Yamaha HTR-6280 User Manual

HTR-6280

AV R e c e i ver

U

OWNER’S MANUAL

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE

COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

• Explanation of Graphical Symbols

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert you to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that
provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in
particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be
connected to the grounding system of the building, as
close to the point of cable entry as practical.

1 Read these instructions.
2 Keep these instructions.
3 Heed all warnings.
4 Follow all instructions.
5 Do not use this apparatus near water.
6 Clean only with dry cloth.
7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance

with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat

registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers)
that produce heat.

9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or

grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with
one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two
blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the
third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug
does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched

particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.

11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

12 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket,

or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold
with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use
caution when moving the cart/apparatus
combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when

unused for long periods of time.

14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing

is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any
way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid
has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.

FCC INFORMATION (for US customers)

1 IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions
contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications
not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority,
granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2 IMPORTANT:

and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.
Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all
installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void
your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3NOTE:

the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B”
digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a
reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a
residential environment will not result in harmful interference with
other electronic devices.
This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not
installed and used according to the instructions found in the users
manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other
electronic devices.

When connecting this product to accessories

This product has been tested and found to comply with

Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that
interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is
found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by
turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the
problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by
the interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or
fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the
antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the
lead-in to coaxial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results,
please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of
product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please
contact Yamaha Electronics Corp., U.S.A. 6660 Orangethorpe
Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620.

The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by
Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

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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 sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean

place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration,
dust, moisture, and/or cold. Allow ventilation space of at least
30 cm on the top, 20 cm on the left and right, and 20 cm on
the back of this unit.

3 Locate this unit away from other electrical appliances, motors,

or transformers to avoid humming sounds.

4 Do not expose this unit to sudden temperature changes from

cold to hot, and do not locate this unit in an environment with
high humidity (i.e. a room with a humidifier) to prevent
condensation inside this unit, which may cause an electrical
shock, fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

5 Avoid installing this unit where foreign objects may fall onto

this unit and/or this unit may be exposed to liquid dripping or
splashing. On the top of this unit, do not place:
– Other components, as they may cause damage and/or

discoloration on the surface of this unit.

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

damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

– Containers with liquid in them, as they may fall and liquid

may cause electrical shock to the user and/or damage to
this unit.

6 Do not cover this unit with a newspaper, tablecloth, curtain,

etc. in order not to obstruct heat radiation. If the temperature
inside this unit rises, it may cause fire, damage to this unit,
and/or personal injury.

7 Do not plug in this unit to a wall outlet until all connections

are complete.

8 Do not operate this unit upside-down. It may overheat,

possibly causing damage.

9 Do not use force on switches, knobs and/or cords.
10 When disconnecting the power cable from the wall outlet,

grasp the plug; do not pull the cable.

11 Do not clean this unit with chemical solvents; this might

damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth.

12 Only voltage specified on this unit must be used. Using this

unit with a higher voltage than specified is dangerous and may
cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury. Yamaha
will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use
of this unit with a voltage other than specified.

13 To prevent damage by lightning, keep the power cord and

outdoor antennas disconnected from a wall outlet or the unit
during a lightning storm.

14 Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit. Contact qualified

Yamaha service personnel when any service is needed. The
cabinet should never be opened for any reasons.

15 When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time

(i.e. vacation), disconnect the AC power plug from the wall
outlet.

16 Install this unit near the AC outlet and where the AC power

plug can be reached easily.

17 Be sure to read the “Troubleshooting” section on common

operating errors before concluding that this unit is faulty.

18 Before moving this unit, press KMAIN ZONE ON/OFF to

set this unit to the standby mode, and disconnect the AC
power plug from the wall outlet in the main room.

19

The batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as
sunshine, fire or like.

20 Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can

cause hearing loss.

21 When replacing the batteries, be sure to use batteries of the

same type. Danger of explosion may happen if batteries are
incorrectly replaced.

WAR NING

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

As long as this unit is connected to the AC wall outlet,
it is not disconnected from the AC power source even
if you turn off this unit by KMAIN ZONE ON/OFF.
In this state, this unit is designed to consume a very
small quantity of power.

FOR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to
wide slot and fully insert.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.

POUR LES CONSOMMATEURS CANADIENS

Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la
plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de
la prise et pousser jusqu’au fond.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à
la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

IMPORTANT

Please record the serial number of this unit in the space
below.
MODEL:
Serial No.:
The serial number is located on the rear of the unit.
Retain this Owner’s Manual in a safe place for future
reference.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

Features.................................................................... 2

About this manual................................................... 3

Supplied accessories................................................3

Part names and functions ....................................... 4

Front panel ................................................................. 4

Rear panel .................................................................. 5

Front panel display..................................................... 6

Remote control........................................................... 7

Quick start guide..................................................... 8

L

PREPARATION

Preparing remote control ....................................... 9

Installing batteries in the remote control ................... 9

Using the remote control............................................ 9

Connections ...........................................................10

Placing speakers....................................................... 10

Connecting speakers ................................................ 11

Information on jacks and cable plugs ...................... 13

Connecting a TV monitor or projector .................... 14

Connecting other components ................................. 15

Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock or

Bluetooth™ wireless audio receiver.................... 17

Connecting a USB storage device ........................... 18

Using the VIDEO AUX jacks.................................. 18

Connecting the FM and AM antennas ..................... 18

Connecting the power cable..................................... 19

Turning this unit on and off ..................................... 19

Optimizing the speaker setting for your

listening room (YPAO) ..................................... 20

Using Auto Setup..................................................... 20

When an error message is displayed during

measurement ........................................................ 22

When a warning message is displayed after

measurement ........................................................ 22

BASIC OPERATION

Playback................................................................. 23

Basic procedure........................................................ 23

Using the SCENE function ...................................... 23

Selecting a source on the GUI screen ...................... 24

Muting audio output................................................. 24

Adjusting high/low frequency sounds

(tone control) ....................................................... 24

Enjoying pure hi-fi sound ........................................ 24

Using your headphones............................................ 25

Displaying input signal information ........................ 25

Changing information on the front panel display .... 25

Enjoying the sound field programs .....................26

Selecting sound field programs................................ 26

Enjoying unprocessed input sources

(Straight decode mode)........................................ 29

Enjoying sound field programs without surround

speakers (Virtual CINEMA DSP) ....................... 29

Enjoy sound field programs with headphones

(SILENT CINEMA™) ........................................ 29

Using CINEMA DSP 3D mode ............................... 29

FM/AM tuning ...................................................... 30

Tuning in to the desired FM/AM station

(Frequency tuning) .............................................. 30

Registering FM/AM stations and tuning in (Preset

tuning).................................................................. 30

Using HD Radio™ features

(U.S.A. model only) ........................................... 32

Selecting HD Radio™ audio programs ................... 32

Using the iTunes Tagging feature............................ 32

Displaying HD Radio™ information ....................... 33

XM® Satellite Radio tuning

(U.S.A. model only) ........................................... 34

Connecting XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock ............... 34

Activating XM Satellite Radio ................................ 34

XM Satellite Radio

Registering XM Satellite Radio channels ................ 36

Displaying the XM Satellite Radio™

information .......................................................... 37

®

operations ............................. 35

SIRIUS Satellite Radio™ tuning

(U.S.A. model only)........................................... 38

Connecting the SiriusConnect™ tuner .................... 38

Activating SIRIUS Satellite Radio™

subscription.......................................................... 38

SIRIUS Satellite Radio™ operations...................... 38

Registering SIRIUS Satellite Radio™ channels...... 40

Setting the Parental Lock ......................................... 41

Displaying the SIRIUS Satellite Radio™

information .......................................................... 42

Using iPod™.......................................................... 43

Controlling iPod™................................................... 43

Using Bluetooth™ components ........................... 45

Pairing the Bluetooth™ wireless audio receiver

and your Bluetooth component............................ 45

Playback of the Bluetooth™ component ................. 45

Using USB storage devices ................................... 46

Playback of the USB storage device ........................ 46

Other functions ..................................................... 47

Using the sleep timer ............................................... 47

Using the HDMI™ control function ........................ 47

ADVANCED OPERATION

Setting the option menu for each input source

(Option menu) ................................................... 48

Option menu items................................................... 48

Selecting a video signal to be output during an

audio reproduction ............................................... 50

Editing surround decoders/sound field

programs ........................................................... 51

Setting sound field parameters................................. 51

Sound field parameters ............................................ 51

Operating various settings for this unit

(Setup menu) ..................................................... 55

Basic operation of the Setup menu .......................... 56

Speaker Setup .......................................................... 56

Sound Setup ............................................................. 58

Function Setup ......................................................... 59

DSP Parameter ......................................................... 61

Memory Guard......................................................... 61

Using multi-zone configuration ........................... 62

Connecting Zone2.................................................... 62

Controlling Zone2.................................................... 63

Controlling other components with the remote

control................................................................ 64

Setting remote control codes.................................... 64

Resetting all remote control codes ........................... 64

Advanced setup ..................................................... 65

APPENDIX

Troubleshooting .................................................... 67

Glossary ................................................................. 78

Sound field program information ....................... 81

Information on HDMI™...................................... 82

Specifications......................................................... 83

Index ...................................................................... 84

(at the end of this manual)

List of remote control codes.................................... i

Information about software ................................... x

INTRODUCTION

PREPARATION

OPERATION

BASIC

OPERATION

ADVANCED

INFORMATION APPENDIX

ADDITIONAL

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INTRODUCTION

Features

■ Built-in 7-channel power amplifier

• Minimum RMS Output Power (1 kHz, 0.7% THD, 8 Ω)

• FRONT L/R: 120 W + 120 W

• CENTER: 120 W

• SURROUND L/R: 120 W + 120 W

• SURROUND BACK L/R: 120 W + 120 W

■ Speaker/Preout outputs

• Speaker terminals (7-channel), extra speaker terminals

(2-channel for presence or Zone2), preout jacks (7.1­channel)

■ Input/Output terminals

Input terminals

• HDMI input x 4

• Audio/Visual input

[Audio] Digital input (coaxial) x 2, digital input
(optical) x 2, analog input x 2
[Video] Component video x 2, Video x 4

• Audio input (analog) x 2

• Phono input (analog) x 1

• Multi-channel audio input (7.1-channel)

• V-AUX input

[Audio] Analog x 1
[Video] Video x 1

• DOCK terminal to connect a Yamaha iPod universal

dock (such as YDS-11, sold separately) or Bluetooth
wireless audio receiver (such as YBA-10, sold
separately)

• USB port to connect a USB storage device

Output terminals

• Monitor output

[Audio/Video] HDMI x 1
[Video] Component video x 1, Video x 1

• Audio/Visual output

[Audio] Analog x 1
[Video] Video x 1

• Audio output

Analog x 1

• Zone2 output

Analog x 1

Other terminals

Remote input x 1, Remote output x 1
Trigger output x 1

■ Proprietary Yamaha technology for the
creation of sound fields

• CINEMA DSP 3D

• Compressed Music Enhancer mode

• Virtual CINEMA DSP

• SILENT CINEMA

■ Digital audio decoders

• Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus decoder

• DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution

Audio, DTS Express

• Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX decoder

• DTS, DTS 96/24 decoder, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES

Discrete 6.1

• Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Pro Logic II/Dolby Pro Logic

IIx decoder

• DSD decoder

• DTS NEO:6 decoder

• Neural Surround decoder (U.S.A. model only)

■ Radio tuners

• FM/AM tuning capability

• HD Radio digital broadcast reception capability (U.S.A.

model only)

•

XM Satellite Radio tuning capability, using XM Mini­Tuner and Home Dock, sold separately (U.S.A. model only)

•

SIRIUS Satellite Radio tuning capability, using
SiriusConnect tuner, sold separately (U.S.A. model only)

■

HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)

• HDMI interface for standard, enhanced or high-

definition video as well as multi-channel digital audio.
– Automatic audio and video synchronization (lip sync)

information capability

– Deep Color video signal (30/36 bit) transmission

capability

– “x.v.Color” video signal transmission capability
– High refresh rate and high resolution video signals

capability

– High definition digital audio format signals capability

• Analog to analog and HDMI digital video up-

conversion (video ↔ component video → HDMI)
capability for monitor out

•

Analog video input up-scaling for HDMI digital video
output 480i(576i) or 480p(576p) → 720p, 1080i or 1080p

• HDMI control function supported

■ Automatic speaker setup features

• “YPAO” (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic

Optimizer) for automatically optimizing speaker
outputs suitable for listening environments.

■ Other features

• 192-kHz/24-bit D/A converter

• GUI (graphic user interface) menus to optimize this unit

to suit individual audiovisual system

• iPod and USB file browsing and album art display

capability

• Pure Direct mode for pure hi-fi sound for all sources

• Adaptive dynamic range controlling capability

• SCENE function for changing input sources and sound

field programs with one key

• Bi-amplification connection capability

• Sleep timer

• Multi-zone function

• iTunes Tagging function (U.S.A. model only)

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About this manual

• Some operations can be performed by using either the keys on the front panel or the ones on the remote control. In case the key names differ between

the front panel and the remote control, the key name on the remote control is given in parentheses.

• This manual is printed prior to production. Design and specifications are subject to change in part as a result of improvements, etc. In case of

differences between the manual and product, the product has priority.

• For better viewing, we increase the size of characters used in example screen images in this manual. Therefore the size ratio of characters to other

objects (such as icons) may be different from that of the actual display image.

• “KMAIN ZONE ON/OFF” or “dHDMI 1” (example) indicates the name of the parts on the front panel or the remote control. Refer to the

attached sheet or “Part names and functions” (page 4).for the information about each position of the parts.

• ☞ indicates the page describing the related information.

• y indicates a tip for your operation.

INTRODUCTION

PREPARATION

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

Laboratories

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent No’s:

5,451,942;5,956,674;5,974,380;5,978,762;6,226,616;6,487,535 &

other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is a

registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-

HD Master Audio are trademark of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc.

All Rights Reserved.

Neural Surround™ name and related logos are trademarks owned
by Neural Audio Corporation.

iPod™

“iPod” is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other

countries.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG and is used by

Yamaha in accordance with a license agreement.

™

Supplied accessories

“HDMI”, the “HDMI” logo and “High-Definition Multimedia

Interface” are trademarks, or registered trademarks of HDMI

Licensing LLC.

x.v.Color

“x.v.Color” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

“SILENT CINEMA” is a trademark of Yamaha Corporation.

SIRIUS, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius

XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Service not

available in Alaska and Hawaii.

HD Radio™ Technology Manufactured Under License From iBiquity

Digital Corp. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio™ and the HD

Radio logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.

OPERATION

BASIC

OPERATION

ADVANCED

INFORMATION APPENDIX

ADDITIONAL

Check that you received all of the following parts.

• Remote control (page 7)

• Batteries (2) (AAA, R03, UM-4) (page 9)

• Optimizer microphone (page 20)

• AM loop antenna (page 18)

• Indoor FM antenna (page 18)

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Front panel

KNQMO R

ABC D E F G H I J

SULPTV

Part names and functions

THROUGH

HDMI

VOLUME

ZONE2

ZONE2

CONTROL

ON/OFF

MAIN

ON/OFF

ZONE

PHONES

SILENT

CINEMA

TONE

CONTROL

INFO

PROGRAM

A ZONE2 ON/OFF

Switches the zone function on and off (page 63).

B HDMI THROUGH

Lights up in the following cases while this unit is on standby.

• when the HDMI control function is on

• when the HDMI signal standby-through function is currently

working

C ZONE2 CONTROL

Enables operation of a receiver set in Zone2, including input
source switching, volume control and tuner operation, with the
main amplifier or remote control after this key is pressed
(page 63).

D INFO

Changes information (input, DSP program, audio decoder, etc)
displayed on the front panel display (page 25).

E MEMORY

Registers FM/AM stations as preset stations (page 31) or XM/
SIRIUS channels as preset channels (pages 36 and 40).

F PRESET l / h

Selects an FM/AM preset station (page 31) or an XM/SIRIUS
preset channel (pages 36 and 40).

G FM/AM (CATEGORY l / h)

Change the tuner bands between FM and AM.
Select a channel category for a XM/SIRIUS.

H TUNING/CH l / h

Changes FM/AM frequencies or XM/SIRIUS tuner channels.

I Front panel display

Displays information on this unit (page 6).

J VOLUME control

Controls the volume of this unit (page 23).

K MAIN ZONE ON/OFF

Turns this unit on and off (page 19).

L PHONES jack

For plugging headphones (page 25).

MEMORY

BD/DVD

STRAIGHT

EFFECT

h

CD

PURE DIRECT

FM AM

l

CATEGORY

RADIO

h

INPUT

OPTIMIZER

l

PRESET

SCENE

TV

M TONE CONTROL

Adjusts high-frequency/low-frequency output of speakers
(page 24).

N PROGRAM selector

Changes sound field programs (page 26).

O STRAIGHT

Toggles between the selected sound field program and straight
decode mode (page 29).

P SCENE

Switches between linked sets of input sources and sound field
programs (page 23).

Q PURE DIRECT

Changes mode to Pure Direct mode (page 24). This key lights up
when Pure Direct mode is on.

R INPUT selector

Selects an input source (page 23).

S OPTIMIZER MIC jack

For connecting the supplied optimizer microphone and adjusting
output characteristics of speakers (page 20).

T VIDEO (VIDEO AUX) jack

For connecting the video output cable of a camcorder or game
console (page 18).

U AUDIO L/R (VIDEO AUX) jack

For connecting the audio output cable of a camcorder or game
console (page 18).

V USB port

For connecting a USB memory device or USB portable audio
player (page 18)

TUNING/CH

l

h

AUX

MIC

VIDEO

VIDEO

USB

AUDIO

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Rear panel

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SIRIUS

DOCK

Part names and functions

INTRODUCTION

XM

HDMI OUT

HDMI 1

(

BD/DVD

HDMI 2

)

HDMI 3

HDMI 4

ANTENNA

HD Radio

GND

AM

FM

COMPONENT

VIDEO

PR

PB

Y

OPTICAL

(

TV

A

PHONO

GND

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

)

V

1

OPTICAL

(CD)

AV 2

AV 3

AV 6

AV 4

AV 5

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

PR

PB

Y

AUDIO1

AUDIO2

FRONT

AV

OUT

a SIRIUS jack

For connecting a SiriusConnect tuner (sold separately)
(page 38).

b DOCK terminal

For connecting an optional Yamaha iPod universal dock (YDS-

11) or Bluetooth wireless audio receiver (YBA-10) (page 17).

c XM jack

For connecting XM Mini-Tuner in XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock
(sold separately) (page 34).

d PHONO jacks

For connecting a turntable (page 15).

e MONITOR OUT jacks

Outputs visual signals from this unit to a video monitor, such as
a TV (page 14).

REMOTE IN/OUT jacks

For connecting an external component that supports the remote
control function (page 17).

TRIGGER OUT jack

For connecting an external terminal with a trigger input terminal
to operate it linked with operation of this unit. For example,
when an electric screen that supports a trigger input is
connected, it opens and closes linked with operation of an input
source selected in this unit.

f HDMI OUT/HDMI 1-4 jacks

For connecting an HDMI-compatible video monitor or external
components for HDMI inputs 1-4 (pages 14 and 15).

g ANTENNA terminals

For connecting supplied FM and AM antennas (page 18).

h SPEAKERS terminals

For connecting front, center, surround and surround back
speakers (page 11). Connect the presence speakers (page 11) or
the speakers for Zone2 (page 62) to EXTRA SP terminals.

i Power cable

Connect this cable to an AC wall outlet (page 19).

j AV 1-6 jacks

For connecting external components for audio/visual inputs 1-6
(page 15).

VIDEO

REMOTE

IN

OUT

12V

0.1A MAX.

TRIGGER OUT

SURROUND

SUR.BACK

MULTI CH INPUT

UNBAL.

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND

SURROUND

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

AUDIO

ZONE2

OUT

OUT

k AV OUT jacks

Outputs audio/visual signals from a selected analog input source
to an external component (page 15).

l AUDIO 1/2 jacks

For connecting external components for audio inputs 1-2
(page 15).

m MULTI CH INPUT jacks

For connecting a player that supports a multi-channel output
(page 16).

n AUDIO OUT jacks

Outputs audio signals from a selected analog input source to an
external component (page 15).

o ZONE2 OUT jacks

Outputs sound of this unit to an external amplifier set in a
different zone (page 62).

p PRE OUT jacks

Outputs multi-channel signals from up to 7.1 channels to an
external amplifier (page 17).

SURROUND BACK/

CENTER

SINGLE

SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER

12

PRE OUT

BI-AMP

EXTRA SP

SINGLE

ZONE2/PRESENCE

CLASS 2 WIRING

PREPARATION

OPERATION

BASIC

OPERATION

ADVANCED

INFORMATION APPENDIX

ADDITIONAL

English

5 En

Part names and functions

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Front panel display

SIRIUS

XM

a HDMI indicator

Lights up during normal communication when HDMI is
selected as an input source.

b XM indicator

Lights up when an XM tuner is selected as an input source.

c SIRIUS indicator

Lights up when a SiriusConnect tuner is selected as an input
source.

d HD indicator

Lights up when this unit is tuned into the HD Radio reception
band (page 32).

e TAG indicator

Lights up when the selected HR Radio program (or song being
played) supports the iTunes Tagging feature (page 32).

f CINEMA DSP indicator

Lights up when a sound field program that uses CINEMA DSP
is selected.

g CINEMA DSP 3D indicator

Lights up when CINEMA DSP 3D is activated.

h Tuner indicator

Lights up during receiving radio broadcast signals from an FM/
AM station (page 30).

HD

TAG

STEREO

3

TUNED

SLEEP

ZONE

2

VOL.

MUTE

PL PR
LR
SL SR

SBL SB SBR

i ZONE2 indicator

Lights up when Zone2 is turned on.

j SLEEP indicator

Lights up when the sleep timer is activated (page 47).

k MUTE indicator

Flashes when audio is muted.

l VOLUME indicator

Displays volume levels.

m Cursor indicators

Light up if corresponding cursors on the remote control are
available for operations.

n Multi information display

Displays menu items and settings for the current operation.

o Speaker indicators

Indicate speaker terminals from which signals are currently
output.

Subwoofer

Presence L Presence R

Front L

Surround L

Surround back L

SW

PL PR

C

LR
SL SR

SBL SB SBR

Center

Front R

Surround R

Surround back R

Surround back

SW
C

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Remote control

n

a

MAIN

b

c

ZONE2

POWER

SOURCE

1234

1234

d

V-AU X

PHONO

SIRIUS

TUNER

CATEGORY

FM

INFO

MOVIE

BD

DVD

AM

MEMORY

MUSIC

TV

SCENE

e
f

g

h

i

j

k

ENTER

RETURN

TOP

MENU

REC

TAG PRG SELECT

1234

l

90

INPUT

m

a Remote control signal transmitter

Transmits infrared signals.

b MAIN/ZONE2

Switches amplifiers (Main or Zone2) to be operated by the
remote control (page 63).

c SOURCE POWER

Switches an external component on and off.

d Input selection keys

HDMI 1-4
AV 1- 6
AUDIO 1/2
V-AUX
PHONO
USB
DOCK

TUNER
SIRIUS
XM
MULTI

TV VOL

MUTE

Selects HDMI inputs 1 through 4.
Selects AV inputs 1 through 6.
Selects AUDIO inputs 1 and 2.
Selects a signal input from the VIDEO AUX jacks.
Selects a signal input from the PHONO jacks.
Selects a USB device connected to the USB port.
Selects a Yamaha iPod universal dock/Bluetooth

wireless audio receiver connected to the DOCK terminal.
Selects the FM/AM tuner.
Selects a SiriusConnect tuner as an input source.
Selects an XM tuner as an input source.
Selects a signal input from the MULTI CH

INPUT jacks.

TRANSMIT

SLEEP

HDMI

AV

AUDIO

1256

USB DOCK

XM

PRESET

ENHANCER SUR. DECODE

STEREO

STRAIGHT

CD

OPTIONON SCREEN

DISPLAY

MENU

7856

10

TV

TV CH

CODE SET

POWER

MULTI

TUN./CH

PURE DIRECT

RADIO

VOLUM E

MUTE

ENT

POWER

o
p

q

r

s

t

u
v

Part names and functions

e Tuner keys

FM/AM
(CATEGORY l / h)

Switches a band between FM and AM.
Select a channel category for XM/

SIRIUS.

MEMORY
PRESET k / n
TUN./CH k / n

Presets radio stations.
Selects a preset station.
Changes FM/AM frequencies or

XM/SIRIUS tuner channels.

f INFO

Changes the information shown on the front panel display
(page 25).

g Sound selection keys

Selects sound field programs (page 26).

h SCENE

Switches between linked sets of input sources and sound field
programs (page 23).

i ON SCREEN

Displays the GUI screen (page 24).

j Cursors k / n / l / h

Select menu items or change
settings.

ENTER
RETURN

Confirms a selected item.
Returns to the previous screen or

ends the menu display.

k External component operation keys

Operate recording, playback etc. of external components
(page 64).

l Numeric keys

Enter numbers.

m TV control keys

Enables operations of a TV or a projector (page 64).

n TRANSMIT

Lights up when a signal is output from the remote control.

o CODE SET

Sets remote control codes for external component operations
(page 64).

p POWER

Switches this unit on and standby (page 19).

q SLEEP

Switches the sleep timer operations (page 47).

r OPTION

Displays the Option menu (page 48).

s VOLU ME +/–

Adjust the volume of this unit (page 23).

t DISPLAY

Displays the play information on the video monitor.
When an iPod is connected: Changes the operation mode of the
iPod connected to the Yamaha iPod universal dock (page 43).

u MUTE

Turns the mute function on and off (page 24).

v HD Radio keys

TAG

Stores “tag” data to the iPod or internal
memory of this unit (page 32).

PRG SELECT

Selects an HD Radio audio program
(page 32).

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Quick start guide

When you use this product for the first time, perform setup following the steps below. See the related pages for details on
operations and settings.

Step 1: Prepare items for setup

Prepare speakers, DVD player, cables, and other items
necessary for setup.
For example, prepare the following items for setting up a

7.1-channel sound system.

Front right speaker

Video monitor

Front left

speaker

Center
speaker

Components
(such as DVD player)

Surround left speaker

Requirements qty.

Speakers Front speaker 2

Active subwoofer 1

Speaker cable 7

Subwoofer cable 1

Reproduction component such as DVD player 1

Video monitor such as TV 1

Video cable or HDMI cable 2

Audio cable 2

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• Prepare two magnetically shielded speakers (for front). The priority of

the requirement of other speakers is as follows:
1 Two surround speakers
2 One center speaker
3 One (or two) surround back speaker(s)

• If your video monitor is a CRT, we recommend that you use magnetically

shielded speakers.

• Video and audio cables are unnecessary if you use HDMI cables.

Subwoofer

Surround right speaker

Surround Back
right speaker

Surround Back
left speaker

Center speaker 1

Surround speaker 2

Surround back
speaker

2

Step 2: Set up your speakers

Place your speakers in the room and connect them to this
unit.

• Placing speakers ☞P. 1 0

• Connecting speakers ☞P. 1 1

y

• This unit has a YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer)

that automatically optimizes this unit based on room acoustic
characteristics (audio characteristics of the speakers, speaker positions,
and room acoustics, etc.).
You can enjoy good balanced sound without special knowledge by using
the YPAO technology (☞P. 20).

Step 3: Connect your components

Connect your TV, DVD player, or other components.

• Connecting a TV monitor or projector ☞P. 1 4

• Connecting other components ☞P. 1 5

• Connecting a multi-format player or an

external decoder ☞P. 1 6

• Connecting an external amplifier ☞P. 1 7

• Connecting a USB storage device ☞P. 1 8

• Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock or

Bluetooth wireless audio receiver ☞P. 1 7

• Connecting the FM and AM antennas ☞P. 1 8

• Connecting an XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock ☞P. 3 4

• Connecting a SiriusConnect tuner ☞P. 3 8

Step 4: Turn on the power

Connect the power cable and turn on this unit.

• Connecting the power cable ☞P. 1 9

• Turning this unit on and off ☞P. 1 9

Step 5: Select the input source and start
playback

Select the component connected in step 3 as an input
source and start playback.

• Basic procedure ☞P. 2 3

• Selecting sound field programs ☞P. 2 6

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• This unit supports the SCENE function (page 23) that changes the input

source and sound field program at one time. Four scenes are preset for
different purposes for Blu-ray disc, DVD and CD, and you can select
from a scene from those just by pressing a remote control key.

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PREPARATION

Preparing remote control

Installing batteries in the remote control

1

1 Take off the battery compartment cover.

2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AAA, R03,

UM-4) according to the polarity markings (+
and –) on the inside of the battery
compartment.

3 Snap the battery compartment cover back

into place.

Notes

• Change all batteries if you notice the following conditions:
– the operation range of the remote control narrows
– the transmit indicator does not flash or is dim

• Do not use old batteries together with new ones.

This may shorten the life of the new batteries or cause old batteries
to leak.

• Do not use different types of batteries (such as alkaline and
manganese batteries) together. Specification of batteries may be
different even though they look the same.

• If you find leaking batteries, discard the batteries immediately,
taking care not to touch the leaked material. If the leaked material
comes into contact with your skin or gets into your eyes or mouth,
rinse it away immediately and consult a doctor. Clean the battery
compartment thoroughly before installing new batteries.

• Dispose of the old batteries correctly in accordance with your local
regulations.

• If the remote control is without batteries for more than 2 minutes,
or if exhausted batteries remain in the remote control, the contents
of the memory may be cleared. In such a case, install new batteries
and set the remote control code.

3

2

Using the remote control

The remote control transmits a directional infrared ray. Be
sure to aim the remote control directly at the remote
control sensor on this unit during operation.

Remote control sensor window

within 6 m (20 ft)

Notes

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

• Do not drop the remote control.

• Do not leave or store the remote control in the following conditions:
– places of high humidity, such as near a bath
– places of high temperatures, such as near a heater or stove
– places of extremely low temperatures
– dusty places

y

• You can operate external components with this remote control by setting
the remote control code (page 64).

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Connections

Placing speakers

This unit supports up to 7.1-channel surround. We recommended the following speaker layout in order to obtain the
optimum surround effect.

7.1-channel speaker layout

Speaker channels

80˚

SBL

C

30˚

60˚

FL

SW

SL

SL

30 cm (12 in) or more

6.1-channel speaker layout

FL

SW

SL

SL

C

30˚

60˚

80˚

SB

5.1-channel speaker layout

FL

C

SBR

FR

■ Front left and right speakers (FL and FR)

The front speakers are used for the front channel sounds
(stereo sound) and effect sounds. Place these speakers at

SW

an equal distance from the ideal listening position. When
using a screen, the appropriate top positions of the
speakers are about 1/4 of the screen from the bottom.

SR

SR

■ Center speaker (C)

The center speaker is for the center channel sounds
(dialog, vocals, etc.). Place it halfway between the left and
right speakers. When using a TV, place the speaker just
above or just under the center of the TV with the front
surfaces of the TV and the speaker aligned. When using a
screen, place it just under the center of the screen.

■ Surround left and right speakers (SL and SR)

The surround speakers are used for effect and surround
sounds. Place them at the rear left and rear right facing the

FR

SW

listening position. To obtain a natural sound flow in the

5.1-channel speaker layout, place them slightly further
back than in the 7.1-channel speaker layout.

■ Surround back left and right speakers (SBL
and SBR) / Surround back speaker (SB)

The surround back left and right speakers are used for rear

SR

effect sounds. Place them at the rear of the room facing the
listening position at least 30 cm (1 ft) away from each

SR

other, ideally at the same distance as that between the
front left and right speakers.
In the 6.1-channel speaker layout, surround back left and
right channel sound signals are mixed down and output
from the single surround back speaker.
In the 5.1-channel speaker layout, surround back left and
right channel sound signals are output from the surround

FR

left and right speakers.

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SW

SL

SL

SW

30˚

■ Subwoofer (SW)

The subwoofer speaker is used for bass sounds and low­frequency effect (LFE) sounds included in Dolby Digital
and DTS signals. Use a subwoofer with a built-in
amplifier, such as the Yamaha Active Servo Processing

60˚

80˚

SR

SR

Subwoofer System. Place it exterior to the front left and
right speakers facing slightly inward to reduce reflections
from a wall.

Connections

SU

CK

O

OUT

2

OUT

T

SURROUNDSU

CK

P

C

R

SING

A

A

UNBAL.

H

io

GND

HDMI 3

HDMI 4

T

C

■ Presence left and right speakers (PL and PR)

The presence speakers supplement the sound from the
front speakers with extra ambient effects produced by the
sound field programs (page 26). We recommend that you
use the presence speakers especially for the CINEMA
DSP sound field programs. To use the presence speakers,
connect the speakers to EXTRA SP terminals and then set
“Extra Speaker Assignment” to “Presence” (page 57).

1.8 m
(6 ft)

FL

C

Connecting speakers

Connect your speakers to the respective terminals as follows, according to your speaker layout.

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• Connect optional presence speakers or Zone2 speakers (page 62) to the EXTRA SP terminals.

• You can connect up to two subwoofers. When two subwoofers are connected, the same sound is output from them.

■ 6.1-channel (with Zone2 speakers)

Speakers Jacks on this unit

a Front speaker L FRONT (L)

b Front speaker R FRONT (R)

c Center speaker CENTER

d Surround speaker L SURROUND (L)

e Surround speaker R SURROUND (R)

f Surround back speaker SURROUND

h Subwoofer 1 SUBWOOFER 1

i Subwoofer 2 (optional) SUBWOOFER 2

j Zone2 speaker L (optional) EXTRA SP (L)

k Zone2 speaker R (optional) EXTRA SP (R)

■ 5.1-channel (with Zone2 speakers)

Speakers Jacks on this unit

a Front speaker L FRONT (L)

b Front speaker R FRONT (R)

c Center speaker CENTER

d Surround speaker L SURROUND (L)

e Surround speaker R SURROUND (R)

h Subwoofer 1 SUBWOOFER 1

i Subwoofer 2 (optional) SUBWOOFER 2

j Zone2 speaker L (optional) EXTRA SP (L)

k Zone2 speaker R (optional) EXTRA SP (R)

INPUT

b a

NTENN

FRONT

ENTER

R.BA

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

AUDI

ZONE

c

D Rad

SPEAKERS

FRON

g f

e d

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK/

ENTE

LE

SUBWOOFER

12

R. BA

RE OUT

h i

BI-AMP

EXTRA SP

SINGLE

ZONE2/PRESENCE

k j

■ 7.1-channel (with presence speakers)

Speakers Jacks on this unit

a Front speaker L FRONT (L)

b Front speaker R FRONT (R)

c Center speaker CENTER

d Surround speaker L SURROUND (L)

e Surround speaker R SURROUND (R)

f Surround back speaker L SURROUND

BACK/BI-AMP (L)

g Surround back speaker R SURROUND

BACK/BI-AMP (R)

h Subwoofer 1 SUBWOOFER 1

i Subwoofer 2 (optional) SUBWOOFER 2

j Presence speaker L (optional) EXTRA SP (L)

k Presence speaker R (optional) EXTRA SP (R)

CLASS 2 WIRING

0.5 to 1 m (1 to 3 ft)0.5 to 1 m (1 to 3 ft)

PRPL

FR

1.8 m
(6 ft)

BACK/BI-AMP (SINGLE)

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Caution

• A speaker cable is a pair of insulated cables running side by side in general. One of the cables is colored differently

or striped to indicate a polarity. Connect one end of the colored/striped cable to the “+” (red) terminal of this unit
and the other end to that of your speaker, and connect one end of the other cable to the “–” (black) terminal of this
unit and the other end to that of your speaker.

• Before connecting the speakers, be sure to disconnect the power cable.

• Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or any metal part of this unit. This could damage this unit and/or

speakers. If the circuit shorts out, “CHECK SP WIRES!” appears on the front panel display when this unit is turned
on.

• If images on the monitor (CRT) are distorted, place the speakers away from the video monitor. If it does not work,

use magnetically shielded speakers.

• Use speakers with an impedance of 6-ohm or larger. Set speaker impedance in the advanced setup menu before

connecting the speakers (page 65). You can also use 4-ohm speakers as the front speakers when you set “SP IMP.” to
“6ΩMIN”.

■ Connecting speaker cables

1 Remove approximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of

insulation from the end of each speaker
cable and then twist bare wires of the cable
together so that they will not cause a short
circuits.

10 mm (0.4 in)

2 Loosen the knob, insert the twisted bare

wires into the hole and then tighten the knob.

2

1

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (–)

3

Connecting the banana plug

Tighten the knob and then insert the banana plug into
the end of the terminal.

Banana plug

■ Using bi-amplification connections

You can make bi-amplification connections to one speaker
system which supports bi-amplification connection as
shown below. To activate the connections, set “BI-AMP”
to “ON” in the advanced setup menu (page 65).

Front speakers

Right Left

This unit

FRONT

SURROUND BACK/

BI-AMP

Caution

Before making bi-amplification connections, remove
any brackets or cables that connect a woofer with a
tweeter. Refer to the instruction manuals of speakers for
details.
When not making bi-amplification connections, make
sure that the brackets or cables are connected before
connecting the speaker cables.

Note

• You cannot use surround back speakers or extra speakers (presence and

Zone2 speakers) when bi-amplification connections are made.

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Information on jacks and cable plugs

Connections

This unit has the following input and output jacks. Use jacks and cables appropriate for components that you are
connecting.

■ Audio jacks

Jack and cables Description

Analog audio jacks To transmit conventional analog

(white)

L

R

(red)

COAXIAL jacks To transmit coaxial digital audio

(orange)

C

COAXIAL

OPTICAL jacks To transmit optical digital audio

O

OPTICAL

stereo audio signals. Use stereo pin

cables. Connect red plugs to red

jacks (R) and white plugs to white

jacks (L).

signals. Use pin cables for digital

audio signals.

signals. Use optical fiber cables for

optical digital audio signals.

■ Video/audio jacks

Jack and cables Description

HDMI jacks To transmit digital video and

digital audio signals. Use HDMI

HDMI

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• We recommend that you use a commercially available 19-pin HDMI

cable no longer than 5 meters (16 feet) with the HDMI logo printed on it.

• Use a conversion cable (HDMI jack ↔ DVI-D jack) to connect this unit

to other DVI components.

• You can check the potential problem about the HDMI connection

(page 49).

HDMI

cables.

This unit automatically converts input video signals and
outputs the signals to the HDMI OUT jack and
MONITOR OUT (COMPONENT VIDEO and
VIDEO) jacks (video conversion).

Input Output

HDMI

COMPONENT

VIDEO

HDMI

COMPONENT

VIDEO

■ Video jacks

P

Jack and cables Description

VIDEO jacks To transmit conventional

VIDEO

V

(yellow)

COMPONENT VIDEO
jacks

COMPONENT

VIDEO

R

PR

(red)

PB

(blue)

Y

(green)

P

P

B

Y

composite video signals. Use video

pin cables.

To transmit component video

signals that include luminance (Y),

chrominance blue (PB) and

chrominance red (PR) components.

Use component video cables.

R

P

B

Y

VIDEO

Through Converted

P

VIDEO

R

P

B

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Connections

MO

OUT

O

O

L

AV 5

A

AV

OU

A

T

SURROUND

S

A

MU

U

GND

(

D

)

HDM

OUT

TRIGG

T

0.1A MAX.

REMOTE

(TV)

AV

1

P

B

AV 2

CO

L

A

(

C

)

CO

L

O

AV 5

AV 6

OUT

AUD

O

GND

P

R

Connecting a TV monitor or projector

According to the types of video input jacks available on your video monitor (such as a TV or projector), choose one of
the connection methods as shown below. When you connect video players such as a DVD player to this unit with an
HDMI connection, connect your video monitor to this unit with an HDMI connection.

Note

• Make sure that this unit and other components are unplugged from the AC wall outlets.

TV, or projector

a

PHON

HDMI

HDMI OUT

c

b

PBYP

BD/DV

NITOR

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

B

Y

R

V

VIDEO

ER OU

Outputting TV sounds from this unit

To output sound of a TV from this unit, make connection
between one of the AV 1-6 jacks of this unit and an audio
output jack of the TV.
If the TV supports an optical digital output, we
recommend that you use the AV 1 jack. Connecting to the
AV 1 jack allows you to switch an input source to the AV 1
jack with a just a single key operation using the SCENE
function (page 23).

TV

Digital output
(optical)

PTICA

V 6

T

UDIO1

FRON

AUDIO2

LTI CH INP

UR.B

■ To connect an HDMI video monitor

Jacks on components Jacks on this unit

a HDMI input HDMI OUT

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• This unit supports the HDMI control function (page 47). If your TV

supports the HDMI control function, you can control this unit with the
remote control of your TV.

■ To connect component video monitor

Jacks on components Jacks on this unit

b Component video output MONITOR OUT

(COMPONENT VIDEO)

■ To connect composite video monitor

Jacks on components Jacks on this unit

c Video input (composite) MONITOR OUT (VIDEO)

OPTICAL

VIDE

O

AXIA

AXIA

PTICAL

D

V 3

AV

AUDIO1

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Connecting other components

TRIGGER OUT

D

O

O

H

OUT

V

O

IN

OU

T

12V

0

.

FRONT

P

B

REMOTE

C

O

S

S

XM

Connections

This unit has input and output terminals for respective input and output sources. You can reproduce sound and movies
from input sources selected with the front panel display or remote control.

Note

• Make sure that this unit and other components are unplugged from the AC wall outlets.

Audio / video input
(AV 1-6)

Audio input (PHONO)

IRIU

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

B

Y

OPTICAL

(

TV

AV

OCK

)

1

COAXIAL

AV 2

VIDEO

COAXIAL

(CD)

AV 3

PHONO

OPTICAL

GND

AV 4

Audio / video output (AV OUT)

DMI

AV 6

AV 5

HDMI 1

(

)

BD/DVD

MONITOR OU

OMPONENT

VIDE

AV

OUT

AUDIO1

AUDIO2

Audio input (AUDIO 1/2)

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

HDMI 4

AUDIO

OUT

HDMI input
(HDMI 1-4)

Audio output
(AUDIO OUT)

Z

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

T

IDE

.1A MAX

SURROUND

FRONT

MULTI CH INPUT

SUR.BACK

Multi channel audio input (MULTI CH INPUT)

■ Audio and video player / Set-top box

Output jacks on the connected external component Input sources/jacks of this unit

External

component

External component

with HDMI output

External component

with component video

output

External component

with composite video

output

Signal Output jack Input source Input jack

Audio/Video HDMI output HDMI 1 (BD/DVD) HDMI 1

HDMI 2 HDMI 2

HDMI 3 HDMI 3

HDMI 4 HDMI 4

Audio Optical digital output AV 1 (TV) OPTICAL

Video Component video COMPONENT VIDEO

Audio Coaxial digital output AV 2 COAXIAL

Video Component video output COMPONENT VIDEO

Audio Coaxial digital output AV 3 (CD) COAXIAL

Video Composite output VIDEO

Audio Optical digital output AV 4 OPTICAL

Video Composite output VIDEO

Audio Analog audio output AV 5 Analog audio

Video Composite output VIDEO

Audio Analog audio output AV 6 Analog audio

Video Composite output VIDEO

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• Input sources in parentheses are recommended to connect to the respective jacks. If your Yamaha component has the remote in/out terminal, you can

switch the input source to that component with a single key operation using the SCENE function (page 23).

• You can change the name of the input source displayed on the front panel display as necessary (page 61).

• See page 62 on how to use the ZONE2 OUT jacks.

• When you connect an external component with analog audio and component video (or composite) output jacks, connect the analog audio output to the

AUDIO 1 or AUDIO 2 jacks of this unit while making a video connection (component video or composite). Then select the video to be output when
“AUDIO 1” or “AUDIO 2” is selected as the input source (page 50).

■ Audio player

Output jacks on the connected external component Input sources/jacks of this unit

External component Output jack Input source Input jack

External component with optical digital

output

External component with coaxial digital

output

External component with analog audio

output

Optical digital output AV 1 (TV) OPTICAL

AV 4 OPTICAL

Coaxial digital output AV 2 COAXIAL

AV 3 (CD) COAXIAL

Analog audio output AV 5 Analog audio

AV 6 Analog audio

AUDIO 1 Analog audio

AUDIO 2 Analog audio

Turntable Analog audio output PHONO Analog audio

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• We recommend connecting the coaxial digital output terminal of a CD player to the AV3 jack.

• When connecting a turntable with a low-output MC cartridge to the PHONO jacks, use an in-line boosting transformer or MC-head amplifier.

• Connect your turntable to the GND terminal of this unit to reduce noise in the signal.

About audio/video output terminals

Among the analog audio and analog video signals input to this unit via input terminals, the audio/video signals of the
selected input sources are output from the AV OUT jacks and AUDIO OUT jacks. An HDMI input signal,
COMPONENT VIDEO input signal or digital audio input signal cannot be output.
When using the AV OUT jacks: connect an external component to the VIDEO or analog audio terminal.
When using the AUDIO OUT jacks: connect an external component to the analog audio terminal.

■ Connecting a multi-format player or an
external decoder

This unit is equipped with 8 additional input jacks (Front
L/R, Center, Surround L/R, Surround Back L/R and
Subwoofer) for analog multi-channel input from a multi­format player, external decoder, etc.

Notes

• When you select “MULTI CH” as the input source, the digital sound field

processor is automatically disabled.

• Since this unit does not redirect signals input at the MULTI CH INPUT

jacks to accommodate for missing speakers, connect at least a 5.1­channel speaker system when using this feature.

• You can specify a video signal to be output during a multi-channel audio

reproduction (page 50). If your DVD player has analog multi-channel
output jacks, connect them to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks while making
a video connection (component video or composite).

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

out

Front out

Multi-format player or external decoder

(7.1-channel output)

SUR.BACK

MULTI CH INPUT

LRLR RL

Surround

back out

Surround

SUBWOOFER

Subwoofer out

Center out

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GND

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■ Connecting an external amplifier

If you want to use another amplifier, connect an external
amplifier to the PRE OUT jacks. Each PRE OUT jack
outputs the same channel signals as the corresponding
speaker terminals.

Note

• When you make connections to the PRE OUT jacks, do not make any

connections to the speaker terminals.

abc d

CENTERSINGLE

FRONT

SURROUND

PRE OUT

a FRONT PRE OUT jacks

Front channel output jacks.

b SURROUND PRE OUT jacks

Surround channel output jacks.

c SUR.BACK PRE OUT jacks

Surround back output jacks. When you only connect one
external amplifier for the surround back channel, connect it to
the left SUR.BACK (SINGLE) jack.

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• To output surround back channel signals at these jacks, set

“Surround Speaker” to any parameter except “None” (page 57).

d CENTER PRE OUT jack

Center channel output jack.

e SUBWOOFER PRE OUT 1/2 jack

Connect a subwoofer with a built-in amplifier.

SUR. BACK

SUBWOOFER

1

2

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• If connecting a Yamaha component that supports the SCENE control

signal reception to the REMOTE OUT jack of this unit, you can start
playback on the Yamaha component by using the SCENE function
(page 23).

• If connecting a component other than Yamaha products to the REMOTE

OUT jack of this unit, set “SCENE IR” to “OFF” in the advanced setup
menu (page 65).

Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock or Bluetooth™ wireless audio receiver

This unit has the DOCK terminal, to which you can
connect a Yamaha iPod universal dock (YDS-11, sold
separately) or a Bluetooth wireless audio receiver (YBA­10, sold separately). You can play an iPod or a Bluetooth
component with this unit by connecting it to the DOCK
terminal.
Use a dedicated cable for connection between the dock/
receiver and this unit.

IRI

DOCK

OMPONEN

VIDE

VIDE

DMI OU

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■ Transmitting/receiving remote control signals

When the components have the capability of the
transmission of the remote control signals, connect the
REMOTE IN and REMOTE OUT jacks to the remote
control input and output jack with the monaural analog
mini cable as follows.

D/DVD

NITOR OUT

NEN

VIDE

Remote

control out

Infrared signal

receiver or Yamaha

component

VIDE

3

REMOTE

IN

OUT

IR flasher or Yamaha

(CD or DVD player, etc.)

Remote
control in

component

Yamaha iPod universal dock or

Bluetooth wireless audio receiver

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PURE

INPUT

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AUX

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TV

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AUX

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REMOTE

Connecting a USB storage device

Connect a USB memory device or USB portable audio
player to the USB port on the front panel of this unit. For
information about USB storage devices supported by this
unit, see page 46.

LUM

UNIN

PRESET

D/DVD

TRAIGH

EFFE

ATEGORY

ADI

CD

DIRECT

H

h

PTIMIZER

MIC

VIDE

USB memory device or

USB portable audio player

B

IDE

UDI

USB

Using the VIDEO AUX jacks

Use the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel to connect a
game console or a video camera to this unit. Be sure to
turn down the volume of this unit and other components
before making connections.

Connecting the FM and AM antennas

An indoor FM antenna and an AM loop antenna are
supplied with this unit. Connect these antennas properly to
the respective jacks.

XTRA SP

ONE2/PRESENCE

2 WIRIN

AM loop
antenna

Indoor FM antenna

DMI 3

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• The supplied antennas are normally sensitive enough to obtain good

reception.

• Position the AM loop antenna away from this unit.

• If you cannot get good reception, we recommend that you use an outdoor

antenna. For details, consult the nearest authorized Yamaha dealer or
service center.

• Always use the AM loop antenna even when the outdoor antenna is

Outdoor AM antenna
Connect a 5 to 10 m (16 to
33 ft) vinyl-covered wire,
and extend it outdoors
(use the AM loop antenna
together with this
antenna).

ANTENNA

HD Radio

Ground (GND terminal)
The GND terminal is not for earth grounding.
To reduce noises, connect a ground bar or a
vinyl-covered wire with a copper plate at its tip,
and place it in the moist ground.

UNBAL.

PEAKER

GND

AM

FM

connected.

Assembling the AM loop antenna

LUM

UNIN

PRESET

D/DVD

TRAIGH

FFE

ATEGORY

ADIO

CD

DIRECT

VIDEO

Video output

V

Game console or video

camera

H

h

B

RLAUDIO

R

VIDEO

Analog audio

output

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AUDIO

PTIMIZER

MIC

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Connecting the AM loop antenna

The wires of the AM loop antenna have no polarity. You
can connect either wire to the AM terminal and the other
to the GND terminal.

Press and hold ReleaseInsert

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Connecting the power cable

CLASS

G

NE2/

CE

Connections

After all connections are complete, plug the power cable
of this unit into an AC wall outlet.

To the AC wall outlet

PRESEN

2 WIRIN

Power cable

Turning this unit on and off

1 Press KMAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the front

panel (or pPOWER on the remote control)
to turn on this unit.

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2 Press KMAIN ZONE ON/OFF (or

pPOWER) again to turn off this unit
(standby mode).

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• The unit needs a few seconds until ready to play back.

• You can also turn on this unit by pressing PSCENE (or hSCENE).

• This unit consumes a small amount of electricity even in the standby

mode. We recommend disconnecting the power cable from the AC wall
outlet.

Caution

Do not unplug this unit while it is turned on. Doing so
may damage this unit or cause the settings of this unit
to be saved incorrectly.

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Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)

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This unit has a Yamaha Parametric Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO). With the YPAO, this unit automatically adjusts the
output characteristics of your speakers based on speaker position, speaker performance, and the acoustic characteristics
of the room. We recommend that you first adjust the output characteristics with the YPAO when you use this unit.

Caution

• Be advised that it is normal for loud test tones to be

output during the “Auto Setup” procedure. Do not
allow small children to enter the room during the
procedure.

• To achieve the best results, make sure the room is as

quiet as possible while the “Auto Setup” procedure is
in progress. If there is too much ambient noise, the
results may not be satisfactory.

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• You can manually adjust the output characteristics of your speakers

with “Manual Setup” in the Setup menu (page 56).

Using Auto Setup

1 Check the following points.

Before starting the automatic setup, check the
following.

• All speakers and subwoofer are connected

properly.

• Headphones are disconnected from this unit.

• The video monitor is connected properly.

• This unit and the video monitor are turned on.

• This unit is selected as the video input source of the

video monitor.

• The connected subwoofer is turned on and the

volume level is set to about half way (or slightly
less).

• The crossover frequency controls of the connected

subwoofer are set to the maximum.

CROSSOVER/

VOLUME

HIGH CUT

2 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone

to the SOPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front
panel.

INPUT

OPTIMIZER

MIC

VIDE

IDE

AUDIO

Optimizer microphone

“MIC ON. View GUI MENU” appears on the front panel
display.
The GUI screen appears on the video monitor.

Auto Setup

Extra Speaker Assignment

PresenceZone2 None

EQ Type

FrontFlat Natural

Start

Move focus

Start

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• You can bring up the above menu screen from the Setup menu (page 56).

3 Place the optimizer microphone at your

normal listening position on a flat level
surface with the omni-directional
microphone heading upward.

Optimizer microphone

MIN MAX

Subwoofer

MIN MAX

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• It is recommended that you use a tripod or something similar to fix the

optimizer microphone at the same height as your ears would be when
seated in your listening position. You can fix the optimizer microphone to
the tripod with the attaching screw of the tripod.

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4 When the speakers are connected to EXTRA

SP terminals, press jCursor k repeatedly
to select “Extra Speaker Assignment” and
then press jCursor l / h to select how to
use EXTRA SP terminals from “Zone2”,
“Presence” or “None”.

If this unit does not work when you press jCursor,
press iON SCREEN once and then operate this
unit.

5 To select sound characteristics for

adjustment, press jCursor n to select “EQ
Type” and then press jCursor l / h.

If this unit does not work when you press jCursor,
press iON SCREEN once and then operate this
unit.
This unit has a parametric equalizer that adjusts the
output levels for each frequency range. The equalizer
is adjusted to produce a cohesive sound field based on
automatically measured speaker characteristics.
In “EQ Type”, you can select the following
parametric equalizer characteristics suitable for the
desired sound characteristics.

Natural

This adjusts all speakers to achieve natural sound.
Select this if sounds in the high frequency range seem
too strong when “EQ Type” is set to “Flat”.

Flat

This adjusts each speaker to obtain the same
characteristics. Select this if your speakers have
similar qualities.

Front

This adjusts each speaker to obtain the same
characteristics as the front left and right speakers.
Select this if your front left and right speakers have
significantly better qualities than the other speakers.

6 Press jCursor n to select “Start” and then

press jENTER to start the setup procedure.

A countdown starts and a measurement starts in 10
seconds. A loud test tone is output during
measurement.

Notes

• During the automatic setup procedure, do not perform any

operation on this unit.

• Press jCursor k to cancel the automatic setup procedure.

Measurement takes about 3 minutes. To obtain precise
results, stay where you will not disturb the
measurement, such as to the side of or behind the
speakers or outside the room.

When measurement is successfully completed,
“YPAO Complete” appears on the front panel display
and the measurement result appears on the GUI
screen.

Auto Setup

Result

Speaker Config :

Distance (Min / Max) :

Level (Min / Max) :

Set

3 /4 / 0.1

8.0ft / 8.5ft

-3.5dB / +4.5dB

Cancel

Finish

Select items

Speaker Config

Displays the number of speakers connected to this unit in
the following order:
Total of Front and Center/Total of Surround and Surround
Back/Subwoofer

Distance (Min / Max)

Displays the speaker distance from the listening position
in the following order:
Closest speaker distance/Farthest speaker distance

Level (Min / Max)

Displays the speaker output levels in the following order:
Lowest speaker output level/Highest speaker output level

Notes

• If “Error” appears on the GUI screen during “Auto Setup”, measurement

is canceled and the type of error is displayed. For details, see “When an
error message is displayed during measurement” (page 22).

• If problems occur during measurement, “Check xx warning(s)” (xx

indicates the number of warnings) appears in red. For details, see “When
a warning message is displayed after measurement” (page 22).

7 Press jENTER to confirm the settings.

The speaker characteristics are adjusted according to
measurement results.
To cancel the operation, press jCursor l / h to
select “Cancel” and press jENTER.
When the following screen appears, remove the
optimizer microphone. “Auto Setup” is now
complete.

Auto Setup

Auto Setup Completed !

Please disconnect the micorphone

(Then this screen will automatically disappear)

Return

The optimizer microphone is sensitive to heat. Store it
in a cool place and away from direct sunlight after
measurement. Do not leave it in a place where it will be
subjected to high temperatures such on an AV
component.

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• If you do not want to apply the measurement results, select “Cancel”.

• Perform “Auto Setup” again if you change the number or positions of

speakers.

• If you press jENTER before removing the optimizer microphone,

“Auto Setup” of “Speaker Setup” in the Setup menu (page 56) is
displayed.

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When an error message is displayed during measurement

If an error is detected during measurement, the
measurement is canceled and “Error” appears on the GUI
screen. Check the error and solve the problem. For details
on each error message, see page 76.

Press jCursor n once, press jCursor l / h
to select “Retry” or “Exit” and then press
jENTER.

Error

E-1 : No Front Speakers

FrontL/R channel signals are not detected.

Check wiring and connections of the front L/R speakers.

Retry Exit

Move focus

Retry

Performs “Auto Setup” again.

Exit

Terminates the measurement and “Auto Setup”.

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• When “E-5:NOISY” appears, you can continue measurement. To

continue measurement, select “Proceed”. However, we recommend that
you solve the problem first and then perform measurement again.

When a warning message is displayed after measurement

If a problem occurs during measurement, “Check xx
warning(s)” appears on the GUI screen. Check the
warning and solve the problem. For details on each
warning message, see page 77.

Auto Setup

Result

Speaker Config :

Distance (Min / Max) :

Level (Min / Max) :

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• Optimization will not be performed while a warning message is

displayed. We recommend that you solve the problem and perform “Auto
Setup” again.

1 Press jCursor n / k to select “Check xx

warning(s)” and then press jENTER.

Details of the warning message are displayed. If there
are multiple warning messages, you can display the
next message using jCursor h.

2 To return to the top result display, press

jENTER again.

3 /4 / 0.1

8.0ft / 8.5ft

-3.5dB / +4.5dB

Check 2 warnings

Set Cancel

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BASIC OPERATION

Playback

Basic procedure

1 Turn o n exte r n al c o mponents (TV, DVD

player, etc.) connected to this unit.

2 Rotate the RINPUT selector (or press

dInput selection key) to select an input
source.

The name of the selected input source is displayed for
a few seconds.

Input source name

VOL.

AV1

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• You can also select an input source from the GUI screen (page 24).

• You can change the input source name displayed on the front panel

display or GUI screen as necessary (page 61).

3 Play the external component that you have

selected as the source input, or select a radio
station on the tuner.

Refer to the operating instructions of the external
component for details on playback. For selecting
radio stations or playback of an iPod, Bluetooth
component or USB storage device using this unit, see
the following.

• FM/AM radio tuning (page 30)

• iPod playback (page 43)

• Bluetooth component playback (page 45)

• USB storage device playback (page 46)

4 Turn t h e JVOLUME control (or press

sVOLUME +/–) to adjust the volume.

Vol um e

VOL.

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LR

Volume-18.5dB

SL SR

Note

When you play back a DTS-CD, noise may be output in some

conditions, which may cause a speaker malfunction. Make sure

that the volume is set to low before starting playback. If noise is

output, do the following.

1) When only noise is output
If a DTS bitstream signal is not properly input to this unit,
only noise is output. Connect the playback component to this
unit by digital connection and play back the DTS-CD. If the
condition is not improved, the problem may results from the
playback component. Consult the manufacturer of the
playback component.

2) When noise is output during playback or skip operation
Before playing back the DTS-CD, display the Option menu
after selecting the input source and set “Decoder Mode” to
“DTS” (page 49).

Using the SCENE function

This unit has a SCENE function that allows you to change
input sources and sound field programs with one key. Four
scenes are available for different usages, such as playing
movies or music. The following input sources and sound
field programs are provided as the initial factory settings.

Keys Input source Sound field program

BD/DVD HDMI 1 Straight

TV AV 1 Straight

CD AV 3 Straight

RADIO TUNER 7ch Enhancer

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• When this unit is on standby, you can turn on this unit by pressing

PSCENE (or hSCENE).

• If you connect a Yamaha DVD/CD player that has the capability of the

SCENE control signals to the REMOTE OUT jack of this unit, you can
start playback on the player by using the SCENE function.

Selecting a SCENE

Press PSCENE (or hSCENE).

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• You can also select a SCENE from the GUI screen (page 24).

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Playback

Registering input source/sound field
program

Select the desired input source/sound field
program and then press and hold PSCENE (or
hSCENE) key to edit until “SET Complete”
appears on the front panel display.

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• If you change the input source setting, register the remote control code of

an external component to the input source (page 64).

Switching remotely controlled external
components linked to scene selections

You can operate an external component with the remote
control of this unit by setting a remote control code for the
external component for each input source. Setting remote
control codes for desired input sources allows you to
switch between external components linked to scene
selections.

1 Register the remote control code of an

external component to the desired input
source (page 64).

Note

• This feature is not available for TUNER, SIRIUS and XM input

sources.

2 While holding down the desired hSCENE

key, press and hold the dInput selection
key to which you registered a remote control
code in step 1.

From now on the external component can be remotely
controllable just by selecting a scene.

Selecting a source on the GUI screen

1 Press iON SCREEN on the remote control.

The GUI screen appears on the video monitor.

Select Scene

BD/DVD TV CD RADIO

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• If an input source you want to select is available in “Select Scene”, you

can select the desired input source and sound field program at once.

3 Press jENTER.

Muting audio output

1 Press uMUTE on the remote control to mute

the audio output.

The MUTE indicator on the front panel display
flashes while audio output is muted.

2 Press uMUTE again to resume audio

output.

Adjusting high/low frequency sounds (tone control)

You can adjust the balance of the high frequency range
(Treble) and low frequency range (Bass) of sounds output
from the front left and right speakers to obtain desired
tone.

1 Press MTONE CONTROL on the front panel

repeatedly to select “Treble” or “Bass”.

The current setting is displayed on the front panel
display.

Treble

2 Rotate the NPROGRAM selector to adjust

the frequency range.

Control range: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB
The display returns to the previous screen
automatically in few seconds.

Notes

• The tone control settings are not effective when this unit is in the Pure

Direct mode or “MULTI CH” is selected as an input source.

• If you set the balance extremely off, sounds may not match those from

other channels well.

0.0dB

2 Use jCursor k / n repeatedly to switch the

page and jCursor l / h repeatedly to
select the desired source.

Category Source

Select Scene BD/DVD, TV, CD, RADIO

Select Media USB, DOCK, SIRIUS, XM,

TUNER, PHONO, V-AUX,

MULTI CH

Select Input HDMI1-4, AV1-6, AUDIO1/2

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Enjoying pure hi-fi sound

Use Pure Direct mode to enjoy the pure high fidelity
sound of the selected source. When Pure Direct mode is
activated, this unit plays back the selected source with the
least circuitry.

Press QPURE DIRECT (or gPURE DIRECT)
to turn the Pure Direct mode on or off.

QPURE DIRECT lights up when you set Pure Direct
mode on.

Playback

The following features are disabled in the Pure Direct
mode.

– sound field program, tone control
– display and operation of the Option menu and Setup

menu

– multi-zone function

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• The font panel display automatically turns off while this unit in the Pure

Direct mode.

Using your headphones

Plug your headphones in the LPHONES jack on
the front panel.

When you select a sound field program while using the
headphones, the mode is automatically set to SILENT
CINEMA mode.

Notes

• When you connect headphones, no signals are output at the speaker

terminals.

• When multi-channel signals are processed, sounds in all channels are

divided to left and right channels. When “MULTI CH” is selected as the
input source, only front L/R sounds are output from the headphones.

Displaying input signal information

When HDMI 1-4 or AV1-4 is selected as the input source,
you can display audio/video signal information.

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• Input signal information is displayed on both the GUI screen and front

panel display.

1 Select the desired input source and then

press rOPTION on the remote control.

The Option menu for the selected input source is
displayed (page 48).

2 Press jCursor k / n to select “Signal Info”

and then press jENTER.

Information on the input signal is displayed. See
page 49 for details about each information.

Signal Info

<Audio>

Dolby TrueHD

Format

3 / 2 / 0.1

Channel

Bitrate

<Video>

Video In

Video Out

96kHz

---

HDMI 480p
HDMI 1080p

Sampling Frequency

Input

HDMI 1

DSP

Straight

Note

• If an HDMI related error occurs, error information is displayed at

the bottom of the screen.

Changing information on the front panel display

Press DINFO (or fINFO) repeatedly.
Available information differs depending on the selected
input source.
For example, if you select HDMI1 input and display “DSP
Program”, the following screen appears on the front panel
display.

Input source

Straight

Sound field program

Input source Information

HDMI1-4
AV1 -6
AUDIO1/ 2
V-AUX
PHONO
iPod (DOCK) (simple
remote mode)
BLUETOOTH (DOCK)

USB
iPod (DOCK) (menu
browse mode)

TUNER Frequency, DSP Program,

SIRIUS Channel, Category, Artist /

XM Channel, Category, Artist /

MULTI CH Input

Input

DSP Program

Audio Decoder

(on play information display)

DSP Program, Audio Decoder,

Song, Artist, Album

(on GUI screen)

List

Audio Decoder

(for HD Radio information)

Call Sign*, Category*, Artist /

Song*, Album*, Tag Info, DSP

Program, Audio Decoder,

Frequency

Song, Composer, Antenna, DSP

Program, Audio Decoder

Song, Antenna, DSP Program,

Audio Decoder

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3 To exit the Option menu, press rOPTION.

Note

• Information marked with “*” is not available when analog HD Radio

station is selected.

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Enjoying the sound field programs

This unit is also equipped with a Yamaha digital sound field processing (DSP) chip. You can enjoy multi-channel sounds
for almost all input sources using various sound field programs stored on the chip and a variety of surround decoders.

Selecting sound field programs

■ Selecting a sound field program on the front panel

Rotate the NPROGRAM selector to select a desired sound field program.

■ Selecting a sound field program with the remote control

Perform the following operations depending on the category of the sound field programs.

Sound field programs for movies/TV programs ...............................Press gMOVIE repeatedly.

Sound field programs for music........................................................Press gMUSIC repeatedly.

Stereo reproduction ...........................................................................Press gSTEREO repeatedly.

Multi-channel stereo reproduction....................................................Press gSTEREO repeatedly.

Compressed music enhancer .............................................................Press gSTEREO repeatedly.

Surround decoder ..............................................................................Press gSUR.DECODE repeatedly.

For example, if you select “Sci-Fi”, the following screen appears on the front panel display.

Sound field program category

Sci-Fi

Program name

Notes

• Sound field programs are stored for each input source. When you change the input source, the sound field program previously selected for that input

source is applied again.

• When you play back the Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS Express, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio sources or audio

signals with sampling frequency of higher than 96 kHz, the straight decode mode (page 29) is automatically selected.

Sound field program descriptions

This unit provides sound field programs for multiple categories including music, movies and stereo reproduction. Select
a sound field program based on your listening preference, not merely on the name of the program, etc.

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• You can check what speakers are currently outputting signals with the speaker indicators on the front panel display (page 6).

• Each program can adjust sound field elements (sound field parameters). For details, see page 51.

• in the table indicates the sound field program with CINEMA DSP.

For movie/TV program sources (MOVIE)

Program Descriptions

Standard This program creates a sound field emphasizing the surrounding feeling without disturbing the original acoustic

positioning of multi-channel audio such as Dolby Digital and DTS. It has been designed with the concept of “an

ideal movie theater”, in which the audience is surrounded by beautiful reverberations from the left, right and rear.

Spectacle This program represents the spectacular feeling of large-scale movie productions.

It reproduces a broad theater sound field matching the cinemascope and wider-screen movies with an excellent

dynamic range from very small to extremely large sound.

Sci-Fi This program clearly reproduces the finely elaborated sound design of the latest science fiction and special effects-

featuring movies. You can enjoy a variety of cinematographically created virtual spaces reproduced with clear

separation between dialog, sound effects and background music.

Adventure This program is ideal for precisely reproducing the sound design of action and adventure movies.

The sound field restrains reverberations but puts emphasis on reproducing a powerful space expanded widely to

the left and right. The reproduced depth is also restrained relatively to ensure the separation between audio

channels and the clarity of the sound.

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