Yamaha RX-V459 - AV Receiver - 6.1 Channel Owner'S Manual Download Page 1

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RX-V459

AV Receiver

OWNER’S MANUAL

Printed in Malaysia

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Summary of Contents for RX-V459 - AV Receiver - 6.1 Channel

Page 1: ...OISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE LA VALLEE CEDEX02 FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS UK LTD YAMAHA HOUSE 200 RICKMANSWORTH ROAD WATFORD 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 RX V459 RX V459 AV Receiver OWNER S MANUA...

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: ... 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 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 vacat...

Page 5: ...ound 38 Displaying the input source information 38 Playing video sources in the background 39 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND 40 Enjoying multi channel sources in surround 40 Enjoying 2 channel sources in surround 41 Using Virtual CINEMA DSP 42 RECORDING 43 FM AM TUNING 44 Automatic tuning 44 Manual tuning 45 Automatic preset tuning 46 Manual preset tuning 47 Selecting preset stations 48 Exchanging preset...

Page 6: ...Sleep timer Cinema and music night listening modes Remote control with preset remote control codes backlighting input selector buttons PORTABLE mini analog input jack on the front panel for a portable audio player Compressed Music Enhancer mode to improve the sound quality of compression artifacts such as the MP3 format to that of a high quality stereo y indicates a tip for your operation Some ope...

Page 7: ...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 and program any acquired functions that...

Page 8: ...one of the 5 preset station groups A to E when TUNER is selected as the input source see page 44 Selects the speaker channel whose output level you want to adjust when TUNER is not selected as the input source see page 35 6 PRESET TUNING CH l h LEVEL buttons Selects one of the 8 preset station numbers 1 to 8 when TUNER is selected as the input source The colon is displayed in the front panel displ...

Page 9: ...SS or TREBLE to adjust the total balance of the front left and right speakers in conjunction with the BASS TREBLE buttons see page 31 E BASS TREBLE buttons Adjust the bass treble balance of the front left and right speakers in conjunction with TONE CONTROL see page 31 F PROGRAM l h buttons Selects sound field programs see page 62 G INPUT MODE Selects either digital or analog input signals exclusiv...

Page 10: ...ponding 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 62 Use SELECT to play back 2 channel sources in surround see page 41 Use EXTD SUR to switch between 5 1 and...

Page 11: ... switch Selects the operation mode of the remote control buttons in the shaded area AMP Operates this unit SOURCE Operates the component selected with an input selector button see page 87 TV Operates the TV assigned to either DTV CBL or see page 86 To set the remote control codes for other components see page 88 When you set the remote control codes for both DTV CBL and see page 87 priority is giv...

Page 12: ...in the following 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 l PRESET TUNING CH h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT...

Page 13: ...d field program see page 63 8 AUTO indicator Lights up when this unit is in the automatic tuning mode see page 44 9 TUNED indicator Lights up when this unit is tuned into a station see page 44 0 STEREO indicator Lights up when this unit is receiving a strong signal for an FM stereo broadcast while the AUTO indicator is lit see page 44 A MEMORY indicator Flashes to show that a station can be stored...

Page 14: ...s up while the sleep timer is on see page 34 K MUTE indicator Flashes while the MUTE function is on see page 32 L 96 24 indicator Lights up when a DTS 96 24 signal is input to this unit M Input channel indicators Indicate the channel components of the current digital input signal see page 28 N LFE indicator Lights up when the input signal contains the LFE signal O Radio Data System indicators U K ...

Page 15: ...terminals See page 23 for connection information 9 Speaker terminals See page 13 for connection information 0 AC OUTLET S Use to supply power to your other audiovisual components See page 24 for details VOLTAGE SELECTOR Asia and General models only See page 24 for details Rear panel AUDIO AUDIO OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT DVD DVD COAXIAL DTV CBL SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER SURROUND FRONT OUT REC IN PLAY MD CD ...

Page 16: ...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 same height...

Page 17: ...y 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 25 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 the bla...

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: ...to the hole on the side of each terminal 4 Tighten the knob to secure the wire Connecting the banana plug except U K Europe and Asia models 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 ...

Page 20: ...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 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 sign...

Page 21: ...us audio signals input at the analog jacks are output only at the analog AUDIO OUT REC jacks Video signal flow for MONITOR OUT Audio and video signal flow Note L R R L PORTABLE AUDIO Output AUDIO OUT REC Input Analog output Analog audio S VIDEO VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO Y PB PR Y PB PR Through Output MONITOR OUT Input Analog video ...

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 V S PR PB Y TV U S A model S video in Video in Component video in ...

Page 23: ... your other components to the VIDEO jacks To make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to each DIGITAL INPUT jack select the corresponding setting for OPTICAL IN or COAXIAL IN in INPUT ASSIGN see page 81 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 ...

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

Page 25: ... a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to each DIGITAL INPUT jack select the corresponding setting for OPTICAL IN or COAXIAL IN in INPUT ASSIGN see page 81 Connecting a CD player an MD player or a tape deck CAUTION Note AUDIO DIGITAL INPUT DVD DVD COAXIAL DTV CBL OUT REC IN PLAY MD CD R CD OPTICAL L R L R L R MD recorder or tape deck U S A model Audio in Aud...

Page 26: ...his feature When headphones are used signals are output 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 a...

Page 27: ...r about outdoor antennas Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 Set up the AM loop 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 th...

Page 28: ...Use these outlet s to supply power to any connected components Connect the power cable of your other components to these outlet s Power to these outlet s is supplied when this unit is turned on However power to these outlet s is cut off when this unit is in the standby mode or the power cable of this unit is disconnected from the AC wall outlet For information on the maximum power or the total pow...

Page 29: ...CT 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 C D ...

Page 30: ... TV VOLUME TV VOL TV CH TRANSMIT CODE SET STANDBY POWER POWER POWER CD AV TV MULTI CH IN SLEEP CD R XM DVD DTV MD CBL TUNER V AUX DVR 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 l PRESET TUNING CH h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI CH INPUT INPUT SEARCH MODE DISPLA...

Page 31: ...to select the desired setting ROOM S M L 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 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 ...

Page 32: ...elected SET in step 7 each speaker outputs a test tone twice in turn CHECK TestTone appears in the front panel display for a few seconds and then CHECK OK appears in the front panel display y Check the speaker connections see page 13 and adjust the SPEAKERS settings back in step 6 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 C...

Page 33: ...er and the front left speaker or the surround left speaker output a test tone in turn Press i to increase the value Press j to decrease the value FR 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 t...

Page 34: ...4 4 Start playback on the selected source component or select a broadcast station Refer to the operating instructions for the source component See page 44 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 l PRESET TUNING CH h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS...

Page 35: ...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 See page 63 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 unit automatically selec...

Page 36: ...f 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 NIGHT on the remote control...

Page 37: ...l output data of the player has been processed in any way you may not be able to perform DTS decoding depending on the player even if you make a digital connection between this unit and the player 1 Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel to select the desired input source 2 Press INPUT MODE on the front panel repeatedly to select the desired input mode AUTO Automatically selects input signal...

Page 38: ... while you are switching the amount of time for the sleep timer Once the sleep timer is set the SLEEP indicator lights up in the front panel display and the display returns to the selected sound field program 4 To cancel the sleep timer press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display The SLEEP indicator turns off and SLEEP OFF disappears from the fro...

Page 39: ...e front right speaker output level Select SUR R to adjust the surround right speaker output level Select SUR B to adjust the surround back speaker output level Select SUR L to adjust the surround left speaker output level Select SWFR to adjust the subwoofer output level y Once you press LEVEL on the remote control you can also select the speaker by pressing u d 2 Press j i on the remote control to...

Page 40: ...ed off and the incompatible input source is played back in 2 channel or 6 channel stereo y The ENHANCER indicator lights up in the front panel display when one of the Compressed Music Enhancer modes is selected 1 Set the component selector switch and then press ENHANCER on the remote control repeatedly to select the desired Compressed Music Enhancer mode The following display is shown in the front...

Page 41: ... y You can use a subwoofer with this program when BASS OUT is set to SWFR or BOTH see page 79 You can also select 2ch Stereo by pressing the PROGRAM l h buttons on the front panel When this unit is in the STRAIGHT mode 2 channel stereo sources are output from only the front left and right speakers Multi channel sources are decoded straight into the appropriate channels without any additional effec...

Page 42: ... see page 31 and SOUND MENU see page 78 settings except for speaker level settings are not effective The front panel display automatically dims y You can also select the DIRECT STEREO mode by pressing the PROGRAM l h buttons on the front panel repeatedly You can display the format sampling frequency channel bit rate and flag data of the current input signal 1 Press one of the input selector button...

Page 43: ... that cue this unit to automatically switch decoders y When you are displaying information about the input source this unit is in the STRAIGHT mode see page 37 To turn back the sound effect on press STRAIGHT again You can combine a video image from a video source with sound from an audio source For example you can enjoy listening to classical music while viewing beautiful scenery from the video so...

Page 44: ...y detected 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 LR see page 78 or SUR B see page 78 is set to NONE When the source connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is being played When the source being played does not contain surround...

Page 45: ... being 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 ...

Page 46: ... you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program see page 63 Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate even when SUR LR is set to NONE see page 78 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 37 is selected or when thi...

Page 47: ...copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws The XM Satellite Radio U S A model only signals cannot be output at the AUDIO OUT REC jacks y Do a test recording before you start an actual recording 1 Turn on all the connected components 2 Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel or press one of the input selector buttons on the remote control to select the source component you want to record...

Page 48: ...nel 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 a lower f...

Page 49: ...ot possible Press PRESET TUNING EDIT 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 l PRESET TUNING CH h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CIN...

Page 50: ...ward lower frequencies For details see Automatic preset tuning options on page 47 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 sufficien...

Page 51: ...he frequency 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 ...

Page 52: ...nd then press TUNER to select TUNER as the input 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...

Page 53: ... h See Selecting preset stations on page 48 2 Press and hold EDIT for 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 EF...

Page 54: ...ess 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 EDIT PRESET TUNING SEARCH MODE 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 55: ...website 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 ...

Page 56: ...nel 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 channe...

Page 57: ...st 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 or PRESET CH u d on the remote control to select channel 0 You cannot select channel 0 if the All Channel Search mode see page 55 is not selected 4 Check the XM Satellite Radio ID number displaye...

Page 58: ...UT 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 55 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 41 You can set the XM Satellite Radio preset channels see page 59 You can display the XM Satellite...

Page 59: ...he remote 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 l PRESET TUNING CH h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI CH INPUT INPUT SEARCH MODE DISPLAY CATEGORY VIDEO PORTABLE L AUDIO R VIDEO AUX 1 3 4 2 MENU TITLE SET ME...

Page 60: ... l PROGRAM h BASS TREBLE l PRESET TUNING CH h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI CH INPUT INPUT SEARCH MODE DISPLAY CATEGORY VIDEO PORTABLE L AUDIO R VIDEO AUX 1 3 4 2 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 ENT...

Page 61: ...8 on the remote control 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 l PRESET TUNING CH h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI CH INPUT INPUT SEARCH MODE DISPLAY CATEGORY VIDEO PORTABLE L AUDIO R VIDEO AUX 1 3 4 2 MENU TITLE SET MENU LEVEL DISPLAY RETURN BAND SRCH MODE ...

Page 62: ...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 10 MOVI...

Page 63: ...Y indicator is flashing The preset channel group letter appears in the front panel display Setting the XM Satellite Radio preset channels 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 l PRESET TUNING CH h TUNING MODE INPUT MODE TONE CONTROL STRAIGHT SPEAKERS PHONES SILENT CINEMA STANDBY ON B A MULTI CH INPUT INPUT SEARCH MODE DI...

Page 64: ...front panel display Press DISPLAY on the front panel or on the remote control repeatedly to toggle between the following XM 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 Flashes MAN L AUTO FM MEMORY RETUR...

Page 65: ...the SCROLL parameter in OPTION MENU see page 83 If the XM Satellite Radio information contains a character that cannot be recognized by this unit the character will be replaced with a space If you press DISPLAY while the XM Satellite Radio information display is scrolling from right to left in the front panel display the XM Satellite Radio information display mode toggles as described above Note D...

Page 66: ...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 field p...

Page 67: ...o sources 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 the PROGRAM l h buttons on the front panel 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 so...

Page 68: ... 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 Field Program...

Page 69: ...gs are shown momentarily in the front panel display 1 Set the component selector switch to AMP 2 Press one of the sound field program selector buttons repeatedly to select the desired sound field program you want to adjust 3 Press u d to select the desired sound field parameter and then j i to change the selected sound field parameter value Press i to increase the value Press j to decrease the val...

Page 70: ... 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 source seems to t...

Page 71: ...SS SB LIVENESS 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 dea...

Page 72: ...ol 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 Reverberat...

Page 73: ...31 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 speakers are redirected to the subwoofer in the following cases BASS OUT is set to BOTH see page 79 FRONT is set to SMALL see page 78 and BASS OUT is set to SWFR see page 79 6ch Stereo CT LEVEL...

Page 74: ... either towards the front 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 CT 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 tow...

Page 75: ...page 40 The 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 out Speaker from which no sound is being output L S...

Page 76: ...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 SL SB SR L...

Page 77: ... SUR ENHANCED 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 SB L C R SL SR SB L C R SL SR L C R SL SB SR SB L C R SL SR SB L C R SL SR ...

Page 78: ... reassign the input 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 SP LEVEL Adjusts the output level of each speaker 79 C SP DISTANCE Adjusts the delay time of each speaker 80 D CENTER GEQ Adjusts the tonal quality of the center speak...

Page 79: ...SPLAY SET Adjusts the brightness of the display 83 B MEMORY GUARD Locks sound field program parameters and other SET MENU settings 83 C PARAM INI Initializes the parameters of a group of sound field programs 83 D MULTI ZONE Specifies the location of the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals 83 E XM RADIO SET Displays the current reception level of the XM Connect and Play digital antenna a...

Page 80: ... 3 Press ENTER to enter MANUAL SETUP 1 SOUND MENU appears in the front panel display 4 Press u d repeatedly and then press ENTER to select and enter the desired menu The following menus appear in the front panel display as you press u d repeatedly 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 SPE...

Page 81: ...Press i to increase the value Press j to decrease the value 7 Press SET MENU to exit from SET MENU A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH A E CAT A E CAT ENTER PRESET CH Memory back up The memory back up circuit prevents the stored data from being lost even if this unit is in the standby mode However the stored data will be lost in case the ...

Page 82: ...rected to the speakers selected in BASS OUT see page 79 Select LRG large if you have a large center speaker that reproduces low frequency signals effectively All the center channel signals are directed to the center speaker Surround left right speakers SUR LR Choices NONE SML LRG Select NONE none if you did not connect surround speakers This unit is set to the Virtual CINEMA DSP mode see page 42 a...

Page 83: ... the subwoofer or to the speakers set to LRG or LARGE in SPEAKER SET see page 78 Choices 40Hz 60Hz 80Hz 90Hz 100Hz 110Hz 120Hz 160Hz 200Hz Subwoofer phase SWFR PHASE Use this feature to switch the phase of your subwoofer if bass sounds are lacking or unclear Choices NRM REV Select NRM if you do not want to reverse the phase of your subwoofer Select REV to reverse the phase of your subwoofer Speake...

Page 84: ...WFR cannot be adjusted if CENTER see page 78 SUR LR see page 78 SUR B see page 78 and 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 ...

Page 85: ...en TREBLE and BASS are set to 0 dB see page 31 Choices AUTO OFF Select AUTO if you want signals to bypass tone control circuitry to provide the purest signal possible Select OFF if you do not want signals to bypass tone control circuitry Use this menu to reassign the input jacks select the input mode or rename the input source Input assignment A INPUT ASSIGN Use this feature to assign the input ja...

Page 86: ...witch 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 characters for each input Press d to change the character in the following order or press u to go in the reverse order A to Z a space 0 to 9 a space a to...

Page 87: ...or off SPEAKERS A and B when the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals are set in the main zone Select ZONE B if the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals are set in another zone If SPEAKERS A is turned off and SPEAKERS B is turned on all the speakers in the main zone are muted and this unit outputs sound at the SPEAKERS B terminals only If you connect headphones to the PHONES ja...

Page 88: ...nit This unit turns on and the advanced setup menu appears in the front panel display 3 Press the PROGRAM l h buttons 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 85 for a complete list of available parameters 4 Press STRAIGHT EFFECT on the front panel repeatedly to change the selected parame...

Page 89: ...this unit for remote control recognition see page 89 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 TUNER library code for the remote control see page 89 Remote control XM ID REMOTE XM U S A model only Use this feature to set the XM ID ...

Page 90: ...details see the Digital TV Cable TV column on page 87 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 91: ...DARD 5 SPEAKERS 9 MUSIC 2 SELECT 6 ENHANCER 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 1 AV POWER Power 1 Power 1 Power 2 Power 1 Power 1 Power 1 Power 1 2 1 9 0 10 Numeric buttons Numeric buttons Numeric buttons Numeric buttons Numeric buttons N...

Page 92: ...git 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 i...

Page 93: ...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 85 You need to set ...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...N to turn on this unit This unit turns on and the advanced setup menu appears in the front panel display 3 Press the PROGRAM l h buttons on the front panel 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 96: ...t normally No sound Incorrect input or output cable connections Connect the cables properly If the problem persists the cables may be defective 18 24 INPUT MODE is set to DTS or ANALOG Set INPUT MODE to AUTO 33 No appropriate input source has been selected Select an appropriate input source with the INPUT selector on the front panel or the input selector buttons on the remote control and MULTI CH ...

Page 97: ...and the front and surround speakers output effect sounds No sound is heard from the center speaker CENTER in SET MENU is set to NONE Set CENTER to SML or LRG 78 One of the HiFi DSP programs except for 6ch Stereo has been selected Try another sound field program 62 No sound is heard from the surround speakers SUR LR in SET MENU is set to NONE Set SUR LR to SML or LRG 78 This unit is in the STRAIGHT...

Page 98: ...IO IN jacks of this unit Connect the source component to the analog AUDIO IN jacks 19 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 83 This unit does not operate properly The internal microcomputer has been frozen by an external electric shock such as lightning or excessive static electricity or by...

Page 99: ...ion Use the manual tuning method 45 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...

Page 100: ...it The batteries are weak Replace all batteries 3 The remote control code is not correctly set Set the remote control code correctly using LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODES at the end of this manual 88 Try setting another code for the same manufacturer using LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODES at the end of this manual 88 The library code of the remote control and the remote control ID of this unit do not mat...

Page 101: ...e 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 surround...

Page 102: ...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 103: ... 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 104: ... 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 Asia and General models 87 5 87 50 to 108 0 108 00 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 Distortion 1 kHz Mono Stereo ...

Page 105: ...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 106: ...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 107: ...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 108: ...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 109: ...3 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 70229 VICTOR...

Page 110: ...HNICS 80039 80309 81308 81518 THORENS 81189 TOSHIBA 80135 VICTOR 80074 WARDS 80014 80054 80158 80189 XM 81406 81414 YAMAHA 80176 81176 81276 81331 81375 81908 TUNER ID1 81916 TUNER ID2 81917 XM ID1 81918 XM ID 2 81919 ...

Page 111: ...OISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE LA VALLEE CEDEX02 FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS UK LTD YAMAHA HOUSE 200 RICKMANSWORTH ROAD WATFORD 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 RX V459 RX V459 AV Receiver OWNER S MANUA...

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