with remo te control functi ons independen tly from any input source. Th is area is useful for programming commands that are to be used only as a part of a macro function or for compo[...]

72 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 3 Press and hold LEARN for about 3 seconds using a ballpoint pen or similar ob ject. The library name (e x. “L:DVD”) and the select ed component name (ex. “DVD”) appear alternately in the display window . y If you want to setup for another compo nent, press the input selector button or SELECT k / n to select the c[...]

73 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 7 Press LEARN again to ex it from the setup mode. 8 Press one of the buttons shaded belo w to see if you can contr ol y our component. If y ou can, the remote control code is correct. y If the manufacturer of your comp onent has more than one code, try each of them until you f ind the correct one. ?[...]

74 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press LEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “LEARN” and the selected component name (ex. “DVD”) appear alternately in the display window . • Do not press and hold LEARN. If you hold it down for more than 3 seconds, the remo te enters the remote c ontrol code setting mode. • If you do not complete ea[...]

75 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can change the name th at appears in the display window on the remote control if you want to u se a diff erent name than the fact ory preset. This is useful when you have set the input select or to control a different component. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press an input selector but[...]

76 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES The Macro feature ma kes it possi ble to perform a series of operations with the press of a single button. For example, when you want to play a CD, normally you would turn on the co mponents, select the CD input, and press the play button to start playback. The Macro feature lets you perform all of these operations simply[...]

77 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Macro operations 1 Set MA CR O ON/OFF to ON. 2 Press a macro button. • When you have finished using the Macro feature, s et MACRO ON/OFF to OFF. • While the remote is carrying out a Macro program, it will not accept any other button’s function until the macro operation is complete (the tran[...]

78 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press the buttons for th e functions you want to include in the macro operation in sequence. Y ou can set up to 10 steps (10 functions). After you have set 10 s teps, “FULL” appears and the remote control automatical ly exits the macro mode. T o change the s elected sour ce component , press SELECT k / n . Pressing [...]

79 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 5 Press CLEAR to exit from the clear mode. • “C;NG” appears in the disp lay window if clearing was unsuccessful. In this case start over from step 3. • “ERROR” appears in the display window if you press a button not indicated in the respective st ep, or if you press more than one button s[...]

80 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press and hold CLEAR us ing a ballpoint pen or similar object, then press the button y ou want to clear fo r about 3 seconds. “C;OK” appears in the display window if clearing was successful. y • If you continuously want to clear another function, repeat step 4. • If you continuously want to clear another functio[...]

81 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 some buttons ma y not correctly operate the selected component. Use the input selector buttons to select the component you want to operate. The remote control auto matically switche[...]

ZONE 2/ZONE 3 82 This unit allows you to configure a multi -room audio system. The Zone 2 and Zone 3 features en able you to set this unit to reproduce separate input s ources in the main room, second room (Zone 2) and third room (Zone 3). Y ou can control this unit from the second or third room using the supplied remote control. Y ou need the foll[...]

83 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Using this unit’ s internal amplifier T o use this unit’ s internal amplifier, select “Internal” in Zone2 Amplifier 2 (page 67). Y ou can control the input or adjust the volume level for Zone 2 and Zone 3 compon ents using ZONE CONTROL on the front panel. 1 Set REC OUT/ZONE 2 on the fr ont panel to SOU[...]

84 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 The supplied remote control can be used to control Zone 2/Zone 3. Y ou can even select the input source and control components located in the main room directly from the second/third room regardless of the listening condition in the main room. ■ T o enab le Zone mode on the remote contro l Y ou will be able to swit ch the remote [...]

85 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 AD V ANCED OPERA TION 5 Press SELECT k / n to e xit fr om the Zone 2/Zone 3 mode . • The source in Zone 2 an d the so urce available for recording are always the same. • “ZONE2” or “ZONE3” will appe ar in the display window only when k is pressed, and “SYSTM” only when n is pr essed. ■ T u rning on this unit or se[...]

FRONT PANEL DISPLAY MENUS 86 This unit has additional menus that are displayed in the front pa nel disp lay . This menu offers additional operations to adjust and customize the way this unit opera tes. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening environment. 1 Make sure this unit is in[...]

87 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY MENUS AD V ANCED OPERA TION This is a complimentary me nu that allows you to access most GUI menu system option parameters without using a video monitor . Use the remote control to ac cess and adjust each parameter . 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP. 2 Press DISPLA Y on the remot e contr ol to enter the menu. 3 Press k / n repeat e[...]

88 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY MENUS ■ MANU AL SETUP 1 BASIC MENU Item Sub-items Features A)SPEAKER SET FRONT ;;;; SMALL CENTER ;;;;; SML SURR LR ;;;; SML SURR B ;;; SMLx2 PRESENCE ;; NONE BASS OUT ;; SWFR CrossOver ; 80Hz SWFR PHASE ; NRM • S elects the out put mode suitabl e for each spea ker, the speakers for low-freq uency signa l output, and the c[...]

89 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY MENUS AD V ANCED OPERA TION 2 SOUND MENU 3 INPUT MENU Item Sub-items Features A)LFE LEVEL SP LFE ;;;;;;; 0 HP LFE ;;;;;;; 0 • Ad justs the output level of t he LFE chan nel for Dol by Digital or DTS signals. • C orresponds to LFE Leve l in the GUI me nu (see page 58). B)D.RANGE SP D.R ;;;; MAX HP D.R ;;;; MAX • Adjusts [...]

90 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY MENUS 4 HDMI MENU 5 i.LINK MENU 6 OPTION MENU Item Sub-items Features A)INPUT ASSIGN IN 1 DVD IN 2 CBL/SAT • Assigns input sources ( such as a DVD player ) to the HDMI I N jacks . • C orresponds to Input As sign in th e GUI menu (see page 98). B)SUPPORT AUD. >4600 OTHER • S elects the HD MI audio sig nal playba ck so[...]

USING I.LINK 91 AD V ANCED OPERA TION i.LINK is a high-speed and bi -directional digital interface in compliance with a global standard approved by the Institute of Elect rical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). i.LINK enables i. LINK-compatible components to send and receive digita l a udio signals (bitstreams such as Dolby Digital, and DT S; 2-cha[...]

92 USING i.LINK ■ Assigning i.LINK components When an i.LINK component is connected, this unit automatically recognizes th e connection and registers up to 16 i.LINK components. Assigning an i.LINK component to a specific input allows you to select video and audio input signals from th at component receive d via the i.LINK connection for simultan[...]

93 USING i.LINK AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Informat ion (Informa tion) Use this feature to display the following inf ormation: operation status of regist ered i.LINK components, registered i.LINK components th at have been deleted, and i.LINK signals that are currently being received. i.LINK Select > Information > Choices: Deta ils, Delete, Pr[...]

94 USING i.LINK ■ Status disp la y messages The following messages may appear on the front pa nel display depending on th e status of this unit. * Playback may stop wh ile this message is disp layed. ■ Err or messa ges The following messages appe ar on the front panel displa y if a connection or regist ration error is detected. ■ i.LINK indic[...]

USING HDMI 95 AD V ANCED OPERA TION HDMI (High-Definition Multimedi a Inter face) is th e first industry-supported, uncompresse d, all-digital A/V (audio/ video) interface. Providing an interface between any A/V source (such as a set-top box or A/V receiver) and an audio/video monitor (such as a digital televi sion – DTV), HDMI supports standard,[...]

96 USING HDMI See page 23 for connection information. ■ HDMI video and audio signal flo w V ideo or audio signals i nput at the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack you selected using Select in the GUI menu (see page 97) or the INPUT selector on the front panel are output at the HDMI OUT jack of this unit. In addition, audio signa ls input at the HDMI IN [...]

97 USING HDMI AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Assigning HDMI components Assigning an HDMI component to a specific input allows you to select the video input sig nals from that component together with the a udio signals rece ived via the HDMI connection for simult aneous playback. If you want to change th e input assignment of a registered HDMI component,[...]

98 USING HDMI ■ Input Assign (Input ass ign) This unit comes with two HDMI IN jacks (HDMI IN 1 and HDMI IN 2). As a defaul t settings, HDMI IN 1 and HDMI IN 2 are assigned to DV D and CBL/SA T respectively , but you may alter these settings if nec essary . The same HDMI component cannot be assigned to the HDMI IN 1 and HDMI IN 2 jacks at the same[...]

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 99 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A significant factor th at creates t he rich, full tones of a live instrument are the multi ple reflections from the walls of the room. In addition to maki ng the sound “live”, th ese reflections enable us to tell wh ere the player is situa ted, and the size and shape of the room in whic[...]

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 100 Y ou can adjust the values of certain dig ital sound field paramete rs so the sound fields are re created accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in every program. ■ DSP Level (DSP level) Function: Adjusts the level of all the D SP effect sounds within a narrow range.[...]

101 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Liveness (Live ness) Function: Adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual wall s in the hall by changing the r ate 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 wall surfaces than in[...]

102 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ Rev . Time (Reverberation time) Function: Adjusts the amount of time it takes for the dense, subsequent reverberation sound to decay by 60 dB (at 1 kHz). This changes the appare nt size of the acoustic environm ent over an extremely wide range. Description: The longer th e reve rberation time, the more “[...]

103 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Dialogue Lift (Dialog lift) Function: Adjusts the height of the front and center ch annel sounds by assigning some of the front and center channel elem ents to the prese nce speake rs. Description: The lar ger the parame ter , the higher the position of th e front and center channel[...]

104 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ Decode T ype (Deco der type) For MO VIE THEA TER Function: Selects the deco der used to playback 2-channel sources using MOVIE THEA TER programs. Choices: Pro Logic / Pro Logi c / Pro Logic x / Neo:6 For THX Cinema Function: Selects the decoder used to playback 2-channel sources using THX Cinema. Choices: [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 105 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function prope rly . If the problem you are ex pe riencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit to the standby mode, disconnect the power cable, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA de aler or service center . ?[...]

106 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page The sound suddenly goes off. The protec tion circui try has been activa ted because o f a short circu it, etc. Check that th e impedance sele ctor setting is correct. 26 Check the sp eaker wires are not touc hing each oth er and then turn this unit back on. — The sleep t imer has turn ed the [...]

107 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolb y Digital or DTS indicator on the front panel display does not light up.) The conne cted compon ent is not set to output Dolby Digita l or DTS digital signals. Make an appr opriate se tting fol lowing th e operatio ns[...]

108 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ T uner Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page FM FM stereo recep tion is noisy . The charact eristics o f FM stereo broadcas ts may caus e this proble m when the transmit ter is too far away or the antenna input is poor . Check the an tenna con nections. Try using a high-qua lity dire ctional FM antenna. 24 Use the man ual tunin[...]

109 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Remote contr ol Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page The remote con trol does not work or function properly . W rong distan ce or angle. The remote control wil l functio n within a max imum range of 6 m (20 ft) an d no more tha n 30 degrees off- axis from the front panel. 9 Direct su nlight or lighting[...]

GLOSSARY 110 ■ Dolb y Digital Dolby Digital is a digital su rround sound system that gives you completely independent multi-channel audio. It provides 5 full-range audio ch annels; 3 front channels (left, center , and right), and 2 surround stereo ch annels. An additional channel es pecially for bass ef fects, cal led LFE (low frequency effect) i[...]

111 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Neo:6 Neo:6 decodes conventiona l 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 available; “Music mode” for pl aying music sourc es and “Cinema mode” for movies. ?[...]

112 GLOSSARY ■ THX Cinema proce ssing THX is an exclusive set of standards an d technologies established by the world -renowned film production company , L ucasfilm Ltd. T HX grew from George Lucas’ personal desire to make your experience of the film soundtrack, in both movie theatres and in your home theatre, as fait hful as pos sible to what [...]

113 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ THX Surrou nd EX THX Surround EX-Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Labor atories and the THX Ltd. In a movie t heater , film s oundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surro und EX technology are able to reproduce an extra ch annel which has been added during the mixing of[...]

PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER INFORMATION 114 This unit employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YP AO) technology , together with the Parametric EQ settings (s ee page 59), to optimize the frequency characteristics of it s parametric equalizer to match your listening envi ronment. YP AO uses a combination of the foll owing three parameters (Freq[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 115 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A U DIO SECTION • Mi nimum RMS Outp ut Power for Front, Cente r , Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω . .................. .................. 130 W • Maximum Power (EIAJ) [Asia, Gen eral, China an d Korea mod els] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ..................... .....................[...]

116 SPECIFICATIONS AM SECTION • Tuning R ange [U.S.A. and Can ada models] ..................... ......... 530 to 1710 kHz [Asia and Gene ral models] ................. 530/531 to 1710/1611 kHz [Other models] ............... .................. ................... 531 to 16 1 1 kHz • U sable Sensitivity ..... .................. ...................[...]

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 & W IRELES S 1095 DAERYUNG 0035, 0504, 0904, 1904 DIRECTOR 0503 FILMNET 0470 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 0030, 0303, 0503, 0837, GOLDSTAR 0171 HAMLIN 0036, 030 0 JERROLD 0030, 030 3, 0503, 0837 LG 0171 MNET[...]

ii CAPETRONIC 0558 CARVER 11 16, 1216 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, 1 116, 1216, 1296, MARANTZ 0066, 1116, 1216, 1316 MICROMEGA 1216 MU SI C M A G I C 111 6 MYRYAD 1216 N[...]

iii CONTEC 0036, 020 7 CRAIG 0207 CROSLEY 0081 CROWN 0036, 0064, 0207, 0397, 0445 CURTIS MATHES 0057, 0074, 0081, 0087, 0120, 0172, 0181, 0193, 0478, 0729, 1174, 1374 DAEWOO 0036, 005 7, 0064, 0119, 0135, 0181, 0197, 0205, 0207, 0401, 0478, 0650, 0661, 1688 DANSAI 0064 DAYTON 0036 DE GRAAF 0235, 0575 DECCA 0064, 0543 DENON 0172 DIGATRON 0064 DIXI 0[...]

iv SEARS 0074, 0081, 0181, 0183, 0198, 0205 SELECO 019 0, 0286 SEMIVOX 0207 SEMP 0183 SHARP 0057, 0120, 0677 SHEN Y ING 0036, 01 19 SHENG CHIA 0036, 0120, 0263 SIAREM 0543 SIEMENS 006 4, 0222 SINUDYNE 0543 SKANTIC 0383 SKYGIANT 0207 SKYWORTH 0064 SOLAVOX 0190 SONITRON 0235 SONOKO 0036, 0064 SONOLOR 0190, 02 35 SONTEC 0064 SONY 0027, 0677, 0861, 112[...]

v PIONEER 0069, 0094, 0108 POLK AUDIO 0108 PROFITRONIC 0267 PROLINE 0027 PROSCAN 0087, 1087 PROTEC 0099 PULSAR 0066 PYE 0108 QUASAR 0062, 1062 QUELLE 0108 RCA 0062, 0069, 00 87, 0267, 0834, 1062, 1087 RADIOSHACK 0027 RADIOLA 0108 RADIX 0064 RANDEX 0064 REALISTIC 0027, 006 2, 0064, 0074, 0075, 0131 REOC 0375 REPLAYTV 0641, 064 3 REX 0068 ROADSTAR 00[...]

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