Yamaha RX-V650 - 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 (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment. ...

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 A PHONES (SILENT CINEMA) jack Outputs audio signals for private listening with headphones. When you connect headphones, no signals are output to the OUTPUT jacks or to the speakers.All Dolby Digital and DTS audio signals are mixed down to the left and...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 English IN TRODUC TI ON G STRAIGHT (EFFECT) Switches the sound fields off or on. When STRAIGHT is selected, input signals (2-channel or multi-channel) are output directly from their respective speakers without effect processing. H EX/ES Switches between 5.1 or 6.1/7.1-channe...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 1 Decoder indicators When any of this unit’s decoders function, the respective indicator lights up. 2 SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headphones are connected and a sound field program is selected (see page 31). 3 NIGHT indicator Lights up when you select night listen...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 English IN TRODUC TI ON 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 the LFE signal. M Input channel indicators Indicate the channel components of the current digital input signal. N Prese...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 1 DIGITAL INPUT jacks See pages 16, 18 and 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 Antenna terminals See page 21 for connection information. 5 PRESENCE speaker ...

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

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 FRONT SUB WOOFER FRONT A B CENTER PRE OUT SURROUND SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS SURROUND CENTER SURROUND BACK PRESENCE 1 6 7 1 0 9 8 2 3 4 5 Subwoofer system Center speaker Front speakers (A) Surround back speakers Left Right Left Right Surround speakers Front spea...

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. ■ CENTER terminals Connect a center speaker to these terminals. ■ SURROUND terminals Connect surround speakers to these termi...

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. ■ Cable indications ■ Analog jacks You can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin cable to the analog jacks on thi...

16 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections for DVD playback Connecting video components AUDIO DVD DVD COAXIAL DVD VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVD COMPONENT VIDEO P R P B Y VIDEO S VIDEO MONITOR OUT DIGITAL INPUT L R C O DVD player Video monitor Optical out Video out Audio out Video in Coaxial out 01EN_00_RXV6...

17 English CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION ■ Connecting to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 8 additional input jacks (left and right FRONT, CENTER, left and right SURROUND, left and right SURROUND BACK and SUB WOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a multi-format player, extern...

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections for other video components ■ VIDEO AUX jacks (on the front panel) Use these jacks to connect any video source, such as a game console or video camera, to this unit. AUDIO DIGITAL INPUT DVD OPTICAL DTV/CBL VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO DTV /CBL COMPONENT VIDEO P R P B Y DTV /CBL IN...

19 English CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA T ION ■ Connections for audio components Connecting audio components AUDIO DIGITAL INPUT CD COAXIAL OPTICAL MD/CD-R MD/CD-R OPTICAL OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) MD /CD-R CD DIGITAL OUTPUT L R L R L R O O C CD player MD recorder or tape deck Coaxial out Audio out Audio in Opti...

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 Plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet. ■ AC OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) U.K. and Australia models .............................. 1 OUTLETKorea model .............................................................. NoneOther models ..............................

24 CONNECTIONS When all connections are complete, turn on the power of this unit. 1 Press STANDBY/ON (SYSTEM POWER on the remote control) to turn on the power of this unit. 2 Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit. Turning on the power AUTO/MAN'L MONO S VIDEO VIDEO OPTICAL L AUDIO R MAN'L/...

AUTO SETUP 25 English PRE P ARA T ION 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 you...

26 AUTO SETUP 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 If your subwoofer has adjustable volume and crossover/high cut frequency controls, set the volume between 9 an...

27 English AUTO SETUP PRE P ARA T ION 8 Use the cursor buttons to display the results. • Press u / d to display information about individual results. • Press j / i to switch between each result list. 9 When finished, press SELECT. The RESULT:EXIT screen appears. 10 Press u / d to select SET or CANCE...

28 AUTO SETUP ■ If a warning screen appears 1 Press j / i to display detailed information about each warning. For details about each message, see page 29. y Warnings let you know about potential problems detected during auto setup. Warnings will not cancel the auto setup. 2 When you are finished, pr...

29 English AUTO SETUP PRE P ARA T ION ■ Troubleshooting for auto setup procedure Before auto setup Errors during auto setup Press SELECT to display detailed information about individual errors. Press j / i to switch between error messages. Warnings after auto setup Press j / i to display detailed in...

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. 4 Select the input source. Use INPUT (or press one of the inpu...

31 English PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA T ION 7 Select a sound field program if desired. Use PROGRAM (or press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly) to select a sound field program. See page 47 for details about sound field programs. To listen with headp...

32 PLAYBACK ■ Selecting MULTI CH INPUT Press MULTI CH INPUT so that “MULTI CH INPUT” appears in the front panel display and video monitor. MULTI CH INPUT When “MULTI CH INPUT” is shown in the front panel display, no other source can be played. To select another input source with INPUT (or one of the...

33 English PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA T ION ■ Remote control operation Press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly to select the desired program. The name of the selected program appears in the front panel display. y Choose a sound field program based o...

34 PLAYBACK • 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 a decoder (PLIIx Movie, PLIIx Music, EX/ES or EX) manually. • 6.1-channel playback is not possible even if EX/ES is pressed...

35 English PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA T ION ■ Listening to high fidelity stereo sound (PURE DIRECT) PURE DIRECT allows you to bypass this unit’s decoders and DSP processors, and turn off the video circuitry and front panel display to enjoy pure high fidelity sound from analog and PCM sources. Press PURE...

36 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. 2ch Stereo y You can use a subwoofer with this program when SWFR or BOTH is selected in “BASS OUT”. ■ Listening...

37 English PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA T ION • When you play DTS-encoded CD/LDs 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 seconds after playback of the DTS source is complete. To m...

TUNING 38 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 to select TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band. “FM” or “AM” appears in the front ...

39 English TUNING BA S IC OPERA T ION ■ Manual tuning If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually. Manually tuning into an FM station will automatically switch the tuner to monaural reception to increase the signal quality. 1 Select TUNER and the reception band f...

40 TUNING 3 Press and hold MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) for more than 3 seconds. The preset number, the MEMORY and AUTO indicators flash. After about 5 seconds, automatic presetting starts from the frequency currently displayed and proceeds toward the higher frequencies. When automatic preset tuning is co...

41 English TUNING BA S IC OPERA T ION 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station number (1 through 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 the front pan...

42 TUNING You can exchange the assignment of two preset stations with each other. The example below describes the procedure for exchanging preset station “E1” with “A5”. 1 Select preset station “E1” using A/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING l / h . See “Selecting preset stations”. 2 Press and hold PRESET/TU...

43 English TUNING BA S IC OPERA T ION 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),...

44 TUNING If you select the desired program type, this unit automatically searches all preset RDS stations that are broadcasting a program of the required type. y When performing this operation with the remote control, first press TUNER to set the remote to tuner mode. 1 Press PTY SEEK MODE to set t...

45 English TUNING BA S IC OPERA T ION This function uses the EON data service on the RDS station network. If you select the desired program type (NEWS, INFO, AFFAIRS or SPORT), this unit automatically searches for all preset RDS stations that are scheduled to broadcast the selected type of program a...

RECORDING 46 Recording adjustments and other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operating 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 47 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 multi-channel). This unit is also equipped with a YAMAHA digital sound field proces...

49 English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S * You can select either Pro Logic IIx or Pro Logic II processing using the PLII/PLIIx parameter on page 72. PRO LOGIC : SUR. STANDARD Standard processing for Dolby Surround sources. 2-CH PRO LOGIC : SUR. ENHANCED CINEMA DSP enhanced p...

50 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS You can select from the following sound fields when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. * You can select either Pro Logic IIx or Pro Logic II processing using the PLII/PLIIx parameter on page 72. For music sources Program Features Sourc...

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 51 English A D V ANCED OPERA T ION 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 i...

52 ADVANCED OPERATIONS ■ Canceling the sleep timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears in 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 STANDBY on the remote control (or S...

53 English ADVANCED OPERATIONS A D V ANCED OPERA T ION 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 25), “SPEAKER LEVEL” (page 58) and “Manually adjusting speaker levels” (pag...

SET MENU 54 You can use the following parameters in 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. ■ AUTO SETUP Use to specify which spe...

55 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter. y You can change SET MENU parameters while the unit is reproducing sound. You cannot change some SET MENU parameters while the unit is in either cinema or music night listening mode. 1 Press AMP. ...

56 SET MENU Use to manually adjust any speaker setting or compensate for video signal processing delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. Most of the SOUND MENU parameters are set automatically when you run auto setup (see page 25). ■ Speaker set A)SPEAKER SET Use to manually adjust any speaker...

57 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION Surround back speakers SURR B L/R SP Choices: NONE, SMLx1, SMLx2 , LRGx1, LRGx2 • Select NONE if you do not have a surround back speaker. The unit directs all of the surround back channel signal to the surround left and right speakers. • Select SMLx1 if yo...

58 SET MENU Subwoofer phase SUBWOOFER PHASE If bass sounds are lacking or unclear, use this feature to switch the phase of your subwoofer.Choices: NORMAL (normal), REVERSE (reverse) • Select NORMAL if you do not want to reverse the phase of your subwoofer. • Select REVERSE to reverse the phase of yo...

59 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION ■ Center graphic equalizer D)CENTER GEQ Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-band graphic equalizer for the center channel so that the tonal quality of the center speaker matches that of the front speakers.You can make adjustments listening to the cur...

60 SET MENU Dialog lift DIALG.LIFT Use to turn on and off the DIALG.LIFT parameter (see page 72). This parameter adjusts the height of the front and center channel sounds (dialog, vocals, etc.) by assigning some of the front and center channel elements to the presence speakers.Choices: OFF , ON • Se...

61 English SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA T ION For COAXIAL INPUT jacks 5 and 6 Choices: CD, V-AUX, DTV/CBL, VCR 1, MD/CD-R, DVD, DVR/VCR2 • You cannot select a specific item more than once for the same type of jack. • When you connect a component to both the COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks, priority is given...

62 SET MENU ■ Memory guard B)MEMORY GUARD Use this feature to prevent accidental changes to DSP program parameter values and other system settings.Choices: OFF , ON Select ON to protect:• DSP program parameters• All SET MENU items• All speaker levels• The on-screen display (OSD) mode When “MEMORY GU...

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 63 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. ■ Con...

64 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES You can control other components by setting the appropriate manufacturer codes. Codes can be set up for each input area. For a complete list of available manufacturer codes, refer to “LIST OF MANUFACTURER CODES” at the end of this manual. The following table shows the fact...

65 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES A D V ANCED OPERA T ION 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 wa...

66 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Clearing a setup manufacturer code for component control 1 Press an input selector button or to select the component control for which you want to clear the manufacturer code. 2 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or similar object. The TRANSMIT indicator on the remote ...

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 67 English ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION 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...

68 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 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-set value, an asterisk mark (*) appears by the parameter name on the front panel display. 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 as ne...

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 69 English ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION 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 ...

70 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ 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 room with acoustically absorbent ...

71 English SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION ■ 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 ...

72 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ DIALG.LIFT (Dialog lift) Function: This parameter 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 the position of t...

TROUBLESHOOTING 73 English ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION 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 ne...

76 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ 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. — The picture is disturbed. The video ...

RESETTING THE FACTORY PRESETS 78 If you want to reset all of your unit’s parameters for any reason, do the following. This procedure completely resets ALL parameters, including the SET MENU, level, assign and tuner presets. Be sure this unit is in standby mode. 1 Hold down STRAIGHT (EFFECT) on the f...

GLOSSARY 79 English ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION ■ 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 channel...

80 GLOSSARY ■ CINEMA DSP Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in movie theaters, their effect is best felt in a theater having many speakers and designed for acoustic effects. Since home conditions, such as room size, wall material, number of speakers, and so on,...

81 English GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T ION ■ 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 t...

SPECIFICATIONS 82 AUDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power for Front, Center, Surround, Surround back 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ...................................... 95 W • Maximum Power (EIAJ) [China, Korea and General models] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ................................................

i LIST OF MANUFACTURER CODESLISTE DES CODES DE FABRICANTLISTE DER HERSTELLERCODESLISTA ÖVER TILLVERKARKODERLISTA DEI CODICI DEI FABBRICANTILISTA DE CÓDIGOS DE FABRICANTESLIJST MET FABRIKANTENCODES СПИСОК КОДОВ ПРОИЗВОДИТЕЛЕЙ TV ADMIRAL 0411, 0451, 0911, 1021, 1081 AIKO 0891 AKAI 0061, 0101, 0231, 11...

ii KORTING 0431, 1011, 1021, 1081, 1541 KTV 0601, 1171 LENOIR 0601, 1511 LEYEO 1181 LG (GOLDSTAR) 0591, 0601, 0761, 0791, 1371, 1491, 1511, 1561, 1621, 1641 LIFETEC 2591, 2601, 2611, 2621, 2641, 2651, 2661, 2671, 2681, 2691, 2711, 2761, 2771, 2781 LOEWE OPTA 0121, 0131, 0581, 0611, 1081 LOGIC 1691, ...

iii THOMSON 0331, 0481, 0531, 0571, 0631, 0651, 0731, 0901, 1241, 1571, 1591, 1791, 1811, 1821, 1891, 1941, 2531 THORN 0741, 0861, 2091, 2251, 2271, 2281 THORN-FERGUSON 0281, 0371, 0551, 0651, 0781, 0861, 0881, 1131, 1181, 1361, 1461, 1971, 1991, 2281 TMK 0141, 0791, 1471 TOSHIBA 0141, 0381, 0481, 1...

iv FRONTECH 0112 FUNAI 0432 GBC 0002 GEC (UK) 0022, 0052 GELOSO 0002 GENERAL TECHNIC 1172 GOODMANS 0002, 0072, 0282, 0432, 0502 GOODMANS (UK) 0002 GRAETZ 0022, 0042 GRANADA 0052, 0132, 0532, 0572 GRANADA (UK) 0052, 0092, 0462, 0602, 0812, 0822 GRUNDIG 0052, 0062, 0092, 0232, 0252, 0262, 0752, 0802 H...

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