R RX-V300K Natural Sound AV Receiver Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA AV receiver.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 7 Wall or Ceiling Mounting – The unit should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer. 8 Ventilation – The unit should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation.
English 19 For US customers only: Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna is connected to this unit, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges.
CONTENTS Safety Instructions ...............Inside the Front Cover Basic Operations ...........................................19 Supplied Accessories ......................................2 Tuning Operations .........................................22 Features ..........................................................3 Preset Tuning ................................................23 Caution ............................................................4 Using Digital Sound Field Processor (DSP) ......
Digital Sound Field Processor General ● 5 Speaker Configuration Main: 60W + 60W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz Center: 60W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.1% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 20W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.7% THD, 1 kHz Main: 55W + 55W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz Center: 55W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.1% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 20W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.
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 unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold. Avoid sources of humming (transformers, motors). To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not expose the unit to rain or water. 3. Never open the cabinet.
You are the proud owner of a Yamaha AV receiver — an extremely sophisticated audio component. The Digital Sound Field Processor (DSP) built into this unit takes advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully when setting up your system, and this unit will sonically transform your room into a totally new listening environment.
SPEAKER SETUP SPEAKERS TO BE USED This unit is designed to provide the best sound-field quality with a 5 speaker configuration. The most effective speakers to use with this unit are main speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker. You can use one rear speaker only instead of using two rear speakers, and omit the center speaker. (Refer to the “SPEAKER CONFIGURATION” shown below.) The main speakers are used for the main source sound plus the effect sounds.
English CONNECTIONS Never plug in this unit and other components until all connections are completed. CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER COMPONENTS When making connections between this unit and other components, be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left) to L, R (right) to R, “+” to “+” and “–” to “–”. Also, refer to the owner’s manual for each component to be connected to this unit. * If you have YAMAHA components numbered as 1, 2, 3, etc.
CONNECTING SPEAKERS Rear speaker Center speaker Rear speaker Left Right (General model) IMPEDANCE SELECTOR SET BEFORE POWER ON REAR SINGLE:6ΩMIN. /SPEAKER REAR :3ΩMIN. /SPEAKER CENTER :6ΩMIN. /SPEAKER MAIN A OR B:4ΩMIN. /SPEAKER A B:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER REAR SINGLE REAR SINGLE:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER REAR :4ΩMIN. /SPEAKER CENTER :8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER MAIN A OR B:8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER A B:I6ΩMIN .
English How to Connect: Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge, cut as short as possible. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers. Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct, that is the + and – markings are observed. If these wires are reversed, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. Caution Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other and do not let them touch any metal part of this unit.
IMPEDANCE SELECTOR switch Be sure to switch this only when the power of this unit is turned off. Select the position whose requirements your speaker system meets. IMPEDANCE SELECTOR SET BEFORE POWER ON (Upper position) Rear: If you use one rear speaker, the impedance of the speaker must be 6Ω or higher. If you use two rear speakers, the impedance of each speaker must be 3Ω or higher. Center: The impedance of the center speaker must be 6Ω or higher. VOLTAGE SELECTOR REAR SINGLE:6ΩMIN.
English ANTENNA CONNECTIONS ● ● Each antenna should be connected to the designated terminals correctly, referring to the following diagram. Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these antennas will probably provide sufficient signal strength. Nevertheless, a properly installed outdoor antenna will give clearer reception than an indoor one. If you experience poor reception quality, an outdoor antenna may result in improvement.
CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO LIVE HOUSE HALL SUR/KARAOKE EFFECT BALLAD CENTER MODE 0 A KARAOKE POPS JAZZ ROCK VOLUME l6 TAPE (MD) MONITOR VCR 20 VIDEO l2 28 8 POWER 4 40 TUNER A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PHONO 2 60 CD 8 0 –dB PHONES BASS 0 l SPEAKERS A 2 2 3 ON 4 OFF D E 2 3 4 5 B C TREBLE 0 l l l B 3 3 4 5 4 5 CENTER LEVEL BALANCE 0 l l 2 5 F 2 REAR LEVEL FM/AM DOWN TUNING UP ONE TOUCH VOCAL A
C SPEAKERS switches Set the switch A or B (or both A and B) for the main speaker system (connected to this unit) you will use to the ON position. Set the switch for the main speaker system you will not use to the OFF position. D A/B/C/D/E button Press this button to select a desired group (A–E) of preset stations. E Preset station number selector buttons Select a preset station number (1 to 8). F Tone controls These controls are effective only for the sound from the main speakers.
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of this unit. If the CD player and tape deck connected to this unit are YAMAHA components designed for remote control compatibility, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component.
Identify the remote control transmitter keys with your component’s keys. If these keys are identical, their functions will be the same. On each key function, refer to the corresponding instruction on your component’s manual. English For Other Component Control 2 CD player keys Controls compact disc player. * DISC is applicable only to compact disc changer. 1 Tape deck keys Controls tape deck. * DIR A, B and A/B are applicable only to double cassette tape deck.
DISPLAY PANEL 1 2 3 PRESET ms SLEEP STEREO NORMAL WIDE PHANTOM kHz MHz MEMORY AUTO 7 TAPE MON 8 9 0 20 4 56 l00 EFFECT OFF PRO LOGIC LIVE HOUSE VOCAL AID 3 STEREO HALL ONE TOUCH KARAOKE 0 A B 1 Multi-information display Displays various information, for example station frequency, preset station number and name of selected input source. 8 AUTO indicator 2 STEREO indicator Lights up when the tape deck (or MD recorder etc.
This procedure lets you adjust the sound output level balance between the main, center, and rear speakers using the built-in test tone generator. When this adjustment is performed, the sound output level heard at the listening position will be the same from each speaker. This is important for the best performance of the digital sound field processor and the Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder.
10 – PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO LIVE HOUSE HALL SUR/KARAOKE EFFECT BALLAD CENTER MODE KARAOKE POPS JAZZ TIME /KEY + PROGRAM DELAY /KEY TEST PROLOGIC 3 STEREO EFFECT ON/OFF ROCK VCR VOLUME VIDEO l6 TAPE (MD) MONITOR VCR 20 VIDEO l2 28 8 60 2 POWER TUNER A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PHONO CD DIR A DIR B REC/PAUSE – + PLAY 4 40 A/B TAPE 8 0 –dB PHONES BASS 0 l l SPEAKERS A B 2 2 3 ON 3 4 OFF TREBLE 0 l l 4 5 5 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 REAR LEVEL FM/AM D
English BASIC OPERATIONS TO PLAY A SOURCE 7 2 1, 6 PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO LIVE HOUSE HALL SUR/KARAOKE EFFECT BALLAD CENTER MODE KARAOKE POPS JAZZ ROCK VOLUME l6 TAPE (MD) MONITOR VCR 20 VIDEO l2 28 8 POWER 4 40 TUNER A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PHONO 2 60 CD 8 0 –dB PHONES BASS 0 l SPEAKERS A TREBLE 0 l l l B 2 2 3 ON OFF 3 4 4 5 5 4 1 2 3 4 4 5 CENTER LEVEL BALANCE 0 l l 2 3 2 REAR LEVEL FM/AM 3 4 MEMORY 5R 0 l0 0 ONE TOUCH VOCAL AID KARAOKE TU
TO RECORD A SOURCE TO TAPE (OR MD) 4 1 2 PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO LIVE HOUSE HALL SUR/KARAOKE EFFECT BALLAD CENTER MODE KARAOKE POPS JAZZ ROCK VOLUME l6 TAPE (MD) MONITOR VCR 20 VIDEO l2 28 8 POWER 4 40 TUNER A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PHONO 2 60 CD 8 0 –dB PHONES BASS 0 l SPEAKERS A 2 OFF 2 3 4 4 5 1 5 2 3 4 4 5 CENTER LEVEL BALANCE 0 l l 2 3 5 2 REAR LEVEL FM/AM 3 4 MEMORY EDIT ONE TOUCH VOCAL AID KARAOKE TUNING MODE MIC 1 MIC 2 LEVEL ECHO KEY CONT
Because one or two speaker systems (as main speakers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B, or both at once.
TUNING OPERATIONS Normally, if station signals are strong and there is no interference, quick automatic-search tuning (AUTOMATIC TUNING) is possible. However, if signals of the station you want to select are weak, you must tune to it manually (MANUAL TUNING).
English PRESET TUNING MANUAL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies selected by tuning operation. With this function, you can recall any desired station by only selecting the preset station number where it is stored. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) can be stored.
AUTOMATIC PRESET TUNING You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function for FM stations only. By this function, this unit performs automatic tuning and stores FM stations with strong signals sequentially. Up to 40 stations are stored automatically in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on page 23.
English EXCHANGING PRESET STATIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below.
USING DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) This unit incorporates a sophisticated, multi-program digital sound field processor. The processor allows you to electronically expand and change the shape of the audio sound field from both audio and video sources, creating a theater-like experience in your listening room. You can create an excellent audio sound field by selecting a suitable sound field program (this will, of course, depend on what you will be listening to), and adding desired adjustments.
English To play a source with the digital sound field processor 2 PRO LOGIC SUR/KARAOKE EFFECT BALLAD 3 STEREO POPS CENTER MODE ROCK HALL LIVE HOUSE JAZZ 3 KARAOKE – TIME /KEY + PROGRAM DELAY /KEY TEST PROLOGIC 3 STEREO VCR EFFECT ON/OFF 2 VIDEO VOLUME l6 TAPE (MD) MONITOR VCR 20 VIDEO l2 28 8 DIR A DIR B REC/PAUSE – + PLAY POWER 4 40 A/B TUNER A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PHONO TAPE 2 60 CD 8 0 –dB PHONES BASS 0 l SPEAKERS A TREBLE 0 l l l B 2 2 3 ON
Adjustment of the CENTER LEVEL Adjustment of the REAR LEVEL If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the center speaker even if the output level is already set in “SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT” on page 18. If desired, you can adjust the sound output level of the rear speakers even if the output level is already set in “SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT” on page 18.
English ENJOYING KARAOKE 4 3 PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO LIVE HOUSE HALL SUR/KARAOKE EFFECT BALLAD CENTER MODE KARAOKE POPS JAZZ ROCK VOLUME l6 TAPE (MD) MONITOR VCR 20 VIDEO l2 28 8 POWER 4 40 TUNER A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PHONO 2 60 CD 8 0 –dB PHONES BASS 0 l SPEAKERS A 2 OFF TREBLE 0 l l l B 2 3 ON 3 4 4 5 5 2 3 4 4 5 5 CENTER LEVEL BALANCE 0 l l 2 3 2 REAR LEVEL FM/AM DOWN TUNING UP ONE TOUCH VOCAL AID KARAOKE MIC 1 MIC 2 LEVEL ECHO 2 3 3 4 M
Adjustments for enjoying Karaoke ONE TOUCH KARAOKE VOCAL AID PRO LOGIC SUR/KARAOKE EFFECT BALLAD 3 STEREO POPS CENTER MODE ROCK HALL LIVE HOUSE JAZZ TIME/KEY – ( )/+ ( ) – TIME /KEY + PROGRAM DELAY /KEY TEST EFFECT PROLOGIC 3 STEREO ON/OFF VCR KARAOKE VOLUME DIR A DIR B REC/PAUSE – + DELAY/KEY VIDEO PLAY l6 TAPE (MD) MONITOR VCR 20 VIDEO l2 28 8 60 2 A/B TAPE POWER 4 40 TUNER A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PHONO CD PRESET A/B/C/D/E TUNER 8 0 –dB PHONES BA
English Adjusting key of the tune currently playing Pressing the KEY CONTROL button changes key of the tune currently playing. The current key level is shown on the display. Whenever a tune changes, its original key level is restored. To operate on the remote control transmitter: 1 Press once or more so that “KEY” appears on the display.
SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER If you use the SLEEP timer of this unit, you can make this unit turn off automatically. When you are going to sleep while enjoying a broadcast or other desired input source, this timer function is helpful. Notes ● The SLEEP timer can be controlled only with the remote control transmitter. ● The components on which the SLEEP timer is effective are the sources connected to the SWITCHED AC OUTLETS on the rear panel of this unit.
If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. SYMPTOM General REMEDY The unit fails to turn on when the POWER switch is pressed, or turns off suddenly soon after the power is turned on.
SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION RIAA Equalization Deviation PHONO MM....................................0±0.5 dB Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Main L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. model]..........................60W + 60W [Singapore and General models] .................................................55W + 55W Total Harmonic Distortion (20 Hz to 20 kHz) PHONO MM to REC OUT 1V .....................................................0.02% CD/TAPE (MD)/VIDEO/VCR to SP OUT 30W/8 ohms .......
GENERAL Tuning Range [U.S.A. and General models] .............................................530 to 1,710 kHz [Singapore model] ...............531 to 1,611 kHz Power Supply [U.S.A. model].......................AC 120V, 60 Hz [Singapore model].................AC 230V, 50 Hz [General model] ....................AC 110/120/220/240V, 50/60 Hz Usable Sensitivity .............................100 µV/m Power Consumption ...............................180W Selectivity ...........................................
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