Yamaha YSP-900 - Manuals

FEATURES 3 En IN TRODUC TI ON 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 ...

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 IN TRODUC TI ON 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...

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 28). 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 IN TRODUC TI ON English 1 NIGHT indicator Lights up when one of the night listening modes is selected (see page 52). 2 SLEEP indicator Lights up when the sleep timer is turned on (see page 55). 3 Decoder indicators Light up when the corresponding decoder of this unit is i...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 En 1 VCR analog audio input jacks Use to make an analog connection to your VCR (see page 17). 2 TV/STB analog audio input jacks Use to make an analog connection to your TV, digital satellite tuner and cable TV tuner (see pages 15 and 18). 3 SUBWOOFER OUT jack Use to connect ...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 En IN TRODUC TI ON 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 r...

INSTALLATION 11 En PRE P ARA T ION 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 ...

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 PRE P ARA T ION 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 ...

CONNECTIONS 14 En This unit is equipped with two optical digital jacks, one coaxial digital jack and two types of analog jacks for connecting external components such as your TV, DVD player, VCR, digital satellite tuner, cable TV tuner and game console. Further, by connecting a subwoofer to this uni...

15 En CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION English You can connect a TV to this unit and display the OSD for easy viewing when you adjust the system parameters in SET MENU. y To prevent the optical cable from being unplugged, affix the optical cable in the supplied cable clamp (see page 14). If you connect t...

16 En CONNECTIONS To connect a DVD player/recorder, connect the coaxial digital output jack on your DVD player to the coaxial digital input jack (DVD COAXIAL) on this unit.If there is no coaxial digital output jack on your DVD player/recorder, use them with optical digital connection. y To prevent t...

17 En CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION English To connect a VCR, connect the analog audio output jacks on your VCR to the analog audio input jacks (VCR R/L) on this unit.Connect red plugs to the right jacks and white plugs to the left jacks. Cables used for connections Connecting a VCR VCR SUBWOOFER TV/S...

18 En CONNECTIONS To connect a digital satellite tuner or a cable TV tuner, connect the optical digital output jack on your digital satellite tuner or cable TV tuner to the optical digital input jack (TV/STB OPTICAL) on this unit. In addition, connect the analog audio output jacks on your VCR to the...

19 En CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION English To connect other external components, connect the optical digital output jack on the component to the optical digital input jack (AUX OPTICAL) on this unit.You can connect a DVD player/recorder or a component that supports optical digital connections. y To p...

20 En CONNECTIONS To connect a subwoofer, connect the monaural input jack on your subwoofer to the monaural audio output jack (SUBWOOFER OUT) on this unit.No sound will be output from a subwoofer when only this connection has been made. To output sounds from a subwoofer, turn on the power of your su...

21 En CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION English Once all other connections are complete, plug the power supply cable into the AC wall outlet. Connecting the power supply cable To the AC outlet

GETTING STARTED 22 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 23 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 24 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. 1 Check that the vi...

USING SET MENU 25 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 27. Look for a remedy. See “Error messages for AUTO SETUP” on page 33 for a complete list of e...

CHANGING OSD LANGUAGE 26 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) 27 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) 28 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) 30 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) 31 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 optimization) Use to optimize the beam angle, delay, volume and qual...

AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam) 32 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) 33 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 34 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 35 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 36 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 37 En BA S IC OPERA T ION 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 a...

38 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 ...

39 En PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA T ION 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 i...

ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 40 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 59), 5 beam and...

42 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 71)....

44 En ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND You can enjoy analog audio signals output from your TV in real surround sound. y Before performing the steps below, set the volume of this unit to 30. If necessary, adjust the volume level in step 4 below. 1 Select the TV channel you want to watch. To select a TV channe...

45 En ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND BA S IC OPERA T ION English 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 43 and select PL II Music or Neo:6 Musi...

ENJOYING STEREO SOUND 46 En 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 for playing back hi-fi sources,...

PLAYING BACK SOUND CLEARLY (MY BEAM) 47 En BA S IC OPERA T ION English 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 ...

48 En PLAYING BACK SOUND CLEARLY (My beam) 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 selector to YSP to switch to the o...

USING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 49 En BA S IC OPERA T ION English 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...

50 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 46) or the my beam (see page 47) is selected as the bea...

51 En USING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS BA S IC OPERA T ION English 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 tu...

USING THE VOLUME MODE (NIGHT LISTENING MODE/TV VOLUME EQUAL MODE) 52 En 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 extent whenever the contents being ...

USING BASS SOUND ENHANCER (TRUBASS) 54 En This unit can produce the perception of an improved low frequency performance with the aid of the SRS TruBass technology, which improves bass even without a subwoofer and provides deeper, richer bass in the presence of a subwoofer. The TruBass is not availab...

USING THE SLEEP TIMER 55 En BA S IC OPERA T ION English 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 oper...

56 En USING THE SLEEP TIMER 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 to confirm the setting for the ...

MANUAL SETUP 57 En AD V ANCED OPERA T ION English 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 (indic...

58 En MANUAL SETUP 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 remote control. The SET MENU screen ...

59 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA T ION English 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 68). ■ SETTING PARAMETERS (Setting ...

60 En MANUAL SETUP • 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 length: 2.0 m to 12.0 m Choices for ...

62 En MANUAL SETUP TREBLE GAIN (Treble gain) Use to adjust the high frequency output level of each channel. y If the reflection point of the front left and right or surround left and right sound beams is a curtain or other acoustically absorbent surface, you can achieve more effective surround sound...

63 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA T ION English Use to manually adjust various parameters related to the sound output.SET MENU → MANUAL SETUP → SOUND MENU ■ TONE CONTROL (Tone control) You can adjust the tonal quality of the sound beams. TREBLE (Treble) Use to adjust the high frequency response.Ch...

64 En MANUAL SETUP ■ MUTE LEVEL (Muting level) Use to adjust how much the mute function reduces the volume level.Choices: MUTE , –20 dB • Select MUTE to completely halt all sound output.• Select –20 dB to reduce the current volume level by 20 dB. ■ AUDIO DELAY (Audio delay) Use to delay the sound ou...

65 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA T ION English Use to manually adjust various parameters related to the audio and video input.SET MENU → MANUAL SETUP → INPUT MENU ■ INPUT ASSIGNMENT (Input assignment) Use to assign the optical and coaxial digital input jacks of this unit to other components if th...

66 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...

67 En MANUAL SETUP AD V ANCED OPERA T ION English Use to manually adjust various parameters related to the display.SET MENU → MANUAL SETUP → DISPLAY MENU ■ DIMMER SET (Dimmer settings) Use to adjust the brightness of the front panel display. STANDARD DIMMER (Standard dimmer) Use to adjust the bright...

ADJUSTING THE AUDIO BALANCE 68 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...

69 En ADJUSTING THE AUDIO BALANCE AD V ANCED 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 46 and 47). • FRONT L/R cannot be adjusted when the ster...

SELECTING THE INPUT MODE 71 En AD V ANCED 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 selector...

ADJUSTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS 72 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...

73 En ADJUSTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS AD V ANCED 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 th...

74 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 72. 2 Set the operation mode selector to YSP to switch to the operation mode of this unit. 3 Press / on the remote control s...

75 En ADJUSTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS AD V ANCED 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 setting...

76 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 77 En AD V ANCED 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 code...

78 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...

79 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED 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....

80 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...

81 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED 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 holdi...

TROUBLESHOOTING 82 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 ...

83 En TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INF O RMA 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. 63 One of the night listening modes is currently selected. Turn off the night listening modes. 52 Too m...

GLOSSARY 85 En ADDITIONAL INF O RMA 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 cha...

INDEX 86 En AUTO SETUP (IntelliBeam) ......................................... 27 Beam mode ......................................................... 40, 46, 47 Cable clamp .................................................................... 14Cardboard microphone stand.................................

SPECIFICATIONS 87 En ADDITIONAL INF O RMA T ION English AMP SECTION • Maximum Output Power (EIAJ) ................................................. 2 W (1 kHz, 10% THD, 4 Ω ) × 21 20 W (100 Hz, 10% THD, 4 Ω ) × 2 SPEAKER SECTION Small dia. speakers ........ 4 cm cone magnetic shielding type × 21 Woo...

i LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODESLISTE DES CODES DE COMMANDELISTE DER FERNBEDIENUNGSCODESLISTA ÖVER FJÄRRSTYRNINGSKODERLIJST MET AFSTANDSBEDIENINGSCODES СПИСОК КОДОВ ДИСТАНЦИОННОГО УПРАВЛЕНИЯ TV ADMIRAL 292, 293, 216 AIWA 294, 276, 283, 284 AKAI 295, 296 ALBA 296 AOC 297 BELL & HOWELL 292 BESTAR 29...

ii TOTEVISION 363, 396UNITECH 363 UNIVERSUM 396, 327, 376VIDEOSONIC 363W.WHOUSE 396 WARDS 395, 396, 336, 362, 397, 363 YAMAHA 399, 392, 393, 394 ZERITH 344, 361, 368, 371, 379, 396, 397 CABLE TV TUNER ABC 739, 752, 753, 755, 758, 759, 762 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 722 HAMIN 723, 724, 725, 726, 727 HITACHI ...

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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 14 to 20 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...