Yamaha RX-V740 - Manual

1 English INTR ODUCTION PREP ARA TION B ASIC OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CONTENTS ............................................................ 1FEATURES ............................................................. 2GETTING STARTED ....................

2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol aretrademarks of Dolby Laboratories. FEATURES Other features ◆ 96 kHz/24-bit D/A converter ◆ Set menu for optimizing this unit for your Audio/Video system ◆ Test tone generator for easier speaker bala...

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 part marked with a and slide off the battery compartment cover...

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 SILENT (PHONES jack) Allows you to enjoy DSP effects when listening withheadphones. When you connect headphones to theheadphone jack, no signals are output to the speakers orthe OUTPUT jacks. e SPEAKERS A/B Turns the set of main speakers connected to the A and/orB terminals...

6 DISC SKIP TRANSMIT RE-NAME CLEAR CODE SET SYSTEM POWER STANDBY 6CH INPUT SLEEP A PHONO V-AUX D-TV/CBL VCR 1 VCR2/DVR DVD TUNER MD/CD-R CD C B SELECT POWER TV AMP REC AUDIO VOL TV INPUT SET MENU A/B/C/D/E LEVEL TITLE TV VOL TV VOL TV MUTE SELECT MENU MUTE CH TEST ON SCREEN STEREO EFFECT DISPLAY RET...

7 English INTR ODUCTION Approximately 6 m (20 feet) u SELECT k / n Set the remote to control a component other than the oneselected with the input selector buttons. i AMP Switches the function of the same controls between AMPand the component selected using the input selectorbuttons. o VOL +/– Incre...

8 V-AUX VCR1 VCR2/DVR D-TV/CBL DVD MD/CD-R TUNER CD PHONO DISCRETE MATRIX DIGITAL PL PL EX PCM ES SILENT DSP HiFi NIGHT VIRTUAL A B SP AUTO STEREO SLEEP VOLUME MUTE MEMORY TUNED L C R RL LFE RC RR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dB f t m S CT RT PTY PS HOLD PTY EON ZONE2 1 3 4 5 8 7 6 2 9 0 q w y e r u i o p a d s t...

9 English PREP ARA TION PHONO R L B A MAIN REAR (SURROUND) REAR CENTER CENTER R L CENTER MONITOR OUT SUB WOOFER 6CH INPUT ZONE 2 OUT DIGITAL OUTPUT SIGNAL GND DIGITAL INPUT VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO 1 2 3 4 5 MD/CD-R MD/CD-R DVD D-TV/CBL OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL VCR-1 OUT IN OUT VCR 2 /DVR IN DVD D-TV /CBL M...

10 Connecting video components Refer to the connection examples on the next page. ■ Types of video jacks 1 VIDEO jack Conventional composite video signal. 2 S VIDEO jack Transmits color and luminance separately andachieves high-quality color reproduction. 3 COMPONENT VIDEO jacks Transmit color diffe...

12 PHONO R L CENTER SUB WOOFER 6CH INPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT SIGNAL GND DIGITAL INPUT VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO 1 2 3 4 5 MD/CD-R MD/CD-R DVD D-TV/CBL OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL VCR-1 OUT IN MONITOR OUT OUT VCR 2 /DVR IN DVD D-TV /CBL MD /CD-R OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) SURROUND MAIN CD CD S VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO R L ...

13 English PREP ARA TION ■ 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 ...

14 Connecting an external amplifier If you want to increase the power output to the speakers,or want to use another amplifier, connect an externalamplifier to the OUTPUT jacks as follows. Note • When RCA pin plugs are connected to the OUTPUT jacks for output to an external amplifier, the SPEAKERS te...

15 English PREP ARA TION ■ Speaker placement Refer to the following diagram when you place thespeakers. Main speakers Place the main left and right speakers an equal distancefrom the ideal listening position. The distance betweeneach speaker and each side of the video monitor shouldalso be the same....

16 ■ 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 connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers,and if the polarity of the speaker connecti...

17 English PREP ARA TION PHONO R L B A MAIN REAR (SURROUND) REAR CENTER CENTER R L CENTER SUB WOOFER 6CH INPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT SIGNAL GND DIGITAL INPUT VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO 1 2 3 4 5 MD/CD-R MD/CD-R DVD D-TV/CBL OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL VCR-1 OUT IN MONITOR OUT OUT VCR 2 /DVR IN DVD D-TV /CBL MD /CD-R OU...

18 Connecting the power supplycords ■ Connecting the AC power cord Plug in this unit to a wall outlet. ■ AC OUTLETS (SWITCHED) U.S.A., Canada, China, Europe, Singapore andGeneral models .............................................. 2 OUTLETSU.K. and Australia model ................................ ...

19 English PREP ARA TION P01 CONCERT HALL ≥ INIT.DLY…………45ms DSP LEVEL…………0dB ROOM SIZE…………1.0 LIVENESS…………………5 P01 CONCERT HALL DSP LEVEL…………0dB ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) You can display operational information for this unit on avideo monitor. It is much easier to see the availableoptions and paramet...

20 Using the basic menu Use the remote control to make adjustments.• Press SPEAKERS A or B on the front panel to select the main speakers you want to use. • Make sure you disconnect headphones from this unit. 1 Press AMP to set the remote control in AMPmode. Check that “AMP” is showing in the displa...

English 21 PREP ARA TION SET MENU BASIC SOUND INPUT OPTION 1 SETUP Press j / i to alter the settings for each parameter. Use d to move to the next setting. 2 SP LEVEL Press j / i to adjust the balance between each speaker and the left mainspeaker. Use d to move to the next setting. 1 ROOM Choose fro...

English 23 B ASIC OPERA TION PLAYBACK 1 Press STANDBY/ON (SYSTEM POWER onthe remote control) to turn on the power. 2 Turn on the video monitor connected to thisunit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or Bto select the mainspeakers you want to use. If you are using two sets ofmain speakers, press both Aand B. 4 Rot...

24 ■ 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 25 B ASIC OPERA TION Input modes and indications This unit is equipped with a variety of input jacks. Youcan select the type of input 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 inthe set menu. Press INPUT MO...

26 Selecting a sound field program You can enhance your listening experience by selecting aDSP program. For details about each program, see pages29 – 31. 1 Press AMP to set theremote control in AMPmode. 2 Press one of the numeric buttons on theremote control to select the desiredprogram. The name of...

English 27 B ASIC OPERA TION The display cycles as follows each time you press q / DTS SUR :PRO LOGIC → PRO LOGIC Enhanced → PRO LOGIC II Movie → PRO LOGIC II Music → Neo:6 Cinema → Neo:6 Music → PRO LOGIC → .... y • You can select PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC Enhanced, PRO LOGIC II Movie, PRO LOGIC II Musi...

28 Notes • If you turn off the sound effects, no sound is output from the center speaker, rear speakers, or rear center speaker. • 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 ...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 29 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...

30 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 31 CINEMA-DSP ■ 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 vid...

32 Surround DSPsound field Right surround DSPsound field Presence DSPsound field Left surround DSPsound field Presence DSPsound field CINEMA-DSP Sound field effects The 6-channel soundtracks found on 70-mm film produce precise sound field localization and rich, deep sound withoutusing matrix process...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 33 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...

34 INPUT AUTO/MANUAL MONO MAN`L/AUTO FM TUNING MODE MEMORY EDIT PRESET/TUNING FM/AM OPTICAL R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO EFFECT PRESET/TUNING A/B/C/D/E PROGRAM STEREO SPEAKERS B A 6CH INPUT INPUT MODE SILENT PHONES TREBLE VOLUME BASS VIDEO AUX STANDBY /ON SET MENU NEXT 1 3 2 Presetting stations ■ Automat...

English B ASIC OPERA TION 35 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 “...

36 ■ 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 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 alsoautomatically turns off the external component(...

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 6 Press j / i once to enter the 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. 7 Press j / i repeatedly to change the menu itemsetting. 8 Press u / d repeatedly until the menu disappears ...

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 center andrear center channel sounds. This feature works when thereis sound output from the center speakers with a sourcesuch as Dolby Digital or DTS. Ideally, the center speakerand the rear speakers should be ...

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 Note • You can use up to 8 characters to rename the inputs. 4 Press i repeatedly to exit from INPUT RENAME. OPTION 1 DISPLAY SET ■ DIMMER Use this to adjust the brightness of the front panel display. Control range: –4 to 0 ■ OSD SHIFT (OSD off-set position) This setting adjusts the vertical posit...

45 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION 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:• The on-screen display (OSD) mode• All set menu items• Center, rear speakers, rear center, and subw...

46 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can operate other A/V components made by YAMAHA and othermanufacturers. To control other components, set up the remote control with the appropriate manufacturer codes. Control area ■ Controlling this unit The shaded ...

47 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION 1 Press an input selector button or Å / ı / Ç to select the component you want to set up. 2 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen orsimilar object. “SETUP” and the selected component name appearalternately in the display window. 3 Press u / d to select the name of you...

48 RE-NAME TV VOL PRESET PRESET TV MUTE TV VOL SELECT CH CH + + – – TV VOL PRESET PRESET TV MUTE TV VOL SELECT CH CH + + – – RE-NAME A PHONO V-AUX D-TV/CBL VCR 1 VCR2/DVR DVD TUNER MD/CD-R CD C B REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press one of the buttons shaded below tosee if you can control your component....

50 Controlling other components You can operate other components if you have set themanufacturer code for your component in the remotecontrol. Note, however, that some buttons may notoperate the component correctly.Once you select an input source, the remote controlswitches to the mode for operating...

51 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 AMP to set the remote control in AMPmode. Check that “AMP” is showing on the remote controldisplay. 2 Press TE...

52 REMOTE CONTROL OUT REMOTE CONTROL OUT CD INPUT REMOTE CONTROL IN ZONE 2 OUT ZONE 2 (For U.S.A., Canada and Australia models) You can make up a multi-room audio system with this unit. Only analog signals are sent to the second room. For any source you want to listen to in the second room, you must...

53 English AD V ANCED OPERA TION 4 You can control the component by using thecomponent control area buttons. 5 Press SELECT k / n to exit from the Zone 2 mode. Notes • The MUTE button on the remote control works for the second room. However Zone 2 volume cannot be adjusted with the remotecontrol. Us...

54 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM PARAMETER EDITING What is a sound field? What really creates the rich, full tones of a live instrumentare the multiple reflections from the walls of the room. Inaddition to making the sound “live”, these reflectionsenable us to tell where the player is situated, and the sizean...

55 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 4 Press u / d to select the parameter. 5 Press j / i to change the parameter value. y • When you set the parameter to a value other than the factory- set value, an asterisk mark (*) appears by the parameter nameon the video monitor. To reset to the factory-set valu...

56 2.0 0.1 Sound source Time Time Time Earlyreflections Sound source Le vel Le vel Le vel ■ ROOM SIZE[P. ROOM SIZE for the presence sound field] Function: This parameter adjusts the apparent size of the surround sound field. The larger the value, the larger thesurround sound field becomes. Descripti...

57 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ S. INIT. DLY (Surround initial delay) Function: This parameter adjusts the delay between the direct sound and the first reflection on the surround sideof the sound field. You can only adjust this parameter when the unit is using at least two front and tworear cha...

58 60 dB 60 dB 60 dB (dB) 60 dB Le v el Time REV. LEVEL Sound source ■ REV. LEVEL (Reverberation level) Function: This parameter adjusts the volume of the reverberation sound. Description: The larger the value, the stronger the reverberation becomes. Control range: 0 to 100% Time REV. TIME REV.DELAY...

59 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION For 6ch Stereo Function: These parameters adjust the volume level for each channel in 6-channel stereo mode. Control range: 0 to 100% ■ CT LEVEL (Center level) ■ RL LEVEL (Rear left level) ■ RR LEVEL (Rear right level) ■ RC LEVEL (Rear center level) For PRO LOGIC I...

60 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...

62 Problem No sound from the rearcenter speaker. A “humming” sound canbe heard. The volume level is lowwhile playing a record. The volume level cannotbe increased, or thesound is distorted. The sound effect cannotbe recorded. A source cannot berecorded by a digitalrecording componentconnected to the...

63 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...

64 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...

65 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Virtual CINEMA DSP YAMAHA has developed a virtual CINEMA DSPalgorithm that allows you to enjoy DSP sound fieldsurround effects even without any rear speakers by usingvirtual rear speakers.It is even possible to enjoy virtual CINEMA DSP using aminimal 2-speaker sy...

66 SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power for Main, Center, Rear, Rear Center 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ....................................... 90 W 1 kHz, 0.7% THD, 8 Ω ........................................................ 110 W • DIN Standard Output Power [Europe model]1 ...