Yamaha RX-V2500 owner manual Remote Control Features, Control area, Controlling this unit

Page 71

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES

In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other audio and video components made by YAMAHA and other manufacturers. To control these other components, you must set up the remote control with the appropriate remote control codes. This remote control also has a Learn feature which allows the remote to acquire functions from other remote controls equipped with an infrared remote control transmitter.

Control area

Controlling this unit

The shaded areas below can be used to control this unit after setting AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP to activate the AMP mode.

Controlling other components

The shaded areas below can be used to control other components. Each button has a different function depending on the selected components. Select the component you want to control by pressing an input selector button or SELECT k / n. The name of the

 

 

 

SYSTEM

POWER

POWER

STANDBY

POWER

TV

AV

 

 

selected component appears in the display window.

Display window

AMP/SOURCE/ TV Set to AMP to

operate this unit.

A

B

INPUT MODE

SLEEP

PHONO

TUNER

CD

MULTI CH IN

V-AUX

CBL/SAT

MD/TAPE

CD-R

DTV

VCR 1

DVR/VCR2

DVD

 

 

 

SELECT

 

PRESET

 

AMP

+

+

+

 

TV VOL

CH

VOL

SOURCE

 

TV

 

 

A / B / C / D / E

 

 

TV MUTE

TV INPUT

MUTE

 

TOP

 

EXIT

PURE DIRECT

TITLE

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

NIGHT

 

ENTER

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

STRAIGHT

RETURN

 

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

EFFECT

STEREO

MUSIC

ENTERTAIN

MOVIE

1

2

3

4

THX

STANDARD

SELECT

EXTD. SUR

5

6

7

8

1 MEMORY 2

A SPEAKERS B

9

0

+10

ENT.

The buttons inside the dotted lines control this unit in any mode

(SYSTEM

POWER,

STANDBY, SLEEP, INPUT MODE, the input selector buttons, VOLUME +/–,

MUTE, PURE

DIRECT and

STRAIGHT/ EFFECT).

A/B buttons and the input selector buttons switch the function of the component control area below.

*Use the A/B buttons to control other components regardless of whether they are connected to this unit.

Factory setting: A...LD player B...Tape deck

Display window

 

 

 

SYSTEM

SELECT k / n

POWER

POWER

STANDBY

POWER

TV

AV

 

 

switches control to

 

 

 

 

A

B

INPUT MODE

SLEEP

another component

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

POWER

without changing

PHONO

TUNER

CD

MULTI CH IN

 

 

TV

AV

the input source on

 

 

 

 

V-AUX

CBL/SAT

MD/TAPE

CD-R

this unit.

 

 

 

 

DTV

VCR 1

DVR/VCR2

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

AMP

 

AMP/

 

 

+

 

SOURCE/

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

 

Set to

 

 

+

+

 

 

 

 

SOURCE to

 

 

TV VOL

CH

 

operate the

 

 

 

 

 

 

component

 

 

 

A / B / C / D / E

 

 

 

TV MUTE

TV INPUT

 

selected with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOP

EXIT

 

an input

 

 

TITLE

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

NIGHT

selector

 

 

 

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

FREQ/RDS

EON

MODE PTY SEEK START

REC

DISC SKIP

OFF ON MACRO LEARN CLEAR RE–NAME

Component control area You can control up to 14 different components by setting appropriate remote control codes (see page 80).

 

ENTER

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set to TV to

RETURN

 

DISPLAY

 

operate the

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

MUSIC

ENTERTAIN

MOVIE

television

1

2

3

 

4

(you must set

 

 

 

 

 

THX

STANDARD

SELECT

EXTD. SUR

the remote

5

6

7

 

8

control code

1 MEMORY 2

A

SPEAKERS B

9

0

+10

 

ENT.

in DTV or

FREQ/RDS

EON

MODE

PTY SEEK START

PHONO).

 

 

 

 

 

REC

DISC SKIP

English

69

Image 71
Contents RX-V2500 Special Instructions for U.K. Model For U.K. customersContents Other features FeaturesBuilt-in 7-channel power amplifier Sound field featuresGetting Started Supplied accessoriesInstalling batteries in the remote controls Remote controlFront panel Controls and FunctionsOpening and closing the front panel Door Europe models onlyRemote control Exit Multi CHAMP/SOURCE/TV MuteApproximately 6 m 20 feet Using the remote controlHandling the remote control Front panel display Presence and surround back speaker indicators 96/24 indicatorLFE indicator Input channel indicatorsAC Outlets Rear panelAC Inlet Speaker placement Speaker Setup10 mm 3/8 Speaker connectionsDi-pole speaker layout Speaker terminal wrench Red positive + Black negative Connecting to PRESENCE/ZONE 2 or Presence speaker terminalsTighten the knob to secure the wire Banana plug connectionsA. model Right Left Surround speakers Surround back speakers FrontSubwoofer jack Front terminalsCenter terminals Surround terminalsDigital jacks ConnectionsCable indications Analog jacksVideo Monitor Connecting video componentsConnections for DVD playback DVD playerMulti-format player External decoder Connecting to the Multi CH Input jacksFor 6-channel input For 8-channel input Video AUX jacks on the front panel Connections for other video componentsConnections for audio components Connecting audio componentsConnecting a turntable Connecting to an external amplifier 75-ohm/300-ohm antenna adapter U.K. model only Connecting the antennasConnecting the AM loop antenna Memory back-up Connecting the power cableConnecting the AC power cable Asia and General models onlyPress STANDBY/ON to exit the setting Speaker impedance settingTurning on the power Introduction Auto SetupOptimizer microphone setup Subwoofer Press k / n repeatedly to select Auto Setup, then press hFor Wiring, Distance, Size or Level, select Top display appearsFor Equalizing, press k / n to select Once you have selected the desired settingPress l to move back to Setup Menu Press n to select Setup Type, then selectConfirming the results If you set Setup Type to StepIf you set Setup Type to Auto During auto setup Troubleshooting for the auto setup procedureBefore auto setup W2Over Distance After auto setupW1Out of Phase W3Level ErrorBasic operations PlaybackRotate Program to select the desired program Selecting sound field programsFront panel operation Select a sound field program if desiredAdditional operations Remote control operationTo adjust the tone To listen with headphonesOff OFF Selecting the Multi CH InputEnjoying multi-channel software 7.1 channel surround Decoders select with l / hEnjoying 2-channel software in surround Press Select on the remote control to select the decoderWhen you select the SUR. Standard program Night listening modes To cancel, press Pure Direct againThis adjusts the level of compression Listening to high fidelity stereo soundPlaying video sources Background Listening to unprocessed input signalsDownmixing to 2 channels Virtual Cinema DSPDisplaying information about the input Source Selecting input modesManual tuning TuningAutomatic and manual tuning Automatic tuningAutomatic preset tuning options Presetting stationsAutomatically presetting FM stations Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations Manually presetting stationsTune into a station Press Memory MAN’L/AUTO FMPress PRESET/TUNING Edit again Selecting preset stationsExchanging preset stations Press and hold PRESET/TUNING Edit for more than 3 secondsCT Clock Time mode PS Program Service name modePTY Program Type mode RT Radio Text modeSelected program type appears on the front panel display Press PTY Seek Mode to set this unit in the PTY Seek modeTo exit from the PTY Seek mode, press PTY Seek Mode again PTY Seek functionEON function To cancel this functionREC OUT Special considerations when recording DTS softwareRecording For movie/video sources Sound Field Program DescriptionsSources Programs Sound FieldSUR. Standard PRO Logic Music For music sourcesAdvanced Operations Using the sleep timerSetting the sleep timer Canceling the sleep timerInput Select Input select Manual Setup Manual setupSystem Options Stereo/Surround Stereo/SurroundOption Option Auto Setup Auto setupAudio Info. Audio signal information System Memory System memoryPress Exit Changing parameter settingsUse the remote control to access and adjust each parameter Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP Volume Trim Volume trimInput Select Assignment Input / output assignmentInput Channels Press l / h to select OK and press Enter when completeRename Rename Multi CH Assign Multi channel assignmentSpeaker Speaker Manual setup SoundLFE Level Low-frequency effect level Dynamic Range Dynamic rangeTone Control Tone control Press h to access the settings windowSelect Exit and press Enter to exit the settings window Parametric EQ Parametric equalizerTreble Treble control Audio Delay Audio delayAudio Option Audio option Bass Bass controlFront Front speakers Manual setup BasicSpeaker Set Speaker set Test Tone Test toneChoices Large x1, Small x1, Small Large x2, None Surround Surround left/right speakersSurround Back Surround back left/right speakers Bass Out Bass out Swfr Phase Subwoofer PhasePresence Presence speakers Choices None, YesSpeaker Distances Speaker Distance Speaker distanceSpeaker Level Speaker level Unit UnitEnter Manual setup OptionDisplay Display Surr.Initialize Surround initialize Multi Zone Multi zoneSystem Memory Input Mode Input modeTo save settings Press Enter to save the settingsLoad Enter appears in the bottom right corner of the window To recall settingsPress Enter to recall the settings Controlling other components Remote Control FeaturesControl area Controlling this unitSet AMP/SOURCE/TV to Source Setting remote control codesRemote Control Code Default Settings Controlling optional components Optn areaControl ID SettingControl See Setting Press EnterPress an input selector button to select a source component OK appears in the display window if setting was successfulPress Learn again to exit from the setup mode Press Enter to set the numberLearn appears in the display window Press Learn using a ballpoint pen or similar objectPress Learn again to exit the learning mode Display window Changing source namesMacro buttons First Second Third Using the Macro featurePress a macro button Set Macro ON/OFF to on Press a macro button Press Macro using a ballpoint pen or similar objectMacro operations Programming macro operationsClear appears in the display window Press Clear by using a ballpoint pen or similar objectPress k / n to select the clear mode Clearing function setsClearing a learned function Press Clear to exit from the clear modeClearing individual functions Press Macro again to exit Press Clear to exit the clearing modeClearing a macro function Press Learn again to exitVCR Controlling each componentZone 2/Zone 3 connections System configuration and connections exampleUsing external amplifiers Zone 2/ZONESOURCE/REMOTE To enable Zone mode on the remote ControlTo control Zone 2/Zone For DVDs encoded with DTS Press Select k / n to exit from the Zone Zone 3 modeTurning this unit to either on or standby Special considerations for DTS softwareFront Panel Display Menus Advanced setup menuFront panel display system options menu Auto SetupBasic Menu Manual SetupInput Menu Sound MenuCSURR.INI Option MenuElements of a sound field What is a sound field?Resetting parameters to the factory values Editing Sound Field ParametersRoom Size Room size Init. Delay Initial delaySound Field Parameter Descriptions DSP Level DSP levelSur.Room Size Surround room size Sur.Init.Delay Surround initial delaySB Init.Delay Surround back initial delay Liveness LivenessRev.Level Reverberation level Rev.Delay Reverberation delayRev.Time Reverberation time Center Width DimensionDialogue Lift Dialog lift For 7ch StereoFor Surround Enhanced Decode Type Decoder type For Movie TheaterFor THX Cinema For Surround StandardGeneral TroubleshootingOne side can be Sound suddenlyGoes off Only the speaker onDolby Digital or DTS Or DTS indicator onVolume level is Record Volume levelTuner Does not learn new Remote controlDoes not work nor Function properlyAudio formats GlossaryPCM Linear PCM Sound field programsTHX Cinema processing Audio informationLFE 0.1 channel Sampling frequency and number Quantized bitsVideo signal information Gain Parametric Equalizer InformationFrequency FactorSpecifications

RX-V2500 specifications

The Yamaha RX-V2500 is a sophisticated audio-video receiver designed for audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts seeking a blend of advanced technology and superior sound quality. Released as part of Yamaha’s acclaimed RX series, the RX-V2500 offers a wealth of features that enhance both music listening and movie watching experiences.

One of the standout features of the RX-V2500 is its power handling capability. With a robust output of 130 watts per channel, this receiver can effortlessly drive a wide range of speakers, ensuring that your audio output is both rich and dynamic. The RX-V2500 supports Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, and other multi-channel surround formats, providing an immersive audio experience that brings movies and music to life.

The RX-V2500 also incorporates Yamaha's Cinema DSP technology, which simulates the acoustics of different environments, such as concert halls and theaters. This technology adds depth and realism to sound reproduction, making it feel as though you are part of the action. Additionally, the receiver features multiple listening modes, allowing users to adjust audio settings according to their preferences and the specific content being played.

For connectivity, the RX-V2500 is well-equipped, with a range of inputs and outputs including HDMI ports for high-definition video and audio. This ensures compatibility with a variety of source devices, such as Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, and streaming devices. The receiver also supports HD Radio and is fully compatible with various audio formats, making it an excellent choice for music lovers.

Another notable feature is the YPAO (Yamaha Parametric room Acoustic Optimizer) system. This automatic calibration technology analyzes the room's acoustics and optimizes the receiver's settings to deliver the best possible sound quality based on the environment. It provides a hassle-free setup process, eliminating the guesswork associated with speaker placement and tuning.

The RX-V2500’s user interface is straightforward, making it easy for users to navigate through its numerous features and settings. The remote control is intuitive, allowing convenient access to all functions without needing to physically interact with the receiver.

In terms of build quality, the RX-V2500 is constructed to last, showcasing Yamaha's commitment to durability and performance. This receiver not only offers comprehensive features and advanced technology; it also embodies the brand's dedication to delivering superior sound and movie experiences, making it a worthy investment for any home theater setup.