Contents
RX-V559
Important Safety Instructions
FCC Information for US customers
Example of Antenna Grounding
We Want You Listening For a Lifetime
Iii
For Canadian Customers
Serial No
Contents
Features
Supplied accessories
Installing batteries in the remote control
Snap the battery compartment cover back into place
Getting Started
Controls and Functions
Front panel
Tuning Mode AUTO/MAN’L
Volume
PRESET/TUNING, Edit
Input Mode
Remote control
Controlling this unit
Power
Volume +
Return
Standby
Using the remote control
Controlling the Tuner functions
Numeric buttons
Band
Front panel display
EON
PTY Hold
Asia and General models only
Rear panel
AC Outlets
Connections
Placing speakers
Connecting speakers
Front speakers a Right Left Surround speakers Subwoofer
A. model Front Speakers Center
Speaker
Front terminals
Center terminals
Surround terminals
Surround Back terminals
Tighten the knob to secure the wire
Connecting the speaker cable
Loosen the knob
Audio jacks
Information on jacks and cable plugs
Video jacks
Audio signal flow for Audio OUT REC
Audio and video signal flow
Video signal flow for Monitor OUT
Connecting a TV
Connecting a DVD player
Connecting a DVD player, a DVD recorder, a VCR or an STB
DVD player
Connecting an STB
Connecting a DVD recorder or a VCR
DVD recorder or
CD player
Connecting a CD player, an MD player or a tape deck
MD recorder or Tape deck
Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock
Connecting a multi-format player or an external decoder
Multi-format player or External decoder
Connecting the AM loop antenna
Into place
Ground GND terminal
Outdoor AM antenna
Connecting the power cable
Memory back-up
Setting the speaker impedance
Make sure this unit is turned off
See page 27 for details about turning on or off this unit
Following display appears in the front panel display
Turning on and off the power
When all connections are complete, turn on this unit
Turning on this unit
Turning off this unit
Basic Setup
Press Enter to enter Basic Setup
Press u / d to select 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
Playback
Currently selected Input source Input mode
Available input sources
Treble
Currently selected Surround field program
Using Silent Cinema
Using Audio Features
Muting the audio output
Selecting the input mode
Using the sleep timer
Auto
DTS
Flashes
Adjusting the speaker level
Lights up
Selecting the Compressed Music Enhancer mode
Selecting the Multi CH Input component
Music Enhancer
Multi CH Input
Display
Enjoying multi-channel sources in 2-channel stereo
Enjoying pure hi-fi stereo sound
Enjoying unprocessed input sources
Direct Stereo
Using Video Features
Signal Info
Displaying the input source information
SET Menu
Playing video sources in the background
Selecting the OSD mode
Music
Enjoying Surround Sound
Enjoying multi-channel sources in surround
Auto Auto
Decoders
Enjoying 2-channel sources in surround
PRO Logic
Using Virtual Cinema DSP
Recording
Mdsleep
FM/AM Tuning
Automatic tuning
Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h once to begin automatic tuning
4 1
Hold down the button to continue searching
Manual tuning
No colon
Automatic preset tuning
Press and hold Memory MAN’L/AUTO FM
For more than 3 seconds
Press FM/AM to select FM as the reception band
Manual preset tuning
Automatic preset tuning options
2,5
Tune into a station automatically or manually
Selecting preset stations
Preset station number
Repeat steps 1 through 5 to store other stations
Displayed station has been stored as C3
Exchanging preset stations
See Selecting preset stations on
1,3
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
XM Satellite Radio controls and functions
Remote control functions
Front panel functions
Remote control Lights up
Activating XM Satellite Radio
Basic XM Satellite Radio operations
Preview L R
All Channel Search mode
Selecting the XM Satellite Radio search mode
Preset Search modes. You can also enter the channel
Category Search mode
Press Search Mode on the front panel or
Srch Mode on the remote control
Repeatedly to select CAT Search
Preset Search mode
CAT. j / i on the remote control
Repeatedly to change the preset channel
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 channel number / name is displayed
When the channel category is displayed
When the artist name / song title is displayed
Press Display on the front panel or on the remote control
Remote control operations
Sound Field Programs
Selecting sound field programs
Elements of a sound field
Sound field program descriptions
For movie/video sources
Stereo
Music
For music sources
Movie Theater
SUR. Standard
SUR. Enhanced
Changing sound field parameter settings
P02 Music
Sound field parameter descriptions
DSP Level
INIT.DLY
SB INI.DLY
Room Size P.ROOM Size S.ROOM Size SB Room Size
Liveness S.LIVENESS SB Liveness
REV.DELAY
REV.TIME
Direct
REV.LEVEL
CT Level SL Level SR Level SB Level
Dimension
Panorama
Center Width
Image
Sound field program speaker layouts
Hall in Vienna Bttm Line Roxy Thtr
TV Sports Mono Movie Game
Monaural Stereo
SUR. Standard Dolby Digital PRO Logic DTS
Channel audio 6.1-channel audio Monaural Stereo
SUR. Enhanced Dolby Digital PRO Logic DTS
Plii Movie PLIIx Movie
Straight
Direct Stereo
Manual setup Manual Setup
Basic setup Basic Setup
SET Menu
Signal information Signal Info
Using SET Menu
Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter
Press u / d to select Manual Setup
Press Enter to enter Manual Setup
Speaker settings Aspeaker SET
Bspeaker Level
Front SP
Press SET Menu to exit from SET Menu
Center SP SUR. B SP
SUR. L/R SP
LFE/BASS OUT
Center speaker Center SP Surround back speakers
02ASUBWOOFER Phase
Subwoofer phase Subwoofer Phase
Cross Over
Crossover Cross Over
CSP Distance
Elfe Level
Speaker distance CSP Distance
Center graphic equalizer Dcenter GEQ
Fdynamic Range
Audio settings Gaudio SET
Gaudio SET
Input Menu
CMPNT-V Input
Optical
Coaxial
Binput Mode
Input mode Binput Mode
Cinput Rename
Input rename Cinput Rename
Dvolume Trim
Display settings Adisplay SET
Adisplay SET
Dimmer Dimmer
Bmemory Guard
CPARAM. INI
Parameter initialization CPARAM. INI
OSD shift OSD Shift
XM Radio setting EXM Radio SET
Dmulti Zone SET
EXM Radio SET
A. model only
Parameter Parameter setting
Advanced Setup
5 2,4
Factory presets Preset
Remote control AMP ID Remote AMP
Remote control Tuner ID Remote TUN
Remote control XM ID Remote XM A. model only
Controlling this unit, a TV, or other components
Remote Control Features
Controlling a TV
Controlling other components
Remote Control Code Default Settings
Press Code SET using a ballpoint pen or a similar object
Transmit indicator on the remote control flashes twice
Code
Setting remote control AMP ID library Codes
Setting library codes
Setting remote control Tuner ID library Codes
Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number
Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number 81918 or
Control XM
Using MULTI-ZONE Configuration
Connecting Zone
Multi-zone configuration and Zone 2 connections
This unit
Press Zone 2 ON/OFF to set Zone 2 to the standby mode
Controlling Zone
Controlling Zone 2 with the front panel
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
101
Troubleshooting
General
102
103
Tuner
104
XM Satellite Radio U.S.A. model only
105
Remote control
IPod
Audio information
Glossary
106
Video information
107
108
Sound field program information
Virtual Cinema DSP
Specifications
109
APPENDIX-i
APPENDIX-ii
VCR
APPENDIX-iii
PVR
APPENDIX-iv
DVD Player
LD Player
DVD Recorder
APPENDIX-v
Other Audio Accessories
APPENDIX-vi
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