Contents
RX-V559
Important Safety Instructions
FCC Information for US customers
Example of Antenna Grounding
For Canadian Customers
We Want You Listening For a Lifetime
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Serial No
Contents
Features
Snap the battery compartment cover back into place
Supplied accessories
Installing batteries in the remote control
Getting Started
Controls and Functions
Front panel
PRESET/TUNING, Edit
Tuning Mode AUTO/MAN’L
Volume
Input Mode
Remote control
Controlling this unit
Return
Power
Volume +
Standby
Numeric buttons
Using the remote control
Controlling the Tuner functions
Band
Front panel display
EON
PTY Hold
AC Outlets
Rear panel
Asia and General models only
Connections
Placing speakers
A. model Front Speakers Center
Connecting speakers
Front speakers a Right Left Surround speakers Subwoofer
Speaker
Surround terminals
Front terminals
Center terminals
Surround Back terminals
Loosen the knob
Connecting the speaker cable
Tighten the knob to secure the wire
Video jacks
Information on jacks and cable plugs
Audio jacks
Video signal flow for Monitor OUT
Audio and video signal flow
Audio signal flow for Audio OUT REC
Connecting a TV
DVD player
Connecting a DVD player, a DVD recorder, a VCR or an STB
Connecting a DVD player
DVD recorder or
Connecting a DVD recorder or a VCR
Connecting an STB
MD recorder or Tape deck
Connecting a CD player, an MD player or a tape deck
CD player
Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock
Connecting a multi-format player or an external decoder
Multi-format player or External decoder
Ground GND terminal
Connecting the AM loop antenna
Into place
Outdoor AM antenna
Connecting the power cable
Memory back-up
See page 27 for details about turning on or off this unit
Setting the speaker impedance
Make sure this unit is turned off
Following display appears in the front panel display
Turning on this unit
Turning on and off the power
When all connections are complete, turn on this unit
Turning off this unit
Press u / d to select Basic Setup
Basic Setup
Press Enter to enter Basic Setup
Press SET Menu to enter SET Menu
Basic Setup
Press Enter to confirm your selection
Press j / i to select the desired setting
Press SET Menu to exit from Basic Setup
Available input sources
Currently selected Input source Input mode
Playback
Treble
Currently selected Surround field program
Muting the audio output
Using Audio Features
Using Silent Cinema
Auto
Selecting the input mode
Using the sleep timer
DTS
Lights up
Adjusting the speaker level
Flashes
Selecting the Compressed Music Enhancer mode
Multi CH Input
Selecting the Multi CH Input component
Music Enhancer
Display
Enjoying unprocessed input sources
Enjoying multi-channel sources in 2-channel stereo
Enjoying pure hi-fi stereo sound
Direct Stereo
Displaying the input source information
Using Video Features
Signal Info
SET Menu
Music
Selecting the OSD mode
Playing video sources in the background
Auto Auto
Enjoying Surround Sound
Enjoying multi-channel sources in surround
Decoders
Enjoying 2-channel sources in surround
PRO Logic
Using Virtual Cinema DSP
Recording
Mdsleep
Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h once to begin automatic tuning
FM/AM Tuning
Automatic tuning
4 1
No colon
Manual tuning
Hold down the button to continue searching
For more than 3 seconds
Automatic preset tuning
Press and hold Memory MAN’L/AUTO FM
Press FM/AM to select FM as the reception band
2,5
Manual preset tuning
Automatic preset tuning options
Tune into a station automatically or manually
Repeat steps 1 through 5 to store other stations
Selecting preset stations
Preset station number
Displayed station has been stored as C3
1,3
Exchanging preset stations
See Selecting preset stations on
Press and hold Edit for more than 3 seconds
A5FM 90.6 MHz L R
Press Edit again
XM Satellite Radio Tuning
Information from XM Satellite Radio Inc
Front panel functions
Remote control functions
XM Satellite Radio controls and functions
Remote control Lights up
Activating XM Satellite Radio
Basic XM Satellite Radio operations
Preview L R
Preset Search modes. You can also enter the channel
Selecting the XM Satellite Radio search mode
All Channel Search mode
Srch Mode on the remote control
Category Search mode
Press Search Mode on the front panel or
Repeatedly to select CAT Search
Repeatedly to change the preset channel
Preset Search mode
CAT. j / i on the remote control
Press Category on the front panel or
Direct Number Access mode
Display changes as follows
Preset channels
Preset channel number appears in the front panel display
Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information
When the artist name / song title is displayed
When the channel number / name is displayed
When the channel category is displayed
Press Display on the front panel or on the remote control
Selecting sound field programs
Remote control operations
Sound Field Programs
Elements of a sound field
Stereo
Sound field program descriptions
For movie/video sources
Music
SUR. Standard
For music sources
Movie Theater
SUR. Enhanced
Changing sound field parameter settings
P02 Music
INIT.DLY
Sound field parameter descriptions
DSP Level
SB INI.DLY
Room Size P.ROOM Size S.ROOM Size SB Room Size
Liveness S.LIVENESS SB Liveness
REV.DELAY
REV.TIME
CT Level SL Level SR Level SB Level
REV.LEVEL
Direct
Center Width
Dimension
Panorama
Image
TV Sports Mono Movie Game
Sound field program speaker layouts
Hall in Vienna Bttm Line Roxy Thtr
Monaural Stereo
SUR. Standard Dolby Digital PRO Logic DTS
Channel audio 6.1-channel audio Monaural Stereo
Straight
SUR. Enhanced Dolby Digital PRO Logic DTS
Plii Movie PLIIx Movie
Direct Stereo
SET Menu
Basic setup Basic Setup
Manual setup Manual Setup
Signal information Signal Info
Press u / d to select Manual Setup
Using SET Menu
Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter
Press Enter to enter Manual Setup
Front SP
Speaker settings Aspeaker SET
Bspeaker Level
Press SET Menu to exit from SET Menu
LFE/BASS OUT
Center SP SUR. B SP
SUR. L/R SP
Center speaker Center SP Surround back speakers
Cross Over
02ASUBWOOFER Phase
Subwoofer phase Subwoofer Phase
Crossover Cross Over
Speaker distance CSP Distance
CSP Distance
Elfe Level
Center graphic equalizer Dcenter GEQ
Gaudio SET
Audio settings Gaudio SET
Fdynamic Range
Optical
Input Menu
CMPNT-V Input
Coaxial
Cinput Rename
Binput Mode
Input mode Binput Mode
Input rename Cinput Rename
Adisplay SET
Dvolume Trim
Display settings Adisplay SET
Dimmer Dimmer
Parameter initialization CPARAM. INI
Bmemory Guard
CPARAM. INI
OSD shift OSD Shift
EXM Radio SET
XM Radio setting EXM Radio SET
Dmulti Zone SET
A. model only
5 2,4
Advanced Setup
Parameter Parameter setting
Remote control Tuner ID Remote TUN
Factory presets Preset
Remote control AMP ID Remote AMP
Remote control XM ID Remote XM A. model only
Controlling a TV
Remote Control Features
Controlling this unit, a TV, or other components
Controlling other components
Transmit indicator on the remote control flashes twice
Remote Control Code Default Settings
Press Code SET using a ballpoint pen or a similar object
Code
Setting remote control Tuner ID library Codes
Setting library codes
Setting remote control AMP ID library Codes
Control XM
Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number 81918 or
Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number
Multi-zone configuration and Zone 2 connections
Using MULTI-ZONE Configuration
Connecting Zone
This unit
Controlling Zone 2 with the front panel
Press Zone 2 ON/OFF to set Zone 2 to the standby mode
Controlling Zone
Press Zone 2 ON/OFF to turn on Zone
Setting the remote control to the Zone Mode
Controlling Zone 2 with the remote control
Controlling iPod without using the OSD
Controlling iPod
Controlling iPod using the OSD
Resetting the System
100
General
Troubleshooting
101
102
103
XM Satellite Radio U.S.A. model only
104
Tuner
IPod
Remote control
105
106
Glossary
Audio information
Video information
107
Virtual Cinema DSP
Sound field program information
108
Specifications
109
APPENDIX-i
APPENDIX-ii
PVR
APPENDIX-iii
VCR
LD Player
APPENDIX-iv
DVD Player
DVD Recorder
APPENDIX-v
Other Audio Accessories
APPENDIX-vi
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