Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSP-AZ1 Yamaha
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DSP-AZ1 A V Amplifier O WNER ’ S MANU AL B STANDBY /ON INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR VOLUME SPEAKERS BASS SILENT PHONES A B NEXT PROCESSOR DIRECT BASS EXTENSION 6CH INPUT STEREO EFFECT ON S VIDEO VIDEO .
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INTRODUCTION English E- 1 PREP ARA TIONS BASIC OPERA TIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS APPENDIX Contents Contents INTRODUCTION 3 Features ..................................................................................................
E- 2 CHECKING THE P ACKAGE CONTENTS Check your package to make sure it has the follo wing items. PUSH TRANSMIT RE–NAME CLEAR LEARN MACRO OFF ON MACRO SYSTEM POWER STANDBY V–AUX TUNER PHONO CABLE S.
E- 3 INTRODUCTION English Intr oduction Intr oduction This section describes the features of the DSP-AZ1, and its controls and functions. FEA TURES .......................................................................................................
E- 4 FEA TURES ■ Built-in 8-channel po wer amplifier • Main: 130 W + 130 W (8 Ω ) RMS Output Power , 0.015% THD, 20 – 20,000 Hz • Center: 130 W (8 Ω ) RMS Output Power , 0.015% THD, 20 – 20,000 Hz • Rear: 130 W + 130 W (8 Ω ) RMS Output Power , 0.
E- 5 INTRODUCTION English ■ V arious input and output jacks The DSP-AZ1 has v ar ious output jacks for audio and video signals as well as a digital recording output jack. Many input jacks a re also av ailable for connection to multiple audio-video sources.
E- 6 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel STANDBY /ON INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR VOLUME SPEAKERS BASS SILENT PHONES A B NEXT PROCESSOR DIRECT BASS EXTENSION 6CH INPUT STEREO EFFECT ON S VIDEO VIDEO OFF L.
E- 7 INTRODUCTION English w B ASS EXTENSION ON/OFF When pushed in (ON), this feature boosts the bass frequency of the left and right main channels by +6 dB (60 Hz) while maintaining overall tonal balance. This boost is useful if you do not use a subwoofer .
E- 8 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Remote control 1 Infrared window Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this window at the component you want to operate. 2 TRANSMIT Flashes while the remote control is sending signals. 3 ST ANDBY Sets this unit in the standby mode.
E- 9 INTRODUCTION English CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS w ON SCREEN Selects the On-Screen Display mode for your video monitor (see page 33). e SLEEP Sets the sleep timer .
E- 10 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ■ Installing batteries in the remote contr ol 1 1 Open the battery compar tment cover . 2 2 Insert three supplied batteries (LR6) in the correct direction by aligning the + and – marks on the batteries with the polarity markings (+ and – ) on the inside of the battery compartment.
E- 11 INTRODUCTION English CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel display 1 Input source indicator Shows the current input source with the ar row-shaped cursor . 2 DSP indicator Lights up when you select a digital sound field program. 3 96kHz / 24bit indicator Lights up when the DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit.
E- 12 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Rear panel 1 DIGIT AL OPTICAL/CO AXIAL jacks See page 19 for detailed information. 2 A udio component jacks See pages 19 and 20 for connection information. 3 Video component jacks See pages 21 to 28 for connection information.
PREP ARA TIONS English E- 13 Preparations Preparations This section explains ho w to make preparations (speaker selection and placement, subwoofer usage, connection with other components, speaker mode setting, and speak er le vel adjustment) to fully use the DSP-AZ1.
E- 14 SPEAKER SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS The most complete speaker configur a tion consists of eight speakers: the left and right main speak ers, a center speaker , the lef t and right rear speakers, the left and right front ef fect speakers, and a rear center speaker .
E- 15 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS ■ 5-speaker configuration –standard 5.1 c hannel– This configuration does not e xpress the height of the sound field as well as the 7- or 8-speaker conf iguration. Howe ver , it positions the dialogue sound as coming directly from the screen.
E- 16 SPEAKER PLACEMENT Refer to the following diagram when you place the speak ers. Caution • Use magnetically shielded speakers. If this type of speakers still creates the interfer ence with a monitor , place the speakers away from the monitor .
E- 17 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER PLA CEMENT ■ Placing the subwoof ers Place the front subwoofer near the main speakers. T urn it slightly tow ard the center of the room to reduce wall reflections. If you use a rear subwoofer , place it behind the main listening position.
E- 18 CONNECTIONS Before connecting components CA UTION Ne ver connect this unit and other components to mains power until all connections between components ha ve been completed. • Some components require dif ferent connection methods and ha ve dif fer ent jack names.
E- 19 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS Connecting digital jacks This unit has digital jacks for direct transmission of digital signals through either coaxial or fiber optic cab les. Notes • DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks and analog OUT (REC) jacks are independent.
E- 20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a CD pla yer The CO AXIAL CD and OPTICAL CD jacks are av ailab le for a CD player which has coaxial or optical digital outputs.
E- 21 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS Connecting video components Before you connect any components, disconnect the po wer supply to all the components y ou plan to connect including this unit an d deter - mine which jacks are for the left and right channels and for input and output.
E- 22 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a D VD play er • Connect the left and right analog signal output jacks on your D VD player to the DV D L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your D VD player to the D VD VIDEO jack. • If your D VD player has an S-video output or component video output, you can connect it to this unit.
E- 23 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a digital TV/TV • Connect the left and right analog signal output jacks on your digital TV/TV to the D-TV/LD L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your digital TV/TV to the D-TV/LD VIDEO jack.
E- 24 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a cable TV tuner • Connect the left and right analog signal output jacks on your cable TV tuner to the CABLE L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your cable TV tuner to the CABLE VIDEO jack.
E- 25 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a satellite tuner • Connect the left and right analog signal output jacks on your sa tellite tuner to the SA T L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your satellite tuner to the SA T VIDEO jack.
E- 26 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a VCR • Connect the left and right audio signal output jacks on your VCR to the VCR 1 IN L and R jacks. Connect the left and right audio signal input jacks on your VCR to the VCR 1 OUT L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your VCR to the VCR 1 VIDEO IN jack.
E- 27 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting an LD play er • Connect the left and right audio signal output jacks on your LD player to the D-TV/LD L and R jacks. Connect the composite video signal output jack on your LD player to the D-TV/LD VIDEO jack.
E- 28 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a video monitor • Connect the composite video signal input jack on your video monitor to MONIT OR OUT 1 VIDEO jack. • If your video monitor has an S-video input or component video input, you can connect it to this unit.
E- 29 PREP ARA TIONS English Connecting speakers • Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass.
E- 30 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a fr ont subw oofer Connect the signal input jack on your subwoofer to the PREOUT/ MAIN IN SUBWOOFER MONO jack. By connecting two subwoofers to the SUBW OOFER SPLIT jacks, this unit can reproduce subtle directional changes in the low frequency sounds.
E- 31 PREP ARA TIONS English CONNECTIONS Connecting other components ■ Connecting external amplifier s If you want to increase the po wer output to the speakers, or want to use another amplif ier, connect an e xternal amplifier to the PREOUT/ MAIN IN terminals as follo ws.
E- 32 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting an e xternal decoder This unit is equipped with six additional input jacks (left and right MAIN , CENTER , left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER ) for discrete multi-channel input from an e xternal decoder , sound processor , or pre-amplifier .
E- 33 PREP ARA TIONS English ON-SCREEN DISPLA YS (OSD) Y ou can display the operation information for this unit on a video monitor . If you display the SET MENU and DSP sound field pro gram parameter .
E- 34 SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS This unit has sev en SPEAKER SET items in the SET MENU that you must set according to the number of speak ers in your configuration and their size. The follo wing table summarizes these SPEAKER SET items, and sho ws the initial settings as well as other possible settings.
E- 35 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS ■ 1A CENTER SP (center speaker mode) By adding a center speaker to your speak er configuration, this unit can pro vide good dialogue localization for many listeners and superior synchronization of sound and images.
E- 36 SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS ■ 1C REAR L/R SP (rear speaker mode) The OSD shows lar ge, small, or no rear speakers depending on how you set this item. The initial setting is “LRG”. LRG: Select the “LRG” setting if you ha ve lar g e left and right rear speakers or if you use a rear subwoofer .
E- 37 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS ■ 1E LFE/B ASS OUT (bass output mode) LFE signals carry lo w frequency effects when this unit decodes DTS or Dolby Digital signals. Lo w frequency signals are def ined as 90 Hz and belo w . The initial setting is “BO TH”.
E- 38 SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS This section explains ho w to set the speaker output levels using the test tone generator . The “TEST DOLBY SUR. ” is for balancing the output lev els of the six speakers required for surround sound systems.
E- 39 PREP ARA TIONS English SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS TEST DOLBY SUR. Select “TEST DOLBY SUR. ” to ma tch the output le vels of the center , rear center and left and right rear speakers to the left and right main speakers. 1 1 Press TEST on the remote control.
E- 40 SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS TEST DSP Select “TEST DSP” to match the output lev els of the front ef fect speakers to the main speakers. Caution • Y ou cannot enter the TEST DSP mode if “1F FR ONT EFCT SP” is set to “NONE”. 1 1 Press TEST repeatedly .
B ASIC OPERA TIONS English E- 41 Basic operations Basic operations This section explains the playback oper ation, DSP program selection and recording operation. B ASIC PLA YBA CK ........................................................................
E- 42 BASIC PLA YBACK 1 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the po wer . The front panel (and the monitor screen) sho ws the lev el of the volume for a fe w seconds and then switches to show the current sound field program.
E- 43 B ASIC OPERA TIONS English 5 5 Adjust the v olume to the desired output level. If desired, use B ASS , TREBLE , BASS EXTENSION and B ALANCE . These controls ar e only effecti ve for sound from the main speakers.
E- 44 B ASIC PLA YBA CK Input modes and indications This unit comes with various input jacks. If your exter nal compo- nent is connected to more than one type of input jack, you can set the priority of the input signal.
E- 45 B ASIC OPERA TIONS English B ASIC PLA YBA CK ■ Notes on playing DTS-CD/LDs • If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any way , you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you make a digital connection between this unit and the player .
E- 46 B ASIC PLA YBA CK Selecting a sound field program Y ou can enhance your listening experience by selecting a DSP program. There are 12 programs with sub-programs a vailable with this unit. Howe ver the selection depends on the input signal format and not all the sub-programs are possible for all input signal formats .
E- 47 B ASIC OPERA TIONS English B ASIC PLA YBA CK ■ Normal stereo repr oduction Press STEREO/EFFECT to turn off the sound ef fect for normal stereo reproduction. When “STEREO” is selected while Dolby Digital, DTS, or PCM signals are being played, the following information will be sho wn on the front panel display .
E- 48 B ASIC PLA YBA CK ■ Playing the Dolb y Digital EX or DTS ES software Press EX/ES to turn on the Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES decoder to listen to the Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES software with a rear center speaker . The display changes A UTO ^ Discrete 6.
E- 49 B ASIC OPERA TIONS English B ASIC PLA YBA CK ■ Vir tual CINEMA DSP W ith the V irtual CINEMA DSP , you can enjoy all the DSP programs without rear speakers.
E- 50 BASIC RECORDING REC OUT/ZONE 2 allows y ou to record one source while viewing and/or listening to another source. 1 1 T urn on the power to this unit and all connected components. 2 2 Select the source component y ou want to record from b y using REC OUT/ZONE 2.
AD V ANCED OPERA TION English E- 51 Ad v anced operation Ad v anced operation This section explains SET MENU setting, remote control fea tures and the other functions. SET MENU ITEMS ....................................................................
E- 52 SET MENU ITEMS The SET MENU consists of eighteen items including the Speaker Set, Center Graphic Equalizer and Parameter Initialization featur es. Choose the appropriate item and adjust or select the v alues as necessary . Notes • Y ou can adjust the items in the SET MENU while reproducing a source.
E- 53 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS Operating the SET MENU Adjustment should be performed with the remote control. Notes • Some items require extra steps to change to the desired setting. • NEXT and SET MENU +/– on the front panel can be also used.
E- 54 SET MENU ITEMS 1 SPEAKER SET Set the speaker mode depending on your speaker system. See “SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS” on pages 34 to 37 for details about the setting items. 2 LOW FREQ. TEST Use this feature to adjust the output lev el of the subwoofer so it matches that of the other speakers in your configuration.
E- 55 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS 3 HP TONE CTRL (headphone tone control) Use this feature to adjust the lev el of the bass and tre ble when you use your headphones. Control range (dB): –6 – +3 for both BASS and TRBL (treble) Initial setting: 0 dB for both B ASS and TRBL (treble) 1 1 Select “ BASS ” or “ TRBL ” .
E- 56 SET MENU ITEMS 6 CINEMA EQ Use this feature to match the tonal quality of four groups of speakers: the main and center speaker group, the front ef fect spe ak ers group, the rear speakers group, and the rear center speaker group. CINEMA-EQ consists of a high-shelving equalizer (HIGH) and a parametric equalizer (PEQ).
E- 57 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS ■ 6B FRNT EFCT EQ (front eff ect equaliz er) Use this feature to adjust the tonal quality of the front effect c hannels. Control range: 1.0 kHz – 12.7 kHz (HIGH: FRQ, PEQ: FRQ), –9 dB – +6 dB (HIGH: GAIN, PEQ: GAIN) Initial setting: 12.
E- 58 SET MENU ITEMS 8 I/O ASSIGNMENT It is possible to assign jacks according to the component to be used if this unit’ s COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT jack or DIGIT AL INPUT/ OUTPUT jack settings (component names for jacks) differ fr om tha t component. This mak es it possible to change the jack assignment and effecti vely connect more component.
E- 59 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS 9 INPUT MODE (initial input mode) Use this feature to designate the input mode for sources connected to the CO AXIAL (OPTICAL) IN jacks when you turn on this unit (see page 44 for details about the input mode).
E- 60 12 DYNAMIC RANGE Use this feature to adjust the dynamic range. This setting is ef fective only when this unit decodes Dolby Digital signals. Choices: MAX, STD, MIN Initial setting: MAX (for both speakers and headphones) Caution • Some types of the Dolby Digital software do not support “MIN” for the dynamic range.
E- 61 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS ■ Setting by “ msec ” Control range: 0 – 5.0 ms (for center), 0 – 30.0 ms (for rear center) Initial settings: 0 ms (for center), 3.0 ms (for rear center) ■ Setting by “ meters ” Control range: 0.
E- 62 SET MENU ITEMS 15 DISPLA Y SET Use this feature to set the background and the location of the OSD, and the brightness of this unit’ s front panel display .
E- 63 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English SET MENU ITEMS 17 ZONE2 SET Use this feature to change the volume control setting for audio output to ZONE 2 OUT . Choices: V AR., FIX Initial setting: FIX V AR.: T o adjust the ZONE 2 OUT volume with V OLUME +/ – on the remote control.
E- 64 REMOTE CONTROL FEA TURES The remote control can operate not only the main unit but also other Y amaha and other manufactures’ audio and video components by using the Learning function and other manufactures’ code settings.
E- 65 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ■ Source select Y ou can control another component independently from the input you selected by pressing an input selector button. Press SOURCE SELECT / to choose a component and set the remote control to be used for it.
E- 66 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Setting the manufacturer code Y ou can control other components by setting a manufacturer code. A code can be set up in each component control area except for the OPTN area. The Y amaha code is factory preset for TUNER , MD/T APE , CD-R , CD and DVD .
E- 67 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Changing the component category (Library) Although a component category (Library) is preset for each input selector button, you can change it. F or example, “VCR” is preset in V- A U X .
E- 68 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Programming a new remote control function (Learn feature) If you want to program functions not included in the basic operations cov ered by the manufacturer code, or a manufacturer code is not av ailab le, the follo wing pr ocedure needs to be performed.
E- 69 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Programmab le b uttons The shaded area sho wn below shows the b uttons can be used for programming (Learn) for each component selected by the input selector button.
E- 70 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Each component control area The general operational buttons are sho wn for each area. Some of them may not function depending on the component you have. Aft er setting the manufacturer code, press an input selector button, or SOURCE SELECT / to select a component you want to control.
E- 71 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating a CD pla yer/CD recor der (CD and CD-R areas) Operation example 1 DISPLA Y 2 SEARCH 3 PO WER 4 ST OP 5 INDEX 6 TV INPUT * 7 .
E- 72 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating a D VD player (D VD area) Operation example 1 TITLE 2 MENU 3 DISPLA Y 4 SEARCH 5 PO WER 6 Return 7 ST OP 8 T itle/Index 9 TV INPUT * 0 TV V OL +/ – * q .
E- 73 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating a VCR (VCR 1, VCR 2 and VCR3/DVR areas) Operation example 1 SEARCH 2 PO WER 3 REC (Press twice to start recording) 4 ST OP 5.
E- 74 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating a cable or satellite TV tuner (CABLE and SA T areas) Operation example 1 MENU 2 DISPLA Y 3 PO WER 4 Enter 5 TV INPUT * 6 TV V OL +/ – * 7 TV MUTE * 8 Me.
E- 75 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Using the Macro feature The Macro feature makes it possible to perform a series of operations by pressing just one b utton. For example, when you want t o play a CD , normally you would turn on the components, select the CD input, and press the play b utton to star t playback.
E- 76 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES ■ Operating the macr o 1 1 Set MA CRO ON/OFF to ON. 2 2 Press a macro b utton. Cautions • When you hav e f inished using the Macro feature, set MA CRO ON/OFF to OFF .
E- 77 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Cautions •“ A GAIN ” appears in the display window when a button other than the macro buttons is pressed. • If you want to change the source component, use SOURCE SELECT / or input selector buttons.
E- 78 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Changing the source name in the display window Y ou can change the name that appears in the display window on the remote control if you want to use the dif ferent name from the original input selector button names. This is useful when different component is set in the input selector button.
E- 79 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Clearing a learned function or macro ■ T o clear a learned function 1 1 Press an input selector button to select the sour ce component y ou want to clear the function. 2 2 Press LEARN by using a ballpoint pen or similar object.
E- 80 REMO TE CONTROL FEA TURES Clearing learned functions, macros, renamed source names, and setup manufacturer codes Y ou can reset the remote control to its factory setting by clearing the changed Libraries, programmed macros, set manufacturer codes and learned functions.
E- 81 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ADJUSTING THE LEVELS OF THE EFFECT SPEAKERS Y ou can adjust the volume le vel of each effect speak er (center , right rear, rear center , left rear, front effect, and subw oofer ) while listening to a music source. PUSH ON SCREEN SLEEP LEVEL TEST SET MENU PARAMETER 2 1 3 1 1 Set P ARAMETER/SET MENU to P ARAMETER.
E- 82 SLEEP TIMER Use this feature to automatically set this unit in the standby mode after the amount of time you hav e set. The sleep timer is u seful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source. The sleep timer also automatically turns of f the external components connected to A C OUTLET(S) .
E- 83 AD V ANCED OPERA TION English ZONE 2 Y ou can make up a multi-room audio-video system with this unit. W ith this fea ture, you can set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main room and second (Zone 2) room using the supplied remote control in the second room.
E- 84 ZONE 2 Remote control in ZONE 2 In the second (Zone 2) room, the supplied remote control can be used as the Zone 2 remote control. Y ou can select the input source and control the component which is located in the main room directly from the second room regardless of the listening condition in the main room.
SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English E- 85 Sound field pr ograms Sound field pr ograms This section explains the sound f ield programs and its parameters. DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PR OCESSING (DSP) ................................................. 86 Understanding sound fields .
E- 86 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Understanding sound fields A sound field is def ined as the “characteristic sound reflections of a particular space”. In concert halls and other music venues, we hear early reflections and re verberations as well as the direct sound produced by the artist(s).
E- 87 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING (DSP) Recreating a sound field Recreating the sound field of a concer t hall or an opera house requires localizing the virtual sound sources in your listening room. The traditional stereo system that uses only two speakers is not capable of r ecr eating a realistic sound field.
E- 88 HI-FI DSP-SOUND FIELD PROGRAM Programs and features • These programs are the most suitable for the stereo music sources such as CDs. • Sound f ield is created using four effect speak ers (front L, front R, rear L and rear R) in addition to the main speakers.
E- 89 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English HI-FI DSP-SOUND FIELD PROGRAM CONCER T HALL 1 ■ Europe Hall A This is a large fan-sha ped concert hall in Munich which has approximately 2500 seats. Almost the whole interior is made of wood. There is relati vely little reflection from the walls, and sound spreads f inel y and beautifully .
E- 90 CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PROGRAM The sound design of CINEMA-DSP sound field programs Filmmakers intend the dialog to be located right on the screen, the ef fect sound a little farther back, the music spread e ven f arther back, and the surround sound around the listener .
E- 91 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PR OGRAM Programs and features If a Dolby Digital signal or DTS signal is input when the input mode is set to “ AUT O”, the DSP program will be automatically sw itched to the Dolby Digital playback sound field or DTS playback sound f ield.
E- 92 CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PROGRAM ■ T able of program names f or each input format According to the input signal format, this unit automatically chooses the appropriate decoder and DSP sound field pattern. *1 means the EX/ES decoder is ON. *2 means the DOLBY DIGIT AL EX software is input.
E- 93 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PR OGRAM MOVIE THEA TER programs Most movie software has four -channel (left, center, r ight and sur round) sound information encoded using Dolby Surround matrix p rocessing and stored on the left and right tracks.
E- 94 CINEMA-DSP SOUND FIELD PROGRAM ENTERT AINMENT ■ Game This program adds a deep and spatial feeling to video game sounds and is also suitable for karaoke. CONCER T VIDEO 1 ■ P op/Rock This program produces an enthusiastic atmosphere and lets you feel as if you are at an actual jazz or rock concert.
E- 95 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM P ARAMETER EDITING Y ou can enjoy good quality sound with the preset parameters. Although you do not have to change the initial settings, you can c hange some of the parameters to better suit the input source or your listening room.
E- 96 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS Y ou can adjust the values of certain digital sound f ield parameters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listen ing room. Not all of the following parameters are found in e very program.
E- 97 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ LIVENESS Function This parameter adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual walls in the hall by c hanging the rate at which the early reflections decay .
E- 98 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ S. DELA Y (Surr ound Dela y) Function This parameter adjusts the delay between the direct sound and the first r ef lection in the surround sound field. Control range 0 – 49 ms (The range depends on the signal format.
E- 99 SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS English DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ■ REV . TIME (Reverberation Time) Function This parameter adjusts the amount of time it takes for the dense, subsequent re verberation sound to decay by 60 dB (at 1 kHz).
E- 100 DIGIT AL SOUND FIELD P ARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS For 8ch Stereo ■ CT LEVEL (Center Level) ■ RL LEVEL (Rear Left Level) ■ RC LEVEL (Rear Center Le vel) ■ RR LEVEL (Rear Right Le vel) ■ FL .
APPENDIX English E- 101 Appendix Appendix TROUBLESHOO TING ...................................................................................... 102 CINEMA EQ FREQUENCY CHARA CTERISTICS ........................................... 105 REFERENCE CHART FOR THE INPUT AND OUTPUT J A CKS .
E- 102 TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function pr oper ly . If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit in the standby mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA de aler or service center .
E- 103 APPENDIX English Cause The input source is being played with normal stereo reproduction. (“STEREO” is shown in the front panel display .) Digital signals that are over 96 kHz sampling frequency are input into this unit. “1A CENTER SP” on the SET MENU is set to “NONE”.
E- 104 Prob lem The sound field parameters and some other settings on this unit cannot be changed. This unit does not operate properl y . “CHECK SP WIRES” appears on the front panel displa y . The sound is degraded when listening with headphones connected to a tape deck or CD play er that is connected to this unit.
E- 105 APPENDIX English CINEMA EQ FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS ■ L, C, R preset v alue HIGH: FRQ 12.7 kHz/GAIN –3 dB PEQ: FRQ 12.7 kHz/GAIN –4 dB ■ FRONT and REAR preset v alue HIGH: FRQ 12.
E- 106 PHONO CD TUNER CD-R MD/T APE DV D D-TV/LD CABLE SA T VCR 1 VCR 2 VCR 3/D VR VIDEO A UX 6CH INPUT MAIN SURROUND CENTER SUBWOOFER PREOUT/MAIN IN MAIN REAR (SURROUND) CENTER REAR CTR SUBWOOFER FRO.
E- 107 APPENDIX English SPECIFICA TIONS ■ A udio Section Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel MAIN L/R, CENTER, REAR L/R/C (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.015% THD, 8 Ω ) ............................... 130 W FR ONT L/R (1 kHz, 0.05% THD, 8 Ω ) ............
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