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RX-V540RDS AV Receiver Ampli-tuner audio-vidéo OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BRUKSANVISNING MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING...
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YAMAHA will not be The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected held responsible for any damage resulting from use to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or of this unit with a voltage other than specified.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ADVANCED OPERATION CONTENTS ............1 SET MENU ............40 FEATURES ............. 2 Set menu list ............40 Adjusting the items on the set menu ....... 40 GETTING STARTED ..........3 SOUND 1 SPEAKER SET (speaker mode settings) Supplied accessories ..........3 ................
N DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, Discrete 6.1, DTS Neo:6 N Remote control with preset manufacturer codes N Zone B capability Decoder N CINEMA DSP: Combination of YAMAHA DSP technology and Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital or N Virtual CINEMA DSP N SILENT CINEMA DSP I About this manual •...
GETTING STARTED Supplied accessories After unpacking, check that the following parts are contained. Remote control Batteries (4) AM loop antenna (AAA, R03, UM-4) CODE SET TRANSMIT SYSTEM POWER POWER STANDBY POWER MD/CD-R TUNER SLEEP D-TV/CBL V-AUX 6CH INPUT Indoor FM antenna TV VOL TV CH VOLUME...
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel VOLUME INPUT RDS MODE/FREQ PRESET/TUNING FM/AM STANDBY EDIT EDIT PTY SEEK MODE START TUNING MODE MEMORY AUTO/MANUAL MONO MAN`L/AUTO FM INPUT MODE 6CH INPUT VIDEO AUX SILENT SPEAKERS STEREO PROGRAM A/B/C/D/E PRESET/TUNING CONTROL BASS/TREBLE EFFECT NEXT SET MENU PHONES...
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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS SILENT (PHONES jack) Allows you to enjoy DSP effects when listening with (U.K. and Europe models only) headphones. When you connect headphones to the a RDS MODE/FREQ headphone jack, no signals are output to the speakers. Press this button when the unit is receiving an RDS e SPEAKERS A/B station, to cycle the display mode among PS mode, Turns the set of main speakers connected to the A and/or...
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Remote control 1 Infrared window This section describes the remote control controls and their functions. Make sure that the AMP mode is selected Outputs infrared control signals. Aim this window at the before starting operation. component you want to operate. 2 CODE SET Used to set up manufacturer codes (see page 48).
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS I Using the remote control y MUTE Mutes the sound. Press again to restore the audio output to the previous volume level. u 6.1/5.1 VOLUME INPUT PRESET/TUNING FM/AM Switches the Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES decoder on or STANDBY EDIT TUNING MODE MEMORY...
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel display V-AUX D-TV/CBL MD/CD-R TUNER MUTE VOLUME VIRTUAL NIGHT MATRIX DISCRETE STEREO AUTO HiFi SLEEP HOLD TUNED MEMORY SILENT DIGITAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L C R RC RR u i o (U.K. and Europe models only) 1 Processor indicators e HiFi DSP indicator The indicators for the various decoders light up when the Lights up when you select a Hi-Fi DSP sound field...
CONNECTIONS I Connecting to digital jacks Before connecting components This unit has digital jacks for direct transmission of digital signals through either coaxial or fiber optic cables. You can use the digital jacks to input PCM, Dolby Digital CAUTION and DTS bitstreams. Use digital connections if you wish Do not connect this unit or other components to the to enjoy the multi-channel sound track of DVD material, mains power until all connections between the...
CONNECTIONS I Connecting a video monitor Connecting video components Connect the video input jack on your video monitor to the MONITOR OUT VIDEO jack. Refer to the connection examples on the next page. Note I Types of video jacks • If you connect this unit with a source component using Component video jacks, you also need to connect your video monitor using Component video jacks.
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CONNECTIONS OPTICAL OUTPUT DVD player AUDIO OUTPUT TV/digital TV/ cable TV OPTICAL OUTPUT AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT COMPORNENT VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO D-TV /CBL DIGITAL INPUT MONITOR D-TV (PLAY) /CBL COAXIAL /CD-R OPTICAL TUNER D-TV/CBL (REC) MAIN MD/CD-R...
CONNECTIONS Connecting audio components • Use the AUDIO jacks on this unit for a CD recorder or MD recorder which does not have optical digital input or output I Connecting a CD player jack. Connect the coaxial digital output jack on your CD player Notes to the DIGITAL INPUT CD jack on this unit.
Cut the external sleeve reception quality, an outdoor antenna may improve the included 75-ohm/300-ohm of the 75-ohm coaxial quality. Consult the nearest authorized YAMAHA antenna adapter. cable and prepare it for dealer or service center about the outdoor antennas. connection.
CONNECTIONS Connecting an external decoder This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (MAIN left and right, CENTER, SURROUND left and right and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a component equipped with a multi-channel decoder and 6 channel output jacks such as a DVD/SACD player. MAIN SURROUND VIDEO...
Dolby Digital or DTS signals. The Place the rear center speaker in the center between the YAMAHA Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System is rear left and right speakers at the same height from the ideal for natural and lively bass reproduction.
CONNECTIONS I Connections Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) in accordance with the markers on this unit, the speakers, and the speaker cables. 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.
SUBWOOFER jack When using a subwoofer with built-in amplifier, including the YAMAHA Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System, connect the input jack of the subwoofer system to this jack. This unit will direct low bass signals distributed from the main, center and/or rear channels to this jack in accordance with your SPEAKER SET selections. The LFE (low- frequency effect) signals generated when Dolby Digital or DTS is decoded are also directed to this jack in accordance with your SPEAKER SET selections.
CONNECTIONS Connecting the power supply Turning on the power cords When all connections are complete, turn on the power of this unit. VOLTAGE SELECTOR VOLUME INPUT PRESET/TUNING FM/AM STANDBY EDIT TUNING MODE MEMORY AUTO/MANUAL MONO MAN`L/AUTO FM VOLTAGE SELECTOR INPUT MODE 6CH INPUT AC OUTLETS SWITCHED...
BASIC SYSTEM SETTINGS The “BASIC” menu allows you to set some of the basic “SOUND” menu parameters with a minimum of effort. If you wish to configure the unit more precisely to suit your listening environment, use the more detailed parameters from the “SOUND”...
BASIC SYSTEM SETTINGS SET MENU BASIC SOUND INPUT OPTION 1 SETUP 2 SP LEVEL Press j / i to alter the settings for each Press j / i to adjust the balance parameter. Use d to move to the next between each speaker and the left main setting.
BASIC SYSTEM SETTINGS 4 SET or CANCEL Setting the unit to match your Select SET to confirm the changes you made to the above three settings. The unit will output a test tone to speaker system the speakers (see 5 ). Alternatively, select CANCEL to exit this menu without altering any of the unit Follow the instructions below to set the amplifier output settings.
PLAYBACK Rotate the INPUT selector (or press one of the input selector buttons on the remote control) to select the input source. The selected input source name and input mode VOLUME INPUT appear on the front panel display for a few seconds. PRESET/TUNING FM/AM STANDBY EDIT...
PLAYBACK I BGV (background video) function Start playback or select a broadcast station The BGV function allows you to view images from a on the source component. video source together with sounds from an audio source. Refer to the operation instructions for the For example, you can enjoy listening to classical music component.
PLAYBACK I Notes on digital signals Input modes and indications The digital input jacks of this unit can handle 96 kHz sampling digital signals. Note the following when a This unit is equipped with a variety of input jacks. You digital signal with a sampling frequency greater than 48 can select the type of input signals you wish to use.
PLAYBACK Selecting a sound field program After selecting the desired program, press the same button repeatedly to cycle through sub-programs if available. You can enhance your listening experience by selecting a Example: Pressing MOVIE THEATER 2 DSP program. For details about each program, see pages repeatedly switches the sub-program 28 –...
PLAYBACK I Selecting PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II or The display cycles as follows each time you press q/ Neo:6 DTS SUR : You can listen to 2-channel sources decoded into five or PRO LOGIC→PRO LOGIC Enhanced→PRO LOGIC II six discrete channels by selecting PRO LOGIC, PRO Movie→PRO LOGIC II Music→Neo:6 Cinema→Neo:6 LOGIC II or Neo:6 in program No.
PLAYBACK I Virtual CINEMA DSP Notes With Virtual CINEMA DSP, you can enjoy all DSP programs without rear speakers. It creates virtual speakers • If you turn off the sound effects, no sound is output from the to reproduce a natural sound field. center speaker, rear speakers, or rear center speaker.
The traditional stereo system that uses only two speakers is not capable of recreating a realistic sound field. YAMAHA’s DSP requires four effect speakers to recreate sound fields based on the measured sound field data. The processor controls the strength and delay time of the signals output from the four effect speakers to localize the virtual sound sources and fully encompass the listener.
CINEMA-DSP is an upgraded version of YAMAHA DSP specially designed for movie soundtracks. CINEMA-DSP integrates the DTS, Dolby Digital, and Dolby Pro Logic surround sound technologies with YAMAHA DSP sound field programs to provide a surround sound field. It recreates comprehensive movie sound design in your audio room. In CINEMA-DSP sound field programs, YAMAHA’s exclusive DSP processing is added to the Main left and right, and...
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CINEMA-DSP I For movie programs Program Features MOVIE Spectacle This program creates the extremely wide sound field of a 70-mm movie theater. It THEATER 1 precisely reproduces the source sound in detail, making both the video and the sound field incredibly real.
Digital or DTS technology to recreate a dynamic sound that gives you the feeling of being in a public theater. I Dolby Digital/DTS + DSP sound field effect These programs use YAMAHA’s tri-field DSP processing on each of the Dolby Digital or DTS signals for the front, Presence DSP left surround, and right surround channels.
TUNING There are 2 methods of tuning; automatic and manual. Press PRESET/TUNING l / h once to begin Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are automatic tuning. strong and there is no interference. Press h to tune in to a higher frequency, or press l to tune in to a lower frequency.
TUNING Notes Presetting stations • Any stored station data existing under a preset number is I Automatically presetting stations (for FM cleared when you store a new station under that preset number. stations) • If the number of the received stations does not reach E8, You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store automatic preset tuning has automatically stopped after FM stations.
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TUNING I Manually presetting stations Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a You can store up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) preset station number (1 to 8) while the manually. “MEMORY” indicator is flashing. Press h to select a higher preset station number. Press l to select a lower preset station number.
TUNING I Exchanging preset stations Selecting a preset station You can exchange the assignment of two preset stations. The example below describes the procedure for You can recall any desired station simply by selecting the exchanging preset station “E1” with “A5”. preset station number under which it was stored.
RECEIVING RDS STATIONS RDS (Radio Data System) is a data transmission system used by FM stations in many countries. RDS data contains a variety of information such as PS (Program Service name), PTY (Program Type), RT (Radio Text), CT (Clock Time), EON (Enhanced Other Networks), and others. Description of RDS data Changing the RDS mode This unit can receive, PS, PTY, RT, CT, and EON data...
RECEIVING RDS STATIONS PTY SEEK function EON function If you select the desired program type, the unit This function uses the EON data service on the RDS automatically searches all preset RDS stations that are station network. If you select the desired program type broadcasting a program of the required type.
SLEEP TIMER I Canceling the sleep timer Use this feature to automatically set this unit in standby mode after the amount of time you have set. The sleep Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” timer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source.
RECORDING Recording adjustments and other operations are Notes performed on other recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for these components for details on • Do a test recording before you start an actual recording. their operation . • When this unit is set in standby mode, you cannot record between the components connected to it.
SET MENU You can set the following parameters on the set menu to Adjusting the items on the set obtain a better sound from the unit. Change the settings to reflect the needs of your listening environment. menu Set menu list Use the remote control to make adjustments.
SET MENU SOUND 1 SPEAKER SET Press j / i once to enter PRESET/CH the setup mode of the (speaker mode settings) selected item. – SELECT The last setting you adjusted appears on the front panel Use this feature to select suitable output modes for your display.
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SET MENU I 1B MAIN (main speaker mode) I 1D REAR CT (rear center speaker mode) Choices: LARGE, SMALL If you add a rear center speaker to your speaker configuration, this unit can provide more realistic front- LARGE to-back transitions. Select this if you have large main speakers.
SET MENU SOUND 2 SP DISTANCE SOUND 3 LFE LEVEL (speaker distance) Use this feature to adjust the output level of the LFE (low-frequency effect) channel when playing back a Use this feature to adjust the delay applied to center and Dolby Digital or DTS signal.
SET MENU SOUND 5 CENTER GEQ (center INPUT 1 I/O ASSIGN (input/ graphic equalizer) output assignment) Use this feature to adjust the built-in 5-band graphic You can assign jacks according to the component to be equalizer so that the center speaker tonal quality matches used if this unit’s COMPONENT VIDEO input jack or that of the left and right main speakers.
SET MENU INPUT 2 INPUT MODE OPTION 2 MEM. GUARD (initial input mode) (memory guard) Use this feature to designate the input mode for sources Use this feature to prevent accidental changes to settings connected to the DIGITAL INPUT jacks when you turn on the unit.
SET MENU OPTION 4 ZONE SET I SP B (speaker B set) Use this feature to select the location of the main speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals. Choices: MAIN, ZONE B MAIN Select this to turn on/off SPEAKERS A and B when the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS B terminals are set in the main room.
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can operate other A/V components made by YAMAHA and other manufacturers. To control other components, set up the remote control with the appropriate manufacturer codes. Control area I Controlling this unit...
Component Component category Manufacturer Code control (Library) MD/CD-R TUNER (buttons) D - TV/CBL V - AUX YAMAHA 0005 MD/CD-R YAMAHA 0024 TUNER TUNER YAMAHA 0003 YAMAHA 0098 Press CODE SET by using a ballpoint pen or similar object.
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Controlling other components You can operate other components if you have set the CODE SET TRANSMIT manufacturer code for your component in the remote SYSTEM POWER POWER STANDBY POWER control. Note, however, that some buttons may not MUTE MD/CD-R TUNER...
SETTING THE SPEAKER LEVELS Adjusting the volume during Using the test tone playback Use the test tone to set speaker levels so that the volume from each speaker is identical when heard from your You can adjust the volume of the speakers while listening listening position.
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM PARAMETER EDITING Repeat steps 2 – 4 if you wish to alter other Changing parameter settings parameters. The initial sound field program settings will provide you Note with an excellent listening experience as they are. It is not •...
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM PARAMETER EDITING Digital sound field parameter descriptions You can adjust the values of certain digital sound field parameters so the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in every program. I DSP LEVEL Function: This parameter adjusts the level of all the DSP effect sounds within a narrow range.
Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, set this unit to standby mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center. I General...
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TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page Only the speaker on Incorrect cable connections. Connect the cables properly. If the problem persists, one side can be the cables may be defective. heard. No sound from the The sound effect is switched off. Press STEREO/EFFECT to turn it on.
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TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page No sound from the rear “SOUND 1C REAR LR” or “SOUND 1D Select LRG or SML. center speaker. REAR CT” on the set menu is set to NON. The Dolby Digital EX or the DTS-ES Press 6.1/5.1 on the remote control to switch the –...
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TROUBLESHOOTING I Tuner Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page FM stereo reception is The characteristics of FM stereo Check the antenna connections. noisy. broadcasts may cause this problem Try using a high-quality directional FM when the transmitter is too far away or antenna.
“fly- differences in the sound heard as well. Based on a wealth over” and “fly-around” effects. of actually measured data, YAMAHA CINEMA DSP uses YAMAHA original sound field technology to combine I Dolby Pro Logic II...
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GLOSSARY I Virtual CINEMA DSP I S-video signal YAMAHA has developed a virtual CINEMA DSP With the S-video signal system, the video signal normally algorithm that allows you to enjoy DSP sound field transmitted using a pin cable is separated and transmitted...
SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION FM SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power for Main, Center, Rear, Rear Center • Tuning Range [U.S.A. and Canada models] ......87.5 to 107.9 MHz [U.S.A. and Canada models] 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω ........80 W [Other models] ..........
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LIST OF MANUFACTURER’S CODES LISTE DES CODES FABRICANTS LISTE DER HERSTELLER-CODES LISTA ÖVER TILLVERKARKODER LISTA DEI CODICI DEL FABBRICANTE LISTA DE CÓDIGOS DE FABRICANTES LIJST MET FABRIKANTENCODES CLARIVOX 0821, 0961, 1971 FIRST LINE 1981 HYPER 0591, 0601, 1511, CLATRONIC 1181, 1331 FISHER 0021, 0091, 0141, 1621...
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