Yamaha RX-V463 manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBO ROUGH, 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 Caution-i En • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is in tended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitut e a risk of electric shock to p[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Caution-ii En EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING MAST GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810–20) GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810–21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250. PART H) ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT NEC – NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE d) If the p[...]

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. Caution-iii En 1 T o assure th e finest performan ce, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future refer ence. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. A llow[...]

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

Features 2 En Built-in 5- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer [U.S.A. and Canada models] (1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 8 Ω ) 105 W/ch [Other models] (1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 6 Ω ) 105 W/ch SCENE select function ◆ Preset SCENE templates for various situations ◆ SCENE template customizing capa bility Decoders and DSP cir cuits ◆ Proprietary[...]

Getting started 3 En English INTRODUCTION ■ Supplied accesso ries Check that you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. ❏ Remote control ❏ Batteries (2) (AAA, R03, UM-4) ❏ Optimizer microphone ❏ AM loop antenna ❏ Indoor FM antenna ■ V OL T A GE SELECT OR (Asia and General models only) ■ Installing batteries in t he remote control 1 [...]

Quick start guide 4 En The following steps describe the easiest way to enjo y D VD movie p layback in your home theater . Prepare the foll owing items. ❏ Speakers ❏ Fro nt speaker ........... .............. ............ x 2 ❏ Center speaker ......... .............. ............ x 1 ❏ Surround speaker ....... ........... ............ x 2 Sel[...]

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

Quick start guide 6 En 1 Connect the digital coaxial audio cable to the digital coax ial audio outpu t jack of y our D VD play er and the D VD DIGIT AL INPUT CO AXIAL jack of t his unit. 2 Connect the video cable to the composite video output jac k of y our D VD player and th e D VD VIDEO jack of this u nit. 3 Connect the video cable to the video i[...]

Quick start guide 7 En English INTRODUCTION 1 T urn on the video moni tor and then set the input source selector of the video monitor to this unit. 2 Press Q SCENE 1 . This unit is turned on. “D VD V ie wing” appears in the front panel display , and this unit automatica lly optimize own status for the D VD playback. y The indicator on the selec[...]

Quick start guide 8 En ■ After using this unit... Press A ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel to set this unit to the standby mode. This unit is set to the standb y mode. In the standby mode, this unit consumes a small am ount of po wer in order to receiv e infrared signals from th e remote control. T o turn on this unit from the standby mode, press A[...]

Connections 9 En English PREP ARA TION Connections Rear panel L R SURROUND L R FRONT B L R FRONT A CENTER MONITOR OUT L R DTV/CBL DVR DVD MD/ CD-R OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) OUT IN DTV/CBL DVR DVD OUT IN CD L R SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER SURROUND CENTER MULTI CH INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT FRONT 1 2 3 DTV/CBL DTV/CBL CD OUT DTV/CBL DVR DVD DVD OPTICAL COAXIAL DVD P R [...]

10 En Connec tions The speaker layout belo w shows the spea ker setting we reco mmend. Y ou can use it to en joy CINEMA DSP and multi- channel audio sources. Front left and right speaker s (FL and FR) The front speakers are us ed for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Place these speakers a t an equal dis tance from the ideal listenin g posi[...]

11 En Connections English 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 , this unit cannot reproduce the input sources accurately . Connecting speakers Caution • Before connecting the speaker s, make sure that the AC po wer plug is discon[...]

12 En Connec tions ■ Before connecting to the SPEAKERS terminal A speaker cord is actually a pair of insulated cables running side by side. Cables are colored or shap ed differently , perhaps with a stripe, groov e or ridges. Connect the striped (groov ed, etc.) cable to the “+” (red) terminals of this unit and your speaker . Connect the plai[...]

13 En Connections English PREP ARA TION Connect one of the type of the audio jack(s) and/or vi deo jack(s) that your input components are equipped with. ■ A udio jac ks This unit has three types of audio jacks. Connection depends on the av ailability of audio jacks on your other components. A UDIO jacks For con ventional analo g audio signals tra[...]

14 En Connec tions ■ HDMI compatibili ty with this unit • When CPPM copy-protected D VD audio is played back, video and audio si gnals may not be output depend ing on the type of the D VD player . • This unit is not compatible w ith HDCP-incompatible HDMI or D VI components. • Y ou can check the potential problem about the HDM I connection [...]

15 En Connections English PREP ARA TION Connect your TV (or projector) to the HDMI OUT jack, the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks, or the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack of this unit. y Y ou can choose to play back HDMI audio signals on this unit or on another HDMI component conn ected to the HDMI OUT jack of this unit. Use the “SUPPOR T A UDIO” para m[...]

16 En Connec tions • Be sure to make the same type of video connectio ns as those made for your TV (see page 15) . • T o make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to DIGIT AL INPUT jack, select the corresponding se tting for “O PTICAL IN” or “COAXIAL IN” in “INPUT ASSIGNME NT” (see page 68). [...]

17 En Connections English PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting a D VD recorder , PVR or VCR ■ Connecting a set-t op bo x MONITOR OUT L R DTV/CBL DVR DVD MD/ CD-R OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) OUT IN DTV/CBL DVR DVD OUT IN CD L R SUB WOOFER W O SURROUND CENTER MUL TI CH INPUT AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT FRONT 1 2 3 DTV/CBL DTV/CBL CD OUT DTV/CBL DVR DVD DVD DVD P R P B YP [...]

18 En Connec tions Connect the audio co mponents as follo ws. ■ Connecting a CD pla yer and a CD record er/MD recor der • When you connect your CD player via analog and digital connection, priority is given to the signal input at the DIGIT AL INPUT jack. • T o make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned [...]

19 En Connections English PREP ARA TION This unit is equipped with the DOCK te rminal on the rear panel that allows y ou to conne ct a Y amaha iPod univ ersal dock (such as YDS-10, sold separately) or Bluetooth adapter (such as YB A-10, so ld separately). Connect a Y amaha iPod universal dock or Blueto oth adapter to the DOCK terminal on the rear p[...]

20 En Connec tions Both FM and AM indoor ante nnas are supplied with this unit. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. In general, these antennas should provide suff icient signal strength. y See right for connection inform ation of the supp lied AM loop antenna. • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit. •[...]

21 En Connections English PREP ARA TION 1 Press A ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel to set this unit to the standby mode. Refer to the right column for details. 2 Press and hold K T ONE CONTROL and then press A ST ANDBY/ON to turn on this unit. This unit turns on, and the advan ced setup menu appears in the front panel display . 3 Press L PROGRAM l / [...]

22 En Connec tions The XM and SIRIUS indicator is only applicab le to the U.S.A. and Canada models and th e cursor on the left of the XM indicator o r SIRIUS indicator lights up only when “XM” or “SIRIUS” is selected as the input source. 1 HDMI indicator Lights up when the signal of the selected input source is input at the HDMI IN jacks (s[...]

23 En Connections English PREP ARA TION B CINEMA DSP indicator Lights up when you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program (see page 39). VIRT U AL indi cator Lights up when V irtual CINE MA DSP is acti ve (see page 39). SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headphones are connected and a sound field program is selected (see page 39). C Multi-inf o[...]

Optimizing the speaker setting for your listeni ng room 24 En This unit employs the YP A O (Y amaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) technol ogy which lets you a void troublesome listening- based speak er setup and achie ves h ighly accurate sound adjust ments automatically . The supplied optimizer microphone collects and this unit analyzes the [...]

25 En Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room English PREP ARA TION 4 Make sure that “SETUP” is set to “A UT O” and the pointer is pointing at “ST ART”. y Y ou can also select the followi ng setup methods. In this case, press 8 k to select “SETUP”, press 8 l / h to select the one of the following choices and then sele[...]

26 En Optimizing the speaker setting for your listeni ng room The display changes as follows. The results displayed under “R ESUL T” are as follo ws. Number of speakers SP Displays the number of speak ers connected to this unit in the follow ing order: Front/Back/Subwoofer Speaker distance DIST Displays the speak er distance from the list ening[...]

27 En Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room English PREP ARA TION 10 Press 8 n and then press 8 l / h to sele ct “SET” or “CANCEL”. Choices: SET , CANCEL • Select “SET” to conf irm the “A UT O SETUP” results. • Select “CANCEL” to cance l the “A UTO SETUP” results. 11 Press 8 ENTER to confi rm your select[...]

SELECTING THE SCENE TEMPLATES 28 En This unit is equipped with 17 preset SCENE templates for var ious situations of using this unit. As the initial f actory setting, the follo wing SCENE templates are assigned to each SCENE button: SCENE 1: DV D V i e w i n g SCENE 2: Disc Listening SCENE 3: TV V iewing SCENE 4: Radio Listening If you want to use o[...]

29 En Selecting the SCENE templates English BA S I C OPERA TION ■ Which SCENE template would you like to select? * When iPod is connected to the Y amaha iPod universal do ck or a Bluetooth component is connected to the Blue tooth adapter , this unit plays back the audio sources input at the DOCK termina l. y Y ou can create your original SCENE te[...]

30 En Selecting the SCENE templates ■ Preset SCENE template s descriptions The illustrations of the SCENE b utton in the follo wing table indicate the assigned SCENE b u ttons in the default setting. SCENE template Input source Playback mode Features DV D V i e w i n g DV D STRAIGHT Selec t this SCENE template wh en you play back gener al content[...]

31 En Selecting the SCENE templates English BA S I C OPERA TION Y ou can create your original SCENE templates for each SCENE button . Y ou can refer to the preset 17 SCENE templates to create the original SCENE templates. ■ Customizing the preset SCENE templates Use this feature to customiz e the preset SCENE template s. 1 T urn on the video moni[...]

32 En Selecting the SCENE templates ■ Contr olling the input sour ce components in the SCENE mode Y ou can operate both this unit and the input sou rce component by using the remote control. Y ou must set the appropriate remote control code for each input source in advance (see page 75). 1 Press the desired 6 SCENE b utton on the remote contr ol.[...]

PLAYBACK 33 En English BA S I C OPERA TION 1 T urn on the video moni tor connected to this unit. 2 Press J SPEAKERS repeatedly to select the front speaker s you want to use. The respectiv e speak er indicators lights up in the front panel display . 3 Press O INPUT l / h repeatedly (or press one of the input se lector buttons ( 4 )) to select the de[...]

34 En Playback This unit comes with a v ariety of input jack s. Use this feature (audio input jack sele ct) to switch between input jacks when more than one input jack is assigned to as the same input source. y • W e recommend setting the a udio input jack select to “A UTO” in most cases. • Y ou can adjust the default audio in put jack sele[...]

35 En Playback English BA S I C OPERA TION Y ou can display the operating in formation of this unit on a video monitor . 1 T urn on the video moni tor connected to this unit. 2 Press O DISPLA Y . The current status scre en appear s in the OSD. y Y ou can select the amount of ti me that the current status is displayed in the OSD by using the “OSD-[...]

36 En Playback Y ou can combine a video image from a video source with sound from an audio source. For example, you can enjoy listening to classica l music while vie wing beautiful scenery from the video source on the video monitor . Press the input selector buttons ( 4 ) contr ol to select a video source and then an audio sour ce. y • Y ou can a[...]

37 En Playback English BA S I C OPERA TION Use this feature to automa tically set this unit to the standby mode after a ce rtain amount of time. Press 5 AMP and then pres s T SLEEP repeatedly to set the amount of time. Each time you press T SLEEP , the front panel display changes as shown belo w . The SLEEP indicator flashes while you are switching[...]

SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 38 En This unit is equip ped with a v a riety of precise digital decoders that allow you to en joy multi-chan nel playback from almost any stereo or multi-channel sound source. Press L PR OGRAM l / h (or press 5 AMP and then press B PROG l / h repeat edly ). The name of the selected sound field program appears in the front pane[...]

39 En Sound field programs English BA S I C OPERA TION ■ Enjoying 2-channel sour ces using the standar d decoder s Signals input from 2-channel sources can also be played back on multi-channels. Press 5 AMP and then pres s Q SUR. DECODE repeatedly to select a decoder . Y ou can select from the follo wing decoders depending on the type of source y[...]

40 En Sound field programs ■ Editing sound fields parame ters Y ou can enjoy good quality sound with the factory default parameters. Although you do not ha ve to change the initial settings, you can change some of the parameters to better suit the input source or your listening room. 1 While listening to a source, press 5 AMP and then press S P A[...]

USING AUDIO FEATURES 41 En English BA S I C OPERA TION Use the DIRECT mode to enjo y the high quality sounds of the selected source. When the DIRECT mode is activated, this unit plays ba ck the selected sour ce with the least circuitry . Press N DIRECT (or press 5 AMP and then D DIRECT ) to select “ DIRECT ” . • “TONE CONTROL” and “SOUN[...]

42 En Using audio features The night listening modes are designed to improve listenability at lo wer volumes or at night. 1 Press 5 AMP and then R NIGHT repeatedly to select “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT :MUSIC”. Choices: NIGHT :CINEMA, NIGHT :MUSIC, OF F • Select “NIGHT :CINEMA” when watching f ilms to reduce the dynamic range of film sou[...]

FM/AM TUNING 43 En English BA S I C OPERA TION There are 2 tuning methods: automatic a nd manual. Automatic tuning is effecti v e when station signa ls are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from th e station you want to select is weak, t une into it manually . Y ou can also use the automatic and manual pr eset tuning features to st[...]

44 En 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 Press O INPUT l / h repeated ly[...]

45 En FM/AM tuning English BA S I C OPERA TION Y ou can tune into any desired station simply by selecting the preset station group a nd number under which it was stored. y When performing this operation with the remote control, pr ess 4 TUNER to select “TUNER” as the i nput source. 1 Press D A/B/C/D/E (or 8 A-E/CA T . l / h ) repeatedly to sele[...]

XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 46 En XM Radio offers an e xtraordinary v ariet y of commercial-free music, plus the best in premier sports, ne ws, talk radio, stand-up comedy , children’ s and entertai nment programming. XM is broadcast in superior digital audio quality from coast to coast. From rock to re ggae, from classi cal to hip hop, XM has some[...]

47 En XM Satellite Radio tuning English BA S I C OPERA TION Once you hav e installed the XM Mini-T uner Dock, inserted the XM Mini-T uner, connected the XM Mini-T uner Dock to your XM Ready ® home audio system, and installed the antenna, you are ready to subscribe and begin recei v ing XM pr ogramming. There are three places to find your eight cha[...]

48 En XM Satellite Radio tuning y Before performing operations, press 3 XM to select “XM” as the input source. ■ All Channel Sear ch mode 1 Press B SEARCH MODE (or M SR CH MODE ) repeatedly to select “ALL CH SEARCH”. 2 Press E PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or 8 PRESET/CH k / n ) repeatedly to search for a c hannel within all channels. y • Y o[...]

49 En XM Satellite Radio tuning English BA S 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 [...]

50 En XM Satellite Radio tuning Y ou can display the XM Satell ite Radio information (such as channel number , channel na me, category , a rtist name, or song title) for the currently selected channel in the front panel display or in the OSD. If a status message or an error message appears in the front panel display or in the OSD, see the “XM Sat[...]

SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO™ TUNING 51 En English BA S I C OPERA TION SIRIUS Satellite Radio provides ov er 130 channels of excl usi ve entertainment and 100% co mmercial-free music. Only SIRIUS has more than 65 original music channels, from today's hits to R&B, oldies and cla ssical masterpi eces. From authentic country and real bluegrass to[...]

52 En SIRIUS Satellite Radio™ tuning Before using the SIRIUS Sate llite feature, yo u need to acti va te your SIRIUS Satel lite Rad io subscription. T o acti vate the subscription, you need the Sirius ID, which is uniquely assigned to the SiriusC onnect tuner . Si rius ID is 12-digit number and it appears on the package of the SiriusConnect tuner[...]

53 En SIRIUS Satellite Radio™ tuning English BA S I C OPERA TION ■ All Channel Sear ch mode 1 Press B SEARCH MODE (or M SR CH MODE ) repeatedl y to select “ALL CH SEARCH”. 2 Press E PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or 8 PRESET/CH k / n ) repeatedly to search for a c hannel within all c hannels. y • Y ou can search for a channel quickly by pressin [...]

54 En SIRIUS Satellite Radio™ tuning Y ou can use this feature to store up to 4 0 SIRIUS Satellite Radio channels (A1 to E8: 8 preset channel numbers in each of the 5 preset channel groups). Y ou can then recall any preset channel e asily by selecting the preset channel group and number as describe d in “Preset Search mode” on page 53. 1 Sear[...]

55 En SIRIUS Satellite Radio™ tuning English BA S I C OPERA TION 3 Press 8 n repeatedly to select “OPTION MENU” and then press 8 ENTER . 4 Press 8 k / n repeatedly to select “G)SIRIUS SET” and then press 8 ENTER . The follo wing menu screen appears. 5 Press 8 ENTER . “NEW PIN:0000” appears. If a SiriusConnect tuner is not connected to[...]

56 En SIRIUS Satellite Radio™ tuning Y ou can display the SIRIUS Sa tellite Radi o information (such as channel number , cha nnel name, category , a rtist name, composer name, or s ong title) for the currently selected channel in the front panel display or in the OSD. If a status message or an error message appears in the front panel display or i[...]

USING IPOD™ 57 En English BA S I C OPERA TION 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 19) , you can enjoy pla yback of your iPod using the s upplied remote control. Y ou can also use the Compressed Music Enhanc er mode of this unit [...]

58 En Using iPod™ ■ Controlling iP od in the menu bro wse mode Y ou can perform the adv anced operations of your iPod using the supplied remote cont rol when you connect this unit and a monitor using the VIDEO connection. Y ou can brow se the songs stored on your iPod in the OSD. Further , you can change or adjust se ttings for your iPod to sui[...]

USING BLUETOOTH™ COMPONENTS 59 En English BA S I C OPERA TION Y ou can connect a Y amaha Bluetooth adap ter (such as YB A-10, sold separately) to the DOCK terminal of this unit and enjoy the music contents stored in y our Bluetooth component (such as a porta ble music player) wi thout wir ing between this unit and the Bluetooth component. Y ou ne[...]

RECORDING 60 En Recording adjustments and ot her operations are performed from the reco rding components. Re fer to the operating instructions for those components. • When this unit is set to the standby mode, you cannot r ecord between other componen ts connected to this unit. • TONE CONTR OL (see page 41) and VOLUME settings, speaker le v els[...]

SET MENU 61 En English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION 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 fea[...]

62 En SET MENU Option menu 3 OPTION MENU The “XM RADIO SET” and “SI RIUS SET” parameters are only applicable to the U . S.A. and Canada models. ■ Signal information SIGNAL INFO Use this feature to check audio signal information (see page 36). Use the remote control to access an d adjust each parameter . y Y ou can change the “S ET MENU?[...]

63 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION Use this menu to manually adju st an y speaker settings or compensate for video signal pr ocessing delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. ■ Speaker setti ngs A)SP EAKER SET Use this feature to manually adjust any speaker settings. FRONT B speaker setting FRONT B Use this feature to sel ect the [...]

64 En SET MENU Surround left/right speakers SUR. L/R SP Choices: NONE, SML , LRG When the surround speaker s are large Select “L RG” (la rge). When the surround speaker s are small Select “SML” (small). When yo u do not use the surround speakers Select “NONE” (none) . This unit is s et to the V irtual CINEMA DSP mode (see page 39). LFE [...]

65 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ Speaker le vel B)SP LEVEL Use this feature to manually adjust the output le v el of each speaker . Control range: –10 to +10 dB Control step: 1 dB Initial setting: 0 dB The av ailable speaker channels di ffer depending on the setting o f the sp eakers . ■ Speaker distanc e C)SP DISTANCE Use this[...]

66 En SET MENU ■ Center speaker equ alizer D)CENTER GEQ Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-frequenc y band (100Hz, 300Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz and 10kHz) graphic equalizer for the center channel so that the tonal quality of the center speak er matches that of the front speak ers. Y ou can make adjustments while li stening to the currently selected s[...]

67 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION Maximum volume MAX VOL. Use this feature to set the maximum vo lume le vel. This feature is useful to av oid the une xpected loud sound b y mistake. For example, the orig inal volume range is +16 dB to –80 dB. Howe v er , when “MAX V OL.” is set to –5 dB, the volume range becomes –5 dB to –8[...]

68 En SET MENU Use this menu to reassign th e input jacks, select the decoder mode or rename the input source. ■ Input assignment A)INPUT ASSIGNMENT Use this feature to assign the input j acks according to the component to be used if the initial setti ngs of this unit do not correspond to your need s. Change th e follo wing parameters to reassign[...]

69 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION 4 Repeat step s 1 thro ugh 3 to rename each input source. 5 Press 8 ENTER to exit from “INPUT RENAME”. ■ V olume trim C)VOLUME TRIM Use this feature to adjust the outp ut volum e of each source. This is useful if you want to balance the lev el of each input source to av oi d sudden changes in v ol[...]

70 En SET MENU Use this menu t o adjust t he optional system parameters. ■ Displa y setti ngs A)DISPLAY SET Dimmer DIMMER Use this feat ure to adjust th e brightness of the front panel display . Control range: –4 to 0 Control step: 1 • Press 8 l to make the front panel displa y dimmer . • Press 8 h to make the front panel display brighter .[...]

71 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ A udio select C)AUDIO SELEC T Use this feature to designate the default audio input jack select setting for the input sources when you turn on the power of this unit. Choices: AU TO , LAST • Select “A UTO” i f you want this unit to automatically detect the type of inpu t signals an d select th[...]

72 En SET MENU ■ XM Radio set ting F)XM RADIO SET (U .S.A. and Canada models onl y) XM Radio antenna XM ANTENNA Use this feature to check the current reception le vel of the XM Satellite Radio si gnals. F or the best reception, orient XM Mini-T uner so that a v alue of 60% or more is displayed here. Display status: NONE, 0 to 100% “NONE” is d[...]

Remote control features 73 En English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION In addition to controlling thi s unit, the remote control ca n also operate other audio visua l components made by 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 75). ■ Contr[...]

74 En Remote control features ■ Contr olling other compon ents Press one of the input selector buttons ( 4 ) or A to C buttons to control other co mponents. Y ou must set the appropriate remote control code for each input source in advance (see page 75). The follo wing table sho ws the function of each control b u tton used to control other compo[...]

75 En Remote control features English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION Y ou can control other co mponents by setting the appropriate remote control c odes. For a complete list of av ailable remote control codes, refer to “List o f remote control codes” at the end of this manual. Remote control code default settings Y ou may not be able to operate your Y [...]

Advanced setup 76 En This unit has additional menus that are displayed in the front panel display . The advanced setup menu of fers additional operations to adjust and customize the way this unit operates. Change the ini tial settings (indica ted in bold under each parameter) to re flect the needs of your listening en vironment. •O n l y A ST AND[...]

77 En Advanced setup English AD V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ T uner frequency step TU (Asia and General models only) Use this feature to set the tuner frequency step according to the frequency spacing in your area. Choices: AM10/FM100, AM9/FM50 • Select “AM10/FM100” for No rth, Cen tral and South America. • Select “AM9/FM50” for all other ar[...]

Troubleshooting 78 En Refer to the table below when this un it does not function properly . If the proble m you are experiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help, turn off this unit, disconnect the po wer cable, and cont act the nearest auth orized Y amaha dealer or service center . ■ General T roubleshooting Proble[...]

79 En Troubleshooting English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remed y See page The sound su ddenly goes off. The protect ion circuitr y has been act iv ated because of a short circu it, etc. Check that the imped ance settin g is corr ect. 21 Check that the speaker wir es are not t ouching eac h other and the n turn this uni t back on. — Th[...]

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

81 En Troubleshooting English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner Prob lem Cause Remed y See page FM FM stereo r eception i s noisy . The charact eristics of FM stereo broadcas ts may cause th is problem when the transmitt er is too far awa y or the antenna input is poor . Check the a ntenna conn ections. 20 T ry using a hig h-quality di rectiona l [...]

82 En Troubleshooting ■ XM Satellite Radio 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. Status message Ca use Remedy See page CHECK XM TUNER The XM Mini-T uner is not installed in the XM Mini-[...]

83 En Troubleshooting English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ SIRIUS Satellite Radio If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the follo wing messages may appear in the front panel display . In this case, read the caus e and follo w the co rresponding remedies. Status message Cause Remed y See page ANTENNA ERROR The antenna is [...]

84 En 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. Conne ct the supplied optimizer m icrophone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jac k on the front panel. 24 Unplug HP! Headphones a re connecte d. Unplug the h eadphones. — Error message Cause Rem[...]

85 En Troubleshooting English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION After A U T O SETUP • If the “ERR OR” or “W A RNING” screens appear s, check th e cause of the probl em, then run “AUT O SETUP” again. • If a warning message “W -1”, “W -2”, or “W -3” appears, corrections are made, but they may not be optimal. • If an error message [...]

86 En Troubleshooting ■ Bluetooth Status message Ca use Remedy See page Searching... The Bluetooth adapter and the Blueto oth component is in the middle of the pai ring. The Bluetoot h adapter and the Blue tooth component is in the mi ddle of esta blishing the connec tion. Completed The paring is comple ted. Canceled The paring is canceled. BT co[...]

87 En Troubleshooting English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Remote contr ol ■ Resetting the syst em Use this feature to reset all the para meters of this unit to the initial fa ctory settings. 1 Press A ST ANDBY/ON on the fr ont panel to set this unit to the standby mode. 2 Press and hold K T ONE CONTROL and then press A ST ANDBY/ON to turn on this[...]

Glossary 88 En ■ 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 t[...]

89 En Glossary English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ HDMI HDMI (High-Def inition Multimedia Interface) i s the f irst industry-supported, uncompresse d, all-digital audio/video interface. Pro viding an inte rf ace between any source ( such as a set-top box or A V rece iv er) and an audio/video monitor (such as a digital tele vision), HDMI sup ports s[...]

Specifications 90 En A UDIO SECTION • Mi nimum RMS Out put Power for Front, C enter, Surround [U.S.A. and Canada models] 1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 8 Ω ...................... .................. ........... 105 W [Other mo dels] 1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 6 Ω ............................... .................. .. 105 W • Ma ximum Power for Front , Center, Surrou[...]

INDEX 91 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ Symbols <XM> - - -, XM tuning status message ............... 82 ■ Numerics 1 SOUND MENU, Ma nual setup ........ 6 1 2 INPUT MENU, Manual setup .......... 61 2ch Stereo, Sound field program ......... 38 3 OPTION MENU .... ................ ........... 7 0 3 OPTION MENU, Manual setup ... .... 62 [...]

Index 92 En ENHANCER indicator ......... ............... 22 Exchange, Preset station, FM/AM tuning ...... ................ ........... 45 External decoder connection ........ ........ 18 ■ F F)DYNAMIC RANGE, Sound menu .......................... ........... 66 F)XM RADIO SET ... ................ ........... 72 F/W UPDATING, SIRIUS Satellite Radio[...]

Index 93 En ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English ■ S SCENE ............. ............. ............... .......... 7 SCENE template selection ..... .............. 2 8 Searching..., Bluetoot h status m essage ......... ........ 86 Selection, Audio input jacks ............ .... 34 Selection, MULTI CH INPUT compon ent ...... 34 Selection, Preset station, [...]

i ■ Fro nt panel SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA A/B/OFF l PRESET/TUNING/CH h CATEGOR Y A/B/C/D/E BAND EDIT SEARCH MODE PRESET/TUNING MEMORY INFO TUNING AUTO/MAN'L OPTIMIZER MIC AUDIO SELECT DIRECT STRAIGHT EFFECT TONE CONTROL l INPUT h l PROGRAM h VOLUME SCENE 123 4 VIDEO L AUDIO R VIDEO AUX PORTABLE STANDBY /ON A C DE I J O L N P Q M B K H F[...]

ii APPENDIX ■ Remote contr ol REC SUR. DECODE NIGHT STRAIGHT DIRECT PARAMETER MUL TI CH IN AUDIO SEL SLEEP ENHANCER l PROG h TV MUTE TV INPUT TV VOL TV CH PO WER AMP ST ANDBY PO WER MUTE PO WER 8 10 7 0 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 ENT DVD V -A UX/DOCK BC DTV/CBL DVR CD MD/CD-R TUNER SRCH MODE MENU VOLUME TITLE ENTER BAND LEVEL DISPLA Y RETURN MEMORY AV TV SCEN[...]

iii List of remote control codes Blu-ray play er Samsung 2137 CD play er Y amaha 5000, 5013 CD Recorder Y amaha 5001 DV D Acoustic Solutions 2078 Aiwa 2055, 2100 Akai 2096 Akura 2076 Alba 2078, 2086 Apex 2027, 2049 A wa 2078 Axion 2078 Brainwav e 2096 Brandt 2073, 2085 Brokso nic 2060 Bush 2075, 2078, 2112 Centrex 2077 Classic 2078 Clatronic 2075 C[...]

iv APPENDIX Akai 0059, 0065, 0127, 0129, 0130, 0200, 0204, 0208, 0209, 0213, 0217, 0218, 0255 Akiba 0209, 0218 Akura 0206, 0209, 0218 Alaron 0200 Alba 0200, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0217, 0218 ALBIRAL 0212 Allstar 0213 Amplivision 0207 Amstrad 0204 , 0206, 0208, 0209, 0218 Amtron 0062 Anam 0208 Anam National 0062 Anglo 0208 Anitech 0206, 0208 Ansonic 0203[...]

v Lenco 0208 Lenoir 0207, 0208 Lesa 0214 Leyco 0206, 0213, 0217 LG 001 6, 0038, 0039, 0127, 0128, 0157, 0158, 0163, 0164, 0166, 0188, 0189, 0200, 0201, 0207, 0208, 0210, 0213, 0214, 0215, 0217 Liesenk 0217 Life 0206, 0208 Lifetec 0206, 0208, 0218 Loewe 0063, 0128, 0 203, 0204, 0223, 0227 Loewe Opta 0205, 0213, 0217 Logik 0058 Luma 0210, 0217 Lumatr[...]

vi APPENDIX T andy 0127, 0207, 0209, 0211, 0218 T ashiko 0200, 0207, 0210 T atung 0127, 0204, 0207, 0213, 0217, 0237 TCM 0206, 0208 T eac 0127 T ec 0207, 020 8, 0214, 0215 T echwood 0060, 0061 T ek nika 0058, 0060, 0061, 0062 T ele avia 0216 T el ecor 0218 T ele funken 0065, 0213, 02 16 T elegazi 0218 T ele tech 0208, 0214, 0217 T ele ton 0207 T el[...]

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBO ROUGH, 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[...]

The circled numbers and alphabets corre spond to those in the Owner’ s Manual. Les nombres et lettres dans un cercle cor respondent à ceux du mode d’emploi. ■ Front panel/F ace avant RX-V463 UC SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA A/B/OFF l PRESET/TUNING/CH h CA TEGORY A/B/C/D/E BAND EDIT SEARCH MODE PRESET/TUNING MEMORY INFO TUNING AUT O/MAN'[...]

■ Remote contr ol/Boîtier de télécommande REC SUR. DECODE NIGHT STRAIGHT DIRECT PARAMETER MUL TI CH IN AUDIO SEL SLEEP ENHANCER l PROG h TV MUTE TV INPUT TV VOL TV CH PO WER AMP ST ANDBY PO WER MUTE PO WER 8 10 7 0 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 ENT DVD V -A UX/DOCK BC DTV/CBL DVR CD MD/CD-R TUNER SRCH MODE MENU VOLUME TITLE ENTER BAND LEVEL DISPLA Y RETURN ME[...]