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RX-V3900
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RX-V3900
AV Receiver
OWNER’S MANUAL
Printed in Malaysia WP55260
© 2008 Yamaha Corporation All rights reserved.
Black process 45.0° 240.0 LPI
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. CAUTION 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 4 Follow all instructions. DO NOT OPEN 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE with the manufacturer’s instructions. COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radia
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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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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio Dolby Laboratories. Corporation and THX Ltd. YAMAHA CORPORATION hereby grants the user a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right of use to this product under U.S.A. and foreign patent, patent pending and other technology or trademarks owned by Neural Audio Corporation and THX Ltd. “Neural Surround”, “Neural Manuf
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BASIC ADDITIONAL ADVANCED English OPERATION INFORMATION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREPARATION OPERATION Contents Using iPod™ ..........................................................66 INTRODUCTION iPod menu tree ......................................................... 66 Controlling iPod™................................................... 67 Features ................................................................... 3 Using USB and network features.........................68 Supplied accessori
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What you can do with the GUI menu By configuring the parameters in the GUI menu of this unit, you can adjust a variety of system settings suited for your listening environment. The following is a brief description of some of the useful menus you can configure in the GUI menu. For more detailed information, see “Graphical user interface (GUI) menu” (page 76). Fine adjusting the speaker settings Fixing the volume difference between input In case speaker settings configured by automatic setup so
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English INTRODUCTION FEATURES Features – “x.v.Color” video signal transmission capability Built-in 7-channel power amplifier – High refresh rate and high resolution video signals capability ◆ Minimum RMS output power – High definition digital audio format signals capability (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω) ◆ HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection System) licensed Front: 140 W + 140 W by Digital Content Protection, LLC. Center: 140 W ◆ Analog video to HDMI digital video up-conversion
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GETTING STARTED Getting started About this manual Notes �y indicates a tip for your operation. � Change all of the batteries if you notice the following � Some operations can be performed by using either the conditions: buttons on the front panel or the ones on the remote – the operation range of the remote control decreases. control. In case the button names differ between the front – the transmit indicator does not flash or its light becomes dim. panel and the remote control, the button
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English INTRODUCTION 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. ❏ Power cable The following items are not included in the package of this unit. Center speaker Surround back ❏ Speakers right speaker DVD player ❏ Front speaker ...
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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 NETWORK IN4 MONITOR OUT BD/HD DVD DVD CBL/SAT BD/HD DVD DVD CBL/SAT DVR VCR MONITOR OUT A B C IN OUT IN OUT S VIDEO Y Y DVR ANTENNA AC IN FM GND AM VIDEO IN3 PB PB 75Ω UNBAL. SPEAKERS CBL/ IN(PLAY) OUT(REC) S
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide Step 2: Connect your DVD player 3 Connect the video cable to the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack of this unit and the video and other components input jack of your video monitor. DVD VIDEO VIDEO MONITOR OUT Video monitor AV receiver HDMI COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO NETWORK IN4 MONITOR OUT BD/HD DVD DVD CBL/SAT BD/HD DVD DVD CBL/SAT DVR VCR MONITOR OUT A B C IN OUT IN OUT S VIDEO Y Y DVR ANTENNA AC IN FM GND AM VIDEO IN3 PB PB 75Ω UNBAL. SPEAKERS CBL/ IN(PLAY) OUT(REC)
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Quick start guide Step 3: Turn on the power and start 6 To set this unit to the standby mode, press BMAIN ZONE ON/OFF. playback Check the type of the connected speakers. If the speakers are 6-ohm speakers, set “SPEAKER IMP.” to “6Ω MIN” before using this unit (page 26). You can also use 4-ohm speakers as the front speakers (page 121). 1 Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 2 Press AMASTER ON/OFF inward to the ON y position on the front panel. For details about turning on/off
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English PREPARATION Connections Rear panel 14 23 56 78 HDMI COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO NETWORK IN4 BD/HD DVD DVD CBL/SAT MONITOR OUT BD/HD DVD DVD CBL/SAT DVR VCR MONITOR OUT IN OUT IN OUT A B C S VIDEO Y Y DVR ANTENNA FM GND AM AC IN VIDEO IN3 PB PB 75Ω UNBAL. SPEAKERS CBL/ IN(PLAY) OUT(REC) SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP PRESENCE/ZONE 2/ZONE 3 CENTER SAT R L R SP1 L PR PR L + + + IN2 MD/CD-R IN 1 OUT IN 2 OUT REMOTE R DVD CENTER FRONT(6CH) SURROUND CENTER FRONT SURROUND SINGLE(SB) ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE GND PH
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Connections Placing speakers The speaker layout below shows the speaker setting we recommend. y � 7.1-channel speaker layout is highly recommended for playback of the high definition digital audio sources (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, etc.) with sound field programs. � We recommend that you add the presence speakers for the effect sounds of the CINEMA DSP sound field program. 7.1-channel speaker layout C FL FR FR SW 30˚ FL SR C SL SR 60˚ SL 80˚ SL SR SBR SBL SBR SBL 30 cm (12 in) or more
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English PREPARATION Connections ■ Speaker types ■ Presence left and right speakers (PL and PR) Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The presence speakers supplement the sound from the front The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus speakers with extra ambient effects produced by the sound effect sounds. Place these speakers at an equal distance from field programs (page 40). We recommend that you use the the ideal listening position. The distance of each speaker pres
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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 (page 26). � 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 speakers.
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English PREPARATION Connections ■ 6.1-channel speaker connection Surround back speaker Subwoofer Presence speakers Center speaker (page 11) or Zone 2/Zone 3 speakers (page 117) SPEAKERS PRESENCE/ZONE 2/ZONE 3 CENTER L R SP1 L + + + SINGLE FRONT SURROUND ZONE 2/ZONE 3 SP2 R L R L R L SUB + + + WOOFER Zone 2/Zone 3 speakers (page 117) Right Left Right Left Front speakers Surround speakers ■ 5.1-channel speaker connection Subwoofer Front speakers for the Presence speakers bi-amplification (page 11
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Connections ■ Connecting the speaker cable ■ Using bi-amplification connections Caution 1 Remove approximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of Remove the shorting bars or bridges of your speakers to insulation from the end of each speaker separate the LPF (low pass filter) and HPF (high pass filter) cable and then twist the exposed wires of the crossovers. cable together to prevent short circuits. You can make bi-amplification connections to one speaker system which supports bi-amplification connection
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English PREPARATION Connections Information on jacks and cable plugs This unit has three types of audio jacks, three types of video jacks and HDMI jacks. You can choose the connection method depending on the component to be connected. ■ Audio jacks ■ Video jacks DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO AUDIO DIGITAL VIDEO S VIDEO Y PB PR L R COAXIAL OPTICAL (White) (Red) (Orange) (Yellow) (Green) (Blue) (Red) O S V L R Y PB PR C Left and right Coaxial Optical Composite S-video Component analog audio digit
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Connections Information on HDMI™ This unit has four HDMI input jacks and two HDMI output jacks for digital audio and video signal input/output. connections: ■ HDMI jack and cable plug – multi-channel analog audio input (page 22) – DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL (or COAXIAL) HDMI � Refer to the instruction manuals of the input source component, and set the component appropriately. HDMI cable plug Notes � When CPPM copy-protected DVD audio is played back, video and y audio signals may not be output depen
