Yamaha DVD-S559 manual

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i Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. 3 Refit the fuse cover. If the fitted plug is not suitable for your jack outle[...]

ii CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. ATTENTION L’emploi de commandes, de réglages ou un choix de procédures différents des spécifications de cette brochure peut entraîner une exposition à d’éventuelles radiations pouvant être [...]

1 En 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, or cold. In a cabinet, allow about 2.5 cm (1 inch) of free space all around this un[...]

Contents 01 2 En English Thank you for purchasing this YAMAHA product. Please read through this owner’s manual so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference . Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 01 3 En 07 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . . 30 Digital Audio Out settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Video Output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Options settings . . .[...]

Before you start 01 4 En English Chapter 1 Before you start Features • 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that this player is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-level resolution and high-frequency detail. • Excellent audio [...]

Before you start 01 5 En Important Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Please observe the following: • Don’t mix new and old batteries together. • Don’t use different kinds of battery together—although they may look similar, different batteries may have different voltages. • Make sure that the [...]

Before you start 01 6 En English This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD stan- dard. Compared to the Video CD standard, Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded. Super VCD also supports the widescreen size. CD-R/RW compatibility • Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/ Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-[...]

Before you start 01 7 En Displaying DivX subtitle files The font sets listed below are available for DivX external subtitle files. You can see the proper font set on-screen by setting the Subtitle Language (in Language settings on page 31) to match the subtitle file. This player supports the following language groups: Group 1: Albanian (sq), Basque[...]

Connecting up 02 8 En English Chapter 2 Connecting up Easy connections The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV. Important • This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect th[...]

Connecting up 02 9 En 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV. Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound[...]

Connecting up 02 10 En English Connecting using the component video output You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available. • Use a component video cable (not supplied) [...]

Connecting up 02 11 En Compatibility of this player with progressive-scan and high-definition TVs This player is compatible with progressive video Macro Vision System Copy Guard. Consumers should note that not all high- definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case [...]

Controls and displays 03 12 En English Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON (page 14) 2 Disc tray 3  (page 17) 4  (page 17) 5  and  (page 17) 6  (page 16) 7 Display 8  (page 17) DVD-S559 1 2 5 3 4 6 7 8 01_DVD-S559_En.book Page 12 Friday, November 18, 2005 4:32 PM[...]

Controls and displays 03 13 En Remote control 1( STANDBY/ON) (page 14) 2 Number buttons (page 17) 3 PLAY MODE (page 23) 4 SURROUND (page 28) 5 TOP MENU (page 18) 6 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 14) 7 HOME MENU (page 14) 8 SUBTITLE (page 26) 9 ANGLE (page 27) 10  and  (SKIP) (page 17) 11  (STOP) (page 17) 12 OPEN/CLOSE (page 16) 13 ENTER[...]

Getting started 04 14 En English Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press STANDBY/ON on the front panel or remote control to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to. FAQ • M[...]

Getting started 04 15 En Setting up the player for your TV If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should setup the player so that the picture will be presented correctly. If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can leave the player on the default setting and move on to the next section. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’. 2 Selec[...]

Getting started 04 16 En English Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video and MP3/ WMA discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter. For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see Viewing a JPEG slideshow on page 21. Important • Throughout this manual, the term ‘[...]

Getting started 04 17 En Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The following chapter covers other playback features in more detail. Resume and Last Memory When you stop playback of a DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD or DivX video discs, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can res[...]

Getting started 04 18 En English DVD-Video disc menus Many DVD-Video discs feature menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may also give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details. Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displaye[...]

Getting started 04 19 En FAQ • After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a few seconds! Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your player. The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the player (which you can find on the rear panel). See also DVD-Video regions on page 37. If the regi[...]

Playing discs 05 20 En English Chapter 5 Playing discs Note • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video and WMA/ MP3 JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. • Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for e[...]

Playing discs 05 21 En Frame advance/frame reverse You can advance or back up DVD discs frame- by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX video file you can only use frame advance. 1 During playback, press  (pause). 2 Press  or  to reverse or advance a frame at a time. 3 To resume normal playback, press  (play). • Depending on the di[...]

Playing discs 05 22 En English The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include: • Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc. • Chapter – Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc. • Track – Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD disc. • Time – Thumbnails from a Video CD /Sup[...]

Playing discs 05 23 En • When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right. 3 To play the highlighted track or DivX video file or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER. • When a WMA/MP3 or DivX video file is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected file, and continues until the end of the folder.[...]

Playing discs 05 24 En English 1 During playback, press PLAY MODE and select ‘Repeat’ from the list of functions on the left. 2 Select a repeat play option. If program play is active, select Program Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat Off to cancel. The repeat options available depend on the kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVD di[...]

Playing discs 05 25 En Tip • Use the following controls during random play: Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles/chapters/tracks on a disc. Important • You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW discs, Video CD/Super VCDs playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs, DivX video discs, or while a DVD disc [...]

Playing discs 05 26 En English Tip • Use the following controls during program play: Other functions available from the program menu There are a number of other options in the program menu in addition to Create/Edit. • Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list • Playback Stop – Turns off program play, but does not erase the[...]

Playing discs 05 27 En Switching audio language/ channels When playing a DVD and DivX video disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language during playback. When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc recorded with dual-mono audio, you can switch between the main, sub, and mixed channels during playback. When playing a Vi[...]

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 28 En English Chapter 6 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display. 2 Select and change settings using the cursor buttons ( ), and ENTER. Audi[...]

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 29 En Dialog • Settings: High , Medium , Low , Off (default) The Dialog feature is designed to make the dialog stand out from other background sounds in the soundtrack. Equalizer • Settings: Rock, Pop, Live, Dance, Techno, Classic, Soft, Off (default) The various preset EQ curves are designed to suit var[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 30 En English Chapter 7 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is pl[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 31 En Video Output settings Language settings MPEG Out MPEG > PCM MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for digital output. MPEG MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is. Setting Option What it means TV Screen (See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 36.) 4:3 (Letter Box) Set if you have a convent[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 32 En English Display settings Options settings DVD Menu Lang. w/Subtitle Lang. DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language, if possible. Languages as displayed DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, if possible. Other Language Select to choose a language othe[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 33 En Parental Lock • Default level: Off ; Default password: none ; Default Country/Area code: us (2119) To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD- Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play. Some discs al[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 34 En English About DivX ® VOD content In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this player, you first need to register the player with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your provider. Important • DivX VOD content is protected by a DR[...]

Additional information 08 35 En Chapter 8 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs General Hold discs by the edge or by the center hole and edge. When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including under direct sunlight). Don&ap[...]

Additional information 08 36 En English Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD player’s lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest YAMAHA authorized service center. We do not recommend using commercially available lens cleaners for CD players. Condensation Condensat[...]

Additional information 08 37 En Setting the TV system The default setting of this player is AUTO , and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO . If you experience picture distor- tion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or region’s system. Doing this, however, m[...]

Additional information 08 38 En English Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Country/Area code list Country/Area, Country/Area code , Country/Area code letter Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 Portuguese (p[...]

Additional information 08 39 En Glossary *1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. *2 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an electrical signal. See also Digi[...]

Additional information 08 40 En English Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD player Power requirements . . . AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 W Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . . 0.7 W Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2005 All rights reserved. YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, US A 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CA LIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1 S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BE I HAMBURG, GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 [...]

I NS- P 1 10 NS- P 1 16 (NS-P1 10/NS-P1 16: NX-E130 + NX-C130 + SW-P130) HOME CINEMA 5.1CH SPEAKER P ACKAGE HOME CINEMA 6.1CH SPEAKER P ACKAGE OWNER’S MANUAL U 1-NS-P110-116-U.p65 3/11/05, 4:02 PM 1[...]

II • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equ[...]

III W e W ant Y ou Listening For A Lifetime Y AMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association ’ s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion – and, most importantly , without affecting your sen[...]

IV ● Speaker cables ● Subwoofer cable ● Fasteners (for NX-C130) ● Nonskid pads (for NX-E130) ● Nonskid pads (for SW-P130) ● Front and rear speakers (and rear center speaker for NS-P1 16) ● Center speaker ● Subwoofer UNP ACKING Please check to make sure all listed items are included. [4m] [10m] X 2 X 3 NX-E130 NX-C130 SW-P130 X 2 <[...]

English E- 1 ● T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. ● Install the speakers in a cool, dry , clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold. Avoid sources of humming (transformers, motors). T o prevent fire or[...]

E- 2 CONTENTS IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........ II UNP A CKING .................................................. IV CAUTION ......................................................... 1 COMPONENTS OF THE P A CKA GE ............. 2 SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS ...................... 3 Placing the subwoofer ....................................... 4 P[...]

English E- 3 Before making connections, place all speakers in their respective positions. The positioning of the speakers is important because it controls the whole sound quality of this system. Place the speakers depending on your listening position by following the instructions below . Speaker configuration < NS-P110 > This speaker package [...]

E- 4 䡵 Placing the sub w oo f er It is recommended to place the subwoofer on the outside of either the right or the left front speaker . (See fig. Å .) The placement shown in fig. ı is also possible, however , if the subwoofer system is placed directly facing the wall, the bass effect may die because the sound from it and the sound reflected by[...]

English E- 5 䡵 Mounting the front/rear speakers (and rear center speaker for NS-P116) Mount the front/rear speakers (and rear center speaker for NS-P1 16) on a shelf, rack or directly on the floor , or hang them on the wall. T o mount the speakers on a wall b y using the holes on the speakers’ back panels 1 Fasten screws into a firm wall or wal[...]

E- 6 If you want to mount a speaker on a commercially available speaker stand f or the front/rear speaker s (and rear center speaker for NS-P116) Mounting bracket (AAX34790) Screw (AAX12390) 60 mm 1 Attach the bracket (AAX34790) to the bottom of the speaker by using the screw (AAX12390) so that the convex part of the bracket fits in the grooved par[...]

English E- 7 B A FRONT CENTER R L SUB WOOFER OUTPUT SPEAKERS REAR (SURROUND) REAR CENTER CENTER R L INPUT2 /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 INPUT /MONO FRONT R FRONT R FRONT L FRONT L REAR L REAR L REAR R REAR R REAR C REAR C CENTER CENTER CONNECTIONS Caution: Plug in the subwoofer and other audio/video components after all [...]

E- 8 For connections, keep the speaker cables as short as possible. Do not bundle or roll up the excess part of the cables. If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers. Before connecting Remove the insulation coating at the extremity of each speaker cable by twisting the coating off. 䡵 How to connect speaker cab les O[...]

English E- 9 SUBWOOFER SYSTEM YST SW005 INPUT /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 220V-240V 110V-120V VOLTAGE SELECTOR 5 4 6 INPUT /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH VOLUME 01 0 OFF POWER ON 2 110V-120V VOLTAGE SELECTOR 220V-240V 3 1 USING THE SUBWOOFER (SW -P130) 䡵 Contr ols and their functions 1 Power indicator Lights up GREEN[...]

E- 10 䡵 Adjusting the subw oofer bef ore use Before using the subwoofer , adjust the subwoofer to obtain the optimum volume balance between the subwoofer and the front speakers by following the procedures described below . Rear panel INPUT /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH OFF POWER ON VOLUME 01 0 INPUT /MONO AUTO STANDBY OFF LOW HIGH VOLUME 01 0 O[...]

English E- 11 1 Set the VOLUME control to minimum (0). 2 T urn on the power of all the other components. 3 Press the PO WER switch to the ON position. * The power indicator on the front panel lights up in green. 4 Play a source containing low-frequency components and adjust the amplifier ’s volume control to the desired listening level. 5 Increas[...]

E- 12 AD V ANCED Y AMAHA A CTIVE SER V O TECHNOLOGY (f or SW -P130) The theory of Y amaha Active Servo T echnology has been based upon two major factors, the Helmholtz resonator and negative-impedance drive. Active Servo Processing speakers reproduce the bass frequencies through an “air woofer”, which is a port or opening in the speaker ’ s c[...]

English E- 13 TR OUBLESHOO TING Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly . If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instructions given below do not help, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . Problem No sound. Sound level is too lo w . What to Do C[...]

E- 14 SPECIFICA TIONS 䡵 NX-E130, NX-C130 T ype ......... Full range acoustic-suspension speaker system Magnetic shielding type Driver ........................ 5 cm (2”) full range cone speaker x 2 Nominal Input P ower ................................................. 30W Maximum Input P ower ............................................. 100W Im[...]

Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA PARK, CALIF . 90620, U.S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA Y AMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROP A G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, GERMANY Y AMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY -BEAUBOURG 7[...]

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGE THORPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90 620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOR OUGH, ONTAR IO M1S 3R1, C ANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 2 5462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMB URG, GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BE AUBOURG 7[...]

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING 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 sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place – away fro m direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. Allow ventilation spac[...]

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

FEATURES 2 En 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/Dolb y Digital EX decoder ◆ DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6.1,[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 En INTRODUCTION Check that you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. 1 Press the par t and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) according to th e polarity markings (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Slide the cover back unt il it sn aps into place. • Ch[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 En 1 ST AND BY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode (see page 25). • In the standby mode, this unit consumes a small amount of power in order to recei ve infr ared signals from the remote control. • When you turn on this unit, th ere will be a 4 to 5-second delay before this u nit can reproduce sound. 2[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 En INTRODUCTION 8 Fro nt panel displa y Show s information about the oper ational statu s of this unit (see page 8). 9 TUNING MODE (A UTO/MAN’L), DISPLA Y • Switches between automatic tuning (the A UTO indicator is turned on) a nd manual tuning (the A UTO indicator is turned of f) when this unit is in the FM/AM tuning m[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 En 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 90. ■ Contro lling this unit Press AMP to control this unit. 1 Infrared signal transmitter Outputs infrare d control signals. Aim the transmi[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 En INTRODUCTION D AMP Sets the remote control to th e operation mode of this unit. F VO L U M E + / – Controls the output le vel of all audio channels. This does not affect the A UDIO OUT (REC) le vel. G MUTE Mutes the audio output. Press again to restore the audio output to the pre vious v olume le vel (see page 31). H S[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 En 1 Decoder indicator s The respecti ve indicator lights up when any of the decoders of this unit function. 2 ENHANCER indicator Lights up when the Compressed Music Enhancer mode is turned on (see page 35). 3 Sound field indi cator s Light up to indicate the activ e DSP sound f ields. 4 VIRT U AL indicator Lights up when V[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 En INTRODUCTION K Multi-inf ormation displ ay Show s the name of the current sound field program and other informatio n when adju sting or changing settings. L Radio Data System indicators Lights up when the Radio Data System data is being receiv ed. EON Lights up when the EON da ta service is being receiv ed. PTY HOLD Ligh[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 En 1 Video component ja c ks See pages 16 and 17 for connection information. 2 A udio compon ent jac ks See page 19 for connection information. 3 MUL T I CH INPUT jacks See page 20 for connection information. 4 SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jac k See page 13 for connection information. 5 DIGIT AL INPUT jacks See pages 17 and 18 for con[...]

CONNECTIONS 11 En PREP ARA TION The speaker layout belo w sho ws 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 elecommunication Union). Fr ont speaker s (FL and FR) The front speakers are used for the main source sound [...]

12 En CONNECTIONS 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 spea kers, and if the polarity of the speaker co nnections is incorrec t, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • Before connecting the speakers, m ake[...]

13 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION FRONT termina ls Connect one or two front spea ker syst ems (1, 2) to these terminals. If you use only one front spea ker system, connect it to the FR ONT A or B terminal. CENTER terminals Connect a center spea k er (3) to these te rminals. SURROUND terminals Connect surround speake rs (4, 5) to these terminals. SURR[...]

14 En CONNECTIONS ■ Aud io ja cks This unit has four types of audio jacks. Connection depends on the a v ailability of audio jacks on your other components. A UDI O jac ks For con ventional analog audio si gnals transmitted via left and right analog audio cables . Connect red plugs to the right jacks and white pl ugs to the left jacks. PORT ABLE [...]

15 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ A udio signal flow f or A UDIO OUT (REC) This unit handles digital and analog signals ind ependently . Thus, audio signals inp ut at the analog jacks ar e output only at th e analog A UDIO OUT (REC) jacks. ■ Video signal flo w f or MONIT OR OUT Audio and video signal flow Note L R R L PORT ABLE A UDIO Output A [...]

16 En CONNECTIONS Connect your TV to the VIDEO MONIT OR OUT jack, the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack or the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks of this unit. Do not connect this unit or othe r components to the A C power supply until all connections between components are complete . Connecting a TV CA UTION MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO MONITOR[...]

17 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Connect your D VD player , DVD recorder , VCR or STB (set-top box) using the same type of video connection s as those made for your TV (see page 16) . The cable TV recei ver and the satelli te recei ve r are exam ples of the STB. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power supp ly unti l all connec[...]

18 En CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a D VD recorder or a VCR ■ Connecting an STB AUD IO COMPONENT VIDEO IN OUT DVR IN OUT DVR VIDEO S VIDEO P R P B Y V S V S R L R L P R P B Y D VD reco rder or VCR V i deo out S-video out S-video in Componen t video out Audio out V ide o in Audio in OPTICAL AUD IO DIGIT AL INPUT DTV/CBL DTV/CBL COMPONENT VIDEO DTV/C[...]

19 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Connect your CD player , MD player or tape deck via analog connection. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power supp ly unti l all connections be tween componen ts are co mplete. *1 T o make a digital connection to a component other than the defa ult component assigned to each DIGIT AL INPUT jac[...]

20 En CONNECTIONS This unit is equipped with 6 additional inp ut jacks (FR ONT L/R, CENTER, SURR OUND L/R and SUBWOOFER) for discrete mu lti-channel input from a multi-format player , ex ternal decoder , sound processor or pre-amplifier . Connect th e output jacks on your multi- format player or external decoder to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. Be sur[...]

21 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Both FM and AM indoor ante nnas are supplied with this unit. In genera l, these anten n as should provi de suf f icient signal strength. Connect ea ch antenna correctly to designated terminals. • The AM loop antenna should b e placed away from this unit. • The AM loop antenna should always be conn ected, ev en if[...]

22 En CONNECTIONS Connect the supplied indoor D AB antenna to the D AB antenna terminal on the rear panel and attach the indoor D AB ante nna verti cally on the w all. y It is recommended that you us e the tuning aid function (see page 63) when you set up the indoor D AB antenna in order to maximize D AB reception capability . • Be sure to check [...]

23 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Once all connections are co mplete, plug the power cabl e into the A C wall outlet. A C OUTLET (SWITCHED) Use this outlet to supply po wer to any connected components. Connect the po wer cable of another component to t his outlet. Po wer to this outlet is supplied when this unit is turned on. Ho wev er, po wer to thi[...]

24 En CONNECTIONS If you are to use 4 or 6 ohm speakers, set “SP IMP .” to “ 6 Ω MIN” as follo ws BEFORE using this unit. 1 Make sure this unit is in the standb y mode . See page 25 for details about turning on this unit o r standby mode. 2 Press and hold STRAIGHT (EFFECT) on the front panel and then press ST AND BY/ON to turn on this uni[...]

25 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION When all connec tions are complete, turn on this unit. ■ T ur ning on the power Press ST A NDBY/ON on the fr ont panel (or PO WER on the remote cont rol) to turn on th is unit. g ■ Setting this unit to the st andb y mode Press ST ANDBY/ON on the fr ont panel again (or ST ANDBY on the remote contr ol) to set this [...]

BASIC SETUP 26 En The “B ASIC SETUP” feature is a useful w ay to se t up your system quickly and with minimal ef fort. • Make sure you disconnect your headphon es from this unit. • If you wish to configure this unit manua lly using more precis e adjustments, use the detailed parameters in “SOUND MENU” (see page 82). • Altering any par[...]

27 En BASIC SETUP PREP ARA TION 5 Press d to select “SUBWOOFER” and then j / i to select the desired setting. Choices: YES , NONE • Select “YES” if you ha ve a subwoofer in your system. • Select “NONE” if you do not hav e a subwoofer in your system. 6 Press d to select “SPEA KERS” and then j / i to select the number of s peaker [...]

28 En BASIC SETUP 9 Press j / i to select the desired se tting. Choices: YES , NO • Select “YES ” to complete the setup procedure if the test tone le vels from ea ch speaker were satisfactory . • Select “NO ” to proceed to the speaker l e vel adjustment menu to balance the output lev el of each speaker . 10 Press ENTER to confirm your s[...]

PLAYBACK 29 En BAS I C OPERA TION Extreme caution shou ld be e xercised when y ou play back CDs encoded in DTS. If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS- incompatible CD play er , y o u will only hear some unwanted noise that ma y damage your speakers. Check whether your CD pla yer supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, c heck the sound output lev[...]

30 En PLAYBACK 5 Rotate V OLUME on the front panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote contr ol) to adjust the volume to the de sired output le vel. 6 Press T ONE CONTROL on the fr ont panel repeatedly to select “TREBLE” or “B ASS” and then press B ASS/TREBLE +/– buttons to adjust the corresponding frequency response level. • Select ?[...]

USING OTHER FEATURES 31 En BAS I C OPERA TION SILENT CINEMA allows you to enjoy mu lti-channel music or movie sound, including Dolby Digital and DTS sources, through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activ ates automatically when ev er you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEM A DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (see pa[...]

32 En USING OTHER FEATURES y “NIGHT :CINEMA” and “NIGHT :MUSIC” adjustments are stored independently . • Y ou cannot use the night listeni ng modes in the follo w ing cases: – when the “DIRECT STEREO” mode (see page 37) is selected. – when the component connected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see pa[...]

33 En USING OTHER FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION Use this feature to automa tically set this unit to the standby mode after a certai n 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 e xternal components connected to A C OUTLET (see[...]

34 En USING OTHER FEATURES Y ou can adjust the output lev el of each speaker while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. This operation will override the le vel adjustments made in “B ASIC SETUP” (see pa ge 26) and “SP LEVEL” (see page 83). 1 Press AMP and then press LEVE[...]

35 En USING OTHER FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION Compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) are created by a lossy compression scheme where the audio is resampled to lower the bitrat e and to remov e sounds that are indistinguishabl e to typical human hear ing. The Compressed Music Enhancer fe ature of this unit enhances your listening e xperience[...]

36 En USING OTHER FEATURES Use this feature to select th e component connected to the MUL T I CH INPUT jacks (see page 20) as the input source. Press MUL TI CH INPUT on the front panel (or MUL TI CH IN on the remo te contr ol) so that “MUL TI CH INPUT” appears in the front panel display . MULTI CH INPUT When “MUL TI CH INPUT” is shown in th[...]

37 En USING OTHER FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION The “DIRECT STEREO” mode allo ws sources to bypass the decoders and DSP processo rs of this unit so that you can enjoy pure h i-fi sound from 2-chan nel PCM and analog sources. Press AMP on the remote control and then press DIRECT ST . on the remote contr ol to select “DIRECT STEREO”. • T o av[...]

38 En USING OTHER FEATURES The follow ing information appears in the front panel display for a fe w seconds. Signal format Signal format display . When this unit ca nnot detect a digital signal, it automa tically switches to ana log input. Display status: Analog, Digital, Dolb y Digita l, DTS, PCM, Unknwn Digital “Unknwn Digital” appears when t[...]

ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 39 En BAS I C OPERA TION If you connected a surround back speaker , use this feature to enjoy 6.1-channel playback for multi-channel sources using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolb y Digital EX or DTS-ES decoders. 1 Press AMP on the remote contro l and then press EXTD SUR. on the remote contr ol repeatedly to switc h between 5.1[...]

40 En ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND Signals input from 2-channel s ources can also be played back on multi-channels. 1 Press AMP and then press ST AND ARD on the remote control repeatedly to s witch between the “SUR. ST ANDARD” and “SUR. ENHANCED” programs or press MO VIE to select the “MO VIE THEA TER” pr ograms. 2 Press SELECT on the remote[...]

41 En ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND BAS I C OPERA TION V irtual CINEMA DSP allo ws you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surr ound speakers. It creates virtual speakers to repr oduce the natural sound f ield. If you set “SUR. LR” to “ NONE” (see page 82), V irtual CINEMA DSP activ ates au tomatically whenev er you select a CINEMA DSP sound[...]

RECORDING 42 En Recording adjustments and ot her operations are performed from the reco rding components. Re fer to the operating instructions for those components. • When this unit is set to the standby mode, you cannot r ecord between other componen ts connected to this unit. • The setting of the T ONE CONTROL (see page 30), V OLUME, the spea[...]

FM/AM TUNING 43 En BAS I C OPERA TION There are 2 tuning methods: automatic a nd manual. Automatic tuning is effecti v e when station signa ls are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from th e station you want to select is weak, t une into it manually . Y ou can also use the automatic and ma nual preset t uning featur es to store up [...]

44 En FM/AM TUNING If the signal receiv ed from the station you w ant to select is weak, tune into it manua lly . Manually tuning into an FM st ation automatically switches the tuner to monaural reception to increa s e the signal quality . 1 Rotate the INPUT selector to select “TUNER” as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception b[...]

45 En FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can use the automatic pres et tun ing feature to store FM stations with strong signals up to 40 (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in ea ch of the 5 preset station groups) of those stations in order . Y ou can then recall any preset station easily by sele cting the preset station number . 1 Rotate the INP[...]

46 En FM/AM TUNING ■ Automatic pres et tuning opt ions Y ou can specify the preset number from which this unit stores FM stations and/or be gins tuning tow ard lo wer frequencies. First carry out steps 1 through 3 in “ Automatic preset tun ing” on page 45. • Press A/B/C/D/E an d then PRESET/TUNING l / h to select the preset station number u[...]

47 En FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station n umber (1 to 8 ) while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. • Press h to select a higher pr eset station number . • Press l to select a lower preset station number . 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. The station[...]

48 En FM/AM TUNING 2 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h on the fr ont panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) to select the desired preset station number (1 to 8). The preset station group and number appear in the front panel display along wi th the station band and frequency . y Y ou can select the desired pre set st ation number (1 to 8) directly[...]

49 En FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 3 Select pres et station “A 5” using A /B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING l / h . “A5” and the MEMOR Y indi cator flash in the front panel display . See “Selecting preset stations” on page 47. 4 Press EDIT again. “EDIT E1–A5” appears in th e front panel display and the assignments of the two preset st[...]

RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING 50 En Radio Data System is a data transmi ssion system used b y FM stations in many countries. The Radio Data System function is carried out among the network stations. This unit can receive v a ri ous Radio Data System data such as PS (program service), PTY (program typ e), R T (radio text), CT (cloc k time), and EON (enha[...]

51 En RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 4 Press PTY SEEK ST ART on the remote control to start searc hing for all the av ailable Radio Data System preset stations. The name of t he selected program type flashes and the PTY HOLD indicator light s up in the front panel display while this unit is searc hing for stations. y T o stop searching[...]

52 En RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING 3 Press EON on the r emote contr ol repeate dl y to select one of the 4 Radio Data Sys t em program typ es (NEWS, AFF AIRS, INFO or SPORT). The name of the selected program type appears in the front panel display . y T o cancel the EON feature, press EON on the remote control repeatedly until the name of the program t[...]

53 En RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 2 Press FREQ/TEXT on the remote cont rol repeatedly to select the desired Radio Data System display mode. • Selec t “PS” to display th e name of the Radio Data System program currently being recei ved. • Select “PT Y” to display th e type of the Radio Data System program currently being [...]

DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BRO ADCASTING) TUNING 54 En D AB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), also kno wn as digital radio, is a new w ay of radio broadcasting. D AB is bro adcast using digital signals in stead of analog sign als, resulting in near CD -quality sound. Analog si gnals (i.e. AM/FM) are susceptible to interference (i.e. distortin g and noise) caus[...]

55 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING) TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Before tuning into D AB servic es, you ha ve to perform the initial scan . 1 Rotate the INPUT select or on the fr ont panel (or press TUNER on the remote contro l) to select “TUNER” as the input source. 2 Press D AB on the front panel (or B AND on the remote control) re peatedl y [...]

56 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BRO ADCASTING) TUNING There are fi v e D AB tuning methods: “ALPHANUMERIC”, “ACTIVE”, “ENSEMBLE”, “F A V OURITE”, and “PRESET” . Y ou can select the desired services with the cha nnel labels displayed in the front pa nel display . Once you perform an initial scan, the registry list of available services [...]

57 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING) TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) repeatedl y to search for registered D AB services. y T o return to the top of the list, press A/B/C/D/E on the front panel (or j / i on the remote control). • The SECOND AR Y indicator lig hts[...]

58 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BRO ADCASTING) TUNING 3 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h on the fr ont panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) repeatedl y until “EMPTY” appears next to the preset service number in the front panel displa y . y • “EMPTY” appears when no preset D AB service is assigned to the corresponding service number . • Y [...]

59 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING) TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 2 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote contro l) to bro wse thr ough the preset D A B services in the re gistry list. Unassigned preset servic e numbers are skipped and only assigned preset servic e numbers along with their D AB service names [...]

60 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BRO ADCASTING) TUNING Each time you press DISPLA Y on the front panel (or on the remote control), inf ormation displayed in the front panel display changes in the followin g order . • The information order starts fro m the be ginning again after the signal quality informa tion has been displayed in the front panel display[...]

61 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING) TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION There are 5 operations in DAB MENU: “INIT SCAN”, “TUNE AID”, “DRC MODE”, “PR UNE LIST”, and “PRESET DEL”. Use the rem ote control to access and adjust each operation in D AB MENU. 1 Press TUNER to selec t “TUNER” as the input source. 2 Press BAND repeatedl y to[...]

62 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BRO ADCASTING) TUNING ■ Initial s can A)INIT SCAN Use this feature to locate all of the D AB ensembles and services in your area. When “I NIT SCAN” is selected, this unit scans the entire range of Band III and L-Band (or the limited range of Band III, if selected), and creates a registry list of all the receiv able D [...]

63 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING) TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ T uning aid B)TUNE AID Use this feature to display the strength of the current D AB signals in the front panel display . Y ou can use this f eature to adjust the positioning of th e D AB antenna and this unit. It is recommended that you perform this operation when setting up this [...]

64 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BRO ADCASTING) TUNING If “A UT O” is selected and the DA B broadcast contains DRC data, the DRC indica tor lights up in the front panel display . 3 Press ENTER. This unit returns to the “DRC MODE” m enu. ■ Prune list D)PRUNE LIST Use this feature to delete a group of inacti ve D AB ensembles and services f rom the[...]

65 En DAB (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING) TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Preset delete E)PRESET DE L Use this feature to specif y and delete unnecessary D AB services from the D AB registry list. 1 Press u / d to select “PRESET DEL” in “D AB MENU”, and then press ENTER. See page 61 for details. “DELETE:--” appears in the front panel display[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 66 En What really crea tes the rich, full tones of a live instrument are the multiple r eflections from th e walls o f the room. In addition to making the sound liv e, these reflec tions enable us to tell where the player is situated as we ll as the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting. ■ Elements of a sound fie[...]

67 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 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 stereo or multi-channel sound source. This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing sev era l sound field programs which y[...]

68 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ For music sour ces Y ou can select from the following sound f i elds when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. y Press the PR OGRAM l / h buttons on the front panel (o r press AMP and then pre ss on e of the sound f ield program selector b uttons on the remote control) to select t he de sire[...]

69 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S Y ou can enjoy good quality sound with the initial f actory settings. Although you do not hav e to change the initial factory settings, you can change some of the parameters to better suit the input source or your listening room. • Use the “P ARAM. I NI” feature in “OPTION MENU” to initiali[...]

70 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Sound field parame ter descriptions Y ou can adjust the v alues of certain digi tal sound f i eld parameters so that the so und f ields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the follo wing parameters are foun d in ev ery program. y T o change sound f ield parameter settings to suit yo u r listeni[...]

71 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S ROOM SIZE P.ROOM SIZE S.ROOM SIZE SB RM SIZE Room size. Presence, su rround, and surround back room size. Adjusts the apparent size of the surround sound f ield. T he larger the v alue, the larger the surround sound f ield beco mes. As the sound is repeatedly reflected ar ound a room, the la r g er t[...]

72 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS REV.TIME Re verberation time. Adjusts the amount of time taken for the dense, subsequent re verberatio n sound to decay by 60 dB at 1 kHz. This chan ges the apparent size of the acoustic environment over an e xtremely wide range. Set a longer r e verberation time for “dead” sources and listening room en vironments, an[...]

73 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S REV.LEVEL Re verberation le vel. Adjusts the volume of the re verberation so und. The larger the v alue, the stronger the rev erberation becomes. Control range: 0 to 100% 2ch Stereo DIRECT 2-channel s tereo direct. Bypas ses the decoders and DSP processors of th is unit for pure hi -f i stereo sound [...]

74 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS y The “PR O LOGIC IIx Music”, “PRO LOGIC II Music”, and “DTS Neo:6 Music” parameters can be set only when “SUR. ST AND ARD” is selected. Press AMP and then press ST ANDARD on the remote cont rol repeate dly to select “SUR. ST AND ARD” (see page 40). Sound field pa rameter Features PRO LOGIC IIx Music P[...]

75 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S Sound output from each speaker de pends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to the diagrams in the table below to understand the speaker layout for each sound f ield program. Be advised that there may be no or not eno ugh sound output from speaker s depending on the type of input sou rce [...]

76 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS MUSIC Pop/Rock ENTERTAINMENT TV Sports Mono Movie Game MOVIE THEATER Spectacle Sci-Fi Adventure General SUR. STANDARD DOLBY DIGITAL PRO LOGIC DTS Pro Logic Pro Logic SUR. STANDARD PLII Movie PLII Music PLII Game PLIIx Movie PLIIx Music PLIIx Game Movie / Game Pro Log ic II Music Pro Logic IIx SUR. STANDARD Neo:6 Cinema Ne[...]

77 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S Sound fiel d prog ram 2-channel audio (monaural) 2-channel audio (stereo) 5.1/6.1-channel audio * SUR. ENHANCED DOLBY DIGITAL PRO LOGIC DTS Pro Logic Pro Logic SUR. ENHANCED PLII Movie PLIIx Movie Pro Logic II Pro Logic IIx SUR. ENHANCED Neo:6 Cinema STRAIGHT Monaural playback DIRECT STEREO Monaural [...]

SET MENU 78 En Y ou can use the follo wing parameters in “SET MENU” to adjust a v ariety of syst em settings and cust omize the way th is unit operates. Change the ini tial settings (indicated in bold under ea ch parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vironment. ■ BASIC SETUP BASIC SETUP Use this feature to set up yo ur system q[...]

79 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION D AB menu 3 DAB MENU Use this menu to manually perform the D AB operati ons. F or details, See “Using D AB MENU” on page 61. Option menu 4 OPTION MENU Use this menu to manually adjust the optional system parameters. Par am et er Features Pa ge A)INIT SCAN Locates all of the D AB ense mbles and se rvices in y[...]

80 En SET MENU Use the remote control to access an d adjust each parameter . y • Y ou can change the “SET MENU” parameters while this unit is reproducing soun d. • If yo u press one of the soun d f ield program selector buttons during the “SET MENU ” operation, the “SET MENU” operation is canceled. • Repeat the following procedur [...]

81 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION 6 Press u / d to select the de sired parameter and then j / i to change the parameter settings. • Press i to increase the value. • Press j to decr ease the v alue. 7 Press SET MENU to exit fr om “SET MENU”. Memory back-up The memory back-up circuit prevents the stored data from being lost e ven if this u[...]

82 En SET MENU Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker settings or compensate for video signal proces sing delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. ■ Speaker sett ings A)SPEAKER SET Use this feature to manual ly adjust an y speake r settings. y If you are not satisfied with the bass sounds from your speakers, you can change these settin[...]

83 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Crosso ver CROSSOVER Use this feature to sele ct a crosso ver frequenc y of all the speakers set to “SML” (or “SMALL”) or to “NONE” in “SPEAKER SET” (see page 82). All frequencies below the selected frequency will be sent to the subwoofer or to the speakers set to “LRG” (or “LARGE”) in ?[...]

84 En SET MENU ■ Center graphic equalizer D)CENTER GE Q Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-frequenc y band (100Hz, 300Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz and 10kHz) graphic equalizer for the center channel so that the tonal quality of the center speak er matches that of the front speak ers. Y ou can make adjustments while listening to t he currently selected s[...]

85 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this menu to reassign the i nput jacks, select the input mode or rename the input source. ■ Input assignment A)INPUT ASSIGN Use this feature to assign the input jacks according to the component t o be used if the initial se ttings of this unit do not correspond to your need s. Change the follo wing paramet[...]

86 En SET MENU 3 Press u / d to select the character y ou want to use and then press j / i to move to the next space. • Y ou can use up to 8 charac ters for each input. •P r e s s d to change the character in the follo wing order , or press u to go in the reverse order: A to Z, a space, 0 to 9, a space, a to z, a space, symbols (#, *, –, +, e[...]

87 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this menu to adjust the optional system par ameters. ■ Display settings A)DISPLAY SET Dimmer DIMMER Use this feature to adjust the brightness of the front panel display . Control range: – 4 to 0 Control step: 1 •P r e s s j to make the front panel display dimmer . •P r e s s i to make the front panel[...]

ADVANCED SETUP 88 En This unit has additional menus th at are displayed in the front panel disp lay . The adv anced setup menu of fers additional operations to adjust and cust omize the way this unit operate s. Change the init ial settings (indicate d in bold under each parameter) to reflect the need s of your listening en vironment. • The settin[...]

89 En ADVANCED SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker impedance SP IMP. Use this feature to set the speak er impedance of this un it so that it matches that of your speakers. Choices: 8 Ω MIN , 6 Ω MIN • Select “8 Ω MIN” to set the speaker impedance to 8 Ω. • Select “6 Ω MIN” to set the speaker impedance to 6 Ω. ■ Factory[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 90 En In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other audiovisual component s made by Y AMAHA and other manufacture rs. T o control your TV or other components, you mu st set the appropriate re mote control code for each input source (see page 9 2). ■ Controlling this unit Press AMP to contr[...]

91 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Controlling other compon ents Once you set the appropriate remote control codes (see page 92), use the input selector buttons and to select the component you want to control. Note that some b uttons may not correctly operate the selected com ponent. *1 This button functions only when the origi[...]

92 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can control other components b y setting the appropriate remote control c odes. Y ou can set the remote control codes for each input s ource. For a complete list of av ailable remote control c odes, refer to “LIST OF REMO TE CONTR OL CODES” at the end of this manual. The following table sho ws the default comp[...]

RESETTING THE SYSTEM 93 En AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to reset all the para meters of this unit to the initia l factory sett ings. • This procedure completely resets all the paramete rs of this unit including the “SET MENU” parameters. Howe ver , the advanced se tup menu parameters will not be initialized. • The init ial f actor[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 94 En Refer to the table below when this un it does not function properly . If the proble m you are e xperiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruc tion belo w does not help, set this unit to th e standb y mode, disconnect the po wer cable, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ■ General TROUBL[...]

95 En TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remed y See page The sound su ddenl y goes off. The protect ion circuitry has been ac ti vated because of a short circu it, etc. Check that the speaker impedance s etting is correct. 24 Check that the speaker wires are not touching each other and the n turn this u nit back on. — The sle[...]

96 En TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Ca use Remedy See 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 component is n ot set to output Dolby Dig ital or DTS digital signals. Make an appropriat e setting following the operatin g instruct ions for your compon[...]

97 En TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner Problem Cause Remedy See page FM FM stereo recept ion is noisy . The charac teristics of FM ste reo broadcasts m ay cause this proble m when the transmit ter is too fa r awa y or the antenn a input is poor . Check th e antenna connecti ons. 21 Try using a high-qua lity directional FM antenna.[...]

98 En TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Remote contr ol Problem Ca use Remedy See page The remote control does not work nor function properly . Wrong dist ance or angle. The remote control functions within a maximum range of 6 m and no more than 30 de grees off-axis from the front pan el. 7 Direct sun light or ligh ting (from an inv erter type of fluorescent lam[...]

GLOSSARY 99 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that giv e s you completely independent mu lti-channel audio. W ith 3 front channels (front L/R and center), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolb y Digita l pro vides 5 full-rang e audio channels. W i th an additional channel especially for bas[...]

100 En GLOSSARY ■ LFE 0.1 channel This channel reproduces lo w-frequenc y signals. The frequency range of this channe l is from 20 Hz to 120 Hz. This channel is counted as 0. 1 because it only enforces a low-frequenc y range compared to the full-range reproduced by the other 5/6 ch annels in Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1/6.1-ch annel systems. ■ Neo:[...]

101 En GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Component video signal W i th the component video signal sy stem, 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 sig[...]

102 En GLOSSARY ■ Band III When you select “UK BAND3” in th e initial scan operation, this unit scans only within the frequencies marked with an asterisk (*) in the following table (see page 62). ■ L-Band DAB frequency information Note Frequency Channel label 174.928 MHz 5A 176.640 MHz 5B 178.352 MHz 5C 180.064 MHz 5D 181.936 MHz 6A 183.648[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 103 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A UDIO SECTION • Min imum RMS Out put Po wer for F ront, Cente r , Surrou nd, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ................................ ...... 90 W • Dyn amic Po wer (IHF ) 8/6/4/2 Ω ......... .................................... ........... 120/155/190/235 W • Maximum O[...]

LIST OF REMO TE CONTROL CODES TV ADMIRAL 292, 293 AIW A 276, 283, 284, 294 AKAI 295, 296 ALBA 296 A OC 297 BELL&HOWELL 292 BEST AR 298 BLA UPUNKT 222, 229 BLUE SKY 298 BRANDT 223 BR OCSONIC 297 BUSH 296 CLA TR ONIC 298 CRAIG 224 CR OSLEX 225 CUR TIS MA THIS 226, 297 D AEWOO 224, 227, 228, 297, 298 D A YTR ON 239 DU AL 298 DWIN 293 EMERSON 224, [...]

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