Yamaha RX-V361 manual

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    RX-V361 AV R e c e i v e r O WNER’S MANU AL U 01EN_RX-V361_U_cv-1.fm Page 1 Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:23 AM[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Caution-i En • 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 t hat may be of sufficient magnitude to constitut e a risk of electric shock to [...]

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    Important safety instructions Caution-ii En 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 p[...]

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    CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. Caution-iii En 1 T o assure the finest performan ce, please r ead this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future refer ence. 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[...]

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    1 En PREP ARA T ION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION APPENDIX English Featur es ..... ......... .......... ............ .......... ......... .......... .. 2 Getting st arted ........... ............ ......... ............ .......... .. 3 Quick star t guide ................... ......... .......... .......[...]

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    Features 2 En Built-in 5- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer [U.S.A. and Canada models] (1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 8 Ω ) Front: 100 W + 100 W Center: 100 W Surround: 100 W + 100 W [Other models] (1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 6 Ω ) Front: 100 W + 100 W Center: 100 W Surround: 100 W + 100 W SCENE select function ◆ Preset SCENE templates for vari[...]

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    Getting started 3 En INTRODUCTION English ■ Checki ng the supplied accessories Check that you recei ved all of the follow ing parts. The form of the supplied accesso rie s varies depending on the models. ■ V O L T A GE SELECTOR (Asia and General models only) Select the switch positi on (upper or lower) accor ding to your local v oltage using a [...]

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    Quick start guide 4 En The following steps describe the easiest way to enjoy D VD movie playback in your home theater . In these steps, you need the follo wing supplied accessories. ❏ Indoor FM antenna ❏ AM loop antenna The follow ing items are not included in the package of this unit. ❏ Speakers ❏ Fro nt speakers ............... ..........[...]

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    Quick start guide 5 En INTRODUCTION English Place your speakers in the r oom and connect them to this unit. 1 Place your speaker s and subwoofer in the room. 2 Connect speaker cables to each speaker . Cables are col ored or shaped differently , perhaps with a stripe, groo ve or ridge. Connect the striped (groov ed, etc.) cable to the “+” (red) [...]

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    Quick start guide 6 En 1 Connect the digital coaxial audio cable to the digital coax ial audio outpu t jack of y our D VD play er and the DVD DI GIT AL INPUT CO AXIAL jack of t his unit. 2 Connect the video cable to the composite video output jack of your D VD player and the D VD VIDEO jack of th is unit. 3 Connect the video cable to the video inpu[...]

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    Quick start guide 7 En INTRODUCTION English 4 Connect the FM an d AM antennas to this unit. See page 18 for the details. y The wire of the AM loop antenna does not hav e any polarity and you can connect either end of th e wire to AM or GND terminal. 5 Connect the p ower plug of this un it and oth er components into the AC wall outlet. Indoor FM ant[...]

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    Quick start guide 8 En 1 T urn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 2 Press 1 ST ANDBY/ON on the fr ont panel. 3 Press F SCENE 1 . “D VD V ie wing” appears in the front panel display , and this unit autom atically optimize o wn status for the D VD playback. y The indicator on the selected SCENE button lights up while this unit is in the[...]

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    Quick start guide 9 En INTRODUCTION English Case C: “I want to listen to a music program from the FM radio station... ” Press F SCENE 4 (or E SCENE 4 ) to select “Radio Listenin g”. • T o use the “Radio Listening” template, you must tune into the desired radio station in advance. See p ages 34 to 36 for tuning information. • T o ach[...]

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    Connec tions 10 En 1 XM jack (U .S.A. and Canada models only) See page 37 for connection information. 2 COMPONENT VIDEO jacks See page 16 for connection information. 3 VIDEO jacks See pages 15 for conne ction information. 4 ANTENNA terminals See page 18 for connection information. 5 SPEAKERS terminals See page 12 for connection information. 6 DIGIT[...]

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    11 En Connections PREP ARA T ION English The speaker layout belo w shows the speaker setting we re commend. Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP a nd multi- channel audio sources. Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Place these speakers at an equal distance from th e ide[...]

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    12 En Connec tions Be sure to connect the left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) prope rly . If the connections are faulty , this unit cannot reproduce the input sources accurately . ■ Before connecting to the SPEAKERS terminal A speaker cord is actually a pair of insulated cables running side by side. Cables ar[...]

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    13 En Connections PREP ARA T ION English ■ Connecting to the FR ONT A terminals 1 Loosen the knob. 2 Insert the bare end of the speaker wire into the hole on the terminal. 3 Tighten the knob to secure the wire . Connecting the banan a plug (except Eur ope , Korea and Asia models) The banana plug is a single- pole electrical connector widely used [...]

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    14 En Connec tions ■ Aud i o j a ck s This unit has three types of audio jacks. Connection depends on the a vailability 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[...]

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    15 En Connections PREP ARA T ION English Connect the video components as follo ws. y Y ou can also connect a video monitor , DVD p l ayer , digital TV , and cable TV to this unit using the COMPONENT VIDEO connection (see page 16 ). ■ Connecting a video monitor and a D VD playe r ■ Connecting a cab le TV/satellite tune r and a D VD record er Con[...]

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    16 En Connec tions ■ Connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO jac ks Y ou can enjoy high-quality pictu res by connecting your video monitor and video sour ce components to this unit using COMPONENT VIDEO connection. Be sure to connect your video source components in the same way you connect yo ur video monitor to this unit. For e xample, if you connect [...]

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    17 En Connections PREP ARA T ION English Connect the audio components as follo ws. ■ Connecting a CD pla yer and a CD recorder/MD recor der When you connect your CD player via analog and digit al connection, priority is giv e n to the signal input at the DIGIT AL INPUT jack. ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jac ks This unit is equipped with [...]

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    18 En Connec tions Both FM and AM indoor ante nnas are supplied with this unit. In general, these ante nnas should pr ovide suff icient signal strength. Connect ea ch antenna correctly to the designated terminals. • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit. • A properly installed outdoor an tenna provides clearer reception than [...]

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    19 En Connections PREP ARA T ION English 1 Decoder indicator Lights up when any of the dec oders of this unit functions. 2 ENHANCER indicator Lights up when the Compressed Music Enhan cer mode is selected (see page 31). 3 VIRT UA L indicator Lights up when V irtual CINEMA DSP is active (see page 33). 4 SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headpho[...]

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    20 En Connec tions ■ Using the remote cont rol The remote c ontrol transmits a directiona l infrared ray . Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the remote control sensor on this unit during operation. X Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this windo w at the component you want to operate. y T o set the remote control c[...]

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    Basic setup 21 En PREP ARA T ION English The “B ASIC SETUP” feature is a useful way to set up your system quickly and with minimal ef fort. • Make sure you disconnect your headp hones from this unit. • If you wish to configur e this unit manually using more pr ecise adjustments, use the detaile d parameters in “SOUND MENU” (see page 45)[...]

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    22 En Basic setup 7 Press G n to sele ct “SET” and then G l / h to select the desired setting. SET >CANCEL Choices: SET, CANCEL • Select “SET” to apply the settings you made. • Select “CANCE L” to cancel th e setup procedure without making any changes. y Y ou can also press P MENU to cancel the setup procedure. 8 Press G ENTER to[...]

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    SELECTING THE SCENE TEMPLATES 23 En BAS I C OPERA TION English This unit is equipped with 13 preset SCENE templ ates for va rious situations of using this unit. As the initial factory setting, the f ollowing SCENE tem plates are assigned to each SCENE button: SCENE 1 : D VD V iewing SCENE 2 : Disc Listening SCENE 3 : TV V i ewing SCENE 4 : Radio Li[...]

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    24 En Selecting the SCENE templates ■ Which SCENE template w ould you like to selec t? * T o enjoy XM Satellite Radio programs, you need to connect the XM M ini-T uner Dock (s old separate ly) to this un it (see pa ge 37). y Y ou can create your original SCE NE templates by editing the preset SCENE templates. See page 26 for details. Note Radio L[...]

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    25 En Selecting the SCENE templates BAS I C OPERA TION English ■ Preset SCENE template descriptions SCENE template Features Input source Pl ayba ck m od e D VD Viewing (SCENE 1 as the default setting) Select thi s SCENE template whe n you play back gene ral conten ts on your D VD player . D VD STRAIGHT DV D M o v i e V i e w i n g Select th is SC[...]

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    26 En Selecting the SCENE templates Y ou can create your original SCENE templates for each SCENE button. Y ou can refer to the preset 13 SCENE templates to c reate the original SCENE templates. ■ Customizing the pres et SCENE template s Use this feature to customize the preset SCENE templat es. 1 Press and hold the desired E SCENE button for 3 se[...]

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    PLAYBACK 27 En BAS I C OPERA TION English 1 T urn on the video moni tor connected to this unit. 2 Press 9 SPEAKERS repeatedly to select the front speaker s you want to use. The respectiv e speaker indicators lights up in the front panel display . 3 Press D INPUT l / h repeatedly (or press one of the input se lector buttons ( C )) to select the desi[...]

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    28 En Playback ■ Using y our headphones Connect a pair of head phones with a st ereo analog audio cable plug to the PHONES jack on the front panel. y When you select a soun d field program, SILENT CINEMA mode activ ates automatically (see page 33). • When you connect headphones, no signals ar e output at the speaker terminals. • All Dolby Dig[...]

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    29 En Playback BAS I C OPERA TION English 2 Press G l / h to adjust the effect level while “NIGHT :CINEMA” or “NIGHT :MUSIC” is displa yed in the front panel disp lay . Choices: MIN, MID , MAX • Select “MIN” for minimu m compression. • Select “MID” for stand ard compression. • Select “MAX” for maximum comp ression. y “NI[...]

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    30 En Playback ■ Displa ying the sign al informati on Y ou can display the format, sampling frequenc y , channel, bit rate and flag data of the current input signal. 1 Press D AMP and then press P MENU on the remote control. “B ASIC SETUP” appears in the front panel display . ; BASIC SETUP 2 Press G k / n repeatedly to select “SIGNAL INFO?[...]

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    SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 31 En BAS I C OPERA TION English This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to en joy multi-channel playback from almost any stereo or multi-channel sound source. Press A PR OGRAM l / h (or press D AMP and then press I PROG l / h repeatedl y). The name of the selected s ound field program ap[...]

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    32 En Sound field programs ■ Selecting decoder s f or 2-channel source s (surround decod e mode) Signals input from 2-channel s ources can also be played back on multi-channels. Press D AMP and then press J SUR. DECODE repeatedly to select a decoder . Y ou can select fro m the foll ow ing decoders depending on the type of source you are playing a[...]

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    33 En Sound field programs BAS I C OPERA TION English ■ Using sound field pr ograms without surround speakers (Virtual CINEMA DSP) V irtual CINEMA DSP allo ws you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surround speake rs by creating virtual speakers. If you set “SUR. LR” to “ NONE” (see page 45), V irtual CINEMA DSP activ ates au tomati[...]

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    FM/AM TUNING 34 En There are 2 tuning methods: automatic a nd manual. Automatic tuning is ef fectiv e when st ation signals are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually . Y ou can also use the automatic and ma nual preset tuning fe atures to store up to 40 stations. Automa[...]

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    35 En FM/AM tuning BAS I C OPERA TION English Y ou can use the automatic 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 an y preset station easily by sele cting the preset station number . 1 Press [...]

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    36 En FM/AM tuning Y ou can tune into an y desired station simply by selecting the preset station group and number under which it was stored. y When performing this oper ation w ith the remote control, press C TUNER to select “TUNE R” as the input source. 1 Press 4 A/B/C/D/E (or G A-E/C A T . l / h ) repeatedly to select the desired preset stat[...]

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    XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 37 En BAS I C OPERA TION English XM Satellite Radio of fers an extraordinary v ariety of commercial-free music, plus the best in sports, ne ws, talk and entertainment. XM is br oadcast in superior digital audio from coast to coast. From rock to re ggae, from classical to hip hop, XM ha s something fo r every music fan. XM?[...]

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    38 En XM Satellite Radio tuning Once you ha ve installed the XM Mini-T uner Dock, inserted the XM Mini-T uner, connected the XM Dock to your XM Ready ® home audio system, and installed the antenna, you are ready to subscribe and begin recei ving XM programming. There are three places to find your eight character XM Radio ID : on the XM Mini-T uner[...]

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    39 En XM Satellite Radio tuning BAS I C OPERA TION English y When performing these operations with the remote control, press C XM to select “XM” as the input sour ce. ■ All Channel Sear ch mode 1 Press 2 SEARCH MODE (or P SRCH MODE ) repeatedly to select “ALL CH SEARCH”. 2 Press 5 PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or G PRESET/CH k / n ) repeatedly [...]

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    40 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 easily b y selecting the preset channel group and number as describe d in “Preset Search mode” on page 39. 1 Search f or a ch[...]

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    41 En XM Satellite Radio tuning BAS I C OPERA TION English Y ou can display the XM Satel lite Radio info rmation (such as channel number , channel na me, category , artist name , or song title) for the currently selected channel in the front panel display . If a status message or an error me ssage appears in the front panel display , see the “XM [...]

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    RECORDING 42 En Recording adjustments and ot her operations are performed from the reco rding components. Re fer to the operating instructions for those components. • When this unit is set to the standby mode, you cannot r ecord between other componen ts connected to this unit. • The settings of TONE CONTROL (see page 29) and V OLUME settings ,[...]

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    Set menu 43 En AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Y ou can use the following parameters in set menu to adjust a var iety of system settings a nd customize the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold unde r each parameter) to reflect the needs of you r listening en vironment. ■ Basic setup BASIC SETUP Use this feature to [...]

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    44 En Set menu Option menu 3 OPTION MENU Use this menu to manually adj ust the optional syst em parameters. The “XM RADIO SET ” parameter is only applicable to the U.S.A. and Canada mod els. ■ Signal information SIGNAL INFO Use this feature to check audio signal information (see page 30). Use the remote control to access an d adjust each para[...]

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    45 En Set menu AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker settings or compensate for vide o signal processing delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. ■ Speaker setti ngs A)SPEAKER SET Use this feature to manually adjust any speaker settings. FRONT B speaker setting FRONT B Use this feature to sel ect the loca[...]

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    46 En Set menu LFE/Bass out BASS OUT Use this feat ure to select t he speakers that output the LFE (low-frequenc y effect) and the low-frequenc y signals. Choices: SW FR, FRNT, BO TH y If you are not satisfied with the bass sounds from your speaker s, you can change these settings according to your preference. When a subw oofer is connected to this[...]

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    47 En Set menu AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Speaker dista nce C)SP DISTANCE Use this feature to manually adj ust the distance of each speaker and the delay applied to the respective channel. Ideally , each speaker shoul d be the same distance from t he main listening position. Ho weve r , this is not possible in most home situations. Thus, a c[...]

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    48 En Set menu ■ A udio settings G)AUDIO SET Use this feat ure to adjust the overall audio settings of this unit. Mute type MUTE TYP. Use this feature to adjust ho w much the mute function reduces the output v olume (see page 28). Choices: FULL , –20dB • Select “FULL ” to completely mute all the audio output. • Select “–20dB” to r[...]

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    49 En Set menu AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Input rename B)INPUT REN AME Use this feature to change th e name of the input source that appears in the front panel display . The following is an e xample where “DVD” is renamed “My D VD”. 1 Press one of the input selector buttons ( C ) or A MUL TI CH IN to select the input source y ou want[...]

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    50 En Set menu Use this menu t o adjust the optional system paramete rs. ■ Displa y settings A)DISPLAY SET Dimmer DIMMER Use this feat ure to adjust th e brightness of the front panel display . Control range: – 4 to 0 Control step: 1 • Press G l to mak e the front panel display d immer . • Press G h to make the front panel display brighter [...]

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    Remote control features 51 En AD V ANCED OPERA TION English In addition to controlling thi s unit, the remote control ca n also operate other audiovisua l components made b y Y amaha and other manufacturers. T o control your TV or other com ponents, you must set up the appr opriate remote control code for each input source (see page 54). ■ Contro[...]

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    52 En Remote control features ■ Controlling this unit Press D AMP to control this unit. *1 These buttons alw ays control this unit. *2 These buttons control this unit only when D AMP is pressed. ■ Contro lling a TV Press C DTV/CBL to control y our TV . T o control your TV , you must set the appropriate remote control code for DTV/CBL (see page [...]

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    53 En Remote control features AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Controlling other compone nts Press one of the input selector buttons ( C ) or to control other components. Y ou must set the appropriate remote control code for each input source in advance (see page 54). The follo wing table shows the function of each control b utton used to cont rol[...]

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    54 En Remote control features Y ou can control other components b y setting the appropriate remote control code s. For a comple te list of av ailable remot e control codes, refer to “List of remote control codes” at the end of this manual. Remote control code default settings Y ou may not be able to operate your Y amaha component e ven if a Y a[...]

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    Advanced setup 55 En AD V ANCED OPERA TION English This unit has additional menus that are displayed in the front panel display . The ad vanced setup menu offers additional operations to adjust and customize the way this unit operates. Chan ge the initial settings (indica ted in bold under each parameter) to re flect the needs of your listening en [...]

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    Troubleshooting 56 En Refer to the table below when this un it does not function properly . If the proble m you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction belo w does not help, turn of f this unit, disconnect the power cable, and cont act the n earest authorized Y amaha dealer or service center . ■ General T roubleshooting Problem[...]

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    57 En Troubleshooting ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English Prob lem Cause Remedy See page The sound su ddenly goes off. The protect ion circuit ry has been act iv ated because of a short circuit, etc. Check that the imped ance set ting is co rrect. 13 Check that the speaker wi res are not touching each other and the n turn this unit back on . — The sl[...]

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    58 En Troubleshooting Problem Ca use Remedy See page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolb y Digital or DTS indicator in the front panel display does not ligh t up.) The connecte d componen t is not set to output Dolby Dig ital or DTS digital signals. Make an appropriat e setting fol lowing the operatin g instruct ions for y our comp[...]

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    59 En Troubleshooting ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ T uner ■ XM Satellite Radio (U.S.A. and Canada models only) If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the follo wing messages may appear in the front panel display . In this case, read the caus e and follow the co rresponding remedies. Prob lem Cause Remedy See pag[...]

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    60 En Troubleshooting ■ Remote contr ol ■ Resetting the system Use this feature to reset all the parame ters of this unit to the initial f actory settings. 1 Press 1 ST ANDBY/ ON on the front panel to set this unit to the standb y mode . 2 Press and hold 0 TONE CONTR OL and then press 1 ST ANDBY/ON to turn on this unit. The advanced setup menu [...]

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    Glossary 61 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ A udio information Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that gives you completely independent mu lti-channel audio. W ith 3 front channels (front L/R and center), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolb y Digita l provides 5 full-range audio channels. W ith an additional chan[...]

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    62 En Glossary Sampling frequency and number of quantized bits When digitizing an analog audio signal, the number of times the signal is sample d per second is called the sampling frequency , while the de gree of fineness when con verting the sound le vel into a numeric v alue is called the number of quantized b its. The range of rates that can be [...]

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    Specifications 63 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English A U DIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Outpu t Power for Fron t, Center , Surround [U.S.A. and C anada models ] 1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 8 Ω ................ .................. .................. 100 W [Other models] 1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 6 Ω ........... ....................... .................. 100 W • Ma xi[...]

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    INDEX 64 En ■ Numerics 1 SOUND MENU ........... ............. ........ 43 2 INPUT MENU .... ............ ............ 43 , 48 2ch Stereo .................... ............. ........... 31 3 OPTION MENU ....... ............. ..... 44 , 50 5ch Stereo .................... ............. ........... 31 ■ A A)DISPLAY SET ........ ............. .......[...]

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    Index 65 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English MULTI CH INPUT j acks ......... ........... 1 0 Multi channel input setup ............ ........ 49 Multi-channel sources and sound field programs with headphones ...... ........ 33 Multi-information display ................ .... 19 Music Disc Listening ................ ........... 2 5 Music Enh. 2ch ... .[...]

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    i ■ Fro nt panel SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY /ON A/B/OFF l PRESET/TUNING/CH h CATEGOR Y A/B/C/D/E FM/AM EDIT SEARCH MODE PRESET/TUNING MEMORY DISPLAY TUNING AUTO/MAN'L AUDIO SELECT NIGHT STRAIGHT EFFECT TONE CONTROL l INPUT h l PROGRAM h VOLUME SCENE 123 4 VIDEO L AUDIO R POR TABLE VIDEO AUX 17 6 34 5 8 90 D A C E F B 2[...]

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    ii APPENDIX ■ Remote contr ol REC SUR.DECODE NIGHT STRAIGHT ENHANCER l PROG h TV MUTE TV INPUT TV VOL TV CH POWER AMP ST ANDBY POWER AUDIO SEL SLEEP MUTE MUL TI CH IN POWER 8 10 7 0 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 ENT . DVD V- AU X X M DTV/CBL DVR CD MD/CD-R TUNER MENU SRCH MODE VOLUME TITLE ENTER BAND LEVEL DISPLAY RETURN XM MEMORY AV TV SCENE 4 3 2 1 Q J N I H A[...]

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    iii List of remote control codes TV A CER 009 3 A CM E 0207 A CURA 020 8 AD A 0255 ADC 0206 ADMIRAL 0058, 0205, 0206, 0210, 0211 AD YSON 0200, 0207 A GA SHI 0200 A GA ZI 0206 A GB 020 4 AIKO 0127, 0200, 0207, 0208 AIW A 002 8, 0139, 0229, 0237 AKAI 0059, 0065, 0127, 0129, 0130, 0200, 0204, 0208, 0209, 0213, 0217, 0218, 0255 AKIBA 0209, 0218 AKURA 0[...]

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    iv APPENDIX INNO HIT 0201, 0204, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0213, 0217, 0218 INNO V A TION 0206 , 0208 INTERBUY 0208, 0214 INTERFUNK 0205, 0211, 0213, 0214, 0216, 0217 INTERNA TIONAL 0200 INTER VISION 0206, 0207, 0218 IRRADIO 0201, 020 8, 0209, 0213, 0217, 0218 ISUKAI 0209, 0218 ITC 0207, 0215 ITS 0200, 0209, 0213, 0218 ITT 0129, 0208, 0211 ITV 0208, 0217 J[...]

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    v SEARS 0057, 0060, 0061, 0064 SEG 0200, 0206, 0207, 0214, 0215, 0217 SEI 0204 SEI-SINUD YNE 0204, 0205, 0211 SELECO 0210, 0211, 0215 SENCORA 0208 SENTRA 0218 SERINO 0200 SHARP 0009, 0010, 0011, 0060, 0061, 0066, 0070, 0087, 0111, 0143, 0145, 0167, 0168, 0169, 0198, 0204, 0224, 0247, 0248, 0249 SHOGUN 0060 SIAREM 0204, 0205, 0 215 SICA T EL 0212 SI[...]

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    vi APPENDIX EMERSON 1003, 1004, 1005, 1012, 1013 ETZUKO 1050 FERGUSON 1043 FIDELITY 1042 FINLANDIA 1046, 104 7, 1049 FINLUX 1042, 1043, 1046, 1047, 1049 FIRST LINE 1044, 1045, 1049, 1050 FISHER 1001, 1047 FLINT 1044 FORMENTI/PHOENIX 1046 FUJI 1004 FUJITSU 1042 FUNAI 1005, 104 2 GALAXY 1042 GARRARD 1005 GBC 1050 GE 1002 , 1004, 1009, 1014, 1030 GEC [...]

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    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90 620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCAR BOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 77312 [...]

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    The circled numbers and alphabets corre spond to those in the Owner’ s Manual. ■ Front panel RX-V361 U SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA ST ANDBY /ON A/B/OFF l PRESET/TUNING/CH h CA TEGORY A/B/C/D/E FM/AM EDIT SEARCH MODE PRESET/TUNING MEMORY DISPLAY TUNING AUT O/MAN'L AUDIO SELECT NIGHT STRAIGHT EFFECT TONE CONTROL l INPUT h l PROGRAM h VOLUM[...]

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    ■ Remote contr ol REC SUR.DECODE NIGHT STRAIGHT ENHANCER l PROG h TV MUTE TV INPUT TV VOL TV CH PO WER AMP ST ANDBY PO WER A UDIO SEL SLEEP MUTE MUL TI CH IN PO WER 8 10 7 0 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 ENT . DVD V- A U X X M DTV/CBL DVR CD MD/CD-R TUNER MENU SRCH MODE VOLUME TITLE ENTER BAND LEVEL DISPLA Y RETURN XM MEMORY AV TV SCENE 4 3 2 1 Q J N I H A O T U[...]