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01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 1 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM CONTENTS Contents INTRODUCTION Features ................................................................... 2 Notices ....................................................................... 3 Supplied accessories .................................................. 3 Front/side/top panel ................................................... 4 Remote control........................................................... 5 Viewing photos.........
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 2 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM FEATURES Features Thank you for your purchasing a Yamaha neoHD. The neoHD can control all of your devices through a simplified remote control unit and stylish/intuitive graphical user interface. Enjoy the Yamaha neoHD experience.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 3 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Features Notices Supplied accessories Check that you received all of the following accessories. POWER TV POWER GUIDE MENU ENTER PREV. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks and the DTS logos, Symbol and DTS 96/24 are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 4 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Controls and functions Front/side/top panel Power indicator Lights up when this unit is turned on. WIRELESS antenna (YMC-700 only) CONTROL, u / d / j / i, ENTER, BACK These buttons work in the same way as the corresponding buttons on the remote control. (☞ P. 5) POWER TV POWER GUIDE MENU ENTER PREV. EXIT CONTROL BACK CH VOL Within 6 m (20 ft.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 5 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Controls and functions Remote control POWER Turns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. (☞ P. 19, 43) • MENU • GUIDE • EXIT • PREV. • CH u / d POWER TV POWER GUIDE MENU ENTER These buttons work differently depending on the currently selected source component. (☞ P. 21) PREV.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 6 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Connections Make sure that this unit and other components are unplugged from the AC wall outlets. Remote control Connect the supplied IR flashers to the REMOTE CONTROL OUT 1 and 2 jacks. y You can attach the IR flashers to any of the components used in conjunction with this unit because the same signal is output from the REMOTE CONTROL OUT 1, 2, and 3 jacks. ☞ P.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 7 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Connections TV Wireless network 00 YMC-7 only SETUP Modem TV WAN Router HDMI IN PC Setup ☞ P. 25, 40 HDMI cable FM antenna Indoor FM antenna (supplied) 1 NETWORK 3 2 HDMI OUT AUDIO IN R 3 2 VIDEO IN 1 HDMI IN L WIRELESS DOCK 1 R L SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER OUTPUT 3 2 ANTENNA FM 75 Ω UNBAL. If you experience poor reception quality, install an outdoor antenna.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 8 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Remote control connections You can control your TV and the components connected to this unit using the remote control of this unit by connecting the IR flashers between this unit and the components, and by setting the IR codes. You can also turn on or off the TV and the components in conjunction with the operation of this unit.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 9 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Placing speakers The speaker layout below shows the speaker setting we recommend. ■ 5.1-channel speaker layout C FR FL FR SW FL 30˚ SETUP C SR SL SR 60˚ SL 80˚ SR SL FL: Front left speaker FR: Front right speaker C: Center speaker SR: Surround right speaker SL: Surround left speaker SW: Subwoofer ■ 2.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 10 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Initial Setup Once all the connections are finished, optimize this unit for your watching/listening/playing environment by using the “Initial Setup” menu. Step 1: Auto Speaker Setup Step 2: TV Remote Control Setup Step 1: Auto Speaker Setup Auto Speaker Setup (YPAO) uses unique technology to optimally calibrate the frequency response and level according to the speaker configuration, characteristics, and their distance.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 11 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Initial Setup 4 Select “Yes” to start the initial setup procedure. POWER TV POWER GUIDE MENU 6 Connect the supplied YPAO Mic to the YPAO MIC jack. (Left side) ENTER PREV. CONTROL EXIT BACK Use these buttons to operate during the Initial Setup procedure. ☞ P. 5 YPAO MIC The following screen appears: SETUP Top YPAO Mic y If you select “No”, the Initial Setup procedure will be skipped. You can perform it in Setup menu later.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 12 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Initial Setup If a warning message (☞ P. 50) appears Before proceeding to the next operation Once you perform the next operation, this unit starts the Auto Speaker Setup procedure in 10 seconds. During the Auto Speaker Setup procedure, do not perform any operation on this unit. For more accurate measurements, we recommend that you get out of the room or move to a wall away from any speakers in the meantime. It takes a few minutes.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 13 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Initial Setup Step 2: TV Remote Control Setup 3 By making the TV remote control settings, this unit will control the power of the TV in accordance with the power of this unit. Save: Test: Change Code: Learn Code: Select “Yes” to start the TV Remote Control Setup procedure. Cancel: Confirm the displayed setting. Perform the function test. Select another code. Jump to the TV Remote Code Learning screen. (☞ P.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 14 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Initial Setup 6 Check whether the TV turned on and off correctly. Step 3: Source Device Setup y • To cancel the TV Remote Code Test procedure, press BACK. • If the TV turns off during the test and does not turn back on after waiting over a minute, turn the TV on using the TV’s remote control. 7 When the following message appears, select “Yes” or “No - Try next code”.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 15 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Initial Setup 1 Select “Yes” to start the input source device setting. The “Source Device Setup” screen appears. 4 y When you want to change the setting, select “Retry”. If you want to discard the setting, select “Cancel”. Select the type of the device. 5 Device 1 Cable box Time W CB-528 Select “Yes” to set the remote control code of the device. The “Source Device Setup - Remote Control” screen appears.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 16 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Initial Setup 8 Check the confirmation screen, then select “Test”. The following test screen appears: 11 y • If you want to discard the setting and make a new setting, select “Change Code”. • If this unit does not control the device with any of the codes provided for the brand, select “Learn Code” to recall the Remote Code Learning screen (☞ P. 40) and program the remote control code manually.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 17 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Initial Setup 15 Select “OK” to complete the Initial Setup procedure. SETUP y You can change the first screen to be displayed later. (☞ P.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 18 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM General operation Screens and operation To control playback and make settings, operate the GUI (graphical user interface) screen displayed on the TV using the supplied remote control. In most cases, the screen changes as follows. [Setup menu] ☞ P.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 19 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM General operation Remote control operations for the GUI GUIDE MENU Moves the highlight up Selects the item Moves the highlight right / Moves to the next menu Moves the highlight left / Moves to the previous menu Moves the highlight down ENTER PREV.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 20 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Enjoying the contents on an external devices By connecting external components (players/recorders, STBs, game consoles, etc.) to this unit, you can enjoy the contents played back on the components with rich surround sound. Also you can control the components with the remote control of this unit by connecting/attaching the IR flashers and making the remote control code settings.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 21 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Enjoying the contents on an external devices Using the remote control to operate external devices from the playback screen While the playback screen is displayed, you can control the source component using the buttons shown below (☞ step 2 of the previous page). Aim the remote control at the remote control sensor of this unit.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 22 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to FM Radio You can receive FM radio stations with this unit. To listen to FM radio stations, refer to the GUI screen and perform the operations explained on the next page. Connect the indoor FM antenna in advance. [Top menu] [Source menu] Select “Listen” Select “FM Radio” [Preset search screen] Note The preset search screen is only displayed when at least 1 station has been preset. [Pop up menu] CONTROL DSP Program ☞ P.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 23 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to FM Radio Automatic station preset This unit scans all FM frequencies and registers receivable stations on the preset list. The registered stations can be recalled easily. Editing the station preset list ■ Renaming the station name on the station preset list 1 On the preset list screen, select “ Rename ” from the pop up menu. 2 Enter the desired station name, then select “ OK ”.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 24 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to music stored on your PC (YMC-700 only) or USB device Use this feature to enjoy the music contents stored on your PCs and USB storage devices. [Top menu] [Source menu] Select “Listen” Select “USB” or “PC Content” [Pop up menu] Now Playing Jump to playback screen Refresh Refresh the server list.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 25 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to music stored on your PC (YMC-700 only) or USB device Supported USB storage devices ☞ P. 2 Network settings ☞ P. 40 Note Some audio files may not be playable or may be noisy when played. Notes on USB devices • When you connect your USB storage device, there may be a delay of about 10 seconds. • Only the first partition is displayed on the GUI menu. You cannot select files in other partitions.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 26 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Viewing photos stored on your PC (YMC-700 only) or USB device Use this feature to enjoy the photos stored on your PCs and USB storage devices. [Top menu] Select “Play” [Source menu] Select “USB” ” or “PC Content” [Pop up menu] Now Playing Jump to playback screen Refresh Refresh the server list.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 27 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Viewing photos stored on your PC (YMC-700 only) or USB device Supported USB storage devices ☞ P. 2 Network settings ☞ P. 40 Viewing photos Photos are displayed at random. This setting is valid for the slide show function. To view the photos stored on your PC, allow sharing on the PC. ☞ “Before enjoying the contents on your PC (YMC-700 only)” on P. 25.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 28 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Enjoying contents stored on your iPod Once you have stationed your iPod in a Yamaha iPod dock (such as the YDS-11, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (☞ P. 7), you can enjoy the music or video contents stored on the iPod.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 29 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Enjoying contents stored on your iPod Listening to music contents Repeat play and shuffle play 1 Select a song on the contents list screen. The following functions are available upon playback of music/video contents. The detailed functions may differ depending on the connected iPod. 2 Perform the playback operations by remote control.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 30 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to Internet Radio (YMC-700 only) Use this feature to listen to Internet Radio stations. This unit uses the vTuner Internet Radio station database service particularly customized for this unit, providing a database of over 2000 radio stations. You can store your favorite stations with bookmarks.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 31 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to Internet Radio (YMC-700 only) Notes • To use this feature, you need a network connection. Connection ☞ P. 6 Network setting ☞ P.40 • A narrowband Internet connection (i.e. 56k modem ISDN) will not provide satisfactory results. And a broadband connection is strongly recommended (i.e. a cable modem, an xDSL modem, etc.). For detailed information, consult with your ISP.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 32 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to the Rhapsody® service (YMC-700 only) Use this feature to listen to the Rhapsody® music service. [Top menu] Select “Listen” [Pop up menu] (Menu items vary depending on directory.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 33 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to the Rhapsody® service (YMC-700 only) ■ Account setup for Rhapsody® When you select “Rhapsody” for the first time, the account setup screen appears. Follow the procedure below to set up your account for the Rhapsody® service. 1 Select “Sign In to your account” on the account setup screen. y If you select “Start Free 30-day trial”, you can try the service for free for 30 days.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 34 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Listening to the Rhapsody® service (YMC-700 only) Prohibition It is strictly prohibited to modify, reproduce, reverse-engineer or use this unit and/or built-in software for use other than audiovisual purposes. The Rhapsody® service is the power behind the Rhapsody® Media Player (the Rhapsody® player software that you can download to your computer).
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 35 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Enjoying Bluetooth™ components Use this feature to enjoy the music contents stored on your Bluetooth component (such as a portable music player) without wiring between this unit and the Bluetooth component. [Top menu] Select “Listen” [Source menu] Select “Bluetooth” [Pop up menu] DSP Program ☞ P. 19 Audio Adjustment ☞ P.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 36 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu Setup menu tree You can change the settings of this unit with the Setup menu. Enter the Setup menu from the bottom right corner of the top menu. Setup Initial Setup (P. 37) Speaker Sound Input Auto Speaker Setup (P. 37) Speaker Configuration Speaker Level (P. 38) Reset (P. 38) Air Surround Xtreme (P. 38) Adaptive DRC (P. 39) Lipsync (P. 39) Dynamic Range (P. 39) HDMI Audio Out (P. 39) Add New Input (P.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 37 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu [Setup menu] [Sub menu] [Setting screen] ENTER ENTER BACK ENTER or BACK Apply the change and return. Discard the change and return. (Note that some changes are applied immediately.) Center Initial Setup Choice Initial Setup ☞ P. 10 Speaker menu Large Select this setting when the center speaker is large. Small Select this setting when the center speaker is small.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 38 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu Bass Out Use this feature to select the speakers from which the LFE (low-frequency effect) and the low-frequency signals will be output. Output of LFE signals ■ Speaker Level Use this feature to manually balance the speaker levels.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 39 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu ■ Adaptive DRC (dynamic range control) ■ Dynamic Range Use this feature to adjust the dynamic range in conjunction with the volume level. It improves listenability at low volume. Selects the dynamic range adjustment method for reproducing bitstream signals (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DTS signal). Choice Functions Auto Adjusts the dynamic range automatically.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 40 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu ■ User Input (“Cable”, “SAT”, “DVD”, etc. — the name of an input source you have added before) 3 Watch/Listen/Play You can customize the icons under the activities displayed on the source screen for each component. For example, if you listen to a CD using the DVD player frequently, you can add the “CD” icon under the “Listen” activity and rename the icon to “CD/DVD-P”.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 41 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu ■ IP Address ■ MAC Address Filter Use this menu to change the network parameters (IP address, etc.) manually. Use this feature to filter the access to this unit via LAN to control this unit by the MAC address of the accessing PC.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 42 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu Remote Control menu Use this menu to set up remote control settings. The choices indicated in bold are selected by default. ■ TV Favorite You can store up to 8 favorite TV channels and recall them by selecting the corresponding buttons on the virtual remote control.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 43 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu 2 ■ Initial Screen - CONTROL Button Select “Learn” and immediately press the TV power control button on the remote control of the TV. When learning was successful, “Code learning was successful” appears. If learning was unsuccessful, “Code learning failed” appears. In this case, place the remote control near the remote control sensor of this unit and select “Retry”, or select “Cancel” to cancel the learning process.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 44 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Setup menu ■ Network Standby (YMC-700 only) Use this feature to select whether or not this unit will accept commands via LAN network when it is in the standby mode. Choice Off Descriptions Signal information Use this to display audio and video signal information. The displayed information is as follows: Video information Does not accept operations via LAN network when in the standby mode.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 45 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Refer to the table below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instructions below do not help, turn off this unit, disconnect the power cable, and contact the nearest authorized Yamaha dealer or service center. ■ General Problem This unit fails to turn on or enters the standby mode soon after the power is turned on.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 46 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy See page Only the center speaker outputs substantial sound. When playing a monaural source with certain sound field programs, the source signal may be directed to the center channel, and the front and surround speakers only output effect sounds. Select another DSP Program. 19 No sound is heard from the center speaker. “Center” at “Speaker Configuration” is set to “None”.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 47 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Troubleshooting ■ FM Tuner Problem FM stereo reception is noisy. Cause Remedy See page The characteristics of FM stereo broadcasts may cause this problem when the transmitter is too far away or the antenna input is poor. Check the antenna connections. 7 Try using a high-quality directional FM antenna. — Use the manual tuning method. 23 There is distortion, and clear reception cannot be obtained even with a good FM antenna.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 48 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Troubleshooting ■ USB, Network, and Rhapsody Cause “Access Error” is displayed even when a USB device is present. This unit has recognized the USB storage device as an unauthorized device. Turn this unit off then on again. — The music files and directories in the USB device cannot be viewed. The music files and directories are placed in locations other than the FAT area. Place music files and directories in the FAT area.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 49 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Troubleshooting Status message Access error Cause Remedy See page This unit cannot access your USB storage device. Try another USB storage device. — There is a problem with the signal path from your USB storage device to this unit. Turn off this unit and reconnect your USB storage device to the USB port of this unit. — Try resetting your USB storage device.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 50 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Troubleshooting ■ Bluetooth Status message Searching... Cause The Bluetooth wireless audio receiver and the Bluetooth component are in the process of the pairing. The Bluetooth wireless audio receiver and the Bluetooth component are in the process of establishing the connection. Pairing Completed The pairing is completed. Pairing Canceled The pairing has been canceled.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 51 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM GLOSSARY Glossary ■ AIR SURROUND XTREME ■ Dolby Digital Plus New Surround technology developed by Yamaha enables surround with fewer speakers. In comparison to traditional front surround technology, the AIR SURROUND XTREME provides a natural surround sound field. Dolby Digital Plus is an advanced audio technology developed for high-definition programming and media including HD broadcasts and Blu-ray Disc.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 52 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Glossary ■ HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. Providing an interface between any source (such as a set-top box or AV receiver) and an audio/video monitor (such as a digital television), HDMI supports standard, enhanced or highdefinition video as well as multi-channel digital audio using a single cable.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 53 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Glossary Information on audio/video jacks and cable plugs This unit has three types of audio jacks, two types of video jacks and HDMI jacks. You can choose the connection method depending on the component to be connected.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 54 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Glossary Information on HDMI™ This unit has three HDMI input jacks and an HDMI output jack for digital audio and video signal input/output. ■ HDMI jack and cable plug HDMI HDMI cable plug y • We recommend that you use a commercially available HDMI cable shorter than 5 meters (16 feet) with the HDMI logo printed on it. • Use a conversion cable (HDMI jack ↔ DVI-D jack) to connect this unit to other DVI components.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 55 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM SPECIFICATIONS Specifications • Power Supply ........................................................ AC 120 V, 60 Hz • Power Consumption YMC-700 .............................................................................. 60 W YMC-500 .............................................................................. 50 W • Standby Power Consumption (Reference Data) ..................... 0.6 W • Maximum Power Consumption 5 ch, 10% THD ....
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 56 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM QUICK REFERENCE Quick reference Activity Setup Watching TV programs Watching DVDs or Blu-ray discs Connecting an iPod dock (☞ P. 7) Watching video contents stored on your iPod Listening to CDs Listening to music stored on your iPod Connecting an iPod dock (☞ P. 7) Listening to music using Bluetooth Connecting a Bluetooth receiver (☞ P.
01EN_00_YMC-700_500_U.book Page 57 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:46 AM Quick reference Select input Control playback Registering your favorite TV stations (☞ P. 42) Controlling playback (☞ P. 20) Customizing the remote control (☞ P. 40) Controlling iPod (☞ P. 28) Customizing the remote control (☞ P. 40) Controlling playback (☞ P. 20) Controlling iPod (☞ P. 28) Pairing (☞ P. 35) and playback on your Bluetooth device Select DSP Programs / Adjusting the tone (☞ P. 19) Presetting stations (☞ P.
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Read Me First Use this guide to make sure all connections are properly done prior to powering the unit ON. YMC-700/YMC-500 Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Start 1 Items used for setup in this guide 2 On the “Connection Planning Chart A ”, write down the source devices (except TV) that you will connect in order of most frequently used (from left to right) as follows.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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.
