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RX-V492
RX-V392
Natural Sound AV Receiver
Récepteur audiovisuel “Son Naturel”
Receptor AV de Sonido Natural
Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA AV receiver.
Nous vous remercions d’avoir porté votre choix sur ce récepteur audiovisuel YAMAHA.
Muchas gracias por haber adquirido este receptor AV YAMAHA.
OWNER’S MANUAL
MODE D’EMPLOI
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 7 Wall or Ceiling Mounting – The unit should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 8 Ventilation – The unit should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, the unit should not be situated CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface, that may block the ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE ventilation openings; or p
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English 19 For US customers only: EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna is connected to this unit, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides ANTENNA MAST LEAD IN information with regard to proper grounding of the mast WIRE and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to GROUND an antenna discharg
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CONTENTS Safety Instructions ...............Inside the Front Cover Speaker Balance Adjustment ........................20 Supplied Accessories ......................................2 Basic Operations ...........................................23 Features ..........................................................3 Tuning Operations .........................................26 Caution ............................................................4 Preset Tuning ........................................
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English FEATURES l l 5 Speaker Configuration Digital Sound Field Processor RX-V492 l Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder U.S.A. and Canada models < > l Theater-like Sound Experience by the Main: 70W + 70W (8Ω) RMS Output Combination of Dolby Pro Logic and Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz YAMAHA DSP Technology (CINEMA DSP) Center: 70W (8Ω) RMS Output l Automatic Input Balance Control for Power, 0.09% THD, 1 kHz Dolby Pro Logic Surround Rear: 20W + 20W (8Ω) RMS Output l Power, 0.7% THD, 1 kHz Test To
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CAUTION : READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1. To assure the finest performance, please read this manual IMPORTANT carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below. 2. Install this unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, Serial No.: dust, moisture and cold. Avoid sources of humming (transformers, motors). To prevent fire or electrical shock, The serial number
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English 30° NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Battery installation Remote control transmitter operation range RX-V492 RX-V392 20 l6 l2 20 l6 l2 28 8 28 8 40 4 40 4 2 60 2 60 2 0 0 –dB –dB 1 Remote control sensor 3 Within approximately 6 m (19.7 feet) 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 l Use only AA, R6, UM-3 batteries for replacement. l Be sure the
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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 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 wide range of listening environments –
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English SPEAKER SETUP SPEAKERS TO BE USED This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5 speaker configuration. The most effective speakers to use with this unit are main speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker. You may omit the center speaker. (Refer to the “4-Speaker Configuration” shown below.) The main speakers are used for the main source sound plus the effect sounds. They will probably be the speakers from your present stereo system. The rear speakers are
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CONNECTIONS Never plug in this unit and other components until all connections are completed. 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. * If you have YAMAHA components numbered as 1, 2, 3, etc. on the rear panel, connections can be made easily
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English RX-V392 Turntable Monitor TV Video cassette recorder 2 (U.S.A. model) * IMPEDANCE SELECTOR REAR 6ΩMIN./SPEAKER OUTPUT CENTER SINGLE:6ΩMIN./SPEAKER GND VIDEO SIGNAL DUAL:3ΩMIN./SPEAKER MAIN A OR B:4ΩMIN./SPEAKER 75Ω A B:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER REAR UNBAL. MONITOR OUT VIDEO IN VCROUT REAR 8ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER SINGLE:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER DUAL:4ΩMIN./SPEAKER FM MAIN A OR B:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER A B:I6ΩMIN./SPEAKER ANT CENTER 1 CD SUB DUAL WOOFER GND SINGLE * MAINS AM ANT A
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CONNECTING SPEAKERS Subwoofer system Rear speaker Rear speaker Left Right Center speaker (U.S.A. model) IMPEDANCE SELECTOR REAR 6ΩMIN./SPEAKER OUTPUT CENTER SINGLE:6ΩMIN./SPEAKER DUAL:3ΩMIN./SPEAKER MAIN A OR B:4ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER A B:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER REAR REAR 8ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER SINGLE:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER DUAL:4ΩMIN./SPEAKER A OR B:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER MAIN A B:I6ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER CD SUB DUAL WOOFER SINGLE Main speakers B A Right Left B Right MAIN Left CAUTION SEE
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English How to Connect: Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge, cut as short as possible. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers. Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct, that is the + and – markings are observed. If these wires are reversed, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. Caution Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other and do not let them touch any metal part of this unit. This
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OUTPUT terminals (for driving speakers with external amplifiers) CENTER OUTPUT terminal This terminal is for center channel line output. There is no connection to this terminal when you use the built-in amplifier. OUTPUT However, if you drive a center speaker with an external power amplifier, connect the input terminal of the external amplifier to CENTER this terminal. SUBWOOFER OUTPUT terminal This terminal is for connecting with the input terminal of an SUB amplifier for driving a subwoofer.
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English ANTENNA CONNECTIONS l Each antenna should be connected to the designated terminals correctly, referring to the following diagram. l 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 FM antenna Outdoor AM ante
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CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL RX-V492 1 23 4 5 6 78 CONCERT MONO CINEMA DSP PRO LOGIC ENHANCED VIDEO MOVIE STADIUM NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER RX–V492 ROCK CONCERT DISCO CONCERT HALL EFFECT VOLUME l6 20 l2 VCR TV/DBS DVD/LD 28 8 POWER TAPE (MD) 40 4 MONITOR 60 2 TUNER PHONO CD A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 –dB BASS TREBLE BALANCE DELAY/ CENTER PHONES SPEAKERS FM/AM DOWN TUNING UP CENTER/REAR MODE 0 0 0 l l l l l l A B 2 2 2 2 2 2 TUNING 3 3 3 3 3 3 MEMORY EDIT MODE TIME/LEVEL 4 4 4
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English 1 POWER switch 0 SPEAKERS switches Press this switch to switch the power on. Press it again to Set the switch A or B (or both A and B) for the main speaker switch the power off. system (connected to this unit) you will use to the ON position. Set the switch for the main speaker system you will not use to 2 Standby mode indicator the OFF position. (Except U.S.A. and Canada models) While the power is on, pressing the SYSTEM POWER OFF A A/B/C/D/E button key on the remote control transmitte
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F MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) button J DELAY/CENTER/REAR and TIME/LEVEL +/– buttons When this button is pressed, the MEMORY indicator flashes for RX-V492 only about 5 seconds. During this period, select a desired preset Adjust the delay time (DELAY), the rear channel output level station number by pressing the corresponding preset station (REAR) and the center channel output level (CENTER). number selector button to enter the displayed station into the Select the item which you want to adjust by pr
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English DISPLAY PANEL 123 4 56 PRESET SLEEP STEREO NORM ms dB WIDE kHz PHANTOM MHz 0 20 l00 EFFECT OFF DISCO PRO LOGIC CONCERT MONO ROCK CONCERT MEMORY AUTO TAPE MON ENHANCED VIDEO MOVIE STADIUM CONCERT HALL 0 87 9 1 Multi-information display 9 TAPE MON indicator Displays various information, for example station frequency, Lights up when the tape deck (or MD recorder etc.) is selected preset station number and name of selected input source. as the input source by pressing the TAPE (MD) MONITOR
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REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of this unit. If the CD player and tape deck connected to this unit are YAMAHA components designed for remote control compatibility, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component. RX-V392 RX-V492 9 9 TIME/ DELAY/CENTER –+ LEVEL /REAR TEST EFFECT –+ DELAY TIME TEST EFFECT 1 1 8 8 ON/OFF ON/OFF PROGRAM PROLOGIC EN
