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Yamaha RX-V890 Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL
Contents
PROFILE OF THIS UNIT ............................ 6
CONNECTIONS ......................................... 9
BASIC OPERATIONS .............................. 18
TUNING OPERATIONS ........................... 21
PROCESSOR (DSP) ................................ 25
SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER ................. 30
RX-V890

Natural Sound Stereo Receiver

IMPORTANT!
Please record the serial number of this
unit in the space below.
Model:
Serial No.:
The serial number is located on the rear
of the unit.
Retain this Owner's Manual in a safe
place for future reference.
WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
Explanation of Graphical Symbols
The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert you to the
presence of uninsulated "dangerous
voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended to
alert you to the presence of
important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions
in the literature accompanying the
appliance.

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TUNING OPERATIONS ... 21 USING THE DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) ... 25 SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER ... 30 REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER ... 31 RX-V890 Natural Sound Stereo Receiver IMPORTANT! Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below.

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings — All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
  • Page 3 UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.

  • Page 4: Supplied Accessories

    SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES After unpacking, check that the following parts are contained. Remote Control Transmitter Remote TRANSMIT USER /LEARN LEARN POWER SLEEP SKIP SEARCH DECK A/B PRESET — SEARCH REC MUTE REC/PAUSE SEARCH CHAPTER/CH DISPLAY — PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER SURROUND SPORTS STADIUM...
  • Page 5 Features • Five Speaker Configuration Front: 100 W + 100 W (8 ) RMS Output Power, 0.015% THD, 20-20,000 Hz 120 W + 120 W (6 ) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20-20,000 Hz (USA Model Only) Center: 100 W (8 ) RMS Output Power, 0.015% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 25 W + 25 W (8 ) RMS Output Power,...

  • Page 6: Profile Of This Unit

    You are the proud owner of a Yamaha stereo receiver –an extremely sophisticated audio component. The Digital Sound Field Processor (DSP) built into this unit takes full advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully when setting up your system, and this unit will sonically transform your room into a totally new listening environments –movie theater, concert hall, and so on.

  • Page 7: Speaker Setup For This Unit

    SPEAKER SETUP FOR THIS UNIT SPEAKERS TO BE USED This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a fivespeaker configuration. The speakers to be used with this unit will be front speakers, rear speakers, and a center speaker. The front speakers are used for the main source sound.

  • Page 8: Speaker Placement

    SPEAKER PLACEMENT The recommended speaker configuration, the five-speaker configuration, will require two speaker pairs: front speakers and rear speakers, plus a center speaker. When you place these speakers, refer to the following: Center Front R Front L Rear L Front: In normal position.

  • Page 9: Connections

    CAUTION Before attempting to make any connections to or from this unit, be sure to first switch OFF the power to this unit and to any other components to which connections are being made. CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER COMPONENTS When making connections between this unit and other components, be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left) to L, R (right) to R, “+”...

  • Page 10: Connecting Speakers

    CONNECTING SPEAKERS Connect the respective speakers to this unit as shown below: Right Note on front speaker connection: One or two speaker systems can be connected to this unit. If you connect only one speaker system, connect it to either the SPEAKERS A or B terminals. Note on center speaker connection: One or two center speakers can be connected to this unit.
  • Page 11 With some subwoofers, including the Yamaha Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System, the amplifier and subwoofer are in the same unit. GND terminal (For turntable use)
  • Page 12 4 FRONT CH — MAIN IN terminals These terminals are for line input to the built-in front channel amplifier. Leave the jumper bars connected to the PRE OUT terminals when you use the built-in amplifier. However, if you drive front speakers with an external stereo power amplifier, remove the jumper bars.
  • Page 13 CONNECTING S VIDEO TERMINALS If your video cassette recorder, video disc player, monitor, etc., are equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video terminals, connect them to this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Otherwise, use the composite video terminals of the unit. Note: • If video signals are sent to both the S VIDEO input and composite input terminals, the input signals will be sent to the respective S VIDEO output and composite output terminals independently.

  • Page 14: Antenna Connections

    ANTENNA CONNECTIONS • Each antenna should be connected to the designated terminals correctly, referring to the following diagram. • Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these antennas will probably provide sufficient signal strength. Nevertheless, a properly installed outdoor antenna will give clearer reception than an indoor one.

  • Page 15: Adjustment Before Operation

    ADJUSTMENT BEFORE OPERATION SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT This procedure lets you adjust the sound output level balance between the front, center, and rear speakers using the built-in test tone generator. With this adjustment, the sound output level heard at the listening position will be the same from each speaker.
  • Page 16 Select the center channel output mode according to your speaker configuration. (Refer to “SPEAKER CONFIGURATION” on page 7.) CENTER MODE TEST Press the TEST button to run the Dolby test. In step 7, when you select the center mode, note the following.
  • Page 17 Adjust the BALANCE control so that the test tone sound output level of the left front speaker and the right front speaker are the same. BALANCE Adjust the test tone sound output level of the center speaker to be at the same level as that of the front speakers with the CENTER LEVEL keys.

  • Page 18: Basic Operations

    To play a source Set to the “ ” position. VOLUME –dB Press the POWER switch to turn on the power. Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the video monitor ON.) TAPE 2 MONITOR TAPE 1...
  • Page 19 To record a source to tape (or dub from tape to tape) Select the source to be recorded. REC OUT SOURCE LD/TV TAPE 1 VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 VIDEO AUX PHONO Play the source and press the corresponding input selector, then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source.
  • Page 20 Selecting the SPEAKERS system Because one or two speaker systems (as front speak- ers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B, or both at once. SPEAKERS Adjusting the BALANCE control Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbal- ance caused by speaker location or listening room...

  • Page 21: Tuning Operations

    Normally, if station signals are strong and there is no interference, quick automatic-search tuning (AUTOMATIC TUNING) is possible. However, if signals of the station you want to select are weak, you must tune to it manually (MANUAL TUNING). AUTOMATIC TUNING Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display.
  • Page 22 PRESET TUNING Manual Preset Tuning This unit can store station frequencies (selected by tuning operation) by using the preset station buttons. With this function, you can select any desired station by only pressing the corresponding preset station button. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 pages) can be stored.
  • Page 23 Automatic Preset Tuning You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function for FM stations only. By this function, this unit performs automatic tuning and stores FM stations with strong signals sequentially. Up to 40 stations are stored automatically in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on page 22.
  • Page 24 Exchanging Preset Stations You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below. (Example) If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5, and vice versa. Recall the preset station on E1 (by following the method of “To recall a preset station”...

  • Page 25: Using The Digital Sound Field Processor (Dsp)

    USING THE DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) This unit incorporates a sophisticated, multi-program digital sound field processor, which allows you to expand and shape the audio sound field from both the audio and video sources, for a theater-like experience in the listen- ing/viewing room.
  • Page 26 This program is effective for playback of sources encoded with Dolby Surround. The Yamaha DSP technology is ideally combined with the Dolby Pro Logic to present you the incredible listening experience of the 70 mm movie theater. This program is ideal for pre- cisely reproducing the sound design of the newest movies.
  • Page 27 To play a source with the digital sound field processor Follow steps 1 - 6 shown in “BASIC OPERATIONS” on page 18. Select the desired program that is suitable for the source. DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR 70mm PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER THEATER ROCK...

  • Page 28: Adjustment Of The Center Level

    The following adjustments can be done on the remote control transmitter as well as on the front panel. Adjustment of the CENTER LEVEL You can adjust the sound output level of the center channel speaker even if the output level is already set in “Speaker balance adjustment”...

  • Page 29: Adjustment Of Delay Time

    Adjustment of DELAY TIME You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the source sound and the beginning of the effect sound with the DELAY TIME control. The DELAY TIME control is effective with all programs. By applying more or less delay, sound effects, background noise, and ambient noise coming at you from the rear speakers can be enhanced or subdued for extra effect.

  • Page 30: Setting The Sleep Timer

    If you use the SLEEP timer of this unit, you can make this unit turn off automatically. When you are going to sleep while enjoying a broadcast or other desired input source, this timer function is helpful. Notes: • The SLEEP timer can be controlled only with the remote control transmitter. •...

  • Page 31: Remote Control Transmitter

    REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Battery installation Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries with new ones. Notes: • Use only AA, LR6, UM-3 batteries for replacement. •...
  • Page 32 The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of the unit. If the CD player, tape deck, etc. connected to this unit are YAMAHA components designed for remote control compatibilty, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component.
  • Page 33 For Other Component Control Identify the remote control transmitter keys with your component’s keys. If these keys are identical, their functions will be the same. On each key function, refer to the corresponding instruction on your component’s manual. 1 CD player keys Controls compact disc player.
  • Page 34 YPC-USER-LEARN switc YPC : Set to this position when using preset POWER SLEEP SKIP PHONO DISC SKIP SEARCH PAUSE/STOP PLAY ･ “YPC” is the abbreviation of YAMAHA DECK A/B PRESET A／B／C／D／E TUNER — USER SEARCH STOP PLAY TAPE 1 REC MUTE...
  • Page 35 To learn a new function Set to the “LEARN” position. USER LEARN Press a key on this unit where a new function will be learned. About 5–10 cm (2–4 in). Press and hold the key (on the other remote control transmitter) where the desired new function is.

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting Guide

    To clear a learned function Set to the “ ” position. USER USER LEARN Press and hold the CLEAR button using the point of a mechanical pencil, etc. CLEAR Press and hold the key where the learned function to be deleted is until the indicator flashes 3 times.

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. SYMPTOM The unit fails to turn on when the POWER switch is pressed.

  • Page 38: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Front L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.015% THD ... 100W+100W 6 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. model only] ... 120W+120W Center 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.015% THD ... 100W Rear L, R 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.08% THD ...
  • Page 39 YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77321 MARNE-LA VALLEE-CEDEX 2, FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD. YAMAHA HOUSE, 200 RICKMANSWORTH ROAD WATFORD, HERTS WD1 7JS, ENGLAND YAMAHA SCANDINAVIA A.B J A WETTERGRENS GATA 1, BOX 30053, 400 43 VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA, SWEDEN VT26730-3 BWWb, V Printed in Japan...

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