Yamaha RX-V596RDS Display

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Display

8MEMORY indicator

This flashes for about five seconds after pressing

MEMORY. During this period, the displayed station can be

stored in the memory.

9RDS mode indicators

The name(s) of the RDS data offered by the currently

received RDS station light(s) up. Illumination of the red

indicator next to the RDS data name shows that the

corresponding RDS mode is now selected.

0AUTO indicator

This lights up when the unit is in the automatic tuning

mode.

qPTY HOLD indicator

This lights up while searching for stations in the PTY SEEK

mode.

wEON indicator

This lights up when an RDS station that offers the EON data

service is being received.

eProgram type name indicators

The name of the selected program type lights up when the

“EON” indicator lights up.

rSTEREO indicator

This lights up when an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient

signal strength is being received.

tSignal-level indicator

This indicates the signal level of the station being received.

If multipath interference is detected, the indication

decreases.

ySLEEP indicator

This lights up while the built-in SLEEP timer is on.

Contents

Main RX-V596RDS RX-V596RDS Natural Sound AV Receiver Ampli-tuner audio-vido CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. For U.K. customers Special Instructions for U.K. Model FEATURES 5-Channel Power Amplification Multi-Mode Digital Sound Field Processing Sophisticated FM/AM Tuner Other Features GETTING STARTED 3 Checking the Package Contents Battery Installation in the Remote Control 1 Using the Remote Control 12 3 4 65 7890qwertyu i o p a s df 6 7 8 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front Panel 1 2 3 q w e r t Display Remote Control 8 q w e Description of the Numeric Buttons When selecting an input source 1 2 When selecting a DSP program and turning on or off the effect speakers (center and rear) SPEAKER SETUP Speaker Placement Speakers to Be Used Use of a subwoofer expands your sound field Main speakers CONNECTIONS Before Connecting Components CAUTION 11 Connecting the Antennas 5 Indoor FM antenna (included) Firmly insert the connector into the FM ANT terminal. The Outdoor FM antenna You may be unable to obtain good FM radio reception Connecting a coaxial cable to the included 75-ohm/300-ohm antenna adapter (U.K. model only) 12 1 2 3 4 5 Connecting an Audio Component PHONO terminals Connecting a Video Component Audio signal terminals S Video signal terminals Digital audio signal terminals VIDEO terminals (composite) If your video components do not have S video terminals, Connecting to an External Decoder Connecting the Speakers CAUTIONS MAIN SPEAKERS terminals REAR SPEAKERS terminals CENTER SPEAKER terminals 17 Speaker cables 1 2 Connecting to the MAIN SPEAKERS terminals IMPEDANCE SELECTOR Switch Connecting the Power Supply Cords AC OUTLETS (SWITCHED) Europe model .................................................... 2 OUTLETS ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER BALANCE 19 Using the Test Tone 2 3 20 4 5 6 7 PLAYING A SOURCE 22 5 6 7 To mute the sound Input Mode (for the DVD/LD, TV/ digital TV and cable TV/satellite tuner sources) AUTO DTS ANALOG Switching the input mode Notes on playing a source encoded with DTS Notes on playing an LD source Notes on the digital signal 25 On the remote control DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) EFFECT Selecting a DSP Program On the front panel 1 2 Canceling the Sound Effect (turning off the effect speakers) 27 5 4 Manual Tuning TUNING Automatic Tuning 1 2 3 Automatic Preset Tuning (for RDS stations only) 1 2 3 29 To Recall a Preset Station 1 2 1 2 Exchanging Preset Stations RECEIVING RDS STATIONS Description of RDS Data PS (Program Service name) mode: PTY (Program Type) mode: RT (Radio Text) mode: PTY SEEK Function 1 2 3 To cancel this function EON Function 1 2 To cancel this function Page SOUND FIELD PROGRAM For movie or audio/video sources (Program No. 1 to No. 5: CINEMA DSP programs) Page For Hi-Fi audio sources CINEMA DSP: Dolby Surround + DSP/Dolby Digital + DSP/DTS + DSP Dolby Pro Logic + 2 digital sound fields Dolby Digital or DTS + 3 digital sound fields Page Description of Each Item 1. CENTER SP 2. REAR SP 3. MAIN SP 4. BASS OUT 7. D-RANGE (Adjusting the dynamic range) 5. MAIN LVL 6. D.D. LFE (Adjusting the output level of the LFE channel for Dolby Digital) 8. DTS LFE (Adjusting the output level of the LFE channel for DTS) 9. CNTR DELAY (Adjusting the delay of the sound from the center speaker) 10.MEM. GUARD (Locking the settings) 11.TV INPUT (Selecting the initial input mode for a source connected to the D-TV input terminals) DELAY TIME AND SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS Delay Time Sound Output Level of the Center, Right Rear and Left Rear Speakers, and Subwoofer 43 Adjusting Method 2 44 SLEEP TIMER Canceling the Selected SLEEP Timer Setting the SLEEP Timer 1 2 PRESET REMOTE CONTROL Selector Dial Commonly used buttons in any position of the selector dial Controlling your TV Controlling the Components Connected to This Unit Description of Each Position TAPE/MD position Page ADVANCED OPERATION APPENDIXINTRODUCTION PREPARATION DVD/LD position DVD MENU position DVD MENU operations cannot be performed for some DVD players. VCR position CBL/SAT position TV position You can control your VCR if you have set the code for it. 51 Advanced Information Setup codes 1 2 3 4 52 Returning to the factory-set codes 1 2 3 TROUBLESHOOTING General APPENDIX Page ADV ANCED OPERA Remote control SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY Refer to Others SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY Refer to Tuner When playing back a source encoded with DTS EnglishBASIC OPERATION AD VANCED OPERA SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION VIDEO SECTION FM SECTION AM SECTION GLOSSARY CINEMA DSP Dolby Surround Dolby Digital DTS (Digital Theater System) Digital Surround INDEX A B C D i TV ii iii CABLE TV SA TELLITE TUNER VCR iv DVD PLAYER LD PLAYER CD PLAYER v MD RECORDER TAPE DECK RX-V596RDS RX-V596RDS Natural Sound AV Receiver Ampli-tuner audio-vido