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- Page 1 RX-V990 Natural Sound Stereo Receiver Récepteur stéréo “Son Naturel” 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 UNIT! 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
Use a clean, dry cloth. We Want You Listening For A Lifetime YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion –... -
Page 5: Supplied Accessories
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES After unpacking, check that the following parts are contained. Remote Control Transmitter Remote TRANSMIT USER /LEARN LEARN POWER SLEEP SKIP DISC SKIP SEARCH PAUSE/STOP PLAY DECK A/B PRESET A／B／C／D／E — SEARCH STOP PLAY REC MUTE REC/PAUSE DIR A DIR B SEARCH PAUSE/STOP... - Page 6 Features • Five Speaker Configuration Front: 100 W + 100 W (8 ) RMS Output Power, 0.015% THD, 20-20,000 Hz 120 W + 120 W (6 ) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20-20,000 Hz (USA Model Only) Center: 100 W (8 ) RMS Output Power, 0.015% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 25 W + 25 W (8 ) RMS Output Power,...
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Page 7: Profile Of This Unit
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. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully when setting up your system, and this unit will sonically transform your room into a totally new listening environments –movie theater, concert hall, and so on. -
Page 8: Speaker Setup For This Unit
SPEAKER SETUP FOR THIS UNIT SPEAKERS TO BE USED This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a fivespeaker configuration. The speakers to be used with this unit will be front speakers, rear speakers, and a center speaker. The front speakers are used for the main source sound. -
Page 9: Speaker Placement
SPEAKER PLACEMENT The recommended speaker configuration, the five-speaker configuration, will require two speaker pairs: front speakers and rear speakers, plus a center speaker. When you place these speakers, refer to the following: Center Front R Front L Rear L Front: In normal position. -
Page 10: Controls And Functions
POWER SPEAKERS PHONES 1 POWER Press to turn the RX-V990 on and off. 2 SPEAKERS A, B Press button A or B to select a set of speakers. (Press both buttons to select two sets of speakers, or leave them off for headphone use.) 3 PHONES Connect a set of headphones for private listening. - Page 11 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS TAPE 2 MONITOR TAPE 1 VIDEO AUX VCR 2 DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR 70mm PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER ROCK CONCERT JAZZ CLUB CHURCH 8 VIDEO 9 DSP Adjustment Control Section CENTER MODE - When you are using Dolby Pro- Logic, this button selects one of the three center channel modes.
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Page 12: Connections
L (left) to 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 audio/video unit numbered as easily by making sure to connect the output ( or input) terminals of each unit to the same-numbered terminals of this unit. -
Page 13: Connecting Speakers
CONNECTING SPEAKERS Connect the respective speakers to this unit as shown below: Right Front speakers B 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 14 With some subwoofers, including the Yamaha Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System, the amplifier and subwoofer are in the same unit. GND terminal (For turntable use)
- Page 15 4 FRONT CH — MAIN IN terminals These terminals are for line input to the built-in front channel amplifier. Leave the jumper bars connected to the PRE OUT terminals when you use the built-in amplifier. However, if you drive front speakers with an external stereo power amplifier, remove the jumper bars.
- Page 16 CONNECTING S VIDEO TERMINALS If your video cassette recorder, video disc player, monitor, etc., are equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video terminals, connect them to this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Otherwise, use the composite video terminals of the unit. Note: • If video signals are sent to both the S VIDEO input and composite input terminals, the input signals will be sent to the respective S VIDEO output and composite output terminals independently.
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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. -
Page 18: Adjustment Before Operation
ADJUSTMENT BEFORE OPERATION 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. With this adjustment, the sound output level heard at the listening position will be the same from each speaker. - Page 19 Select the center channel output mode according to your speaker configuration. (Refer to “SPEAKER CONFIGURATION” on page 8.) CENTER MODE NORMAL WIDE PHANTOM TEST Press the TEST button to run the Dolby test. In step 7, when you select the center mode, note the following.
- Page 20 Adjust the BALANCE control so that the test tone sound output level of the left front speaker and the right front speaker are the same. BALANCE Adjust the test tone sound output level of the center speaker to be at the same level as that of the front speakers with the CENTER LEVEL keys.
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Page 21: Basic Operations
To play a source Set to the “ ” position. VOLUME –dB POWER Press the POWER switch to turn on the power. Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the video monitor ON.) TAPE 2 MONITOR TAPE 1... - Page 22 To record a source to tape (or dub from tape to tape) Select the source to be recorded. REC OUT SOURCE LD/TV VCR 1 VCR 2 VIDEO AUX Play the source and press the corresponding input selector, then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source.
- Page 23 Selecting the SPEAKERS system Because one or two speaker systems (as front speak- ers) 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 imbal- ance caused by speaker location or listening room...
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Page 24: 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 25 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 26 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 25.
- Page 27 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”...
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Page 28: Using The Digital Sound Field Processor (Dsp)
USING THE 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 listen- ing/viewing room. - Page 29 This program is effective for playback of sources encoded with Dolby Surround. The Yamaha DSP technology is ideally combined with the Dolby Pro Logic to present you the incredible listening experience of the 70 mm movie theater. This program is ideal for pre- cisely reproducing the sound design of the newest movies.
- Page 30 To play a source with the digital sound field processor Follow steps 1 - 6 shown in “BASIC OPERATIONS” on page 21. Select the desired program that is suitable for the source. DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR 70mm PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER ROCK CONCERT...
- Page 31 The following adjustments can be done on the remote control transmitter as well as on the front panel. Adjustment of the CENTER LEVEL You can adjust the sound output level of the center channel speaker even if the output level is already set in “Speaker balance adjustment”...
- Page 32 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.
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Page 33: 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: •... -
Page 34: Remote Control Transmitter
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, LR6, UM-3 batteries for replacement. •... - Page 35 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 designed for remote control compatibilty, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component.
- Page 36 For Other Component Control Identify the remote control transmitter keys with your component’s keys. If these keys are identical, their functions will be the same. On each key function, refer to the corresponding instruction on your component’s manual. 1 CD player keys Controls compact disc player.
- Page 37 YPC-USER-LEARN switc YPC : Set to this position when using preset POWER SLEEP SKIP PHONO DISC SKIP SEARCH PAUSE/STOP PLAY ･ “YPC” is the abbreviation of YAMAHA Preset Code. DECK A/B PRESET A／B／C／D／E TUNER — USER SEARCH STOP PLAY TAPE 1...
- Page 38 To learn a new function Set to the “LEARN” position. USER Press a key on this unit where a new function will be learned. Press and hold the key (on the other remote control transmitter) where the desired new function is. Lights up •...
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Page 39: Troubleshooting Guide
To clear a learned function Set to the “ ” position. USER USER LEARN 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. -
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 The unit fails to turn on when the POWER switch is pressed. -
Page 41: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Front L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.015% THD ... 100W+100W 6 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. model only] ... 120W+120W Center 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.015% THD ... 100W Rear L, R 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.08% THD ... - Page 42 YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77321 MARNE-LA VALLEE-CEDEX 2, 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 VU82160-1 BWWb.V Printed in Japan...