Yamaha RX-V1400RDS - User Manual

GETTING STARTED 3 English IN TRODUC TI ON Please check that you received all of the following parts. 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert four supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) according to the polarity markings on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Slide th...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 1 STANDBY/ON Turns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. When you turn on this unit, you will hear a click and there will be a 4 to 5-second delay before this unit can reproduce sound. In standby mode, this unit consumes a small amount of power in order to receive inf...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 English IN TRODUC TI ON B INPUT MODE Sets the priority (AUTO, DTS, ANALOG) for the type of signals received when one component is connected to two or more of this unit’s input jacks (see page 34). Priority cannot be set when MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input source. C ...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 English IN TRODUC TI ON H SELECT k / n Selects another component that you can control independently of the input component selected with the input selector buttons. I AV POWER Turns on and off the power of the component selected by the input selector button. J AMP Selects AM...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 1 Decoder indicators When any of this unit’s decoders function, the respective indicator lights up. 2 Sound field indicators Light to indicate the active DSP sound fields. 3 Input source indicators A cursor lights to show the current input source. 4 CINEMA DSP indicator Ligh...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 English IN TRODUC TI ON J TUNED indicator Lights up when this unit is tuned in to a station. K MEMORY indicator Flashes to show a station can be stored. L 96/24 indicator Lights up when a DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit. M LFE indicator Lights up when the input signal...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 1 DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks See page 19 for details. 2 Audio component jacks See page 19 for connection information. 3 Video component jacks See pages 16 and 18 for connection information. 4 REMOTE IN/OUT jacks(U.S.A., Canada and Australia models only) 5 CONTROL OUT jack(U.S.A.,...

SPEAKER SETUP 11 English PRE P ARA T ION y The speaker layout above shows the standard ITU-R speaker setting. You can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP, multi-channel audio sources and THX. Front speakers ( FR and FL) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Place these spe...

12 SPEAKER SETUP Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • If you w...

13 English SPEAKER SETUP PRE P ARA T ION AC OUTLETS AC OUTLETS SPEAKERS FRONT CENTER PRE OUT SUB WOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK R R L R R L L L + – + – + – + + – – – + + + + + – – – – A B SINGLE 2 3 1 7 8 6 5 10 9 4 PRESENCE/ ZONE 2 Subwoofer system Center speaker Front speakers (A) Surround back spe...

14 SPEAKER SETUP ■ FRONT terminals Connect one or two speaker systems to these terminals. If you use only one speaker system, connect it to either the FRONT A or B terminals. The Canada model cannot output to two separate speaker systems simultaneously. Bi-wired connection The unit also allows you t...

CONNECTIONS 15 English PRE P ARA T ION Do not connect this unit or other components to the mains power until all connections between components are complete. ■ Signal directions and cable indications ■ Analog jacks You can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin cable to t...

16 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections for DVD playback Connecting video components GND M SUR SUB WOO CENTER SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT MULCH CH INPUT OUTPUT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO DVD DTV CBL /SAT VIDEO R L R L IN (PLAY) IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) OUT (REC) CD-R MD/TAPE CD PHONO IN OUT OUT ZONE 2 ZONE 3 DVR/ VCR 2 V...

17 English CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION ■ Connecting to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (left and right FRONT, CENTER, left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a multi-disc player, external decoder, sound processor or pr...

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections for other video components ■ VIDEO AUX jacks (on the front panel) GND MA SURR SUB WOOF CENTER SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT MULCH CH INPUT OUTPUT AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO DVD DTV CBL /SAT VIDEO R L R L IN (PLAY) IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) OUT (REC) CD-R MD/TAPE CD PHONO IN OUT OUT ZO...

19 English CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION ■ Connections for audio components ■ Connecting a turntable PHONO jacks are for connecting a turntable with an MM or high-output MC cartridge. If you have a turntable with a low-output MC cartridge, use an in-line boosting transformer or MC-head amplifier when ...

20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to an external amplifier If you want to increase the power output to the speakers, or want to use another amplifier, connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT jacks as follows. • When audio pin plugs are connected to the PRE OUT jacks for output to an external amplifie...

21 English CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these antennas should provide sufficient signal strength. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop antenna, then con...

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the AC power cord(U.S.A., Canada and Europe models) Plug the power cord into the AC inlet after all other connections are complete, then plug the power cord to an AC wall outlet. Do not use other AC power cords. Use the one provided. Use of other power cords may result in...

23 English CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION If you are using 6 ohm speakers, set the impedance to 6 ohms as follows before turning on the power. Be sure this unit is in the standby mode. 1 On the front panel, while pressing down SPEAKERS A, press STANDBY/ON. “SP IMP.SET” appears on the front panel displa...

AUTO SETUP 24 This receiver employs YAMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) technology which lets you avoid troublesome listening-based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate sound adjustments. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in yo...

25 English AUTO SETUP PRE P ARA T ION For best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible during the auto setup procedure. If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisfactory. y If your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the volume to...

26 AUTO SETUP If you selected AUTO in step 6 The RESULT display appears for a few seconds after each check, then settings of the next item will start. The RESULT:EXIT display appears after all items are set. y You can display each result by pressing u once and pressing i repeatedly before exiting. P...

27 English AUTO SETUP PRE P ARA T ION ■ Troubleshooting for auto setup procedure Before auto setup During auto setup Press j / i to display the detailed information about the individual error. Select RETRY to try auto setup procedure again. After auto setup Press j / i to display the detailed inform...

BASIC SETUP 28 The basic system parameters are set automatically when you run auto setup (page 24). The basic settings are useful if you want to quickly setup your speakers or to manually adjust some of the items set in auto setup . y • If you wish to configure the unit manually using more precise a...

29 English BASIC SETUP PRE P ARA T ION 7 Press d to select SPEAKERS, then press j / i to select the number of speakers connected to the unit. The choices vary as follows depending on the PRESENCE setting: 8 After you have finished the settings, press d , then press j / i to select: SET To apply the ...

PLAYBACK 30 1 Press STANDBY/ON (SYSTEM POWER on the remote control) to turn on the power. 2 Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or B on the front panel. Each press turns the respective speakers on or off. y When bi-wiring, select both A and B. 4 Select the input sour...

31 English PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA T ION To listen with headphones (SILENT CINEMA) The SILENT CINEMA mode allows you to enjoy multi-channel music or movie sound, including Dolby Digital and DTS surround, through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activates automatically whenever you connect headphone...

32 PLAYBACK ■ Front panel operation Rotate PROGRAM to select the desired program. The name of the selected program appears on the front panel display and on the video monitor. ■ Remote control operation Press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly to...

33 English PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA T ION • Some 6.1-channel compatible discs do not have a signal (flag) which this unit can automatically detect. When playing these kinds of discs with 6.1-channel, select “ON”. • 6.1-channel playback is not possible even if EX/ES is pressed in the following cases:– ...

34 PLAYBACK ■ Downmixing to 2 channels You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback even from multi-channel sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo. y You can use a subwoofer with this program when SWFR or BOTH is selected in LFE/BASS OUT. ■ Listening to unpro...

35 English PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA T ION • When you play DTS encoded sources with the input mode set to AUTO:– This unit automatically switches to the DTS decoding mode. The unit remains in DTS mode (and the “ t ” indicator may flash) for up to 30 second after playback of the DTS source is complete. ...

TUNING 36 There are 2 tuning methods; automatic and manual.Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference. ■ Automatic tuning 1 Rotate INPUT (or press TUNER on the remote control) to select TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception b...

37 English TUNING BA S IC OPERA T ION ■ Automatically presetting FM stations You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store FM stations. This function enables this unit to automatically tune in to FM stations with strong signals, and to store up to 40 (8 stations x 5 groups) of those stati...

38 TUNING ■ Manually presetting stations You can also store up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) manually. 1 Tune in to a station. See page 36 for tuning instructions. When tuned in to a station, the front panel display shows the frequency of the station received. 2 Press MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM)...

39 English TUNING BA S IC OPERA T ION You can tune any desired station simply by selecting the preset station number under which it was stored. 1 Press A/B/C/D/E to select the preset station group. The preset group letter appears on the front panel display and changes each time you press the button....

40 TUNING RDS (Radio Data System) is a data transmission system used by FM stations in many countries. The RDS function is carried out among the network stations.This unit can receive various RDS data such as PS (Program Service name), PTY (Program Type), RT (Radio Text), CT (Clock Time), EON (Enhan...

41 English TUNING BA S IC OPERA T ION If you select the desired program type, this unit automatically searches all preset RDS stations that are broadcasting a program of the required type. 1 Press PTY SEEK MODE to set this unit in the PTY SEEK mode. The program type of the station being received or ...

RECORDING 42 Recording adjustments and other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for those components. 1 Turn on the power of this unit and all connected components. 2 Select the source component you want to record from. 3 Start playback (or se...

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 43 English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multichannel playback from almost any sound source (stereo or multichannel). This unit is also equipped with a YAMAHA digital sound field process...

45 English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S You can select from the following sound fields when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. For music sources Program Features Sources CONCERT HALL HiFi DSP processing. A classic shoe-box type concert hall with...

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 46 You can display this unit’s operating information on a video monitor. If you display the SET MENU and sound field program parameter settings on a monitor, it is much easier to see the available options and parameters than it is by reading this information on the front panel di...

47 English ADVANCED OPERATIONS A D V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ Canceling the sleep timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears on the front panel display.After a few seconds, “SLEEP OFF” disappears, and the “SLEEP” indicator goes off. y The sleep timer setting can also be canceled by pressing S...

48 ADVANCED OPERATIONS You can use the test tone feature to manually balance your speaker levels. Please note that this operation will override the level adjustments made in “AUTO SETUP” (page 24), “Speaker level” (page 52) and “Manually adjusting speaker levels” (page 47). Use the test tone to set ...

SET MENU 49 English A D V ANCED OPERA T ION You can use the following parameters in the set menu to adjust a variety of system settings and customize the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening environment. ■...

50 SET MENU Option menu Use to adjust the optional system settings. Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter. 1 Press AMP to select the AMP mode. 2 Press u / d to select AUTO SETUP or MANUAL SETUP, then press j / i to enter the selected category. If u is pressed when AUTO SETUP is ...

51 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION Use to manually adjust any speaker setting or compensate for video signal processing delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. Most of the SOUND parameters are set automatically when you run auto setup (see page 24). ■ Speaker set SPEAKER SET Use to ma...

52 SET MENU Presence speakers PRESENCE SP Choices: NONE, YES • Select YES if you have presence speakers.• Select NONE if you do not have presence speakers. LFE/bass out LFE/BASS OUT LFE signals carry low-frequency effects when this unit decodes a Dolby Digital or DTS signal. The Low-frequency signal...

53 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ Speaker distance SP DISTANCE Use this feature to manually input the distance of each speaker and adjust the delay applied to respective channel. Ideally, each speaker should be the same distance from the main listening position. However, this is not poss...

54 SET MENU ■ Dynamic range DYNAMIC RANGE Use to select the amount of dynamic range compression to be applied to your speakers or headphones. This setting is effective only when the unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals.To access these parameters, select:MANUAL SETUP > SOUND MENU > DY...

55 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ Headphone tone control HP TONE CTRL Use to adjust the amount of bass and treble output to your headphones.To access these parameters, select:MANUAL SETUP > SOUND MENU > HP TONE CTRL > • Use BASS to adjust the headphone bass level.• Use TRBL to a...

56 SET MENU ■ Input/output assignment I/O ASSIGN You can assign jacks according to the component to be used if this unit’s initial settings do not correspond to your needs. Change the following parameters to reassign the respective jacks and effectively connect more components.Once the inputs have b...

57 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ Input rename INPUT RENAME Use this feature to change the name of the inputs on the OSD and front panel display.MANUAL SETUP > INPUT MENU > INPUT RENAME > 1 Press an input selector button to select the input you want to change the name of. 2 Pres...

58 SET MENU ■ Display set DISPLAY SET MANUAL SETUP > OPTION MENU > DISPLAY SET > Dimmer DIMMER Use to adjust the brightness of the front panel display.Choices: –4 to 0 OSD shift OSD SHIFT Use to adjust the vertical position of the OSD.Choices: +5 (downward) to –5 (upward)• Press + to lower ...

59 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ Parameter initialization PARAM. INI Use this feature to initialize the parameters for each sound field program within a sound field program group. When you initialize a sound field program group, all of the parameter values within that group revert to th...

60 SET MENU ■ Zone 3 set ZONE3 SET (U.S.A., Canada and Australia models only) Output volume OUTPUT VOL Use to select how the volume control will operate with regard to the ZONE 3 OUT jacks.MANUAL SETUP > OPTION MENU > ZONE3 SET > Choices: VAR. , FIX • Select VAR. to adjust the ZONE 3 OUT vo...

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 61 English A D V ANCED OPERA T ION 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 remote control with the appropriate manufacturer codes. This ...

62 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES You can control other components by setting the appropriate manufacturer codes. Codes can be set up for each input area. The following table shows the default component (Library: component category) and the manufacturer code for each area. You may not be able to operate yo...

63 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES A D V ANCED OPERA T ION 5 Press LEARN again to exit from the setup mode. • The supplied remote control does not contain all possible manufacturer codes for commercially available AV components (including YAMAHA AV components). If operation is not possible with any ...

64 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 5 Press and hold the button you want to program on the other remote control until “OK” appears in the display window. • “NG” appears in the display window if programming was unsuccessful. In this case, start over from step 5. • This remote control can learn approximately 1...

65 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES A D V ANCED OPERA T ION You can clear all changes made in each function set, such as learned functions, renamed source names and setup manufacturer codes. 1 Press CLEAR by using a ballpoint pen or similar object. y Complete each of the following steps in 30 seconds...

66 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Once you set the appropriate manufacturer codes, you can use this remote to control your other components. Note that some buttons may not correctly operate the selected component. Use the input selector buttons to select the component you want to operate. The remote contro...

67 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES A D V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ Operating a digital TV (DTV area) or a cable/satellite TV (CBL/SAT area) * AV POWER (DTV only), REC, e , p , s , and w / f will operate your VCR without switching the input to VCR 1 if the manufacturer code for your VCR is set up in the VC...

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 70 What really creates the rich, full tones of a live instrument are the multiple reflections from the walls of the room. In addition to making the sound “live”, these reflections enable us to tell where the player is situated, and the size and shape of the room in whi...

71 English EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION 4 Press u / d to select the parameters. 5 Press j / i to change the parameter value. When you set a parameter to a value other than the factory value, an asterisk mark (*) appears by the parameter name on the video monitor. 6 Repeat...

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 72 You can adjust the values of certain digital sound field parameters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in every program. ■ DSP LEVEL Function: This parameter adjusts the level of all...

73 English SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION ■ LIVENESS Function: This parameter adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual walls in the hall by changing the rate at which the early reflections decay. Description: The early reflections of a sound source decay much faster in a...

74 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ REV.TIME (Reverberation time) Function: This parameter adjusts the amount of time it takes for the dense, subsequent reverberation sound to decay by 60 dB (at 1 kHz). This changes the apparent size of the acoustic environment over an extremely wide range. Desc...

TROUBLESHOOTING 76 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 cord, and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or ...

77 English TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page The sound suddenly goes off. The protection circuit has been activated because of a short circuit, etc. Check that the impedance selector setting is correct. 23 Check the speaker wires are not touching each other...

79 English TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION ■ Tuner Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page There is noise interference from digital or high-frequency equipment, or this unit. This unit is too close to the digital or high-frequency equipment. Move this unit further away from such equipment. — Th...

GLOSSARY 81 English ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION ■ Dolby Surround Dolby Surround uses a 4 channel analog recording system to reproduce realistic and dynamic sound effects: 2 front left and right channels (stereo), a center channel for dialog (monaural), and a surround channel for special sound effects ...

82 GLOSSARY ■ SILENT CINEMA YAMAHA has developed a natural, realistic sound effect DSP algorithm for headphones.Parameters for headphones have been set for each sound field so that accurate representations of all the sound field programs can be enjoyed on headphones. ■ Virtual CINEMA DSP YAMAHA has ...

83 English GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION ■ Timbre Matching The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the direction from which the sound is coming. In a movie theatre, there is an array of surround speakers so that the surround information is all around you. In a home theatre,...

SPECIFICATIONS 84 AUDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power for Front, Center, Surround, Surround back 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω ..................................... 110 W • Maximum Power (EIAJ) [China, Asia, Korea and General models] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ..........................................

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