Table Of Contents; Introduction Contents - Yamaha RX-V1200 Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS ........................................................ 1
FEATURES ......................................................... 2
GETTING STARTED ........................................ 3
Checking the Package Contents ................................ 3
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control ................ 3
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ..................... 4
Front Panel ................................................................ 4
Remote Control ......................................................... 6
Using the Remote Control ......................................... 7
Front Panel Display ................................................... 8
Rear Panel ................................................................. 9
PREPARATION
SPEAKER SETUP ........................................... 10
Speakers to Be Used ................................................ 10
Speaker Placement .................................................. 10
Connecting the Speakers ......................................... 11
CONNECTIONS .............................................. 14
Before Connecting Components ............................. 14
Connecting Video Components ............................... 14
Connecting Audio Components .............................. 16
Connecting to an External Amplifier ...................... 18
Connecting an External Decoder ............................. 18
Connecting the Power Supply Cords ....................... 19
Turning on the Power .............................................. 20
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) ...................... 21
OSD Modes ............................................................. 21
Selecting the OSD Mode ......................................... 21
SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS ...................... 22
Summary of SPEAKER SET Items 1A through 1F .... 22
ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER OUTPUT
LEVELS ........................................................ 23
Before You Begin .................................................... 23
Using the Test Tone (TEST DOLBY SUR.) ........... 23
BASIC OPERATION
BASIC PLAYBACK ......................................... 25
Input Modes and Indications ................................... 27
Selecting a Sound Field Program ............................ 28
Selecting PRO LOGIC
DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING
(DSP) ............................................................. 31
Understanding Sound Fields ................................... 31
Hi-Fi DSP Programs ................................................ 31
CINEMA-DSP .................................................. 32
Sound Design of CINEMA-DSP ............................. 32
CINEMA-DSP Programs ........................................ 34
TUNING ............................................................ 36
Connecting the Antennas ......................................... 36
Automatic and Manual Tuning ................................ 37
Presetting Stations ................................................... 38
Tuning in to a Preset Station ................................... 40
Exchanging Preset Stations ..................................... 40
BASIC RECORDING ...................................... 41
CONTENTS
or Neo: 6 ........................ 29
ADVANCED OPERATION
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ............... 42
Control Area ............................................................ 42
Setting the Manufacturer Code ............................... 43
Programming a New Remote Control Function
(Learn Feature) .................................................... 44
Changing the Source Name in the Display Window ... 45
One Button Clear ..................................................... 45
Clearing Learned Functions, Renamed Source
Names, and Setup Manufacturer Codes .............. 46
Each Component Control Area ............................... 47
SET MENU ....................................................... 52
Adjusting the Items on the SET MENU .................. 52
1 SPEAKER SET (speaker mode settings) ............ 53
2 LOW FRQ TEST ................................................ 56
3 L/R BALANCE (balance of the left and right main
speakers) .............................................................. 57
4 HP TONE CTRL (headphone tone control) ........ 57
5 CENTER GEQ (center graphic equalizer) .......... 57
6 INPUT RENAME ............................................... 58
7 I/O ASSIGNMENT ............................................. 58
8 INPUT MODE (initial input mode) .................... 59
9 PARAM. INI (parameter initialization) .............. 60
10LFE LEVEL ........................................................ 60
11DYNAMIC RANGE ........................................... 61
12SP DELAY TIME ............................................... 61
13DISPLAY SET .................................................... 62
14MEMORY GUARD ............................................ 62
ADJUSTING THE LEVEL OF THE EFFECT
SPEAKERS ................................................... 63
SLEEP TIMER ................................................. 64
Setting the Sleep Timer ........................................... 64
Canceling the Sleep Timer ...................................... 64
ZONE 2 (U.S.A., Canada and Australia models
only) ............................................................... 65
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM PARAMETER
EDITING ...................................................... 67
What is a sound field? ............................................. 67
Sound Field Program Parameters ............................ 67
Changing Parameter Settings .................................. 68
Resetting a Parameter to the Factory-set Value ....... 68
DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PARAMETER
DESCRIPTIONS .......................................... 69
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................... 73
GLOSSARY ...................................................... 78
SPECIFICATIONS .......................................... 80
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