Yamaha DSP-AX861SE Owner'S Manual Download Page 10

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Quick start guide

Connect the power plug of this unit and other
components into the AC wall outlet.

This unit is equipped with AC OUTLET for the power
supply of the other components. See page 24 for details.

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For further connections

• Using the other kind of speaker

combinations

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• Connecting a video monitor via various

ways of the connection

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• Connecting a DVD player via various ways

of the connection

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• Connecting a DVD recorder or a digital

video recorder

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• Connecting a set-top box

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• Connecting a CD player, an MD recorder,

an FM/AM/DAB tuner or a turntable

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• Connecting an external amplifier

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• Connecting a DVD player via analog multi-

channel audio connection

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• Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock

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• Using the REMOTE OUT jacks

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• Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front

panel

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Summary of Contents for DSP-AX861SE

Page 1: ...DSP AX861SE DSP AX861SE AV Amplifier OWNER S MANUAL B ...

Page 2: ... a wall outlet or the unit during a lightning storm 14 Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit Contact qualified Yamaha service personnel when any service is needed The cabinet should never be opened for any reasons 15 When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time i e vacation disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet 16 Install this unit near the AC outlet and where the AC...

Page 3: ...Enjoying multi channel sources in 2 channel stereo 49 Selecting the night listening mode 49 Using iPod 50 Controlling iPod 50 Recording 52 Advanced sound configurations 53 Changing sound field parameter settings 53 Selecting decoders 58 Customizing this unit MANUAL SETUP 61 Using SET MENU 63 1 SOUND MENU 64 2 INPUT MENU 70 3 OPTION MENU 73 Remote control features 76 Using the remote control for th...

Page 4: ...n 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 This manual is printed prior to production Design and specifications are subject to change in part as a result of improvements etc In case of d...

Page 5: ... separately which supports iPod Click and Wheel iPod nano and iPod mini Playback information displaying capability Battery charging capability Other features YPAO Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer for automatic speaker setup 192 kHz 24 bit D A converter OSD on screen display menus that allow you to optimize this unit to suit your individual audiovisual system 5 1 or 7 1 channel additional ...

Page 6: ... manganese batteries together Read the packaging carefully as these different types of batteries may have the same shape and color If the batteries have leaked dispose of them immediately Avoid touching the leaked material or letting it come into contact with clothing etc Clean the battery compartment thoroughly before installing new batteries Do not throw away batteries with general house waste d...

Page 7: ... input jack Speaker cables 7 Subwoofer cable 1 Select a monaural RCA cable DVD player 1 Select DVD player equipped with coaxial digital audio output jack and composite video output jack Video monitor 1 Select a TV monitor video monitor or projector equipped with a composite video input jack Video cable 1 Select an RCA composite video cable Digital coaxial audio cable 1 Quick start guide Front righ...

Page 8: ...peakers and center speaker Surround and surround back speakers 4 Connect the subwoofer cable to the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack of this unit and the input jack of the subwoofer Step 1 Set up your speakers TUNER A B C DOCK DIGITAL OUTPUT PHONO CD MD DVD DTV CBL DTV CBL DVR DVD DVR DVD IN OUT IN OUT DTV CBL DVR VCR MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT CD R PLAY OUT OUT IN VCR SB 8CH FRONT 6CH SINGLE CENTER CENTER S V...

Page 9: ...CD R PLAY OUT OUT IN VCR SB 8CH FRONT 6CH SINGLE CENTER CENTER S VIDEO VIDEO SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT SURROUND SUR BACK SUBWOOFER AUDIO MULTI CH INPUT PRE OUT OUT IN IN REC GND MD CD R MD CD R DVD DVD DTV CBL OPTICAL COAXIAL CD DVD HDMI OUT DTV CBL DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 FRONT B PRESENCE FRONT A CENTER SURROUND EXTRA SP COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO SPEAKERS REMOTE OUT SURROUND BACK BI AMP SING...

Page 10: ...nitor via various ways of the connection P 18 Connecting a DVD player via various ways of the connection P 19 Connecting a DVD recorder or a digital video recorder P 20 Connecting a set top box P 20 Connecting a CD player an MD recorder an FM AM DAB tuner or a turntable P 21 Connecting an external amplifier P 22 Connecting a DVD player via analog multi channel audio connection P 22 Connecting a Ya...

Page 11: ...ollowing cases try pressing the corresponding SCENE button to enjoy the playback of the desired sources Case A I want to listen to a music disc from the connected DVD player Press 3SCENE2 or ASCENE2 to select Music Disc Listening Case B I want to watch a TV program Press 3SCENE3 or ASCENE3 to select TV Viewing To use the TV Viewing template Case B you must connect a satellite receiver a cable TV r...

Page 12: ...us SCENE templates P 33 Creating your original SCENE templates P 36 Using various input sources Basic controls of this unit P 37 Using your iPod with this unit P 50 Using various sound features Using various sound field programs P 42 Using the pure direct mode for high fidelity sound P 48 Customizing the sound field programs P 53 Adjusting the parameters of this unit Automatically optimizing the s...

Page 13: ...NT VIDEO VIDEO SPEAKERS REMOTE OUT SURROUND BACK BI AMP SINGLE AC OUTLET L R L R L R L L R R IN1 IN2 Y PB PR Y PB PR DOCK terminal Connect a Yamaha iPod universal dock sold separately P 23 AUDIO jacks Connect the analog audio cable plugs P 18 21 MULTI CH INPUT jacks Connect the input source component equipped with the multi channel output jacks P 22 PRE OUT jacks Connect external amplifiers and an...

Page 14: ...ack transitions Presence left and right speakers PL and PR The presence speakers supplement the sound from the front speakers with extra ambient effects produced by the sound field programs see page 42 To use the presence speakers connect the speakers to EXTRA SP terminals and then set EXTRA SP ASSIGN to PRESENCE see pages 29 and 64 Subwoofer SW The use of a subwoofer with a built in amplifier suc...

Page 15: ... using this unit see page 25 4 ohm speakers can be also used as the front speakers see page 90 Note TUNER A B C DOCK DIGITAL OUTPUT PHONO CD MD DVD DTV CBL DTV CBL DVR DVD DVR DVD IN OUT IN OUT DTV CBL DVR VCR MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT CD R PLAY OUT OUT IN VCR SB 8CH FRONT 6CH SINGLE CENTER CENTER S VIDEO VIDEO SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT SURROUND SUR BACK SUBWOOFER AUDIO MULTI CH INPUT PRE OUT OUT IN ...

Page 16: ...speakers support bi amplification To make the bi amplification connections use the FRONT and SURROUND BACK BI AMP terminals as shown below To activate the bi amplification connections set BI AMP to ON in ADVANCED SETUP see page 91 When you make the conventional connection make sure that the shorting bars are put into the terminals appropriately Refer to the instruction manuals of the speakers for ...

Page 17: ...t using the optical jack be sure to put the cap back in place This cap protects the jack from dust Video jacks This unit has three types of video jacks Connection depends on the availability of input jacks on your video monitor VIDEO jacks For conventional composite video signals transmitted via composite video cables S VIDEO jacks For S video signals separated into the luminance Y and chrominance...

Page 18: ... digitally output at the HDMI OUT jack If you turn off the power of the video monitor connected to the HDMI OUT jack via a DVI connection this unit may fail to establish the connection to the component The analog video signals input at the composite video S video and component video jacks can be digitally up converted to be output at the HDMI OUT jack Set VIDEO CONV to ON in MANUAL SETUP see page ...

Page 19: ...HDMI IN 2 jack cannot be output from analog video output jacks The analog component video signals with 480i NTSC 576i PAL of resolution are converted to the S video or composite video signals and output at the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT and VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks This unit does not accept analog component video signals with 1080p of resolution The OSD signal is not output at the VCR OUT and DVR OUT jack...

Page 20: ...e In this case the HDMI indicator flashes irregularly Connecting a TV monitor or projector Make sure that this unit and other components are unplugged from the AC wall outlets Note TUNER A B C DOCK DIGITAL OUTPUT PHONO CD MD DVD DTV CBL DTV CBL DVR DVD DVD IN IN OUT DTV CBL VCR MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT CD R PLAY OUT OUT IN VCR SB 8CH FRONT 6CH SINGLE CENTER CENTER S VIDEO VIDEO SURROUND SUBWOOFER F...

Page 21: ... COAXIAL IN in I O ASSIGNMENT see page 70 If you connect your DVD player to both the DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL and the DIGITAL INPUT COAXIAL jacks priority is given to the signals input at the DIGITAL INPUT COAXIAL jack Connecting a DVD player Connecting other components Notes Make sure that this unit and other components are unplugged from the AC wall outlets TUNER A B C DOCK PHONO CD MD DVD DTV CBL ...

Page 22: ...E OUT Y PB PR V S S V V S S V PR PB Y L R L R L R L R DVD recorder PVR S video in S video out Video out Audio in Audio out DVD recorder PVR or VCR S video out S video in Video in Video out Audio out Audio in Video in Component video out B DTV CBL DTV CBL DTV CBL AUDIO DTV CBL OPTICAL HDMI DTV CBL DIGITAL INPUT 4 COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO L R IN2 Y PB PR REMOTE OUT O V L R S PR PB Y Satellite receiver ...

Page 23: ...ntable with an MM or a high output MC cartridge To connect a turntable with a low output MC cartridge to the PHONO jacks use an in line boosting transformer or an MC head amplifier When you connect both the DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL jack and the DIGITAL INPUT COAXIAL jack to an audio component the priority is given to the DIGITAL INPUT COAXIAL jack Notes DIGITAL OUTPUT PHONO CD MD CD R PLAY OUT TUNER ...

Page 24: ...layer or an external decoder This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks left and right FRONT CENTER left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER for discrete multi channel input from a multi format player external decoder sound processor or pre amplifier If you set INPUT CH to 8CH in MULTI CH SET see page 72 you can use the input jacks assigned as FRONT in MULTI CH SET see page 72 together with ...

Page 25: ...is unit and the remote control input jack of the components to control the components by using the SCENE feature If the component connected to the REMOTE OUT jack is not the Yamaha product set SCENE IR in the advanced setup menu to OFF see page 91 Use the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel to connect a game console or a video camera to this unit The audio signals input at the DOCK terminal on the ...

Page 26: ...ications on page 103 The power to AC OUTLET of this unit is not cut off while this unit is charging connected iPod even when this unit is in the standby mode When this unit completes charging or the iPod is disconnected the power is cut off automatically when this unit is in the standby mode Connecting the power cable AC OUTLET To the AC wall outlet Note Memory back up The memory back up circuit p...

Page 27: ... turn on this unit Turning on this unit Press 1STANDBY ON on the front panel to turn on this unit y When you turn on this unit there will be a 4 to 5 second delay before this unit can reproduce sound Set this unit to the standby mode Press 1STANDBY ON or HSTANDBY to set this unit to the standby mode In the standby mode this unit consumes a small amount of power in order to receive infrared signals...

Page 28: ...tions see page 28 9 MUTE indicator Flashes while the MUTE function is on see page 40 0 VOLUME level indicator Indicates the current volume level C Sound field indicators Light up to indicate the active DSP sound fields see page 42 D VIRTUAL indicator Lights up when Virtual CINEMA DSP is active see page 46 E Headphones indicator Lights up when headphones are connected see page 40 F SP A B indicator...

Page 29: ...tion Infrared window Y Outputs infrared control signals Aim this window at the component you want to operate Transmit indicator X Flashes while the remote control is sending infrared signals Display window J Shows the name of the selected input source that you can control Operation mode selector L The function of some buttons depends on the operation mode selector position AMP Operates the amplifi...

Page 30: ...stment 1 Make sure of the following check points before starting the AUTO SETUP operations Speakers are connected appropriately Headphones are disconnected from this unit This unit and the video monitor are turned on The connected subwoofer is turned on and the volume level is set to about half way or slightly less The crossover frequency controls of the connected subwoofer is set to the maximum T...

Page 31: ...ASSIGN in SOUND MENU see page 64 6 Press Dl h to select the desired setting of EQ Parametric equalizer type EQ Parametric equalizer adjusts the level of the specified frequency bands This unit automatically selects the crucial frequency bands for the listening room and adjusts the level of the selected frequency bands to create a cohesive sound field in the room You can select the type of the para...

Page 32: ... speaker output level in the following order Lowest speaker output level Highest speaker output level If E 10 INTERNAL ERROR appears during the testing procedure restart from step 4 If you selected other than AUTO in step 4 no test tones are output If an error occurs during the AUTO CHECK procedure the setup procedure is canceled and an error screen appears For details see If an error screen appea...

Page 33: ...elect CANCEL to cancel the AUTO SETUP results 12 Press DENTER to confirm your selection The top SET MENU display appears in the OSD 13 Press NSET MENU to exit from SET MENU 14 Disconnect the optimizer microphone from this unit The optimizer microphone is sensitive to heat Keep it away from direct sunlight and do not place it on top of this unit y If you change speakers speaker positions or the lay...

Page 34: ...O SETUP procedure 1 Make sure the pointer is pointing at WARNING and then press DENTER to display the detailed information about the warning The number on the right of WARNING indicates the number of warning messages 2 Press Dl h repeatedly to toggle between the warning displays y For details about each warning message see the AUTO SETUP section in Troubleshooting on page 96 When the corresponding...

Page 35: ...igned SCENE template appears in the front panel display 2 Rotate the 0INPUT selector or set the operation mode selector to LAMP and then press Dl h to select the desired template 3 Press the 3SCENE or ASCENE button again to confirm the selection The selected SCENE template is assigned to the SCENE button If you do not carry out any operation within 30 seconds from the last operation in these steps...

Page 36: ...ening Music Disc Listening Disc Listening DVR Viewing TV Viewing Action Game Playing RPG Playing DVD V AUX PHONO DTV CBL TUNER DOCK CD DVD DVR Video sources DVD video Recorded video TV programs Video games iPod Radio programs Music discs CD SACD or DVD Audio SCENE templates Which component do you like for playback Vinyl records Which source do you like to play back LP Record Listening Default SCEN...

Page 37: ...lect this SCENE template when you play back music discs on your DVD player Disc Listening DVD 1 STEREO 7ch STEREO Select this SCENE template when you play back music sources on your DVD player as the background music CD Hifi Listening CD 1 PURE DIRECT Select this SCENE template when you enjoy the high fidelity sound of the music discs on your CD player CD Listening CD 1 STEREO 2ch STEREO Select th...

Page 38: ...e MUSIC mode 4 Press the ASCENE button again to confirm the edit y An asterisk mark appears by the name of the original SCENE template Once the desired SCENE templates are assigned to the corresponding ASCENE buttons you need to set the input source of the SCENE template on the remote control See page 76 for details You can create a customized SCENE template for each SCENE button and if you create...

Page 39: ...ound field program appears in the front panel display See page 42 for details about sound field programs Sound field programs cannot be selected when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source see page 38 y 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 automati...

Page 40: ...the volume level of this unit when you switch the front speaker setting Using the Zone B feature When you set FRONT B to ZONE B see page 64 you can use the speakers connected to the EXTRA SP speaker terminals in another room Zone B Press 2SPEAKERS on the front panel repeatedly to turn on or off the Zone B speakers When you activate the Zone B speakers all the speakers in the main room are muted Yo...

Page 41: ...LAY on the remote control The current status screen appears in the OSD y You can select the amount of time that the current status is displayed in the OSD by using the OSD AMP parameter in OPTION MENU see page 74 The OSD signal is not output at the VIDEO output jacks and will not be recorded Selecting audio input jacks AUDIO SELECT AUTO Automatically selects input signals in the following order 1 ...

Page 42: ...selector buttons B on the remote control to select a video source and then an audio source y Set the BGV parameter in the MULTI CH SET menu to the desired setting to select the default background video input source of the MULTI CH INPUT sources see page 72 You can display the format sampling frequency channel bit rate and flag data of the current input signal 1 Set the operation mode selector to L...

Page 43: ...y The SLEEP indicator turns off and SLEEP OFF disappears from the front panel display after a few seconds y The sleep timer setting can also be canceled by pressing HSTANDBY or 1STANDBY ON to set this unit to the standby mode FORMAT Signal format When this unit cannot detect a digital signal it automatically switches to analog input SAMPLING The number of samples per second taken from a continuous...

Page 44: ...LTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source see page 38 When you play back DTS 96 24 sources with any sound field program this unit applies the selected program without activating the DTS 96 24 decoder Sampling frequencies higher than 48 kHz are sampled down to 48 kHz or lower and then sound field programs are applied When the sampling frequency of the input sources are higher than 96 kHz t...

Page 45: ... SIZE LIVENESS DIALG LIFT CLASSICAL Chamber This program creates a relatively wide space with a high ceiling like an audience hall in a palace It offers pleasant reverberations that are suitable for courtly music and chamber music DSP LEVEL INIT DLY LIVENESS REV TIME REV DELAY REV LEVEL DIALG LIFT LIVE CLUB Cellar Club This program simulates a live house with a low ceiling and homey atmosphere A r...

Page 46: ...ing and FPS games It uses the reflection data that limits the effects range per channel in order to offer a powerful playing environment with a being there feeling by enhancing various effects tones while maintaining a clear sense of directions DSP LEVEL P INIT DLY P ROOM SIZE S INIT DLY S ROOM SIZE SB INI DLY SB ROOM SIZE DIALG LIFT ENTERTAINMENT Roleplaying Game This sound field has been suitabl...

Page 47: ...can enjoy a variety of cinematographically created virtual spaces reproduced with clear separation between dialog sound effects and background music DSP LEVEL P INIT DLY P ROOM SIZE S INIT DLY S ROOM SIZE SB INI DLY SB ROOM SIZE DIALG LIFT 4 MOVIE MOVIE Adventure This program is ideal for precisely reproducing the sound design of action and adventure movies The sound field restrains reverberations...

Page 48: ...NT CINEMA activates automatically whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs see page 42 When activated the SILENT CINEMA indicator lights up in the front panel display SILENT CINEMA does not activate when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source see page 38 SILENT CINEMA is not effect...

Page 49: ...priate channels without any additional effect processing Press 7STRAIGHT or QSTRAIGHT to select STRAIGHT Deactivating the STRAIGHT mode Press 7STRAIGHT or QSTRAIGHT so that STRAIGHT disappears from the front panel display The sound effect is turned back on Before performing the following operations set the operation mode selector on the remote control to LAMP Enjoying unprocessed input sources Str...

Page 50: ...n extreme level the tonal quality of the surround speakers may not match TONE CONTROL is not effective when PURE DIRECT is selected or when MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input source You can adjust the output level of each speaker while listening to a music source This is also possible when playing sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks This operation will override the level adjustments mad...

Page 51: ...GHT MUSIC when listening to music sources to preserve ease of listening for all sounds Select OFF if you do not want to use this feature y When a night listening mode is selected the NIGHT indicator lights up in the front panel display 2 Press Dl h to adjust the effect level while NIGHT CINEMA or NIGHT MUSIC is displayed in the front panel display Choices MIN MID MAX Select MIN for minimum compres...

Page 52: ... while this unit charges the battery of the connected iPod when this unit is in the standby mode You can control your iPod when V AUX is selected as the input source The operations of your iPod can be done with the aid of the OSD of this unit menu browse mode or without it simple remote mode Controlling iPod in the simple remote mode You can perform the basic operations of your iPod play stop skip...

Page 53: ...it to play albums in random order y When Shuffle is set to a setting other than Off appears in the top right corner while songs or albums are being shuffled Repeat Repeat Use this feature to set this unit to repeat one song or a sequence of songs Choices Off One All Select Off to deactivate this feature Select One to set this unit to repeat one song Select All to set this unit to repeat a sequence...

Page 54: ...ideo signal you can only record an S video or a composite video signal on your VCR The analog audio signals input at the DOCK terminal can be output at the analog AUDIO OUT REC jacks for recording Check the copyright laws in your country to record from CDs radio etc Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws y Do a test recording before you start an actual recording 1 Turn on al...

Page 55: ...on and control range of each sound field parameter see page 55 When you set a sound field parameter to a value other than the initial factory settings an asterisk mark appears by the sound field parameter name in the OSD The available sound field parameters for some of the sound field programs may be displayed on more than one page in the OSD In this case press Dk n to scroll through pages If you ...

Page 56: ...rogram is too weak You cannot recognize any difference between the sound field programs Decrease the value of DSP LEVEL when The sound is vague You feel that the additional sound effect is excessive Control range 6 dB to 3 dB Adjusting the vertical dialogue position DIALG LIFT Use this feature to adjust the vertical position of the dialogues in movies The ideal position of the dialogues is at the ...

Page 57: ...pparent distance from the source sound by adjusting the delay between the direct sound and the first reflection heard by the listener The smaller the value the closer the sound source seems to the listener y When you adjust the initial delay parameters we also recommend that you adjust the corresponding room size parameters likewise This adjustment is especially effective for the CINEMA DSP progra...

Page 58: ...pecially effective for the CINEMA DSP programs Control range 0 1 to 2 0 LIVENESS S LIVENESS SB LIVENESS Liveness Surround and surround back sound field liveness Adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual walls in the hall by changing the rate at which the early reflections decay The early reflections of a sound source decay much faster in a room with acoustically absorbent wall surfaces than in one w...

Page 59: ...inning of the direct sound and the beginning of the reverberation sound The larger the value the later the reverberation sound begins A later reverberation sound makes you feel as if you are in a larger acoustic environment Control range 0 to 250 ms REV LEVEL Reverberation level Adjusts the volume of the reverberation sound The larger the value the stronger the reverberation becomes Control range ...

Page 60: ...elect OFF not to bypass the decoders the DSP processors and the tone control circuitry when BASS and TREBLE are set to 0 dB 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 The low frequency signals input from the front left and right channels are redirected to the subwoofer in the following cases LFE BASS...

Page 61: ...Ix decoder is not available when SUR B L R SP is set to NONE see page 65 PANORAMA DIMENSION CENTER WIDTH SURROUND DECODE PLIIx Game PLII Game Dolby Pro Logic IIx or Dolby Pro Logic II processing for game sources The Pro Logic IIx decoder is not available when SUR B L R SP is set to NONE see page 65 CENTER WIDTH DIMENSION PLII Music PLIIx Music SURROUND DECODE PANORAMA 7 SUR DECODE Dolby Pro Logic ...

Page 62: ...g STD standard PLIIx Music PLII Music CENTER WIDTH Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music center width Moves the center channel output completely towards the center speaker or towards the front left and right speakers A larger value moves the center channel output towards the front left and right speakers Control range 0 center channel sound is output only from the center speaker to 7 center c...

Page 63: ...r the speakers for low frequency signal output the crossover frequency and the assignment of the EXTRA SP terminal 64 B SPEAKER LEVEL Adjusts the output level of each speaker 66 C SP DISTANCE Adjusts the distance of each speaker 67 D EQUALIZER Adjusts the equalizer setting of the speakers 67 E LFE LEVEL Adjusts the output level of the LFE channel for Dolby Digital or DTS signals 68 F DYNAMIC RANGE...

Page 64: ...e brightness of the display and converts video signals 73 B MEMORY GUARD Locks sound field program parameters and other SET MENU settings 75 C AUDIO SELECT Designates the default audio input jack select setting mode for the input sources when you turn on the power of this unit 75 D PARAM INI Initializes the parameters of a group of sound field programs 75 E DOCK SET Selects whether this unit charg...

Page 65: ...wing displays are examples where SOUND MENU is selected 4 Press Dk n repeatedly and then press DENTER to select and enter the desired submenu The following display is an example where LFE LEVEL is selected 5 Press Dk n to select the desired parameter and then Dl h to change the parameter settings 6 Press NSET MENU to exit from SET MENU Using SET MENU SET MENU AUTO SETUP MANUAL SETUP A SIGNAL INFO ...

Page 66: ...f the FRONT B speakers are set in another room If FRONT A is turned off and FRONT B is turned on all the speakers including the subwoofer in the main room are muted and this unit outputs sound at the FRONT B terminals only If you connect headphones to the PHONES jack of this unit the sound is output from both the headphones and the speakers connected to the EXTRA SP terminals when FRONT B is set t...

Page 67: ...en the surround speakers are small Select SML small When you do not use the surround speakers Select NONE none This unit is set to the Virtual CINEMA DSP mode see page 46 and SUR B L R SP is automatically set to NONE Surround back left right speakers SUR B L R SP Choices NONE SMLx1 SMLx2 LRGx1 LRGx2 When the surround back left and right speakers are large Select LRGx2 large x 2 When the single sur...

Page 68: ... this feature to select the crossover frequency of all the speakers set to SML or SMALL or to NONE in SPEAKER SET see page 65 All frequencies below the selected frequency will be sent to the subwoofer or to the speakers set to LRG or LARGE in SPEAKER SET see page 65 Choices 40Hz 60Hz 80Hz 90Hz 100Hz 110Hz 120Hz 160Hz 200Hz Subwoofer phase SUBWOOFER PHASE Use this feature to switch the phase of you...

Page 69: ...pe of equalizer Choices AUTO PEQ CENTER GEQ EQ OFF Select AUTO PEQ to use the parametric equalizer adjusted in AUTO SETUP see page 28 Select CENTER GEQ to adjust the built in 5 frequency band graphic equalizer so that the tonal quality of the center speaker matches that of the front left and right speakers Press Dk n to display the graphic equalizer screen Select EQ OFF to deactivate the equalizin...

Page 70: ... DYNAMIC RANGE Use this feature to select the amount of dynamic range compression to be applied to your speakers or headphones This setting is effective only when this unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals Choices MIN STD MAX Select MIN minimum if you regularly listen at low volume levels Select STD standard for general use Select MAX maximum to preserve the greatest amount of dynamic ran...

Page 71: ...d to the HDMI OUT jack on the rear panel of this unit Select OTHER to play back HDMI audio signals on another HDMI component connected to the HDMI OUT jack The HDMI video signals input at the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack of this unit are always output at the HDMI OUT jack of this unit Extended surround decoders I EXTD SUR Use this feature to enjoy 6 1 7 1 channel playback for multi channel sources ...

Page 72: ...o AUTO Use this menu to reassign the input output jacks select the input mode or rename the input source Input output assignment A I O ASSIGNMENT Use this feature to assign the input output jacks according to the component to be used if the initial settings of this unit do not correspond to your needs Change the following parameters to reassign the respective jacks and effectively connect more com...

Page 73: ...OSD and in the front panel display y This feature is useful when you change the input or output assignment for digital jacks and component video input jacks You can only rename DOCK when iPod is stationed in the Yamaha Universal Dock connected to this unit 1 Press one of the input selector buttons B on the remote control to select the input source you want to change the name of 2 Press Dl h to pla...

Page 74: ...atically detect input signal types and select the appropriate input mode Select DTS if you want this unit to select DTS as the input mode Multi channel input settings E MULTI CH SET Use this feature to set the function of the multi channel input BGV BGV Use this feature to select the video source played in the background of the sources input from the MULTI CH INPUT jacks Choices DVD DTV CBL V AUX ...

Page 75: ... HDMI Up Scaling Use this feature to select the resolution of the HDMI up conversion of the analog video signals input at the VIDEO S VIDEO and COMPONENT VIDEO jacks so that the up scaled video signals are output at the HDMI OUT jack This unit up scales the analog video signals as follows 480i NTSC 576i PAL 480p 576p 1080i or 720p 480p 576p 1080i or 720p Press Dl h to select the desired resolution...

Page 76: ...n of the OSD Press Dh to lower the position of the OSD Source feature OSD display time OSD SOURCE Use this feature to set the amount of time to display the iPod menu in the OSD after you perform a certain operation Choices ON 10s 30s Select ON to display the OSD continuously during an operation Select 10s to turn off the OSD 10 seconds after you perform a certain operation Select 30s to turn off t...

Page 77: ...revert to their initial factory settings Press the corresponding sound field program selector buttons on the remote control to select the sound field program that you want to initialize An asterisk appears to the left of the sound field program names that have been changed from their initial factory settings Choices CLASSICAL LIVE CLUB ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE STEREO ENHANCER SUR DECODE You cannot auto...

Page 78: ... you customize the input source of the selected SCENE template you must set the input source of the SCENE template on the remote control to operate the input source component correctly 1 Press and hold the ASCENE button and the desired input selector button A The transmit indicator X flashes twice 2 Keep holding down the buttons pressed in step 2 until OK appears in the display window J on the rem...

Page 79: ...AY AUDIO MENU TITLE TV MUTE TV INPUT MUTE 4 3 2 ENT 10 0 9 5 1 AV TV 1 2 3 4 7 6 8 RETURN ON OFF CLEAR LEARN RENAME MACRO REC FREQ TEXT EON MODE PTY SEEK START VOLUME TV VOL STRAIGHT PURE DIRECT A B C D E PRESET CH SET MENU BAND LEVEL SLEEP STEREO SUR DECODE NIGHT CLASSICAL LIVE CLUB ENTERTAIN ENHANCER MOVIE TV SOURCE AMP SELECT DTV CBL VCR DVR DVD TUNER MD CD R CD PHONO MULTI CH IN POWER POWER SC...

Page 80: ...r Tape deck Tuner iPod 1 AV POWER Power 1 Power 1 Power 1 VCR power 2 Power 1 Power 1 Power 1 Power 1 Power 1 2 TITLE Title Title Title Title Band 3 ENTER Menu enter Menu select Menu select Subsequent menu PRESET CH k Menu up Menu up Menu up Preset up 1 to 8 Up PRESET CH n Menu down Menu down Menu down Preset down 1 to 8 Down A B C D E l Menu left Menu left Menu left Preset down A to E Previous me...

Page 81: ...onent control area You can control other components by setting the appropriate remote control codes Codes can be set up for each input area For a complete list of available remote control codes refer to List of remote control codes at the end of this manual The following table shows the default component Library component category and the remote control code for each input area Remote control code...

Page 82: ...s DENTER to set the number OK appears in the display window J on the remote control if setting was successful NG appears in the display window J on the remote control if the setting was unsuccessful In this case start over from step 3 y If you continuously want to set up another code for another component press the input selector button B or or JSELECT k n repeatedly to select the component then r...

Page 83: ...bout 5 to 10 cm 2 to 4 in apart from the other remote control on a flat surface so that their infrared transmitters are aimed at each other 3 Press TLEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object LEARN and the name of the selected input area ex DVD appear alternately in the display window J on the remote control Do not press and hold TLEARN If you hold it down for more than 3 seconds the remote ent...

Page 84: ...ther components are weak when the distance between the two remote controls is too great or too small when the remote control infrared windows are not facing each other at the appropriate angle when the remote control is exposed to direct sunlight when the function to be programmed is continuous or uncommon You can change the name of the input source that appears in the display window J on the remo...

Page 85: ...on page 71 The macro programming feature makes it possible to perform a series of operations with the press of a single button For example when you want to play a CD normally you would turn on the components select the CD input and press the play button to start playback The macro programming feature lets you perform all of these operations simply by pressing the CD macro button The buttons listed...

Page 86: ...input source The remote control code set up for DTV CBL takes priority over the one for PHONO 3 Playback can be started for any Yamaha remote control compatible CD player CD recorder DVD player or DVD recorder When using macros to operate other components you will need to program the play button on the input area of that component see page 81 or set a remote control code see page 79 Pressing macro...

Page 87: ...ately in the display window J on the remote control AGAIN appears in the display window J if you press a button other than a macro button 3 Press the buttons for the functions you want to include in the macro operation in sequence You can set up to 10 steps 10 functions After you have set 10 steps FULL appears and the remote control automatically exits the macro mode The following example is for p...

Page 88: ...ions for controlling the amplifier functions of this unit L ALL Clears all learned functions M ALL Clears all programmed macros RNAME Clears all renamed source names FCTRY Clears all remote functions and returns the remote to the factory settings 3 Press and hold TCLEAR again for about 3 seconds WAIT appears in the display window J If clearing was successful C OK appears in the display window J on...

Page 89: ... then press the button you want to clear for about 3 seconds C OK appears in the display window J if clearing was successful Once C OK appears in the display window J on the remote control release the ballpoint pen or similar object used to press TCLEAR to exit the clearing mode The remote control returns to the learning mode y If you continuously want to clear another function repeat step 3 If yo...

Page 90: ...u want to clear for about 3 seconds C OK appears in the display window J on the remote control if clearing was successful y If you continuously want to clear another function repeat step 2 Once you clear a programmed function the button reverts to the factory setting or to the manufacturer setting if you have set remote control codes 3 Press TMACRO again to exit the macro programming mode C NG app...

Page 91: ...ANDBY ON on the front panel to set this unit to the standby mode 2 Press and hold 5TONE CONTROL and then press 1STANDBY ON to turn on this unit This unit turns on and the advanced setup menu appears in the front panel display 3 Rotate the 6PROGRAM selector to select the parameter you want to adjust The name of the selected parameter appears in the front panel display See page 90 for a complete lis...

Page 92: ...need to set the remote control AMP ID code for the remote control 1 Set the operation mode selector to LAMP or LSOURCE 2 Press and hold TLEARN for about 3 seconds using a ballpoint pen or similar object and then press Dl h repeatedly until L AMP appears in the display window J on the remote control Be sure to press and hold TLEARN for at least 3 seconds otherwise the learning process will start If...

Page 93: ... function set SCENE IR to OFF Bi amplifier setting BI AMP Use this feature to activate or deactivate the bi amplifier function see page 14 Choices ON OFF Select ON if you want to activate the bi amplifier function SUR B L R SP is set to NONE automatically and this unit outputs the front channel audio signals at the SURROUND BACK speaker terminals Select OFF if you want to deactivate the bi amplifi...

Page 94: ...icrophone 31 Audio input jack select is set to HDMI COAX OPT or ANALOG Set Audio input jack select to AUTO 39 Audio input jack select is set to ANALOG while playing a source encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS Set Audio input jack select to AUTO or COAX OPT 39 No appropriate input source has been selected Select an appropriate input source with the INPUT selector on the front panel or the input select...

Page 95: ...d program 42 No sound is heard from the presence speakers The sound field programs are turned off Press 7STRAIGHT to turn them on 47 You are using a source or program combination that does not output sound from all channels Try another sound field program 37 EXTRA SP ASSIGN is set to a setting other than PRESENCE Set EXTRA SP ASSIGN to PRESENCE 64 No sound is heard from the surround speakers SUR L...

Page 96: ...storted The component connected to the AUDIO OUT REC jacks of this unit is turned off Turn on the power of the component The sound effects cannot be recorded It is not possible to record the sound effects with a recording component A source cannot be recorded by a digital recording component connected to the DIGITAL OUTPUT jack The source component is not connected to the DIGITAL INPUT jacks of th...

Page 97: ...de selector correctly When operating this unit set it to the KAMP position When operating the component selected by the input selector button set it to the KSOURCE position When operating the TV set in the DTV or PHONO area set it to the KTV position The remote control code was not correctly set Set the remote control code correctly using List of remote control codes at the end of this manual 79 T...

Page 98: ...connect the Yamaha iPod universal dock to the DOCK terminal of this unit 23 Try resetting your iPod Unknown iPod The iPod being used is not supported by this unit Only iPod Click and Wheel iPod nano and iPod mini are supported iPod connected Your iPod is properly stationed in a Yamaha iPod universal dock such as the YDS 10 sold separately connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit and the connect...

Page 99: ...t surround speakers when you use surround back speakers 13 E 7 NO MIC The optimizer microphone was unplugged during the AUTO SETUP procedure Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel 28 E 8 NO SIGNAL The optimizer microphone does not detect test tones Check the microphone setting 28 Check the speaker connections and placement 13 E 9 USER CANCEL The AUTO...

Page 100: ...ess 1STANDBY ON on the front panel to set this unit to the standby mode 1 Press 1STANDBY ON on the front panel to set this unit to the standby mode 2 Press and hold 5TONE CONTROL and then press 1STANDBY ON to turn on this unit This unit turns on and the advanced setup menu appears in the front panel display 3 Rotate the 6PROGRAM selector to select PRESET 4 Press 5TONE CONTROL repeatedly to select ...

Page 101: ... realism With this unit any sound environment from monaural up to a 5 1 channel configuration can be freely selected for your enjoyment Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital EX creates 6 full bandwidth output channels from 5 1 channel sources This is done using a matrix decoder that derives 3 surround channels from the 2 in the original recording For the best results Dolby Digital EX should be used with ...

Page 102: ...formation on HDMI visit the HDMI website at http www hdmi org LFE 0 1 channel This channel reproduces low frequency signals The frequency range of this channel is from 20 Hz to 120 Hz This channel is counted as 0 1 because it only enforces a low frequency range compared to the full range reproduced by the other 5 6 channels in Dolby Digital or DTS 5 1 6 1 channel systems Neo 6 Neo 6 decodes the co...

Page 103: ... a room with virtually any size at all This ability to create sound fields at will is exactly what Yamaha has done with the digital sound field processor CINEMA DSP Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in movie theaters their effect is best felt in a theater having many speakers designed for acoustic effects Since home conditions such as room size wall material...

Page 104: ...y band is referred to as the Q factor This parameter is adjustable between the values 0 5 and 10 YPAO adjusts frequency characteristics to suit your listening requirements using a combination of the above three parameters Frequency Gain and Q factor for each equalizer band in this unit s parametric equalizer This unit has 7 equalizer bands for each channel The use of multiple equalizer bands enabl...

Page 105: ...atio IHF A Network PHONO MM 5 mV to OUT REC 81 dB or more CD etc Effect Off 250 mV to Front L R 100 dB or more Residual Noise IHF A Network Front L R 150 µV or less Channel Separation 1 kHz 10 kHz PHONO shortened to Front L R 60 dB 55 dB or more CD etc 5 1 kΩshortened to Front L RZ 60 dB 45 dB or more Volume Control MUTE 80 dB to 16 5 dB Tone Control Front L R BASS Boost Cut 10 dB 50 Hz BASS Turno...

Page 106: ... jack 22 Connection DVD player 19 Connection DVD recorder 20 Connection External amplifier 22 Connection external decoder 22 Connection FRONT PRE OUT jacks 22 Connection iPod universal dock 23 Connection Multi format player 22 Connection Power cable 24 Connection projector 18 Connection PVR 20 Connection set top boxes 20 Connection speaker cable 14 Connection SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack 22 Connection S...

Page 107: ...category 45 MULTI CH INPUT component selection 38 MULTI CH INPUT jacks 22 Multi channel input settings Input menu 72 Multi channel source playback in 2 channel stereo 49 Multi channel source playback with headphones 46 Multi format player connection 22 Multi information display 26 MUSIC ENHANCER Sound field category 46 Music Video Sound field program 44 MUTE 40 MUTE indicator 26 Muting 40 MUTING T...

Page 108: ...ameter 58 Standard Sound field program 45 STANDBY CHARGE iPod universal dock setting 75 Standby mode 25 STEREO Sound field category 46 STRAIGHT 47 STRAIGHT mode 47 SUBWOOFER PHASE Speaker settings 66 Subwoofer phase Speaker settings 66 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack connection 22 Supplied accessories 3 SUPPORT AUDIO HDMI setting 69 Support audio HDMI setting 69 SUR L R SP Speaker settings 65 SUR BACK PRE ...

Page 109: ...nel VOLUME INPUT PROGRAM SCENE S VIDEO VIDEO OPTICAL L AUDIO R VIDEO AUX EFFECT PURE DIRECT STRAIGHT PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON AUDIO SELECT TONE CONTROL SPEAKERS OPTIMIZER MIC 1 2 3 4 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 A ...

Page 110: ...START VOLUME CH TV VOL STRAIGHT PURE DIRECT A B C D E PRESET CH SET MENU BAND LEVEL SLEEP STEREO SUR DECODE NIGHT CLASSICAL LIVE CLUB ENTERTAIN ENHANCER MOVIE TV SOURCE AMP SELECT DTV CBL VCR DVR DVD TUNER MD CD R CD PHONO MULTI CH IN POWER POWER SCENE POWER STANDBY 4 3 2 0 9 5 1 7 6 8 STEREO SUR DECODE NIGHT CLASSICAL LIVE CLUB ENTERTAIN ENHANCER MOVIE A B C D F G U V W E X Y H I K L J M N O P Q ...

Page 111: ...K AUDIO 0184 PROTON 0184 QED 0184 QUAD 0184 QUASAR 0056 RCA 0059 0206 0332 REALISTIC 0206 REVOX 0184 ROTEL 0184 SAE 0184 SANSUI 0184 0332 SANYO 0206 SCOTT 0332 SEARS 0332 SHARP 0064 SIMAUDIO 0184 SONIC FRONTIERS 0184 SONY 0027 SYMPHONIC 0332 TAG MCLAREN 0184 TANDY 0059 TECHNICS 0056 THORENS 0184 THULE 0184 UNIVERSUM 0184 VICTOR 0099 WARDS 0184 YAMAHA 2300 2301 CD RECORDER KENWOOD 0653 MARANTZ 0653...

Page 112: ...YSTEM 0802 1032 DISHPRO 0802 1032 DISTRATEL 0111 DREAM MULTIMEDIA 1264 ECHOSTAR 0194 0423 0637 0802 0880 0898 1032 1113 ENGEL 1044 EXPRESSVU 0802 FTE 0890 FINLUX 0482 FRACARRO 0898 FUBA 0423 GE 0593 GOI 0802 GALAXIS 0890 1138 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 0896 GOLD BOX 0880 GRUNDIG 0200 0874 HTS 0802 HIRSCHMANN 0200 0423 HITACHI 0482 0846 HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEM 0776 1169 1776 HUMAX 0890 1203 INVIDEO 0898 JVC ...

Page 113: ...5 HANKOOK 0057 0205 0207 HANSEATIC 0064 0347 0388 0455 0583 HANTAREX 0543 HARMAN KARDON 0081 HARVARD 0207 HAVERMY 0120 HELLO KITTY 0478 HINARI 0036 0064 HISAWA 0482 HITACHI 0036 0057 0119 0132 0136 0172 0190 0205 0252 0383 0508 0575 0605 1172 1283 HUA TUN 0036 HUANYU 0401 HYPSON 0064 0291 ICE 0291 0398 ITS 0398 ITT 0190 0388 0575 IMPERIAL 0274 0397 0445 INDIANA 0064 INFINITY 0081 INGELEN 0190 INNO...

Page 114: ... 0347 TELETECH 0036 TENSAI 0347 TERA 0057 THOMSON 0136 0314 0587 0652 1474 THORN 0064 0131 0388 0539 TOSHIBA 0087 0181 0183 0535 0645 0677 0859 1283 1383 1683 1731 TRIUMPH 0543 TUNTEX 0036 0057 0119 UHER 0347 UNIVERSUM 0064 0131 0132 0291 0373 0397 0519 VECTOR RESEARCH 0057 VESTEL 0064 VICTOR 0080 0277 0677 0680 VIDEOSAT 0274 VIDIKRON 0081 VIDTECH 0205 VIEWSONIC 1782 VISION 0347 VOXSON 0190 WALTHA...

Page 115: ...075 0131 0459 ORION 0211 0375 0379 1506 OSAKI 0027 0064 0099 OTTO VERSAND 0108 PALLADIUM 0064 0068 0099 PANASONIC 0062 0252 0253 0643 1062 1589 PATHE MARCONI 0068 PENNEY 0062 0064 0069 0267 1062 1264 PENTAX 0069 PERDIO 0027 PHILCO 0062 PHILIPS 0062 0108 0645 1108 1208 PHONOLA 0108 PILOT 0064 PIONEER 0069 0094 0108 POLK AUDIO 0108 PROFITRONIC 0267 PROLINE 0027 PROSCAN 0087 1087 PROTEC 0099 PULSAR 0...

Page 116: ...X861SE DSP AX761 B VOLUME INPUT PROGRAM SCENE S VIDEO VIDEO OPTICAL L AUDIO R VIDEO AUX EFFECT PURE DIRECT STRAIGHT PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON AUDIO SELECT TONE CONTROL SPEAKERS OPTIMIZER MIC 1 2 3 4 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 A 00_sheet_DSP AX761_B book Page 1 Wednesday January 17 2007 10 02 AM ...

Page 117: ...OL STRAIGHT PURE DIRECT A B C D E PRESET CH SET MENU BAND LEVEL SLEEP STEREO SUR DECODE NIGHT CLASSICAL LIVE CLUB ENTERTAIN ENHANCER MOVIE TV SOURCE AMP SELECT DTV CBL VCR DVR DVD TUNER MD CD R CD PHONO MULTI CH IN POWER POWER SCENE POWER STANDBY 4 3 2 0 9 5 1 7 6 8 STEREO SUR DECODE NIGHT CLASSICAL LIVE CLUB ENTERTAIN ENHANCER MOVIE A B C D F G H I K L J M N O P Q T R S U V W E X Y WK14550 Printe...

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