Yamaha DSP-E800 manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U .S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANA DA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, F.R. OF GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77[...]

CA UTION CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT . 1. T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . K eep it in a safe place for future reference. 2. Install this unit in a cool, dry , c lean place — away from windo ws, heat sour ces, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold. A v oid sources of hummi[...]

English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION E-1 INTRODUCTION Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. “DTS”, “DTS Digital Surround”, are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996 Digital Theate[...]

E-2 POWER PROGRAM /DTS SUR. 2 1 4 MOVIE THTR 1 3 MOVIE THTR 2 MONO MOVIE 7 ROCK TEST TIME / LEVEL 6CH INPUT SET MENU 5 TV SPORTS 8 HALL 6 DISCO EFFECT DSP CD TUNER TAPE / MD DVD / LD D – TV VCR CBL / SAT SLEEP MUTING + VOLUME – Remote control Batteries (R6 type) GETTING ST ARTED Battery Installation in the Remote Control 1 T urn the remote cont[...]

E-3 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION STANDBY/ON INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR VOLUME 16 20 28 40 60 00 0 2 4 8 12 –dB PROGRAM SET MENU EFFECT TAPE/MD MON /6CH INPUT NEXT + – NATURAL SOUND AV PROCESSOR/AMPLIFIER DSP–E800 CINEMA DSP DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL SURROUND Using the Remote Control Remote con[...]

E-4 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front Panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON Press this switch to turn on the power of this unit or to set this unit in the standby mode. Before turning the power on, set VOLUME to the “ m ” position. Standby mode In this mode, this unit consumes a very small quantity of power to receive infrared-signals from the remote control. 2 Remot[...]

E-5 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Display 1 t indicator The “ t ” indicator lights up when the built-in DTS decoder is on. 2 Multi-information displa y This display shows various information: for example the name of the selected DSP program and the various settings dur[...]

E-6 Remote Control 1 PO WER Each time you press this button, the unit switches between the power on and standby mode. 2 TEST Press this button to output the test tone for each speaker . 3 l (left), h (right) These buttons adjust the setting of the SET MENU and TIME/LEVEL mode. 4 TIME/LEVEL Press this button to select the items in the TIME/LEVEL mod[...]

E-7 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION PREP ARA TION SPEAKER SETUP Speaker Placement Refer to the following diagram when you place the speakers. ■ Main speakers Place the right and left main speakers an equal distance from the ideal listening position. The distance of each speaker from each side of[...]

E-8 6CH INPUT EXTERNAL DECODER MAIN IN R L R L R L MAIN SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER DIGITAL SIGNAL DVD/LD D–TV CBL/SAT DVD/LD CBL/SAT OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO SIGNAL 1 2 3 4 CD TUNER TAPE/MD IN ( PLAY ) OUT ( REC ) DVD/LD D–TV CBL/SAT IN VCR OUT S VIDEO SIGNAL DVD/LD D–TV CBL/SAT IN OUT MONITOR OUT VCR DVD/LD D–TV CBL/SAT IN VCR OUT MONITOR OUT[...]

E-9 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION Connecting an Audio Component Be sure to connect the right channel (R), left channel (L), input (IN) and output (OUT) properly . Connecting to an External Decoder This unit has additional 6-channel audio signal input terminals for connecting an external decoder [...]

E-10 DVD/LD D–TV CBL/SAT VCR R VIDEO SIGNAL DVD/LD D–TV CBL/SAT IN VCR OUT MONITOR OUT VIDEO IN V V VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT V VIDEO OUT V V VIDEO OUT V V VIDEO OUT Connecting a Video Component CONNECTIONS Analog signal Digital signal (optical) Digital signal (coaxial) Signal flow ■ A udio signal terminals Be sure to connect the right channel (R), [...]

E-11 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION IMPEDANC E SET BEFORE REAR CENTER : 4 Ω M : 4 Ω M REAR CENTER : 8 Ω M : 8 Ω M SPEAKERS CAUTION SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR CORRECT SETTING. CENTER REAR ( SURROUND ) + – R L OUTPUT R L MAIN REAR ( SURROUND ) CENTER SUB WOOFER R L MAIN IN L R Subwoof er [...]

E-12 ■ Speaker cables 1 Remove appr o x. 10 mm (3/8”) of insulation fr om each of the speaker cables. 2 T wist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits. ■ Connecting to the REAR and CENTER SPEAKERS terminals 1 Unscrew the knob. 2 Insert one bare wire into the hole in the side of each terminal. 3 Tighten the knob to se[...]

E-13 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION SET BEFORE POWER ON REAR CENTER : 4 Ω MIN./SPEAKER : 4 Ω MIN./SPEAKER REAR CENTER : 8 Ω MIN./SPEAKER : 8 Ω MIN./SPEAKER AC OUTLET SWITCHED 100W MAX. IMPEDANCE SELECTOR Connecting the Power Supply Cords After completing all connections, connect the AC po[...]

E-14 1 Set V OLUME to the “ m ” position. 2 T urn the power on. 3 Press TEST . “TEST LEFT” appears on the display . 4 T urn up the volume. Y ou will hear a test tone (like pink noise) from each speaker for about two seconds in the following order: left main speaker , center speaker, right main speaker , right rear speaker and left rear spea[...]

E-15 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION TIME / LEVEL 5 Press TIME/LEVEL repeatedly to select the speaker to be adjusted. “CENTER”, “R SUR.” or “L SUR.” appears on the display . 6 Press h to raise and l to lower the le vel. • Adjust the sound output levels of the center speaker and the r[...]

E-16 1 Set V OLUME to the “ m ” position. 2 T urn the power on. 3 Select the desired input source with INPUT SELECT OR (or the input selector b uttons). (T urn on the TV monitor for video sources.) The name of the selected input source appears for a moment and the arrow for the selected input source indicator lights up on the display . PLA YING[...]

E-17 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION 4 Play the sour ce. Refer to the instructions for the source component. 5 Adjust the v olume to the desired output level. 6 Use the digital sound field processor . Refer to page 20. PLA YING A SOURCE VOLUME 16 20 28 40 60 00 0 2 4 8 12 –dB Front panel Remote [...]

E-18 ■ Switching the input mode Press INPUT MODE (or the input selector button that y ou have pressed to select the input source on the remote contr ol) repeatedly until the desired input mode is shown on the display . Notes • Set the input mode to AUTO to play a DVD/LD source encoded with Dolby Digital. • If the input mode is set to AUTO for[...]

E-19 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION ■ Notes on pla ying a source encoded with DTS • If “DA T A ERROR” appears on the display while playing an LD source encoded with DTS, stop playback and turn the player off and then on again. • If the digital output data of the player has been processe[...]

E-20 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) EFFECT Selecting a DSP Program Y ou can enhance your listening experience by selecting a DSP program. Refer to pages 22 to 24 for details about each program. 1 Make sure that the effect speakers (center and rear) and subwoof er are turned on. 2 Press PROGRAM l or h repeatedl y (or one of the PROGRAM selecto[...]

E-21 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION RECORDING A SOURCE ON T APE, MD OR VIDEO CASSETTE Recording adjustments and other operations are performed from the tape deck, MD recorder or VCR. Refer to the instructions for these components. 1 Set V OLUME to the “ m ” position. 2 Select the source y ou [...]

E-22 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM This unit incorporates a sophisticated, multi-program digital sound field processor (DSP). This processor allows you to electronically expand and change the shape of the audio sound field from both audio and video sources, creating a theater- like experience in your listening room. Y ou can create outstanding audio sound by[...]

E-23 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAM This program creates the extremely wide sound field of a movie theater . It precisely reproduces the source sound in detail, giving both the video and the sound field incredible reality . It is ideal for any kind of video source encoded with[...]

E-24 CINEMA DSP: Dolby Surround + DSP/Dolby Digital + DSP/DTS + DSP ■ Dolb y Pro Logic + 2 digital sound fields Digital sound fields are created in both the presence and rear surround zones of the Dolby Pro Logic-decoded sound field. They create a wide acoustic environment and emphasize the surround effect in the room, letting you feel as much pr[...]

E-25 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION TEST TIME / LEVEL SET MENU EFFECT DSP This unit provides you with the following items on the SET MENU to maximize the performance of your system and expand your enjoyment for audio listening and video watching. 1. CENTER SP 2. REAR SP 3. MAIN SP 4. B ASS OUT 5.[...]

E-26 SET MENU Description of Each Item 1. CENTER SP Choices: LRG (Large)/SML (Small)/NONE Preset position: LRG (Large) LRG (Large) Select this position if your center speaker is approximately the same size as the main speakers. In this position, full- range signals on the center channel are directed to the center speaker . SML (Small) Select this p[...]

E-27 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION SET MENU 5. MAIN L VL Choices: NORM (Normal)/–10 dB Preset position: NORM (Normal) NORM (Normal) Normally select this position. –10 dB Select this position if the sound output from the main speakers is too loud and cannot be balanced with the sound output f[...]

E-28 SET MENU 8. DTS LFE (Adjusting the output level of the LFE c hannel for DTS) Control range: –10 dB to +10 dB (in 1 dB steps) Preset value: 0 dB Note • This adjustment is effective only when DTS is being decoded and the selected source encoded with DTS contains LFE signals. This adjusts the output level of the LFE channel. If the LFE signal[...]

E-29 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION TEST TIME / LEVEL SET MENU EFFECT DSP DELA Y TIME AND SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS Speaker Control range (dB) Preset value Center MIN, –20 to +10 0 Right rear MIN, –20 to +10 0 Left rear MIN, –20 to +10 0 Subwoofer MIN, –20 to 0 0 1. PRO LOGIC/Normal 15 to 30 [...]

E-30 DELA Y TIME AND SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS Adjusting Method Adjustments should be performed with the remote control while watching the information on the display . 1 Press TIME/LEVEL repeatedly to select the item you want to adjust. Each time you press TIME/LEVEL, the selected item changes and appears on the display as shown below . Note • Depend[...]

E-31 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION The SLEEP timer can be used to automatically set this unit in the standby mode. This timer is useful when you are going to sleep while enjoying the desired input source. The SLEEP timer can only be set with the remote control. Note • The SLEEP timer is ef fec[...]

E-32 APPENDIX TROUBLESHOOTING 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 Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ?[...]

E-33 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION TROUBLESHOO TING SYMPT OM No sound from the main speakers. No sound from the center speaker . No sound from the rear speakers. No sound from the subwoofer . A “humming” sound can be heard. The v olume level cannot be increased, or the sound is distorted. Th[...]

E-34 ■ When pla ying back a sour ce encoded with DTS SYMPT OM A loud hissing noise is heard when pla ying back a source encoded with DTS. A percussive noise is heard when pla ying back a source encoded with DTS. No sound is heard when playing bac k a source encoded with DTS, even if the input mode is set to A UTO on this unit. No sound is heard w[...]

E-35 English B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION A UDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 ohms Center , Rear L/R ......................................................................... 70 W 1 kHz, 0.09% THD, 8 ohms Center , Rear L/R ..........................................[...]

Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U .S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROUGH, ONT ARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA Y AMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROP A G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, F .R. OF GERMANY Y AMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. R UE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISS[...]