Yamaha RX-V1500 owner manual Troubleshooting, General

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit to the standby mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center.

■ General

Problem

Cause

Remedy

Refer to

page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This unit fails to turn

The power cord is not connected or the

Connect the power cord firmly.

—

on when STANDBY/

plug is not completely inserted.

 

 

ON (or SYSTEM

 

 

 

The impedance setting is incorrect.

Set the impedance to match your speakers.

25

POWER) is pressed,

or enters in the

The protection circuitry has been

Make sure all speaker wire connections on this unit

13–16

standby mode soon

activated.

and on all speakers are secure and that the wire for

 

after the power has

 

 

each connection does not touch anything other than

 

been turned on.

 

 

 

its respective connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This unit has been exposed to a strong

Set this unit in the standby mode, disconnect the

—

 

external electric shock (such as lightning

power cord, plug it back in after 30 seconds, then use

 

 

and strong static electricity).

it normally.

 

 

 

 

 

On-screen display

The setting for the on-screen display is set

Select the full or short display mode.

53

does not appear.

to “DISPLAY OFF”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAY BACK in the SET MENU is set to

Set GRAY BACK to “AUTO” to always show the

65

 

“OFF”, and no video signal is currently

OSD.

 

 

being received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound

Incorrect input or output cable

Connect the cables properly. If the problem persists,

18–21

 

connections.

the cables may be defective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The optimizer microphone is connected.

Disconnect the optimizer microphone.

—

 

 

 

 

 

The input mode is set to “DTS” or

Set the input mode to “AUTO”.

40

 

“ANALOG”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No appropriate input source has been

Select an appropriate input source with INPUT,

33

 

selected.

MULTI CH INPUT or the input selector buttons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker connections are not secure.

Secure the connections.

13

 

 

 

 

 

The front speakers to be used have not

Select the front speakers with SPEAKERS A and/or

33

 

been selected properly.

B.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The volume is turned down.

Turn up the volume.

—

 

 

 

 

 

The sound is muted.

Press MUTE or any operation buttons of this unit to

35

 

 

cancel a mute and adjust the volume.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The input mode is set to “ANALOG”

Set the input mode to “AUTO” or “DTS”.

40

 

while playing a source encoded with a

 

 

 

DTS signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The signals this unit cannot reproduce are

Play a source whose signals this unit can reproduce.

—

 

being received from a source component

 

 

 

e.g.: a CD-ROM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No picture

The output and input for the picture are

Turn on the video conversion function.

66

 

connected to different types of video

 

 

 

jacks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English

 

 

 

 

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Contents RX-V1500 Special Instructions for U.K. Model For U.K. customersContents Other features FeaturesBuilt-in 7-channel power amplifier Sound field featuresInstalling batteries in the remote control Supplied accessoriesGetting Started Front panel Controls and FunctionsOpening and closing the front panel Door Europe models onlyRemote control Night AMP/SOURCE/TVMute SET MenuHandling the remote control Using the remote controlApproximately 6 m 20 ft Front panel display Presence and surround back speaker indicators 96/24 indicatorLFE indicator Input channel indicatorsAC Outlets Rear panelVoltage Selector Speaker placement Speaker SetupDi-pole speaker layout Speaker connections10 mm 3/8 Speaker terminal wrench Red positive + Black negative Connecting to PRESENCE/ZONE 2 or Presence speaker terminalsTighten the knob to secure the wire Banana plug connectionsSUB Woofer Subwoofer jack Front terminalsCenter terminals Surround terminalsDigital jacks ConnectionsCable indications Analog jacksA. model Video Monitor Connecting video componentsConnections for DVD playback DVD playerFor 6-channel input Connecting to the Multi CH Input jacksMulti-format player External decoder Game console or camcorder, to this unit Connections for other video componentsVideo AUX jacks on the front panel Use these jacks to connect any video source, such asConnecting a turntable Connecting audio componentsConnections for audio components Connecting to an external amplifier 75-ohm/300-ohm antenna adapter U.K. model only Connecting the antennasConnecting the AM loop antenna Frequency Step switch Asia and General models onlyMemory back-up Connecting the power supply cordOther models Asia and General models onlySP IMP . SET Speaker impedance settingTurning on the power Press STANDBY/ON to exit the settingOptimizer microphone setup Auto SetupIntroduction Automenu Starting the setupSET Menu Press n to select Start Push i, then press h If you selected Auto in stepIf you selected Step in step If you selected Reload in stepBefore auto setup Troubleshooting for auto setup procedureDuring auto setup 4SWFR Phase After auto setup1OUT of Phase 3LEVEL ErrorPress n to select SWFR, then press l / h to select Basic SetupUsing Basic Menu Basic Menu 1/2Memory back-up Basic Menu 2/2Bspeaker Level Press n to select Check OK?, then press l / h to selectSelect the input source Adjust the volume to the desired output levelPlayback Basic operationsRotate Program to select the desired program Front panel operationProgram name Additional operations Remote control operationTo adjust the tone To listen with headphonesDecoders select with l / h Selecting the Multi CH InputEnjoying multi-channel software 7.1 channel surround Auto AutoListening to high fidelity stereo sound With Pure Direct Press Standard on the remote control to select the decoderTo cancel, press Pure Direct again Enjoying 2-channel software in surroundFront panel display automatically dims This adjusts the level of compressionListening to high fidelity stereo sound With Direct Stereo Night listening modesPlaying video sources Background Listening to unprocessed input signalsDownmixing to 2 channels Virtual Cinema DSPAnalog Selecting input modesDisplaying information about the input Source DTSManual tuning TuningAutomatic and manual tuning Automatic tuningPress FM/AM to select the FM band Presetting stationsAutomatically presetting FM stations Automatic preset tuning optionsRepeat steps 1 through 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 secondsReceiving RDS stations Changing the RDS mode Selected 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 functionRecording Special considerations when recording DTS softwareFor movie/video sources Sound Field Program DescriptionsSUR. Standard Dolby DigitalSUR. Standard Dolby Digital SUR. EnhancedSUR. Standard PRO Logic PRO LogicRock Concert For music sourcesConcert Hall Jazz ClubSetting the sleep timer Selecting the OSD mode Using the sleep timerAdvanced Operations Press l / h to adjust the speaker output level Canceling the sleep timerControl range is from +10 dB to -10 dB Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP Press Test Using the test toneInput Menu SET MenuBasic Menu Sound MenuOption Menu Using SET MenuFront SP Using Sound MenuSound Menu 1/3 Center SPSurround back speakers Surr B L/R SP Surr B L/R SPLFE/BASS OUT Surround left/right speakers Surr L/R SP Presence speakersCSP Distance Cross OverSpeaker distance CSP Distance Fdynamic Range Graphic EQDgraphic EQ Elfe LevelLow frequency test Glow FRQ. Test Glow FRQ.TESTHHP Tone Ctrl Iaudio SETOptical OUT Using Input MenuInput Menu CMPNT-V InputCoaxial Binput ModeOptical Cinput RenameAdisplay SET Using Option MenuDmulti CH Input Option MENU1/2DSP IMP.SET Speaker impedance settingBmemory Guard CPARAM. INIZone 2 set FZONE2 SET Ezone SETFZONE2 SET GZONE3 SETControlling 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 areaFunction Press Learn again to exit from the setup modePress Enter Press Enter to set the numberTo 10 cm 2 to 4 Press an input selector button to select a source componentPress Learn again to exit the learning mode Press Learn using a ballpoint pen or similar objectLearn appears in the display window Display window Changing source namesPress a macro button Using the Macro featureMacro buttons First Second Third 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 individual functions Press Clear to exit from the clearing modeClearing a learned function 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 connection exampleUsing external amplifiers Zone 2/ZONETo control Zone 2/Zone To enable Zone mode on the remote ControlUsing this unit’s internal amplifier Press Learn to complete the Zone setupFor 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 softwareElements of a sound field What is a sound field?Changing parameter settings Editing Sound Field ParametersPress k / n to select Parameters Resetting parameters to the factory valuesTo reset a certain parameter To reset all parametersSound Field Parameter Descriptions INIT. DLY/P. INIT. DLY Initial delayRoom SIZE/P. Room Size Room size Liveness Surround liveness INIT. DLY Surround initial delaySB INI. DLY Surround back initial delay Room Size Surround room sizeREV.TIME Reverberation time REV.DELAY Reverberation delayREV. Level Reverberation level For THX Cinema DEC 2ch Decoder Select DIALG.LIFT Dialog liftFor 7ch Stereo For DTS Neo6 Music Image Center imageGeneral TroubleshootingOne side can be Sound suddenlyGoes off Only the speaker onDolby Digital or DTS Or DTS indicatorVolume 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 Specifications
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