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Quick start guide

INTR

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English

Connect the FM and AM antennas to this
unit.

See page 18 for the details.

The wire of the AM loop antenna does not have any polarity and
you can connect either end of the wire to AM or GND terminal.

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

Indoor FM antenna

AM loop antenna

Open the lever

Insert

Close the lever

■

For further connections

• Using the other kind of speaker

combinations

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P. 11

• Connecting a video monitor and

DVD player

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P. 15

• Connecting a cable TV/satellite tuner and

DVD recorder

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P. 15

• Connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO

jacks

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P. 16

• Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front

panel

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P. 16

• Connecting a CD player and an MD

recorder

☞

P. 17

• Connecting a DVD player via analog

multi-channel audio connection

☞

P. 17

• Connecting an outdoor FM/AM antenna

☞

P. 18

Summary of Contents for RX-V361

Page 1: ...G RX V361 AV Receiver Ampli tuner audio vidéo OWNER S MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BRUKSANVISNING GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING ИНСТРУКЦИЯ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ ...

Page 2: ...fied 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 power plug can be reached easily 17 Be sure to read the Troubleshooting section on common operating errors be...

Page 3: ...37 Displaying the Radio Data System information 37 Selecting the Radio Data System program type PTY SEEK mode 38 Using the enhanced other networks EON data service 39 Recording 40 Set menu 41 Using set menu 42 1 SOUND MENU 43 2 INPUT MENU 46 3 OPTION MENU 48 Advanced setup 49 Troubleshooting 50 Glossary 55 Specifications 57 Index 58 at the end of this manual Front panel i Remote control ii Content...

Page 4: ...hat of a high quality stereo Dolby Digital decoder Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II decoder DTS decoder Virtual CINEMA DSP SILENT CINEMA Sophisticated FM AM tuner 40 station random and direct preset tuning Automatic preset tuning Other features 192 kHz 24 bit D A converter 6 additional input jacks for discrete multi channel input Component video input output capability 3 COMPONENT VIDEO INs and ...

Page 5: ...teries 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 dispose of them...

Page 6: ...e subwoofer equipped with an RCA input jack Speaker cables 5 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 cabl...

Page 7: ...touch any metal part of this unit Be sure to connect the left channel L right channel R red and black properly Front speakers Center and surround speakers 4 Connect the subwoofer cable to the input jack of the subwoofer and the SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jack of this unit Step 1 Set up your speakers MULTI CH INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO DIGITAL INPUT VIDEO ANTENNA SPEAKERS L R L R SURROUND CENTER FRONT B AUDIO OUT...

Page 8: ...PEAKERS L R L R SURROUND CENTER FRONT B AUDIO OUTPUT L 1 2 3 R L R L R DVD DTV CBL DVR CD SUB WOOFER IN OUT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND FRONT DVD OPTICAL COAXIAL CD DTV CBL DVD PR PB Y DTV CBL DVR DVD DVR AM FRONT A GND FM 75 IN OUT DTV CBL MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT MD CD R OUT REC IN PLAY Make sure that this unit and the DVD player are unplugged from the AC wall outlets Digital coaxial audio output j...

Page 9: ...all outlet Indoor FM antenna AM loop antenna Open the lever Insert Close the lever For further connections Using the other kind of speaker combinations P 11 Connecting a video monitor and DVD player P 15 Connecting a cable TV satellite tuner and DVD recorder P 15 Connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks P 16 Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel P 16 Connecting a CD player and an MD recorder...

Page 10: ...he input source or sound field program the SCENE mode is deactivated and the indicator on the SCENE button turns off Using the other SCENE buttons In the following cases try pressing the corresponding SCENE button to enjoy playback of the desired sources Case A I want to listen to a music disc from the connected DVD player Press FSCENE 2 or ESCENE 2 to select Music Disc Listening Case B I want to ...

Page 11: ...e In the standby mode this unit consumes a small amount of power in order to receive infrared signals from the remote control To turn on this unit from the standby mode press 1STANDBY ON or JPOWER on the front panel See page 18 for details In the standby mode this unit consumes a small amount of power in order to receive infrared signals from the remote control Notes Note What do you want to do wi...

Page 12: ...AUDIO jacks See pages 15 and 17 for connection information 8 SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jack See page 12 for connection information 9 VOLTAGE SELECTOR Asia and General models only See page 3 for details Connections Rear panel MULTI CH INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO DIGITAL INPUT VIDEO ANTENNA SPEAKERS L R L R SURROUND CENTER FRONT B AUDIO OUTPUT L 1 2 3 R L R L R DVD DTV CBL DVR CD SUB WOOFER IN OUT CENTER SUBWOOFER...

Page 13: ...out it Best results however are obtained with the full system Surround left and right speakers SL and SR The surround speakers are used for effect and surround sounds Subwoofer SW The use of a subwoofer with a built in amplifier such as the Yamaha Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System is effective not only for reinforcing bass frequencies from any or all channels but also for high fidelity soun...

Page 14: ...se speakers with the specified impedance shown on the rear panel of this unit Before connecting the speakers make sure that this unit is turned off Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or let them touch any metal part of this unit This could damage this unit and or speakers Use magnetically shielded speakers If this type of speakers still creates the interference with the monitor pla...

Page 15: ...ls The banana plug is a single pole electrical connector widely used to terminate speaker cables First tighten the knob and then insert the banana plug connector into the end of the corresponding terminal Connecting to the FRONT B CENTER and SURROUND terminals 1 Press down the tab 2 Insert the bare end of the speaker wire into the hole on the terminal 3 Release the tab to secure the wire 1 2 3 Red...

Page 16: ...e optical jack before you connect the fiber optic cable Do not discard the cap When you are not using the optical jack be sure to put the cap back in place This cap protects the jack from dust Video jacks This unit has two 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 v...

Page 17: ... CD IN OUT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND FRONT DVD OPTICAL COAXIAL CD DTV CBL DVD PR PB Y DTV CBL DVR DVD DVR IN OUT DTV CBL MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT C L R V V DVD player Video monitor Video in Video out Audio out Audio out indicates recommended connections indicates alternative connections MULTI CH INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO DIGITAL INPUT VIDEO ANTE AUDIO L 1 2 3 R L R DVD DTV CBL DVR CD IN OUT CENTER SUBW...

Page 18: ... at these jacks select V AUX as the input source The audio signals input at the PORTABLE mini jack take priority over the ones input at the AUDIO L R jacks Note MULTI CH INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO L R CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND FRONT DVD PR PB Y DTV CBL DVR MONITOR OUT PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y DVD player Video monitor Video out Video out Video out Video in Cable TV or satellite tuner DVD recorder...

Page 19: ...put source see page 28 this unit automatically turns off the digital sound field processor and you cannot select sound field programs This unit does not redirect signals input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks to accommodate for missing speakers We recommend that you connect a 5 1 channel speaker system before using this feature Connecting audio components Note Make sure that this unit and other compone...

Page 20: ...ing on this unit Press 1STANDBY ON or JPOWER 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 ASTANDBY 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 from the remote control Connect...

Page 21: ...t listening mode see page 28 C CINEMA DSP indicator Lights up when you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program see page 31 HiFi DSP indicator Lights up when you select a HiFi DSP sound field program see page 31 D Multi information display Shows the name of the current sound field program and other information when adjusting or changing settings E Radio Data System indicators Europe models only PTY...

Page 22: ...ntrol Do not drop the remote control Do not leave or store the remote control in the following types of conditions places of high humidity such as near a bath places of high temperature such as near a heater or stove places of extremely low temperatures dusty places Notes SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON A B OFF l PRESET TUNING h A B C D E FM AM EDIT PRESET TUNING MEMORY TUNING AUTO MAN L ...

Page 23: ...elect the desired setting Select the size of the room where you have installed your speakers In general the room sizes are defined as follows Choices S M L U S A and Canada models S small 16 x 13 ft 200 ft2 4 8 x 4 0 m 20 m2 M medium 20 x 16 ft 300 ft2 6 3 x 5 0 m 30 m2 L large 26 x 19 ft 450 ft2 7 9 x 5 8 m 45 m2 Other models S small 3 6 x 2 8 m 10 m2 M medium 4 8 x 4 0 m 20 m2 L large 6 3 x 5 0 ...

Page 24: ...eaker level adjustment menu to balance the output level of each speaker 9 Press SENTER to confirm your selection If you selected YES in step 8 the setup procedure is completed and the display returns to the top set menu display If you selected NO in step 8 the front speaker level adjustment display appears in the front panel display 10 Press Sk n to select a speaker and then Sl h to adjust the bal...

Page 25: ...e indicator on the selected SCENE button on the front panel starts to flash and the name of currently assigned SCENE template appears in the front panel display 2 Press D INPUT l h or Sl h to select the desired template 3 Press the F SCENE or BSCENE button again to confirm the selection The selected SCENE template is assigned to the button If you do not carry out any operation within 30 seconds fr...

Page 26: ...ic Listening DVD Live Viewing DVD Movie Viewing DVD Viewing Music Disc Listening Disc Listening DVR Viewing TV Viewing TV Sports Viewing Game Playing DVD V AUX DTV CBL TUNER FM AM CD DVD DVR Video sources DVD video Recorded video TV programs Video games Radio programs Music discs CD SA CD or DVD Audio SCENE templates Which component do you like for playback Which source do you like to play back 1 ...

Page 27: ...ENE template when you play back music discs on your DVD player DVD 2ch Stereo Disc Listening Select this SCENE template when you play back music sources as the back ground music on your DVD player DVD 5ch Stereo CD Listening Select this SCENE template when you play back music discs on your CD player CD 2ch Stereo CD Music Listening Select this SCENE template when you play back music source as the ...

Page 28: ... You can adjust the following parameters for a SCENE template The active sound field programs or STRAIGHT mode The night listening mode setting see page 28 SYSTEM Keeps the current night listening mode CINEMA Sets the night listening mode to the CINEMA mode MUSIC Sets the night listening mode to the MUSIC mode 3 Press the BSCENE button again to confirm the edit y An asterisk mark appears by the na...

Page 29: ...d field program used with the corresponding input source Sound field programs cannot be selected when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source see page 28 When PCM signals with a sampling frequency higher than 48 kHz are input this unit is automatically set to the STRAIGHT mode see page 33 To display information about the currently selected input source i...

Page 30: ...ly or press KMULTI CH IN so that MULTI CH appears in the front panel display y Use MULTI CH SET menu in INPUT MENU to set the parameter for MULTI CH INPUT see page 47 Sound field programs mode cannot be selected when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source When headphones are used signals are output only from the front left and right channels Selecting t...

Page 31: ...ure is not available when no digital input jack are assigned to the currently selected input source Adjusting the tonal quality Use this feature to adjust the balance of bass and treble for the front left and right speaker channels Press 0TONE CONTROL repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE and then press GPROGRAM l h to adjust the corresponding frequency response level Select BASS to adjust the low f...

Page 32: ...sound field program y To cancel the sleep timer press MSLEEP on the remote control repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display You can also cancel the sleep timer setting by pressing 1STANDBY ON or ASTANDBY to set this unit to the standby mode Playing video sources in the background You can combine a video image from a video source with sound from an audio source For example you ...

Page 33: ...ich You can enjoy delicate and beautiful reverberation and a majestic atmosphere Jazz HiFi DSP processing The sound field is suitable for jazz and fusion music It uses data collected in a famous jazz club in New York You can enjoy clear reverberation ENTERTAIN Game CINEMA DSP processing You can enjoy dynamic and thrilling sound effects as you play games The program lets you feel the depth and thre...

Page 34: ...el DSP LEVEL Function Adjusts the effect level Choices MIN MID MAX For PRO LOGIC II Music Panorama PANORAMA Function Sends stereo signals to the surround speakers as well as the front speakers for a wraparound effect Choices OFF ON Dimension DIMENSION Function Gradually adjusts the sound field either towards the front or towards the rear Control range 3 towards the rear to 3 towards the front init...

Page 35: ... sound including Dolby Digital and DTS sources through ordinary headphones SILENT CINEMA activates automatically whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs see page 31 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 INPU...

Page 36: ...nce 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 If the signal received from the station you want to select is weak tune into it manually Manually tuning into an FM station automatically switches the tuner to monaural reception to increase the signal quality 1 Press DINPU...

Page 37: ...ations with sufficient signal strength are stored automatically by automatic preset tuning If the station you want to store is weak in signal strength tune into it manually and store it as described in Manual preset tuning on this page You can also store up to 40 stations A1 to E8 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups manually 1 Tune into a station automatically or manual...

Page 38: ...er 1 to 8 directly by pressing the numeric buttons on the remote control You can exchange the assignments of two preset stations with each other The example below describes the procedure to exchange preset station E1 with A5 1 Select preset station E1 using 4A B C D E and 5PRESET TUNING l h See Selecting preset stations on this page 2 Press and hold 2PRESET TUNING for more than 3 seconds E1 and th...

Page 39: ... AUTO MAN L on the front panel so that the AUTO indicator disappears from the front panel display If the signal strength is weakened by external interference while this unit is receiving the Radio Data System data the reception may be cut off unexpectedly and WAIT appears in the front panel display When the RT mode is selected this unit can display the program information by a maximum of 64 alphan...

Page 40: ...in the front panel display y To cancel the PTY SEEK mode press IPTY SEEK MODE on the remote control again 3 Press EPRESET l h on the remote control to select the desired program type The name of the selected program type appears in the front panel display Selecting the Radio Data System program type PTY SEEK mode Flashes NEWS Program type Descriptions NEWS News AFFAIRS Current affairs INFO General...

Page 41: ...e selected program type for a certain duration of time When the scheduled EON data service starts this unit automatically switches to the local station broadcasting the EON data service and then switches back to the national station once the EON data service ends You can use this feature only when the EON data service is available The EON indicator lights up in the front panel display only when th...

Page 42: ...source A given input source is not output on the same OUT REC channel Once you have connected a recording component to this unit keep the component turned on while using this unit If the component is turned off this unit may distort the sound from other components Check the copyright laws in your country to record from CDs radio etc Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws y D...

Page 43: ...cts the size of each speaker the speakers for low frequency signal output the crossover frequency and the location of the front speakers connected to the FRONT B terminals 43 B SP LEVEL Adjusts the output level of each speaker 44 C SP DISTANCE Adjusts the distance of each speaker 45 D CENTER GEQ Adjusts the tonal quality of the center speaker 45 E LFE LEVEL Adjusts the output level of the LFE chan...

Page 44: ...atedly and then press SENTER to select and enter the desired submenu Repeat steps 5 and 6 to navigate to and enter the items you want to adjust To return to the previous menu level press TRETURN 6 Press Sk n to select the desired parameter and then Sl h to change the parameter value Press S h to increase the value Press S l to decrease the value 7 Press UMENU to exit from set menu Parameter Featur...

Page 45: ...selected when FRONT B is set to ZONE B this unit automatically enters the Virtual CINEMA DSP mode see page 33 Front speakers FRONT Choices SMALL LARGE When the front speakers are large Select LARGE large When the front speakers are small Select SMALL small When BASS OUT is set to FRNT see page 44 you can select only LARGE in FRONT If the value of FRONT is set to a setting other than LARGE in advan...

Page 46: ...nals the low frequency signals of the front left and right channels and the low frequency signals of other speakers set to SML or SMALL are all directed to the front left and right speakers regardless of the FRONT setting see page 43 Crossover CROSSOVER Use this feature to select a crossover frequency of all the speakers set to SML or SMALL or to NONE in SPEAKER SET see pages 42 and 43 All frequen...

Page 47: ...d as the frequency band Test tone TEST Use this feature to make adjustments for CENTER GEQ while listening to a test tone Choices OFF ON Select OFF to stop test tones and output the currently selected source component Select ON to output test tones from the center and front left speakers Low frequency effect level E LFE LEVEL Use this feature to adjust the output level of the LFE low frequency eff...

Page 48: ...f INI VOL is set to 20 dB and MAX VOL is set to 30 dB the volume level is automatically set to 30 dB when you turn on the power of this unit next time Initial volume INI VOL Use this feature to set the volume level when the power of this unit is turned on Choices Off 80 dB to 16 dB Control step 1 dB The MAX VOL setting takes priority over the INI VOL setting Use this menu to reassign the input jac...

Page 49: ...switching between input sources Choices CD MD CD R TUNER DVD DTV CBL V AUX DVR MULTI CH IN Control range 6 0 to 6 0 dB Control step 1 0 dB Initial setting 0 0 dB Decoder mode D DECODER MODE Decoder select mode Use this feature to designate the default decoder mode for the input sources connected to the DIGITAL INPUT jacks when you turn on the power of this unit Choices AUTO LAST Select AUTO if you...

Page 50: ...e the default audio input jack select setting for the input sources when you turn on the power of this unit Choices AUTO LAST Select AUTO if you want this unit to automatically detect the type of input signals and select the appropriate input mode Select LAST if you want this unit to automatically select the last input mode used for the connected input source see page 29 Parameter initialization D...

Page 51: ...want to adjust The name of the selected parameter appears in the front panel display 4 Press BSTRAIGHT repeatedly to change the selected parameter setting 5 Press 1STANDBY ON to confirm your selection and set this unit to the standby mode y The settings you made are reflected next time you turn on this unit Factory presets PRESET Use this feature to reset all the parameters of this unit to the ini...

Page 52: ...s lightning or strong static electricity Set this unit to the standby mode disconnect the power cable plug it back 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 14 17 No appropriate Audio input jack select has been set Set an appropriate Audio input jack select 29 No ...

Page 53: ...ce with a CINEMA DSP program the source signal is directed to the center channel and the front and surround speakers output effect sounds No sound is heard from the center speaker CENTER in SPEAKER SET is set to NONE Set CENTER to SML or LRG 43 One of the HiFi DSP programs except for 5ch Stereo has been selected Try another sound field program 31 No sound is heard from the surround speakers SUR LR...

Page 54: ...UT 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 15 17 The sound field parameters and some other settings of this unit cannot be changed MEM GUARD in OPTION MENU is set to ON Set MEM GUARD to OFF 48 This unit does not operate properly The internal microcomputer has been frozen by an external elect...

Page 55: ...d The signal is too weak Use a high quality directional FM antenna Use the manual tuning method 34 Previously preset stations can no longer be tuned into This unit has been disconnected for a long period Set preset stations 35 AM The desired station cannot be tuned into with the automatic tuning method The signal is weak or the antenna connections are loose Tighten the AM loop antenna connections ...

Page 56: ... including the set menu parameters However the advanced setup menu parameters will not be initialized The initial factory settings are activated next time you turn on this unit y To cancel the initialization procedure at any time without making any changes press BSTRAIGHT repeatedly to select CANCEL and then press 1STANDBY ON Problem Cause Remedy See page The remote control does not work nor funct...

Page 57: ...annels stereo a center channel for dialog monaural and a surround channel for special sound effects monaural The surround channel reproduces sound within a narrow frequency range Dolby Surround is widely used with nearly all video tapes and laser discs and in many TV and cable broadcasts as well The Dolby Pro Logic decoder built into this unit employs a digital signal processing system that automa...

Page 58: ...S 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 program so that accurate representations of all the sound field programs can be enjoyed on headphones Virtual CINEMA DSP Yamaha has develo...

Page 59: ...FECT ON 2 0 V or more Output Level Output Impedance AUDIO OUT REC 200 mV 1 2 kΩ SUBWOOFER OUTPUT 2ch Stereo and FRONT SP SMALL 4 V 1 2 kΩ Filter Characteristics fc 40 60 80 90 100 110 120 160 200 Hz H P F Front center surround 12 dB oct L P F Subwoofer 24 dB oct VIDEO SECTION Signal Level Composite 1 Vp p 75 Ω Component 1 Vp p 75 Ω Y 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω PB PR Video Maximum Input Level 1 5 Vp p or more S...

Page 60: ...riginal SCENE templates 26 CROSSOVER 44 Crossover 44 CT WIDTH 32 CT Radio Data System information 37 CULTURE Radio Data System program type 38 D D CENTER GEQ 45 D DECODER MODE 47 D PARAM INI 48 Decoder mode 47 Decoder select mode 47 DIGITAL AUDIO COAXIAL jacks 14 DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL jacks 14 DIGITAL INPUT jacks 10 DIMENSION 32 Dimension 32 DIMMER 48 Dimmer 48 Disc Listening 25 Display settings 4...

Page 61: ...etting the system 54 ROCK M Radio Data System program type 38 RT Radio Data System information 37 S SCENE 1 8 SCENE 2 8 SCENE 3 8 SCENE 4 8 SCIENCE Radio Data System program type 38 Selecting audio input jacks 29 Selecting preset stations 36 Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component as the input source 28 Selecting the night listening mode 28 Selecting the SCENE templates 23 Selection Radio Data Syst...

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