Yamaha YSP-1100 - Manuals

1 En PREP ARA TION INTR ODUCTION BA S IC OP ERA T IO N AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION A DDITIONA L INF O R M A T ION SETUP English OVERVIEW ........................................................... 2FEATURES ............................................................. 3USING THIS MANUAL ...................

OVERVIEW 2 En It is generally accepted that in order to fully enjoy the benefits of surround sound at home, you must endure the agony of wiring and installing a great number of speakers in the hope that your listening room will give you the same kind of surround sound experience as your local movie ...

FEATURES 3 En INTR ODUCTION English Digital Sound Projector This unit employs the digital sound projector technology that allows one slim unit to control and steer multiple channels of sound to generate multi channel surround sound, thus eliminating the need for satellite loudspeakers and cabling no...

USING THIS MANUAL 4 En • This manual describes how to connect and operate this unit. For details regarding the operation of external components, refer to the supplied owner’s manual for the component. • Some operations can be performed by using either the buttons on the main unit or on the remote co...

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 5 En INTR ODUCTION English Check that you have received all of the following parts. SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES POWER POWER STANDBY/ON STEREO MY BEAM INPUT2 TV TV 2 1 SLEEP CH LEVEL MENU RETURN TEST TV VOL VOLUME MUTE TV INPUT TV MUTE ENTER SURROUND OFF CODE SET SPORTS AV 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 En 1 OPTIMIZER MIC jack Use to connect the supplied optimizer microphone to be used to run AUTO SETUP (see page 30). 2 Front panel display Shows information about the operational status of this unit. 3 Remote control sensor Receives infrared signals from the remote control. ...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 En INTR ODUCTION English 1 NIGHT indicator Lights up when one of the night listening modes is selected (see page 55). 2 SLEEP indicator Lights up when the sleep timer is turned on (see page 58). 3 Decoder indicators Light up when the corresponding decoder of this unit is in ...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 En 1 RS-232C/REMOTE IN terminals These are control expansion terminals for factory use only (see page 23). 2 DVD COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jack Use to connect a DVD player/recorder via a coaxial digital connection (see page 17). 3 AUX OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack Use to connect an exter...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 En INTR ODUCTION English The functions of some buttons change depending on the position of the operation mode selector ( S ). This section basically describes the functions of the remote control used to control this unit. y You can also control other components using the rem...

INSTALLATION 11 En PREP ARA TION English This section describes a suitable installation location to install the unit using a metal wall bracket, a rack or a stand. This unit creates surround sound by reflecting projected sound beams off the walls of your listening room. The surround sound effects pr...

12 En INSTALLATION ■ Installation examples Example 1 Install this unit as close to the exact center of the wall as possible. Example 2 Install this unit so that the sound beams can be reflected off the walls. Example 3 Install this unit as close to the exact front of your normal listening position.

13 En INSTALLATION PREP ARA TION English ■ Using a metal wall bracket You can use the optional metal wall bracket to mount this unit on the wall in your listening room. y Refer to the instructions supplied with the metal bracket for details on how to attach the metal bracket to the wall or how to at...

14 En INSTALLATION ■ Affixing this unit Peel off the film from each of the four supplied fasteners and then secure them to the bottom four corners of this unit and the top of the rack, etc. • Do not install this unit on top of a slanted surface. This unit may fall over and cause injury. • Make sure ...

CONNECTIONS 15 En PREP ARA TION English This unit is equipped with the following types of audio/video input/output jacks: For audio input • 2 optical digital input jacks• 1 coaxial digital input jack• 2 sets of analog input jacks For video input • 3 composite analog input jacks• 2 sets of component ...

16 En CONNECTIONS Connect a TV to this unit and display the OSD for easy viewing when you adjust the system parameters in SET MENU. ■ Audio connections Connect the analog audio output jacks of your TV to the TV/STB AUDIO IN jacks of this unit. If your TV has an optical digital output jack, connect t...

17 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English Connect a DVD player/recorder and enjoy DVDs. ■ Audio connections Connect the optical digital output jack of your DVD player/recorder to the DVD COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jack of this unit. In case you connect this unit to a DVD/VCR combo player/recorder, connect the...

18 En CONNECTIONS Connect a VCR and enjoy video cassette tapes. ■ Audio connections Connect the analog audio output jacks of your VCR to the VCR AUDIO IN jacks of this unit. ■ Video connections Connect the video output jack of your VCR to the VCR VIDEO IN jack of this unit. Be sure to match the left...

19 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English Connect a digital satellite tuner or a cable TV tuner and enjoy digital satellite broadcasting or cable TV broadcasting. ■ Audio connections Connect the optical digital output jack of your digital satellite tuner or cable TV tuner to the TV/STB OPTICAL DIGITAL...

20 En CONNECTIONS If your digital airwave tuner does not support analog broadcasting, make audio/video connections as shown below. ■ Audio connections Connect the optical digital output jack of your digital airwave tuner to the TV/STB OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack of this unit. Connect the TV/STB AUDIO IN...

21 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English To connect other external components, connect the optical digital output jack of an external component to the AUX OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack of this unit. Use this connection method to connect an external component that supports an optical digital connection or t...

22 En CONNECTIONS To connect a subwoofer, connect the monaural input jack of your subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER jack of this unit.If a subwoofer is connected to this unit, turn on the power of your subwoofer and then run AUTO SETUP (see page 29) or select SWFR for BASS OUT in SUBWOOFER SET (see page 67...

23 En CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English Once all other connections are complete, plug one end of the power supply cable into the AC IN terminal of this unit and then plug the other end into the AC wall outlet. The RS-232C, REMOTE IN and IR-OUT terminals do not support normal external component conne...

GETTING STARTED 24 En 1 Press and hold the mark on the battery cover and then slide off the cover. 2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) into the battery compartment. Make sure you insert the batteries according to the polarity markings (+/–). 3 Close the battery cover. • Change all of ...

GETTING STARTED 25 En SETUP English This section describes how to control this unit using the supplied remote control. The functions of the remote control change depending on the position of the operation mode selector. Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this u...

USING SET MENU 26 En This section simply describes how to display the OSD (on-screen display) of this unit on your TV screen and set the parameters for your listening room. Once this is complete, you can enjoy real surround sound while watching TV in the comfort of your own home. The OSD is not outp...

USING SET MENU 27 En SETUP English The following diagram illustrates the overall flow of the setup procedure. The flow chart of SET MENU Run AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam). See “AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam)” on page 29. Look for a remedy. See “Error messages for AUTO SETUP” on page 35 for a complete list of e...

CHANGING OSD LANGUAGE 28 En This feature allows you to select the language of your choice that appears in the SET MENU of this unit. 1 Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this unit. 2 Press MENU on the remote control. The SET MENU screen appears on your TV. y • ...

AUTO SETUP (INTELLIBEAM) 29 En SETUP English This unit creates a sound field by reflecting sound beams on the walls of your listening room and broadening the cohesion of all the channels. Just as you would arrange the speaker position of other audio systems, you need to set the beam angle to enjoy t...

AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam) 30 En The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound that this unit produces in your actual listening environment. Follow the procedure below to connect the optimizer microphone to this unit and make sure that the optimizer microphone is placed in a proper...

AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam) 32 En • Make sure that your listening room is as quiet as possible while this unit is performing the AUTO SETUP procedure. • To achieve the best results possible, evacuate yourself from your listening room until the AUTO SETUP procedure is completed so that you may not obstr...

AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam) 33 En SETUP English 5 Press / to select BEAM+SOUND OPTIMZ, BEAM OPTIMZ only or SOUND OPTIMZ only and then press ENTER. The following screen appears on your TV. BEAM+SOUND OPTIMZ (Beam optimization and sound optimizaiton) Use to optimize the beam angle, delay, volume and qual...

AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam) 34 En 8 Check that the following screen is displayed on your TV. The results of the AUTO SETUP procedure are displayed on your TV. y • If ‘‘ENVIRONMENT CHECK [FAILED]’’ is displayed, we recommend running the AUTO SETUP procedure again. For details, see step 9. • If ‘‘SUBWOOF...

AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam) 35 En SETUP English ■ Error messages for AUTO SETUP Before the AUTO SETUP procedure starts While the AUTO SETUP procedure is in progress If one of the errors shown below except E-1 is displayed, press RETURN. In case you have started the AUTO SETUP procedure by pressing AUTO...

USING THE SYSTEM MEMORY 36 En You can save the current settings adjusted in SET MENU in the system memory of this unit. It is handy to save certain settings according to the varying conditions of your listening environment. For example, if there are curtains in the path of beams, the effectiveness o...

USING THE SYSTEM MEMORY 37 En SETUP English 5 Press / to select MEMORY1, MEMORY2 or MEMORY3 and then press ENTER. The following screen appears on your TV. 6 Press ENTER again. The new parameters are saved as MEMORY1, MEMORY2 or MEMORY3. Once the parameters are saved, the display returns to the SET M...

USING THE SYSTEM MEMORY 38 En 4 Press / to select LOAD and then press ENTER. The following screen appears on your TV. 5 Press / to select MEMORY1, MEMORY2 or MEMORY3 and then press ENTER. The following screen appears on your TV. 6 Press ENTER again. The new parameters are saved as MEMORY1, MEMORY2 o...

PLAYBACK 39 En BA S IC OP ERA T IO N English You can play back sound from the components connected to this unit simply by pressing INPUT on the front panel repeatedly or pressing one of the input selector buttons (TV, STB, VCR, DVD or AUX) on the remote control. The name of the selected input source...

40 En PLAYBACK Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this unit and then press VCR on the remote control to play back a video tape. Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this unit and then press AUX on the remote control to play ...

41 En PLAYBACK BA S IC OP ERA T IO N English Press VOLUME +/– on the front panel or on the remote control to increase or decrease the volume level. The numeric value of the volume level appears in the front panel display.Control range: MIN (minimum), 01 to 99, MAX (maximum) • The volume level of all...

ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 42 En You can enjoy multi channel surround sound by changing the beam mode using the beam mode buttons on the remote control. Select 3 beam, 5 beam and stereo plus 3 beam for multi channel playback. When ANGLE TO WALL OR CORNER is set in MANUAL SETUP (see page 62), 5 beam and...

44 En ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND ■ Decoder indicators Depending on the input source and the selected surround mode, the indicators in the front panel display light up as follows: y • You can select an input mode (AUTO, DTS or ANALOG) by pressing INPUTMODE on the remote control repeatedly (see page 75)....

46 En ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND You can configure the parameters for Dolby Pro Logic II Music and DTS Neo:6 Music to fine-tune the surround sound effect. 1 Repeat steps 1 and 2 in “Enjoying 2-channel sources in surround sound” on page 45 and select PL II Music or Neo:6 Music. 2 Press / to select the p...

ENJOYING STEREO SOUND 47 En BA S IC OP ERA T IO N English You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback by changing the beam mode to the stereo playback using the beam mode buttons on the remote control. The normal sounds are output from the front and left channels in the 2-channel stereo. This is ideal f...

PLAYING BACK SOUND CLEARLY (MY BEAM) 48 En You can improve listenability in a noisy environment by changing the beam mode to the my beam, outputs sound beams directly to the listening position in a single channel. In addition, the my beam is also ideal if you do not want the sound beams to be reflec...

49 En PLAYING BACK SOUND CLEARLY (My beam) BA S IC OP ERA T IO N English You can adjust the beam angle manually while playing back an input source. This function is also ideal if the listening position is out of the operation guarantee range of the auto-adjust function. 1 Set the operation mode sele...

USING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 50 En This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multi-channel playback from stereo or multi-channel sources. This unit is also equipped with a YAMAHA CINEMA DSP (digital sound field processing) chip containing several sound fi...

51 En USING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS BA S IC OP ERA T IO N English You can select from the following sound field programs based on your listening preference when you play music, movie or sports sources. For details on how to switch between the available sound field programs, see page 52. There is only o...

52 En USING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS You can select from three different sound field programs (MUSIC, MOVIE and SPORTS) depending on the type of sources you want to enjoy. • The CINEMA DSP programs are not available if the stereo playback (see page 47) or the my beam (see page 48) is selected as the bea...

53 En USING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS BA S IC OP ERA T IO N English 3 Check that MOVIE is displayed in the front panel display and then press MOVIE on the remote control repeatedly (or press / on the remote control) to switch between the music sound field programs. y For detailed descriptions of each sou...

54 En USING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Turn off the CINEMA DSP programs if you want to enjoy the original sound without the sound field program effect. 1 Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this unit. 2 Press OFF on the remote control to turn off the sound field progr...

USING THE VOLUME MODE (NIGHT LISTENING MODE/TV VOLUME EQUAL MODE) 55 En BA S IC OP ERA T IO N English The night listening modes are designed to improve listenability at lower volumes or at night. In addition, you can limit the volume level of the TV so that it will not vary suddenly to a great exten...

USING THE SLEEP TIMER 58 En Use this feature to automatically set this unit to the standby mode after a specified time period. The sleep timer is useful if you are going to sleep after a certain amount of time while this unit is still playing back a source. 1 Set the operation mode selector to YSP t...

59 En USING THE SLEEP TIMER BA S IC OP ERA T IO N English 1 Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this unit. 2 Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly so that SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display. 3 Wait for a few seconds without operating this unit t...

MANUAL SETUP 60 En To achieve the best quality surround sound, you can use MANUAL SETUP to fine-tune the listening environment parameters, as well as to make advanced settings for sound signals, sound beams, digital input and the OSD. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each paramet...

61 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter. y You can adjust the SET MENU parameters while the unit is reproducing sound. 1 Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this unit. 2 Press MENU on the remo...

62 En MANUAL SETUP Use to manually adjust various parameters related to the sound beam output.SET MENU → MANUAL SETUP → BEAM MENU y You can adjust the sound beam output level of each channel in “ADJUSTING THE AUDIO BALANCE” (see page 72). ■ SETTING PARAMETERS (Setting parameters) Use to set the posi...

63 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English • Select ANGLE TO WALL OR CORNER if this unit is installed in the corner in your listening room. Adjust the width and length of your listening room as well as the distance of the listening position from this unit. Choices for the room width and leng...

67 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English ■ SUBWOOFER SET (Subwoofer set) Use to manually adjust various subwoofer settings. BASS OUT (Bass out) Low-frequency (bass) signals can be directed to the subwoofer and/or the front left and right channels. This setting also determines the routing o...

68 En MANUAL SETUP ■ DD/DTS Dynamic Range (Dynamic range of Dolby Digital and DTS signals) Use to select the amount of dynamic range compression. This setting is effective only when the unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals. Dynamic range is the difference between the smallest sound that ca...

69 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English • Select COMPONENT (1) to assign components to the STB COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks of this unit.Choices: TV , VCR • Select COMPONENT (2) to assign components to the DVD/AUX COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks of this unit.Choices: DVD , AUX • Select COMPOSITE (3)...

70 En MANUAL SETUP ■ INPUT RENAME (Input rename) Use to change the name of the input source in the OSD and the front panel display. Press an input selector button (TV, STB, DVD, VCR, or AUX) to select the component you want to change the name for and then perform the following procedure. 1 Press / t...

71 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English ■ OSD SET (OSD settings) Use to adjust the display position and the background color of the OSD. OSD SHIFT (OSD shift) Use to adjust the vertical position of the OSD. Adjust towards the – (minus) direction to raise the position of the OSD, and adjus...

ADJUSTING THE AUDIO BALANCE 72 En You can adjust the sound beam output level of each channel by using the test tone or the audio output being played back in each beam mode to achieve a more true-to-life surround sound experience. You can use the test tone feature to output a test tone from each chan...

73 En ADJUSTING THE AUDIO BALANCE AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English 5 Press TEST when you have completed all your adjustments. • All the channel levels cannot be adjusted when the stereo playback or my beam is selected as the beam mode (see pages 47 and 48). • FRONT L/R cannot be adjusted when the ste...

SELECTING THE INPUT MODE 75 En AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English You can select the type of audio input signals of the selected input source according to your preference or the conditions of the input source. y We recommend setting the input mode to AUTO in most cases. 1 Set the operation mode selecto...

ADJUSTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS 76 En This unit has additional menus that are displayed in the front panel display. These menus offer additional operations to adjust and customize the way this unit operates. Follow the procedure below to enter the system parameters. 1 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel...

77 En ADJUSTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English 4 Press / to switch between PROTECT: ON and PROTECT: OFF. • Select PROTECT: ON to activate the protection feature. • Select PROTECT: OFF to deactivate the protection feature. 5 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel to set this unit to t...

78 En ADJUSTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS You can set the initial volume level when the power of this unit is turned on. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 in “Using the system parameters” on page 76. 2 Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this unit. 3 Press / on the remote control s...

79 En ADJUSTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English 4 Press / to switch between DEMO: ON and DEMO: OFF. • Select DEMO: ON to activate the demo mode.• Select DEMO: OFF to deactivate the demo mode. 5 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel to set this unit to the standby mode. The new settin...

80 En ADJUSTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS 5 Press / to switch between PRESET: RESET and PRESET: CANCEL. • Select PRESET: RESET to reset all of the current settings. • Select PRESET: CANCEL to cancel the resetting procedure. 6 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel to set this unit to the standby mode. The new ...

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 81 En AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other A/V components made by YAMAHA and other manufacturers. To control other components, you must set up the remote control with the appropriate remote control cod...

82 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Operating your TV Set the operation mode selector to TV/AV and then press TV to select TV as the input source. The control area of the remote control changes to the TV operation mode. 1 TV POWER Turns on or off the power of your TV. 2 TV INPUT1/2 Selects the input sou...

83 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English ■ Operating your VCR Set the operation mode selector to TV/AV and then press VCR to select VCR as the input source. The control area of the remote control changes to the VCR operation mode. 1 AV POWER Turns on or off the power of your VCR...

84 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES The TV 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 DVD, you would normally turn on the component, select DVD as the input source and press the play button to start playback. Th...

85 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANC ED OPERA T ION English ■ Setting macros for the TV without the tuning capability 1 Press and hold CODE SET on the remote control and then press one of the input selector buttons to select the input source you want to set macros for. Proceed to step 2 while hold...

TROUBLESHOOTING 86 En Refer to the chart below when this unit 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 the power supply cable and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA ...

87 En TROUBLESHOOTING A DDITIONA L INF O R M A T ION English Problem Cause Remedy See page Distorted or too little bass sound. CROSS OVER in SUBWOOFER SET is set incorrectly. Set CROSS OVER correctly. 67 One of the night listening modes is currently selected. Turn off the night listening modes. 55 T...

GLOSSARY 89 En A DDITIONA L INF O R M A T ION English ■ Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that gives you completely independent multi-channel audio. With 3 front channels (left, center, and right), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolby Digital provides 5 full-range audio...

INDEX 90 En AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam) ......................................... 29 Beam mode ......................................................... 42, 47, 48 Cable clamp .................................................................... 15Cardboard microphone stand.................................

SPECIFICATIONS 91 En A DDITIONA L INF O R M A T ION English AMP SECTION • Maximum Output Power (EIAJ) .................................................. 2 W (1 kHz, 10% THD, 4 Ω ) × 40 20 W (100 Hz, 10% THD, 3 Ω ) × 2 SPEAKER SECTION Small dia. speakers ......... 4 cm cone magnetic shielding type × ...

i LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODES TV ADMIRAL 292, 293, 216 AIWA 294, 276, 283, 284 AKAI 295, 296 ALBA 296 AOC 297 BELL & HOWELL 292 BESTAR 298 BLAUPUNKT 229, 222BLUE SKY 298 BRANDT 223 BROC SONIC 297BUSH 296 BYD:SIGN 201, 202 CLATRONIC 298 CRAIG 224 CROSLEX 225 CURTIS MATHIS 297, 226 DAEWOO 297, 29...

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Connect external component such as a TV or DVD player to this unit. Connect your TV or DVD player to this unit using appropriate cables as shown below. Connecting a subwoofer enhances bass sound for listening enjoyment.For further information on connecting other components, see pages 15 to 22 in the...

Check the following points. ・ Is the optimizer microphone firmly connected to this unit? ・ Is the optimizer microphone placed in a proper loacation? ・ Are there any large obstacles in between the optimizer microphone and the walls in your listening room? ・ The AUTO SETUP procedure starts in 10 secon...