Yamaha RX-V1500 manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCAR BOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , F.R. OF GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB O[...]

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 T o assure the finest performan ce, please r ead this manual carefully . K eep it in a safe place for futur e reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. A llow ventilation s[...]

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

FEATURES 2 Built-in 7-channel power amplifier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (0.04% THD, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 120 W + 120 W Center: 120 W Surround: 120 W + 120 W Surround Back: 120 W + 120 W Sound field features ◆ Proprietary Y A MAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ THX Select ◆ Dolby Digita l/Dolb y Digital EX decode[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION English Please check t hat you recei v ed all of the follow ing parts. 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert the four supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) according to the polarity markings on the inside of the ba ttery compartment. 3 Slide the cover back unt il it sn aps into place. No[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. When you turn on this unit, you will hear a click and ther e will be a 6 to 7-second delay before this unit can reproduce sound. In standby mo de, this unit consumes a small amount of power in order to receive infrared-signa ls from the remote control. 2 INPU[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 English INTRODUCTION English B MUL TI CH INPUT Selects the source connected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. When selected, the MUL TI CH INPUT source takes priority ov er the source selected with INPUT (or the input selector buttons on the remote control). C INPUT MODE Sets the priority (A UTO, DT S, AN ALOG) for the type of [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 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 68. 1 Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this window at the component you want to operate. 2 T ransmission indicator Flashes w[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 English INTRODUCTION English H SELECT k / n Selects another component that you can co ntrol independently of the input co mponent selected with the input selector buttons. I VO L + / – Increases or decreases th e volume le v el. J AMP/SOURCE/TV Selects the component you want to control with the remote control. AMP: Set to[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 The remote c ontrol transmits a directional infrared beam. Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the remote control sensor on the main unit during operation. ■ Handling the remote contr ol • Do not spill water or ot her liquids on the remote control. • Do not drop the remote control. • Do not leave or store [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 English INTRODUCTION English 1 Decoder indicator s When any of this u nit’ s decode rs function, the respecti ve indicator lights up. 2 Sound field in dicators Light to indicate the activ e DSP sound fields. 3 NIGHT indica tor Lights up when you select night listening mode. 4 Input sour ce indicator s A cursor lights to s[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 L 96/24 indicator Lights up when a DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit. M LFE indicator Lights up when the input signa l contains an LFE signal. N Input ch annel indicator s Indicate the channel componen ts of current dig ital input signal. O Presence and surround bac k speaker indicators Indicate the connect ion of pre[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 English INTRODUCTION English 1 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks See page 21 for details. 2 A udio component jac ks See page 21 for connection information. 3 Video component jac ks See pages 18 and 20 for connection information. 4 RS-232C terminal (U .S.A., Canada, U .K., Eur ope and A ustrali a models onl y) This is a control expansi[...]

SPEAKER SETUP 12 For best results, place the sp eakers as illustra ted belo w . . y The illustrations show the standa rd speaker setting recommended by the ITU-R (see page 96). Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP, multi-channel audi o sources, and THX. Front speaker s (FR and FL) The front speakers are used fo r the main source sound plus effect so[...]

13 SPEAKER SE TUP PREP ARA TION English ■ Di-pole speaker l ay out Either di-pole or di rect radiati ng speake r types can be used for THX surround. If you choos e di-pole speakers, please place the surround and surround back speakers according to the speaker layout below . Be sure to connect t he left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (re[...]

14 SPEAKER SETUP 5 Tighten the knob to secure the wire. ■ Connecting to PRESENCE/ZONE 2 or PRESENCE speaker terminals 1 Open the ta b. 2 Insert one bare wire into the hole of each terminal. 3 Return the tab to secure the wire. ■ Banana plug connect ions (W ith the e xception of U.K., Europ e and Asia models) First, tighten the knob and th en in[...]

15 SPEAKER SE TUP PREP ARA TION English RC-232C SPEAKERS FRONT CENTER PRE OUT SUB WOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK R R L R R L L L + – + – + – + + – – – + + + + + – – – – PRESENCE/ZONE 2 SINGLE 23 1 7 8 6 5 10 9 4 Subwoofer with buil t-in amplifier Center speaker Front speakers (A) Surround back speakers Left Right Left Right Left [...]

16 SPEAKER SETUP ■ FRONT terminals Connect one or two sp eaker systems to these terminals. If you use only one speaker system, connect it to either the FR ONT A or B terminals. The Canada model cannot outpu t to two separate speaker systems simultaneously . Bi-wired connection The unit also allows you to ma ke bi-wired connections to one speaker [...]

CONNECTIONS 17 PREP ARA TION English Do not connect this unit or ot her components to the mains powe r until all con nections between components are complete. ■ Cable indica tions ■ Analog jacks Y ou can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin cables to the analog jacks on this unit. Connect red plugs to the right jac[...]

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or D VD playba ck Connecting video components GND M SUR SUB WOO CENTER SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT MULCH CH INPUT OUTPUT AUDIO A UDIO VIDEO S VIDEO DVD VIDEO R L R L IN ( PLA Y ) IN ( PLA Y ) OUT ( REC ) OUT ( REC ) CD-R MD/T APE CD PHONO ZONE 2 ZONE 3 MAIN/SURROUND BA CK SURROUND TUNER 75 Ω UNBAL. AM ANT GND FM ANT CO[...]

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 6 additi onal input jacks (left and right FR ONT , CENTER, left and right SURR OUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel i nput from a multi-format player , extern al decoder , sound processor or pre- amplifier . If you set MUL TI CH INP[...]

20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or othe r video component s ■ VIDEO A UX jacks (on the fr ont panel) Use these jacks to connect any video source, such as a game console or camcorder , to this unit. GND M A SURR SUB WOO F CENTER SUB WOOFER MULCH CH INPUT OUTPUT AUDIO A UDIO VIDEO S VIDEO CBL /SA T VIDEO R L R L IN ( PLA Y ) IN ( PLA Y ) OUT ( REC[...]

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English ■ Connections f or audio components ■ Connecting a turn table PHONO jacks are for connecti ng a turntable with an MM or high-output MC cartridge. If you ha ve a turntable with a low- output MC cartridge, use an in-line boosting transformer or MC-head amplifier when connecting to these jacks. y Connect your t[...]

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to an e xternal amplifier If you want to increase the po wer output to the speakers, or want to use another amplif ier , connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT j acks as follows. • When audio pin plugs are connected to the PRE OUT jacks for output to an external amplifier , it is not necessary to use the corres[...]

23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English Both AM and FM indoor antennas ar e included with this unit. In genera l, these anten n as should provi de suf fici ent signal strength. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop ante nna , then connect it to the terminals on this unit. 2 [...]

24 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the A C power cor d (U.S.A., Canada, U. K., Europe, A ustralia, China and K orea mode ls) Plug the po wer cord into the A C inlet after all other connections are complete, then plug the power cord to an A C wa ll outlet. Do not use other A C power cords. Use the one pro vided. Use of other power cord s may result in fi[...]

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English If you are using 6 ohm speakers, set the impedance to 6 ohms as follows before turning on the po wer . Be sure this unit is in the standby mode. 1 On the front panel, while hold ing down SPEAKERS A, press ST ANDBY/ON. “SP IMP .SET” appears in th e front panel display for a few second s, then “Minimum 8ohms[...]

AUTO SETUP 26 This receiv er employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimize r (YP A O) technology which lets you av oid troublesome listening-based speak er setup and achiev es highly accu rate sound adjustments. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in y our actual listening en vironment. y The [...]

27 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION English For best results, make sure th e room is as quiet as possible during the auto setup proced ure (YP A O). If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisf actory . y If your subw oofer can adjust the outp ut volume and the crossov er frequency , set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) [...]

28 AUTO SETUP 7 Press n to select ST ART PUSH i , then press h . Loud test tones will be output from each speaker and W AIT appears during the auto setup procedure. If “E-10:OTHER ERR OR” appears during testing, restar t the procedure from step 3. If you selected “A UT O” in step 6 The RESUL T display appears for a few seco nds after each c[...]

29 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION English ■ T roubleshoot ing for auto set up pr ocedure Before auto setup During auto setup Press l / h to display the de tailed informat i on about indi vidual errors. Select “R ETR Y” to try auto setup procedure again. Error message Cause Remedy Connect MIC! Optimizer microphon e is not co nnected. • C onnect th[...]

30 AUTO SETUP After auto setup Press l / h to display the detailed informat ion about individual w arnings. • If the ERROR or W ARNING screens appears, check the cause of the problem, then perform th e auto setup procedure again. • If warning W -1, W -4 or W -5 appears, corrections are made, bu t they may not be optimal. • If warning W -2 or [...]

BASIC SETUP 31 PREP ARA TION English The basic system paramete rs are set automatic ally when you run auto setup (page 26). Basic setup is useful if you want to quickly setup your spea kers or to manually adjust some of the items set in au to setup. y If you wish to configure the un it manually using more precise adjustments, use the detailed param[...]

32 BASIC SETUP 7 Press n to select SPEAKERS, then press l / h to select the number of speakers connected to the unit. The choices vary as follo ws depending on the PRESENCE setting: * Surround back and presence sp eakers do not output sound simultaneously . Y ou can set to pr ioritize either set of speakers in SOUND MENU (see page 63). 8 After you [...]

PLAYBACK 33 BAS I C OPERA TION English 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the po wer . 2 T urn on the video moni tor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or B on the front panel. Each press turns the respectiv e speakers on or of f. When bi-wiring, select both A and B. 4 Select the input source. Use INPUT (or[...]

34 PLAYBACK 7 Select a sou nd field program if desired. Use PR OGRAM (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press one of the sound f ield program b uttons repeatedly) to select a sound field program. See page 49 for details about sound f ield programs. When this unit detects Dolby Digital signals, the following display appears for a few seconds . This [...]

35 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION English ■ Remote contr ol operation Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AM P, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly to select the desired program. The name of the selected program appears in the front panel display and video monitor . y Choose a sound f ield program based on yo ur listening preference, and n[...]

36 PLAYBACK ■ Selecting the MUL T I CH INPUT Press MUL TI CH INPUT so that “MUL TI CH INPUT” appears in the front panel display and video monitor . When “MUL TI CH INPUT” is shown in the front panel display and/or the vi deo monitor, no other sour ce can be pla yed. T o s elect another input source with INPU T (one of the input selector b[...]

37 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION English ■ Enjoy ing 2-chan nel software in sur rou nd Signals input from 2-channel sources can also be played back on multiple channe ls. Press ST ANDARD on the remote control to select the decoder . Y ou can select from the fo llo wing modes depending on the type of software you are playing and your per sonal prefe[...]

38 PLAYBACK ■ Listening to high fidelity ster eo sound with Direct Stereo Direct Stereo bypasses this u nit’ s decoders and DSP processors, allowing you to enjo y high fidelity sound from 2-channel PCM and analog sources. y This operation is recommended fo r use when high fidelity stereo sound is desired with playback of a video source. Otherwi[...]

39 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION English ■ Downmixing to 2 c hannels Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback from multi- channel sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo. Y ou can use a subwoofer with this program when “SWFR” or “BO TH” is selected in LFE/B ASS OUT. ■ Listening to unpr ocessed [...]

40 PLAYBACK This unit comes with a v ariety of input jac ks. Do the follow ing to select the type of input signal you want to use. 1 Select the input source. 2 Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode. In most cases, use A UT O. AUTO Automatically selects input signals in the following order: 1) Digital signals * 2) Analog signals DTS Selects only [...]

TUNING 41 BAS I C OPERA TION English There are 2 tuning methods ; automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is ef fecti ve when station signals are strong and there is no in terference. ■ A utomatic tuning 1 Rotate INPUT to selec t TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band. “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel [...]

42 TUNING ■ A utomaticall y preset ting FM stations Y ou can use t he automati c pres et tuning feature to store FM stations. This function enables this un it to automatically tu ne into FM stations wit h strong signals, and to store up to 40 (8 stations in 5 groups, A1 through E8) of those stations in order . Y ou can then recall an y preset sta[...]

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

44 TUNING Y ou can tune any desired stat ion simply b y selecting the preset station number under which it was stored. When perf orming this operation with the remote control, fir st press TUNE R to set the remote to tuner mode. 1 Press A/B/C/D/E to select the preset station grou p. The preset group letter appears in the front panel display and cha[...]

45 TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION English RDS (Radio Data System) is a data transmission system used by FM stations in many countries. The RDS function is carried out among the network stations. This unit can receiv e v arious RDS data such as PS (Program Service na me), PTY (Program T ype), R T (Rad io T ext), CT (Clock T ime ), EON (Enhanced Other Net[...]

46 TUNING If you select the desired program type, this unit automaticall y searches all preset RDS stations that ar e broadcasting a program of the required type. y When performing this operation with the remote control, first press TUNER to set the remote to tuner mode. 1 Press PTY SEEK MODE to se t this unit in the PTY SEEK mode. The program type[...]

47 TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION English This function uses the EON data service on the RDS station network. If you select the desired program type (NEWS, INFO, AFF AIRS or SPOR T), this unit automatical ly searches for all preset RDS st ations that are scheduled to broadcast the se lected type of program and switches from the station current ly being [...]

RECORDING 48 Recording adjustments a nd other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for those components. 1 T urn on the power of th is unit and al l connected c omponents. 2 Select the source component y ou want to record fr om. 3 Start playback (or select a br oadcast station) on the source co[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 49 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital de coders that allo w you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any sound sour ce (stereo or mu lti-channel). Th is unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound f ield processing (DSP) chip containing se v eral sound [...]

50 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS THX : THX Surr. EX THX process ing for Dolb y Digi tal and Dolb y Digital EX sources. This progra m is av ail able only when su rround ba ck L/R speakers a re connec ted to thi s unit and w hen the inp ut source contains surround ba ck channel s ignals. MUL TI THX : dts ES + THX THX processing for DTS-ES s ources[...]

51 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English * Y ou can select either Pr o Logic II x or Pro Logic II processi ng using th e PLII/PLIIx parameter on page 88 . PRO LOGIC : SUR. STANDARD Standard pr ocessing f or Dolby Surround s ources. 2-CH PRO LOGIC : SUR. ENHANCED CINEMA DSP enh anced prece ssing for D olby Surround so urces. [...]

52 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS Y ou can select from the following sound f i elds when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. * Y ou can select ei ther Pro Lo gic IIx or Pro Logic II processing using the PLII/PLIIx par ameter on page 88. For music sources Program Features Sources CONCERT HALL HiFi DSP proce ssing. A cla[...]

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 53 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Y ou can display this unit’ s operating information on a video monitor . If you display the SET MENU and sound field pro gram parameter settings on a monitor , it is much easier to see the av ailable opti ons and parameters than it is by reading this information in the front panel display . 1 T[...]

54 ADVANCED OPERATIONS ■ Canceling the sleep timer Press SLEEP rep eatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears in the front panel display . After a few seconds, “SLEEP OFF” disappears, and the SLEEP indicator goes off. y The sleep timer setting can also be c anceled by pressing ST AND BY on the remote control (or ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel) to [...]

55 ADVANCED OPERATIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Y ou can use the test tone fe ature to manually balance your speaker lev els. Please note that this operation will override the le vel adjustm ents made in “A UTO SETUP” (page 26), “Speaker leve l” (page 60) and “Manually adjusting speaker le v els” (page 54). Use the test tone to set[...]

SET MENU 56 Y ou can use the follo wing par ameters in SET MENU to adjust a v ariety of system setti ngs and customize the way this unit operates. Change the ini tial settings (indicated in bold under ea ch parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vironment. ■ A U T O SETUP Use to specify which speaker paramete rs auto setup will adju[...]

57 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION English OPTION ME NU Use to adjust the optional system setting s. * (U.S.A., Canada , U.K., Europ e and Australia models only) Use the remote control to acce ss and adjust each parameter . y Y ou can change SET MENU para meters while the unit is reproducing sound . Y ou cannot change some SET MENU parameters while [...]

58 SET MENU 4 Press l / h repeatedly to ch ange the setting of the item you want to adjust. 5 T o exit, press k / n repeatedly until the menu disappears or just pr ess one of the sound field pro gram group b uttons . Use to manually adjust an y speaker setting or compensate for video signal processing delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. M[...]

59 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Surround left/right speakers SURR L/R SP Choices: NONE, SML , LRG • Select “NONE” if you do not hav e surround speakers. This will set the unit to the V irtual CINEMA DSP mode (see page 39) and auto matically set the surround back speaker setting (SUR R B L/R SP) to “NONE”. • Select “SML” if[...]

60 SET MENU Cross o ver CROSS OVER Use this feature to select a cross-ov er (cut-of f) frequency for all low-frequenc y signals . All frequencies belo w the selected frequency will be sent to the subwoofer . Choices: 40 Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz (THX) , 90Hz, 100Hz, 110Hz, 120Hz, 160Hz, 200Hz THX recommendation: 80Hz ■ Speaker le vel B)SPEAKER LEVEL Use the[...]

61 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Graphic equali zer D)GRAPHIC EQ Use this feature to sele ct parametric (PEQ) or graphic equalizer (GEQ). Equalizer select EQ SELECT Choices: PEQ, GEQ • Select “PEQ” to use the equalizer adjuste d in auto setup. • Select “GEQ” to adju st the b uilt-in 7-band graphic equalizer (see “E qualiz[...]

62 SET MENU ■ Low freque ncy test G)LOW FRQ. TEST Use this feature to adjust the output le v el of the subwoofer so it matches your other speake rs. 1 Press l / h to set TEST T ONE to ON, and adjust the v olume with V OL –/ + so y ou can hear the tone. Do not turn up the volume too high. If no test tone is heard, turn do wn the vol ume, set thi[...]

63 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Presence/surr ound bac k channel se lect J)PR/SBch SELECT Surround back and presence speakers do not output sound simultaneously . Y ou ca n select to prioritize ei ther speaker set when playing sources that contain surround back channel signals using CINEMA DSP sound field programs. Choices: PRch, SBch[...]

64 SET MENU OPTICAL IN for OPTICAL IN PUT jacks (3), (4), (5) and (6) Choices: CD, PHONO, D VR/VCR 2, VCR 1, CBL/SA T, DTV, D VD, MD/T APE, CD -R CO AXIAL IN f or CO AXIAL INPUT jac ks (7), (8) and (9) Choices: CD, PHONO, V -A UX, D VR/VCR 2, VCR 1, CBL/SA T, DTV, D VD, MD/T APE, CD-R • Y ou cannot selec t a specific ite m more than on ce for the[...]

65 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Multi Channe l Input D)MULTI CH INPUT Use this feature to set the di rection of the signals input into the center , subw oofer and surround channels when a source component is connected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. If you are inputting 8- channel signals from an external decoder , use this feature to s[...]

66 SET MENU Video con ver sion V CONV. Use this feature to turn on/off con version of composite (VIDEO) signals to both S-vi deo and component signals. This allows you to output con verted video signals from the S VIDEO or COMPONENT VIDEO jacks when no S-video or component signals are input. This feature also con verts S-video signals to component [...]

67 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Zone set E)ZONE SET Speakers B SP B Use to specify the location of speakers connected the SPEAKERS B terminals. Choices: MAIN , ZONE B • Select “MAIN” to turn on/off SPEAKERS A and B when the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals are set in the ma in room. • Select “ZONE B” if the s[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 68 In addition to controlling this unit, th e remote control can also operate other audio and video components made b y Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o cont rol these other components, you must set up the remote control with the appropriate remote control codes. This remo te control also has a Learn feature whi ch allo [...]

69 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Controllin g optional components (OPTN area) OPTN is an additional compon en t control area that can be programmed with remo te control functi ons independen tly from any input so urce. This area is useful for programming commands that are to be used only as a part of a macro function or [...]

70 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 2 Press an input selector button to select the sour ce component y ou want to set up. 3 Press and hold LEARN for about 3 seconds using a ballpoint pen or similar ob ject. The library name (ex. “L:DVD”) and the selected component name (ex. “D VD” ) appear alternately in the display windo w . y If you want to setup [...]

71 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION English 8 Press one of the buttons shaded belo w to see if you can contr ol y our component. If y ou can, the remote control code is correct. y If the manufacturer of your component has more than one code, try each of them until you find the corre ct one. • “ERR OR” appears in the disp lay wind[...]

72 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press LEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “LEARN” and the selected component name (ex . “D VD”) appear alternately in the display windo w . • Do not press and hold LEARN. If you ho ld it do wn for more than 3 seconds, the remo te enters the r emote control code setting mode. • If you do not comple[...]

73 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Y ou can change the name that appears in the display window on the remote control if you w ant to use a different name than the f actory preset. This is useful when you ha ve set the input selector to control a dif ferent component. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press an input selec[...]

74 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES The Macro feature mak es it possible to pe rform a series of opera tions with th e press of a single b utton. F or example, when you want to play a CD, normally you would turn on the components, select the CD i nput, and press the play b utton to start playback. The Macro fe ature lets you perform all of these operations [...]

75 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Macro operations 1 Set MA CR O ON/OFF to ON. 2 Press a macro button. • When you hav e fi nished using the Macro feature, set MA CR O ON/OFF to OFF. • While the remote is carrying out a M acro program, it will not accept any other b utton’ s functio n until the macro operation is com[...]

76 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press the buttons for th e functions you want to include in the macro operation in sequence. Y ou can set up to 10 steps (10 functions). After you hav e set 10 steps, “FULL” appears and the remote control automatical ly exits the macro mode . T o chan ge the sel ected sourc e component, press SELECT k / n . Pressing[...]

77 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION English 5 Press CLEAR to exit fr om the clearing mode. • “C:NG” appears in the display window if clearing was unsuccessful. In this case, start over from step 3. • “ERR OR” appears in the disp lay windo w if you press a button not indicated in the respective st ep, or if you press more th[...]

78 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press and hold CLEAR us ing a ballpoint pen or similar object, then press the button y ou want to clear fo r about 3 seconds. “C:OK” appears in the display windo w if clearing was successf ul. y • If you continuously want to cl ear another function, repeat step 4. • Once you clear a learned function, the button [...]

79 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Once you set the appropriate remo te control codes, you can use this remote to co ntrol your othe r components. Note that some buttons may not correct ly operate the sele cted component. Use the input selector b uttons to se lect the comp onent you want to operate. The remote cont rol automat[...]

ZONE 2/ZONE 3 (U.S.A., CANADA, U.K., EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA MODELS ONLY) 80 This unit allows you to conf igure a mul ti-room aud io system. The Zone 2 and Zone 3 features enable you to set this unit to reproduce separate i nput sources in the main room, seco nd room (Zone 2) and third room (Z one 3). Y ou can control this unit from the second or thir[...]

81 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 (U.S.A ., CANADA, U.K., EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA MODELS ONLY) AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Using this unit’ s internal amplifier T o use this unit’ s internal amplif ier , set ZONE2 AMP to ON in SET MENU (see page 67). The supplied remote control can be used to control Zone 2/Zone 3. Y ou can even select the input source and contr[...]

82 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 (U.S.A., CANADA, U.K., EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA MODELS ONLY) 4 Y ou can control the unit from Zone 2 or Zone 3 by using the input selector , ST ANDBY, SYSTEM PO WER, MUTE and V OLUME +/– buttons. * V OLUME +/– can be used on ly when OUTPU T V OL is set to V AR. in SET MENU (see page 67 ). 5 Press SELECT k / n to exit fr om the Z on[...]

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 83 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English A signific ant factor that creates the rich, full tone s of a li ve instrument are the multiple reflecti ons from the walls of the room. In addition to maki ng the sound “live”, these reflections enable us to tell where the player is situa ted, and the size and shape of the room [...]

84 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 4 Press k / n to select the parameters. 5 Press l / h to change the parameter value. When you set a p arameter to a value other than the factory preset, an asterisk mark (*) appears by the parameter name on the video monitor . 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 as necessar y to change other program parameters. • The av a[...]

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 85 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English Y ou can adjust the values of certain di gital sound field parameters so the sound fi elds are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in e very pro gram. ■ DSP LEVEL Function: This parameter adjusts the lev el of al l the DSP [...]

86 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ LIVENESS Function: This param eter adjusts the reflec tivit y of the virt ual wall s in the hall by c hanging the ra te at which the early reflec tions decay . Description: The early re flections of a source sound decay much faster in a room with acous tically absorbent wa ll surfaces than in one which has [...]

87 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ REV .TIME (Reverberation time) Function: This parameter adjusts the am ount of time it tak es for the dense, subsequent rev erberation sound to decay by 60 dB (at 1 kHz). This changes the appa rent size of the acoustic environment o ver an extremely wide range. Description: T[...]

88 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ DIALG.LIFT (Dialog lift) Function: This parameter adjusts the hei ght of the front and center channel s ounds by assigning some of the front and center cha nnel elements to the presence spe akers. Description: The larger the parame ter , the higher the position o f the front and center ch annel sound. Choic[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 89 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English Refer to the chart belo w when this unit does not function prope rly . If the problem you are experiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help , set this unit to the standby mode, di sconnect the po wer cord, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA de aler or service [...]

90 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remed y Refer to page The sound suddenly goes off. The protec tion circuit ry has been acti v ated because of a short cir cuit, etc. Check th at the impe dance selec tor setti ng is correct . 25 Check the s peaker wires a re not tou ching each o ther and then t urn this u nit back on. — The sleep ti mer has tur ne[...]

91 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolb y 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 operat[...]

92 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ T uner Problem Cause Remed y Refer to page There is noise interference from digital or radio- frequency equipment, or this unit. This unit is too close t o the digit al or radio-freq uency equipmen t. Move this unit furt her away from such eq uipment. — The picture is disturbed. The video so urce uses s crambled or encoded [...]

93 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ Remote contr ol Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page The remote con trol does not work nor function properly . Wrong distan ce or angle. The remote con trol will f unction withi n a maximum range of 6 m (20 ft) an d no more tha n 30 degrees off- axis from the front panel. 8 Direct sunl ight or l[...]

GLOSSARY 94 ■ Dolb y Digital Dolby Digital is a d igital surround sound system that gi ves you completely independent multi-channel audio. It provides 5 full-range audio channels; 3 front channels (left, center , and right), and 2 surround stereo ch annels. An additional channel espec ially for bass ef fects, called LFE (low frequenc y effect) is[...]

95 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ PCM (Linear PCM) Linear PCM is a signal format under which an analog audio signal is digi tized, record ed and transmitted with out using any compression . This is used as a method of recording CDs and D VD audio. The PCM system uses a technique for sampling the size of the analog signal per very smal[...]

96 GLOSSARY ■ ITU-R ITU-R is the radio communi cation sector of the ITU (International T elec ommunication Union). ITU-R recommends a standard speaker placem ent which is used in many c ritical listening rooms, su ch as mastering studios. ■ LFE 0.1 channel This channel is for the reproduction of lo w bass signals. The frequenc y range for this [...]

97 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ THX Select Before any home theatre comp onent can be THX Select certif ied, it must incorporat e pass a rigorous series of quality and performance tests. Only then can a product feature the THX Select logo, which is your guarantee that the Home Theatre products you purchase will giv e you superb perfo[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 98 A UDIO SECTION • Mi nimum RMS Ou tput Power for Front, C enter, Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω ........ ....................... ...... 120 W • Maximum Power (EIAJ) [Australia, China, K ore a, Asia and Ge neral model s] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ................. ....................... .................[...]