Yamaha HTR-5790 manual

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• Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is in tended to alert you to t he presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a ri sk of electric shock to persons. The exclamatio n point within an e[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 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. 4 1 T o assure the finest performance, p lease read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place fo r future reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, co ol, dry , clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or co ld. Allow ventilation [...]

1 PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION CONTENT S ............ .......... .......... ............ ......... ....... 1 FEATU RES . ............ .......... .......... ......... .......... ......... 2 GETTING STARTE D. .......... ............ ......... .......... .. 3 Supplied[...]

FEATURES 2 Built-in 7-channel power amplifier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (0.04% THD, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 110 W + 110 W Center: 110 W Surround: 110 W + 110 W Surround Back: 110 W + 110 W Sound field features ◆ Proprietary Y A MAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ THX ◆ Dolby Digita l/Dolb y Digital EX decoder ◆ D[...]

GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION Please check t hat you recei ved all of the following parts. 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert four supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM- 4) according to the polarity markings on the inside of the battery compar tment. 3 Slide the cover back unt il it sn aps into place. Notes on batter[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. When you turn on this unit, you will hear a click a nd there will be a 4 to 5-second delay before this unit can reproduce sound. In standby mo de, this unit consumes a small amo unt of po wer in order to receive infrared-signa ls from the remote control. 2 Re[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 INTRODUCTION B PHONES (SILENT CINEMA) Outputs audio signals for pri v ate listening with headphones. When you connec t headphones, no sign als are output to the OUTPUT jacks or to the speakers. All Dolby Digital and DTS au dio signals are mix ed do wn to the left and right headphone channels. C SPEAKERS A/B T urn on or off [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 This section describes the func tion of each control o n the remote control. See “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 59 to operate other components with this remote control. 1 Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this window at the component you want to operate. 2 TRANSMIT indicator Flashes while the [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTRODUCTION I VO L – / + Increases or decreases th e volum e lev el. J MUTE Mutes the sound. The MUTE indicator turns on when the MUTE function is on. Press again to restore the audio output to the pre vious v olume le vel. K SET MENU Selects the SET MENU mode. L ON SCREEN Selects the on-screen displa y (OSD) mode for yo[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 1 Decoder indicator s When any of this unit’ s decode rs function, the respectiv e indicator lights up. 2 Sound field indi cators Light to indicate the activ e DSP sound fi elds. 3 Input source indicators A cursor lights to sho w the current input so urce. 4 CINEMA DSP indicator Lights up when you select a CINEMA DSP soun[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION J TUNED indicator Lights up when this unit is tuned in to a station. K MEMOR Y indicator Flashes to show a station can be stored. L 96/24 indicator Lights up when a DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit. M LFE indicator Lights up when the input signal contains the LFE signal. N Input c hannel indicator s Indic[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 1 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks See page 19 for details. 2 A udio compon ent jac ks See page 19 for connection information. 3 Video component ja cks See pages 16 and 18 for connection information. 4 REMO TE IN/OUT jac ks (U .S.A., Canada and A u stralia models only) See page 69 for details. 5 CONTRO L OUT jack (U .S.A., Canada and[...]

SPEAKER SE TUP 11 PREP ARA TION + y The speaker layout abov e shows the standard ITU-R speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enj oy CINE MA DSP, multi-channel audio sources and THX. Fr ont speaker s ( FR and FL) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Place these speakers an equal distan ce from the ideal listening p[...]

12 SPEAKER SETUP Be sure to connect the left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) prope rly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connect ions is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • If you will use 6 ohm speakers, be sur e [...]

13 SPEAKER SE TUP PREP ARA TION AC OUTLETS AC OUTLETS SPEAKERS FRONT CENTER PRE OUT SUB WOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK R R L R R L L L + – + – + – + + – – – + + + + + – – – – A B SINGLE 23 1 7 8 6 5 10 9 4 PRESENCE/ ZONE 2 Subwoofer system Center speaker Front speakers (A) Surround back speakers Left Right Left Right Left Right S[...]

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

CONNECTIONS 15 PREP ARA TION Do not connect this unit or ot her components to the mains powe r until all con nections between components are complete. ■ Signal directi ons and cable indications ■ Analog jacks Y ou can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin cable to the analog jacks on this unit. Connect red plugs to [...]

16 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or D VD pla ybac k Connecting video components GND M SUR SUB WOO CENTER SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT MULCH CH INPUT OUTPUT AUD I O AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO DVD DTV CBL /SA T VIDEO R L R L IN ( PLA Y ) IN ( PLA Y ) OUT ( REC ) OUT ( REC ) CD-R MD/T APE CD PHONO IN OUT OUT ZONE 2 ZONE 3 DVR / VCR 2 VCR 1 CD-R IN MAIN/SURROUND BA[...]

17 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 6 additi onal input jacks (left and right FR ONT , CENTER, left and right SURR OUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a multi-disc player , external decoder , sound processor or pre- amplifier . If you set EXT .INPUT 6ch/8ch to “[...]

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or othe r video compone nts ■ VIDEO A UX jacks (on the fr ont panel) GND M A SURR SUB WOO F CENTER SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT MULCH CH INPUT OUTPUT AUD I O AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO DVD DTV CBL /SA T VIDEO R L R L IN ( PLA Y ) IN ( PLA Y ) OUT ( REC ) OUT ( REC ) CD-R MD/T APE CD PHONO IN OUT OUT ZONE 2 ZONE 3 DVR / VCR 2 V[...]

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

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

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

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the A C power cor d (U.S.A. and Canada models) Plug the po wer cord into the A C inlet after all other connections are complete, then plug the power cord to an A C wa ll outlet. Do not use other A C power cords. Use the one pro vided. Use of other power cord s may result in fire hazard or electrical shock. (Other model[...]

23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION If you are using 6 ohm speakers, set the impedance to 6 ohms as follow s before turning on the po wer . Be sure this unit is in the standby mode. 1 On the front panel, while pressing down SPEAKERS A, press ST ANDBY/ON. “SP IMP .SET” appears on the front panel display for a few secon ds, then “M inimum 8ohms” app[...]

AUTO SETUP 24 This receiv er employs Y AM AHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimize r (YP A O) technology which lets you av oid troublesome listenin g-based speaker setup and achiev es highly accu rate sound adjustments. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in y our actual listening en vironment. y The[...]

25 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION For best results, make sure th e room is as quiet as possible during the auto setup proced ure. If there is too mu ch ambient noise, the results may not be satisf actory . y If your subw oofer can adjust the output volume and the crosso ver frequency , set the volume to about half way (or slightly le ss) and set the cros[...]

26 AUTO SETUP If y ou selecte d A UTO in step 6 The RESUL T display appears for a few seco nds after each check, then se ttings of the n ext ite m will start. The RESUL T :EXIT disp lay appears after all it ems are set. y Y ou can display each result by pressing u once and pressing i repeatedly before exiting. Pressing d returns to the RESUL T : EX[...]

27 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION ■ T roubleshoot ing for aut o setup pr ocedure Before auto setup During auto setup Press j / i to display the detail ed information about the indi vidual error . Select RETR Y to try auto setup procedure again. After auto setup Press j / i to display the detailed informa tion about the indi vidual warnin g. • If the [...]

BASIC SETUP 28 The basic system parameters are set au tomatically when you run auto setup (page 24). The basic settings are useful if you want to quickly setup your speakers or to manually adjust some of the items set in auto setup . y • If you wish to configure the un it manually using more precise adjustments, use the detailed parameters in the[...]

29 BASIC SETUP PREP ARA TION 7 Press d to select SPEAKERS, then press j / i to select the number of speakers connected to th e unit. The choices vary as follo ws depending on the PRESENCE setting: 8 After you have finished the settings, press d , then press j / i to select: SET T o apply the changes. CANCEL T o cancel the setup. If you select SET, [...]

PLAYBACK 30 1 Press ST AND BY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote contr ol) to turn on the power . 2 T urn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or B on the front panel. Each press turns the respecti ve speak ers on or of f. y When bi-wiring, select both A and B. 4 Select the input source. Use INPUT (or press one of the input [...]

31 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION T o listen with headphones ( SILENT CINEMA) The SILENT CINEMA m ode allo ws you to enjoy mult i- channel music or movie so und, including Dolby Digital and DTS surround, through ord inary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activ a tes automatically whenev er you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA D[...]

32 PLAYBACK ■ Front pa nel operation Rotate PROGRAM to select the desired pr ogram. The name of the selected program appears on the front panel display and on the video monitor . ■ Remote contr ol operation Press AMP to select th e AMP mode, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly to select the desired program. The name of [...]

33 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION • Some 6.1-channel compatible discs do not ha v e a signal (flag) which this unit can automatically detect. When playing these kinds of discs with 6.1-channel, select “ON”. • 6.1-channel playback is n ot possible e ven if EX/ES is pres sed in the following cases: – When SURR B L/R SP is set to “NONE” (se[...]

34 PLAYBACK ■ Down mixing to 2 c hannels Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback ev en from multi- channel sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo. y Y ou can use a subwoofer with this program when SWFR or BO TH is selected in LFE/BASS OUT. ■ Listening to unpr oces sed input signals Press STRAIGHT/E[...]

35 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION • When you play DTS encoded sources with the in put mode set to AU T O : – This unit automatically swi tches to the DTS decod ing mode. The unit remains in DTS mode (and the “ t ” indicator may flash) for up to 30 second af ter playback of the DTS source is complete. T o manually release the DTS mode , press I[...]

TUNING 36 There are 2 tuning methods ; automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is ef fectiv e when station signa ls are strong and there is no interference. ■ A utomatic tuni ng 1 Rotate INPUT (o r press TUNER on the remote control) to select TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band. “FM” or “AM” appears on the[...]

37 TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ A utomaticall y preset ting FM stations Y ou can use the automatic pres et tuning feature to store FM stations. This function enables this unit to automatically tune in to FM stations with strong signals, and to store up to 40 (8 stations x 5 groups, A1-E8) of those stations in order . Y ou can then recall an y pres[...]

38 TUNING ■ Manuall y preset ting stations Y ou can also store up to 40 stat ions (8 stations x 5 groups) manually . 1 T une in to a station. See page 36 for tuning instructions. When tuned in to a station, the front panel display shows the frequenc y of the station receiv ed. 2 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM). The “MEMOR Y” indicator flash[...]

39 TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can tune any desired sta tion simply b y select ing the preset station number unde r which it was stored. 1 Press A/B/C/D/E to select the preset station grou p. The preset group letter appears on the f ront panel display and changes each time you pres s the b utton. 2 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h (PRESE T j / i on the[...]

RECORDING 40 Recording adjustments a nd other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for those components. 1 T urn on the power of this unit and all connected c omponent s. 2 Select the source component y ou want to record fr om. 3 Start playback (or select a br oadcast station) on the source com[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 41 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital de coders that allo w you to enjo y multichannel playback from almost any sound sour ce (stereo or mu ltichannel). This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing se veral sound f ield prog[...]

42 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS DOLBY D EX : SUR. ENHANCED CINEMA DSP enhan ced 6.1 ch annel proce ssing (Dol by Digital EX) for Dolby Digital sources. MUL TI DTS : SUR. STANDARD Standard 5. 1 channel processing for DTS an d 96kHz/24- bit DTS sour ces. DTS : SUR. ENHANCED CINEMA DSP enhan ced proce ssing for DTS sources. DTS+PLIIx Movie : SUR. [...]

43 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can select from the fo llo wing sound f ields when playi ng music sources, like CD, FM /AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. For music sources Program Features Sources CONCERT HALL HiFi DSP p rocessing. A classic sh oe-box type concert hall with appro ximately 17 00 seats. Pillars an d ornate c[...]

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 44 Y ou can display this unit’ s operating information on a video monitor . If you disp lay the SET MENU and sou nd field progr am parameter settings on a monitor , it is much easier to see the a v ailable option s and parameters than it is by reading this informati on on the front panel display . 1 T urn on the video monitor [...]

45 ADVANCED OPERATIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Canceling th e sleep timer Press SLEEP repeat edly until “SLEEP OFF” appears on the front panel display . After a few second s, “SLEEP OFF” disappears, and the “SLEEP” indicator goes off. y The sleep timer setting can also be cance led by pressing ST ANDBY on the remote co nt rol (or ST A[...]

46 ADVANCED OPERATIONS Y ou can use the test tone feature to manually balance your speaker le ve ls. Please note that this operation will o v erride the le vel adju stments made in “A UTO SETUP” (page 24), “Speaker le v el” (page 50) and “Manually adjusting speaker le v els” (page 45). Use the test tone to set spea ker le vels so that t[...]

SET MENU 47 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can use the follo wing parameters in the set menu to adjust a variety of system setti ngs and customize 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. ■ Au t o S e t u p Use to specify which speaker parame[...]

48 SET MENU Option menu Use to adjust the optional system settings. Use the remote control to access an d adjust each parameter . 1 Press AMP to select the AMP mode. 2 Press u / d to select A UT O SETUP or MANU AL SETUP, then press j / i to enter the selected category . If u is pressed when A UTO SETUP is selected, or if d is pressed when MANUAL SE[...]

49 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use to manually adjust an y speaker setti ng or compensate for video signal processing delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. Mo st of the SO UND parameters are set autom atically when you run auto setup (see page 24). ■ Speaker set SPEAKER SET Use to manually adjust an y speaker se tting. Set any THX spea[...]

50 SET MENU Presence speakers PRESENCE SP Choices: NONE , YES • Select YES if you ha ve presence speak ers. • Select NONE if you do not have presence speakers. LFE/bass out LFE/BASS OUT LFE signals carry low-freq uen cy ef fects when this unit decodes a Dolby Digital or DTS signal. The Lo w- frequency signals can be direct ed to both front left[...]

51 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker dista nce SP DISTANCE Use this feature to manually input the distance of each speaker and adjust t he delay applie d to respecti v e channel. Ideally , each speaker should be the same di stance from th e main listening position. Ho wev e r , this is not possible in most home situations. Thus, a certain [...]

52 SET MENU ■ Dynamic range DYNAMIC RANGE Use to select the amount of dynamic range compressio n to be applied to your speakers or headphones. This setting is effecti v e only when the unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals. T o access these parameters, select : MANU AL SETUP > SOUND MENU > D YNAMIC RANGE > Choices: MIN (minim um[...]

53 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Headphone tone contr ol HP TONE CTRL Use to adjust the amount of bass and treble output to your headphones. T o access these parame ters, select: MANU AL SETUP > SOUND MENU > HP TONE CTRL > • Use BA SS to adjust the headphone bass lev el. • Use TRBL to adjust the headphone treble level. Choices: ?[...]

54 SET MENU ■ Input/output assignmen t I/O ASSIGN Y ou can assign jacks according to the component to be used if this unit’ s initial settings do not correspond to your needs. Change the following parameters to reassign the respecti ve jacks and ef fecti vely connect more components. Once the inputs hav e been reassigned, you can select the cor[...]

55 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Input rename INPUT RENAME Use this feature to change the name of the inputs on the OSD and front panel display . MANU AL SETUP > INPUT MENU > INPUT REN AME > 1 Press an input selector button to select the input y ou want to change the n ame of. 2 Press j / i to place the _ (under-bar) under the space o[...]

56 SET MENU ■ Displa y set DISPLAY SET MANU AL SETUP > OPTION MENU > DISPLA Y SET > Dimmer DIMMER Use to adjust the brightne ss of the front panel display . Choices: –4 to 0 OSD shift OSD SHIFT Use to adjust the v ertical positio n of the OSD. Choices: +5 (do wnward) to –5 (upward) • Press + to lower the position of the OSD. • Pr[...]

57 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ P arameter initialization PARAM. INI Use this feature to initialize the parameters for each sound fie l d program within a sound fiel d program group. When you initialize a sound fie l d program group, all of the parameter values within that group rev ert to their initial settings. MANU AL SETUP > OPTION MEN[...]

58 SET MENU ■ Zone 2 set ZONE2 SET (U.S.A., Canada and Australia models only) MANU AL SETUP > OPTION MENU > ZONE2 SET > Output volume OUTPUT VOL Use to select ho w the v olume control will operate with regard to the ZONE 2 OUTPUT jacks. Choices: V AR. , FIX • Select V AR. to adjust the ZONE 2 v olume using the remote control. • Selec[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 59 AD V ANCED OPERA TION In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate ot her A/V components made by Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o contro l other components, you must set up remote control with the appropriate manufacturer codes. This remote control also has a learn feature whic h allows th[...]

60 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can control other components by setting the appropriate manufacturer co de s. Codes can be set up for each input area. The following table sho ws th e f actory preset component (Library: component category ) and the manufacturer code for each area. Y ou may not be able to operate your Y A MAHA component e ven if a Y [...]

61 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 5 Press LEARN again to ex it from the setup mode. • The supplied remote control does not contain all possible manufacturer codes for commerci ally available A V components (including Y AMAHA A V components). If operation is no t possible with any of the man ufacturer codes, pr ogram the new remote [...]

62 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 5 Press and hold the button y ou want to program o n the other remote contr ol until “OK” appears in the display windo w . • “NG” appears in the display windo w if programming was unsuccessful. In this case, start over from step 5. • This remote control can learn approximately 120 fu nctions. Howe ver dependin[...]

63 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can clear all changes made in each function set, such as learned functions, rename d source names and setup manufacturer codes. 1 Press CLEAR by using a ballp oint pen or similar object. y Complete each of the follo wing steps in 30 seconds. Other wise, the learning mode will be automatically ca[...]

64 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Once you set the appropriate manufacturer codes, you can use this remote to co ntrol your other components. Note that some button s may not correctly operate the selected co mponent. Use the input selector b uttons to select the component you want to operate. The remote control automatically switches to the appropri ate c[...]

65 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Operating a digital TV (DTV are a) or a cable/satell ite TV (CB L/SA T area) * A V PO WER (DTV only), REC, e , p , s , and w / f will operate your VCR without switching the input to VCR 1 if the manufacturer code for your VCR is set up in the VCR 1. ■ Operating a n LD pla y er Set the manufactu[...]

66 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Operating a C D player (CD area) ■ Operating a CD recor der (CD-R area ) or an MD recor der ( MD/T APE area) PHONO POWER SLEEP CLEAR LEARN STANDBY TRANSMIT RE–NAME INPUT MODE SYSTEM V - AUX DTV POWER REC DISC SKIP SET MENU TV INPUT A/B/C/D/E AUD IO VOL LEVEL MENU STRAIGHT STEREO ENTERT AIN NIGHT MOVIE THX /DTS TES[...]

67 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Operating a tape de ck (MD/T APE area) Set the manufacture code for your tape deck follo wing the setting procedure describe d on page 60 because MD/ T APE is factory-set to ope rate MD decks. ■ Operating a tuner (TUNER area) TUNER POWER SLEEP CLEAR LEARN STANDBY TRANSMIT RE–NAME INPUT MODE S[...]

ZONE 2/ZONE 3 (U.S.A., CANADA AND AUSTRALIA MODELS ONLY) 68 This unit allows you to conf igure a mul ti-room audio system. The Zone 2 and Zone 3 features enable you to set this unit to reproduce separate i nput sources in the main room, seco nd room (Zone 2) and third room (Z one 3). Y ou can control this unit from the second room us ing the suppli[...]

69 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 (U.S.A., CANAD A AND AUSTRALIA MODELS ONLY) AD V ANCED OPERA TION Using this unit’ s internal amplifier T o use this unit’ s internal amplif ier , select ON in ZONE2 AMP. The supplied remote control ca n be used to control Zone 2/Zone 3. Y ou can e ven select the in put source and control components located in the main room dir[...]

70 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 (U.S.A., CANADA AND AUSTRALIA MODELS ONLY) 4 Y ou can co ntrol Zone 2 or Zone 3 by using the input selector , ST ANDBY, SYSTEM PO WER, MUTE and V OL –/+ b uttons. * VOL –/+ can be used only when V AR. is selected in ZONE2 SET OUTPUT V OL (page 58). 5 Press SELECT k / n to exit fr om the Zone 2/ Zone 3 mode. “ZONE2” or “ZO[...]

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 71 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION What really cre ates the rich, full tones of a li ve instrument are the multiple refl ections from the wa lls of the room. In addition to making the sound “live”, these reflections enable us to t ell where the p layer is situat ed, and the siz e and shape of the room in wh ich we are sit[...]

72 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 4 Press u / d to select the parameters. 5 Press j / i to c hange the parameter value. When you set a p arameter to a value other than the factory preset va lue, an asterisk mark (*) appears by the parameter name on the video monitor . 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 above as necessar y to change other program parameters. •[...]

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 73 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Y ou can adjust the values of certain di gital sound field parameters so the sound f i elds are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in e v ery program. ■ DSP LEVEL Function: This parameter adjusts the lev el of al l the DSP ef fect[...]

74 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ LIVENESS Function: This paramete r adjusts the reflecti vity of the virtual w alls in the hall b y chan ging the rate a t which th e early reflec tions decay . Description: The early re flections of a sound source decay much faster in a room with acous tically absorbent wall surfaces than in one which has h[...]

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

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

TROUBLESHOOTING 77 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function pr operly . If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction belo w does no t help, set this unit to th e standb y mode, disconnect the po wer cord, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ?[...]

78 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page The sound suddenly goes off. The protec tion circuit ry has been acti vated because of a short cir cuit, etc. Check th at the impe dance selec tor sett ing is cor rect. 23 Check th at the spea ker wires are not touc hing each other and then turn t his uni t back on. — The sleep ti mer has tur [...]

79 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolb y Digital or DTS indicator on 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 operati ons in[...]

80 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ T uner Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page There is noise interference from digital or high- frequency equipment, or this unit. This unit is too cl ose to the digi tal or high- frequency equip ment. Move this unit furt her away from such eq uipment. — The picture is disturbed. The video so urce uses s crambled o r encoded si[...]

81 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Remote contr ol Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page The remote con trol does not work nor function properly . Wrong distan ce or angle. The remote con trol will f unction withi n a maximum range of 6 m (20 feet) and no more than 30 degrees off- axis fro m the front pa nel. 7 Direct sunl ight or lig hti[...]

GLOSSARY 82 ■ Dolb y Surr ound Dolby Surround uses a 4 channel analog reco rding system to reproduce realistic and dyn amic sound ef fects: 2 front left and right channe ls (stere o), a center channel for dialog (monaural), and a surround channel for special sound effects (monau ral). The surround channel reproduces sound within a narro w frequen[...]

83 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ THX Cinema pr ocessing THX is an exclusi v e set of standards and technologies established by the w orld -reno wned f ilm production company , Lucasfilm Ltd. THX gre w from George Lucas’ personal desire to make your experience of the fi lm soundtrack, in both movie theatr es and in your home theatre, as fa [...]

84 GLOSSARY ■ SILENT CINEMA Y AMAHA has developed a natura l, realistic sound ef fect DSP algorithm for headphones. Parameters for headph ones hav e been set f or each sound field so that accurate representations of all the sound f ield programs can be enjo yed on headphones. ■ Virtual CINEMA DSP Y AMAHA has developed a V irtual CINEMA DSP algo[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 85 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A UDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Pow er for Front, Center , Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω ................... .................. 110 W • Ma ximum Power (EIA J) [China, Asia, Korea and General models] 1 kHz, 10% THD , 8 Ω ................ ................... ...........[...]

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