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RX-V990

Natural Sound Stereo Receiver

Récepteur stéréo “Son Naturel”

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODE D’EMPLOI

Summary of Contents for RX-V990

Page 1: ...RX V990 Natural Sound Stereo Receiver Récepteur stéréo Son Naturel OWNER S MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI ...

Page 2: ...ing instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel 17 Power Lines An outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines 18 Grounding or Polarization Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization is not defeated 1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated 2 Retain Instructions T...

Page 3: ...n lead change the lead in to coaxial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Electronics Corp U S A 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA 90620 The above statement apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Co...

Page 4: ...ting section on common operating errors before concluding that your unit is faulty 10 Do not connect audio equipment to the AC outlets on the rear panel if that equipment requires more power than the outlets are rated to provide 11 When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time ie vacation etc disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet The apparatus is not disconnected from the...

Page 5: ... A DIR B SKIP PHONO CD TUNER STOP VCR 1 VCR 2 STOP PLAY V AUX SLEEP TV VCR AUX DISC SKIP SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH PAUSE STOP PAUSE STOP DECK A B PRESET REC PAUSE REC MUTE TAPE 2 MON PLAY LD TV CHAPTER CH DISPLAY MASTER VOLUME TEST MUTING TRANSMIT LEARN DSP HALL EFFECT CHURCH CENTER LEVEL REAR LEVEL DELAY TIME MOVIE THEATER JAZZ CLUB STADIUM PRO LOGIC SURROUND SPORTS ENHANCED ROCK THEATER 70mm TV YPC L...

Page 6: ...Theater 5 Channel Discrete Input for Dolby Surround Digital AC 3 Automatic Input Balance Control for Dolby Pro Logic Surround Test Tone Generator for Easier Speaker Output Balance Adjustment 3 Center Channel Modes NORMAL WIDE PHANTOM 40 Station Random Access Preset Tuning Automatic Preset Tuning FM only Preset Station Shifting Capability Preset Editing IF Count Direct PLL Synthesizer Tuning System...

Page 7: ...ound in your own home Dolby Pro Logic gets its name from its profes sional grade steering logic circuitry which provides greater effective front and rear channel separation for a much higher degree of realism than the passive Dolby Surround circuits found in less sophisticated home audio video equipment Dolby Pro Logic Surround provides a true center channel so that there are four independent chan...

Page 8: ... configuration is the most effective and recom mended one In this configuration the center speaker is used for dialog when you select the digital sound field program DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY PRO LOGIC ENHANCED 70mm MOVIE THEATER TV THEATER or SPORTS Set the center channel mode to the NORMAL or WIDE position For details refer to page 19 Main L Center Main R Dialogue Surround sound Dialogue Surround so...

Page 9: ...ing Front In normal position The position of a standard stereo speaker setup Center Precisely between the front speakers To avoid interference with TV sets use a magnetically shielded speaker When two center speakers are used place these to the right and left of your TV set or video monitor Rear Behind your listening position facing slightly inward Nearly six feet approx 1 8 m up from the floor Re...

Page 10: ...n 1 through 8 to access any of the 40 preset stations used in conjunction with the A B C D E button MEMORY Press to place a new preset station in memory EDIT Press to edit preset stations TUNING MODE Press to select the tuning mode Automatic or Manual FM AM Press to select FM or AM radio reception TUNING Press Up or Down to tune to the frequency of the radio station you desire 7 BASS Turn to incre...

Page 11: ... etc to this convenient front panel input See page 16 for details C VOLUME Turn to adjust the master volume level of all channels D DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR Press the Effect button then press one of the 10 DSP surround buttons to simulate various acoustic environments To turn off the surround sound press the Effect button again See page 28 for details E Input Selector Press one of the input s...

Page 12: ...nel connections can be made easily by making sure to connect the output or input terminals of each unit to the same numbered terminals of this unit CD TAPE 1 TAPE PB REC OUT TAPE 2 TAPE PB REC OUT 1 3 4 4 3 10dB 0dB PHONO LD TV VCR 1 VCR 2 IN OUT IN OUT VIDEO SIGNAL AUDIO SIGNAL MONITOR OUT S VIDEO AUDIO SIGNAL LD TV VCR 1 VCR 2 IN OUT IN OUT VIDEO AM ANT GND FM ANT GND 75Ω UNBAL FRONT IN FRONT LE...

Page 13: ... sure to press the CENTER speaker switch into the C D position When you use a single center speaker set the switch to the C position How to Connect Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge cut as short as pos sible If the connections are faulty no sound will be heard from the speakers Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct that is and mark ...

Page 14: ...plifier However if you drive rear speakers with an external stereo power amplifier connect the input terminals of the external amplifier MAIN IN or AUX terminals of a power amplifier or an inte grated amplifier to these terminals GND terminal For turntable use Connecting the ground wire of the turn table to this terminal will normally minimize hum In some cases better results may be obtained with ...

Page 15: ...for information about mixing these signals mode 4 FRONT CH MAIN IN terminals These terminals are for line input to the built in front channel amplifier Leave the jumper bars connected to the PRE OUT terminals when you use the built in amplifier However if you drive front speakers with an external stereo power amplifier remove the jumper bars 5 FRONT CH PRE OUT terminals These terminals are for fro...

Page 16: ...corder video disc player monitor etc to this unit you can display DSP program names and information about the other settings and adjustments on the video monitor screen This information is superimposed over the video image If there is no program material on the monitor the information will be displayed over a monochromatic back ground Notes If you use a video monitor that is connected to both the ...

Page 17: ...uded Ground Outdoor AM antenna Outdoor FM antenna 75 ohm 300 ohm antenna adapter 75 ohm coaxial cable 300 ohm feeder Connecting the AM loop antenna 1 2 3 The AM loop antenna should be placed apart from the main unit The antenna may be hung on a wall The AM loop antenna should be kept connected even if an outdoor AM antenna is connected to this unit GND terminal For maximum safety and minimum inter...

Page 18: ...IT LEARN YPC LEARN USER 6 5 If you have a video monitor connected to this unit you should use it to display the on screen information The easy to read information will help you to perform this adjustment Note Before adjustment make sure that the mute circuit is not engaged While mute is engaged no sound will be heard and an indicator on the master VOLUME control flashes See page 23 for details 1 S...

Page 19: ...HANTOM Select this mode when you do not have a center speaker The center channel sound will be output from the left and right font speakers 7 8 Select the center channel output mode according to your speaker configuration Refer to SPEAKER CONFIGURATION on page 8 CENTER MODE NORMAL WIDE PHANTOM If your video monitor is on the state of the test tone output is also shown by an image of an audio liste...

Page 20: ...itch on the rear panel to 10 dB Note If the center channel mode is in the PHANTOM position the sound output level of the center speaker cannot be adjusted This is because in this mode the center sound is automatically output from the left and right front speakers If you press the LEVEL switch without previously pressing the CENTER or REAR switch the last channel selected will be changed 10 11 12 1...

Page 21: ...he digital sound field processor Refer to page 28 Notes on using the input selector buttons Note that pressing on each input selector button selects the source which is connected to the corresponding input terminals on the rear panel To select the source connected to the VIDEO AUX terminals on the front panel press VIDEO AUX The selection of TAPE 2 MONITOR cannot be canceled by pressing another in...

Page 22: ...t recorded on the tape by pressing the TAPE 2 MONITOR switch DSP VOLUME BASS TREBLE and BALANCE control settings have no effect on the material being recorded Signals connected to the 5CH DISCRT INPUT are not output to the tape decks or video recorders To record the signals from an LD player you must connect the player to the LD TV terminals 2 1 1 Select the source to be recorded 2 3 Play the sour...

Page 23: ...t instantly to the flat states of the BASS and TREBLE controls without changing the setting of these controls ON OFF TONE BYPASS Using the BASS EXTENSION switch You can boost bass frequency response by setting this switch to the ON position This switch is effective only on the sound from the front speakers ON OFF BASS EXTENSION MUTING Key Remote Transmitter Press this key to mute the master volume...

Page 24: ...ide once 4 Select the reception band FM or AM while watching the display FM AM 1 DOWN TUNING UP If the station where tuning search stops is not the desired one press again DOWN TUNING UP AM FM or To continue tuning search press and hold the button Select the reception band FM or AM while watching the display FM AM DOWN TUNING UP Tune to a desired station manually AM FM or AUTO TUNING goes off AUTO...

Page 25: ...cut due to tempo rary power failure If however the power is cut for more than one week the memory may be erased If so it can be re programmed by simply following the PRESET TUNING steps MEMORY 2 In the same way program other stations to A2 A3 to A8 3 Flashes for about 5 seconds 4 Tune to a desired station Refer to the previous page for tuning procedure PRESET MHz FM 1 Select a desired page A E of ...

Page 26: ...rocedure of the section To recall a preset station on page 25 Notes You can replace a preset station by another FM or AM station manually by simply following the procedure of the section To program stations on page 25 If the number of received stations is not enough to be stored up to E8 the search is finished automatically when it reaches the highest frequency after searching through all frequenc...

Page 27: ...xample If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5 and vice versa 2 3 4 Recall the preset station on E1 by following the method of To recall a preset station on page 25 1 Next recall the preset station on A5 by following the procedure in step 1 Shows the exchange of stations is completed EDIT MEMORY MEMORY MEMORY EDIT ...

Page 28: ...FFECT CHURCH CENTER LEVEL REAR LEVEL DELAY TIME 9 10 ON OFF RESET CLEAR DELAY TIME CENTER REAR CENTER MODE JAZZ CLUB ROCK CONCERT CONCERT HALL PRO LOGIC ENHANCED TV THEATER SPORTS STADIUM DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR VIDEO AUX VCR 2 VCR 1 LD TV TAPE 2 MONITOR TUNER CD PHONO EFFECT 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRESET STATIONS CINEMA DSP RX V990 LEVEL MOVIE THEATER 70mm CHURCH PHANTOM CINEMA DSP PRO LOGIC ENHANCED ...

Page 29: ...ATER This program is suitable for dramas variety or music programs etc Much surround effect can be gained for stereo sources SPORTS This program is furnished with a tight sound field in which the sound will not spread exces sively on the front side but the rear surround produces a dynamic sound expansion This program is most suitable for sports programs encoded with Dolby Surround STADIUM This pro...

Page 30: ...e is in PHANTOM the front speakers output the sound of the center chan nel When this unit s Dolby Pro Logic Surround system is used if the main source sound is considerably altered by over adjustment of the BASS or TREBLE controls the relationship between the center and rear channels may produce an unnatural effect Dolby Surround AC 3 Dolby Surround AC 3 is the next generation of multi channel con...

Page 31: ...ly in DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY PRO LOGIC ENHANCED 70 mm MOVIE THEATER TV THEATER and SPORTS modes Once the output level is adjusted the level value will be the same in all the digital sound field programs Note If the digital sound field program STADIUM ROCK CONCERT JAZZ CLUB CHURCH or CONCERT HALL is selected the CENTER LEVEL control will not function Adjustment of the REAR LEVEL You can adjust the s...

Page 32: ...M from 1 to 50 milliseconds Preset value 45 milliseconds 7 ROCK CONCERT from 1 to 50 milliseconds Preset value 22 milliseconds 8 JAZZ CLUB from 1 to 50 milliseconds Preset value 26 milliseconds 9 CHURCH from 1 to 50 milliseconds Preset value 40 milliseconds 10 CONCERT HALL from 1 to 50 milliseconds Preset value 30 milliseconds By continuously pressing or on the DELAY TIME control the value changes...

Page 33: ... off automatically at the selected SLEEP time 1 Whenever the SLEEP key is pressed the SLEEP time will change as follows After a while the display returns to the indication before the SLEEP timer is set and the SLEEP indicator stops flashing and lights up SLEEP Flashes continuously Minutes The SLEEPtimer is OFF The indication before the SLEEP key is pressed 2 1 Press once or more so that the displa...

Page 34: ...ime If batteries leak dispose of them immediately Avoid touching the leaked material or letting it come in contact with clothing etc Clean the battery compartment thoroughly before installing new batteries Remote control transmitter operation range Remoto control sensor 30 30 Within approximately 7 m 23 feet Notes There should be no large obstacles between the remote control transmitter and the ma...

Page 35: ... AUX DISC SKIP SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH PAUSE STOP PAUSE STOP DECK A B REC PAUSE REC MUTE PLAY CHAPTER CH DISPLAY TEST TRANSMIT LEARN CENTER LEVEL REAR LEVEL DELAY TIME YPC LEARN USER RESET CLEAR MASTER VOLUME MUTING POWER TAPE 1 PHONO CD TUNER VCR 1 VCR 2 V AUX SLEEP PRESET A B C D E TAPE 2 MON LD TV DSP EFFECT CHURCH MOVIE THEATER PRO LOGIC ENHANCED THEATER 70mm TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON OFF HALL J...

Page 36: ...SE STOP DECK A B REC PAUSE REC MUTE PLAY CHAPTER CH DISPLAY POWER TAPE 1 PHONO CD TUNER VCR 1 SLEEP TV VCR AUX PRESET A B C D E TAPE 2 MON LD TV TRANSMIT LEARN YPC LEARN USER 1 2 3 1CD player keys Controls compact disc player DISC SKIP is applicable only to compact disc changer 2Tape deck keys Controls tape deck DIR A B and DECK A B are applicable only to double cassette tape deck For a single cas...

Page 37: ...ontrol freezes Blank keys These keys have no preset functions and are used only for learning other remote control transmitter s functions CLEAR button This button is used to clear one or all learned key functions Refer to page 39 Pressing the RESET button will not erase learned functions YPC is the abbreviation of YAMAHA Preset Code USER Set to this position when using learned key functions LEARN ...

Page 38: ...T LEARN indicator will flash steadily The originally preset function of a key is still available in the USER position if a new function has not been learned to the key Successful learning to a key results in the erasure of previously learned functions and their replacement by the newly learned ones If there is no more room in the memory area for a function to be learned the TRANSMIT LEARN indicato...

Page 39: ... modulation of the other remote control transmitter is not compatible with this remote control transmitter To clear a learned function To clear all learned functions The remote control transmitter does not work Learning cannot be made successfully The TRANSMIT LEARN indicator does not light up or flash 2 To clear two or more functions repeat step 2 and 3 3 1 Press and hold the CLEAR button using t...

Page 40: ...Turn up the sound output level with the REAR LEVEL control Select another program suitable for the monaural sound source No sound from the center speaker Turn up the sound output level with the CENTER LEVEL control The center channel mode is in PHANTOM mode Select NORMAL or WIDE Incorrect sound field program selection Select the appropriate program No sound field program is selected FM stereo rece...

Page 41: ...cs BASS Boost cut 10 dB 50 Hz Turnover Frequency 350 Hz TREBLE Boost cut 10 dB 20 kHz Turnover Frequency 3 5 kHz Filter Characteristics LPF fc 200 Hz 6 dB oct Gain Tracking Error 0 to 70 dB 3 dB or less Tuner Output Level Impedance 1 kHz FM 100 MOD 500 mV 2 2 k ohms AM 30 MOD 150 mV 2 2 k ohms BASS EXTENSION 6dB 50 Hz VIDEO SECTION Video Signal Type U S Canadian models NTSC Video Signal Level 1 Vp...

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