User manual YAMAHA RX-V490

[. . . ] RX-V490/390 Natural Sound Stereo Receiver Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA stereo receiver. OWNER'S MANUAL CONTENTS Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Profile of This Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Speaker Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] * Once you play the LD player, its video image will not be interrupted even if other input selector buttons except VCR MONITOR are selected. q * If you use two front speaker systems, press both the A and B switches. To turn off the power Press the POWER switch again. 14 1, 4 2 TO RECORD A SOURCE TO TAPE (OR DUB FROM TAPE TO TAPE) 1 Select the source to be recorded. TAPE MONITOR TUNER CD PHONO q Notes To dub from tape to tape, only the following method of dubbing can be performed. SOURCE RECORDER COPY VCR MONITOR LD/TV VCR (or tape deck) connected to the VCR terminals. Tape deck connected to the TAPE terminals. * To dub from tape to tape, refer to the "Notes" shown at right. * When you select LD/TV, TUNER, CD or PHONO, make sure that neither TAPE MONITOR nor VCR MONITOR is also selected. q The DSP, VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE control settings have no effect on the material being recorded. 2 Play the source and then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source. (For detailed information on the tuning operations, refer to the page 17. ) 3 4 Set the tape deck or VCR to the recording mode. To monitor the audio and/or video signals being recorded, press the input selector button for the tape deck or VCR used to make the recording. TAPE MONITOR TUNER CD PHONO COPY VCR MONITOR LD/TV 15 Selecting the SPEAKER system Because one or two speaker systems (as front speakers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B, or both at once. SPEAKERS A ON Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE controls BASS l 2 3 4 5 5 0 l 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 5 TREBLE l 0 l 2 3 4 B ON OFF OFF BASS : Turn this clockwise to increase (or counterclockwise to decrease) the low frequency response. Adjusting the BALANCE control Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by speaker location or listening room conditions. TREBLE : Turn this clockwise to increase (or counterclockwise to decrease) the high frequency response. BALANCE l 2 3 4 L5 0 l 2 3 4 5R Note These controls are effective only for the sound from the front speakers. Note This control is effective only for the sound from the front speakers. When you listen with headphones Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack. You can listen to the sound to be output from the front speakers through headphones. When listening with headphones privately, set both the SPEAKERS A and B switches to the OFF position and switch off the digital sound field processor (so that no DSP program name is illuminated on the display) by pressing the EFFECT switch. PHONES 16 TUNING OPERATIONS Normally, if station signals are strong and there is no interference, quick automatic-search tuning (AUTOMATIC TUNING) is possible. However, if signals of the station you want to select are weak, you must tune to it manually (MANUAL TUNING). 2 13 AUTOMATIC TUNING MANUAL TUNING 1 Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display. FM/AM 1 Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display. FM/AM FM or AM FM or AM 2 TUNING MODE AUTO TUNING AUTO/MAN'L MONO 2 TUNING MODE AUTO/MAN'L MONO "AUTO TUNING" goes off. 3 DOWN TUNING UP 3 Tune to a desired station manually. DOWN TUNING UP To tune to a higher frequency, press the right side once. To tune to a lower frequency, press the left side once. * If the station where tuning search stops is not the desired one, press again. * If the tuning search does not stop at the desired station (because the signals of the station are weak), change to the MANUAL TUNING method. * To continue tuning search, press and hold the button. Note If you tune to an FM station manually, it is received in monaural mode automatically to increase the signal quality. Display information RX-V490 PRESET FM MHz 0 STEREO 20 40 60 l00 DELAY Displays the band and frequency of the received station. Lights up when an FM stereo broadcast is received in stereo. Indicates the signal level of the received station. CONCERT MONO VIDEO MOVIE C RX-V390 PRESET FM MHz STEREO 0 20 l00 REAR 17 PRESET TUNING MANUAL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies (selected by tuning operation) by using the preset station buttons. With this function, you can select any desired station by only pressing the corresponding preset station button. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 pages) can be stored. 2, 1 4, 2 (Preset station buttons) 3 To store stations To recall a preset station 1 2 Tune to a desired station. (Refer to the previous page for tuning procedure. ) 1 Select the page of preset station buttons. A/B/C/D/E PRESET Select a desired page (A ­ E) of preset station buttons while watching the display. A/B/C/D/E PRESET 2 Select the desired preset station button. l 2 3 PRESET STATIONS 4 5 6 7 8 3 MEMORY MEMORY MAN'L/AUTO FM Flashes on and off for about 5 seconds. PRESET 4 Press a preset station button before "MEMORY" goes off from the display. l 2 3 PRESET STATIONS 4 5 6 7 8 Notes q A new setting can be programmed in place of the former one. q For presets, the setting of the reception mode (stereo or monaural) is stored along with the station frequency. RX-V490 PRESET STEREO DELA l00 FM MHz AUTO TUNING 0 20 40 60 CON VI RX-V390 PRESET Shows the displayed station has been programmed to A1. STEREO Memory back-up The memory back-up circuit prevents the programmed data from being lost even if the POWER switch is set off or the power plug is disconnected from the AC outlet or the power is cut due to temporary power failure. If, however, the power is cut for more than one week, the memory may be erased. If so, it can be re-programmed by simply following the PRESET TUNING steps. FM AUTO TUNING MHz 0 20 l00 * * In the same way, program other stations to A2, A3 . . . You can program more stations to the preset station buttons on other pages in the same way by selecting other pages in step 2. 18 AUTOMATIC PRESET TUNING You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function for FM stations only. [. . . ] A desired station cannot be tuned in with Auto tuning. Adjust antenna placement to eliminate multipath interference. Use a high quality directional FM antenna. Tighten the AM loop antenna connections and rotate it for best reception. Use an outdoor antenna and a ground wire. [. . . ]