Features
Front Panel Controls
Inputs
Outputs
Specifications
Features
Overview: The Yamaha YSP-4000 challenges
the idea that complicated speaker set up and wiring are necessary to enjoy
multi-channel surround sound. The 42 speakers, each separately amplified, use
re-enforcement (in phase), cancellation (out of phase), and delay to project
five distinct sound beams. The beams, analogous to the five speakers in the
surround sound system, are then reflected off the walls to envelope you with
sound. There is also a line level subwoofer output for adding a powered sub.
Beam Modes: The five beams (channels) offer several settings to best
suit the environment:
- 5 Beam:
typical surround with five full range channels
- Stereo+3 Beam:
left and right stereo, plus center channel and left and right surround
channels, ideal for live concert DVDs to narrow the stage but keep the depth
and reflections of the venue
- 3 Beam:
outputs only the left, right, and center channels, widens the ideal
listening area
- My Surround:
utilizes direct beams (not reflected), useful when you're sitting close the
the YSP-4000 and don't want sound reflected off the walls
- Stereo:
2-channel and 5-channel stereo without surround processing
- My Beam:
outputs only one beam, targeting a single listening position, the beam angle
is adjustable and is directed to whatever position you like, surround
processors and the subwoofer output are disabled, the beam angle can be
adjusted either manually, or automatically using a microphone in the remote control
Surround Formats: The YSP-4000
offers the following Surround Modes for movies and music:
- Dolby Digital:
standard DVD format, digital input only
- DTS Digital Surround:
also used on DVDs, digital input only
- Dolby Pro Logic:
matrix decoding, 2-channel source
- Dolby Pro Logic II (Movie, Music, and Game):
update of Pro Logic, better simulation of discrete 5.1
- DTS Neo:6 (5-channel version Music and Cinema):
5 full range channels with significant separation, 2-channel sources
- Music Enhancer: regenerate the harmonics missing from compressed
music (MP3, WMA, AAC, etc)
- Neural Surround:
XM HD Surround provides content with six discrete channels of digital full
fidelity audio powered by Neural Audio technology
Cinema DSP Digital: Yamaha's proprietary Cinema DSP (Digital
Soundfield Processing) chip contains precise digital recreations of actual
acoustic environments. There are DSP options designed for music, movies, and
sports:
- Music DSP Modes:
- Music Video: reproduces a vibrant environment
- Concert Hall: rich effect of a large round concert hall with
a lot of presence, placing you near the center of the stage
- Jazz Club: recreates "The Bottom Line", a famous jazz club in
New York city, places you right in front of the stage
- Movie DSP Modes:
- Sci-Fi: clearly reproduces dialog and special effects, mimics
a large space
- Spectacle: reproduces a wide and grand environment
- Adventure: reproduces the dynamics and excitement of fast
moving action movies
- Sports:
- Sports: converges the commentator's voice on the center and
broadens the overall atmosphere of the stadium
Euphony:
Euphony is a revolutionary sound field reproduction system implemented with
state-of-the-art sound technologies developed under the basic concept of
enjoying beautiful sound. It can reproduce surround sound optimized without
depending on the number of input channels, the number of speakers (two or more
speakers) or the speaker's dimensions. Additionally it features steady center
localization.
Automatic Setup: This unit
employs IntelliBeam, a combination of beam optimization and sound optimization.
These two processes help you
automatically achieve very accurate sound adjustments. Using the supplied
Optimizer Microphone, IntelliBeam performs the following checks and makes appropriate
adjustments to give you the best possible sound from your system:
- Beam Optimization: tests and
optimizes the beam
direction based on direct and reflected paths from the speaker to the
microphone for all five channels
- Speaker Distance: checks
the distance of each beam and adjusts the
delay of each channel so each sound beam reaches the listening position at
the correct time
- Quality: equalizes the sound to reduce
coloration across the channels and create a cohesive sound field
- Volume Level: checks and
adjusts the volume level of each beam
Manual Beam Setup: In addition to the auto setup, you can manually fine tune the beam
outputs:
- Placement Parameters
- Position: flat to wall or angled
- Room Dimensions:
enter length and width of room, distance from YSP-4000 to left wall, and distance from speaker to listening
position
- Beam Adjustment:
- Horizontal Angle:
set the the horizontal angle of the listening position relative to the
center of the speaker, this adjusts the angle of each beam to best match
your listening position
- Vertical Angle: set the the vertical angle to best match your
listening height, relative to the speaker
- Beam Travel Length:
total travel distance from speaker to reflecting surface to ear for each
beam
- Focal Length:
distance from the speaker to the focal point of each beam (where the
speaker would be if you had five separate speakers)
- Treble Gain:
adjust treble output of each beam to compensate for sound absorbing
surfaces (curtains, etc)
- Image Location:
adjust the direction from which the front left and right speakers are heard
if they sound unnatural
Manual
Sound Setup: In addition to the auto setup, sound adjustments can be made manually:
- Tone:
adjust bass and treble +/-12 dB
- Subwoofer:
- Bass Out:
with outboard subwoofer or without
- Crossover:
set crossover point to 80, 100, or 120 Hz, all frequencies below this
point are directed to the sub
- LFE Level:
adjust the LFE (Low Frequency Effects) output volume
- Distance:
distance from the sub to the listening position
- Mute Level:
attenuate 20 dB or mute completely when you press the mute button
- Audio Delay:
delay the sound output up to 160 ms to synchronize it with the video image
- Room EQ:
- Mount:
wall mount or shelf mount
- Reflecting:
normal or hi-echo
- DD/DTS Dynamic Range:
- Minimum:
for low volume listening
- Standard:
for typical use
- Maximum:
for feature films
- TruBass: turn the bass enhancer
off/mid/deep
Memory: The YSP-4000 has three memory
registers to save the beam and sound settings for easy recall. This is useful
for saving settings under varying conditions (curtains open, curtains closed,
etc).
Turn On Volume:
You can program the volume setting at
which the unit plays when it is first turned on.
Night Listening:
During low-volume listening, such as late as night, use one of the night
listening modes to improve audibility, particularly of dialog. Night listening offers three modes, Cinema, Music,
and TV, each with three levels of effect, to ensure you don't miss movie
dialog or quiet passages, or lose overall surround spaciousness.
OSD:
The on screen display (OSD) is output only through the composite video jack (not
through the HDMI output). It is designed to help during the initial setup of
your system.
SRS TruBass: TruBass produces the
perception of improved low frequency performance, with or without a subwoofer.
TruBass can be turned off if you prefer.
XM Satellite Ready: You
can listen to XM Satellite Radio by connecting the XM Mini Tuner (item number
220CNP2000) and Mini Tuner
Home Kit (item number 220CNP2H) to the proprietary plug on the rear panel. A 50' extension cable
(item number 209XMEXT50) is
available if the Home Kit's 25' cable is not long enough. XM Satellite Radio
offers over 150 commercial-free channels of music, news, sports, comedy, talk,
and entertainment to choose from--all in digital quality. During XM playback,
you can display the channel number and name, category, or artist name and song
title on the front panel. A subscription is required in order to receive XM
Satellite Radio.
XM HD Surround Sound: XM HD Surround
provides content on select stations with six discrete channels of digital full
fidelity audio powered by Neural Audio technology. XM broadcasts a variety of
special shows and live music performances at the XM studios in XM HD Surround.
Neural Surround: Neural Surround has been
adopted by XM Satellite Radio for digital radio broadcasts of XM HD Surround
recordings and live events in surround sound. Neural Surround employs
psychoacoustic frequency domain processing which allows delivery of a more
detailed sound stage with superior channel separation and localization of audio
elements.
FM Tuner: You can tune stations either
manually or automatically. You are able to preset a total 40 stations in 5
preset station groups (A to E); each group contains 8 station presets. You can
preset stations using the auto tuning as well as the manual tuning function.
iPod Compatible: The
optional YDS-11 Universal Dock (item number 022YDS11) lets you connect your iPod to
the dock port on the rear panel. You
can listen to your iPod music, operate your iPod via the YSP-4000's remote, and charge your iPod. Works with iPod nano, iPod
mini and iPod (Click and Wheel).
Installation:
The
YSP-4000 has four threaded mounting holes on the back for an optional wall-mount
bracket (item number 022SPMK30). It can also be placed on a
shelf or a stand. Positioning can be parallel to a wall or in a corner. The only
major requirement is the room must have side and rear walls for beam reflection
to create the surround effect.
Note:
Although the unit is shielded, Yamaha recommends not placing it directly on top
of a CRT tube TV.
HDMI:
There are two HDMI inputs and an HDMI monitor output on the rear panel. The
YSP-4000 supports resolutions up to 1080p via HDMI and HDMI-control when
connected to a compatible TV. Analog video inputs (composite or component video)
can be scaled and output as 720p or 1080i from the HDMI output.
Music Enhancer:
Yamaha employs sophisticated digital signal processing with exclusive algorithms
to enable playback that improves the performance of compressed music formats,
including MP3 and WMA. With the Compressed Music Enhancer highs, and especially
lows are richer and smoother, bringing music back to life to be as close to the
original as possible. You can select between Low and High, or turn the enhancer
off.
Multi-brand Remote Control: The
receiver comes with a multi-brand wireless remote control. In addition to this
unit, the remote can control multiple brands of cable boxes, satellite
receivers, TVs, VCRs, and DVD players. The remote also has a programmable macro
function to play each of the four main inputs.
Input Trim:
The level of each input can be adjusted so the volume remains the same when
switching from one input to another.
Input Label:
Each input can be renamed to match the actual source component, up to 8
characters.
Dimmer:
The display can be dimmed manually or set to dim automatically if no operation
is performed for a specified period.
Unit Set:
For all the adjustments requiring a measurement of distance, the units can be
set to meters or feet.
Maximum Volume Level:
You can set a maximum volume so the unit can not be turned up beyond that point.
Sleep Timer:
You can set the sleep timer to turn the unit off in 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes.
Front Panel Controls
- Input:
toggle between inputs; TV/STB, DVD, Aux1, Aux2, Aux3, XM, and FM
- Volume:
up/down
- Standby/On:
power button
Inputs
Rear Panel:
- DVD:
HDMI, component video, composite video and coaxial digital audio
- TV/STB: component video, composite video, optical digital,
and analog stereo RCA audio
- Aux1:
HDMI, composite video, optical digital, and analog stereo RCA audio
- Aux2: component video, composite video,
coaxial digital audio
- XM: input for the optional XM Mini
Tuner
- Dock: input for the optional YDS-11
universal iPod dock
- IR in/out: 3.5mm mini-jack control expansion terminals for
commercial use only
- System Connector: connects to compatible Yamaha subwoofer
- RS-232C: for compatible system control
Front Panel
- Aux3:
3.5mm mini-jack
- Microphone:
2.5mm Optimizer microphone jack (front panel)
Outputs
- Video:
HDMI, component video, and composite video
- Subwoofer:
Single
RCA line level
Specifications
Drivers:
- 40 x 1-9/16" speakers
- 2 x 4-5/16" speakers
Power:
- 2 watts x 40 (1-9/16" speakers)
- 20 watts x 2 (4-5/16" speakers)
Weight: 34 pounds 10 ounces
