Yamaha RX-V461 manual

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    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCAR BOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 7731[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Caution-i En • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is in tended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitut e a risk of electric shock to p[...]

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    Important safety instructions Caution-ii En EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING MAST GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810–20) GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810–21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250. PART H) ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT NEC – NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE d) If the p[...]

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    CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. Caution-iii En 1 T o assure th e finest performan ce, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future refer ence. 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[...]

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    1 En English PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION APPENDIX Featur es ..... ............ ......... ............. ......... ............ ....... 2 Getting st arted ............. .......... ............ ............ ......... 3 Quick star t guide ................... ......... ............ ........[...]

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    Features 2 En Built-in 5- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer [U.S.A. and Canada models] (1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 8 Ω ) Front: 100 W + 100 W Center: 100 W Surround: 100 W + 100 W [Other models] (1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 6 Ω ) Front: 100 W + 100 W Center: 100 W Surround: 100 W + 100 W SCENE select function ◆ Preset SCENE templates for vari[...]

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    Getting started 3 En English INTRODUCTION ■ Checki ng the supplied acc essories Check that you recei ved all of the follo wing parts. The form of the supplied accesso rie s varies depending on the models. ■ V OL T A GE SELECT OR (Asia and General models only) Select the switch positi on (upper or lower) accor ding to yo ur local vo ltage using [...]

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    Quick start guide 4 En The following steps describe the easiest way to enjo y D VD movie p layback in your home theater . In these steps, you need the follo wing supplied accessories. ❏ Indoor FM antenna ❏ AM loop antenna The follow ing items are not included in the package of this unit. ❏ Speakers ❏ Fro nt speakers .................... ...[...]

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    Quick start guide 5 En English INTRODUCTION Place your speakers in the r oom and connect them to this unit. 1 Place your speaker s and subwoof er in the room. 2 Connect speaker cables to each speaker . Cables are col ored or shaped differently , perhaps wi th a stripe, groo ve or rid ge. Connect the striped (groov ed, etc.) cable to the “+” (re[...]

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    Quick start guide 6 En 1 Connect the digital coaxial audio cable to the digital coax ial audio outpu t jack of y our D VD play er and the D VD DIGIT AL INPUT CO AXIAL jack of t his unit. 2 Connect the video cable to the composite video output jack of your D VD play er and the D VD VIDEO jac k of this uni t. 3 Connect the video cable to the video in[...]

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    Quick start guide 7 En English INTRODUCTION 4 Connect the FM an d AM antennas to this unit. See page 19 for the details. y The wire of the AM loop antenna does not hav e any po larity and you can connect either end of the wire to AM and GND terminal. 5 Connect the p ower plug of this un it and other components into the AC wall outlet. y This unit i[...]

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    Quick start guide 8 En 1 T urn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 2 Press 1 ST AN DBY/ON on the front panel. 3 Press F SCENE 1. “D VD V iewing” appears in the front panel display , and this unit autom atically optim ize o wn status for the D VD playback. y The indicator on the selected SCENE button lights up while this unit is in the [...]

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    Quick start guide 9 En English INTRODUCTION Case C: “I want to listen to a music program from the FM radio station... ” Press F SCENE 4 (or F SCENE 4) to select “Radio Listenin g”. • T o use the “Radio Listening” template (Case C), you must tune into the desired radio station in advance. See pages 38 to 40 for t uni ng information. ?[...]

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    Connec tions 10 En 1 DOCK terminal See page 18 for connection information. 2 XM jack (U .S.A. and Canada models only) See page 41 for connection information. 3 COMPONENT VIDEO jacks See page 16 for connection information. 4 VIDEO jacks See pages 15 and 16 for connection information. 5 ANTENNA terminals See page 19 for connection information. 6 SPEA[...]

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    11 En Connections English PREP ARA TION The speaker layout belo w sho ws the speaker setting we re commend. 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 dis tance from the ide[...]

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    12 En Connec tions Be sure to connect the left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) prope rly . If the connections are faulty , this unit cannot reproduce the input sources accurately . A speaker cord is actually a pair of insu lated cables running side by side. Cables ar e colored or shaped dif ferently , pe rhaps w[...]

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    13 En Connections English PREP ARA TION ■ Before connecting t o the SPEAKERS terminal A speaker cord is actually a pair of insulated cables running side by side. Cables are colored or shaped differently , perhaps with a stripe, groov e or ridges. Connect the stripe d (groov ed, etc.) cable t o the “+” (re d) terminals of this unit and your sp[...]

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    14 En Connec tions ■ Aud i o j a cks This unit has three types of audio jacks. Connection depends on the a vailability 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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    15 En Connections English PREP ARA TION Connect the video components as follo ws. y Y ou can also connect a video monitor , D VD player, digital TV , and cable TV to this unit us ing the S VIDEO or COM PONENT VIDEO connections (see page 16 ). ■ Connecting a video monitor and a D VD playe r ■ Connecting a cab le TV/sate llite tuner and a D VD re[...]

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    16 En Connec tions ■ Connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO or S VIDEO jac ks Y ou can enjoy hig h-quality pictures by connecting your vide o monitor and video source co mponents to this unit using COMPONEN T VIDEO or S VIDE O connections. Be sure to connect your video compo nents in the same way you conn ect your video monitor to this unit. F or exam[...]

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    17 En Connections English PREP ARA TION Connect the audio components as follo ws. ■ Connecting a CD pla y er and a CD recorder/MD recor der When you connect your CD player via analog and digit al connection, priority is giv en to the signal input at the DIGIT AL INPUT jack. ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jac ks This unit is equipped with 6[...]

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    18 En Connec tions This unit is equipped with the DOCK term inal on the rear panel that allo ws you to conne ct a Y amaha iPod univ ersal dock (YDS-10, sold separa tely) where you can station your iPod and control playba ck of your iPod using the supplied remote control. Conne ct a Y amaha iPod universal dock (YDS-10, sold separately) to the DOCK t[...]

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    19 En Connections English PREP ARA TION Both FM and AM indoor ante nnas are supplied with this unit. In genera l, these anten n as should provi de suf fici ent signal strength. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit. • A properly installed outdoor an tenna provides [...]

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    20 En Connec tions 1 Decoder indicator The respecti ve indicator lights up when any of the decoders of this unit functions. 2 ENHANCER indicator Lights up when the Compressed Music Enhancer mode is selected (see page 35). 3 VIRT U AL indicator Lights up when V irtual CINE MA DSP is acti ve (see page 36). 4 SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when hea[...]

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    21 En Connections English PREP ARA TION ■ Using the remote contr ol The remote control tra nsmits a directiona l infrared ray . Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the remote control sensor on th is unit during operation. W Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signa ls. Aim this window at the component you want to operate. V TRANSM[...]

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    Optimizing the speaker setting for your listeni ng room 22 En This unit employs the YP A O (Y amaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) technol ogy which lets you a v oid troublesome listening- based speak er setup and achie ves h ighly accurate sound adjust ments automatically . The supplied optimizer microphone collects and this unit analyzes the[...]

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    23 En Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room English PREP ARA TION 4 Set the operation mode selector ( K ) to AMP and then press D l / h to select “A UT O”. Choices: AU TO , RELO AD, UNDO, DEF A UL T • Select “A UTO” to automatically run the entire “A UTO SETUP” procedure. • Select “RELO AD” to reload the last ?[...]

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    24 En Optimizing the speaker setting for your listeni ng room 6 Press D ENTER to display the setup results in detail. 7 Press D l / h repeatedly to toggle between the setup result displays. y If you are not satisfied with the results or want to manually adjust each parame ter , run “MANUAL SETUP” (see page 49). The distances displayed in the ?[...]

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    25 En Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room English PREP ARA TION ■ If an err or screen appear s Press D k / n / l / h to select “R ETR Y” or “EXIT” and then press D ENTER . The following display is an example where “E-5:USER CANCEL” appears in the OSD. Choices: RETR Y , EXIT • Select “RETR Y” to retry the “A [...]

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    SELECTING THE SCENE TEMPLATES 26 En This unit is equipped with 16 preset SCENE templates for var ious situations of using this unit. As the initial f actory setting, the follo wing SCENE templates are assigned to each SCENE button: SCENE 1: DV D Vie w i n g SCENE 2: Disc Listening SCENE 3: TV V iewing SCENE 4: Radio Listening If you want to use oth[...]

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    27 En Selecting the SCENE templates English BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Which SCENE template would you like to select? *1 T o enjoy XM Satellite Radio prog rams, you n eed to connect the XM Mini-T uner Dock (sol d separately) and activ ate the service (se e page 41). *2 T o enjoy listening to your iPod, you need to connect the Y amaha iPo d univ ersal d[...]

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    28 En Selecting the SCENE templates ■ Preset SCENE template s descriptions * Y ou can select “V -AUX” as the input source e ven if iPod is stationed to the Y amaha Universa l Dock connected to this unit. SCENE template Features Input source Playback mode D VD Viewing (SCENE 1 as the default setting) Select thi s SCENE te mplate when you play [...]

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    29 En Selecting the SCENE templates English BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can create your original SCENE templates for each SCENE button . Y ou can refer to the preset 16 SCENE templates to create the original SCENE templates. ■ Customizing the preset SCENE templates Use this feature to customiz e the preset SCENE template s. 1 T urn on the video moni [...]

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    PLAYBACK 30 En y Before performin g operations, se t the operation mode selector ( K ) to AMP . 1 T urn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 2 Press D INPUT l / h repeatedly (or press one of the input selector b uttons ( A )) to select the desired input source. The name of the currently selected input source appears in the front panel displ[...]

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    31 En Playback English BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Selecting the compo nent connected to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks as the input sour ce Press D INPUT l / h repeatedly (or press A MUL T I CH IN ) so that “MUL TI CH” appears in the front panel displa y . y Use “MUL TI CH SET” menu in “INPUT MENU” to set the parameter for MUL TI CH INPUT (see p[...]

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    32 En Playback ■ Enjo ying pure hi-fi stereo sound The DIRECT STEREO mode a llows source s to bypass the decoders and DSP processors of this unit so that you can enjoy pure hi-f i sound from 2-channel PCM and analog sources. Press C DIRECT STEREO (or set the operation mode selector ( K ) to AMP and then press T DIRECT ST . ) to select “DIRECT S[...]

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    33 En Playback English BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Selecting the night listening mode The night listening modes are designed to improv e listenability at lo wer volumes or at night. 1 Set the operation mode selector ( K ) to AMP and then press R NIGHT repeatedly to select “NIGHT :CINEMA” or “NIGHT :MUSIC”. Choices: NIGHT :CINEM A, NIGHT :MUSIC, [...]

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    34 En Playback ■ Playing vide o source s in the backg roun d Y ou can combine a video image from a video source with sound from an audio source. For example, you can enjoy listening to classica l music while vie wing beautiful scenery from the video source on the video monitor . Press the input selector buttons on the remote control to select a v[...]

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    SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS 35 En English BAS I C OPERA TION This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to en joy multi-channel playback from almost any stereo or multi-channel sound source. Press A PROGRAM l / h (or set the operation mode selector ( K ) to AMP and then press one of the sound field program selector b u[...]

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    36 En Sound field programs ■ Enjo ying 2-cha nnel sour ces using the standar d decoder s Signals input from 2-channel s ources can also be played back on multi-channels. Set the operation mode sel ector ( K ) to AMP and then press Q SUR. DECODE repeat edly to select a decode r . Y ou can select from the foll owing decoders depending on the type o[...]

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    37 En Sound field programs English BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Editing sound fields parameter s Y ou can enjoy goo d quality sound with the f actory preset parameters. Although you do not ha ve to change the initial settings, you can change some of the parameters to better suit the input source or your listening room. 1 While listening to a source, set [...]

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    FM/AM TUNING 38 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 w ant to select is weak, tu ne into it manually . Y ou can also use the automatic and ma nual preset tuning fe atures to store u p to 40 stations. Aut[...]

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    39 En FM/AM tuning English BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can use the automatic pres et tuning feature to store FM stations with strong signals up to 40 (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in ea ch of the 5 preset station groups) of those stations in order . Y ou can then recall any preset station easily by sele cting the preset station number . 1 Press D[...]

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    40 En FM/AM tuning Y ou can tune into an y desired station simply by selecting the preset station group and number under which it was stored. y When performing this oper ation w ith the remote control, set the operation mode selector ( K ) to SOURCE and then press A TUNER to select “TUNE R” as the input source. 1 Press 4 A/B/C/D/E (or D A-E/C A[...]

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    XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 41 En English BAS I C OPERA TION XM Satellite Radio offers an e xtraordin ary v ariety of commercial-fre e music, plus the best in sports, news, talk and entertainment. XM is br oadcast in superior digital audio from coa st to coast. From r ock to re ggae, from classical to hi p hop, XM has something for e very music fa n.[...]

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    42 En XM Satellite Radio tuning Once you ha ve installed the XM Mini-T uner Dock, inserted the XM Mini-T uner, connected the XM Dock to your XM Ready ® home audio system, and installed the antenna, you are ready to subscribe and begin recei ving XM programming. There are three places to find yo ur eight character XM Radio ID : on the XM Mini-T une[...]

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    43 En XM Satellite Radio tuning English BAS I C OPERA TION y Before performing operations, se t the operation mode selector ( K ) to SOURCE and then press A XM to select “XM” as the input source. ■ All Channel Sear ch mode 1 Press 2 SEARCH MODE (or N SRCH MODE ) repeatedly to select “ALL CH SEARCH”. 2 Press 5 PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or D [...]

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    44 En XM Satellite Radio tuning Y ou can use this feature to store up to 40 XM Satellite Radio channels (A1 to E8: 8 preset channel numbers in each of the 5 preset channel groups). Y ou can then recall any preset channel e asily by selecting the preset channel group and number as describe d in “Preset Search mode” on page 43. 1 Search f or a ch[...]

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    45 En XM Satellite Radio tuning English BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can display the XM Satel lite Radio info rmation (such as channel number , channel na me, category , a rtist name, or song title) for the currently selected channel in the front panel display or in the OSD. If a status message or an error me ssage appears in the front panel display or [...]

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    USING IPOD™ 46 En Once you hav e stationed your iPod in a Y amaha iPod universal dock (YDS-1 0, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of th is unit (see pa ge 18), you can enjoy playback of your iPod usin g the supplied remote control. Y ou can also use the Compressed Music Enhancer mode o f this unit to impro ve the sound quality of th[...]

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    47 En Using iPod™ English BAS I C OPERA TION 1 Set the operation mode selector ( K ) to SOURCE and then press O DISPLA Y on the remote control. The follo wing display appea rs in the OSD. 2 Press D k / n / l / h to navigate the iP od menu and then press D ENTER to begin play bac k of the selected song. Choices: Playlists (play lists), Artists (ar[...]

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    RECORDING 48 En Recording adjustments and ot her operations are performed from the reco rding components. Re fer to the operating instructions for those components. • When this unit is set to the standby mode, you cannot r ecord between other componen ts connected to this unit. • TONE CONTR OL (see page 32) and V OLUME settings, speaker le vels[...]

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    SET MENU 49 En English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can use the follo wing parameters in “SET MENU” to adjust a v ariety of system settings and customiz e the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listenin g en vironment. ■ A uto setu p AUTO SETUP Use this featu[...]

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    50 En SET MENU Option menu 3 OPTION MENU Use this menu to manually adjus t the optional system parameters. The “XM RADIO SET ” parameter is only applicable to the U. S.A. and Canada models . ■ Signal information SIGNAL INFO Use this feature to check audio signal information (see page 33). Use the remote control to access an d adjust each para[...]

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    51 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this menu to manually adju st an y speaker settings or compensate for video signal pr ocessing delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. ■ Speaker setti ngs A)SPEAKER SET Use this feature to manually adjust any speaker settings. FRONT B speaker setting FRONT B Use this feature to sel ect the lo[...]

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    52 En SET MENU Surround left/right speakers SUR. L/R SP Choices: NONE, SML , LRG When the surround speaker s are large Select “L RG” (la rge). When the surround speaker s are small Select “SML” (small). When yo u do not use the surround speakers Select “NONE” (none) . This unit is s et to the V irtual CINEMA DSP mode (see page 36). LFE [...]

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    53 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker le vel B)SP LEVEL Use this feature to manually adjust the output le v el of each speaker . Control range: –10 to +10 dB Control step: 1 dB Initial setting: 0 dB The av ailable speaker channels di ffer depending on the setting o f the sp eakers . ■ Speaker distanc e C)SP DISTANCE Use this [...]

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    54 En SET MENU ■ Center speaker equ alizer D)CENTER GEQ Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-frequenc y band (100Hz, 300Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz and 10kHz) graphic equalizer for the center channel so that the tonal quality of the center speak er matches that of the front speak ers. Y ou can make adjustments while li stening to the currently selected s[...]

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    55 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Maximum volume MAX VOL. Use this feature to set the maximum vo lume le vel. This feature is useful to av oid the une xpected loud sound b y mistake. For example, the orig inal volume range is 16 dB to –80 dB. Howe v er , when “MAX V OL.” is set to –5 dB, the volume range becomes –5 dB to –80 [...]

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    56 En SET MENU ■ Input rename B)INPUT RENAME Use this feature to change th e name of the input source that appears in the OSD and in the front panel display . 1 Press one of the input selector buttons ( A ) to select the input source you want to change the name of. 2 Set the operation mode selector ( K ) to AMP and then press D l / h on the remot[...]

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    57 En SET MENU English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Multi channel input set up E)MULTI CH SET Background Video BGV Use this feature to sele ct the video source played in the background of the sources input at the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks. Choices:D VD, DTV/CBL, V -A UX, D VR, LAST y Select “LAST” to set this unit to automatically select the last sele[...]

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    58 En SET MENU ■ Memory guard B)MEMORY GUARD Use this feature to prev ent accidental changes to DSP program parameter v alues a nd other system settings. Choices: OFF , ON • Select “OFF” to t urn of f the “MEMOR Y GUARD” feature. • Select “ON” to protect: – sound field program parameters – all “SET MENU” items – all spea[...]

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    Remote control features 59 En English AD V ANCED OPERA TION In addition to controlling thi s unit, the remote control ca n also operate other audio visua l components made by 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 62). ■ Contro[...]

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    60 En Remote control features ■ Controlling this unit Set the operation mode selector ( K ) to AMP to control this unit. *1 These buttons alw ays control this unit regardless of the operation mode selector position. *2 These buttons control this unit only when the operation mode selector ( K ) is set to AMP . ■ Contro lling a TV Set the operati[...]

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    61 En Remote control features English AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Controlling other compone nts Set the operation mode selector ( K ) to SOURCE to control other components select ed with the input selector buttons . Y ou must set the appr opriate remote control code for each input source in adv ance (see page 62). The follo wing table shows the funct[...]

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    62 En Remote control features Y ou can control other components by setting the appropriate remote control code s. For a comple te list of av ailable remote control codes, refer to “Lis t of remote control codes” at the end of this manual. Remote control code default settings Y ou may not be able to operate your Y amaha component ev en if a Y am[...]

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    63 En Remote control features English AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this feature to clear all the remote control codes pre viously set and reset all of them to the initi al factory settings. 1 Press U CODE SET using a ballpo int pen or a similar object. The TRANSMIT indicator on the remot e control flashes twice. 2 Press the numeric buttons to enter th[...]

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    Advanced setup 64 En This unit has additional menus that are displayed in the front panel display . The advanced setup menu of fers additional operations to adjust and customize the way this unit operates. Change the ini tial settings (indica ted in bold under each parameter) to re flect the needs of your listening en vironment. •O n l y 1 ST AN [...]

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    Troubleshooting 65 En English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Refer to the table belo w when this unit does not function prope rly . If the problem you are experien cing is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help, turn of f this unit, disconnect the po wer cable, and contact the near est authorized Y amaha dealer or service center . ?[...]

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    66 En Troubleshooting Problem Ca use Remedy See page The sound suddenly goes off. The protec tion circuit ry has been acti v ated because of a short cir cuit, etc. Check that the impeda nce settin g is correc t. 13 Check th at the speaker wi res are no t touching each other and then turn t his unit back on. — The sleep ti mer has tur ned off this[...]

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    67 En Troubleshooting English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remed y See page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolby Digital or DTS indicator in the front panel display does not light up.) The conne cted compon ent is not set to output Dolby Digital or DTS digital signals. Make an appropr iate sett ing following th e operatin[...]

  • Page 72

    68 En Troubleshooting ■ T uner ■ XM Satellite Radio (U .S.A. and Canada models onl y) If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the following messages ma y appear in the front panel display . In this c ase, read the caus e and follow the corresponding remedies. Problem Cau se Remedy See page FM FM stereo recepti on is n[...]

  • Page 73

    69 En Troubleshooting English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ AU T O S E T U P Before A UT O SETUP During A UT O SETUP Error message Cause Remed y See page Connect MIC! Opt imizer micr ophone is n ot connect ed. Connect the su pplied optimizer microphone to the OPTI MIZER MIC ja ck on the fr ont panel. 22 Unplug HP! Headphones are connected. Unplug the[...]

  • Page 74

    70 En Troubleshooting After A UT O SETUP • If the “ERROR” or “W ARNING” screens appears, check th e cause of the problem, then run “A UT O SETUP” again. • If a warning message “W -1” a ppears, corrections are made, b ut they may not b e optimal. • If a warning me ssage “W -2 ” or “W -3” appears, no corrections are made[...]

  • Page 75

    71 En Troubleshooting English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Remote contr ol ■ Resetting the syst em Use this feature to reset all the para meters of this unit to the initial fa ctory settings. 1 Press 1 ST ANDBY/ON on the fr ont panel to set this unit to the standby mode. 2 Press and hold 0 TONE CONTR OL and then press 1 ST ANDBY/ON to turn on this[...]

  • Page 76

    Glossary 72 En ■ Au dio information Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a d igital surround sound system that gi ves you completely independent mu lti-channel audio. W ith 3 front channels (front L/R and center), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolby Digita l pro vides 5 full-range audio channels. W ith an additional channel especially for bass effect[...]

  • Page 77

    73 En Glossary English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Sampling frequency and number of quantized bits When digitizing an analog a udio sig nal, the number of times the si gnal is sample d per second i s called the sampling frequency , while the degree of f ineness when con verting the sound le vel into a numeric v alue is called the number of quantized bi[...]

  • Page 78

    Specifications 74 En A UDIO SECTION • Minimu m RMS Output Power for Front, Cent er , Surround [U.S.A. and Canada models] 1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 8 Ω ................. .................. ................ 100 W [Other mo dels] 1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 6 Ω .......................... ................... ...... 100 W • Maximu m Power for Front, Ce nter, Surrou[...]

  • Page 79

    INDEX 75 En English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Symbols <XM> - - -, XM tuning status message ............... 68 ■ Numerics 1 SOUND MENU, Ma nual setup ........ 4 9 2 INPUT MENU, Manual setup .......... 49 2ch Stereo, Sound field program ......... 35 3 OPTION MENU .... ................ ........... 5 7 3 OPTION MENU, Manual setup ...... . 50 [...]

  • Page 80

    Index 76 En ■ F F)D. RANGE, Sound me nu ............ ..... 54 Factory presets, Advanced setu p ......... 64 FL SCROLL, Display settings ........ ..... 57 FLAG, Input sour ce information ......... 33 FM antenna, Connection .............. ........ 19 FM tuning .................... ............. ........... 38 FORMAT, Input source information ... 33[...]

  • Page 81

    Index 77 En English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Selection, Preset station, FM/AM tuning ............. ............ ........ 40 Selection, SCENE template ...... ........... 2 6 SET MENU ......... ............. ................ .... 49 Setting remote control code ...... ........... 62 Setting SCENE template input source, Remote control ..................[...]

  • Page 82

    i ■ Fro nt panel SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY /ON A/B/OFF l PRESET/TUNING/CH h CATEGOR Y A/B/C/D/E FM/AM EDIT SEARCH MODE PRESET/TUNING MEMORY DISPLAY TUNING AUTO/MAN'L OPTIMIZER MIC AUDIO SELECT DIRECT STEREO STRAIGHT EFFECT TONE CONTROL l INPUT h l PROGRAM h VOLUME SCENE 123 4 VIDEO L A UDIO R PORT ABLE VIDEO AUX 17 6 34 5 8 90 D [...]

  • Page 83

    ii APPENDIX ■ Remote contr ol REC SCENE 123 4 VOL U M E TV VOL TV CH AMP SOURCE TV TRANSMIT CODE SET STANDBY POWER POWER POWER AV TV MUL TI CH IN AUDIO SEL DOCK MD CBL MUTE TV MUTE TV INPUT 4 3 2 1 8 10 7 0 9 6 5 SLEEP MOVIE ENTERT AIN MUSIC ENT DIRECT ST . STRAIGHT STEREO ENHANCER NIGHT SUR. DECODE MENU TITLE SET MENU SRCH MODE XM MEMORY LEVEL D[...]

  • Page 84

    iii List of remote control codes CABLE TV RECEIVER 3M 10033 A-MARK 10008, 10144 ABC 10237, 10003, 10008, 10033 A CCUPHASE 10003 A CORN 10237 A CTION 10237 A CTIVE 10237 AMERICAST 10899 ARCHER 10237 BCC 10276 BELL SOUTH 10899 BRITISH TELECOM 10003 CENTUR Y 10008 DIRECTOR 10476 DX ANTENNA 11500 FOSGA TE 10276 FUJITSU 11497 GE 10144 GENERAL INSTR UMEN[...]

  • Page 85

    iv APPENDIX CELERA 20765 CHANGHONG 20156, 20765, 20767, 20783 CINERAL 20092, 20451 CITEK 20047 CITIZEN 20000, 20030, 20054, 20060, 20092, 20171, 20180, 20186, 20451, 20463 CLARION 20180 CLASSIC 20030, 20092 COLOR TYME 20017, 20030, 20047, 20054, 20060, 20178 COMMERCIA L SOLUTIONS 20047, 21447 CONIC 20178 CONTEC 20180 CRAIG 20161, 20171, 20179, 2018[...]

  • Page 86

    v POLAR OID 20765, 20865 POR T LAND 20092, 20451 PRECISION 20180, 20236 PRIMA 20761, 20783, 20815, 20817 PRINCETON 20700 PRISM 20051, 20250 PR OSCAN 20047, 21347 , 21447 PR O TEC 20037, 20264 PR O TON 20178 PR O VISION 20037 PULSAR 20017, 20092 PULSER 20092, 2 0178 QU AR TZ 20150, 20178 QU ASAR 20051, 20250, 20650 R-LINE 20037 RABBIT 20047 RADIOSHA[...]

  • Page 87

    vi APPENDIX ASTRA 30035, 30240 A UDIO V O X 30037, 30038 A VIS 30000 BEA UMARK 30240 BELL & HOWELL 30035, 30048, 30039, 30000, 30104 BR OKSONIC 30184, 30121, 30209, 30348, 31479 CALIX 30037 CANDLE 30037, 30038 CANON 30035, 30034 CARRERA 30240 CAR VER 30035, 30081 CITIZEN 30035, 30037, 30240, 30000, 30209, 31278 CLASSIC 30037 COLOR TYME 30060, 3[...]

  • Page 88

    vii SOUNDMASTER 30000 ST A CK 9 31972 STS 30042 SV2000 30000 SV A 30000 SYL V ANIA 300 35, 30081, 30000, 30043, 31781 SYMPHONIC 30240, 30000 SYSTEMAX 31972 T AGAR SYSTEMS 31972 T AND Y 30000, 3 0104 T A T UNG 30048, 30081, 30000, 30067, 30041 TEAC 30000, 30067, 30041 TECHNICS 30035, 30162 , 30037, 30000 TEKNIKA 30035, 30037, 30000 TELECORDER 30240 [...]

  • Page 89

    viii APPENDIX SONY 40533, 41533, 40864, 40772, 41033, 41069, 41070, 41431, 41633 SUPERSCAN 4082 1 SV A 40717 SYL V ANIA 40675, 40 821, 41268 SYMPHONIC 40675, 40821, 41268 T A TUN G 40770 TEA C 40571, 40717, 40790 TECHNICS 40490, 40 703 TECHNIKA 40770 TEVION 40651 THET A DIGIT AL 40571 THOMSON 40522 TOSHIB A 40503, 40 573, 40539, 40695, 41045, 41154[...]

  • Page 90

    ix MD RECORDER DENON 70873 KENWOOD 70681, 70826, 71683 ONKYO 70868, 71685 OPTIMUS 71063 P ANASONIC 71682 PIONEER 71063 SHARP 70861, 71684 SHER WOOD 71067 SONY 70490, 71790 Y AMAHA 70490, 70888, 72001 T APE DECK AIW A 70197 DENON 70076, 70371, 70412 GARRARD 703 08, 70309 JVC 70244, 7 0273 KENWOOD 70070, 70205, 70365 NIKKO 70365 ONKYO 70135, 70282 OP[...]

  • Page 91

    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCAR BOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 7731[...]

  • Page 92

    The circled numbers and alphabets corre spond to those in the Owner’ s Manual. ■ Front panel RX-V461 U SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA ST ANDBY /ON A/B/OFF l PRESET/TUNING/CH h CA TEGORY A/B/C/D/E FM/AM EDIT SEARCH MODE PRESET/TUNING MEMORY DISPLAY TUNING AUT O/MAN'L OPTIMIZER MIC AUDIO SELECT DIRECT STEREO STRAIGHT EFFECT TONE CONTROL l INP[...]

  • Page 93

    ■ Remote contr ol REC SCENE 123 4 V OLUME TV VOL TV CH AMP SOURCE TV TRANSMIT CODE SET ST ANDBY PO WER POWER POWER AV TV MUL TI CH IN AUDIO SEL DOCK MD CBL MUTE TV MUTE TV INPUT 4 3 2 1 8 10 7 0 9 6 5 SLEEP MOVIE ENTERT AIN MUSIC ENT DIRECT ST . STRAIGHT STEREO ENHANCER NIGHT SUR. DECODE MENU TITLE SET MENU SRCH MODE XM MEMORY LEVEL DISPLA Y RETU[...]