Yamaha RX-V540 manual

OWNER’S MANUAL R X-V540/RX-V440 U A V Receiver 0100RX-V540440-cv1_EN-U.p65 02.12.20, 3:21 PM 1[...]

I CA UTION IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the p[...]

CA UTION II 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE : DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not e xpressly approv ed by Y amaha may void your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPOR T ANT : W hen connecting this product to accessorie[...]

1 T o assure the finest perf ormance, please read this manual carefully . K eep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place — awa y from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. Allow ventilation space of at least 30 cm on the top, 20 cm on the le[...]

1 English INTRODUCTION PREP ARA TION B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CONTENTS ............................................................ 1 FEA TURES ............................................................. 2 GETTING ST ARTED ............................................ 3 Supplied accessor[...]

2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. FEA TURES Multi-mode digital sound field pr ocessing ◆ Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Pro Logic II decoder ◆ Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX decoder ◆ DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, Discrete 6.1, DTS Neo:6 Decoder ?[...]

3 English INTRODUCTION Installing batteries in the remote control Insert the batteries in the correct direction by aligning the + and – marks on the batteries with the polarity markings (+ and –) inside the battery compartment. 1 Press the part marked with a and slide off the battery compartment cover . 2 Insert the four batteries supplied (AAA[...]

4 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns the unit on, or sets it in standby mode. When y ou turn the unit on, you will hear a click and there will be a 4 to 5-second delay before it can reproduce sound. Standb y mode In this mode, the unit uses a small amount of po wer in order to recei ve infrared-signals from the remote control. [...]

5 English INTRODUCTION w SILENT (PHONES jack) Allows you to enjo y DSP effects when listening with headphones. When you connect headphones to the headphone jack, no signals are output to the speakers. e SPEAKERS A/B T urns the set of main speakers connected to the A and/or B terminals on or of f. r STEREO/EFFECT Switches between normal stereo and D[...]

6 POWER SLEEP CODE SET STANDBY TRANSMIT 6CH INPUT SYSTEM V - AUX D - TV/CBL REC DISC SKIP SET MENU SELECT PRESET/CH TV INPUT TV MUTE A/B/C/D/E AUDIO VOLUME LEVEL MENU TEST STEREO EFFECT RETURN DISPLA Y TITLE MUTE AMP POWER POWER AV TV VCR DVD MD/CD-R TUNER CD + + – + – + – TV CH TV VOL – HALL ENTER- TAINMENT MUSIC VIDEO TV THEATER NIGHT 6.1[...]

7 English INTRODUCTION Appro ximately 6 m (20 feet) ■ Using the remote control The remote control 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 contr ol • Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote control. • Do n[...]

8 V-AUX VCR D-TV/CBL DVD MD/CD-R TUNER CD DISCRETE MA TRIX DIGIT AL PL PL EX PCM ES SILENT DSP HiFi NIGHT VIRTUAL A B SP AUTO STEREO SLEEP VOLUME MUTE MEMORY TUNED L C R RL LFE RC RR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dB ft CT RT PTY PS HOLD PTY EON 13 45 8 7 6 2 90 q w y er u i o p a s t 1 Pr ocessor indicators The indicators for the v arious decoders light up when t[...]

9 English PREP ARA TION CONNECTIONS Before connecting components CA UTION Do not connect this unit or other components to the mains power until all connections between the components hav e been completed. • Be sure all connections are made correctly , that is to say L (left) to L, R (right) to R, “+” to “+” and “–” to “–”. Som[...]

10 Connecting video components Refer to the connection examples on the ne xt page. ■ T ypes of video jacks 1 VIDEO jack Con ventional composite video signal. 2 S VIDEO jack RX-V540 Transmits color and luminance se parately and achiev es high-quality color reproduction. 3 COMPONENT VIDEO jacks Transmit color dif ference (P B , P R ) and luminance [...]

11 English PREP ARA TION R L B A M A R CENTER SUB WOOFER 6CH INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT AUDIO 1 2 5 MD/CD-R MD/CD-R OPTICAL COAXIAL MD /CD-R OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) SURROUND MAIN CD CD TUNER 75 Ω UNBAL. FM ANT GND AM ANT SUB WOOFER VIDEO AUDIO VCR OUT IN MONITOR OUT DVD D-TV /CBL S VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO R L P R DVD A P B Y COMPORNE[...]

12 Connecting audio components ■ Connecting a CD pla yer Connect the coaxial digital output jack on your CD player to the DIGIT AL INPUT CD jack on this unit. y • Use the AUDIO jac ks on this unit for a CD pla yer which does not hav e coaxial digital output jack. ■ Connecting a CD recorder or MD recor der RX-V540 Connect the optical digital s[...]

13 English PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it to the terminals on this unit. 2 Press and hold the tab to insert the AM loop antenna lead wires into the AM ANT and GND terminals. 3 Orient the AM loop antenna for the best reception. Notes • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from th[...]

14 Connecting an external decoder This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (MAIN left and right, CENTER, SURR OUND left and right and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a component equipped with a multi-channel decoder and 6 channel output jacks such as a D VD/SA CD player . Note • When you select 6CH INPUT as the input s[...]

15 English PREP ARA TION Connecting the speakers ■ Speakers This unit has been designed to provide the best sound- field quality with a 6-speaker system, using main left and right speakers, rear left and right speakers, a center speaker , and a rear center speaker . If you use different brands of speakers (with dif ferent tonal qualities) in your[...]

16 10 mm (3/8 ” ) Red: positive (+) Black: negative ( – ) Banana plug CONNECTIONS 12 4 3 5 MAIN CENTER REAR CENTER REAR A OR B : A+B : : : : 4 Ω MIN. 8 Ω MIN. 6 Ω MIN. 6 Ω MIN. 6 Ω MIN. /SPEAKER /SPEAKER /SPEAKER /SPEAKER /SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SELECTOR SET BEFORE POWER ON MAIN CENTER REAR CENTER REAR A OR B : A+B : : : : 8 Ω MIN. 16 ?[...]

17 English PREP ARA TION Subwoofer system Rear center speaker Main B speaker Center speaker Right Rear speaker SUBWOOFER jac k When using a subwoofer with b uilt-in amplifier , including the Y AMAHA Activ e Servo Processing Subwoofer System, connect the input jack of the subwoofer system to this jack. This unit will dir ect low bass signals distrib[...]

18 Connecting the power supply cords ■ Connecting the A C power cord Plug in this unit to a wall outlet. ■ A C OUTLETS (SWITCHED) U.S.A., Canada, China, Europe, Singapore and General models .............................................. 2 OUTLETS U.K. and Australia model ................................ 1 OUTLET Use these outlets to connect the[...]

English 19 PREP ARA TION Using the basic menu Use the remote control to make adjustments. • Press SPEAKERS A or B on the front panel to select the main speakers you want to use. • Make sure you disconnect headphones from this unit. 1 Press AMP . 2 Press SET MENU . “B ASIC MENU” appears on the front panel display , as sho wn here. If the fro[...]

20 SET MENU B ASIC SOUND INPUT OPTION 1 SETUP Press j / i to alter the settings for each parameter . Use d to mov e to the next setting. 2 SP LEVEL Press j / i to adjust the balance between each speaker and the left main speaker . Use d to mov e to the next setting. 1 ROOM Choose from S/M/L. 2 SUBWOOFER Choose either of YES/NONE. 3 SPEAKERS Choose [...]

English 21 PREP ARA TION Setting the unit to match your speaker system Follo w the instructions belo w to set the amplifier output to match the size of your room and speakers. Press u / d to cycle through parameters 1 through 4, and j / i to alter the parameter setting. Factory default settings ar e highlighted. 1 ROOM Settings: S, M , L Select the[...]

22 PLA YBACK 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the po wer . 2 T urn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or B to select the main speakers y ou want to use . If you are using two sets of main speakers, press both A and B. 4 Rotate the INPUT selector (or press one of the input selector but[...]

English 23 B ASIC OPERA TION ■ BGV (backgr ound video) function The BGV function allo ws y ou to view imag es from a video source together with sounds from an audio source. For e xample, you can enjoy listening to classical music while watching beautiful scenery from a video source on the video monitor . Select a source from the video group, then[...]

24 Input modes and indications This unit is equipped with a v ariety of input jacks. Y ou can select the type of input signals you wish to use. Each time you turn on the unit po wer , the input mode is set to the “INPUT 2 INPUT MODE” setting def ined in the set menu. Press INPUT MODE repeatedly until the desired input mode is shown on the fr on[...]

English 25 B ASIC OPERA TION Selecting a sound field program Y ou can enhance your listening experience by selecting a DSP program. For details about each program, see pages 28 – 30. 1 Press AMP . 2 Press one of the numeric b uttons on the remote control to select the desired program. The name of the selected program appears on the front panel di[...]

26 ■ Selecting PR O LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II or Neo:6 Y ou can listen to 2-channel sources decoded into f ive or six discrete channels by selecting PR O LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II or Neo:6 in program No. 9. 1 Select a 2-channel source and start pla yback on the source component. 2 Press AMP . 3 Press q /DTS SUR. AMP INPUT AUTO/MANUAL MONO MAN`L/AUTO FM TUNIN[...]

English 27 B ASIC OPERA TION STEREO EFFECT ENTER Front panel or Remote control SELECT PRESET/CH + – EFFECT STEREO PLA YBA CK ■ Virtual CINEMA DSP W ith V irtual CINEMA DSP , you can enjoy all DSP programs without rear speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce a natural sound field. Y ou can listen to virtual CINEMA DSP by setting “1C[...]

28 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Understanding sound fields A sound field is def ined as the “characteristic sound reflections of a particular space. ” In concert halls and other music ven ues, we hear early reflections and rev erberations as well as the direct sound produced by the artist(s). The v ariations in the early reflections an[...]

English B ASIC OPERA TION 29 CINEMA-DSP Sound design of CINEMA-DSP Filmmakers intend for the dialog to be located right on the screen, the ef fect sound a little farther back, the music spread ev en farther back, and the surround sound around the listener . Of course, all of these sounds must be synchronized with the images on the screen. CINEMA-DS[...]

30 ■ For mo vie programs No. 7 8 9 Features This program creates the extremely wide sound field of a 70-mm mo vie theater. It precisely reproduces the source sound in detail, making both the video and the sound f ield incredibly real. This is ideal for an y kind of video source encoded with Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital or DTS (especially large-s[...]

English B ASIC OPERA TION 31 Sound field effects The 6-channel soundtracks found on 70-mm film produce precise sound f ield localization and rich, deep sound without using matrix processing. This unit’ s MOVIE THEA TER programs provide the same quality of sound and sound localization that 6-channel soundtracks do. The b uilt-in Dolby Digital or D[...]

32 TUNING 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h once to begin automatic tuning. Press h to tune in to a higher frequency , or pr ess l to tune in to a lower frequenc y . When the unit is tuned in to a station, the “TUNED” indicator lights up and the frequency of the station receiv ed is shown on the front panel display . ■ Manual tuning If the signal f[...]

English B ASIC OPERA TION 33 Presetting stations ■ A utomatically presetting stations (f or FM stations) Y ou can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store FM stations. This function enables the unit to automatically tune in to FM stations with strong signals, and to store up to 40 (8 stations x 5 groups) of those stations in order . Y ou [...]

34 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the “MEMOR Y” indicator is flashing. Press h to select a higher preset station number . Press l to select a lower pr eset station number . 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) on the front panel while the “MEMOR Y” indicator is flashing. The station band and freq[...]

English B ASIC OPERA TION 35 ■ Exchanging preset stations Y ou can exchange the assignment of tw o preset stations. The example belo w describes the procedure for exc hanging preset station “E1” with “ A5”. 1 Select preset station “E1” by using the A/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING l / h . See “Selecting a preset station” at left. 2 Pre[...]

36 Use this feature to automatically set this unit in standby mode after the amount of time you hav e set. The sleep timer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source. The sleep timer also automatically turns of f the external component(s) connected to A C OUTLET(S). The sleep timer can only be set with th[...]

English B ASIC OPERA TION 37 Recording adjustments and other operations are performed on other recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for these components for details on their operation. 1 T urn on the power of this unit and all connected components. 2 Select the source component y ou want to record fr om. 3 Start playback (or se[...]

38 Adjusting the items on the set menu Use the remote control to make adjustments. y • Y ou can change set menu parameters while the unit is reproducing sound. • Y ou can use NEXT and SET MENU +/– on the front panel to change these settings, if the unit is not set to TUNER mode. Press NEXT to select the category or field you wish to chang e, [...]

39 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION 6 Press j / i once to enter the setup mode of the selected item. The last setting you adjusted appears on the front panel display . Depending on the menu item, press u / d to select a sub item. 7 Press j / i repeatedly to change the menu item setting. 8 Press u / d repeatedly until the men u disappears or just press[...]

40 ■ 1B MAIN (main speaker mode) Choices: LARGE , SMALL LARGE Select this if you hav e large main speakers. The unit directs the entire range of the main left and right channel signals to the main left and right speakers. SMALL Select this if you hav e small main speakers. The unit directs the low-frequenc y signals (90 Hz and below) of the main [...]

41 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION SOUND 2 SP DIST ANCE (speaker distance) Use this feature to adjust the delay applied to center and rear center channel sounds. This feature w orks when there is sound output from the center speakers with a source such as Dolby Digital or DTS. Ideally , the center speaker and the rear speakers should be the same dist[...]

42 SOUND 5 CENTER GEQ (center graphic equalizer) Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-band graphic equalizer so that the center speaker tonal quality matches that of the left and right main speakers. Y ou can select the 100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz, or 10 kHz frequencies. Control range (dB): –6 to +6 Initial setting: 0 dB for 5-band 1 Press [...]

43 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION OPTION 2 MEM. GUARD (memory guard) Use this feature to prev ent accidental changes to settings on the unit. Choices: ON, OFF Select ON to protect the follo wing features: • All set menu items • Center , rear speakers, rear center , and subwoofer levels • DSP program parameters Notes • When this item is set t[...]

44 OPTION 4 ZONE SET ■ SP B (speaker B set) Use this feature to select the location of the main speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals. Choices: MAIN , ZONE B MAIN Select this to turn on/of f SPEAKERS A and B when the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals are set in the main room. ZONE B Select this if the speakers connected to t[...]

45 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION REMOTE CONTROL FEA TURES In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can operate other A/V components made by Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o control other components, set up the remote control with the appropriate manufacturer codes. Control area ■ Controlling this unit The shaded areas below ca[...]

46 REMOTE CONTR OL FEA TURES Setting the manufacturer code Y ou can control other components by setting a manufacturer code. Codes can be set for each of the 9 component controls. The following ta b le shows factor y-set component (Library: component category) and the manufacturer code for each component control. 1 Press an input selector button or[...]

47 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION REMOTE CONTR OL FEA TURES Controlling other components D VD player VCR TV , digital/cab le TV CD player CD/MD recorder T uner 1 A V POWER * 1 Power * 1 Pow er * 3 VCR po wer * 1 Power * 1 Po w er * 1 Po wer 2 TV POWER * 2 TV po wer * 2 TV po wer * 2 TV power * 2 TV power * 2 TV po wer * 2 TV power 3 TV CH + * 2 TV c[...]

48 Using the test tone Use the test tone to set speaker le vels so that the volume from each speaker is identical when heard from your listening position. 1 Press AMP . 2 Press TEST . The unit will output a test tone. 3 Press u / d repeatedly to select a speaker to adjust. Each time you press d , the unit will cycle through the speakers in the foll[...]

49 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAM PARAMETER EDITING Changing parameter settings The initial sound field program settings will pro vide you an excellent listening e xperience as they are. It is not necessary to alter these settings, but you can create an original listening en vironment by doing so. Note • The editable paramete[...]

50 Digital sound field parameter descriptions Y ou can adjust the v alues of certain digital sound field parameters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the follo wing parameters are found in e very program. ■ DSP LEVEL Function: This parameter adjusts the lev el of all the DSP effect sounds within a nar[...]

51 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function pr operly . If the problem you are experiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit to standby mode, disconnect the po wer cord, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . [...]

52 Problem Only the speaker on one side can be heard. No sound from the effect speakers. No sound from the center speaker . No sound from the rear speakers. No sound from the subwoofer . P oor bass reproduction. Cause Incorrect cable connections. The sound effect is switched of f. A Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital or DTS decoding DSP program is being[...]

53 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Problem No sound from the rear center speaker . A “humming” sound can be heard. The v olume level cannot be increased, or the sound is distorted. The sound effect cannot be recorded. RX-V540 A source cannot be recorded b y a digital recording component connected to the DIGIT AL OUTPUT jac k of this unit. The s[...]

54 ■ T uner FM stereo reception is noisy . There is distortion, and clear reception cannot be obtained even with a good FM antenna. The desired station cannot be tuned in with the automatic tuning method. Previousl y preset stations can no longer be tuned in. The desired station cannot be tuned in with the automatic tuning method. There are conti[...]

55 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION GLOSSAR Y ■ Dolby Surr ound Dolby Surround uses a 4 channel analog recording system to reproduce realistic and dynamic sound ef fects: 2 main left and right channels (stereo), a center channel for dialog (monaural), and a rear channel for special sound effects (monaural). The rear channel reproduces sound within[...]

56 ■ Virtual CINEMA DSP Y AMAHA has de veloped a virtual CINEMA DSP algorithm that allo ws you to enjoy DSP sound f ield surround ef fects even without any r ear speakers b y using virtual rear speakers. It is e ven possible to enjoy virtual CINEMA DSP using a minimal 2-speaker system that does not include a center speaker . ■ PCM (Linear PCM) [...]

57 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION SPECIFICA TIONS A UDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power for Main, Center, Rear , Rear Center RX-V540 [U.S.A. and Canada models] 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ....................................... 80 W 1 kHz, 0.7% THD, 8 Ω .......................................................... 95 W RX-V540 [Other mo[...]

LIST OF MANUF A CTURER CODES LISTE DES CODES DES F ABRICANTS TV A T AND Y 0941 ABEX 1151 ADMIRA 1141 AD VENTURA 1131 AIKO 1121 AIW A 1481 AKAI 0331, 1101, 1111 ALB A 0431 ALLER ON 1091 AMB ASSADOR 1081 AMSTRAD 0481, 1081 AN AM 0251, 1041, 1051, 1061, 1071 AN AM N A TIONAL 1041 A OC 0361, 1021, 1031, 1111, 1161 ARCHER 1161 A UDIOSONIC 1001 A UDIO V [...]

II SAMSUX 0941 SANYO 0171, 0231, 0271, 0661, 0801, 0911, 0981, 1231, 1251, 1261 SBR 1001 SCHEIDER 1001 SCIMITSU 1031 SCOTCH 0861 SCOTT 0831, 0861, 0941, 1031, 1051, 1091 SEARS 0101, 0161, 0171, 0351, 0481, 0521, 0621, 0761, 0801, 0861, 0971, 0981, 1091 SHANGHAI 1561, 1681 SHARP 0461, 0471, 0541, 0661, 0911, 0941, 1141 SHOGUN 1031 SIGN A TURE 0991, [...]

III HARMAN/KARDON 0632, 1082 HAR WOOD 0752, 0852 HEADQU AR TER 0612 HI-Q 0842 HIN ARI 0852 HIT ACHI 0102, 0562, 0572, 0582, 0592, 0602, 0992 ITT 0942 JVC (VICTOR) 0202, 0522, 0532, 0542, 0552 KENWOOD 0202, 0542, 0612, 0632, 0902 KLH 0852 K OD AK 0912, 0932 LG (GOLDST AR) 0082, 0632, 0912 LLO YD 0992 LOGIK 0852 LUXOR 0942 LXI 0022, 0912 MA GNA V OX [...]

IV SANYO 0145, 0555, 0635, 0765 SCOTT 0325, 1105 SEARS 0345 SHARP 0235, 0665, 0895, 1065, 1075 SHER WOOD 0115, 0235, 0395, 0475 SIEMENTS GARRARD 1245 SIGN A TURE 0175 SONTEC 1165 SONY 0065, 0565, 0865, 1145 ST AR ON 1235 STS 0025 SYL V ANIA 0215 SYMPHONIC 0335 T AND Y 0305 T ANGBERG 1195 TEAC 0235, 0335, 0385, 0525, 0795, 0835, 1355 TECHNICS 0055, [...]

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