If this product is This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications turning the unit “OFF”...
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Allow ventilation space of at least from the wall outlet. 30 cm on the top, 20 cm on the left and right, and 20 cm on 19 VOLTAGE SELECTOR (Asia and General models only) the back of this unit.
Controlling other components with the remote Bluetooth™ wireless audio receiver....16 control..............44 Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel ..16 Setting remote control codes........44 Connecting the FM and AM antennas ..... 17 Resetting all remote control codes......44 Connecting the power cable........
■ ■ Built-in 5-channel power amplifier HDMI™ • Minimum RMS output power (1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 8 Ω) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) • FRONT L/R: 105 W + 105 W • HDMI interface for standard, enhanced or high- • CENTER: 105 W definition video as well as multi-channel digital audio.
• y indicates a tip for your operation. • Some operations can be performed by using either the keys on the front panel or the ones on the remote control. In case the key names differ between the front panel and the remote control, the key name on the remote control is given in parentheses.
TONE CONTROL Lights up during pass-through output of an HDMI signal input Adjusts high-frequency/low-frequency output of speakers (see to this unit while this unit is on standby (see page 42). page 22). PROGRAM l / h Changes sound field programs (see page 24).
For connecting external components for audio inputs 1-2 (see page 16). MONITOR OUT Outputs visual signals from this unit to a video monitor, such as a TV (see page 14). AUDIO OUT Outputs audio signals from a selected analog input source to an external component (see page 16).
Lights up during normal communication when HDMI is selected as an input source. CINEMA DSP indicator Lights up when a sound field program that uses CINEMA DSP is selected. Tuner indicator Lights up while receiving a radio broadcast signal from an FM/ AM station (see page 28).
Yamaha iPod universal dock (see page 30). Remote control signal transmitter MUTE Transmits infrared signals. Turns the mute function of the sound output on and off (see TRANSMIT page 22). Lights up when a signal is output from the remote control.
Quick start guide When you use this product for the first time, perform setup following the steps below. See the related pages for details on operations and settings. Step 1: Prepare items for setup Step 2: Set up your speakers...
• Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote control. • Do not drop the remote control. compartment. • Do not leave or store the remote control in the following conditions: – places of high humidity, such as near a bath Snap the battery compartment cover back –...
Connections Placing speakers This unit supports up to 7.1-channel surround. We recommended the following speaker layout in order to obtain the optimum surround effect. 7.1-channel speaker layout Speaker channels ■ Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The front speakers are used for the front channel sounds (stereo sound) and effect sounds.
Connections Connecting speakers When you connect speakers, connect them to the respective terminals as follows, according to your speaker layout. Connecting the surround back speakers Connecting an external amplifier to the SURROUND BACK L/R jacks of the PRE OUT terminals allows you to create the maximum of 7.1-channel surround system with...
Connect one end of the colored/striped cable to the “+” (red) terminal of this unit and the other end to that of your speaker, and connect one end of the other cable to the “–” (black) terminal of this unit and the other end to that of your speaker.
Connections Information on jacks and cable plugs This unit has the following input and output jacks. Use jacks and cables appropriate for components that you are connecting. ■ ■ Audio jacks Video/audio jacks Jack and cables Description Jack and cables...
Connecting a TV monitor or projector Connect a video monitor such as a TV or projector to an output terminal of this unit. You can select one of the following three types according to the input signal format supported by the video monitor.
VIDEO • Input sources in parentheses are recommended to connect to the respective jacks. If your Yamaha component has the Remote in/out terminal, you can switch the input source to that component with a single key operation using the SCENE function (see page 21).
About audio/video output terminals Among the analog audio and analog video signals input to this unit via input terminals, the audio/video signals of the selected input sources are output from the AV OUT jack and AUDIO OUT jack. An HDMI input signal, COMPONENT VIDEO input signal or digital audio input signal cannot be output.
• Position the AM loop antenna away from this unit. • If you cannot get good reception, we recommend that you use an outdoor Press ASTANDBY/ON (or fPOWER) again antenna. For more details, consult the nearest authorized Yamaha dealer or service center.
We recommend that you first adjust the output characteristics with the YPAO when you use this unit. Connect the supplied optimizer microphone Caution •...
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• If you press nENTER before removing the optimizer microphone, significantly better qualities than the other speakers. “1 Auto Setup” of “Speaker Setup” in the setup menu (see page 39) is displayed. Press nCursor n to select “Start” and then press nENTER to start the setup procedure.
• See page 52 for details on warning messages. • See page 51 for details on error messages. • Optimization will not be performed while a warning message is • When “E-5:NOISY” appears, you can continue measurement. To displayed. We recommend that you solve the problem and perform “Auto continue measurement, select “Proceed.”...
VOL. RADIO TUNER 7ch Enhancer • When this unit is on standby, you can turn on this unit by pressing the Play the external component that you have SCENE key. selected as the source input, or select a radio Selecting a SCENE station on the tuner.
Press qMUTE on the remote control to mute • While direct mode is on, the front panel display becomes dim. When setting it back off, the brightness of the front panel display returns to the the audio output. previous setting.
AUDIO1-2: Input, DSP Program, Audio Decoder Note V-AUX: Input, DSP Program, Audio Decoder • If an HDMI related error occurs, when an HDMI related error has FM/AM: Frequency, DSP Program, Audio occurred, press nCursor to display an error message. Decoder...
Program name Notes • Sound field programs are stored for each input source. When you change the input source, the sound field program previously selected for that input source is applied again. • When you play back the Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS Express, DTS-HD Master Audio, or DTS-HD High Resolution Audio sources, this unit does not apply any sound field program other than the surround decoder and they are played back in straight decode mode.
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Program Descriptions 2ch Stereo Use this program to mix down multi-channel sources to 2 channels. • When multi-channel signals (Dolby Digital and DTS) are input, they are downmixed to 2 channels and output from the front left and right speakers.
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Dolby Pro Logic decoder suitable for all kinds of sources. PLIIx Movie / Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) decoder suitable for movies. If your listening environment is as fol- PLII Movie lows, you cannot select the Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoder.
40), this unit operates in Virtual CINEMA DSP mode. Note • Virtual CINEMA DSP is not available in the following conditions even if you set “Sur. L/R” to “None” (see page 40). – headphone plug is connected to the PHONES jack.
FM/AM tuning The FM/AM tuner of this unit provides the following two • You can switch between stereo and monaural for FM broadcast in the modes for tuning. option menu (see page 34). ■ Frequency tuning mode (Auto tuning /...
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• Preset numbers to which no stations are registered will be skipped. preset • When “No Presets” or “No Presets in Memory” is displayed it means that no stations are registered. See page 28 and register stations. You can manually register AM stations or FM stations •...
• Some features may not be compatible depending on the model or the software version of your iPod. • Some features may not be available depending on the model of Yamaha iPod universal dock. The following sections describe the procedure when using the YDS-11.
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Shuffle: Plays back songs or albums in random order (Choices: Off, Songs, Albums). • Select “Off” if you do not want to play back in random order. • Select “Songs” to play back songs in random order.
Using Bluetooth™ components You can connect a Yamaha Bluetooth wireless audio receiver (such as YBA-10, sold separately) to the DOCK terminal of this unit and enjoy the music contents stored in your Bluetooth component (such as a portable music player) without wiring between this unit and the Bluetooth component.
ADVANCED OPERATION Setting the option menu for each input source (OPTION menu) This unit has an OPTION menu of frequently used menu items for input sources compatible with this unit. The procedure for setting the OPTION menu items is described below.
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Notes PLIIx Always reproduces signals in 6.1- or 7.1- • “No Signal” is displayed when no signals are input and “---” is displayed Music channel using the PLIIxMusic decoder whether when signals that this unit cannot recognize are input.
Setting the option menu for each input source (OPTION menu) ■ Auto Preset Input source: TUNER Automatically detects radio stations in the FM frequency band and registers them as preset stations (see page 28). ■ Clear Preset Input source: TUNER Clears the preset stations (see page 29).
• The effect sound is too soft. • There are no differences between effects of the sound • You can protect the sound field against the changes of parameters the sound filed parameters when “Memory Guard” of the setup menu is set field programs.
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Panorama Off*/On Choices: Adjusts the soundscape of the front sound field. Sends stereo signals to the surround speakers as well as the front speakers for a wraparound effect. Dimension Adjustable range: -3 to STD* to +3 Adjusts the difference in level between the front sound field and the surround sound field.
You can call the setup menu using the remote control and change the settings of various menus. You can change the following settings in the setup menu. For details, read “Basic operation of the setup menu” first, and see the respective pages.
Selects speaker(s) for outputting low-frequency components of the LFE (low-frequency effect sound) • When nCursor or other keys do not work after completing the menu, select the input source again using gInput selection keys. channel or other channels. The output status is as follows.
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LRGx1 Select this when one large surround back • When “Bass Out” is set to “Front,” you can only select “Large.” If “Bass Out” is changed to “Front,” “Front” automatically switches to “Large” speaker is connected to an external amplifier even when it is set to “Small.”...
• When only one surround back speaker is connected, “SB” appears instead of “SBL” and “SBR.” nCursor k / n, and adjust the signal level with • You can adjust the volume listening to test tones when you set “Test nCursor l / h. Tone” to “On” (see page 41).
“HDMI Auto” to “Off.” Note Function Setup • The brightness of display does not become bright in direct mode even if the value is increased. You can set various items for HDMI and display. ■...
/ n For selecting characters to be entered nENTER For entering the selected characters The following characters are available for input. A to Z, 0 to 9, a to z, symbols (#, *, –, +, etc.) and space...
Controlling other components with the remote control You can control external components for a selected input source with the remote control. The keys available for controlling external components are as follows: dSOURCE POWER Default Input source Category Manufacturer Turns on and off an external component.
Sets a remote control ID. When using multiple Yamaha AV receivers, you can operate them with a • Initializing the remote control code (see page 44) returns it to ID1. single remote control by setting the receiver IDs to the same setting.
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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1) Change the input source to another one. 2) With the selected sound field program, sound is not output from that speaker. Select another sound field program. 3) “None” may have been selected for that speaker on this unit.
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A DTS-CD is being played back. 1) When only noise is output 16, 34 If a DTS bitstream signal is not properly input to this unit, only noise is output. Connect the playback component to this unit by digital connection and play back the DTS-CD.
The video software is copy-protected. disturbed. 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.
Note • In case of a transmission error without a status message appearing on the front panel display, check the connection of your iPod (see page 16). Problem Cause Remedy page Loading...
Auto Setup (YPAO) Notes • If the “ERROR” or “WARNING” message appears, resolve the problem and then run “Auto Setup” again. • Warning message “W-2” or “W-3” indicates that the adjusted settings may not be optimal. • Depending on the speakers, warning message “W-1” may appears even if the speaker connections are correct.
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W-2:OVER 24m (80ft) The distance between the speaker and the Bring the speaker within 24 m (80 ft.) area around — listening position is over 24 m (80 ft). the listening position. W-3:LEVEL ERROR...
Deep Color There are three modes available: “Music mode” for music sources, Deep Color refers to the use of various color depths in displays, up “Movie mode” for movie sources (for 2-channel sources only) and from the 24-bit depths in previous versions of the HDMI specification.
This channel reproduces low-frequency signals. The frequency range master, and 96/24 5.1-channel sound with full-quality full-motion of this channel is from 20 Hz to 120 Hz. This channel is counted as video for music programs and motion picture soundtracks on DVD 0.1 because it only enforces a low-frequency range compared to the...
Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS Express • If the input source component can decode the bitstream audio signals of audio commentaries, you can play back the audio sources with the audio commentaries mixed down by using the DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL (or COAXIAL) connections.
[Asia and General models] ....530/531 to 1710/1611 kHz • Headphone Jack Rated Output/Impedance [Other models]............531 to 1611 kHz AV5, etc. (1 kHz, 50 mV, 8 Ω) ........ 100 mV/470 Ω GENERAL • Frequency Response AV5 to FRONT ........10 Hz to 100 kHz, +0/–3 dB •...
■ Cursor indicator, front panel display ....6 7.1-channel speaker layout ......10 Cursors k / n / l / h, remote control ... 7 Low frequency sound adjustment ....22 7ch Enhancer, sound field program ....26 7ch Stereo, sound field program ....26 ■...
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Surround left speaker ........10 Surround right speaker ........10 SWFR, C)Distance, speaker setup ....41 ■ The Bottom Line, sound field program ..25 The Roxy Theatre, sound field program ..25 Tone control ........... 22 TONE CONTROL, front panel ....... 4 TRANSMIT, remote control ......
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Le lettere cerchiate e i numeri nei quadratini corrispondono a quelli nel Manuale di istruzioni. Las letras enmarcadas en un círculo y los números enmarcados en un cuadrado se corresponden con aquellos del manual de instrucciones. De letters in cirkels en de nummers in hokjes corresponderen met de in de Gebruiksaanwijzing.
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■ Remote control/Boîtier de télécommande/Fernbedienung/Fjärrkontrollen/ Telecomando/Mando a distancia/Afstandsbediening/Пульт ДУ/ 遥控器 / 리모콘 TRANSMIT CODE SET POWER POWER SOURCE SLEEP HDMI AUDIO V-AUX [ A ] [ B ] DOCK TUNER PRESET TUNING INFO MEMORY ENHANCER SUR. DECODE MOVIE MUSIC STEREO...
(except some models). You can turn on or off the HDMI control function from the • You do not need to do step 1 through 3 from the second time. following setup menu item.