Yamaha htr-5890 manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S .A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE. , SCARBOROUGH, ONT ARIO 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-BEAUBOURG 773[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS i • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with ar rowhead symbol, withi n an equilateral triangle, is in tended to al ert you to the presence of uninsulat ed “dangerous volt age” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitut e a risk of electric shock to persons[...]

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 performan ce, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for fu ture reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventila ted, cool, dry , clean place — away from direct sunlight, he at sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. A llow ventilati[...]

1 English PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION ADV ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S FEATU RES ........ ............ ............... ............ ............ .. 2 GETTING STARTED ...... .............. ............ ............ 3 Supplied accessories .............. ................ .................. .. 3 Insta[...]

FEATURES 2 Built-in 7-channel po wer amplifier ◆ Minimum RMS output power (0.04% THD, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 120 W + 120 W Center: 120 W Surround: 120 W + 120 W Surround Back: 120 W + 120 W Sound field features ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ THX Select ◆ Dolby Digital/Dolby Di gital EX decoder [...]

GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION Please chec k that you rece ived all of the following parts. 1 Press the part and slide the batter y compartment cover off. 2 Insert the four supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) according to the polarity markings on the inside of the ba ttery compartment. 3 Slide the cover back unt il it sn aps into place. Notes on ba[...]

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 6 to 7-second delay before this unit can reproduce sound. In standby mode, this unit consu mes a small amount of power in order to receive infrared-signals from the remote control. 2 PURE [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 English INTRODUCTION C PHONES (SILENT CINEMA) jack Outputs audio signals for li stening with headphones. When you connect headphones, no signals are output to the PRE OUT ja cks or to the speakers. All Dolby Digital and DTS audio signals are mixed down to the left and right headphone channels. D SPEAKERS A/B T urn on or of [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 This section describes the func tion of each contro l on the remote control used to contro l this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMOTE CONTROL FEA T UR ES” on page 65. 1 Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this window at the component you want to operate. 2 T ransmission indica tor Flashes [...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 English INTRODUCTION H SELECT k / n Selects another component that you can co ntrol independently of the input co mponent selected with the input selector buttons. I VO L + / – Increases or decrea ses the volume level. J AMP/SOURCE/TV Selects the component you wa nt to control with the remote control. AMP: Set to this pos[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 The remote c ontrol transmits a directional infrared beam. Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the remote control sensor on the main unit during operation. ■ Handling the remote control • Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote control. • Do not drop the remote control. • Do not leave or store th[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 English INTRODUCTION 1 Decoder indicator s When any of this unit’ s dec oders function, the respective indicator lights up. 2 Sound field in dicators Light to indicate the active DSP so und fields. 3 NIGHT indica tor Lights up when you select night listening mode. 4 Input sour ce indicator s A cursor lights to show the cu[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 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 signa l contains an LFE signal. N Input ch annel indicator s Indicate the channel componen ts of current digital input signal. O Presence and surround bac k speaker indicators Indicate the connect ion of pres[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 English INTRODUCTION 1 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks See page 21 for details. 2 A udio component jac ks See page 21 for connection information. 3 Video component jac ks See pages 18 and 20 for connection information. 4 RS-232C terminal This is a control expansion terminal for comme rcial use. Consult your dealer for details. 5 REM[...]

SPEAKER SETUP 12 For best results, place the sp eakers as illustrated below . . y The illustrations show the standa rd speaker setting recommended by the ITU-R (see page 93 ). Y ou can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP, multi-channel audi o sources, and THX. Front speaker s (FR and FL) The front speakers are used fo r the main source sound plus effect sou[...]

13 SPEAKER SETUP PREP ARA TION ■ Di-pole speaker la y out Either di-pole or direct radia ting speaker types can be used for THX surround. If you choos e di-pole spea kers, please place the surround and surround back speakers according to the speaker layout below . Be sure to connect t he left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “[...]

14 SPEAKER SETUP 5 Tighten the knob to secure the wire. ■ Connecting to PRESENCE/ZONE 2 or PRESENCE speaker terminals 1 Open the ta b. 2 Insert one bare wire into the hole of each terminal. 3 Return the tab to secure the wire. ■ Banana plug connections First, tighten the knob and th en insert the banana plug connector into the end of the corres[...]

15 SPEAKER SETUP PREP ARA TION RC-232C SPEAKERS FRONT CENTER PRE OUT SUB WOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK R R L R R L L L + – + – + – + + – – – + + + + + – – – – PRESENCE/ZONE 2 SINGLE 23 1 7 8 6 5 10 9 4 Subwoofer wit h b uil t-in a m pli fier Cent er speake r Front speakers ( A) Surround back spea kers Left Rig ht Left Rig ht Lef[...]

16 SPEAKER SETUP ■ FRONT terminals Connect one or two speaker sy stems to these terminals. If you use only one speaker system, connect it to either the FRONT A or B terminals. The Canada model cannot output to two separate speaker sy stems simultaneously . Bi-wired connection The unit also allows you to ma ke bi-wired connections to one speaker s[...]

CONNECTIONS 17 PREP ARA TION Do not connect this unit or ot her components to the mains power until all connections between components are complete. ■ Cable indi cations ■ Analog jacks Y ou can input analog signal s from audio components by connecting audio pin cables to the analog jacks on this unit. Connect red plugs to the right jacks and wh[...]

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or D VD playbac 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 VIDEO R L R L IN ( PLA Y ) IN ( PLA Y ) OUT ( REC ) OUT ( REC ) CD-R MD/T APE CD PHONO ZONE 2 ZONE 3 MAIN/SURROUND BA CK SURROUND TUNER 75 Ω UNBAL. AM ANT GND FM ANT C[...]

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jac ks This unit is equipped with 6 additi onal input jacks (left and right FRONT , CENTER, left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete mul ti-channel input from a multi-fo rmat player , external dec oder, sound processor or pre- amplifier . If you set MUL TI CH INPUT 6ch/8c[...]

20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or othe r video components ■ VIDEO A UX jacks (on the front panel) Use these jack s to connect any vide o source, such as a game console or camc order , to this unit. GND M A SURR SUB WOO F CENTER SUB WOOFER MULCH CH INPUT OUTPUT AUD I O AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO CBL /SA T VIDEO R L R L IN ( PLA Y ) IN ( PLA Y ) OUT ( R[...]

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections for audio co mponents ■ Connecting a turntable PHONO jacks are for connecti ng a turntable with an MM or high-output MC cartridge. If you have 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 to[...]

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to an external amp lifier If you want to increase the power output to the speakers, or want to use another ampl ifier , connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT jacks 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 correspon[...]

23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Both AM and FM indoor antennas ar e included with this unit. In genera l, these anten n as should provide suf ficient 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 and [...]

24 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the A C power cor d Plug the power cord into the AC inlet afte r all other connections are complete, then plug the power cord to an AC wall outlet. Do not use other AC power co rds. Use the one provided. Use of other power cords may result in fire hazard or electrical shock. ■ A C OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) Use outlets to [...]

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION If you are using 6 ohm speake rs, set the impedance to 6 ohms as follows before turning on the power . Be sure this unit is in the standby mode. 1 On the front panel, while hold ing down SPEAKERS A, press ST ANDBY/ON. “SP IMP .SET” appears in th e front panel display for a few seconds, then “Min imum 8ohms” appe[...]

AUTO SETUP 26 This receiver emp loys Y AMAHA Pa rametric Room Acoustic Optimize r (YP AO) technology which lets you avoid troublesome listening -based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate so und adjustments. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening environment. y The basi[...]

27 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION For best results, make sure th e room is as qui et as possibl e during the auto setup procedure (YP AO). If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisfactory . y If your sub woofer can adjust the outp ut volume and the crossover frequency , set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set th[...]

28 AUTO SETUP 7 Press n to select ST ART PUSH i , then press h . Loud test tones will be output from each speaker and W AIT appears during the auto setup procedure. If “E-10:OTHER ERROR” appears during testing, restart the procedure from step 3. If y ou selected “A UTO” in step 6 The RESUL T display appears for a few seconds afte r each che[...]

29 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION ■ T roubleshooting f or auto setup procedure Before auto setup During auto setup Press l / h to display the de tailed informat i on about individual errors. Select “R ETR Y” to try auto setup procedure again. Error message Cause Remedy Connect MIC! Optimizer microphone is not connect ed. • C onnect the s upplied [...]

30 AUTO SETUP After auto setup Press l / h to display the detailed inform ation about indi vidual warnings. • If the ERROR or W ARNING screens appears, check the c ause of the problem, then perform th e auto setup procedure again. • If warning W-1, W-4 or W-5 appears, correc tions are made, but they may not be optimal. • If warnin g W-2 or W [...]

BASIC SETUP 31 PREP ARA TION The basic system paramete rs are set automatically when you run auto setup (page 26). Basic setup is useful if you want to quickly setup your spea kers or to manually adjust some of the items set in auto se tup. y If you wish to config ure the unit manually using more precise adjustments, use the detailed parameters in [...]

32 BASIC SETUP 7 Press n to select SPEAKERS, then press l / h to select the number of speakers connected to the unit. The choices vary as follows depending on the PRESENCE setting: * Surround back and presence speakers do no t output sound simultaneously . Y ou can set to pr ioritize either set of speakers in SOUND MENU (see page 60). 8 After you h[...]

PLAYBACK 33 BAS I C OPERA TION 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the po wer . 2 T urn on the video mon i tor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or B on the front panel. Each press turns the respective speakers on or off. When bi-wiring, select both A and B. 4 Select the input source. Use INPUT (or press on[...]

34 PLAYBACK 7 Select a sou nd field program if d esired. Use PROGRAM (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press one of the sound field prog ram buttons repeatedly) to select a sound field program. See page 46 for details about sound field programs. When this unit detects Dolby Digital signals, the following display appears for a few seconds. This sho[...]

35 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Remote control op eration Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AM P, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly to select the desired program. The name of the selected program appears in the front panel display and video monitor . y Choose a sound field program based on your listenin g preference, and not on the[...]

36 PLAYBACK ■ Selecting the MUL TI CH INPUT Press MUL TI CH INPUT so that “MUL TI CH INPUT” appears in the front panel display and video monitor . When “MUL TI CH INPUT” is shown in the front panel display and/or the video monitor , no other source can be played. T o select another input source with INPUT (one of the input selector button[...]

37 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Enjoying 2-c hannel software in surr ound Signals input from 2-channel sources can also be played back on multiple channe ls. Press ST ANDARD on the remote control to select the decoder . Y ou can select from the fo llowing modes depending on the type of software you are playing and your personal preference. PRO L[...]

38 PLAYBACK ■ Listening to high fidelity stereo sound with Direct Stereo Direct Stereo bypasses this unit’ s decoders and DSP processors, allowing you to en joy high fidelity sound from 2-channel PCM and analog sources. y This operation is recommended fo r use when high fidelity stereo sound is desired with playback of a video source. Oth erwis[...]

39 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Downmixing to 2 channels Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback from multi- channel sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo. Y ou can use a subwoofer with this program when “SWFR” or “BOTH” is selected in LFE/BASS OUT. ■ Listening to unproc essed input signa[...]

40 PLAYBACK This unit comes with a variet y of input jacks. Do the following to select the type of input signal you want to use. 1 Select the input source. 2 Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode. In most cases, use A UT O. AUTO Automatically selects input signals in the following order: 1) Digital signals * 2) Analog signals DTS Selects only di[...]

TUNING 41 BAS I C OPERA TION There are 2 tuning methods ; automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is effe ctive when station signals are strong and there is no in terference. ■ A utomatic tuning 1 Rotate INPUT to selec t TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band. “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display .[...]

42 TUNING ■ A utomaticall y presetting FM stations Y ou can use t he automatic p res et tuning feature to store FM stations. This function enables this un it to automatically tu ne into FM stations wit h strong signals, and to store up to 40 (8 stations in 5 groups, A1 through E8) of those stations in orde r . Y ou can then recall any preset stat[...]

43 TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Manuall y presetting stations Y ou can also store up to 40 FM or AM stations (8 stations in 5 groups, A1 through E8) manually . 1 T une into a station. See page 41 for tuning instructions. When tuned into a station, the front panel display shows the frequency of the station received. 2 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O [...]

44 TUNING Y ou can tune any desired sta tion simply by selecting the preset station number under which it was stored. When perf orming this operation with the remote control, first set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE then press TUNER to set the remote to tuner mode. 1 Press A/B/C/D/E to select the preset station grou p. The preset group letter appears in t[...]

RECORDING 45 BAS I C OPERA TION 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 po wer of this unit and all connected components. 2 Select the sour ce component you wa nt to record fr om. 3 Start playback (or selec t a broadcast station[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRI PTIONS 46 This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any sound source (stereo or mult i-channel). This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA di gital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing severa l sound field programs which you can use [...]

47 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S THX : THX Surr. EX THX processing for Dolb y Digital and Dolby Digital EX s ources. This program is availab le only when su rround back L/ R speakers a re connected t o this unit an d when the inp ut source contains s urround back c hannel signal s. MUL TI THX : dts ES + THX THX processing f[...]

48 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRI PTIONS * Y ou can select eit her Pro Logic IIx or Pro Logic II processing using the PLII/PLIIx parameter on pa ge 85. PRO LOGIC : SUR. STANDARD Standard pr ocessing for Dolby Surroun d sources. 2-CH PRO LOGIC : SUR. ENHANCED CINEMA DSP enhan ced precessi ng for Dolby Su rround source s. PRO LOGIC IIx : PLIIx Movie Dolb[...]

49 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S Y ou can select from the following sound fi elds when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. * Y ou can select eithe r Pro Logi c IIx or Pro Logic II processing us ing the PLI I/PLIIx parameter on pa ge 85. For music sources Program Features Sources CONCERT HALL HiFi[...]

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 50 Y ou can display th is unit’ s operating information on a video monitor . If you disp lay the SET MENU and sound field program paramete r settings on a monitor, it is much easier to see the ava ilable options and pa rameters than it is by reading this i nformation in the front panel display . 1 T urn on the video monitor co[...]

51 ADVANCED OPERATIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Canceling the sleep time r Press SLEEP repeatedl y until “SLEEP OFF” appears in the front panel display . After a few seconds, “SLEEP OFF” disappear s, and the SLEEP indicator goes off. y The sleep timer setting can also be cance led by pressing ST ANDBY on the remote control (or ST ANDBY/ON [...]

52 ADVANCED OPERATIONS Y ou can use the test tone fe ature to manually balance your speaker levels. Please note th at this opera ti on will override the level adjustments made in “AUTO SET UP” (page 26), “Speaker le vel” (page 57) and “Manually adjusting speaker levels” (pag e 51). Use th e test tone to set speaker levels so that the vo[...]

SET MENU 53 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can use the following parameters in SET MENU to adjust a va riety of syst em settings and cust omize the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening environment. ■ AU T O S E T U P Use to specify which speaker parameters [...]

54 SET MENU OPTION MENU Use to adjust the optional system settings. Use the remote control to acces s and adjust each parameter . y Y ou can cha nge SET MENU parameters while the unit is reproducing sou nd. Y ou cannot change some SE T MENU parameters while the unit is in either cinema or music night listening mode. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then[...]

55 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION 4 Press l / h repeatedl y to change the setting of the item you want to a djust. 5 T o exit, press k / n repeatedly until the menu disappears or just press one of the sound field program group buttons. Use to manually adjust any spe aker setting or compensate for video signal processing delays when using LCD monito[...]

56 SET MENU Surround left/right speakers SURR L/R SP Choices: NONE, SML , LRG • Select “NONE” if you do not have surround speakers. This will set the unit to the V irtual CINEMA DSP mode (see page 39) and au tomatically set the surround back speaker setting (SURR B L/R SP) to “NONE”. • Select “SML” if you have sm all surround left a[...]

57 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Cross o ver CROSS OVER Use this feature to se lect a cross-over (cut-of f) frequency for all low-frequency signals . All frequencies below the selected frequency will be sent to the subwoofer . Choices: 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz (THX) , 90Hz, 100Hz, 1 10Hz , 120Hz, 160Hz , 200Hz THX recommendation: “80Hz” ■ Speaker le[...]

58 SET MENU ■ Graphic equalizer D)GRAPHIC EQ Use this feat ure to select parametric (PEQ) or graphic equalizer (GEQ). Equalizer sele ct EQ SELECT Choices: PEQ, GEQ • Select “PEQ” to use the equaliz er adjusted in auto setup. • Select “GEQ” to adjust the built-in 7-band graphic equalizer (see “Equalizer” below). Equalizer Use to ma[...]

59 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Low frequenc y test G)LOW FRQ. TE ST Use this feature to adjust the output level of the subwoofer so it matches your other speakers. 1 Press l / h to set TEST T ONE to ON, and adjust the v olume with V OL –/+ so y ou can hear the tone . Do not turn up the volume to o high. If no test tone is heard, turn down [...]

60 SET MENU ■ Presence/surr ound bac k channel select J)PR/SBch SELECT Surround back and presence speakers do not output sound simultaneously . Y ou can select to prioritize eithe r speaker set when playing sources th at contain surround back channel signals using CINEMA DSP sound field programs. Choices: PRch, SBch • Select “P Rch” to use [...]

61 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION OPTICAL IN for OPTICAL INPUT jacks (3), (4), (5) and (6) Choices: CD, PHONO, DVR/VCR 2, VCR 1, CBL/SA T, DTV, DVD, MD/T APE, CD-R CO AXIAL IN for CO AXIAL INPUT jacks (7), (8) and (9) Choices: CD, PHONO, V-AUX, DVR/V CR 2, VCR 1, CBL/SA T, DTV, DVD, MD/T APE, CD-R • Y ou cannot selec t a specific item more tha n [...]

62 SET MENU ■ Multi Channel Input D)MULTI CH I NPUT Use this feature to set the di rectio n of the signals input into the center , subwoofer and surround channels when a source component is connected to th e MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. If you ar e inputting 8- chan nel signals from an external decoder , use this feature to select jack s for the additi[...]

63 SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Video con version V CONV. Use this feature to turn on/ off conver sion of composite (VIDEO) signals to both S-vi deo and component signals. This allows you to output converted video signals from the S VIDEO or COMPONENT VIDEO jacks when no S-video or component signals are input. This feature also converts S-video s[...]

64 SET MENU ■ Zone set E)ZONE SET Speakers B SP B Use to specify the location of speakers connected the SPEAKERS B terminals. Choices: MAIN , ZONE B • Select “MAIN” to turn on/of f SPEAKERS A and B when the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals are set in the main room. • Select “ZONE B” if the sp eakers connected to the SPEA[...]

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 65 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate ot her audio and video components made by Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o c ontrol these other components, you must set up the remote control with the appropriate remote control code s. This remote control also has[...]

66 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Contr olling optional co mponents (OPTN area) OP TN is an additional component control area that can be programmed with remote cont rol functions independently from any input source. This area is useful for programming commands that are to be used only as a part of a macro function or for co mponents that do not have [...]

67 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 2 Press an input selector button to select the source component y ou want to se t up. 3 Press and hold LEARN for about 3 seconds using a ballpo int pen or similar object. The library name (e x. “L:DVD”) and the selected component name (ex. “DVD” ) appear alternately in the display window . y [...]

68 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 8 Press one of the buttons shaded below to see if you can contr o l y our component. If y ou can, the remote control code is correct. y If the manufacturer of your component has more than one code, try each of them until you find the correct one. • “ERROR” appears in the display window if you press a button not indi[...]

69 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 4 Press LEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “LEARN” and the selected component name (ex. “DVD”) appear alternately in the display window . • Do not press and hold LEARN. If you hold it down for more than 3 seconds, the remo te enters the remote control code setting mode. • If y[...]

70 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can change the name th at appears in th e display window on the remote control if you want to use a different name than the factory preset. This is useful when you have set the input select or to control a different component. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press an input selector button to select the sour c[...]

71 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION The Macro feature makes it possible to perform a series of operations with the press of a single button. For example, when you want to play a CD, normally you would turn on the co mponents, select the CD inpu t, and press the play button to start playback. The Macro feature le ts you p erform all of [...]

72 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Macro operations 1 Set MA CRO ON/OFF to ON. 2 Press a macro b utton. • When you have finished using the Macro feature, set MACRO ON/OFF to OFF. • While the remote is carrying out a Macro program, it w ill not accept any other button’ s functio n until the macro operation is complete (the transmission indicator s[...]

73 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 4 Press the bu ttons for th e functions y ou want to include in the macro operation in sequence. Y ou can set up to 10 steps (10 functions). After you have set 10 steps, “FULL” appears and the remote control autom atically exits the macro mode. • The macro operation may not work for a componen [...]

74 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 5 Press CLEAR to exit fr om the c learing mode . • “C:NG” appears in the display wi ndow if clearing was unsuccessful. In this case, start over from step 3. • “ERROR” appears in the display window if you press a button not indicated in the respective step, or if yo u press more than one button simultane ously [...]

75 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 4 Press and hold CLEAR usin g a ballpoint p en or similar object, then press the bu tton you want to clear f or about 3 seconds. “C:OK” appears in the di splay window if clearing was successful. y • If you continuously want to clea r another fu nction, repeat step 4. • Once you clear a learne[...]

76 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Once you set the appropriate remo te control codes, you can use this remote to control your othe r components. Note that some buttons may not correctly operat e the selected component. Use the input selector buttons to se lect the component you want to operate. The remote cont rol automatically swi tches to the appropriat[...]

ZONE 2/ZONE 3 77 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit allows you to configure a multi-r oom audio system. Th e Zone 2 and Zone 3 features enable you to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main room, second room (Zone 2) a nd third room (Zone 3). Y ou can control this unit from the second or third room using the supplied remo[...]

78 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 Using this unit’ s internal amplifier T o use this unit’ s internal amplifier , set ZONE 2 AMP to ON in SET MENU (see page 64). The supplied remote control can be used to control Zone 2/Zone 3. Y ou can even select the input source and control components located in t he main room direc tly from the second/third room regardless [...]

79 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 AD V ANCED OPERA TION 4 Y ou can control the unit from Zone 2 or Zone 3 by using the input selector , ST ANDBY, SYSTEM PO WER, MUTE and V OLUME +/– buttons. * VOLUME +/– can be used only when OUTPUT VOL is set to V AR. in SET MENU (see pa ge 64). 5 Press SELECT k / n to exit fr om the Zo ne 2/ Zone 3 mode. • The source in Zon[...]

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 80 A significant factor t hat creates the rich, full tones of a live instrument are the multiple reflections from the walls of the room. In addition to making the sound “live”, these reflections enab le us to t ell where the player is situ ated, and the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting. ■ Eleme[...]

81 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 4 Press k / n to select the parameters. 5 Press l / h to change the parameter value. When you set a parameter to a value other than the factory preset, an asterisk ma rk (*) appears by the parameter name on the video monitor . 6 Repeat st eps 3 th roug h 5 as ne cessary to change other pr og[...]

SOUND FIELD PARAME TER DESCRIPTIONS 82 Y ou can adjust the values of certain dig ital so und field paramete rs so the sound fields are re created accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in every program. ■ DSP LEVEL Function: This parameter adju sts the level of al l the DSP effect sounds within a narrow r[...]

83 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ LIVENESS Function: Thi s parameter adjusts the reflec tivity of the virtual walls in the hall by changing the rate at which the early reflec tions decay . Description: The early re flections of a source sound decay much faster in a room with acoustically absorbent wall surfaces than [...]

84 SOUND FIELD PARAME TER DESCRIPTIONS ■ REV .TIME (Reverberation time) Function: This parameter adju sts the am ount of time it takes for the dense, subsequent reverberation sound to decay by 60 dB (at 1 kHz). This changes the appare nt size of the acoustic environment over an extremely wide range. Description: The longer the reve rberation time[...]

85 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ DIALG.LIFT (Dialog lift) Function: This parameter adjusts the hei ght of the front and center channel sounds by assigning some of the front and center channel elements to the presence speakers. Description: The larger the parame ter , the higher the position of th e front and center [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 86 Refer to the chart below when this uni t does not function properly . If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit to the standby mode, disconnect th e power cord, and contact the nearest authorize d Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ■ General TROUBLESHOOTING [...]

87 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Ca use Remedy Ref er to page The sound suddenly goes off . The protection circu itry has been acti vated because of a short circu it, etc. Check that the i mpedance s elector settin g is correct. 25 Check the sp eaker wires are not touch ing each othe r and then turn this u nit back on. — The sl[...]

88 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page Dol by Dig it al or DTS sources cannot be played. ( Dolby Di git al or DTS i ndica tor i n the f ront panel displ ay does not li ght up.) The connecte d component is not set to output Dolby Digital or DTS dig ital signals. Make an appr opriate set ting following the operations instructions for y[...]

89 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner Prob lem Ca use Remedy Ref er to page There i s noi se int erfer ence f rom digi ta l or radi o- freq uency equipment, or t his unit . This unit is too close to the dig ital or radio-fr equency equipm ent. Move this unit furt her away from such eq uipment. — The picture is dist urbed. T he vid[...]

90 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Remote control Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page The remote con trol does not work nor func tion prope rly . W rong distan ce or angle. The remote co ntrol will fun ction within a maximum range of 6 m (20 ft) and n o more than 30 degrees off- axis from the front panel. 8 Direct sun light or ligh ting (from an inverter t ype [...]

GLOSSARY 91 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital su rround sound system that gives you completely independent multi-channel audio. It provides 5 full-range audio ch annels; 3 front channels (left, center , and right), a nd 2 surround stereo channels. An additional channel especially for bass effects, called LFE (low [...]

92 GLOSSARY ■ PCM (Li near PCM) Linear PCM is a signal format un der which an analog audio signal is digitized, re corded and transmitted without using any compression. This is used as a method of recording CDs and DVD audio. The PCM system uses a technique for sampling the si ze of the analog signal per very small unit of time. St anding for “[...]

93 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ ITU-R ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International T elecommun ication Union). ITU-R recommends a standard speake r placement which is used in many critical listening rooms, such as mastering studios. ■ LFE 0.1 channel This channel is for the repr oduction of low bass signals. The frequ[...]

94 GLOSSARY ■ THX Select Before any home theatre com ponent can be THX Select certified, it must inco rpor ate pass a rigorous series of quality and performance tests. Only then can a product feature the THX Sele ct logo, which is your guarantee that the Home Theatre products you purchase will give you superb performance for many years to come. T[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 95 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A UDIO SECTION • Mi nimum RMS Output Power for Fro nt, Center, Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω ..... ....................... ......... 120 W 1 kHz, 0.7% T HD, 8 Ω ........................ ....................... ......... 140 W • Dynamic Power (IHF) 8/6/4/2 Ω .... .......[...]

i LIST OF REMO TE CONTROL CODES AMPLIFIER AMSTRAD 0105 ARCAM 0296 AUDIOLAB 0296 CARVER 0296 GE 0105 GENEXXA 0422 GRUNDIG 0296 HARMAN/KARDON 0919 JVC 0358 LEFT COAST 0919 LINN 0296 MAGNAVOX 0296 MARANTZ 0296, 0919 MICROMEGA 0296 MYRYAD 0296 OPTIMUS 0422 PANASONIC 0335 PHILIPS 0296, 0919 PIONEER 0040 POLK AUDIO 0296, 0919 REALISTIC 0422 REVOX 0296 SO[...]

ii MD RECORDER KENWOOD 0708 ONKYO 0895 SHARP 0888 SONY 0517 Y AM AHA 2500, 250 1, 2502 RECEIVER (TUNER) ADC 0558 AIWA 0185, 11 16, 1415, 1432, 1668 ALCO 1417 ANAM 1636 APEX DIGITAL 1284 AUDIOLAB 1216 AUDIOTRONIC 1216 AUDIOVOX 1417 BOSE 1256 CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS 1397 CAPETRONIC 0558 CARVER 11 16, 1 216 CENTREX 1284 DENON 1387 FERGUSON 0558 FINE ARTS[...]

iii CIMLINE 0036 CINERAL 0119, 0478 CITIZEN 005 7, 0087, 0119 CLARION 0207 CLARIVOX 0064 CLATRONIC 0274, 03 97 CONDOR 0347, 0397 CONRAC 0835 CONTEC 0036, 0207 CRAIG 0207 CROSLEY 0081 CROWN 0036, 0064, 0207, 0397, 0445 CURTIS MATHES 0057, 0 074, 0081, 0087, 0120, 0172, 0181, 0193, 0478, 0729, 1174, 1374 DAEWOO 0036, 0057, 0064, 0119, 0135, 0181, 019[...]

iv SANYO 0131, 0181, 02 07, 0235, 0366, 0826 SCHAUB LORENZ 0388 SCHNEIDER 0064, 0274, 03 98, 0695 SCOTCH 0205 SCOTT 0205, 0207, 0263 SEARS 0074, 0081, 01 81, 0183, 0198, 0205 SELECO 0190, 0286 SEMIVOX 0207 SEMP 0183 SHARP 0057, 0120, 06 77 SHEN Y ING 0036, 0119 SHENG CHIA 0036, 0120, 0263 SIAREM 0543 SIEMENS 0064, 0222 SINUDYNE 0543 SKANTIC 0383 SK[...]

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