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