Yamaha RX-V1500 owner manual For U.K. customers, Special Instructions for U.K. Model

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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT.

1To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference.

2Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. Allow ventilation space of at least 30 cm on the top, 20 cm on the left and right, and 20 cm on the back of this unit.

3Locate this unit away from other electrical appliances, motors, or transformers to avoid humming sounds.

4Do not expose this unit to sudden temperature changes from cold to hot, and do not locate this unit in an environment with high humidity (i.e. a room with a humidifier) to prevent condensation inside this unit, which may cause an electrical shock, fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

5Avoid installing this unit where foreign object may fall onto this unit and/or this unit may be exposed to liquid dripping or splashing. On the top of this unit, do not place:

–Other components, as they may cause damage and/or discoloration on the surface of this unit.

–Burning objects (i.e. candles), as they may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

–Containers with liquid in them, as they may fall and liquid may cause electrical shock to the user and/or damage to this unit.

6Do not cover this unit with a newspaper, tablecloth, curtain, etc. in order not to obstruct heat radiation. If the temperature inside this unit rises, it may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

7Do not plug in this unit to a wall outlet until all connections are complete.

8Do not operate this unit upside-down. It may overheat, possibly causing damage.

9Do not use force on switches, knobs and/or cords.

10When disconnecting the power cord from the wall outlet, grasp the plug; do not pull the cord.

11Do not clean this unit with chemical solvents; this might damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth.

12Only voltage specified on this unit must be used. Using this unit with a higher voltage than specified is dangerous and may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury. YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage other than specified.

13To prevent damage by lightning, disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet during an electrical storm.

14Do 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.

15When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time (i.e. vacation), disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet.

16Be sure to read the “TROUBLESHOOTING” section on common operating errors before concluding that this unit is faulty.

17Before moving this unit, press STANDBY/ON to set this unit in the standby mode, and disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet.

18VOLTAGE SELECTOR (Asia and General models only) The VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel of this unit must be set for your local main voltage BEFORE plugging into the AC main supply. Voltages are:

General model ............. AC 110/120/220/230-240 V, 50/60 Hz Asia model ..................................AC 220/230-240V, 50/60 Hz

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

This unit is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if this unit itself is turned off. This state is called the standby mode. In this state, this unit is designed to consume a very small quantity of power.

■For U.K. customers

If the socket outlets in the home are not suitable for the plug supplied with this appliance, it should be cut off and an appropriate 3 pin plug fitted. For details, refer to the instructions described below.

Note

The plug severed from the mains lead must be destroyed, as a plug with bared flexible cord is hazardous if engaged in a live socket outlet.

■Special Instructions for U.K. Model

IMPORTANT

THE WIRES IN MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE:

Blue: NEUTRAL

Brown: LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug.

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Contents RX-V1500 For U.K. customers Special Instructions for U.K. ModelContents Sound field features FeaturesBuilt-in 7-channel power amplifier Other featuresGetting Started Supplied accessoriesInstalling batteries in the remote control Controls and Functions Front panelEurope models only Opening and closing the front panel DoorRemote control SET Menu AMP/SOURCE/TVMute NightApproximately 6 m 20 ft Using the remote controlHandling the remote control Front panel display Input channel indicators 96/24 indicatorLFE indicator Presence and surround back speaker indicatorsVoltage Selector Rear panelAC Outlets Speaker Setup Speaker placement10 mm 3/8 Speaker connectionsDi-pole speaker layout Banana plug connections Connecting to PRESENCE/ZONE 2 or Presence speaker terminalsTighten the knob to secure the wire Speaker terminal wrench Red positive + Black negativeSUB Woofer Surround terminals Front terminalsCenter terminals Subwoofer jackAnalog jacks ConnectionsCable indications Digital jacksDVD player Connecting video componentsConnections for DVD playback A. model Video MonitorMulti-format player External decoder Connecting to the Multi CH Input jacksFor 6-channel input Use these jacks to connect any video source, such as Connections for other video componentsVideo AUX jacks on the front panel Game console or camcorder, to this unitConnections for audio components Connecting audio componentsConnecting a turntable Connecting to an external amplifier Frequency Step switch Asia and General models only Connecting the antennasConnecting the AM loop antenna 75-ohm/300-ohm antenna adapter U.K. model onlyAsia and General models only Connecting the power supply cordOther models Memory back-upPress STANDBY/ON to exit the setting Speaker impedance settingTurning on the power SP IMP . SETIntroduction Auto SetupOptimizer microphone setup SET Menu Starting the setupAutomenu If you selected Reload in step If you selected Auto in stepIf you selected Step in step Press n to select Start Push i, then press hDuring auto setup Troubleshooting for auto setup procedureBefore auto setup 3LEVEL Error After auto setup1OUT of Phase 4SWFR PhaseBasic Menu 1/2 Basic SetupUsing Basic Menu Press n to select SWFR, then press l / h to selectPress n to select Check OK?, then press l / h to select Basic Menu 2/2Bspeaker Level Memory back-upBasic operations Adjust the volume to the desired output levelPlayback Select the input sourceProgram name Front panel operationRotate Program to select the desired program To listen with headphones Remote control operationTo adjust the tone Additional operationsAuto Auto Selecting the Multi CH InputEnjoying multi-channel software 7.1 channel surround Decoders select with l / hEnjoying 2-channel software in surround Press Standard on the remote control to select the decoderTo cancel, press Pure Direct again Listening to high fidelity stereo sound With Pure DirectNight listening modes This adjusts the level of compressionListening to high fidelity stereo sound With Direct Stereo Front panel display automatically dimsVirtual Cinema DSP Listening to unprocessed input signalsDownmixing to 2 channels Playing video sources BackgroundDTS Selecting input modesDisplaying information about the input Source AnalogAutomatic tuning TuningAutomatic and manual tuning Manual tuningAutomatic preset tuning options Presetting stationsAutomatically presetting FM stations Press FM/AM to select the FM bandPress Memory MAN’L/AUTO FM Manually presetting stationsTune into a station Repeat steps 1 through 5 to store other stationsPress and hold PRESET/TUNING Edit for more than 3 seconds Selecting preset stationsExchanging preset stations Press PRESET/TUNING Edit againReceiving RDS stations Changing the RDS mode PTY Seek function Press PTY Seek Mode to set this unit in the PTY Seek modeTo exit from the PTY Seek mode, press PTY Seek Mode again Selected program type appears on the front panel displayTo cancel this function EON functionSpecial considerations when recording DTS software RecordingSound Field Program Descriptions For movie/video sourcesSUR. Enhanced Dolby DigitalSUR. Standard Dolby Digital SUR. StandardPRO Logic SUR. Standard PRO LogicJazz Club For music sourcesConcert Hall Rock ConcertAdvanced Operations Selecting the OSD mode Using the sleep timerSetting the sleep timer Control range is from +10 dB to -10 dB Canceling the sleep timerPress l / h to adjust the speaker output level Using the test tone Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP Press TestSound Menu SET MenuBasic Menu Input MenuUsing SET Menu Option MenuCenter SP Using Sound MenuSound Menu 1/3 Front SPSurround left/right speakers Surr L/R SP Presence speakers Surr B L/R SPLFE/BASS OUT Surround back speakers Surr B L/R SPSpeaker distance CSP Distance Cross OverCSP Distance Elfe Level Graphic EQDgraphic EQ Fdynamic RangeIaudio SET Glow FRQ.TESTHHP Tone Ctrl Low frequency test Glow FRQ. TestCMPNT-V Input Using Input MenuInput Menu Optical OUTCinput Rename Binput ModeOptical CoaxialOption MENU1/2 Using Option MenuDmulti CH Input Adisplay SETCPARAM. INI Speaker impedance settingBmemory Guard DSP IMP.SETGZONE3 SET Ezone SETFZONE2 SET Zone 2 set FZONE2 SETControlling this unit Remote Control FeaturesControl area Controlling other componentsControlling optional components Optn area Setting remote control codesRemote Control Code Default Settings Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SourcePress Enter to set the number Press Learn again to exit from the setup modePress Enter FunctionPress an input selector button to select a source component To 10 cm 2 to 4Learn appears in the display window Press Learn using a ballpoint pen or similar objectPress Learn again to exit the learning mode Changing source names Display windowMacro buttons First Second Third Using the Macro featurePress a macro button Programming macro operations Press Macro using a ballpoint pen or similar objectMacro operations Set Macro ON/OFF to on Press a macro buttonClearing function sets Press Clear by using a ballpoint pen or similar objectPress k / n to select the clear mode Clear appears in the display windowClearing a learned function Press Clear to exit from the clearing modeClearing individual functions Press Learn again to exit Press Clear to exit the clearing modeClearing a macro function Press Macro again to exitControlling each component VCRZone 2/ZONE System configuration and connection exampleUsing external amplifiers Zone 2/Zone 3 connectionsPress Learn to complete the Zone setup To enable Zone mode on the remote ControlUsing this unit’s internal amplifier To control Zone 2/ZoneSpecial considerations for DTS software Press Select k/n to exit from the Zone Zone 3 modeTurning this unit to either on or standby For DVDs encoded with DTSEditing Sound Field Parameters What is a sound field?Changing parameter settings Elements of a sound fieldTo reset all parameters Resetting parameters to the factory valuesTo reset a certain parameter Press k / n to select ParametersRoom SIZE/P. Room Size Room size INIT. DLY/P. INIT. DLY Initial delaySound Field Parameter Descriptions Room Size Surround room size INIT. DLY Surround initial delaySB INI. DLY Surround back initial delay Liveness Surround livenessREV. Level Reverberation level REV.DELAY Reverberation delayREV.TIME Reverberation time For DTS Neo6 Music Image Center image DIALG.LIFT Dialog liftFor 7ch Stereo For THX Cinema DEC 2ch Decoder SelectTroubleshooting GeneralOnly the speaker on Sound suddenlyGoes off One side can beRecord Volume level Or DTS indicatorVolume level is Dolby Digital or DTSTuner Function properly Remote controlDoes not work nor Does not learn newGlossary Audio formatsSound field programs PCM Linear PCMSampling frequency and number Quantized bits Audio informationLFE 0.1 channel THX Cinema processingVideo signal information Specifications
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