6 En, 2Connect speaker cables to each speaker | Yamaha DSP-AX861SE

1Place your speakers and subwoofer in the room.

Quick start guide

Step 1: Set up your speakers

Place your speakers in the room and connect them to this unit.


AUDIO		MULTI CH INPUT					PRE	OUT
AUDIO	FRONT(6CH)		CENTER				PRE	SINGLE CENTER

GND

L

DOCK

R

PHONO

CD

IN

MD/

OUT

DVD

DTV/CBL

IN

DVR

OUT

IN

VCR OUT

TUNER

SB(8CH)

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

FRONT

SURROUND

SUR. BACK

SUBWOOFER

(PLAY)

CD-R (REC)

DVD

A

DTV/CBL

B

DIGITAL OUTPUT

VIDEO

OPTICAL

1

DVD

IN1

MD/CD-R

S VIDEO

MD/CD-R

2

Y

P

P

Y

P

C

P

MONITOR

AC OUTLET

DTV

MONITOR OUT

DVR

DVD

DTV/CBL

IN DVR OUT

IN

VCR OUT

OUT

DVD

3

/CBL IN2

COMPONENT VIDEO

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SURROUND BACK/

FRONT B/PRESENCE

FRONT A

CENTER

SURROUND

BI-AMP

R EXTRA SP

L

R

L

R

L

R

SINGLE L

DTV/CBL

4

OUT

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

REMOTE

CD

5

HDMI

OUT

DVD

6

DIGITAL INPUT

1Place your speakers and subwoofer in the room.

2Connect speaker cables to each speaker.

Be sure to connect the “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. Cables are colored or shaped differently, perhaps with a stripe, groove or ridge. Connect the striped (grooved, etc.) cable to the “+” (red) terminals of this unit and your speaker. Connect the plain cable to the “–” (black) terminals.

3Connect each speaker cable to the corresponding speaker terminal of this unit.

1 2 3 4

1Make sure that this unit and the subwoofer are unplugged from the AC wall outlets.

2Twist the exposed wires of the speaker cables together to prevent short circuits.

3Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other.

4Do not let the bare speaker wires touch any metal part of this unit.

Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly.

Front speakers and center speaker

Loosen

Insert

Tighten

To the

center speaker

	To the front left
Front right speaker	speaker
Front right speaker

Surround and surround back speakers

To the surround
right speaker	To the
	surround back
	left speaker
To the surround	To the surround
left speaker	back right speaker

4Connect the subwoofer cable to the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack of this unit and the input jack of the subwoofer.

Subwoofer

AV amplifier

	SUBWOOFER
Input jack	PRE OUT jack
	Subwoofer cable

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Yamaha DSP-AX861SE 6 En, 1Place your speakers and subwoofer in the room, 2Connect speaker cables to each speaker

Contents

OWNER’S MANUAL DSP-AX861SEAV Amplifier Special Instructions for U.K. Model Caution: Read this before operating your unitFor U.K. customers at the end of this manual Contents1 En About this manual Notice2 En Features Supplied accessoriesBuilt-in 7-channelpower amplifier Other features Installing batteries in the remote control 2 3 Getting started4 En 2Insert the four supplied batteries Step 1: Set up your speakers Quick start guidePreparation: Check the items Enjoy DVD playback 6 En 1Place your speakers and subwoofer in the room2Connect speaker cables to each speaker Front speakers and center speaker 7 En 1 Connect the digital coaxial audio cable to thedigital coaxial audio output jack of your DVD player and the DVD DIGITAL INPUT COAXIAL •Using the other kind of speaker combinations P. P. •Connecting a set-topbox P.P. •Connecting an external amplifier P. P. •Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock P. Using the other SCENE buttons 4Rotate 4VOLUME to adjust the volume9 En Check the type of the connected speakers After using this unit Using various input sourcesUsing various sound features Adjusting the parameters of this unit 11 En ConnectionsRear panel Placing speakers 12 EnFront left and right speakers FL and FR Center speaker C Connecting speakers 13 En Connecting the speaker cable Using bi-amplificationconnections4Tighten the knob to secure the wire 14 En Information on jacks and cable plugs 15 EnAudio jacks Video jacks Information on HDMI 16 EnHDMI compatibility with this unit HDMI jack and cable plug Audio and video signal flow Audio signal flowVideo signal flow 17 En Connecting a TV monitor or projector 18 En Connecting other components Connecting a DVD player19 En Notes Connecting a DVD recorder, PVR or VCR Connecting a set-topbox20 En Connections Notes Connecting audio components21 En Connecting an external amplifier 22 En1FRONT PRE OUT jacks 2SURROUND PRE OUT jacks Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dockUsing REMOTE OUT jacks 23 En Connecting the power cable AC OUTLET SWITCHED24 En Memory back-up Setting the speaker impedance Turning this unit on and off25 En Turning on this unit 1A Input signal indicators 9 MUTE indicator2B Decoder indicators 3ENHANCER indicator Using the remote control LInput channel and speaker indicatorsLFE indicator Input channel indicators Using AUTO SETUP 28 En2 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front •When you use the presence speakers see page •When you do not use the EXTRA SP terminals5Press Dl / h to select “SETUP” and then 6Press Dl/ hto select the desired setting of “EQ” Speaker wiring WIRING 30 EnSpeaker size SIZE Speaker distance DISTANCE the setup result displays select “SET” or “CANCEL”31 En 9Press Dl / h repeatedly to toggle between If an error screen appears 32 EnIf “WARNING” appears 3Press DENTER to return to the top Selecting the SCENE templates Selecting the desired SCENE templateDVD Viewing DVD Movie 34 En Which SCENE template would you like to select?Default SCENE buttons Which source do you like to play back? Preset SCENE templates descriptions 35 EnDVD Viewing DVD Movie Viewing Creating your original SCENE templates 36 EnRename the SCENE templates 2Set the operation mode selector to LAMP Basic procedure Playback37 En the desired input source A quick guide to contents Using the Zone B featureSelecting the MULTI CH INPUT component Selecting the front speaker set Selecting audio input jacks AUDIO SELECT 39 Encontrol 1Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit Using your headphones 2Press Dn repeatedly to select “SIGNAL4Press NSET MENU on the remote control Muting the audio output Using the sleep timer Canceling the sleep timer41 En Audio information Sound field indicators Sound field programsSelecting sound field programs Sound field program descriptions 43 En For audio music sourcesHiFi DSP Notes 44 En For various sourcesFor visual sources of music Notes Notes 45 EnFor movie sources 46 En Stereo playbackThe Compressed Music Enhancer Virtual CINEMA DSP STRAIGHT 47 EnDeactivating the “STRAIGHT” mode Press 7STRAIGHT or QSTRAIGHT to select “STRAIGHT” Using audio features Adjusting the tonal qualityAdjusting the speaker level 2Press Dl / h to adjust the speaker output level Enjoying multi-channelsources in 2-channelstereo Selecting the night listening modeEffect.Lvl:MID 49 En Using iPod Controlling iPod50 En Controlling iPod in the simple remote mode 51 En The function of the play information display1Set the operation mode selector to playback of the selected song Recording 52 En1Turn on all the connected components the source component you want to record from Advanced sound configurations settingsadjust Changing sound field parameter Basic configuration of sound field programs 54 EnIncrease the value of “DSP LEVEL” when Decrease the value of “DSP LEVEL” when 55 En INIT.DLY P.INIT.DLY S.INIT.DLY SB INI.DLY LIVENESS S.LIVENESS SB LIVENESS 56 EnROOM SIZE P.ROOM SIZE S.ROOM SIZE SB ROOM SIZE 57 En REV.TIMEREV.DELAY REV.LEVEL Selecting decoders 58 EnSelecting decoders used with sound field programs Decoder Type 59 En Decoder descriptionsSURROUND DECODE SURROUND DECODE 60 En Decoder parameter descriptions Customizing this unit MANUAL SETUP Auto setup AUTO SETUPManual setup MANUAL SETUP 61 En Signal information SIGNAL INFO 62 En Using SET MENU SETUP”settings 6Press NSET MENU to exit from “SET MENU” 63 En Speaker settings ASPEAKER SET When you use the presence speakers see pageWhen you do not use the EXTRA SP terminals FRONT B speakers setting FRONT B When the front speakers are large When the front speakers are smallWhen the center speaker is large When the center speaker is small When you do not use a subwoofer Subwoofer phase SUBWOOFER PHASE66 En LFE/Bass out LFE/BASS OUT 67 En Speaker distance CSP DISTANCEUnit UNIT Speaker distances Audio settings GAUDIO SET 68 EnLow-frequencyeffect level Center graphic equalizer CENTER GEQ HDMI setting HHDMI SET Maximum volume MAX VOLInitial volume INI.VOL 69 En 2 INPUT MENU 70 EnInput/output assignment For COMPONENT VIDEO jacks A, B and C 5Press DENTER on the remote control to exit 71 EnFor OPTICAL OUTPUT jack For OPTICAL INPUT jacks 2, 3 and Multi channel input settings DTS decoder prioritize setting72 En Decoder select mode Display settings ADISPLAY SET 3 OPTION MENU73 En Video conversion VIDEO CONV Source feature OSD display time 74 EnHDMI aspect ratio HDMI ASP Dimmer DIMMER iPod universal dock setting EDOCK SET 75 EnParameter initialization DPARAM.INI Charge on standby STANDBY CHARGE Remote control features Using the remote control for the SCENE featureremote control 76 En Controlling this unit, a TV, or other components 77 EnControlling this unit Controlling a TV 78 En Controlling other components Setting remote control codes Remote control code default settingsyou want to set up 79 En 6Press TLEARN again to exit from the setup mode 80 En3Press DENTER 5Press DENTER to set the number Programming codes from other remote controls 81 En1 Set the operation mode selector to LSOURCE and then press an input selector the remote control Changing source names in the display window82 En 5Press and hold the button you want to Macro programming features 83 EnMACRO operations 3Press Dk / n to select and enter a character Default macro functions 84 En 4 Press TMACRO again using a ballpoint pen or similar object when the operation85 En 3 Press the buttons for the functions you want Clearing configurations using a ballpoint pen or similar object86 En Clearing function sets 87 En Clearing a learned functioncontaining the function you want to clear TLEARN again to exit 88 En Clearing a macro functiona ballpoint pen or similar object Notes Advanced setup Using the advanced setup89 En unit User presets PRESET Remote control AMP ID REMOTE AMPSetting remote control AMP ID codes 90 En SCENE IR code setting SCENE IR Bi-amplifiersetting BI-AMPVideo parameter reset V.RESET Remote control AMP ID codes Troubleshooting 92 EnGeneral after the power is 93 En speakers when thesettings are not page 94 En or DTS indicator inThe volume level is The volume level Remote control 95 En“CHECK SP WIRES” The remote control AUTO SETUP Before AUTO SETUP96 En HDMI During AUTO SETUP After AUTO SETUP97 En Notes Resetting the system 3Rotate the 6PROGRAM selector to select “PRESET”4Press 5TONE CONTROL repeatedly to select “RESET” 98 En Component video signal Composite video signalGlossary 99 En S-videosignal 100 EnDTS 96/24 DTS Digital Surround Sound field program information 101 EnElements of a sound field CINEMA DSP Parametric equalizer information 102 EnFrequency Gain Specifications 103 EnAUDIO SECTION VIDEO SECTION Numerics Index104 En 105 En 106 En Front panel 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Remote control List of remote control codes CABLECD PLAYER CD RECORDER LD PLAYER MD RECORDERRECEIVER TUNER SATELLITE TUNER AMERICA ACTION Page HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS 5 6 7 8 9 0 A VOLUMEDSP-AX861SE/DSP-AX761 Front panel