Yamaha RX-V2700 manual

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    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGE THORPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90 620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOR OUGH, ONTAR IO M1S 3R1, C ANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 2 5462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMB URG, GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBO URG 7[...]

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    CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 T o assure the finest performan ce, please read this manual carefully . K eep it in a safe place for futur e reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. A llow ventilation sp[...]

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    1 En English Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laborato ries. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license fr om Digital Theater Systems, Inc. “DTS”, “DTS-ES”, “NEO:6”, and “DTS 96/24” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyri ght 1996, 2003 [...]

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    2 En FEATURES .... ......... ............. ......... ............ .......... .... 4 GETTING ST ARTED ...... ............ ............ ............ .. 5 Supplied accessories ....... ................ ............... ............ 5 CONTROLS AND F UNCTIONS ............... ........... 6 Front panel ......... ............. ................ ............ .[...]

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    CONTE NTS 3 En English PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION ADV ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION APPENDIX REMOTE CONT ROL FEATURES ............ ..... 109 Controlling this unit, a TV, or oth er components .... 109 Setting remote control codes ....... ................ .......... 111 Programming codes fr om other remote controls ... 1[...]

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    FEATURES 4 En Built-in 7- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω ) Front: 140 W + 140 W Center: 140 W Surround: 140 W + 140 W Surround back: 140 W + 140 W Sound field pr ograms ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fie ld s ◆ Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX decoder ◆ DTS/D[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 5 En English INTRODUCTION Check that you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. GETTING ST AR TED Supplied accessories ON OFF CLEAR LEARN RENAME MACRO REC NET RADIO USB PC/MCX VOLUME CH TV VOL EFFECT STRAIGHT MEMORY A/B/C/D/E SRCH MODE PURE DIRECT PRESET/CH SET MENU B AND LEVEL ENHANCER STEREO SUR. DECODE SELECT EXTD SUR. CLASSICAL [...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 En This section describes only the amplif ier controls and functions of this unit. Se e the follo wing pages for details about other control and functions. • A M/FM tuning . ........... ........... ............ ....... see page 56 1 MASTER ON/OFF T urns this unit on or of f (see page 34). 2 MAIN ZONE ON/OFF T urns on the [...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 En INTRODUCTION English 8 MUL TI ZONE buttons ZONE 2 ON/OFF T urns on Zone 2 only or sets it to the standby mode (see page 122). ZONE 3 ON/OFF T urns on Zone 3 only or sets it to the standby mode (see page 122). These buttons are operational only when MASTER ON/OFF is pressed inward to the ON position. ZONE CONTROLS Switche[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 En ■ Remote contr ol contr ols and functions This section describes only the amplif ier controls and functions of this unit. Se e the follo wing pages for details about other control and functions. • A M/FM tuning . ........... ........... ............ ....... see page 56 • C ontrolling a TV ... ........... ..........[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 En INTRODUCTION English NET RADIO Selects the Internet ra dio as the sub input source of NET/USB. USB Selects a USB memory de vice or a USB portable audio player as the sub input source of NET/USB. • Press NET/USB to select “N ET/USB” as the input source before you press any of the network and USB input selector butto[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 En This section describes the func tion of each control o n the Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control used to control the amplif ier functions of Zone 2 or Zone 3. See the following pages for de tails about other controls and functions. • A M/FM tuning . ........... ........... ............ ..... see page 56 1 Input selector but [...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 En INTRODUCTION English ■ Installing batteries in the re mote contr ol 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert the four supplied batteries (AAA, LR03) according to the polarity markings (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Slide the cover back unt il it sn aps into place.[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 12 En 1 HDMI indicator Lights up when the signal of the selected input source is input at HDMI IN 1, HDMI IN 2 or HDMI IN 3 jacks (see page 21). 2 RECOUT indicator Lights up when this unit is in the recording input source selecting mode (see page 74). 3 DOCK indicator Lights up when you station your iPod in a Y AMAHA iPod uni[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 13 En INTRODUCTION English A DSP indicators The respectiv e indicator lights up when any of the DSP sound field programs are selected. CINEMA DSP indicator Lights up when you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program (see page 47). HiFi DSP indicator Lights up when you select a HiFi DSP sound field program (see page 47). B VIRT[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 14 En 1 COMPONENT VIDEO jacks See pages 23 and 24 for connection information. 20 A udio component ja cks See page 26 for connection information. 3 Video component ja cks See pages 23 and 24 for connection information. 4 ANTENNA terminals See page 31 for connection information. 5 WRENCH HOLDER Use to hook the supplied speaker [...]

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    CONNECTIONS 15 En English PREP ARA TION The speaker layout belo w sho ws the speaker setting we recommend. Y ou can use it to enjo y CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources. Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Place these speakers at an equal distance from the ideal [...]

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    16 En CONNECTIONS Be sure to connect the left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) prope rly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the spea kers, and if the polarity of the speaker co nnections is incorrec t, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. • Before connecting the speaker s, make [...]

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    17 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION FRONT termin als Connect front left and right spe akers to thes e terminals. CENTER terminals Connect a center speak er to these terminals. SURROUND terminals Connect surround left and right speakers to these terminals. SURROUND B ACK terminals Connect surround back left and r ight speakers to these terminals[...]

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    18 En CONNECTIONS 5 Hook the speaker terminal wrench onto the WRENCH HOLDER on the rear panel of this unit when not in use . ■ Connecting to the SP2 speaker terminals Connect Zone 2 or Zone 3 spea kers to these terminals (see page 121). 1 Open the ta b. 2 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the terminal. 3 Close the tab to secure the wire. ■ [...]

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    19 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION Some of the speakers ha v e sp eak er wire connections that allow bi-amplif ication to enha nce the performance of the speaker system. This unit allo ws you to make bi- amplification co nnection to one speak er system. Check if your speakers support bi-ampli f ication. As thes e speakers are shipped to you, y[...]

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    20 En CONNECTIONS ■ Aud i o j a cks This unit has three types of audio jacks. Connection depends on the a v ailability of audio jacks on your other components. A UDIO jacks For con ventional analog audio si gnals transmitted via left and right analog audio cables . Connect red plugs to the right jacks and white pl ugs to the left jacks. DIGIT AL [...]

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    21 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION This unit has the HDMI IN 1, HDMI IN 2, HDMI IN 3 and HDMI OUT jacks for digital audio and video signal input/ output. Connect the HDMI IN 1, HDMI IN 2 or HDMI IN 3 ja ck of this unit to the HDMI output jack of other HDMI components (such as a D VD player). Connect the HDMI OU T jack of this unit to the HDMI [...]

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    22 En CONNECTIONS ■ Audio signal flow • 2-channel as well as multi-c hannel PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS signals input at the HDMI IN 1, HDMI IN 2 or HDMI IN 3 jack can be output at the HDM I OUT jack only when “Support Audio” is set to “Other” (see page 106) . • Audio signals input at the HDMI IN jacks are not output at the analog A UD[...]

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    23 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION Connect your TV (or projector) to the HDMI OUT ja ck, the COMPONENT VIDEO MONIT OR OUT jacks, the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack or the VIDE O MONITOR OUT jack of this unit. Do not connect this u nit or other components to the A C power suppl y until al l connections between componen ts are co mplete. y Y ou can se[...]

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    24 En CONNECTIONS Do not connect this unit or othe r components to the A C power supply until all connections between components are complete . • When “Con version” is set to “Of f” (see page 93 ), be sure to mak e the same type of vi deo connections as those made for your TV ( see page 23). For e xample, if you co nnected your TV to the [...]

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    25 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting a D VD recorder , PVR or VCR *1 When you connect another VCR to this un it, connect it to the VCR 1 terminals (S VIDEO IN, VID EO IN, A UDIO IN, S VIDEO OUT, VIDEO OUT and A UDIO OUT jacks) same as DVR/V CR 2 terminals except the DIGIT AL I NPUT (COAXIAL) jack. ■ Connecting set-top bo xes Not[...]

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    26 En CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting audio component s • T o make a digital connection to a component other than the def au lt component assigned to either the DIGIT AL I NPUT jack or the DIGIT AL OUTPUT jack, selec t the correspondi ng setting for “O ption”, “Optical Output”, or “Coaxial Input” in “I/O Assignment” (see page 87). • [...]

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    27 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting an externa l amplifier This unit has more than e nough power for an y home use. Howe v er , if you wa nt to add more power to the speak er output or if you want to use another amplifier , connect an externa l amplifi er to the PRE OUT jacks. • When you make connections to the PRE OUT jacks, d[...]

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    28 En CONNECTIONS This unit is equipped with 6 additio nal input jacks (left and right FR ONT , CENTER, left and right SURR OUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete mu lti-channel input from a multi -format player , e xternal de coder , sound processor or pre-amplifier . If you set “Input Channels” to “8ch” in “MUL TI CH” (see page 88), you can[...]

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    29 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION This unit is equipped with the DOCK te rminal on the rear panel that allows y ou to connect a Y AMAHA iPod uni versal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) where you can station your iPod and control playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. Connect a Y AMAHA iPod uni v ersal dock (such as[...]

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    30 En CONNECTIONS T o connect this unit to your network, plug one end of a network cable (CA T -5 or highe r straight cable) into the NETWORK port of this un it, and plug the other end into one of the LAN ports on your router that supports the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configura tion Protocol) serv er function. The follo wing diagram sho ws a connec tion [...]

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    31 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION Both FM and AM indoor ante nnas are supplied with this unit. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. In general, th ese antennas should provide suff icient signal strength. • Be sure to set the tuner fre qu ency step (Asia and General models only) according to th e fr equency spacing in [...]

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    32 En CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the A C power cabl e Use the supplied A C cable. Do not use other A C po wer cables as doing so may result in fire or electrical shock. Plug the supplied A C power cable into the A C inlet after al l other connections are complete, then plug the AC po wer cable into an A C wall outlet. ■ V O L T A GE SELECT OR (As[...]

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    33 En CONNECTIONS English PREP ARA TION If you are to use 6 ohm speakers, set “SPEAKER IMP .” to “6 Ω MIN” as fo llows BEFORE usin g this unit. 4 ohm speakers can be als o used as the front speaker s. 1 Make sure this uni t is turned off. See page 34 for details about turning on or off this unit. 2 Press and hold ST RAIGHT on the front pa[...]

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    34 En CONNECTIONS When all connections are complete, turn on this un it. ■ T urning on this unit Press MASTER ON/OFF on the fr ont panel inward to the ON position to turn on this unit. When you turns on this unit by pressing MASTER ON/ OFF, the main zone is turned on. ■ T urning o ff this unit Press MASTER ON/OFF on the fr ont panel again to re[...]

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    AUTO SETUP 35 En English PREP ARA TION This unit employs the YP A O (Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) tec hnology which lets you avoid troublesome listening-based spea ker setup and achie v es highly accurate s ound adjustments automatically . The supplied optimizer microphone collects and th is unit analyzes the sound yo ur spea kers pr[...]

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    36 En AUTO SETUP 3 Make sure of the following c heck points before starting the Auto Setup operations. • Speakers are connected appropriately . • Supplied optimizer microphone is connected to this unit and placed appropriately . • Headphones are disconnected from this unit. • The room is suf ficiently q uiet. • The video moni tor connecte[...]

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    37 En AUTO SETUP English PREP ARA TION 9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you set all the desired parameters. This unit performs the following checks: Wiring (Speaker wiring) Checks which speakers are connected and the polarity of each speaker . Distance (Spe aker distance) Checks the distance of each speaker from the listening position and adjusts the t[...]

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    38 En AUTO SETUP 11 Press ENTER to start the setup procedure. This unit starts the auto setup procedure. Loud test tones are output from each speak er during the auto setup procedure. During the setup procedure, “Measuring...” appears i n the GUI screen. W e recommend getting out of th e room while thus unit is in the auto setup procedure. The [...]

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    39 En AUTO SETUP English PREP ARA TION 2 Press k / n repeat edly a nd the n h to select “Auto Setup”. 3 Press k to select “Information”. 4 Press h and then n repeatedly to select the desired check items. Wiring (Sp eaker wiring) Displays the polarity of each connected speaker . • “NRM” appears when the polarity of the connected speake[...]

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    PLAYBACK 40 En Extreme caution should be exer cised when y ou play back CDs encoded in DTS. If yo u pla y bac k a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-in compatible CD player , you will only hear some unwanted noise that ma y damage your speakers. Check whether your CD pla y er supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output le vel of y our CD pla [...]

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    41 En PLAYBACK English BAS I C OPERA TION 3 Star t playback on the selected source component or select a broadcast station. • Refer to the operating inst ructions for the source component. • See page 56 for details about tuning instructions. 4 Rotate V O LUME on the front panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote contr ol) to adjust the v olu[...]

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    42 En PLAYBACK This unit comes with a v ariety of input jac ks. Use this feature (Audio input jack select) to switch the input jac k assigned to an input source when more than o ne jacks are assigned to an input source. y • W e recommend setting Audio input jack select to “A UTO” in most cases. • Y ou can adjust the default Audio i nput jac[...]

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    43 En PLAYBACK English BAS I C OPERA TION Use this feature to select th e component connected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks (see page 28) as the input source. Rotate the input selector on the front panel to select MUL T I CH INPUT (or MUL TI CH IN on the remote control). y Use “MUL TI CH” menu in “Input Select” to set the parameters for MUL [...]

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    44 En PLAYBACK This unit features a sophisticated graphical user interfac e (GUI) screen that helps you to control the amplifier function of this unit. W ith the GUI screen, you can vie w the informatio n of the signals being inpu t and the status of this unit. Y ou can also set up this unit using the GUI screen (see pa ge 78). ■ Items in GUI scr[...]

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    45 En PLAYBACK English BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can combine a video image from a video source with sound from an audio source. For example, you can enjoy listening to classical music whi le vie wing beautiful scenery from the video s ource on the video monitor . Press the input selector buttons on the remote control to select a video sour ce and the[...]

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    SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 46 En This unit is equipped with a variety of precise d igital de coders that allo w you to enjo y multi-channel playback from almost any stereo or multi-ch annel sound source. This unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing se ve ral sound field program s which you can use to enha[...]

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    47 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English BAS I C OPERA TION y Select a sound field progr am based on your listening pref erence, not merely on the name of the program, etc. ■ For mu sic audio sour ces y For audio music sources, we also recommend using the Pure Direct mode (see page 52), the “STRAIGHT” mode (see page 51) or surround de code mode (se[...]

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    48 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ For various source s The av ailable so und field parameters and the created sound f ields dif fer dependin g on the input sources and the settings of thi s unit. CLASSICAL Chamber This progra m creates a relatively wide space wi th a high cei ling like an au dience ha ll in a palac e. It offers pleasa nt reverber atio[...]

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    49 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English BAS I C OPERA TION ■ For visual sour ces of music The av ailable sound field parameters and the created sound fields dif fer depending on the input sources and the settings of thi s unit. ■ For movi e sour ces y Y ou can select the desired decoder used with follo wing soun d f ield program (e xcept “Mono Mo [...]

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    50 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Stereo pla ybac k MOVIE Spectacle This progra m creates the extremely wide s ound field of a 70- mm movie theater. It precisely repr oduces the source soun d in detai l, making both the vide o and the sound field incred ibly real. Th is is idea l for any kind o f video sou rce encoded with Dolby Surr ound, Dol by Digi[...]

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    51 En SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Using sound field pr ograms without surr ound speaker s (Virtual CINEMA DSP) V irtual CINEMA DSP allo ws you to e njoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surr ound speakers. It creates virtual speakers to repr oduce the natural sound f ield. When you set “Surround” to “ None” (see page [...]

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    USING AUDIO FEATURES 52 En Use the Pure Direct mode to enjo y the pure f idelity sound of the selected source. When the Pure Direct mode is acti vated, this unit play s back the selected s ource with the least circuitry . Press PURE DIRECT on th e front panel (or on the remote control) to turn on or off the Pure Direct mode. The PURE DIRECT button [...]

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    53 En USING AUDIO FEATURES English BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can adjust the output lev el of each speaker while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. This operation will override the level adjustments made in “Auto Setup” (see page 3 5) and “Speak er Le vel” (see page 10 0)[...]

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    54 En USING AUDIO FEATURES Compression artif acts (such as the MP3 format) are created by a lossy compressi on scheme where the audio is resampled to lower the bit rate and to remov e sounds that are indistinguishable to t ypical human hearing. The Compressed Music Enhancer feat ure of this unit enhances your listening experience by re generating t[...]

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    55 En USING AUDIO FEATURES English BAS I C OPERA TION The night listening modes are designed to improv e listenability at lo wer v olume s or at night. Choose either “NIGHT :CINEMA” or “NIGHT :MUSIC” depending on the type of material you are playing. 1 Press NIGHT on the front panel (or set the operation mode selector t o AMP and then press[...]

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    FM/AM TUNING 56 En There are 2 tuning methods: automatic a nd manual. Automatic tuning is ef fecti ve when st ation signals are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tu ne into it manually . Y ou can also use the automatic and manual preset tun ing features to store up to 40 stations (A1 to [...]

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    57 En FM/AM TUNING English BAS I C OPERA TION Automatic tuning is ef fecti v e when station signals are strong and there is no in terference. 1 Rotate the INPUT selector to select “TUNER” as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band. “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display . 3 Press TUNING MODE so that the A U[...]

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    58 En FM/AM TUNING If the signal receiv ed from the station you w ant to select is weak, tune into it manua lly . Manually tuning into an FM st ation automatically switches the tuner to monaural reception to increa se the signal quality . 1 Rotate the INPUT selector to select “TUNER” as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception ba[...]

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    59 En FM/AM TUNING English BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can use the automatic pres et tuning feature to store up to 40 FM stations with strong signals (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups) in order . Y ou can then recall an y preset statio n easily by selecting the pres et station number . 1 Rotate the INPUT selecto[...]

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    60 En FM/AM TUNING Y ou can also store up to 40 stations (A1 to E8: 8 p reset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups) manually . 1 T une into a station autom atically or manuall y . See pages 57 and 58 for tuning instructions. 2 Press MEMOR Y. The MEMOR Y indicator flashes in the front panel display for approximately 5 seconds. 3 Pr[...]

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    61 En FM/AM TUNING English BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can tune into any desired station simply by selecting the preset station group a nd number under which it was stored. y When performing this operation w ith the remote control, set the operation mode selector to S OURCE and then press TUNER to select “TUNER” as the input sour ce. 1 Press A/B/C/[...]

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    62 En FM/AM TUNING Y ou can exchange the assignmen ts of two preset stations with each other . The e xample below describes the procedure to exchange preset station “E1” with “A5”. 1 Select preset station “E1” using A/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING l / h . See “Selecti ng preset stations” on page 61. 2 Press and hold EDIT for more than 3[...]

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    RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING (U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) 63 En English BAS I C OPERA TION Radio Data System is a data transmissi on system used by FM stations in man y countries. This unit can recei v e v arious Radio Data System da ta such as PS (program se rvice) , PTY (program type), R T (radio te xt) , CT (clock time), and EON (enhanced other net[...]

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    64 En RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING (U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) Use this feat ure to select the desired radio program b y program type from the all preset Radio Data System broadcasting stations. y Use the automatic preset tuning fe ature to preset Radio Data System broadcasting stations ( see page 59). 1 Set the operation mode selector to SOURCE and [...]

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    65 En RADIO DATA SYSTEM TUNING (U.K. AND EUROPE MODELS ONLY) English BAS I C OPERA TION 5 Press PTY SEEK ST ART on the remote control to start searc hing for all the av ailable Radio Data System preset stations. The name of t he selected program type flashes and the PTY HOLD indicator light s up in the front panel display while this unit is searc h[...]

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    USING IPOD 66 En Once you hav e stationed your iPod in a Y AMAHA iPod uni v ersal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (see page 29), you can enj oy playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. Y ou can also use the Compres sed Music Enhancer mode of this uni t to improve th e sound qual[...]

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    67 En USING iPod English BAS I C OPERA TION 1 Set the operation mode selector to SOURCE and then press DISPLA Y on the remote contro l. The followin g display appears in the video monitor . 2 Press k / n / l / h on the remote contr ol to navigate the iP od menu and then press ENTER to begin pla ybac k of the selected song. Choices: Playlists (playl[...]

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    USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES 68 En This unit is equipped with network a nd USB features that allo w you to enjo y W A V (PCM format only), MP3 and WMA files sa ved on your PC, Y AMAHA MCX-2000, USB memory de vice and USB portable audio player or access the Internet Radio. • Y AMAHA MCX-2000 may not be fo r sale in some locations. • For further de[...]

  • Page 71

    69 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES English BAS I C OPERA TION The follow ing procedure sho ws the basic steps to na vigate the network and USB menus. See pages 70 and 71 for details about each sub inp ut source. “Please wait” may appear whenever it takes time for communication. This is not a system ma lfunction. W ait for a while. 1 Set the opera[...]

  • Page 72

    70 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES Use this feature to enjoy music files sa v ed on your PC or Y AMAHA MCX- 2000. MCX-2000 is a music server that enhances the concept of Y AMAHA exclusi ve MusicCAST, a digital music deliv ery method ov er a personal network. 1 Install Windows Media Connect 2.0 on y our PC, or regi ster this unit on your Y AMAHA MCX-2[...]

  • Page 73

    71 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES English BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Registering this unit on the Y AMAHA MCX-2000 Y ou must re gister this unit on your Y AMAHA MCX-2000 so that this unit can be recognized by your Y AMAHA MCX-2000. F or details, refe r to the oper ation manual supplied with your Y AMAHA MCX-2000. 1 T urn off this unit. 2 Set your Y AMAH[...]

  • Page 74

    72 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES Use this feature to enjoy W A V (PCM format only), MP3 and WMA files sav ed on your USB memory device or USB portable audio player connected to the USB port on the front panel of this unit. • This unit supports USB mass storage class devices us ing F A T 16 or F A T 32. • Only the first partition is displayed in[...]

  • Page 75

    73 En USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES English BAS I C OPERA TION 4 Press desired numeric buttons (1-8). The number of the selected numeric b utton ap pears in the video monitor or front panel display . 5 Press ENTER or MEMOR Y to confirm the preset. ■ Select an item b y using numeric b uttons (1-8) 1 Set the operation mode selector to SOURCE and then [...]

  • Page 76

    RECORDING 74 En Recording adjustments and ot her operations are performed from the reco rding components. Re fer to the operating instructions for those components. The DTS signal is a digital bitstream. Attemp ting to digitall y recor d the DTS bitstream will result in noise being recorded. Therefore, if y ou want to use this unit to r ecor d sour[...]

  • Page 77

    ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS 75 En English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Selecting decoder s f or 2-c hannel sourc es (surr ound decode mode ) Use this feature to play back sources with selected decoders. Y ou can play back 2-channel sources on mu lti- channels. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press SUR. DECODE on the remote control [...]

  • Page 78

    76 En ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS y When you select the surround decode mo de for Dolby Digital, DT S or DTS 96/24 sources, this unit automatically selects “SURROUND DECODE Dolby Digital”, “SURROUND DECODE DTS” or “SURR OUND DECODE DTS 96/24” program. ■ Selecting decoder s used with sound field pr ograms Use this feature to select t[...]

  • Page 79

    77 En ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Selecting decoder s f or m ulti-ch annel sour ces If you connected surround back speakers, use this feature to enjoy 6.1/7.1-channel pl ayback for multi- channel sources using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES decoders. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP a[...]

  • Page 80

    GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN 78 En This unit features a sophisticated graphical user interfac e (GUI) screen that helps you to control the amplifier function of this unit. W ith the GUI screen, you can vie w the information of the signals be ing input and the status of this unit. ■ Stereo/Surr ound (Ste reo/Surr ound men u) Use this featur[...]

  • Page 81

    79 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to select the sound fi eld programs (see page 46), the surround decode mode, the “STRAIGHT” mode (see page 51) or the Compressed Music Enhan cer mode (see page 54), and adjust the parameters of each program. ■ Selecting sound field pr ograms and setting t[...]

  • Page 82

    80 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Sound field parame ter descriptions Y ou can adjust the v alues of certain digi tal soun d field parameters so that the so und fields are r ecreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the follo wing parameters are found in e v ery program. Sound field pa rameter Features Decoder T ype Decoder[...]

  • Page 83

    81 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Room Size Sur . Room Siz e SB. Room Size Room size. Presence, su rround, and surround back room size. Ad justs the apparent size of the surround sound f ield. The lar ger the v alue, the larger the surround sound field beco mes. As the sound is repeatedly reflected ar ound a ro[...]

  • Page 84

    82 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Rev . Time Rev erberation time. Adjusts the amount of time taken for the dense, sub sequent rev erberation sound to decay by 60 dB at 1 kHz. This chan ges the apparent size of the acoustic environment over an e xtremely wide range. Set a longer r e v erberation time for “de ad” sources and listening roo[...]

  • Page 85

    83 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Stereo pr ogram parameter descript ions Sound fiel d parameter Features Rev . Level R ev erberation lev el. Adjusts the volume of the rev erberation so und. The larger the value, the stronger the rev erberation becomes. Control range: 0 to 100% Dialogue Lift Dialogue lift. [...]

  • Page 86

    84 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ The Compressed Music Enhancer mode parameter descriptions ■ Decoder parameter de scriptions ■ Initialize (Program parameters initialization) Use this feature to initialize the parame ter of the selected sound field program. Choices: No , Y es • Select “Y es” to set the program para me ters to [...]

  • Page 87

    85 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to reassign di gital input/output s, select the input signal, rename the inputs, or adjust the le vel o f the signal input at each input source. • Some parameters described abo v e may not be a vailable for all input sources and some parameters are o nly av a[...]

  • Page 88

    86 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ V olume T rim (V olume trimming) Use this feature to adjust the lev el of the signal inp ut at each input source. This is useful if you want to balance the le vel of each input source to a v oid sudden changes in volume when switching between input sources. Control range: –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB Initial se[...]

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    87 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ I/O Assignment (Input/output assig nment) Use this feature to assign th e input/output jacks according to the component to be used if the initial settings of this unit do not correspond to your needs. Change the follo wing parameters to reassi gn th e respecti ve jacks and [...]

  • Page 90

    88 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Multi CH Assign (Multi ch annel assignme nt) Use this feature to set the di rectio n of the signals input into the center , subwoofer an d surround channels when a source component is connected to th e MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. If you input 8-channel signals from an external decoder , use this feature to s[...]

  • Page 91

    89 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ LFE Level ( Low-frequen cy eff ect level) Use this feature to adjust the outp ut le vel of the LFE (low -frequency ef fect) channel according to the capacity of your subwoofer or headphones. The LFE channel carri es lo w-frequenc y special ef fect s which are only added to [...]

  • Page 92

    90 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN 4 Press n to select “EDIT” and press ENTER to access the edit window . The paramete r selected in “P ARAM” is highlighted. • Press l / h to adjust the pa rameter . • Press k / n to adjust the “Gain” . • Press ENTER to exit the edit windo w . y • When you select “Band” in step 3, you [...]

  • Page 93

    91 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION A uto Bypass (A uto bypass) Use this feature to select whether the audio output bypasses the tone control ci rcuitry when “TREBLE” and “B ASS” are set to 0 dB (see page 52). Choices: Aut o , Off • Select “A UTO” if you want the signals to bypass the tone control c[...]

  • Page 94

    92 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN The “Max V olume” setting takes priority over the “Initial V olume” setting. Therefore, Initia l V olume cannot be set beyond the existing “Max V olume” setting. ■ Channel Mute (Ch annel mute ) Use this feature to mute specif ic speak er channels. Mode (Mode) Use this feature to acti v ate or [...]

  • Page 95

    93 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use the “V -R ESET” in “ADV ANCED SE TUP” to set the parameters in “Manual Setup ( V ide o)” (except “Short Message” and “On Screen”) to the factory pr esets (see page 127). ■ Con ver sion ( Video con version) Use this feature to acti v ate or dea cti v at[...]

  • Page 96

    94 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN • This menu item is not av ailable and hence not visible in the GUI menu if “Con versio n” is set to “Off” (see page 93). • When you set “TV FORMA T” in “AD V ANCED SETUP” to “NTSC” (see page 127) , “480p” appears in the choices of “HDMI Up-Scaling”, and when you set “TV FO[...]

  • Page 97

    95 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ P osition (GUI scree n position) Use this feature to adjust the v ertical and horizonta l position of the GUI screen. Control range: –5 (do wnward/le ft) to +5 (upward/right) •P r e s s k to raise the position of the GUI display . •P r e s s n to lo wer the position o[...]

  • Page 98

    96 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN y • Most of the parameters described in the basic menu are set automatically when you run “Auto Setu p”. Y ou can use the basic menu to make further adjustments, b ut we recommend running “Auto Setup” f irst. • Y ou can reset the se parameters by performing the “Auto Setup” procedure (see pa[...]

  • Page 99

    97 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Surround (Surr ound left/right speakers) Choices: Large, Small , None • Select “Large” (lar ge) if you hav e lar ge surround left and right speakers that reproduce lo w-frequency signals ef fecti vely . All the surround channel signals are directed to the surround left an[...]

  • Page 100

    98 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Bass Out (Bass out) Use this feat ure to select th e speakers that output the LFE (low-frequenc y ef fect) and the lo w-frequency signals. Choices: Both , SWFR, Front • Select “Both” (both) if you connected a subwoofer . The low-frequenc y signals of an y source are output from the subwoofer . The LFE[...]

  • Page 101

    99 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker Distance (Spe aker distance) Use this feature to manually adj ust the distance of each speaker and the delay applied to the respective channel. Ideally , each speaker should be the same di stance from the main listening position. Ho wev e r , this is not possible in[...]

  • Page 102

    100 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Speaker Le vel ( Speaker l eve l) Use this feature to manually bala nce the speaker le v els between the front left or su rround left speake rs and each speaker sele cted in “SPE AKER SET” (see page 96). Control range: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB Initial setting: Front L/Front R/Pres ence L/Presenc e R/[...]

  • Page 103

    101 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION DNS Server (P) (Primary DNS server) DNS Server (S) (Secondar y DNS serv er) Use this parameter to specif y the IP address of the primary and secondary DNS (Domai n Name System) servers. If you ha ve only one DNS address, en ter the DNS address in “DNS Server (P)”. If you h[...]

  • Page 104

    102 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Info rmation (Netwo rk inf ormation) Use this feature to disp lay the network system information. The abov e display is an exam ple. MA C Address (MA C (Media Access Control) ad dress) This information displays the MA C address that is assigned to this unit. Status (Network status) This information d i[...]

  • Page 105

    103 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Front P anel Disp. (Front panel disp lay setting) Dimmer (D immer) Use this feature to adjust the brightness of the front panel display . Control range: – 4 to 0 Scroll (Front panel display message scroll) Use this feature to set whether to displ ay the information (such[...]

  • Page 106

    104 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Zone2 Set/Zone3 Set (Zone 2/Zone 3 sett ing) Zone2 Amplifier/Zone3 Amplifier (Zone 2/Zone 3 ampl ifier) Use to select ho w the Zone 2 and/or Zone 3 speak ers are amplified. Choices: EXT , INT :[SP1], INT :[SP2], INT :Both • Select “EXT” if you want to connect your Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers throu [...]

  • Page 107

    105 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Zone2 Initial V ol./Zone3 Initial V ol. (Zone 2/Zone 3 Initial v olume) Use this feature to set the v olume le vel of Zone 2 or Zone 3 when the po wer o f this unit is t urned on. Choices: Off , –80 dB to +16.5 dB Control step: 0.5 dB The “Zone2 Max V ol.” or “Zone3 Ma[...]

  • Page 108

    106 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN y When you select the protec ted parameter, “ ” appears at the bottom left of the GUI screen. ■ HDMI Set (HDMI setting s) Use this feature to adjust the HDMI support audio. Support A udio (Support audio) Use this feat ure to select whether to play back HDMI audio signals on this unit or on another HD[...]

  • Page 109

    107 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ T o lo ad setting s 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press SET MENU on the remote control. 2 Press k / n / l / h on the remote control repeatedly to select “System Memory” and then press h . 3 Select “Load” and then press ENTER. 4 Press k / n on th[...]

  • Page 110

    108 En GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Au dio information Format (Signal format) Signal format. When this uni t cannot dete ct a digital signal, it automatica lly switches to analog inpu t. “---” appears when this unit cannot detect any signals. Sampling (Sam pling frequency) The number of samples per second taken fro m a continuous sig[...]

  • Page 111

    REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 109 En English AD V ANCED OPERA TION In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other au diovisua l components made b y Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o control your TV or other com ponents, you must set up the appr opriate remote control code for each input source (see page 111). ■ Contr[...]

  • Page 112

    110 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Contr olling other c omponents Set the operation mode select or to SOURCE to control other components selected with the input selector bu ttons or . Y ou must set the appropriate remote control cod e for each input source in ad v ance (see page 111). The follow ing table shows the function of each control b utton [...]

  • Page 113

    111 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES English AD V ANCED OPERA TION *1 This button is operational only when the original remo te control supplied with the component has a PO WER b utton. *2 These buttons op erate your VCR only when you set the appropriate remote control code for VCR 1 (see page 111). *3 These buttons always control your TV regard less of [...]

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    112 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 1 Set the operation mode selector to SOURCE and then press an input selector button or to select the input area you want to set up. 2 Press and hold LEARN for about 3 seconds using a ballpoint pen or similar ob ject. The library name (ex. L;D VD) and the name of the selected input area (ex. D VD) appear alternately in[...]

  • Page 115

    113 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can program remote cont rol codes from other remote controls. Use the learn feature if you want to program functions not included in the basic operations cov ered b y the remote control codes, or an appropriate remote contr ol code is not av ailable. Y ou can program the function of [...]

  • Page 116

    114 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 5 Press and hold the button y ou want to program o n the other remote contr ol until “OK” appears in the display window on the remote contr ol. “NG” appears in the display windo w on the remot e control if learning was unsucce ssful. In thi s case, st art ove r from step 4. y • If you want to program ano the[...]

  • Page 117

    115 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES English AD V ANCED OPERA TION 3 Press k / n to select a nd enter a character . Pressing n changes the character as fol lo ws: A to Z, 1 to 9, 0, + (plus), – (hyphen), ; (semicolon), / (slash), and space. Pressing k changes the charac ters in re verse orde r . 4 Press h to move the curs or to the next position. y Pre[...]

  • Page 118

    116 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Default macr o funct ions *1 Y ou can turn on some components (inclu ding Y AMAHA components) conn ected to this unit by c onnecting them to the AC OUTLETS on the re ar panel of this unit. Power control may not be synchronized w ith this un it dep ending on the c omponent. For details, refer to the operating inst [...]

  • Page 119

    117 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Programming mac ro ope rations Y ou can program your ow n macro and use the macro programming feat ure to transmi t se ver al remote cont rol commands in seque nce at the pr ess of a button. Be sure to set up remote control codes or perform learning operations before programming the m[...]

  • Page 120

    118 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Y ou can clear all changes made in each function set, such as learned functions, macros , renamed input area names and setup remote control ID. ■ Clearing function sets 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP or SOURCE and then press CLEAR by using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “CLEAR” appears in the displ[...]

  • Page 121

    119 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Clearing a learned function Y ou can clear the function lear ned for a certain button in each control area. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP or SOURCE and then press an input selector button or to select the input area containing the f unction y ou want to c lear . The selecte[...]

  • Page 122

    120 En REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Clearing a macr o function Y ou can cl ear the function programmed for a certain macro button. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP or SOURCE and then press MA CRO using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “MCR ?” appears in the display windo w on the remote control. If you do not complete each of the follo[...]

  • Page 123

    USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION 121 En English AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit allows you to conf igure a mult i-room audio/video system. The multi-zone confi guration feature enables you to set this unit to reproduce separa te input sources in the main room, second room (Zone 2) and third room (Zone 3). Y ou can control this unit from the second or[...]

  • Page 124

    122 En USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION ■ Using the int ernal amplif ier s of this unit If yo u want to use one internal amplifier (SP1 or SP2) of this unit Connect the Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers directly to the SP1 or SP2 speaker terminals and se lect either “INT :[SP1]” or “INT :[SP2]” for “Zone2 Amplif ier” or “Zone3 Amplif ier” ([...]

  • Page 125

    123 En USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION English AD V ANCED OPERA TION y • Y ou must comple te 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 CONTR OLS again. • The initial setting is ZONE2 wh en both Zone 2 and [...]

  • Page 126

    124 En USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION Select TUNER a s the input sourc e to use the T UNER features in the selected zone . For details about the TUNER operations, see “FM/AM TUNING” on page 56. The selected input source is shar ed across all zones. y • Y ou must complete this step wi thin 5 seconds while the sele cted zone flashes in the fron[...]

  • Page 127

    ADVANCED SETUP 125 En English AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit has additional menus that are di splayed in the front panel display . The adv anced setup menu of fers additional operations to adjust and custo mize the way this unit o perates . Change t he initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the need s of your listenin[...]

  • Page 128

    126 En ADVANCED SETUP ■ Speaker imped ance SPEAKER IMP. Use this feature to set the speak er impedance of this unit so that it matches that of your speake rs. Choices: 8 Ω MIN , 6 Ω MIN • Select “ 8Ω MIN” to set the speaker impe dance to 8 Ω . • Select “6 Ω MIN” to set the speaker impedance to 6 Ω . ■ User pr esets USER [...]

  • Page 129

    127 En ADVANCED SETUP English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ T uner frequency st ep TUNER FRQ STEP (Asia and General models only) Use this feature to set the tuner frequency step according to the frequency spacing in your area. Choices: AM10/FM100 , AM9/FM50 • Select “AM10/FM100” for No rth, Cen tral and South America. • Select “AM9/FM50” fo[...]

  • Page 130

    128 En ADVANCED SETUP W hen using multiple Y AMAHA receivers/amplif iers, you may be able to operate the other components simultaneously with the default code setting. In this case, set one of th e alternati ve codes to opera te this unit separately . ■ Setting remote control AMP ID 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press and [...]

  • Page 131

    129 En ADVANCED SETUP English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Setting remote contr ol tuner ID 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP or SOURCE and then press TUNER on the remote control to select the tuner to change the remote control ID . 2 Press and hold LEARN for about 3 seconds using a ballpo int pen or similar ob ject and then press l / h repeate[...]

  • Page 132

    TROUBLESHOOTING 130 En Refer to the table below when this un it does not function properly . If the proble m you are experiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help , turn of f this unit, disconnect the power cable, and cont act the near est authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service ce nter . ■ General TROUBLESHOOTING Prob[...]

  • Page 133

    131 En TROUBLESHOOTING English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remed y See page No picture. The outp ut and inpu t for th e picture a re connected t o dif ferent ty pes of vide o jacks. Set “Conversion” to “On” or connect yo ur source components in the same way as you connect your video monit or to this unit. 93 Non-standa rd video s[...]

  • Page 134

    132 En TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Ca use Remedy See page No sound is h eard from the surround back speaker s. “Surround” i n “Speaker Set ” is set t o “None” and “S urround Ba ck” is automatical ly set to “None ”. Set “Surr ound” and “Su rround Ba ck” to a sett ing other than “ None”. 97 “Surround B ack” in “Speak[...]

  • Page 135

    133 En TROUBLESHOOTING English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner Prob lem Cause Remed y See page This unit does not operate p roperly . The intern al microc omputer has been frozen by an external electric shock (suc h as lightnin g or e xcessi ve s tatic electr icity) or by a po wer supply with lo w v oltage. Disconnect the power cable from the AC[...]

  • Page 136

    134 En TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Remote contr o l ■ HDMI Problem Ca use Remedy See page The remote control does not work or function properly . Wrong dist ance or ang le. The remote co ntrol will f unction wi thin a maxim um range of 6 m and no more than 30 degree s off-axis from the front pan el. 11 Direct sun light or ligh ting (from an inv erter typ[...]

  • Page 137

    135 En TROUBLESHOOTING English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Networ k and USB Problem Cause Remedy See page The PC server/ MCX-2000/ Internet Radio do es not function properly . The IP address is not set properly . Set th e DHCP server function of the router to ON. Alternatel y , perform manu al conf igur ation according to the cu rrent oper ating en[...]

  • Page 138

    136 En TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy See page This unit does no t recall the select ed item b y using numeric butt ons (1-8). The USB device is not connected correctly. Connect the cor rect USB device properly. 72 The PC or MCX -2000 that s tores the selected item is tu rned of f. T urn on the PC or MCX-2000. 70 The select ed Internet Radio [...]

  • Page 139

    137 En TROUBLESHOOTING English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ iP od In case of a transmission err or without a status message appearing in the front pane l and on the video mo nitor , check the conne ction to your iPod (see page 29). Status message Cause Remedy See page List updated The list of the co ntents stor ed on your PC server or MCX-200 0 has [...]

  • Page 140

    138 En TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Aut o S e t u p Before A uto Setup During A uto Setup Error message Cause Remedy See page Connect MIC! Optimizer microphone is not connected. Connect the s upplied optim izer microp hone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jac k on the front panel. 35 Unplug Phones! Headphones a re connecte d. Unplu g the headph ones. — No Setup Menu![...]

  • Page 141

    139 En TROUBLESHOOTING English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION After A uto Setup • If the “ERROR” or “W ARNING” screens appears, check th e c ause of the problem, th en run “Auto Setup” again. • If warning “W1” appears, corrections are made, but they may not be optimal. • If warning “W2” or “W 3” appears, no correctio ns are m[...]

  • Page 142

    RESETTING THE SYSTEM 140 En Use this feature to reset all the parame ters of this unit to the initial f actory settings. • This procedure completely resets all the pa rameters of this unit. Howev er , the adv an ced setup menu parameters w ill not be init ialized. • The initial factory settings ar e activ a ted next time you turn on this unit. [...]

  • Page 143

    GLOSSARY 141 En English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Bi-amplification connect ion A bi-amplification co nnection uses two amplif iers for a speaker . One amplifier is conne cted to the woofer section of a loudspeaker while th e other is connected to the combined mid and tweeter section . W ith thi s arrangement each amplifier operates over a restric[...]

  • Page 144

    142 En GLOSSARY ■ Dolb y Surr ound Dolby Surround uses a 4-channel analog recording system to reproduce realistic and dyn amic sound ef fects: 2 front left and right channe ls (stere o), a center channel for dialog (monaural), and a surround channel for special sound effects (monau ral). The surround channel reproduces sound within a narrow frequ[...]

  • Page 145

    143 En GLOSSARY English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ PCM (Linear PCM) Linear PCM is a signal format under which an analog audio signal is digi tized, record ed and transmitted with out using any compression . This is used as a method of recording CDs and D VD audio. The PCM system uses a technique for sampling the size of the analog signal per very [...]

  • Page 146

    SOUND FIELD PROGRAM INFORMATION 144 En ■ Elements of a sound field What really crea tes the rich, full tones of a li ve instrument are the multi ple reflections from the walls of the room. I n addition to making the sound li ve , these reflections enab le us to tell w here the playe r is situate d as well as the size and shape of the room in whic[...]

  • Page 147

    PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER INFORMATION 145 En English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION This unit employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YP A O) technology , together with the Param etric EQ setting s (see page 89), t o optimize the frequency characteristics of its parametric equa lizer to match your listening en vironment. YP A O uses a combination o[...]

  • Page 148

    SPECIFICATIONS 146 En A UDIO SECTION • Mi nimum RMS Ou tput Power for Front, Center, Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω ....... .................. ........... 140 W • D ynamic Power (IHF) 8/6/4/2 Ω ................... .................. .................. 170/205/265/34 5 W • Maximum Useful Ou tput Power (JEIT A) [As[...]

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    147 En SPECIFICATIONS English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION AM SECTION • Tuning Range [U.S.A. and Can ada models] ............................ .. 530 to 1710 kHz [Asia and General models] ................. 530/531 to 1 710/1611 kHz [Other models] .............. .................. .................... 531 to 16 11 kHz • Usabl e Sensitivity ...........[...]

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    i SOUND OUTPUT IN EA CH SOUND FIELD PROGRAM *1 / / : OFF *2 / / : ON, PRIORITY : PRNS *3 / / : ON, PRIORITY : SB Front left speaker Surround left speaker Surround back right speaker Center speaker Surround right speaker Presence left speaker Front right speak er Surround back left speaker Presence right speaker Speaker from which sound is bein g ou[...]

  • Page 151

    ii APPENDIX MO VIE ST ANDARD (PLII Movie) (PLIIx Mo vie) (Neo:6 C inema) PRIORITY : PRNS (Dolby Digital) / (DTS) (Dolby Digital) / (DTS) (Dolby Digital) / (DTS) PRIORITY : SB MO VIE Spectacle Sci-Fi Adventure Drama Mono Movie STEREO 2ch Stereo Monaural pl ayback STEREO 7ch Stereo Program Input so urce 2-channel audio (monaural) 2-channel audio (ste[...]

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    iii SURR OUND DECOD E PRO LOGI C PR O LOGIC Dolby Digital / DTS Dolby Digital / DTS Dolby Digital / DTS Dolby Digital / DTS SURR OUND DECOD E PLII Movie PLII Music PLII Game Movie/Game Movie/Music/Game Dolby Digital / DTS Dolby Digital / DTS Dolby Digital / DTS Music SURR OUND DECOD E PLIIx Movie PLIIx Music PLIIx Gam e Movie/Game Movie/Music/Game [...]

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    iv APPENDIX SURROUND DECODE Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Music Cinema Cinema /Music Do lby Digital / DTS Dolby Digital / DTS Dolby Digital / DTS Music STRAIGHT Monaural pl ayback PURE DIRECT Monaural pl ayback Program Input so urce 2-channel audio (monaural) 2-channel audio (stereo) 5.1/6.1-channel audio * 1 5.1/6.1-channel audio * 2 5.1/6.1-channel audio * [...]

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    v ■ GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersi on 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 T emple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distrib ute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allo wed. Preambl e The licenses for most software are designed to take [...]

  • Page 155

    vi APPENDIX This section is intended to make thoroughly cl ear what is belie ved to be a consequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distrib ution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted inte rfaces, the original copyright holder who places the Program under this Licens e may add an ex[...]

  • Page 156

    vii In other cases, permission to use a partic ular library in non-free programs enables a greater number of people to use a la rge body of free software. For example, permission to use the GNU C Library in non-free programs enables many more people to use the whole GNU operating system, as well as its variant, the GNU/Linux operating system. Altho[...]

  • Page 157

    viii APPENDIX It may happen that this requirement contra dicts the license restrictions of other proprietary libraries that do not normally accompan y the operating system. Such a contradiction means you cannot use both them and the Library together in an executable that you distribute. 7. Y ou may place library facilit ies that are a work base d o[...]

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    ix LIST OF REMO TE CONTR OL CODES CABLE ABC 0030, 0035 AMERICAST 0926 BELL SOUTH 0926 BIRMINGHAM CABLE COMMUNICATIONS 0303 BRITISH T ELECOM 0030 CABLE & WIRELESS 1095 DAERYUNG 0035, 0504, 0904, 1904 DIRECTOR 0503 FILMNET 0470 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 0030, 0303, 0503, 0837, GOLDSTAR 0171 HAMLIN 0036, 0300 JERROLD 0030, 0303, 0503, 0837 LG 0171 MNET 0[...]

  • Page 159

    x APPENDIX RECEIVER (TUNER) ADC 0558 AIWA 0185, 1116, 1415, 1432, 1668 ALCO 1417 ANAM 1636 APEX DIGITAL 1284 AUDIOLAB 1216 AUDIOTRONIC 1216 AUDIOVOX 1417 BOSE 1256 CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS 1397 CAPETRONIC 0558 CARVER 1116, 1216 CENTREX 1284 DENON 1387 FERGUSON 0558 FINE ARTS 1216 GRUNDIG 1216 HARMAN/KARDON 0137, 1331 INTEGRA 0162, 1325 JBL 0137, 1333 J[...]

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    xi CCE 0064 CGE 0274 CTC 0274 CXC 0207 CANDLE 0057 CARNIVALE 0057 CARVER 0081, 0197 CASCADE 0036 CATHAY 0064 CELEBRITY 0027 CELERA 0792 CENTURION 0064 CHANGHONG 0792 CHING T AI 003 6, 0119 CHUN Y UN 0027, 0036, 0119, 0207 CHUNG HSIN 0080, 01 35, 0207 CIMLINE 0036 CINERAL 0119, 0478 CITIZEN 005 7, 0087, 0119 CLARION 0207 CLARIV OX 0064 CLATRONIC 027[...]

  • Page 161

    xii APPENDIX SABA 0136, 0190, 0314, 0362 SACCS 0265 SAGEM 0637 SAISHO 0036, 0291, 0543 SALORA 0190, 0380, 03 88, 0575 SAMBERS 0543 SAMPO 0036 , 0057, 0119, 0120, 0181, 0198, 0205, 0677, 1782 SAMSUNG 0036, 0057, 0064, 0087, 0117, 0119, 0181, 0205, 0291, 0397, 0583, 0614, 0645, 0729, 0793, 0839, 0841 SANSEI 0478 SANSUI 0490 SANYO 0131, 0181, 0207, 02[...]

  • Page 162

    xiii NATIONAL 0253 NECKERMANN 0108 NESCO 0099 NEWA VE 0064 NIKKO 0064 NOBLEX 0267 NOKIA 0068, 0131, 0267 NORDMENDE 0068, 0347 OCEANIC 0027, 0068 OKANO 034 2, 0375 OLYMPUS 006 2, 0253 OPTIMUS 0064, 0075, 0131, 0459 ORION 021 1, 0375, 0379, 1506 OSAKI 0027, 0064, 0 099 OTTO V ERSAND 0108 PALLADIUM 0064, 0068, 0099 PANASONIC 0062, 0252, 0253, 0643, 10[...]

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    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGE THORPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90 620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOR OUGH, ONTAR IO M1S 3R1, C ANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 2 5462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMB URG, GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBO URG 7[...]