RX-V559
 Important Safety Instructions
 FCC Information for US customers
Example of Antenna Grounding
 We Want You Listening For a Lifetime
Iii
For Canadian Customers
Serial No
 Contents
 Features
 Supplied accessories
Installing batteries in the remote control
Snap the battery compartment cover back into place
Getting Started
 Controls and Functions
Front panel
 Tuning Mode AUTO/MAN’L
Volume
PRESET/TUNING, Edit
Input Mode
 Remote control
Controlling this unit
 Power
Volume +
Return
Standby
 Using the remote control
Controlling the Tuner functions
Numeric buttons
Band
 Front panel display
 EON
PTY Hold
 AC Outlets
Rear panel
Asia and General models only
 Connections
Placing speakers
 Connecting speakers
Front speakers a Right Left Surround speakers Subwoofer
A. model Front Speakers Center
Speaker
 Front terminals
Center terminals
Surround terminals
Surround Back terminals
 Loosen the knob
Connecting the speaker cable
Tighten the knob to secure the wire
 Video jacks
Information on jacks and cable plugs
Audio jacks
 Video signal flow for Monitor OUT
Audio and video signal flow
Audio signal flow for Audio OUT REC
 Connecting a TV
 DVD player
Connecting a DVD player, a DVD recorder, a VCR or an STB
Connecting a DVD player
 DVD recorder or
Connecting a DVD recorder or a VCR
Connecting an STB
 MD recorder or Tape deck
Connecting a CD player, an MD player or a tape deck
CD player
 Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock
 Connecting a multi-format player or an external decoder
Multi-format player or External decoder
 Connecting the AM loop antenna
Into place
Ground GND terminal
Outdoor AM antenna
 Connecting the power cable
Memory back-up
 Setting the speaker impedance
Make sure this unit is turned off
See page 27 for details about turning on or off this unit
Following display appears in the front panel display
 Turning on and off the power
When all connections are complete, turn on this unit
Turning on this unit
Turning off this unit
 Basic Setup
Press Enter to enter Basic Setup
Press u / d to select Basic Setup
Press SET Menu to enter SET Menu
 Basic Setup
Press Enter to confirm your selection
 Press j / i to select the desired setting
Press SET Menu to exit from Basic Setup
 Available input sources
Currently selected Input source Input mode
Playback
 Treble
Currently selected Surround field program
 Muting the audio output
Using Audio Features
Using Silent Cinema
 Selecting the input mode
Using the sleep timer
Auto
DTS
 Lights up
Adjusting the speaker level
Flashes
 Selecting the Compressed Music Enhancer mode
 Selecting the Multi CH Input component
Music Enhancer
Multi CH Input
Display
 Enjoying multi-channel sources in 2-channel stereo
Enjoying pure hi-fi stereo sound
Enjoying unprocessed input sources
Direct Stereo
 Using Video Features
Signal Info
Displaying the input source information
SET Menu
 Music
Selecting the OSD mode
Playing video sources in the background
 Enjoying Surround Sound
Enjoying multi-channel sources in surround
Auto Auto
Decoders
 Enjoying 2-channel sources in surround
PRO Logic
 Using Virtual Cinema DSP
 Recording
Mdsleep
 FM/AM Tuning
Automatic tuning
Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h once to begin automatic tuning
4 1
 No colon
Manual tuning
Hold down the button to continue searching
 Automatic preset tuning
Press and hold Memory MAN’L/AUTO FM
For more than 3 seconds
Press FM/AM to select FM as the reception band
 Manual preset tuning
Automatic preset tuning options
2,5
Tune into a station automatically or manually
 Selecting preset stations
Preset station number
Repeat steps 1 through 5 to store other stations
Displayed station has been stored as C3
 Exchanging preset stations
See Selecting preset stations on
1,3
Press and hold Edit for more than 3 seconds
 A5FM 90.6 MHz L R
Press Edit again
 XM Satellite Radio Tuning
Information from XM Satellite Radio Inc
 Front panel functions
Remote control functions
XM Satellite Radio controls and functions
 Remote control Lights up
Activating XM Satellite Radio
 Basic XM Satellite Radio operations
Preview L R
 Preset Search modes. You can also enter the channel
Selecting the XM Satellite Radio search mode
All Channel Search mode
 Category Search mode
Press Search Mode on the front panel or
Srch Mode on the remote control
Repeatedly to select CAT Search
 Preset Search mode
CAT. j / i on the remote control
Repeatedly to change the preset channel
Press Category on the front panel or
 Direct Number Access mode
Display changes as follows
 Preset channels
 Preset channel number appears in the front panel display
Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information
 When the channel number / name is displayed
When the channel category is displayed
When the artist name / song title is displayed
Press Display on the front panel or on the remote control
 Remote control operations
Sound Field Programs
Selecting sound field programs
Elements of a sound field
 Sound field program descriptions
For movie/video sources
Stereo
Music
 For music sources
Movie Theater
SUR. Standard
SUR. Enhanced
 Changing sound field parameter settings
P02 Music
 Sound field parameter descriptions
DSP Level
INIT.DLY
SB INI.DLY
 Room Size P.ROOM Size S.ROOM Size SB Room Size
Liveness S.LIVENESS SB Liveness
 REV.DELAY
REV.TIME
 CT Level SL Level SR Level SB Level
REV.LEVEL
Direct
 Dimension
Panorama
Center Width
Image
 Sound field program speaker layouts
Hall in Vienna Bttm Line Roxy Thtr
TV Sports Mono Movie Game
Monaural Stereo
 SUR. Standard Dolby Digital PRO Logic DTS
Channel audio 6.1-channel audio Monaural Stereo
 SUR. Enhanced Dolby Digital PRO Logic DTS
Plii Movie PLIIx Movie
Straight
Direct Stereo
 SET Menu
Basic setup Basic Setup
Manual setup Manual Setup
 Signal information Signal Info
 Using SET Menu
Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter
Press u / d to select Manual Setup
Press Enter to enter Manual Setup
 Speaker settings Aspeaker SET
Bspeaker Level
Front SP
Press SET Menu to exit from SET Menu
 Center SP SUR. B SP
SUR. L/R SP
LFE/BASS OUT
Center speaker Center SP Surround back speakers
 02ASUBWOOFER Phase
Subwoofer phase Subwoofer Phase
Cross Over
Crossover Cross Over
 CSP Distance
Elfe Level
Speaker distance CSP Distance
Center graphic equalizer Dcenter GEQ
 Gaudio SET
Audio settings Gaudio SET
Fdynamic Range
 Input Menu
CMPNT-V Input
Optical
Coaxial
 Binput Mode
Input mode Binput Mode
Cinput Rename
Input rename Cinput Rename
 Dvolume Trim
Display settings Adisplay SET
Adisplay SET
Dimmer Dimmer
 Bmemory Guard
CPARAM. INI
Parameter initialization CPARAM. INI
OSD shift OSD Shift
 XM Radio setting EXM Radio SET
Dmulti Zone SET
EXM Radio SET
A. model only
 5 2,4
Advanced Setup
Parameter Parameter setting
 Factory presets Preset
Remote control AMP ID Remote AMP
Remote control Tuner ID Remote TUN
Remote control XM ID Remote XM A. model only
 Controlling a TV
Remote Control Features
Controlling this unit, a TV, or other components
 Controlling other components
 Remote Control Code Default Settings
Press Code SET using a ballpoint pen or a similar object
Transmit indicator on the remote control flashes twice
Code
 Setting remote control Tuner ID library Codes
Setting library codes
Setting remote control AMP ID library Codes
 Control XM
Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number 81918 or
Press the numeric buttons to enter the code number
 Using MULTI-ZONE Configuration
Connecting Zone
Multi-zone configuration and Zone 2 connections
This unit
 Press Zone 2 ON/OFF to set Zone 2 to the standby mode
Controlling Zone
Controlling Zone 2 with the front panel
Press Zone 2 ON/OFF to turn on Zone
 Setting the remote control to the Zone Mode
Controlling Zone 2 with the remote control
 Controlling iPod without using the OSD
Controlling iPod
 Controlling iPod using the OSD
 Resetting the System
100
 General
Troubleshooting
101
 102
 103
 XM Satellite Radio U.S.A. model only
104
Tuner
 IPod
Remote control
105
 106
Glossary
Audio information
 Video information
107
 Virtual Cinema DSP
Sound field program information
108
 Specifications
109
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DVD Recorder
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