Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RX-V379BL Yamaha
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AV Receiver Owner’s Manual Read the supplied booklet “Safety Brochure” before using the unit. English 00_RX-V379_om_U.book Page 1 Tues day, January 13, 2015 4:5 0 PM.
En 2 CO N T E N T S Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FEATURES 5 What you can do with the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
En 3 CONFIGURATIONS 44 Configuring var ious functions (Setup menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Setup menu items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
En 4 Ac cessories Check that the following accessories are supplied with the product. Remote control Batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) (x2) Insert the batteries the right way rou nd. AM antenna FM antenna *One of the above is supplied depen ding on the region of purchase.
En 5 FEA TURES Wha t you can do with the unit • Playbac k of music stored on BLUETOOTH devices . p.39 AV receiver (the unit) Speakers BLUETOOTH devices BD/DVD player HDMI Control Audio/Video The uni.
En 6 F ull of useful func tions! ❑ Connecting various devices (p.19) A number of HDMI jacks and various inp ut/output jacks on the unit allow you to connect video devices (such as BD/DVD players), audio de vices (such as CD players), game consoles, por table audio player , and other devices.
En 7 Fro nt p an e l 1 z (power) key T ur ns on/off ( standby) the unit. 2 YPAO MIC jac k For connecting the supplied YPAO microphone (p. 24). 3 Remote control sensor Receives remote con trol sign als (p.4). 4 INFO key Selects the information displayed on the front displ ay (p.
En 8 Fr ont display (indicators) 1 HDMI Lights up w hen HDM I signals are bein g input or out put. OUT Lights up when HDMI signals are being output. 2 ENHANCER Lights up when Compresse d Music Enhancer (p.34) is working. 3 CINEMA DSP Lights up when CINEMA DSP (p.
En 9 Rear panel 1 HDMI OUT jack For connecting t o an HDMI-compatible TV and outputting video/audio signals (p.18). When using ARC, TV audio signal can also be input throu g h the HDMI OUT jack. 2 HDMI 1–4 jacks For connecting t o HDMI-compatible playback device s and inputting video/audio signals (p.
En 10 Remote control 1 Remote control signal transmitt er T ransmits infrared signals. 2 SLEEP key Switches the unit to standby mode automatical ly after a specified period of time has elapsed (sleep ti mer). Press repeatedly to set t he time (120 min, 90 min, 60 min, 30 min, off).
En 11 PREP ARA TIONS This completes all the preparations. Enjoy playing movies, music, ra dio and other content with the unit! General se tup proc edure 1 Placing speakers (p .12) Select the speaker layout for the n umber of speaker s that you are using and place them in your room.
En 12 Select the speaker layout for the num ber of speakers that you are using and place the speakers and subwoofer in your room. This section describes the representative speaker layout examples. * Place the surround speakers in front and set "Virtual CINEMA FRONT" (p.
En 13 12345678 5.1-channel system • Y ou can enjoy surround sound e ven without the center speaker (front 4.1-channel system). • Y ou can place the subwoofer either in the left or right side. 5.1-channel system ( Virtual CINEMA FRONT ) • T o utilize this configuration, set "Virtual CINEMA FRONT" (p.
En 14 2.1-channel system ■ Setting the sp eaker impedance (U.S.A. and Canada models only) Under its default settings, the unit is conf igured for 8-ohm speakers. When connecting 6-ohm speakers, set the sp eaker impedance to “6 Ω MIN”. 1 Before connecting speakers, connect the power cable to an A C wall outlet.
En 15 Connect the speakers placed in your room to the unit. The following diagrams provide connections for a 5.1-channel system as an example. For other systems, connect speakers while referring to the connection diagram for the 5.
En 16 (Connecting center/surround speakers) a Remov e approximat ely 10 mm (3/8”) of insulati on from the ends of the speaker cable, and t wist the ba re wires of the cable fir mly to gether. b Press down the tab. c Inser t t he bare wire s of the cable into the hole in the terminal.
En 17 ■ V ideo/audio jacks ❑ HDMI jacks T ransmit digital video and digi tal sound through a single jack. Use an HDMI cable. • Use a 19-pin HDMI cable with the HDMI logo. We recommend using a cable less than 5.0 m (16.4 ft) long to prev ent signal qua lity degradation.
En 18 Connect a TV to the unit so that video input to the unit can be output to the TV . Y ou can also enjoy playback of TV audio on the unit. T o maximize the per formance of the unit, we recommend connecting a TV with an HDMI cable. ■ HDMI connection Connect the TV to the unit with a n HDMI cable and a digital op tical cable.
En 19 The unit is equipped with a variet y of inpu t jacks including HDMI input jacks to allow you to connect different types of playback devices. For information on how to connect a BLUETOOTH device see the following pages. • Connecting a BLUETOOTH d evice (p.
En 20 ■ Changing the combination of video/audio input jacks If the combination of video/audio input ja ck s available on the unit does not match your video device, change its combination according to the output jacks of your device. Y ou can connect a video device that has the follow ing video/audio output jacks.
En 21 Co nnecting audio devices (such as CD players) Connect audio devices such as CD p layers and MD players to the unit. Depend ing on the audio output jacks available on your aud io device, choose one of the follow ing connections.
En 22 Connect the supplied FM/AM antennas to th e unit. Fix the end of the FM antenna to a wall, and place the AM ante nna on a flat surface. Assembling and connectin g the AM antenna • Unwind only the length of cable needed from the AM antenna unit.
En 23 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIGHT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YEL.
En 24 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIG HT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YE.
En 25 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIGHT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YEL.
En 26 Error messages If any error message is displayed during the measurement, resolve the problem and perform Y PAO again. TV screen Front display ■ Proc edure to handle errors 1 Check the content of error message and press ENTER. 2 Use the cursor keys ( e / r ) to sele ct the desired operation.
En 27 W arning messages If a warnin g message is displayed after the measurement, you can still save the measurement results by following on-screen inst ructions. However , we recommend you perf orm YPAO again in orde r to use the unit with the optimal spe aker settings.
En 28 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIG HT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YE.
En 29 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIG HT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YE.
En 30 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIG HT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YE.
En 31 Enjoying sound field eff ects ( CINEMA DSP ) The unit is equipped with a variet y of sound programs that utilize Y amaha’ s original DSP technology (CINEMA DSP). It allows you to eas ily create sound fields like actual movie theaters or concer t halls in your room.
En 32 ■ Sound programs suitab le for music (MUSIC) The following sound programs are opti mized for listening to music sources. ■ Sound pro grams suitable fo r stereo pla yback (STEREO) Y ou can sele ct stereo playback.
En 33 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIG HT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YE.
En 34 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIG HT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YE.
En 35 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIG HT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YE.
En 36 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIGHT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YEL.
En 37 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIGHT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YEL.
En 38 TUNING PRESET MUTE TUNING MEMORY TOP MENU HOME POP-UP/MENU DISPLA Y RETURN SETUP OPTION FM VOLUME PROGRAM AM STRAIGHT ENHANCER BASS BLUETOO TH INPUT BD DVD TV CD SCENE RADIO SLEEP ENTER BLUE YEL.
En 39 Y ou can play back music files stored on a BLUETOOTH device on the unit. Please also refer to the owner ’s manual of your BLUETOOTH device. • The BLUETOOTH device must support A2DP. • Y ou cannot play back video files stored on a BLUETOOTH de vice o n the unit.
En 40 Playback of BLUETOOTH device contents Connect a paired BLUETOOTH device and start playback. Check the following beforehand: – Pairing has been completed. – BLUETOOTH function on the BLUETOOTH d evice is turned on. 1 Operate the BLUETOOTH device to establish a BLUETOOTH connection.
En 41 Y ou can conf igure separate playback settin gs for different playback sources. This menu is available on the front panel (or on the TV screen), allowing you to easily configure settings during playback. 1 Press OPTION. Front display TV screen 2 Use the cursor keys to select an item and press ENTER.
En 42 ■ Input Select (Input) Switches the input source. Press ENTER to switch to the selected input source. Choices HDMI 1-4, AUDIO 1-2, A V 1-3, TUNER, Bluetooth, AUX ■ Tone Control (Tone Control) Adjusts the high-frequency range (Treble) and low-frequency range (Bass) of sounds.
En 43 ■ Lipsync (Lipsync) Enables/disables the adjustment configured in “Lipsync” (p.52) in the “Setup” menu. • This setting is applied separately to each input source. Settings ■ Signal Info (Signal Info) Displays information abou t the video/audio signal.
En 44 C ONFIGUR A TIONS Y ou can config ure the unit’ s vario us function with the menu displayed on the TV screen. • Operations with TV screen are av aila ble only when your TV is connected to the unit via HDMI. If not, carry out operations while viewing the front display .
En 45 Setup menu items Menu Item Function Pag e Speaker Configuration Subwoofer Selects whether or not a subwoofer is connected. 47 Front Selects the size of the fr ont speakers. 47 Center Selects whether or not a center spea ker is connected and its size.
En 46 ECO Auto Power Standby Set the amount of time fo r the auto-standby function. 54 ECO Mode Enables/disables the eco mode (power saving mode). 54 Function Input Rename Changes the input source name displayed on the front display . 55 Input Skip Set which input sour ce is skipped when operating the INPUT key .
En 47 Speaker Configures the speaker settings manually . • Default settings are underlined. ■ Configuration Configures the output characteristics of the speakers.
En 48 Sets the phase of the subwoofer . W hen the bass sound is lacking or unclear , switch the subwoofer phase. Settings Enables/disables Extra Bass. When Extra Bass is enabled, you can enjoy enhanced bass sounds, regardless of the size of the front speakers and the presence or absence of the subwoofer .
En 49 ■ Manual equalizer adjustment 1 Set “EQ Select” to “GEQ ”. 2 Use the cursor keys ( q / w ) to sel ect “Channel ” and the cursor keys ( e / r ) to select the desired sp eaker channel. 3 Use the cursor keys ( q / w ) to select th e desired band (fr equency) and the cursor keys ( e / r ) to adjust the gain.
En 50 HDMI Configures the HDMI settings. • Default settings are underlined. ■ Configuration Enables/disables HDMI Control (p.70 ). Settings • T o use HDMI control, you need to perf or m the HDMI Control link set up (p.70) after connecting HDMI Control-compatible devices .
En 51 Enables/disable SCENE link playback when “HDMI Control” is set to “On”. When SCENE link playback is enable d, HDMI Con trol-compatible devices connected to the unit via HDMI automatic ally works as follows, with a scene selection.
En 52 Sound Configures the audio output settings. • Default settings are underlined. ■ DSP Parameter Configures the surround decoder settings. Enables/disables the broadening effect of the front sound field.
En 53 ■ Volume Configures the volume settings. Switches the scale of the volume display . Settings Selects the dynamic range adjustment met hod for bitstream audio (Dolby Digital and DTS signals) playback. Settings Sets the maximum volume to prevent excessive loudness.
En 54 ECO Configures the power supply settings. • Default settings are underlined. ■ Auto Power Standby Set the amount of time for the auto-standby function.
En 55 Function Configures the functions that make the unit easier to use. • Default settings are underlined. ■ Input Rename Changes the input source name displayed on the front display . Y ou can also select a name from the presets or a name cr eated by the Auto Rename function.
En 56 ■ Memory Guard Prevents accidental changes to the settings. Settings • When “Memory Guard” is set to “On”, the following icon ( ) is displa yed on the menu screen. ■ Remote Color Key Set the unit's functions for the RED/GRE EN/YELLOW/BLUE key of the remote control.
En 57 Configure the system settings of the unit while viewing the front display . 1 Set the unit to standby mode. 2 While holding down STRAIGHT on the front panel, press z (power). 3 Press PROGRAM to select an item. 4 Press STRAIGHT to select a setting.
En 58 Selecting the remote c ontrol ID ( REMOTE ID ) Change the unit’ s remote control ID so that it matches the remote control’ s ID (default: ID1). When using multiple Y amaha AV receivers, you can set each remote contr ol with a unique remote control ID for its corresponding receiver .
En 59 APPENDIX If you have changed sp eakers or have a ne w speaker system, use YPAO to optimize the speaker settings again (p.24). If you want to ad just the speake r settings manually , use “Speaker” in the “Setup” menu (p.
En 60 Use “Audio Output” in the “Setup” menu to se lect the output destination of signals input into the unit (p.50). Y our TV spea kers may be selected as an output destination. Use “Language” in the “Setup” menu to select a language from English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian and Chinese (p.
En 61 Refer to the table below when the unit doe s not function properly . If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instructions below do not help, tur n off the unit, disconnect the power cable, and con tact the nearest authorized Y amaha de aler or service center .
En 62 Aud i o The RED/GREEN/YELLOW/B LUE keys of the remote control do not operate. The device which is connected to the uni t via HDMI does not support the operation of the RED/GREEN/YELLOW/BLUE keys. Use a device which supports the operation of the RED/GREEN/YELLOW/BLUE keys.
En 63 Vi d e o No sound from the TV (when HDMI Control is used). The TV is set to output audio fr om the TV speakers. Change the audio ou tput setting on your TV so that the TV audio is output fr om the speakers connected to the unit . A TV that does not support ARC is connected to the unit only with an HDMI cable.
En 64 FM/AM r adio Proble m Cause Rem edy FM radio reception is weak or noisy . There is multi-path int erference. Adjust the FM antenna height or orientation , or place it in a differ ent location. Y our ar ea is too far from the FM stat ion transmitter .
En 65 BLUETOOTH Proble m Cause Rem edy Cannot make the unit pair with a BLUETOOTH dev ice. Another BLUETOOTH device is co nnected. T erminate current BLUETOOTH co nnection, and perform pairing with the new device. This unit and the device are to o far apart.
En 66 Error indications on the front displa y Message Cause Remedy Check SP Wires The speaker cables short cir cuit. T wist t he bare wir es of the cables firmly and conn ect to the unit and speakers pr operly . Internal Error An internal error has occurr ed.
En 67 Aud io i nfo rm at io n ■ Audio dec o ding format Dolby Digi tal Dolby Digital is a compressed digital audio format developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc . that supports 5.1-channel audio. This technology is used for audio on most DVD disc s. Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II enables 5-channel playback from 2-channel sources.
En 68 WMA (Windows Media Audio) One of the compressed digital audio formats developed by Microsoft Corporation. With psycho acoustic technologies, this compression method achieves a high compression rate. Reportedly , it is capable of compressing data quantity by about 1/20 maintaining a certain level of audio quality .
En 69 ■ Suppor ted device s ❑ BLUETOOTH devices • BLUETOOTH devices that suppor t A2DP can be u sed. • Y amaha does not assure the connections of all BLUETOOTH devices. Video signals input from a video device to the unit are output to a TV as shown below .
En 70 HDMI Control HDMI Control allows you to operate exter nal devices via HDMI. If you connect a TV that supports HDMI Control to the unit with an HDMI cable, you can control the unit (such as power and volume) with TV remote control operations.
En 71 f If you made a digital op tical cable connec tion between the TV and the uni t, use the cursor k eys ( q / w ) to select "TV Audio Inpu t" and the cursor k eys ( e / r ) to select "A UDIO 1". g Press SETUP . 3 Enable HDMI Control on the TV and pl ayback devices (such as HDMI Control-compatible BD/DVD pla yers).
En 72 HDMI signal compat ibility Au dio sign als Video signals The unit is compatible with the video signals of the following resolutions: • When CPPM copy-protected DVD-A udio is play e d back, video/audio signals may not be output, depending on the type of the DVD player .
En 73 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby , Pr o Lo g i c and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dol b y Laboratories. For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited. DTS, DTS-HD, the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc.
En 74 Input jacks • Analog Audio Audio x 3 (A V 2–3, AUX [Mini Jack]) • Digital Audio (Supported frequencies: 32 kHz to 96 kHz) Optical x 1 (AUDIO 1) Coaxial x 2 (A V 1, AUDIO 2) •V i d e o Co.
En 75 • Maximum Effective Ou tput Power (1-channel driven) [U.S.A. and Canada models] (1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ) Front L/R, Center , Surround L/R .......... ........... .......... . 130 W/ch [Other models] (1 kHz, 10% THD, 6 Ω ) Front L/R, Center , Surround L/R .
En 76 Symbols Lock icon ( o ) 56 Numerics 2.1-channel system 14 2ch Stereo (sound program) 32 4K Ultra HD 72 5.1-channel system 13 , 15 5.1-channel system (Virtual CINEMA FRONT) 13 5ch Stereo (sound p.
En 77 Subwoofer Trim (Volume Trim, Option menu) 42 Surround decoder 33 T Test Tone (Speaker, Setup menu) 49 Tone Control (Option menu) 42 V Video In (Signal Info, Option menu) 43 Video Out (Signal Inf.
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