Yamaha RX-Z11 manual 147 En

Troubleshooting

Problem	Cause	Remedy	See page
The sound suddenly goes	The protection circuitry has been activated	Check that the speaker impedance setting is correct.	43, 142
off.	because of a short circuit, etc.
		Check that the speaker wires are not touching each other and	—
		then turn this unit back on.
	The sleep timer has turned off this unit.	Turn on this unit, and play the source again.	—
	The sound is muted.	Press LMUTE or JVOLUME +/– on the remote control to	56
		resume audio output.
Sound is heard from the	Incorrect cable connections.	Connect the cables properly. If the problem persists, the cables	23
speaker on one side only.		may be defective.
	Incorrect settings in “Speaker Level”.	Adjust the “Speaker Level” settings.	102
Only the center speaker	When playing a monaural source with a
outputs substantial	CINEMA DSP program, the source signal is
sound.	directed to the center channel, and the front and
	surround speakers output effect sounds.
No sound is heard from	“Center” in “Speaker Set” is set to “None”.	Set “Center” to “Small” or “Large”.	100
the center speaker.
	One of the HiFi DSP programs (except for “11ch	Try another sound field program if you want to output sound	58
	Stereo”) has been selected and analog 2-channel	from the center speaker.
	source is being input.
No sound is heard from	The sound field programs are turned off.	Press HSTRAIGHT to turn them on.	64
the presence speakers.
	You are using a source or program combination	Try another sound field program.	54
	that does not output sound from all channels.
No sound is heard from	“Surround” in “Speaker Set” is set to “None”.	Set “Surround” to “Small” or “Large”.	100
the surround speakers.
	This unit is in the “STRAIGHT” mode and a	Press HSTRAIGHT on the front panel so that “STRAIGHT”	64
	source which does not contain the surround	disappears from the front panel display.
	channel signals is being played back.
No sound is heard from	“Bass Out” in “Speaker Set” is set to “Front”	Set “Bass Out” to “SWFR” or “Front & SWFR”.	101
the subwoofer.	when a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is being
	played.
	“Bass Out” in “Speaker Set” is set to “SWFR” or	Set “Bass Out” to “Front & SWFR”.	101
	“Front” when a 2-channel source is being played.
	The source does not contain low-frequency
	signals.
No sound is heard from	“Surround” in “Speaker Set” is set to “None” and	Set “Surround” and “Surround Back” to a setting other than	100
the surround back	“Surround Back” is automatically set to “None”.	“None”.
speakers.
	“Surround Back” in “Speaker Set” is set to	Set “Surround Back” to a setting other than “None”.	100
	“None”.
The audio input sources	The connected component is not set to output	Make an appropriate setting following the operating	—
cannot be played in the	Dolby Digital or DTS digital signals.	instructions for your component.
desired digital audio
	Audio input jack select is set to “Analog”.	Set the audio input jack select to “Auto”.	56
signal format. (Desired
input source indicator or
decoder indicator in the
front panel display does
not light up.)
A humming sound is	Incorrect cable connections.	Connect the audio cables firmly. If the problem persists, the	—
heard.		cables may be defective.
	No connection from the turntable to the GND	Connect the grounding cable of the turntable to the GND	35
	terminal.	terminal of this unit.
The volume level is low	The record is being played on a turntable with an	Connect the turntable to this unit through an MC-head	35
while a record is being	MC cartridge.	amplifier.
played.
The volume level cannot	The component connected to the AUDIO OUT	Turn on the power of the component.	—
be increased, or the	jacks of this unit is turned off.
sound is distorted.
The sound effect cannot	It is not possible to record the sound effect with a
be recorded.	recording component.
A source cannot be	The source component is not connected to the	Connect the source component to the DIGITAL INPUT jacks.	32, 35
recorded by a digital	DIGITAL INPUT jacks of this unit.
recording component
	Some components cannot record Dolby Digital or
connected to the DIGITAL
OUTPUT jack.	DTS sources.

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