AV Receiver
RX-V557
OWNER’S MANUAL
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Explanation of Graphical Symbols
FCC INFORMATION for US customers
Note to CATV system installer
We Want You Listening For A Lifetime
CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT
FOR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Built-in 6-channelpower amplifier
Sound field features
Other features
Supplied accessories
Installing batteries in the remote control
GETTING STARTED
Notes on batteries
Front panel
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
A B C D E F G H
9VOLUME
0PHONES SILENT CINEMA jack
ASPEAKERS A/B
CSTRAIGHT EFFECT
Remote control
Using the remote control
Handling the remote control
FVOLUME +/–
CSLEEP
Front panel display
J K L
K96/24 indicator
LLFE indicator
MInput channel indicators/speaker indicators
NZONE 2 indicator
Asia and General models only
Rear panel
8 9 0 A
SPEAKER SETUP
Speaker placement
Surround speakers SR and SL
Surround back speaker SB
5 Tighten the knob to secure the wire
Speaker connections
Banana plug connections
3Unscrew the knob
FRONT terminals
CENTER terminals
SURROUND terminals
SUBWOOFER jack
Before connecting components
CONNECTIONS
Cable indications
Analog jacks
Connecting video components
Connections for DVD playback
Video in
monitor
Connecting to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks
Notes
Connections for other video components
game console or video camera, to this unit
VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel
Notes
Connecting audio components
Connections for audio components
Audio out
Coaxial out
Connecting the AM loop antenna
Connecting the FM and AM antennas
Notes
Connecting the AC power cord
AC OUTLETS SWITCHED
VOLTAGE SELECTOR Asia and General models only
Memory back-up
Speaker impedance setting
Turning on the power
4Press STANDBY/ON to turn off the power
Be sure this unit is in the standby mode
BASIC SETUP
Using the BASIC SETUP menu
3Press ENTER to enter BASIC SETUP
4Press j / i to select the desired setting
>SET CANCEL
9Press d to display SET/CANCEL
10Press j / i to select the desired setting
12Press j / i to select the desired setting
FR ----||
C ----||
SL ----||
SB ----||
6Adjust the volume to the desired output level
PLAYBACK
Basic operations
4Select the input source
To listen with headphones “SILENT CINEMA”
To adjust the tone
To mute the sound
7Select a sound field program if desired
TV Sports
Selecting sound field programs
MULTI CH INPUT
Selecting MULTI CH INPUT
Remote control operation
Enjoying multi-channelsoftware
To select a decoder, press j / i repeatedly while
PLIIxMusic etc. is displayed
Enjoying 2-channelsoftware in surround
When you select the SUR. STANDARD program
Notes
Press j / i to adjust the effect level while
DIRECT STEREO
Effect.Lvl:MID
Listening to high fidelity stereo sound
Listening to unprocessed input signals
2ch Stereo
STRAIGHT
Downmixing to 2 channels
Selecting input modes
Displaying information about the input source
1Rotate INPUT to select the input source
1Select the input source
Format
FM/AM TUNING
Automatic and manual tuning
Automatic tuning
3 2 4 1
Presetting stations
Manual tuning
Automatically presetting FM stations
1Press FM/AM to select the FM band
Manually presetting stations
Automatic preset tuning options
3 4 2,5
1Tune into a station
Selecting preset stations
panel display with the preset
frequency appear in the front
group and number you have
1Select preset station “E1”
Exchanging preset stations
2,4 1,3 1,3
A/B/C/D/E l PRESET/TUNING/CH h
4Press PRESET/TUNING EDIT again
PRESET/TUNING EDIT
XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING
What is XM Satellite Radio?
Connecting the XM Connect and Play
digital antenna accessory
XM Satellite Radio functions
Remote control functions
Front panel functions
3 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h or
PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control to
Activating XM Satellite Radio
XMRADIO
Switching XM information
When the channel number/name is displayed
When the channel category is displayed
When the artist name/song title is displayed
XM Satellite Radio search modes
ALLCHSEARCH
All Channel Search mode
PRESETSEARCH
Preset Search mode
CATSEARCH
Category Search mode
Direct Number Access mode
ALL CH SEARCH
<XM>
<XM>123
Setting XM Satellite Radio preset channels
C040Deep
C5040Deep
040DeepTra
C5:040Deep
XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING
Remote control
Front panel
Status and error messages
NO SIGNAL
CHECK ANTENNA
UPDATING
Special considerations when recording
RECORDING
DTS software
4Start recording on the recording component
For movie/video sources
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Notes
MOVIE THEATER
For music sources
Using the sleep timer
Setting the sleep timer
Canceling the sleep timer
ADVANCED OPERATIONS
3Press j / i to adjust the speaker output level
Manually adjusting speaker levels
1Press AMP
BASIC SETUP
MANUAL SETUP
SET MENU
1 SOUND MENU
Using SET MENU
MANUAL SETUP
3Press u / d to display MANUAL SETUP
8To exit, press SET MENU when finished
Speaker settings ASPEAKER SET
Subwoofer phase SWFR PHASE
1 SOUND MENU
Front speakers FRONT
Speaker level BSP LEVEL
Speaker distance CSP DISTANCE
Center graphic equalizer DCENTER GEQ
Low-frequencyeffect level ELFE LEVEL
Audio settings GAUDIO SET
2 INPUT MENU
Input/output assignment I/O ASSIGN
Muting type MUTE TYP
Display settings ADISPLAY SET
6To exit, press SET MENU when finished
3 OPTION MENU
2Press AMP
XM Radio setting EXM RADIO SET
Speaker B setting SP B
Parameter initialization CPARAM. INI
XM Radio antenna XM ANT
4Press STANDBY/ON to confirm your selection
ADVANCED SETUP MENU
STANDBY/ON
ADVANCED SETUP menu items
Factory presets PRESET
Speaker impedance SP IMP
Remote REMOTE
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES
Control area
Controlling this unit
Controlling other components
Setting remote control codes
Remote Control Code Default Settings
Notes
Notes
7 8 9
Controlling other components
B C D
Clearing set up remote control codes
Switching library codes
3Enter the code number “0000”
System configuration and connections example
ZONE 2 U.S.A., CANADA, AUSTRALIA, U.K. AND EUROPE
MODELS ONLY
Zone 2 connections
Remote controlling Zone
To enable Zone 2 mode on the remote control
1Press to set the remote control to Zone
2Press SYSTEM POWER to turn Zone 2 power on
For DVDs encoded in DTS
Special considerations for DTS software
For CDs encoded in DTS
What is a sound field
Changing parameter settings
EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS
Elements of a sound field
Resetting parameters to the factory presets
Memory back-up
SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS
DSP LEVEL DSP level
INIT.DLY Initial delay
For 2ch Stereo DIRECT Direct
DIMENSION Dimension
For 6ch Stereo
CT LEVEL Center level
SL LEVEL Surround left level
TROUBLESHOOTING
General
Page
14-18
Remote control
Tuner
Be sure this unit is in standby mode
RESETTING THE FACTORY PRESETS
4Press STANDBY/ON to confirm your selection
GLOSSARY
Audio formats
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital EX
Sound field programs
Audio information
CINEMA DSP
SILENT CINEMA
Video signal information
Component video signal
Composite video signal
S-videosignal
SPECIFICATIONS
AUDIO SECTION
VIDEO SECTION
FM SECTION
LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODES
APPENDIX-i
CABLE TV
APPENDIX-ii
SATELLITE TUNER
APPENDIX-iii
CD PLAYER
DVD PLAYER
DVD RECORDER
TAPE DECK
2005
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Printed in Malaysia