RX-V690 Natural Sound Stereo Receiver Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA stereo receiver. CAUTION OWNER’S MANUAL RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CONTENTS Safety Instructions ................... 2 Features ................................... 4 Supplied Accessories .............. 4 Profile of This Unit ................... 5 Speaker Setup .......................... 6 Connections ............................. 7 Speaker Balance Adjustment ... 13 Basic Operations .................... 16 Tuning Operations ............
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the unit; 3 Heed Warnings – All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. C.
Caution: Read this before operating your unit 1 2 3 4 5 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 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. Do not operate the unit upside-down.
FEATURES ● 5 Speaker Configuration Front: (U.S.A. and Canada models) 80W + 80W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz (Australia, Singapore and General models) 75W + 75W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz Center: (U.S.A. and Canada models) 80W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.07% THD, 1 kHz (Australia, Singapore and General models) 80W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.07% THD, 1 kHz Rear: 25W + 25W (8Ω) RMS Output Power, 0.
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 full advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences.
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 front speakers, rear speakers and a center speaker. You may omit the center speaker. (Refer to the “4-Speaker Configuration” shown below.) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus the effect sounds. They will probably be the speakers from your present stereo system.
CONNECTIONS Before attempting to make any connections to or from this unit, be sure to first switch OFF the power to this unit and to any other components to which connections are being made. 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.
CONNECTING TO S VIDEO TERMINALS If you have a video cassette recorder and a monitor equipped with “S” (high-resolution) video terminals, those terminals can be connected to this unit’s S VIDEO terminals. Connect the video cassette recorder’s “S” video input and output terminals to this unit’s S VIDEO VCR 2 IN and OUT terminals respectively, and connect the monitor’s “S” video input terminal to this unit’s S VIDEO MONITOR OUT terminal.
CONNECTING SPEAKERS Connect the respective speakers to this unit as figured below. Rear speakers Left Right OUTPUT 8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER FRONT CENTER REAR REAR CENTER C D DUAL C D:4ΩMIN./SPEAKER SINGLE:8ΩMIN./SPEAKER LOW PASS fc:200Hz SINGLE SPEAKERS SPEAKERS A A B B Center speaker FRONT Left Right Left Right Front speakers A Front speakers B Note on front speaker connection: One or two speaker systems can be connected to this unit.
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, + and – markings are observed. If these wires are reversed, the sound will be unnatural and will lack bass.
ABOUT THE ACCESSORY TERMINALS AC OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED) FRONT OUTPUT terminals (U.S.A., Canada, Singapore and General models) ...........................................................2 SWITCHED OUTLETS (Australia model) ................................. 1 SWITCHED OUTLET Use these to connect the power cords from your components to this unit. The power to the SWITCHED outlets is controlled by this unit’s POWER switch or the provided remote control transmitter’s POWER key.
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.
SPEAKER BALANCE ADJUSTMENT This procedure lets you adjust the sound output level balance between the front, 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. The adjustment of each speaker output level should be done at your listening position with the remote control transmitter.
CHAPTER/CH PRO LOGIC ENHANCED 1 2 SPORTS STADIUM DISPLAY STOP 70mm TV THEATER MOVIE THEATER 3 4 ROCK JAZZ CLUB VCR 1 VCR 2 SURROUND 8 10 5 6 CHURCH HALL 9 7 8 EFFECT DSP 10 CENTER LEVEL V–AUX ON/OFF MASTER VOLUME TEST DELAY TIME REAR LEVEL RESET MUTING 10 CLEAR 9 8 Select the center channel output mode according to your speaker configuration. (Refer to “SPEAKER CONFIGURATION” on page 6.) CENTER MODE 9 TEST NORMAL WIDE 10 Turn up the volume.
PRO LOGIC 1 ENHANCED 70mm MOVIE THEATER 2 3 TV THEATER 4 ROCK JAZZ CLUB VCR 2 SURROUND SPORTS 5 6 CHURCH HALL 9 12 13 STADIUM 10 7 8 EFFECT DSP CENTER LEVEL V–AUX ON/OFF MASTER VOLUME 14 TEST DELAY TIME REAR LEVEL RESET MUTING CLEAR 11 11 Adjust the BALANCE control so that the effect sound output level of the left front speaker and the right front speaker are the same.
BASIC OPERATIONS 1, 6 3 2 4 7 7 TO PLAY A SOURCE 1 5 Play the source. (For detailed information on the tuning operation, refer to page 19.) 6 Set to the “ ∞ ” position. 2 Turn the power on. POWER Adjust to the desired output level. 7 3 Select the desired input source by using the input selector buttons. (For video sources, turn the TV/monitor ON.) TAPE MONITOR VIDEO AUX TUNER VCR 2 CD VCR 1 PHONO LD/TV * The name of the selected input source will appear in the display.
1, 4 2 TO RECORD A SOURCE TO TAPE (OR DUB FROM TAPE TO TAPE) 1 TAPE MONITOR VIDEO AUX 2 3 4 Note DSP, VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE control settings have no effect on the material being recorded. Select the source to be recorded. TUNER VCR 2 CD VCR 1 PHONO LD/TV Play the source and then turn the VOLUME control up to confirm the input source. (For detailed information on the tuning operations, refer to page 19.) Set the tape deck or VCR to the recording mode.
Selecting the SPEAKER system Because one or two speaker systems (as front speakers) can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B, or both at once. Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE controls BASS l 0 TREBLE l 2 SPEAKERS A B ON ON OFF OFF 3 Adjusting the BALANCE control Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by speaker location or listening room conditions.
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). 2 13 AUTOMATIC TUNING 1 MANUAL TUNING Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display. 1 FM/AM FM/AM or FM 2 Select the reception band (FM or AM) while watching the display.
PRESET TUNING MANUAL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies (selected by tuning operation) by using the preset station buttons. With this function, you can select any desired station by only pressing the corresponding preset station button. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 pages) can be stored. 2, 1 4, 2 (Preset station buttons) 3 To recall a preset station To store stations 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 20. 2 13 To store stations 1 When the automatic preset tuning is finished FM/AM FM The display shows the frequency of the last preset station.
EXCHANGING PRESET STATIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below. 2, 4 Example) If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5, and vice versa. 1 2 Recall the preset station on E1 (by following the method of “To recall a preset station” on page 20). 4 EDIT EDIT MEMORY Flashes 3 Next, recall the preset station on A5 by following the same method with step 1. Shows the exchange of stations is completed.
USING DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSOR (DSP) This unit incorporates a sophisticated, multi-program digital sound field processor, which allows you to expand and shape the audio sound field from both the audio and video sources, for a theater-like experience in the listening/viewing room. This digital sound field processor has 10 programs; 5 programs for audio sources and 5 programs for Audio/Video sources.
Description of Each Sound Field Program The following list gives brief descriptions of the sound fields produced by each of the DSP programs. Keep in mind that most of these are precise digital recreations of actual acoustic environments. The data for them was recorded at the locations described using sophisticated sound field measurement equipment.
To play a source with the digital sound field processor CHAPTER/CH PRO LOGIC 2 3 1 2 Select the desired program that is suitable for the source.
* The following adjustments can be done on the remote control transmitter as well as on the front panel. 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 15. To operate on the front panel 1 By continuously pressing “+” or “–”, the level value changes continuously. However, the value stops changing momentarily at the preset point (80).
Adjustment of DELAY TIME You can adjust the time difference between the beginning of the source sound and the beginning of the effect sound with the DELAY TIME control. The DELAY TIME control is effective with all programs. By applying more or less delay, sound effects, background noise, and ambient noise coming at you from the rear speakers can be enhanced or subdued for extra effect. 1. PRO LOGIC : from 15 to 30 milliseconds (Preset value: 20 milliseconds) 2.
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.
REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Battery installation Remote control transmitter operation range Remote control sensor 2 1 3 Within approximately 6m (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. Notes ● Use only AA, R6, UM-3 batteries for replacement. ● Be sure the polarities are correct.
KEY FUNCTIONS The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of the unit. If the CD player, tape deck, etc. connected to this unit are YAMAHA components, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component. 4 For Other Component Control 5 6 Identify the remote control transmitter keys with your component’s keys. If these keys are identical, their functions will be the same.
REMOTE CONTROL “LEARNING” FUNCTION All of the keys on this remote control transmitter can be programmed to “learn” key-functions from other remote control transmitters without losing the preset key functions. By using this feature, this unit can then be used in place of one or more other remote control transmitters, thus making operation of your various audio and video components more convenient. Use the included user program sheets to indicate a new function learned for each key.
To Learn a New Function 1 Notes When you operate the desired component with this remote control transmitter, TRANSMIT/LEARN indicator will flash steadily. ● The originally preset function of a key is still available in the USER position if a new function has not been learned to the key. ● Successful learning to a key results in the erasure of previously learned functions and their replacement by the newly learned ones.
To Clear a Learned Function 1 YPC USER To Clear All Learned Functions 1 YPC LEARN Set to the “USER” position. USER LEARN Set to the “LEARN” position. 2 Press and hold the CLEAR button using the point of a mechanical pencil, etc. 2 Press and hold the CLEAR button using the point of a mechanical pencil, etc. CLEAR CLEAR 3 Press and hold the key where the learned function to be deleted is until the indicator flashes 3 times. 3 Press and hold any key until the indicator flashes 7 times.
TROUBLESHOOTING 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 Firmly plug in the power cord. No sound or no picture. Incorrect output cord connections. Connect the cords properly.
SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel Front L, R 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. and Canada models] ...................................................80W+80W [Australia, Singapore and General models] ...................................................75W+75W 6 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD [U.S.A. model only] ....................85W+85W Center 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.07% THD [U.S.A. and Canada models] ............................................................
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