Yamaha RX-V659 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 , GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 7731[...]

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 f uture 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 ventilatio[...]

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

FEATURES 2 Built-in 7- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (0.06% THD, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 100 W + 100 W Center: 100 W Surround: 100 W + 100 W Surround back: 100 W + 100 W Sound field pr ograms ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology f or the creation of sound fie ld s ◆ Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX decoder ◆ DTS/DTS[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 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) accor ding to the polarity markings (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Snap the battery comp artment co ver bac k into place. • Change all of the [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 The XM Satellite Radio controlling functi ons in the following b u ttons (SEARCH MO DE, CA TEGOR Y, PRESET /TUNING/CH l / h , MEMOR Y, and DISPLA Y) are only applicable to the U.S.A. model and are operational only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, see “XM Sate llite Ra dio controls and functions?[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 INTRODUCTION 8 MEMOR Y (MAN’L/AUT O FM) Stores a preset station in the memory . Hold down this button for more than 3 seconds to start automatic preset tuning (see page 54). 9 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 turn[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 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 99. • The XM Satellite Radio controlling functions in the followi ng b uttons (XM, XM MEMOR Y , SRCH MODE, DISPLA Y, cursor buttons u / d / j / i [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTRODUCTION 8 Cursor buttons u / d / j / i , ENTER Select and adjust the sound field program parameters or the “SET MENU” para meters. 9 RETURN Returns to the pre vious menu le ve l when adjusting the “SET MENU” parame ters. 0 TRANSMIT indicato r Flashes while the remote control is sending infrared signals. A ST AN[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 ■ Contr olling the TUNER functions 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 (see page 52). 8 Cursor b utton s u / d / j / i Press j[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION The XM indicator is only applicable to th e U.S.A. model and the cursor on the le ft of the XM indicator lights up only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, s ee “B asic XM Satellite Radio operations” on page 62. 1 Decoder indicator s The respectiv e indicator lights up when any of th[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 F ST AND ARD indicator Lights up when the “SUR . ST ANDARD” or “SUR. ENHANCED” program is se lected (see page 49). G SP A B indicators Light up according to the set of front speakers selected. H Headphones indicator Lights up when headphones are connected (see page 40). I ZONE2 indicator Lights up when Zone 2 is tu[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 INTRODUCTION 1 XM jack (U .S.A. model on ly) See page 59 for connection information. 2 A udio component jac ks See page 23 for connection information. 3 DOCK terminal Use to connect a Y AMAHA iPod universal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) where your iPod can be stationed. See page 24 for connection information. 4 COM[...]

CONNECTIONS 12 The speaker layout belo w sho ws the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enjo y CINEMA DSP and 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 sound p[...]

13 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Be sure to connec t the left cha nnel (L), right ch annel (R), “+” (red) and “–” ( black) properly . If the connections are f aulty , no sound will be heard from th e speakers, and if the polarity of the speake r connections is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • Before connecting the spe[...]

14 CONNECTIONS FRONT terminals Connect one or two front spea ker systems (6, 7) to these 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 (8) to these terminals. SURROUND terminals Connect surround speakers (4, 5) to these terminals. SURROUND B A CK terminals Co[...]

15 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 secure[...]

16 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the banana plug (except U .K., Eur ope and Asia models) The banana plug is a singl e-pole electric al connector widely used to terminate speak er cables. y Y ou can also use the banana plug with the PRESENCE/ZONE2 speaker terminals. Open the tab an d then insert one banana plug into the hole on the side of each termina[...]

17 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Y ou can use the digital jacks to input PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS bitstreams. When y ou connect components to both the CO AXIAL and OPTICAL jacks, priority is given to th e signals input at the CO AXIAL jack. All di gital input jacks are compatible with 96-k Hz sampling digital signals. ■ A udio jac ks This unit has [...]

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Audio signal flow for A U DIO OUT ( REC) This unit handles digital and analog signa ls independently . Thus, audio signals in put at the analog jacks are output only at th e analog A UDIO OUT (REC) jacks. Like wise, audio signals input at the DI GIT AL INPUT ( OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks are output only at the DIGIT AL OUTPUT jack.[...]

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Connect your TV to the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack, the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack or the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks of this unit. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power suppl y until al l connections between componen ts are com plete. Connecting a TV CA UTION VIDEO S VIDEO MONITOR OUT MONITOR OU[...]

20 CONNECTIONS Connect your D VD player , DVD recor der , VCR or STB (set-top box) using the same type of video c onnections as those made for your TV (see page 19). The cable TV recei ver and the satellite recei ver are examples of the STB. Do not connect this unit or othe r components to the A C power supply until all connections between componen[...]

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting a D VD recor der ■ Connecting a VCR VIDEO IN DVR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO P R P B Y DVR V S V L R L R P R P B Y S DVD recorder Audio in Audio out V ideo out V ideo in Component v ideo out S-video o ut S-video in (U .S.A. model) VIDEO IN VCR OUT V S V L R L R S VCR (U .S.A. model) Audio in Audio out V ideo ou[...]

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting an STB DIGITAL INPUT DTV/CBL VIDEO DTV/ CBL OPTICAL DTV/ CBL COMPONENT VIDEO P R P B Y O L R V S P R P B Y Cable T V receiver or satellite re ceiver Optical au dio out Component v ideo out V ideo out Audio out S-video o ut (U .S.A. model)[...]

23 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 com plete. • T o make a digital connection to a compon ent othe r than the default component assi gned to each D[...]

24 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) to t[...]

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION This unit has more than enough power for an y home use. Ho wev er , if you want to add mo re po wer to the speaker output or if you want to use another amplif ier , connect an external amplif ier to the PRE OUT jacks. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power suppl y until al l connections between c[...]

26 CONNECTIONS This unit is equipped with 8 additional input jacks (FR ONT L/R, CENTER, SURROUND L/R, SURR OUND B A CK L/R and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-c hannel input from a multi-format player , external decoder or sound processor . Connect the output jacks on your multi-format player or external decoder to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. Be sure [...]

27 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Use the VIDEO A UX jacks on the front panel to connec t a game console or a vi deo camera to this unit. Be sure to turn off the v olume of this unit and other comp onents bef o re making connections. The audio signals input at the DOCK termin al on the rear panel take priority over the ones input at the VIDEO A U X jack[...]

28 CONNECTIONS Both FM and AM indoor ante nnas are supplied with this unit. In general, these ante nnas should pr ovide suf ficient signal strength. Connect ea ch antenna correctly to the designated terminals. • Be sure to set the tuner frequency step (Asia and General models only) according to the frequen cy spacing in your area (see page 98). ?[...]

29 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Once all connections are co mplete, plug the power cabl e into the A C wall outlet. ■ V OL T A GE SELECT OR (Asia and General models only) The V OL T A GE SELECT O R 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 A C wall outlet. Impr oper setting of the [...]

30 CONNECTIONS If you are to use 4 or 6 ohm speakers, set “SP IMP .” to “6 Ω MIN” as follo ws BEFORE using this unit. 1 Make sure this unit is turned off . See page 31 for details about turning on or of f this unit. 2 Press and hold STRAIGHT (EFFECT) on the front panel and then press MASTER ON/OFF inward to the ON posi tion to turn on thi[...]

31 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION When all connec tions are complete, turn on th is unit. ■ T u rning on this unit Press MASTER ON/OFF on the fr ont panel inwar d to the ON position to turn on this unit. • Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel (or ST ANDBY on the remote control) to set the main zone to the standby mode. • Press MAIN ZONE ON/OF[...]

AUTO SETUP 32 This unit employs the YP A O (Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimize r) technology which lets you a void troublesome listening-ba sed speak er setup and achie v es highly accurate sound adjustme nts. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound your spea kers produce in your actual listening en vironment. YP A [...]

33 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION Once you hav e connected the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the fr ont panel and hav e placed it in a suitable location in your listening room, run “A UTO SETU P” in the OSD or in the front panel display . T o achieve the best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible while the ?[...]

34 AUTO SETUP 4 Press u / d to select “SETUP” and then press j / i to select the desired setting. Choices: AU TO , RELO AD, UNDO, DEF A UL T • Select “A UT O” to automatically run the entire “A UTO SETUP” procedure. • Select “RELOAD” to re load th e last “A UTO SETUP” settings and o verr ide the pre vious settings. • Selec[...]

35 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION • If “E-10:INTERN AL ERR OR” appears during the testing procedure, restart f rom step 4. • If you selected “RELOAD”, “UNDO” or “DE F A UL T” in step 4, no test tones are output. • If an error occur s during th e “A UTO:CHECK” procedure, the setup procedure is cancel ed and an error screen appear[...]

36 AUTO SETUP y If you are not satisfied with the results or want to manually adjust each parame ter , run “MANUAL SETUP” (see page 83). • If you change speakers, speake r positions, or the la yout of your listening en vironment, run “A UTO SET UP” again to recalibrate your system. • The distances displayed in the “DIST ANCE” result[...]

37 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION ■ If an err or screen appear s Press u / d / j / i to select “RETR Y” or “EXIT” and then press ENTER. The following display is an example where “E-9:USER CANCEL” appears in the OSD. Choices: RETR Y , EXIT • Select “RETR Y” to retry the “A UTO SETUP” procedure. • Select “EXIT” to ex it from t[...]

PLAYBACK 38 Extreme caution should be exer cised when y ou play bac k CDs encoded in DTS. If y ou pla y bac k a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-in compatible CD player , you will onl y 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 y[...]

39 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION 5 Rotate V OLUME on the front panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote control) 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 level. ?[...]

USING AUDIO FEATURES 40 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 vates automatic ally whene v er you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA D SP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (see page 71). When acti va[...]

41 USING AUDIO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION 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 Pure Direct mode (see page 45) is selected. – when the component conn ected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source [...]

42 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 di[...]

43 USING AUDIO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION • Select “FR ONT L” to adjust the front left speak er output lev el. • Select “CENTER” to adjust the cente r speaker output lev el. • Select “FR ONT R” to adjust the front right speak er output lev el. • Select “SUR. R” to adjust the surround right speaker output lev el. • Select [...]

44 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 is sho wn in the OSD and the ENHANCER indicator lights up in the front panel display . Choices: 2ch Stereo , 7ch Stereo, Off • Select “2ch Stereo[...]

45 USING AUDIO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION 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 to ?[...]

USING VIDEO FEATURES 46 Y ou can display the form at, sampling fre quency , chann el, 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 ENTE[...]

47 USING VIDEO FEATURES BAS I C OPERA TION 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 . 1 T[...]

ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 48 If you connected surround back speakers, use this feature to enjoy 6.1/7.1-channel pl ayback for multi-ch annel sources using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolb y 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 switch between 5.1 and 6.1/7.[...]

49 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND BAS I C OPERA TION 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 AN D ARD on the remote control repeatedl y to switch between the “SUR. ST AND ARD” and “SUR. ENHANCED” programs or press MO VIE to select the “MO VIE TH[...]

50 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 87), V irtual CINEMA DSP activ ates automatically whene ver you select a CINEMA DSP sound f ield program (see[...]

RECORDING 51 BAS I C OPERA TION 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 unit t[...]

FM/AM TUNING 52 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 w ant 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 E8[...]

53 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 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 select t[...]

54 FM/AM TUNING Y ou ca n use the auto matic 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 selec[...]

55 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ A utomatic preset tu ning 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 54. • Press A/B/C/D/E an d then PRESET/TUNING/ CH l / h to select the pre[...]

56 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 numb er . 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) while the MEMOR Y indicato r is flashing. The station band and frequenc [...]

57 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 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 sta[...]

58 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 i n the front panel display . See “Selecti ng preset stations” on page 56. 4 Press EDIT again. “EDIT E1–A5” appears in the front panel display and the assignments of the two preset stations are exchanged.[...]

XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 59 BAS I C OPERA TION XM Satellite Radio is the satell ite radio service with milli ons of listeners across the United Stat es, broadcasting li v e daily . The XM Satellite Radio channel li neup includes more than 150 di gital channels of choice from coast to coast: 67 commercial-free music cha nnels, featuring hip hop t[...]

60 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING The following controls are av ailable only wh en “XM” is selected as the input source. Rotate the INPUT selector on the front pan el (or set the component selector switch to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control) to se lect “XM” as the input sour ce. ■ Front pa nel functions 1 SEARCH MODE Changes th[...]

61 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION T o sign up for an account w ith the XM Satellite Radio service, an XM Sa tellite Radio ID number is requ ired. Follo w the procedure belo w to check your ID number , and then visit the website at “http://acti v ate.xmrad io.com/” or call “1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-2346)” with a major credit[...]

62 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 1 Rotate the INPU T selector on the fro nt panel (or set the component selector switch to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control) to select “XM” as the input source. The cursor on the left of the XM indicator lights up in the front panel display a nd the XM Satellite Radio information (such as cha nnel num[...]

63 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can search for the desired channel using one of the three search modes (Al l Channel Search, Category Search, and Preset Search mo des). Y ou can also enter the cha nnel number directly to select th e desired channel by using the Direct Number Access mode (see page 66). ■ All Channel Sear ch [...]

64 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Category Sear ch mode 1 Rotate the INPU T selector on the fro nt panel (or set the component selector switch 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 select “CA T SEARCH”.[...]

65 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Preset Sear ch mo de Prior to selecting a preset cha nnel in the Preset Search mode, you must preset XM Sa tellite Radio channels. For details, see “Setting th e XM Satellite Radio preset channels” on page 67. y All preset channels (A1 to E8) recalls “001 Previe w” by the initial factory[...]

66 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Direct Number Acces s mode 1 Set the component selector switch to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control to select “XM” as the input sour ce. 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 remote control to enter[...]

67 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 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 th en recall any preset channel easily by selecting the preset channel group and number as described in “Preset Search mode” on page 65. 1[...]

68 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 4 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) repeated ly to select a preset channel number (1 to 8) while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. The preset cha nnel number appears in the front panel display . 5 Press MEMOR Y on the fr ont panel (or XM MEMOR Y on the remote c[...]

69 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION When the c hannel number / name is displa yed: When the channel category is displayed: When the artist name / song title is displa yed: y • The front panel display can in dicate up to 14 alphanumeric characters at once. Y ou can set whether to display the XM Satellite Radio information in the fr o[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 70 What really crea tes the rich, full tones of a live instrument are the multiple reflections from the walls o f the room. In addition to making the sound liv e, these reflec tions enable us to tell where the player is situated as we ll as the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting. ■ Elements of a sound field Th[...]

71 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital de coders that allo w you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any stereo or multi-channel sound source. This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing sev era l sound field programs which you c[...]

72 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ For music source s Y ou can select from the following sound f i elds when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. y Rotate the PROGRAM selector on the front panel (or set the compon ent selector switch to AMP and th en pr ess one of the sound fie ld program selector buttons on the remote control) [...]

73 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Y ou can enjoy good quality sou nd with the initial f actory settings. Although you do not ha v 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” feature in “OPTIO N MENU” to initialize[...]

74 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Sound field parame ter descriptions Y ou can adjust the v alues of certain digi tal sound f ield parameters so that the sound f ields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the follo wing parameters are found in e v ery program. y T o change sound field par ameter settings to suit yo ur listening en [...]

75 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ROOM SIZE P.ROOM SIZE S.ROOM SIZE SB ROOM SIZE Room size. Presence, su rround, and su rround back room size. Adjusts the appar ent size of the surround sound f ield. The lar ger the v alue, the larger the su rround sound f ield becomes. As the sound is repeatedly reflected ar ound a room, the la rger the[...]

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

77 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS REV.LEVEL Re verberation le vel. Adjusts the volume of the rev erberation so und. The larger the v alue, the stronger the rev erberation becomes. Control range: 0 to 100% DIALG.LIFT Dialog lift. Adjust the height of the front and center channel sounds b y assigning some of the front and center channel el[...]

78 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS y The “PR O LOGIC IIx Music”, “PRO LOGIC II Music”, and “DTS Neo:6 Mu sic” parameters can be set o nly when “SUR. ST AND ARD” is selected. Set the component selector swit ch to AM P and then press ST ANDARD on the remote control repeatedly to select “SUR. ST AND ARD” (see page 49). PRO LOGIC IIx Music PRO[...]

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

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

81 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SUR. STANDARD Neural Sur. SUR. ENHANCED DOLBY DIGITAL PRO LOGIC DTS Pro Logic Pro Logic SUR. ENHANCED PLII Movie PLIIx Movie When “PRIORITY” is set to “PRch” When “PRIORITY” is set to “SBch” SUR. ENHANCED Neo:6 Cinema When “PRIORITY” is set to “PRch” When “PRIORITY” is set to [...]

82 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS STRAIGHT Monaural playback Pure Direct Monaural playback Sound field program 2-channel audio (monaural) 2-channel audio (stereo) 5.1/6.1/7.1- channel audio * 1 5.1/6.1/7.1- channel audio * 2 5.1/6.1/7.1- channel audio * 3 L PL C R PR SL SBR SBL SR L PL C R PR SL SBR SBL SR L PL C R PR SL SBR SBL SR L PL C R PR SL SBR SBL SR [...]

SET MENU 83 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can use the follo wing paramete rs in “SET MENU” to adjust a v ariety of system settings and customiz e the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listenin g en vironment. ■ A uto setu p AUTO SETUP Use this feature to auto[...]

84 SET MENU Option menu 3 OPTION MENU Use this menu to manually adjus t the optional system parameters. The “XM RADIO SET” para meter is only applicable to the U.S.A. model. ■ Signal information SIGNAL INFO Use this feature to check audio signal information (see page 46). Par a m e t e r Features Pag e A)DISPLAY SET Adjusts the brig htness of[...]

85 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use the remote control to acce ss and adjust each parameter . y • Y ou can change the “SET MENU” parameters while this unit is reproducing sound. • If you press one of the so und field program selector b uttons during the “SET MENU” operation, the “SET MEN U” operation is canceled. • Repeat the fo[...]

86 SET MENU 5 Press u / d repeatedly and then press ENTER to select and enter the desired submenu. The following display is an example 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 v alue. • Press j to decrease the v alue. 7 Press S[...]

87 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Center speaker CENTER SP Choices: NONE, SML , LRG • Select “NONE” (none) if you did not connect a center speaker . The low-frequenc y signals of the center channel are dire cted to the speakers sele cted in “LFE/ B ASS OUT”, and the rest of the center channel signals are directed to the front left and rig[...]

88 SET MENU Bass out LFE/BASS OUT Use this feat ure to select th e speakers that output the LFE (low-frequenc y ef fect) and the lo w-frequenc y signals. Choices: SW FR, FRNT , BO TH • Select “SWFR” (subwoof er) if you connected a subwoofer . The LFE signals as well as the low- frequency signals of other sp eakers set to “SML” (or “SMAL[...]

89 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker le vel B)SPEAKER LEVEL Use this feature to manually bal ance the speaker le v els between the front left o r surr ound left speakers and each speaker selected in “S PE AKER SET” (see page 86). Control range: –10.0 to +10.0 dB Control step: 0.5 dB Initial setting: 0 dB • Select “FL” to adjust[...]

90 SET MENU • “CENTER”, “SUR. L”, “SUR. R”, “SB L” , “SB R”, “SWFR”, “PRNS L” and “PRNS R” cannot be adjusted if “CENTER SP” (see page 87), “SUR. L/R SP” (see pa ge 87), “SUR. B L/R SP” (see page 87) , “LFE/BASS OUT” (see page 88) and “PRESENCE SP” (see page 87) are set to “NONE” respectivel[...]

91 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Low-fre quency eff ect level E)LFE LEV EL Use this feature to adjust th e output le vel of the LFE (lo w- frequency ef fect) channel acco rding to the capacity of your subwoofer or headphones. The LFE channel carries low-f requency special ef fect s which are only added to certain scen es. This setting is ef fe[...]

92 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 parameters [...]

93 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 41) 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 ver you turn on this unit. Choices: AU TO , LAST •[...]

94 SET MENU ■ V olume T rim 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 volume when switching betw een input sources. Choices: PHONO, CD, MD/CD-R, TUNER, D VD, DTV/CBL, V -A UX, VCR, D VR Control range: –6[...]

95 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION OSD shift OSD SHIFT Use this feature to adjust the v ertical po sition 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 a g[...]

96 SET MENU ■ Zone set D)MUL TI ZONE SET Use this feature to specify the location of speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals of this unit. Speaker B setting SP B Use this feature to sele ct the location of the front speake rs connected to the SP EAKERS B terminals. Choices: FRONT , ZONE B • Select “FR ONT” to turn on or of f SPEAKERS[...]

ADVANCED SETUP 97 AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit has additional menus that are di splayed in the front panel display . The adv anced setup menu offer s additional operations to adjust and custo mize the way this unit opera tes . Change t he initial se ttings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the need s of your listening en vironm[...]

98 ADVANCED SETUP ■ Speaker imped ance SP IMP. Use this feature to set the speak er impedance of this unit so that it matches that of your speake rs. Choices: 8 Ω MIN , 6 Ω MIN • Select “8 Ω MIN” to set the speaker impe dance to 8 Ω . • Select “6 Ω MIN” to set the speaker impe dance to 6 Ω . * The Canada model cannot use t[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 99 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 com ponents, you must set up the appr opriate remote control code for each input source (see page 101). ■ Controlling this [...]

100 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Contr olling other compon ents Set the component selector sw itch to SOURCE to control other components sele cted with the input selector buttons. Y ou must set the appropriate rem ote control code for e ach input source (see page 101). The follo wing table sho ws the function of each control button used to control o[...]

101 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 in [...]

102 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can operate multiple Y AMAHA receivers 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 codes [...]

103 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Setting remote contr ol XM ID library codes (U.S.A. model only) Select one of the following c odes to set the remote 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 similar object. The TR[...]

USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION 104 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 follo wing additional e[...]

105 USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Using the external amplifier T o use the e xternal amplifiers in Zone 2, select “EXT ” in “ZONE 2 AMP” (see page 96). • When you do not use the main zone, press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the fr ont panel to turn off th e main zone. Adjust the volume control on the amplifie r in the se[...]

106 USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION Y ou can select and control Z one 2 by using the control buttons on the front panel or on the remote control. The av ailable operations ar e 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 page 52) • T uning in[...]

107 USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Setting the remote contr ol to the Zone 2 mode The remote control is originally set to the main mode to control the main zone. T o control Zone 2 with the remote control, 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.[...]

USING IPOD® 108 Once you hav e stationed your iPod in a Y AMAHA iPod universal dock (such as YDS-10 sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (see page 24), you can enjoy playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. Y ou ca n also use the Compressed Musi c Enhancer mode of this uni t to improve the sou nd quality of [...]

109 USING iPod® AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Controllin g iP od using t he OSD Once “V -A UX” is selected as the input source, you can perform the advanced operati ons of your iPod using the supplied remote cont rol with the aid of the OSD of this unit. Y ou can also bro wse th e songs stored on your iPod in the OSD. Further , you can cha nge or [...]

RESETTING THE SYSTEM 110 Use this feature to reset all the parame ters of this unit to the initial fa ctory settings. • This procedure completely resets 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 ar e activ a te[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 111 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. ■ General T[...]

112 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Ca use Remedy See page The sound suddenly goes off. The protec tion circuit ry has been acti v ated because of a short cir cuit, etc. Check that th e speaker impe dance setting i s correct. 30, 98 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 ne[...]

113 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 instruct[...]

114 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ T uner ■ XM Satellite Ra dio (U.S.A. model only) 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 c ase, read the caus e and follow the corresponding remedies. Problem Cau se Remedy See page FM FM stereo recepti on is noisy . The char[...]

115 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 24). Prob lem Cause Remed y See page The remote con trol does not work nor function properly . Wrong distan ce or angle. The rem[...]

116 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ A UTO SETUP Before A UT O SETUP During A UT O SETUP Error message Cause Remedy See page Connect MIC! Optimizer microphone is not connected. Connect the suppl ied optimizer m icrophone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jac k on the front panel. 32 Unplug HP! Headphones a re connecte d. Unplug the h eadphones. — Error message Cause Remed[...]

117 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION After A U T O SETUP • If the “ERROR” or “W A RNING” screens appears, check th e cause of the probl em, then run “AUT O SETUP” again. • If warning “W -1” appea rs, corrections are made, but they may not be optimal. • If warning “W - 2” or “W - 3” appears, no corrections are ma[...]

GLOSSARY 118 ■ 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 ow [...]

119 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-range reproduced by th e other 5/6 ch annels in Dolb y Digital or DTS 5.1/6.1-chan[...]

120 GLOSSARY ■ CINEMA DSP Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in movie theaters, their effect is best felt in a theat er ha ving man y speakers designed for acoustic ef fects. Since home conditions, such as room size, wall material, number of speak ers, and so on, can diff er so widely , it is ine vitable th [...]

SPECIFICATIONS 121 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A U DIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Powe r for Front, C enter , Surr ound, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ....................... ............ 100 W • Ma ximum Power (EIA J) [Asia, Chi na, Korea and General model s] 1 kHz, 10% THD , 8 Ω ........... ....................... ........[...]

APPENDIX-i LIST OF REMO TE CONTROL CODES CABLE TV RECEIVER ABC 10003, 10008, 10014, 10017, 10033 AMERICAST 10899 BELL & HOWELL 10014 BELL SOUTH 10899 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 11602 [...]

APPENDIX-ii R OKU 11486 SAMSUNG 11190, 11490 SASEM 11641 SENSOR Y SCIENCE 11126 SHARP 11010 SMC 11456 SONY 11272, 11324, 11364 ST ACK 9 11272 STREAMZAP 11309 SYL V A NIA 11563 SYSTEMAX 11272 T A GAR SYSTEMS 11272 TELEMANN 11604 TOSHIB A 11272 TOUCH 11272 VIEWSONIC 1127 2, 11329 VIZIO 11126 V OODOO 11272 ZT GR OUP 11272 TV ADMIRAL 2009 3, 20463 AD V[...]

APPENDIX-iii SQU AREVIEW 20171 SSS 20180 ST ARLITE 20180 STUDIO EXPERIENCE 20843 SUPERSCAN 20093, 20864 SUPREME 20000 SV A 20587, 20748 , 20865, 20870, 20871, 20872 SYL V ANIA 20030, 20054 , 20171, 21931, 21944 SYMPHONIC 20171, 2 0180, 21904 T AND Y 20093 T A TUNG 21756 TECHNICS 20051, 20250 TECHVIEW 20847 TECHWOOD 20051 TEKNIKA 20054, 20060, 20092[...]

APPENDIX-iv STS 30042 SYL V A NIA 30035, 30043, 30081, 30593, 31593 SYMPHONIC 30593, 31 593 SYSTEMAX 31972 T A GAR SYSTEMS 31972 T A TUNG 30041 TEA C 30041 TECHNICS 30035, 30162 TEKNIKA 30035, 30037 TIV O 30618, 30636, 30739, 31503 TMK 30240 TOSHIB A 30043, 30045, 30209, 31008, 31972, 31988 TO TEVISION 30037, 30240 TOUCH 31972 UNITECH 30240 VECTOR [...]

APPENDIX-v P ANASONIC 50490, 51010 , 51011 PHILIPS 50646 PIONEER 50631, 51475, 51476 POLAR OID 51086 RCA 50522 SAMSUNG 50490 SENSOR Y SCIENCE| 51158 SHARP 50675, 51550, 51556, 50630 SONY 51033, 51069, 51070, 51431 SYL V ANIA 50675 TOSHIB A 51510 VICTOR 51275 Y AMAHA 51544 ZENITH 50741 CD PLA YER AIW A 60157 ARCAM 60157 BURMESTER 60420 CALIFORNIA A [...]

APPENDIX-vi TEA C 80163, 81074 TECHNICS 80039, 80309, 81308, 81518 THORENS 81189 TOSHIB A 80135 VICTOR 80074 W ARDS 80014, 80054, 80158, 80189 XM 81406, 81414 Y AMAHA 80176, 81176, 81276, 81331, 81375, 81908, (TUNER ID1) 81916 (TUNER ID2) 81917 (XM ID1) 81918 (XM ID 2) 81919 O THER A UDIO A CCESSORIES Y AMAHA (iPod) 81981[...]

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