Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RX-V550 Yamaha
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YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE. , SCARBOROUGH, ONTAR IO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , F.
1 T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place — away fr om direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture , and/or cold.
1 English PREP ARA TION INTRODUCTION BAS I C OPERA TION SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S AD V ANCED OPERA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION FEATU RES ...... ............ .......... ............ ......... ............ 2 GETTING STARTED ... .......... ............ ....
FEATURES 2 Built-in 6-channel power amplifier ◆ Minimum RMS output po wer (0.06% THD, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 8 Ω ) Front: 90 W + 90 W Center: 90 W Surround: 90 W + 90 W Surround back: 90 W Sound field featur es ◆ Proprietary Y AMAHA technology for the creation of sound fields ◆ Dolby Digita l/Dolb y Digital EX decoder ◆ DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6.
GETTING STARTED 3 English INTRODUCTION Please check t hat you recei ved all of the following parts. 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert four supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) according to th e polarity markings (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4 1 ST AND BY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. When you turn on this unit, you will hear a click a nd there will be a 4 to 5-second delay before this unit can reproduce sound. In standby mo de, this unit consumes a small amo unt of po wer in order to receive infrared-signa ls from the remote control.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5 English INTRODUCTION 0 PHONES (SILENT CINEMA) jack Outputs audio signals for pri v ate listening with headphones. When you connec t headphones, no sign als are output to the OUTPUT jacks or to the speakers. All Dolby Digital and DTS au dio signals are mix ed down to the left and right headphone channels.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 This section describes the func tion of each control o n the remote control used to contro l this unit. T o operate other components, see “REMO TE CONTR OL FEA TURES” on page 54. 1 Infrared windo w Outputs infrared control signals.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 7 English INTRODUCTION H STRAIGHT (EFFECT) Switches the sound f ields of f or on. When STRAIGHT is selected, input signals (2-channel or multi-channel) are output directly from their respec tiv e speak ers without effect processing.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 1 Decoder indicator s When any of this unit’ s decode rs function, the respectiv e indicator lights up. 2 SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headphones are connected and a sound field progr am is sele cted (see page 27).
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 9 English INTRODUCTION K LFE indicator Lights up when the input signal contains the LFE signal. L Input chann el indicator s/speaker indicato rs Indicate the channe l components of the current digital input signal.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 1 DIGIT AL INPUT jacks See pages 15, 17 and 18 for details. 2 MUL T I CH INPUT jac ks See page 16 for connection information. 3 Video component ja cks See pages 15 and 17 for connection information. 4 A C OUTLET(S) Use to supply po wer to your other A/V components (see page 20).
SPEAKER SE TUP 11 English PREP ARA TION The speaker layout belo w sho ws the standard ITU-R speaker setting. Y ou can us e it to enjo y CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources. Front speaker s (FR and FL) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds.
12 SPEAKER SETUP Be sure to connect the left ch annel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) prope rly . If the connections are faulty , no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connect ions is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass.
13 English SPEAKER SE TUP PREP ARA TION ■ FRONT terminals Connect one or two speak er systems to these terminals. If you use only one speaker system , connect it to either the FR ONT A or B terminals. ■ CENTER terminals Connect a center speak er to these terminals.
CONNECTIONS 14 Do not connect this unit or other components to the mains power until all connections between components are complete. ■ Cable indication s ■ Analog jac ks Y ou can input analog signals from audio components by connecting audio pin ca ble to the analog jacks on this unit.
15 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or D VD pla ybac k Connecting video components MONITOR OUT AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO DVD VIDEO R L VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO P R DVD MONITOR OUT P B Y DVD S VIDEO L R O DVD p l a ye r Video monitor Optical out V ideo out Audio out V i deo in 01EN_00_RXV550_EB.
16 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the MUL TI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 6 additio nal input jacks (left and right FR ONT , CENTER, left and right SURROUND and SUB WOOFER) for discrete multi-channe l input from a multi-format player , external decoder , sound processor or pre- amplifier .
17 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ Connections f or other video components ■ VIDEO A UX jacks (on the fr ont panel) Use these jacks to connect an y video source, such as a game console or video camer a, to this uni t.
18 CONNECTIONS ■ Connections f or audio components Connecting audio components AUD I O R L IN ( PLA Y ) ( REC ) MD /CD-R CD DIGIT AL OUTPUT DIGIT AL INPUT OPTICAL MD/CD-R CD COAXIAL MD/CD-R L R L R L R O O C CD player MD recorder or tape dec k Coaxial out Audio out Audio in Audio out Optical in Optical ou t 01EN_00_RXV550_EB.
19 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In genera l, these anten n as should provi de suf fici ent signal strength. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. ■ Connecting the AM loop anten na 1 Set up the AM loop ante nna , then connect it to the terminals on this unit.
20 CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting the A C power cor d Plug the po wer cord into an A C wall outlet. ■ A C OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) U.K. and Australia models .. ........... ........... ...... 1 OUTLET K orea model ........ ........... ........... ...........
21 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION ■ IMPED ANCE SELECTOR s witch Do not change the setting of the IMPED ANCE SELECT OR switch when the unit po wer is switched on, as doing so may damage the unit.
22 CONNECTIONS When all connections are complete, turn on the power of this unit. 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the power of this unit.
BASIC SETUP 23 English PREP ARA TION The basic setup feat ure is a useful w ay to set up your system quickly and with minimal ef fort. y • If you wish to conf igure the un it manually using more precise adjustments, use the detailed parameter s in SOUND MENU (page 50) instead of using BASIC SETUP.
24 BASIC SETUP 7 Press d to display the SPEAKERS parameter . 8 Press j / i to select the number of speakers you connected. SPEAKERS 6spk 9 Press d to display SET/CANCEL. 10 Press j / i to select the desired se tting. >SET CANCEL SET T o apply the settings you chose in steps 4 through 8.
25 English BASIC SETUP PREP ARA TION ■ T o bal ance the spea ker le vels Perform the follo wing steps after step 13 (see page 24). The unit outputs the test tone from the selected speaker and the left front (or left surround) speaker in turn. The indicator of the speaker curre ntly outputting the test tone flashes in the front panel display .
PLAYBACK 26 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON (SYSTEM PO WER on the remote control) to turn on the power . 2 T urn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 3 Press SPEAKERS A or B on the front panel. Each press turns the respecti ve speak ers on or of f. 4 Select the input source.
27 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION 7 Select a sound fiel d program if desired. Rotate PR OGRAM (or press AMP on the remote control to select the AMP mode, then press one of the sound field program b uttons repeatedly) to select a sound field p rogram.
28 PLAYBACK ■ Selecting MUL TI CH INPUT Press MUL TI CH INPUT so that “MUL TI CH INPUT” appears in the front panel display and video monitor . MULTI CH INPUT When “MUL TI CH INPUT” is shown in the front panel display , no other source can be played.
29 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Remote contr ol operation Press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press one of the sound field program buttons repeatedly to select the desired program. The name of the selected program appears in the front panel display .
30 PLAYBACK • Some 6.1-channel compatible discs do not ha ve a signal (flag) which this unit can automatically detect. Whe n playing these kinds of discs with 6.
31 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Listening to high fidelity stereo sound (Direct Stereo) Direct Stereo allo ws you to b ypass this unit’ s decoders and DSP processors to enjoy pure high fidelity sound from 2- channel PCM and analog sources.
32 PLAYBACK ■ Down mixing to 2 c hannels Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback ev en from multi- channel sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo. 2ch Stereo y Y ou can use a subwoofer with this program when SWFR or BO TH is selected in “BASS OUT”.
33 English PLAYBACK BAS I C OPERA TION • When you play DTS-encoded CD/LDs with the input mode set to A UT O: – This unit automatically switches to the DTS decoding mode. The unit remains in DTS mode (and the t indicator may flash) for up to 30 seconds after playb ack of the DTS source is complete.
TUNING 34 There are 2 tuning methods ; automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is ef fectiv e when station signals are strong and there is no interference. ■ A utomatic tuni ng 1 Rotate INPUT to select TUNER as the input sour ce. 2 Press FM/AM to select the reception band.
35 English TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION ■ Manual tuning If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually . Manuall y tuning into an FM station will automatical ly switch the tuner to monaur al reception to increase the signal qua lity .
36 TUNING 3 Press and hold MEMOR Y (MAN’L/A UT O FM) for more than 3 seconds. The preset number , the MEMOR Y and A UT O indicators flash. After a bout 5 seconds, automatic presetting starts from the frequency currently displayed and proceeds to ward the higher frequencies.
37 English TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION 4 Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station number (1 through 8) while the MEMOR Y indicator is flashing. Press h to select a higher preset station number . Press l to select a lower preset station number .
38 TUNING Y ou can exchange t he assignmen t of two preset stations with each other . The example belo w describes the procedure for exchanging preset station “E1” with “A5”. 1 Select preset station “E1” using A/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING l / h .
39 English TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION RDS (Radio Data System) is a data transmission system used by FM stations in many countries. The RDS function is carried out among the network stations.
40 TUNING If you select the desired program type, this unit automaticall y searches all preset RDS stations that are broadcasting a program of the required type. y When performing this operation with the remote control, first press TUNER to set the remote to tuner mode.
41 English TUNING BAS I C OPERA TION This function uses the EON data service on the RDS station network. If you select the desired program type (NEWS, INFO, AFF AIRS or SPOR T), this unit automatical .
RECORDING 42 Recording adjustments a nd other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operating instructions for those components. 1 T urn on the power of this un it and al l connected c omponents. 2 Select the source component y ou want to record fr om.
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS 43 English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital de coders that allo w you to enjo y multichannel playback from almost any sound sour ce (stereo or mu ltichannel).
44 SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS * Y ou can select either Pro Logic IIx or Pro Logic II processing using the PLII/PLIIx parameter on page 61. DOLBY DIGITAL : SUR. STANDARD Standard 5. 1-channel p rocessing f or Dolby Digit al sources. MUL TI DOLBY DIGITAL : SUR.
45 English SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM S Y ou can select from the follo wing sound fields when playi ng music sources, like CD, FM /AM broadcasting, tapes, etc. * Y o u can select either Pr o Logic IIx or Pro Logic II processin g using the PLII /PLIIx parameter on page 61.
ADVANCED OPERATIONS 46 Use this feature to automa tically set this unit in the standby mode after a certain amount of time. The sleep timer is useful when you are goi ng to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a s ource. The sleep timer also automatically turns of f an y e xternal components connected to the A C OUTLET(S).
47 English ADVANCED OPERATIONS AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can adjust the output level of each speak er while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources through th e MUL TI CH INPUT jacks.
SET MENU 48 Y ou can use the follo wing parameters in SET MENU to adjust a v ariety of system settings and customize the way this unit operates. Change the ini tial settings (indicated in bold under ea ch parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening en vironment.
49 English SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use the remote control to acce ss and adjust each parameter . y Y ou can change SET MENU para meters while the unit is reproducing sound . Y ou cannot change some SET MENU parameters while the unit is in either cinema or music ni ght listening mode.
50 SET MENU Use to manually adjust any sp ea ker setting or compensate for video signal processin g delays when using LCD monitors or projectors. Most of the SOUND MENU parameters are set aut oma tically when you perform “B ASIC SETUP” (see page 23).
51 English SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Speaker le vel B )SP LEVEL Use these se ttings to manuall y balance the speaker le vels between the front left o r surr ound left speakers and each speaker selected in SPEAKER SET (page 50). Choices: –10.
52 SET MENU ■ Aud i o s e t G)AUDIO SET Use to customize this units o v erall audio settings. A udio m ute A.MUTE Use to adjust how much the mute function reduces the output volume. Choices: MUTE , –20 dB • Select MUTE to com pletely halt all output of sound.
53 English SET MENU AD V ANCED OPERA TION Use to adjust the optional system param eters. ■ Display set A)DISPLAY SET Dimmer DIMMER Use to adjust the brightness of the front panel display . Choices: –4 to 0 Video con ver sion V CONV. Use this feature to turn on/off con version of composite (VIDEO) signals to S-V ideo si gnals.
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 54 In addition to controlling this unit, th e remote control can also operate other A/V compone nts made by Y AMAHA and other manufacturers. T o contro l other components, you must set up remote c ontrol with the appropriate manufacturer codes.
55 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION Y ou can control other co mponents b y setting the appropriate manufacturer code s. Codes can be set up for each input area. F or a comp lete list of av ailable manufacturer codes, refer to “LIST OF MANUF A CTURER CODES” at the end of this manual.
56 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Once you set the appropriate manufacturer codes, you can use this remote to control your other components. Note that some b uttons ma y not correctly operate the sele cted component. Use the input select or b uttons to select the component you want to operate.
57 English REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES AD V ANCED OPERA TION ■ Clearing a setup man ufacturer code f or component contr ol 1 Press an input selector button or / to select the component control f or which y ou want to clear the manufacturer code. 2 Press CODE SET using a ballpoint pen or similar object.
EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS 58 What really crea tes the rich, full tones of a li ve instrument are the multi ple reflections from the walls of the room. I n addition to making the sound “live”, these reflections enable us to tell where the player is situa ted, and the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting.
59 English EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 5 Repeat st eps 2 th roug h 4 as n ecessary t o change other pr ogram parameter s. Y ou cannot change parameter va lues when “MEMOR Y GU ARD” is set to ON. If you want to cha nge the parameter v alues, set “MEM OR Y GU ARD” t o OFF (se e page 53) .
SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 60 Y ou can adjust the values of certain digital sound field para meters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room.
61 English SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION For PR O LOGIC IIx Music and PR O LOGIC II Music ■ P ANORAMA Function: Extends the front stereo image to incl ude the surround speakers for wraparound ef fect. Choices: OFF/O N, initial setting is OFF.
TROUBLESHOOTING 62 Refer to the chart belo w when this unit does not function p roperl y . If the problem you are e xperiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruc tion belo w does not help, set this unit to the standby mode, disconnect th e po wer cord, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center .
63 English TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Prob lem Cause Remedy Refer to page The sound su ddenly goes off. The protect ion circuitr y has been activated because of a short cir cuit, etc. Check that the impedan ce selec tor setting is correct .
64 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played. (Dolby Digital or DTS indicator in the front panel display does not light up.) The connecte d componen t is not se t to output Dolby Dig ital or DTS digital signals.
65 English TROUBLESHOOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ T uner ■ Remote contr ol Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page FM FM stereo r eception i s noisy . The charact eristics of FM stereo broadcas ts may cause this problem when the transmitt er is too far a way or the antenna input is poor .
RESETTING THE FACTORY PRE SETS 66 If you want to reset all of your unit’ s parameters for any reason, do the follo wing. This procedure completely reset s ALL parameters, including th e SET MENU, lev el, assign and tuner presets. Be sure this unit is in standb y mode.
GLOSSARY 67 English ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that giv es you completely independent mu lti-channel audio. W ith 3 front channels (left, center , and right), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolb y Digita l pro vides 5 full-rang e audio channels.
68 GLOSSARY ■ CINEMA DSP Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in movie theaters, their effect is best felt in a theater ha vi ng many speak ers and designed for acoustic effects.
69 English GLOSSARY ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Component video signal W ith the component video signal system, the video signal is separated into the Y signa l for the luminance and the P B and P R signals for the chromi nance. Co lor can be reproduced more faithfully with this system because each of these signals is independ ent.
SPECIFICATIONS 70 A UDIO SECTION • Mi nimum RMS Out put Power for Front, Cent er , Surround, Surround ba ck 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.0 6% THD, 8 Ω ... ....................... ............. 90 W • Maximum Power (EIAJ) [China, Korea and Gene ral model s] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω .
i LIST OF MANUF A CTURER CODES LISTE DES CODES DE F ABRICANT LISTE DER H ERSTELLERCODES LIST A Ö VER TILL VERKARK ODER LIST A DEI CODICI DEI F ABBRICANTI LIST A DE CÓDIGOS DE F ABRICANTES LIJST MET .
ii KOR TING 0431, 1011, 1021, 1081, 1541 KTV 0601, 1171 LENOIR 0601, 1511 LEYEO 1181 LG (GOLDST AR) 05 91, 0601, 0761, 0791, 1371, 1491, 1511, 1561, 1621, 1641 LIFETEC 259 1, 2601, 2611, 2621, 2641, 2.
iii THOMSON 0331 , 0481, 0531, 0571, 0631, 0651, 0731, 0901, 1241, 1571, 1591, 1791, 1811, 1821, 1891, 1941, 2531 THORN 0741, 0861, 2091, 2251, 2271, 2281 THORN-FERGUSON 0281, 0371, 0551, 0651, 0781, .
iv FR ONTECH 0112 FUNAI 0432 GBC 0002 GEC (UK) 002 2, 0052 GELOSO 0002 GENERAL TECHNIC 1172 GOODMANS 000 2, 0072, 0282, 0432, 0502 GOODMANS (UK) 0002 GRAETZ 0022, 004 2 GRANAD A 0052, 0132, 0532, 0572.
v GENEXXA 0525, 0825, 0855, 0875, 0995, 1265, 1285, 1345, 1355, 1485, 1575, 1675, 1715, 1825 GR UNDIG 0175 HARMAN KARDON 0325, 0495, 0565, 1135, 1145, 1155 HIT ACHI 0065 , 0585, 0685, 0945, 1005, 1015.
YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE. , SCARBOROUGH, ONTAR IO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , F.
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