Yamaha RX-V595A - Manuals

6 CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1. To assure the finest performance, please read this manualcarefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2. Install this unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away fromwindows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration,dust, moisture and c...

7 English FEATURES OF THE SOUND EFFECTS Welcome to the exciting world of digital home entertainment.This unit is one of the most complete and advanced AVreceivers available. Some of the more advanced features maynot be familiar to you, but they are easy to use. State-of-the-arttechnologies such as D...

9 English CINEMA DSP: Dolby Surround + DSP / DTS + DSP The Dolby Surround sound and DTS systems show their fullability in a large movie theater, because movie sounds areoriginally designed to be reproduced in a large movie theaterthat uses a multitude of speakers. Trying to create a soundenvironment...

10 STANDBY/ON TAPE/MD MON /EXT. DECODER –dB 0 2 4 8 12 18 20 22 40 80 1 0 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 BALANCE TREBLE BASS VIDEO AUX PHONES SPEAKERS A B ON OFF PROGRAM INPUT VCR • V–AUX • TV/DBS • DVD/LD • CD • TUNER • PHONO VOLUME L 8 VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO R A / B / C / D / E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TUNING ...

12 1 Multi-information display This displays various information, for example the stationfrequency, preset station number and name of the selectedinput source. 2 MEMORY indicator When MEMORY is pressed, this indicator flashes for about fiveseconds. During this period, the displayed station can besto...

13 English SPEAKER SETUP This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality witha 5-speaker configuration, using main speakers, rear speakersand a center speaker.The main speakers are used for the main source sound plusthe effect sounds. They will probably be the speakers fromyour present...

14 AC OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) U.S.A., Canada and China models ....................... 2 OUTLETSAustralia model ......................................................... 1 OUTLET Use these to connect the power cords from your components tothis unit.The power to the AC OUTLET(S) is controlled by this uni...

16 S S CONNECTING TO S VIDEO TERMINALS If you have a VCR and a monitor equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video terminals, those terminals can be connectedto this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Connect the VCR’s “S” videoinput and output terminals to this unit’s S VIDEO VCR OUT andIN terminals, respecti...

17 English CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL DECODER This unit is equipped with additional 6-channel audio signalinput terminals for inputting signals from an external decoder tothis unit.Connect the 6-channel audio signal output terminals of thedecoder to the EXTERNAL DECODER INPUT terminals of thisunit. N...

18 NoteUse speakers with the specified impedance shown on therear panel of this unit. Main speaker connections One or two speaker systems can be connected to this unit. Ifyou use only one speaker system, connect it to either of theSPEAKERS A or B terminals. Rear speaker connections A rear speaker sy...

19 English How to connect Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge, cut as short as possible. If the connections arefaulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers. Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct, that is the + and –markings are obse...

20 Connecting the AM loop antenna • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit. The antenna may be hung on a wall.• The AM loop antenna should always be connected, even if an outdoor AM antenna is connected to this unit. 1 2 3 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS Each antenna should be correctly connec...

21 English ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE USING THIS UNIT SELECTING THE OUTPUT MODES This unit provides you with the following five functions to determine the method of distributing output signals to speakers suitable foryour audio system. When speaker connections have all been completed, select the proper sett...

22 ADJUSTMENT METHOD Adjustments should be made while watching the information on this unit’s display. When adjusting with the remote control, set theSELECTOR DIAL to the AMP/TUN or DSP position on theremote control. or 1 Turn the power on. Front panel Remote control or 2 Press SET MENU once or more...

23 English SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT This procedure lets you adjust the sound output level balance between the main, center and rear speakers by using the built-in testtone generator. When this adjustment is performed, the sound output level heard at the listening position will be the same fromeach...

26 BASIC OPERATION TO PLAY A SOURCE 3 Select the desired input source by using INPUT.(Turn on the monitor TV for video sources.) Front panel Remote control or The name of the selected input source will appear on thedisplay. To play a tape or an MDPress TAPE/MD MON / EXT. DECODERon the front panel or...

27 English 7 Adjust the volume to the desired output level. Front panel Remote control or 8 If desired, adjust BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, etc.and use the digital sound field processor (see pages 36to 37). BASS: Turn this control clockwise to increase (orcounterclockwise to decrease) the low-frequency re...

28 Notes on using INPUT • The audio source selected by INPUT will not be played if the “TAPE/MD MON” indicator lights up or if “EXT. DECDR” isdisplayed. • If you select a video source by INPUT without canceling the selection of TAPE/MD MON / EXT. DECODER on the frontpanel (or TAPE/MD or EXT. DEC. on...

29 English TO RECORD A SOURCE ON TAPE, MD OR VIDEO CASSETTE 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 Select the source to be recorded. Front panel Remote control or 2 Play the source and then turn up the volume to confirmthe input source. (See page 30 for detailed informationon tuning.) Front panel Remote control or 3 Begin r...

30 3 2 1 AUTOMATIC TUNING TUNING Quick automatic-search tuning (AUTOMATIC TUNING) is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference.However, if the signal from the station you want to select is weak, you must tune in to it manually (MANUAL TUNING). MANUAL TUNING Check that th...

31 English MANUAL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies to be selected by tuning. With this function, you can recall any desired station simply byselecting the preset station number with which it was stored. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) can be stored. 4 Select the preset...

32 To recall a preset station 1 Select the group of preset stations. Front panel Remote control or 2 Select the preset station number. Front panel Remote control or Notes• A new setting can be stored in place of the former one.• For presets, the setting of the reception mode (stereo or monaural) is ...

33 English To store stations 1 Select the FM band. Front panel 2 Press TUNING MODE so that the “AUTO TUNING”indicator lights up on the display. Front panel Lights up 3 Press MEMORY and hold for about three seconds. Front panel Flashes AUTOMATIC PRESET TUNING (for FM stations only) You can also make ...

34 EXCHANGING PRESET STATIONS You can exchange the assignment of two preset stations with each other as shown below. 3 Next, recall preset station “A5” by following the sameprocedure as that in step 1. Flashes 4 Press EDIT once more. Front Panel Shows the exchange ofstations has been completed. Note...

35 English SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER The SLEEP timer can be used to make this unit automatically switch to the standby mode. When you are going to sleep whileenjoying a broadcast or other desired input source, this timer function is useful. The SLEEP timer can only be controlled with theremote control...

36 No. PROGRAM 1 Normal Program[1] DOLBY PRO LOGIC ( ) • Input source : Dolby Surround 2-ch Dolby Digital • Output channel : 4 channels• DSP : — [2] DOLBY DIGITAL ( ) • Input source : Dolby Digital • Output channel : 5.1 channels• DSP : — [3] DTS ( ) • Input source : DTS • Output channel : 5.1 chann...

37 English No. PROGRAM 3 CINEMA DSP Program[1] 70 mm MOVIE THEATER ( ) • Input source : Dolby Surround 2-ch Dolby Digital • Output channel : 3 channels• DSP : 2 (presence & surround) [2] 70 mm MOVIE THEATER – DOLBY D. ( ) • Input source : Dolby Digital • Output channel : 5.1 channels• DSP : 3 (p...

38 PLAYING A SOURCE WITH THE DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP)EFFECT Follow steps 1 to 7 shown in “TO PLAY A SOURCE” onpages 26 to 27. Select the desired DSP program that is suitable for the source. Front panel Remote control or Press DSP. While the indicator is lit up for aboutthree seconds, sele...

39 English 2 Press + or – to adjust the settings for the delay time orspeaker output levels. Front panel Remote control or 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the settings of any otheritem. ADJUSTING THE DELAY TIME AND SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS When using the digital sound field processor with the Dolby Pr...

40 Adjusting the delay time You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of thesound from the main speakers and the beginning of the soundeffect from the rear speakers.The larger the value, the later the sound effect is generated.This adjustment can be individually made to all programs. ...

41 English However, at the normal level suitable for listening in your room,the low-level parts of source sound often cannot be heard wellbecause they will be lost among noise in your environment.Dolby Digital technology has also made it possible to reduce anoriginal sound track’s dynamic range for ...

43 English You can use the remote control to control not only this unit but also other components connected to it. The remote control is factoryset to control this unit and most YAMAHA audio components.To control other brands of components, you must preset the remote control with the manufacturers’ ...

44 ■ AMP/TUN Note: TV POWER and TV VOLUME function if you have preset the code for your TV. 1 POWER This button turns the unit on. 2 INPUT Press one of these buttons to select the required input source. 3 EXT. DEC. Press this button when using an external decoder. 4 A/B/C/D/E Press this button to se...

45 English The lightly marked buttons do not function. See “AMP/TUN” on page 44 for those buttons which are not described here.Please refer to the owner’s manual for details of each component. 1 3 5 4 2 8 7 6 ■ CD ■ TAPE/MD Note: TV POWER, TV VOLUME and TV INPUT function if you have preset the code ...

46 ■ DVD MENU The lightly marked buttons do not function. See “AMP/TUN” on page 44 for those buttons which are not described here.Please refer to the owner’s manual for details of each component. DISC SKIP SKIP/SEARCH PLAY SUBTITLE (DVD)/SEARCH (LD) SUBTITLE ON/OFF (DVD) DISPLAY PAUSE STOP ANGLE (DV...

47 English ■ CBL/DBS Note: TV POWER, TV VOLUME and TV INPUT function if you have presetthe code for your TV. ■ VCR Note: TV POWER, TV VOLUME and TV INPUT function if you have preset the code for your TV. POWER DISPLAY CHANNEL CHANNEL ENTER VCR RECPress this button twiceto start recording. CHANNEL UP...

48 Remote control operation range Notes• There should be no large obstacles between the remote control and the unit. • If the remote control sensor is directly illuminated by strong lighting (especially from an inverter type of fluorescent lamp),it might cause the remote control not to work correctl...

49 English SETUP CODES If you are using the DVD MENU positionfor a second (or third) VCR, you mustpreset the code for an LD player to theDVD/LD position. 1. Turn on the VCR to be used. 2. Set the SELECTOR DIAL to theCBL/DBS or DVD MENU position. 3. Press both VOLUME buttons ( ) for about four second...

50 SYMPTOM The unit fails to turn on whenSTANDBY/ON is pressed, or set inthe standby mode suddenly soonafter the power has been turned on. The unit does not work normally. No sound or no picture. No picture. The sound suddenly goes off. Only the speakers on one side canbe heard. A “humming” sound ca...

52 Remote contr ol Other s SYMPTOM The remote control does not work. The sound is degraded whenlistening with the headphones to aCD player or tape deck that isconnected to this unit. There is noise interference fromdigital or high-frequency equipmentor the unit. CAUSE Direct sunlight or lighting (fr...

53 English AUDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. and Canada models] MAIN L/R ........................... 70 W + 70 W CENTER ......................................... 70 W REAR L/R .......................... 70 W + 70 W [Australia, Singapore, China and Gene...

RX-V595a Natural Sound AV Receiver Ampli-Tuner audio-vidéo OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A.YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADAYAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSS...

Quick Reference Card AMP/TUN DSP TAPE/MD CD DVD/LD POWER INPUT EXT. DEC. A/B/C/D/E DSP PRESET UP DOWN VOLUME MUTE SLEEP TV POWER TIME/LEVEL DSP program STANDBY SELECTOR DIAL TEST EFFECT ON/OFF TV VOLUME POWER TV POWER REC/PAUSE PLAY DIR A (TAPE) SKIP (MD) REWIND (TAPE) SEARCH (MD) INPUT TV VOLUME DI...