Yamaha RX-V350 - Manuals

1 INTR ODUCTION PREP ARA TION B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CONTENTS ............................................................ 1FEATURES ............................................................. 2GETTING STARTED ....................

2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol aretrademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “SILENT CINEMA” is a trademark of YAMAHACORPORATION. FEATURES Sound field features ◆ Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Pro Logic II decoder ◆ Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital + Mat...

3 INTR ODUCTION English Installing batteries in the remotecontrol 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...

4 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON Turns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. Whenyou turn on this unit, you will hear a click and there willbe a 4 to 5-second delay before this unit can reproducesound. Note In standby mode, this unit consumes a small amount ofpower in order t...

5 INTR ODUCTION English 0 VOLUME Controls the output level of all audio channels.This does not affect the OUT (REC) level. q PHONES (SILENT CINEMA) Allows you to enjoy DSP effects when listening withheadphones. w SPEAKERS A/B/OFF Selects the set of front speakers connected to the A or Bterminals. To...

6 SYSTEM POWER STANDBY POWER AV POWER TV POWER TV ENTER +10 0 9 STEREO /DTS 8 7 6 5 MOVIE2 MOVIE1 TV THTR MUSIC 4 3 2 1 ENTERTAINMENT ROCK JAZZ HALL V-AUX VCR D-TV/CBL DVD SLEEP TUNER MD/CD-R CD TV AMP CODE SET MUTE INPUT MUTE REC 6CH INPUT AUDIO DISC SKIP VOLUME + – + – + – CH VOL SET MENU SELECT P...

7 INTR ODUCTION English Approximately 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 remotecontrol sensor on the main unit during operation. ■ Handling the remote control • Do not spill water or othe...

9 PREP ARA TION English DIGITAL INPUT 6CH INPUT AUDIO VIDEO TUNER SPEAKERS AUDIO OUTPUT L DVD R L R FRONT SURROUND SUB WOOFER CENTER CD DTV /CBL COAXIAL OPTICAL CD IN (PLAY) MD /CD-R OUT (REC) DTV /CBL AM ANT FM ANT GND 75 Ω UNBAL. V-AUX IN VCR OUT SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT DVD 3 2 1 L FRONT FRONT A OR...

10 DIGITAL INPUT 6CH INPUT TUNER AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO L DVD R L R FRONT SURROUND SUB WOOFER CENTER CD DTV /CBL COAXIAL OPTICAL CD IN (PLAY) MD /CD-R OUT (REC) DTV /CBL AM ANT FM ANT GND 75 Ω UNBAL. V-AUX IN VCR OUT SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT DVD 3 2 1 VIDEOINPUT AUDIO OUTPUT L R AUDIO INPUT L R O OP...

11 PREP ARA TION English 6CH INPUT AUDIO VIDEO TUNER OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT AUDIO L DVD R L R FRONT SURROUND SUB WOOFER CENTER CD DTV /CBL COAXIAL OPTICAL CD IN (PLAY) MD /CD-R OUT (REC) DTV /CBL AM ANT FM ANT GND 75 Ω UNBAL. V-AUX IN VCR OUT SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT DVD 3 2 1 C L R AUDIOINPUT L R AUDIO...

12 ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect itto the terminals on this unit. 2 Press and hold the tab to insert the AM loopantenna lead wires into the AM ANT andGND terminals. 3 Orient the AM loop antenna for the bestreception. Notes • The AM loop antenna should be...

13 PREP ARA TION English Connecting an external decoder This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks(FRONT left and right, CENTER, SURROUND left andright and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel inputfrom a component equipped with a multi-channel decoderand 6 channel output jacks such as a D...

14 Connecting the speakers ■ Speaker placement 60˚ 30˚ FL FR C SL SR SR 80˚ SL The speaker layout above shows the standard ITU-Rspeaker setting. You can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP,multi-channel audio sources. 1.8 m (6 ft) Front speakers (FR and FL) The front speakers are used for the main source sou...

15 PREP ARA TION English CONNECTIONS ■ Speaker connections Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. If the connections arefaulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect, the soundwil...

16 Surround speaker Center speaker Right Front B speaker SUBWOOFER jack When using a subwoofer with built-in amplifier, including the YAMAHA Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System,connect the input jack of the subwoofer system to this jack. This unit will direct low bass signals distributed from t...

17 PREP ARA TION English Connecting the power supplycords ■ Connecting the AC power cord Plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet. ■ VOLTAGE SELECTOR(Asia and General models only) The VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel of this unitmust be set for your local main voltage BEFOREplugging into the AC ...

18 Using the basic menu Use the remote control to make adjustments.• Press SPEAKERS A/B/OFF on the front panel to select the front speakers you want to use. • Make sure you disconnect headphones from this unit. 1 Press AMP. 2 Press SET MENU. “BASIC MENU” appears on the front panel display. If the fr...

19 PREP ARA TION English SET MENU BASIC SOUND INPUT OPTION 1 SETUP Press j / i to alter the settings for each parameter. Use d to move to the next setting. 2 SP LEVEL Press j / i to adjust the balance between each speaker and the front leftspeaker. Use d to move to the next setting. 1 ROOM Choose fr...

20 Setting the unit to match yourspeaker system Follow the instructions below to set the amplifier outputto 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 are highlighted. 1 ROOM Setting...

21 B ASIC OPERA TION English PLAYBACK 1 Press STANDBY/ON (SYSTEM POWER onthe remote control) to turn on the power. 2 Turn on the video monitor connected to thisunit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A/B/OFF on the front panel toselect the front speakersyou want to use. 4 Press INPUT l / h repeatedly (one of the inp...

22 ■ Playing video sources in the background You can combine a video image from a video source witha sound from an audio source. For example, you canenjoy listening to classical music while having beautifulscenery from the video source on the video monitor. Use the input selector buttons to select a...

23 B ASIC OPERA TION English Input modes and indications This unit is equipped with 2 types of input jacks. Do thefollowing to select the type of input signals you want touse. Press INPUT MODE repeatedly until thedesired input mode is shown on the frontpanel display. AUTO Automatically selects input...

24 Selecting a sound field program You can enhance your listening experience by selectingsound field programs. For details about each program, seepages 27 – 30. 1 Press AMP. 2 Press one of the sound field programbuttons on the remote control to select thedesired program. The name of the selected pro...

25 B ASIC OPERA TION English ■ Playing Dolby Digital EX or DTS ESmaterial Press 6.1/5.1 to turn on the Dolby Digital + Matrix 6.1 orDTS + Matrix 6.1 decoder. The display changes AUTO → Matrix6.1 → OFF each time 6.1/5.1 is pressed.AUTO: Automatically switches Dolby Digital +Matrix 6.1 and DTS + Matri...

26 Notes • If you turn off the sound effects, no sound is output from the center speaker or surround speakers. • If you turn off the sound effects while the unit is reproducing sound from a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the dynamic rangeof the signal is automatically compressed and the unit will mixt...

B ASIC OPERA TION 27 English DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Understanding sound fields A sound field is defined as the “characteristic sound reflections of aparticular space.” In concert halls and other music venues, we hearearly reflections and reverberations as well as the direct soundproduc...

28 CINEMA DSP Sound design of CINEMA DSP Filmmakers intend for the dialog to be located right on the screen, the effect sound a little farther back, the music spreadeven farther back, and the surround sound around the listener. Of course, all of these sounds must be synchronized withthe images on th...

B ASIC OPERA TION 29 English ■ For movie programs No. 7 8 9 Features This program creates the extremely wide sound field of a 70-mm movie theater. Itprecisely reproduces the source sound in detail, making both the video and the sound fieldincredibly real. This is ideal for any kind of video source e...

30 Sound field effects The 6-channel soundtracks found on 70-mm film produce precise sound field localization and rich, deep sound withoutusing matrix processing. This unit’s MOVIE THEATER programs provide the same quality of sound and soundlocalization that 6-channel soundtracks do. The built-in Do...

B ASIC OPERA TION 31 English TUNING 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h once to begin automatic tuning. Press h to tune in to a higher frequency, or press l to tune in to a lower frequency. When the unit is tuned in to a station, the “TUNED”indicator lights up and the frequency of the stationreceived is sho...

32 Presetting stations ■ Automatically presetting FM stations You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to storeFM stations. This function enables the unit toautomatically tune in to FM stations with strong signals,and to store up to 40 (8 stations in 5 groups, A1 throughE8) of those stations ...

B ASIC OPERA TION 33 English 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the“MEMORY” indicator is flashing. Press h to select a higher preset station number. Press l to select a lower preset station number. 5 Press MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) on thefront panel while the “...

34 ■ Exchanging preset stations You can exchange the assignment of two preset stationswith each other. The example below describes theprocedure for exchanging preset station “E1” with “A5”. 1 Select preset station “E1” usingA/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING l / h . See “Selecting preset stations” at left....

B ASIC OPERA TION 35 English Use this feature to automatically set this unit in thestandby mode after a certain amount of time. The sleeptimer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unitis playing or recording a source. The sleep timer can only be set with the remote control. y • By connec...

36 Recording adjustments and other operations areperformed on other recording components. Refer to theoperation instructions for these components for details ontheir operation . 1 Turn on the power of this unit and allconnected components. 2 Select the source component you want torecord from. 3 Star...

37 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Adjusting the items on the setmenu Use the remote control to make adjustments. y • You can change set menu parameters while the unit is reproducing sound. • You can use NEXT and SET MENU +/– on the front panel to change these settings, if the unit is not set ...

38 6 Press j / i once to enter the setup mode of theselected item. The last setting you adjustedappears on the front paneldisplay. Depending on the menu item,press u / d to select a sub item. 7 Press j / i repeatedly to change the menu itemsetting. 8 To exit, press u / d repeatedly until the menu di...

40 SOUND 3 LFE LEVEL Use to adjust the output level of the LFE (low-frequencyeffect) channel according to the capacity of yoursubwoofer or headphones. The LFE channel carries low-frequency special effects which are only added to certainscenes. This setting is effective only when this unitdecodes Dol...

41 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SOUND 5 CENTER GEQ (center graphic equalizer) Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-band graphicequalizer so that the center speaker tonal quality matchesthat of the left and right front speakers. You can select the100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz, or 10 kHz ...

42 OPTION 1 DISPLAY SET ■ DIMMER Use this to adjust the brightness of the front panel display. Control range: –4 to 0 OPTION 2 MEM. GUARD (memory guard) Use this feature to prevent accidental changes to soundfield program parameter values and other system settings. Choices: ON, OFF Select ON to prot...

43 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other A/V components made by YAMAHA andother manufacturers. To control other components, you must set up remote control with the appropriate manufacturercodes. Control a...

44 Setting manufacturer codes You can control other components by setting theappropriate manufacturer codes. Codes can be set up foreach input area. The following table shows the default component(Library: component category) and the manufacturer codefor each area. 1 Press and hold CODE SET. With CO...

45 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English Controlling other components Once you set the appropriate manufacturer codes, youcan use this remote to control your other components.Note that some buttons may not correctly operate theselected component. Use the input selector buttons toselect the component you wan...

46 Using the test tone Use the test tone to set speaker levels so that the volumefrom each speaker is identical when heard from yourlistening 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 uni...

47 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS Changing parameter settings The initial sound field program settings will provide youwith an excellent listening experience as they are. But youcan create an original listening environment by alteringsome settings. Note • The editable...

48 Sound field parameter descriptions You can adjust the values of certain digital sound field parameters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in yourlistening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in every program. ■ DSP LEVEL Function: This parameter adjusts the level of all ...

49 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listedbelow or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit to standby mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact thenearest au...

51 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English Problem There is noise interfer-ence from digital orhigh-frequencyequipment, or this unit. The unit suddenly turnsinto standby mode. Cause This unit is too close to the digital or high-frequency equipment. The internal temperature has become toohigh and the overhea...

52 ■ Remote control Problem The remote control doesnot work nor functionproperly. Cause Wrong distance or angle. Direct sunlight or lighting (from aninverter type of fluorescent lamp, etc.) isstriking the remote control sensor of thisunit. The batteries are weak. The manufacture code has not correct...

53 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English GLOSSARY ■ CINEMA DSP Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems wereoriginally designed for use in movie theaters, their effectis best felt in a theater having many speakers anddesigned for acoustic effects. Since home conditions,such as room size, wall material, nu...

54 GLOSSARY ■ Sampling frequency and number ofquantized bits When digitizing an analog audio signal, the number oftimes the signal is sampled per second is called thesampling frequency, while the degree of fineness whenconverting the sound level into a numeric value is calledthe number of quantized ...

55 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION English SPECIFICATIONS FM SECTION • Tuning Range [U.S.A. and Canada models] ............................ 87.5 to 107.9 MHz[Other models] .............................................. 87.50 to 108.00 MHz • 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity (IHF, 100% mod.) Mono/Stereo ..............