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- Page 1 Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA AV receiver. Nous vous remercions d’avoir porté votre choix sur ce récepteur audiovisuel YAMAHA. RX- V493 RX- V393 Natural Sound AV Receiver Récepteur audiovisuel “Son Naturel” U C A OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI...
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Page 2: Safety Instructions
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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”... - 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.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Tuning Operations ...29 Preset Tuning ...30 Using Digital Sound Field Processor (DSP) ...33 Setting the SLEEP Timer ...37 Troubleshooting ...38 Specifications ...39 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Remote Control Transmitter RX-V493 RX-V393 TIME/ DELAY/CENTER – – LEVEL /REAR/SWFR TEST EFFECT DELAY TIME ON/OFF... -
Page 5: Features
Digital Sound Field Processor Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder > Theater-like Sound Experience by the Combination of Dolby Pro Logic and YAMAHA DSP Technology (CINEMA DSP) Automatic Input Balance Control for > Dolby Pro Logic Surround Test Tone Generator for Easier Speaker >... -
Page 6: Caution
CAUTION : READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. Install this unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold. -
Page 7: Notes About The Remote Control Transmitter
Clean the battery compartment thoroughly before installing new batteries. Remote control transmitter operation range RX-V493 RX-V393 –dB Remote control sensor Notes There should be no large obstacles between the remote control transmitter and the main unit. -
Page 8: 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 advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully when setting up your system, and this unit will sonically transform your room into a wide range of listening environments –movie theater, concert hall, and so on. -
Page 9: 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 main speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker. You may omit the center speaker. (Refer to the “4-Speaker Configuration”... -
Page 10: Connections
L, R (right) to R, “+” to “+” and “–” to “–”. Also, refer to the owner’s manual for each component to be connected to this unit. * If you have YAMAHA components numbered as to connect the output (or input) terminals of each component to the same-numbered terminals of this unit. - Page 11 RX-V393 Monitor TV Turntable VIDEO UNBAL. MAIN MONITOR OUT VIDEO PHONO TAPE VIDEO TAPE AUDIO SIGNAL Tape deck, MD recorder, etc. AC OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) Except Australia model...2 SWITCHED OUTLETS Australia model ...1 SWITCHED OUTLET Use these to connect the power cords from your components to this unit.
- Page 12 Connecting with a Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder If you have a Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder unit or an LD player etc. which incorporates a Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder, its discrete outputs can be connected to this unit. RX-V493 DVD/LD TV/DBS UNBAL.
- Page 13 UNBAL. MAIN PHONO TAPE TAPE Notes for RX-V393 • The laserdisc player (or another unit) must be also connected to the VIDEO AUDIO SIGNAL input terminals of this unit for playing a source with the Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoded or in normal stereo (or monaural).
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Page 14: Connecting Speakers
Connect the SUBWOOFER OUTPUT terminal of this unit 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 15 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 the + and – markings are observed.
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Page 16: Impedance Selector Switch
OUTPUT terminals (for driving speakers with external amplifiers) OUTPUT REAR CENTER (SURROUND) WOOFER CENTER OUTPUT terminal This terminal is for center channel line output. There is no connection to this terminal when you use the built-in amplifier. However, if you drive a center speaker with an external power amplifier, connect the input terminal of the external amplifier to this terminal. -
Page 17: 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 18: Controls And Their Functions
CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL RX-V493 NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER STANDBY/ON A/B/C/D/E PHONES SPEAKERS RX-V393 NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER STANDBY/ON A/B/C/D/E PHONES SPEAKERS CINEMA DSP RX–V493 BASS TREBLE BALANCE CINEMA DSP RX–V393 BASS TREBLE BALANCE CONCERT MONO PRO LOGIC... - Page 19 6CH DISCRETE INPUT DVD/LD TV/DBS terminals of this unit are selected as the input signals. RX-V393 only When the VIDEO input source is selected, pressing the same button (VIDEO) switches the input signals between 2 channel stereo signals and 6 channel discrete signals.
- Page 20 Selects a center channel output mode (NORMAL, WIDE or PHANTOM). (For details, refer to page 23.) PROGRAM selector button RX-V393 only When the built-in digital sound field processor (including the Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder) is on, this button changes the currently selected DSP program whenever the right or left side of this button is pressed.
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Page 21: Display Panel
DISPLAY PANEL PRESET MEMORY AUTO Multi-information display Displays various information, for example station frequency, preset station number and name of selected input source. STEREO indicator Lights up when an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength is received. Signal-level meter Indicates the signal level of the received station. - Page 22 The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of this unit. If the CD player and tape deck connected to this unit are YAMAHA components designed for remote control compatibility, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component.
- Page 23 TIME/LEVEL +/– key. (For details, refer to page 28, 35 and 36.) DELAY TIME +/– key RX-V393 only Adjusts the delay time, or the time difference between the begining of source sound and the begining of effect sound.
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Page 24: Speaker Balance Adjustment
Select the main speakers to be used. SPEAKERS * If you use two main speaker systems, press both the A and B switches. BASS TREBLE Set to the “0” position. TEST RX-V393 TEST EFFECT ON/OFF PROLOGIC ENHANCED VIDEO /6CH PLAY... - Page 25 The test tone from the left rear speaker and the right rear speaker will be heard at the same time. Adjust the BALANCE control so that the effect sound output level of the left main speaker and the right main speaker are the same. RX-V393 DELAY/CENTER – DELAY TIME TEST...
- Page 26 DELAY/CENTER /REAR/SWFR b) Adjust its level. * Pressing the + side raises and the – side lowers the level. TIME/ – LEVEL RX-V393 CENTER LEVEL RX-V393 REAR LEVEL – DELAY TIME PROGRAM DIR A DIR B –dB...
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Page 27: Basic Operations
TO PLAY A SOURCE VOLUME –dB ∞ Set to the “ ” position. Turn the power on. STANDBY/ON Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the TV/monitor ON.) TUNER PHONO * The name of the selected input source will appear on the display. - Page 28 RX-V493 TV/DBS DVD/LD TAPE/MD MON 2CH/6CH RX-V393 To cancel listening to a decoded source using Dolby Digital (AC-3) Press the same button again or select another input source. Note for reproducing discrete signals with Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoded: 1.
- Page 29 (For detailed information on the tuning operations, refer to the page 29.) VOLUME –dB RX-V393 –dB Begin recording on the tape deck (or MD recorder etc.) or VCR connected to this unit. If the tape deck (or MD recorder etc.) is used for...
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Page 30: Adjusting The Subwoofer Output Level
Selecting the SPEAKER system Because one or two speaker systems (as main 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 31: 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 “TUNER”... -
Page 32: Preset Tuning
MANUAL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies selected by tuning operation. With this function, you can recall any desired station by only selecting the preset station number where it is stored. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) can be stored. To store stations Tune to a desired station. -
Page 33: 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 30. -
Page 34: Exchanging Preset Stations
EXCHANGING PRESET STATIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below. 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 35: Using Digital Sound Field Processor (Dsp)
Dolby Surround. The operation of the Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder can be controlled by selecting a corresponding DSP program including a combined operation of the Yamaha DSP and the Dolby Pro Logic Surround. Brief Overview of Digital Sound Field Programs The following list gives you a brief description of the sound fields produced by each of the DSP programs. - Page 36 Follow steps 1 – 6 shown in “BASIC OPERATIONS” on page 25. Select the desired program that is suitable for the source. RX-V493 RX-V393 PRO LOGIC ENHANCED Turn the DSP on so that a program name lights up on the display.
- Page 37 Once the output level is adjusted, the level value will be the same in all the digital sound field programs mentioned above. RX-V393 Note This adjustment is useful only when the digital sound field program DOLBY PRO LOGIC or DOLBY PRO LOGIC ENHANCED is selected.
- Page 38 Adding too much delay will cause an unnatural effect with some sources. RX-V393 only The value of the delay time you set the last time will remain memorized even when this unit is in the standby mode. However, if the power cord is kept disconnected for more than one week, these values will be automatically changed back to the original factory settings.
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Page 39: Setting The Sleep Timer
SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER If you use the SLEEP timer of this unit, you can make this unit turn into the standby mode. 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 40: 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... -
Page 41: Specifications
8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD < > RX-V493 [U.S.A. and Canada models] ...70W+70W [Europe, Australia, China and General models] ...65W+65W < > RX-V393 ...50W+50W Center 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.04% THD < > RX-V493 [U.S.A. and Canada models] ...70W [Europe, Australia, China and General models]...65W... - Page 42 Power Consumption < > RX-V493 [U.S.A. model]...220W [Except U.S.A. model]...230W < > RX-V393 [U.S.A. model]...190W [Canada model]...210W [Europe, Australia, China and General models] ...200W Maximum Power Consumption [General model only] (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD, When 5 channels are driven:) <...
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