Yamaha DSP-A590 manual

O WNER’S MANU AL MODE D’EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BR UKSANVISNING MANU ALE DI ISTR UZIONI MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES GEBR UIKSAANWIJZING Natural Sound Digital Sound Field Processing Amplifier Amplificateur de champ sonore numérique de la série “Natural Sound” Natural Sound Digitaler Klangfeldverstärker Digital ljudfältsförstärkare med[...]

This product complies with the radio frequency interference requirements of the Council Directive 82/499/EEC and/or 87/308/EEC. Cet appareil est conforme aux prescriptions de la directive communautaire 87/308/CEE. Diese Geräte entsprechen der EG-Richtlinie 82/499/EWG und/oder 87/308/EWG. Dette apparat overholder det gaeldende EF-direktiv vedrøren[...]

FEA TURES CONTENTS 3 English ● 5 Speaker Configuration Front: 70W + 70W (8 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 0.04% THD , 20–20,000 Hz Center: 70W (8 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 0,07% THD , 20–20,000 Hz Rear: 20W + 20W (8 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 0.3% THD , 1 kHz ● Digital Sound Field Processor 6 Programs f or Digital Sound Field Processing 2 Program[...]

IMPORTANT Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below. Serial No.: The serial number is located on the rear of the unit. Retain this Owner’s Manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. 1. To assure the finest performance, please[...]

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

6 SPEAKER SETUP FOR THIS UNIT SPEAKERS T O BE USED This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5 speaker configuration. The speakers to be used with this unit will be mainly front speakers, rear speakers, and a center speaker. (You can omit the center speaker. Refer to the “ 4-Speaker Configuration ” shown below.) The f[...]

7 English CONNECTIONS Before attempting to make any connections to or from this unit, be sure to first switch OFF the power to this unit and to any other components to which connections are being made. CONNECTIONS WITH O THER COMPONENTS When making connections between this unit and other components, be sure all connections are made correctly, that [...]

8 CONNECTING T O S VIDEO TERMINALS If you have a video cassette recorder and a monitor equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video terminals, those terminals can be connected to this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Connect the video cassette recorder’s “S” video input and output terminals to this unit’s S VIDEO VCR 2 IN and OUT terminals resp[...]

Note on front speaker connection: One or two speaker systems can be connected to this unit. If you connect only one speaker system, connect it to either the SPEAKERS A or B terminals. FRONT LEVEL switch < U.K., Europe and Australia models only > Normally set to “0 dB”. If desired, you can decrease the output level at the FRONT SPEAKERS te[...]

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

11 English Subwoofer system ABOUT THE A CCESSOR Y TERMINALS A C OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) (Europe and General models) .......... 2 SWITCHED OUTLETS (U.K. and Australia models) ................ 1 SWITCHED OUTLET Use these to connect the power cords from your components to this unit. The power to the SWITCHED outlets is controlled by this unit’s POWER s[...]

12 1 Set to the “ ∞ ” position. 2 Select the front speakers to be used. * If you use two front speaker systems, press both the A and B switches. 3 Set to the “0” position. 4 5 Select the PRO LOGIC or PRO LOGIC ENHANCED mode, so that the corresponding name is illuminated on the display. SPEAKER B ALANCE ADJUSTMENT This procedure lets you a[...]

13 English 6 Select the center channel output mode according to your speaker configuration. (Refer to “ SPEAKER CONFIGURATION ” on page 6.) On the feature of each mode, refer to the “ Note ” shown below. 7 8 Turn up the volume. You will hear a test tone (like pink noise) from the left front speaker, then the center speaker, then the right f[...]

14 9 Adjust the BALANCE control so that the effect sound output level of the left front speaker and the right front speaker are the same. 10 Adjust the sound output level of the center speaker to be at the same level as that of the front speakers with the CENTER LEVEL keys. 11 Adjust the sound output level of the rear speakers to be at the same lev[...]

1 Set to the “ ∞ ” position. 2 3 Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the TV/monitor ON.) * The name of the selected input source will appear in the display. 4 Select the front speakers to be used. * If you use two front speaker systems, press both the A and B switches. 5 Play the sourc[...]

16 1 Select the source to be recorded. 2 Play the source and then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source. 3 Set the tape deck or VCR to the recording mode. 4 If the tape deck is used for recording, you can monitor the sounds being recorded by pressing TAPE MONITOR . Note DSP , VOLUME , BASS , TREBLE and BALANCE control settings have[...]

17 English Because one or two speaker systems (as front speakers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B , or both at once. Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by speaker location or listening room conditions. Note Thi[...]

18 USING DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) This unit incorporates a sophisticated, multi-program digital sound field processor, which allows you to expand and shape the audio sound field from both the audio and video sources, for a theater-like experience in the listening/viewing room. This digital sound field processor has 8 programs; 6 program[...]

19 English Description of Each Sound Field Pr ogram The following list gives brief descriptions of the sound fields produced by each of the DSP programs. Keep in mind that most of these are precise digital recreations of actual acoustic environments. The data for them was recorded at the locations described using sophisticated sound field measureme[...]

If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the center speaker even if the output level is already set in “ SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ” on page 14. By continuously pressing “+” or “–” on the CENTER LEVEL control, the level value changes continuously. However, the value stops changing momentarily at the preset point (80). ●[...]

21 English Adjustment of DELA Y TIME You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the source sound and the beginning of the effect sound with the DELAY TIME control. The DELAY TIME control is effective with all programs. By applying more or less delay, sound effects, background noise, and ambient noise coming at you from the rear spe[...]

22 1 Whenever the SLEEP key is pressed, the SLEEP time will change as follows. After a while, the display returns to the indication before the SLEEP timer is set, and the “SLEEP” indicator stops flashing and lights up. 2 The unit will be turned off automatically at the selected SLEEP time. SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER If you use the SLEEP timer of t[...]

For Contr ol of This Unit For Other Component Contr ol Identify the remote control transmitter keys with your component’s keys. If these keys are identical, their function will be the same. On each key function, refer to the corresponding instruction on your component’s manual. POWER SLEEP PHONO CD PLAY PAUSE/STOP SKIP DISC SKIP TUNER A/B/C/D/E[...]

24 NO TES ABOUT THE REMO TE CONTROL TRANSMITTER 2 1 3 30° 30° ST ANDBY mode (U .K. and Europe models only) While the power is on, pressing the POWER key on the remote control transmitter switches the unit to the STANDBY mode. (In this mode, the indicator is half illuminated.) POWER on mode STANDBY mode Remote control sensor Within approximately 6[...]

25 English TR OUBLESHOO TING If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for hel[...]

26 SPECIFICA TIONS A UDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Front L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD ....................70W+70W Center 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.07% THD .............................70W Rear L, R 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.3% THD .....................................20W+20W Maximum Output Power [General model only] 8 ohms, 1[...]

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