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RX-V493
RX-V393
Natural Sound AV Receiver
Récepteur audiovisuel “Son Naturel”
Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA AV receiver.
Nous vous remercions d’avoir porté votre choix sur ce récepteur audiovisuel YAMAHA.
OWNER’S MANUAL
MODE D’EMPLOI
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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 .......................22 Supplied Accessories .....................................2 Basic Operations ..........................................25 Features .........................................................3 Tuning Operations ........................................29 Caution ...........................................................4 Preset Tuning ...............................................
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English FEATURES l l 5 Speaker Configuration Digital Sound Field Processor RX-V493 l Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder Main: l Theater-like Sound Experience by the 70W + 70W (8Ω) RMS Output Combination of Dolby Pro Logic and Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz YAMAHA DSP Technology (CINEMA DSP) Dolby Pro Logic Surround 65W + 65W (8Ω) RMS Output l Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz Test Tone Gene
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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-V493 RX-V393 l6 l6 20 l2 20 l2 28 8 28 8 40 4 40 4 60 2 60 2 2 –dB 0 –dB 0 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. Notes l Be sur
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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-V393 Monitor TV Video cassette recorder Turntable 2 (U.S.A. model) * IMPEDANCE SELECTOR SET BEFORE POWER ON 6CH VIDEO OUTPUT REAR 6ΩMIN. /SPEAKER DISCRETE REAR CENTER SINGLE:6ΩMIN. /SPEAKER 75Ω INPUT SUB CENTER (SURROUND) DUAL:3ΩMIN. /SPEAKER UNBAL. R MAIN L R SURROUND L CENTER WOOFER MAIN A OR B:4ΩMIN. /SPEAKER A B:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER GND REAR 8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER CENTER SINGLE:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER VIDEO DUAL:4ΩMIN. /SPEAKER FM ANT SIGNAL MAIN A OR B:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER A B:16ΩMIN. /SPEAKER MONITO
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Connecting with a Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder If you have a Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder unit or an LD player etc. which incorporates a Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder, its discrete outputs can be connected to this unit. RX-V493 6CH DISCRETE OUTPUT MAIN CENTER SURROUND Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder unit SUB DIGITAL WOOFER IN DVD/LD 6CH TV/DBS DISCRETE 75Ω INPUT SUB UNBAL. R MAIN L R SURROUND L CENTER WOOFER DIGITAL GND OUT VIDEO FM ANT SIGNAL MONITOR OUT DVD/LD IN VCR OUT TV/DBS RF Demodulator GND
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English RX-V393 6CH DISCRETE OUTPUT MAIN CENTER SURROUND Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoder unit SUB DIGITAL WOOFER IN 6CH VIDEO DISCRETE 75Ω INPUT SUB UNBAL. R MAIN L R SURROUND L CENTER WOOFER DIGITAL GND OUT VIDEO FM ANT SIGNAL MONITOR OUT VIDEO IN VCR OUT RF Demodulator GND AM ANT PHONO TAPE TAPE REC VIDEO IN VCR OUT PB /MD OUT AC-3 RF 3 4 IN CD 1 AUDIO SIGNAL AC-3 RF OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Laserdisc player with AC-3 RF output or another unit with AC-3 RF output Notes for RX-V393 • The laserdisc
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CONNECTING SPEAKERS Subwoofer system Rear speaker Rear speaker Left Right Center speaker (U.S.A. model) IMPEDANCE SELECTOR SET BEFORE POWER ON OUTPUT REAR 6ΩMIN. /SPEAKER CENTER SINGLE:6ΩMIN. /SPEAKER REAR DUAL:3ΩMIN. /SPEAKER CENTER (SURROUND) REAR MAIN A OR B:4ΩMIN. /SPEAKER A B:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER REAR 8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER CENTER SINGLE:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER DUAL:4ΩMIN. /SPEAKER CENTER MAIN A OR B:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER A B:16ΩMIN. /SPEAKER CD SUB DUAL WOOFER SINGLE Main speakers B A Left Right B MAIN Left Rig
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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) SUBWOOFER OUTPUT terminal This terminal is for connecting with the input terminal of an amplifier for driving a subwoofer. When the input signals to this unit are in normal 2-channel OUTPUT stereo, this terminal outputs only frequencies below 150 Hz REAR (SURROUND) CENTER from the main and center channels. When discrete signals are input to this unit and are selected as the input source, this terminal outputs signals from the subw
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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-V493 1 23 4 5 67 CONCERT MONO CINEMA DSP PRO LOGIC ENHANCED VIDEO MOVIE STADIUM NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER RX–V493 ROCK CONCERT DISCO CONCERT HALL EFFECT VOLUME l6 20 l2 VCR TV/DBS DVD/LD 28 8 STANDBY/ON 40 4 TAPE/MD MON 2CH/6CH 60 2 TUNER PHONO CD A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 –dB BASS TREBLE BALANCE DELAY/CENTERCENTER PHONES SPEAKERS FM/AM DOWN TUNING UP /REAR/SWFR 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/LEV
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English 1 STANDBY/ON switch 8 PHONES jack Press this switch to turn the power to this unit on. Press it When you listen with headphones, connect the headphones to again to turn this unit into the standby mode. the PHONES jack. You can listen to the sound to be output from the main speakers through headphones. Standby mode When listening with headphones privately, set both the In this state, this unit consumes a very small quantity of SPEAKERS A and B switches to the OFF position and switch powe
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E MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) button I DELAY/CENTER/REAR/SWFR and TIME/LEVEL +/– When this button is pressed, the “MEMORY” indicator flashes buttons for about 5 seconds. During this period, select a desired RX-V493 only preset station number by pressing the corresponding preset Adjust the delay time (DELAY), the center channel output level station number selector button to enter the displayed station (CENTER), the rear channel output level (REAR) and the into the memory. output level to the SUBWOOFE
