RX-V2700_U-cv.fm Page 1 Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:36 PM U RX-V2700 RX-V2700 AV Receiver © 2006 YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE-LA-VALLEE CEDEX02, FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page i Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page ii Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS d) 20 21 22 23 If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page iii Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 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.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TRADEMARK NOTICES Note on Source Code Distribution Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. “DTS”, “DTS-ES”, “NEO:6”, and “DTS 96/24” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2003 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All right reserved.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTENTS INTRODUCTION FEATURES .............................................................4 GETTING STARTED ............................................5 Supplied accessories .................................................. 5 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS.......................... 6 Front panel................................................................. 6 Remote control ..........................................................
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTENTS REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES................. 118 INTRODUCTION Controlling this unit, a TV, or other components .......................................... 118 Setting remote control codes ................................. 120 Programming codes from other remote controls ... 122 Changing source names in the display window..... 123 Macro programming features ................................ 124 Clearing configurations .................
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM FEATURES FEATURES Built-in 7-channel power amplifier Network features ◆ Minimum RMS output power (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 5 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION Supplied accessories Check that you received all of the following parts.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel This section describes only the amplifier controls and functions of this unit. See the following pages for details about other control and functions. • AM/FM tuning .......................................... see page 56 • XM satellite radio tuning ..........................
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 7 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8 MULTI ZONE buttons ZONE 3 ON/OFF Turns on Zone 3 only or sets it to the standby mode (see page 131). Note These buttons are operational only when MASTER ON/OFF is pressed inward to the ON position. ZONE CONTROLS Switches the zone you want to control between the main zone, Zone 2 and Zone 3 (see page 131).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 8 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Remote control ■ Remote control controls and functions This section describes only the amplifier controls and functions of this unit. See the following pages for details about other control and functions. • AM/FM tuning .......................................... see page 56 • XM satellite radio tuning .......................... see page 64 • Controlling a TV .....................................
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 9 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS SOURCE Operates the component selected with an input selector button (see page 119). USB Selects a USB memory device or a USB portable audio player as the sub input source of NET/USB. TV Operates the TV assigned to either DTV or PHONO (see page 118).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 10 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control This section describes the function of each control on the Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control used to control the amplifier functions of Zone 2 or Zone 3. See the following pages for details about other controls and functions. 1 Input selector buttons Select the desired input source of Zone 2 or Zone 3. • AM/FM tuning ........................................
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 11 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Preparing the remote control 2 1 3 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2 Insert the four supplied batteries (AAA, LR03) according to the polarity markings (+ and –) on the inside of the battery compartment. 3 Slide the cover back until it snaps into place.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 12 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front panel display Note The XM indicator is only applicable to the U.S.A. and Canada models and the cursor on the left of the XM indicator lights up only when “XM” is selected as the input source. For details, see “Basic XM Satellite Radio operations” on page 67.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 13 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS B DSP indicators The respective indicator lights up when any of the DSP sound field programs are selected. CINEMA DSP indicator Lights up when you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program (see page 47). HiFi DSP indicator Lights up when you select a HiFi DSP sound field program (see page 47). C VIRTUAL indicator Lights up when Virtual CINEMA DSP is active (see page 51).
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01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 15 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS Placing speakers The speaker layout below shows the speaker setting we recommend. You can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources. PL PR FR FL Center speaker (C) The center speaker is for the center channel sounds (dialog, vocals, etc.). If for some reason it is not practical to use a center speaker, you can do without it. Best results, however, are obtained with the full system.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 16 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting speakers 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. CAUTION • Before connecting the speakers, make sure that this unit is turned off (see page 34).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 17 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS FRONT terminals Connect front left and right speakers to these terminals. CENTER terminals Connect a center speaker to these terminals. ■ Connecting the speaker cable 1 SURROUND terminals Connect surround left and right speakers to these terminals. Remove approximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker cable and then twist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits. 10 mm (0.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 18 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS 5 Hook the speaker terminal wrench onto the WRENCH HOLDER on the rear panel of this unit when not in use. ■ Connecting the banana plug (except U.K., Europe, Asia and Korea models) The banana plug is a single-pole electrical connector widely used to terminate speaker cables. Banana plug ■ Connecting to the SP2 speaker terminals 1 Connect Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers to these terminals (see page 130).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 19 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Using bi-amplification connections ■ Bi-amplification connection To make the bi-amplification connections, use the FRONT and SURROUND BACK terminals as shown below. To activate the bi-amplification connections, set “BI-AMP” to “ON” in “ADVANCED SETUP” (see page 136).
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01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 21 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Information on HDMI This unit has the HDMI IN 1, HDMI IN 2, HDMI IN 3 and HDMI OUT jacks for digital audio and video signal input/ output. Connect the HDMI IN 1, HDMI IN 2 or HDMI IN 3 jack of this unit to the HDMI output jack of other HDMI components (such as a DVD player). Connect the HDMI OUT jack of this unit to the HDMI IN jack of other HDMI components (such as a TV and a projector).
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01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 23 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting a TV monitor or projector Connect your TV (or projector) to the HDMI OUT jack, the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks, the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack or the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack of this unit. CAUTION Do not connect this unit or other components to the AC power supply until all connections between components are complete.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 24 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting other components CAUTION Do not connect this unit or other components to the AC power supply until all connections between components are complete. Notes • When “Conversion” is set to “Off” (see page 102), be sure to make the same type of video connections as those made for your TV (see page 23).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 25 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting a DVD recorder, PVR or VCR Note *1 When you connect another VCR to this unit, connect it to the VCR 1 terminals (S VIDEO IN, VIDEO IN, AUDIO IN, S VIDEO OUT, VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT jacks) same as DVR/VCR 2 terminals except the DIGITAL INPUT (COAXIAL) jack.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 26 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting audio components Notes • To make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to either the DIGITAL INPUT jack or the DIGITAL OUTPUT jack, select the corresponding setting for “Option”, “Optical Output”, or “Coaxial Input” in “I/O Assignment” (see page 96). • Connect your turntable to the GND terminal of this unit to reduce noise in the signal.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 27 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting an external amplifier This unit has more than enough power for any home use. However, if you want to add more power to the speaker output or if you want to use another amplifier, connect an external amplifier to the PRE OUT jacks. Notes 1 2 CENTER FRONT 3 PREPARATION • When you make connections to the PRE OUT jacks, do not make connections to the SPEAKERS terminals.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 28 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting a multi-format player or an external decoder 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-format player, external decoder, sound processor or pre-amplifier.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 29 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting a YAMAHA iPod universal dock Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel CAUTION Do not connect this unit to the AC power supply until all connections between components are complete. Use the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel to connect a game console or a video camera to this unit. CAUTION Be sure to turn off the volume of this unit and other components before making connections.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 30 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting the network To connect this unit to your network, plug one end of a network cable (CAT-5 or higher straight cable) into the NETWORK port of this unit, and plug the other end into one of the LAN ports on your router that supports the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function. The following diagram shows a connection example where this unit is connected to one of the LAN ports on a 4-port router.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 31 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting the FM and AM antennas Both FM and AM indoor antennas are supplied with this unit. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. In general, these antennas should provide sufficient signal strength. 2 Press and hold the tab of the AM ANT terminal. 3 Insert one of the AM loop antenna lead wires into the AM ANT terminal. 4 Release the tab of the AM ANT terminal.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 32 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Connecting the power cable ■ Connecting the AC power cable CAUTION Use the supplied AC cable. Do not use other AC power cables as doing so may result in fire or electrical shock. Plug the supplied AC power cable into the AC inlet after all other connections are complete, then plug the AC power cable into an AC wall outlet. (U.S.A.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 33 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Setting the speaker impedance CAUTION 4 If you are to use 6 ohm speakers, set “SPEAKER IMP.” to “6ΩMIN” as follows BEFORE using this unit. 4 ohm speakers can be also used as the front speakers. Press STRAIGHT on the front panel repeatedly to select “6ΩMIN”. The following display appears in the front panel display. STRAIGHT EFFECT (U.S.A.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 34 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM CONNECTIONS Turning on and off the power When all connections are complete, turn on this unit. MAIN ZONE ON/OFF (U.S.A. model) (U.S.A.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 35 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM AUTO SETUP AUTO SETUP This unit employs the YPAO (YAMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) technology which lets you avoid troublesome listening-based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate sound adjustments automatically. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and this unit analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening environment.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 36 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM AUTO SETUP 3 4 Make sure of the following check points before starting the Auto Setup operations. • Speakers are connected appropriately. • Supplied optimizer microphone is connected to this unit and placed appropriately. • Headphones are disconnected from this unit. • The room is sufficiently quiet. • The video monitor connected to this unit is turned on.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 37 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM AUTO SETUP 9 Skip Wiring Check Distance Size Wiring Skip Distance Check Size Equalizing Wiring Distance Skip Size Check Equalizing Level Distance Size Skip Equalizing Check: Natural Level Check: Flat Check: Front Size Equalizing Skip Level Check Level (Volume level) Checks and adjusts the volume level of each speaker. Choices: Check, Skip • Select “Check” to automatically check and adjust this item.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 38 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM AUTO SETUP y 11 If you are not satisfied with the results or want to manually adjust each parameter, set the parameters in “Basic” (see page 104). Press ENTER to start the setup procedure. This unit starts the auto setup procedure. Loud test tones are output from each speaker during the auto setup procedure. During the setup procedure, “Measuring...” appears in the GUI screen.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 39 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM AUTO SETUP 2 Press k / n repeatedly and then h to select “Auto Setup”. PRESET/CH PRESET/CH ENTER Note ENTER A-E/CAT. A-E/CAT. “---” appears when no speaker is connected to the corresponding speaker channel. Distance (Speaker distance) Displays the speaker distance from the listening position. Press l / h to switch the unit to display the value of the each speaker distance. Press k to select “Information”.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 40 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM PLAYBACK PLAYBACK CAUTION Extreme caution should be exercised when you play back CDs encoded in DTS. If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-incompatible CD player, you will only hear some unwanted noise that may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD player supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output level of your CD player before you play back a CD encoded in DTS.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 41 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM PLAYBACK 3 4 Start playback on the selected source component or select a broadcast station. • Refer to the operating instructions for the source component. • See page 56 for details about tuning instructions. • See page 67 for details about XM Satellite Radio tuning instructions. Rotate VOLUME on the front panel (or press VOLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust the volume to the desired output level.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 42 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM PLAYBACK AUTO Selecting audio input jacks (AUDIO SELECT) This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Use this feature (Audio input jack select) to switch the input jack assigned to an input source when more than one jacks are assigned to an input source. y • We recommend setting Audio input jack select to “AUTO” in most cases.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 43 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM PLAYBACK Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component Use this feature to select the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks (see page 28) as the input source. Using your headphones Connect a pair of headphones with a stereo analog audio cable plug to the PHONES jack on the front panel. Rotate the input selector on the front panel to select MULTI CH INPUT (or MULTI CH IN on the remote control).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 44 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM PLAYBACK Operating the amplifier functions of this unit by using the graphical user interface (GUI) screen This unit features a sophisticated graphical user interface (GUI) screen that helps you to control the amplifier function of this unit. With the GUI screen, you can view the information of the signals being input and the status of this unit. You can also set up this unit using the GUI screen (see page 87).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 45 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM PLAYBACK Playing video sources in the background of an audio source 3 You can combine a video image from a video source with sound from an audio source. For example, you can enjoy listening to classical music while viewing beautiful scenery from the video source on the video monitor. Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to set the amount of time. Each time you press SLEEP, the front panel display changes as shown below.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 46 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any stereo or multi-channel sound source. 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.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 47 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS Sound field program descriptions y Select a sound field program based on your listening preference, not merely on the name of the program, etc.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 48 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS CLASSICAL 1 CLASSICAL Chamber HiFi DSP This program creates a relatively wide space with a high ceiling like an audience hall in a palace. It offers pleasant reverberations that are suitable for courtly music and chamber music. DSP Level Init. Delay LIVE/CLUB 2 Liveness Rev. Time LIVE/CLUB Rev. Delay Rev.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 49 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ENTERTAIN 3 ENTERTAINMENT Action Game This sound field has been optimized for action games such as car racing and FPS games. It uses the reflection data that limits the effects range per channel in order to offer a powerful playing environment with a being-there feeling by enhancing various effects tones while maintaining a clear sense of directions. DSP Level Init. Delay ENTERTAIN 3 Room Size Sur. Init.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 50 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS MOVIE MOVIE 4 Spectacle This program creates the extremely wide sound field of a 70-mm movie theater. It precisely reproduces the source sound in detail, making both the video and the sound field incredibly real. This is ideal for any kind of video source encoded with Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital or DTS (especially large-scale movie productions). DSP Level Init. Delay Room Size Sur. Init.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 51 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS ■ Using sound field programs without surround speakers (Virtual CINEMA DSP) Enjoying unprocessed input sources Virtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surround speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce the natural sound field.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 52 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING AUDIO FEATURES USING AUDIO FEATURES Enjoying pure hi-fi sound Adjusting the tonal quality Use the Pure Direct mode to enjoy the pure fidelity sound of the selected source. When the Pure Direct mode is activated, this unit plays back the selected source with the least circuitry. Use this feature to adjust the balance of bass and treble for the front L/R, center, presence L/R speaker channels and the subwoofer channel.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 53 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING AUDIO FEATURES Adjusting the speaker level You can adjust the output level of each speaker while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks. Enjoying multi-channel sources in 2-channel stereo You can mix down multi-channel sources to 2 channels and enjoy playback in 2-channel stereo.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 54 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING AUDIO FEATURES Selecting the Compressed Music Enhancer mode Compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) are created by a lossy compression scheme where the audio is resampled to lower the bit rate and to remove sounds that are indistinguishable to typical human hearing. The Compressed Music Enhancer feature of this unit enhances your listening experience by regenerating the missing harmonics in a compression artifact.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 55 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING AUDIO FEATURES Selecting the night listening mode The night listening modes are designed to improve listenability at lower volumes or at night. Choose either “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC” depending on the type of material you are playing. 1 Press NIGHT on the front panel (or set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press NIGHT on the remote control) repeatedly to select “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC”.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 56 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM FM/AM TUNING FM/AM TUNING There are 2 tuning methods: automatic and manual. Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually. You can also use the automatic and manual preset tuning features to store up to 40 stations (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 57 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM FM/AM TUNING Automatic tuning 3 Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference. Press TUNING MODE so that the AUTO indicator lights up in the front panel display. TUNING MODE DISPLAY (U.S.A.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 58 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM FM/AM TUNING Manual tuning 3 If the signal received from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually. Press TUNING MODE so that the AUTO indicator disappears from the front panel display. TUNING MODE Note DISPLAY Manually tuning into an FM station automatically switches the tuner to monaural reception to increase the signal quality. (U.S.A. model) A FM 88.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 59 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM FM/AM TUNING Automatic preset tuning 3 You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store up to 40 FM stations with strong signals (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups) in order. You can then recall any preset station easily by selecting the preset station number. Press and hold MEMORY for more than 3 seconds. The preset station number as well as the MEMORY and AUTO indicators flashes.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 60 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM FM/AM TUNING Manual preset tuning 4 You can also store up to 40 stations (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups) manually. Press PRESET/TUNING/CH 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. (U.S.A.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 61 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM FM/AM TUNING Selecting preset stations 2 You can tune into any desired station simply by selecting the preset station group and number under which it was stored. (U.S.A. model) Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH k / n on the remote control) to select the desired preset station number (1 to 8). The preset station group and number appear in the front panel display along with the station band and frequency.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 62 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM FM/AM TUNING Exchanging preset stations 3 You can exchange the assignments of two preset stations with each other. The example below describes the procedure to exchange preset station “E1” with “A5”. Select preset station “A5” using A/B/C/D/E and PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h. “A5” and the MEMORY indicator flash in the front panel display. See “Selecting preset stations” on page 61. (U.S.A.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 63 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING XM Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service with millions of listeners across the United States and Canada, broadcasting live daily.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 64 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING XM Satellite Radio controls and functions Note The following controls are available only when “XM” is selected as the input source. Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel (or set the operation mode selector to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control) to select “XM” as the input source.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 65 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 5 SRCH MODE Changes the search mode between the All Channel Search, Category Search, and Preset Search modes (see page 68). 6 A-E/CAT. l / h (All Channel Search mode) Changes the channel category. (Category Search mode) Changes the channel category. (Preset Search mode) Changes the preset channel group (A to E).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 66 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING (U.S.A. model) 2 PURE DIRECT VOLUME TONE CONTROL AUDIO SELECT REC OUT/ ZONE2 A/B/C/D/E PRESET/ TUNING PRESET/TUNING/CH TUNING MODE MEMORY FM/AM MAN'L/AUTO FM ENHANCER NIGHT Check the XM Satellite Radio reception level and adjust the orientation of XM Passport System for a better percentage of the reception level.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 67 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Basic XM Satellite Radio operations 1 (U.S.A.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 68 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ All Channel Search mode 2 (U.S.A. model) Press CATEGORY on the front panel (or A-E/CAT. l / h on the remote control) repeatedly to change the channel category.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 69 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Category Search mode (U.S.A. model) 2 Press CATEGORY on the front panel (or A-E/CAT. l / h on the remote control) repeatedly to change the channel category.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 70 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Preset Search mode Prior to selecting a preset channel in the Preset Search mode, you must preset XM Satellite Radio channels. For details, see “Setting the XM Satellite Radio preset channels” on page 72. 2 Press CATEGORY on the front panel (or A-E/CAT. l / h on the remote control) repeatedly to change the preset channel group (A to E).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 71 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ■ Direct Number Access mode LEVEL PRESET/CH TITLE SET MENU PURE DIRECT MENU 1 SRCH MODE BAND AUDIO ENTER A-E/CAT. PARAMETER STRAIGHT DISPLAY RETURN EFFECT MEMORY CLASSICAL LIVE/CLUB ENTERTAIN 1 2 3 4 STEREO SUR. DECODE SELECT EXTD SUR.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 72 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING Setting the XM Satellite Radio preset channels 2 You can use this feature to store up to 40 XM Satellite Radio channels (A1 to E8: 8 preset channel numbers in each of the 5 preset channel groups). You can then recall any preset channel easily by selecting the preset channel group and number as described in “Preset Search mode” on page 70. Press MEMORY on the front panel (or MEMORY on the remote control).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 73 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING 4 Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH k / n on the remote control) repeatedly to select a preset channel number (1 to 8) while the MEMORY indicator is flashing. The preset channel number appears in the front panel display.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 74 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING When the channel number / name is displayed: ■ Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information on the video monitor [043] XMU When the channel category is displayed: Press DISPLAY on the remote control. The following information screen is displayed on the video monitor.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 75 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING IPOD USING iPod Once you have stationed your iPod in a YAMAHA iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (see page 29), you can enjoy playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. You can also use the Compressed Music Enhancer mode of this unit to improve the sound quality of the compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) stored on your iPod (see page 54).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 76 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING iPod 1 Set the operation mode selector to SOURCE and then press DISPLAY on the remote control. The following display appears in the video monitor. AMP SOURCE DISPLAY TV Shuffle (Shuffle) Use this feature to set this unit to play songs or albums in random order. Choices: Off, Songs, Albums • Select “Off ” to deactivate this feature. • Select “Songs” to set this unit to play songs in random order.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 77 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES This unit is equipped with network and USB features that allow you to enjoy WAV (PCM format only), MP3 and WMA files saved on your PC, YAMAHA MCX-2000, USB memory device and USB portable audio player or access the Internet Radio. Notes • YAMAHA MCX-2000 may not be for sale in some locations.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 78 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES The following procedure shows the basic steps to navigate the network and USB menus. See pages 79 and 80 for details about each sub input source. 3 Press k / n to select the desired sub input source and then press h or ENTER. y Note You can also select the desired sub input source by pressing the corresponding button on the remote control (see page 8).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 79 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES Using a PC server or YAMAHA MCX-2000 Use this feature to enjoy music files saved on your PC or YAMAHA MCX-2000. MCX-2000 is a music server that enhances the concept of YAMAHA exclusive MusicCAST, a digital music delivery method over a personal network. 1 Install Windows Media Connect 2.0 on your PC, or register this unit on your YAMAHA MCX-2000. • Refer to “Installing Windows Media Connect 2.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 80 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES ■ Registering this unit on the YAMAHA MCX-2000 You must register this unit on your YAMAHA MCX-2000 so that this unit can be recognized by your YAMAHA MCX-2000. For details, refer to the operation manual supplied with your YAMAHA MCX-2000. 1 Turn off this unit. Using the Internet Radio Use this feature to listen to Internet Radio stations.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 81 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES Using a USB memory device or a USB portable audio player Use this feature to enjoy WAV (PCM format only), MP3 and WMA files saved on your USB memory device or USB portable audio player connected to the USB port on the front panel of this unit.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 82 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES 4 Press desired numeric buttons (1-8). The number of the selected numeric button appears in the video monitor or front panel display. NET/USB CLASSICAL LIVE/CLUB ENTERTAIN 1 2 3 4 STEREO SUR. DECODE SELECT EXTD SUR.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 83 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM RECORDING RECORDING Recording adjustments and other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operating instructions for those components. CAUTION The DTS signal is a digital bitstream. Attempting to digitally record the DTS bitstream will result in noise being recorded. Therefore, if you want to use this unit to record sources encoded in DTS, the following considerations and adjustments need to be made.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 84 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS Selecting decoders 2 ■ Selecting decoders for 2-channel sources (surround decode mode) Use this feature to play back sources with selected decoders. You can play back 2-channel sources on multichannels. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press SUR. DECODE on the remote control to select the surround decode mode. AMP SUR.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 85 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS SUR.DECODE 6 SUR. DECODE PLIIx Game PL II Game Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) processing for game sources. The Pro Logic IIx decoder is not available when “Surround Back” is set to “None” (see page 106). SUR.DECODE 6 SUR. DECODE Neo: 6 Cinema DTS processing for movie sources. SUR.DECODE 6 SUR. DECODE Neo:6 Music DTS processing for music sources. Center Image SUR.DECODE 6 neural sur.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 86 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS ■ Selecting decoders for multi-channel sources If you connected surround back speakers, use this feature to enjoy 6.1/7.1-channel playback for multi-channel sources using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES decoders. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press EXTD SUR. on the remote control repeatedly to switch between 5.1 and 6.1/7.1channel playback. AMP EXTD SUR.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 87 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN This unit features a sophisticated graphical user interface (GUI) screen that helps you to control the amplifier function of this unit. With the GUI screen, you can view the information of the signals being input and the status of this unit.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 88 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Stereo/Surround (Stereo/Surround menu) 4 Press k / n repeatedly to select the desired programs. PRESET/CH Use this feature to select the sound field programs (see page 46), the surround decode mode, the “STRAIGHT” mode (See page 51) or the Compressed Music Enhancer mode (See page 54), and adjust the parameters of each program.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 89 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Sound field parameter descriptions You can adjust the values of certain digital sound field parameters so that the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in every program. Sound field parameter Features Decoder Type Decoder type. Selects the decoder used with the SUR. DECODE or MOVIE programs. See pages 84 and 85 for details.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 90 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Sound field parameter Room Size Sur. Room Size SB Room Size Features Room size. Presence, surround, and surround back room size. Adjusts the apparent size of the surround sound field. The larger the value, the larger the surround sound field becomes.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 91 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Sound field parameter Rev. Time Features Reverberation time. Adjusts the amount of time taken for the dense, subsequent reverberation sound to decay by 60 dB at 1 kHz. This changes the apparent size of the acoustic environment over an extremely wide range.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 92 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Sound field parameter Rev. Level Features Reverberation level. Adjusts the volume of the reverberation sound. The larger the value, the stronger the reverberation becomes. Level Control range: 0 to 100% Source sound Rev. Level Time Dialogue Lift Dialogue lift.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 93 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ The Compressed Music Enhancer mode parameter descriptions The Compressed Music Enhancer mode 2ch Enhancer 7ch Enhancer Features 2-channel enhancer or 7-channel enhancer effect level. Select “High” or “Low” to adjust the effect for the high-frequency.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 94 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Input Select 1 Use this feature to reassign digital input/outputs, select the input signal, rename the inputs, or adjust the level of the signal input at each input source. Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press SET MENU on the remote control. The top display appears. AMP SET MENU SOURCE Input source Parameter MENU SRCH MODE TV XM (U.S.A.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 95 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Volume Trim (Volume trimming) Use this feature to adjust the level of the signal input at each input source. This is useful if you want to balance the level of each input source to avoid sudden changes in volume when switching between input sources. Control range: –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB Initial setting: 0.0 dB 3 Audio Select Decoder Mode 0.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 96 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ I/O Assignment (Input/output assignment) Use this feature to assign the input/output jacks according to the component to be used if the initial settings of this unit do not correspond to your needs. Change the following parameters to reassign the respective jacks and effectively connect more components.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 97 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Multi CH Assign (Multi channel assignment) Use this feature to set the direction of the signals input into the center, subwoofer and surround channels when a source component is connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks. If you input 8-channel signals from an external decoder, use this feature to select jacks for the additional front signals.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 98 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ LFE Level (Low-frequency effect level) ■ Parametric EQ (Parametric equalizer) Use this feature to adjust the output level of the LFE (low-frequency effect) channel according to the capacity of your subwoofer or headphones. The LFE channel carries low-frequency special effects which are only added to certain scenes. This setting is effective only when this unit decodes Dolby Digital or DTS signals.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 99 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN 4 Press n to select “EDIT” and press ENTER to access the edit window. Test Tone Band Gain Freq. Q Control (Tone control) Choices: Speakers, Headphones #1 0.0dB 125.0Hz 1.000 Control Speakers Front L Bass Headphones Front R Treble Center The parameter selected in “PARAM” is highlighted. • Press l / h to adjust the parameter. • Press k / n to adjust the “Gain”.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 100 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Auto Bypass (Auto bypass) Use this feature to select whether the audio output bypasses the tone control circuitry when “TREBLE” and “BASS” are set to 0 dB (see page 52). Choices: Auto, Off Audio Delay (Audio delay) Use this feature to delay the sound output and synchronize it with the video image. This may be necessary when using certain LCD monitors, projectors or high definition monitors.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 101 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Manual Setup (Video) Note The “Max Volume” setting takes priority over the “Initial Volume” setting. Therefore, Initial Volume cannot be set beyond the existing “Max Volume” setting. ■ Channel Mute (Channel mute) Use this menu to adjust the video parameters. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press SET MENU on the remote control. Use this feature to mute specific speaker channels.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 102 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Note Use the “V-RESET” in “ADVANCED SETUP” to set the parameters in “Manual Setup (Video)” (except “Short Message” and “On Screen”) to the factory presets (see page 136). ■ Conversion (Video conversion) Use this feature to activate or deactivate the video conversion as well as the HDMI up-conversion of the analog video signals input at the composite video, S-video and component video jacks.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 103 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Short Message (Short message display) Notes • This menu item is not available and hence not visible in the GUI menu if “Conversion” is set to “Off” (see page 102). • When you set “TV FORMAT” in “ADVANCED SETUP” to “NTSC” (see page 136), “480p” appears in the choices of “HDMI Up-Scaling”, and when you set “TV FORMAT” to “PAL”, “576p” appears in the choices of “HDMI Up-Scaling”.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 104 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Position (GUI screen position) Use this feature to adjust the vertical and horizontal position of the GUI screen. Control range: –5 (downward/left) to +5 (upward/right) Manual Setup (Basic) Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker setting. 1 Short Message / :+5 / :-5 On Screen Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press SET MENU on the remote control.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 105 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN y • Most of the parameters described in the basic menu are set automatically when you run “Auto Setup”. You can use the basic menu to make further adjustments, but we recommend running “Auto Setup” first. • You can reset these parameters by performing the “Auto Setup” procedure (see page 35).
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01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 107 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Bass Out (Bass out) Use this feature to select the speakers that output the LFE (low-frequency effect) and the low-frequency signals. Choices: Both, SWFR, Front Surround Back SWFR Phase (Subwoofer Phase) Use this feature to switch the phase of your subwoofer if bass sounds are lacking or unclear.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 108 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Speaker Distance (Speaker distance) Use this feature to manually adjust the distance of each speaker and the delay applied to the respective channel. Ideally, each speaker should be the same distance from the main listening position. However, this is not possible in most home situations.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 109 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Speaker Level (Speaker level) Use this feature to manually balance the speaker levels between the front left or surround left speakers and each speaker selected in “SPEAKER SET” (see page 105). Speaker Set Presence R Speaker Distance Subwoofer Speaker Level Front L Manual Setup (NET/USB) Use this menu to adjust the network and USB system parameters.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 110 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN DNS Server (P) (Primary DNS server) DNS Server (S) (Secondary DNS server) Use this parameter to specify the IP address of the primary and secondary DNS (Domain Name System) servers. ■ Play Style (Playback styles) Use this feature to adjust the playback style according to your preference. You can shuffle songs in a random order or repeat one specific song or a sequence of songs.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 111 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Information (Network information) Use this feature to display the network system information. Network Play Style Information MAC Address 00:00:00:00:00:00 Status 100 BASE-TX Full Duplex Manual Setup (Option) This menu adjusts the optional system settings. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press SET MENU on the remote control.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 112 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Front Panel Disp. (Front panel display setting) ■ Zone OSD (on-screen display) Dimmer (Dimmer) Use this feature to adjust the brightness of the front panel display. Control range: – 4 to 0 0 Dimmer Scroll Use this feature to display the operational status of Zone 2 as well as Zone 3 on the Zone 2 video monitor connected to the ZONE VIDEO jacks on the rear panel of this unit.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 113 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Zone2 Set/Zone3 Set (Zone 2/Zone 3 setting) Zone2 Amplifier/Zone3 Amplifier (Zone 2/Zone 3 amplifier) Use to select how the Zone 2 and/or Zone 3 speakers are amplified. Choices: EXT, INT:[SP1], INT:[SP2], INT:Both Zone2 Volume/Zone3 Volume (Zone 2/Zone 3 volume) Use this feature to select how the volume control will operate with regard to the ZONE 2 OUTPUT or ZONE 3 OUTPUT jacks.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 114 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN Zone2 Initial Vol./Zone3 Initial Vol. (Zone 2/Zone 3 Initial volume) Use this feature to set the volume level of Zone 2 or Zone 3 when the power of this unit is turned on. Choices: Off, –80 dB to +16.5 dB Control step: 0.5 dB ■ Audio Select (Default Audio input jack select) Use this feature to designate the default Audio input jack select setting when you turn on the power of this unit.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 115 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN y When you select the protected parameter, “ ” appears at the bottom left of the GUI screen. ■ HDMI Set (HDMI settings) Use this feature to adjust the HDMI support audio. Decoder Mode Memory Guard HDMI Set Support Audio System Memory Use this feature to save up to six of your favorite settings that can be easily recalled when needed.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 116 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ To load settings 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press SET MENU on the remote control. AMP SET MENU SOURCE MENU SRCH MODE Signal Info. (Input signal information) You can display the format, sampling frequency, channel, bit rate and flag data of the current input signal. You can display the format, sampling frequency, channel, bit rate and flag data of the current input signal.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 117 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) SCREEN ■ Audio information Format (Signal format) Signal format. When this unit cannot detect a digital signal, it automatically switches to analog input. Note “---” appears when this unit cannot detect any signals. Sampling (Sampling frequency) The number of samples per second taken from a continuous signal to make a discrete signal. Note “---” appears when this unit cannot detect the sampling frequency.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 118 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES In addition to controlling this unit, the remote control can also operate other audiovisual components made by YAMAHA and other manufacturers. To control your TV or other components, you must set up the appropriate remote control code for each input source (see page 120).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 119 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Controlling other components TV MUTE Set the operation mode selector to SOURCE to control other components selected with the input selector buttons. You must set the appropriate remote control code for each input source in advance (see page 120). The following table shows the function of each control button used to control other components assigned to each input selector button.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 120 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Notes *1 This button is operational only when the original remote control supplied with the component has a POWER button. These buttons operate your VCR only when you set the appropriate remote control code for VCR 1 (see page 120). *3 These buttons always control your TV regardless of the operation mode selector position. *4 Press and hold to search backward or forward. *5 Simple remote mode (see page 75).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 121 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 1 Set the operation mode selector to SOURCE and then press an input selector button to select the input area you want to set up. AMP XM NET/USB PHONO TUNER CD MULTI CH IN MD/TAPE CD-R 4 Press the numeric buttons to enter the four-digit remote control code for the component you want to use.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 122 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Programming codes from other remote controls 2 Place this remote control about 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) apart from the other remote control on a flat surface so that their infrared transmitters are aimed at each other.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 123 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 5 Press and hold the button you want to program on the other remote control until “OK” appears in the display window on the remote control. “NG” appears in the display window on the remote control if learning was unsuccessful. In this case, start over from step 4.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 124 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 3 Press k / n to select and enter a character. Pressing n changes the character as follows: A to Z, 1 to 9, 0, + (plus), – (hyphen), ; (semicolon), / (slash), and space. Pressing k changes the characters in reverse order. PRESET/CH ENTER A-E/CAT. Macro programming features The macro programming feature makes it possible to perform a series of operations with the press of a single button.
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01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 126 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Programming macro operations You can program your own macro and use the macro programming feature to transmit several remote control commands in sequence at the press of a button. Be sure to set up remote control codes or perform learning operations before programming the macro. Note “AGAIN” appears in the display window if you press a button other than a macro button.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 127 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Clearing configurations You can clear all changes made in each function set, such as learned functions, macros, renamed input area names and setup remote control ID. ■ Clearing function sets 1 3 Press and hold CLEAR again for about 3 seconds. “WAIT” appears in the display window. If clearing was successful, “C;OK” appears in the display window on the remote control.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 128 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Clearing a learned function You can clear the function learned for a certain button in each control area. 1 3 Set the operation mode selector to AMP or SOURCE and then press an input selector button to select the input area containing the function you want to clear. The selected component name appears in the display window.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 129 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ■ Clearing a macro function You can clear the function programmed for a certain macro button. 1 Set the operation mode selector to AMP or SOURCE and then press MACRO using a ballpoint pen or similar object. “MCR ?” appears in the display window on the remote control.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 130 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION This unit allows you to configure a multi-room audio/video system. The multi-zone configuration feature enables you to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main room, second room (Zone 2) and third room (Zone 3). You can control this unit from the second or third room using the supplied remote control.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 131 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION ■ Using the internal amplifiers of this unit IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The SP1 or SP2 speaker terminals of this Receiver should not be connected to a Passive Loudspeaker Selector Box or more than one loudspeaker per channel. Connection to a Passive Loudspeaker Selector Box or multiple speakers per channel could create an abnormally low impedance load resulting in amplifier damage.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 132 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION y • You must complete this step within 5 seconds while the selected zone flashes in the front panel display. Otherwise, the currently selected zone mode is automatically canceled. In this case, press ZONE CONTROLS again. • The initial setting is ZONE2 when both Zone 2 and Zone 3 are turned on.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 133 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM USING MULTI-ZONE CONFIGURATION Note INPUT When you use the external amplifiers in Zone 2 or Zone 3, VOLUME +/– can be used only when “Zone2 Volume” or “Zone3 Volume” is set to “Variable” in “Zone2 Set” or “Zone3 Set” (see page 113).
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 134 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM ADVANCED SETUP ADVANCED SETUP This unit has additional menus that are displayed in the front panel display. The advanced setup menu offers additional operations to adjust and customize the way this unit operates. Change the initial settings (indicated in bold under each parameter) to reflect the needs of your listening environment.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 135 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM ADVANCED SETUP ■ Speaker impedance SPEAKER IMP. Use this feature to set the speaker impedance of this unit so that it matches that of your speakers. Choices: 8ΩMIN, 6ΩMIN • Select “8ΩMIN” to set the speaker impedance to 8 Ω . • Select “6ΩMIN” to set the speaker impedance to 6 Ω . SPEAKER IMP. Speaker Front 8ΩMIN Impedance level The impedance of each speaker must be 8 Ω or higher. The impedance of each speaker must be 8 Ω or higher.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 136 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM ADVANCED SETUP ■ Tuner frequency step TUNER FRQ STEP (Asia and General models only) Use this feature to set the tuner frequency step according to the frequency spacing in your area. Choices: AM10/FM100, AM9/FM50 • Select “AM10/FM100” for North, Central and South America. • Select “AM9/FM50” for all other areas. ■ Bi-AMP BI-AMP Use to activate or deactivate the bi-AMP function.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 137 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM ADVANCED SETUP Setting remote control ID 4 When using multiple YAMAHA receivers/amplifiers, you may be able to operate the other components simultaneously with the default code setting. In this case, set one of the alternative codes to operate this unit separately. Press the numeric buttons to enter the four-digit remote control code for the input area you want to use.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 138 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM ADVANCED SETUP ■ Setting remote control tuner ID or XM ID 1 4 Set the operation mode selector to AMP or SOURCE and then press TUNER or XM on the remote control to select the tuner or XM to change the remote control ID. Press the numeric buttons to enter the four-digit remote control code for the input area you want to use. AMP CLASSICAL LIVE/CLUB ENTERTAIN 1 2 3 4 STEREO SUR. DECODE SELECT EXTD SUR.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 139 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 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 instruction below does 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. No sound.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 140 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING Problem No picture. Cause Remedy See page Set “Conversion” to “On” or connect your source components in the same way as you connect your video monitor to this unit. 102 “Short Message” is set to “OFF”. Set “Short Message” to “On”. 103 “Wall Paper” is set to “None”. Set “Wall Paper” to “Yes” or “Gray”. 104 “Conversion” is set to “Off”. Set “Conversion” to “On”.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 141 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING Problem No sound is heard from the surround back speakers. Cause Remedy See page “Surround” in “Speaker Set” is set to “None” and “Surround Back” is automatically set to “None”. Set “Surround” and “Surround Back” to a setting other than “None”. 106 “Surround Back” in “Speaker Set” is set to “None”. Set “Surround Back” to a setting other than “None”. 106 Dolby Digital or DTS sources cannot be played.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 142 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy See page This unit does not operate properly. The internal microcomputer has been frozen by an external electric shock (such as lightning or excessive static electricity) or by a power supply with low voltage. Disconnect the power cable from the AC wall outlet and then plug it in again after about 30 seconds. — “CHECK SP WIRES” appears in the front panel display.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 143 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING ■ XM Satellite Radio (U.S.A. and Canada models only) If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the following messages may appear in the front panel display. In this case, read the cause and follow the corresponding remedies. Status message Cause Remedy See page CHECK ANTENNA The XM Passport and XM Passport Home Dock are not connected to the XM jack of this unit or do not work properly.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 144 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy See page The remote control does not work or function properly. Even if the remote control code is correctly set, there are some models that do not respond to the remote control. Program the necessary functions independently into the programmable buttons using the Learn feature. The remote control does not learn new functions.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 145 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy See page “Disconnected” is displayed even when a USB device is present. This unit recognized the USB device as an illegal device. Turn this unit off then on again. 81 The Internet Radio cannot be played. The firewall of the network device is activated. The Internet Radio can be played only when it passes through the port designated by each radio station.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 146 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING Status message Connect error Disconnected Access error Unable to play Cause There is a problem with the signal path from your network to this unit. Remedy Check the connection between this unit and the LAN port on your router or hub. 30 Make sure your router is properly connected and turned on. Also, make sure your modem is properly connected and turned on when you are attempting to listen to Internet Radio.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 147 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING ■ iPod Note In case of a transmission error without a status message appearing in the front panel and on the video monitor, check the connection to your iPod (see page 29). Status message Loading... Cause Remedy See page This unit is in the middle of recognizing the connection with your iPod. This unit is in the middle of acquiring song lists from your iPod.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 148 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM TROUBLESHOOTING During Auto Setup Error message Cause Remedy See page E01:No Front SP Front L/R channel signals are not detected. Check the front L/R speaker connections. 16 E02:No Sur. SP A surround channel signal is not detected. Check the surround speaker connections. 16 E03:No PRNS SP A presence channel signal is not detected. Check the presence speaker connections.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 149 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM RESETTING THE SYSTEM RESETTING THE SYSTEM Use this feature to reset all the parameters of this unit to the initial factory settings. Notes • This procedure completely resets all the parameters of this unit. However, the advanced setup menu parameters will not be initialized. • The initial factory settings are activated next time you turn on this unit.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 150 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GLOSSARY GLOSSARY ■ Bi-amplification connection ■ Dolby Digital A bi-amplification connection uses two amplifiers for a speaker. One amplifier is connected to the woofer section of a loudspeaker while the other is connected to the combined mid and tweeter section. With this arrangement each amplifier operates over a restricted frequency range.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 151 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GLOSSARY ■ Dolby Surround ■ HDMI Dolby Surround uses a 4-channel analog recording system to reproduce realistic and dynamic sound effects: 2 front left and right channels (stereo), a center channel for dialog (monaural), and a surround channel for special sound effects (monaural). The surround channel reproduces sound within a narrow frequency range.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 152 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GLOSSARY ■ PCM (Linear PCM) ■ S-video signal Linear PCM is a signal format under which an analog audio signal is digitized, recorded and transmitted without using any compression. This is used as a method of recording CDs and DVD audio. The PCM system uses a technique for sampling the size of the analog signal per very small unit of time.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 153 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SOUND FIELD PROGRAM INFORMATION SOUND FIELD PROGRAM INFORMATION ■ Elements of a sound field ■ SILENT CINEMA What really creates the rich, full tones of a live instrument are the multiple reflections from the walls of the room. In addition to making the sound live, these reflections enable us to tell where the player is situated as well as the size and shape of the room in which we are sitting.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 154 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER INFORMATION PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER INFORMATION This unit employs YAMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) technology, together with the Parametric EQ settings (see page 98), to optimize the frequency characteristics of its parametric equalizer to match your listening environment.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 155 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power for Front, Center, Surround, Surround back 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω .................................... 140 W • Dynamic Power (IHF) 8/6/4/2 Ω ........................................................ 170/205/265/345 W • Maximum Useful Output Power (JEITA) [Asia, General, China and Korea models] 1 kHz, 10% THD, 8 Ω ...............................................
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page 156 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM SPECIFICATIONS AM SECTION • Tuning Range [U.S.A. and Canada models] .............................. 530 to 1710 kHz [Asia and General models] ................. 530/531 to 1710/1611 kHz [Other models] ................................................... 531 to 1611 kHz • Usable Sensitivity ............................................................. 300 µV/m GENERAL • Power Supply [U.S.A. and Canada models] ..............................
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01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page ii Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM Input source Program MOVIE STANDARD (PLII Movie) (PLIIx Movie) (Neo:6 Cinema) 2-channel audio (monaural) PL L SL PR C SBL SBR 2-channel audio (stereo) PL R L SR SL PR C SBL SBR L SL PL R L SR SL PRIORITY: PRNS PL 5.1/6.1-channel audio *1 PR C SBL SBR 5.1/6.1-channel audio *2 PL R L SR SL PR C SBL SBR 5.1/6.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page iii Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM Input source Program SURROUND DECODE PRO LOGIC 2-channel audio (monaural) PL L SL PR C SBL SBR 2-channel audio (stereo) PL R L SR SL PR C SBL SBR L SL PL R L SR SL PRO LOGIC PL 5.1/6.1-channel audio *1 PR C SBL SBR 5.1/6.1-channel audio *2 PL R L SR SL Dolby Digital / DTS PR C SBL SBR 5.1/6.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page iv Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM Input source Program SURROUND DECODE Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Music 2-channel audio (monaural) PL L SL PR C SBL SBR L SL PL R L SR SL Cinema PL 2-channel audio (stereo) PR C SBL SBR 5.1/6.1-channel audio *1 PL R L SR SL Cinema/Music PR C SBL SBR 5.1/6.1-channel audio *2 PL R L SR SL Dolby Digital / DTS PR C SBL SBR 5.1/6.
01EN_00_RX-V2700_U.book Page v Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:58 AM GPL/LGPL ■ GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.) Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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RX-V2700_U-cv.fm Page 1 Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:36 PM U RX-V2700 RX-V2700 AV Receiver © 2006 YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE-LA-VALLEE CEDEX02, FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD.