Yamaha RX-V357 manual

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

1T o 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, and/or cold. Allow ventilation space of at least 30 cm on the top, 20 cm on the left a[...]

1 INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION BASIC OPERA TION ADV ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English CONTENTS INTRODUCTION FEA TURES ............................................................. 2 GETTING ST AR TED ............................................ 3 Supplied accessories .................................................. 3 Installing batte[...]

2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “SILENT CINEMA” is a trademark of Y AMAHA CORPORA TION. FEA TURES “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Built-in 5-channel power amplifier[...]

3 INTRODUCTION English 1 2 4 3 AM loop antenna Indoor FM antenna Batteries (2) (AA, R06, UM-3) Remote control GETTING ST ARTED Supplied accessories Please check that you receiv ed all of the following parts. Installing batteries in the remote control Insert the batteries in the correct direction by aligning the + and – marks on the batteries with[...]

4 VOLUME AUTO/MAN'L MONO MAN'L/AUTO FM SET MENU NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM/AM PRESET/TUNING A/B/C/D/E l PROGRAM h BASS/TREBLE l PRESET/TUNING h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STEREO SPEAKERS A/B/OFF PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY /ON 6CH INPUT l INPUT h 2 13 4 7 8 56 9 o u y r w qe ti 0 FREQ/TEXT EON MODE PTY SEEK START as d p CONTROLS[...]

5 INTRODUCTION English 0 VOLUME Controls the output lev el of all audio channels. This does not affect the OUT (REC) le vel. q PHONES (SILENT CINEMA) Allows y ou to enjoy DSP effects when listening with headphones. w SPEAKERS A/B/OFF Selects the set of front speakers connected to the A or B terminals. T o turn off the speakers, press the b utton re[...]

6 Remote control 1 Infrared emitter Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this emitter at the component you want to operate. 2 Input selector buttons Select the input source. 3 A/B/C/D/E Selects preset station groups A to E when the unit is in tuner mode. 4 q /DTS Selects the built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, or Pro Logic II decoder . 5[...]

7 INTRODUCTION English VOLUME FREQ/TEXT EON MODE PTY SEEK START AUTO/MAN'L MONO MAN'L/AUTO FM SET MENU NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM/AM PRESET/TUNING A/B/C/D/E l PROGRAM h BASS/TREBLE l PRESET/TUNING h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STEREO SPEAKERS A/B/OFF PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY /ON 6CH INPUT l INPUT h 30 30 ■ Using the remote c[...]

8 V-AUX VCR DTV/CBL DVD MD/CD-R TUNER CD MA TRIX DIGIT AL PCM PL PL SILENT CINEMA DSP HiFi NIGHT VIRTUAL A B SP STEREO VOLUME MUTE MEMORY TUNED L C R SL LFE SB SR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dB dB ft CT RT PTY PS HOLD AUTO PTY EON SLEEP 13 45 8 7 6 2 90 q w y u rt i eo p a s 1 Decoder indicators When any of this unit’ s decoders function, the respectiv e indi[...]

9 PREP ARA TION English DIGITAL INPUT 6CH INPUT AUDIO VIDEO SPEAKERS AUDIO OUTPUT L DVD R L R FRONT SURROUND SUB WOOFER CD DTV /CBL COAXIAL OPTICAL CD IN (PLAY) MD /CD-R OUT (REC) DTV /CBL V-AUX IN VCR OUT SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT DVD 3 2 1 L FRONT A B R L SURROUND R L FRONT CENTER R TUNER AM ANT FM ANT GND 75 Ω UNBAL. COMPONENT VIDEO P R DVD MONIT[...]

10 DIGITAL INPUT 6CH INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO L DVD R L R FRONT SURROUND SUB WOOFER CENTER CD DTV /CBL COAXIAL OPTICAL CD IN (PLAY) MD /CD-R OUT (REC) DTV /CBL V-AUX IN VCR OUT SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT DVD 3 2 1 TUNER AM ANT FM ANT GND 75 Ω UNBAL. COMPONE N P B Y VIDEO INPUT AUDIO  OUTPUT LR AUDIO  INPUT LR O OPTICAL OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT[...]

11 PREP ARA TION English COMPONENT VIDEO P R DVD MONITOR OUT DTV /CBL P B Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y P B P R Y P B P R Y P B P R Y P B P R ■ COMPONENT VIDEO jacks Y ou can enjoy high-quality pictures by connecting your video monitor and video source components to this unit using COMPONENT VIDEO connections. Note • If you connect your video monitor to [...]

12 6CH INPUT AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT AUDIO L DVD R L R FRONT SURROUND SUB WOOFER CENTER CD DTV /CBL COAXIAL OPTICAL CD IN (PLAY) MD /CD-R OUT (REC) DTV /CBL V-AUX IN VCR OUT SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT DVD 2 3 1 TUNER AM ANT FM ANT GND 75 Ω UNBAL. C L R AUDIO INPUT L R AUDIO OUTPUT L R COAXIAL OUTPUT C AUDIO OUTPUT L R Connecting audio compon[...]

13 PREP ARA TION English ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop antenna. 2 Press and hold the tab to insert the AM loop antenna lead wires into the AM ANT and GND terminals. 3 Orient the AM loop antenna for the best reception. Notes •T he AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit. •T he AM loop antenna should always [...]

14 Connecting an external decoder This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (FR ONT left and right, CENTER, SURR OUND left and right and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a component equipped with a multi-channel decoder and 6 channel output jacks such as a D VD/Super A udio CD player . Notes • When you select 6CH INPUT a[...]

15 PREP ARA TION English Connecting the speakers ■ Speaker placement 60˚ 30˚ FL FR C SL SR SR 80˚ SL The speaker layout abov e shows the standard ITU-R speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP , multi-channel audio sources. 1.8 m Front speakers (FR and FL) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Pl[...]

16 CONNECTIONS ■ Speaker connections Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly . If the connections are f aulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incor rect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. CAUTION • Use speakers[...]

17 PREP ARA TION English Subwoofer with built-in amplifier Surround speaker Center speaker Right Front B speaker SUBWOOFER jack When using a subwoofer with built-in amplif ier, including the Y AMAHA Active Serv o Processing Subwoofer System, connect the input jack of the subwoofer system to this jack. This unit will direct low bass signals distrib [...]

18 L U RROUND ) T urning on the power When all connections are complete, turn on the power of this unit. 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (or POWER on the remote control) to turn on the power of this unit. The lev el of the volume, and then the current sound f ield program name appear on the front panel display . or Remote control Front panel PRESET/TUNING EDIT[...]

19 PREP ARA TION English Using the basic menu Use the remote control to make adjustments. •P ress SPEAKERS A/B/OFF on the front panel to select the front speakers you want to use. • Make sure you disconnect headphones from this unit. 1 Press SET MENU. “B ASIC MENU” appears on the front panel display . If the front panel display changes to s[...]

20 SET MENU BASIC SOUND INPUT OPTION 1 SETUP Press –/+ to alter the settings for each parameter . Use d to move to the next setting. 2 SP LEVEL Press –/+ to adjust the balance between each speaker and the front left speaker . Use d to mov e to the next setting. 1 ROOM Choose from S/M/L. 2 SUBWOOFER Choose either of YES/NONE. 3 SPEAKERS Choose f[...]

21 PREP ARA TION English Setting the unit to match your speaker system Follow the instructions below to set the amplifier output to match the size of your room and speakers. Press u / d to cycle through parameters 1 through 4, and –/+ to alter the parameter setting. F actory def ault settings are highlighted. 1 ROOM Settings: S, M , L Select the [...]

22 TUNER CD MD/CD-R V-AUX 6CH IN DVD D-TV/CBL VCR PRESET A/B/C/D/E POWER PLA YBACK 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (or POWER on the remote control) to turn on the power . 2 T urn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A/B/OFF on the front panel to select the front speakers you want to use. 4 Press INPUT l / h repeatedly (or one of the in[...]

23 BASIC OPERA TION English TUNER CD MD/CD-R V -AUX 6CH IN DVD D-TV/CBL VCR PRESET A/B/C/D/E POWER ■ Playing video sources in the background Y ou can combine a video image from a video source with a sound from an audio source. For e xample, you can enjoy listening to classical music while ha ving beautiful scenery from the video source on the vid[...]

24 Input modes and indications This unit is equipped with 2 types of input jacks. Do the follo wing to select the type of input signals you want to use. Press INPUT MODE repeatedly until the desired input mode is shown on the front panel display . AUTO Automatically selects input signals in the follo wing order: 1) Digital signals* 2) Analog signal[...]

25 BASIC OPERA TION English TEST PROG PROG STEREO LEVEL SET MENU q /DTS 6.1/5.1 NIGHT SLEEP MUTE VO LUME VO LUME 1,2 PROG PROG PROG PROG Selecting a sound field program Y ou can enhance your listening experience by selecting sound field programs. F or details about each program, see pages 28 – 31. 1 Press PROGRAM l / h (or PROG –/+ on the remot[...]

26 ■ Playing Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES material Press 6.1/5.1 to turn on the Dolby Digital + Matrix 6.1 or DTS + Matrix 6.1 decoder . The display changes A UTO → Matrix 6.1 → OFF each time 6.1/5.1 is pressed. AU TO : Automatically switches Dolby Digital + Matrix 6.1 and DTS + Matrix 6.1 depending on the signal. V irtual surround back speaker[...]

27 BASIC OPERA TION English Notes • If you turn off the sound ef fects, no sound is output from the center speaker or surround speakers. • If you turn off the sound ef fects while the unit is reproducing sound from a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the dynamic range of the signal is automatically compressed and the unit will mix the sounds of the [...]

28 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Understanding sound fields A sound field is defined as the “characteristic sound reflections of a particular space”. In concert halls and other music venues, we hear early reflections and rev erberations as well as the direct sound produced by the artist(s). The v ariations in the early reflections and o[...]

BASIC OPERA TION 29 English CINEMA DSP Sound design of CINEMA DSP Filmmakers intend for the dialog to be located right on the screen, the ef fect sound a little farther back, the music spread ev en farther back, and the surround sound around the listener . Of cour se, all of these sounds must be synchronized with the images on the screen. CINEMA DS[...]

30 ■ For movie programs No. 7 8 9 Features This program creates the extremely wide sound f ield of a 70-mm movie theater . It precisely reproduces the source sound in detail, making both the video and the sound field incredibly real. This is ideal for any kind of video source encoded with Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital or DTS (especially large-sca[...]

BASIC OPERA TION 31 English Sound field effects The 6-channel soundtracks found on 70-mm film produce precise sound f ield localization and rich, deep sound without using matrix processing. This unit’ s MO VIE THEA TER programs provide the same quality of sound and sound localization that 6-channel soundtracks do. The b uilt-in Dolby Digital or D[...]

32 TUNING 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h once to begin automatic tuning. Press h to tune in to a higher frequency , or press l to tune in to a lower frequenc y . When the unit is tuned in to a station, the “TUNED” indicator lights up and the frequency of the station recei ved is shown on the front panel display . ■ Manual tuning If the signal fr[...]

BASIC OPERA TION 33 English Presetting stations ■ Automatically presetting FM stations Y ou can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store FM stations. This function enables the unit to automatically tune in to FM stations with strong signals, and to store up to 40 (8 stations in 5 groups, A1 through E8) of those stations in order . Y ou ca[...]

34 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the “MEMOR Y” indicator is flashing. Press h to select a higher preset station number . Press l to select a lower pr eset station number . 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/AUTO FM) on the front panel while the “MEMOR Y” indicator is flashing. The station band and freque[...]

BASIC OPERA TION 35 English PRESET TEST PROG PROG STEREO LEVEL SET MENU TUNER q /DTS 6.1/5.1 NIGHT SLEEP PRESET A/B/C/D/E MUTE V OLUME V OLUME 2 1 ■ Exchanging preset stations Y ou can exchange the assignment of two preset stations with each other . The example below describes the procedure for exchanging preset station “E1” with “ A5”. 1[...]

36 Description of Radio Data System data This unit can recei ve, PS, PTY , R T , CT , and EON data when tuned to stations broadcasting Radio Data System. ■ PS (Program Service name) mode: The name of the Radio Data System station being receiv ed is displayed. ■ PTY (Program T ype) mode: There are 15 program types used to classify Radio Data Sys[...]

BASIC OPERA TION 37 English Lights up MODE PTY SEEK START PTY HOLD SET MENU l PRESET/TUNING h PTY SEEK function If you select the desired program type, the unit automatically searches all preset Radio Data System stations that are broadcasting a program of the required type. 1 Press PTY SEEK MODE to set the unit in PTY SEEK mode. The program type o[...]

38 SLEEP Use this feature to automatically set this unit in the standby mode after a certain 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 can only be set with the remote control. y • By connecting a commercially av ailable timer to this unit, you can also s[...]

BASIC OPERA TION 39 English TUNER CD MD/CD-R V-AUX 6CH IN q /DTS 6.1/5.1 NIGHT SLEEP DV DD -TV/CBL VCR PRESET A/B/C/D/E POWER 2 TUNER CD MD/CD-R V-AUX 6CH IN DVD D-TV/CBL VCR PRESET A/B/C/D/E POWER Recording adjustments and other operations are performed on other recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for these components for det[...]

40 LEVEL SET MENU V OLUME 2-7 1 Adjusting the items on the set menu Use the remote control to make adjustments. y •Y ou can change set menu parameters while the unit is reproducing sound. •Y ou can use NEXT and SET MENU +/– on the front panel to change these settings, if the unit is not set to TUNER mode. Press NEXT to select the category or [...]

41 ADV ANCED OPERA TION English 5 Press –/+ once to enter the setup mode of the selected item. The last setting you adjusted appears on the front panel display . Depending on the menu item, press u / d to select a sub item. 6 Press –/+ repeatedly to change the menu item setting. 7 To exit, press u / d repeatedly until the menu disappears. Memor[...]

42 ■ 1B FRONT (front speaker mode) Choices: LRG (large), SML (small) LRG Select this if you hav e large front speakers. The unit directs the entire range of the front left and right channel signals to the front left and right speakers. SML Select this if you hav e small front speakers. The unit directs the low-frequency signals (90 Hz and below) [...]

43 ADV ANCED OPERA TION English SOUND 3 LFE LEVEL Use to adjust the output lev el of the LFE (low-frequenc y effect) channel accor ding to the capacity of your subwoofer or headphones. The LFE channel carries low- frequency special ef fects which are only added to certain scenes. This setting is ef fectiv e only when this unit decodes Dolby Digital[...]

44 SOUND 5 CENTER GEQ (center graphic equalizer) Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-band graphic equalizer so that the center speaker tonal quality matches that of the left and right front speakers. Y ou can select the 100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz, or 10 kHz frequencies. Control range (dB): –6 to +6 Initial setting: 0 dB for 5-band 1 Press[...]

45 ADV ANCED OPERA TION English OPTION 1 DISPLA Y SET ■ DIMMER Use this to adjust the brightness of the front panel display . Control range: –4 to 0 OPTION 2 MEM. GUARD (memory guard) Use this feature to pre vent accidental changes to sound f ield program parameter v alues and other system settings. Choices: ON, OFF Select ON to protect: • So[...]

46 ADV ANCED SETUP MENU The ADV ANCED SETUP menu is displayed in the front panel display . y • During the advanced setup procedure, audio output is muted. • During the advanced setup procedure, only the ST ANDBY/ ON, STEREO (EFFECT) and PROGRAM l / h buttons on the front panel are available for operation. 1 T urn off the power to this unit, and[...]

47 ADV ANCED OPERA TION English Using the test tone Use the test tone to set speaker le vels so that the volume from each speaker is identical when heard from your listening position. 1 Press TEST . The unit will output a test tone. 2 Press u / d repeatedly to select a speaker to adjust. Each time you press d , the unit will cycle through the speak[...]

48 EDITING SOUND FIELD P ARAMETERS Changing parameter settings The initial sound field program settings will provide you with an excellent listening e xperience as they are. But you can create an original listening en vironment by altering some settings. Note •T he editable parameters v ary depending on the sound field program you select. Refer t[...]

49 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English Sound field parameter descriptions Y ou can adjust the values of certain digital sound f ield parameters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in e very program. ■ DSP LEVEL Function: This parameter adjusts the lev el of all the DSP eff[...]

50 TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly . If the problem you are e xperiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit to standby mode, disconnect the po wer cord, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or ser vice center . ■ General Problem This unit f[...]

51 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English Problem No sound from the center speaker . No sound from the surround speakers. No sound from the subwoofer . Poor bass reproduction. A “humming” sound can be heard. The volume level cannot be increased, or the sound is distorted. The sound effect cannot be recorded. The sound field parameters and some other s[...]

52 ■ Remote control Problem The remote control does not work nor function properly . Cause Wrong distance or angle. Direct sunlight or lighting (from an in verter type of fluorescent lamp, etc.) is striking the remote control sensor of this unit. The batteries are weak. Remedy The remote control will function within a maximum range of 6 m and no [...]

53 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English PRESET/TUNING EDIT FM/AM A/B/C/D/E NEXT PRESET/TUNING INPUT MODE 6CH INPUT SET MENU MEMORY MAN'L/AUTO FM TUNING MODE AUTO/MAN'L MONO FREQ/TEXT EON PTY SEEK MODE START VOLUME STEREO PROGRAM INPUT EFFECT TONE CONTROL BASS/TREBLE STANDBY /ON PHONES SILENT CINEMA SPEAKERS A/B/OFF 1,2 1,3 RESETTING THE F ACTO[...]

54 GLOSSAR Y ■ CINEMA DSP Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in movie theaters, their ef fect is best felt in a theater having man y speakers and designed for acoustic effects. Since home conditions, such as room size, wall material, number of speakers, and so on, can differ so widely , it’ s inevitable th[...]

55 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English GLOSSARY ■ Sampling frequency and number of quantized bits When digitizing an analog audio signal, the number of times the signal is sampled per second is called the sampling frequency , while the degree of f ineness when con verting the sound le vel into a numeric value is called the number of quantized bits. T[...]

56 SPECIFICA TIONS FM SECTION •T uning Range .................................................. 87.50 to 108.00 MHz • 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity (IHF , 100% mod.) Mono ................................................................. 2.8 µ V (20.2 dBf) • Signal to Noise Ratio (IHF) Mono/Stereo ................................................[...]

Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U.S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROUGH, 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 [...]