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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

11

INTR

ODUCTION

1

Video component jacks

See pages 18 and 19 for connection information.

2

Audio component jacks

See page 21 for connection information.

3

MULTI CH INPUT jacks

See page 23 for connection information.

4

SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jack

See page 13 for connection information.

5

DIGITAL OUTPUT jack

See page 21 for connection information.

6

DIGITAL INPUT jacks

See page 19 for connection information.

7

XM jack (U.S.A. model only)

See page 52 for connection information.

8

DOCK terminal

Use to connect a YAMAHA iPod universal dock (such as 
YDS-10 sold separately) where your iPod can be 
stationed.
See page 22 for connection information.

9

COMPONENT VIDEO jacks

See pages 18 and 19 for connection information.

0

Antenna terminals

See page 24 for connection information.

A

Speaker terminals

See page 13 for connection information.

B

AC OUTLET(S)

Use to supply power to your other audiovisual 
components.
See page 25 for details.

Rear panel

AUDIO

AUDIO

OUTPUT

DIGITAL INPUT

DVD

DVD

COAXIAL

DTV/CBL

MD/CD-R

MD/CD-R

SUB

WOOFER

SUB

WOOFER

SURROUND

FRONT

OUT

(REC)

IN

(PLAY)

MD/

CD-R

CD

DVD

MONITOR OUT

DTV/CBL

DVD

DVR

COMPONENT VIDEO

P

R

P

B

Y

FM ANT

75

UNBAL.

AM

ANT

GND

TUNER

SPEAKERS

XM

DOCK

DTV/CBL

IN

OUT

DVR

DVD

DTV/CBL

IN

OUT

DVR

CENTER

DIGITAL

OUTPUT

MULTI CH INPUT

VIDEO

S VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT

FRONT

A

B

SURROUND

CENTER

SURROUND BACK

P

R

P

B

Y

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

9

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

A

B

8

(U.S.A. model)

Summary of Contents for HTR-5950

Page 1: ... HERTS WD18 7GQ ENGLAND YAMAHA SCANDINAVIA A B J A WETTERGRENS GATA 1 BOX 30053 400 43 VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA SWEDEN YAMAHA MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 17 33 MARKET ST SOUTH MELBOURNE 3205 VIC AUSTRALIA 2006 All rights reserved HTR 5950 Printed in Malaysia WG73510 HTR 5950 AV Receiver OWNER S MANUAL U TEAC 80163 81074 TECHNICS 80039 80309 81308 81518 THORENS 81189 TOSHIBA 80135 VICTOR 80074 WARDS 80014 80054...

Page 2: ... 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 sources refer to the operating instructions 12 Grounding or Polarization This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other This plug will fit into the power outle...

Page 3: ... to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides 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 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual mee...

Page 4: ...s unit and or personal injury YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage other than specified 13 To prevent damage by lightning keep the power cable and outdoor antennas disconnected from a wall outlet or this unit during a lightning storm 14 Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit Contact qualified YAMAHA service personnel when any service ...

Page 5: ... the input source information 39 Selecting the OSD mode 40 Playing video sources in the background 40 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 41 Enjoying multi channel sources in surround 41 Enjoying 2 channel sources in surround 42 Using Virtual CINEMA DSP 43 RECORDING 44 FM AM TUNING 45 Automatic tuning 45 Manual tuning 46 Automatic preset tuning 47 Manual preset tuning 48 Selecting preset stations 49 Exchangin...

Page 6: ...omponent video capability for monitor out Optical and coaxial digital audio signal jacks Sleep timer Cinema and music night listening modes Remote control with preset remote control codes backlighting input selector buttons and an iPod stationed in a YAMAHA iPod universal dock connected to the DOCK terminal controlling capability PORTABLE mini analog input jack on the front panel for a portable au...

Page 7: ...ghly before installing new batteries Do not throw away batteries with general house waste dispose of them correctly in accordance with your local regulations If the remote control is without batteries for more than 2 minutes or if exhausted batteries remain in the remote control the contents of the memory may be cleared When the memory is cleared insert new batteries set up the remote control code...

Page 8: ... Switches the reception band between FM and AM when TUNER is selected as the input source see page 45 6 A B C D E NEXT Selects one of the 5 preset station groups A to E when TUNER is selected as the input source see page 45 Selects the speaker channel whose output level you want to adjust when TUNER is not selected as the input source see page 35 7 PRESET TUNING CH l h LEVEL Selects one of the 8 p...

Page 9: ... left and right headphone channels C SPEAKERS A B Turns on or off the set of front speakers connected to the FRONT A and or B terminals on the rear panel each time the corresponding button is pressed D STRAIGHT EFFECT Turns the sound field programs off or on When the STRAIGHT mode is selected 2 channel or multi channel input signals are output directly from their respective speakers without effect...

Page 10: ... input selector button for the currently selected input source lights up for approximately 5 seconds after you press any buttons on the remote control showing which source component is currently being operated 4 Sound field program selector buttons Select sound field programs see page 63 Use SELECT to play back 2 channel sources in surround see page 42 Use EXTD SUR to switch between 5 1 and 6 1 ch...

Page 11: ...te control buttons in the shaded area AMP Operates this unit SOURCE Operates the component selected with an input selector button see page 91 TV Operates the TV assigned to either DTV CBL or see page 90 To set the remote control codes for other components see page 92 When you set the remote control codes for both DTV CBL and see page 92 priority is given to the one set for DTV CBL G MUTE Mutes the...

Page 12: ...owing types of conditions places of high humidity such as near a bath places of high temperatures such as near a heater or stove places of extremely low temperatures dusty places Notes VOLUME AUTO MAN L MAN L AUTO FM LEVEL NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM AM PRESET TUNING A B C D E l PROGRAM h BASS TREBLE TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI CH ...

Page 13: ... YDS 10 sold separately connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit see page 22 7 SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headphones are connected and a sound field program is selected see page 33 8 CINEMA DSP indicator Lights up when you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program see page 64 9 AUTO indicator Lights up when this unit is in the automatic tuning mode see page 45 0 TUNED indicator Lights...

Page 14: ... up when you select a night listening mode see page 33 I HiFi DSP indicator Lights up when you select a HiFi DSP sound field program see page 64 J Multi information display Shows the name of the current sound field program and other information when adjusting or changing settings K SLEEP indicator Lights up while the sleep timer is on see page 34 L MUTE indicator Flashes while the MUTE function is...

Page 15: ...tationed See page 22 for connection information 9 COMPONENT VIDEO jacks See pages 18 and 19 for connection information 0 Antenna terminals See page 24 for connection information A Speaker terminals See page 13 for connection information B AC OUTLET S Use to supply power to your other audiovisual components See page 25 for details Rear panel AUDIO AUDIO OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT DVD DVD COAXIAL DTV CBL ...

Page 16: ...ht speakers SL and SR The surround speakers are used for effect and surround sounds Place these speakers behind your listening position facing slightly inwards about 1 8 m 6 ft above the floor Surround back speaker SB The surround back speaker supplements the surround speakers and provides more realistic front to back transitions Place this speaker directly behind the listening position and at the...

Page 17: ...kers away from the monitor If you are to use 4 or 6 ohm speakers be sure to set SP IMP to 6ΩMIN before using this unit see page 26 A speaker cord is actually a pair of insulated cables running side by side Cables are colored or shaped differently perhaps with a stripe groove or ridge Connect the striped grooved etc cable to the red terminals of this unit and your speaker Connect the plain cable to...

Page 18: ...al CENTER terminals Connect a center speaker 3 to these terminals SURROUND terminals Connect surround speakers 4 5 to these terminals SURROUND BACK terminals Connect a surround back speaker 6 to these terminals SUBWOOFER jack Connect a subwoofer with a built in amplifier 7 such as the YAMAHA Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System to this jack 7 1 2 6 5 4 3 Speaker layout ...

Page 19: ... knob 3 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each terminal 4 Tighten the knob to secure the wire Connecting the banana plug The banana plug is a single pole electrical connector widely used to terminate speaker cables 1 Tighten the knob 2 Insert the banana plug connector into the end of the corresponding terminal 10 mm 0 4 in Red positive Black negative Red positive Black negative Red...

Page 20: ...transmitted via stereo analog audio mini cables Video jacks This unit has three types of video jacks Connection depends on the availability of input jacks on your video monitor When VIDEO CONV is set to ON see page 85 the video signals input at the VIDEO and S VIDEO jacks are converted and output at the VIDEO S VIDEO and COMPONENT VIDEO jacks interchangeably VIDEO jacks For conventional composite ...

Page 21: ... video signals are input at the COMPONENT VIDEO S VIDEO and VIDEO jacks the priority order of the input signals is as follows where the video signals input at the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks have the top priority COMPONENT VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO Audio and video signal flow Note Note DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO COAXIAL PORTABLE AUDIO R L R L Digital output Output AUDIO OUT REC Input Analog output Di...

Page 22: ...ONITOR OUT jacks of this unit Do not connect this unit or other components to the AC power supply until all connections between components are complete Connecting a TV CAUTION MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT PR PB Y PR PB V S Y TV U S A model S video in Component video in Video in ...

Page 23: ...video signals are output only at the MONITOR OUT jacks When recording a source you must make the same type of video connections between each component To make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to each DIGITAL INPUT or DIGITAL OUTPUT jack select the corresponding setting for OPTICAL OUT OPTICAL IN or COAXIAL IN in I O ASSIGNMENT see page 83 If you connect...

Page 24: ...PB Y S DVD recorder or VCR Audio in Audio out Video in Video out Component video out S video in S video out U S A model AUDIO DIGITAL INPUT DTV CBL DTV CBL COMPONENT VIDEO PR PB Y DTV CBL DTV CBL VIDEO S VIDEO OPTICAL S PR PB Y V L R O Cable TV receiver or satellite receiver Optical audio out Component video out Video out Audio out S video out U S A model ...

Page 25: ...t other than the default component assigned to each DIGITAL INPUT or DIGITAL OUTPUT jack select the corresponding setting for OPTICAL OUT OPTICAL IN or COAXIAL IN in I O ASSIGNMENT see page 83 Connecting a CD player an MD player or a tape deck Note CAUTION AUDIO DIGITAL INPUT MD CD R MD CD R OUT REC IN PLAY MD CD R CD DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL OPTICAL L R L R L R O O CD player MD recorder or tape dec...

Page 26: ... this unit begins the signal transmission with your iPod Once the connection between your iPod and this unit is complete iPod connected appears in the front panel display and the DOCK indicator lights up in the front panel display If the connection between your iPod and this unit fails a status message appears in the front panel display For a complete list of connection status messages see the iPo...

Page 27: ... only from the front left and right channels Use the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel to connect a game console a video camera or a portable audio player to this unit Be sure to turn off the volume of this unit and other components before making connections The audio signals input at the PORTABLE mini jack take priority over the ones input at the AUDIO L R jacks The audio signals input at the DO...

Page 28: ...p antenna 2 Press and hold the tab of the AM ANT terminal 3 Insert one of the AM loop antenna lead wires into the AM ANT terminal 4 Release the tab of the AM ANT terminal back into place 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 to connect the other lead wire to the GND terminal y Once you have properly connected the AM loop antenna to this unit orient the AM loop antenna for the best reception when you tune int...

Page 29: ...r to these outlet s is cut off when this unit is set to the standby mode For information on the maximum power or the total power consumption of the components that can be connected to these outlet s see SPECIFICATIONS on page 106 Connecting the power cable AC OUTLETS To the AC wall outlet U S A model Memory back up The memory back up circuit prevents the stored data from being lost even if this un...

Page 30: ... EFFECT on the front panel repeatedly to select 6ΩMIN The following display appears in the front panel display 5 Press STANDBY ON on the front panel to save the new setting and set this unit to the standby mode The setting you made is reflected next time you turn on this unit Setting the speaker impedance CAUTION VOLUME AUTO MAN L MAN L AUTO FM LEVEL NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM AM PRESET TUNING A B...

Page 31: ...UME AUTO MAN L MAN L AUTO FM LEVEL NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM AM PRESET TUNING A B C D E l PROGRAM h BASS TREBLE TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI CH INPUT INPUT SEARCH MODE CATEGORY l PRESET TUNING CH h DISPLAY VIDEO PORTABLE L AUDIO R VIDEO AUX AMP SOURCE TV VOLUME TV VOL TV CH TRANSMIT CODE SET STANDBY POWER POWER POWER CD AV TV MULT...

Page 32: ...s In general the room sizes are defined as follows Choices S M L U S A and Canada models S small 16 x 13ft 200ft2 4 8 x 4 0m 20m2 M medium 20 x 16ft 300ft2 6 3 x 5 0m 30m2 L large 26 x 19ft 450ft2 7 9 x 5 8m 45m2 Other models S small 3 6 x 2 8m 10m2 M medium 4 8 x 4 0m 20m2 L large 6 3 x 5 0m 30m2 BASIC SETUP Notes AMP SOURCE TV VOLUME TV VOL TV CH TRANSMIT CODE SET STANDBY POWER POWER POWER CD AV...

Page 33: ...n the OSD y Check the speaker connections see page 13 and adjust the SPEAKERS settings back in step 7 if necessary Choice Display Speakers 2spk Front L R 3spk Front L R Center 4spk Front L R Surround L R 5spk Front L R Center Surround L R 6spk Front L R Center Surround L R Surround back A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH BASIC SETUP ROOM S M L SUBWOOFER YES SPEAKERS 6spk SETUP OK CANCEL Up Down Selec...

Page 34: ...t speaker output a test tone in turn Press i to increase the value Press j to decrease the value Select FR to adjust the balance between the front left and right speakers Select C to adjust the balance between the front left and center speakers Select SL to adjust the balance between the front left and surround left speakers Select SB to adjust the balance between the surround left and surround ba...

Page 35: ...page 55 4 Start playback on the selected source component or select a broadcast station Refer to the operating instructions for the source component See page 45 for details about tuning instructions PLAYBACK CAUTION VOLUME AUTO MAN L MAN L AUTO FM LEVEL NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM AM PRESET TUNING A B C D E l PROGRAM h BASS TREBLE TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT ...

Page 36: ...he sound field program selector buttons on the remote control repeatedly to select the desired sound field program The name of the selected sound field program appears in the front panel display and in the OSD See page 64 for details about sound field programs 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 ...

Page 37: ...e audio output is resumed If you change the input source or the sound field program while the audio output is being muted this unit resumes the audio output The night listening modes are designed to improve listenability at lower volumes or at night Choose either NIGHT CINEMA or NIGHT MUSIC depending on the type of material you are playing 1 Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press ...

Page 38: ... the desired input mode AUTO Automatically selects input signals in the following order 1 Digital signals 2 Analog signals DTS Selects only digital signals encoded in DTS If no DTS signals are input no sound is output ANALOG Selects only analog signals If no analog signals are input no sound is output When INPUT MODE is set to AUTO this unit automatically switches to the appropriate decoder if a D...

Page 39: ...ut level you want to adjust and then press LEVEL on the front panel to adjust the output level 1 Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press LEVEL on the remote control repeatedly to select the speaker you want to adjust Select FRONT L to adjust the front left speaker output level Select CENTER to adjust the center speaker output level Select FRONT R to adjust the front right speaker o...

Page 40: ...sated providing the improved performance of the overall sound system The Compressed Music Enhancer mode is compatible with the PCM signals 32 kHz 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz and the analog 2 channel input sources The Compressed Music Enhancer mode is not effective with any of the sound field programs When the Compressed Music Enhancer mode is turned on while an incompatible input source is being played ba...

Page 41: ...he effect level to HIGH or LOW according to the characteristics of a source The high frequency signals of some sources may be emphasized too much In this case se the effect level to LOW Use this feature to select the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks see page 23 as the input source Press MULTI CH INPUT on the front panel or MULTI CH IN on the remote control so that MULTI CH INPUT app...

Page 42: ...mode by pressing STRAIGHT EFFECT on the front panel The DIRECT STEREO mode allows sources to bypass the decoders and DSP processors of this unit so that you can enjoy pure hi fi sound from 2 channel PCM and analog sources Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press DIRECT ST on the remote control to select DIRECT STEREO To avoid unexpected noise do not play CDs encoded in DTS when the ...

Page 43: ...z 48kHz 64kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz appears when this unit cannot detect the sampling frequency Channel CHANNEL The number of source channels in the input signal front surround LFE For example a multi channel soundtrack with 3 front channels 2 surround channels and LFE is displayed as 3 2 0 1 appears when there is no source channel available Bit rate BITRATE The number of bits passing a given point per se...

Page 44: ...85 to display the OSD To display the OSD with the component video signals output at the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks set the OSD mode to the full display mode When GRAY BACK in OPTION MENU is set to OFF see page 86 the OSD may not be displayed correctly depending on the conditions of the picture You can combine a video image from a video source with sound from an audio source For example you ...

Page 45: ...cted by this unit When playing these kinds of discs in 6 1 channels select a decoder manually from PLIIx Music EX ES or EX 6 1 channel playback is not possible even if you press EXTD SUR in the following cases when SUR L R SP see page 79 or SUR B SP see page 79 is set to NONE when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is being played when the source being played does not contain surr...

Page 46: ...input while the Neural Surround decoder is selected multi channel sources are decoded straight into the appropriate channels without any additional effect processing and the Neural Surround incompatible PCM signals are played back in stereo Enjoying 2 channel sources in surround AMP SOURCE TV STANDARD 5 MOVIE 4 or SELECT 6 SUR STANDARD Functions PRO LOGIC Dolby Pro Logic processing for any sources...

Page 47: ...whenever you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program see page 64 Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate even when SUR L R SP is set to NONE see page 79 in the following cases when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source see page 37 when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack when the DIRECT STEREO see page 38 or 2ch Stereo mode see page 38 is selected...

Page 48: ...ck Therefore if your source component is connected to provide only digital or analog signals you can only record digital or analog signals A given input source is not output on the same OUT REC channel Check the copyright laws in your country to record from CDs radio etc Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws The XM Satellite Radio U S A model only signals cannot be output a...

Page 49: ... front panel display If a colon appears in the front panel display tuning is not possible Press PRESET TUNING to turn the colon off 4 Press PRESET TUNING CH l h once to begin automatic tuning When this unit is tuned into a station the TUNED indicator lights up and the frequency of the received station is shown in the front panel display Press h to tune into a higher frequency Press l to tune into ...

Page 50: ...ot possible Press PRESET TUNING to turn the colon off 4 Press PRESET TUNING CH l h to tune into the desired station manually Hold down the button to continue searching Manual tuning Note VOLUME AUTO MAN L MAN L AUTO FM LEVEL NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM AM PRESET TUNING A B C D E l PROGRAM h BASS TREBLE TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI C...

Page 51: ...uning toward lower frequencies For details see Automatic preset tuning options on page 48 Any stored station data existing under a preset station number is cleared when you store a new station under the same preset station number If the number of received stations does not reach 40 E8 automatic preset tuning automatically stops after searching for all the available stations Only FM stations with s...

Page 52: ...ency of the station received 2 Press MEMORY MAN L AUTO FM The MEMORY indicator flashes in the front panel display for approximately 5 seconds 3 Press A B C D E repeatedly to select a preset station group A to E while the MEMORY indicator is flashing The selected preset station group letter appears Check that the colon appears in the front panel display Note NEXT A B C D E CATEGORY LEVEL l PRESET T...

Page 53: ...put source 1 Press A B C D E on the front panel or A E CAT j i on the remote control to select the desired preset station group A to E The preset station group letter appears in the front panel display and changes each time you press the button Notes LEVEL l PRESET TUNING CH h DVR DVD CD XM V AUX DTV CBL MD CD R pTUNER TUNED VOLUME MEMORY A SP dB L R C3 AM 630 kHz Preset station number Flashes DVR...

Page 54: ...or more than 3 seconds E1 and the MEMORY indicator flash in the front panel display LEVEL l PRESET TUNING CH h DVR DVD CD XM V AUX DTV CBL MD CD R pTUNER TUNED VOLUME A SP dB L R E1 FM 87 5 MHz A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH or Front panel Remote control Exchanging preset stations VOLUME AUTO MAN L MAN L AUTO FM LEVEL NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM AM PRESET TUNING A B C D E l PROGRAM h BASS TREBLE T...

Page 55: ...ge 49 4 Press EDIT again EDIT E1 A5 appears in the front panel display and the assignments of the two preset stations are exchanged DVR DVD CD XM V AUX DTV CBL MD CD R pTUNER TUNED VOLUME MEMORY A SP dB L R A5 FM 90 6 MHz NEXT A B C D E CATEGORY LEVEL l PRESET TUNING CH h Flashes Flashes DVR DVD CD XM V AUX DTV CBL MD CD R pTUNER TUNED VOLUME A SP dB L R EDIT E1 A5 EDIT PRESET TUNING SEARCH MODE ...

Page 56: ... at http www xmradio com For information on obtaining the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory visit the XM Satellite Radio website at http www xmradio com or consult your local retailer that sells XM Ready products To ensure the optimal reception of the XM Satellite Radio signals the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory must be placed at or near a southerly facing window with no...

Page 57: ...Channel Search mode Press A E CAT j i to change the channel category Press PRESET CH u d to search for a channel within all channels Press and hold for quick search Category Search mode Press A E CAT j i to change the channel category Press PRESET CH u d to search for a channel within the selected category Press and hold for quick search Preset Search mode Press A E CAT j i to change the preset ch...

Page 58: ... and Play digital antenna accessory on page 52 and check the connection The XM ANTENNA parameter in OPTION MENU see page 87 cannot be adjusted by using the remote control Instead you need to adjust the orientation of the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory connected to the XM jack of this unit for a better percentage of the reception level 3 Press PRESET TUNING CH l h on the front panel ...

Page 59: ...T REC jacks 2 Search for a channel by using one of the XM Satellite Radio search modes See Selecting the XM Satellite Radio search mode on page 56 for details y You can use the Neural Surround decoder to enjoy the surround sound content of the XM Satellite Radio broadcasts in multi channels see page 42 You can set the XM Satellite Radio preset channels see page 60 You can display the XM Satellite ...

Page 60: ...e control Selecting the XM Satellite Radio search mode VOLUME AUTO MAN L MAN L AUTO FM LEVEL NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM AM PRESET TUNING A B C D E l PROGRAM h BASS TREBLE TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI CH INPUT INPUT SEARCH MODE CATEGORY l PRESET TUNING CH h DISPLAY VIDEO PORTABLE L AUDIO R VIDEO AUX 1 2 3 4 U S A model MENU TITLE SE...

Page 61: ...NTER PRESET CH REC STEREO 1 EFFECT STANDARD 5 SPEAKERS 9 MUSIC 2 SELECT 6 ENHANCER 0 ENTERTAIN 3 EXTD SUR 7 NIGHT 10 MOVIE 4 DIRECT ST 8 STRAIGHT ENT TV MUTE TV INPUT MUTE AMP SOURCE TV STEREO VOLUME TV VOL TV CH CD AV TV MULTI CH IN SLEEP CD R XM DVD DTV MD CBL TUNER V AUX DVR MUSIC ENTERTAIN MOVIE 3 4 2 1 1 U S A model VOLUME AUTO MAN L MAN L AUTO FM LEVEL NEXT EDIT EFFECT MEMORY FM AM PRESET TU...

Page 62: ... on the remote control MENU TITLE SET MENU LEVEL DISPLAY RETURN BAND SRCH MODE XM MEMORY A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH REC STEREO 1 EFFECT STANDARD 5 SPEAKERS 9 MUSIC 2 SELECT 6 ENHANCER 0 ENTERTAIN 3 EXTD SUR 7 NIGHT 10 MOVIE 4 DIRECT ST 8 STRAIGHT ENT TV MUTE TV INPUT MUTE AMP SOURCE TV STEREO VOLUME TV VOL TV CH CD AV TV MULTI CH IN SLEEP CD R XM DVD DTV MD CBL TUNER V AUX DVR MUSIC ENTERTAIN...

Page 63: ...u 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 cancels the Direct Number Access mode procedure MENU TITLE SET MENU LEVEL DISPLAY RETURN BAND SRCH MODE XM MEMORY A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH REC STEREO 1 EFFECT STANDARD 5 SPEAKERS 9 MUSIC 2 SELECT 6 ENHANCER 0 ENTERTAIN 3 EXTD SUR 7 NIGHT...

Page 64: ...is flashing The preset channel group letter appears in the front panel display Setting the XM Satellite Radio preset channels MENU TITLE SET MENU LEVEL DISPLAY RETURN BAND SRCH MODE XM MEMORY A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH REC STEREO 1 EFFECT STANDARD 5 SPEAKERS 9 MUSIC 2 SELECT 6 ENHANCER 0 ENTERTAIN 3 EXTD SUR 7 NIGHT 10 MOVIE 4 DIRECT ST 8 STRAIGHT ENT 2 5 3 4 U S A model VOLUME AUTO MAN L MAN...

Page 65: ...mation in the front panel display Press DISPLAY on the front panel or on the remote control repeatedly to toggle between the following XM Satellite Radio information display modes Note DVR DVD CD pXM V AUX DTV CBL MD CD R TUNER VOLUME MEMORY A SP dB L R C5 040 Deep Currently selected preset channel number LEVEL l PRESET TUNING CH h A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH Remote control Front panel or Flas...

Page 66: ...played in the OSD y You can select the amount of time while the XM Satellite Radio information is displayed in the OSD by using the XM DISPLAY parameter in OPTION MENU see page 87 To hold the XM Satellite Radio information screen press ENTER on the remote control while it is being displayed in the OSD The XM Satellite Radio information screen on hold is released if you press ENTER on the remote co...

Page 67: ...or 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 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 Sound fi...

Page 68: ...The sound fields marked MULTI can be used with multi channel sources like DVD digital TV etc Those marked 2 CH can be used with 2 channel stereo sources like TV programs video tapes etc y Press PROGRAM l h on the front panel repeatedly or set the component selector switch to AMP and then press one of the sound field program selector buttons on the remote control to select the desired sound field p...

Page 69: ...ed as much as possible MOVIE THEATER General CINEMA DSP processing This program reproduces sounds from 70 mm and multi channel soundtrack films characterized by soft and extensive sound field 5 SUR STANDARD Standard processing for the selected decoder SUR ENHANCED Enhanced processing for the selected decoder Remote control button Sound field program Features Sources Remote control button Sound fie...

Page 70: ... factory settings are shown momentarily in the front panel display 1 Set the component selector switch to AMP 2 Turn on the video monitor and then press DISPLAY on the remote control The following display is shown in the OSD 3 Press one of the sound field program selector buttons repeatedly to select the desired sound field program you want to adjust 4 Press u d to select the desired sound field p...

Page 71: ...se or decrease the DSP effect level relative to the level of the direct sound Control range 6 dB to 3 dB INIT DLY P INIT DLY S INIT DLY SB INI DLY Initial delay Presence surround and surround back initial delay Changes the apparent 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...

Page 72: ...ENESS Liveness Surround and surround back 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 which has highly reflective surfaces A room with acoustically absorbent surfaces is referred to as dead while a...

Page 73: ...ents Control range 1 0 to 5 0 s REV DELAY Reverberation delay Adjusts the time difference between the beginning 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 Sound field parameter Features Reverberation ...

Page 74: ...annel 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 speakers are redirected to the subwoofer in the following cases LFE BASS OUT is set to BOTH see page 79 FRONT SP is set to SMALL see page 78 and LFE BASS OUT is set to SWFR see page 79 6ch Stereo CT LEVEL SL L...

Page 75: ...ont or towards the rear Control range 3 towards the rear to 3 towards the front Initial setting STD standard PRO LOGIC IIx Music PRO LOGIC II 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 lef...

Page 76: ...abbreviations and symbols used in each diagram are as follows When the q EX q PL IIx ES indicators are turned off in the front panel display Sound field program speaker layouts Note Front left speaker Surround left speaker Center speaker Surround right speaker Front right speaker Surround back speaker Speaker from which sound is being output Speaker from which no sound is being output Sound field ...

Page 77: ...o Logic II Pro Logic IIx Pro Logic II Pro Logic IIx SUR STANDARD Neo 6 Cinema Neo 6 Music Cinema Cinema Music Music SUR STANDARD Neural Sur Sound field program 2 channel audio monaural 2 channel audio stereo 5 1 6 1 channel audio L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R...

Page 78: ...ED Neo 6 Cinema STRAIGHT Monaural playback DIRECT STEREO Monaural playback Sound field program 2 channel audio monaural 2 channel audio stereo 5 1 6 1 channel audio L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR L C R SL SB SR ...

Page 79: ...ssign the input output jacks select the input mode or rename the input source SET MENU Parameter Features Page A SPEAKER SET Selects the size of each speaker the speakers for low frequency signal output and the crossover frequency 78 B SPEAKER LEVEL Adjusts the output level of each speaker 80 C SP DISTANCE Adjusts the delay time of each speaker 81 D CENTER GEQ Adjusts the tonal quality of the cent...

Page 80: ...Adjusts the brightness of the display and converts video signals 85 B MEMORY GUARD Locks sound field program parameters and other SET MENU settings 86 C PARAM INI Initializes the parameters of a group of sound field programs 86 D MULTI ZONE SET Specifies the location of the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals 87 E XM RADIO SET Displays the current reception level of the XM Connect and P...

Page 81: ...sired menu The following displays are examples where SOUND MENU is selected Using SET MENU Note MENU TITLE SET MENU LEVEL DISPLAY RETURN BAND SRCH MODE XM MEMORY A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH REC STEREO 1 EFFECT STANDARD 5 SPEAKERS 9 MUSIC 2 SELECT 6 ENHANCER 0 ENTERTAIN 3 EXTD SUR 7 NIGHT 10 MOVIE 4 DIRECT ST 8 STRAIGHT ENT TV MUTE TV INPUT MUTE AMP SOURCE TV STEREO VOLUME TV VOL TV CH CD AV TV...

Page 82: ...GE large if you have large front speakers that reproduce low frequency signals effectively All the front left and right channel signals are directed to the front left and right speakers If LFE BASS OUT is set to FRNT see page 79 the LFE signals found in Dolby Digital or DTS sources the low frequency signals of the front left and right channels and the low frequency signals of other speakers set to...

Page 83: ...speaker The low frequency signals of the surround back channel are directed to the speakers selected in LFE BASS OUT and the rest of the surround back channel signals are directed to the surround left and right speakers Select SML small if you have a small surround back speaker that does not reproduce low frequency signals effectively The low frequency signals of the surround back channel are dire...

Page 84: ...s feature to manually balance the speaker levels between the front left or surround left speakers and each speaker selected in SPEAKER SET see page 78 Control range 10 0 to 10 0 dB Control step 1 0 dB Initial setting 0 dB Select FL to adjust the balance of the front left speaker Select FR to adjust the balance of the front right speaker Select C to adjust the balance of the center speaker Select S...

Page 85: ... R SP see page 79 SUR B SP see page 79 and LFE BASS OUT see page 79 are set to NONE respectively Center graphic equalizer D CENTER GEQ Use this feature to adjust the built in 5 frequency band 100Hz 300Hz 1kHz 3kHz and 10kHz graphic equalizer for the center channel so that the tonal quality of the center speaker matches that of the front speakers You can make adjustments while listening to the curr...

Page 86: ...mute function reduces the output volume see page 33 Choices FULL 20dB Select FULL to completely mute all the audio output Select 20dB to reduce the current volume by 20 dB Audio delay AUDIO DELAY Use this feature to delay the sound output and synchronize it with the video image This may be necessary when using certain LCD monitors or projectors Control range 0 to 160 ms Control step 1 ms Tone bypa...

Page 87: ... V AUX DVR B DVD DTV CBL V AUX DVR C DVD DTV CBL V AUX DVR For OPTICAL OUTPUT jack 1 OPTICAL OUT 1 Choices CD MD CD R DVD DTV CBL V AUX DVR For OPTICAL INPUT jacks 2 3 and 4 OPTICAL IN 2 OPTICAL IN 3 OPTICAL IN 4 Choices 2 CD MD CD R DVD DTV CBL V AUX DVR 3 CD MD CD R DVD DTV CBL V AUX DVR 4 CD MD CD R DVD DTV CBL V AUX DVR For COAXIAL INPUT jack 5 COAXIAL IN 5 Choices 5 CD MD CD R DVD DTV CBL V A...

Page 88: ...Press one of the input selector buttons on the remote control to select the input source you want to change the name of 2 Set the component selector switch to AMP and then press j i on the remote control to place the _ underscore under the space or the character you want to edit 3 Press u d to select the character you want to use and then press j i to move to the next space You can use up to 8 cha...

Page 89: ... Choices ON OFF Select ON to convert composite and S video signals interchangeably and up convert composite and S video signals to component video signals Select OFF not to convert any signals The converted video signals are only output at the MONITOR OUT jacks When recording a video source you must make the same type of video connections between each component When composite video or S video sign...

Page 90: ...ARD feature Select ON to protect DSP program parameters all SET MENU items all speaker levels When MEMORY GUARD is set to ON you cannot select and adjust any other SET MENU items Parameter initialization C PARAM INI Use this feature to initialize the parameters of each sound field program within a sound field program group When you initialize a sound field program group all of the parameter values...

Page 91: ...elect 10S to display the XM Satellite Radio information for 10 seconds Select 30S to display the XM Satellite Radio information for 30 seconds Select OFF not to display the XM Satellite Radio information XM Radio antenna XM ANTENNA Use this feature to check the current reception level of the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory connected to the XM jack of this unit see page 52 For the bes...

Page 92: ...nit This unit turns on and the advanced setup menu appears in the front panel display 3 Press PROGRAM l h on the front panel repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust The name of the selected parameter appears in the front panel display See page 89 for a complete list of available parameters 4 Press STRAIGHT EFFECT on the front panel repeatedly to change the selected parameter setting ...

Page 93: ...control AMP library code for the remote control see page 93 Remote control TUNER ID REMOTE TUN Use this feature to set the TUNER ID of this unit for remote control recognition see page 93 Choices ID1 ID2 Select ID1 when the remote control TUNER ID library code is set to 81916 Select ID2 when the remote control TUNER ID library code is set to 81917 You need to set the corresponding remote control T...

Page 94: ...details see the Digital TV Cable TV column on page 91 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Controlling this unit a TV or other components Notes TV MUTE TV INPUT MUTE AMP SOURCE TV MENU TITLE SET MENU LEVEL DISPLAY RETURN BAND SRCH MODE XM MEMORY A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH REC AUDIO DISC SKIP STEREO 1 EFFECT VOLUME TV VOL TV CH TRANSMIT CODE SET STANDBY POWER POWER POWER CD AV TV MULTI CH IN SLEEP CD R XM ...

Page 95: ...0 ENTERTAIN 3 EXTD SUR 7 NIGHT 10 MOVIE 4 DIRECT ST 8 STRAIGHT ENT 2 3 4 7 9 5 6 8 1 U S A model Remote control DVD player recorder VCR Digital TV Cable TV LD player CD player MD CD recorder Tuner iPod 1 AV POWER Power 1 Power 1 Power 2 Power 1 Power 1 Power 1 2 1 9 0 10 Numeric buttons Numeric buttons Numeric buttons Numeric buttons Numeric buttons Numeric buttons Preset stations 1 8 3 TITLE Titl...

Page 96: ...it remote control code for the component to be used The TRANSMIT indicator on the remote control flashes twice and the remote control code for the selected component is set y Refer to LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODES at the end of this manual If the manufacturer of your component has more than one code try each of them until you find the correct one If you do not press any buttons within 30 seconds in...

Page 97: ...ect TUNER as the input source 2 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or a similar object The TRANSMIT indicator on the remote control flashes twice 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number 81916 or 81917 The TRANSMIT indicator on the remote control flashes twice and the TUNER ID library code is changed 1 The remote control setting 2 The setting of this unit see page 89 You need to set ...

Page 98: ...emote control codes previously set and reset all of them to the initial factory settings 1 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or a similar object The TRANSMIT indicator on the remote control flashes twice 2 Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number 9981 The TRANSMIT indicator on the remote control flashes twice and all the remote control codes previously set are cleared and reset to the...

Page 99: ...n the remote control code to V AUX on the remote control to control your iPod when V AUX is selected as the input source 1 Press V AUX on the remote control to select V AUX as the input source 2 Press CODE SET on the remote control using a ball point pen or a similar object The TRANSMIT indicator on the remote control flashes twice 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number 81981 The TRA...

Page 100: ...bums in a random order Choices Off Songs Albums Select Off to deactivate this feature Select Songs to set this unit to play songs in a random order Select Albums to set this unit to play albums in a random order When Shuffle is set to a setting other than Off the highlighted letter S appears in the top right corner while songs or albums are being shuffled Repeat Repeat Use this feature to set this...

Page 101: ...ON to turn on this unit This unit turns on and the advanced setup menu appears in the front panel display 3 Press PROGRAM l h on the front panel repeatedly to select PRESET 4 Press STRAIGHT EFFECT on the front panel repeatedly to select RESET y Select CANCEL to cancel the initialization procedure without making any changes 5 Press STANDBY ON on the front panel to confirm your selection and set thi...

Page 102: ...ack in after 30 seconds and then use it normally No sound Incorrect input or output cable connections Connect the cables properly If the problem persists the cables may be defective 18 23 INPUT MODE is set to DTS or ANALOG Set INPUT MODE to AUTO 34 No appropriate input source has been selected Select an appropriate input source with the INPUT selector on the front panel or the input selector butto...

Page 103: ...d surround speakers output effect sounds No sound is heard from the center speaker CENTER SP in SET MENU is set to NONE Set CENTER SP to SML or LRG 79 One of the HiFi DSP programs except for 6ch Stereo has been selected Try another sound field program 63 No sound is heard from the surround speakers SUR L R SP in SET MENU is set to NONE Set SUR L R SP to SML or LRG 79 This unit is in the STRAIGHT m...

Page 104: ...S sources A source cannot be recorded by an analog component connected to the AUDIO OUT REC jacks The source component is not connected to the analog AUDIO IN jacks of this unit Connect the source component to the analog AUDIO IN jacks 21 The sound field parameters and some other settings of this unit cannot be changed MEMORY GUARD in SET MENU is set to ON Set MEMORY GUARD to OFF 86 This unit does...

Page 105: ...se the manual tuning method 46 There are continuous crackling and hissing noises Noises result from lightning fluorescent lamps motors thermostats and other electrical equipment Use an outdoor antenna and a ground wire This will help somewhat but it is difficult to eliminate all noise There are buzzing and whining noises A TV set is being used nearby Move this unit away from the TV set Status mess...

Page 106: ...rrectly set there are some models that do not respond to the remote control Note Status message Cause Remedy See page Loading This unit is in the middle of recognizing the connection with your iPod This unit is in the middle of acquiring song lists from your iPod Connect error There is a problem with the signal path from your iPod to this unit Set this unit to the standby mode and reconnect the YA...

Page 107: ...ee modes available Music mode for music sources Movie mode for movie sources for 2 channel sources only and Game mode for game sources Dolby Surround Dolby Surround uses a 4 channel analog recording system to reproduce realistic and dynamic sound effects 2 front left and right channels stereo a center channel for dialog monaural and a surround channel for special sound effects monaural The surroun...

Page 108: ...d bits When digitizing an analog audio signal the number of times the signal is sampled per second is called the sampling frequency while the degree of fineness when converting the sound level into a numeric value is called the number of quantized bits The range of rates that can be played back is determined based on the sampling rate while the dynamic range representing the sound level difference...

Page 109: ... Dolby Digital and DTS systems to provide the audiovisual experience of movie theater in the listening room of your own home SILENT CINEMA YAMAHA has developed a natural realistic sound effect DSP algorithm for headphones Parameters for headphones have been set for each sound field so that accurate representations of all the sound field programs can be enjoyed on headphones Virtual CINEMA DSP YAMA...

Page 110: ...ut Impedance REC OUT 200 mV 1 2 kΩ SUBWOOFER 4 V 1 2 kΩ VIDEO SECTION Video Signal Type PAL NTSC Signal to Noise Ratio 50 dB or more Frequency Response MONITOR OUT Component 5 Hz to 60 MHz 3 dB FM SECTION Tuning Range U S A and Canada models 87 5 to 107 9 MHz Other models 87 50 to 108 00 MHz Usable Sensitivity IHF 1 0 µV 11 2 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio IHF Mono Stereo 76 dB 70 dB Harmonic Distortio...

Page 111: ...1442 11443 11444 11609 11639 11640 11749 11856 DISH NETWORK SYSTEM 10775 11005 11170 11505 11775 DISHPRO 10775 11005 11505 11775 ECHOSTAR 10269 10280 10775 11005 11170 11505 11775 EXPRESSVU 10775 11775 GE 10392 10566 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 10869 GOI 10775 11775 GOODMANS 11246 HISENSE 11535 HITACHI 10819 11250 HOMECABLE 10238 HTS 10775 11775 HUGHES 10749 11442 11749 HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS 10749 11142 1...

Page 112: ...0413 21145 21904 21960 HYUNDAI 20849 INFINITY 20054 INTEQ 20017 JBL 20054 JCB 20000 JENSEN 20761 20815 20817 21933 JVC 20053 20069 20160 20169 20731 21253 KEC 20180 KENWOOD 20030 20859 KLH 20765 20767 21962 KTV 20030 20180 LG 20178 20442 20700 20856 21178 21265 LLOYD S 21904 LOEWE 20136 LXI 20047 20054 20154 20156 20178 MAGNASONIC 21928 MAGNAVOX 20030 20054 20706 20802 21254 21454 21904 21931 2194...

Page 113: ...45 30278 DELL 31972 DENON 30042 DIRECTV 30739 DURABRAND 30038 30039 ELECTROHOME 30037 30043 ELECTROPHONIC 30037 EMEREX 30032 EMERSON 30002 30037 30043 30121 30184 30209 30278 30479 30593 31593 FISHER 30047 30104 FUJI 30033 30035 FUNAI 30593 31593 GATEWAY 31972 GE 30035 30060 30240 GO VIDEO 30240 30432 GOLDSTAR 30037 30038 HARMAN KARDON 30038 30081 HARWOOD 30072 HEWLETT PACKARD 31972 HI Q 30047 HIT...

Page 114: ...N 41533 LENOXX 41127 LG 40591 40741 40801 40869 LOEWE 40511 MAGNAVOX 40503 40539 40675 40821 MALATA 40782 41159 MARANTZ 40539 MCINTOSH 41273 41533 MEMOREX 40695 41270 MICROSOFT 40522 MINTEK 40717 40839 MITSUBISHI 40521 41521 MOMITSU 41082 MYRYAD 40894 NAD 40591 40692 40741 NAKAMICHI 41222 NEC 40785 NESA 40717 NEXT BASE 40826 NORCENT 40872 41003 41107 41265 ONKYO 40503 40627 40792 41627 ORITRON 406...

Page 115: ...IMUS 71063 PIONEER 71063 SHARP 70861 SHERWOOD 71067 SONY 70490 YAMAHA 70490 70888 71909 TAPE DECK AIWA 70029 70197 CARVER 70029 DENON 70076 HARMAN KARDON 70029 70182 JVC 70244 70273 KENWOOD 70070 MAGNAVOX 70029 MARANTZ 70029 ONKYO 70135 70282 OPTIMUS 70027 70220 PANASONIC 70229 PHILIPS 70029 PIONEER 70027 70099 70220 POLK AUDIO 70029 RCA 70027 70220 SANSUI 70029 SONY 70170 70243 70291 TECHNICS 702...

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