Yamaha RX-V657 - Manual

GETTING STARTED 3 IN TRODUC TI ON English 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 ...

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 7 IN TRODUC TI ON English B SLEEP Sets the sleep timer. C MULTI CH IN Selects multi-channel input when using an external decoder (etc.). D AMP Selects the AMP mode. You must select the AMP mode to control the main unit. E VOLUME +/– Increases or decreases the volume level. F M...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 1 Decoder indicators When any of this unit’s decoders function, the respective indicator lights up. 2 VIRTUAL indicator Lights up when Virtual CINEMA DSP is active (see page 36). 3 SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headphones are connected and a sound field program is s...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 IN TRODUC TI ON English K SLEEP indicator Lights up while the sleep timer is on. 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 contains the LFE signal. N Input channel indicators Indicate the channe...

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 Antenna terminals See page 21 for connection information. 5 PRESENCE/ZONE 2 speaker term...

SPEAKER SETUP 11 PRE P ARA TION English The speaker layout below shows the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. You can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union). Front speakers (FR and FL) Th...

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...

CONNECTIONS 15 PRE P ARA TION English 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 this...

16 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections for DVD playback Be sure to connect your video source components in the same way you connect your video monitor to this unit if VIDEO CONV. (see page 63) is set to OFF. For example, if you connect your video monitor to this unit using a VIDEO connection, connect your vid...

17 CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA TION English ■ 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 SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a multi-format player, external...

18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections for other video components • Be sure to connect your video source components in the same way you connect your video monitor to this unit if VIDEO CONV. (see page 63) is set to OFF. For example, if you connect your video monitor to this unit using a VIDEO connection, conn...

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

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 CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA TION English Both FM and AM 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 a...

22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the AC power cord Plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet. ■ AC OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) U.K. model ........................................................... 1 outletOther models ........................................................2 outlets Use these outlets to conne...

23 CONNECTIONS PRE P ARA TION English If you are using 4 or 6 ohm speakers, set the impedance to 4 or 6 ohms as follows before turning on the power. Be sure this unit is in the standby mode. 1 Turn off the power to this unit, and while holding down STRAIGHT (EFFECT), press STANDBY/ON. This unit turn...

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 AUTO SETUP PRE P 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 If your subwoofer has adjustable volume and crossover/high cut frequency controls, set ...

26 AUTO SETUP The results displayed in the RESULT:EXIT screen are as follows: SP The number of connected speakers displayed in the order: Front/Back/Subwoofer DIST The distance of the speakers from this unit displayed in the order: Closest speaker distance/Farthest speaker distance LVL The speaker o...

27 AUTO SETUP PRE P ARA TION English ■ If a warning screen appears 1 Press ENTER to display detailed information about the warning. Press j / i to switch between warning messages. For details about each message, see page 29. y • Warnings let you know about potential problems detected during auto set...

28 AUTO SETUP ■ Troubleshooting for auto setup procedure Before auto setup Errors during auto setup Error message Cause Remedy Connect MIC Optimizer microphone is not connected. • Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel. Unplug HP Headphones are connect...

29 AUTO SETUP PRE P ARA TION English Warnings after auto setup Press j / i to display detailed information about individual warnings. • If the ERROR or WARNING screens appears, check the cause of the problem, then perform the auto setup procedure again.• If warning W-1 appears, corrections are made,...

PLAYBACK 30 1 Press STANDBY/ON (or 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 (or press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press SPEAKERS A or B on the remote control). Each press turns the respective speakers o...

31 PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA TION English 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) to select a sound field program. See page 48 for details about sound field programs. ■ To listen with headphones (“SI...

32 PLAYBACK ■ Selecting MULTI CH INPUT Press MULTI CH INPUT (or MULTI CH IN on the remote control) 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...

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

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 EXTD SUR. is pre...

35 PLAYBACK BA S IC OPERA TION English ■ 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 AMP to select the AMP mode, then 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...

FM/AM 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 ...

39 FM/AM TUNING BA S IC OPERA TION English ■ 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 b...

41 FM/AM TUNING BA S IC OPERA TION English 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 the front pan...

42 FM/AM TUNING 2 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h (or PRESET/ CH u / d on the remote control) to select a preset station number (1 to 8). The preset group and number appear on the front panel display along with the station band, frequency and the TUNED indicator lights up. You can exchange the assignment ...

45 FM/AM TUNING BA S IC OPERA TION 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. y When performing this operation with the remote control, first press TUNER to set the remot...

46 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...

RECORDING 47 BA S IC OPERA TION English 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 fr...

SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 48 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 processing (DSP) chip containing se...

49 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S English 4 MOVIE THEATER : Spectacle CINEMA DSP processing. This program creates the extremely wide sound field of a 70-mm movie theater. It precisely reproduces the source sound in detail, making both the video and the sound field incredibly ...

50 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 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 programs, see “Selecting sound field...

ADVANCED OPERATIONS 51 A D V ANCED OPERA TION English 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 in...

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...

54 SET MENU 3 OPTION MENU Use to adjust the optional system parameters. ■ SIGNAL INFO Use to check audio signal information (see page 37). Item Features Page A)DISPLAY SET Adjusts the brightness of the display and converts video signals. 63 B)MEMORY GUARD Locks sound field program parameters and oth...

55 SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA TION English Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter. y • You can change SET MENU parameters while the unit is reproducing sound. • If you press a sound field program button during SET MENU operation, the SET MENU is canceled. You cannot change some S...

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 24). ■ Speaker settings A)SPEAKER SET Use to manually adjust any sp...

57 SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA TION English Surround back speakers SUR. B L/R SP Choices: LRGx2, LRGx1, SMLx2 , SMLx1, NONE • Select LRGx1 if you have a large surround back speaker. The unit directs the entire range of the surround back channel signal to the left surround back speaker. • Select LRGx2...

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 , REVERSE • Select NORMAL if you do not want to reverse the phase of your subwoofer. • Select REVERSE to reverse the phase of your subwoofer. Pres...

59 SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Speaker distance C)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 pos...

60 SET MENU ■ Low-frequency effect level E)LFE LEVEL Use to adjust the output level of the LFE (low-frequency effect) channel according to the capacity of your subwoofer or headphones. The LFE channel carries low-frequency special effects which are only added to certain scenes. This setting is effec...

61 SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA TION English 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...

62 SET MENU ■ Input mode B)INPUT MODE Use this feature to designate the input mode for sources connected to the DIGITAL INPUT jacks when you turn on this unit (see page 36 for details about the input mode).Choices: AUTO , LAST • Select AUTO to allow this unit to automatically detect the type of inpu...

63 SET MENU A D V ANCED OPERA TION English Use to adjust the optional system parameters. ■ Display settings A)DISPLAY SET Dimmer DIMMER Use to adjust the brightness of the front panel display.Choices: –4 to 0 Video conversion VIDEO CONV. Use this feature to turn on/off conversion of composite (VIDEO...

64 SET MENU ■ Parameter initialization C)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 the...

ADVANCED SETUP MENU 65 A D V ANCED OPERA TION English The ADVANCED SETUP menu is displayed in the front panel display. y • During the advanced setup procedure, audio output is muted.• During the advanced setup procedure, only the STANDBY/ON and STRAIGHT (EFFECT) buttons, and PROGRAM selector buttons...

66 ADVANCED SETUP MENU ■ ADVANCED SETUP menu items Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening environment. Speaker impedance SP IMP. Use to switch the speaker impedance for this unit.Choices: 8 ! MIN $% 4 !% MIN • Select 8 !% MIN % to ...

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 67 A D V ANCED OPERA TION English In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other A/V components made by YAMAHA and other manufacturers. To control other components, you must set up remote control with the appropriate remote control codes. ■ Co...

68 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 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 manual. The following table shows th...

69 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES A D V ANCED OPERA TION English 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 w...

70 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES You can select the unit you want to operate with the remote control by entering the library code. 1 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or similar object. The TRANSMIT indicator on the remote control flashes twice. 2 Enter the code number “9991” or “9992” (see the table b...

ZONE 2 71 A D V ANCED OPERA TION English This unit allows you to configure a multi-room audio system. You can control this unit from the second room using the supplied remote control. You need the following additional equipment to use the multi-room functions of this unit:• An infrared signal receiv...

72 ZONE 2 Using this unit’s internal amplifier To use this unit’s internal amplifier, set “ZONE2 AMP” to INT in the SET MENU (see pages 64). The supplied remote control can be used to control Zone 2. You can even select the input source and control components located in the main room directly from t...

73 ZONE 2 A D V ANCED OPERA TION English The remote control returns to the main mode 10 seconds after you press , or if you press any button other than SYSTEM POWER, STANDBY, MUTE, VOLUME +/– or the input selector buttons. If the TRANSMIT indicator is turned off, press to set the remote control to Z...

EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 74 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...

75 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T IO N English 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 on-screen display....

SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 76 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...

79 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T IO N English ■ DIALG.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 high...

TROUBLESHOOTING 81 ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T IO N 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 cord, and contact the n...

84 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Tuner Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page There is noise interference from digital or radio 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 86 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 With the unit in standby mode, hold ...

GLOSSARY 87 ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T IO N English ■ Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that gives you completely independent multi-channel audio. With 3 front channels (left, center, and right), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolby Digital provides 5 full-range audio channe...

88 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,...

89 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFO RMA T IO N English ■ 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 ...

SPECIFICATIONS 90 AUDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power for Front, Center, Surround, Surround back 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 !% ...................................... 95 W • Maximum Power (EIAJ) [China, Korea and General models] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 !% ..............................................

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