HTR-5790U-cv.fm Page 1 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:12 AM U HTR-5790 AV Receiver ©2003 YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, F.R. OF GERMANY ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 2 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 10 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 3 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS d) 20 21 22 23 If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 4 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 1 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONTENTS CONTENTS ............................................................ 1 FEATURES............................................................. 2 GETTING STARTED............................................ 3 Supplied accessories .................................................. 3 Installing batteries in the remote control ................... 3 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS.............
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 2 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM FEATURES FEATURES Built-in 7-channel power amplifier Other features ◆ Minimum RMS output power (0.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 3 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION Supplied accessories Please check that you received all of the following parts. Batteries (4) (AAA, R03, UM-4) Remote control TRANSMIT RE–NAME CLEAR Power Cord (U.S.A.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 4 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel (U.S.A. model) VOLUME STANDBY /ON PRESET/TUNING OPTIMIZER MIC FM/AM A/B/C/D/E PRESET/TUNING EDIT PROGRAM PHONES MEMORY TUNING MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L MONO INPUT SPEAKERS A VIDEO AUX B STRAIGHT TONE CONTROL INPUT MODE MULTI CH INPUT EFFECT SILENT CINEMA 1 STANDBY/ON Turns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 5 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS INTRODUCTION B PHONES (SILENT CINEMA) Outputs audio signals for private listening with headphones. When you connect headphones, no signals are output to the OUTPUT jacks or to the speakers. All Dolby Digital and DTS audio signals are mixed down to the left and right headphone channels.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 6 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Remote control This section describes the function of each control on the remote control. See “REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES” on page 59 to operate other components with this remote control. TRANSMIT RE–NAME CLEAR LEARN 4 SYSTEM POWER Turns on the power of this unit. 5 Input selector buttons Select the input source and change the control area.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 7 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS I VOL –/+ Increases or decreases the volume level. VOLUME STANDBY /ON PRESET/TUNING OPTIMIZER MIC FM/AM A/B/C/D/E PRESET/TUNING EDIT PROGRAM K SET MENU Selects the SET MENU mode. L ON SCREEN Selects the on-screen display (OSD) mode for your video monitor. INTRODUCTION J MUTE Mutes the sound. The MUTE indicator turns on when the MUTE function is on.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 8 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel display V–AUX DVR/VCR2 MATRIX DISCRETE EX NIGHT DIGITAL SILENT PL PL SP THX PCM AB 96 24 VCR 1 VIRTUAL CBL/SAT DTV DVD ZONE2 ZONE3 SLEEP 1 Decoder indicators When any of this unit’s decoders function, the respective indicator lights up. 2 Sound field indicators Light to indicate the active DSP sound fields.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 9 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS J TUNED indicator Lights up when this unit is tuned in to a station. INTRODUCTION K MEMORY indicator Flashes to show a station can be stored. L 96/24 indicator Lights up when a DTS 96/24 signal is input to this unit. M LFE indicator Lights up when the input signal contains the LFE signal. N Input channel indicators Indicate the channel components of current digital input signal.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 10 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Rear panel AUDIO DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL AUDIO L R VIDEO VIDEO L R IN DVD IN (PLAY) CD-R REMOTE COMPONENT VIDEO PR PB Y S VIDEO MD/TAPE CONTROL OUT OUT DVD +12V 15mA MAX.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 11 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM SPEAKER SETUP + SPEAKER SETUP Surround back speakers (SBR and SBL) Speaker placement PL PR FL FR C The surround back speakers supplement the surround speakers and provide for more realistic front-to-back transitions. Place these speakers directly behind the listening position and at the same height as the surround speakers. They should be positioned at least 30 cm (12 in) apart.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 12 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM SPEAKER SETUP Speaker connections 5 Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 13 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM SPEAKER SETUP 9 10 4 2 1 7 3 8 6 Front speakers (A) Right Left 5 Subwoofer system Center speaker Speaker layout 2 R 4 3 + FRONT + – A – + – B – + PREPARATION 1 Front speakers (B) L CENTER – + AC OUTLETS SURROUND R + – – + L L R + SUB WOOFER R + – – + L – SURROUND BACK SINGLE PRESENCE/ ZONE 2 SPEAKERS PRE OUT (U.S.A.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 14 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM SPEAKER SETUP ■ FRONT terminals ■ CENTER terminals Connect one or two speaker systems to these terminals. If you use only one speaker system, connect it to either the FRONT A or B terminals. Connect a center speaker to these terminals. Note ■ SUBWOOFER jack The Canada model cannot output to two separate speaker systems simultaneously.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 15 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS Before connecting components CAUTION Do not connect this unit or other components to the mains power until all connections between components are complete. Dust protection cap Pull out the cap from the optical jack before you connect the fiber optic cable. Do not discard the cap. When you are not using the optical jack, be sure to put the cap back in place. This cap protects the jack from dust.
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00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 17 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (left and right FRONT, CENTER, left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a multi-disc player, external decoder, sound processor or preamplifier. If you set EXT.INPUT 6ch/8ch to “8ch” (see page 55), you can use input jacks assigned in EXT.
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00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 20 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to an external amplifier If you want to increase the power output to the speakers, or want to use another amplifier, connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT jacks as follows. Notes • When audio pin plugs are connected to the PRE OUT jacks for output to an external amplifier, it is not necessary to use the corresponding SPEAKERS terminals. Set the volume of the amplifier connected to this unit to the maximum.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 21 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting the antennas Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these antennas should provide sufficient signal strength. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. AM loop antenna (included) Indoor FM antenna (included) Notes • The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 22 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting the power supply cord ■ Connecting the AC power cord (U.S.A. and Canada models) Plug the power cord into the AC inlet after all other connections are complete, then plug the power cord to an AC wall outlet. CAUTION AC OUTLETS Do not use other AC power cords. Use the one provided. Use of other power cords may result in fire hazard or electrical shock. (Other models) Plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 23 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM CONNECTIONS Speaker impedance setting Turning on the power When all connections are complete, turn on the power of this unit. CAUTION If you are using 6 ohm speakers, set the impedance to 6 ohms as follows before turning on the power. 1 Be sure this unit is in the standby mode. VOLUME 1 On the front panel, while pressing down SPEAKERS A, press STANDBY/ON. “SP IMP.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 24 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM AUTO SETUP AUTO SETUP Introduction This receiver employs YAMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) technology which lets you avoid troublesome listening-based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate sound adjustments. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening environment.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 25 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM AUTO SETUP Starting the setup 5 For best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible during the auto setup procedure. If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisfactory. CHECK To automatically check and adjust the selected SKIP y If your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set the crossover frequency to the maximum.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 26 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM AUTO SETUP If you selected AUTO in step 6 If you selected RELOAD in step 6 The RESULT display appears for a few seconds after each check, then settings of the next item will start. The RESULT:EXIT display appears after all items are set. The RESULT:EXIT display appears. y You can display each result by pressing u once and pressing i repeatedly before exiting. Pressing d returns to the RESULT:EXIT display.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 27 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM AUTO SETUP ■ Troubleshooting for auto setup procedure Before auto setup Error message Cause Remedy Connect MIC! Optimizer microphone is not connected. • Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel. Unplug HP! Headphones are connected. • Unplug the headphones. During auto setup Press j / i to display the detailed information about the individual error.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 28 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM BASIC SETUP BASIC SETUP The basic system parameters are set automatically when you run auto setup (page 24). The basic settings are useful if you want to quickly setup your speakers or to manually adjust some of the items set in auto setup. y 3 Press d once to select BASIC MENU, then press j / i to enter the menu item. 4 When ROOM is selected, press j / i to change the setting.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 29 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM BASIC SETUP 7 Press d to select SPEAKERS, then press j / i to select the number of speakers connected to the unit.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 30 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM PLAYBACK PLAYBACK Basic operations 4 1 6 Select the input source. Use INPUT (or press one of the input selector buttons on the remote control) to select the input you desire.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 31 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM PLAYBACK To listen with headphones (SILENT CINEMA) The SILENT CINEMA mode allows you to enjoy multichannel music or movie sound, including Dolby Digital and DTS surround, through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activates automatically whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs. The “SILENT CINEMA” indicator lights up on the front panel display.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 32 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM PLAYBACK y Selecting sound field programs Choose a sound field program based on your listening preference, and not on the name of the program.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 33 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM PLAYBACK Notes Note • Some 6.1-channel compatible discs do not have a signal (flag) which this unit can automatically detect. When playing these kinds of discs with 6.1-channel, select “ON”. • 6.1-channel playback is not possible even if EX/ES is pressed in the following cases: – When SURR B L/R SP is set to “NONE” (see page 49). – When the source connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jack is being played.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 34 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM PLAYBACK ■ Downmixing to 2 channels You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback even from multichannel sources. Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo. PROGRAM or Selecting input modes This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Do the following to select the type of input signals you want to use.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 35 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM PLAYBACK Notes 3 • When you play DTS encoded sources with the input mode set to AUTO: – This unit automatically switches to the DTS decoding mode. The unit remains in DTS mode (and the “t” indicator may flash) for up to 30 second after playback of the DTS source is complete. To manually release the DTS mode, press INPUT MODE to reselect AUTO.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 36 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM TUNING TUNING Automatic and manual tuning 4 There are 2 tuning methods; automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference. ■ Automatic tuning Press PRESET/TUNING l / h once to begin automatic tuning. Press h to tune in to a higher frequency, or press l to tune in to a lower frequency.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 37 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM TUNING Notes Presetting stations ■ Automatically presetting FM stations You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store FM stations. This function enables this unit to automatically tune in to FM stations with strong signals, and to store up to 40 (8 stations x 5 groups, A1-E8) of those stations in order. You can then recall any preset station easily by selecting the preset station number.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 38 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM TUNING ■ Manually presetting stations You can also store up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) manually. 4 VOLUME Press PRESET/TUNING l / h to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the “MEMORY” indicator is flashing. Press h to select a higher preset station number. Press l to select a lower preset station number.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 39 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM TUNING Selecting preset stations Exchanging preset stations You can tune any desired station simply by selecting the preset station number under which it was stored. You can exchange the assignment of two preset stations with each other. The example below describes the procedure for exchanging preset station “E1” with “A5”.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 40 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM RECORDING RECORDING Recording adjustments and other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operation instructions for those components.
00_HTR-5790U_EN.book Page 41 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:16 AM SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multichannel playback from almost any sound source (stereo or multichannel). This unit is also equipped with a YAMAHA digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing several sound field programs which you can use to enhance your playback experience.