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RX-V890
Natural Sound Stereo Receiver
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PROFILE OF THIS UNIT ............................ 6
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SPEAKER SETUP FOR THIS UNIT ........... 7
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read Instructions — All the safety and operating A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; instructions should be read before the unit is operated. or 2 Retain Instructions — The safety and operating B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the instructions should be retained for future reference. unit; or 3 Heed Warnings — All warnings on the unit and in the C. The unit has been exposed to rain; or operating instructions should be adhered to. D.
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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT 1 To ensure the finest performance, please read this 6 Do not attempt to clean the unit with chemical solvents; manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future this might damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth. reference. 7 Always set the volume control to “– ¥ ” before starting 2 Install your unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from the audio source play: increase the volume gradually to windows, heat sources, and too much vibration, dus
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES After unpacking, check that the following parts are contained. • Remote Control Transmitter • Indoor FM Antenna Remote TRANSMIT USER YPC LEARN /LEARN POWER SLEEP TV VCR AUX SKIP PHONO DISC SKIP SEARCH PAUSE/STOP PLAY CD DECK A/B PRESET A B C D E TUNER — + SEARCH STOP PLAY TAPE 1 REC MUTE REC/PAUSE DIR A DIR B TAPE 2 MON SEARCH PAUSE/STOP PLAY LD/TV CHAPTER/CH DISPLAY STOP VCR 1 — + • AM Loop Antenna 70mm TV PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER THEATER VCR 2 1234 SURROUND SPO
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Features • Five Speaker Configuration Front: 100 W + 100 W (8W ) RMS Output Power, 0.015% THD, 20-20,000 Hz 120 W + 120 W (6W ) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20-20,000 Hz (USA Model Only) Center: 100 W (8W ) RMS Output Power, 0.015% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 25 W + 25 W (8W ) RMS Output Power, 0.08% THD, 1 kHz • Digital Sound Field Processor 10 Programs including “Cinema DSP” 70mm Movie Theater • Automatic Input Balance Control for Dolby Surround • Test Tone Generator for Easier Speaker Output Balance Adj
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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
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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. These are usually a much larger, high-quality loudspeaker than you will use for the surround sound effects. The center speaker is used for the center sound (dialog, etc.) encoded with the Dolby Surroun
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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: Front: In normal position. (The position of a standard stereo speaker setup) Center: Precisely between the front speakers. (To avoid Center interference with TV sets, use a magnetically shielded speaker.) When two center speakers are Front R used, place these to th
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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, “+” to “+” and “–” to “–”. Also, refer to the owner’s manual for each component to be connected to this unit. Tu
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CONNECTING SPEAKERS Connect the respective speakers to this unit as shown below: Front speakers A Rear speakers Right Left Right Left VIDEO SIGNAL SPEAKERS S VIDEO REAR IN VCR 1 OUTPUT OUT LOW CENTER REAR OUT PASS OUT IN VCR 2 OUT 8W MIN. /SPEAKER fo:200Hz FRONT CENTER LD/TV A CC MONITOR OUT B DD C C+D A OR B: 5W MIN. /SPEAKER C: 8W MIN. /SPEAKER A+B:l2W MIN. /SPEAKER C+D: 4W MIN. /SPEAKER Right Left Center speaker(s) Front speakers B Note on front speaker connection: Note: One or two speaker sy
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ABOUT THE ACCESSORY TERMINALS OUTPUT LOW CENTER REAR OUT PASS OUT 1 3 fo:200Hz 2 1 LOW PASS terminal 2 CENTER OUTPUT terminal This terminal is for output to a monaural amplifier This terminal is for center channel line output. driving a subwoofer. Frequencies above 200␣ Hz are There is no connection to this terminal when you filtered out so that only the bass range remains. use the built-in amplifier. The output signal is from the front and center However, if you drive a center speaker with an c
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TAPE 2 REC OUT 4 MAIN IN FRONT CH 5 PRE OUT 0dB FRONT 6 LEVEL -10dB 4 FRONT CH — MAIN␣ IN terminals 6 FRONT LEVEL switch These terminals are for line input to the built-in Normally set to “0␣ dB”. If desired, you can de- front channel amplifier. Leave the jumper bars crease the output level at the FRONT SPEAKERS connected to the PRE␣ OUT terminals when you use terminals by 10␣ dB by setting this switch to the built-in amplifier. “–10␣ dB”. However, if you drive front speakers with an external st
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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. VIDEO SIGNAL VIDEO S VIDEO IN VCR 1 O
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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. If you experience poor reception quality, an outdoor antenna may result in improvement. Outdoor AM antenna Outdoor FM antenna AUDIO
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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. This is important for the best performance of the digital sound field processor. The adjustment of each speaker output level should be done at your listening position with the remote co
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CHAPTER/CH DISPLAY STOP VCR 1 — + 7 70mm TV PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER VCR 2 THEATER 1234 SURROUND SPORTS STADIUM ROCK JAZZ CLUB V–AUX 5678 CHURCH HALL EFFECT MASTER 910 DSP ON/OFF VOLUME + + CENTER LEVEL TEST DELAY — + TIME 9 REAR LEVEL MUTING — + — — RESET CLEAR 8 MASTER Select the center channel output mode according to your Turn up the volume using the remote 7 9 VOLUME speaker configuration. control transmitter. (Refer to “SPEAKER CONFIGURATION” on page 7.) You will hear a test tone
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CHAPTER/CH DISPLAY STOP VCR 1 — + 12 70mm TV VCR 2 PRO LOGIC ENHANCED MOVIE THEATER THEATER 1234 SURROUND SPORTS STADIUM ROCK JAZZ CLUB V–AUX 5678 CHURCH HALL EFFECT MASTER 910 DSP ON/OFF VOLUME + + 11 CENTER LEVEL TEST DELAY — + TIME REAR LEVEL MUTING — + — — 12 RESET CLEAR 13 10 11 Adjust the BALANCE control so that the test tone sound Cancel the test tone. 10 13 output level of the left front speaker and the right front speaker are the same. TEST BALANCE 0 l l 2 2 3 3 PRO LOGIC 4 4 LR 55 The
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BASIC OPERATIONS 2 3 1,6 4 To play a source 1 Set to the “ ” position. 5 Play the source. (For detailed information on the tuning ¥ operation, refer to page 21.) VOLUME l6 l8 l4 20 l2 24 l0 28 8 34 6 6 Adjust to the desired output level. 4 40 VOLUME 50 3 l6 l8 l4 20 l2 60 2 24 l0 l 70 0 28 8 –dB 34 6 40 4 50 3 POWER 60 2 2 Press the POWER switch 70 l to turn on the power. 0 –dB If desired, adjust the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE controls, etc. (refer to page 20) and use the digital sound field proces
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2 1 To record a source to tape (or dub from tape to tape) Note: • When the REC OUT selector is set to “SOURCE”, the 1 Select the source to be recorded. source selected by the input selector buttons is output REC OUT SOURCE LD/TV TAPE 1 through the TAPE 1-REC OUT, the TAPE 2-REC VCR 1 TUNER OUT , the VCR 1-OUT, and the VCR 2-OUT VCR 2 CD VIDEO AUX PHONO terminals. • When the REC OUT selector is set to something other than “SOURCE” and you press an input selector 2 Play the source and press the c
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Selecting the SPEAKERS system Using the TONE BYPASS switch Because one or two speaker systems (as front speak- Press this switch to revert instantly to the flat states of ers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS the BASS and TREBLE controls without changing the switches allow you to select speaker system A or B, or setting of these controls. both at once. TONE BYPASS SPEAKERS ON AB OFF Using the BASS EXTENSION switch Adjusting the BALANCE control You can boost bass frequency response by
