Yamaha DSP-A3090 ADDING A SUBWOOFER

ADDING A SUBWOOFER

You may wish to add a subwoofer to reinforce the bass frequencies.

This unit provides line-level subwoofer outputs. If you use one subwoofer, connect the MONO SUBWOOFER jack to the INPUT jack of the subwoofer amplifier, and connect the speaker terminals of the subwoofer amplifier to the subwoofer.

MONO SPLIT

OUT IN

SUB

CENTER WOOFER

	If you wish to obtain more presence in your listening room, the							English
	use of two subwoofers is recommended. To connect two subwoofers							English

	to this unit, connect the “left” SPLIT SUBWOOFER jack to the INPUT
	jack of the amplifier driving the left subwoofer, and the “right” SPLIT

	SUBWOOFER jack to the INPUT jack of the amplifier driving the
	right subwoofer, and then connect each subwoofer to the
	corresponding amplifier.

				MONO SPLIT
				MONO SPLIT

OUT IN

SUB

CENTER WOOFER

R

L

			Subwoofer system Subwoofer system


Subwoofer system			With some subwoofers, including the Yamaha Active Servo
			Processing Subwoofer System, the amplifier and subwoofer are in
			the same unit.

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Contents

Page PRECAUTIONS & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Page PRECAUTIONS We Want You Listening For A Lifetime English CONTENTS GETTING STARTED Unpacking Installing the Remote Control Unit Batteries Notes about the Remote Control Unit FEATURES Digital Sound Field Processing Dolby Pro Logic Surround Dolby Surround AC-3 Dolby Surround + DSP (CINEMA DSP) Dolby Pro Logic + 2 Digital Sound Fields Dolby Surround AC-3+ 3 Digital Sound Fields Video superimpose SPEAKER SETUP Setting Up Your Speaker System Use of the Center Dialog Speaker Is Recommended Use of a Subwoofer Expands Your Sound Field Four Possible Types of Speaker System Configurations Recommended 4 Speaker System 5 Speaker System 6 Speaker System 7 Speaker System Speakers and Speaker Placement CONTROLS & THEIR FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL (Europe Model) Page Page REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Page CONNECTIONS REAR PANEL PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS (General Model) Page NOTE REAR PANEL SWITCH AND CONTROL SETTINGS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AUDIO/VIDEO SOURCE EQUIPMENT TO THIS UNIT BASIC CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO DIGITAL (OPTICAL AND COAXIAL) JACKS CONNECTING TO AC-3RF OUTPUT OF THE LD PLAYER CONNECTING TO S VIDEO JACKS CONNECTING SPEAKER SYSTEMS CONNECTING THE MAIN SPEAKERS TO THIS UNIT CONNECTING THE EFFECT SPEAKERS AND THE CENTER SPEAKER(S) TO THIS UNIT ADDING A SUBWOOFER SELECTING THE OUTPUT MODES SUITABLE FOR YOUR SPEAKER SYSTEM 1C. MAIN SPEAKERS Preset position: LARGE 1D. LFE/BASS OUT Choices: MAIN/SW/BOTH Preset position: SW METHOD OF CHANGING SELECTIONS ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE OPERATION MAIN/CENTER/EFFECT SPEAKER LEVEL BALANCE ADJUSTMENT Page INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENTS IN THE “SET MENU” MODE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FUNCTIONS 1.SPEAKER SET (Selecting the output modes suitable for your speaker system) 2.LOW FREQ. TEST (Adjusting subwoofer level by using the test-tone) Operating procedure Adjust subwoofer level with the control on the subwoofer Control range: MUTE, –20dB to 0 dB (in 1 dB step) Preset value: 0 dB 4.CENTER DELAY (Adjusting the delay of center sounds (dialog etc.)) Control range: 0 ms to 5 ms (in 1 ms step) Preset value: 0 ms 6. CINEMA EQ (Adjusting the tonal balance of speakers) L, C, R FRONT EFCT REAR EFCT 6A. L,C,R EQ mPreset value of the CINEMA Equalizer L, C, R EQ FRONT, REAR EFCT EQ mFrequency characteristics Choices: MAX/STD/MIN Preset position: MAX STD (Standard): nH-LEVELCUT (High Level Cut Scale) Control range: 0.0 to 1.0 (in 0.2 step) Preset value: nL-LEVELBST (Low Level Boost Scale) 9.MEMORY GUARD (Locking DSP parameters and other adjustments) 11. INPUT TRIM (Input level adjustment) AUTO: LAST: Operating method 13. DIMMER (Changing brightness of the display panel) GENERAL OPERATION PLAYING A SOURCE Switching the input mode For CD, TAPE 1, TV/DBS and VCR3/DVD sources: AC-3 PCM ANALOG Notes on input mode selection for LD sources RECORDING A SOURCE TO AUDIO/VIDEO TAPE (OR DUBBING FROM A TAPE TO ANOTHER) SELECTING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Page MUTING THE EFFECT SOUND SUPERIMPOSED VIDEO PROGRAM/PARAMETER DISPLAY DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Page Page Page Page Page CREATING YOUR OWN SOUND FIELDS SELECTING AND EDITING PROGRAM PARAMETERS WHAT IS A SOUND FIELD THE ELEMENTS OF A SOUND FIELD Page DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS ●LIVENESS ● REV. TIME (Reverberation Time) ●REV. DELAY (Reverberation Delay) ●REV. LEVEL (Reverberation Level) ●EFCT TRIM (Effect Trim) ●P. INIT. DLY (Presence Initial Delay) ●P. ROOM SIZE (Presence Room Size) ●S. INIT. DLY (Surround Initial Delay) ● S. DELAY (Surround Delay) ●S. ROOM SIZE (Surround Room Size) REMOTE CONTROL LEARNING FUNCTION Erasing a Learned Function Erasing All Learned Functions TROUBLESHOOTING Page SPECIFICATIONS