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RX-V3800
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RX-V3800
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 77
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Important safety instructions 10 Ventilation – Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the CAUTION 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
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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. 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 18 Before moving this unit, press AMASTER ON/OFF to place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources,
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BASIC ADDITIONAL ADVANCED English OPERATION INFORMATION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREPARATION OPERATION Contents INTRODUCTION ADVANCED OPERATION Notices...................................................................... 2 Advanced sound configurations...........................71 Features ................................................................... 3 Selecting decoders ................................................... 71 Graphical user interface (GUI) screen................73 Supplied
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Notices Notices About this manual y indicates a tip for your operation. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent No’s: Some operations can be performed by using either the 5,451,942;5,956,674;5,974,380;5,978,762;6,226,616;6,487,535 buttons on the front panel or the ones on the remote & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is a control. In case the button names differ between the front registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and panel and the remote
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English INTRODUCTION Features Features Built-in 7-channel power amplifier iPod controlling capability ◆ Minimum RMS output power ◆ DOCK terminal to connect a Yamaha iPod universal dock (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω ) (such as the YDS-10, sold separately), which supports iPod Front: 140 W + 140 W (Click and Wheel), iPod nano, and iPod mini Center: 140 W Network features Surround: 140 W + 140 W ◆ NETWORK port to connect a PC and Yamaha MCX-2000 or Surround back: 140 W + 140 W access the Inte
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Features Supplied accessories Check that you received all of the following parts. Remote control POWER POWER STANDBY POWER TV AV Zone 2/Zone 3 Batteries (6) XM NET/USB AUDIO SEL SLEEP remote control (AAA, LR03) TUNER CD CD-R MULTI CH IN MD/TAPE DVD BD/HD DVD PHONO DTV/CBL DVR VCR V-AUX/DOCK XM POWER SELECT STANDBY TUNER CD CD-R 1 2 3 AMP + + + SOURCE MD/TAPE DVD BD/HD DVD NET/USB TV VOL CH VOLUME 4 5 6 ENT TV – – – DTV/CBL DVR VCR V-AUX/DOCK 7 8 9 0 TV MUTE TV INPUT MUTE PRESET/CH LEVEL SET ME
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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 (P) 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 Step 1: Set up your speakers Place your speakers in the room and connect them to this Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel unit. (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. HDMI COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO ANTENNA Front speakers and center speaker MONITOR OUT A BD/HD DVD B DVD C DTV/CBL BD/HD DVD DVD DTV/CBL IN DVR 1 OUT IN VCR OUT MONITOR OUT AC IN Y Y AM FM GND 75Ω UNBAL. S VIDEO IN4 PB PB IN OUT VIDEO SPEAKERS SP1 DVR (PLAY) (REC) R PRESENCE/Z
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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 the and other components DVD VIDEO jack of this unit. DVD VIDEO VIDEO MONITOR OUT AC IN AV receiver DVD player HDMI COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO ANTENNA MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT A BD/HD DVD B DVD C DTV/CBL BD/HD DVD DVD DTV/CBL IN DVR 1 OUT IN VCR OUT AC IN Y Y AM FM GND 75Ω UNBAL. S VIDEO IN4 PB PB VIDEO IN OUT SPEAKERS SP1 DVR (PLAY) (REC) R PRESENCE/ZONE 2/ZONE 3 L
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide 4 Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and 5 Connect the supplied power cable to AC IN of indoor FM antenna to this unit. this unit and then plug 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
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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 5 Rotate RVOLUME 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 122). You can also use 4-ohm speakers as the front speakers (see page 33). 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. 41 Setting the language of the GUI menu ☞ P. 99 Enjoying FM/AM radio programs ☞ P. 53 Assigning the input/output jacks of this unit Enjoying XM Satellite Radio programs ☞ P. 56 ☞ P. 82 Using your iPod with this unit ☞ P. 62 Setting the parameters for each input source ☞ P. 81
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CONNECTIONS Connections Rear panel 1 23 4 5 6 7 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 AC IN Y Y FM GND AM 75Ω UNBAL. S VIDEO IN4 PB PB VIDEO SPEAKERS IN OUT SP1 (PLAY) (REC) DVR R PRESENCE/ZONE 2/ZONE 3 L WRENCH PR PR ++ HOLDER MD/ L TAPE IN3 IN OUT IN OUT REMOTE 1 2 R SURROUND BACK/ CENTER DTV/ R L BI-AMP CBL SINGLE CENTER FRONT(6CH) SURROUND CENTER FRONT SURROUND SINGLE(SB) ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE GND PHO
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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 for playback the sound of high definition audio formats (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, etc.) as well as the conventional audio sources with sound field programs. See page 15 for connection information. y We recommend that you al
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Connections ■ 6.1-channel speaker layout ■ 5.1-channel speaker layout See page 15 for connection information. See page 15 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 17 for details. page 17 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) Spe
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English PREPARATION 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 magnetic
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Connections ■ For the 6.1-channel speaker setting Surround back speakers Left Subwoofer Center speaker SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/ CENTER BI-AMP L SINGLE + + L SP2 R SURROUND ZONE 2/ZONE 3 + + R L SUB WOOFER + R FRONT L + + Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers (see page 117) Right Left Surround speakers Right Left Front speakers ■ For the 5.1-channel speaker setting Front speakers for the Subwoofer bi-amplification connections Center speaker (see page 19) SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/ CENTER L R BI-AMP SINGLE +
