Yamaha TSS-15 User Manual

HOME THEATER SOUND SYSTEM

SYSTEME HOME CINEMA

TSS-15

(Amplifier x 1, Front/Center speaker x 3, Surround speaker x 2, Subwoofer x 1)

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODE D’EMPLOI

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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR SYSTEM.

To assure the ﬁnest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place with at least 20 cm on top, 10 cm on the left and right, and 10 cm at the back of the ampliﬁer unit — and away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. Locate this system away from other electrical appliances, motors, or transformers to avoid humming sounds. To prevent ﬁre or electrical shock, do not place this system where it may be exposed to dripping or splashing, and never put any objects ﬁlled with liquids, such as vases, on top of the system. Do not expose this system to sudden temperature changes from cold to hot. Do not locate this system in an environment with high humidity (i.e., a room with a humidiﬁer) to prevent condensation inside this system, which may cause electrical shock, ﬁre, damage to this system, and/or personal injury. Avoid installing this system in a place where foreign objects or liquid might fall. Otherwise, ﬁre, damage to the system, and/or personal injury may result. Do not place the following objects on this system: – Other components, as they may cause damage and/or

discoloration of the surface of the system.

– Burning objects (i.e., candles) as they may cause ﬁre,

damage to the system, and/or personal injury.

– Containers of liquid, as they may leak or spill and cause

electrical shock to the user and/or damage to this system. Do not cover this system with a newspaper, tablecloth, curtain, etc. in order not to obstruct heat radiation. If the temperature inside this system rises, it may result in ﬁre, damage to the system, and/or personal injury. Do not plug this system into a wall outlet until all connections are complete. Do not operate this system upside-down. It may overheat, possibly causing damage. Do not use excessive force on switches, knobs, and/or cables. When disconnecting the power cable from a wall outlet, grasp the plug; do not pull the cable. Do not clean this system with chemical solvents; they might damage the ﬁnish. Use a clean, dry cloth. Only the voltage speciﬁed on this system may be used. Using this system with a voltage higher than speciﬁed is dangerous and may cause ﬁre, damage to the system, and/or personal injury. YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this system with a voltage other than speciﬁed. To prevent damage by lightning, disconnect the power cable from the wall outlet during an electrical storm. Take care of this system to prevent foreign objects and/or liquid drops from entering the system. When using a humidiﬁer, avoid condensation inside the system by allowing sufﬁcient space around the system. Avoid excess humidiﬁcation. Condensation might cause a ﬁre, damage to the system, and/or electric shock. Do not attempt to modify or ﬁx this system. Contact qualiﬁed YAMAHA service personnel when any service is needed. The cabinet should never be opened for any reason. When not planning to use this system for a long period of time (i.e., vacation), disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet. Be sure to read the “Troubleshooting” section for information on common operating errors before concluding that this system is faulty.

Before moving this system, press STANDBY/ON to place the system in standby mode, and disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet. Be sure to only use the AC adaptor (LSE9802B1540) included with this system. Otherwise, you might cause a ﬁre or damage to this system.

• This system is not fully disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to a wall outlet, even if the system is turned off. This state is called Standby mode. In Standby mode, the system consumes a very small amount of power.

• Do not install the system in a horizontal orientation as this may cause damage or malfunction.

• This system is designed for use in a home. Do not attempt to install it in an automobile. Doing so may cause damage or malfunction.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

For U.K. customers

If the socket outlets in the home are not suitable for the plug supplied with this appliance, the plug should be removed and an appropriate 3-pin plug ﬁtted. For details, refer to the instructions below.

Note

A plug severed from the mains lead must be destroyed, as a plug with bared ﬂexible cord is hazardous if engaged in a live socket outlet.

Special Instructions for U.K. Model

IMPORTANT

THE WIRES IN MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE:

Blue: NEUTRAL Brown: LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire that is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal that is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire that is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal that is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth terminal of the three-pin plug.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

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Features

Home Theater Sound System

With the Yamaha TSS-15 Home Theater Sound System, you can enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound at home—just like being at the movies.

Dolby Digital, Pro Logic II, DTS & AAC

With Dolby Digital and DTS, you can enjoy the surround sound of DVD movies. With Dolby Pro Logic II, you can enjoy 5.1-channel surround from legacy Dolby Surround sources and normal stereo sources. The general model also supports AAC (Advanced Audio Coding).

Cinema DSP

Yamaha’s Cinema DSP technology offers Movie, Music, Sports, and Game listening modes for an enhanced listening experience.

Silent Cinema

With Yamaha’s Silent Cinema technology, you can enjoy multichannel surround sound even when using headphones.

Virtual Surround

With the Virtual Surround function, you can enjoy

5.1-channel surround sound even when not using the surround left and right speakers. The surround speakers can then be used with the front speakers to provide extra power.

Active Servo Technology

The subwoofer uses Yamaha’s Active Servo technology to deliver incredible bass from its compact cabinet.

Features ................................................. 1

Contents ................................................. 1

Package Contents ......................................2

Preparing the Remote Control ....................... 2

Fitting the Stand........................................ 2

Getting to Know the TSS-15 ..........................3

Installing the Speakers................................ 6

Hooking Up the System ............................... 8

Connecting the Speakers.........................................9

Connecting Your Other Components....................10

Connecting the Power Cable.................................11

Basic Operation ...................................... 12

Adjusting Speaker Levels with the Test Tone ... 13

Using the Cinema DSP Listening Modes ......... 14

Other Listening Modes .............................. 15

Troubleshooting...................................... 17

Glossary ............................................... 19

Specifications ........................................ 20

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QD-Bass Technology

The subwoofer employs Yamaha’s

QD-Bass (Quatre Dispersion Bass) technology, which uses a down-ﬁring driver with a square, pyramid-shaped reﬂective plate to radiate the sound in four horizontal directions, providing extraordinary power and performance.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Silent Cinema is a registered trademark of Yamaha Corporation.

The “AAC” logo is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. These are AAC patent numbers.

08/937,950 5,633,981 5,227,788 5,299,239 5848391 5 297 236 5,285,498 5,299,240 5,291,557 4,914,701 5,481,614 5,197,087 5,451,954 5,235,671 5,592,584 5,490,170 5 400 433 07/640,550 5,781,888 5,264,846 5,222,189 5,579,430 08/039,478 5,268,685 5,357,594 08/678,666 08/211,547 5,375,189 5 752 225 98/03037 5,703,999 5,581,654 5,394,473 97/02875 08/557,046 05-183,988 5,583,962 97/02874 08/894,844 5,548,574 5,274,740 98/03036 5,299,238 08/506,729

Package Contents

Make sure that you have all the items shown here.

NATURAL SOUND HOME THEATER SYSTEM TSS-15

Pro Logic

MAIN /SUB

AAC

DTS

AUTOq Digital

MOVIE MUSIC

234567

-6 -4 -2 0 +2 +4 +6

INPUT

1234

NIGHT

Satellite speakersTSS-15 ampliﬁer Subwoofer

(Front L/R and center speakers have 3 meter cords,

surround L/R speakers have 10 meter cords.)

MOVIE MUSIC SPORTS GAME

MODE INPUT

STANDBY/ON

VOLUME

Remote control

STANDBY/ON

MODE

MOVIE MUSIC SPORTS

GAME

VOLUME

SILENT CINEMA

Stand

SP LEVEL

SW CENTER SURR

23 4

INPUT

TSS-15 WD76700

MUTE

NIGHT

TEST

DUAL MONO

Screws

Preparing the Remote Control

AC adaptor

Power cable

(LSE9802B1540)

Optical cable Audio pin cable

Fastener

Non-skid pads

Fitting the Stand

The remote control comes with the battery already installed. Before using the remote control for the very ﬁrst time, pull out the plastic tab, as shown.

Plastic tab

For information on replacing the battery, see page 18.

Before using the TSS-15 ampliﬁer for the very ﬁrst time, you must ﬁt the stand for stability. Do not use the ampliﬁer horizontally. Put the stand onto the base of the ampliﬁer, and with a Phillips screwdriver, screw it to the ampliﬁer with the two screws provided, as shown.

non-skid pads

Afﬁx four non-skid pads onto the base of the stand to prevent it from slipping.

Getting to Know the TSS-15

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Front Panel

NATURAL SOUND HOME THEATER SYSTEM TSS-15

Pro Logic

MAIN

AAC

-6 -4 -2 0 +2 +4 +6

MOVIE MUSIC SPORTS GAME

Status, volume & level indicators

DTS

AAC

-6 -4 -2 0 +2 +4 +6

Volume and level indicators

These are multipurpose indicators. Normally, they work as status indicators, indicating input signal format (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc) or Pro Logic II listening mode. When the VOLUME control is adjusted, they indicate the volume level setting from 1 through 7. After several seconds, they revert to status indicators,

/SUB

DTS

234567

1234

VOLUME

(general model)

Status indicators

Digital

234 56 7

MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT

MODE INPUT

STANDBY/ON

SILENT CINEMA

MAIN /SUB

AUTOq Digital

NIGHT

Pro Logic

q MOVIE MUSIC AUTOq

5 6

9 0

and work as explained below. They’re also used when adjusting individual speaker levels with the test tone (–6, –4, –2, 0, +2, +4, +6).

• AAC indicator (general model only)

This indicator lights up when an AAC signal is input.

• DTS indicator

This indicator lights up when a DTS signal is input.

• Dolby Digital indicator

This indicator lights up when a Dolby Digital signal is input.

• MAIN/SUB indicator

When listening to a multilingual TV program, this indicator lights up green when the main language is selected, and lights up red when the sub-language is selected. Main and sub are selected by using the remote control’s [DUAL MONO] button.

• MOVIE indicator

This indicator lights up when the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie listening mode is selected.

• MUSIC indicator

This indicator lights up when the Dolby Pro Logic II Music listening mode is selected.

• AUTO indicator

This indicator lights up when the Auto listening mode is selected.

INPUT 1–4 indicators

These indicators show which input is currently selected.

NIGHT indicator

This indicator lights up when the Night listening mode is selected (see page 15).

MOVIE, MUSIC, SPORTS & GAME buttons

These buttons are used to select the Movie, Music, Sports, and Game Cinema DSP listening modes. The button for the selected mode lights up (see page 14).

MODE button

This button is used to select the following listening modes: Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby Pro Logic II Music, or Auto (see page 15). It can also be used to cancel the Cinema DSP listening modes.

INPUT button

This button is used to select inputs 1 through 4 (see page 12).

STANDBY/ON button

This button is used to set the TSS-15 to On or Standby (see page 12).

Note:

While on Standby, the TSS-15 consumes a small amount of power so that it’s able to receive commands from the remote control.

English

VOLUME control

This control is used to adjust the volume.

Remote control sensor

This sensor receives infrared signals from remote control.

■ Remote Control

MODE

MOVIE MUSIC SPORTS

VOLUME

MUTE

SP LEVEL

SW CENTER SURR

23 4

INPUT

SILENT CINEMA headphones jack

A pair of headphones can be connected to this mini jack for private listening. With Yamaha’s Silent Cinema technology, you can enjoy multichannel surround sound even when using headphones. No sound is output by the speakers while a plug is inserted in this jack.

STANDBY/ON

GAME

NIGHT

TEST

DUAL MONO

8 9

STANDBY/ON [ ] button

This button is used to set the TSS-15 to On or Standby.

Note:

While on Standby, the TSS-15 consumes a small amount of power so that it’s able to receive commands from the remote control.

2 MODE button

This button is used to select the following listening modes: Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby Pro Logic II Music, or Auto (see page 15). It can also be used to cancel the Cinema DSP listening modes.

3 MOVIE, MUSIC, SPORTS & GAME buttons

These buttons are used to select the Movie, Music, Sports, and Game Cinema DSP listening modes. The button for the selected mode lights up (see page 14).

4 VOLUME [–] & [+] buttons

These buttons are used to adjust the volume. The Down [–] button reduces the volume, the Up [+] button increases it.

5 MUTE button

This button is used to mute the TSS-15. While the TSS-15 is muted, the volume level indicators ﬂash. Press is again to unmute the TSS-15.

6 SP LEVEL buttons

These buttons are used to adjust the levels of the subwoofer (SW), center speaker (CENTER), and surround speakers (SURR) (see page 12).

7 NIGHT button

This button is used to set the Night listening mode (see page 15).

8 TEST button

This button is used to turn the test tone on or off (see page 13).

9 DUAL MONO button

When listening to a multilingual TV program, this button can be used to select the main, sub, or both languages.

0 INPUT buttons 1–4

These buttons are used to select inputs 1 through 4 (see page 12).

■ Using the Remote Control

NATURAL SOUND HOME THEATER SYSTEM TSS-15

Pro Logic

MAIN /SUB

MOVIE MUSIC

DTS

AUTOq Digital

AAC

234567

-6 -4 -2 0 +2 +4 +6

INPUT

1234

NIGHT

MOVIE MUSIC SPORTS GAME

MODE INPUT

STANDBY/ON

VOLUME

SILENT CINEMA

Up to 6 meters

30° 30°

Point the remote control toward the TSS-15’s remote control sensor.

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Remote Control Precautions

• Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote control.

• Do not drop the remote control.

• Do not subject the remote control to the following: — high humidity, such as near a shower or bath — high temperatures, such as near a heater or stove — extremely low temperatures — dusty environments

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