Yamaha X-V2600 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., SCARBO ROUGH, 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 i • 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 persons. The[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ii 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 product does[...]

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    CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. iii 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 ventilatio[...]

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    1 PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION FEATU RES .... ......... ............ .......... ............ .......... .... 2 GETTING STARTED ... .......... ............ ............ ....... 3 Supplied accessories .............. ................ ............ ........ 3 Installing [...]

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    FEATURES 2 Built-in 7- channel power ampli fier ◆ Minimum RMS Output Power (0.04% THD, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 130 W + 130 W Center: 130 W Surround: 130 W + 130 W Surround Back: 130 W + 130 W Sound field features ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ THX Select2 ◆ Dolby Digita l/Dolb y Digital EX decode[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 3 INTRODUCTION Please check t hat you recei ved all of the following parts. GETTING ST ARTED Supplied accessories CLEAR LEARN RE–NAME MENU EFFECT RETURN DISPLAY BAND SRCH MODE NIGHT AUDI O PURE DIRECT ENTER GUI TOP TITLE SELECT 1 2B THX STAND ARD SELECT EXTD SUR. STEREO MUSIC ENTERTAIN MOVIE VOLUME + – 34 2 1 90 + 10 ENT. 567 8 [...]

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    GETTING STARTE D 4 • Change all of the batteries if you notice conditions such as th e operation range of the remote control decreases, the indicato r does not flash, or its light or display windo w become dim. • Do not use old batteries together with ne w ones. • Do not use different types of batteries (such as alkaline and ma nganese batter[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 5 INTRODUCTION The remote control tra nsmits a directiona l infrared ray . Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the remote control sensor on the main unit during operation. • Do not spill water or other liquid s on the remote control. • Do not drop the remote control. • Do not leav e or store the remote contro l in th[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 The XM Satellite Radio controls (SEARCH MODE, CA TEGOR Y, PRESE T/TUNING/CH l / h , MEMO R Y and DI SPLA Y) are only applicable to the U.S.A. model a nd are oper ational only when XM is selected as the input source. For details, see “Front panel functions” on page 54. 1 MASTER ON/OFF Press inward to the ON position. •[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 INTRODUCTION 8 Fro nt panel displa y Shows in formation about the operational status of this unit. 9 PRESET/TUNING (EDIT) Switches the function of PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h between selecting pr eset station numbers and tuning when TUNER is selected as the i nput source (see pages 47 to 52). 0 FM/AM Switches the reception band [...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 This section describes the func tion of each control o n the remote control used to control this unit. Set AMP/ SOURCE/TV to AMP to operat e this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 103. The XM Satellite Radio controls (X M, XM MEMOR Y, SRCH MODE, DISPLA Y, cursor buttons k / n /[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 INTRODUCTION A MA CR O Programs a series of operations to be controlled with a single button (see page 110). B ST ANDBY Sets this unit, Zone 2 and Zone 3 to the standby mod e (see page 30). This button is operational onl y when MASTER ON/OFF on the front panel is pressed inward to the ON po sition. C PO WER T urns on this u[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 This section describes the func tion of each control o n the Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control used to control Zone 2 or Zone 3. The XM Satellite Radio controls (X M, DISPLA Y, PRESET, ALL, CA T ., numeric buttons, NUMBER, cursor buttons k / n / l / h and ENT) are only appli cable to the U.S. A. model and are operational only w[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 INTRODUCTION The XM indicator is only applicable to the U. S.A. model. 1 YP AO indicator Lights up when the A UT O SETUP procedure is in progress and when t he A UTO SETUP speaker se ttings are used without any modifications. 2 HDMI indicator Lights up when HDMI compone nts are assigned to the HDMI IN 1 and HDMI IN 2 jacks[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 12 K 96/24 indicator Lights up when a DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit. L LFE indicator Lights up when the input signal contains an LFE signal. M Input channel and speaker indicators Input ch annel indicator s Indicate the channe l components of the current digital input signal. Presence and surround bac k speaker indic[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 13 INTRODUCTION 1 DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks See pages 24, 25 and 27 for connection information. 2 DIGIT AL INPUT jacks See pages 24, 25 and 27 for details. 3 Video component jac ks See pages 24 and 25 for connection information. 4 A udio component jac ks See pages 24, 25 and 27 for connection information. 5 CONTROL OUT jac ks The[...]

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    CONNECTIONS 14 The speaker layout belo w sho ws the standard ITU-R * speaker setting. Y ou can use it to enjo y CINEMA DSP, multi-channel audio sources and THX. * ITU-R is the radio communication sector of the ITU (International T elecommunication Union). Fro nt speaker s (FR and FL ) The front speakers are used fo r the main source sound plus effe[...]

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    15 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Di-pole speaker l ay out Either di-pole or di rect radiati ng speake r types can be used for THX surround. If you choos e di-pole speakers, please place the surround and surround back speakers according to the speaker layout below . Be sure to connect t he left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “?[...]

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    16 CONNECTIONS 1 Remove appro x imately 10 mm (3/8 in) of insulation from each of the speaker cables. 2 T wist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits. 3 Loosen the knob usin g the supplied speaker terminal wrench. 4 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each term inal. 5 Tighten the knob to secu re the wire us[...]

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    17 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) terminals Connect presence speakers to t hese terminals. Y ou can also use these terminals to connect the Zone 2 speakers (see page 116 ). 1 Open the tab. 2 Insert one bare wire into the hole of eac h terminal. 3 Return the tab to secure the wire . ■ Connecting the banana plug (W ith the e xception [...]

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    18 CONNECTIONS SPEAKERS FRONT SURROUND FRONT CENTER PRE OUT SUBWOOFER SURROUND BACK/PRESENCE SURROUND/ZONE 2(3) SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SURROUND BACK SINGLE CENTER SINGLE (SB) R L R R L L R L R L R L R L + – + – + – + + – – – + + + + + – – – – A B PRESENCE/ZONE 2(3) Center speaker Front speakers (A) Surround back speakers Left Right L[...]

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    19 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Some of the speakers commercially available these days hav e speaker wire connections that allo w bi-wiring or bi- amplification to enhance the performance of the speaker system. This unit allo ws you to make bi-wire and bi-AMP connections to one speaker sy stem. Check if your speakers support bi-wiring or bi-amplif i c[...]

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    20 CONNECTIONS Do not connect this unit or other components to the main power until all connections between components are complete. ■ Cable indication s ■ Analog jacks Y ou can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin cables to the analog jacks on this unit. Connect red plugs to th e right jacks and white plugs to the[...]

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    21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ A udio jac ks This unit has four types of audio jacks (analog audio, digita l audio coaxial, digital aud i o optical and HDM I). Connection depends on the a v ailability of audi o jacks on your other components. A UDIO jacks For con ventional analog audio signals. DIGIT AL A UDIO (CO AXIAL) jacks For digita l audio [...]

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    22 CONNECTIONS ■ Video jac ks This unit has four types of video jacks (composite, compone nt, S-video and HDMI). Connection depends on the av ailability of input jacks on your monitor . When Con version is set to On (see page 88), the anal og video signals input at the VIDEO, S VIDEO and COMPONENT V IDEO jacks can be output at the VIDEO, S VIDEO [...]

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    23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION This unit has the HDMI IN 1 and HDMI IN 2 jacks for digita l audio and video signal i nput as well as the HDMI OUT jack for digital audio and video signal out put. Connect the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack of this unit to the HDMI OUT jack of other HDMI components (such as a D VD player). Connect the HDMI OUT jack of this[...]

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    24 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a D VD player Check the availability of jacks on your D V D player and select one type of connection for audio/video input/output. Howe ver , in case you make an HDMI connection, you can mak e both a udio and video connections using a single HDM I cable. Connecting video components Note R L MONITOR OUT AUD I O VIDEO S [...]

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    25 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connecting other video components Check the av ailability of jacks on your other video components and select one type of connec tion for audio/video input/output. Howe ver , in case you make an HDMI connection, you can make both audio and video conn ections using a single HDMI cable. Note R L AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO CBL[...]

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    26 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 6 additio nal input jacks (left and right FR ONT , CENTER, left and right SURROUND 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 CH to 8ch in Multi CH Assign [...]

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    27 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION • Check the av ailability of jack s on your audio components and sele ct one type of connect ion for audio/video input/output. • PHONO jacks are for connecting a turntable with an MM or high-output MC ca rtridge. If you have a turntable with a low-output M C cartridge, use an in-line boostin g transformer or MC-head[...]

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    28 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting an e xternal amplifier If you want to increase the po wer output to the speakers, or want to use another amplif ier , connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT j acks as follows. • When audio pin plugs are connected to the PRE OUT jacks for output to an external amplifier , it is not necessary to use the correspon[...]

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    29 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Both AM and FM indoor antennas are include d with this unit. In general, these an tenn as should provide suf ficient signal strength. Connect each antenna corr ectly to the designated terminals. ■ Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop antenna . 2 Press and hold the tab to insert the AM loop antenna lead [...]

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    30 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the A C power cab le Plug the supplied A C power cable into the A C inlet after all other connections are complete and then plug the AC po wer cable to an A C wa ll outlet. Use the supplied A C cable. Do not use other A C power cables as doing so may result in f ire hazard or electrical sh ock. ■ A C OUTLETS (SWITCHE[...]

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    31 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION 3 Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF , ZONE 2 ON/OFF or ZONE 3 ON/OFF o n the fr ont panel (or PO WER on the remote cont rol) to turn on this unit, Zone 2 or Z one 3. y • When MASTER ON/OFF is pre ssed inward to the ON position, you can also pres s PO WER or ST ANDBY on the remote control to turn on or set this unit, Zone 2 and Z[...]

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    AUTO SETUP 32 This receiv er employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimize r (YP A O) technology which lets you av oid troublesome listening-based speak er setup and achiev es highly accu rate sound adjustments. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in y our actual listening en vironment. • Pl[...]

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    33 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION For best results, make sure th e room is as quiet as possible during the A UTO SETUP procedure (YP A O). If there is too much ambient noise, the results ma y not be satisfactory . y • Y ou can run A UT O SETUP using the system menu that appe ars in the GUI or in the fr ont panel display . T his manual uses the GUI illu[...]

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    34 AUTO SETUP 5 Press k / n repeatedly to select Wiring, Distance, Size, Equal izing or Le vel and then press h . 6 For Wiring, Distance, Siz e or Level, select: Check T o automatically check and adjust the selected item. Skip T o skip the selected ite m and perform no adjustments. y When using THX speakers, select “Skip” for Size and make sure[...]

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    35 AUTO SETUP PREP ARA TION 9 Press n to select Star t and then press ENTER. Loud test tones are output from each sp eaker and “Measuring” appears during the A UTO SETUP procedure. y • T o stop the A UT O SETUP procedure, press one of the cursor buttons ( k / n / l / h ) or ENTER. In th e pause mode, press k to retry the procedure, l to canc [...]

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    36 AUTO SETUP After all menu items ha v e been measured, “Measuremen t Over” appears on the screen and the results for each item are displayed. •P r e s s n and select Setup to set the measured values. •P r e s s k and select Retry to retry the A UTO SETUP procedure. •P r e s s h and select Detail to view information about measurement res[...]

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    PLAYBACK 37 BAS I C OPERA TION Extreme caution sh ould be exercised when you play back CD s encoded in DTS. If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-incompatible CD player, you will only h ear some unwanted noise that may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD player supports CDs en code d in DTS. Also, ch eck the sound output le vel of y[...]

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    38 PLAYBACK 6 Rotate V OLUME on the front panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust the volume to the de sired output le vel. 7 Rotate the PROGRAM selector on the front panel (or press one of th e sound field program b uttons on the remote control ) to select the desired sound field pr ogram. The name of the se lected sound fie[...]

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    39 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Adjusting th e tonal qua lity Use this feature to adjust the balan ce of bass and treble for the front L/R and center speaker channels. 1 Press T ONE CONTROL on the front panel repeatedly to select TREBLE or B ASS. 2 Rotate the PR OGRAM sele ctor to adjust the high-frequenc y response (TRE BLE) or the low-frequenc[...]

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    40 PLAYBACK ■ Selecting the MUL TI CH INPUT Press MUL TI CH INPUT on the fr ont panel or MUL TI CH IN on the remote contr ol so that MUL TI CH INPUT appears in the fr ont panel display and on the video moni tor . When MUL TI CH INPUT is shown in the front panel display and the video monitor , no other source can be played. T o select another inpu[...]

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    41 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Enjoy ing 2-chan nel software in sur rou nd Signals input from 2-channel sources can also be played back in multiple channels. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press ST AND ARD on the remote contr ol to switc h between the Surr ound and Enhanced prog rams. Y ou can also press MO VIE or THX on the remote control[...]

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    42 PLAYBACK ■ Using PURE DIRECT PURE DIRECT bypasses the decoders and DSP processors of this unit as well as shuts down the video circuitry , allowing you to en joy the highest possible sound fidelity from analog and PCM sources. • T o av oid unex pected noise, do not play DTS-encoded CDs in the PURE DIRECT mode. • When a multi-channel signal[...]

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    43 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Using the sleep ti mer Use this feature to automa tically set this unit in the standby mode after a certai n amount of time. The sleep timer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source. The sleep timer also automatically turns off any e xternal components connected to the[...]

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    44 PLAYBACK 2 Press STRAIGHT (EFFECT) on the front panel or on the remote contr o l agai n to turn the sound effect bac k on. STRAIGHT disappears from the front panel display . ■ Virtual CINEMA DSP V irtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surround speak ers. It creates virtual speakers to repr oduce a natural sound [...]

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    45 PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Displayin g infor mation about the inpu t sour ce Y ou can display the type, fo rmat and sampling frequency of the current input signal. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press GUI T OP on the remote contr ol. The top display appears. 2 Press n repeatedly to sel ect Signal Info. and then press h . 3 Press l / h [...]

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    RECORDING 46 Recording adjustments a nd other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for those components. 1 T urn on the power of this unit and all connected c omponents. See page 30 for details. 2 Rotate the INPU T selector on the fro nt panel (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press one [...]

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    FM/AM TUNING 47 BAS I C OPERA TION Automatic tuning is ef fecti ve when station signals are strong and there is no in terference. 1 Rotate the INPUT select or on the front panel (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press TUNER on th e remote control) to select TUNER as the input source. 2 Press FM/AM on the fron t panel (or B AND on the remote [...]

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    48 FM/AM TUNING Manual tuning is effective wh en stations signal s are weak. Manually tuning into an FM stat ion will automatically change the re ception mode to monaural reception to increase the sig nal quality. 1 Repeat step s 1 and 2 in “A utomat ic tuning” to select TUNER and the rece ption band. 2 Press TUNING MODE (A UT O/MAN’L) repeat[...]

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    49 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 3 Press and hold MEMORY (MAN’L/A UTO FM) on the fr ont panel for more than 3 seconds. The preset group and number as well as the MEMOR Y and A UTO indicators flash. After approximately 5 secon ds, automatic presetting starts from the currently selected frequenc y and proceeds tow ard the higher frequencies. When[...]

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    50 FM/AM TUNING Y ou can also store up to 40 FM or AM stations (8 stations in each of the 5 groups, A1 to E8) manually . Y ou must first set AMP/SOURCE/T V to SOURCE and then press TUNER on the remote control to select T UNER as the input source. 1 Repeat steps in “A utomatic tuning” or “Manual tuning” to tu ne into a station automatically [...]

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    51 FM/AM TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 5 Press MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) on the front panel while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. The station band and frequenc y appear in the front panel display with the preset group and number you hav e selected. 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations. • Any stored station data existing under a preset n[...]

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    52 FM/AM TUNING 2 Press A/B/C/D/E (or l / h on the remote control) to select the preset station group. The preset group letter appears in the front panel display and changes each time you press the button. 3 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or PRESET k / n on the remote contr ol) to select a preset station number (1 thr ough 8). The preset group and n[...]

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    XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 53 BAS I C OPERA TION XM Satellite Radio is the satell ite radio service with millions of listeners across the United State s broadcasting liv e daily . The XM Satellit e Radio channel lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 67 commercial-free mu sic channels, featuring hip hop to op[...]

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    54 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING This section describes the functions of each control used fo r XM Satellite Radio tuning. The following controls are only a vailable when XM is selected as the input source. Rota te the INPUT selector on the front panel (or set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE and then press XM on the re mote control) to select XM as the input[...]

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    55 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Zone 2/Zone 3 r emote contr ol functions 1 XM Selects XM as the input source. 2 Input selector/numeric b uttons (All Chan nel Sear ch or Category Searc h mode) Use 1 to 9 and 0 to enter a channel number directly . (Preset Sear ch mode) Use 1 to 8 to enter a pres et channel number directly . T o [...]

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    56 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 2 Check the XM Satellite Radio reception level and adjust the orientation of the XM Satellite Radio antenna f or a better percenta ge of the reception level. y Y o u can display the XM Satellite Ra dio reception leve l by using the Antenna Level parameter in Input Select (see page 80). • If CHECK ANTENNA appears in [...]

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    57 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION Y ou can search for the channel you want to listen to using one of three search modes. Y ou can also enter the number directly to select th e desired channel. For details, se e “Direct Number Access mode” on page 59. ■ All Channel Sear ch mode 1 Carry out “Selecting the XM Satellite Radio mo[...]

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    58 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Category Sear ch mode 1 Carry out “Selecting th e XM Satellite Radio mode” on page 56. 2 Press SEARCH MODE (or SRCH MODE on the remote control) repeatedly to select CA T SEARCH. 3 T o change the channel category , press CA TEGOR Y (or A-E/CA T . l / h on the remote control) repeatedl y . 4 T o search a c hanne[...]

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    59 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 4 T o change the preset number (1 to 8), press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or PRESET/CH k / n on the remote control) repeatedly . y Y ou can also select the preset number directly by pressing the numeric buttons (1 to 8) on the remote control. ■ Direct Number Access mode 1 Carry out “Selecting th e [...]

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    60 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the desired channel number . For e xample, to enter the number 123, press the numeric buttons as sho wn below . The display changes as follo ws. 4 If y ou enter fewer than three number s, y ou may press ENT . to tune to the channel immediately or wait a few seconds to confirm the e[...]

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    61 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 3 While the MEMOR Y indicator is fl ashing, press CA TEGOR Y (or A-E/CA T . l / h on the remote control) to select a preset group (A to E). The group letter appears. 4 While the MEMOR Y indicator is fl ashing, press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h (or PRESET/CH k / n on the remote control) to select a preset[...]

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    62 XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Y ou can display XM information (such as channel number/name, category , or ar tist name/song title) for the channel currently se lected in the GUI and in the front panel display . If a status message or an error message appears in the front panel display , see TROUBLESHOO TING on page 124. ■ Displa ying the XM Sat [...]

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    EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 63 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS A signific ant factor that creates the rich, full tone s of a li ve instrument are the multiple reflecti ons from the walls of the room. In addition to making the sound liv e, these reflections enable us to tell where the player is situa ted, and the size and shape of the room in which we are s[...]

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    64 EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 2 Press k / n repeatedly to select Stereo/Surround and then press h . The following display appear s. 3 Press k / n repeatedly to select the sound field pro gram you want to ad just and then press h . The following display appear s. 4 Press k / n repeatedly to select the sound field parameter y ou want to adjust an[...]

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    SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 65 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital de coders that allo w you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any sound sour ce (stereo or mu lti-channel). Th is unit is also equipped with a Y AMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing se veral sound fi eld pro[...]

  • Page 70

    66 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS MUL TI 2-CH 5 THX Cinema THX processing for movie sof tware. THX THX Game THX processing fo r game softwa re. THX THX Select2 Cinema THX Select2 processing f or movie software. MUL TI 6 STANDARD DOLBY DIGITAL Standard 5. 1 channel pr ocessing for Dolb y Digital sour ces. STANDARD q D+PL x Movie Standard 7. 1 chan[...]

  • Page 71

    67 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Y ou can select from the follo wing sound fields when play i ng music sources, like CD, FM /AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. Pro gram selection methods v ary depending on sou nd field program types. For details on how to select sound field programs, see “Basic operations” on page 37. For musi[...]

  • Page 72

    SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 68 Y ou can adjust the values of certain digital sound field para meters so the sound f ields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the follo wing parameters are found in e v ery program. ■ DSP Level (DSP level) Function: Adjusts the le vel of all the D SP eff ect sounds within a narro w ra[...]

  • Page 73

    69 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Liveness (Live ness) Function: Adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual w alls in the hall by cha nging th e rate at which th e early reflections decay . Description: The early re flections of a source sound decay much faster in a room with acoustically absorbent wa ll surfaces than in o[...]

  • Page 74

    70 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ Rev . Time (Reverberation time) Function: Adjusts the amount of time it takes for the dense, subsequent re v erberation sound to decay by 60 dB (at 1 kHz). This changes the appare nt size of the acoustic environmen t ov er an extremely wide range. Description: The longer the re v erberation time, the more l[...]

  • Page 75

    71 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Dialogue Lift (Dialog lift) Function: Adjusts the height of the front and center ch annel sounds by assigning some of the front and center channel element s to the prese nce speakers. Description: The lar ger the parame ter , the higher the position of th e front and center channel soun[...]

  • Page 76

    72 SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ Decode T ype (Deco der type) For MO VIE THEA TER Function: Selects the deco der used to playback 2-channel s ources using MO VIE THEA TER programs. Choices: Pro Logic / Pro Logic x / Neo:6 For THX Cinema Function: Selects the decoder used to playback 2-channel sources using THX Cinema. Choices: Pro Logic / [...]

  • Page 77

    SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS 73 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Sound output from each speak er depends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to the fo llowing diagrams in the table below to understand the speak e r layout for each sound f ield program. Be advised that there may be no or not eno ugh sound output from speaker s depending on th[...]

  • Page 78

    74 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS MUSIC Hall in Vienna The Bttm Line The Ro xy Thtr ENTERT AINMENT Disco MUSIC P op/Rock ENTERT AINMENT V ariety/Sports Mono Movie Game THX THX Cinema THX Surround EX THX THX Select2 Cinema THX Music THX THX Game ST ANDARD DOLBY DIGIT AL PRO LOGI C DTS PR O LOGIC PR O LOGIC MO VIE THEA TER Enhanc ed DOLBY DIGIT [...]

  • Page 79

    75 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ST ANDARD PLIIx Movie PLIIx Music PLIIx Game Movie/ Game Movi e/Music /Game Music MO VIE THEA TER Enhanced PLIIx Movie When PR/SB Priority is set to Pr esence When PR/SB Priority is set to Surround Back ST ANDARD Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Music Cinema Cinema/M usic Music 2-channel audio (monaural[...]

  • Page 80

    76 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS MO VIE THEA TER Enhanc ed Neo:6 Cinema When PR/SB Priority is set to Presence When PR/SB Priority is set to Su rround Back STRAIGHT Monaural playback PURE DIRECT Monaural playback 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 * 3 L[...]

  • Page 81

    SYSTEM OPTIONS 77 AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can use the follo wing parameters to adjust a v ariety of system settings and customiz e the way this unit opera tes. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to refl ect the needs of your listening en vironment. ■ Stereo/Surr ound (Stereo/Surr ound men u) Use to edit sound [...]

  • Page 82

    78 SYSTEM OPTIONS Option (Optional menu) Use to manually adjus t the optional system settings. ■ A uto Setup (A uto se tup menu) Use to run A UTO SETUP and specify which speake r parameters to be adjusted (see page 32). ■ System Memory (Syst em memory menu) Use to sav e and recall v ari ous settings (see page 99). ■ Signal Info. (Signal inf o[...]

  • Page 83

    79 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use the remote control to acce ss and adjust each parameter . (Speaker set is us ed in the following e xample to change para meter settings.) Manual Setup > Basi c > Speaker Set > 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press GUI T OP on the remote contr ol. The top display appears. 2 Press k / n repeate[...]

  • Page 84

    80 SYSTEM OPTIONS Use this feature to reassign digital input/output s, select the input signal, rename the inputs, or adjust the l ev el of the signal input at each jack. Choices: XM, TUNER, PHONO, CD, CD-R, MD/T APE, D VD, DTV, CBL/SA T, VCR1, D VR/VCR2, V -A UX, MUL TI CH Some parameter s described be lo w may not be a vailable fo r all input sou[...]

  • Page 85

    81 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ V olume T rim (V olume trimmi ng) Y ou can adjust the level of th e signal input at each jack. This is useful if you want to balance the lev el of each input source to a void sudden change s in volume when switching between input sources. Manual Setup > Input Select > input source (D VD, etc.) > [...]

  • Page 86

    82 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ A udio Select (A udio selection) This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Y ou can select the type of input signal you want to use. Input Select > input source (D VD, etc.) > Audio Select > Choices: Au t o , HDM I, Coax/Opt, Analog • Select “Auto” if you w ant si gnals to be input to this unit in the follo[...]

  • Page 87

    83 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use this menu to adjust the sound parameters. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press GUI T OP on the remote contr ol. 2 Press k / n on the remote control to select Manual Setup and then press h . 3 Press k / n on the remote control to select Sound and then pre ss h . 4 Select the desired parameters and the[...]

  • Page 88

    84 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Dynamic Range (Dynamic range) Use to select the amount of dynamic range compressio n to be applied to your speakers and headphones. This setting is effe cti ve only when the uni t is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals. T o access these parameters, select : Manual Setup > Sound > Dynamic Range > Choices: MAX (maxim[...]

  • Page 89

    85 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you are satisfied with the results. y If you want to reset all PEQ parameter settings for the selected speaker , select RESET and press ENTER. 6 Select EXIT and press ENTER to exit the settings window . y • If you select “Band” in step 3, you can use this menu as a graphic e[...]

  • Page 90

    86 SYSTEM OPTIONS A udio Dela y (A udio dela y) Use to delay the sound output and synchronize it with the video image. This may be ne cessary when using certa in LCD monitors or projectors. Control range: 0 to 240 (ms) Max V olume (Maxim um v olume) Use to set the maximum v olume le ve l so that the sound output lev el will not increase beyo nd the[...]

  • Page 91

    87 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Channel Mut e (Channel mute) Use to select spe cific speaker cha nnels to be mu ted. Manual Setup > Sound > Channel Mute > Mode (Mode) Use to acti va te or deacti v ate the Channel Mute setting for each speaker . Choices: Off , On • Select “Of f” to deacti v ate the Channe l Mute settings. [...]

  • Page 92

    88 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Con ver sion (Vi deo con version) Use this feature to acti v ate or deacti vate the video con version as well as the HDMI up-con version of the analog video signals input at the composite vi deo, S-video and component video jacks. Choices: Off, On • Select “Of f” to deacti vate the video con version as well as the HDMI u[...]

  • Page 93

    89 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ HDMI Aspect (HDMI aspect ratio) Use to select the HDMI aspect rati o. Choices: Thr ough , 16:9 Normal • Select “Through” if you do not make an y adjustments to the HDMI aspec t ratio. • Select “16:9 Normal” if you want to display video images with 4:3 of HDMI aspect ratio on your video monitor[...]

  • Page 94

    90 SYSTEM OPTIONS Use this menu to set up ba sic system parameters. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press GUI T OP on th e remote control. 2 Press k / n on the remote control to select Manual Setup and then press h . 3 Press k / n on the remote control to select Basic and then press h . 4 Select the desired parameters and then press h to access[...]

  • Page 95

    91 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Front (Front speakers) Choices: Large, Small • Select “Large” if you ha ve lar ge front speak ers. The unit directs the enti re range of the front left and right channel signals to the front left and right speakers. • Select “Small” if you hav e small front speakers. The unit directs the low-frequ[...]

  • Page 96

    92 SYSTEM OPTIONS Presence (Presence speakers) Choices: Ye s , None • Select “Y es” if you have presence speakers. • Select “None” if you do not hav e presence speake rs. This unit directs all prese nce channel signals to the front left and right speakers. When Zone2 Amplifier is set to “Internal” (see page 96), Presence is automati[...]

  • Page 97

    93 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Speaker distanc es Control range: 0.30 to 24.00 m (1.0 to 80.0 ft) Initial setting: 3.00 m (10.0 ft) Control step: 0.1 m (0.5 ft) • Fr ont L adjusts the distance of the front left speaker . • Fr ont R adjusts the distance of the front right speaker . • Center adjusts the distan ce of the center speaker [...]

  • Page 98

    94 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ THX Set (THX settings) Use to manually adjust the THX settings. Manual Setup > Basic > THX Set > SB Speaker Dist. (Surround bac k speaker distance) Use this feature to optimize the surround sound f ield when you hav e to place the surround back speakers apart. Choices: U.S.A. and Canada models: under 1ft, 1 – 4ft , [...]

  • Page 99

    95 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION 5 When finished adjusting parameters, press ENTER on the remote control. ■ Dimmer (Dimmer) Use to adjust the brightness of the front panel display . Manual Setup > Option > Dimmer > Control range: –4 to 0 ■ Multi Zone (Multi zone) Use this feature to custo mize the Zone 2 and Zone 3 settings. M[...]

  • Page 100

    96 SYSTEM OPTIONS Zone2 Amplifier (Zone 2 amplifier) Use to select ho w the Zone 2 speakers are amplified. Choices: EXT , INT : Sur ., INT:PRNS, INT :BO TH • Select “EXT” if you want to connect your Zone 2 speakers through an external amplif ier connected to the ZONE 2 OUTPUT jacks o n the rear pane l of this unit. • Select “INT :Sur .”[...]

  • Page 101

    97 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Zone2 V olume (Zone 2 v olume) Use to select ho w the vol ume control will operat e with regard to the ZONE 2 OUTPUT jacks. When Zone2 Amplif ier is set to “Internal” , this feature is automat ically set to “V ariable” . Choices: Fixed, Va r i a b l e • Select “Fix ed” to fix t he ZONE 2 OUTP UT[...]

  • Page 102

    98 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ Sur .Initialize (Surr ound initialize) Use this feature to initialize the parameters for each sound field program within sound f ield program g roups. When you initialize a sound f ield program group, all of the parameter valu es within that group rev ert to th eir initial settings. Adjusted sound field parameter settings are [...]

  • Page 103

    99 SYSTEM OPTIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ HDMI Set (HD MI settings) Use to adjust the HDMI support audio. Suppor t A udio (Suppor t audio) Use to select whether to play back HDMI audio signals on this unit or on another HDMI component connected to the HDMI OUT jack on the rear panel of this unit. Choices: RX-V2600 , Other • Select “RX-V2600?[...]

  • Page 104

    100 SYSTEM OPTIONS ■ T o load settings 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP and then press GUI T OP on th e remote control. The top display appears. 2 Press k / n on the remote control repeatedl y to select System Me mor y and then press h . 3 Select Load and then press ENTER. 4 Press k / n on the remote control repeatedl y to select the memory number you [...]

  • Page 105

    ADVANCED SETUP 101 AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit has additional menus that ar e displayed in the front panel displa y . The AD V ANCED SETUP menu offe rs additional operations to adjust and c ustomize th e way this un it operates. Change the initi al settings (ind icated in b old under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vir[...]

  • Page 106

    102 ADVANCED SETUP ■ Remote sensor REMOTE SEN Use to acti v ate or deacti v ate the signal-recei ving capability of the remote cont rol sensor on the front panel of this unit. Choices: ON , OFF • Select ON if you want to activ ate the signal-receiving capability of the remote control sensor . • Select OFF if you w ant to deacti v ate the sign[...]

  • Page 107

    REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 103 AD V ANCED OPERA TION In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate ot her audio and video components made by Y AMAHA and other manufacturers . T o control these other components, you must set up the remote cont rol with the appropriate remote control code s. This remote control also ha s a le[...]

  • Page 108

    104 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Once you set the appropriate remote control codes, you can use this remote to cont rol your other components. Note that some butt ons ma y not correctly operate the selected component. Use the input selector buttons to select the component you want to operate. The remote control automatica lly switches to the appropriate[...]

  • Page 109

    105 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can control other co mponents by setting the appropriate remote control code s. Codes can be set up for each input area. F or a complete list of av ailable remote control codes, refer to “LIST OF REMO TE CONTR OL CODES” at the end of this manual. The follow ing table sho ws the default comp[...]

  • Page 110

    106 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Setting remote control AMP codes Select one of the follo wing codes to set the remot e control AMP code for the component you want to use. Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AM P or SOURCE and then change the re mote c ontrol code settings. • Y ou need to set the corresponding remote control AMP ID (see page 102). • When using mul[...]

  • Page 111

    107 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 8 Press LEARN again to ex it from the setup mode. 9 Press one of the buttons shaded belo w to see if you can contr ol y our component. If y ou can, the remote control code is correct. y If the manufacturer of your component has more than one code, try each of them until you find the corre ct one. ?[...]

  • Page 112

    108 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press LEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object. LEARN and the selected component name (e x. D VD) appear alternatel y in the display windo w . • Do not press and hold LEARN. If you ho ld it do wn for more than 3 seconds, the remo te enters the r emote control code setting mode. • If you do not complete each of[...]

  • Page 113

    109 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can change the name of th e input source that appears in the display windo w on the remote control if you want to use a different name than the fa ctory preset. This is useful when you ha ve set the inpu t selector to control a dif ferent component. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press[...]

  • Page 114

    110 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES The MA CR O feature makes it possible to perform a seri es of operations with the press of a single button. F or example, when you want to play a CD, normally you would turn on the components, select the CD i nput, and press the play b utton to start playback. The MA CR O feature lets you perform all of these operations [...]

  • Page 115

    111 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ MA CRO operations 1 Set MA CR O ON/OFF to ON. 2 Press a macro button. • When you hav e fi nished using the MA CR O feature, set MA CR O ON/OFF to OFF. • While the remote is carrying out a MACR O program, it will not accept any other b utton’ s functio n until the macr o operation is comple[...]

  • Page 116

    112 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 4 Press the buttons for th e functions you want to include in the macro operation in sequence. Y ou can set up to 10 steps (10 functions). After you hav e set 10 steps, FULL appears and the remote control automatical ly exits the macro mode . T o change the sele cted source component, p ress SELECT k / n . Pressing the i[...]

  • Page 117

    113 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION 5 Release the objec t used to press CLEAR to exit fr om the c learing mode. • C;NG appears in the display window if clearing was unsuccessful. In this case start over from step 3. • ERR OR appears in the display wi ndow if you press a b utton not indicated in the respective step, or if you press[...]

  • Page 118

    114 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Clearing a macr o function Y ou can clear the function programmed for a certain macro button. 1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE. 2 Press MA CRO using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “MCR ?” appears in the display windo w . If you do not complete each of the following steps within 30 seconds, the macro progr[...]

  • Page 119

    ZONE 2/ZONE 3 115 AD V ANCED OPERA TION This unit allows you to conf igure a multi-room audio system. Th e Zone 2 and Zone 3 features enable you to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main room, second room (Zone 2) a nd third room (Zone 3). Y ou can control this unit from the second or third room using the supplied remote cont[...]

  • Page 120

    116 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 ■ Using the int ernal amplifie rs of t his unit If y ou want to use on e internal amplifier (surr ound or surround back) of this unit Connect the Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers directly to th e SURROUND/ZONE 2(3) or PR ESENCE/ZONE 2(3) terminals and select either INT :Sur . or INT : PRNS for Zone2 Amplifier (see page 96). If yo u wan[...]

  • Page 121

    117 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 AD V ANCED OPERA TION y • Y ou must complete 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 OL again. • The initial setting is ZONE2 wh en both Zone 2 and Zone 3 are turned on. 3 Procee[...]

  • Page 122

    118 ZONE 2/ZONE 3 ■ Adjusting the v olume level of Zone 2 or Zone 3 Rotate V OLUME on the front panel (or press V OLUME +/– on the remote control) to adj ust the vo lume le vel of the selected zone. Control range: –80 dB to +16.5 dB Control step: 0.5 dB V OLUME +/– can be used only when Zone2 V olume or Zone3 V olume is set to V ariable in [...]

  • Page 123

    HDMI 119 AD V ANCED OPERA TION HDMI (High-Def inition Multimedia Interface) i s the f irst industry-supported, uncompresse d, all-digital A/V (audio/ video) interf ace. Providing an interface between any A/V source (such as a set-top box or A/V receiv er) and an audio/video monitor (such as a digital tele vi sion – DTV), HDMI supports standard, e[...]

  • Page 124

    120 HDMI ■ Assigning HDMI components Y ou can assign an HDMI component to the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack on t he rear panel of this unit so t hat the audio and video signals in put via HDMI connection can be simultaneously played back. Use the I/O Assignment parame ter in Input Select to assign HDMI components (see page 81). ■ Con verting anal[...]

  • Page 125

    TROUBLESHOOTING 121 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Refer to the chart belo w when this unit does not function prope rly . If the problem yo u are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction belo w does not help , set this unit to the standby mode, disc onnect the po wer cabl e, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA de aler or service cente[...]

  • Page 126

    122 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remed y 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 th at the impe dance selec tor setti ng is correct . 31 Check the s peaker wires a re not tou ching each o ther and then t urn this u nit back on. — The sleep ti mer has tur ned th[...]

  • Page 127

    123 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remedy See page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolb y 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 operation s instru[...]

  • Page 128

    124 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ T uner ■ XM Satellite Ra dio 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 Cause Remedy See page FM FM stereo recep tion is noisy . The charact eristics o f FM s[...]

  • Page 129

    125 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Remote contr ol Prob lem Cause Remedy See page The remote con trol does not work or function properly . Wrong distan ce or angle. The remote control wil l function w ithin a maximu m range of 6 m (20 ft) an d no more tha n 30 degrees off- axis from the front panel. 5 Direct sunl ight or lig hting (fro[...]

  • Page 130

    126 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ A UTO SETUP Before A UT O SETUP During A UT O SETUP Error message Cause Remedy See page Connect MIC! Optimiz er micropho ne is not con nected. Connect the supplied op timizer mi crophone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on t he front pa nel. 32 Unplug Phones! Headphones are connecte d. U nplug the he adphones. — No Setup Menu! No[...]

  • Page 131

    127 TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION After A U T O SETUP • If the ERROR or W ARNING screens appea rs, check the cause of the problem and the n perform the A UTO SETUP procedure again. • If warning W -1 or W -4 appears, corrections are made, but the y may not be optimal. • If warning W -2 or W -3 appears, no corrections are made. • If[...]

  • Page 132

    GLOSSARY 128 ■ ASA (Adv anced Speak er Arra y) ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal surround sound e xperience. When you set up your home theater system using all eight speaker outputs (Left, Center , Right, Surround Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Bac[...]

  • Page 133

    129 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ LFE 0.1 channel This channel is for the reproduction of lo w bass signals. The frequency range for this channel is 20 Hz to 120 Hz. This channel is counted as 0.1 because it only enforces a low frequenc y range compared to the full-range reproduced by th e other 5/6 ch annels in Dolb y Digital or DTS 5.1/6.1[...]

  • Page 134

    130 GLOSSARY ■ THX Games Mode For the replay of stereo and multi-chan nel game audio th e THX Games Mode should be se lected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded ga me sour ces such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolb y Digital. This a ccurately plac es all game audio surround information, provi[...]

  • Page 135

    131 GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Component video signal W ith the component video signal system, the video signal is separated into the Y sign al for the luminance and the P B and P R signals for the chrominance. Color can be reproduced more faithfully with this system because each of these signals is inde pendent. A monitor with component [...]

  • Page 136

    132 GLOSSARY This unit employs Y AMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YP A O) technol ogy , together with the Parametr ic EQ settings (s ee page 84), to optimize the frequency characteristics of i ts parametric equa lizer to match your listening en vironment. YP A O uses a combination of the follo wing three parameters (Frequency, Gain and Q f[...]

  • Page 137

    SPECIFICATIONS 133 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION A U DIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Powe r for Front, C enter , Surr ound, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kH z, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω ......... .................. ......... 1 30 W • Dynamic Po wer (IHF) 8/6/4/2 Ω .................. ....................... ............... 165/205/260/340 W • Ma ximum Power [...]

  • Page 138

    134 SPECIFICATIONS GENERA L • P ower Supply [U.S.A. and Can ada models] ..................... ......... AC 120 V , 60 Hz [General an d Asia model ] ............... ....................... . AC 110/120/220/230–240 V , 50/60 Hz [China model] .. ....................... .................. ......... A C 220 V , 5 0 Hz [Korea model] .................[...]

  • Page 139

    i LIST OF REMO TE CONTROL CODES CABLE ABC 0030, 0035 AMERICAST 0926 BELL SOUTH 0926 BIRMINGHAM CABLE COMMUNICATIONS 0303 BRITISH T ELECOM 0030 CABLE & W IRELESS 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 04[...]

  • Page 140

    ii 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 JVC 010 1, 0558, 1401, 1522 KLH 1417, 1439 KENWOOD 1054, 1340 MCS 0066 MAGNAVOX 0558, 1116, 1216, 1296, MARANTZ 0066, 1116, 1216, 1316 MICROMEGA 1216 MUSICMAGIC 1116 MYRYAD 1216 NAD 0347 N[...]

  • Page 141

    iii CONTEC 0036, 0207 CRAIG 0207 CROSLEY 0081 CROWN 0036, 0064, 0207, 0397, 0445 CURTIS MATHES 0057, 0074, 0081, 0087, 0120, 0172, 0181, 0193, 0478, 0729, 1174, 1374 DAEWOO 0036, 0057, 0064, 0119, 0135, 0181, 0197, 0205, 0207, 0401, 0478, 0650, 0661, 1688 DANSAI 0064 DAYTON 0036 DE GRAAF 0235, 0575 DECCA 0064, 0543 DENON 0172 DIGATRON 0064 DIXI 003[...]

  • Page 142

    iv SEARS 0074, 00 81, 0181, 0183, 0198, 0205 SELECO 0190, 0286 SEMIV OX 0207 SEMP 0183 SHARP 0057, 0120, 0677 SHEN Y ING 0036, 0119 SHENG CHIA 0036, 0120, 0263 SIAREM 0543 SIEMENS 006 4, 0222 SINUDYNE 0543 SKANTIC 0383 SKYGIANT 0207 SKYWORTH 0064 SOLAVOX 0190 SONITRON 0235 SONOKO 0036, 0064 SONOLOR 0190, 0235 SONTEC 0064 SONY 002 7, 0677, 0861, 112[...]

  • Page 143

    v PIONEER 0069, 009 4, 0108 POLK AUDIO 0108 PROFITRONIC 0267 PROLINE 0027 PROSCAN 0087, 1087 PROTEC 0099 PULSAR 0066 PYE 0108 QUASAR 0062, 1062 QUELLE 0108 RCA 0062, 0069, 0087, 0267, 0834, 1062, 1087 RADIOSHACK 0027 RADIOLA 0108 RADIX 0064 RANDEX 0064 REALISTIC 0027, 0062, 0064, 0074, 0075, 0131 REOC 0375 REPLAYTV 0641, 064 3 REX 0068 ROADSTAR 006[...]

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