Yamaha RX-V340RDS - Manual

3 English INTR ODUCTION Installing batteries in the remotecontrol Insert the batteries in the correct direction by aligning the+ and – marks on the batteries with the polarity markings(+ and –) inside the battery compartment. 1 Press the tab of the battery compartmentcover and pull it in the directi...

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

5 English INTR ODUCTION w STEREO (EFFECT) Switches between normal stereo and DSP effectreproduction. When you select STEREO, the unit mixesdown all Dolby Digital and DTS signals (except the LFEchannel) as well as those 2-channel signals withouteffects, to the main left and right speakers. e PROGRAM ...

6 TEST PROG PROG STEREO LEVEL SET MENU TUNER CD M D / C D - R V - A U X 6 C H I N /DTS 6.1/5.1 NIGHT SLEEP DVD D - T V / C B L V C R P O W E R PRESET A / B / C / D / E MUTE VOLUME VOLUME 2 8 1 0 3 5 9 7 4 6 r y e q w t u i Remote control 1 Infrared emitter Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this ...

7 English INTR ODUCTION Approximately 6 m (20 feet) ■ Using the remote control The remote control transmits a directional infrared beam.Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the remotecontrol sensor on the main unit during operation. ■ Handling the remote control • Do not spill water or othe...

8 V-AUX VCR D-TV/CBL DVD MD/CD-R TUNER CD MATRIX DIGITAL PL PL PCM SILENT DSP HiFi NIGHT VIRTUAL AUTO STEREO SLEEP VOLUME MUTE MEMORY TUNED L C R RL LFE RC RR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dB f t CT RT PTY PS HOLD PTY EON 1 3 4 5 8 7 6 2 9 0q w y e r u i o p a t 1 Processor indicators The indicators for the variou...

9 English PREP ARA TION CONNECTIONS Before connecting components CAUTION Do not connect this unit or other components to themains power until all connections between thecomponents have been completed. • Be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left) to L, R (right) to R, “+” to ...

10 AUDIO L R 2 1 AUDIO VIDEO TUNER L R CD DVD AM ANT GND FM ANT IN (PLAY) MAIN DVD CD DIGITAL INPUT SUB WOOFER CENTER SUB WOOFER MONITOR OUT SURROUND OPTICAL COAXIAL OUT (REC) MD /CD-R D-TV /CBL V-AUX IN VCR OUT 6CH INPUT OUTPUT 75 Ω UNBAL. VIDEOINPUT AUDIO OUTPUT L R AUDIO INPUT L R O OPTICALOUTPUT...

11 English PREP ARA TION Connecting audio components ■ Connecting a CD player Connect the coaxial digital output jack on your CD playerto the DIGITAL INPUT CD jack on this unit. y • Use the AUDIO jacks on this unit to connect to a CD player that does not have a COAXIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT jack, orto reco...

12 ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect itto the terminals on this unit. 2 Press and hold the tab to insert the AM loopantenna lead wires into the AM ANT andGND terminals. 3 Orient the AM loop antenna for the bestreception. Notes • The AM loop antenna should be...

13 English PREP ARA TION Connecting an external decoder This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (MAINleft and right, CENTER, SURROUND left and right andSUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from acomponent equipped with a multi-channel decoder and 6channel output jacks such as a DV...

14 Connecting the speakers ■ Speakers This unit has been designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5-speaker system, using main left andright speakers, rear left and right speakers and a centerspeaker. If you use different brands of speakers (withdifferent tonal qualities) in your syst...

15 English PREP ARA TION 10 mm (3/8”) Red: positive (+)Black: negative (–) Banana plug CONNECTIONS 1 2 ■ Connections Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) in accordance with the markers onthis unit, the speakers, and the speaker cables. If the connecti...

16 Subwoofer system Main B speaker Center speaker Right Rear speaker SUBWOOFER jack When using a subwoofer with built-in amplifier, including the YAMAHA Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System,connect the input jack of the subwoofer system to this jack. This unit will direct low bass signals distri...

17 English PREP ARA TION Connecting the power supplycords ■ Connecting the AC power cord Plug in this unit to a wall outlet. ■ VOLTAGE SELECTOR(General model only) The VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel of this unitmust be set for your local main voltage BEFOREplugging into the AC main supply. Volta...

18 Using the basic menu Use the remote control to make adjustments.• Press SPEAKERS A/B on the front panel to select the main speakers you want to use, and set SPEAKERSON/OFF to the ON position. • Make sure you disconnect headphones from this unit. 1 Press SET MENU. “BASIC MENU” appears on the front...

English 19 PREP ARA TION SET MENU BASIC SOUND INPUT OPTION 1 SETUP Press –/+ to alter the settings for eachparameter. Use d to move to the next setting. 2 SP LEVEL Press –/+ to adjust the balance betweeneach speaker and the left main speaker.Use d to move to the next setting. 1 ROOM Choose from S/M/...

English 21 B ASIC OPERA TION PLAYBACK 1 Press STANDBY/ON (POWER on the remotecontrol) to turn on the power. 2 Turn on the video monitor connected to thisunit. 3 Press and set SPEAKERSON/OFF inward (ON). 4 Press and set SPEAKERSA/B inward (A) or outward(B) to select the mainspeakers you want to use. ...

22 ■ BGV (background video) function The BGV function allows you to view images from avideo source together with sounds from an audio source.For example, you can enjoy listening to classical musicwhile watching beautiful scenery from a video source onthe video monitor. Select a source from the video...

English 23 B ASIC OPERA TION Input modes and indications This unit is equipped with 2 types of input jacks for theCD and DVD sources only. You can select the type ofinput signals you wish to use. Each time you turn on the unit power, the input mode isset to the “INPUT 2 INPUT MODE” setting defined i...

24 Selecting a sound field program You can enhance your listening experience by selecting aDSP program. For details about each program, see pages27 – 30. Press PROGRAM l / h (PROG –/+ on the remote control) repeatedly to select thedesired program (including sub-programs ifavailable). The name of the...

English 25 B ASIC OPERA TION ■ Playing Dolby Digital EX or DTS ESmaterial Press 6.1/5.1 to turn on the Dolby Digital + Matrix 6.1 orDTS + Matrix 6.1 decoder. The display changes AUTO → Matrix6.1 → OFF each time 6.1/5.1 is pressed.AUTO: This mode automatically switches DolbyDigital + Matrix 6.1 and D...

26 Notes • If you turn off the sound effects, no sound is output from the center speaker or rear speakers. • If you turn off the sound effects while the unit is reproducing sound from a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the dynamic rangeof the signal is automatically compressed and the unit will mixthe s...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 27 DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Understanding sound fields A sound field is defined as the “characteristic sound reflections of aparticular space.” In concert halls and other music venues, we hearearly reflections and reverberations as well as the direct soundproduc...

28 CINEMA-DSP Sound design of CINEMA-DSP Filmmakers intend for the dialog to be located right on the screen, the effect sound a little farther back, the music spreadeven farther back, and the surround sound around the listener. Of course, all of these sounds must be synchronized withthe images on th...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 29 ■ For movie programs No. 7 8 9 Features This program creates the extremely wide sound field of a 70-mm movie theater. Itprecisely reproduces the source sound in detail, making both the video and the sound fieldincredibly real. This is ideal for any kind of video source e...

30 Sound field effects The 6-channel soundtracks found on 70-mm film produce precise sound field localization and rich, deep sound withoutusing matrix processing. This unit’s MOVIE THEATER programs provide the same quality of sound and soundlocalization that 6-channel soundtracks do. The built-in Do...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 31 TUNING 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h once to begin automatic tuning. Press h to tune in to a higher frequency, or press l to tune in to a lower frequency. When the unit is tuned in to a station, the “TUNED”indicator lights up and the frequency of the stationreceived is sho...

32 Presetting stations ■ Automatically presetting stations (for FMstations) You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to storeFM stations. This function enables the unit toautomatically tune in to FM stations with strong signals,and to store up to 40 (8 stations x 5 groups) of thosestations in...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 33 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the“MEMORY” indicator is flashing. Press h to select a higher preset station number. Press l to select a lower preset station number. 5 Press MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) on thefront panel while the “...

34 ■ Exchanging preset stations You can exchange the assignment of two preset stations.The example below describes the procedure forexchanging preset station “E1” with “A5”. 1 Select preset station “E1” by using theA/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING l / h . See “Selecting a preset station” at left. 2 Press...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 35 Description of RDS data This unit can receive, PS, PTY, RT, CT, and EON datawhen tuned to stations broadcasting RDS. ■ PS (Program Service name) mode: The name of the RDS station being received is displayed. ■ PTY (Program Type) mode: There are 15 program types used to c...

36 RECEIVING RDS STATIONS PTY SEEK function If you select the desired program type, the unitautomatically searches all preset RDS stations that arebroadcasting a program of the required type. 1 Press PTY SEEK MODE to set the unit inPTY SEEK mode. The program type of the station the unit is currently...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 37 Use this feature to automatically set this unit in standbymode after the amount of time you have set. The sleeptimer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unitis playing or recording a source. The sleep timer can only be set with the remote control. y • By con...

38 Recording adjustments and other operations areperformed on other recording components. Refer to theoperation instructions for these components for details ontheir operation . 1 Turn on the power of this unit and allconnected components. 2 Select the source component you want torecord from. 3 Star...

39 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Adjusting the items on the setmenu Use the remote control to make adjustments. y • You can change set menu parameters while the unit is reproducing sound. • You can use NEXT and SET MENU +/– on the front panel to change these settings, if the unit is not set to TUNER...

40 5 Press –/+ once to enterthe setup mode of theselected item. The last setting you adjustedappears on the front paneldisplay. Depending on the menu item,press u / d to select a sub item. 6 Press –/+ repeatedly tochange the menu itemsetting. 7 Press u / d repeatedly until the menudisappears. Memory...

41 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ 1B MAIN (main speaker mode) Choices: LARGE , SMALL LARGE Select this if you have large main speakers. The unitdirects the entire range of the main left and right channelsignals to the main left and right speakers. SMALL Select this if you have small main speakers. ...

42 SOUND 2 SP DISTANCE (speaker distance) Use this feature to adjust the delay applied to centerchannel sounds. This feature works when there is soundoutput from the center speakers with a source such asDolby Digital or DTS. Ideally, the center speaker shouldbe the same distance from the main listen...

43 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION SOUND 5 CENTER GEQ (center graphic equalizer) Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-band graphicequalizer so that the center speaker tonal quality matchesthat of the left and right main speakers. You can select the100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz, or 10 kHz frequenci...

44 OPTION 1 DISPLAY SET ■ DIMMER Use this to adjust the brightness of the front panel display. Control range: –4 to 0 OPTION 2 MEM. GUARD (memory guard) Use this feature to prevent accidental changes to settingson the unit. Choices: ON, OFF Select ON to protect the following features:• All set menu ...

45 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Using the test tone Use the test tone to set speaker levels so that the volumefrom each speaker is identical when heard from yourlistening position. 1 Press TEST. The unit will output a test tone. 2 Press u / d repeatedly to select a speaker to adjust. Each time you ...

46 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM PARAMETER EDITING Changing parameter settings The initial sound field program settings will provide youwith an excellent listening experience as they are. It is notnecessary to alter these settings, but you can create anoriginal listening environment by doing so. Note • The ed...

47 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Digital sound field parameter descriptions You can adjust the values of certain digital sound field parameters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in yourlistening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in every program. ■ DSP LEVEL Function: ...

48 TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listedbelow or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit to standby mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact thenearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or servic...

50 Problem A “humming” sound canbe heard. The volume level cannotbe increased, or thesound is distorted. The sound effect cannotbe recorded. The sound fieldparameters and someother settings on theunit cannot be changed. The unit does notoperate properly. “CHECK SP WIRES”appears on the frontpanel dis...

51 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Tuner FM stereo reception isnoisy. There is distortion, andclear reception cannotbe obtained even with agood FM antenna. The desired stationcannot be tuned in withthe automatic tuningmethod. Previously presetstations can no longerbe tuned in. The desired stationc...

52 GLOSSARY ■ Dolby Surround Dolby Surround uses a 4 channel analog recording systemto reproduce realistic and dynamic sound effects: 2 mainleft and right channels (stereo), a center channel fordialog (monaural), and a rear channel for special soundeffects (monaural). The rear channel reproduces sou...

54 SPECIFICATIONS FM SECTION • Tuning Range [U.S.A. and Canada models] ............................ 87.5 to 107.9 MHz[Other models] .............................................. 87.50 to 108.00 MHz • 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity (IHF, 100% mod.) Mono/Stereo ........................ 2.0 µ V (17.3 dBf)...

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