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Yamaha RX-V690 Owner's Manual

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Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA stereo receiver.
OWNER'S MANUAL
CONTENTS
Safety Instructions ................... 2
Features ................................... 4
Supplied Accessories .............. 4
Profile of This Unit ................... 5
Speaker Setup .......................... 6
Connections ............................. 7
Basic Operations .................... 16
Tuning Operations .................. 19
Preset Tuning ...........................20
Processor (DSP) .................... 23
Troubleshooting ...................... 34
Specifications ......................... 35
RX-V690

Natural Sound Stereo Receiver

IMPORTANT!
Please record the serial number of this
unit in the space below.
Serial No.:
The serial number is located on the rear
of the unit.
Retain this Owner's Manual in a safe
place for future reference.
WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER (OR BACK), NO USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE, REFER SERVICING TO
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
• Explanation of Graphical Symbols
The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert you to the
presence of uninsulated "dangerous
voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert
you to the presence of important
operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the
appliance.

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA stereo receiver. OWNER’S MANUAL CONTENTS Safety Instructions ... 2 Features ... 4 Supplied Accessories ... 4 Profile of This Unit ... 5 Speaker Setup ... 6 Connections ... 7 Speaker Balance Adjustment ... 13 Basic Operations ...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings – All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
  • Page 3 This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT : When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.

  • Page 4: Features

    FEATURES 5 Speaker Configuration Front: (U.S.A. and Canada models) 80W + 80W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz (Australia, Singapore and General models) 75W + 75W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz Center: (U.S.A. and Canada models) 80W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.07% THD, 1 kHz (Australia, Singapore and...

  • Page 5: Profile Of This Unit

    You are the proud owner of a Yamaha stereo receiver –an extremely sophisticated audio component. The Digital Sound Field Processor (DSP) built into this unit takes full advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences.

  • Page 6: Speaker Setup

    SPEAKERS TO BE USED This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5 speaker configuration. The most effective speakers to use with this unit are front speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker. You may omit the center speaker. (Refer to the “4-Speaker Configuration”...

  • Page 7: Connections

    Before attempting to make any connections to or from this unit, be sure to first switch OFF the power to this unit and to any other components to which connections are being made. CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER COMPONENTS When making connections between this unit and other components, be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left) to L, R (right) to R, “+”...
  • Page 8 CONNECTING TO S VIDEO TERMINALS If you have a video cassette recorder and a monitor equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video terminals, those terminals can be connected to this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Connect the video cassette recorder’s “S” video input and output terminals to this unit’s S VIDEO VCR 2 IN and OUT terminals respectively, and connect the monitor’s “S”...

  • Page 9: Connecting Speakers

    CONNECTING SPEAKERS Connect the respective speakers to this unit as figured below. Center speaker Note on front speaker connection: One or two speaker systems can be connected to this unit. If you connect only one speaker system, connect it to either the SPEAKERS A or B terminals.
  • Page 10 How to Connect: Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge, cut as short as possible. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers. Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct, that is, + and –...
  • Page 11 Connect the LOW PASS terminal to the INPUT terminal of the subwoofer amplifier, and connect the speaker terminals of the subwoofer amplifier to the subwoofer. With some subwoofers, including the Yamaha Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System, the amplifier and subwoofer are in the same unit.

  • Page 12: Antenna Connections

    ANTENNA CONNECTIONS Each antenna should be connected to the designated terminals correctly, referring to the following diagram. Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these antennas will probably provide sufficient signal strength. Nevertheless, a properly installed outdoor antenna will give clearer reception than an indoor one. If you experience poor reception quality, an outdoor antenna may result in improvement.

  • Page 13: Speaker Balance Adjustment

    SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT This procedure lets you adjust the sound output level balance between the front, center, and rear speakers using the built-in test tone generator. When this adjustment is performed, the sound output level heard at the listening position will be the same from each speaker.
  • Page 14 Select the center channel output mode according to your speaker configuration. (Refer to “SPEAKER CONFIGURATION” on page 6.) CENTER MODE On the feature of each mode, refer to the “Note” shown below. Note In step 8, when you select the center channel output mode, note the following.
  • Page 15 Adjust the BALANCE control so that the effect sound output level of the left front speaker and the right front speaker are the same. BALANCE Adjust the sound output level of the center speaker to be at the same level as that of the front speakers with the CENTER LEVEL keys.

  • Page 16: Basic Operations

    TO PLAY A SOURCE ∞ Set to the “ Turn the power on. POWER Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the TV/monitor ON.) TAPE MONITOR TUNER VIDEO AUX VCR 2 * The name of the selected input source will appear in the display.
  • Page 17 TO RECORD A SOURCE TO TAPE (OR DUB FROM TAPE TO TAPE) Select the source to be recorded. TAPE MONITOR TUNER VIDEO AUX VCR 2 VCR 1 Play the source and then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source. (For detailed information on the tuning operations, refer to page 19.) Set the tape deck or VCR to the recording mode.

  • Page 18: Selecting The Speaker System

    Selecting the SPEAKER system Because one or two speaker systems (as front speakers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B, or both at once. SPEAKERS Adjusting the BALANCE control Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by speaker location or listening room conditions.

  • Page 19: Tuning Operations

    Normally, if station signals are strong and there is no interference, quick automatic-search tuning (AUTOMATIC TUNING) is possible. However, if signals of the station you want to select are weak, you must tune to it manually (MANUAL TUNING). AUTOMATIC TUNING Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display.

  • Page 20: Preset Tuning

    MANUAL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies (selected by tuning operation) by using the preset station buttons. With this function, you can select any desired station by only pressing the corresponding preset station button. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 pages) can be stored.

  • Page 21: Automatic Preset Tuning

    AUTOMATIC PRESET TUNING You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function for FM stations only. By this function, this unit performs automatic tuning and stores FM stations with strong signals sequentially. Up to 40 stations are stored automatically in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on page 20.

  • Page 22: Exchanging Preset Stations

    EXCHANGING PRESET STATIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below. 2, 4 Example) If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5, and vice versa. Recall the preset station on E1 (by following the method of “To recall a preset station”...

  • Page 23: Using Digital Sound Field Processor (Dsp)

    USING DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) This unit incorporates a sophisticated, multi-program digital sound field processor, which allows you to expand and shape the audio sound field from both the audio and video sources, for a theater-like experience in the listening/viewing room. This digital sound field processor has 10 programs;...
  • Page 24 35 mm film theater, thus widening the surrounded-sound field with greater presence. This program is effective for playback of sources encoded with Dolby Sorround. The Yamaha DSP technology is ideally combined with the Dolby Pro Logic to present you incredible 70 mm MOVIE listening experience of the 70 mm film movie theater.

  • Page 25: To Play A Source With The Digital Sound Field Processor

    To play a source with the digital sound field processor Follow steps 1 – 6 shown in “BASIC OPERATIONS” on page 16. Select the desired program that is suitable for the source. DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR 70mm PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER THEATER ROCK...

  • Page 26: Adjustment Of The Center Level

    * The following adjustments can be done on the remote control transmitter as well as on the front panel. Adjustment of the CENTER LEVEL If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the center speaker even if the output level is already set in “SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT”...

  • Page 27: Adjustment Of Delay Time

    Adjustment of DELAY TIME You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the source sound and the beginning of the effect sound with the DELAY TIME control. The DELAY TIME control is effective with all programs. By applying more or less delay, sound effects, background noise, and ambient noise coming at you from the rear speakers can be enhanced or subdued for extra effect.

  • Page 28: Setting The Sleep Timer

    SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER If you use the SLEEP timer of this unit, you can make this unit turn off automatically. When you are going to sleep while enjoying a broadcast or other desired input source, this timer function is helpful. Notes The SLEEP timer can be controlled only with the remote control transmitter.

  • Page 29: Remote Control Transmitter

    REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Battery installation Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries with new ones. Notes Use only AA, R6, UM-3 batteries for replacement.
  • Page 30 The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of the unit. If the CD player, tape deck, etc. connected to this unit are YAMAHA components, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component.
  • Page 31 (Refer to page 33.) Set to this position when using preset key functions (for controlling this unit and/or YAMAHA components). * “YPC” is the abbreviation of YAMAHA Preset Code. Set to this position when using “learned” key functions. functions from other remote control transmitters.
  • Page 32 To Learn a New Function USER Set to the “LEARN” position. Press a key on this unit where a new function will be learned. This unit Press and hold the key (on the other remote control transmitter) where the desired new function is. Lights up.
  • Page 33 To Clear a Learned Function USER LEARN Set to the “USER” position. Press and hold the CLEAR button using the point of a mechanical pencil, etc. CLEAR Press and hold the key where the learned function to be deleted is until the indicator flashes 3 times. TRANSMIT To clear two or more functions, repeat step 2 and 3.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. SYMPTOM The unit fails to turn on when the POWER switch is pressed.

  • Page 35: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Front L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. and Canada models] ...80W+80W [Australia, Singapore and General models] ...75W+75W 6 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A.
  • Page 36 YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE-LA-VALLEE CEDEX02, FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD. YAMAHA HOUSE, 200 RICKMANSWORTH ROAD WATFORD, HERTS WD1 7JS, ENGLAND YAMAHA SCANDINAVIA A.B. J A WETTERGRENS GATA 1, BOX 30053, 400 43 VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA, SWEDEN VS 94270...

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