Yamaha RX-V1600 - Manual

GETTING STARTED 3 INTR ODUCTION English Please check that you received all of the following parts. GETTING STARTED Supplied accessories B CLEAR LEARN RE–NAME MENU REC DISC SKIP EFFECT RETURN DISPLAY BAND SRCH MODE NIGHT AUDIO PURE DIRECT ENTER LEVEL TITLE SELECT DTV DVR/VCR2 VCR 1 DVD V-AUX CBL/SAT ...

GETTING STARTED 4 • Change all of the batteries if you notice conditions such as the operation range of the remote control decreases, the indicator does not flash, or its light or display window become dim. • Do not use old batteries together with new ones.• Do not use different types of batteries (...

GETTING STARTED 5 INTR ODUCTION English The remote control transmits a directional infrared ray. Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the remote control sensor on the main unit during operation. • Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote control.• Do not drop the remote control.• D...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 1 MASTER ON/OFF Press inward to the ON position.• Turns on this unit.• Turns on the main room.• Sets Zone 2 and Zone 3 to the standby mode.Press again to release it outward to the OFF position.• Turns off this unit.• Turns off the main room, Zone 2 and Zone 3.See page 30 for...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTR ODUCTION English 8 Front panel display Shows information about the operational status of this unit. 9 PRESET/TUNING (EDIT) Switches the function of PRESET/TUNING l / h between selecting preset station numbers and tuning when TUNER is selected as the input source (see pa...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 This section describes the function of each control on the remote control used to control this unit. Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP to operate this unit. To operate other components, see “REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES” on page 85. 1 Infrared window Outputs infrared control signals. Aim ...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTR ODUCTION English A STANDBY Sets this unit, Zone 2 and Zone 3 to the standby mode (see page 30). This button is operational only when MASTER ON/OFF on the front panel is pressed inward to the ON position. B POWER Turns on this unit, Zone 2 and Zone 3 (see page 30). This ...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 This section describes the function of each control on the Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control used to control Zone 2 or Zone 3. 1 Input selector buttons Select the desired input source of Zone 2 or Zone 3 and change the control area. 2 PRESET +/– Selects the preset station number...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 INTR ODUCTION English The XM indicator is only applicable to the U.S.A. model. 1 YPAO indicator Lights up when the AUTO SETUP procedure is in progress and when the AUTO SETUP speaker settings are used without any modifications. 2 HDMI indicator Lights up when HDMI component...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 12 K 96/24 indicator Lights up when a DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit. L LFE indicator Lights up when the input signal contains an LFE signal. M Input channel and speaker indicators Input channel indicators Indicate the channel components of the current digital input si...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 13 INTR ODUCTION English 1 DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks See pages 24, 25 and 27 for connection information. 2 DIGITAL INPUT jacks See pages 24, 25 and 27 for details. 3 Video component jacks See pages 24 and 25 for connection information. 4 Audio component jacks See pages 24, 25 and 2...

CONNECTIONS 14 The speaker layout below shows the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. You can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP, multi-channel audio sources and THX. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union). Front speakers (FR and FL) The front speakers are...

15 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English ■ Di-pole speaker layout Either di-pole or direct radiating speaker types can be used for THX surround. If you choose di-pole speakers, please place the surround and surround back speakers according to the speaker layout below. Be sure to connect the left channel...

16 CONNECTIONS 1 Remove approximately 10 mm of insulation from each of the speaker cables. 2 Twist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits. 3 Loosen the knob using the supplied speaker terminal wrench. 4 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each terminal. 5 Tig...

17 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) terminals Connect presence speakers to these terminals. You can also use these terminals to connect the Zone 2 speakers (see page 98). 1 Open the tab. 2 Insert one bare wire into the hole of each terminal. 3 Return the tab to secure the wire. ■...

19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English Some of the speakers commercially available these days have speaker wire connections that allow bi-wiring or bi-amplification to enhance the performance of the speaker system. This unit allows you to make bi-wire and bi-AMP connections to one speaker system. Chec...

20 CONNECTIONS Do not connect this unit or other components to the main power until all connections between components are complete. ■ Cable indications ■ Analog jacks You can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin cables to the analog jacks on this unit. Connect red plug...

21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English ■ Audio jacks This unit has four types of audio jacks (analog audio, digital audio coaxial, digital audio optical and HDMI). Connection depends on the availability of audio jacks on your other components. AUDIO jacks For conventional analog audio signals. DIGITAL...

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Video jacks This unit has four types of video jacks (composite, component, S-video and HDMI). Connection depends on the availability of input jacks on your monitor. When V CONV. is set to ON (see page 78), the analog video signals input at the VIDEO, S VIDEO and COMPONENT VIDEO jack...

23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English This unit has the HDMI IN 1 and HDMI IN 2 jacks for digital audio and video signal input as well as the HDMI OUT jack for digital audio and video signal output. Connect the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack of this unit to the HDMI OUT jack of other HDMI components (su...

24 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a DVD player Check the availability of jacks on your DVD player and select one type of connection for audio/video input/output. However, in case you make an HDMI connection, you can make both audio and video connections using a single HDMI cable. Connecting video componen...

25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English ■ Connecting other video components Check the availability of jacks on your other video components and select one type of connection for audio/video input/output. However, in case you make an HDMI connection, you can make both audio and video connections using a ...

26 CONNECTIONS ■ 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-format player, external decoder, sound processor or pre-amplifier.If you set...

27 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English • Check the availability of jacks on your audio components and select one type of connection for audio/video input/output.• 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, ...

28 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting 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 amplifier, ...

29 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English 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. 2 Press an...

30 CONNECTIONS Connecting the AC power cable Plug the supplied AC power cable into the AC inlet after all other connections are complete, then plug the AC power cable to an AC wall outlet. Use the supplied AC cable. Do not use other AC power cables as doing so may result in fire hazard or electrical...

31 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION English 3 Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF, ZONE 2 ON/OFF or ZONE 3 ON/OFF on the front panel (or POWER on the remote control) to turn on this unit, Zone 2 or Zone 3. y • When MASTER ON/OFF is pressed inward to the ON position, you can also press POWER or STANDBY on the remote con...

AUTO SETUP 32 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...

33 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION English For best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible during the AUTO SETUP procedure (YPAO). If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisfactory. y • You can run AUTO SETUP using the system menu that appears in the OSD or in the front p...

34 AUTO SETUP 4 Press k / n repeatedly to select WIRING, DISTANCE, SIZE, EQ or LEVEL. 5 When WIRING, DISTANCE, SIZE or LEVEL is selected, press l / h to select: CHECK To automatically check and adjust the selected item. SKIP To skip the selected item and perform no adjustments. When using THX speake...

35 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION English • If you change speakers, speaker positions, or the layout of your listening environment, run AUTO SETUP again to re-calibrate your system. • In the DISTANCE results, the distance displayed may be longer than the actual distance depending on the characteristics of...

PLAYBACK 36 Extreme caution should be exercised when you play back CDs encoded in DTS.If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-incompatible CD player, you will only hear some unwanted noise that may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD player supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the ...

37 PLAYBACK BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English 6 Rotate VOLUME on the front panel (or press VOLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust the volume to the desired output level. 7 Rotate the PROGRAM selector on the front panel (or press one of the sound field program buttons on the remote control) to sele...

38 PLAYBACK ■ Adjusting the tonal quality Use this feature to adjust the balance of bass and treble for the front L/R and center speaker channels. 1 Press TONE CONTROL on the front panel repeatedly to select TREBLE or BASS. 2 Rotate the PROGRAM selector to adjust the high-frequency response (TREBLE)...

39 PLAYBACK BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English ■ Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT Press MULTI CH INPUT on the front panel or MULTI CH IN on the remote control so that MULTI CH INPUT appears in the front panel display and on the video monitor. When MULTI CH INPUT is shown in the front panel display and the v...

40 PLAYBACK ■ Enjoying 2-channel software in surround Signals input from 2-channel sources can also be played back in multiple channels. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press STANDARD on the remote control to switch between the Surround and Enhanced programs. You can also press MOVIE or THX on t...

41 PLAYBACK BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English ■ Using PURE DIRECT PURE DIRECT bypasses the decoders and DSP processors of this unit as well as shuts down the video circuitry, allowing you to enjoy the highest possible sound fidelity from analog and PCM sources. • To avoid unexpected noise, do not play ...

42 PLAYBACK ■ Using the sleep timer Use this feature to automatically set this unit in the standby mode after a certain amount of time. The sleep timer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source. The sleep timer also automatically turns off any external co...

43 PLAYBACK BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English 2 Press STRAIGHT (EFFECT) on the front panel or on the remote control again to turn the sound effect back on. STRAIGHT disappears from the front panel display. ■ Virtual CINEMA DSP Virtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surro...

44 PLAYBACK y • We recommend using AUTO in most cases.• You can designate the default input mode to be selected when the power of this unit is turned on (see page 79). • If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any way, you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you ma...

RECORDING 45 BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English 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. See page 30 for details. 2 Rotate the INPUT sel...

FM/AM TUNING 46 Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference. 1 Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press TUNER on the remote control) to select TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM on the front panel...

47 FM/AM TUNING BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English Manual tuning is effective when stations signals are weak. Manually tuning into an FM station will automatically change the reception mode to monaural reception to increase the signal quality. 1 Repeat steps 1 and 2 in “Automatic tuning” to select TUNER...

48 FM/AM TUNING 3 Press and hold MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) on the front panel for more than 3 seconds. The preset group and number as well as the MEMORY and AUTO indicators flash. After approximately 5 seconds, automatic presetting starts from the currently selected frequency and proceeds toward the hi...

49 FM/AM TUNING BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English You can also store up to 40 FM or AM stations (8 stations in each of the 5 groups, A1 to E8) manually. You must first set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press TUNER on the remote control to select TUNER as the input source. 1 Repeat steps in “Automati...

50 FM/AM TUNING 5 Press MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) on the front panel while the MEMORY indicator is flashing. The station band and frequency appear in the front panel display with the preset group and number you have selected. 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations. • Any stored station data exis...

51 FM/AM TUNING BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English 3 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h (or PRESET k / n on the remote control) to select a preset station number (1 through 8). The preset group and number appear in the front panel display along with the station band, frequency and the TUNED indicator lights up. ...

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

53 FM/AM TUNING BA S IC OPE R A T IO N English If you select the desired program type, this unit automatically searches all preset Radio Data System stations that are broadcasting a program of the required type. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press TUNER on the remote control to select TUNER...

54 FM/AM TUNING This function uses the EON data service on the Radio Data System station network. If you select the desired program type (NEWS, INFO, AFFAIRS or SPORT), this unit automatically searches for all preset Radio Data System stations that are scheduled to broadcast the selected type of pro...

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 55 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English A significant factor that 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, ...

56 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 3 Select the sound field program you want to adjust. 4 Press k / n to select the parameters. 5 Press l / h to change the parameter value. When you set a parameter to a value other than the factory preset, an asterisk mark (*) appears by the parameter name on the vid...

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 57 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any sound source (stereo or multi-channel). This unit is also equipped with a YAMAHA digital sound field proces...

58 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS MULTI 2-CH 5 THXTHX Cinema THX processing for movie software. THXTHX Game THX processing for game software. THXTHX Select2 Cinema THX Select2 processing for movie software. MULTI 6 STANDARDDOLBY DIGITAL Standard 5.1 channel processing for Dolby Digital sources. ST...

59 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English You can select from the following sound fields when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. Program selection methods vary depending on sound field program types. For details on how to select sound field program...

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 60 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 (DSP level) Function: Adjusts the level of all th...

61 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English ■ LIVENESS (Liveness) Function: 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 source sound decay much faster in a room wit...

62 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ REV. TIME (Reverberation time) Function: 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. Description: The l...

63 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English ■ DIALOG LIFT (Dialog lift) Function: Adjusts the height of the front and center channel sounds by assigning some of the front and center channel elements to the presence speakers. Description: The larger the parameter, the higher th...

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS 64 Sound output from each speaker depends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to the following diagrams in the table below to understand the speaker layout for each sound field program. Be advised that there may be no or not enough sound output from sp...

MANUAL SETUP 68 You can use the following parameters in SET MENU to manually 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. y You can run MANUAL SET...

69 MANUAL SETUP AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English 4 OPTION MENU Use to manually adjust the optional system settings. Item Features Page A)DISPLAY SET Adjusts the settings for the OSD and the front panel display and converts video signals. 78 B)MEMORY GUARD Locks sound field program parameters and ot...

70 MANUAL SETUP Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter. y You can change the MANUAL SETUP parameters while the unit is reproducing sound. You cannot change some MANUAL SETUP parameters while the unit is in either cinema or music night listening mode. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP an...

71 MANUAL SETUP AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English Use to manually adjust basic system parameters. ■ Speaker set A)SPEAKER SET Use to manually adjust any speaker setting. y If you are not satisfied with the bass sounds from your speakers, you can change these settings according to your preference. Se...

72 MANUAL SETUP Surround back speakers SB L/R SP Choices: LRGx2, LRGx1, SMLx2 , SMLx1, NONE • Select LRGx2 if you have 2 large surround back speakers. The unit directs the entire range of the surround back channel signal to the surround back speakers. • Select LRGx1 if you have a large surround back...

73 MANUAL SETUP AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English ■ Speaker level B)SP LEVEL Use these settings to manually balance the speaker levels between the front left (or surround left) speaker and each speaker selected in SPEAKER SET (page 71).Choices: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dBInitial setting: 0.0 dB • FR. L adj...

74 MANUAL SETUP ■ THX set D)THX SET Use to manually adjust the THX settings. Surround back speaker distance SB DIST. Use this feature to optimize the surround sound field when you have to place the surround back L/R speakers apart.Choices: under 0.3m, 0.3 – 1.2m , over 1.2m (under 1ft, 1 – 4ft , ove...

75 MANUAL SETUP AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English Test tone TEST Turns the test tone output on or off to compare the tonal quality of the center, surround L/R, surround back L/R, surround back and presence L/R speakers with that of the front L/R speakers.Choices: ON, OFF ■ Low-frequency effect level...

76 MANUAL SETUP Use to reassign digital input/outputs, select the input mode or rename your inputs. ■ Input/output assignment A)I/O ASSIGNMENT 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 t...

77 MANUAL SETUP AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English ■ Input rename B)INPUT RENAME Use this feature to change the name of the inputs in the OSD and front panel display. 1 Press an input selector button to select the input you want to change the name of. 2 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP. 3 Press l / h to plac...

78 MANUAL SETUP Use to manually adjust the optional system settings. ■ Display set A)DISPLAY SET Use this feature to adjust the display settings. The parameter settings for DISPLAY SET (except for the DIMMER setting) can be initialized to the factory presets. Use the V-RESET feature in the ADVANCED ...

79 MANUAL SETUP AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English HDMI interlace/progressive up-conversion HDMI I/P Use this feature to activate or deactivate the HDMI I/P up-conversion of the analog video signals input at the composite video, S-video and component video jacks so that the analog video signals deint...

80 MANUAL SETUP ■ Parameter initialization E)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 their initial settings.Press...

81 MANUAL SETUP AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English Zone 3 amplifier ZONE3 AMP Use to select how the ZONE 3 speakers will be amplified.Choices: EXT , SUR, PRNS, BOTH • Select EXT if you want to connect your Zone 3 speakers through an external amplifier connected to the ZONE 3 OUTPUT jacks on the rear ...

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 82 You can switch between the available OSD modes and manually adjust the output level of each speaker. You can display the operating information of this unit on a video monitor. If you display the SET MENU and sound field program parameter settings on a monitor, it is much easie...

ADVANCED SETUP 83 AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English This unit has additional menus that are displayed in the front panel display. The ADVANCED SETUP menu offers additional operations to adjust and customize the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each paramet...

84 ADVANCED SETUP ■ Remote sensor REMOTE SEN Use to activate or deactivate the signal-receiving capability of the remote control sensor on the front panel of this unit.Choices: ON , OFF • Select ON if you want to activate the signal-receiving capability of the remote control sensor. • Select OFF if ...

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 85 AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other audio and video components made by YAMAHA and other manufacturers. To control these other components, you must set up the remote control with the appropriate r...

86 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Once you set the appropriate remote control 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 cont...

87 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English You can control other components by setting the appropriate remote control codes. Codes can be set up for each input area. For a complete list of available remote control codes, refer to “LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODES” at the end of this ma...

88 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Setting remote control AMP codes Select one of the following codes to set the remote control AMP code for the component you want to use.Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE and then change the remote control code settings. • You need to set the corresponding remote control A...

89 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English 8 Press LEARN again to exit from the setup mode. 9 Press one of the buttons shaded below to see if you can control your component. If you can, the remote control code is correct. y If the manufacturer of your component has more than one co...

90 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press LEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object. LEARN and the selected component name (ex. DVD) appear alternately in the display window. • Do not press and hold LEARN. If you hold it down for more than 3 seconds, the remote enters the remote control code setting mo...

91 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English You can change the name of the input source that appears in the display window on the remote control if you want to use a different name than the factory preset. This is useful when you have set the input selector to control a different co...

92 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES The 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 CD, normally you would turn on the components, select the CD input, and press the play button to start playback. The MACRO feature ...

93 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English ■ MACRO operations 1 Set MACRO ON/OFF to ON. 2 Press a macro button. • When you have finished using the MACRO feature, set MACRO ON/OFF to OFF. • While the remote is carrying out a MACRO program, it will not accept any other button’s funct...

94 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press the buttons for the functions you want to include in the macro operation in sequence. You can set up to 10 steps (10 functions). After you have set 10 steps, FULL appears and the remote control automatically exits the macro mode. To change the selected source compo...

95 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English 5 Release the object used to press CLEAR to exit from the clearing mode. • C;NG appears in the display window if clearing was unsuccessful. In this case start over from step 3. • ERROR appears in the display window if you press a button no...

96 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Clearing a macro function You can clear the function programmed for a certain macro button. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press MACRO using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “MCR ?” appears in the display window. If you do not complete each of the following st...

ZONE 2/ZONE 3 97 AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English This unit allows you to configure a multi-room audio system. The Zone 2 and Zone 3 features enable you to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main room, second room (Zone 2) and third room (Zone 3). You can control this unit fro...

98 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 ■ Using the internal amplifiers of this unit If you want to use one internal amplifier (surround or surround back) of this unit Connect the Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers directly to the SURROUND/ZONE 2(3) or PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) speaker terminals and select either SUR or PRNS for ZONE2 AM...

99 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English y • You must complete this step within 5 seconds while the selected zone flashes in the front panel display. Otherwise, the currently selected zone mode is automatically canceled. In this case, press ZONE CONTROL again. • The initial setting is ZONE...

100 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 ■ Adjusting the volume level of Zone 2 or Zone 3 Rotate VOLUME on the front panel (or press VOLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust the volume level of the selected zone.Control range: –80 dB to +16.5 dBControl step: 0.5 dB VOLUME +/– can be used only when ZONE2 VOL or ZONE3 VO...

HDMI 101 AD V A N C ED OPERA T ION English HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital A/V (audio/video) interface. Providing an interface between any A/V source (such as a set-top box or A/V receiver) and an audio/video monitor (such as a d...

102 HDMI ■ Assigning HDMI components You can assign an HDMI component to the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack on the rear panel of this unit so that the audio and video signals input via HDMI connection can be simultaneously played back.Use the HDMI IN parameter in INPUT MENU to assign HDMI components (s...

TROUBLESHOOTING 103 ADDITIONA L INF O RMA T ION English 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 cable, and contact th...

104 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy See page The sound suddenly goes off. The protection circuitry has been activated because of a short circuit, etc. Check that the impedance selector setting is correct. 31 Check the speaker wires are not touching each other and then turn this unit back on. — ...

106 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Tuner Problem Cause Remedy See page FM FM stereo reception is noisy. The characteristics of FM stereo broadcasts may cause this problem when the transmitter is too far away or the antenna input is poor. Check the antenna connections.Try using a high-quality directional FM anten...

108 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ AUTO SETUP Before AUTO SETUP During AUTO SETUP Error message Cause Remedy See page Connect MIC! Optimizer microphone is not connected. Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel. 32 Unplug HP! Headphones are connected. Unplug the head...

GLOSSARY 110 ■ ASA (Advanced Speaker Array) ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal surround sound experience. When you set up your home theater system using all eight speaker outputs (Left, Center, Right, Surrou...

111 GLOSSARY ADDITIONA L INF O RMA T ION English ■ Neo:6 Neo:6 decodes conventional 2-channel sources for 6 channel playback by. It enables playback with the full-range channels with higher separation comparable to digital discrete signal playback. Two modes are available; Music mode for playing mus...

112 GLOSSARY ■ Component video signal With the component video signal system, the video signal is separated into the Y signal for the luminance and the P B and P R signals for the chrominance. Color can be reproduced more faithfully with this system because each of these signals is independent. A mo...

113 GLOSSARY ADDITIONA L INF O RMA T ION English This unit employs YAMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) technology, together with the Parametric EQ settings (see page 74), to optimize the frequency characteristics of its parametric equalizer to match your listening environment. YPAO uses...

SPECIFICATIONS 114 AUDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power for Front, Center, Surround, Surround back 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω .................................... 120 W • Dynamic Power (IHF) 8/6/4/2 Ω ....................................................... 155/195/250/330 W • Maximum Power ...

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iii BEKO 0397, 0513, 0741, 0742 BELL & HOWELL 0181 BEON 0064 BLAUPUNKT 0222BLUE SKY 0695, 1064 BONDSTEC 0274 BRADFORD 0207 BRANDT 0136, 0362 BROKSONIC 0263, 0490 BUSH 0036, 0064, 0398, 0401, 0695, 1064 CCE 0064 CGE 0274 CTC 0274 CXC 0207 CANDLE 0057 CARNIVALE 0057 CARVER 0081, 0197 CASCADE 0036 ...

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