Yamaha RX-N600 manual

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-BEAUBO URG 7[...]

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

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 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 , c lean place – away fro m direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. Allow ventilation[...]

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

FEATURES 2 En Built-in 6- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ) Front: 95 W + 95 W Center: 95 W Surround: 95 W + 95 W Surround back: 95 W Sound field pr ograms ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fie ld s ◆ Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX decoder ◆ DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 En INTRODUCTION Check that you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. 1 T ake off the battery compar tment cover . 2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) accord ing to the polarity markings (+ and –) on the insi de of the battery compar tment. 3 Snap the battery compar tment cover back into place . • Change all of [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 En The XM Satellite Radio controlling functi ons in the following b u ttons (SEARCH MO DE, CA TEGOR Y, PRES ET/TUNING/CH l / h , MEMOR Y , and DISPLA Y) are only applicable to the U.S.A. and Canada models and are oper ational only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, see “X M Satellite Radio control[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 En INTRODUCTION 8 TUNING MODE (A UT O/MAN’L) Switches between automatic tu ning (the A UT O indicator is turned on) and manual tuni ng (the A UTO indicator is turned of f) (see page 46). 9 ZONE 2 ON/OFF T urns on Zone 2 or sets it to the standb y mode (see page 99). This button is operational only when MASTER ON/OFF is pr[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 En This section describes the function of ea ch control on the remote control used to control this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 93. • The operation mode of the remote control bu ttons in the shaded area be low depends on the component selector switch position. Set the co[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 En INTRODUCTION 6 ENHANCER T urns on or of f the Compressed Music Enhancer mode (see page 37). 7 LEVEL Selects the speake r channel to be adjusted and sets the output le vel (see page 36). 8 Cursor buttons u / d / j / i , ENTER Select and adjust the sound field program parameters or the “SET MENU” para meters. 9 RETURN [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 En ■ Contr olling the TUNER functi ons Set the component selector sw itch to SOURCE and then press TUNER to select “T UNER” as the input source . 4 Numeric buttons Use numbers 1 through 8 to select preset stations. 7 BAND Switches the reception ba nd between FM and AM. 8 Cursor b utton s u / d / j / i Press j / i to s[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 En INTRODUCTION The XM indicator is only applicab le to the U.S.A. an d Canada models and the cursor on the lef t of the XM indicator lights up on ly when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, see “Basic XM Satellite Radio operations” on page 57. 1 Decoder indicator s The respectiv e indicator lights up[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 En C V OLUME le vel indicator Indicates the curre nt volum e lev el. D PCM indicator Lights up when this unit is reproducing PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) digita l audio signals. E ST AND ARD indicator Lights up when the “SUR . ST ANDARD” or “SUR. ENHANCED” program is selected. F SP A B indicators Light up according [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 En INTRODUCTION 1 Video component jac ks See pages 18 and 19 for connection information. 2 A udio component jac ks See page 21 for connection information. 3 MUL TI CH INPUT jacks See page 24 for connection information. 4 ZONE 2 OUTPUT jacks See page 98 for connection information. These jacks output analog signals only . 5 [...]

CONNECTIONS 12 En The speaker layout belo w sho ws the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP a nd multi-channel audio sources. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International T elecommunication Union). Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The front speak ers are used fo r the main source soun[...]

13 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Be sure to connec t the left c hannel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “ –” (black) prope rly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from th e speake rs, and if the polarity of the speake r connections is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • Before connecting the [...]

14 En CONNECTIONS FRONT terminals Connect one or two sets of fr ont speak ers (1, 2) to th ese terminals. If you use only one front speaker system, connect it to the FR ONT A or B terminal. CENTER terminals Connect a center speaker (3) to these terminals. SURROUND terminals Connect surround speakers (4, 5) to these terminals. SURROUND B A CK termin[...]

15 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting the speaker cab le 1 Remove ap pro ximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker cable and then twist the exposed wires of the cable together to pr e vent short circuits. 2 Loosen the knob. 3 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each terminal. 4 Tighten the knob to sec[...]

16 En CONNECTIONS ■ Aud i o j a cks This unit has three types of audio jacks. Connection depends on the a v ailability of audio jacks on your other components. A UDIO jacks 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. DIGIT AL [...]

17 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ A udio signal flow f or A UDIO OUT (REC) This unit handles digital and analog signals independently . Thus, audio signals input at the analog jacks ar e output only at th e analog A UDIO OUT (RE C) jacks. Like wise, audio sign als input at the DI GIT AL INPUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks are output only at the DIGI[...]

18 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 VIDEO S VIDEO MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT[...]

19 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Connect your D VD player , D VD recorder , VCR or STB (set-top box) using the same type of video connections as those made for your TV (see page 18) . The cable TV recei v er and the sa tellite recei ver are example s of the STB. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power suppl y until al l connec[...]

20 En CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a D VD recorder or a VCR ■ Connecting an STB AUDIO IN OUT DVR IN OUT DVR VIDEO S VIDEO DVR COMPONENT VIDEO P R P B Y V S V L R L R P R P B Y S D VD reco rder or VCR Audio in Audio out V ideo in V i deo out Componen t video out S-video in S-video out (U .S.A. model) AUDIO DIGIT AL INPUT DTV/CBL DTV/CBL DTV/CBL VIDE[...]

21 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Connect your CD player , MD pl ayer or tape deck via anal og and/or digital connections. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power suppl y until al l connections between componen ts are co mplete. T o make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to each DIGIT[...]

22 En CONNECTIONS This unit is equipped with the DOCK te rminal on the rear panel that allows you to connect a Y AMAHA iPod univ ersal dock (such as YDS-10 sold se parately) where you can station your iPod a nd control playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. Co nnect a Y AMAHA iPod univ ersal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) t[...]

23 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION T o connect this unit to your network, plug one end of a netw ork cable (CA T -5 or hi gher straight cable) into the LAN port of this unit, and plug the other end into one of the LAN ports on your r outer that supports the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function. The follow ing diagram sho w s a co[...]

24 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 or sound processor . Connect the output jacks on your multi-format player , external decoder or sound processor to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. Be sur[...]

25 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 fi cient signal strength. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. • Be sure to set the tuner frequen cy step (General model only) according to the frequency spaci ng in your area (see p[...]

26 En CONNECTIONS Once all connections are co mplete, plug the po wer cabl e into the A C wall outlet. ■ V O L T A GE SELECT OR (General model onl y) The V OL T A GE SELECT OR on the rear panel of this unit m ust be set f or y our local v oltage BEFORE plugging the power cable into the AC wall outlet. Im proper setting of the V OL T A GE SELECT O[...]

27 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION If you are to use 6 ohm speakers, set “SP IMP .” to “6 Ω MIN” as f ollo ws BEFORE using this u nit. 4 ohm speakers can be also used as the fr ont speakers. 1 Make sure this uni t is turned off. See page 28 for details about turning on or off this unit. 2 Press and hold STRAIG HT (EFFECT) on the front panel [...]

28 En CONNECTIONS When all connections are complete, turn on this un it. ■ T urning on this unit Press MASTER ON/OFF on the fr ont p anel inwar d to the ON position to tu rn on this un it. • Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel (or ST ANDBY on the remote control) to set the main zone to the standb y mode. • Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the [...]

BASIC SETUP 29 En PREP ARA TION The “B ASIC SETUP” feature is a useful way to set up your system quickly and with minimal ef fort. • Make sure you disconnect you r headphones from this unit. • If you wish to configur e this unit manually using more pr ecise adjustments, use the detailed parameters in “ SOUND MENU” (see page 77). • Alt[...]

30 En BASIC SETUP 6 Press d to select “SUBWOOFER” and then j / i to select the desired setting. Choices: YES , NONE • Select “YES” if you have a subw oofer in your system. • Select “NONE” if you do not have a subw oofer in your system. 7 Press d to select “SPEAKERS” and then j / i to select the number of speakers connected to th[...]

31 En BASIC SETUP PREP ARA TION 10 Press j / i to select the desired setting. Choices: YES , NO • Select “YES” to complete the set up procedure if the test tone le v els from each speaker were satisfactory . • Select “NO” to proceed to the sp eaker le v el adjustment menu in step 12 to balance the output lev el of each speaker . 11 Pres[...]

PLAYBACK 32 En Extreme caution should be exer cised when y ou play back CDs encoded in DTS. If yo u pla y bac k a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-in compatible CD player , you will only hear some unwanted noise that ma y damage your speakers. Check whether your CD pla y er supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output le vel of y our CD pla [...]

33 En PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA T ION 5 Rotate V O LUME on the front panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote contr ol) to adjust the v olume to the de sired output level. 6 Press T ONE CONTROL on the front panel repeatedly to select “TREBLE” or “B ASS” and then r otate the PROGRAM selector to adjust the corresponding frequency response lev[...]

USING AUDIO FEATURES 34 En SILENT CINEMA allows you to enjo y multi-channel music or movie sound, includ ing Dolby Digital and DTS sources, through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA acti va tes automatic ally whene v er you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while list ening to a source with a CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field program (see pag[...]

35 En USING AUDIO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA T ION y “NIGHT :CINEMA” and “NIGHT :MUSIC” adjustments are stored independently . • Y ou cannot use the night liste ning modes in the following cases: – when the “DIRECT STEREO” mode (see page 39) is selected. – when the component conn ected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the i[...]

36 En USING AUDIO FEATURES 3 Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to set the amount of time. Each time you press SLEEP, the front panel display changes as shown belo w . The SLEEP indicator flashe s while you are switchi ng the amount of time for the sleep timer . Once the sleep timer is set, the SLEEP indicator lights up in the front panel[...]

37 En USING AUDIO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA T ION 2 Press j / i on the remote control to adjust the speaker output level. • Press i to increase the value. • Press j to decrease the v alu e. Control range: –10 dB to +10 dB y This operation can also be performed using the control b uttons on the front panel. Press NEXT on the front panel repeatedl[...]

38 En USING AUDIO FEATURES 1 Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press ENHANCER on the remote control repeatedl y to select the desired Compressed Music Enhancer mode. The following display appear s in the OSD and the ENHANCER indicator lights up in the front panel display . Choices: 2ch Enhancer , 6ch Enhancer, Off (pre viously selec[...]

39 En USING AUDIO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA T ION Y ou can mix down multi-cha nnel sources to 2 channels and enjoy playback in 2-channel stereo. Set the component selector switc h to AMP and then press STEREO on the remote contr ol repeatedly to select “2ch Stereo”. y • Y ou can use a subwoofer with this progra m when “LFE/BASS OUT” is set t[...]

USING VIDEO FEATURES 40 En Y ou can display the format , sampling fre quency , channel, bit rate and flag data of the current input signal. 1 Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press SET MENU on the remote contr ol. The top “SET MENU” displa y appears in t he OSD. 2 Press d repeatedly to select “SIGNAL INFO” and then press EN[...]

41 En USING VIDEO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA T ION Y ou can display the operating in formation of this unit on a video monitor . If you display the “SET MENU” and sound field pro gram parameter settings on a video monitor , it is much easier to see the available options and parameters than it is to read the inform ation in the front panel display .[...]

ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 42 En 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, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES decoders. 1 Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press EXTD SUR. on the remote control repeatedl y to switc h between 5.1 and 6.1-cha[...]

43 En ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND BAS I C OPERA T ION Signals input from 2-channel sources can also be played back on multi-channels. 1 Set the compon ent selector switch to AMP and then press ST AND ARD on the rem ote control repeatedl y to switch between the “SUR. ST AND ARD” and “SUR. ENHANCED” programs or press MO VIE to select the “MO VI[...]

44 En ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND V irtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surround speak ers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduc e the natural sound fi eld. If you set “SUR. L/R SP” to “ NONE” (see page 78), V irtual CINEMA DSP activ ates automatically whene ver you select a CINEMA DSP sound f ield program ([...]

RECORDING 45 En BAS I C OPERA T ION Recording adjustments and other operati ons are performed fr om the recordi ng components. Refer to the operating instructions for those components. The DTS signal is a digital bitstrea m. Attempting to digi tally record the DTS bitstream will result in noise being rec orded. Therefore, if you want to use this un[...]

FM/AM TUNING 46 En There are 2 tuning methods: automatic a nd manual. Automatic tuning is ef fecti ve when st ation signals are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tu ne into it manually . Y ou can also use the automatic and manual preset tun ing features to store up to 40 stations (A1 to [...]

47 En FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA T ION If the signal recei ved from the station you w ant to select is weak, tune into it manually . Manually tuning into an FM st ation automa tically switches the tuner to monaural reception to increase the signal quality . 1 Rotate the INPUT selector to select “TUNER” as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to sele[...]

48 En FM/AM TUNING Y ou can use the aut omatic pres et tuning 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 statio n easily by sele cting the preset station number . 1 Rotate the INPUT selector to sel[...]

49 En FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA T ION ■ A utomatic prese t tuning options Y ou can specify the preset number from which this unit stores FM stations and/or be gins tuning to ward lo wer frequencies. First carry out steps 1 through 3 in “ Automatic preset tuning” on page 48. • Press A/B/C/D/E an d then PRESET/TUNING/ CH l / h to select the [...]

50 En FM/AM TUNING 4 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the MEMOR Y indicato r is flashing. • Press h to select a higher preset station number . • Press l to select a lower preset station number . 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) while the MEMOR Y indicato r is flashing. The station band and frequen[...]

51 En FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA T ION 2 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) to select the desired preset station number (1 to 8). The preset station group a nd number appear in the front panel display along w ith the station band and frequency . Y ou can exchange the assignmen ts of two preset[...]

52 En FM/AM TUNING 3 Select preset station “A5” using A/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h . “A5” and the MEMOR Y indi cator flash in the front panel display . See “Selecti ng preset stations” on page 50. 4 Press EDIT again. “EDIT E1–A5” appears in the front panel display and the assignments of the two preset stations are exchange[...]

XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 53 En BAS I C OPERA T ION XM Satellite Radio is the satell ite radio service with milli ons of listeners across the United St ates and Canada, broadcasting li ve daily . The XM Satellite Radio channe l lineup includ es ove r 160 digital ch annels of choice from coast to coast: 67 commercial-free music channels , featurin[...]

54 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Connect XM Passport and XM Passport Home Dock (sold separately) to the XM jack on the rear panel of this unit. For details, see the operating in structions pro vided wi th XM P assport System. Connecting XM Passport System XM XM Passport and XM Passport Home Dock (sold sep aratel y) (U .S.A. model)[...]

55 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA T ION The following controls are av ailable only wh en “XM” is selected as the input source . Rotate the INPU T selector on the fr ont pan el (or set the component selector switch to SOURCE and then pre ss XM on the remote contro l) to select “XM” as the input source. ■ Front panel funct ion[...]

56 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING T o sign up for an account with the XM Satellite Radio service, an XM Sa tellite Ra dio ID number is required. Follo w the procedure belo w to check your ID number , and then visit the website or call toll-free with a major credit card handy for signing up. For residents in the United States URL: http://act iv ate.[...]

57 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA T ION 1 Rotate the INPUT select or on the front panel (or set the component selector switc h to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control) to select “XM” as the input source. The cursor on the left of th e XM indicator lights up in the front panel display a nd the XM Satellite Radio informati[...]

58 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Y ou can search for the desired channel using one of the three search modes (All Cha nnel Search, Category Search, and Preset Search modes). Y ou can also enter the channel number directly to select the desired channel by using the Direct Number Access mode (see page 61). ■ All Channel Sear ch mode 1 Rotate the I[...]

59 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA T ION ■ Category Searc h mode 1 Rotate the INPUT select or on the front panel (or set the component selector switc h to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control) to select “XM” as the input source. 2 Press SEARCH MODE on the front panel (or SRCH MODE on the remote control) repeatedly to se[...]

60 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Preset Sear c h mode Prior to selecting a preset channe l in the Preset Search mode, you must preset XM Sa tellite Radio channels. F or details, see “Sett ing the XM Sate llite Radio prese t channels” on page 62. y All preset channels (A1 to E8) r ecalls “ 001 Previe w” by the initial factory setting. 1[...]

61 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA T ION ■ Direct Number Access mode 1 Set the component se lector switch to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control to select “XM” as the input source. 2 Press SRCH MODE on the remote control repeatedly to select “ALL CH SEARCH” or “CA T SEARCH”. 3 Press the numeric buttons on the r[...]

62 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Y ou can use this feature to store up to 40 XM Satellite Radio channels (A1 to E8: 8 preset channel numbers in each of the 5 preset channel groups). Y ou can then recall any preset channel e asily b y selecting the preset channel group and number as describe d in “Preset Search mode” on page 60. 1 Search f or a[...]

63 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA T ION 4 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) repeatedly to select a preset channel n umber (1 to 8) while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. The preset channel number appears in the front panel display . 5 Press MEMOR Y on the front panel (or XM ME[...]

64 En XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING When the channel number / name is displa yed: When the channel cat egory is displa yed: When the artist name / song ti tle is disp layed: y • The front pan el display can indicate up to 14 alphanum eric characters at once. Y ou can set whether to display the XM Satellite Radio information in the front panel displ[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 65 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS What really creat es the rich, full tones of a li ve instrumen t are the multiple reflec tions from the wa lls of the room. In addition to making the sound liv e, these reflections enabl e us to tell w here the playe r is situate d as well as the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting. ■[...]

66 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS This unit is equipped with a variety of precise d igital de coders that allo w you to enjo y multi-channel playback from almost any stereo or multi-ch annel sound source. This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing se ve ral sound field program s which you can use to enha[...]

67 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ For mu sic sour ces Y ou can select from the follo wing sound f ields when play i ng music sources, like CD, FM /AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. y Rotate the PROGRAM selector on the front panel (or set the compone nt selector switch to AMP and then press one of the sound f ie ld program se lector but[...]

68 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Y ou can enjoy good quality sound with the initial factory 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. INI” featur e in “OPTION MENU” to initialize the parameters of ea[...]

69 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Sound field para meter descriptio ns Y ou can adjust the values of certain d igi tal sound f ield parameters so that the sound fields are recreated accu rately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in e v ery program. y T o change sound field parameter settings to s[...]

70 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ROOM SIZE P.ROOM SIZE S.ROOM SIZE SB ROOM SIZE Room size. Presence, surround, an d surround back room sizes. Adjusts the apparent size of the surround so und f ield. The larger the v alue, the larger the surroun d sound field becomes. As the sound is repeatedly reflected around a room, the larger the hall is, the longer t[...]

71 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS REV.TIME Re verberation time. Adjusts the amount of time taken for the de nse, subsequent reverberation sound to decay by 60 dB at 1 kHz. This change s the apparent size of the acoustic en vironment over an extremely wide range. Set a longer re v erberation time for “dead” sources and listening ro[...]

72 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS REV.LEVEL Re verberation lev el. Adjusts the volume of the rev erberation sound. The larger the value, the stronger the reverberation becomes. Control range: 0 to 100% 2ch Stereo DIRECT 2-channel stereo direct. Byp asses the decoders and DSP processors of this unit for pure hi-f i stereo sound when playing 2-channel analo[...]

73 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS y The “PR O LOGIC IIx Music”, “PR O LOGIC II Music”, and “DTS Neo:6 Music” parameters can be se t only when “SUR. ST AND ARD” is selected. Set the component sele ctor switch to AMP and then press ST ANDARD on the remote control repeatedly to select “SUR. ST ANDARD” (see page 43). P[...]

SET MENU 74 En Y ou can use the following pa rameters in “SET MENU” to adjust a v ariet y of syst em settings and cust omize the w ay this 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 [...]

75 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Network and USB menu 3 NET/USB MENU Use this menu to manually adjust the network and USB system parameters. Option menu 4 OPTION MENU Use this menu to manually adjust the optional system parameters. The “XM RADIO SET” paramete r is only applic able to the U.S.A. and Canada models. ■ Signal informati on SIG[...]

76 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 you pres s one of the so und field progra m selector buttons during the “SET MENU ” operation, the “SET ME NU” operation is canceled. • Repeat the following procedur[...]

77 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION 5 Press u / d repeatedly and then press ENTER to select and enter the desired submenu. The follo wing display is an e xample where “SPEAKER LEVEL” is selected. 6 Press u / d to select the desired parameter and then j / i to change the parameter settings. • Press i to increase the value. • Press j to decr[...]

78 En SET MENU Center speaker CENTER SP Choices: NONE, SML , LRG • Select “NONE” (none) if you did not connect a center speaker . The center cha nnel signals are directed to t he front left and right speakers. • Select “SML” (small) if you have a small center speaker that does not repro duce lo w-frequency sig nals effecti v ely . The l[...]

79 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 pages 77 and 78). All frequencies belo w the selected frequenc y wi ll be sent to the subwoofer or to the speak ers set to “LRG” (or “LAR[...]

80 En SET MENU ■ Speaker distan ce C)SP DISTANCE Use this feature to manual ly adjust the distance of each speaker and the delay applied to the respecti ve cha nnel. Ideally , each speaker should be the same distance from the main listening position. Howe ve r , this is not possible in most home situati ons. Thus, a certain amoun t of delay must [...]

81 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Dynamic range F)DYNAMIC RANGE Use this feature to select the amount of dynamic range compression to be applied to your speakers or headphones. This setting is ef fecti v e only when this unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals. Speaker SP Adjusts th e speak er compressi on. Headphone HP Adjusts the he[...]

82 En SET MENU Use this menu to reassign the input/output jacks, select the input mode or rename the input source. ■ Input/output assignmen t A)I/O ASSIGNMENT Use this feature to assign the input/output jacks according to the component to be used if the initial settings of this unit do not correspond to y our needs. Change the follo wing paramete[...]

83 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Input mode B )INPUT MODE Use this feature to set this uni t to reset “INPUT MODE” back to “A UTO” (see page 35) regardless of the pre vious setting or to re call the last input mode (“ A UTO”, “DTS”, or “AN ALOG”) used for that source whene v er you turn on this unit. Choices: AU TO , LAS[...]

84 En SET MENU ■ V olume trim D)VOLUME TRIM Use this feature to adjust the lev el of the signal inp ut at each jack. This is useful if you want to balance the le vel of each input source to a void sudden changes in v olume when switching betw een input sources. Choices: CD, MD/CD-R, TUNER, D VD, DTV/CBL, V - A UX, DOCK, D VR, PC/MCX, USB, NET RAD[...]

85 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Primary DNS server DNS (P) Secondary DNS serve r DNS (S) Use this parameter to specif y the IP address of the primary and secondary DNS (Domai n Name System) servers. If you ha ve only one DNS address, en ter the DNS address in “DNS (P)”. If you ha ve two or mo re DNS addresses, enter one of them in “DNS ([...]

86 En SET MENU ■ Network inf ormation C)INFORMATION Use this feature to disp lay the network system information. The abov e display is an exam ple. MA C (Media Access Control) ad dress MAC ADDRESS This information displays the MA C address that is assigned to this unit. Status STATUS This information d isplays th e current link status of the netw[...]

87 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION OSD shift OSD SHIFT Use this feature to adjust the v ertica l position of the OSD. Control range: –5 (upward) to +5 (do wnward) Control step: 1 Initial setting: 0 •P r e s s j to raise the position of the OSD. •P r e s s i to lower the position of the OSD. Gr ay ba ck GRAY BACK Use this feature to display [...]

88 En SET MENU ■ Pa rameter initialization C)PARAM. INI Use this feature to initialize the parameters of each sound field program within a sound f ield program g roup. When you initialize a sound f ield program group, all of the parameter valu es within that group rev ert to th eir initial factory settings. Press the corresponding sound f ield pr[...]

89 En SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ XM Radio setting E)XM RADIO SET (U .S.A. and Canada models onl y) Radio antenna XM ANTENNA Use this feature to check the current reception le v el of XM Passpor t System connected to the XM ja ck of this unit (see page 54). For the best re ception, orient XM Pa ssport System so that a v alue of 60% or more i[...]

ADVANCED SETUP 90 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. • T he setti[...]

91 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 . * The Can[...]

92 En ADVANCED SETUP ■ Remote control TUNER ID REMOTE TUN Use this feature to set the TUNER ID of this unit for remote control rec ognition (see page 96). Choices: ID1 , ID2 • Select “ID1” whe n the remote control TUNER ID library code is set to “81916”. • Select “ID2” whe n the remote control TUNER ID library code is set to “81[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 93 En AD V ANCED OPERA TION In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other au diovisua l components made b y Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o control your TV or other components, you must set th e appropriate remote contr ol code for each input source (see page 95). ■ Controlling this u[...]

94 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Contr olling other c omponents Set the component selector sw itch to SOURCE to control other components selected with the input selector bu ttons or . Y ou must set the approp riate remote control code for each input source (see page 95). The follo wing table show s the function of each control button used to contr[...]

95 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can control your TV and other components by setting the appropriate remote control code for each in put source. For a complete list of av ailable remote control codes, refer to “LIST OF REMO TE CONTR O L CODES” at the end of this manual. The follow ing table sho ws the default component i[...]

96 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can operate multiple Y AMAHA recei vers or amplifiers in the same r oom with the supplied remote control simultaneously . Set the approp riate library code to select and operate the de sired component with the supplied remote control. ■ Setting remote control AMP ID library codes Select one of the follo wing cod[...]

97 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Setting remote contr ol XM ID library codes (U.S.A. and Cana da models only) Select one of the following c odes to set the remo te control XM ID library code for the component you want to use. 1 Press XM to select “XM” as the input source. 2 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or a simila[...]

USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION 98 En This unit allows you to conf igure a multi- zone audio system. The Zone 2 feature allows yo u to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main zone and the second z one (Zone 2). Y ou can control this unit from the second zone using the supplied remote control. Y ou need the following additional [...]

99 En USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can select and control Zone 2 b y using the control buttons on the front panel or on the remote control. The av ailable operations are listed as follo ws: • Selecting the input source of Zone 2 • T uning into FM or AM when “TUNER” is selected as the input source of Zone 2 (see [...]

100 En USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION ■ Setting the remote con trol to th e Zone 2 mode The remote control is originally set to the main mode to control the main zone. T o cont rol Zone 2 with the remote contr ol, you must first set the remote co ntrol to the Zone 2 mode. 1 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or a similar object. The TRANSMIT in[...]

USING IPOD® 101 En AD V ANCED OPERA TION Once you hav e stationed your iPod in a Y AMAHA iPod unive rsal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (see pa ge 22), you can enjoy playback of your iP od using the supplied remote control. Y ou can also use the Compressed Music Enhancer mode of this unit to impro[...]

102 En USING iPod® 1 Press DISPLA Y on the remote control. The following display appears in the OSD. 2 Press u / d / j / i on the remote control to navigate the iP od me nu and then press ENTER to begin playback of the selected song. Choices: Playlists (playlists), Artists (art ists), Albums (alb ums), Songs (songs), Genres (genres), Composers (co[...]

USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES 103 En AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit is equipped with network a nd USB features that allo w you to enjo y W A V (PCM format only), MP3 and WMA files sav ed on your PC, Y AMAHA MCX-2000, USB memory de vice and USB portable audi o player or access the Internet radio. • Y AMAHA MCX-2000 may not be for sale in some locati[...]

104 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES The follo wing procedure sho ws the basic steps to na vigate the network and USB menus. See pages 105 and 106 for details about each sub input source. “Please wait” may appear whenever it takes time for communication. This is not a system malfunc tion. W ait for a while. 1 Set the component selector switch to S[...]

105 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to enjoy music f iles sav ed on your PC or Y AMAHA MCX-2000. MCX-2000 is a music serv er that enhances the concept of Y AMAHA exclusi ve MusicCAST, a digita l music deli v ery metho d ov er a personal network. 1 Install Windows Media Connect 2.0 on your PC, or register this un[...]

106 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES ■ Registering this unit on th e Y AMAHA MCX-2000 Y ou must register this unit on your Y AMAHA MCX-2000 so that this unit can be recognized by your Y AMAHA MCX-2000. For details, refe r to the operation manual supplied with your Y AMAHA MCX-2000. 1 T urn off this unit. 2 Set your Y AMAHA MCX-2000 to the “Auto Co[...]

107 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to enjo y W A V (PCM format only), MP3 and WMA files sa ved on your USB memory de vice or USB portable audio player connected to the USB port on the front panel of this unit. • T his unit supports USB mass storage class de vices using F A T 16 or F A T 32. • Only the first[...]

RESETTING THE SYSTEM 108 En Use this feature to reset all the parame ters of this unit to the initial f actory settings. • T his procedure completely re sets all the pa rameters of this uni t including the “SET MENU” parameters. Howev er , the advanced se tup menu parameters will not be initialized. • The initial factory settings are ac tiv[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 109 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Refer to the table belo w when this unit does not function prope rly . If the problem you are experien cing is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help, turn of f this unit, disconnect the po wer cable, and contact the near est authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ■ Gener[...]

110 En TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Ca use Remedy See page The sound suddenly goes off. The protec tion circuit ry has been acti vated because of a short cir cuit, etc. Check that th e speaker impe dance settin g is correct. 27, 91 Check th at the speaker wi res are no t touching each other and then turn t his unit back on. — The sleep ti mer has tur [...]

111 En TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remed y See page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolby Digital or DTS indicator in the front panel display does not light up.) The conne cted compon ent is not set to output Dolby Digital or DTS digital signals. Make an appropr iate sett ing following th e operating instr[...]

112 En TROUBLESHOOTING ■ T uner ■ XM Satellite Radio (U .S.A. and Canada models onl y) If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the following messages ma y appear in the front panel display . In this case, read the caus e and follow the corresponding remedies. Problem Cau se Remedy See page FM FM stereo recepti on is n[...]

113 En TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Remote contr ol ■ iP od In case of a transmission err or without a status message appearing in the front panel and in the OSD, check the connection to y our iPod (see page 22). Prob lem Cause Remed y See page The remote con trol does not work nor function properly . Wrong distan ce or angle. Th e[...]

114 En TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Netw ork and USB Problem Cause Remedy See page The PC server /MCX-2000/ Internet radio does not function properly . The IP address is not set p roperly . Set the DHCP server function of the router to ON. Alternately , perform manual con figur ation according to the current o perating en vironment. 84 The netw ork cabl e i[...]

115 En TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Status message Cause Remedy See page Please wait This unit is in the middl e of recognizin g the connec tion with y our netw ork. This is not a system malfunction . W ait for a while. — This unit is in the middl e of recognizin g the connection with your USB memory de vice or US B portable audio play[...]

GLOSSARY 116 En ■ Dolb y Digital Dolby Digital is a d igital surround sound system that gi ves you completely independent mu lti-channel audio. W ith 3 front channels (front L/R and center), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolby Digita l pro vides 5 full- range audio channels. W ith an additional channel especially for bass effects, called LFE (L[...]

117 En GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ LFE 0.1 channel This channel reproduces lo w-frequenc y signals. The frequency range of this cha nnel is from 20 Hz to 120 Hz. This channel is counted as 0.1 because it only enforces a low-f requency range compared to the full-rang e reproduced by th e other 5/6 ch an nels in Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1/6.1-[...]

118 En GLOSSARY ■ Component video signal W ith the component video si gnal system, the video signal is separated into the Y sign al for the luminance and the P B and P R signals for the chro minance. Color can be reproduced more faithf ully with this system because each of these signals is independe nt. The component signal is also called th e ?[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 119 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A U DIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Out put Po wer for Fron t, Center , Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω . .................. .................... 95 W • Maximum Usef ul Output Power (JEIT A) [China, Korea and General models] 1 kHz, 10% THD , 8 Ω ..................... ........[...]

APPENDIX-i ■ GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersi on 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 T emple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distrib ute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allo wed. Preambl e The licenses for most software are designed[...]

APPENDIX-ii This section is intended to make thoroughly cl ear what is belie ved to be a consequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted inte rfaces, the original copyright holder who places the Program under this Licens e may add an exp[...]

APPENDIX-iii In other cases, permission to use a partic ular library in non-free programs enables a greater number of people to use a la rge body of free software. For example, permission to use the GNU C Library in non-free programs enables many more people to use the whole GNU operating system, as well as its variant, the GNU/Linux operating syst[...]

APPENDIX-iv It may happen that this requirement contra dicts the license restrictions of other proprietary libraries that do not normally accompan y the operating system. Such a contradiction means you cannot use both them and the Library together in an executable that you distribute. 7. Y ou may place library fa cilities that are a work based on t[...]

APPENDIX-v LIST OF REMO TE CONTR OL CODES CABLE TV RECEIVER ABC 10003, 10008, 10014, 10017, 10033 AMERICAST 10899 BELL & HOWELL 10014 BELL SOUTH 108 99 CLEARMASTER 10883 CLEARMAX 10883 COOLMAX 10883 DIGEO 11187 DIGI 10637 DIRECTOR 10476 DUMONT 10637 GENERAL INSTR UMENT 10003, 10276, 10476, 10810 GOLDST AR 10144 HAMLIN 10009, 10273 I3 MICRO 1160[...]

APPENDIX-vi AMPR O 20751 ANAM 20180 A OC 20030 APEX DIGIT AL 20156, 20748, 20765, 20767, 20879, 21943 A UDIO V O X 20092, 20180, 20451, 20623, 20802, 20875, 21937, 21951, 21952 A VENT URA 20171 AXION 21937 BELL & HOWELL 20154 BENQ 21032 BOXLIGHT 20893 BRADFORD 20180 BR OKSONIC 20180, 20236, 20463, 21929, 21935, 21938 CANDLE 20030 CARNIV A LE 20[...]

APPENDIX-vii PVR ABS 31972 ALIENW ARE 31972 CYBERPOWER31972 DELL 31972 DIRECTV 30739 GA TEW A Y 31972 HEWLETT P ACKARD 31972 HO W ARD COMPUTERS 31972 HP 31972 HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS 30739 HUMAX 30739 HUSH 31972 IBUYPO WER 31972 LG 32010 LINKSYS 31972 MEDIA CENTER PC 31972 MICROSOFT 31972 MIND 31972 NIVEUS MEDIA 31972 NOR THGA T E 31972 P ANASONIC 3[...]

APPENDIX-viii GE 40522, 40 717, 40815 GO VIDEO 40715, 40 741, 40744, 40783, 40833, 40869, 41044, 41075, 41099 GO VISION 41071, 41072 GOLDST AR 40741 GPX 40699, 40769 GRADIENTE 40490 GREENHILL 40717 GR UNDIG 40539 HARMAN/KARDON 40582, 40702 HIT ACHI 40573, 40664, 41247 HITEKER 40672 INITIAL 40717 INTEGRA 40571, 40627 J A TON 41078 JBL 40702 JENSEN 4[...]

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