Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product YAS-81 Yamaha
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Front Surround System (CENTER SYSTEM + SUBWOO FER/SYSTEM CONTROL) YAS-71/YAS-81 (YAS-71CU + YAS -71SPX/ YAS-81CU + YAS- 81SPX) OWNER’S MANUAL UA.
i En 1 Read t hese in struct ions. 2 Keep thes e ins tructio ns. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follo w all in stru ctions . 5 Do not use th is appa ratus near wate r. 6 Clean only wi th dry cl oth. 7 Do not bloc k any ventila tion openin gs. Install in accordanc e with the manu facture r’s instruct ions.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS ii En FCC INFORMATION (for US customers) 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This p roduct, when i nstalled as indica ted in t he instructions co ntained in this m anual, meets FCC require ments.
iii En 1 To assu re the fine st pe rfor mance, pleas e re ad thi s manual careful ly. Keep it in a safe plac e for future refe rence. 2 Instal l this sound system in a well ventilat ed, cool, dry , clean place – a way from dir ect sunlight, heat sources, vibra tion, dust, moist ure, and/or cold.
1 En INTRODUCTION PREPARATION BASIC OPERATION OTHER FUNCTIONS English USEFUL OPERATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GETTING STARTED ......... ....... .......... .......... ....... ..... 2 Supplied p arts ..... ...... ........ ...... ......... ...... .......
2 En INTRODUCTION This pro duct consists o f the fo llowing item s. Before making co nnection s, make sur e you r eceived a ll of the fo llowing items. ■ Units ■ Accessories • All the su pplied pa rts for YAS-81 are incl uded in t he box of YAS-81SPX.
3 En GETTING STARTED English INTRODUCTION ■ Front panel of the center system 1 Front panel dis play Shows informatio n about the operatio nal status o f the system. ( ☞ P. 4) 2 Remote control sensor Receives infrared signals from the remote control.
4 En GETTING S TARTED ■ Front panel display of the center system 1 D ecode r in dicat ors The respe ctive indicator l ights up when any of the decode rs of the syste m is functi oning.
5 En GETTING STARTED English INTRODUCTION ■ Remote control 1 Input buttons Select an input source you wa nt to liste n to. ( ☞ P. 16) 2 STEREO • Turns extend ed stereo m ode on and o ff alternately. ( ☞ P. 2 1) • Tu rns of f surr ound m ode.
6 En GETTING S TARTED B POSITION Shifts the optim um listenin g area accordi ng to you r listenin g position. ( ☞ P. 19) C TEST Outputs the te st tone. ( ☞ P. 20) D ENHANCER Turns on and off compress ed music enh ancer mode alterna tely. ( ☞ P. 2 1) E NIGHT Turn s nigh t list enin g mode on or off.
7 En GETTING STARTED English INTRODUCTION ■ Using the remote control Use the remot e cont rol within 6 m (20’) of the cen ter system a nd point i t toward the re mote contr ol sensor. • Be car eful not to spill liqui d on the remote co ntrol. • Be car eful not to drop th e remote co ntrol.
8 En PREPARATION To enjoy quality soun d thorough ly, you need t o place this syst em in the approp riate positio ns, and install the component s correctly.
9 En PLACING THIS SYSTEM English PREPARATION ■ Attaching the center system to a wall Installing the center system using the keyholes You can att ach the center syst em to a wall using commerci ally availab le screws (#8, Diameter: 7.5 mm or more (5/16” or more)).
10 En PLACING THIS SYSTEM Installing the center system using the screw holes You can al so use the inner or outer screw ho les on the rear of the cent er system for installing the center system using a commerci ally available bra cket or rack. • The ce nter system w eighs abou t 5 kg (11 lbs.
11 En English PREPARATION Follow the procedure belo w to connect the cent er system and the su bwoofer/system con trol. Connecting speaker cables y It is possibl e to route the sup plied speake r cable behind a w all.
12 En CONNECTION The sub woofer/s ystem contro l has 3 dig ital input jacks (opti cal digit al × 2, coaxial digit al × 1) and 1 an alog in put jac k. Before conn ecting yo ur extern al componen ts, check th e output jacks of th e componen ts and be sure to use c orrect connect ion cable s.
13 En CONNECTION English PREPARATION [INPUT 3] COAXIAL jack ■ Analog connection [INPUT 4] ANALOG jacks Example1: TV Example 2: VC R or vide o camera VCR or vide o cam era, e tc., wi th no digital outp ut. CD player Coaxial digital cable TV Video camera VCR, etc.
14 En CONNECTION The system is equipped with the DOCK terminal, which allows you to connect the Yamaha iPod uni versal dock (such as YDS-10 or YDS-11, sold separat ely) where you can dock your iPod. Conn ect the Yamaha iPod univ ersal dock to t he DOCK term inal of t he subwoofer/ system con trol usin g its dedica ted cabl e.
15 En CONNECTION English PREPARATION After yo u have made all connect ions, conn ect the power cable of the su bwoofer/sys tem cont rol. y You ca n attach the co ver after yo u have made a ll connect ions or detach a ccording to your prefer ence.
16 En BASIC OPERATION Once you h ave finished all cab le connections ( ☞ P. 11 to 15) and remote con trol preparation ( ☞ P . 7), follow the proce dure below to start basic play back operat ion. 1 Pres s STANDBY/ON . This system is turned on and the po wer indica tor lights up.
17 En English BASIC OPERATION Ordinarily, two fron t speakers, a center sp eaker, two su rround speakers, and a subwo ofer are necessary for enj oying 5.
AIR SURROUND XTREME 18 En Press one of the surround m ode buttons. The names of the se lected input sou rce and the sele cted surr ound mo de ap pear in the front p anel dis play. y • T o reproduce the ori ginal sounds, pr ess STEREO . • The system automatically memorizes the settings assigned to each inp ut source.
AIR SURROUND XTREME 19 En English BASIC OPERATION This functio n shifts the optimum liste ning are a from side to si de accor ding to your listeni ng position for the best Virtual Surround effect. 1 Press POSITION to enter position mode . The current position appears in the front panel disp lay.
AIR SURROUND XTREME 20 En You can selec t the optim um listenin g area from two modes. Press AREA . Each ti me you pre ss AREA , NORMAL and WIDE modes change alternat ely. NORMAL Select this to sharpen t he sound effe ct. “AREA NORMAL” appe ars in the front panel display when NORMAL mode i s selected.
AIR SURROUND XTREME 21 En English BASIC OPERATION An extended sound is achieve d for a 2 channel sou rce such as a CD player. Press STEREO to enter extended stereo mode. “EXTENDED” appe ars in the fro nt pan el display. Each t ime you pres s STEREO , the func tion is tu rned on (EXTENDED) and off (STEREO) alternately.
22 En OTHER FUNCTIONS You can u se two tun ing modes to tune i nto the d esired FM statio n: Frequency tun ing mode You can searc h or specify the freq uency of the desire d FM station aut omatically or man ually. (See “Basic tun ing opera tion” o n page 23.
LISTENING TO FM BROAD CASTS 23 En English OTHER FUNCTIONS 1 Pres s FM to set the input to FM. “FM” appear s in the front panel display. 2 Pres s AUTO/MAN ’L to switch Auto /Manual. The AUTO in dicator light s up when the syst em is set to autom atic tunin g mode.
LISTENING TO FM BROADCASTS 24 En ■ Automatic stati on preset You ca n store up to 40 FM statio ns (A1 to E8: 8 pre set number s in each o f the 5 preset groups). y Press A _ E or A ` E to select a preset grou p, and then press +/– repeatedl y to select a prese t number to which t he first station will be stored after you perform st ep 2.
LISTENING TO FM BROAD CASTS 25 En English OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Manual station preset Use thi s feature to pre set your desired stat ion manu ally. 1 Tune in to a stat ion. See “Basic tuning operatio n” on page 23 for tuni ng instruction s. 2 Pres s MEMORY .
LISTENING TO FM BROADCASTS 26 En ■ Recalling the preset stations 1 Pr ess PRESET/TUNE to select pr eset tuning mode. 2 Pr ess A _ E or A ` E rep eatedly to s elect the de sired preset group (A to E). 3 Pr ess +/– repeatedly to select the d esired preset number (1 to 8).
27 En English OTHER FUNCTIONS Once you h ave stationed your iPod in the Yamaha iPod u niversal dock (such as YDS -10/ YDS-11, so ld separat ely) connected to the DOCK terminal of the subwoofer/syst em control ( ☞ P. 14 ), you can enj oy playba ck of your i Pod.
USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 28 En ■ Controllin g your iPod in simple re mote mode Docki ng you r iPod in the Yamaha iPod unive rsal d ock (s uch as YDS-10 o r YDS-1 1, sol d separately ) ent ers si mple remot e mode. You can perform th e basic opera tions of your iPod (pla y, stop, skip backward /forwar d, etc.
USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 29 En English OTHER FUNCTIONS You can connect th e Yamaha Blueto oth wireless audio receiver (such as YBA-10, sol d separately) to the DOCK terminal of the subw oofer/system c.
USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 30 En 4 Pres s and hold B LUETOOTH O N for more than 3 seconds to s tart pairing. “Searchin g...” appe ars when the p airing starts. While the Yamaha Blue tooth wir e less audio receiver is i n pairing mode, th e DOCK indica tor flas hes in th e front panel displa y.
31 En English USEFUL OPERATION USEFUL OPERATION FPD TV ima ges sometime s lag beh ind the sound. You can us e this fun ction to delay t h e so und outpu t to synchroniz e it with the vid eo image. ADJUSTING TH E AUDIO DELAY 1 Pr ess AU DIO DELA Y to en ter adjusting mode.
32 En Night li stening m ode e nable s you t o listen to dialog or vocal s more clearl y at lowe r volum e by suppressi ng lou der so und effec ts. Thi s f unctio n is us eful w hen yo u enjo y mov ies or mus ic at night. Press NIGHT . “NIGHT ON” appears in the front panel displa y.
33 En English USEFUL OPERATION You can change the brigh tness of th e front pa nel displa y. You can also turn off the fr ont panel display t o view a mov ie in a darker envi ronment. CHANGING THE B RIGHTNESS OF THE FR ONT PANEL DISPLAY Press DISP. MODE repeatedly .
34 En ADDITIONAL IN FORMATION If there is any problem with the system, check the fo llowing items. If you cann ot solve a pro blem with the fo llowing remedies, or if the problem is not liste d below, tu rn off and unplug the syste m, and the n consult y our nearest a uth orized Yama ha deal er or Servi ce Ce nter .
35 En ADDITIONAL INFORMATI ON English ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ■ Tuner ■ iPod In case of a t ransmission err or without a status messa ge appearing in t he front panel, chec k the connec tion to your iPod ( ☞ P. 14) . The remote control does not oper ate the system.
36 En ADDITIONAL IN FORMATION ■ Bluetooth In case of a transmission error wi thout a status message app earing in the front pan el, check your Blue tooth compone nt.
37 En ADDITIONAL INFORMATI ON English ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ■ AIR SURROUND XTREME New surr ound te chnolo gy dev elope d by Yamah a enables surround sound with fewer speakers. In comparison to traditiona l front surro und techn ology, the AIR SURROUND XTREME provides a n atural surround sound f ield.
38 En ADDITIONAL IN FORMATION YAS-71CU/Y AS-81CU • Type..... ........ ...... 2 way acousti c suspensio n magnetic shi elding type • Drive r Woofer.. .......... 8 cm (3”) cone magne tic shielding type × 4 (L2, R2) Tweete r ........ .....2.5 cm (1”) b alanced do me magne tic shi elding t ype × 2 (L1, R1) • Freque ncy Response.
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