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RX-V1800
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RX-V1800
AV Receiver
© 2007 All rights reserved.
YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A.
YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA
YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, GERMANY
YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77312
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Important safety instructions 10 Ventilation – Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided CAUTION for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings DO NOT OPEN should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack CAUTION:
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Important safety instructions d) If the product does not operate normally by following 24 Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna or the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna that are covered by the operating instructions as an or cable system is grounded so as to provide some improper adjustment of other controls may result in protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. damage and will of
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Caution: Read this before operating your unit. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual 17 Be sure to read the “Troubleshooting” section on common carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. operating errors before concluding that this unit is faulty. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean A 18 Before moving this unit, press MASTER ON/OFF to place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, release it outward to the OFF pos
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BASIC ADDITIONAL ADVANCED English OPERATION INFORMATION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREPARATION OPERATION Contents INTRODUCTION ADVANCED OPERATION Notice ....................................................................... 2 Advanced sound configurations...........................67 Features ................................................................... 3 Changing sound field parameter settings................. 67 Selecting decoders ................................................... 72 Supp
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NOTICE Notice About this manual y indicates a tip for your operation. Some operations can be performed by using either the Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. buttons on the front panel or the ones on the remote “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks control. In case the button names differ between the front of Dolby Laboratories. panel and the remote control, the button name on the remote control is given in parentheses. This manual is printed pr
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English INTRODUCTION FEATURES Features Built-in 7-channel power amplifier HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) ◆ Minimum RMS output power ◆ HDMI interface for standard, enhanced or (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω) high-definition video as well as multi-channel digital audio Front: 130 W + 130 W based on HDMI version 1.3a Center: 130 W ◆ Automatic audio and video synchronization (lip sync) Surround: 130 W + 130 W information capability Surround back: 130 W + 130 W ◆ Deep Color video s
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Features Supplied accessories Check that you received all of the following accessories. Remote control Batteries (6) (AAA, R03, UM-4) POWER POWER STANDBY POWER Zone 2/Zone 3 TV AV (except Europe model) XM AUDIO SEL SLEEP remote control TUNER CD CD-R MULTI CH IN (except Europe model) MD/TAPE DVD BD/HD DVD PHONO DTV/CBL DVR VCR V-AUX/DOCK XM POWER TUNER CD CD-R STANDBY 1 2 3 SELECT MD/TAPE DVD BD/HD DVD PHONO 4 5 6 ENT AMP + + + DTV/CBL DVR VCR V-AUX/DOCK SOURCE TV VOL CH VOLUME 7 8 9 0 TV – – –
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English INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED Getting started ■ Installing batteries in the remote control Notes Change all of the batteries if you notice the following conditions: – the operation range of the remote control decreases. – the transmit indicator (O) does not flash or its light becomes 2 dim. Do not use old batteries together with new ones. 1 Do not use different types of batteries (such as alkaline and 3 manganese batteries) together. Read the packaging carefully as these differe
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QUICK START GUIDE Quick start guide The following steps describe the easiest way to enjoy DVD movie playback in your home theater. Front right speaker Preparation: Check the items Video monitor Subwoofer Front left In these steps, you need the following supplied Surround right speaker speaker accessories. ❏ AM loop antenna ❏ Indoor FM antenna ❏ Power cable Center speaker Surround back The following items are not included in the package of this right speaker unit. DVD player Surround back
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel Step 1: Set up your speakers (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. Front speakers and center speaker Place your speakers in the room and connect them to this unit. Loosen Insert Tighten HDMI COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO ANTENNA MONITOR OUT A BD/HD DVD B DVD C DTV/CBL BD/HD DVD DVD DTV/CBL IN DVR OUT IN VCR OUT MONITOR OUT Y Y AC IN FM GND AM 75Ω UNBAL. S VIDEO IN4 PB PB VIDEO SPEAKERS IN OUT SP1 DVR (PLA
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Quick start guide Step 2: Connect your DVD player 2 Connect the video cable to the composite video output jack of your DVD player and and other components DVD VIDEO jack of this unit. DVD VIDEO VIDEO MONITOR OUT AV receiver DVD player HDMI COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO ANTENNA MONITOR OUT A BD/HD DVD B DVD C DTV/CBL BD/HD DVD DVD DTV/CBL IN DVR OUT IN VCR OUT MONITOR OUT Y Y AC IN FM GND AM 75Ω UNBAL. S VIDEO IN4 PB PB VIDEO SPEAKERS IN OUT SP1 DVR (PLAY) (REC) R PRESENCE/ZONE 2/ZONE 3 L PR PR WRENC
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide 4 Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and 5 Connect the supplied power cable to this unit indoor FM antenna to this unit. and then plug of the power cable and other components into the AC wall outlet. AM loop antenna y This unit is equipped with AC OUTLET(S) that provide(s) power to other components (except Korea model). See page 32 for details. Indoor FM antenna (Asia model only) Select one of the supplied power cables suitable for the type of AC
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Quick start guide Step 3: Turn on the power and start 4 Start playback of the desired DVD on your player. playback Q 5 Rotate VOLUME to adjust the volume. Check the type of the connected speakers. If the speakers are 6-ohm speakers, set “SPEAKER IMP.” to “6Ω MIN” before using this unit (see page 33). You can also use 4-ohm speakers as the front speakers (see page 117). 1 Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 2 Press AMASTER ON/OFF inward to the ON position on the front panel.
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide What do you want to do with this unit? Using various input sources Manually adjusting various parameters of this unit Basic operations of this unit ☞ P. 42 Setting the basic speaker configuration ☞ P. 80 Enjoying FM/AM radio programs ☞ P. 54 Adjusting the balance of the speaker levels ☞ P. 82 Enjoying XM Satellite Radio programs ☞ P. 58 Setting the distance of each speaker ☞ P. 83 Using your iPod with this unit ☞ P. 64 Setting
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Connections Rear panel 14 2 3 56 7 HDMI COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO ANTENNA MONITOR OUT BD/HD DVD DVD DTV/CBL BD/HD DVD DVD DTV/CBL IN DVR OUT IN VCR OUT MONITOR OUT A B C Y Y AC IN FM GND AM 75Ω UNBAL. S VIDEO IN4 PB PB VIDEO IN OUT SPEAKERS SP1 (PLAY) DVR (REC) L R PRESENCE/ZONE 2/ZONE 3 WRENCH PR PR + + MD/ HOLDER L TAPE IN3 OUT IN REMOTE R SURROUND BACK/ CENTER DTV/ L R BI-AMP CBL CENTER FRONT(6CH) SURROUND SURROUND SINGLE(SB) ZONE 2 ZONE 3 SINGLE GND PHONO CD CD-R CENTER FRONT + + + IN2 L AC OUT
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English PREPARATION Connections Placing speakers The speaker layout below shows the speaker setting we recommend. You can use it to enjoy the CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources. ■ 7.1-channel speaker layout 7.1-channel speaker layout is highly recommended to play back of the sound of high definition digital audio formats (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, etc.) as well as the conventional audio sources with sound field programs. See page 16 for connection information. y We recommend
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Connections ■ 6.1-channel speaker layout ■ 5.1-channel speaker layout See page 17 for connection information. See page 17 for connection information. y y We recommend that you also add the presence speakers for the We recommend that you also add the presence speakers for the effect sounds of the CINEMA DSP sound field program. See effect sounds of the CINEMA DSP sound field program. See page 15 for details. page 15 for details. FR FR SW SW SR SR FL FL SB C C SL SL 1.8 m (6 ft) 1.8 m (6 ft) C C
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English PREPARATION Connections ■ Presence left and right speakers (PL and PR) The presence speakers supplement the sound from the front speakers with extra ambient effects produced by the sound field programs (see page 46). We recommend that you use the presence speakers especially for the CINEMA DSP sound field programs. To use the presence speakers, connect the speakers to SP1 speaker terminals and then set “PRESENCE SP” to “YES” (see page 81). 0.5 to 1 m (1 to 3 ft) 0.5 to 1 m (1 to 3 ft)
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Connections Connecting speakers Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. If the connections are faulty, this unit cannot reproduce the input sources accurately. Caution Before connecting the speakers, make sure that this unit is turned off (see page 33). Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or do not let them touch any metal part of this unit. This could damage this unit and/or speakers. Use magnetically shielded speake
