QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company. For products intended to operate from battery power, or other •...
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– NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. FCC INFORMATION (for US customers)
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Allow ventilation space of at least 30 cm on the top, of time (i.e. vacation), disconnect the AC power plug 20 cm on the left and right, and 20 cm on the back of from the wall outlet. this unit.
OPTION MENU............56 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ......4 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ....57 Front panel ..............4 Controlling this unit, a TV, or other components..57 Remote control............6 Setting remote control codes ........59 Front panel display ............ 8 Rear panel ..............9...
• y indicates a tip for your operation. • Some operations can be performed by using either the buttons on the front panel or the ones on the remote control. In case the button names differ between the front panel and the remote control, the button name on the remote control is given in parentheses.
PRESET/CH Installing batteries in the remote control Notes • Change all of the batteries if you notice a decrease in the operation range of the remote control. • Do not use an old battery together with a new one. • Do not use different types of batteries (such as alkaline and manganese batteries) together.
The XM Satellite Radio controlling functions in the following buttons (SEARCH MODE, XM, CATEGORY, PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h, MEMORY, and DISPLAY) are only applicable to the U.S.A. model and are operational only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, see “XM Satellite Radio controls and functions” on page 42.
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Notes • When you connect headphones, no signals are output at the SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jack or at the SPEAKERS terminals. • All Dolby Digital and DTS audio signals are mixed down to the left and right headphone channels. B SPEAKERS Turns on or off the set of front speakers connected to the A and/or B terminals on the rear panel.
(BAND, MEMORY, SRCH MODE, DISPLAY, cursor Select the input source you want to control. buttons u / d / j / i, numeric buttons and ENT.) are only 3 Sound field program selector buttons applicable to the U.S.A. model and are operational only when Select sound field programs.
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• Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote control. • Do not drop the remote control. Switches the reception band between “FM” and “AM”. • Do not leave or store the remote control in the following types 6 A-E/CAT. j / i, PRESET/CH u / d of conditions: Press A-E/CAT.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel display Note The XM indicator is only applicable to the U.S.A. model and lights up only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, see “Basic XM Satellite Radio operations” on page 44. V-AUX...
See page 16 for connection information. 5 Antenna terminals See page 18 for connection information. 6 DIGITAL INPUT jacks See pages 14 and 15 for connection information. 7 Audio component jacks See page 17 for connection information. 8 SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jack See page 12 for connection information.
(International Telecommunication Union). (dialog, vocals, etc.). If for some reason it is not practical to use a center speaker, you can do without it. Best results, however, are obtained with the full system. Place the center speaker centrally between the front speakers and as close to the monitor as possible, such as directly over or under it.
Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect, the sound Red: positive (+) Black: negative (–)
Left speaker Front speakers (B) FRONT terminals Connect one or two speaker systems (1, 2) to these terminals. If you use only one front speaker system, connect it to the FRONT A terminals. CENTER terminals Connect a center speaker (3) to these terminals.
• Pull out the cap from the optical jack before you connect the fiber optic cable. Do not discard the cap. When you are not using the optical jack, be sure to put the cap back in place. This cap protects the jack from dust.
For example, if you connect your video monitor to this unit using a VIDEO • Use the AUDIO jacks of this unit for a video component which connection, connect your video source components to this unit does not have optical digital output jack.
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CONNECTIONS Cable TV or Satellite tuner Audio out Video Audio AUDIO MULTI CH INPUT VIDEO COMPONEN FRONT DTV/ DTV/ SURROUND DIGITAL CENTER INPUT WOOFER V-AUX COAXIAL OPTICAL MONITOR OUT DTV/CBL SURR (PLAY) CD-R (REC) WOOFER MONITOR AUDIO OUTPUT Audio out...
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Note Be sure to connect your video source components in the same way you connect your video monitor to this unit. For example, if you connect your video monitor to this unit using a COMPONENT VIDEO connection, connect your video source components to this unit using the COMPONENT VIDEO connection.
MD/CD-R OUT (REC) jacks. Connecting a CD player Connect the output jacks of your CD recorder or MD Connect the output jacks of your CD player to the CD recorder to the MD/CD-R IN (PLAY) jacks to play a jacks of this unit.
Set up the AM loop antenna. designated terminals. Notes • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit. • A properly installed outdoor antenna provides clearer reception than an indoor one. If you experience poor reception quality, install an outdoor antenna.
The memory back-up circuit prevents the stored data according to your local voltage using a straight from being lost even if this unit is in the standby mode. slot screwdriver. However, the stored data will be lost in case the power Voltages are 110-120/220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.
The “BASIC MENU” feature is a useful way to set up your system quickly and with minimal effort. Press i to enter “1 SETUP”. • If you wish to configure this unit manually using more precise adjustments, use the detailed parameters in “SOUND MENU” –...
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SETUP Press d to confirm your selection and then Press d to confirm your selection. press j / i to select the number of speakers connected to this unit. – ENTER A-E/CAT. – – ENTER ENTER PRESET/CH A-E/CAT. A-E/CAT. If you selected “SET” in the previous step, you will...
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– ENTER A-E/CAT. PRESET/CH Press d / u to select a speaker and then j / i to adjust the balance. Press i to increase the value. Press j to decrease the value. – –...
PLAYBACK CAUTION Extreme caution should be exercised when you play back CDs encoded in DTS. If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-incompatible CD player, you will only hear some unwanted noise that may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD player supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output level of your CD player before you play back a CD encoded in DTS.
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• Speaker and headphone adjustments are stored independently. Notes • When “TONE BYPASS” (see page 55) is set to “AUTO”, • Choose a sound field program based on your listening and “BASS” and “TREBLE” are set to 0 dB, audio output preference, not merely on the name of the program.
To select another input source with mode (see page 33). INPUT l / h on the front panel (or one of the input selector • The sound from the LFE channel will be mixed and output from buttons on the remote control), press MULTI CH INPUT (or the headphones.
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• We recommend setting “INPUT MODE” to “AUTO” in most cases. Press AMP on the remote control and then • You can adjust the default input mode of this unit by using the press LEVEL repeatedly to select the speaker “INPUT MODE” parameter in “INPUT MENU” (see page 55).
Use the test tone to set speaker levels so that the volume from each speaker is identical when heard from your • You cannot use the test tone if headphones are connected to the listening position. This is also possible when playing PHONES jack.
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88.2kHz, 96kHz BITRATE Bit rate. – ENTER A-E/CAT. When you are displaying information about the input source, this PRESET/CH unit is in the “STRAIGHT” mode (see page 33). To turn back the sound field program on, press STRAIGHT again.
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V-AUX Video sources Note SLEEP 120min SLEEP 90min If you want to enjoy an audio source input at the MULTI CH SLEEP OFF SLEEP 30min SLEEP 60min INPUT jacks together with a video source, first select the video source and then press MULTI CH INPUT on the front panel (or...
• Choose a sound field program based on your listening preference, not merely on the name of the program. • When you select an input source, this unit automatically selects the last sound field program used with the corresponding input source.
• The sound field programs of this unit are recreations of real-world acoustic environments made from precise measurements taken in the actual concert hall, music venue, movie theater, etc. Thus, you may notice variations in the strength of the reflections coming from the front, back, left and right.
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You cannot change parameter values when “MEM. GUARD” in “OPTION MENU” is set to “ON” (see page 56). You can also select a decoder by pressing j / i on the remote control while the decoder type is displayed in the front panel...
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– “BASS” is set to “BOTH” (see page 54). Listening to unprocessed input signals – “FRONT” is set to “SML” (see page 54) and “BASS” is set to When this unit is in the “STRAIGHT” mode, multi- “SWFR” (see page 54).
• When this unit is set to the standby mode, you cannot record between other components connected to this unit. • The settings of TONE CONTROL (see page 24), VOLUME, speaker levels (see page 26) and the sound field programs (see page 31) do not affect recorded material.
There are 2 tuning methods: automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually. You can also use the automatic and manual preset tuning features to store up to 40 stations (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups).
FM/AM TUNING Manual tuning Press TUNING MODE so that the AUTO indicator disappears from the front panel If the signal received from the station you want to select is display. weak, tune into it manually. TUNING MODE Note DISPLAY AUTO/MAN'L Manually tuning into an FM station automatically switches the tuner to monaural reception to increase the signal quality.
You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store The preset station number as well as the MEMORY FM stations with strong signals up to 40 (A1 to E8: 8 and AUTO indicators flashes. After approximately 5 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station seconds, automatic presetting starts from the current groups) of those stations in order.
Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the You can also store up to 40 stations (A1 to E8: 8 preset MEMORY indicator is flashing. station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups) •...
RETURN DISPLAY MEMORY PRESET/CH You can select the desired preset station number (1 to 8) directly (U.S.A. model) by pressing the numeric buttons on the remote control. When performing this operation with the remote control, press TUNER to select “FM” or “AM” as the input source.
Exchanging preset stations Select preset station “A5” using A/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h. You can exchange the assignments of two preset stations “A5” and the MEMORY indicator flash in the front with each other. The example below describes the panel display.
“http://www.xmradio.com/”. MULTI CH INPUT FRONT Notes SURROUND DIGITAL • The XM Satellite Radio service is only available in the 48 CENTER INPUT WOOFER contiguous United States (not available in Alaska and Hawaii). • XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna and monthly subscription...
Note The following controls are available only when “XM” is selected as the input source. Press INPUT l / h on the front panel repeatedly so that “TUNER” is displayed in the front panel display and then press XM on the front panel repeatedly (or press TUNER on the remote control and then press BAND repeatedly) to select “XM”...
“XM ANT.” in “OPTION MENU” (see page 56). (U.S.A. model) Notes • If “CHECK ANTENNA” appears in the front panel VOLUME display, the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna may not be connected to the XM jack on the rear panel of this unit STANDBY PRESET/TUNING FM/AM PRESET/TUNING/CH MEMORY...
LEVEL SET MENU TITLE MENU BAND SRCH MODE – ENTER • When you select “XM” as the input source, this unit TEST A-E/CAT. RETURN DISPLAY automatically recalls the previously selected channel. MEMORY PRESET/CH • You can change the kind of channel information by pressing DISPLAY on the remote control repeatedly (see page 50).
A-E/CAT. j / i on the remote control) repeatedly to change the channel category. You can search for the desired channel using one of the three search modes (All Channel Search, Category Search, and Preset Search modes). You can also enter the channel A/B/C/D/E –...
Remote control See “Basic XM Satellite Radio operations” on page 44 for details. You can search for a channel quickly by pressing and holding PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel Press SEARCH MODE on the front panel (or (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control).
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XM Satellite Radio channels. For details, see “Setting XM Satellite Radio preset channels” repeatedly to change the preset channel on page 49. group (A to E). All preset channels (A1 to E8) recalls “001 Preview” by the initial factory setting. A/B/C/D/E CATEGORY –...
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2CH STEREO MUSIC ENT. • If no button is pressed within a few seconds after you enter a one-digit or two-digit number, this unit automatically confirms the entered channel number. • Pressing a button other than the numeric buttons or ENT.
MEMORY on the remote control). The MEMORY indicator flashes in the front panel You can use this feature to store up to 40 XM Satellite display for approximately 5 seconds. Radio channels (A1 to E8: 8 preset channel numbers in each of the 5 preset channel groups).
MEMORY on the remote control) to set the Note selected XM Satellite Radio channel as a If a status message or an error message appears in the front panel preset channel while the MEMORY indicator display, see the “XM Satellite Radio (U.S.A. model only)”...
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Note If you press DISPLAY while the XM Satellite Radio information display is scrolling from right to left in the front panel display, the XM Satellite Radio information display mode toggles as described above.
SET MENU You can use the following parameters in “SET MENU” to adjust a variety of system settings and customize the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening environment.
Use the remote control to access and adjust each Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker settings. parameter. Notes • If you select “SETUP” (see page 20) and then select “SET” after adjusting the “SOUND MENU” parameters, the “SETUP” VOLUME –...
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“1C SURR” are set to “NON” respectively. frequency signals of other speakers set to “SML” or to • No delay will be set if you set the same distance for “FRONT”, “NON” are directed to the subwoofer. The low- “CENTER”, and “SURR”.
Choices: (3) DVD, DTV/CBL, CD, VCR, MD/CD-R, V-AUX Note • You cannot select a specific item more than once for the same type of jack. • When you connect a component to both the COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks, priority is given to the signals input at the COAXIAL jack.
XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna connected to the Display settings 1 DISPLAY SET XM jack of this unit (see page 41). For the best reception, orient the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna so that a Dimmer DIMMER value of 60% or more is displayed here.
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other audiovisual components made by YAMAHA and other manufacturers. To control other components, you must set up remote control with the appropriate remote control codes (see page 59).
These buttons can operate your VCR when the remote control – – – MUTE INPUT code of your VCR is set in VCR and DTV/CBL is selected. MUTE When you use this button to record a source, press it twice repeatedly to prevent a malfunction. Remote Digital TV/...
– – – • If the manufacturer of your component has more than one code, try each of them until you find the correct one. You can control this unit only. • You can only assign one remote control code to each input You can only set TV remote control codes in DTV/CBL.
TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the table below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, turn off this unit, disconnect the power cable, and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center.
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Check that the impedance selector setting is correct. 9, 11 goes off. because of a short circuit, etc. Check that the speaker wires are not touching each — other and then turn this unit back on. The sleep timer has turned off this unit.
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This unit suddenly The internal temperature becomes too Wait about 1 hour for this unit to cool down and then — enters the standby high and the overheat protection circuitry turn it back on.
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XM Satellite Radio (U.S.A. model only) If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the following messages may appear in the front panel display. In this case, read the cause and follow the corresponding remedies.
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Wrong distance or angle. The remote control functions within a maximum does not work nor range of 6 m (20 ft) and no more than 30 degrees off- function properly. axis from the front panel. Direct sunlight or lighting (from an Reposition this unit.
• The initial factory settings are activated next time you turn on this unit. To cancel the initialization procedure at any time without making any changes, press STRAIGHT repeatedly to select “CANCEL” and then press STANDBY/ON on the front panel.
5.1-channels (LFE is counted as 0.1 left, right and center channels, 2 surround channels, plus channel). By using 2-channel stereo for the surround an LFE 0.1 channel as a subwoofer, for a total of 5.1- speakers, more accurate moving sound effects and channels).
With the component video signal system, the video signal originally designed for use in movie theaters, their effect is separated into the Y signal for the luminance and the P is best felt in a theater having many speakers designed for and P signals for the chrominance.
GENERAL • Frequency Response • Power Supply CD, etc. to Front L/R ......10 Hz to 100 kHz, –3 dB [U.S.A. and Canada models] ......120 V AC, 60 Hz • Total Harmonic Distortion [Australia model] ..........240 V AC, 50 Hz 1 kHz, 50 W, 6 Ω, Front L/R ........