Yamaha RX-V690 manual

IMPORTANT! Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below. Serial No.: The serial number is located on the rear of the unit. Retain this Owner’s Manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION: TO REDUCE [...]

2 1 Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2 Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 Heed Warnings – All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4 Follow Instructions – All op[...]

3 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE : DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT : When connecting this product to accessories and/or another pro[...]

4 SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES After unpacking, check that the following parts are contained. Remote Control Transmitter Batteries (size AA, R6, UM-3) User Program Sheets Indoor FM Antenna AM Loop Antenna ● 5 Speaker Configuration Front: (U .S.A. and Canada models) 80W + 80W (8 Ω ) RMS Output P ower , 0.04% THD , 20–20,000 Hz (A ustralia, Singapore [...]

5 PR OFILE OF THIS UNIT You are the proud owner of a Yamaha stereo receiver –an extremely sophisticated audio component. The Digital Sound Field Processor (DSP) built into this unit takes full advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences. Follow the [...]

6 SPEAKER SETUP SPEAKERS T O BE USED This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5 speaker configuration. The most effective speakers to use with this unit are front speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker. You may omit the center speaker. (Refer to the “ 4-Speaker Configuration ” shown below.) The front speakers a[...]

7 CONNECTIONS Before attempting to make any connections to or from this unit, be sure to first switch OFF the power to this unit and to any other components to which connections are being made. CONNECTIONS WITH O THER COMPONENTS When making connections between this unit and other components, be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to sa[...]

8 CONNECTING T O S VIDEO TERMINALS If you have a video cassette recorder and a monitor equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video terminals, those terminals can be connected to this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Connect the video cassette recorder’s “S” video input and output terminals to this unit’s S VIDEO VCR 2 IN and OUT terminals resp[...]

9 Note on front speaker connection: One or two speaker systems can be connected to this unit. If you connect only one speaker system, connect it to either the SPEAKERS A or B terminals. Note on center speaker connection: One or two center speakers can be connected to this unit. If you cannot place the center speaker on or under the TV, it is recomm[...]

10 How to Connect: Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge, cut as short as possible. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers. Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct, that is, + and – markings are observed. If these wires are reversed, the sound will be unn[...]

11 Subwoofer system ABOUT THE A CCESSOR Y TERMINALS A C OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) (U.S.A., Canada, Singapore and General models) ...........................................................2 SWITCHED OUTLETS (Australia model) ................................. 1 SWITCHED OUTLET Use these to connect the power cords from your components to this unit. The po[...]

12 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS ● Each antenna should be connected to the designated terminals correctly, referring to the following diagram. ● Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these antennas will probably provide sufficient signal strength. Nevertheless, a properly installed outdoor antenna will give clearer recep[...]

1 Set to the “ ∞ ” position. 2 Select the front speakers to be used. * If you use two front speaker systems, press both the A and B switches. 3 Set to the “0” position. 4 5 Set to “YPC”. 6 Turn the power on. 7 Select the PRO LOGIC or PRO LOGIC ENHANCED mode, so that the corresponding name is illuminated on the display. 13 SPEAKER B AL[...]

14 CHAPTER/CH DISPLAY STOP VCR 1 VCR 2 TV THEATER 70 mm MOVIE THEATER ENHANCED PRO LOGIC V–AUX JAZZ CLUB ROCK STADIUM SPORTS SURROUND DSP EFFECT ON/OFF MASTER VOLUME CENTER LEVEL REAR LEVEL DELA Y TIME TEST RESET CLEAR 123 4 567 8 MUTING HALL CHURCH 91 0 10 9 8 Select the center channel output mode according to your speaker configuration. (Refer [...]

15 11 Adjust the BALANCE control so that the effect sound output level of the left front speaker and the right front speaker are the same. 12 Adjust the sound output level of the center speaker to be at the same level as that of the front speakers with the CENTER LEVEL keys. 13 Adjust the sound output level of the rear speakers to be at the same le[...]

16 1 Set to the “ ∞ ” position. 2 Turn the power on. 3 Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the TV/monitor ON.) * The name of the selected input source will appear in the display. 4 Select the front speakers to be used. * If you use two front speaker systems, press both the A and B swit[...]

17 1 Select the source to be recorded. 2 Play the source and then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source. (For detailed information on the tuning operations, refer to page 19.) 3 Set the tape deck or VCR to the recording mode. 4 If the tape deck is used for recording, you can monitor the sounds being recorded by pressing TAPE MONITO[...]

18 Because one or two speaker systems (as front speakers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B , or both at once. Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by speaker location or listening room conditions. Note This contro[...]

19 1 Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display. 2 3 Tune to a desired station manually. * To continue tuning search, press and hold the button. FM/AM FM AM or 1 Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display. 2 3 To tune to a higher frequency, press the right side once. To tune to a lower frequency, press the [...]

20 1 Tune to a desired station. (Refer to the previous page for tuning procedure.) 2 Select a desired page (A – E) of preset station buttons while watching the display. 3 4 Press a preset station button before “MEMORY” goes off from the display. * In the same way, program other stations to A2, A3 ... A8. * You can program more stations to the[...]

1 2 3 To tune to higher frequencies, press right side once. To tune to lower frequencies, press left side once. * If the TUNING button is not pressed, in a while, the automatic preset tuning begins automatically toward higher frequencies. The automatic preset tuning begins from the frequency currently displayed. Received stations are programmed to [...]

22 EXCHANGING PRESET ST A TIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below. Example) If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5, and vice versa. 1 Recall the preset station on E1 (by following the method of “To recall a preset station” on page 20). 2 3 Next, recall the preset station on A5 by foll[...]

23 USING DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PR OCESSOR (DSP) This unit incorporates a sophisticated, multi-program digital sound field processor, which allows you to expand and shape the audio sound field from both the audio and video sources, for a theater-like experience in the listening/viewing room. This digital sound field processor has 10 programs; 5 progr[...]

Description of Each Sound Field Pr ogram The following list gives brief descriptions of the sound fields produced by each of the DSP programs. Keep in mind that most of these are precise digital recreations of actual acoustic environments. The data for them was recorded at the locations described using sophisticated sound field measurement equipmen[...]

1 Follow steps 1 – 6 shown in “ BASIC OPERATIONS ” on page 16. 2 Select the desired program that is suitable for the source. The selected program name is shown on the display. 3 If desired, adjust the delay time and the output level of each speaker. (For details, refer to the corresponding descriptions on page 26 and 27.) Notes ● If you pre[...]

26 Adjustment of the REAR LEVEL If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the rear speakers even if the output level is already set in “ SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ” on page 15. To operate on the front panel 1 2 Press “+” or “–” before “REAR” disappears from the display. To operate on the remote control transmitter Simp[...]

27 Adjustment of DELA Y TIME You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the source sound and the beginning of the effect sound with the DELAY TIME control. The DELAY TIME control is effective with all programs. By applying more or less delay, sound effects, background noise, and ambient noise coming at you from the rear speakers ca[...]

28 1 Whenever the SLEEP key is pressed, the SLEEP time will change as follows. After a while, the display returns to the indication before the SLEEP timer is set, and the “SLEEP” indicator stops flashing and lights up. 2 The unit will be turned off automatically at the selected SLEEP time. SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER If you use the SLEEP timer of t[...]

29 Battery installation Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries with new ones. Notes ● Use only AA, R6, UM-3 batteries for replacement. ● Be sure the polarities are correct. (See the illustration inside the battery compartment.) ● [...]

30 * When you operate this unit and/or other YAMAHA components with this remote control transmitter, set the YPC-USER-LEARN switch to the YPC (Yamaha Preset Code) position. For Other Component Contr ol Identify the remote control transmitter keys with your component’s keys. If these keys are identical, their functions will be the same. On each ke[...]

31 REMO TE CONTROL “LEARNING” FUNCTION All of the keys on this remote control transmitter can be programmed to “learn” key-functions from other remote control transmitters without losing the preset key functions. By using this feature, this unit can then be used in place of one or more other remote control transmitters, thus making operatio[...]

32 1 Set to the “ LEARN ” position. 2 Press a key on this unit where a new function will be learned. 3 Press and hold the key (on the other remote control transmitter) where the desired new function is. * When the TRANSMIT/LEARN indicator stops lighting, the learning is finished. 4 Repeat step 2 and 3 until all desired functions are successfull[...]

33 1 Set to the “ USER ” position. 2 Press and hold the CLEAR button using the point of a mechanical pencil, etc. 3 Press and hold the key where the learned function to be deleted is until the indicator flashes 3 times. To clear two or more functions, repeat step 2 and 3. Note If a key is not pressed soon after the CLEAR button is pressed, this[...]

34 Amplifier FM AM Others Remote control transmitter TR OUBLESHOO TING If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authoriz[...]

35 SPECIFICA TIONS AUDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Front L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. and Canada models] ...................................................80W+80W [Australia, Singapore and General models] ...................................................75W+75W 6 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. mode[...]

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