RX-V492 RX-V392 Natural Sound AV Receiver Récepteur audiovisuel “Son Naturel” Receptor AV de Sonido Natural Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA AV receiver. Nous vous remercions d’avoir porté votre choix sur ce récepteur audiovisuel YAMAHA. Muchas gracias por haber adquirido este receptor AV YAMAHA.
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 Speaker Balance Adjustment ........................20 Supplied Accessories ......................................2 Basic Operations ...........................................23 Features ..........................................................3 Tuning Operations .........................................26 Caution ............................................................4 Preset Tuning .............................................
English FEATURES ● 5 Speaker Configuration RX-V492 Main: 70W + 70W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz Center: 70W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.09% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 20W + 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.
Battery installation English NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Remote control transmitter operation range RX-V492 2 RX-V392 l6 l6 20 20 l2 28 4 2 60 l2 28 8 40 8 4 40 2 60 0 0 –dB –dB 1 3 Remote control sensor Within approximately 6 m (19.7 feet) 30° 30° Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries with new ones.
PROFILE OF THIS UNIT You are the proud owner of a Yamaha stereo 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.
English 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 may omit the center speaker. (Refer to the “4-Speaker Configuration” shown below.) The main speakers are used for the main source sound plus the effect sounds. They will probably be the speakers from your present stereo system.
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.
English RX-V392 Monitor TV AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT Video cassette recorder VIDEO IN GND OUTPUT Turntable 2 * (U.S.A. model) IMPEDANCE SELECTOR REAR 6ΩMIN./SPEAKER OUTPUT GND CENTER VIDEO SIGNAL MAIN 75Ω UNBAL. REAR MONITOR OUT VIDEO IN VCR OUT FM ANT GND DUAL A OR B:4ΩMIN./SPEAKER A B:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER REAR 8ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER SINGLE:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER DUAL:4ΩMIN./SPEAKER MAIN A OR B:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER A B:I6ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER C SINGLE:6ΩMIN.
CONNECTING SPEAKERS Subwoofer system Rear speaker Rear speaker Left Right Center speaker (U.S.A. model) IMPEDANCE SELECTOR OUTPUT REAR 6ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER SINGLE:6ΩMIN./SPEAKER DUAL:3ΩMIN./SPEAKER MAIN A OR B:4ΩMIN./SPEAKER A B:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER REAR REAR 8ΩMIN./SPEAKER CENTER SINGLE:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER DUAL:4ΩMIN./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.
OUTPUT terminals (for driving speakers with external amplifiers) CENTER OUTPUT terminal This terminal is for center channel line output. There is no connection to this terminal when you use the built-in amplifier. However, if you drive a center speaker with an external power amplifier, connect the input terminal of the external amplifier to this terminal. OUTPUT CENTER SUBWOOFER OUTPUT terminal This terminal is for connecting with the input terminal of an amplifier for driving a subwoofer.
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 RX-V492 1 2 3 4 NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER 5 CINEMA DSP RX–V492 7 8 6 PRO LOGIC ENHANCED CONCERT VIDEO DISCO ROCK CONCERT CONCERT HALL MONO MOVIE STADIUM EFFECT VOLUME l6 VCR TV/DBS 20 DVD/LD l2 28 8 POWER TAPE (MD) MONITOR TUNER A/B/C/D/E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 40 PHONO 2 60 CD 8 0 –dB PHONES BASS 0 l SPEAKERS A 2 2 3 ON 3 4 5 2 FM/AM 3 4 5 MEMORY EDIT TUNING MODE TIME/LEVEL 4 L5 C DELAY/ CENTER DOWN TUNING UP C
2 Standby mode indicator (Except U.S.A. and Canada models) While the power is on, pressing the SYSTEM POWER OFF key on the remote control transmitter switches the unit to the standby mode. In this mode, this indicator is illuminated. 0 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.
F MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) button When this button is pressed, the MEMORY indicator flashes for about 5 seconds. During this period, select a desired preset station number by pressing the corresponding preset station number selector button to enter the displayed station into the memory. When this button is pressed and held for about 3 seconds, the automatic preset tuning begins. (Refer to page 28 for details.) G EDIT button This button is used to exchange the places of two preset stations with each other.
English DISPLAY PANEL 1 2 3 4 PRESET 5 6 SLEEP ms dB STEREO NORM WIDE PHANTOM l00 0 20 MHz EFFECT OFF PRO LOGIC CONCERT MONO DISCO ROCK CONCERT ENHANCED VIDEO MOVIE STADIUM CONCERT HALL kHz MEMORY AUTO 8 TAPE MON 7 9 1 Multi-information display Displays various information, for example station frequency, preset station number and name of selected input source. 2 STEREO indicator Lights up when an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength is received.
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.
For Other Component Control 1 DELAY/CENTER/REAR and TIME/LEVEL +/– keys 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. RX-V492 only Adjust the delay time (DELAY), the rear channel output level (REAR) and the center channel output level (CENTER).
SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT 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.
TIME/ LEVEL – + PROGRAM English RX-V492 RX-V392 DELAY/CENTER TEST /REAR VCR – DELAY TIME + EFFECT ON/OFF PROLOGIC ENHANCED PROGRAM TEST EFFECT PROLOGIC ENHANCED TV/DBS DVD/LD VCR ON/OFF VIDEO l6 20 l2 28 8 60 2 DIR A PLAY DIR B REC/PAUSE DIR A DIR B REC/PAUSE – + PLAY 4 40 A/B TAPE A/B TAPE 0 –dB – PRESET + A/B/C/D/E TUNER PLAY DISC PRESET CD A/B/C/D/E DISC PLAY PHONO POWER 6 8 VOLUME POWER Select the center channel output mode suitable for your sp
RX-V492 RX-V392 10 10 9 TIME/ LEVEL – + PROGRAM DELAY/CENTER TEST /REAR PROLOGIC ENHANCED – DELAY TIME + EFFECT ON/OFF PROGRAM TEST EFFECT ON/OFF PROLOGIC ENHANCED l6 20 VCR l2 TV/DBS DVD/LD VCR 28 8 4 40 DIR A PLAY DIR B REC/PAUSE VIDEO DIR A DIR B REC/PAUSE – + PLAY 2 60 0 A/B – PRESET + A/B/C/D/E TAPE A/B TUNER PLAY DISC –dB PRESET CD A/B/C/D/E DISC PLAY PHONO POWER VOLUME 9 Adjust the sound output levels of the center speaker and the rear speake
English BASIC OPERATIONS TO PLAY A SOURCE 3 2 1, 6 l6 20 l2 28 8 4 40 2 60 0 –dB 4 1 7 5 VOLUME l6 20 l2 28 8 6 4 40 Play the source. (For detailed information on the tuning operation, refer to page 26.) VOLUME l6 20 l2 28 2 60 8 0 4 40 –dB Set to the “∞” position. 2 60 0 –dB 2 Adjust to the desired output level. Turn the power on. POWER 7 3 Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the TV/monitor ON.
TO RECORD A SOURCE TO TAPE (OR MD) RX-V492 RX-V392 1 4 2 4 1 2 l6 l6 20 20 l2 28 8 4 40 4 2 60 2 60 l2 28 8 40 0 0 –dB –dB 1 TUNER 2 3 Select the source to be recorded. PHONO CD If the tape deck (or MD recorder etc.) is used for recording, you can monitor the sounds being recorded by pressing TAPE (MD) MONITOR so that “TAPE MON” lights up on the display. RX-V492 Play the source and then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source.
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). l6 20 l2 28 8 4 40 2 60 0 –dB 1 AUTOMATIC TUNING 1 3 2 MANUAL TUNING Select the reception band (FM or AM) confirming it on the display. 1 FM/AM Select the reception band (FM or AM) confirming it on the display.
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. l6 20 l2 28 8 4 40 2 60 0 –dB 2, 1 4, 2 To recall a preset station To store stations 1 2 3 1 Tune to a desired station. (Refer to the previous page for tuning procedure.
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 27. l6 20 l2 28 8 4 40 2 60 0 –dB 1 23 To store stations 1 When the automatic preset tuning is finished The display shows the frequency of the last preset station.
English EXCHANGING PRESET STATIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below. l6 20 l2 28 8 4 40 2 60 0 –dB 2, 4 Example) If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5, and vice versa. 1 Recall the preset station on E1 (by following the method of “To recall a preset station” on page 27). 4 EDIT 2 EDIT PRESET MEMORY Flashes. 3 Next, recall the preset station on A5 by following the same method with step 1.
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 RX-V492 RX-V392 2 TIME/ LEVEL – + PROGRAM DELAY/CENTER TEST /REAR PROLOGIC ENHANCED VCR EFFECT ON/OFF – DELAY TIME + 2 PROGRAM l6 20 l2 28 TEST EFFECT PROLOGIC ENHANCED ON/OFF 8 TV/DBS DVD/LD VCR 4 40 2 VIDEO l6 20 l2 2 60 28 DIR A 8 DIR B REC/PAUSE PLAY 0 DIR A DIR B REC/PAUSE – + PLAY –dB 4 40 A/B 2 60 TAPE A/B TAPE 0 –dB – PRESET + A/B/C/D/E DISC PLAY TUNER PRESET A/B/C/D/E DISC CD
Adjustment of the CENTER 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 22. RX-V492 1 Notes ● This adjustment can be made only when the digital sound field program DOLBY PRO LOGIC or DOLBY PRO LOGIC ENHANCED is selected. ● Once the output level is adjusted, the level value will be the same in all the digital sound field programs mentioned above.
English Adjustment of DELAY TIME You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the sound from the main speakers and the beginning of the effect sound from the rear speakers. The larger the value, the later the effect sound is generated. This adjustment can be made to all programs individually. RX-V492 1 Press once or more so that “DELAY” 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 OUTLET(S) 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 Amplifier 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 Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Main L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. and Canada models] ..............................................70W + 70W [Australia and General models] ..............................................65W + 65W ............................50W + 50W Center 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.09% THD [U.S.A. and Canada models] ............70W [Australia and General models] ........65W ...................................
Spurious Response Ratio.......................50 dB Selectivity (two signals, 40 kHz Dev. ±300 kHz) [Australia model] ...................................70 dB AUDIO SECTION Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF) Mono/Stereo [U.S.A., Canada and General models] .................................................80 dB/75 dB (DIN-Weighted, 40 kHz Dev.) Mono/Stereo [Australia models] ....................75 dB/70 dB Harmonic Distortion Mono/Stereo (1 kHz) ........................0.1/0.2% Stereo Separation (1 kHz)..........
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