Yamaha RX-V540 manual

RX-V540/RX-V440

AV Receiver

OWNER’S MANUAL

Contents

AV Receiver I CAUTION FCC INFORMATION (for US customers) CAUTION CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT We Want You Listening For A Lifetime III CAUTION CONTENTS FEATURES ■About this manual GETTING STARTED Supplied accessories control ■Notes on batteries CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel wSILENT (PHONES jack) eSPEAKERS A/B rSTEREO/EFFECT tPROGRAM l / h yA/B/C/D/E Remote control ■Using the remote control ■Handling the remote control Front panel display CONNECTIONS ■Connecting to digital jacks Connecting video components ■Types of video jacks ■Connecting a video monitor ■Connecting a DVD player/digital TV/cable ■Connecting a recording component Page Connecting audio components ■Connecting a CD player ■Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder Connecting the antennas ■Connecting the AM loop antenna Connecting an external decoder Connecting the speakers ■Speakers ■Speaker placement ■Connections ■IMPEDANCE SELECTOR switch MAIN SPEAKERS terminals REAR SPEAKERS terminals CENTER SPEAKER terminals REAR CENTER SPEAKER terminals SUBWOOFER jack Connecting the power supply cords ■Connecting the AC power cord ■AC OUTLETS (SWITCHED) ■VOLTAGE SELECTOR BASIC SYSTEM SETTINGS Using the basic menu SET MENU BASIC SOUND INPUT OPTION 1 SETUP 2 SP LEVEL 1 ROOM Setting the unit to match your speaker system Setting speaker output levels (SP LEVEL) PLAYBACK ■BGV (background video) function ■To mute the sound ■Night listening mode ■When you have finished using this unit Input modes and indications ■Notes on digital signals ■Notes on playing DTS-CD/LDs Selecting a sound field program ■Selecting PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II or Neo:6 ■Playing Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES material ■Virtual CINEMA DSP ■SILENT CINEMA DSP ■Normal stereo reproduction DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Understanding sound fields ■Recreating a sound field Hi-FiDSP programs CINEMA-DSP Sound design of CINEMA-DSP CINEMA-DSPPrograms ■For audio-videosources: No. 4 to ■For movie programs Sound field effects ■Dolby Digital/DTS + DSP sound field effect ■Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES+ DSP sound field effect ■Dolby Pro Logic + DSP sound field effect ■Dolby Pro Logic II/DTS Neo:6 TUNING ■Automatic tuning ■Manual tuning Presetting stations ■Automatically presetting stations (for FM stations) ■Manually presetting stations Selecting a preset station ■Exchanging preset stations SLEEP TIMER ■Setting the sleep timer ■Canceling the sleep timer RECORDING ■Special considerations when recording DTS material SET MENU Set menu list ■BASIC ■SOUND ■INPUT SOUND 1 SPEAKER SET (speaker mode settings) ■1A CENTER (center speaker mode) ■1B MAIN (main speaker mode) ■1C REAR LR (rear speaker mode) ■1D REAR CT (rear center speaker mode) ■1E BASS (bass out mode) SOUND 2 SP DISTANCE (speaker distance) SOUND 3 LFE LEVEL SOUND 4 D. RANGE (dynamic range) SOUND 5 CENTER GEQ (center graphic equalizer) SOUND 6 HP TONE CTRL INPUT 1 I/O ASSIGN (input output assignment) INPUT 2 INPUT MODE (initial input mode) OPTION 1 DISPLAY SET ■DIMMER ■V CONV. (Video conversion) RX-V540 OPTION 4 ZONE SET ■SP B (speaker B set) REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Control area ■Controlling this unit ■Controlling other component Setting the manufacturer code Clearing setup manufacturer codes ■Clearing setup manufacturer code for the component control Controlling other components SETTING THE SPEAKER LEVELS Adjusting the volume during playback Using the test tone SOUND FIELD PROGRAM PARAMETER EDITING Changing parameter settings Digital sound field parameter descriptions ■DSP LEVEL ■ DELAY For 6ch Stereo ■CT LEVEL (Center level) TROUBLESHOOTING ■General Page Page ■Tuner ■Remote control GLOSSARY ■Dolby Surround ■Dolby Digital ■Dolby Pro Logic ■DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Digital ■S-videosignal ■PCM (Linear PCM) ■Sampling frequency and number of quantized bits ■Component video signal SPECIFICATIONS LIST OF MANUFACTURER CODES CABLE TV SATELLITE TUNER (DBS) VCR DVD PLAYER LD PLAYER CD PLAYER CD RECORDER/CD MD RECORDER TAPE DECK